Chapter 36 Resigning to Go Home and Farm (13)
The vegetables planted by Bai Ye continued to grow wildly, and were harvested every night at midnight before being transported to supermarkets in the county town.
Besides that, he stayed by the watermelon patch, watching the watermelons grow at a rate visible to the naked eye.
It's a wonderful feeling, as if the customer is providing feedback every second, a tangible and visible experience that makes me incredibly happy.
This would surely flood my five-star reviews with praise!
"My greatest wish is for you to have enough to eat and drink." This was the first time Bai Ye had spoken such foolish words to a client.
There's nothing we can do about it; the watermelon is as big as a house, and besides—
These melons are still growing!
The watermelon's bizarre shape has also changed from a brown bear to an elephant.
They've been eating so happily for the past month that they're finally going into a short hibernation period, planning to burrow underground and take a long nap.
"By the time we wake up, the watermelon will be fully ripe."
Before the last elephant-like herring burrowed into the ground, it greeted Bai Ye.
Bai Ye immediately patted his chest and assured him, "No problem, you all get a good night's sleep. Even if I don't sleep for the next few nights, I'll keep an eye on things for you."
"You're not delivering food anymore?"
"I'll ask my second uncle for help; I have to stay and watch over you."
"You are a promising young man, humankind, you will be rewarded."
The elephant was finally relieved and burrowed underground to hibernate.
Bai Ye didn't understand what Cha's last words meant, but he knew that keeping one's promises was a basic principle of being a person.
Ge Guifen felt heartbroken seeing her grandson eating, drinking, and sleeping in the thatched hut for three or four days in a row.
So he came over and advised, "Xiao Fan, go home and sleep. Go back and eat something. I made chicken stew with mushrooms."
Bai Ye was very tempted, but refused.
"Xiao Fan, you've lost so much weight. Look at your complexion, it's so pale."
Bai Ye continued to shake her head, "Grandma, let's wait a little longer. We'll pick them all when they're all ripe."
"How long will it take for these melons to grow?"
Ge Guifen's face was full of worry, but she showed no fear or apprehension, as if it were a normal natural phenomenon for a watermelon to grow this big.
Bai Ye didn't know either, but he tapped the melon rind and judged from the sound, "It'll probably be in the next day or two."
Ge Guifen sighed, turned around and left.
That night, Bai Ye slept restlessly, tossing and turning, feeling only stuffy heat.
But even in the sweltering heat, the nights on the mountaintop should be cool.
"What happened?"
Bai Ye walked out of the thatched hut, unable to sleep, and decided to inspect the melon field.
Upon closer inspection, they discovered a huge, blurry, slowly moving figure on the low hills opposite.
What is that?
Bai Ye was horrified. He took out his flashlight and shone it forward, but it was too far away to see anything clearly.
The mischievous creatures that had sneaked out to play saw it and cried out, "It's a badger! It's a badger!"
"?"
"Xiao Fan, it's a real badger, a vicious badger, the vicious badger has come out, we're going to be in trouble."
Bai Ye picked up a small round ball and asked, "Explain yourself, what exactly is this vicious beast?"
"It's not a thing, it's a vicious monster, a very ferocious vicious monster. It eats its own kind! Waaaaah, we're going to be eaten!"
Bai Ye let go, and a group of small round balls bounced around on the ground, anxiously running around in circles, not knowing where to hide.
The other monsters also gathered together, and were completely terrified as they watched the enormous figure getting closer and closer.
Whether something is good or bad, Bai Ye knows.
But the fact that the monster could devour its own kind was something he had never heard of before.
Isn't it a bizarre phenomenon that devours players?
One of the evil spirits, trembling, tugged at the leg of the white night pants. "You're all so small, not even enough to fill a tooth gap. Of course, evil spirits have to eat their own kind. How can they gain great power if they don't eat their own kind? Their goal is to become the top evil spirit."
"Xiao Fan, I'm scared. I'm just a vegetable."
"Waaaaah, I can pick them tomorrow, I don't want to be eaten by evil spirits."
"What should we do about the strawberries? They've just sprouted a small fruit."
Suddenly, Cai Gui said something.
Bai Ye snapped back to reality and turned to look at the melon field, which was filled not only with strawberries but also with large watermelons.
He finally understood why those elephants and herons had worries before they went into hibernation.
This seemingly peaceful and harmonious yet eerie world actually has a hidden boss.
However, he was no match for the monsters. Not to mention evil monsters, even a kind and gentle monster could draw a lot of blood with just a bite from its row of sharp teeth.
what to do?
If you can't win, then run?
The thought had barely formed in his mind, and before he could even think about it carefully, Bai Ye's entire body suddenly flipped over and fell to the ground.
The immense impact nearly knocked him unconscious, and a cloud of sand billowed up before his eyes.
