Magic Farm 135
by CristaeChapter 135: Opening the Diamond Chests
To give players the most comfortable experience, Safety Day had kept the temperature at over twenty degrees Celsius. Now, just past midnight, it plummeted instantly to minus twenty.
A temperature swing of over forty degrees—Qi Yu, with his temperature-control magic array, was fine, but even the most prepared players were caught off guard.
[Cockroach Tastes Weird: Damn, what is this—winter in a second? I even put on a sweater and jacket right before midnight, but who could have expected it to be this harsh? Luckily, I had my down coat ready and the firewood stacked. Lit it up right away.]
[Be a Good Person: Minus twenty degrees in spring? Survival Game, are you kidding me?]
[Give Me a Coke: Help, why did it get cold so fast? The chill is seeping in from all directions. How are we supposed to sleep without heat?]
[Old Brother Tumu: Light a fire. At least we’re in a forest—plenty of wood, plenty of fire. It won’t be too hard to get through.]
[Grind King: The wind is fierce, and it’s heavy snow. Looks like it’ll be tough to go out during the day.]
[Grumpy Bro: Anyone else hear noises outside? Feels like it’s more than just the wind, some kind of wailing…]
Qi Yu paused to listen.
When he was sure he heard nothing but wind, he knew: it was another wave of mental pollution.
[I Love Survival Games: The noises outside are probably mental pollution.]
As soon as he spoke, his dazzling special effect exploded in the regional channel.
Quite a few players were caught off guard by the sudden flash.
[Cockroach Tastes Weird: Wow, the game boss is here! Hello, game boss—are you still selling the Earthfire Dragon set? I found it really useful, especially in this weather. Warming up the thermal underwear and putting it on before bed—no problem sleeping at all.]
[I Love Survival Games: I’ll check tomorrow during the day.]
[Be a Good Person: @I Love Survival Games, game boss, when will Screaming Lily of the Valley and Radiant Sunflower be available again?]
The moment Be a Good Person asked, a chorus of responses followed.
Anyone who knew understood just how cost-effective those two mutant plants were.
[I Love Survival Games: I’ll put Radiant Sunflower up on my personal trading page tomorrow night. Screaming Lily of the Valley will be up the day after.]
Radiant Sunflower would be ready for harvest in the morning.
He hadn’t planted Screaming Lily of the Valley that morning.
Now the territory module’s advantage became clear. While still in the treehouse, he opened the territory module, selected a few plots, and planted two hundred Screaming Lily of the Valley seeds.
Next came the most important part: opening the chests.
The impact of three diamond chests lined up before him was, without a doubt, immense.
[Diamond chests detected. Open now?]
Qi Yu wanted to say “Open,” but thought better of it.
He put the three chests into his backpack, and, unable to wait, jumped straight out the treehouse window.
No need for Azure Wings this time—a faint blue-green magic shimmered beneath his feet, cushioning his landing.
He couldn’t fly, but the magic could support him for a short fall from ten meters up.
Qi Yu first checked on the Seven-Colored Flower. It was showing as asleep.
He resisted the urge to touch it—this little one had a temper, and if he woke it accidentally, it would definitely be upset.
He moved to the Goddess statue, offered a devout prayer, then squatted to gently pat the calm Golden Apple sapling.
With his mysterious rituals complete, he didn’t go back inside, but brought the three diamond chests out into the garden.
He chose to open them one by one.
First diamond chest.
A surge of golden light.
[Congratulations, player, you have obtained the “Tree of Wisdom.”]
[Tree of Wisdom: A sapling born from the branches and leaves of the Elf Mother Tree, containing the power of the Law of Wisdom. Studying or cultivating near the Tree of Wisdom grants enlightenment, increases focus, and doubles results with half the effort.]
[Additional effect: The Tree of Wisdom can answer one question per month.]
Eh?
Qi Yu looked at the familiar description, then glanced at the nearby Tree of Life.
No matter how he looked at it, the Tree of Wisdom and the Tree of Life seemed to share the same origin and level.
But the Tree of Wisdom was a gold-quality item from a diamond chest—so, purple resource points weren’t necessarily purple-quality items?
He placed the Tree of Wisdom near the Tree of Life.
Thinking about its effect, he was delighted—another perfect place to study.
Second diamond chest.
Open.
Again, a burst of golden light emerged from the chest.
A golden scroll hovered quietly in midair.
[Congratulations, you have obtained the legendary item “Citizen Recruitment Scroll.”]
[Citizen Recruitment Scroll: Can recruit citizens based on territory characteristics. The maximum level of recruited citizens cannot exceed the scroll’s level.]
Another thing he’d never heard of.
Qi Yu picked up the scroll, thinking.
If he understood correctly, this scroll worked like a farmhouse—it could recruit citizens?
The recruited citizens’ level couldn’t exceed the scroll’s level, but what level did gold legendary quality correspond to?
