Chapter 84: Seven-Colored Mulberry Fruit

As soon as Gu Yan’an left, Lan Mo took advantage of the slow afternoon at the hospital to request half an hour off and went to the town’s post office to send a package to her family.

She sent back more than half of the snacks Gu Yan had given her. Since Xinjiang is known for its beef jerky and camel milk, she also took five catties of beef jerky and six catties of camel milk blocks from her space, mixing them together to send back.

To be honest, her space still contained many such snacks—pistachios, pine nuts, macadamia nuts, dried mangoes, dried strawberries… If it weren’t inappropriate to take them out now, she would have sent some to her parents as well.

She also wrote a letter to her family, telling them that these items were brought back by Gu Yan’an, that the weather was turning cold, and urging them to dress warmly to prevent catching a cold and to take care of their health.

In the evening, Lan Mo entered her space to pick Seven-colored Mulberry Leaves to feed the Heavenly Silkworms, only to discover that the mulberry trees were laden with colorful mulberry fruits. She had thought that without the space automatically collecting them, these Seven-colored Mulberry Trees would remain unchanged.

She had no choice but to use the display screen to separately collect the mulberry leaves and fruits.

With seven mu of mulberry leaves, it should be enough for these silkworm babies to eat until they spin silk and form cocoons. She decided not to plant any more Seven-colored Mulberry Trees for now and would wait until next spring to raise spring silkworms before planting again.

As soon as she harvested these Seven-colored Mulberry Trees, her Experience Points skyrocketed to level nineteen. Previously, she had worked tirelessly for over ten days planting vegetables without gaining a single level, but now she jumped two levels at once—this was truly an unexpected delight.

Reaching level twenty now required fifty thousand Experience Points, so she could only plant designated crops one batch at a time. The Rainbow Mulberry Tree Seeds were too precious to waste, so it was better to take things slowly.

As Lan Mo pondered what to plant at level nineteen, the screen flickered again. Was the big shot trying to hint at something?

Friendly Reminder: The host must sell ninety percent of the Seven-colored Mulberry Fruits at one thousand Gold Coins per catty.

These Seven-colored Mulberries should be Spirit Fruits, right? Spirit Fruits for only one thousand Gold Coins per catty? She suspected the big shot behind this was trying to deceive mortals like her. But if she didn’t sell them to him, she feared he might unbind her from the space and eliminate her.

Lan Mo went to the Warehouse to check. The seven mu of land had produced only seven thousand catties of Seven-colored Mulberries in total. She needed to sell six thousand three hundred catties, leaving herself with only seven hundred catties.

Sell them, then. Selling a batch of mulberry fruits would earn her six hundred thirty thousand Gold Coins—more than she could earn from selling vegetables planted over half a year.

She had heard that mulberries could be used to make wine, but these were Spirit Fruits, and she didn’t know how to brew wine. What should she do?

Better to ask the “Flower Fairy of the Immortal Realm” for help. Didn’t she know how to brew Hundred Flowers Immortal Dew?

【Flower Fairy, are you there?】

【Little sister, what do you need?】

【Do you know how to brew mulberry fruit wine?】

The “Flower Fairy of the Immortal Realm” seemed to realize something. Could it be that this poor little thing’s Seven-colored Mulberry Trees had borne fruit?

How could a mortal’s space without Spiritual Energy still grow immortal trees?

Most cultivators’ spaces were obtained by chance, while Immortals’ spaces were refined by themselves. How did this mortal come by her space?

Probably given by Heavenly Dao Father, right? Perhaps that Golden Pearl wasn’t left behind by the original owner’s biological father. Maybe Heavenly Dao Father intentionally gave it to her. Otherwise, why would she have crossed over to this world?

【Little sister, are the mulberry fruits you mentioned Seven-colored Mulberries?】

【Yes, today the mulberry trees are covered with colorful mulberries. The space reclaimed ninety percent of them, so I don’t have many left now.】

【To brew Immortal Mulberry Fruit Wine, besides adding Spirit Spring water, you also need three types of Wine Fruits. As a mortal, you probably can’t manage it.】

Alright, since even the best treasures are useless in the hands of a mortal like her, but not every Immortal is as helpless as she is.

At certain times, Heavenly Dao Father would actively send her some rare and precious treasures.

【Flower Fairy, what brilliant ideas do you have?】

The little Flower Fairy smiled faintly—Little Fish was about to take the bait.

As long as she could get some Seven-colored Mulberries from this mortal and send them to Brewing Immortal Elder to help brew wine, the three of them could share it. She wouldn’t have to contribute anything and would still get a share of the wine.

Spirit Spring and Wine Fruit were plentiful at Brewing Immortal Elder’s place!

【Little sister, how many mulberry Immortal fruits do you have? We can cooperate on brewing wine. You provide the mulberry Immortal fruits, and I’ll provide the Spirit Spring and Wine Fruit, and even help you brew it. For every three portions of wine produced, you can only take one portion, is that okay?

