Chapter 105: Pastoral Life

Now Zhongshan Laoren could finally possess a plot of land of his own and live a pastoral life, and with people here teaching him how to farm, it could be said that his dream had been fulfilled.

The pity is that currently, only the most common wheat can be planted, and other crops cannot be grown.

The people of Tana City do not seem to eat rice; their staple food consists only of things like bread, and they even rarely eat noodles, making their diet monotonous and dull.

The main reason is that the Nongzhuang here rarely grows cash crops, and even when vegetables are grown, they are all things like radishes, potatoes, and onions.

According to Yezi, the dining tables of the noble lords are not much better than everyone else's, though they are more abundant in things like wine and fruit.

After resting for a while, Zhongshan Laoren stood up once again and began to reclaim the next patch of land.

He worked slowly, but very meticulously.

Andrew had a rare moment of rest and ran to the Nongzhuang to inspect it; the newly hired farmers were working quite well, and with room and board provided, these farmers could also receive a daily wage of 5 Tana, leaving them all very satisfied.

There was already some reclaimed land in the manor, but because this Nongzhuang had not been used for a long time, it had long since gone to waste, so the work for the hired farmers was very heavy.

Fortunately, providing food and housing increased their work enthusiasm, and in the days without new Believers, these farmers had already reclaimed over 500 mu of wasteland.

If the new Believers could also continue to reclaim more wasteland, the two thousand mu of land within the manor would soon become a grain production base for the Calamity Church, so the Believers would never have to worry about a lack of Grain again.

"Bishop Andrew." Seeing Andrew, Zhongshan Laoren hurriedly greeted him.

It is said that this is a very important NPC in the game, and every player needs to grind favorability with this NPC.

Zhongshan Laoren is no exception; although his ID is "Old Man," he is not an old man at all, but a very ordinary corporate slave.

Regarding the matter of grinding a leader's favorability, he is still quite proactive.

Seeing Zhongshan Laoren's workload, Andrew nodded, "You are still so diligent. I remember when I first came to inspect on the first day, you were the one working the most meticulously. I believe you will surely get a good harvest. Do not underestimate growing Grain; those young people are relatively lazy and always think that one can just scatter a handful of seeds on the land of Tana City."

"Growing Grain is certainly not that simple; during the reclamation process, one must pick out all those stones." Zhongshan Laoren happily handed over a bowl of water; he had obtained this Helmet through translation, and his use of the Tana Language was quite good—at least basic communication was not a problem.

"Your Tana Language is quite good," Andrew said with satisfaction, "The new batch of Believers speaks the Tana Language much better."

That is because there are already quite a few players conducting teaching...

On the forum, the enthusiasm for learning the Tana Language never wanes; as long as they are players who want to enter the game, they are all learning this language.

Especially since the screenshot function was enabled recently, there are many new visitors and registered players on the game forum every day; it is said that the number of reservations is rising vertically, and the officials are already rushing to produce Helmets and the like.

"This is the homework we should do. I would like to ask, if my first harvest is good, can I be responsible for more fields?" Zhongshan Laoren was not at all satisfied with the small plot of land he was responsible for.

After two days of research, he had already successfully restored some basic farm tools in the game, such as the Adze and the Seed Drill. Tana City does not have many tools used for agriculture; most people still use hoes to solve every problem, and they do not even have a Harrow, so they face many difficulties when tilling.

However, here with Andrew, if players want to make some innovations, no one will obstruct them; this place provides these new Believers with many conveniences, allowing players to show their creativity.

It is not just Zhongshan Laoren; other players are also pondering some agricultural tools, but limited by the current level of productivity, the tools players want to make cannot all be restored for the time being, and they can only try their best to restore a portion.

Even so, it has greatly improved work efficiency; at least for Zhongshan Laoren, reclaiming more land is not a problem.

"I have seen the equipment you recently created; it is indeed very conducive to reclaiming land, but the production cost is truly expensive," Andrew said with difficulty, "Many things you need to make require a blacksmith to forge, but Tana City is not skilled in this aspect, and the price of forging utensils is even more expensive than the price of pig iron."

"It doesn't matter, we can forge them ourselves." Hearing that he could buy pig iron, Zhongshan Laoren was somewhat excited; although he did not know how, there must be someone among the players who knows how to cast.

There might even be professional players.

Even if they are not that professional, going to the forum to seek help and watching various videos to learn is not a problem.

"You know how to forge ironware?" Andrew's eyes lit up; one must know that in Tana City, a blacksmith is a very useful profession, and the money earned is definitely not low.

The War Church orders quite a few weapons every year; of course, most weapons are enchanted with special methods, but there are still many weapons that need to be forged by blacksmiths. Being a blacksmith in Tana City is a very profitable business.

And it will also be protected by the War Church.

Even those with poor technical skills will be supported by the common people; after all, who doesn't need farm tools? And who doesn't need a pot that can cook things?

"We can try it; I think we can buy some pig iron ore to test it out." Although he didn't know the price, one could tell from Andrew's expression that this matter definitely had profit potential.

"That is certainly possible. I can buy some pig iron ore. If you can really forge them, we can also take some orders. You must know that the orders from the War Church are of very high value. If you can forge some complex parts, the value will be even higher," Andrew explained, "Moreover, the iron ore in Tana City is very cheap. If you can really do it, I can... uh, give you thirty percent of the profits."

There is such a good thing?

As expected, grinding NPC favorability is useful!

"No problem, we will discuss it after we go back." Zhongshan Laoren couldn't wait to go offline now to report; new players just entering the game and already having a 30% share—what kind of concept is this?

Hearing Andrew's report, Chen Zhi said: "You can do as you think."

He didn't expect the new players to be quite creative. Without needing to think, Chen Zhi knew these players would definitely succeed; after all, with new productivity knowledge, restoration is just a matter of time and operation.

Let's update one chapter today. I wish everyone a Happy New Year.

(End of this chapter)