#88 - Chapter 88 Planting Strawberries

With Shen Xingyan's successful search, all Tier 3 crop seeds in the Star Origin Mall were displayed before him.

At a glance, the variety of Tier 3 crops was somewhat greater than that of Tier 2 crops.

Shen Xingyan checked them one by one, discovering that the seeds for each growth cycle were basically covered, and the span of their growth cycles was so large that he felt very satisfied.

While checking these, he was also calculating the cost-effectiveness of each crop based on the information he had learned before, and finally found that they were mostly similar, which gave him a general understanding.

After reaching this conclusion, his goal was already very clear.

In order to perfectly utilize his professional skill specialty, his selection principle was that whichever crop had a longer growth cycle, he would choose that one.

Based on this principle, he compared them again, and after looking around, his gaze finally settled on the strawberry seeds:

Item: Strawberry Seeds

Value: 5 Silver Coins

Attribute: Maturity Period 50 days, Plantable Area 600 square meters.

Seeing the introduction of this crop, a happy smile appeared on the corner of Shen Xingyan's mouth.

According to the introduction of the strawberry seeds, their growth cycle actually reached an astonishing 50 days, which was 30 days longer than the growth cycle of potatoes.

And after checking, such a growth cycle can be said to be the longest among all Tier 3 seeds.

Moreover, Shen Xingyan also considered that strawberry plants are mostly short and easy to manage, which is very suitable for the little skeletons' daily labor. For these reasons, they can be regarded as his first choice.

After determining his goal, Shen Xingyan began to think about the information about strawberries in the real world.

As a Tier 3 crop, strawberries, due to their ultra-long growth cycle, coupled with the inherent limitations of farmer professionals,

cause multiple "task stagnation" phenomena during the planting period, which leads to a final general yield of only about 600 kilograms per mu. Therefore, the strawberry crop is also a deterrent to many advanced farmer professionals.

However, Shen Xingyan naturally didn't care about these things. On the contrary, he was very happy about this situation.

With the skill to accelerate crop growth, he couldn't wish for the crop's growth cycle to be longer!

According to the information he collected, although strawberries are far less productive than potatoes, their value and experience are not comparable to Tier 2 seeds like potatoes.

The purchase price of each kilogram of strawberries in the Star Origin Mall has reached 500 copper coins per kilogram. According to 600 kilograms per mu, it would be 300 silver coins!

Not only that, but farmer professionals can also get 6 professional experience points for every kilogram of strawberries harvested. That's six points! Calculated, one mu of land can harvest nearly 3000 experience points.

Shen Xingyan calculated the price and experience of strawberries in his mind, and couldn't help but sigh that the improvement of Tier 3 crops was really terrifying.

This made Shen Xingyan, who was used to planting potatoes and wheat for a dozen copper coins a kilogram, feel mixed feelings in his heart, and sighed: There is really no harm without comparison! So the low-level crops I planted before are worthless!

While sighing, Shen Xingyan slightly calculated the final result and compared it with the potatoes he had just harvested.

He found that after planting strawberries, even if the final harvest was very average, the various benefits generated would far exceed his record-breaking potatoes!

However, this is just the general situation. After all, how could his strawberry planting only yield an average output?

Under the 24-hour uninterrupted care of the little skeletons, the final output will definitely exceed the cognition of ordinary people, reaching a point that he can hardly imagine.

Shen Xingyan calculated for a while in his mind, and finally selected the strawberry seeds for implementing the fleece-grabbing plan, and then began to look for Tier 3 crops for transition.

After screening the Tier 3 crops for time, he finally selected 6 kinds of crops!

They are tomatoes with a growth period of one day, cucumbers with two days, cauliflower with three days, pumpkins with six days, and peppers with a growth period of 10 days and watermelons with a growth period of 35 days.

Planting one mu of each of these six crops can maximize the revenue of the farmland by harvesting one mu of crops every day, while also freeing up space for planting strawberries.

Among these crops, Shen Xingyan estimates that only peppers and watermelons are expected to break the Star Origin's yield record.

Tomatoes, cucumbers, cauliflower, and pumpkins, which have shorter growth periods, have a lower probability of breaking records. After all, there are many talented people in this world with good talent skills, and he does not have too many extravagant expectations.

After selecting the crops, Shen Xingyan did not hesitate to buy enough seeds for one mu of each, which cost nearly 4 silver coins with the 30% discount privilege.

Then, he bought 8 mu of strawberry seeds in one go, which cost 28 silver coins after the discount.

Overall, this purchase of seeds saved him nearly 10 silver coins with the 30% discount privilege.

It can be imagined that as the professional level gradually increases in the future, the economic benefits brought by this 30% discount privilege will become greater and greater!

"Wangcai, come here for a moment, I'll tell you how these crops should be planted." After Shen Xingyan finished speaking, he took his little follower Wangcai and began to stroll around the seven mu of farmland.

They strolled around while planning the overall distribution pattern.

Finally, it was determined to take the central mu of potatoes as the center and extend in all directions, dividing the areas where the seven mu of land were located.

Then, he pointed out to Wangcai what should be planted in each mu of land one by one. Fearing that Wangcai would not remember so many classifications, he issued them in the form of instructions.

After all the farmland had been visited, Shen Xingyan placed the seeds in categories at the designated seed collection point, allowing Wangcai to arrange them on his own, while he took the lead in sowing strawberry seeds.

While sowing, he also did not forget to check Wangcai's distribution.

He saw Wangcai gently shaking his little skull head, and all the little skeletons obediently stepped forward to collect the seeds, and then went to their respective areas to start sowing.

Looking at this orderly scene, Shen Xingyan was extremely satisfied and praised repeatedly: Wangcai is really my lucky star!

After a leisurely sowing time, with the joint efforts of Shen Xingyan and his skeleton team, the sowing task of the seven mu of farmland was completed in just over half an hour.

Such efficiency is no less than a fantasy in the eyes of other professionals!