NOVEL NEXT Chapter 19: Harvesting
'Ding,
The Special Talent [Essence of Bountiful Harvest] has been triggered.
'Ding,
The host has harvested a Gradeless Spirit Plant, the Silverstem Flower, and received 0.01 Life Points.
'Ding,
The harvested Silverstem Flower has reached Good Quality due to the host's nurturing.
'What? Only 0.01 Life Points?'
Ethan frowned when he saw the pitiful amount of Life Points he received from harvesting.
However, Ethan could tell that it was because the rank of the Silverstem Flower was too low.
"Forget it... for now, I'll make do with these Life Points."
Since he was getting the Life Points for free, Ethan stopped complaining and focused on the other matured plants in the field.
"Ethan, don't harvest the flowers yet. They are not considered items yet."
Before Ethan could harvest the second flower, Garrick hurriedly rushed to stop him.
Harvesting too early would render the flowers useless, and with each flower lost, their share would decrease—a risk Garrick was unwilling to take.
"T-this… you harvested a Good Quality Silverstem Flower?"
But when he saw the flower in Ethan's hands, Garrick was shocked by the quality of the flower Ethan had just harvested.
The harvested plant products were classified into three grades based on their quality: Regular, Good, and Perfect.
Regular Quality was the most common and widely produced, while Perfect Quality was extremely rare and highly valued.
Good Quality fell in between, offering better potency and value than Regular but lacking the exceptional properties of Perfect.
For Spirit Labourers like Garrick and Vera, producing Good Quality products was a challenging task. On rare occasions, if luck was on their side, they managed to harvest a dozen or so Good Quality Silverstem Flowers.
Not only did his son harvest a matured flower, but he also harvested a Good Quality Flower, making him thoroughly shocked.
"Yes, Father."
Ethan nodded as he harvested another matured Silverstem Flower right in front of his father's eyes.
"T-this… another Good Quality Flower?"
Garrick was shocked again.
"While I was away from home, I learned a few things about Spirit Plants, and harvesting at the right time was one of them."
Ethan replied with a smile as he started finding the matured plants to harvest.
'Ding,
The host has harvested a Gradeless Spirit Plant, the Silverstem Flower, and received 0.01 Life Points.
'Ding,
The host has harvested a Gradeless Spirit Plant, the Silverstem Flower, and received 0.01 Life Points.
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For the next hour, Ethan harvested around 100 Good Quality Silverstem Flowers and earned a single Life Point.
'If I harvest all the Silverstem Flowers, I can earn around 10 Life Points.'
There were around 1000 Silverstem Flowers in the field, which, upon harvesting, would net Ethan 10 Life Points.
Although 10 Life Points were not much, it was better than nothing.
Moreover, this was just the beginning, and as the grade of the plants he nurtured increased, the amount of Life Points he received would go up.
"My son is a born Spirit Farmer."
Vera was happy with Ethan's harvesting skills as she asked her husband, "Should we recommend him to the Lin Family?"
"Even if we don't recommend him, how can you explain the appearance of so many Good Quality Silverstem Flowers?"
Garrick smiled as he decided to inform the Lin Family about his son's skills.
Garrick and Vera didn't want their son to follow in their footsteps as Spirit Labourers. With his unique skills, they believed joining the Lin Family would pave the way for him to achieve his dream of becoming a Spirit Farmer.
"Let's ask Kai before making the decision."
They could sense that Ethan was concealing something about the two years he had spent away from Silvermoon Village.
Thus, they wanted to inform Ethan first and let him decide before informing the Lin Family about his skills.
"It's a good idea, Father. If they recruit me, I won't mind joining them."
After hearing his parents' suggestion, Ethan agreed to join the Lin Family without any hesitation.
Anyway, his plan was to join a Cultivation Family and slowly become powerful.
For the next two days, Ethan didn't let his parents harvest the Silverstem Flowers; instead, he carefully tended to those Spirit Plants and harvested them as soon as they matured.
"Thanks to Ethan's Harvest Hand, every Silverstem Flower this time turned out to be of Good Quality."
Ethan's parents were excited as they looked at the 1000 Silverstem Flowers in the trunk before them, giving the entire credit to Ethan's magical hands.
"Father, I will go and help Uncle and Aunt with their harvesting."
On the other hand, Ethan wanted to harvest more plants to earn more Life Points.
After harvesting all the Silverstem Flowers, Ethan decided to help his Uncle and Aunt, who were also Spirit Labourers like his parents, harvest their plot of Silverstem Flowers.
"Sure."
Garrick had no problem with Ethan helping out his neighbors because it was a small village where people were closer compared to towns or cities.
However, he reminded Ethan, "Come back early, as we have to visit the Lin Family tomorrow morning."
All the harvested Silverstem Flowers were to be submitted to the Lin Family, and Garrick wanted to use this opportunity to pave the way for Ethan's future.
"Don't worry, Father. Let's have meat tonight to celebrate the end of our harvesting."
Ethan replied with a bright smile as he quickly went to the Spirit Field managed by his uncle and aunt.
"Uncle Joran, Aunt Elva, I am here to help you harvest the Silverstem Flowers again."
For the past two days, Ethan had been helping them, and seeing that all the Silverstem Flowers were of Good Quality, Joran let Ethan continue harvesting all the flowers in the field.
"Kai, you are here."
Elva used to dislike Ethan in the past; however, for the past two days, she was happy to see him.
Ethan sensed the difference through Kai's memories; however, he wasn't bothered by it since he was helping himself by harvesting their Silverstem Flowers.
'Moreover, Uncle Joran was always kind to Kai, feeding him meat every now and then and bringing him to other villages. People like him are so rare in the modern day, much less in the Cultivation World.'
Although Ethan hadn't spent much time with this uncle of his, he could tell that he was a kind soul.
"Uncle, did you harvest any Silverstem Flowers in my absence?"
Nodding his head at Elva, Ethan squinted his eyes at the field as he asked Joran.
"Don't worry, Kai. I didn't let your uncle enter the field, much less harvest any Silverstem Flowers."
Before Joran could reply, it was Elva who answered, assuring Ethan that they hadn't harvested any Silverstem Flowers.
"Thanks, Aunt. I know I can always rely on you."
Ethan gave her a thumbs up before harvesting while checking each plant's status.
'...'
On the other hand, Joran remained speechless throughout their conversation.
It took a couple of hours to harvest nearly 500 Spirit Plants, earning Ethan 5 Life Points.
Over the past two days, his total Life Points had accumulated to 20.
"Uncle, Aunt, I will go home now."
After having an evening snack with them, Ethan quickly returned home.
That night, the small family had a big dinner, celebrating their bumper harvest.
'It is time to know the benefits of not dying for a week.'
Before going to sleep, Ethan expectantly waited for the system notifications, and soon, he received them.
'T-this… the benefits are way better than I expected.'
Looking at the series of system notifications, Ethan was thoroughly shocked.
'Ding,
Congratulations to the host for surviving a week without using the [Godly Reviving Ability].
'Ding,
The host has received a…