University is truly a very free place.
Especially in the niche major that Lin Qianyi had chosen, the professors basically just assigned you a topic, and you were on your own.
The next morning, Lin Qianyi got up early and rode his hoverboard to the planting area.
"Planting Zone 4-8, this is the place."
He had been here once before, so there was no chance of getting lost.
His data had already been registered by the instructor, so after a quick facial scan, he entered without issue.
Inside was a massive greenhouse-like structure.
It was divided into ten different zones, with environmental regulation modules, AI planting systems, and monitoring modules all around.
Each set of equipment alone was worth millions.
And that was just the purchase price maintenance and upkeep would cost even more.
The energy consumption was also absurdly high.
However, the Federation had already mastered fusion technology in the early 21st century. Now, fusion energy had been miniaturized, making electricity nearly infinite.
Lin Qianyi read the operational instructions, then began retrieving seeds.
The seeds Ji Ruixiang had given him weren't difficult to grow he could just toss them to the AI planting system.
He figured the point was for him to get hands-on experience from start to finish and understand how plants grow.
And Lin Qianyi didn't feel right refusing that.
If he wanted to skip classes, he needed to prove himself first it wasn't reasonable to be ambitious without capability.
His plan was to first become a formal Evolver, then take on high-level research topics, deal with advanced seeds, graduate with his degree, and eventually be able to cultivate his own seeds. Combined with his farming space, the future would be limitless.
The conceptual nature of the farming space meant that as long as a plant could theoretically survive, it would definitely grow and mature.
So when Lin Qianyi cultivated seeds, he didn't have to worry about harsh environmental conditions or rare nutrient needs.
Whatever the plant needed, the space would provide and ensure it grew.
Even the rare nutrient needs of exotic plants could be met in the space and he could even decompose the plants he grew into fertilizer to cultivate nutrient-demanding crops outside the space, thus breeding new seeds.
He had written over 300,000 words of planning documents during his free time over the years, and now he was finally getting a chance to put them into action.
A single acre of land only needed a few seeds not too many. These giant crops were quite domineering. If there were other plants nearby, they'd inevitably fight for resources. Only with enough space and light could they absorb nutrients properly.
As he planted, a display showed the seeds' status, AI-projected growth, and mature form even the exact maturation time down to the minute.
The simulated environment here could match ideal theoretical conditions, which meant that theoretically, these giant crops could be matured within two months.
"This variety of giant pumpkin can grow to two tons each? These potatoes? They're twice the size of my head, and can go up to 50 kilograms each? And the carrots are over a ton?"
The data surprised Lin Qianyi a bit.
He thought the plants he'd seen on the market were already impressive in size and yield, but his instructor's specimens showed him how little he'd seen.
And these seemed to be just regular economic plants to his instructor interesting, but ultimately basic, meant only for learning and recording.
Lin Qianyi took out his tablet, compared the AI data, recorded the initial states, and took a few photos using the drone from the monitoring system.
That completed his task.
To be honest, this was probably his first proper farming experience.
But it was far from what he had imagined.
There was no need to dig soil or do manual labor just drop the seeds and wait.
Of course, that was also because these plants were easy to cultivate.
Lin Qianyi had seen hobbyists online growing all kinds of plants that were far more troublesome the kind that would nearly die if you looked away for a second or if the temperature changed slightly.
Once the data was recorded, Lin Qianyi locked the door and left his planting zone.
He then hovered over to see his instructor's and senior classmates' work.
At zone 3-7, the instructor had planted a single colossal tree. Its canopy covered the entire plot, and its leaves were multicolored. Lin had no idea what kind of tree it was.
Next to it were purple vines, and beyond that were several plants Lin had never seen before.
At his senior sister's plot, Lin Qianyi observed through the safety barrier there were lotuses with human-like faces, tumor-like vine roots that seemed to pulse, and other plants that looked like they were pieced together from human flesh.
It was unsettling a bit sanity-draining.
Second senior brother's plot was more normal: ginseng with purple leaves, bright red fruits, and plump rice plants. The only strange thing was a patch of crimson bamboo that occasionally burst into flames.
