Chapter 4 Chapter 4 [Successfully complete the novice series of tasks and obtain...
Ye Mian originally just thought that the village was probably no longer inhabited, so he just took down some of the walls to use as stone materials.
But what I didn't expect was that the first yard that looked like a small workshop was filled with the same gray-white stones as those in the house on the farm.
After looking at the locked door over there and then at the crumbling and broken wall in front of him, Ye Mian decisively decided to let Dahei rush over and knock down the wall, thus committing an "illegal intrusion".
As soon as you get close to the stone, a text box appears.
[Do you want to pick up "Stone X10"? ]
"Lucky!"
After picking up the stones, Ye Mian happily called Dahei and turned back. Then he saw the man in black with a stunned look on his face, standing at the entrance of the village for a long time without being able to come back to his senses.
Well... he must have seen her putting the stones into the warehouse.
The mutated tree just now could be understood as having disappeared automatically, and now he could no longer be deceived.
It was so hard to meet a human being who could farm and cook. Ye Mian was worried that he would be scared away, so she took Dahei for a walk out of the village to let him know that she would not hurt him.
Then I slowed down a little so that he wouldn't fall behind.
After returning to the farm smoothly, Ye Mian looked back and was surprised to see that the man in black not only caught up with him but also got closer.
Has he figured something out?
"Come in, you can take a look inside first."
Then it’s almost time to prepare lunch.
Xue Kai nodded cautiously: "Okay, thank you."
Ye Mian smiled, then turned back to look at the text box prompt that popped up when he entered the farm.
[House is being automatically repaired...]
Huh? Automatic?
Ye Mian looked forward as if thinking of something, and saw that the wooden door she had just pushed down was replaced on the door frame as if by magic, and then it was painted with a new layer of paint, becoming brand new and smooth.
And the man in black just walked to the door.
Xue Kai's reaction this time was not that big. He just turned back to look at Ye Mian with a complicated expression.
"This isn't your skill, is it? Is it... a system?"
"Huh?" Ye Mian was a little surprised. "You know the system?"
"……Know."
It would be strange if you didn’t know. In recent years, the popularity of online novels has been overwhelming. Even people who don’t read the books will learn about them through short videos, so that almost everyone knows the most basic cheat code, “system”.
But that’s not the point. The point is that the girl in front of him obviously has a system, which means she is the protagonist!
There is absolutely no harm in following the protagonist, and you may even get some light from him so that you can be proud of yourself in the future and slap those bastards in the face.
Xue Kai clenched his fists, and then said firmly: "I will stay and help you. By the way, my name is Xue Kai, Kai means triumphant."
As soon as he finished speaking, the system interface flashed and a text message appeared.
[Employee 1: Xue Kai (Evolver), Initial Skill: Fortification, Specialties: Cooking, Farming, Loyalty: 78] (Details can be viewed in [Farm] - [Employee])
Does this mean there is one employee?
"Yemian, the Mian of Anmian."
Although it was unclear how he knew the system, it was good that he could stay. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Ye Mian's face: "Then without further ado, let's go make lunch!"
"……good."
Ye Mian led the people to the kitchen which had been restored to look as clean as new. Although it was still missing a lot of things, it should still be usable. Then he took out the purslane, mutant mushrooms and seasonings from the warehouse.
Just as she had guessed, as soon as she entered the farm, the word "contamination" on the mutated mushrooms changed to "purified", which means they were edible.
"These are the ingredients for lunch, and this is the all-purpose seasoning. There are some kitchen utensils in the utility room next door. See if you can use them. As for fuel, there are weeds and firewood outside. I'll get them for you?"
Just wild vegetables and mushrooms?
Xue Kai couldn't help but glance at Ye Mian, only to see that she was looking at him expectantly, as if she was waiting to taste his cooking skills.
"No, go ahead and do your work. I can do it myself."
"Okay."
Thinking that there were still a lot of weeds to be cut outside, and that some land had to be turned over as soon as possible to plant the vegetable seeds in the warehouse, and that Dahei had just evolved and was full and had endless energy, he had to use it quickly, so he really didn't have the time to help.
Ye Mian didn't bother to be polite with him. He went to the utility room to get a sickle and a hoe and went out.
After handing the sickle to Dahei to cut the grass, Ye Mian began to use a hoe to dig out the roots of the weeds that had just been cut, and turned over the hard soil at the same time.
During this time, Xue Kai came out to get dried weeds and firewood. He was no longer surprised to see Dahei cutting grass. When passing by Ye Mian, he also pointed out the correct posture and force points for her to swing the hoe.
Ye Mian did as he taught and found that it was indeed less strenuous and the soil seemed to be less dry and hard.
Although no one knew how good Xue Kai's cooking skills were, his cooking speed was really fast. Just when Ye Mian had adapted to the new job of digging the ground, he saw several text boxes popping up one after another.
