Early in the morning, office workers in the city began to go out to eat and go to work. Some acquaintances talked about the news last night while walking on the road.
Speaking of which, a small village would not attract much attention.
It happened that a landslide had just occurred in this village, and the news had just reported it, and then... the soil was stolen. In this age of advanced Internet, it is difficult not to be known.
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In a breakfast shop on the roadside.
Cheng Lin had his back to the door, sitting on a small table and drinking hot porridge. He listened to the conversation between the two office workers who bought buns at the door, and his face became extremely strange.
This feeling is quite amazing.
Counting on his fingers, Cheng Lin had never stolen anything after living for nearly twenty years. Who would have thought that when he became a thief for the first time in his life, he only stole dirt...
"If you say anything, it will discredit the thieves industry..."
Cheng Lin sighed.
But despite being ashamed, Cheng Lin was still very satisfied with his action.
The World Tree can actually absorb soil by itself... This was completely beyond expectation and saved Cheng Lin a lot of trouble.
"In this case, if the space expands again in the future and more soil is needed, the light door can be placed in some barren mountain and let it absorb by itself..."
Cheng Lin calculated.
The reason why he chose this small village at first was mainly because he thought that the soil from the landslide was easier to collect, whether it was using a basket or a cart. If he went directly to the mountains and forests, how would he collect the soil? He was a fourth-level practitioner.
Do you carry a shovel and dig?
Stop making trouble!
In particular, he speculated at that time that the government would definitely send a construction team there. He originally thought that it would be done with the help of the construction team's equipment, but unexpectedly, he got an unexpected surprise.
Another level of concern is that...these days, there are very few real "barren mountains and mountains".
Basically, wherever there are villages, the mountains have been developed.
Either it was contracted to plant fruit trees, or it was a mine, or it was turned into a park or something... If Cheng Lin forcibly stole other people's soil... it would be outrageous. What should he do about the losses caused to others?
As for collecting the landslide soil and rocks, he didn't have any psychological pressure.
It was going to be dumped anyway, so it was considered a good deed.
"The only problem is that this matter will definitely attract the attention of the Thirteenth Division... There is no way to avoid this. Fortunately, I did not reveal my identity during the whole process, and stealing soil... it doesn't count in any way.
Even if a bad incident happens, people will speculate that it is a good deed done by a passing cultivator... It's not a big problem."
Cheng Lin was chewing pickles and thinking in his mind.
In fact, he had completely overthought it. Today, the Thirteenth Division is busy dealing with the follow-up matters of the transaction with the elves. There is a serious shortage of manpower. Where can anyone come to investigate such a mess?
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After finishing breakfast with a heart full of thoughts, Cheng Lin spent another half an hour reading in a nearby physical bookstore. It wasn't until he noticed another pulse from the "initial space" that he walked out.
Found a secluded alley.
A flick of the right hand opens the light door.
After collecting the soil last night, the initial space cannot be opened again.
However, with experience, Cheng Lin naturally did not panic and knew that this was a normal "upgrade" process.
After opening the light door, he did not step in immediately. Instead, he took out his mobile phone and turned on the video mode.
He put his cell phone upright in the corner and pointed it at the light door before stepping into it. However, before he could see clearly what was going on inside, he turned around and walked out again.
After picking up the phone and checking the video, Cheng Lin smiled.
Through this simple experiment, he verified that after he entered, the light door would disappear out of thin air, and this conclusion was very important.
"Disappeared out of thin air... Maybe it was invisible, maybe it disappeared completely. This still needs to be tested in detail later... But I always feel more inclined to the latter... If this is the case, then the meaning of the initial space to me will be completely different
It’s different... If cultivating it into a spiritual land that belongs to me is a long-term goal, then currently... the role of this space is equally huge."
Cheng Lin can easily imagine two usage scenarios.
First, when you are surrounded by enemies or being chased and are unable to fight back, you can completely open the light door and hide inside to completely avoid danger.
Second, if you encounter an invincible enemy, find a way to lure him in, then block the entrance and starve him to death inside...
"Um... But the second one seems to be a stupid move that kills eight hundred enemies and damages one thousand. What if the opponent destroys all the treasures I have accumulated... If nothing else, just give the World Tree to
If it’s cut off, I won’t have anywhere to cry…”
After thinking about it for a while, I gave up this dangerous idea.
"It seems that it is safer to use it to escape..." Cheng Lin muttered softly to himself, and was suddenly stunned for a moment.
"If it can be used to escape... to escape from the current space... what does this look like? This... is clearly a 'safe house' in the real world!"
When Cheng Lin realized this, his heart tightened for no reason.
I always feel that there is a certain destiny somewhere.
