Ye Futu genuinely believed the Gardener Worm was an excellent deal, which was why he recommended it to Zhong Yi.

Fearing Zhong Yi might not understand the Gardener Worm’s value, Ye Futu began to explain it to him in detail.

"Guardian Beasts like the Farmer Earthworm, which improve soil quality and enrich it with nutrients, are quite common."

"If you put about two hundred Farmer Earthworms into one hundred cubic meters of soil excavated from outside the city, it takes a full week to transform the soil into something suitable for plant growth."

"And if a Farmer Earthworm is used continuously to improve soil, it will only live for about six months at most, making it a consumable."

"After a Farmer Earthworm dies, it decomposes in the soil and releases a trace toxin that increases the soil’s acidity, which is detrimental to the growth of many plant-type Guardian Beasts."

"But the Gardener Worm is different. The mutation rate is about one in tens of millions of Farmer Earthworms."

"When you put a Gardener Worm into the soil, it doesn’t need to be externally split to reproduce after growing over ten centimeters long like a Farmer Earthworm."

"A Gardener Worm will split on its own once it reaches a certain size, maintaining its population according to the area of the soil."

"Furthermore, a Gardener Worm has a lifespan of nearly forty years, and the soil it cultivates is far better than that of a Farmer Earthworm."

"If this Gardener Worm were sold at the Craftsmen Association, its price would be at least 1.5 times higher."

"If you ever plan to cultivate plant-type Guardian Beasts in the future, the Gardener Worm is truly an excellent choice."

"If you don’t choose this Gardener Worm, it will likely be picked up by someone else within two days."

Although Ye Futu’s power had already surpassed the Mythical Tier, his respect and admiration for Celestial Destiny Seekers were as profound as his detestation for the Bizarre.

Ye Futu’s explanation of the Gardener Worm to Zhong Yi was even more detailed than a Starlight Academy teacher’s lecture on the subject to their students.

Ye Futu’s description of the Gardener Worm matched Zhong Yi’s own understanding of it perfectly.

However, his introduction also confirmed for Zhong Yi that Ye Futu had no idea what the Gardener Worm could evolve into.

The Gardener Worm’s evolved form was called the Florist Worm.

The soil cultivated by a Florist Worm was a tender green, like fresh grass, and carried a fresh, fragrant aroma.

It had the effect of inducing dormant seeds to germinate and shortening the growth cycle of already sprouted plants.

This type of soil would allow production-type plant Guardian Beasts to yield resources more quickly.

The soil modified by a Florist Worm was even more effective than the "Revival Soil" sold on the market!

Moreover, the Florist Worm’s lifespan was even longer than the Gardener Worm’s. A Guardian Beast that could continuously induce seed germination and shorten plant growth cycles for over a hundred years was worthy of the title of a Strategic Level Guardian Beast!

Zhong Yi wouldn’t sell the soil cultivated by the Florist Worm. Instead, he would use it himself.

He would accelerate the resource output of his production-type plant Guardian Beasts and then release those resources onto the market.

This would undoubtedly create even greater value!

If everything went smoothly, when the Florist Worm reached the Mythical Tier, it would have a chance for its Bloodline to transform into a Summer Worm.

In a crisis, a Summer Worm could even serve as the reserve granary for an entire Heroic City.

By sacrificing itself, a Summer Worm could provide enough rations to sustain the population of a Heroic City for a short time.

Of course, unless it was an absolute last resort, a truly desperate situation, no one would be willing to sacrifice a Foundation Level strategic resource like a Summer Worm.

Zhong Yi had already decided to buy the Gardener Worm, but he only had 100 Potential Points left.

After some thought, Zhong Yi decided not to borrow Potential Points from Wen Tao and Lin Zhuo.

Instead, he took out the two Extraordinary Tier Bizarre corpses that Wen Tao had given him that morning.

One Extraordinary Tier Bizarre corpse sold for 50 Potential Points. Selling these two would get him 100 Potential Points, just enough to exchange for the Gardener Worm.

In truth, Zhong Yi was reluctant to sell these two Extraordinary Tier Bizarre corpses.

However, aside from these two corpses, Zhong Yi had no other assets he could trade for Potential Points.

Guardian Beasts like the Sunlight Thorn and the Illusion-tailed Fox, which he planned to form a Contract with himself, were definitely not for sale.

Besides, if he listed other items, he would have to wait for someone to buy them before he received the Potential Points.

This was unlike common resources in high demand, such as Bizarre corpses and Shelters, which the Celestial Destiny Society would directly buy back for points.

As he handed the two Extraordinary Tier Bizarre corpses—which he’d barely had time to grow accustomed to owning—to Ye Futu, Zhong Yi thought to himself,

’I’m still a bit too poor right now!’

’I have to build up my power and earn resources as quickly as possible!’

After receiving the exchanged item, Zhong Yi exchanged a few pleasantries with Ye Futu and left the Celestial Destiny Society.

Meanwhile, Wen Tao and Lin Zhuo had just finished determining Shen Xuan’s potential rating and had dropped him off at Starlight Academy.

Just like that, Shen Xuan became one of the few transfer students to join Starlight Academy after the new semester had already begun.

Both Lin Zhuo and Wen Tao were extremely concerned about Shen Xuan, this new Celestial Destiny Seeker.

While helping Shen Xuan with his potential rating, they had both proactively asked about his situation.

But to their surprise, Shen Xuan wouldn’t tell them anything about himself. And whenever he did speak, he couldn’t go three sentences without mentioning Zhong Yi.