Chapter 94 Lin, the Contractor, and Nanxing, Reap a Rich Harvest

In fact, Lin Nanxing had been thinking about the collection team for some time.

In this game world, it's common for combat players to team up and go out to hunt monsters, but gathering resources, perhaps because it's a relatively new activity, seems to have never been properly organized.

Lin Nanxing guessed that it was probably because the benefits of gathering were not comparable to the equipment drops from monsters, so combat players looked down on it, while most life skill players were not strong enough to lead a team or provide protection.

The result is that everyone can only look after themselves, fighting alone, which is inefficient and extremely dangerous.

Lin Nanxing wanted to set a good example.

If her team can succeed in gathering materials safely on a large scale and bringing tangible benefits to those involved, other casual players or small groups with spare resources might follow suit.

Over time, this group-based resource gathering model may be able to be rolled out, which would be beneficial to the stability of resources across the entire territory.

This is the first attempt. The reason why only twenty people were hired is that Lin Nanxing is not yet sure if his method will work.

The situation in the wild is complex. Whether the hired players will obey orders, whether they will panic in the face of danger, and whether she can take responsibility for the safety of twenty people with her current abilities are all things that need to be investigated in practice.

With fewer people, it's easier to take care of the areas that need attention, and it's also easier to control things if anything goes wrong.

If this trip is easy, safe, and goes smoothly, then we can consider expanding the team and even forming several permanent collection teams.

Lin Nanxing looked at the ten players in front of him, who were wearing straw hats and looked slightly nervous, and then glanced at the magical plant companions who were ready beside him. He then shouted, "Let's go!"

Last night, a large number of fire elemental monsters attacked the territory. Although they were successfully repelled, a large area on the outskirts of the territory was burned black. Some small resource points that used to spawn every morning were also burned away and have not regrown for a long time.

Lin Nanxing led his team for more than half an hour before they found a large berry bush in a remote corner far from the main battlefield and fortunately unaffected by the flames. The berries were plump and perfectly ripe.

Lin Nanxing glanced around and stopped: "This is it. Let's finish picking these berries first."

"Should we put the materials we harvest into our own backpacks first?" a slightly bolder female player asked.

Lin Nanxing shook his head and gestured with his chin toward the few clover plants that had been quietly following him: "See the clover plants next to you? Each of you has one following you. Just put what you pick in the bamboo basket next to them."

With clover by your side, you are not only a helper, assisting in transporting and temporarily storing the collected items, but also a supervisor, always by your side, so you can see at a glance how much you have collected and whether you have kept anything secret.

Looking at the magical plant that followed them every step of the way, some players secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was good that they wouldn't suspect each other, while others became even more tense and suppressed any wicked thoughts that they shouldn't have had in the first place.

"Alright, stop standing around, everyone, let's eat."

After Lin Nanxing finished his mobilization, the accompanying magical plants automatically dispersed to the outer edge of the group, vigilantly observing the surroundings. Some clover plants that were not assigned to players were tasked with exploring the surrounding environment to find any uncollected resource points.

Seeing this, the players also squatted down and began to collect.

After these days of practice, everyone has become quite skilled at collecting game materials. Even though they were a little nervous at first because they were new to the team and their movements were not fast, they gradually got into the swing of things and their movements became more and more efficient.

Lin Nanxing didn't participate in the picking; he watched from the sidelines like a supervisor.

Before long, she had figured out the status of these twenty players, and she had a general idea of ​​who was doing well and who was dawdling.

With many hands making light work, the berries in the bushes were picked clean in just a few minutes.

Lin Nanxing looked up into the distance and saw that several clover plants she had sent out to scout the way had returned, their leaves gently brushing against her ankles.

After gathering the information, Lin Nanxing quickly selected the next target: "Let's go, there's a resource point we can collect from about five kilometers away, let's go there."

The group had barely stepped out of the berry bushes when the banyan spirit, which had been silently guarding the flank, suddenly swelled up, and countless aerial roots, like a living curtain, swept across, firmly blocking Lin Nanxing and the player group's path.

Lin Nanxing immediately understood and shouted to the players behind him who were still looking around in confusion: "Something's coming! Stop! Be on guard!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the scorched earth in front of her seemed to twitch, and five monsters resembling hyenas but covered with jagged stone spikes suddenly emerged from the ground.

They bared their teeth, their oily green eyes fixed on the group, and their throats emitted the roars of wild beasts hunting.

Some of the more timid players in the group let out a soft "Ah!" and their legs went weak, almost causing them to run away.

"Don't move! Stay where you are!" Lin Nanxing's voice rang out, carrying an unyielding authority.

With a banyan tree spirit blocking the way in front and a bamboo spirit protecting the sides, the player is neatly surrounded in a relatively safe area.

If they run around and scatter, the magical plants won't be able to protect them properly.

The players were stunned by her stern rebuke, forcibly suppressing their instinct to run away, and remained rooted to the spot.

Some people had their eyes tightly shut, while others clung tightly to their newly acquainted companions, their hearts pounding wildly in their chests, and cold sweat instantly beading on their foreheads.

