Chapter 13: None of the troublemakers are easy to deal with.

The Way of Heaven is the rule, but what if there are outsiders who are not bound by this rule?

Suanni's eyes lit up instantly. He had just excitedly shouted "Hey!" when a loud ding sounded in the space the next second.

【bite--

Obtain Level 1 crop: Pansy (Different) x1

Quality: Excellent

Performable operations: sell, store, decompose, synthesize.

Little zombie: "Awooo?"

The system explained: [Host, this is a new function that unlocks after harvesting the second type of flower, called Synthetic Cultivation.]

The "synthesis and cultivation" function is exactly what it sounds like. The host can try to synthesize two or more items. There are no restrictions on the type of synthesized items. It is possible to synthesize items such as acceleration fertilizer, or new flower seeds.

This process can only be completed in the warehouse, so the warehousing function is also activated at the same time.

Theoretically, there should be a physical warehouse in the garden, but they clearly don't have any such building.

[They must have identified this place as a warehouse.]

The system itself was also speechless. Did it mean that when synthesizing something, it had to throw the item into this crack on the ground? And if it succeeded, how would it retrieve it?

However, this crack is not a fissure in the earth, but a spatial wall crack caused by a spatial collapse. Unless a large amount of points can be obtained to repair it, it cannot be resolved in a short time.

The system could only regretfully tell the little zombie: "[Host, after we finish harvesting, I'll teach you how to use the warehouse first. The synthesis function isn't available yet; we'll learn that later.]"

"Ouch."

Pansies are supposed to be lovely flowers with vibrant colors and blooms about the size of an adult's thumb, but the pansies growing in the farmland at this time are a bit scary.

The flower, larger than an adult's head, bent the stem slightly. The topmost petal was a vibrant green, while the petals on the sides and below were snow-white. Up to this point, the flower was only different in color from a normal pansy; it was still quite beautiful overall.

The problem lies in the lace at the bottom and sides, where three flesh-pink bumps have grown near the stamen.

The protrusions were covered with red net-like structures, and what was even more bizarre was that these red strip-like things actually extended from the petals, just like a bunch of earthworms as thick as a thumb hanging on the petals.

As the little zombie dug in the soil, these strip-like objects swayed back and forth, occasionally lifting their ends to explore the surroundings like real worms, which looked disgusting.

Suanni couldn't stand it.

I said…

The little zombie turned around and saw the Suanni with a scrunched-up cat-like face: "Why are the flowers here so strange?"

The system seized the opportunity to retaliate: "You don't understand, do you? You've never seen anything like it before. This is a mutated flower, one of a kind."

Suanni: "......"

The previous morning glories were at least enlarged versions of different colors, but the current pansies are almost no longer considered "flowers" at all.

The system actually calls this a mutation?

What's even more unacceptable is that although the flower looks terrifying, it smells incredibly good, like a mixture of several kinds of nectar, both fragrant and sweet, enough to make your stomach rumble.

Fearing that staying any longer might lead to something like "pouncing and biting," the Suanni quickly took several steps back, landing hard on its bottom, clearly not intending to move.

The little zombie didn't notice Suanni's hesitation; instead, it was diligently digging in the soil.

These pansies had huge flowers, and their root systems were also very developed, making them more than twice as difficult to dig up as morning glories. It wasn't until almost dark that the little zombie managed to dig up all ten plants.

[Sale successful, points increased by 2850, total points: 3650]

Of the ten flowers, the first nine were of excellent quality, but the last one dropped to ordinary quality because it was getting dark and the little zombie didn't see it clearly and broke a root. It's a pity.

But compared to morning glories, these pansies were a huge win, and the system was overjoyed.

Having earned the points, the system originally wanted the little zombie to go to the shop to change his clothes, since it wasn't good for him to keep running around naked.

However, the clothes in the Little Zombie Shop were ridiculously expensive, starting at 10,000 points, and the system couldn't leave to smuggle things out, so he had to give up for the time being.

As is customary, once you accumulate points, you should use some to power up the system and some to exchange for pet food.

But the crack is still there, so the system says to just enter power-saving mode and not charge it for now.

The furball shook its head at the little zombie, indicating that it wasn't hungry at all.

Suanni did receive five pieces of pet food, as promised by the little zombie. Seeing this scene, he didn't say anything, but while the little zombie was talking to the system, he secretly crushed all the food pieces and stuffed them into Taotie's mouth.

Taotie's head was pressed down by Suanni's fleshy pads, so it could only swallow the grains in its mouth. As it swallowed, it made gurgling sounds, which made Suanni roll its eyes.

"Is this the same thing?" Suanni only released its claws after seeing Taotie finish eating.

He licked his palms, which were still covered in bits of grain: "You won't be hungry like this, but you'll grow if you eat. I don't want to risk my life for someone else. You'd better grow up quickly and go help that little guy."

