Inside the Internet Cafe.
Players had only just started entering the game when many came to Su Ran to ask questions and buy guides.
Most of them were related to Stardew Valley.
It seemed that many players had indeed started playing Stardew Valley again.
But even so, Su Ran glanced at the quest progress, and it was still very far from the goal.
However, at this point, he had done what he could, and it wasn't that his plan was ineffective.
The main reason was that the total number of players in the Internet Cafe was limited; there weren't even 500 people in total.
In fact, recently, more and more people came to the Internet Cafe to inquire and visit, but most of them, after learning the price of logging on, backed away. It wasn't that they weren't interested, but that it was too expensive and they didn't have the money.
So, even though there was still a lot of time left until the one-month deadline, judging from the current situation, he felt that he still wouldn't be able to complete it.
This made Su Ran fall into deep thought.
...
At the same time.
Inside the Imperial Study in the Imperial City.
Liu Zhengyuan, who was on the imperial throne, had also stopped writing and was deep in thought.
The Feiyun Country's court meetings were not held daily; today was a day off.
However, Liu Zhengyuan, diligent in matters of state, would often summon some trusted ministers for discussions.
At this moment, the ministers had not yet arrived.
But Liu Zhengyuan had already started handling state affairs early in the study.
At this time, he seemed to have encountered a problem with the new farming policy he planned to implement and was racking his brains for a solution.
As he thought, a sudden pain shot through his brow, and he couldn't help but rub it.
Fang Hui, who was standing by, saw this and quickly poured a cup of clear tea, unable to resist advising,
"Your Majesty, you should rest for a while. You went to bed late last night and woke up early today. You must cherish your dragon body!"
Liu Zhengyuan shook his head, intending to say it was fine, but suddenly heard Fang Hui mention last night, recalling what had happened, and casually asked,
"Yesterday, after I left, how was Chengfeng? Did he realize his mistake?"
"This..."
Fang Hui hesitated, a look of indecision on his face, and after a long pause, he truthfully said, "Last night, it is said that His Highness... did not leave the Royal Garden for a single step!"
"What!"
In fact, after Liu Zhengyuan left last night, most of his anger had subsided. Anyway, the Royal Garden had already been demolished, and nothing could be done about it.
However, upon hearing Fang Hui say this now, he immediately became furious again.
He had thought that the boy would stop after a while of messing around, but this was endless, wasn't it?
He hadn't expected that in recent days, due to his busy state affairs, he had relaxed his strictness with him a little, and he had become so lawless.
"How absurd!"
Liu Zhengyuan was somewhat exasperated and said sternly, "It seems I have been too good to him on weekdays, and now he doesn't even take my words seriously!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than he saw five or six figures stepping into the Imperial Study from outside.
It was the ministers who had come for the discussion.
Because it had been agreed upon in advance, they did not announce their arrival.
But as soon as they arrived, before they even had time to salute, they saw Liu Zhengyuan sitting there, seething with anger.
"Oh my, what's going on?"
The few of them were immediately startled, their hearts sinking.
They began to ponder if they had made any mistakes or offended His Majesty.
At this moment, they even forgot to salute, let alone speak. They didn't even dare to breathe heavily, in a state of extreme panic.
Liu Zhengyuan saw their reaction, knew they had misunderstood, and was about to speak.
Unexpectedly, someone suddenly came in to report.
"Your Majesty, His Highness Chengfeng requests an audience outside the door!"
"Hmm?"
Liu Zhengyuan was stunned.
Didn't they say that this boy had been farming until dawn?
Why was he here already?
Fang Hui, who was beside him, smiled and said, "It seems His Highness has finally realized his mistake, so he has come to admit it voluntarily!"
"Heh heh, it's too late to realize his mistake now!"
Liu Zhengyuan let out a cold laugh and couldn't help but say, "Let him wait outside until we..."
"Father Emperor, Father Emperor, I've grown them, I've grown them!"
But before Liu Zhengyuan could finish his sentence, Liu Chengfeng had already rushed in impatiently, shouting as he ran.
Liu Chengfeng at this moment was dressed in dirty clothes, covered in mud, and even his face was so smudged that he was almost unrecognizable.
He was carrying a basket in his hands, and as he scurried, he left large muddy footprints on the impeccably clean floor of the Imperial Study.
He had clearly run over from the Royal Garden without even changing his clothes.
"This... this, is that His Highness?"
The several ministers standing nearby were utterly dumbfounded to see Liu Chengfeng with such an appearance standing so close to them.
If they hadn't been informed beforehand, they would have certainly thought this person was a refugee from somewhere!
And Liu Zhengyuan, seeing this scene, was already twitching at the corners of his mouth.
Especially when he heard Liu Chengfeng's absurd words about the crops already being grown, he didn't care if there were ministers present and furiously reprimanded him,
"Even now, you are still stubborn and unrepentant. It seems I must teach you a good lesson this time. Guards..."
"Father Emperor, wait! Didn't you say you wanted me to show you the crops I grew? Look, these are all grown by your son!"
Liu Chengfeng hurriedly lifted the lid of the basket he was holding.
Inside, a pile of mature, harvested crops and fruits was revealed.
Liu Zhengyuan paused. Seeing the vibrant, translucent, and lustrous colors of the crops, his expression subtly changed, and he felt a surge of surprise and doubt.
Could it be that these were truly grown by him overnight?
"Nonsense!"
But after examining them more closely, Liu Zhengyuan couldn't help but frown and scold, "I don't recognize any of these so-called crops or ingredients. Do you really think you can muddle through like this?"
"Father Emperor, these ingredients are indeed not the ones we are familiar with, but your son can guarantee that they are fresher and more delicious than any food you have ever eaten!"
Liu Chengfeng even suggested, "Moreover, these ingredients can all be eaten raw. Otherwise, Father Emperor, you can taste one now and you'll know!"
But as soon as he said this, before Liu Zhengyuan could speak, Fang Hui, who was beside him, spoke up.
"Your Highness, absolutely not! How can you carelessly let His Majesty eat something of unknown origin?"
Liu Zhengyuan also nodded. Even if those crops looked good, they were still unknown.
Upon hearing this, Liu Chengfeng was displeased. If he hadn't wanted to prove the authenticity of these ingredients, he would have kept them to eat slowly himself. He was reluctant to even bring them out.
At this moment, seeing that his Father Emperor was unwilling to try them, he was about to pick one up and eat it himself.
Unexpectedly, at this very moment.
"Your Majesty, why don't we, your humble servants, try them first?"
The several ministers nearby, contrary to their usual demeanor, suddenly spoke up.
At this moment, they were all staring intently at the vegetables and fruits in the basket before them, their noses twitching repeatedly, and they kept swallowing saliva, seemingly already craving them immensely.