#12 - Chapter 12 Skeletons in the Wheat Field

At this moment, Shen Xingyan, back in the real world, wearily woke up. He shook his somewhat swollen head, feeling a bit uncomfortable from his first such extended period of consciousness departure.

Looking at the familiar ceiling, Shen Xingyan recalled everything that had happened in Xingyuan, contrasting it with the cold buildings before him and the disaster-ridden reality outside.

The atmosphere there, filled with ease and hope for everyone, gave him the feeling of having had a dream.

Moreover, the surprises Xingyuan World had given him were truly too great, making his return to reality feel somewhat unreal.

Shen Xingyan focused his mind and checked the black card still placed on his forehead:

Name: Spark (Shen Xingyan)

Number: 118120431-9527

Profession: Farmer

Professional Skill: 1. Consumes a certain amount of Origin Energy points to increase the growth progress of crops within a specified area by +10%. The larger the area, the more Origin Energy points are consumed. Interval: 10 hours, skill cooldown: 24 hours.

Strength: 10 points

Agility: 10 points

Constitution: 10 points

Spirit: 10 points

Health: 100/100 points

Origin Energy: 18/18 points

Stamina: 4/10 points

Physical Attack: 10 points

Magical Attack: 10 points

Defense: 10 points

Speed: 10 points

Talent: Summon Skeleton --- Summons a skeleton monster with all attributes at 1 to fight (cooldown time: 24 hours)

Money: 8 Copper

Xingyuan World Entrance → (12-hour countdown)

Seeing that his professional skill was indeed the same as in Xingyuan World, Shen Xingyan's heart, which had been oppressed by the surrounding environment, immediately calmed down.

Gazing at this information for a long time, Shen Xingyan knew that he was truly different now.

The feeling of frustration he had when he first awakened as a farmer now seemed like a small interlude in his life, and he liked this feeling of relief very much.

It was already early morning. Tired and hungry, Shen Xingyan walked out of his room and quietly made his way to the kitchen, afraid of disturbing his sister's rest.

After preparing breakfast for both of them, Shen Xingyan quickly finished his share and kept his sister's portion warm before returning to his bedroom and falling into a deep sleep.

Meanwhile, within the Xingyuan space, the maintenance work on the fields did not show the slightest sign of stopping due to Shen Xingyan's departure.

The little skeleton was still tirelessly busy with the work Shen Xingyan had assigned, following Xingyuan's prompts to maintain the wheat.

Every time the little skeleton spent a long time completing a prompt, Xingyuan would immediately pop up another one, giving the little skeleton no time to rest.

This was precisely because the little skeleton had no stamina limit and would faithfully execute Shen Xingyan's orders. Otherwise, summoning any other creature would have resulted in exhaustion.

At this point, the wheat in that mu of farmland was already growing taller and taller. The little skeleton working within it was almost completely hidden from view at a glance.

The success of the little skeleton's work was also very significant. The wheat grew stronger and stronger, unlike other people's farmland, which had become overgrown with weeds, infested with insects, and suffering from drought due to the farmers returning to reality and the farmland being left unattended.

It was foreseeable that when the wheat reached maturity, others would be lucky to harvest four or five hundred jin from the same mu of land, while Shen Xingyan's small mu of land would yield at least twice as much.

Of course, Shen Xingyan was unaware of the changes taking place in his planting space. At this moment, he was immersed in a beautiful dream, with a faint smile occasionally appearing on his face.

In his dream, he had become a powerful being whose words were law, like the administrator of Base 6, flying through the air and annihilating tens of thousands of disasters with a single finger.

He had even resurrected his deceased parents, and his family was leisurely strolling along a bustling street.

However, such a beautiful dream was shattered by a huge, unknown disaster with a single palm strike.

Shen Xingyan suddenly sat up, with fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead due to the fright, and he gasped for breath.

Recalling the disaster in his dream that shattered his fantasy, Shen Xingyan's palms clenched involuntarily.

Only when his emotions gradually returned to peace did his body relax slightly. He thought that he had only awakened as a farmer yesterday, and although the professional skill was very powerful, its power would only become more apparent in the later stages.

At this stage, he still needed to hide himself little by little and slowly accumulate strength.

Shen Xingyan warned himself: Although the days are long, there will eventually come a day when his farmer profession can go beyond the realm and make the disasters tremble with fear!

Taking a deep breath, Shen Xingyan looked at the time, and it was almost noon.

His sister eats lunch at school and doesn't come back, so there's no need to make her portion.

Since he was eating alone, Shen Xingyan made some food casually, just enough to eliminate the hunger in his body, but he didn't dare to eat a lot.

After all, he was now an awakened person. According to the base's regulations, once a professional appeared in a family, they automatically lost the qualification to receive free supplies.

The base's resources are also limited, and they cannot allow them to receive them without restriction.

And now, Shen Xingyan's family's food reserves are not too much anymore. He should save as much as possible and give priority to his sister.

Once the wheat in his Xingyuan space matures and he sells it for money, he can buy it again or extract it directly from the Xingyuan World.

The value paid for these two ways of obtaining supplies is basically the same. It may be slightly lower in reality, but the difference is not significant.

Taking one kilogram of wheat as an example, selling it to the Xingyuan Mall costs 2 copper coins, while extracting it from Xingyuan to reality costs 20 copper coins, a ratio of 1:10.

Buying one kilogram of wheat in reality costs 19 copper coins, which is slightly cheaper.

Now Shen Xingyan only has 8 copper coins on him, not even enough to buy one kilogram of wheat, so it's better to be thrifty.

After eating, seeing the reminder on the Xingyuan card that he could enter the Xing World again in five hours, Shen Xingyan did not waste this time and began to train in the physical techniques taught at the school.

Before, when Shen Xingyan was training at school, he felt that no matter how he practiced, it was difficult to make progress. Later, the teacher told them that this was because they had reached the bottleneck period before awakening.

As long as they completed the awakening, they could accumulate knowledge and experience and quickly improve their various attributes.

And at this time, Shen Xingyan also clearly felt that his body seemed to be really like what the teacher said. Through these physical techniques, the awakened body was like opening a gate, frantically releasing the suppressed emotions.