This enormous White Jade Rhinoceros had an indifferent gaze. It lowered its head to look at Yuan Wu, pointing its single horn at her.
“My other horn was forcibly snapped off by you human cultivators, and three of my White Jade Rhinoceros Ox cubs were taken away. Their whereabouts remain unknown to this day. We have been hiding and struggling to survive. The culprits responsible for driving us into this state are you human cultivators, so what could you possibly say to make me trust you?”
One horn broken, only two cubs remaining, and now they were being forced to abandon their habitat...
All of this... made Yuan Wu feel somewhat ashamed.
But her shame lasted less than three seconds before Yuan Wu stopped caring. After all, this was not something she had caused. There was not much time left for the mission, and she needed to bring this group of White Jade Rhinoceroses back to the Farm as soon as possible.
She crossed her arms over her chest, shook her head, and said to the White Jade Rhinoceroses, “First of all, every species in this world has both good and bad members. Not all human cultivators are bad. I... Yuan Wu, can also be considered a good person. I can swear to the heavens that I have no ill intentions toward you.
“Second, I came to find you because I need your cooperation. Let me briefly introduce myself. Ahem, my name is Yuan Wu, and I am the owner of Sunshine Farm. Sunshine Farm is on the plain on the other side of the mountain. My Farm needs creatures that can produce milk, which is why I came to find you. The Farm currently has Huoyan Birds, Blazing Flame Birds, Black Profound Snakes, and Blueclear Rabbits.
“At the Farm, I can provide you with food and lodging and guarantee your safety. All you need to do is produce milk for me. That is my greatest ulterior motive.”
“Finally, if you are willing to follow me back to the Farm, I can help you find the younglings who were abducted. If you are worried, I can swear an oath.”
After Yuan Wu finished speaking, she quietly looked at them.
The One-Horned White Jade Rhinoceros furrowed its brow and considered whether her words were true. It had indeed heard a Blueclear Rabbit that was always gathering spirit grass mention Sunshine Farm. That rabbit had even exchanged a White Jade fruit sapling for some food with it, and that food was very similar to the food this human cultivator had given it...
“You... are you truly willing to swear an oath?” the One-Horned White Jade Rhinoceros asked. It knew about the oaths of human cultivators. If one violated an oath, they would suffer heavenly punishment...
Yuan Wu knew there was hope as soon as she heard this. She immediately swore an oath in front of the White Jade Rhinoceros, raising three fingers toward the heavens. “I, Yuan Wu, swear this oath here and now: I will not harm the lives of the White Jade Rhinoceroses. Should I break this oath, I shall be punished by Heavenly Lightning.”
Notice that she had specifically said “their lives.” This was Yuan Wu’s deliberate little loophole. If this group of White Jade Rhinoceroses refused to obey orders at the Farm, they could not blame her when her Iron Fist showed no mercy. As long as their lives were not endangered, a little discipline was necessary.
After Yuan Wu swore the oath, a beam of light descended from the sky and enveloped her entire body. A mark flashed between her brows before fading away.
The oath was complete.
Seeing how readily she had sworn the oath, the White Jade Rhinoceros lowered seventy percent of its guard and agreed to follow her to take a look at the so-called Sunshine Farm first.
At dusk, several little flowers poking out from the bushes swayed in the breeze. A group of enormous newcomers had arrived at the modest Sunshine Farm, and how to accommodate them became a problem.
Bai Yuehan stood beside Yuan Wu in a daze. She could not understand how Yuan Wu had merely gone out for a trip and somehow returned with so many extremely rare White Jade Rhinoceroses.
This was already beyond what she could handle.
“Yuan Wu... Wu, you... this... what is going on? Why are there so many White Jade Rhinoceroses? What did you do?” She pointed at the White Jade Rhinoceroses filling the Farm, disbelief in her eyes.
“I didn’t do anything. I just hired a few employees... emmm, it’s just that these employees are a little too large. It looks like we might not have enough room.” Yuan Wu was somewhat troubled. She had originally thought that only a few would follow her, but she had not expected that swearing an oath would make the One-Horned White Jade Rhinoceros trust her so completely that it would bring every White Jade Rhinoceros to the Farm.
Fortunately, the System arrived with good news at that very moment.
🟡Mission complete: Reward—Livestock Farm ×1; reward—top-grade pasture grass seeds ×10; reward—stream ×1🟨
Yuan Wu was delighted when she heard the news.
She asked the System, “Where is the Livestock Farm?”
🟡Host, please upgrade the Farm first...🟨
“Damn... so I still have to spend money.” Yuan Wu rolled her eyes speechlessly and upgraded the Farm through her tears.
🟡Farm upgrade in progress... Upgrade complete. Host, please select where to place the Livestock Farm and where to place the stream.🟨
A map of the Farm’s layout appeared before Yuan Wu. After looking it over, she decided to place the Livestock Farm near the Spirit Field. That way, the manure would be convenient to shovel away for fertilizer...
The stream had several shapes: an S shape, a U shape, an L shape, and a circle.
After thinking for a long while, Yuan Wu chose the L shape.
A White Mist suddenly enveloped the entire Farm, frightening the bewildered beasts and Bai Yuehan.
The cries of all the beasts rang out in succession, like ghosts wailing and wolves howling. The White Jade Rhinoceroses charged wildly in every direction, while the Huoyan Birds flew about blindly.
Yuan Wu hurriedly tried to control them and shouted, “Don’t panic, don’t rush! This isn’t anything strange. It’s safe and harmless. All of you, quiet down!”
However, it was completely useless. In the end, Yuan Wu had to use her fists to quiet them down.
Fortunately, the White Mist lasted less than five minutes. Otherwise, the Farm would probably have been torn apart by this bunch.
When the White Mist dispersed, the Farm’s new appearance was revealed.
The straw hut had become a Wooden House, and the chicken coop had actually doubled in size. The Spirit Field had gained two more sections. Not far from the Spirit Field was a stretch of lush green pasture, with a small stream separating the Spirit Field from the pasture.
The benefits of the upgrade were quite good. Although it had cost Yuan Wu a considerable portion of her savings and left her owing the System a debt, it had all been worth it.
The changes to the Farm left everyone stunned.
Bai Yuehan was especially shocked. She looked at Yuan Wu with disbelief in her eyes. Could this Farm be a growth-type Spirit Artifact?
The Yuan Family’s power was actually this terrifying. No wonder the Bai Family had been unable to catch up with the Yuan Family after all these years...
Overthinking things this much was an illness.
If Yuan Wu knew what Bai Yuehan was thinking, she would probably laugh out loud.
The Yuan Family’s power... was hard to say... hahaha