Chapter 731: Chapter 726: An Opportunity to Enter the Inner City
"Pure blood species... I wonder what kind of racial specialized talent they have."
Bai Pu’s words were half-true. He certainly knew about the Yazd people, who had specialized talents in the Fire Attribute. Most Yazd Awakened followed the Mystical Arts of the Fire Element.
Aunt Mu said, "The Red Race excels in the Fire Element, while the Green Race has high affinity with the Wood Element."
"Are there any other human mixed bloods on Silver Heart Continent?" Bai Pu asked.
"Yes, there are. There are also the Boto Cave Dwellers, known as the ’Gray Race’, and the Morphis Blue Race."
The two of them moved the spirit plant "Linglong Flower" from the care room. This Linglong Flower had only a few small leaves and was currently in a budding state, not yet bloomed.
The Linglong Flower is quite delicate, fearing light and cold, and requires quite some effort to care for. Furthermore, it is purely an ornamental plant, neither medicinal nor supportive for cultivation, and not very marketable.
This time, Uncle Mu specifically bought three pots of Linglong Flowers. Bai Pu initially didn’t understand the reason, but now he realized it was at the request of a noble Green Race individual from the Inner City District.
While walking back, Aunt Mu suddenly said:
"Bai, do you really want to go to the Inner City?"
Bai Pu was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "The Inner City is so nice, anyone would want to go there."
"Yes, the Inner City is a hundred times better than the Outer City."
Aunt Mu had a reason for asking this. She whispered, "Bai, there’s actually an opportunity to go to the Inner City right now, it just depends on your performance."
Bai Pu thought for a moment and looked towards the front desk: "Are you referring to that Green Race individual?"
"You mustn’t be impolite, you should address her as ’Miss Salacia’."
Aunt Mu corrected him and then the two walked towards the front desk to present the three pots of Linglong Flowers to Miss Salacia for selection.
"Are all these three pots of Linglong Flowers at the First Level?" Salacia asked.
"Of course, that’s your requirement," Uncle Mu said with a smile, "You see, their buds haven’t yet blossomed into the second layer of petals. They require meticulous care for two to three months to reach the level of a Second Level Linglong Flower."
"Good, I want a First Level Linglong Flower. Cultivating it to bloom slowly will be more rewarding," Miss Salacia said with satisfaction, "I’ll take all three pots."
"Honorable Miss Salacia, I must inform you that taking care of Linglong Flowers is very troublesome. Bai, why don’t you explain it?" Uncle Mu seemed to intentionally give Bai Pu a chance to shine.
In fact, without Uncle Mu’s recommendation, Bai Pu’s outstanding charm had already caught Miss Salacia’s attention.
Back during his first Spirit Realm exploration, Bai Pu had already won the heart of Blood Ring Queen—Qin with his high looks and charm.
Although it was partly because Qin had deeper intentions, Bai Pu’s appearance was still an impeccable extra point that made Qin notice him among the masses at a glance.
"Who is this?" Miss Salacia showed an interested expression.
"Bai Yujing,"
Bai Pu still used this fake name, stepped forward, and said with a smile, "I’m an acquaintance of Uncle Mu, from the same planet. Now, taken in by Uncle Mu, helping out in his shop, considered half an apprentice."
"This young acquaintance of mine is very smart, learns anything right away. Don’t be fooled by his late start; his knowledge of spirit plants is now well-mastered, even stronger than mine."
Uncle Mu’s series of praises once again gave Bai Pu a feeling of unusualness.
A lightning-fast thought process made Bai Pu realize immediately.
"Is Uncle Mu treating me as a rare commodity to offer to the nobles of the Inner City?"
Looking at Earth’s history, there were indeed many such people, like Lv Buwei presenting Lao Ai to Ms Zhao...
Of course, Uncle Mu wasn’t as unscrupulous as Lv Buwei, wanting Bai Pu to be a faux-eunuch to become Miss Salacia’s favorite.
He was creating an opportunity for Bai Pu purely to help him enter the Inner City and to gain goodwill for himself.
He saw Bai Pu’s high charm as his earthly acquaintance and was also optimistic about his intelligence, believing Bai Pu could make a name for himself in the Inner City.
It didn’t even require Bai Pu to reach a very high status, just to attain some semblance of identity.
For the aristocratic class of the Inner City, even a small benefit that slipped through their fingers could greatly benefit the citizens of the Outer City.
This favor doesn’t necessarily have to be enjoyed by Uncle Mu himself; passing it down to his daughter, who is in high school, is also viable.
In this way, Uncle Mu and Aunt Mu’s strange behavior seemed quite normal in Bai Pu’s eyes.
Bai Pu himself was pondering how to blend into the Inner City and engage with the Silver Heart Council. He immediately cleared his throat and began to introduce:
"Honorable Miss Salacia, a First Level Linglong Flower is the most fragile state, with strict requirements for sunlight. You must precisely calculate the spectral energy required based on the size of the plant’s leaves and the height of the stems, with a margin of error not exceeding ±0.5%...
"When watering, you must use a 5% diluted spiritual liquid, which needs to be mixed temporarily. Moreover, the humidity fluctuation of the spiritual liquid must also not exceed ±0.5%..."
Miss Salacia listened with refined manners, her slender fingers lightly resting on her delicate chin. Of course, Bai Pu’s high attractiveness was also an important reason for her to listen patiently.
"So, does this mean that besides a professional Spirit Plant Master, it is hard to take good care of a Linglong Flower?"
Salacia Silverwind blinked her lake-green eyes, "I have a question... is there no variety of Linglong Flower that can survive in the wild?"
This question hit the mark.
Fortunately, Bai Pu and Uncle Mu hadn’t deceived her; they just omitted a few truths. Since the Green Race lady asked, Bai Pu had no intention of hiding:
"Of course, there are Linglong Flowers in the wild, but without professional care, the time required for a Linglong Flower to bloom to the second layer would be greatly extended. It often takes one to two years to achieve what personalized care can do in two months. If Miss Salacia is willing to wait—"
"In that case... I’d better hire someone to care for it."
Miss Salacia nodded and said, "Uncle Mu, how about lending me your apprentice for two months?"
Uncle Mu beamed with a smile: "It’s his honor to have caught Miss Salacia’s eye."
In the end, Miss Salacia paid a high price of ten thousand Silver Dragon Coins for the three pots of Linglong Flowers, far exceeding the actual price of the flowers themselves. Of course, this amount included Bai Pu’s ’rental fee’ for two months.
Miss Salacia did not bother to inquire about Bai Pu’s identity or background.
After all, Bai Pu’s apparent Low-level Awakened strength was very reassuring. Given that Miss Salacia herself was a Top-level Awakened and had two shades-clad attendants with her, whose strength even Bai Pu couldn’t discern, they were at least at Evolver Level.
This is why they felt confident bringing Bai Pu into the Inner City. In Miss Salacia’s party’s eyes, the Low-level Awakened Bai Pu was truly no different from an ordinary person.
