#165 - Chapter 165 Surprise Fifth Piece

Feeling invigorated, Shen Xingyan instructed his clone to continue killing the Calamities on its own. He then walked out of the tent, pretending to be nonchalant as he surveyed the area.

The vast safe zone was sparsely populated. Some chefs were cooking, presumably to sell their dishes later.

Blacksmiths and tailors had set up stalls, ready to repair the equipment durability of returning Professionals.

Others, seemingly idle, wandered around with a mix of boredom and leisure.

Some base leaders were patrolling to prevent any unexpected incidents.

Shen Xingyan observed everyone's diverse activities, and he nodded slightly in approval, feeling reassured about the safety of the environment.

After confirming that the surroundings were indeed safe, he quickly returned to the tent, connected to the Star Origin Card, entered the planting space, and immediately began harvesting the soybeans at high speed.

With 'Windwalk' activated again, Shen Xingyan's speed was significantly enhanced. After a simple, brutal, and efficient harvest, the final soybean plant was stored in his backpack, and the Star Origin harvest notification appeared as expected:

“Congratulations, you have planted 600 square meters of soybeans, yielding a harvest of 2040 kilograms, and you have gained 2040 Farmer Profession experience points.”

Seeing the soybean harvest results, Shen Xingyan nodded slightly, knowing that this yield certainly exceeded the seven hundred kilograms or so mentioned in the real-world data.

But it was clear that the real-world data was no longer relevant to him, so he didn't bother dwelling on it.

“Now, let’s see what kind of reward the Star Origin World will give me!” Shen Xingyan said softly, with anticipation, as he looked at the notification.

However, after waiting for several minutes in the planting space, he felt uneasy. It was the first time his consciousness had been separated from his body for so long, and he felt it necessary to go out and check again.

“After I get the record-breaking reward, I’ll go back to the real world to check things out. I shouldn’t stay away for too long at once. I can go back and forth intermittently, which would be objectively safer and subjectively more reassuring.”

Thinking this, Shen Xingyan didn't just wait idly. He quickly opened his backpack, separated the soybean plants, and briefly checked the attributes of the two agricultural products:

Item: Soybean (Excellent)

Value: 140 Copper

Quantity: 2040

Attribute: A good cooking ingredient.

Item: Soybean Leaf (Excellent)

Value: 10 Copper

Quantity: 400

Attribute: A medicinal ingredient.

Looking at the two Excellent-grade agricultural products, Shen Xingyan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh:

“Even with the added benefit of the black soil, these agricultural products barely reached Excellent grade. Their original quality was probably only Good grade.

It seems that these short-term crops, even with special methods, are indeed lacking in value!”

If other Farmer Professionals were to hear Shen Xingyan's thoughts, they would probably be reduced to tears and beat their chests in frustration.

After all, if they wanted to grow agricultural products of such Excellent quality, they would either have to rely on special methods or on the Star Origin World's quality critical hits, and neither of these methods was easy to achieve.

But now Shen Xingyan was showing an expression of dissatisfaction, which couldn't help but make them feel angry!

Unaware of his own 'Versailles'-like behavior, Shen Xingyan immediately opened the Star Origin Mall and sold all the agricultural products, earning a total of 289 Silver coins plus 600 Copper coins.

Seeing this harvest of less than 300 Silver coins, Shen Xingyan, who had become accustomed to earning at least one Gold coin every day, was indeed a little unaccustomed, but he didn't show any disgust. He happily accepted it.

After all, this amount of money was unimaginable for him in the past.

Although his current earning ability had improved, he had come from a poor life and naturally wouldn't dislike small amounts of money. Instead, he cherished it all the more.

After selling the agricultural products, Shen Xingyan saw that the record-breaking notification hadn't appeared yet, so he opened his attribute panel and looked at the experience value column: 6550 / 20000.

“As expected, the experience gained from this harvest didn't meet the requirements for leveling up. There are still more than thirteen thousand experience points left before reaching the level 20 threshold.

But according to the recent strawberry harvests, it is estimated that after the strawberry harvest is completed the day after tomorrow, the experience requirement for leveling up will be met.”

While Shen Xingyan was calculating in his mind, the Star Origin's record-breaking notification echoed in the planting space as he had expected:

“Congratulations, you have once again broken the record you created for the yield of strawberries per acre, which was 1075 kilograms, and successfully reached 1200 kilograms!

You are specially rewarded with a Talent Skill Growth Stone. The Star Origin will make an announcement throughout the area. Do you want to make the information public?”

Shen Xingyan, who was eager to finish reading the reward and quickly return to the real world to check on his main body, was stunned when he saw this notification, and then a look of ecstasy filled his face!

“I really didn't expect that this soybean harvest would once again yield a Talent Stone. I didn't have much hope for this harvest. The Star Origin World really gave me an unexpected surprise!”

Coming to his senses, Shen Xingyan immediately felt overjoyed. Looking at the notification full of friendly aura, he quickly requested to cancel the announcement.

“Do you want to spend 100 Silver coins to cancel this area-wide announcement?”

The moment the notification appeared, Shen Xingyan directly nodded to confirm.

Subsequently, the nearly 300 Silver coins he had just received instantly disappeared by one hundred.

Seeing this situation, the smile on Shen Xingyan's face became even brighter, as if he wasn't spending money but earning it.

But in essence, exchanging 100 Silver coins for a Talent Stone was indeed earning money! This made Shen Xingyan spend the money with a clear conscience.

The Star Origin notification in front of him disappeared along with the 100 Silver coins.

Then, a black light flashed, and the black little darling reappeared in Shen Xingyan's backpack.

This time, Shen Xingyan didn't hesitate to take out the Talent Stone and click to use it.

As for the cultivation of this acre of farmland and the planting of strawberry seeds, he thought it wouldn't be too late to go out and check the situation before returning.

As Shen Xingyan confirmed the use of the Talent Stone, the next thing that happened was as he expected. He only felt a darkness in front of him, and then he was kicked out by the Star Origin World.