Without Lin Nanxing giving any further orders, the magical plants took action on their own.

With a whoosh, it swept out and struck the two stone spike wolves squarely, sending them tumbling away and breaking several of their stone spikes.

At the same time, several seemingly delicate bamboo leaves on the bamboo spirit suddenly detached, transforming into several streams of emerald light that precisely cut into the joint gaps of the other monsters.

Almost instantly, the five menacing monsters collapsed to the ground. After struggling for a moment, they turned into several dim specks of light and disappeared, leaving behind a few scattered pieces of material floating in the air.

The iron tree spirit stretched out its branches and rolled up the materials one by one, handing them to its master.

Lin Nanxing accepted the item with a calm expression, put it in his backpack, and then turned to the players who were still frozen behind him, saying in a calm tone: "The crisis is over, let's move on."

The players finally breathed a long sigh of relief and looked at each other, still shaken.

Although they were terrified, seeing these horrible monsters easily dealt with by the magical plants replaced their panic with a sense of peace.

Luckily I didn't wander off, and luckily my employer is reliable.

Throughout the morning, several similar attacks occurred, but each time, the magical plants reacted extremely quickly, always managing to eliminate the threats before they could get close to the group.

Despite the close calls, the harvesting was surprisingly efficient. Each person's clover basket gradually filled up.

Before we knew it, the sun had risen to its highest point, and even wearing a bamboo hat to cool down made us feel a little dizzy.

"Everyone has worked hard this morning, come and collect your lunch," said Lin, the foreman, Nanxing.

For the players present, today's task was much easier than usual. Wearing cooling bamboo hats made the heat less unbearable, and with the protection of magical plants, they didn't have to be constantly on edge and could just focus on gathering things.

After finishing, you can get 200 game coins as payment, plus 30% of the portion you harvested.

This is something I never even dared to dream of.

They had assumed the employer's lunch would be the cheapest nutritional puree produced by the system, but when the steaming hot lunch was handed to them, everyone was stunned.

It wasn't the bland, filling, nutritionally balanced food produced by the system that I had imagined; it was braised pork rice!

The rice is topped with a thick sauce, large chunks of pork belly are stewed until tender, and a few bright green vegetables are garnished on the side.

Just looking at it makes your mouth water.

Twenty people, each holding a lunchbox, looked at each other, none daring to make a move. Was this treatment too good to be true?

Lin Nanxing opened a similar rice bowl for herself, took a couple of bites, looked up and noticed everyone was still staring blankly. She asked, somewhat puzzled, "What's wrong? Is this food not to your liking?"

"That shouldn't be the case. This is one of the most popular rice bowls in the restaurant." She looked down at her lunchbox and sniffed it again: "The taste is fine, it smells quite good. Is there anything wrong with anyone's diet?"

In the crowd, Liu Ai held the heavy, warm lunchbox, her fingers trembling slightly.

The aroma of the braised pork wafted into her nose, making her stomach growl uncontrollably. She hurriedly lowered her head, looked at her employer who was staring at her, and stammered, "N-no, this food looks delicious."

Her voice was a little hoarse, and she spoke cautiously: "I'm just a little reluctant to part with it. I actually brought some nutritional supplements with me. Could I take this meal back with me? My family probably hasn't tasted meat in a long time."

There were two or three other people nearby, who nodded silently in agreement.

Lin Nanxing remembered the woman who raised the question; she had worked the hardest all morning, and her bamboo basket contained the most materials.

Lin Nanxing is very tolerant of those who work hard: "The food has been given to you, so it's yours to decide how to use it."

She shoveled a mouthful of rice down her throat, chewed it, and swallowed it before continuing, "But let me make this clear: we'll be working again this afternoon. The journey is long and physically demanding. If you don't eat well at noon and your efficiency drops in the afternoon, your wages for that day will be deducted proportionally."

Although nutrient-rich puree is not lacking in nutrients, it can't compare to real rice and large chunks of meat.

"Boss, don't worry, I definitely won't slack off this afternoon. If my efficiency really drops, you can deduct my salary as you please."

Lin Nanxing nodded, offering no comment on Liu Ai's actions of putting the rice bowl back into her backpack and taking out the nutritive puree to eat.

After all, we'll see by the afternoon whether her promise is true or not.

After eating and drinking their fill, and resting for a while, the collection team resumed their work.

Perhaps because everyone is familiar with the employer's work style, as long as you work quickly and don't run around or cause trouble when you encounter monsters, this job is actually quite easy.

With a relaxed mindset, my hands moved faster and more deftly, and the efficiency of the afternoon's data collection doubled.

Time slipped away unnoticed, and by the time the harvesting team had dug up a potato field, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

This team of twenty people visited dozens of resource points of all sizes today, filling dozens of bamboo baskets with various materials. The Clover members took turns transporting them back, piling them up next to Lin Nanxing, almost forming a small mountain.

Compared to Lin Nanxing fighting alone, this is more than a hundred times more efficient.

Lin Nanxing looked at the small mountain of harvest and felt quite satisfied. She clapped her hands, and her voice clearly reached everyone's ears: "Alright, that's enough for today. Let's call it a day and go home!"