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Garin noticed Lian Yun's expression and thought she was just surprised and curious, so he looked even more proud: "This is a specialty of our village, parsnip!"
Hearing this name, Lian Yun suddenly had an impression. She remembered that when she was in college, she had studied botany and had mentioned a plant in Europe that was very similar to radish, called parsnip.
But what impressed her even more was a pixel-style game...
Lian Yun suppressed his curiosity and listened to Gai Lin's explanation. "Our village is located near the desert, so our ancestors planted a lot of windbreaks around the village when they settled there. Not only does it protect against wind and sand and improve the soil, it's also edible."
Speaking of this, Garin is filled with nostalgia: "Raw, roasted, stewed, it's always delicious! The best part is that it's very filling! In the past, when we did manual labor in our village, we always had some parsnips with us."
"But for some reason, the production of parsnips has been declining significantly in recent years all over the world. Fortunately, our village is a professional parsnip grower, so we have enough supply to sell."
“Actually, it’s not just parsnips.”
Lanna came over after finishing his business with the caravan.
"I heard that in recent decades, the yields of various crops on the continent have begun to decline sharply," Lana said calmly. "I don't know what happened, but it's definitely not a good sign."
Lian Yunshen agreed and looked at Gai Lin again: "Just this one radish... is it worth sending this radish all the way to Xincheng?"
"You don't know that," Garin smiled, leaning down and pointing his finger at the parsnip. "This one was carefully selected from thousands. It's a good thing to find one with this kind of potential among ten thousand plants!"
Lian Yun stared at its yellowing leaves for a few seconds, but couldn't help but ask, "How can you tell it has potential?"
"Hey! Don't you notice anything different about this soil?" The brown-haired man came closer. Upon hearing Lian Yun's question, he grinned and scooped up a handful of soil from the box, carefully holding it in front of her: "Look, this soil glows!"
"That's right! As you can see, this parsnip, which only has a one in ten thousand chance of appearing, has the effect of purifying the soil. Any soil that has been planted with it can easily grow any plant."
"And there's a one in a thousand chance that the replanted plants will inherit the purification function."
Garin smiled and said, "That's why we risked the danger of crossing the desert to deliver the goods. This rare variety of parsnip is almost only produced in our village. Anyone who sees it would just mistake it for an ordinary parsnip..."
Garin waved his hand, and the brown-haired man ran to the cloaked man Rock and whispered something.
Rock didn't even turn his head, but stretched out his hand and moved his finger towards the windbreak.
In the blink of an eye, the wind grass had changed its appearance.
The four leaves on it turned green, and the bright yellow fruit was mouth-watering. A line of golden words on it caught Lian Yun's attention:
[Variety: Parsnip; Quality: Excellent! Function: Windproof, purifies 3 cubic meters of surrounding soil over 5 days (purification ability can be inherited through soil). Consuming the fruit increases physical strength.]
"I bought it." Lian Yun did not hesitate after seeing this attribute.
Her town would definitely need farming in the future, but the land was now too desertified and it desperately needed it.
Garen's expression suddenly became as if he wanted to say something but stopped.
Lian Yun paused. "Have you already negotiated with Xincheng? Are you going here just to sell this?"
"No," Galen shook his head and hesitated. "Actually... we're going to sell soil."
"This parsnip is the treasure of our village. The village chief will not let us sell it."
"It's just that this order is so urgent and we can't refuse it... We have no choice but to purify the soil in the boxes as we go. When we get to the new city, we will collect the wind parsnips, and there will be special people in the new city to take over the soil and make the best use of it."
"Selling...soil?" Lian Yun couldn't help but look at the three unopened boxes behind him.
"That's right." Garen nodded solemnly and had the three boxes at the back opened.
Those were three boxes of purified soil with a "shiny" buff.
Lian Yun was silent for a moment: Sending soil thousands of miles away, this is something I didn’t expect.
"Why don't you reconsider it," Lian Yun said solemnly, "The money I give you may be more than you can earn in your entire life."
Garin swallowed his saliva. Although what the other party said was true, for some reason it sounded like he deserved a beating.
"I know you are very wealthy, my lord," Garin said with difficulty, "This is not just a matter of money. If I sell it for gold, I will become a great sinner in the village."
"Okay then." Lian Yun nodded.
Garin was stunned. He was full of refusal but before he could say anything, he said, "Why don't you try your best..."
Lian Yun helplessly spread his hands: "You also said that this is your village's treasure. Since money can't solve the problem, we can't just rob it, right?"
Garen stroked his beard in understanding. "Indeed, I didn't expect you to be so understanding, sir."
Although the caravan was large, they were not very powerful. If Lian Yun and the others really wanted to rob it, there would probably be a fierce battle.
