"Listen to me. If you don't have confidence in treasure hunting, just focus on farming. When planting corn, plant the seeds while watering the fields with magical spring water. After planting a hundred fields, you can harvest the corn on the first field in about half an hour. It's a little faster than doing it step by step."
"Also, you don't have to use the magical spring water every time. We are going out to participate in the corn-breaking competition. There are three chances a day, so we definitely won't have time to go back during this period, unless you go back every time you participate to plant a round of corn. In this case, the previous batch of corn will not need to be watered with spring water. I estimate that two hours is enough for you to go back and forth."
"Wow, a corn plant can use up to 4 bottles of magical spring water, but a spring water gift pack costs 30 star coins, and you may not know how many you will get. I usually think it's okay, but now that I have to compete for quantity, I feel that this spring water is really expensive. I can't afford it anymore TAT."
"I agree, I only dare to use two bottles of water on each plot of land, which only reduces the time by half an hour. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I might not use the magic spring water anymore. It's so funny, "Living in the Countryside" has become a game that only players who pay for it can afford to play."
"Well, if you can't afford it, then don't use it. What does it have to do with the game? No one is forcing you to use it. Let's just farm it steadily for two hours, and get the missing points by treasure hunting. I don't believe that those star warriors can increase their luck!"
"Brother, think about the title of 'lucky man' given to the demon star boss. This is how uneven the world is."
Wen Xingyao was suddenly cueed: "..."
He turned around to look at Bai Li and Song Xinran innocently to prove his innocence. He had never used this title to hunt for treasure, so he couldn't take it seriously!
The players did not notice that the protagonist of their discussion was standing not far from them. At this moment, another newly arrived player joined the topic.
"Hahaha! You're still digging holes, sowing seeds and watering the fields yourself? Let me tell you, I just trained my rabbit at home to kick the soil in the middle of a field to the side with its hind legs along a row of fields. Guess what, it actually did it! Then I just focused on sowing the seeds from behind. That's not all, my other pet is a deer, it followed behind me and kicked the soil back to its original place with its hooves, so that a field was planted. I was only responsible for sowing seeds with my head down the whole time, and I felt so relaxed! The pets in the game are really smart!"
After hearing this, Bai Li and the other two said: "..."
Bai Li: As expected, players’ creativity is endless.
Wen Xingyao: My koi can help with watering, so it’s no worse than others.
Song Xinran: Oh my god! This actually works. Okay, I will start training when I get back!
Seeing the players chattering more and more excitedly, and their voices were getting louder and louder, the old village chief had to cough heavily to draw the players' attention back. Looking at the serious-looking village chief, the players suddenly remembered the scene not long ago when the other party beat up a group of wild boars with a machete, and instantly fell silent like little quails. They were scared, scared, they couldn't beat them.
"Ahem, since most people have arrived, I will repeat the rules of the game." The old village chief's voice was low and powerful. "After the villagers sign up with me, they will be randomly divided into teams. Every 20 people will be teleported to a special cornfield. Each person will be given a burlap bag to put the picked corn into. It should be noted that the corn put in the bag is not completely safe. Other villagers can make the corn in the bag of another person who is passively touched fall out through physical contact. At most, only one corn cob will fall out every 5 seconds. The time limit for the game is 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, all villagers will be teleported back. At that time, the number of corns in everyone's pockets means how many points you can get in the end."
"The first place winner gets 20 points, the second place winner gets 15 points, the third place winner gets 10 points, and the remaining villagers can only get a guaranteed 5 points."
"Village chief, what if there are less than 20 people who sign up for the competition?" a player asked this question.
There are only 4998 official players in the game. Even if everyone uses up their number of matches every day, there will still be 18 people left behind. It is impossible for these last 18 people to not be able to participate.
"Don't worry about that," said the village chief. "If no more villagers sign up within five minutes, the villagers who have already signed up will be teleported directly over. It doesn't matter if there are not enough people."
"Then village chief, is there a limited scope for this 'physical contact' you refer to? And about the dropped corn, if several people touch the same person at the same time, whose corn does it belong to?" Another player asked his question eagerly, and judging from his expression, he seemed to have come up with some evil idea.
The old village chief didn't care about the players' little thoughts and continued to explain responsibly: "This includes but is not limited to accidentally touching or deliberately pulling. If it's a multi-to-one situation, the corn that falls will belong to whoever picks it up again. But as far as I'm concerned, I don't recommend the situation of 'ganging up on someone'. No one can guarantee that when you do this, the corn in your bag will not fall out, and more will fall out."
The player who had begun to secretly use his eyes to hint at looking for a partner, after hearing the words of the village chief, he suddenly calmed down. Yes, this is a rule of the game. If someone touches you, a corn will fall out. If they fight, everyone will be hit a few times. When the fight is over, the corn will go to the person who can stand up at the end.
It’s such a loss, they should just pick their own corn.
...That's strange.
Although they have given up the idea of cooperating with others, it is not impossible to fight alone. As long as they can snatch a corn from others, they win!
