Chapter 283 The Diligent Emperor Used as Cannon Fodder (Part 8) As night fell…
In the evening, Murong Yu only had a late-night snack with the Empress before returning to his own palace, citing some unfinished official business.
After returning, he didn't handle any official business, nor did he copy the Daodejing. He simply instructed people to continue keeping an eye on Nangong Rou, then casually picked up a sketchbook, seemingly to read, but actually to have a private chat with Lin You.
After detecting Murong Yu's actions and the book of romantic stories in his hand, the subsystem felt confident again. The emperor hadn't touched any other women and was even reading love stories; he must have taken a liking to Nangong Rou!
Although no energy was gained this time, the subsystem that I think gained a lot treated Nangong Rou very well and even thoughtfully arranged some relatively simple tasks for her.
For example, you can exchange three sentences with the target, get the target to smile at you, or have physical contact with the target. Each task earns you 500-1000 points.
Most importantly, there are no tasks or deadlines. In other words, once you accept a task, even if you leave it unattended, you might just happen to finish it someday.
The system also advised Nangong Rou in the same way. Once a person develops a habit, they will do it unconsciously. He is now letting Nangong Rou taste the sweetness, and also making the emperor get used to Nangong Rou's presence.
This tactic might work for many people, but for a modern office worker who spends every day trying to snag coupons on various shopping platforms, this tactic is all too familiar.
Even young people who frequently shop online, after using up all the coupons and discounts offered to new users on various platforms, still compare prices from different vendors and choose the cheapest option.
Habitual purchases? Not at all. The only reason she's willing to buy from a platform long-term is because it offers the best discounts.
This kind of trick by the system is no different from those merchants who use coupons to lure customers into shopping.
But for Nangong Rou, online shopping was something she needed, while these tasks from the system were not necessities for her; she was simply trying to take advantage of the system.
Nangong Rou naturally wouldn't reveal this. The system's intelligence was quite high, and its capabilities were considerable. Offending it rashly would only lead to unforeseen consequences.
Then she can't let it see that she only wants to take advantage and doesn't want to do the task, and she can't actually do the task either.
This matter is a bit complicated, but Nangong Rou is quite experienced. She seems to be working very hard, but in reality, she is not doing anything.
Abbreviation: Slacking off!
To demonstrate her enthusiasm for the task, Nangong Rou cautiously inquired about the specific requirements of the newly generated tasks from the system.
After confirming that the new tasks would not trigger any penalty mechanisms, would not be associated with any penalty settings, and would not have any negative impact on her personal safety, Nangong Rou generously accepted all the tasks.
The system assumed she was just frightened by the previous punishment and, apart from secretly noting that modern people are too delicate and can't endure hardship, didn't notice anything unusual.
Meanwhile, Murong Yu was also trying to confirm whether this evil creature had actually absorbed his vital energy.
Only after Lin You repeatedly assured him that he hadn't felt any negative effects did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Lin You had planned to wait a couple of days and choose an auspicious day to extract the cheat ability from this world, but in order to divert Murong Yu's attention, she extracted it directly.
[Ding! Additional task generated: Test of the cheat code "Space Planting" Attachment: One planting space, several crop seeds, and a crop planting guide.]
In the planting space, if you successfully grow 10,000 crops and they mature, you will be a true farming master. The minimum requirement is to grow 6,000 crops to complete the task.
No more than one thousand of each type of crop may be grown; any excess will not be counted towards the task.
Failure will deduct the reward for this mission; passing will grant double the reward; and a perfect score will allow you to draw a mystery gift. Note: The cheat code can only be used on the mission target.
Lin You looked at the simple planting tools in the space, devoid of any modern technology, and then at the emperor who lived a life of luxury, where even sleeping required eight people to serve him.
Okay, after not getting any cheat codes in several worlds, she almost forgot she was unlucky.
The idea of an emperor wielding a hoe and toiling away in the fields struck Lin You as both helpless and laughable.
Let alone Murong Yu, even she herself would have given up on planting those two hundred acres of land a while ago if it weren't for her magic.
Lin You attached the cheat system to Murong Yu without mentioning any specific mission, simply making up a reason on the spot:
“This is a little gadget that one of my senior brothers made casually. Since you’re so bored and asking so many questions, why don’t you go and have some fun inside? You can even get some exercise.”
Murong Yu was truly shocked. Although he had already sensed the evil creature's ill intentions and felt the pressure emanating from Lin You, the Immortal Lord.
But when he saw the space that was as small as a mustard seed, he was still greatly shocked. Even though Lin You told him that this space could only be used for farming, it could not affect Murong Yu's amazement.
The "golden finger" model of this planting space is actually somewhat similar to the management simulation games that Lin You played in modern times.
At the start, you'll be given some ordinary seeds. After planting the seeds, you'll need to weed, water, fertilize, and catch pests. Once the crops mature and are harvested, you'll earn points that can be used to buy new seeds.