You don’t have Spirit Spring or Wine Fruit, and you don’t have Immortal Power, nor do you know how to brew wine, right? We also have to expend Immortal Power on our side…】

This Flower Fairy was so long-winded, making it sound as if she was taking advantage of her. But she was just a mortal, and everything was indeed as she said.

After recognizing the situation, Lan Mo compromised. 【May I ask, how much wine can be brewed from a hundred catties of Seven-colored Mulberries? And how many catties of Spirit Mulberry Wine can I get?】

【Brewing Immortal wine is different from the methods and steps you mortals use for brewing. It’s estimated that ten catties of Immortal fruit can yield half a catty of Immortal wine.】

So, seven hundred catties of Seven-colored Mulberries could only brew thirty-five catties of mulberry Immortal wine? Divided into three shares, each person would get less than twelve catties.

In that case, she might as well use six hundred catties of Seven-colored Mulberries to brew wine, and each person could get ten catties of Immortal wine.

She would keep the remaining hundred catties of Seven-colored Mulberries for now!

【Flower Fairy, then I’ll send you six hundred catties of Seven-colored Mulberries. Once the wine is brewed, remember to send it back to me immediately!】

【Yes, I know, I know! Our verbal agreement is also bound by the Heavenly Dao. I wouldn’t break my promise for just a few catties of Immortal wine.】

Lan Mo finally felt relieved. She quickly retrieved six hundred catties of Seven-colored Mulberries from the Warehouse and placed them in a Gift Box.

Ding-dong!

“Flower Fairy of the Immortal Realm” opened the Gift Box and immediately took a taste. She never expected that the Seven-colored Mulberries grown on ordinary mortal soil would also contain Spiritual Energy. This was probably due to the Spiritual Energy inherent in the seeds, and the yield likely wouldn’t be too high.

【Little sister, I’ve received the Immortal fruits. Once the wine is brewed, I’ll come find you right away.】

She now had to go find Brewing Immortal Elder. The fresher the Seven-colored Mulberries, the better the wine would taste.

Lan Mo suddenly remembered the basket of Beauty-enhancing Fruits that “Little Useless in the Cultivation World” had given her.

She quickly opened the Millennium Profound Ice Storage Box and took out two pink fruits.

These Beauty-enhancing Fruits were about the size of tomatoes and felt like large popping pearls when held in the hand.

Lan Mo carefully took the fruits to wash them first, then gently bit a small hole in one with her teeth and slowly sucked out the flesh inside.

The skin was pink, and the flesh inside was transparent and gelatinous, smooth and silky like a jelly drink, but with more chewiness than jelly. It had a hint of refreshing sweetness without being cloying, and the rich fruity aroma lingered in the mouth after eating.

Oh my goodness, this was so delicious!

After finishing one, Lan Mo washed the other Beauty-enhancing Fruit and slurped it up in just a few sips.

Such delicious fruit—she just didn’t know how many a mortal like her could eat at most.

She would go tend to the fields first and then ask her golden thigh, “Little Useless in the Cultivation World,” about it later.

That basket of Beauty-enhancing Fruits seems to have only about a hundred or so, probably won’t last long. I’ll go find her later to exchange for some more.

Now, I should think about whether to plant sugarcane or oranges. Sugarcane can be processed into sugar, but unfortunately, the space needs to reach level twenty-five to unlock the Primary Processing Workshop.

Better plant oranges for now. Once the processing workshop is built in the future, she can plant sugarcane then.

Oranges can be harvested three times—pretty good. Lan Mo planted all seven acres of land with oranges.

After planting the oranges, Lan Mo immediately sent a message to “Little Useless in the Cultivation World.”

[Miss, are you there?]

[Today was the Sect Grand Competition, and I lost to my sister. I’m not in the mood to chat with you right now, so do as you please!]

Oh no, what bad timing!

Seeing how angry she is, I’ll send her a few catties of Seven-colored Mulberries to help her cool down. I’ll talk business with her once she’s in a better mood.

There are still a hundred catties of mulberries left, so I’ll send her five catties first to cheer her up.

Ding-dong!

“Little Useless in the Cultivation World” opened the Gift Box. Huh, Seven-colored Mulberries?

This poor little thing—she’s just a mortal, yet not only did she manage to grow the Seven-colored Mulberry Tree, but it even bore fruit? How unfair!

How can ordinary soil grow an immortal tree?

[Little sister, how many catties of these Seven-colored Mulberries do you have left in total?]

[Not many. Most of the mulberries were reclaimed by the space, and it only left me a few dozen catties.]

Heh, she finally understands. Heavenly Dao Father gave her some luck, occasionally favoring her and letting her pick up some scraps.

Actually, the Heavenly Dao just wants her to work hard. Most of the fruits of her labor are reclaimed by the Heavenly Dao. It seems like she’s serving as a maid for the Heavenly Dao.

She really is a poor little thing!