[Would you like to recruit citizens now?]
He selected “Recruit.”
[Recruiting citizens. Please wait patiently.]
Having seen how the farmhouse worked, Qi Yu wasn’t surprised that the citizens didn’t appear immediately.
He turned his attention to the last diamond chest.
Chose to open.
This time, it wasn’t blinding gold.
One crimson, one deep violet—two orbs of light hovered before him.
Looks like something big!
Qi Yu had only seen crimson light twice before.
Once, when he got the semi-divine Guardian Mage Robe from a chest.
Anyone who had worn the Guardian Mage Robe knew how good it was.
The other time was when he received Teacher Egner’s Advanced Magic Array Theory and Practice.
More than just a book, Qi Yu felt he’d gained a teacher.
In short, both were treasures.
Saving the best for last, he picked up the violet orb first.
[Stellar Arrows: Magic arrows forged with the power of the stars, automatically recoverable after being fired.]
The light faded, revealing a silver quiver containing twenty arrows.
The Survival Game wouldn’t give him something useless for no reason.
Qi Yu looked at the crimson orb, a suspicion forming in his mind.
Selected “Pick up.”
The crimson glow faded, and a silver longbow slowly appeared.
[Congratulations, player, you have obtained “Idrann’s Bow.”]
[Idrann’s Bow: Semi-divine artifact. Crafted by Idrann, child of wind and forest, for his own use—a weapon of great renown.]
Qi Yu waited, but nothing more appeared.
His expression grew serious—something wasn’t right.
Previously, whether it was green-quality gear or the semi-divine Guardian Mage Robe, there were always detailed stats and skill descriptions.
Why didn’t Idrann’s Bow have them?
Qi Yu picked up the longbow. Like the Guardian Mage Robe, Idrann’s Bow, despite being a semi-divine artifact, was not flashy. It was silver, sleek, and light, with no unnecessary embellishments.
He couldn’t help but think of Teacher Egner.
Both had that same quietly extraordinary feel—nothing showy, but you could sense their worth.
He opened the 01 Survival Squad chat.
[I Love Survival Games: Did any of you get weapons from your chests?]
[Old Brother Tumu: No.]
[Don’t Dare Open My Eyes: No.]
[Need a Bit of Money to Save Me: No.]
[Serenity: I did. Are you asking about equipment stats?]
[I Love Survival Games: Yes, the gear I just got only has a simple description—no skills or stat details at all.]
[Serenity: Same for me.]
Just then, someone in the regional channel tagged him.
[Grind King: @I Love Survival Games, boss, did you get a weapon? The one I got doesn’t show any stats.]
[I Love Survival Games: Same here.]
He equipped Idrann’s Bow and could clearly feel his strength and agility rise significantly.
So the gear effects were there, but the exact numbers would have to be discovered through use.
As the only player in the region with a high-gloss special effect, Qi Yu’s words instantly drew a crowd.
Many players reported that their new gear also lacked visible stats.
Did Survival Game have a bug? Or was this a new change for the month?
Qi Yu had a guess. For once, he typed out a long reply:
[I Love Survival Games: Not being able to see equipment stats means we’ll need to spend time getting familiar with them, and learn to use gear to its fullest. Or maybe Survival Game is guiding us not to rely too much on numbers, but to improve our own skills?]
He’d had this thought because of the player he’d run into yesterday.
From Qi Yu’s perspective, that player’s so-called “footwork” and “movement” were basically nonexistent.
But that “barbarian sword technique” was indeed wild—no trace of training, just pure instinct swinging a sword.
If it were him, with the same stats, he wouldn’t have needed nearly as long to deal with that tier-two mutant beast.
But then again, his own combat skills had been honed in the apocalypse, fighting for his life against mutant monsters. Blue Star was a peaceful world.
Back in the beginner period, many players said they’d never even killed a chicken before, and were scared of mice.
So it made sense that their attacks were untrained and clumsy—they’d never needed to learn to fight before entering Survival Game.
But from his judgment, that player hadn’t brought out even a fraction of the sword’s potential.
In that situation, maybe you could slowly wear down one mutant boar.
But what if you faced three at once?
Or more?
[Be a Good Person: So what, are we all supposed to become martial arts masters now?]
[Grind King: I agree with the boss. Honestly, during the last Swallow event, I realized my combat ability was really lacking. I only managed to get through because the swallows had low attack power—even with their numbers, they were just an annoyance. I thought, if it had been the same number of power-type mutant beasts, I’d have been toast. Even with a divine weapon, I’d just be swinging it around aimlessly. What a waste.]
Qi Yu watched the chat fill with agreement, then called over his patrolling butler.
“Butler, you said you know forty-nine forms of standard unarmed combat. Can you pick the simplest one, the most suitable for beginners, and write up a training guide?”