Chapter 62: It Turned Out to Be a Grade 2 Seed!

[Atlantis Sunflower Grass Seeds: Quality 2]

Sunflower grass is a special type of seaweed, also known as Purifying Sunflower Grass. It possesses a remarkable ability to cleanse water and improve air quality. However, due to its difficulty in reproduction, it is now considered a rare marine plant. As a result, its price is extremely high; only the wealthiest international tycoons are willing to pay large sums to acquire it, planting it in the artificial lakes of their private estates. It is seen as a plaything of the rich, scarcely known to the outside world.

These seeds are produced in Atlantis and are of superior quality, with special effects: Water Purification +1, Air Purification +1, Growth Speed +2!

Special attribute can be triggered: Underwater Prairie (Aesthetics +1, Ornamental Value +1)

Restrictions: 1. The seeds can only germinate when soaked in water adjusted with the Blessing Stone of Atlantis within the Atlantis map. 2. They can only survive in water conditioned by the Blessing Stone of Atlantis.

Chu Lin was genuinely astonished when he read the notes. These seeds were actually of quality level 2. Moreover, this was the first time he had ever heard of sunflower grass. Perhaps because it was a rare and expensive variety, only sought after by the extremely wealthy, it was so far removed from the lives of ordinary people that no one paid it any attention.

Still, the property of purifying water made this sunflower grass an excellent cover for the Blessing Stone of Atlantis. If anyone discovered the effect, he could claim it was due to the sunflower grass, knowing full well they wouldn’t have the resources to test it themselves and would have to rely on available information. All the data would confirm that sunflower grass purifies water and is an exclusive luxury for international billionaires, likely deterring further investigation.

Besides water purification, sunflower grass also carried an Air Purification +1 attribute. In a coastal city, the air was already good, but with this additional property, what would the air quality at his little breeding farm become? It might even surpass the city with the best air in the country.

What surprised him further was that the quality 2 attribute of the Atlantis sunflower grass manifested as increased growth speed. He was quite curious about just how fast Growth Speed +2 would be, though only actual cultivation would reveal the answer.

Next, Chu Lin focused on the triggerable attributes. What special conditions were needed to activate them? And what exactly was the Underwater Prairie? It seemed that once this attribute was triggered, it could also provide increased beauty and ornamental value. The very phrase “Underwater Prairie” conjured a magical image in his mind. But he would only know the true effects after growing it.

Regardless of the specifics of Growth Speed +2 or the special Underwater Prairie attribute, just the Water Purification +1 and Air Purification +1 made this grass extraordinary. Unfortunately, strict limitations applied: the seeds could only germinate within the Atlantis map, and only when soaked in water adjusted with the Blessing Stone of Atlantis.

This meant only he could make the Atlantis sunflower grass sprout.

Moreover, since it could only survive in water conditioned with the Blessing Stone of Atlantis, only his facility could maintain it. The restrictions were ironclad. In other words, there was no way to propagate and sell this sunflower grass; even if someone stole the seeds, they couldn’t make them grow. He alone could privately own it.

Thankfully, this plant was already a luxury toy for the wealthy, and with its unique properties, his version was on an even higher level—truly one of a kind in the world. Such exclusivity brought a profound sense of emotional satisfaction.

Immediately, Chu Lin separated the newly refreshed shrimp, oysters, and blue-ringed jellyfish on the Atlantis map, then saw the thick carpet of sunflower grass seeds below. There were an overwhelming number of them.

He exited the game, grabbed a broom, and swept the seeds into a tall pile. Even if he covered all five hundred acres of the bay at high density, he’d still have seeds left over.

Thinking of the properties of the Atlantis sunflower grass, he was eager to begin cultivation. He left the game, filled several buckets with water, re-entered the game, and added a generous amount of seeds to each bucket.

Previously, to compare the effects of regular water on Atlantis brine shrimp breeding, he had removed several Blessing Stones of Atlantis from some breeding ponds. Now, he placed them all in the buckets.

With all the conditions met, the Atlantis sunflower grass seeds could now be soaked and germinated.

After finishing this task, Chu Lin glanced at the newly spawned blue-ringed jellyfish—over two hundred more had appeared.

From now on, every new batch of blue-ringed jellyfish would be reserved for broodstock selection. Once “Lin Feng Aquatic Pets” began operations, the first step would be to select the jellyfish suitable for breeding and carry out artificial mating.

He wondered how the 2,000-plus blue-ringed jellyfish he’d supplied to Young Master Chen yesterday were doing.

With this thought, he called Chen.

Chen answered almost instantly: “Brother Lin, I’m working on the company’s preliminary plans. Calling so late—do you need something?”

Chu Lin asked directly, “I wanted to check if you’ve handled the batch of over 2,000 blue-ringed jellyfish I gave you the day before yesterday?”

Chen laughed. “Brother Lin, you said it yourself—it was the day before yesterday! If I couldn’t move 2,000 blue-ringed jellyfish in a whole day, would I still deserve to be your partner? They’re already on their way to Xia City.”

“Alright, I’ll let you get back to work,” Chu Lin replied, hanging up. Chen’s speed in moving the jellyfish was surprisingly fast, confirming their strong market demand.

Chu Lin returned to his room and searched for information on sunflower grass. Though rare and hard to propagate, once established, it could grow at remarkable speed. This only increased his curiosity about just how fast the Atlantis version with Growth Speed +2 would be.

After reading for a while, he checked the time and, bored, messaged Li Qian on WeChat:

“What are you doing?”

“Just finished taking off my makeup and changing clothes!”

“What are you changing into? Something naughty?”

Looking at the photo Li Qian sent, Chu Lin suddenly felt like playing pool, eager to study his cue technique—especially wanting to calculate the friction caused when the cue glides between two balls. Different balls had different contact surfaces, and the calculation results would vary accordingly. Only hands-on experimentation would yield the answer.

“I’m heading out now. Should be at the battleground in half an hour!”

“Pfft, my cousin is here tonight.”

“Damn!”

Chu Lin’s mood plummeted like a roller coaster. What was Li Siyu doing, ruining a good thing?

Just as he was grumbling, a message from his first love, Li Siyu, popped up with a photo attached. The moment he opened it, Chu Lin felt his nose tingle. He wanted to ask if she wasn’t afraid of having her account banned.

“Chu Lin, whose photo is prettier—the one Xiao Qian just sent you, or mine?”

“...” Chu Lin threw his phone down in exasperation. Was this woman playing games? Hadn’t he made himself clear last time? Did she really want him to take action?

That night, his dreams left no trace.

The next morning, the Atlantis map refreshed once again.

Chu Lin got up early, glanced at Liu Xiao still watching the monitors, and entered the breeding facility, his mind connecting to the game.

When he saw the soaking Atlantis sunflower grass seeds from the day before, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.