Chapter 5: Picking up the hoe and working. "Host," the system asked tentatively...
"Host." The system spoke tentatively.
"Yeah." Su Sanyue's voice was calm.
"You, are you okay?" asked the system.
"Haha." Su Sanyue said, "What do you think?"
The system shrank its neck and dared not speak.
"How can we plant crops in this field when there is a sandstorm?" Su Sanyue asked.
"Actually, it's still possible to plant crops." The system was silent for a moment, then said simply, "Host, our farming system will provide you with a protective shield for your farmland, provided you cultivate the farmland yourself."
Seeing Su Sanyue's silence, the system continued, "Only farmland cultivated by the host himself can be selected by the system, which will be given energy to protect it. The system's protective shield can effectively block wind, sand, and pests, and can prevent any factors that are detrimental to crops from entering."
"Why didn't you say it yesterday?" Su Sanyue was silent for a long time and then spoke.
The system pointed at its finger guiltily and said, "I forgot there was a sandstorm here yesterday."
System 004 was on the job for the first time. He followed Su Sanyue around, eating, drinking, sleeping and playing. He was very happy every day and almost forgot that he was a farming system.
"Forget it. Fortunately, it was only cultivated for one day, so the loss was not too big." Su Sanyue said with a sigh.
"Host, don't you blame me?" the system said with emotion.
"Is it useful to blame you?" Su Sanyue said, taking off the ball on her head, staring at it and asking, "What other functions do you have? Tell me clearly at once."
Suddenly, the ball in front of her continued to stretch and extend, turning into a rectangular light curtain floating in front of Su Sanyue's eyes. In the upper left corner of the light curtain was a portrait of Su Sanyue and her name.
Name: Su Sanyue
Constitution: 3 (healthy)
Strength: 2 (weak)
Mental strength: 1 (ordinary person)
Ability: Affinity
Power Level: 0
Own farmland: None
Crop types: 0
Contract workers: None
This panel is similar to the game panel. Constitution equals health, strength equals attack power, mental strength equals blue bar, ability equals spell, and ability level equals spell level.
Su Sanyue scrolled down and saw a system introduction below: System 004, produced on May 28, 2568394 in the cosmic calendar, produced in Universe No. 8, system function: reclaiming wasteland and farming.
"What is this contract farmhand?" Su Sanyue asked.
"After the host owns ten acres of farmland, the system will give the host a contract. The host can sign a contract with any species. The species that sign the contract will work for the host for a long time, so they are called long-term workers." said the system.
"Is a robot okay?" Su Sanyue asked.
"Yes," the system replied. "The land cultivated and crops grown by species that have signed a contract with the host will be protected by the system. However, the contract is extremely valuable, so please use it with caution."
Su Sanyue suddenly became interested: "Ten acres, doesn't seem like a lot."
After Su Sanyue understood all the functions of the system, she rode her electric scooter back home.
After picking out a handy hoe, Su Sanyue rode his electric scooter back to the reclaimed land.
Looking at the hard ground in front of her, Su Sanyue coaxed herself for a long time before gritting her teeth and starting to work.
Su Sanyue spat into her palm and started hoeing the ground.
With one hoe strike, a scratch appeared in the ground. With another hoe strike, the scratch became deeper...
After five or six hoeings, he finally cultivated 10 cm of land, and Su Sanyue already felt a little tired.
"Host, come on! Host, come on!" The system shouted above Su Sanyue's head.
Su Sanyue hoeed a few dozen times and felt her waist a little sore.
"No, the ground is too dry. If we continue like this, the efficiency will be too low. We can't even hoe one acre of land in a month." Su Sanyue said.
"What should we do then?" asked the system.
Su Sanyue looked up at the reservoir and said, "I still have a lot of building materials left. Why don't we have the robots dig ditches first, then secure them with building materials and bring in water first? After all, we'll need to divert water when we're done cultivating the land and starting planting."
"Good idea!" said the system.
Su Sanyue gave the robots instructions and asked them to start digging a canal from the reservoir to the reclaimed land.
The robots started to move, and Su Sanyue was not idle either, continuing to hoe the ground.
At the end of the day, Su Sanyue dug a ditch to enclose the land so that water could be diverted for irrigation, and the robots also repaired the canal.
The canal is built very deep and wide, using new interstellar building materials. After it is built, it is covered with a thick layer of soil and compacted, so there is no need to worry even if a sandstorm comes.
Su Sanyue first checked the weather forecast for the evening. Seeing that there would be no sandstorms in the next two days, she felt relieved and turned on the water diversion switch.
When she returned home, Su Sanyue was so hungry that she started cooking while chewing on bread.
She exercised so much today that her appetite improved a lot and she ate three big bowls of rice.
After dinner, Su Sanyue took a quick shower and then lay down on the bed weakly.