The sand came from nowhere, sweeping everything in its path. The seemingly sturdy steel shed was easily uprooted.
Like a plastic toy, it twirled a few times in the sky, then, carried by a gust of wind, flew towards the other side of the mountain.
Bai Ye turned his head to look, and the figure was getting closer and closer. On the low hill, the trees were being crushed one by one, and the "crack" sound of the branches breaking was almost right next to his ear.
My heart is beating so fast, it's pounding wildly.
I wanted to call for help, but my throat seemed hoarse and I couldn't make a sound.
"Xiao Fan, run!"
"Xiao Fan, don't be afraid, we'll protect you."
A group of tomato babies, each the size of a watermelon, ran and jumped, quickly darting to Bai Ye's side, holding hands and forming a straight line.
One of them quickly said, "Xiao Fan, run! You'll be swallowed up!"
"What about you? You can too."
Tomato Baby chuckled, "It's alright, it was weird to begin with, so if he died, he died."
Bai Ye choked up, didn't speak, and turned to the other side.
Those thick bamboo vipers, along with the super cabbage caterpillars, began to weave a dense net. They moved quickly and completed it in no time, then hung down from the air to cover the melon field.
Most importantly, it covers that group of unripe little strawberries.
"Xiao Fan, you should run away quickly and hide at home. It's safe at home."
"Yes, staying with Grandma and Grandpa means we can hide underground."
More vegetable vendors gathered together, some guarding the melon fields and waiting for the watermelons to ripen.
As for the other part, they take care of the most delicate strawberry, because they don't have much attack power, so they can only use their own bodies to cover and resist it.
Bai Ye knew that these strange creatures would bare their sharp teeth and bite when they got angry, as if to give a warning.
But only now did he realize that, apart from these sharp teeth that seemed to be used to intimidate others, and apart from their "whimpering" sonic attacks, they had no other means of dealing with the situation.
So, this is how weak a good monster is?
"Xiao Fan, run!"
Another shout rang out.
Bai Ye realized what was happening, stood up, and ran towards the village. Although he didn't know why the strange creature said that home was the safest place, it was the only place he could trust, and he had to do everything he could to get home.
But this road is so long, no matter how hard I run, I can never reach the end.
I used to be able to walk around quickly every day.
"Bang--"
"Splash!"
A rain of soybeans fell from the sky; the rain was a strange color and was sticky and disgusting.
Bai Ye thought it was an attack by a malevolent spirit, so he raised his hand to cover his head, but when he raised it, he grabbed something hard.
Upon taking a look, his face turned deathly pale.
They are miniature items, small figurines.
They are those cute little green balls without heads.
As Bai Ye turned around, the sky was so green that its original blue was almost invisible. Those viscous beads, the size of soybeans, cascaded down from the sky like a waterfall.
What is that?
"We are the sweetest cucumbers in the world."
"Hehe, thank you, Xiao Fan."
"You're so kind to us, we're so happy!"
In my mind, a series of cheerful and joking words kept swirling and replaying, and those cute little green balls seemed to be dancing and singing while holding their little figurines.
They have no offensive capabilities whatsoever.
They are not lethal.
They're just a bunch of innocent and adorable kids!
"I can't leave. If I leave, all my fruits and vegetables will be ruined."
"Think of a way, yes, I have to think of a way to save them, save them, save...that's it!"
Thinking of something, Bai Ye grabbed the mini figurine in her hand, turned around, and ran in another direction from the farmland.
Closer, even closer.
Finally, I saw that green rice paddy.
"Rice Demon! Rice Demon! Help! Urgent help needed!!!"
Bai Ye ran to Li Jianjun's rice field, searching for the largest and greenest stalk, and shouted loudly, "Rice Ghost, help me! You are a second-highest level ghost, and you said you could suppress high-level ghosts with your bloodline. Please help me save them."
Daogui awoke from his slumber, turned his head to look at the sky, and immediately understood.
“A malevolent spirit has awakened.”
"wake?"
"Hmm, it shouldn't have happened, but you planted too many good monsters, especially delicious vegetable and fruit monsters. The sleeping evil monsters were tempted and woke up prematurely."
This statement seems ambiguous.
After a moment's thought, Bai Ye immediately retorted, "What kind of talk is that? What do you mean I planted too many good monsters? Just because my vegetables and fruits are sweet, are they guilty? That's victim blaming."
Dao Gui didn't care. "Say what you will. In this strange world, it's only natural for people to devour their own kind. If you don't want to be devoured, then go ahead and devour them, become the evil one."
"wrong."
Bai Ye wasn't fooled. He stared at the rice plant in front of him and said with certainty, "You're a plant too, you're a good ghost too. At least you said your stats are around 50. Why aren't you affected by that evil ghost?"
"I'm different. I'm the second-highest level of weirdness."
