Chapter 109

As Su Jing's consciousness sank into her personal space, she was first enveloped by the fresh scent emanating from the planting area—

The pale golden light here is softer than in other areas. The ground is covered with improved dark brown soil, the surface of which has a moist sheen. This was created yesterday by her using ice-type abilities to condense the moisture in the air into fine mist, which gradually seeped into the ground.

The planting area was divided into neat rows. In the outermost rows, the bright green lettuce had grown to the size of a palm, with tiny water droplets still hanging on the leaves. It was a variety that had been tested before and was now in the harvest season.

The middle ridges had just been turned over; the soil was loose and smelled of earth, ready for planting new cabbage and radish seeds.

She crouched down, her fingertips tracing the soil, feeling its delicate texture—this was black soil she had collected from an abandoned farm, mixed with humus from her space, twice as fertile as ordinary soil, requiring almost no extra fertilizer when growing lettuce before. Su Jing took out two small cloth bags from the "seed storage box" in her space. Opening the first one, she found plump cabbage seeds, their dark brown seed coats bearing fine lines, each seed about the size of a fingernail—a high-quality variety she had previously obtained through a dungeon trade using a small amount of points.

The second cloth bag contained radish seeds, which were smaller than cabbage seeds, light brown in color, and had tiny sprouts at the top, indicating that they had been pre-germinated and were more likely to survive.

"The spacing needs to be sufficient, otherwise they won't grow properly." Su Jing muttered to herself, drawing shallow furrows in the soil with her fingertips. The furrows were about 2 centimeters deep and 30 centimeters apart, just right for the cabbage to grow.

She carefully scattered the cabbage seeds one by one into the furrow, spacing each seed 5 centimeters apart. After scattering, she gently covered the seeds with soil, being careful not to damage them.

Next, she processed the radish seeds. She dug deeper furrows (about 3 cm) in the adjacent ridges. Radishes have deep roots and need a thicker soil layer. She also sowed the seeds more sparsely, spaced 10 cm apart, to ensure that the roots had enough room to grow.

After sowing, Su Jing raised her hand and activated her ice-type ability—a faint white light emanated from her fingertips, and the moisture in the air quickly gathered, forming fine mist droplets that were evenly sprinkled on the sown ridges. The soil surface gradually became moist, but there was no standing water.

A notification pops up on the system panel: "Ice-type ability-assisted irrigation complete. Soil moisture: 60% (suitable for seed germination). Expected germination in 3 days, seedling emergence in 7 days, and maturity in 25 days."

She nodded in satisfaction and then set up a shallow ditch along the edge of the field to drain excess water and prevent the seeds from rotting.

After finishing with the planting area, Su Jing turned to the breeding area on the other side of the space—separated by a light silver metal fence, inside which was laid dry straw, and 300 chicks were moving around. Most of them were newly hatched chicks with light yellow down feathers, like rolling little balls of fluff. A few had grown to about half a size, their feathers beginning to turn white, and they were pecking at the grains on the ground.

In the corner of the enclosure is a wooden feeding trough filled with millet and crushed corn stored in the space. Next to it is a water trough filled with condensed pure water that won't freeze. The chicks occasionally come over to drink the water, making soft "chirping" sounds, full of life.

"The previous 20 breeding chickens multiplied quite quickly." Su Jing leaned against the fence, watching a hen leading several chicks pecking at the ground, and pondered in her mind—initially, after the dungeon ended, she used points to exchange for 20 white-feathered breeding chickens, placed them in the space's breeding area, used iron ore to maintain the temperature (the breeding area's temperature was kept constant at 25℃), and fed them grains from the space every day; in less than a month, they had multiplied to 300. She reached out and opened the fence gate, stepping into the breeding area...

A half-grown chick, unafraid of strangers, approached her feet and pecked at her trouser leg. She took out a small handful of millet from her pocket and scattered it on the ground. Instantly, more than a dozen chicks swarmed around, vying for the food, creating a lively scene.

Su Jing checked the feed troughs and water troughs, replenished them with enough grain and water, and then checked the dryness of the straw—the straw was still dry and not moldy. She then replaced the damp straw in the corner of the fence to prevent the chicks from getting sick.

The system notification reads: "[Number of chickens in the breeding area: 300 (220 chicks and 80 pullets), health: 100%, sufficient feed reserves (to last for 3 months), first batch of eggs expected to be harvested next month]."

She breathed a sigh of relief. The chicks were multiplying faster than expected, meaning she would not only have chicken to eat but also eggs to supplement her nutrition, adding another layer of security to her survival.

Next, Su Jing walked to the harvest row in the planting area. The lettuce here was ripe. She reached out and picked one. The leaves were emerald green and thick, without any insect holes, and it gave off a fresh vegetable fragrance.

She picked more than a dozen and put them in the bamboo basket next to her. The bamboo basket was woven from bamboo from her space, and it was both light and sturdy.

After harvesting, the system will display the following message: [Lettuce harvest: 5 kg. Current vegetable reserves in the planting area: 5 kg lettuce, bok choy (seedlings), and radish (seedlings). This meets the daily vegetable needs, achieving self-sufficiency in vegetables without the need for external procurement.]

"There's enough food and ore." Su Jing walked to the edge of the space's resource area, her gaze sweeping over the small mountains of rice and flour. Although she hadn't checked the exact quantities, the system had previously indicated that it was "enough for one person to eat for hundreds of years." The reserves of gold and silver crystals in the ore area were also plentiful, enough to handle subsequent dungeons and equipment upgrades. She put the picked lettuce into a bamboo basket, preparing to take it out of the space for today's lunch, feeling much more at ease—with self-sufficiency in vegetables, she no longer had to worry about a shortage of fresh vegetables, her diet was more balanced, and she had reduced her dependence on external resources.

As Su Jing exited the space, she saw the communicator on the living room control panel flashing, with an unread message displayed on the screen. The sender was "Old Zhou (East City Shelter)".

She walked over, picked up the communicator, and opened the message—Old Zhou's message was very direct: "Boss Su, the soldiers at the shelter are not in good physical condition lately, and I would like to buy 200 Body Strengthening Pills from you. Can you exchange them for 2,000 kilograms of beef and mutton and 1,000 kilograms of rice? The supplies are all fresh. The beef and mutton were just transferred from the freezer, and the rice is also new grain. If you agree, I can initiate the transmission at any time."

Looking at the message, Su Jing recalled her previous transaction with Lao Zhou, whose supplies were always reliable.

She accessed the inventory of pills in her spatial storage. There were 1,000 Body Strengthening Pills left. Keeping 800 for her own use was more than enough, and 200 for trading was just right.

She typed "Agree" on the communicator, ready to send the health pills over after Lao Zhou initiated the supplies inspection.