"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1x Firewood Knife."
As the system alert sounded, a firewood knife that was identical to the one in the card suddenly appeared in his hand.
The firewood knife was the same as ordinary ones, but it was extremely lightweight. Its blade was also emitting a penetrating, cold light. While holding onto the knife handle, he felt a sudden sense of fulfillment and got an illusion that he could use it to cut anything.
It was indeed impressive!
Although he did not test out its power, Su Yu still found it to be extraordinary.
After placing the knife into the system space, he began to look forward to the second prize draw.
"Would you like to continue with the prize draw?"
"Continue!"
This time, the categories that he was offered were the same as before. There were six Spirit Stone cards, six Land cards, six Miscellaneous cards, six Buildings cards, and six Secret Manual cards.
However, the items in each category had changed.
Spirit Stone Category: Night Luminescent Pearl, Golden Phoenix Hairpin…
Land Category: 10 units of Class-1 Arable Land, 10 units of Class-1 Fruit Land…
Miscellaneous Category: Fine Dagger, Thick and Blunt Firewood Knife…
Building Category: Small Bungalow, Courtyard House, Shelter…
Secret Manual: Great King Mountain Heart Manual, Three Styles of Snake-Catching…
I've struck a fortune, I've struck a fortune!
The items in the prize draw this time were obviously several grades higher than the ones in the previous draw. It should be a reward for him because he had recruited a Martial Saint powerhouse this time. Hence, the reward was of better quality than before.
Even the Spirit Stones category items were definitely luxurious and worth plenty of money, which would make him rich overnight. In a moment of panic, he may get ten units of land too, which he desperately needed. The items in the Miscellaneous and Building categories were definitely of great quality. Su Yu rubbed his hands in excitement, and it took a long time for him to calm down.
Su Yu looked at the Thick and Blunt Firewood Knife card and had no idea what it meant. He could tell from the name that it was a blunt knife, so it was the last thing he wanted.
At the same time, he discovered that the Mountain Great King Heart Manual was included in both prize draws. It seemed that the system was obsessed with the Mountain Great King System. Since it was called the Mountain Great King Heart Manual, it was definitely not an inferior item.
Heavens, please bless me and make sure I don't get the thick and blunt firewood knife.
His hand trembled a little because of his excitement. He looked at the cards hesitantly, not daring to draw one.
Damned system! Why isn't there a hint!?
This one it shall be!
Su Yu reached his hand out and selected the card in the bottom left corner.
It was of the Land category!
Upon seeing the black color on the bottom of the card, Su Yu had already guessed that it was a Land category card.
Great! Given the current situation, it's still considered useful. With this land, I will be able to buy some seeds and plant them there. Fortunately, these seeds are not considered too expensive.
Ding!
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 10 units of Class-1 Fruit Land in the prize draw."
"The system has detected that the host has obtained 10 units of Arable Land, which must be used. Agriculture Skill rewarded."
Agriculture Skill? That's a pleasant surprise!
However, as he accepted the Agriculture Skill, he began to gain a greater understanding of agriculture, and his joy was gradually gone.
"Agriculture Skill: Hard work is necessary for agriculture. In order not to let the crops wither and die, please pay attention to plowing the land, host."
There were many things to pay attention to for such skills, and he had to plow and plant seeds frequently. Most of the time, he would have to wake up in the wee hours of the morning too.
I shall resign to fate…
Su Yu lay feebly on the bed. He finally realized the difficulty of agriculture and that it was not as simple as scattering the seeds on land. He also had to plow land, water the crops, and add fertilizers.
Watering the crops was the difficult part. He could only get his fertilizers and water supply from the spiritual spring in the store.
Those would cost money…
System, just rename yourself as a Farmer System and squeeze the system dry.
Su Yu entered the store and saw that the class-1 water from the spiritual spring cost 1,000 gold coins per bottle, while each bag of fertilizer cost 500 gold coins. To Su Yu's despair, 10 bottles of spiritual spring water and 10 bags of fertilizer would be enough only for one unit of land. It was a plain robbery.