Garin was a smart man. He smiled and changed the subject: "Although I can't sell you this parsnip, if you like, I can leave it with you and pick it up when we pass by on our return trip."
"It could take as long as a month, or as short as a dozen days. When our caravan returns, you can pay me in gold coins based on the amount of soil we've purified. What do you think?"
That's not bad.
Lian Yun was very satisfied with this decision.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll run away with it?" Lian Yun joked.
Garin didn't answer. He took off his hat and saluted respectfully again. "I believe that Your Excellency has more long-term and noble plans."
Lian Yun really likes talking to people like this, as it doesn't require any thought or waste of words.
Lian Yun was very happy with today's transaction. Not only did he gain four cloaks, but he also solved the problem of soil improvement.
As the sky gradually darkened, Lian Yun tactfully prepared to leave: "You guys should rest first, I won't disturb you."
She was about to turn around, but suddenly thought of something and stopped, looking at Garen with a burning gaze, and the latter's smile froze uncomfortably.
"You guys are going to set up a tent, right?"
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After a while, Lian Yun left contentedly with a tent in his arms.
Lanna followed her closely, holding four heavy cloaks.
"Unfortunately, they only have one empty tent left," Lian Yun shook his head regretfully. After a moment, he turned back to look at Lanna excitedly, "Do you want to sleep in a tent tonight? Or in the store?"
"Let's build a house for the people some other day. Now you can only make do with it." Lian Yun sighed.
Ever since Lana started hanging out with him, he not only had no decent clothes to wear, but he couldn't even have a warm place to live that could shelter him from the wind and rain.
It’s so tragic, so tragic.
Lanna shook his head gently, disagreeing strongly with Lianyun's statement: "It is my honor to follow you, sir. Even if it means death, Lanna will never disobey your orders."
"Why are you talking about dying?" Lian Yun spitted a few times and looked away awkwardly: "...If you die, who will help me with my work?"
She's really not good at saying these things.
Lian Yun, feeling uncomfortable, freed one hand and rummaged through the four cloaks. He pinched the corner of a pure black cloak and forced a change of subject: "This one is for you."
He then held up another off-white cloak and said, "Give me this one."
"Because the beige color matches my skirt better." Lian Yun said casually.
Lanna nodded without hesitation.
Perhaps realizing that Lian Yun was having a hard time finding a topic, Lanna thought for a moment and then offered, "Actually, if you want that parsnip, I'm sure I can get it for you."
"Solve it with force?" Lian Yun said in a light tone.
Lanna remained silent, which was considered as her agreement.
He is not good at speaking, so force is naturally his only ability that can be used.
"I know that Mr. Rock may have some accomplishments in certain magical fields, but he may not be as good as you in combat." Lian Yun smiled, "But I want more than just the wind parsnip."
"That's a caravan." Lian Yun's eyes lit up.
"The town needs me, and I can't leave. But there must be someone to help me travel to every corner of the continent, to listen to all kinds of news for me, and to bring me things I haven't seen."
Lian Yun knew how little she knew about this continent. Even though she had played games before, after this morning's experience with the flying sand rat, she had clearly realized how different this continent was from the games, and how real and different it was.
But it is precisely because of its authenticity that it is different from dull games. It has freer and richer elements and gameplay, making it more addictive.
"This is the joy of real infrastructure games." Lian Yun sighed.
Lana didn't understand what Lian Yun said, but that didn't stop him from understanding one thing - the adults really wanted to build a town.
He will unconditionally do his best to complete anything that can make adults happy.
The two soon arrived in front of the store. Lian Yun put down the tent and Lana was responsible for setting it up.
When she saw the store, she suddenly remembered that today's store purchase limit and daily lucky bags had not been used up yet.
As Lian Yun stepped into the store, a light board appeared on the original wooden display stand, with a line of words on it:
【Do you want to refresh today's purchase limit (1/1)? 】
"yes."
The words on the light board slowly disappeared, replaced by a small box with a blurry yellow bag inside and an explanation next to it:
[Potato chips: Just a bag of plain chips, the kind you eat up once you've eaten them all. Function: What else do you need? Just happiness.]
[Price: Two gold coins.]
“…”
Although it has no substantial effect on her now, it is better than nothing!
Lian Yun comforted himself and pressed the buy button.
She opened her backpack and looked at the bag of potato chips occupying a compartment alone. She felt that both she and the potato chips were very desolate and lonely.
It doesn't matter, she still has one chance!
Lian Yun rubbed his hands, took a long breath, and clicked on [Today's Lucky Bag] while muttering a prayer.
A flash of white light passed by, and the familiar yellow color appeared before his eyes again.
Lian Yun: "...I don't believe it, I must be dazzled."
[Congratulations, Lord, you won a bag of potato chips! ]
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