At this moment, the players seemed to have forgotten that they were in a game. They tried their best to break and grab corn just to get more points. Their desire to win was completely aroused. However, unlike usual, the reason for this mentality was still because of the gene collapse disorder. This time, they were in a happy mood and wanted to win from the bottom of their hearts.
"Ah... it's actually randomly assigned? Then it'll be hard for me to be in the same group with you guys." Song Xinran remembered Bai Li's expression when she talked about this topic with him a few days ago. It turned out that there was no guarantee that they would be assigned to the same group to participate in the competition.
He seemed to have figured out the meaning of "regret" that the master mentioned. If they were really unlucky enough to be assigned to the same group, they would inevitably become a competitive relationship. He would definitely not attack the master just to win the game, and the master would be the same. If so, during the game, he would inevitably be a little restrained.
"It's okay." Bai Li raised his hand and touched Song Xinran's furry head, encouraging him, "After you go in, cheer yourself up and try to pick more corns, okay? If you see other people nearby, be careful and avoid them if you can."
"Yeah, I remember it!" Song Xinran nodded heavily and said with an embarrassed look, "In preparation for today's competition, I actually practiced secretly. I planted several rounds of corn in the past two days. I even moved up a level because of my active farming skills."
After hearing this, not only Bai Li, but also Wen Xingyao, who was feeling a little depressed because the master and disciple had been talking and chatting, couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
Haha, young people just don’t have enough confidence.
After the village chief introduced the specific process of the competition, he opened the registration mode on the bulletin board nearby. Players who want to participate in the competition can get a system prompt asking whether they want to register as long as they approach the bulletin board.
Bai Li led the two forward and quickly completed the registration process. While waiting for the transfer, they also agreed that if someone came out first, they would continue to register until all three chances were used up and then wait for the other two to come out.
Soon, a countdown for the impending teleportation appeared in front of Bai Li's eyes. When the countdown ended, a white mist appeared in front of his eyes. When the mist dissipated, he was standing in a cornfield.
The area of the cornfield is not large, it is a 20m x 20m square. If you turn your head around, you can see a few dazed players standing not far away.
Bai Li squeezed the burlap bag in his hand, quickly looked away, and quickly started picking the corn beside him.
His movements were fast, accurate and ruthless. From top to bottom, he finished off a plant with five corns in just a dozen seconds. This result was obviously not enough, so after one plant had completely withered, he set his sights on another one next to it.
Just like that, almost without stopping, Bai Li cleared all the corn plants that he could reach while standing there. Then he just kept moving forward and continued to work hard.
"Oh shit!" The movement on Bai Li's side finally attracted the attention of the players who were still in a daze. They no longer cared about the magical feeling of time and space transformation. After discovering that Bai Li was one of their competitors, they quickly took action.
However, their movements of cracking corn are far less beautiful, simple and straightforward than Bai Li's.
The players' attention was not fully focused. On the one hand, they had to be vigilant to see if anyone nearby would run out to attack them, and on the other hand, they would grab a corn and pull it off with brute force. For a moment, the surroundings were full of "crackling" and "clanging" noises. It was lively, but still a little too noisy.
Bai Li turned his head to take a look, and quietly moved away from the group of players who had not yet entered the state. Unconsciously, he walked to the corner of the cornfield, still picking corn without stopping.
Because he was far away, he did not hear the whispered discussions of other players in the cornfield.
"Hey, you see, Big Brother Li Bai is actually in the same group with us!"
"I see, I see. This is the first time I've been so close to a big guy. How about it, brothers? Let's go and rob the big guy, hehehe?"
"Tsk tsk, you really have the same idea as me. Do you have any other brothers who want to join us? The boss looks very good at breaking corn. Maybe we can get second or third place by 'robbing' him?"
"Let's not do that... Big Brother Li Bai looks very weak, he definitely can't beat so many of us, and didn't the village chief say that he doesn't recommend us to fight one-on-one? It's too unfair and too unsafe."
"Tsk, you really take it seriously when I say 'robbery'? We're just going to have some fun with Boss Li Bai, we're not going to do anything to him. You say it's a competition, how come you don't even have that much competitive spirit? Even if none of us succeeds in the end, it's not bad to make a name for ourselves in front of the boss. I heard that Boss Li Bai is really good at farming, and when the first batch of players came in, they all learned farming techniques from him."
"Yeah, yeah, I heard about it too. Didn't netizens even give him the title of 'Interstellar Agricultural Demonstration Unit'?"
"So, let me ask you one question, do you want to go up or not?"
"Let's go... let's go?"
The players who decided to go up put their heads together for a discussion, and soon decided to set out to look for Bai Li.
However, they searched and searched, but they couldn't find Bai Li. It was as if he suddenly had the ability to become invisible, and he completely disappeared right under their noses.
At this moment, Bai Li, who was standing not far from them, had his aura blended into the cornfield because he was too focused:? ?
Is there anything wrong with these players?
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