Magic Farm 105

Chapter 105: A Million Beast Crystals, the Growth of the Golden Apple Sapling

“What about the second thing?”

“The second thing is, I realized—Dan Xingyu, you’re my best friend now.”

“I’m not your second-best?”

Qi Yu replied, “It’s not the same. I think the survival game has to be compared with Teacher Egnor.”

Compared to Dan Xingyu, a friend his own age with whom he could talk about anything, the survival game—which gave him food, warmth, and a safe, beautiful house—felt more like something to be ranked alongside elders.

After sharing these two things, he said goodbye to Dan Xingyu.

Then, not wanting to do anything else, he simply sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.

He’d had his mind stuffed with so much knowledge today that he felt a little dazed.

It was overwhelming—he needed to cultivate and relax.

He spent the whole night like this, and was awakened right on time by the sudden brightness of dawn.

[Current Location: Star Forest.]

[Today’s Weather: Moderate rain, -14°C ~ -5°C, wind force 4.]

The temperature had dropped again.

Qi Yu stood up. After a night of cultivation, his mind, previously crammed with strange knowledge, was refreshed and clear, his mental power having smoothed everything out.

He was still wearing yesterday’s earthfire dragon suit. While washing up, he studied himself carefully in the mirror.

He truly thought his outfit looked fine—even in the apocalypse, people would be stripping it off his corpse.

It was clean, with no unnecessary adornments, and compared to the other players he’d seen in the resource zone, he actually looked quite presentable.

Someone in the District 01 Survival Squad was @ing him:

[Civil Engineering Bro: Gaming god, we’ve finished testing the earthfire dragon suit. We’ve put together a detailed review—take a look.]

A long message appeared in the group chat.

Qi Yu read it carefully.

First, the most important features in District 01 right now: warmth and waterproofing.

The earthfire dragon leather coat was waterproof, and, possibly due to its special material, could adjust its size automatically.

You could wear it over just a base layer as a cool trench coat, or, if you didn’t care about looks, you could even wear it over a down jacket as an oversized leather coat.

This was something Moneybags had figured out on a whim. His verdict: “Absolutely killer.”

Qi Yu stared at that phrase for a moment. Judging from the context, it probably meant “really great.”

The earthfire dragon thermal underwear was even better at retaining heat.

This was discovered by Serenity by accident.

Because of the severe cold, he’d spent some time by the fire last night.

The seventy-year-old grandpa, who’d slept in the thermal underwear set, found that he woke up this morning still feeling warm all over.

He remembered that the survival panel had mentioned one feature of the thermal underwear: heat storage.

So, he had everyone try it out.

They found that after heating the thermal underwear set—whether by fire or any other method—it could retain warmth for a long time.

It was like wearing a set of “warmers” that never got too hot, right next to your skin.

As for defense, the consensus was: on Blue Star, this would be an artifact—ordinary strength or a regular fruit knife wouldn’t do any damage.

But in the survival game, where everyone’s physical abilities were enhanced and equipment varied in quality, it was just average.

But still, more than enough.

[Don’t Dare Open My Eyes: Gaming god, you always find these awesome items—they’re basically artifacts.]

[Civil Engineering Bro: Artifact +1. Who wouldn’t want a set after reading this?]

[I Love Survival Games: Thank you all.]

[I Love Survival Games: Then I can sell them with confidence.]

[I Love Survival Games: How about pricing them at 20 beast crystals each?]

At first, he’d planned to sell them for 10 beast crystals, since the earthfire dragon hide only cost 1 beast crystal.

Even at 10, he’d make much more than on swallow meat.

But after reading the group’s reviews, he realized the thermal suit was much better than a down jacket.

The thermal underwear provided long-lasting heat, and the leather coat could serve as both a warm coat and a raincoat in this weather.

[Need a Little Money to Save Me: Wow, boss, you’re even more generous than I imagined.]

[Don’t Dare Open My Eyes: So generous.]

[Civil Engineering Bro: About the same price as a down jacket—very fair.]

[I Love Survival Games: .]

I’m about to get rich, he thought silently.

He could make fifty thousand sets.

A twentyfold profit.

Could he really make a million beast crystals?!

He quietly sent Dan Xingyu a message:

[I Love Survival Games: The clothes made from earthfire dragon hide can sell for 20 beast crystals each in our district.]

[Divine Formless: Holy shit!]

[Divine Formless: Gaming bro, please take your little brother with you to get rich and live the good life!]

Qi Yu chuckled, but soon realized the difference between the earthfire dragon thermal suit and swallow meat.

The thermal suit could be used repeatedly and last a long time.

Swallow meat was a fast consumable—he could keep selling it in District 88 as long as the heat lasted.

[I Love Survival Games: No more chatting, I’m off to sell goods!]

He opened the regional channel:

[I Love Survival Games: Personal trading page—selling earthfire dragon suit. Info €€ earthfire dragon leather coat, info €€ earthfire dragon thermal underwear.]

He made ten thousand each of the coat and underwear, and listed them on his trading page.

When he checked the regional channel again, he saw Civil Engineering Bro and Moneybags helping him advertise:

[Civil Engineering Bro: The gaming god isn’t good at promoting, so here’s our detailed review of the effects. Everyone can check it out first.]

