Chapter 124
Da Wang's lottery ritual never changes: first he washes his claws, then he rubs the auspicious beast Bai Ze for a round to gain some luck, and only then does he open and claim his four B-grade draws.
The dazzling spinning wheel finished in one go, and four small boxes tied with bows popped out; Da Wang, pleased, began to poke them one by one.
【Congratulations, my lord, you have drawn a B-grade lower-tier reward: 100 fourth-grade apple trees, already placed in the warehouse; please check.】
Seeing that they were still trees, Da Wang became quite wary—what rubber tree is still lying idle in the warehouse! He had already eaten apples, but he didn't know whether they were suitable for Secluded Prefecture, so he hurried to the warehouse to check.
【Rosaceae deciduous tree, fruit rich in minerals and vitamins, nutrition abundant and can be eaten in quantity. Eating methods varied: can be eaten raw, cooked, or brewed into alcohol. Apples like sunlight and tolerate cold, preferring cooler, dry climates; they can be planted in Secluded Prefecture.】
Da Wang felt relieved seeing the last line; as long as Youzhou can be planted, it's fine.
Continue to open the next box;
【Congratulations, my lord, you have drawn a B-grade low-quality reward: Fine Spirit-Containing Pearl x1, placed in the warehouse, please check.】
Another one I can't understand.
Just, "How is it still low-quality?" Da Wang skillfully clicked the new little icon that appeared in the warehouse.
【11】【Fine Spirit-Containing Pearl, produced from the boundless sea of the Yingzhou Realm, color pure white, no luster, long-term wearing strengthens body and health, prolongs life.】
Precious Treasure Spirit Pearl, produced from the mineral deposits of the Boundless Sea in the Yingzhou Realm, pure white, non-luminous; long-term wearing strengthens the body and health, prolongs life and increases longevity.
Da Wang casually took it out and found it was just an ordinary white pearl, not as shiny as a real pearl, not big, diameter less than one inch.
Da Wang: "... Prolong life? I don't need it yet! Give it to my grandfather; the old man isn't young either. The third draw should finally be a high-quality item, right?"
【Congratulations, my lord, you have drawn a B-grade low-quality reward: Mooncloud Garb (male version) x1, placed in the warehouse, please check.】
Da Wang: "Ahhh, this time you actually gave me clothing! Mengmeng, come out, do you want me to give you a piece of clothing? I have five or six tailors in my clothing palace! This is a bandit stronghold of a thousand people—you either give trees or give clothing, is that okay?! Do you know what size clothing I wear?" Mengmeng naturally wouldn't respond to him, but Da Wang immediately realized she was truly not ordinary.
You can believe that his clothing size matches his height!
【Mooncloud Garb, produced by the Moon Sea Pavilion of the Vast Wave Realm. It can adjust size according to the owner's physique, is impervious to water and fire, does not collect dust, and has a lifespan of fifty years.】
Da Wang was stunned. What use is this thing? Who would wear a piece of clothing for fifty years?
He picked it up and looked; it was quite long, with white gold-embroidered patterns that looked rather noble, different from his usual attire, but still wearable.
Da Wang, disbelieving, draped it over himself, and the floor-length robe instantly shortened to just reach his feet……
Da Wang jumped up all at once, "... You scared me!"
After calming down, he complained to Bai Ze, "Such miraculous clothing can't be given away; I'm already impervious to blades and spears, this water- and fire-resistant robe seems truly useless to me, not practical at all!"
Bai Ze gave a half-hearted comfort to Da Wang: "... There's also the line 'does not attract dust,' meaning it won't get dirty. Later, when you wear it to the battlefield and others get splattered with blood, you'll still be clean and spotless."
Da Wang lowered his head to look at the white gold-embroidered robe on him, "If I wear this onto the battlefield among a sea of black armor... wouldn't I become a target?"
Sigh!
Bai Ze sighed deeply; he's not yet grown up, so he's hard to deceive.
Da Wang, puffing his cheeks in anger, placed his last hope on the sole remaining prize box, having previously touched its horn, and pleaded, "Please, no clothing, no trees—trees can't be planted in time now~"
【Congratulations, my lord, you have drawn a B-grade rare reward: Ranch Base x1, placed in the warehouse, please check.】
How familiar, just like the vegetable garden!
