[Lord of Abundance] Chapter 18: Meteorite

 Chapter 18: Meteorite

When it comes to the fundamental composition of two different worlds, they are naturally not the same. A stone that falls from another world—if that’s not a meteorite, then what is?

At most, the only difference is that this stone didn’t fall from the sky—it was brought over by someone.

A trivial detail. No need to fuss over it.

Of course, in order to fetch a high price, Kun did put some thought into selecting the raw material.

It was a palm-sized Ice Magic Stone, its magical energy nearly depleted. Cool to the touch, impervious even to extreme heat, its body crystal-clear, faintly glowing at night. To anyone who saw it, it looked no different from a precious luminous gem.

And to give it a plausible origin, Kun even used magic to simulate the formation process of a meteorite. According to Li Tianyun, a “meteorite night pearl” should easily sell for over a hundred thousand per gram—price it too low, and buyers might get suspicious instead.

On Blue Star, objects that fall from the sky don’t technically belong to anyone—but the standard is vague. They must possess a certain level of research value. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many meteorite hunters.

That made meteorites a special category: valuable, yet freely tradable—exactly what they needed.

Compared to selling large quantities of gold bars with questionable origins, stumbling upon a rare meteorite from the sky might sound even less likely—but paradoxically, it felt more reasonable.

And Kun could guarantee that, in both substance and appearance, this thing was a genuine “meteorite” through and through. There was no possibility of being accused of fraud.

After entering the transaction details, Li Tianyun pressed Enter decisively.

“The deal’s set. We’ll send a sample first. Once they verify it, they’ll pay half upfront. After we ship the full piece, they’ll transfer the remaining half.”

Their caution was understandable. These days, the internet was crawling with scammers.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, they’d chosen to conduct all communication from an internet café, preventing the other party from tracing their real address or identity through IP tracking.

With a transaction of this size, being cautious benefited both sides.

Li Tianyun, for his part, was more worried that the buyer might try something shady. Given Kun’s temperament, anyone who tried to cheat him probably wouldn’t end well.

Kun casually waved his hand, slicing open a faint spatial rift. From within, he retrieved a pale blue stone with a rough, uneven surface and tossed it to Li Tianyun with a grin.

“Let’s do it your way. Half of 3.3 million is more than enough to buy seeds. Even if they withhold the remaining payment and keep the Ice Magic Stone, it doesn’t matter—it’s just a nearly worthless rock anyway.”

Li Tianyun stared at the fleeting spatial tear, his gaze deepening.

As far as he knew, this wasn’t something an ordinary third-tier mage could do.

Even though he had seen it many times, he still couldn’t treat it as normal.

In some ways, the civilization of the Eternal Radiance Continent lagged centuries behind Blue Star. But on closer thought, that didn’t seem entirely accurate.

“This is still a rare mineral from another world, with unique energy. It may seem worthless to you, but that might not be the case here.”

Kun shrugged, unconvinced.

“A meteorite’s value lies in either its practical use or its research value. This imitation we made has neither.

“And besides, Blue Star doesn’t even have magic. Even if they discover something, what’s the use without more magic ore deposits?

“This is a world built on mechanical science—a desert when it comes to magic. If magic were proven to exist, I doubt their hearts could take it.”

“Fair point,” Li Tianyun chuckled. “A shattered worldview isn’t a small matter.”

Then he laughed at himself.

If anyone knew about shattered worldviews, it was him.

Who would believe that when he jumped off a building, he encountered a lost archmage from another world—and now casually traveled between worlds?

Or that he’d even figured out a way to smuggle people across dimensions?

Fortunately, Kun wasn’t ambitious. He held no ill intent toward Blue Star—he had even considered settling here permanently.

If it had been someone else, both worlds might already be in chaos.

After all, Kun might not understand the Dark Forest Theory, but Li Tianyun certainly did.

True, the Eternal Radiance Continent might not be able to conquer Blue Star—but Blue Star’s current technology couldn’t possibly trace or reach another world across such immeasurable distance.

One side could only endure attacks passively. The other could strike and retreat at will. Close the door, and Blue Star could do nothing but watch helplessly.

Moreover, the Eternal Radiance Continent seemed far deeper than it appeared.

Even Kun, a fourth-tier mage, occasionally found himself puzzled by the true nature of that world.

The Age of Gods was meticulously recorded in the histories of every kingdom, yet no one had ever truly seen these deities.

To say they didn’t exist felt wrong—there were traces everywhere suggesting that human history had always unfolded under the shadow of the Six Gods.

Even the purple moon hanging in the sky was said to be an elven creation.

A celestial construct of that magnitude—could a “backward” civilization really have created something like that?

More terrifying still, that once-glorious civilization had perished.

No external enemy. In a single night, the elven empire that once dominated the continent collapsed completely.

Like a stone dropped into water—it made a brief splash, then nothing. The surface returned to stillness, as if everything had been erased by the march of history.

The more one thought about it, the more unsettling it became.

In any case, the current peaceful coexistence between the two worlds was, in Li Tianyun’s view, the best possible outcome.

—

Kun spent three carefree days on Blue Star.