Third senior brother Gao Chen's field was full of moss, with blue lights occasionally blinking in a pattern. Upon closer inspection, Lin Qianyi noticed the "soil" wasn't all soil it had metallic particles, some of which reflected light.
"Amazing!"
Soon, Lin Qianyi arrived at zone 5-2, which grew a plant called Anthropomorphic Vine. A girl was lying on the grass there, seemingly deep in thought.
She seemed to be a sentient being.
"Would you like to come sit with me, big brother?"
Noticing Lin Qianyi's gaze, the girl sat up and looked at him pitifully. "I'm all alone here, and it's so boring. Will you come keep me company?"
"No, no, maybe next time!" Lin Qianyi quickly waved her off.
Honestly, if Gao Chen hadn't warned him in advance, he might've really fallen for it out of curiosity.
After all, this was a university who'd expect something so dangerous to be around?
He quickly zoomed away on his hoverboard without lingering.
Soon after, he returned to his apartment to begin his meditative visualization training. When he got tired, he'd take a Sea God Pill.
He only had a few of the healing-grade ones left, but he had plenty of the others, and a good amount of Poseidon Grass too.
Still, they were running out. He'd have to grow his own or venture into a trial world again soon.
With the help of external items, Lin Qianyi felt his visualized [Body Enhancement] Dao pattern becoming clearer.
He could clearly feel improvements in his physical attributes.
Thanks to the Dao pattern, his energy absorption, conversion, and storage capacity in his cells had all increased.
The mysterious and complex pattern was finally showing real effects.
Lin Qianyi decided to order an interference value detector.
The basic models were only a few thousand credits. His old high school even had one it looked like a smartphone, and could scan a person and give a reading.
"Glasses type? Wristband? Gun-shaped? I'll take the glasses! Five thousand? Buy!"
Gritting his teeth, he ordered the glasses-style interference detector.
Just as he finished ordering, Ji Ruixiang messaged him.
[Frog God of War]: Come to my office when you're free. I have something for you.
Without asking what it was, Lin Qianyi replied, "Got it," and headed out.
Before long, he arrived at the office.
Ji Ruixiang was at his desk with a game controller, playing a fast-paced game. The screen changed more than ten times a second something normal people couldn't possibly keep up with.
Without looking up, he said, "On the table. I asked Professor Yu Yun from Plant Pharmacology for it first-tier nutrient solution for meditation, 200 milliliters total. Might be a bit strong for you. Drink it in five doses."
"Thank you, Professor," Lin Qianyi said joyfully.
He was well aware even the cheapest visualization nutrient solutions on the market cost tens of thousands per dose.
And this one was way better.
Made personally by a top professor at Tianyue University money couldn't buy something this high-end.
"Focus on your visualization and strive to condense your Dao pattern soon," Ji Ruixiang said.
"Understood," Lin Qianyi nodded.
Back in his apartment, Lin Qianyi couldn't help but feel grateful for having a good mentor.
As he was thinking this, his phone buzzed the drone had delivered his package to the delivery locker on his balcony, and then zoomed off at high speed.
He grabbed the package and opened it. Inside was a white monocle.
"Cool!"
He exclaimed and quickly put it on.
When activated, data appeared on the lens wherever he focused.
Everything had an interference value even a chair had a score of 14.
The highest reading in the room was the refrigerator 62, even higher than an average adult who hadn't trained.
"From now on, I can roast people by saying 'You're not even as good as a fridge!'"
He laughed, then activated the self-scan mode.
A barely visible red light swept over him, and a value appeared:
85
He had originally been at 80, but his recent [Body Enhancement] visualizations had improved his physique, increasing his interference value by five points.
Way faster than eating Poseidon Grass and training for days.
Without a proper method, having resources didn't mean you could use them effectively.
You couldn't just take supplements and expect to build muscle without working out, right?
"Let's try the nutrient solution my instructor gave me."
Lin Qianyi took out the vial and examined it. The interference value on it was ridiculously high 134.
In an instant, he understood what his instructor meant by "potent."
He took a cautious sip just a small one.
The moment it hit his stomach, he felt mentally invigorated and physically overflowing with energy even stronger than a
He immediately stored it away and closed his eyes to begin deep visualization.