I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 103: Chapter 89: Planting Puppet (2)

After finishing, Jiang Yuebai took out a bamboo artifact the size of a human head, resembling a small cat without a head. It had runes on its back and a hollow conical tube with a pointed end on its belly, making it look quite peculiar.

”What is this?”

Tang Shengcai frowned. The puppet was made from ordinary spiritual bamboo, coarse and brittle, unable to withstand a blow, and completely unsuitable for combat.

Others also gathered around, curious to inspect it.

Guo Zhen and Shi Xiaowu exchanged a glance and snickered quietly.

They were equally puzzled when they first made it, until the day before yesterday, when Jiang Yuebai took them to work in the terraced fields, and they realized it was a divine machine.

Jiang Yuebai did not explain but took out a Divine Mechanism Stone made from a Spirit Stone and a bag of Yuan Nourishing Grass seeds, opened the puppet’s mechanism, and placed them inside.

With a snap of her fingers, the puppet walked into the Spiritual Field where the soil had been turned, its belly cone tube burrowing into the soil. Everyone heard the sound of something rolling and falling.

The puppet stood, took three straight steps forward, squatted, then rose again, took three steps, squatted, and repeated the process.

Tang Shengcai’s pupils dilated in shock after a moment of realization, ”Is it sowing?!”

Guo Zhen chuckled, and Shi Xiaowu proudly puffed his chest, ”It is sowing. This one puppet’s sowing efficiency is about the same as a normal person.”

”But with so many Spiritual Fields, just one puppet...”

The sentence was unfinished as Jiang Yuebai took out nine identical puppets, inserted the Divine Mechanism Stones and seeds, lined them up, and moved forward in unison.

The other craftsmen were dumbfounded, squeezing into the Spiritual Field for a closer look.

Tang Shengcai squinted his eyes, rubbed his bearded lips, noting that cultivators usually made puppets for combat, thus opting for valuable materials, meticulously crafted.

He did not know about others, but he himself had never thought of using a puppet like this. How lazy must a farmer be to devise such a device to replace themselves in farming?

However, this device was indeed interesting. Ordinary spiritual bamboo was essentially free. Although the apparent mechanism was basic and simple, the runes were somewhat intricate but not too difficult for him to tackle.

If it became widespread, it would greatly save the spiritual cultivators’ time and effort, freeing them from being tethered to the fields, allowing more time for cultivation.

For this reason alone, even if it were more expensive, and costly, spiritual cultivators might be willing to save Spirit Stones to purchase one.

If there were enough puppets, one person could cultivate not just a hundred acres, but a thousand acres. No wonder Jiang Yuebai was not anxious about not recruiting any spiritual cultivators. She already had a solution; impressive!

Tang Shengcai, perceptive and quick-witted, smiled.

”Senior Sister Jiang is indeed talented, something Tang could never have anticipated. I wonder if there are other types of farming puppets besides the sowing puppet?”

Others figured it out and were equally enthusiastic. Besides building houses, they occasionally made furniture or little things to earn Spirit Stones.

But compared to this, what they made was hardly anything. This puppet was a walking Spiritual Stone bag.

Jiang Yuebai maintained her composure, scanning the crowd.

”You’re not leaving?”

Tang Shengcai laughed awkwardly, ”Senior Sister Jiang mocks us. Where else can we go? We’re all in the same sect. If we can help Senior Sister, we surely would. We hope Senior Sister Jiang won’t mind. Why are you all standing there, not seeing there’s work to be done? See if there’s anything you can help with, get to work!”

Tang Shengcai drove others away, leaving only Guo Zhen, Shi Xiaowu, Tang Shengcai, and Jiang Yuebai by the Spiritual Field.

Jiang Yuebai saw through it but said nothing, showcasing various puppets.

”This one can be used as a scarecrow, fixed in the field to deter small beasts. Combined with the ’Cloud Drifting and Rain Formatting Array,’ it can rain once daily. This one can harvest Spirit Fruits, and the front arm can be replaced with a scythe to harvest Spiritual Grain and rice. This one weeds, this one transports, this one...”

The more Tang Shengcai looked, the more astonished he became, and his interest grew. Jiang Yuebai didn’t need to persuade him; he had already decided to stay in Huaxi Valley, keen to learn Jiang Yuebai’s skills.

”Senior Sister Jiang truly is a genius.”

Jiang Yuebai, neither proud nor impatient, smiled, ”Brother Tang is older, best to address me as Junior Sister. I simply have my head in the clouds, unrestricted by the fixed forms and uses of puppets, which is how creativity arises. If Brother Tang is interested in research in this field, surely you’ll make something even more exquisite than me.”

Jiang Yuebai’s words were well-received by Tang Shengcai, ”Junior Sister is too kind. I have heard a bit about Huaxi Valley’s situation; unable to recruit spiritual cultivators, these farming puppets can indeed solve the manpower shortage. But with over a thousand acres of spiritual fields here, the number of farming puppets needed is not small. If Junior Sister needs assistance from Tang, just say the word.”