Official resident
When Ye Miaomiao walked out of the weaving hut, she saw a group of animals gathered at the kitchen window, discussing which eggs were delicious.
Ye Miaomiao: “?” What happened?
She walked over quickly and saw Zhang Jiajia handing her a sesame egg.
Uncle Rong took the sesame egg. A chicken held its beak high, swayed from side to side, and compared the textures of the two different eggs with a serious face.
After a little thought, I came to the conclusion that
"Sesame eggs are the best!" Flower Chicken proudly concluded, "Duck eggs are far inferior to chicken eggs. Chickens are man's best friend, and duck eggs should be thrown away! I love chicken eggs!"
They finally began to speak human language, and their speech was so... "approachable" that many residents gathered around to watch the fun. Suddenly, upon hearing these biased words, they started arguing with each other.
"Duck eggs are oily!" someone shouted.
"Duck eggs have more yolk! Isn't salted egg delicious because it's oily and shiny red? Chicken eggs are so small, how can they have so much yolk?"
"Yeah! Who hasn't read Gaoyou Duck Eggs? It's from elementary school!"
The crowd started arguing with each other, and most of them said that duck eggs tasted better.
Duck eggs...tastier?
The brindle couldn't believe it and suspected that there was something wrong with its ears.
I thought to myself that "chickens are human beings' best friends", but I didn't expect that my enthusiasm would be met with a cold shoulder. It was all self-conceit. Not to mention chickens, even eggs are nothing!
Seeing that everyone's words made sense, a feeling of bitterness, sadness and anger surged in his heart. He pecked the ground in grievance, and when he raised his eyes again, they were already blurred with tears.
For the first time, he spoke softly, "Well... forget it."
This...everyone fell silent for a moment.
It seemed like they were ganging up on the chicken to bully it.
"Actually..." someone said, carefully considering their tone, "Eggs are delicious too. If you judge an egg solely by the size of the yolk, wouldn't goose eggs be better? The truth is, goose eggs are fishy and hard. When people say duck eggs are delicious, they're only talking about salted duck eggs. The real delicious thing is chicken eggs."
"Egg fried rice, egg pancakes, egg custard, tea eggs, cakes, bread, sukiyaki—don't they all use eggs? Who wouldn't love them?"
He listed a bunch of delicious dishes made with eggs, which made Huaji's tears gradually disappear and her eyes became brighter and brighter. It was like a sudden warm spring breeze blowing, and her heart was filled with joy!
"I haven't eaten them all! I want to eat them all!" he announced loudly.
Ye Miaomiao saw this scene from afar: "..." Speaking of which, as a chicken, the broiler is obsessed with whether the eggs are delicious...
Is this chicken really serious? Or is it just something that humans can't understand yet...
She stood there for a while with a complicated expression, until she thought of the entire warehouse of fluff, then she shook off her hesitation and forced a bright smile.
"Chicken! Uncle Rong! My friend!"
The pheasant was even happier when it saw her.
Especially when Ye Miaomiao's face was filled with sincerity and deep affection, it was incredible: "Of course, eggs are the best! Small and exquisite, crystal clear, and flawless! Duck eggs, goose eggs, quail eggs, how can they be even one ten-thousandth as good as chicken eggs! Do they know how hard the chickens work? What right do they have to talk nonsense!"
The pheasant pecked at the egg stupidly, tasted it for a while, and suddenly felt that Ye Miaomiao had excellent taste. It slowly moved a few steps towards Ye Miaomiao with its claws, nodding its head continuously.
The flower chicken is much easier to please than the leader. If you build a good relationship with it, why worry about not having any fluff?
Ye Miaomiao smiled sincerely and cited many examples, talking about the deliciousness of eggs and the big truth, such as the bravery of the chick pecking the shell from the inside, the cornerstone of Leonardo da Vinci's painting, and the innovation of Columbus standing the egg upright, which made the egg look unique.
But in just a moment, Hua Ji was completely convinced and regarded Ye Miaomiao as his mentor.
Halfway through the speech, Ye Miaomiao suddenly paused and finally got to the point.
