Chen Wangping quickly ran over, found a small piece of wood and tried to pull the little black bug off.

But these little black bugs are really too small. They look a bit like aphids. Each one is very tiny. Judging from their size, they are not even enough to be kept as snacks for Brother Diao.

Chen Wangping scraped here and there, but found helplessly that he could not scrape it clean at all. If he used electricity, it was very likely that the peanut and sweet potato seedlings underneath would be dried up by electricity.

What should I do?

Chen Wangping glanced at the storage compartment and immediately came up with a solution.

Wait, aren’t these mugwort seeds just dug out today?

Mugwort can repel mosquitoes!

Chen Wangping looked at the condition of the plots and found that the peanut seedlings in several plots had been killed by insects, and the seedlings had turned yellow and dry.

He sighed, pulled out the dried peanut seedlings and put them aside, then squatted down and carefully observed the direction of the black bugs.

After watching for a while, Chen Wangping found that these little bugs basically crawled over from other unimproved land.

"Although there are no insect eggs and insects in the improved plots, there are still some in the unimproved plots next to them. I was careless and didn't think of this before."

Chen Wangping sighed again. Fortunately, he came back today. If he had come back two days later, all the sweet potato leaves would have been eaten by insects.

He took out an mugwort seed and planted it in the upper left corner of the empty land.

The planting area of ​​​​Mugwort seeds is 0.25 plots, which means that four Mugwort seeds can be planted on a piece of land, just four corners.

After putting down the mugwort seeds, Chen Wangping immediately picked up the kettle and poured water on them.

As the land gradually becomes moist, the mugwort seeds in the soil are like a rain after a long drought, and they immediately absorb nutrients and water in the soil.

Its young shoots quickly broke out of the seed coat and a small tip emerged impatiently.

Just as the mugwort sprouted small tips, a visible green wave emanated from around the mugwort seedlings.

Something magical happened.

Wherever the green waves affected the area, the insects were like mice seeing a cat. They would immediately rush towards the area without the green waves and even crowd into a ball.

Chen Wangping found the opportunity when the little bugs escaped from the sweet potato leaves, and pointed his lightning bolts at them in succession, killing them all.

After killing these little black bugs, Chen Wangping nodded with satisfaction and took the kettle to water the mugwort seedlings more.

This is good stuff.

While watering, he carefully observed the range in which the mugwort seedlings repelled mosquitoes.

Including its own 0.25 plot, the range of its cyan wave driving is roughly 2.25 standard plots, and the shape is a nine-square grid, with the mugwort seedlings in the middle.

Chen Wangping thought about it, took out three more mugwort seeds and planted them in the other three corners of the land. He watered them one by one and waited quietly for them to germinate.

Soon, the three mugwort seeds turned into mugwort seedlings, and green fluctuations began to emanate from the tender shoots. Moreover, the green fluctuations of these seedlings would merge with each other and rush towards a farther place together.

Chen Wangping seized the opportunity and continued to use his lightning fingers to kill all the small black bugs he saw.

He went to wash his hands, and when he came back, he saw that the cyan fluctuations had stabilized, and a line of cyan prompts also appeared on the mugwort seedling plot:

[Artemisia annua repellent aura has been activated, current coverage: 9 plots]

【Note: The position of mugwort is critical】

Chen Wangping squatted down and thought, "The insect repellent aura is really effective. It seems that if I use four mugwort seeds to plant one plot of land, I can protect the plants in the surrounding eight plots of land. I calculated that I have dug up a total of 104 mugwort seeds today. This means that before I get more mugwort seeds, I can have a maximum of 208 pest-free plots."

"It's definitely enough for now, and mugwort only takes ten days to mature. I can save some seeds and continue sowing without having to worry about this kind of pest."

Chen Wangping looked at the other plots of land that hadn't been dewormed. While removing the dried-out seedlings and sowing mugwort seeds, he thought to himself, "However, mugwort can only repel insects, not kill them. If we encounter large insects or pests like voles, it won't be enough. If I ever go out and get some territory, I'll have to build some fences for defense."

Iron ore is definitely needed to build fences.

It’s difficult to accumulate resources.

Chen Wangping looked around the kitchen and squatted patiently, planting enough mugwort seeds to protect the remaining seedlings.

After watering the mugwort seeds, Chen Wangping was about to go check on the soil improvement machine when he suddenly noticed some faint fluorescence in the area where he had previously killed the insects.

"Killing this little bug also exploded something?"

Chen Wangping walked over to check in surprise and found that the fluorescence was coming from the electrified insect powder.

However, not all bug powders are shiny.

After comparing, he found that only the insect powder next to the plots that had just been watered had a glow.

He observed that there were more or less water droplets in the middle of the glowing insect powder, which turned the insect powder into a paste.

"It's quite interesting." Chen Wangping carefully scooped up a piece of glowing insect powder with a small shovel and checked its properties.

【Black beetle bait☆】

【Use: Fishing Bait】

[Special Effect - Meat: Black beetles are very attractive to fish and can attract fish to stay near the float for 5 seconds]

【Note: Fortune and misfortune are interdependent】

After reading the properties, Chen Wangping looked at the withered peanut seedlings with emotion, then looked down at the black borer bait in his hand.

Good fortune and misfortune really go hand in hand.

He also didn't expect that the charred powder of black beetles could become fish bait when it came into contact with water.

And it's a one-star bait.

Chen Wangping squatted down and carefully sprinkled water on the remaining black beetle powder while thinking, "I can go fishing when it rains. Staying there for five seconds is incredibly effective. With black beetle bait, I can try catching some higher-level fish."

Five minutes later, 15 [Black Borer Bait☆] appeared in the storage compartment.

Chen Wangping looked at the empty plot of land nearby and thought, "If the fishing proves successful, I'll go out and pick some ordinary sweet potato and peanut leaves to attract black borer beetles and make bait."

This thing is easier than digging for earthworms.

After a period of hard work, the new land improvement machine was completed.

Chen Wangping walked over and took it down, and as soon as he put it out, he felt something extraordinary.

The land improvement machine made this time is emerald green all over. If you look closely, you can see some birch wood patterns on the wooden handle, and there are many of the same wood patterns on the middle body. The whole land improvement machine looks as if it came out of the forest and is full of vitality. It gives people a comfortable feeling as soon as you walk in.