[Need a Little Money to Save Me: Yes, yes! I’m already wearing it—guaranteed satisfaction, no regrets!]

…

In the District 01 Survival Squad, those who’d just been promoting in the main group were now frantically @ing Qi Yu:

[Civil Engineering Bro: Damn, boss, twenty thousand sets?]

[Civil Engineering Bro: After taking down the swallow nest, did you clear out the earthfire dragon lair too?]

[Need a Little Money to Save Me: Earthfire dragon—do we even have such a mutant in our district?]

[I Love Survival Games: I didn’t kill them. I’m in business with a friend.]

[I Love Survival Games: @Civil Engineering Bro, that’s why I didn’t ask you to help me sell.]

[Civil Engineering Bro: Boss, even if you asked, I wouldn’t dare! With self-service trading, I can’t help much anyway, and if we transferred between us, we’d just be giving the survival game a huge cut in fees.]

[Don’t Dare Open My Eyes: Gaming god, that friend of yours isn’t from our district, is he?]

If there were earthfire dragons here, everyone in District 01 would know.

[I Love Survival Games: No, he’s not from our district.]

[Don’t Dare Open My Eyes: Boss, you’re amazing!]

[Civil Engineering Bro: Boss, you’re amazing!]

[Serenity: Truly impressive!]

[Need a Little Money to Save Me: Boss, you’re amazing!]

Need a Little Money to Save Me thought he’d be kept awake all night by the dazzling prospects ahead.

What he’d latched onto wasn’t just a golden thigh—it was a pillar holding up the sky!

When Qi Yu had started buying up swallow meat in bulk, they’d guessed he must have had some opportunity.

But hearing him confirm it in person, they were still wildly excited.

[Don’t Dare Open My Eyes: Now your wealth ranking is locked in at number one, gaming god.]

Back to the regional channel:

[Cockroach Tastes Weird: Already bought a set—anything the gaming god sells is worth it.]

[By the Roadside: If it really works this well, 20 beast crystals is a fair price.]

[Little Me: Gaming god, you’re incredible. @I Love Survival Games, can you take me off your blacklist?]

With the beast crystal-for-swallow meat trade, Qi Yu hadn’t set a purchase limit, so he could have someone help him exchange.

For the earthfire dragon suit, he’d set a limit of one per person when listing it.

Though a few people in the channel complained that it was pricier than a down jacket and asked for a discount, no one was foolish.

From his first sale of the Luminous Sunflower, everything this number one player had sold had been worth far more than its price.

Even if he was willing to pay extra, no one would give up their own slot to him.

Qi Yu remembered “Little Me” as an ID, but not much else.

But it didn’t matter—he’d never blacklisted anyone by mistake.

[Be a Good Person: Already bought the earthfire dragon suit. @I Love Survival Games, gaming god, when will Screaming Lily of the Valley be available again? Please, my kid can’t sleep well at night without it.]

Qi Yu remembered this person too—he seemed to love the mutant plants Qi Yu sold, especially the Screaming Lily of the Valley, and had already asked about it more than once.

He put on his mage robe and left the shelter.

On the ground, a few scattered white light clusters remained—the last brave swallows.

Qi Yu picked them up and went to check the trash can.

The alchemy golem was still diligently feeding it. The little mountain he’d piled up before bed was almost gone, and on the other side was a heap of items the trash can had spat out.

[Obtained Ordinary Fertilizer x890, Quality Fertilizer x130, High-Quality Magic Fusion Fertilizer x6.]

[Obtained Oak Sapling x5, Ginkgo Sapling x2, Laurel Sapling x2.]

[Obtained Silver Coin x25, Copper Coin x60.]

Qi Yu collected them all.

He checked the item info:

[Ordinary Fertilizer: Apply to soil to make it fertile.]

[Quality Fertilizer: Apply to soil to upgrade it to quality land.]

[High-Quality Magic Fusion Fertilizer: Apply to soil to accelerate the growth of advanced magic plants.]

All good stuff.

Now that his entire territory had been converted into farmland, there was no need to distinguish between plots.

Qi Yu used Waterball to wrap up the ordinary and quality fertilizer, and started a fertilizer rain over his territory.

Finally, he poured all eight units of high-quality magic fusion fertilizer he’d gotten yesterday and today onto the golden apple sapling.

Under his gaze, the sapling—which had been only fist-high—seemed to have had its fill. Its two tiny leaves quivered, then, slowly… it began to grow.

It kept growing until it reached Qi Yu’s knee, and a third leaf sprouted.

As it grew, a breeze swept across the territory.

It wasn’t the usual chill wind laced with ice and snow.

It was gentle, soft.

Qi Yu couldn’t quite describe the feeling, but in that instant, he seemed to understand: this was a “spring breeze.”

The spring breeze was like magic—wherever it passed, fresh green grass and flowers sprang up all over his territory.

The carrots and roses he’d planted from Golden Cave City, which had never matured, now quickly sprouted, grew tall, and reached full maturity in the wake of this breeze.

In an instant, his territory became a vast garden.