Reborn As a System
Chapter 50
Wang Yang was still seriously studying the green on the ground. This was a kind of herb called sedge. Its growth cycle was very short. In a space with fertile soil and a good environment, it could grow in about two days under normal circumstances.
Sedge looked like chives, but it was much taller than chives. Its leaves were also more than twice as thick.
Unfortunately, sedge had no edible value, nor did it have any medicinal value. So even if its growth cycle was very short and its yield was very high, it had no practical use.
At most, it was used for beginners to learn how to plant. After all, if the growth cycle was short, they could see results as soon as possible and progress faster in the course.
Wang Yang looked at it carefully and felt more and more satisfied. Looking at the growth situation, Shi Qing definitely started planting right after the last class. Because he had a lot of theoretical knowledge, he was very skilled. The planting rate was very high, and the survival rate was also very good.
But … he frowned and looked at the other half of the open space. He asked, "Why is it so bumpy here?"
Shi Qing was speechless. How was he supposed to explain this? That was just a facade he'd put on to fool her!
But it was useless …
Shi Qing could only laugh and fool him. Wang Yang did not pursue the matter. Instead, he carefully guided him, corrected some details, and summarized some flaws. He hoped that Shi Qing could go further next time.
In fact, Shi Qing was also surprised, but he did not dare to show it. He only listened carefully and quickly absorbed more knowledge.
When the class ended, Shi Qing heaved a sigh of relief. Only then did he have time to think about the problem just now.
The plant needed two days to mature. Why did it grow in just two hours?
Shi Qing slowly recalled. Xia Nuo had never planted any plants in the space before. There was a reason for this.
Because the space was too narrow, if he planted carelessly before the time was ripe, he would lose soil nutrients and destroy the fragile space environment. Then, it would affect his future growth and advancement.
So even if Xia Nuo was very curious, he did not dare to plant it easily.
But now that he was about to graduate, and Wang Yang had specially assigned homework, Shi Qing dared to plant it. But he also strictly followed the requirements of the textbook. Although time was tight, he did not dare to make the slightest mistake.
But he really did not expect Xia Nuo's space to be so special!
Speaking of which, everyone here had a space, and the quality of the space was very different, but there was a certain degree of commonality.
For example, although the scale of the planting space was different, the environment and soil composition were different. Perhaps some had better environments, higher yields, and slightly faster maturation, but definitely not as fast as Xia Nuo's!
It should be known that even a genius like Qi Lv who had a Level Eight Space could only grow to an unimaginably large scale. However, after planting crops, even if a large amount of fertilization was applied, the most it could do was to increase the yield, but the speed was fixed.
On the other hand, in the collection space, due to the different minerals, the resource cycle was also different. Some minerals in the collection space matured faster, while others matured slightly slower. However, there was a reason for this.
It was completely determined by the overall quality of the space. If the elements were widespread, it would be faster to cultivate more ores. If the elements were dispersed, it would naturally be slower to cultivate more ores.
However, he had never heard of a planting space that could allow crops to mature earlier.
For example, in Qi Lv's Level 8 Space, if a batch of wheat was planted, the maturity period would be three months, and the harvest would be enough to feed the people of a large region.
If the maturity period of the wheat was shortened to three days … then the yield would be terrifying!
Now that Xia Nuo's space was evaluated as a Level Four Space, there was already a lot of room for development. Although the final scale would definitely not be as big as Qi Lv's, even if the space was only one percent of Qi Lv's size, the final yield would be shocking enough!
Shi Qing was a little excited, but he forced himself to calm down. Everything was just a guess, and he still needed to verify it.
Just now, he had only planted sedges, so he could not be sure that all plants could grow faster.
The class schedule for these three days was packed, and it was the final rush before the exam. Three days later, it would officially be the exam month, and by then, he would be so busy that his feet would not touch the ground.
Shi Qing did not dare to delay this time, and he could only practice at night if he wanted to.
Fortunately, he had applied for a day school, so when he returned to the Qi residence at night, he had a lot of time to study.
Shi Qing was in class seriously, and Qi Zimo had also returned to the Qi residence. Unexpectedly, the usually cold and cheerless Qi residence was lively today.
Qi Zimo had not yet entered the house when he saw the cars parked in the courtyard. There were five cars, two pure black, one silver, one fiery red, and the last one was sapphire blue.
The cars were all top-notch luxury cars, especially the fiery red and sapphire blue, which were this year's limited edition cars, and could not even be bought with money.
But Qi Zimo only took a glance, and calmly looked away.
He already knew that his eldest uncle, second uncle, third aunt, and two cousins had all returned.
Without stopping, he walked in steadily and returned to his room first, and methodically changed his clothes.
