Chapter 146 Single-Person Energy Shield (2nd Update), exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City...
The first batch of grain had just been harvested when the second batch of seeds was quickly planted.
Each household made minor adjustments to the crop types this time based on their own circumstances, and also added a variant yam.
After the work in the fields is finished, the next step is to pick mushrooms and harvest fruit.
The honey was harvested by Lu Xuan himself.
The beehive that was taken from the Yunlu Mountains has long since split into several new hives. Because the orchard has grown in size, it has been harvesting and flowering continuously, and each hive can yield twenty catties of honey.
Lu Xuan prepared a total of twenty beehives, which weighed four hundred catties.
While it's not as easy to harvest thousands of kilograms of fruit, honey is not like fruit where you can eat several kilograms at once; four hundred kilograms is enough to last a long time.
With all the supplies collected, the villagers, who had been busy for many days, could finally rest, and Lu Xuan began a new round of lottery draws.
Looking at the ever-increasing number of online users and new followers, Lu Xuan said, "The prizes this time are mostly the same, with only minor adjustments."
For example, randomly processed products mainly consist of mushroom sauce and canned fruit.
As for drinks, the prizes for regular fans remain ordinary fruit wine, while the monkey wine on the gift list has been changed to 'hundred-fruit wine' which he finally brewed after many failures by mixing all the fruits he had at hand.
Time accelerates into a decade-old vintage, which is in no way inferior to Monkey Wine, but is even more mellow and fragrant due to its longer aging.
The quantity was also sufficient, so Lu Xuan brewed ten vats in one go, not minding giving away any more.
Lu Xuan told the audience, "The top 100 on the gift ranking will receive an extra serving of fruit wine, and the top 10 will receive an extra serving of honey. The exact amount will remain the same as before, with the top three receiving the most. Regular fans will also be randomly selected to receive an extra 100 small-sized servings of fruit wine."
The first three servings of mutated fruit wine were a small surprise for this occasion.
[I'm so envious of those who win the gift rankings! *drooling emoji*]
[What's there to envy? The big shots bought it with money. You can buy it too if you want.]
[I'm too poor to afford it, so I'll just dream about becoming a lucky person XD]
[Tsk tsk, the odds of winning a few thousand shares out of hundreds of millions of people are already incredibly low, and now they want to reduce it to just a hundred? I don't even want to think about it.]
Those who win are truly blessed; they should go buy lottery tickets.
Amidst the audience's exclamations, Lu Xuan quickly drew all the available spots.
What follows, naturally, is the usual ecstasy and indignation of people whose joys and sorrows are not shared.
The winners were overjoyed, as if it were a holiday. Lu Xuan, who had just finished counting the prizes and teleported away, looked at the soaring data and felt a little smug.
While viewers claimed they wanted to keep it a secret to increase their chances of winning, the numbers steadily increased from the moment he announced the giveaway, rising by two to three times the usual amount. This shows that quite a few people were actively helping him promote the giveaway and attract more viewers.
The prizes he gave out were real and tangible, and the returns were extremely substantial.
With 400 million online users, 95 million followers, and a total balance of over 80 million points, the company has achieved significant success.
Not only were 100 million fans within reach, but the system backend also started flashing immediately.
[Achieve the achievement 'Receive gifts totaling one billion Star Coins', rewarding one single-person Energy Shield. Next stage achievement: Receive gifts totaling ten billion Star Coins.]
Lu Xuan looked at the rewards, which were different from the previous ones, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
It wasn't an energy stone after all?
By the way, the last reward was already the highest-level special skill source stone from the Star Alliance.
Simply increasing the amount of rewards seems a bit uninspired; it's definitely the only option to change the rewards.
But an energy shield?
What is this?
Lu Xuan opened the item details and took a look.
[Single-person energy shield: Can withstand all threats within the range of mech-level energy weapon attacks, activated by energy stones.]
After seeing the reward, the viewers in the live stream quickly began to explain more details about the protective shield to him.
Each individual protective shield is worth 500,000 points. As long as there is enough energy, it can be used an unlimited number of times as long as the protective range is not exceeded; once the protective range is exceeded, the protective shield will be destroyed instantly.
The protective shield that Lu Xuan received was a silver wristband style. It would automatically activate when worn on the wrist to sense danger, or it could be activated manually.
The protective shield itself isn't too expensive; the real cost is the energy it consumes.
If there is no danger to withstand, activating it for one day will consume one primary energy stone. If danger is encountered, depending on the power of the danger, it may consume one intermediate energy stone or even more at once.
If subjected to sustained attacks, even a single high-level energy stone wouldn't be enough to stop it.
Special grade... that's not really necessary.
Superior energy stones are used exclusively for mechs, spaceships, and large protective shields.
This achievement did not unlock the ability to purchase protective shields, but Lu Xuan still opened the store and found the page for protective shields, and also saw other different levels of protective shields.
There are protective shields for single buildings, mechs, spaceships, cities, and even planets.
The prices are all unknown, but it's easy to imagine that they will be astronomical figures.
Lu Xuan simply noted the existence of this valuable item and quickly put aside any further thoughts.
He currently only has a single-person protective shield, which is sufficient for him.