Murong Yu did not enter physically; after all, the disappearance of an emperor would cause panic.
His state after entering the space was similar to an out-of-body experience, while his physical body was sleeping normally outside.
The flow of time in the planting space is different from the flow of time in the outside world. The ratio between the two is 100:1, which means that 100 minutes in the planting space is equivalent to only one minute outside.
Because mortals cannot have their souls leave their bodies for too long, the space has anti-addiction settings. According to the outside time, the daily limit is 6 minutes, while the host can stay in the space for exactly ten hours.
However, since Lin You was a spiritual being, she didn't need to separate her soul from her body to go to the cheat space. To avoid unnecessary trouble, she still didn't show herself.
Lin You explained the general process to Murong Yu. This time, she didn't just sit back and do nothing. After all, the mission was the first time the target's soul had left their body, so she still had to keep an eye on things just in case.
According to Lin You's idea, Murong Yu might use this place as a place to rest and relax, or to think quietly.
After all, he was quite busy as an emperor all day long, and he didn't have many holidays throughout the year. If he could have an extra eight hours of relaxation time every day, he would feel wonderful just thinking about it.
The planting space wasn't very large, only about an acre, but the soil quality was quite good. Although it couldn't compare to the soil Lin You's family had mixed with remnants of the soil, it was still considered top-quality fertile soil in a normal place.
The host can take out the crops grown and dispose of them at will, but things from outside cannot be sent into the space, so it cannot be used as a storage space.
After entering the space, Murong Yu did not act as indifferently as Lin You had assumed. After listening to Lin You's explanation, he went straight to the pile of seeds and farm tools.
The Immortal Lord's senior brother is no ordinary person either; the things he brings out must have something unique about them.
"This plow is different from the ones we've used before. It looks like it can save more effort. The seeds are so plump, it must increase the yield a lot. And this is actually a hoe for turning the soil? The refined iron on it is comparable to a divine weapon..."
Seeing Murong Yu's startled and unworldly demeanor, Lin You helplessly rubbed his forehead. He was supposed to be an emperor, couldn't he just be a little more composed?
Back then, Chu Nanfeng was only seventeen years old. I told him a lot about modern things, but he wasn't as loud and boisterous as him.
After learning the basic operations of the space, Murong Yu rolled up his somewhat cumbersome sleeves, picked up the plow, and went to till the land. Although he was the emperor, he wasn't someone who had never worked in the fields before.
Every year when it's time to personally plow the land, he personally plows and sows the seeds. He even sought out an experienced farmer to teach him how to farm, so he's naturally much more familiar with the basic procedures than Lin You.
The initial seeds provided by the space are just enough for one acre of land, consisting of the most basic wheat and corn, and a planting guide is also included, making it easy to get started.
Seeing that he was working with great enthusiasm, Lin You swallowed back the words she had originally intended to say, telling him to just play around, so as not to dampen his enthusiasm.
"Immortal Lord, I can stay here for five hours every day, right?"
"Immortal Lord, does planting crops here mean that one day of growth is equivalent to a hundred days of growth?"
"Immortal Lord, is this crop called corn? Have you ever eaten it?"
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Perhaps because it was the first time he had truly experienced extraordinary methods, Murong Yu spoke even more than before, and Lin You's original idea of exchanging his golden finger for peace and quiet did not come to fruition.
Feeling somewhat exasperated by his numerous questions, Lin You projected the system's cheat system information onto the screen, along with detailed introductions to the system shop.
Looking at the detailed information about the seeds, Murong Yu gasped, stood there stunned for a moment, then worked even harder.
"Immortal Lord, is this wheat really as high as 1,500 catties per mu as stated in the notice? Can I take some of this wheat with me to use as seed?"
Taking it out is no problem, but whether it can be used as a seed, Lin You really doesn't know. When Lin You was in high school, she had roommates from the countryside who once complained to them about farming novels in the dormitory.
While improved seed varieties play a part in the high yields of modern crops, the most crucial factor is chemical fertilizers.
The idea that someone who has never farmed before can travel back to ancient times, find wild crops or bring a bag of seeds, and immediately grow crops with yields comparable to modern times is simply the author forcibly giving them a cheat code.
Lin You still remembers her roommate saying that her mother had farmed for half her life, but one year she missed turning the sweet potato vines twice because of back pain, which led to a drop in yield. She only harvested less than 100 kilograms of sweet potatoes from half an acre.
Many crop seeds have been improved, and the idea that a time-traveling woman could easily find high-yield and filling crops by simply going to the fields behind her house is utter nonsense.
Do you really think that people in ancient times, who ate even grass roots, tree bark, and clay during famine years, didn't know what was edible and delicious in the wild?
As for wheat and rice, let alone in ancient times, even in my roommate's grandmother's time, without chemical fertilizers, the yield was only two or three hundred catties per mu.
Most importantly, seeds for hybrid rice or some high-yield crops need to be produced annually.
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