Yan Qi stood guard outside. He had followed Qi Zimo for many years, and he knew the Qi family like the back of his hand.
Old Master Qi had passed away, and the six siblings had their own developments. Qi Lv had become the head of the family because of the rare Level Eight Space, and lived in the big house.
Originally, the youngest son had become the most successful. Although it was an established fact, it did not stop the other brothers from feeling uncomfortable in their hearts.
Especially Qi Lv's eldest brother, Qi Rui. Qi Rui was Old Master Qi's first child, the first to grow up, and also the first among the brothers to activate the space.
He had a good start. Level Six Space Aptitude was already very good. One had to know that Old Master Qi only had a Level Six Space.
Therefore, Qi Rui was almost raised as the head of the family. He was the eldest, and his space was outstanding. Old Master Qi also doted on him. It was really smooth sailing for half of his life, especially when the next few brothers and sisters were not as good as him, which made him feel even more at ease.
Old Master Qi was almost certain that he was the next generation's successor. Especially at that time, Old Master Qi and Old Madam Qi were already forty-five years old, and it was impossible for them to have another child, so Qi Rui was even more relieved.
But who knew that Old Madam Qi would die in an accident a year later. Old Master Qi lost his first wife, and was very depressed for a while, almost passing down the position of the head of the family.
Unfortunately, the current society's rules were there. Any man under the age of 55 with a Level Five Space Aptitude or above was encouraged by the government to remarry.
Old Master Qi could not be persuaded, but he had no intention of having another child. Even if he remarried, he had always been cold.
However, Qi Lv's mother was also a person who had her own ideas. It was self-evident why she married an old man who was nearly fifty years old. Moreover, if she did not have a child by her side, her future life would not be good.
A gentle and virtuous wife was thoughtful and considerate. Even if Qi Rui and the others mocked her and made all kinds of bad moves, Mrs. Qi still endured and gave birth to Qi Lv.
How could Old Master Qi not be happy to have a son at his old age?
However, he also had some concerns. After all, Qi Rui had already established a family and his grandson was the same age as his youngest son. At this time, if he doted on his youngest son, he was afraid that Qi Rui would have other thoughts.
What's more, Qi Rui really had other thoughts.
At that time, he did not think that Qi Lv could do anything. He just felt disgusted and felt that his father was already so old. Even if he married according to the government's regulations, how could he give him another younger brother?
What would his brothers and sisters think of this?
They already had five children?
Was there a need to have another one?
To be honest, Qi Rui really did not feel that it was a glorious thing to have a younger brother as his son.
Because of this, he was mocked by his friends for more than half a year. They even gave him a nickname, "Little Daddy."
This was to say that he would have to raise this younger brother who came from nowhere in the future.
The Qi family had a big business, so it was not a big deal to raise someone. It was just that they felt uncomfortable.
Because of Qi Rui's mentality, Qi Lv's childhood was not pleasant. The mother and son lived in fear and trepidation. Old Master Qi loved them in his heart, but he did not dare to show it on his face.
Because of his attitude, Qi Rui's siblings suffered a lot. Qi Lv and Mrs. Qi really suffered a lot.
When he was eleven years old, Qi Lv's space assessment was a rare eighth level space. It almost overturned the entire mainland.
This time, in the strong conflict of interests, Qi Rui instantly hated Qi Lv to the bone.
Unfortunately, once the result was out, Qi Lv was protected. Old Master Qi completely did not hide his love for his youngest son. With the family's guards and the government's support, Qi Lv was only eleven years old, but he had an elite team to protect him!
No matter how much Qi Rui wanted to do, he could not implement it.
When Qi Lv became an adult and inherited the position of the head of the family, he only secretly regretted that he did not ruthlessly kill this bastard earlier!
Therefore, it could be said that Qi Lv's siblings were a mess. There was no sense of camaraderie at all.
Old Master Qi also knew that their relationship was not good. Although the position of the head of the family was given to Qi Lv in the end, he had doted on Qi Rui for half of his life. How could he bear to see his eldest son fall?
Before he left, he left behind a will. A quarter of the ownership of the magic stone was given to Qi Rui, and a quarter was divided among the second, third, fourth, and fifth brothers.
If the bloodline was the foundation of an aristocratic family, then the magic stone was something that they had to protect for their whole life.
It was also because of the magic stone that aristocratic families could attract more people to join them. From there, they could fight for more resources and live a better life.
The magic stone was not a product of any space. It was a miraculous thing that existed in this world. Its only use was to make a space advance. It was a treasure that everyone in this world scrambled for!
The level of a space's aptitude was fixed, but every space had the potential to grow. The growth was divided into six stages. Every time a space advanced, it would enter a new realm.
The first three stages of advancement were relatively common. As long as one spent a lot of money and put in a lot of effort, they could basically grow after spending some time.