She sighed deeply and looked at the chicken sadly, as if the chicken in front of her was in the late stage of a terminal illness and could not be saved. The chicken trembled all over at the sight.
"What a pity!" Ye Miaomiao sighed, "From what you said just now, you haven't tried any of those egg recipes."
"Those foods are the result of thousands of years of research by humans. As an egg lover like me, it's a shame that you haven't tried them..." She sighed again.
Now the flower chicken also felt uncomfortable, as if its whole body was itchy, and it began to sigh.
Ye Miaomiao changed the subject and said with a smile: "Fortunately, Chef Zhang in our territory can make it. If you like it, why not exchange it with fluff?"
Flower Chicken: “!”
He was about to nod when Uncle Rong suddenly grabbed his wing and said, "We're not exchanging, we're giving it away! We're here to make friends."
Rooster: "..." He retracted his head. As a dignified rooster, he suddenly felt tears welling up in his eyes again.
However, Ye Miaomiao's next words cheered him up again.
"We don't accept gifts! Humans are all about transactions. Friendship exists only when there's trade. Without trade, how can we trust each other? How can we rely on each other?"
Ye Miaomiao thought to herself: The problem is, without any deal, how can she make the Storm Territory willing to work for her based on a fictitious contract?
One warehouse may sound like a lot of down, but Ye Miaomiao is a family with three sets of down jackets, down pants, and down bedding per person. How can one warehouse be enough?
Ye Miaomiao smiled brightly, and she had obviously imagined that in the future, all the birds in the Storm Territory would go out to search for down for her.
"This..." Uncle Rong was choked by her preaching. He felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he had to nod in agreement with Hua Ji.
"Then..." The two beasts looked at each other hesitantly, "Should we have Xiao Hei send a message back to ask?"
Ye Miaomiao nodded tolerantly, giving the beasts enough time to think. Seeing the chicken looking excitedly into the kitchen, she encouraged him, "You're guests, so why don't I treat you to a meal first? Don't worry, you and I are close friends, and I won't charge for this meal!"
The brook chicken swallowed its saliva and nodded its head involuntarily.
Uncle Rong had extended his hand, but then put it back. Since the humans felt this would enhance their friendship, why should he stop them? Besides... Uncle Rong secretly glanced towards the kitchen. It was unacceptable for him, half a human, to have never tasted delicious human food...
Ye Miaomiao glanced at the screen with a smile. The guard time was almost up. She pulled Zhang Jiajia over and asked him to serve all the delicious food in the territory. She whispered that the territory's business depended entirely on him!
Zhang Jiajia suddenly felt a heavy sense of responsibility. He might not be able to do other things, but he would definitely not let his boss down when it came to cooking!
"After dinner, you can go for a walk in the territory. Just take whatever you like. I'll put it on my account." Ye Miaomiao touched the feathers of the pheasant affectionately, and the two looked at each other with mutual sympathy.
"Miaomiao, it's really..." The chicken really wished they had met earlier.
"You're welcome. You can take these things back to your territory as samples and exchange the fluff for points. If you have nowhere to spend them, you can come to us to buy them!" Isn't that the end of the story?
The brooding chicken nodded vigorously.
Watching Ye Miaomiao settle Hua Ji and the others in the kitchen and leave to do the guard duty, Zhang Jiajia secretly clenched his fists: Good! Bring it on!
After the territory upgraded its ironware, the factory crafted a set of third-level tools for all employees. Zhang Jiajia received an iron pot, iron shovel, and iron knife set, allowing him to cook many dishes that he had previously struggled to make without the necessary ingredients.
He made up his mind secretly and went into the kitchen to get busy.
It was the first time that the kitchen welcomed guests so formally, and the usually dull Fang Zhiyong was also pulled over to cut vegetables. Although he was still in a daze, his skills in cutting vegetables were as precise as if they were an instinct engraved in his body.
Fortunately, it was not dinner time, and Zhang Jiajia finally came over to get busy.