"I'm so tired. This kind of work is too hard." Su Sanyue felt hopeless. "I already have money and a planet, why do I have to endure this kind of suffering?"
"Host, don't be discouraged. This is all for survival. You don't want to die inexplicably because your luck is sucked away again. Besides, farming is difficult at first but becomes easier later. Once you have cultivated ten acres of land and signed a contract as a farmhand, it will be easy." The system said as it helped Su Sanyue to pat his shoulders.
Su Sanyue sighed and said, "It's all for survival. Farming is one thing, and working is another. But although farming is physically tiring, it's much better than working. There are no bosses who write nonsense, no annoying clients, and no intrigue..."
"Yes, yes. Let's think positively. It's just a little difficult for us to cultivate the land in the early stage. Once we have cultivated it, everything will be fine. The land can be reused. Don't you agree, host... host?"
As the system spoke, it saw that Su Sanyue was motionless, so it quickly floated up to take a look, and found that Su Sanyue had already fallen asleep.
The system didn't say anything else, but helped her pull up the quilt, then floated to the switch and turned off the light.
Su Sanyue had a dreamless night and woke up on time at eight o'clock the next morning.
She moved her body and suddenly made a "hiss" sound. She felt all the muscles in her body ache as soon as she exerted force. This was the feeling after sudden intense exercise.
"Host, get up and have breakfast~"
The nanny robot suddenly walked in and spoke in a system voice.
"System?" Su Sanyue sat up with her arms propped up and said in confusion.
A ball of light floated out from the head of the nanny robot and said, "It's me, the host."
"Why are you inside the nanny robot?" Su Sanyue asked.
"This robot has a simple program and no intelligence, so I'll use it as my body." The system said, then floated into the nanny robot's body, controlling the nanny robot's body to walk a few steps, and said, "I made breakfast for the host. Host, get up and have breakfast~"
Su Sanyue got up and said, "Can you make breakfast?"
"Host, you underestimate me. I have stored all the knowledge related to agriculture in my body, including how to make agricultural products delicious. I have also connected to the star network of this world, searched for the cooking skills of this world, and updated the knowledge base." said the system.
"Then let me try it." Su Sanyue said.
After Su Sanyue finished washing up, she sat at the dining table.
On the dining table was a glass of milk, three buns and a bowl of minced meat porridge.
Su Sanyue took a sip of the porridge and found it extremely delicious. She drank a few more sips and took a bite of a bun. It was a vegetarian bun, and the salty and fragrant taste bloomed on her taste buds.
"Host, how does it taste?" The system robot supported its head with its two arms, sat opposite Su Sanyue and asked her.
Su Sanyue swallowed a mouthful of porridge and said, "Well done, it's about eight points of my level."
Su Sanyue finished drinking the milk, holding her full stomach, and said contentedly, "I'm full."
The system happily floated out from the nanny robot's head and set instructions for it to wash the dishes. Tuanzi then floated to Su Sanyue's head and lay down, saying, "Hehe, from now on, the host will concentrate on farming, and leave the cooking to 004~"
Su Sanyue nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make you my Royal Chef 004."
After breakfast, Su Sanyue picked up her hoe and rode her electric scooter towards the cultivated farmland.
After soaking in water overnight, the soil has turned darker and become more fluffy.
With just one hoe, Su Sanyue was able to dig a ten-centimeter-deep hole.
In order to prevent hoeing the fields from being too boring, Su Sanyue turned on her smart brain, found an old playlist, played a familiar and exciting song, and began to hoe the fields to the rhythm.
Sooner or later you have to work anyway, so it's better to work happily than with a sad face. Su Sanyue never lets herself be immersed in a depressed mood.
"I'm looking from afar~" "Hey! A hoe."
"Above the Moon~" "Hey, two hoes."
“…”
After a morning of cultivation, Su Sanyue had cultivated 40 square meters of land. At the same time, he broke up the 20 centimeters of lumpy soil on the top of the 40 square meters of land, making the soil loose and breathable.
Water is still flowing onto this land. I don’t know if it’s because this land has been dry for too long, but after a morning of water, it hasn’t overflowed. The land is still absorbing moisture.
Hoeing the fields was hot and tiring, so Su Sanyue stopped to rest. She took off the straw hat on her head and used it as a fan to fan herself, tapping the ground with her toes to the rhythm of the music.
She now looks a bit like a genuine farmer.
Just at this moment, the system sent her a message asking her to go home for lunch.
When Su Sanyue saw the message, she turned off the music, dropped her hoe, and rode her electric scooter back home.
When I got home, four dishes and a soup were already on the table. The system jumped out of the nanny robot and said, "Host, host, your information has changed~"
Su Sanyue hummed a song and washed her hands. She sat at the dining table and said while eating, "Open it and let me see."
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