When Da Wang recalled that his vegetable garden base had rested for two months amidst heavy snowfall, and that whatever was planted there skyrocketed in value, he instantly grew excited.
Turns out B-grade can still yield such high-end items!
Rare grade, and there's even a hidden version!
As expected, the earlier draws were too poor; all his luck had been saved for this final draw!
The benefits of that vegetable garden base are enormous—though only five mu, it is now massively multiplying the seeds Mengmeng sent; otherwise, the vegetables grown there would have their deliciousness spread among the populace, allowing Da Wang to gain a bit of wealth. Moreover, they carry a buff that doubles the texture of fruits and vegetables; the potatoes, sweet potatoes, and chili peppers harvested last winter are still in the underground cellar of the prince's residence, their texture still good. Even cabbage and radish are edible into spring, letting Da Wang enjoy a winter better than what he had in Chang'an. Even this Da Wang, who knows nothing about cooking, knows that the vegetables from the garden base are not only tasty but also resist rotting and grow especially sturdy.
Surely this ranch can't be lacking either; Da Wang eagerly clicked the grass-covered ranch base icon in the warehouse, and the pop-up bubble read:
【Ranch Base
Producer: Vast Wave Realm
Function: With the Ranch Base, you obtain the finest pasture of the Vast Wave Realm. Livestock raised in the ranch receive an all-around quality boost buff of 200%.
Additional peripheral gifts: improved purple-black alfalfa seeds x100 kg; Explanation of Purple-Black Alfalfa x1; Ranch Basic Facilities x1 【Construction】
Usage area: 200 mu
Usage rights: Permanent】
Da Wang covered his mouth with his chubby paw, then after a while opened a slit, "... Is this what I meant?"
Bai Ze lifted his head, glanced, and found it not hard to understand; he incredulously asked, "Just these few characters, you still don't recognize them?"
Da Wang whispered mysteriously: "No, it's not that; I just noticed that next to the ranch's basic facilities there's a 'Construction' label—did you see that? Does this mean it comes with a fence?"
Otherwise? If cattle and sheep aren't fenced, won't they run away?
Makes sense.
If Da Wang had a tail right now, it would already be perked up; "Good luck, good luck—the livestock in the ranch get an all-around quality boost of 200%? Hahaha, I'll put all my warhorses in there to raise; they'll be fantastic, and on the battlefield they'll be better than the steppe horses—just thinking about it, I won't be able to sleep tonight!"
Indeed, he couldn't sleep; Da Wang opened the full topographic map of Youzhou and started looking for a good place to put the ranch.
Da Wang: "How about placing it at the foot of the mountain outside the city gate? This area is large, not far from the city gate, and it's sheltered from the wind?"
Bai Ze: "Those who don't know would think you're raising the big worms and bears on the mountain."
Da Wang: ……
He hurriedly looked nearer, inside the north city gate; keeping warhorses far away is indeed inconvenient.
Since we need enough space and safety, warhorses are a major matter. Better to place them near the military garrison, with soldiers guarding inside and adding a Youzhou Guard patrol team outside.
Da Wang roughly found a spot northeast of the Prince You's residence, right next to the eastern military garrison's edge, convenient for supervision.
Taking advantage of the city's renovation, Da Wang plans to build the ranch together, so it won't attract too much attention.
Da Wang clicked 【Construction】.
A construction task popped up:
【Side Mission: Construct the ranch's basic facilities.
Mission Description: According to the
Official subsidy: <200-mu version ranch planning diagram>; all raw materials; all props;
On-site technical supervisor NPC x1 (recovered after mission completion); professional technical manpower x300 (recovered after mission completion);
Logic chain supplement: recruit local manpower from Youzhou x300;
Estimated construction period: twenty days;
Mission props: work uniforms x300; work meals x300x20; labor costs x300x20。】
After looking it over, the Great King roughly had a grasp of the scale of this project; it wasn't too big. It only needed three hundred people, and only twenty days. But even mosquito legs are meat; the Great King took out his little notebook and noted it down, planning to recruit another three hundred laborers tomorrow. He also didn't know whether the supervisor would be Zhao Zhuge, after all he was still in charge of digging wells and repairing roads in the city!
The Great King's mouth corners were turned up in his sleep, lasting until he finished attending the court assembly, after reading for two hours, he appeared in the afternoon at the two mu of land he had painstakingly planted.
End of Chapter