A plate of steamed sesame eggs came up with a puff of hot steam. Huaji looked at the plate full of eggs with emotion, thinking that Miaomiao prepared them for him, and was about to show off.
Suddenly, Uncle Rong, who was usually a polite and courteous man, peeled off the eggshell with one hand and devoured it in two bites. And the little black egg, who was never polite to begin with, didn't even spit out the shell, but gobbled them one by one... Looking at the plate again, only half was left!
The pheasant quickly buried its head in the food, secretly cursing the two bastards. It was clearly Miaomiao who prepared it for him! Such a comparison, the character of the human and the beast is really clear!
Several beasts scrambled for the food as if they were competing, not forgetting to protect the food while sighing from time to time -
"I used to think the legends were all exaggerated, but now it seems that Eminem's cooking skills are simply... This is what humans, no, animals should eat!"
"Water! Drink this fish-cooking water! Hiss! How can a dish of water be so fragrant? It has such a lingering aftertaste!"
"And this! What is this? I can't even tell the difference... Am I so short-sighted?!"
Plate after plate of various dishes were brought in, and empty plates were sent out, the aromas lingering in the air. The dishes stopped being delivered until the beasts could no longer grab any more.
Zhang Jiajia walked in with a smile: "Are you satisfied?"
"From Sichuan cuisine to local cuisine, from Chinese food to Western and Japanese food, I've made everything I can under the current conditions. I used less spiciness because I was afraid some of the guests might not be used to it, but I hope they'll be satisfied."
He looked at the beasts with great satisfaction, nodding his head repeatedly, yet he couldn't help but feel a little regretful: "Our Donglai old brand always gives a small cake after meals. It's so nice to have something sweet after a meal, but unfortunately... Alas."
He shook his head and walked out.
The beasts looked at each other in bewilderment: Is there... something better?!
"Xiao Hei." Flower Chicken finally became serious. He had just eaten like a starving ghost, and now he finally took on the posture of an elder: "Hurry back and report to the Tiger King. Let Uncle Eagle escort Rongmao here. By the way..."
As soon as he thought of something delicious, his whole body became unblocked and his brain worked extremely fast.
"By the way, take a few eggs back and tell the Tiger King..." The pheasant looked at the ground and stretched out its toes to count one by one, saying, "One egg is one point, and a ball of fluff is ten points. A ball of fluff can be exchanged for..."
He grunted happily, "Ten eggs!"
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At this moment, Ye Miaomiao had just finished her guarding mission.
After the blood moon, the weapons and security of the territory have been improved, and ordinary guarding missions seem particularly "boring".
As usual, he received 800 points, a few lucky bags and A-level card drawing opportunities. Ye Miaomiao opened them one by one and got [A-level Card Coupon: The Humble Beginning: Stone × 500, Wood × 500, Vines × 200;] as well as [Raw Meat × 200] and [Berries × 100], which slightly filled the basic resources of the territory.
The achievement increases health by ten points and strength by ten points.
Ye Miaomiao opened the territory points panel. The past few days' guard missions had accumulated over 2,000 points, offset by regular wages, territory taxes, and food income. She had distributed free meals to volunteers the day before, and had fully invested resources in the Blood Moon. Despite the significant expenditure, she still had a substantial amount left—2,100 points.
When Ye Miaomiao was thinking about whether to buy another piece of land or something else, Fang Yan came over.
Ye Miaomiao looked at him puzzledly.
He silently took out a banknote from his trouser pocket and handed it to Ye Miaomiao without saying much, as if he was waiting for something.
Sure enough, a notification appeared in Ye Miaomiao's system——
[Hello Lord Ye Miaomiao, player "Fang Yan" has paid 100 points and requested to join your territory "Eh Eh Eh" as an official resident. Please confirm whether you agree?]
Ye Miaomiao: “!” He actually applied for formal residency!
The first official resident! This means the territory finally has its first stable workforce!
She quickly clicked "Agree," and the banknote instantly transformed into a faint light and merged into Ye Miaomiao's score panel. The temporary resident panel in the territory seemed unchanged, but in the column for official residents, the words "Fangyan" were outlined in black font, stroke by stroke.