Once the meteorite sample was delivered, the buyer quickly transferred the first half of the payment—1.65 million Blue Star currency.

Then came the large-scale purchase of high-yield seeds.

Fifty-five tons of wheat, twenty-five tons of barley—ordered online and delivered straight to their door.

Li Tianyun even rented a warehouse to store the mountains of goods, waiting for Kun to gradually transport them back to the Eternal Radiance Continent.

In addition, Kun bought a wide variety of seeds: corn, tomatoes, potatoes, chili peppers, purple cabbage, alfalfa, grapes, watermelon—everything imaginable.

While these crops couldn’t grow directly in the other world, Kun planned to find similar native plants and fuse them using the Power of Abundance, preserving their core traits while adapting them to the new environment.

He had been eyeing Blue Star’s superior crops for years—he just hadn’t had the opportunity until now.

Back in the royal capital, he’d spent an entire year “playing with dirt,” and all he managed to create were Green Wheat and Red Wheat.

But potatoes yielding thousands of jin per mu? A crop that could be both vegetable and staple food, and stored easily?

In Kun’s eyes, that was more fantastical than magic.

Even those lofty life mages, who wouldn’t let a speck of dirt touch their boots, couldn’t achieve such absurd yields even if they humbled themselves to cast spells in the fields.

And chili peppers with a heat level of 2.5 million units—was that really achieved without magic?

Stuff a few into a volcano dragon’s mouth, and even it might cry out in pain.

Grapes with sugar levels over 20, cheap yet massive watermelons… there were so many varieties that Kun was dazzled.

The harvest of possibilities was immense.

All these seeds cost 820,000—far less than he had expected.

After all, grain prices on Blue Star were relatively stable, unaffected by merchant speculation. Seeds varied slightly by brand and type, but overall stayed within a predictable range.

And that, in Kun’s view, was a good thing.

Food—the lifeline of a people—should never depend on others, no matter how trustworthy they seem.

As for his Fengrao Domain, even if farming brought little profit, a single good harvest would ensure that his people would never starve—no matter how chaotic the outside world became.

“Fertility”—first comes abundance, then comes prosperity.

Ensuring people don’t starve comes first. Only then can you think about wealth.

That order could not be reversed.

In the early stages, this approach was more disadvantageous than beneficial for a lord.

Other lords neither could nor dared to do this.

The investment alone required enormous sums, and even then, the risk of total loss was high.

If not for the Mark of Abundance—if not for being the only Abundance Mage on the continent—Kun wouldn’t dare either.

The money from selling the Ice Magic Stone was mostly spent on seeds. The remainder went toward tools—axes, shovels, saws—items he couldn’t buy in Lovos City.

Compared to the crude iron tools of the human kingdoms, Blue Star’s tools were cheap, durable, and unrestricted.

So Kun stocked up generously.

Good things—there’s no such thing as too many.

Even if they couldn’t be used immediately, they would be useful eventually. Of that, Kun had no doubt.

—

In a warehouse on the outskirts of Haicheng, covering over 200 square meters, half the space was already filled with goods Kun had purchased.

After the delivery trucks left, only Kun and Li Tianyun remained, checking inventory.

“You sure you don’t want fertilizer?” Li Tianyun asked. “If you’re aiming for high yields, you might fall short without it.”

Kun thought it over, then shook his head.

“Not necessary. Fertilizer replenishes nutrients, but it’s like draining a pond to catch fish.

“If high yields come at the cost of the land’s lifespan, I’d rather not.

“Besides, these fertilizers are designed for Blue Star crops. They might not work well in my world.”

After all, the two worlds were fundamentally different.

On the Eternal Radiance Continent, all life depended on ambient magic. Without it, plants would wither—yellowing leaves at best, death at worst.

Could Blue Star fertilizer supply magical energy? Obviously not.

“There are traditional methods—ash, compost,” Kun added. “If those fail, I still have a trump card.”

“A trump card?”

Kun laughed.

“Earth mages. No matter how noble they are, they won’t act lofty in front of me.”

Li Tianyun spread his hands. “Alright. Your call.”

Kun had already thought this through.

Earth magic offered many spells to enrich soil—first-tier spells like Soil Modification and Ground Cover, third-tier spells like Blessing of the Earth Spirits.

These spells could enrich soil without causing long-term damage.

So why hadn’t this method been widely adopted?

Because it was absurd.

Mages on the continent held status nearly equal to nobility.

Even kings wouldn’t dare order them to farm.

And even if mages were willing, which lord could afford the cost?

Mages charged per spell cast.

Using magic for farming was simply not worth it.

But Kun was different.

As the only mage in three hundred years to step into the Heroic Realm, his name alone could attract countless mages seeking guidance.

And Kun knew exactly what could make them lower their pride.

Knowledge.

“Ten thousand mu of farmland,” he mused. “Cast Soil Modification a thousand times—problem solved.”

Thinking of the beautiful earth mage he had lured from the Mage Association, Kun smiled slyly.

He’d make sure to “guide” her well.

After all, he wasn’t the kind of lord who expected work without giving anything in return.