Note: Only Class-1 Seeds can be planted in Class-1 Land. Class-1 Spiritual Spring Water and Fertilizer will only be effective for Class-1 Seeds. Class-2 Seeds will require Class-2 Land, Class-2 Spiritual Spring Water, and Class-2 Fertilizer.
The price of each grade was ten times higher than the one preceding it!
I must raise the prices!
Previously, Su Yu had directly obtained mature rice seeds, and thus he had been unaware of how difficult it was to plant them. He had already decided to raise the price of rice from 1 mid-grade spirit stone to 5 mid-grade spirit stones per 500 grams!
…
On the following day, Su Yu woke up before dawn.
The early stages of being an entrepreneur would definitely be tough. With dark circles under his eyes, Su Yu comforted himself. He had already burnt the midnight oil for the sake of the prize draw, after which he had been too excited and thus had taken a long time to fall asleep. Today, he had to get up early to do some seed sowing and land plowing. He barely caught any shuteye for the entire night.
Ten units of land were a massive area. Su Yu decided to place the fruit land behind his home. He did not use all ten units and instead chose to grow some apples on one of the units.
Firstly, Su Yu did not have that much energy to plow ten units of land. Secondly, he was too poor! He could not afford the seeds, spiritual spring, and fertilizers that were needed for ten units of land.
Even if it was only a unit of land, he could barely afford it as he did not have many spirit stones left. It was mainly because the spiritual spring water and fertilizers were too expensive. Besides, each class-1 seed would cost 10 gold coins, and 80 trees meant that he would need 800 gold coins!
"Kid, did you occupy the mountain for the sake of growing crops?" Elder Zhao couldn't help but ask after seeing Su Yu getting busy for the entire day. He felt that agriculture was not as promising as becoming a bandit.
"Elder Zhao, these items are extraordinary. Look at those rice crops over there. Have you forgotten about yesterday's porridge?" asked Su Yu.
"What are you planting this time?"
"Apples."
"Only apples?" Elder Zhao was rather disappointed. Apples were ordinary fruits, and he had, of course, eaten them before. He found them to be mediocre-tasting.
Su Yu smiled and stopped explaining.
"Master, Brother Su, I woke up late," Mu Xiaoxiao embarrassedly said as she had just woken up. Her face was slightly rosy. She had overslept because she had never slept in such a comfortable bed before.
"It's alright. There's no rule that states that you have to wake up early anyway," said Su Yu. Actually, Mu Xiaoxiao did not wake up late, but Su Yu preferred to wake up earlier.
"Come on, have some water." Su Yu handed a bottle of spiritual spring water to Mu Xiaoxiao.
Mu Xiaoxiao took a sip of water naturally, and her eyes lit up immediately. She no longer felt sleepy and lazy like before. Instead, she felt exceptionally refreshed. She continued to take a gulp of water, and soon, the bottle was empty.
"Wow, Brother Su, this water is really sweet and delicious," Mu Xiaoxiao said in surprise as she looked at Su Yu with glistening eyes. She felt as if she would definitely witness miracles happening whenever she was with him.
Elder Zhao shook his head, thinking that there was no more hope for his disciple. He sighed and asked, "Xiaoxiao, it's just a bottle of water. Is it that good?"
"Master, this water is really tasty. You can try it," Mu Xiaoxiao fervently promoted.
How nice can it be? You only find it tasty because that kid gave it to you.
Elder Zhao pouted but took a sip out of curiosity. His face immediately stiffened, and his beard trembled even though there was no wind. He stared at the clear water in his hand in disbelief.
"This water… is extraordinary!" Elder Zhao was immediately confused. Just like Mu Xiaoxiao, he finished the bottle of spiritual spring water swiftly.
Su Yu had first bought the spiritual spring water to use it for irrigation. When he had unconsciously taken a sip, he had instantly been amazed. Not only was it sweet, but it also got rid of his fatigue. Indeed, it was worthy of being called spiritual spring water! No wonder it cost 1,000 gold coins per bottle.
Hence, he had generously bought three bottles in one go. He had been spending money lavishly lately. There was still a long way to go before he could earn money.