Congratulations! Player "Fang Yan" has officially joined your territory "Eh Eh Eh" and become a formal resident! Please assign a residence to the resident!
[You currently have 1 first-level residential building, and can accommodate 5 formal residents. Please expand your residential building as soon as possible. The prosperity of your territory starts with population!]
Ye Miaomiao's face was full of joy, and she kept saying, "Welcome, welcome!" Then she was about to take Fang Yan to see the house and give him the key.
Fang Yan seemed to be infected by her smile and smiled faintly.
However... when she reached the door of the residence, Ye Miaomiao could no longer smile. The reason was simple -
The last time the territory was upgraded to a village, the buildings throughout the territory were improved. A fence surrounded the small wooden house, a clothesline in the front yard, and an apricot tree in the backyard. It looked very rural, but...
When you open the door and walk in, the inside is still the same as it was originally.
Ye Miaomiao was busy all day long, and her lord's house also rose in value along with the territory and became a high-end house, so she had long forgotten what ordinary houses looked like.
A lingering, damp smell wafted over me. There was only one room in the house.
The two windows were tightly closed, but the walls and the roof were made of logs, with many gaps between the wood. Sunlight shone in, and one could vaguely see traces of spider webs in the corners of the walls and in the air.
Even more terrifying was that this was a six-person bunk room, with six wooden beds placed from left to right, with no partitions in between! There was only a small compartment in the corner, but Ye Miaomiao didn't know what it was used for, and she didn't want to look.
She almost suffocated and slammed the door shut, and Fang Yan behind her didn't even have time to look.
Looking at Fang Yan's puzzled expression, Ye Miaomiao smiled awkwardly. It was okay to collect 100 points, but this was her first official resident and the captain of her security team. She must not be scared away by...
"A little..." Ye Miaomiao thought about how to say it so as not to seem so awkward. "I forgot to upgrade," she found an excuse for herself: "Wait for me to upgrade first!"
"It doesn't matter." Fang Yan glanced at the small house behind Ye Miaomiao and shook his head. "I'm not someone who cares about the living environment. Having a place to live is enough. There's no need to waste the territory's resources."
Ye Miaomiao was touched. Look! He was so concerned about his territory! She threw him into such a kennel. Her conscience was unbearable!
Ye Miaomiao immediately shook her head more firmly: "I must upgrade, just wait for me for a while, the upgrade will be very fast."
Why is it necessary to upgrade?
Fang Yan looked at Ye Miaomiao steadily, not realizing how bad the house was.
He thought she wanted to thank him again, just like the last time they had dinner, and the one before that. So why? The last time they had dinner, he had helped her find the side quest, and the last time they had dinner, it was to make up for the picnic. What about this time?
Was it to thank him for becoming the first official resident? Unlikely.
Fang Yan couldn't describe how he felt. He guessed some possibilities in his mind and felt inexplicably excited.
But he still said calmly: "No need for this, as long as it can be lived in, there is no need for a fancy house..." As he was about to open the door and go in, Ye Miaomiao got anxious and quickly stopped him: "No... No!"
"The resources of the territory are very valuable," Fang Yan advised, "There's no need..."
"No, it's not!" Ye Miaomiao finally couldn't stand it anymore, and she decided to tell the truth. In short, Fang Yan had become a formal resident and she couldn't run away even if she wanted to.
She pushed open the door of the house and was immediately hit by a strong smell of dampness. The poor living environment was comparable to a slum, and the visual impact was terrifying.
Fang Yan heard Ye Miaomiao shouting in his ear.
"This is even worse than Da Huang's living conditions! You want Da Huang to live here? Even Da Huang won't live here! How can I let you move in? I haven't come here for a long time. Who would have known that the living conditions in a first-class residential building are so poor! But don't worry, I'll immediately..."
Fang Yan silently ignored the rest of the words. He only felt a small piece of his boyish heart break. He had to start thinking seriously, what exactly was Ye Miaomiao thinking?
