In the evening, with nothing to do and exhausted from the day, Bai Yi went to bed early after instructing a few peasant women to cultivate the farmland by tomorrow.
When Bai Yi woke up the next day, the peasant women in the territory had already started their work.
She glanced at the countdown on the panel and roughly calculated that it was now 7 a.m.
Seeing Bai Yi walk out of the tree hole, a peasant woman immediately approached with a few fruits.
"Master, these two fruits were found under the giant tree this morning, and the others were picked by us from the trees in the territory this morning."
"Oh, you can talk!"
Bai Yi was astonished, as if she had discovered a new world.
But soon, her attention was caught by those fruits.
Among the pile of fruits, apart from the two as large as apples, the rest were about the size of plums, appearing plump and juicy, like oversized purple grapes.
[Giant Banyan Tree Fruit (2nd Rank/Blue) *2: Highly nutritious fruit that provides a day's nutrition and restores some Magic Power Value, Magic/Superpower value cap +10]
[Banyan Tree Fruit (1st Rank/Green) *14: Nutritious fruit that can replace a meal for an adult, use increases Magic/Superpower value cap +1]
"What a treasure!"
Seeing the panel's notification, Bai Yi realized these must indeed be the tree fruits produced by the giant banyan. Bai Yi had almost forgotten about this, but who knew the giant banyan would offer the fruits willingly?
And judging by the panel's attributes, they were almost on par with yesterday's Superpower Crystals!
If things continued this way, her Magic Power Value cap could quickly meet the requirement for a lower compatibility Genetic Fusion!
*What a good child!*
Bai Yi patted the giant banyan's trunk with satisfaction, feeling from the superpower feedback the happiness of the praised tree.
"But why only two? Could it be because the giant banyan had some meat yesterday?"
*A wave of guilt swept over Bai Yi,* and she decided to give the giant banyan a bit of meat each day from now on.
*Yes, just compensation, not because of the extra tree fruit each day!*
Wiping away the tear from the corner of her eye, Bai Yi swiped two tree fruits from the pile, leaving four 1st Rank tree fruits, and sent the rest to the market.
"You can have the rest, consider it breakfast for today."
"Thank you, Master!"
The peasant women could sense the special quality of these tree fruits, and seeing Bai Yi willing to share them with them, they gratefully bowed and thanked her.
"Alright, alright, finish eating quickly, we have work to do!"
"Yes, Master!"
Watching her take a few fruits to the other peasant women, receiving three grateful glances again, Bai Yi quickly devoured one fruit.
She carefully preserved the fruit core, planning to keep it for possible future use.
Taking out yesterday's grain from the panel, Bai Yi walked to the already cultivated farmland.
Since the open space wasn't large, with the main road and buildings in front of the tree hole, the farm was cultivated behind it.
She meticulously scattered the seeds into the loose soil and activated her superpower.
Accelerated Growth!
Bright green seedlings burst out from the soil, quickly growing to a meter high, with rice ears sprouting and gradually turning yellow.
In just over ten seconds, the rice, which normally matured over several months, completed its life cycle in Bai Yi's hands.
This scene left the nearby peasant women dumbfounded.
What is this?
This was a miracle!
This was the miracle their master had brought!
"Why are you still standing there in a daze? Hurry and gather this rice!"
"Yes!"
This time, the peasant women's efficiency was unprecedentedly high, with the four of them working together to quickly gather all the clumped rice.
"Remember, leave as much rice as earlier, and spread the rest in the field."
The peasant women looked a bit perplexed, but one of them kindly reminded:
"But Master, it's past the drought rice sowing time now."
Bai Yi merely smiled mysteriously:
"Don't worry, just plant them. You saw earlier, these rice will also receive my blessing."
With that, Bai Yi left a mysterious silhouette, making the peasant women further deify their master as an incarnation of a god.
Returning to the tree hole, Bai Yi first opened the panel.
Landon I had sent a private message, saying that the trade had been initiated. Bai Yi opened the market and saw a transaction that only she could see.
[Sell 1st Rank Crystal Core *10, Price: 2nd Rank Blood Flesh *20]
*"Wait, did I not set yesterday's trade to be visible only to him? There's no way anyone could've seen it in such a short time...*
Bai Yi felt a bit guilty momentarily but quickly put the thought aside and bought the 10 Crystal Cores.
"Now, all the final materials are ready!"
Walking to the side of the Beetle Nest, Bai Yi opened the construction panel.
[You have built a Killing Giant Bee Hive, consumed Crystal Core (1st Rank) *10, Honey *50, Wood *100, Stone *50, Fresh Blood Flesh *50, Estimated construction time 1 hour, remaining 59 minutes 59 seconds]
This hive appeared about the size of a peasant woman's small wooden hut, but with its square shape, it looked more like a matchbox.
"Hmm, the beetles can't idle either."
Yesterday, only a path was cleared; there were still many areas around the territory occupied by wild monsters.
With the farming venture now started, this little patch of land surely wouldn't suffice, and it was necessary to clear the surroundings first.
However, after personally venturing out yesterday, Bai Yi had lost interest in going outside again.
If it weren't for Big Cat being severely injured yesterday, she might have been in danger!
Moreover, today she discovered that the peasant women were actually quite intelligent and, combined with their strong builds, could also clear the surroundings for her.
"But the farmland cultivation must not fall behind."
After just a moment's thought, Bai Yi decided to invest a bit more meat, recruiting 2 peasant women and 11 beetles.
After waiting ten minutes, a formidable team assembled before Bai Yi.
"Master, do you have any instructions?"
"Take these beetles and sweep the area around the territory, remember, don't wander far!
Collect any treasure boxes you find and bring them back, understand?"
"Yes!"
Then Bai Yi established a connection with the beetles, directing them to follow the instructions of the two peasant women, before suddenly remembering something.
She ran back into the tree hole, took out the Rune Sword, and handed it to one of the peasant women.
"This sword is for you to use, protect yourselves, don't be reckless, safety first!"
The peasant woman received the Rune Sword with both hands, swinging it a few times in the air with one hand, feeling the weapon's power, and immediately became excited.
"I assure the master that the task will be completed, have no worries!"
"Very good, very spirited!
Then, from now on, you are my Valkyries! You will be Zhan Yi, and you will be Zhan Er!"
Bai Yi gave names to the peasant women holding a hoe on the left and the Rune Sword on the right.
Recently recruited and already having names, they felt honored and resolved to bring back victory for their master to live up to her trust.
Watching the small team leave the territory, Bai Yi returned to the farm area.
Due to the lack of appropriate tools, it took the peasant women over ten minutes to painstakingly pick the grain from the rice ears, piling them on the nearby straw-laid ground.
This also reminded Bai Yi that it was time to prepare some farming tools.
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Killing Giant Bee: A mutated wild bee that not only collects pollen to make honey but also does not reject offered blood flesh. Its honey is rumored to increase the probability of awakening superpowers, making it sought after by the elite in many Sanctuaries, leading many to provoke these peace-loving Giant Bees...