Shaking his head and throwing this strange thought behind him, Cheng Lin put away his phone and stepped into the light door again.
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[One cannot step into the same river twice, but you enter this space for the second time]
["Initial space" has been successfully upgraded, please name the new space]
As soon as he stood firm, Cheng Lin received familiar information again.
He found that, for some reason, the deduction program was particularly active in this space.
"name?"
Cheng Lin was slightly startled.
Coming up with names... is the most annoying thing.
Especially for a name-dropper.
"What's it called... Well, this place can be used for storage and living. It's like my own back garden, courtyard... Or should I call it 'back garden'?... Forget it, think about it again...
Well, the name naturally reflects my good vision for it? Since I want to make it my own spiritual land and small world, I might as well call it 'Spirit World'."
Cheng Lin didn't get too hung up on the naming process...
[The naming was successful, the magic weapon "Initial Space" was renamed "Spiritual World"]
After naming, Cheng Lin began to carefully observe the spirit world.
The first impression is...
"It's getting bigger again."
If it was only four meters high and as big as a basketball court before, now the entire space is as big as half a football field.
In other words, the length and width are more than fifty meters!
The height is estimated to be twenty meters!
I lowered my head and looked at my feet. It was already black and yellow soil.
The soil and stones have been evenly paved into the ground.
A thick layer.
It's still moist, but the water seems to have been diluted, so it doesn't look muddy.
It looks like a miniature plain. In the center of the "spiritual world" is the World Tree that has grown to a height of more than ten meters.
The roots that were previously exposed have completely disappeared and are all buried deep in the soil.
Probably because it absorbed the water in it, the whole world tree appeared full of vitality.
The green crown of the tree is open wantonly, and countless crystal clear leaves are swaying in the refreshing breeze.
The "moon" hanging on the tree is brighter, even a little dazzling, more like a "sun". The entire spiritual world has a pleasant temperature and good air humidity. Except for the absence of blue sky and white clouds, everything else is almost the same as the outside world.
same.
Cheng Lin touched the tree trunk, and the "panel" appeared:
Name:World Tree
Experience:720/1000
Condition: Good
Reminder: The basic soil gives the World Tree a foundation for survival. The water carried in the soil is sufficient, but you still need to pay attention to the water content. Once it is too low, you must replenish the water in time.
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"Has it been upgraded..." Cheng Lin was surprised for a moment, thinking that it would be much easier to upgrade this thing than him. With the soil, the World Tree seems to be safe from death for the time being, and he can breathe a sigh of relief. As for replenishing the water source... this
It's much easier. If it doesn't work, just find a water pipe and plug it in to fill it.
However, some other changes caught Cheng Lin's attention.
First, there were some weeds on the ground... As the space became more stable, these grasses survived tenaciously, and under the "nourishment" of the World Tree, they became much brighter than ordinary grasses.
Looking from a distance, the ground was covered with greenery. When he squatted down and observed carefully, he could still find a few "ants" crawling around diligently in the soil, which surprised Cheng Lin.
"The existence of ants means that besides me, other creatures can also survive here... As for the weeds... we have to find a way to deal with them, at least to control the number... The concentration of spiritual energy in the air has increased significantly.
, this shows that the World Tree can indeed create spiritual energy... This provides the basis for creating a spiritual land."
Cheng Lin straightened up from his crouching position and looked at the "spiritual world", suddenly an impulse arose in his heart.
"Such a lot of open space... is simply a waste if it is occupied by weeds! How great would it be if it were all used to grow spiritual plants?"
Cheng Lin couldn't sit still.
He quickly walked to the corner of the spiritual world.
Here, the tall "Shining Knight" opens up a small space that is not covered by soil.
Inside were Cheng Lin's belongings.
Part of them are the spiritual plants brought back from the elves this time.
Cheng Lin originally planned to eat it, but now he has a new idea.
"Instead of eating them as consumables, it's better to use them to make seeds and plant them... I remember in the college class, I heard the lecturer say that Xia Guo is currently cultivating spiritual plants.
We already have a lot of experience in cultivation... Moreover, if there are more spiritual plants, we can also feed back the spiritual world."
Human beings have long discovered that if they want to increase the concentration of spiritual energy in a certain place, the best way is to plant spiritual plants.
For example, the No. 16 spiritual land in Jiusi has many spiritual plants artificially planted there.
It is used to construct an ecological circle cycle, constantly nourishing spiritual energy, and making it higher and higher.
Cheng Lin felt that he could imitate it.
"However, when it comes to planting...the variety is somewhat limited..."
Before, he only considered eating it for himself, so he chose a single variety. However, if he wanted to plant it on a large scale and create a spiritual land, relying on just one or two varieties would be too shabby.
"It seems that we have to find a way to get some seedlings or seeds."