Ye Miaomiao quickly overlapped the blueprint of the secondary residence, and after filling it with stones and wood, it immediately became a two-story small building.
A wooden staircase extends up one side of the building for going up and down. There are six rooms upstairs and downstairs, each with a window, which is a separate suite.
Finally...it's habitable now.
Ye Miaomiao gave Fang Yan the authority to Room No. 1 and went in to take a look.
On one side of the room, there was a fireplace, keeping it warm. On the other side, there was a bed and a table and chairs. Inside, there was a small compartment with a toilet, but it was unclear where it led. Things humans leave on the grasslands, except for props, usually disappear.
"When the territory has enough money, we'll connect you to hot water, cold water, and even air conditioning."
Ye Miaomiao painted a big pie for him, but Fang Yan just nodded silently, not knowing whether he ate it or not.
But finally, resident number one was settled. Ye Miaomiao happily left Fang Yan alone in the room to ponder, while she took more than 2,000 points and happily went to buy land.
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After Xiaobai stopped Huaji and others, he found that Zhang Jiajia was willing to give the sesame eggs to Huaji regardless of their past grudges.
His favorable impression of Zhang Jiajia immediately rose to a new level. They could cook delicious food and were so kind. However, he didn't know that Huaji had bad intentions and was afraid that he would be deceived.
Xiaobai was just about to try to persuade Zhang Jiajia with good intentions when he saw the chicken quickly snatch the duck egg.
Xiaobai: "..." He silently took out a point from his hard-earned wages and quietly placed it on the kitchen counter - Chef Zhang must not be bullied.
What’s even more exaggerated is that Chef Zhang actually took a few more eggs from the cupboard and steamed them in the still hot pot.
Xiaobai: “…” Damn it, he was the only one who got hurt in the end.
He counted the number, silently took out a few points, and carried Hua Ji and others on his back and pressed them on the kitchen counter - he seemed to no longer trust Hua Ji's chickens.
"Don't bully Chef Zhang. You have to pay for these." He advised: "I've already paid. Eat these and don't eat any more."
The pheasant also thought so, so he nodded, but pecked his trouser leg and said, "Give me more points."
Xiaobai: "..." It seems that Huaji didn't understand. But after all, they were people from his territory, so he couldn't get angry. He shook his trouser legs and said, "No more."
Flower Chicken: "Oh, what a pity." Finally, he didn't ask for more.
He wasn't in a rush to eat the eggs Zhang Jiajia handed him—after all, there were only a few of them. He actually slowly savored them. As the most senior of the group of beasts, the other two could only swallow their saliva and watch him comment.
“Eggs are best.”
While commenting, he started chatting with Zhang Jiajia, and many people came to watch the fun.
Xiaobai was worried at first, but when he saw the two of them chatting and the chicken didn't ask for eggs, he felt relieved. He was about to join in the conversation with a smile when his ears suddenly pointed -
"Brother Bai! Brother Bai!"
Xiaobai's expression froze, and he quickly stepped back to distance himself from Huaji and the others.
He saw that Huaji didn't look like he was about to start a fight, and his brother Xiaohei was also watching the others chatting leisurely. There were a few security guards nearby, so he thought nothing would happen. He said hello and went to find his brother Lu with peace of mind.
As expected, Lu Zhiwu asked him to go to work——
As Xiaobai had just spent a lot of money to buy eggs for the chickens, he really needed to work to replenish his blood. After completing the guard mission, several people set out to work together. It was not until noon that they finally came back to eat a hot meal.
In the past, Lu Zhiwu and others had to eat outside, but the third-level tools were so easy to use that their efficiency in felling trees increased greatly, and they no longer needed to work as frantically as before.
I happened to meet Lu Zhiwu's friend, who was surprised by the level 3 tools we had and said he wanted to see if there were any more for sale.
The group then headed towards the primary factory.
Xiao Baiben had earned a lot of points and was walking around with Lu Zhiwu in a relaxed mood. He never expected that as soon as he arrived at the factory gate, he heard the arrogant voice of Huaji.
"One of this, one of this, too. That's right! I won't pay!"
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