This thing is far more advanced than protective clothing. Protective clothing is essentially just an enhanced version of bulletproof vests, but protective shields were truly invincible in ancient times.
As for energy consumption, that's a minor issue.
The house has many energy-consuming items: a hoverbus, a motorhome, three large ships, various smart home appliances, a large dryer, an agricultural drone... all of which are major energy consumers.
He buys all the energy stones that come with the daily discount, as well as those he gets from blind boxes and achievement rewards; he has no shortage of energy.
That's not enough. The store has as many original-priced energy stones as you want.
After casually putting the protective shield on his free right hand, Lu Xuan turned his attention back to the total balance of points.
He has spent nearly 30 million points so far. Once he spends most of his current balance, he will immediately achieve the goal of spending 100 million.
The thought flashed through my mind for only a second before disappearing.
It wasn't that he was unwilling to spend the money, he just felt it was unnecessary.
Based on his current habit of drawing blind boxes, using evolution fluids, and spending discounted energy and other consumables every day, he would spend 300,000 to 500,000 points every day.
By the end of the rainy season, they can still spend at least ten million, which, combined with what they did before, will almost meet half of the requirements.
He has already bought most of the big-ticket items he needs for the rainy season, but new needs will definitely arise during the coldest season. It won't be difficult to meet the remaining consumption goals, so there's no need to rush.
Having made up his mind, Lu Xuan shut down the backstage area, said goodbye to the audience, and quickly ended the broadcast.
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Outside the water park.
Seeing Chen Rong vying with a group of children to pass the challenge, Aunt Chen was furious. She called him back, grabbed his ear, and dragged him back into the room.
"Mom, let go, let go! Why are you pinching me?" Chen Rong complained, covering her ear which had been pinched until it was bright red.
Aunt Chen said angrily, "How dare you ask? You do nothing but play all day long! Look at Wei Dayong and Ke Wei, they're so sweet together after they got married. And several other couples from the county town have also gotten married in the last few days. Maybe they'll get pregnant soon."
"Ye Jing from the Ye family is about to give birth, and Ye the carpenter is going to be a grandfather. What about me? When will I be able to hold my grandson?"
Chen Rong: "..." So it turns out it's just another marriage proposal.
Aunt Chen said angrily, "Before, everyone else in Yangshan County was trying hard to find a suitable person, but you were useless. You didn't even know how to find me a daughter-in-law. And the one I found for you, you didn't like. Tell me, what exactly do you want to do!"
Chen Rong rubbed his ear and pouted, "Didn't Lu Xuan also not look for one?"
Aunt Chen shouted, "Can you compare to Lu Xuan? Can you even match the skill of one of his fingers?"
Chen Rong muttered to himself, "It's not that exaggerated..." Well, maybe it really is.
Chen Rong awkwardly lowered his hand and fawned over Aunt Chen, massaging her shoulders.
"My dear mother, it's not that I don't want to get married, it's just that I haven't met the right person yet."
A few years ago, he was such a scoundrel that nobody in the village respected him. Later, he reformed, but his family couldn't afford to get him married because of the debts he had incurred.
But things are different now. His family has plenty of food, and he also has the speed ability, so finding a wife would be very easy for him.
When one's own circumstances improve, one's requirements for a future wife will naturally change.
He wasn't allowed to be picky before, but now that he can, he certainly doesn't want to settle.
Find someone who is good-looking, gentle, and whom he truly loves, and you'll feel at ease spending your life with them.
It would be even better if she were still a virgin or a lady from a respectable family.
Chen Rong rattled off his demands, and Aunt Chen immediately rolled her eyes and said irritably, "You wish!"
"In this world, a young, unmarried woman like you probably comes from a family that's even better off than ours. Besides your speed ability, what do you have that would make you stand out?"
"You want a daughter from a respectable family? What kind of pipe dream are you having? Even your mother wouldn't dare to imagine having a daughter-in-law from a respectable family, but you dare to dream about it."
Chen Rong shrugged. "Anyway, it's not illegal."
Aunt Chen pouted, "Why is my life so miserable, having such a troublesome son like you!"
The more Aunt Chen thought about it, the more upset and angry she became. She pointed at Chen Rong and started cursing him.
Chen Rong humbly accepted the apology while using all his skills to appease the person. It took a great deal of effort to finally calm the person down temporarily.
When Chen Rong left the room, he felt even more tired than if he had worked all day.
He wanted to find someone to talk to about his troubles, but after thinking about it, it seemed that everyone he talked to was married.
Li Tuo didn't have one, but he was younger than him, and the Li family already had Li Kangbao, their eldest grandson. The village chief probably wasn't in a hurry for Li Tuo to get married.
Wu Yang... he also has someone in his heart.
Chen Rong counted back and forth, then gasped in astonishment. Could it be that besides Lu Xuan, he was really the only one?
That's a bit embarrassing.
He really didn't find any of the girls in the village appealing, and Yangshan County was a thing of the past.
Where am I supposed to find a wife right now?
Chen Rong couldn't help but shout to the sky, "God of Heaven, please send me a wife!"
Chen Rong wasn't taking what he said seriously.
But who would have thought that when he went out fishing the next day, he actually brought back a woman.
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