However, the last three stages would depend on luck. On one hand, it would require more basic materials for the breakthrough experiment. On the other hand, it would require a higher level of comprehension. Most importantly, it would require a large number of Magic Stones as a medium.
Without magic stones, one would never be able to break through to the fourth stage. The growth of a fourth stage space was more than twice that of a third stage space. It was an exponential increase!
For example, a third stage fourth stage space ability was almost equivalent to a fifth stage third stage space ability!
Such a large leap was enough to make people go crazy!
However, the production of magic stones was extremely low. The known mineral veins had long been occupied by aristocratic families. There were constant conflicts between aristocratic families, and the biggest conflict was over the mineral veins.
As the head of an aristocratic family, the biggest power was the right to control the distribution of magic stones. However, Old Man Qi was stupid enough to give away such an important thing.
His original intention was good because he knew the estrangement between them. He knew that Qi Lv also hated Qi Rui. He was afraid that if Qi Lv held power, the other five children would not have a good life. Therefore, he gave them the foundation to rely on.
However, he did not expect that it was this that gave them the confidence to make a scene. This generation could not compete, but there was still the next generation!
Therefore, all the spearheads were gathered on the head of the third generation.
As for Qi Lv's eldest son, Qi Zimo, he was simply the first target.
Qi Rui's eldest son had a sixth stage space. The second son had a fifth stage space. The third son also had a fifth stage space. The second son only had one child. He was only assessed two years ago and only had a fourth stage space.
As for Qi Rui, he was full of energy and wished that he could turn into a stallion. Other than the three adult children, he continued to work hard and gave birth to three more. A pair of twins, the same age as Qi Zimo, were also assessed this year. There was also the youngest girl, only six years old.
This big family was instilled with a philosophy from birth. They could not defeat Qi Lv, but they must defeat Qi Lv's son!
Qi Lv and Qi Zimo's mother were in love and their relationship was very good. After giving birth to Qi Zimo, Qi Zimo's mother hurt her body. She did not recover after a few years and finally passed away.
Qi Lv was in great pain. He held on for two to three years and finally walked on his father's path and remarried.
He married his current wife, Jin Lei. She was also the eldest daughter of an aristocratic family. Unfortunately, her space talent was average.
To be able to marry Qi Lv, she had put in a lot of effort.
She inherited Old Madam Qi's excellent philosophy and put her heart on conquering her husband. Unfortunately, Qi Lv was a sentimental person and could not forget his deceased wife. Although he married her, he had been ignoring her.
It wasn't until two years ago that the ambitious Jin Lei couldn't bear it anymore. She used a little trick and finally consummated her marriage with Qi Lv. Although Qi Lv flew into a rage the next day, she couldn't tell anyone about it and could only endure it.
However, at the same time, Qi Lv completely hated Jin Lei and almost never went home.
It was also Jin Lei's good luck that she hit the nail on the head and got pregnant!
Having a child meant having capital. Old Madam Qi was a ready-made example!
After ten months of fear, Jin Lei's luck exploded and she got pregnant in one fell swoop. This time, she took a big step forward to a good life!
Therefore, in this big family, 90% of them were thinking that Qi Zimo would fall.
Qi Lv loved his son, but he was too busy. A person who was guarded by the army at any time and had zero personal freedom. Every time he went home, he came and went in a hurry. Moreover, he had to face this disgusting woman, Jin Lei, so he did not want to go home.
He still could not bring Qi Zimo out. He could not let a child follow him around all day. This was a big taboo for health. If he did not cultivate well, there would be a problem with the space evaluation and Qi Zimo's life would be ruined.
Therefore, Qi Lv could only be an unreliable father.
He wanted to ask his mother to take care of his grandson, but Old Madam Qi had been enjoying her old age since her son became an adult.
She had suffered too much in her early years. Although she was only in her fifties, she was sick all over and could not do anything.
Just like that, Qi Zimo grew up alone in the mansion until he was more than ten years old.
He changed his clothes and went to the hall. When he saw the scene in front of him, he frowned slightly.
There was only one reason why Qi Rui and his gang returned to the old mansion. That was because the magic stone was about to ripen and they were here to ask for their share!
Now that Qi Lv was not at home, Jin Lei could not handle it. When Qi Zimo appeared, in the magnificent hall, everyone's eyes gathered on this little child.
They really wanted to open their mouths and eat him!
After class, Shi Qing waited for a long time after school. Yan Qi rushed over in a hurry.
When Yan Qi saw Shi Qing, he pulled him into the car and said, "Mr. Xia, come with me quickly. Little Master is injured!"
What?!
Qin Mo was injured?!
Shi Qing only felt his head buzzing!