[Novice Mission 2 completed, experience +5, points +5! ]
[Newbie Gift Pack 2 has been automatically distributed! ]
[Novice Mission 3 completed, experience +5, points +5! ]
[Newbie Gift Pack 3 has been automatically distributed! ]
[Successfully complete the novice series of tasks and receive a super gift package! ]
The house was repaired and lunch was ready, so there was really no reason not to rest.
Ye Mian didn’t bother to see what was in the gift package. He just put down the hoe and went into the house to prepare for dinner.
In the room, Xue Kai was carrying a black pot out of the kitchen. When he saw Ye Mian, he reminded her, "These ingredients seem to have been mutated. I'm not sure if they can be eaten."
"It's edible, don't worry."
Ye Mian washed his hands first, then sat down at the dining table which had also become brand new, took out the wooden soup bowl and spoon, and scooped a bowl of soup from the pot.
"We don't have any extra cutlery at the moment, so you'll have to eat from the pot."
After saying that, she looked at the full bowl of soup in front of her.
Xue Kai simply mixed the two ingredients together and cooked a soup, but whether it was because the ingredients were special and had the added bonus of the all-purpose seasoning, or because his cooking skills were really good, this bowl of soup actually looked quite delicious.
The soup is not turbid, but rather white in color. Although it has a fragrant aroma, it is not particularly strong. The bright green wild vegetables and the chopped mushrooms live in harmony and nature. You can tell how delicious it is just by smelling it.
She actually had a day to eat pure natural food!
Ye Mian was extremely excited. Although she tried to remain calm on her face, the light that suddenly burst out of her eyes after taking a sip of the soup betrayed her current mood.
Xue Kai, who was sitting opposite her, originally wanted to say something, but seeing her eating so happily, he couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment in his heart. Then he picked up the casserole and started drinking without saying anything else.
The moment he took a bite, even Xue Kai himself was shocked. How could he cook such a delicious soup? ?
Not only is the soup extremely delicious, the sour taste of purslane combined with its crisp texture directly satisfies the taste buds to heaven. Then take a bite of the mushroom slices, the delicateness is accompanied by a hint of meaty aroma, which makes people want to linger on it for a long time.
“This is so delicious!”
After putting the pot down and exclaiming in surprise, Xue Kai realized belatedly that he felt a little embarrassed. It seemed like he was boasting about his products.
But Ye Mian didn't think too much about it. He just nodded repeatedly to show his agreement, and then continued to hold the bowl of soup in his hand and eat and drink in big mouthfuls.
Xue Kai scratched his head and then couldn't help laughing. What a cook likes to see most is that the diners eat with relish and leave nothing.
The table fell silent, save for the sounds of eating, drinking, and swallowing.
The foods that Ye Mian used to eat were not easy to digest, so she naturally developed the habit of chewing slowly. It took her nearly half an hour to finish a bowl of wild vegetable and mushroom soup.
"Huh..." Ye Mian put down the clean bowl of soup with satisfaction. She savored the taste for a while before looking at Xue Kai who had finished eating and was waiting to say something to her.
"Okay, tell me why you were there alone."
Before, she only wanted to bring him back to work, so she didn't ask anything. On the other hand, it also gave him some buffer time to accept the fact that he had nowhere to go at the moment.
But now that I have officially become her farm employee, I have to know her inside out.
Xue Kai was stunned for a moment, then he said it without hesitation.
"I am a person who likes to plan ahead. Before the large-scale mutation incident happened, I realized that something big might happen, so I stockpiled a lot of supplies in advance and even spent all my savings to buy an RV."
"But my parents and girlfriend were not lucky enough and turned into mutants. When evacuating from my hometown, I kindly took two high school classmates with me. Unlike me, their awakened skills were all combat-related. They might have been disgusted that I could only protect myself but still took up a share of the rations. When we got to the highway, they tricked me out of the car under the pretext of searching for supplies in other cars, and then knocked me out from behind."
"And then...I met you."
"Oh right," Xue Kai suppressed all the emotions in his eyes, "My skill is called Strong Wall, it's a purely defensive skill, it creates four walls to block all damage, but it can only accommodate me, and can't let other people hide in."
"Hmm..." I didn't expect that his experience was even worse than "Ye Mian". As for his skills, Ye Mian was quite satisfied. After all, in this way, he could take him out without worrying about protecting him.
Ye Mian originally wanted to ask him why his loyalty was only 78, but after thinking about it, this was the first time they met and they were still at the stage of just getting to know each other and not knowing each other well, so this number was already very high, so he pressed the button and gestured to him: "What did you want to tell me just now?" Seeing that she neither asked him whether he wanted revenge nor was disappointed with the effect of his skills, Xue Kai had a subtle feeling, as if he had become a free-range NPC in a farming game.
After a pause, he said, "I just looked around and found that many things were missing, so I was thinking about going to the village over there and collecting some tools to use."
Her employee is really thoughtful. He is already worrying about various trivial matters on only the first day.
Ye Mian pondered for a moment, then nodded, taking out the extra vegetable seeds he had just obtained from the warehouse and placing them on the table: "Okay, but I'll go back later. You clean up first and then plant these vegetable seeds."
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