Chapter 195 Unexpected Gains
"Congratulations, host! Now that your favorability has reached a new city, a new species has been opened in the ranch store! The system has given one away for free. Please check the warehouse for it!"
Cheng Weiyao raised her eyebrows slightly. She already had pigs, chickens and fish. If she had to say what ingredient was missing, it would probably be duck.
Since I decided to open a restaurant, I definitely needed to pick a signature dish, and Peking duck was pretty good. Could it be that whatever you thought of, you got what you wanted?
Cheng Weiyao opened the ranch warehouse with great interest, and the newly unlocked illustration was of a silly little guy.
Cheng Weiyao slapped her head with a frown on her face. She thought she had thought the system was too kind. This was a game, not a wishing tree.
But if you really think about it, it's not completely unrelated. After all, penguins and ducks are both birds.
"This is just a lucky charm, what use can it have..."
Cheng Weiyao looked at the penguin chick in silence. She had never heard of any food company using penguin meat...
Different species of penguins have different heights, with the average being 90 centimeters. Since QQ Farm has enabled the "stealing vegetables" gameplay, will there be "stealing eggs and small animals" on the ranch in the future?
Can this thing be used to prevent thieves when it grows up... After all, the geese in the countryside are very fierce, and this one that is related to me might not be any bad either?
Cheng Weiyao reached out and touched the penguin's head, but was surprised to find that in addition to normal feeding and playing, this penguin also had the function of going out to explore.
"Could this be a traveling penguin?"
Cheng Weiyao found it a little funny, but she still chose to let the penguin go out to explore after feeding it. Maybe it would be similar to the traveling frog and could even send her postcards?
After a busy day of running back and forth between the farm and pasture, it was already dawn outside. After hearing the rooster crow, Cheng Weiyao opened her eyes and began to busy herself with making breakfast and setting up her stall.
The stall had barely been set up when the first group of diners arrived.
They were soldiers who had been sent out early in the morning to search for assassins. They woke up with a lot of resentment, and each of them had a gloomy face. After sitting down, they began to complain about trivial matters in the barracks.
"When will this kind of life end? You're just making the donkey work, but not giving it food, right? What do you mean by joining the army to defend our country? I think joining the army is a waste of time..."
"Don't be so depressed. Birds have been flying over the military camp recently, so I guess it's going to be soon before we get our food and wages. How can we be so unlucky every year that we don't get any? I think this year..."
The soldiers lowered their voices when they heard the rest of the conversation. Feeling that this kind of news might be somehow related to Wen Chengyun's plan, Cheng Weiyao rolled her eyes and took the initiative to brew a pot of ginseng water and bring it over.
As she approached, the soldiers looked at her warily. After seeing the woman clearly, their vigilance relaxed a little, but there was no such thing as a free lunch.
"What's up?"
"Look at what you've said, I have a younger brother at home who has always wanted to join the army and serve the court. I've heard him talk about it so many times, and I know that you, the soldiers, are all real men who protect the peace of your region, and it's not easy. I'll accept this small token of my appreciation..."
Cheng Weiyao smiled shyly. She was already very good-looking, and this smile made her even more approachable, especially since it was a gift she offered voluntarily.
The soldiers' expressions brightened up a lot, and after hearing Cheng Weiyao's words, they enthusiastically offered comfort from the perspective of people who had experienced it.
This time, while it's being called a conscription, it's actually a forced labor campaign. From this, it's easy to deduce that the stall owner's wife's younger brother, since he hasn't appeared in the barracks, is likely due to his age. While the child is still young, change his ambitions!
"No, change your career path as soon as possible. We are all poor soldiers, with no food or weapons... ahem, what I mean is, children, reading more and having a bright future is better than brute force!"
The soldier had just said a few words when someone next to him poked his arm. He coughed twice and softened his words.
"What the general said makes sense. If you ask me, it makes the same sense. Wielding swords and guns is too dangerous. It's better to study and take the imperial examinations."
Cheng Weiyao immediately expressed her sympathy and offered the soldiers some more snacks as a token of her gratitude. As a result, the soldiers began to talk.
As more and more people set up stalls, the flow of people on West Street gradually increased. With so many people, the soldiers could no longer fish openly, and one after another they left Cheng Weiyao's stall.
Cheng Weiyao had already gotten some clues from the soldiers' casual chat.
The soldiers speculated that this time, their pay might still be paid, allegedly because neighboring countries were making moves and were threatening to start a war. Rations and pay could be delayed at any time, except during wartime.
After lunch, Cheng Weiyao took a rare break, and the penguins in QQ Ranch had unknowingly completed their journey and returned.
As soon as Cheng Weiyao logged into the system, she saw the penguin chicks jumping into the fish pond and starting to catch food on their own. They looked very hungry.
The fish in the pond were still the river fish fry that Cheng Weiyao had caught during her exile. After all this time, they had already grown up, and because they were not harvested in time, a lot of fry had been laid.
The thing that is most abundant in the entire fish pond, besides water, is fish. The penguin chicks start killing everyone as soon as they get into the water.
Cheng Weiyao began to stroll around the ranch to see if the penguin chicks had brought back any souvenirs. However, apart from the lost fish, there was nothing left in the ranch.
Cheng Weiyao sat on the steps of the ranch, holding her chin with her hands. In fact, she still felt a little disappointed. Is this penguin a pure street urchin?
After eating and drinking its fill, the baby penguin strolled to Cheng Weiyao's side. Seeing its owner's thoughtful expression, it suddenly hit Cheng Weiyao on the forehead.
Cheng Weiyao, who had not been prepared for the penguin chicks' sneak attack, was undoubtedly hit and was dizzy.
In a daze, her vision seemed to have changed to someone else's perspective, and she saw the opened letter on the desk. The addressee was written as "Your Highness the Crown Prince", and the signature was the name of the current Minister of Revenue.
Cheng Weiyao's heart was in turmoil. Just as she was about to take a closer look, the dizziness in her head disappeared and the things in front of her eyes gradually became clear.
The cabin under the blue sky and white clouds is actually located in her own QQ ranch. Cheng Weiyao held her dazed head and looked at the penguin chicks with some surprise.
Is this the content of a penguin chick's journey? After all, the QQ Farm and Ranch exist only within their own consciousness. So, is the so-called outing and exploration also a stream of consciousness?
After all, allowing a penguin to wander around is a pretty explosive existence, even in modern times...
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