Summit Farmer
Chapter 682: The Problem of Farming

Chapter 682: Chapter 682: The Problem of Farming

Sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, Peter Brown looked at the huge Spirit Field at the foot of the mountain, and his mind was filled with thoughts of how to plant the Spiritual Grain Seeds.

When Peter was on Earth, he had seen large-scale farming in the United States, which used satellite positioning systems and large unmanned tractors controlled by computers for operations without the need for manual control. The quality of the cultivated land was high, and often only a few people were needed to complete the operation of tens of thousands of acres of land.

Now Peter had an idea that maybe the same system from Earth could be brought here.

Looking at the sky, Peter realized there was a problem that was hard to solve. This was the Cultivation World, and cultivators flew through the sky on swords. If there were a satellite up there, it would likely be discovered and quickly destroyed. Putting a satellite in orbit was definitely not a good idea.

Slapping his thigh, Peter laughed at himself for overthinking it. All he needed was the satellite’s positioning and navigation technology, there was no need to actually launch a satellite. After all, this was just ten thousand acres of land, so he believed that the navigation ability was still feasible.

It seemed like a trip back to Earth was in order.

"Mr. Brown, do you need me to do anything?" While thinking about everything, a timid voice came over.

When Peter turned around, he remembered that Mar Williams had left his eldest daughter behind when he left.

When he looked at this girl, Peter couldn’t help but admire the beauty that the Cultivation World had produced. Even though she was just a mortal, she was as beautiful and charming as the women he had met back on Earth.

"What’s your name?" Peter finally thought to ask for her name.

"My name is Anna Booth."

What a name!

It even gave a feeling of pity!

Originally, Peter didn’t want anyone to disturb him, but when he looked at the girl, he said, "There’s not much to do, I’m often not around here. You can take care of this place and help me keep an eye on it."

"Yes, Mr. Brown."

Hearing this address, Peter felt strange and quickly waved his hand, "From now on, you can call me Peter or Brother Wang."

"Yes, Brother Wang."

"Sit, let’s have a chat."

Peter asked Anna to sit down.

The girl knew the rules and sat down politely. It was clear that she was also experiencing something like this for the first time, and seemed somewhat uncomfortable with her hands and feet.

"What do you usually eat?" Peter started a casual conversation.

"We usually eat some of our own homegrown Spiritual Vegetables and Spiritual Grain. However, our family is poor, and we can only eat until we are half full."

"How much purchasing power does a cultivation coin have?" Peter asked about this aspect.

"A day’s living expenses for our family."

So it’s worth that much!

Peter currently had a dozen or so cultivation coins. After thinking for a moment, he took them out and handed them to Anna, "I owe you some wages for helping me manage this place. Take these cultivation coins and see what we need to buy. Help me with the arrangements."

Seeing so many cultivation coins, Anna hesitated, "Brother Wang, is this too much?"

"It’s not much. I’m going back to the mountain soon to deal with some of my master’s belongings, so you’ll be in charge here. Don’t plant the Spirit Field for now, wait for me to return."

"Brother Wang, for such a large plot of land, ordinary people usually ask high-level cultivators to come and loosen the soil and plant seeds. This requires spending a lot of cultivation coins. You should keep these coins."

Not bad!

Peter was impressed by Anna’s lack of greed.

"High-level cultivators come to loosen the soil?" Peter looked at Anna with some confusion.

"Brother Wang, generally speaking, as long as a cultivator reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, they can use their powerful True Qi to loosen the soil in the field with their attack methods. They also use a magic treasure to quickly arrange the field and plant seeds. However, each time they provide their services, they require no fewer than a thousand cultivation coins. The larger the land, the higher the cost. For your ten thousand acres, you’ll probably need 5,000 Cultivation Coins."

"That much money?" Peter thought these cultivators were making too much money.

Anna explained, "This is a business monopolized by some powerful forces. I believe they will come looking for you soon."

Sure enough, as Anna had just finished speaking, someone had already appeared outside Peter’s courtyard.

Peter saw that the person actually arrived on a sword.

This person arrived at the courtyard and shouted loudly, "Cruz Evans of Red Maple Mountain seeks an audience with Mr. Brown."

Hearing this, Anna looked at Peter and said, "Red Maple Mountain is a power in the county that specializes in land cultivation. They basically monopolize the entire county’s land loosening, planting, and other matters."

So cultivators actually do this kind of work!

Peter found it amusing how they handled such matters and nodded slightly, "I’ll go meet this person."

"Brother Wang, their power is quite large, so be careful."

As Peter came out, he said to the visitor, "Peter Brown has met Master Richardson."

Peter understood that there were many titles in this place, and many of them were quite odd. However, for ordinary cultivators, they could also be directly called True Master.

The visitor was a Foundation Establishment stage expert, clearly higher in cultivation than Peter. He stood there and looked at Peter for a while, then nodded slightly and said, "Not bad, Reece Pan has introduced your situation to us, and we’ve come specifically to discuss business with you."

So it was Reece Pan who introduced his situation to them. Peter smiled and said, "Please come in."

"I have just taken over this place, so I don’t have much, and I hope you won’t mind."

Laughing, Peter invited the visitor to sit down.

"Reece Pan told us about your situation. We know about it, and you need your ten thousand acres of land to be cultivated and planted, right?"

"Indeed, I am thinking about this issue."

"Our Red Maple Mountain can help you get it done."

"I’ve heard about your labor charges. It’s not something I can afford."

"We can not take money first, and then collect the fees after you sell your Spiritual Grain."

They do good business!

Peter admired Red Maple Mountain for this.

"How many cultivation coins?"

"Our fees have always been fair. One cultivation coin for one acre of Spirit Field. For ten thousand acres, that would be ten thousand cultivation coins. Since we are providing the funds, we will charge you an additional 500 cultivation coins at that time."

Peter asked, "Actually, I really don’t know much about the market and I’m not sure how much Cultivation Coins an acre of Spirit Field can actually produce."

Anna hurried to explain to Peter, "Brother Wang, in general, an acre of Spirit Field can only yield about a hundred Cultivation Coins due to various reasons. From these one hundred Cultivation Coins, half has to be paid as a tax after returning the Spiritual Grain seeds, leaving you with only forty-something Cultivation Coins. That’s in normal circumstances. If there’s a large-scale infestation of spiritual insects or demon beast attacks, there’s often no harvest at all."

There’s such a thing!

Peter was surprised after hearing this.

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