"I will draft the regulations for this game event as soon as possible!"
"And Xiao Yao has already surpassed me once, so his prize count is +1."
"You all need to work hard too!"
Su Ran winked at the players with a smile.
At this point, the players, whose interest had already been piqued, naturally refused to be outdone.
"Boss, you don't need to tell us, we will!"
"Boss, you should take advantage of this time to make more progress!"
"Watch us surpass you tomorrow!"
Then they walked out of the Internet Cafe, shouting as they went.
Just as all the players had left.
Su Ran also closed the Internet Cafe door.
Having played games all day, he was feeling a bit hungry.
So he went upstairs, intending to eat something.
However, when Su Ran opened the food storage room.
He looked inside and was stunned.
It seemed there was very little food left.
Actually, considering the yield of the ingredients he first planted, it was quite substantial.
For an ordinary person, it would certainly last a month or two without issue.
Unexpectedly, he had almost eaten it all in such a short time.
Moreover, now that he was used to eating Stardew Valley's delicious food every day, Su Ran's appetite had long become picky; he simply couldn't eat ordinary food.
"Looks like I'll have to find time to plant some more…"
Su Ran muttered to himself.
…
After dinner.
Su Ran went downstairs again and continued playing the game.
From the moment he landed on Xianling Island.
He fought his way from the dock and canyon in the early section of Xianling Island to the Lotus Pond Maze in the middle section.
Although the Lotus Pond Maze was considered the first maze in this game.
To be honest, its difficulty was actually not as high as the canyon in the early section.
Because there were no monsters here, and although it required puzzles, there were almost no misleading elements; one only needed to find the six Asura statues in order and break them with the sky piercing hammer.
Of course, all of this was predicated on obtaining the sky piercing hammer from the Miao People Leader.
At the same time, he naturally had to consume the poison which he called the 'Miasma Pill' (Miasma Pill, literally 'miasma-dispelling pill'), but was actually Forget Worry Powder.
And as long as the six Asura statues were broken, it meant their scheme would succeed.
This was why Su Ran had been stuck here all along.
He just wanted to try and see if he could get through without the sky piercing hammer.
But unfortunately, he tried all day without success.
When he arrived at the Lotus Pond, without the sky piercing hammer, the six Asura stone statues would awaken and fight him.
And with Su Ran's current strength, dealing with the small monsters in the canyon was already a bit difficult, and he had to try to avoid them, let alone these powerful stone statues.
"Sigh, no, I died again!"
"Is it really impossible?"
After trying for a long time again, he was somewhat certain.
Although the virtual reality version of this Immortal Sword game had indeed greatly improved in terms of realism.
Its essence was still to drive the game through the plot.
Many fundamental things would not allow players to easily change them.
If you played wrong, sorry, you could only start over.
This would obviously greatly increase the difficulty of the game.
Sure enough, he had been stuck here for a day, and the game progress of most other players was not as fast as his.
If these players continued to go off track later.
Su Ran was now really a bit worried about whether they could successfully clear the game…
…
Speaking of which.
Since Zhao Yan, the captain of the Security Team, was entrusted by Emperor Liu Zhengyuan.
He began to organize and train the Farming Team.
The other ministers in the court and various departments were also not idle; they were also acting according to His Majesty's instructions.
They began to mobilize resources and dispatch more personnel.
First, they selected a site outside the city and urgently built a large farm.
All kinds of tools and facilities were readily available.
Immediately after, hunting teams were dispatched to clear out all kinds of wild beasts in the surrounding area.
Then, members of the Farming Team who had learned planting and cultivation in the Internet Cafe were arranged to come here to start working.
Players from the game team provided full support, concentrating all the exchanged seeds, fertilizers, and soil here.
Although there was no way to exchange for a large amount of God's Soil for the time being, and currently they could only slowly transform the land bit by bit.
However, because there were fertilizers that made the soil fertile and hormones that accelerated growth.
They could temporarily be used as substitutes.
So, after early trial planting and achieving success.
Large-scale planting immediately began.
And now.
It was the day of the first large-scale successful planting and harvest.
When the originally barren wasteland suddenly bloomed overnight, forming a colorful ocean of crops.
Everyone was excited and overjoyed.
And what was most pleasing was that the quality of the crops was naturally beyond doubt, and crucially, even the yield far exceeded their expectations.
So, on this day, in the early morning.
Under the escort of guards, boxes of grain crops were transported from the farm into the city.
Then they were prioritized for sale in the markets and vegetable markets of various commoner districts within Feiyun Country.
The name they were selling under was: Star Dew Valley Brand Organic Fruits and Vegetables.
Because the display was quite grand, it immediately attracted the attention of a large number of onlookers.
"What are they selling?"
"It looks like ingredients!"
"Really? They came all the way here to sell?"
"It's a good thing, but it's rare!"
Originally, due to the shortage of grain in the city, there were really not many ingredients that could be bought in the commoner districts; even if there were, most were not fresh wild vegetables and fruits.
Only in prosperous areas like the rich districts and Commercial Street could a wider variety be bought, and the ingredients would be fresher.
But the prices, needless to say, were very expensive.
So everyone quickly gathered around to take a closer look.
However, when they looked at the vegetables and fruits, which, although fresh and vibrant in appearance, were of varieties they had never seen before.
They all showed expressions of suspicion.
And started discussing amongst themselves.
"Are these really ingredients?"
"Why don't I recognize any of them?"
"Me too, can these really be eaten?"
"It's not a scam, is it?"
They recognized the more common foods in Feiyun Country, but none of what was being sold here was familiar.
It was no wonder everyone was suspicious.
However, the stewards specifically responsible for selling were unhurried, looking at the puzzled crowd, and loudly introduced them.
"I presume some of you know about the imperial proclamation issued a few days ago?"
"These ingredients were all grown under the supervision of His Majesty the Emperor, using the latest planting techniques, and are new varieties of ingredients. Not only are they fresh and safe, but their taste is also excellent!"
"Whoever eats them will know!"
As he spoke, the stewards picked up a fruit and took a big bite. Instantly, juice splashed onto the corners of his mouth, and he revealed an expression of blissful enjoyment.
This expression was not fake.
Naturally, it was also very contagious.
It immediately made the throats of the surrounding crowd unconsciously move, followed by a clamor!