After the grain issue was resolved, the two furballs were talking to each other by the crack, seemingly getting along well. The system wrote "Be careful not to fall in" in the red mist and then left them alone.

The system can only transmit its voice to the little zombie's mind in specific areas, which means that if the little zombie wants to communicate with the system, it can only stay within the area of ​​those four fields.

Don't worry, they weren't fighting.

After that, the system talked to the little zombie about the warehouse.

There are many ways for the system host to operate, but the little zombie cannot read words or use the control panel, so the system set itself to voice mode from the beginning.

"storehouse."

As soon as the command was given, everything around the little zombie turned pitch black in an instant, and a second later, two points of light appeared in mid-air.

Upon closer inspection, one can see an irregularly shaped mirror and a transparent bottle filled with liquid, which are the fragments of Artemis's mirror and the tears of the Little Mermaid.

This space is somewhat similar to the shopping mall the little zombie saw, except there aren't as many things on display.

The little zombie glanced at it quickly and then gave another command: "Exit".

The system hadn't expected the host to appear so quickly and thought something had happened: [How are you?]

The little zombie stammered as he described the scene inside the warehouse. After he finished, he added, "The warehouse is very similar to a shopping mall, but there are fewer items."

The system was speechless for a moment.

—The host took the initiative to express his thoughts.

This might be an ordinary action for other systems or hosts, but for that little zombie who was buried in the yellow sand for months without even struggling, it was something he couldn't even imagine.

The system is about to cry.

It truly didn't want to be separated from its host for even a second, but in order to accumulate enough points to repair the crack as soon as possible, it had to calm down quickly.

How about we plant sunflowers this time?

"sun?"

[Yes, it's the sun that you, host, really like.]

The little zombie's eyes widened: "Plant!"

The sowing method for sunflowers is similar to that for pansies; simply soak the seeds for about twenty hours before scattering them on the soil.

The system had enough data on the planting and harvesting of pansies to be completely certain that the farmland affected by the blood mist could grow mutated flowers with a shorter growth cycle.

Moreover, no matter how many seeds are sown, how many seedlings grow, or what the seedlings look like, they all mutate instantly once they bloom.

Only five flowers can grow from a single field. The flowers are huge and sell for an exorbitant price. It's a pity that you can't cheat when planting them, such as by only planting five seeds, otherwise you could save some points.

The Suanni, who had been dragged over to listen, couldn't help but complain, "It's just like a game that humans in some other place play. What's that game called again...?"

Taotie: "Awoo!"

Suanni: "Oh right, synthesize a giant watermelon."

system:......

The system hated itself for not having a physical form for the nth time. It really wanted to punch the Suanni a couple of times, and while doing so, it would ask: "Do you still dare to be so cheeky!"

The system forced itself to remain calm and repeatedly instructed the only intelligent and physically sound Suanni: "You must take good care of my host."

Suanni frowned: "Huh? I don't want to take care of the child."

System message: [Ten pieces of pet food.]

Suanni: "Thirty yuan."

【twenty. 】

"make a deal."

So the system quickly went into standby mode to save power. Now that it's pressing the barrier crack, it's consuming even more power than before.

Almost at the same moment the system went silent, the ground beneath their feet shook again, as if the crack was asserting its presence.

The growth cycle of sunflowers is similar to that of morning glories, about two to three months, but sunflowers are easier to grow than morning glories.

As for why we don't plant pansies?

Although the growth time has been shortened, the flowering period of pansies is basically twice that of morning glories and sunflowers. The system was worried that something might happen while waiting for the flowers to grow, so it chose sunflowers, which can earn points faster.

The sunflower seeds were also very small, and Taotie once again volunteered to help.

The process was the same as before: he opened his mouth wide, bit off the seed, and then sprayed it onto the four plots of farmland.

This was the first time Suanni had ever seen such a sowing operation. He was stunned as he watched, and then blurted out, "Wow, plant shooter!"

Taotie: "Awoo!"

The Suanni swung its tail indifferently: "Anyway, peas are plants, so I wasn't wrong."

The two fluffy little creatures started bickering again, and the little zombie could only understand the gist of their words, so he just sat by the farmland and watched them chase and play.

The system did indeed think things through as much as possible, but it forgot the most important thing.

The little zombie that buries itself in the ground to sprout, the Taotie that nearly got cleaved in a spatial rift, and the Suanni that taunts as soon as it enters after sealing itself away...

None of these three are easy to deal with.

On the tenth day after the system entered standby mode, the three little guys buried in the sand listened to the announcement in the space and all put on blank, stiff faces.

[Terrain collapse; search for repair sites underway]

A vortex gradually formed in front of them, and a chilly wind blew out from it.

[Search complete. Please proceed as soon as possible. Objective: Obtain Repair Energy (0/100)]

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