That's right, that's why I came here.
“You are a second-highest level of strangeness, you can suppress it with your bloodline, go and save them.” Bai Ye’s tone was resolute.
Daogui laughed. "This is the first time I've seen a human so self-righteous. I say, what makes you think you can demand that the supernatural obey you? Don't mess with me. Although I don't want to devour anything, if you piss me off, I'm more than willing to suck your blood."
"How much do you want to take? I can trade my blood for it."
After Bai Ye finished speaking, his eyes became even more determined.
These little monsters I raised are definitely going to be saved today.
Daogui shook his head and stretched out ten fingers.
Bai Ye refused outright, "No, that's too much. You're being greedy."
"It's just 10 health points, enough to save a bunch of little monsters from danger."
"Less."
With only 10 health points, I'd be done for if I just attacked directly.
Bai Ye remembered his bottom line: saving ghosts was one thing, but he couldn't risk his own second life.
I was hoping to earn more revitalization coupons.
Bai Ye's bottom line is eight health points, so that he can still have two or three health points left when he returns to the dungeon lobby. If something unexpected happens, he can still deal with it.
Daogui, unaware of human thought processes, saw that the other party refused ten times, yet was extremely envious, so he simply asked for six.
white night:"……"
What exactly am I expecting from the bizarre value of 50?
"Six lives, that's a good deal, isn't it?" Daogui's tone became uncertain.
Bai Ye sighed inwardly and nodded in agreement.
He turned on the screen and watched his health points slowly drain away, urging, "Hurry up and absorb it, then go save them."
"I can multitask, no problem."
The rice monster happily absorbs life points in the rice field, the rice ears sway gently, and golden grains of rice burst forth in all directions.
"Ten thousand acres of rice paddies!"
"Radiant with golden light!"
The originally gray sky suddenly became bright and dazzling, and countless rice grains shot out like sharp swords.
The enormous black figure sensed danger and tried to turn and run away.
However, it was too late. In an instant, the rice grains embedded themselves in the dark shadow, pinning the entire body to the ground.
Bai Ye blinked, and the golden rice grains acted like a solvent, instantly melting and dissipating the dark shadows.
"You devoured it?" Bai Ye turned his head in horror.
The rice demon was disgusted. "How could I possibly devour such a stinky evil demon? I am a golden rice."
"Where did it go?"
"They've been sent back to their hometown."
"Hometown? That's..."
Before he could finish speaking, Bai Ye's vision went black, and his whole body swayed violently.
He sensed something was wrong and turned to look at the screen. The promised six health points had been drained by ten.
10 o'clock!
I'm going to die!
Bai Ye let out a wail, but before he could even ask any questions, the surrounding environment began to collapse.
Cracks appeared in the sky, as if someone had smashed it open from the outside with a hammer. The cracks spread downwards, sinking into the mountains and rivers. As the cracks grew larger, the buildings of Lijia Village crumbled and sank inch by inch into the ground.
The mountains were leveled, the earth was no longer solid, and the river began to twist.
Bai Ye looked towards the other side of the field, where the giant watermelons were still sleeping peacefully.
At the top of the watermelon rind, a group of strangely shaped creatures are huddled together.
For some reason, his eyesight was exceptionally good at that moment, and he was able to see several of the strange figures holding strawberry plants in their arms.
Those strawberries look like they're almost ripe.
"To be alive is a kind of life, so it wasn't all for nothing."
"Damn it, I calculated it perfectly, but it still drained 10 of my life points. What a rip-off."
"Xiao Fan, Xiao Fan..."
There was a sound coming from beside me, getting closer and closer, and it was a bit noisy.
Bai Ye's eyelids felt heavy, and she didn't want to open them anymore. She turned over and simply fell asleep.
In my dream, I felt something pry open my hand and stuff a handful of small objects into it.
The long-absent mechanical sound suddenly rang out.
[Congratulations player, you have cleared the dungeon and achieved the "Benevolence" achievement.]
[Customer gave a 5-star review, currently processing checkout.]
[Settlement complete, Ghost Coins issued. Private business settlement now in progress—]
[Settlement complete, exiting the instance.]
Bai Ye was woken up by the cold. When he opened his eyes, he found himself lying alone in the dungeon lobby.
He tried to sit up, but found himself so weak that he couldn't even move a finger.
Am I... disabled?
Bai Ye's eyes darted around, finding no danger or abnormality. He tried to shout, "Weird! What's going on? Am I dead again?"
[Congratulations on clearing the dungeon! The quest has been completed. Player's health is extremely low and they are about to be eliminated. Please redeem health points as soon as possible.]
Still alive?
Bai Ye laboriously stretched out his finger, tapped the screen, and then turned his head to look at it.
Oops, only 0.1 health points!
How could that rice plant be calculated so precisely?
Did it peek at my screen?
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