Chapter 252: Lao Da, You

Zhou Zhuxing nodded, and Yu Bing, standing nearby, complained in a low voice: "Lao Da, you're lying. You said it was a villa, but it's already abandoned, and we have to do everything ourselves…"

Cheng Shuili was being criticized face‑to‑face for the first time, but it didn't matter; she was thick‑skinned. She cleared her throat lightly and argued slyly: "It's still a villa, right? It's that big, so you can stay wherever you like."

Yu Bing agreed, since compared to living inside a vehicle, it was indeed far more comfortable.

The most important thing is that this place is truly safe; we don't have to stay on edge all the time, and when people relax they feel that everything is fine.

"Oh, right."

Yu Bing's eyes were eager; she lifted her hand to rub her stomach and asked, "Lao Da, when are we eating?"

Lunch?

Cheng Shuili glanced at the time; it was about meal time, and they had indeed been busy all morning.

Qi Wan Yi should have finished as well.

She smiled lightly: "Why the rush? We can't do without you two."

Though Zhou Zhuxing said nothing, he seemed relieved, letting out a breath without showing it.

Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow lightly: "Speaking of which, where did you get all those seeds?"

That's asking about trade secrets directly.

Yu Bing grew nervous, her eyes kept flicking toward Zhou Zhuxing.

Zhou Zhuxing cleared his throat lightly, adopting a businesslike demeanor, and said warmly: "I bought them in Shou Ren Xiao Zhen. My vehicle is special; right from the start it attracted the attention of an NPC, who led me into the town and gave me the first bag of seeds."

"Like that?" Cheng Shuili nodded, indicating for her to continue.

"Later I helped her solve a big problem, and to thank me we agreed that every two weeks she would give me a free batch of seeds. She told me that if I'm unable to collect the seeds, I can have someone else fetch them for me."

Hearing that, Cheng Shuili finally felt reassured.

It's fine as long as we can still get seeds.

Zhou Zhuxing knew what she was worried about, so he put the matter out in the open first, then began to discuss other planting issues:

"The environment in the manor is similar to the real world; we still have a few bags of seeds on hand, so we should be able to plant them directly, but we're not sure what the growth cycle is like—if it's the same as in reality…"

Her words trailed off there.

Cheng Shuili also understood the crucial nature of the issue, but regardless, the land must be put to use.

Even if it yields only once a year, as long as it produces, it's better than nothing, right?

Cheng Shuili sighed, still a bit uneasy, and asked in more detail.

Zhou Zhuxing, knowing everything, gave a thorough account; the big trouble he helped solve was cultivating a seed that even a beast‑person NPC could not produce.

"That's impressive."

Cheng Shuili felt she had found a treasure and couldn't help exclaiming, "With you guys I feel at ease."

Zhou Zhuxing restrainedly nodded, apparently to reassure Cheng Shuili, and added that he had studied this in his past life, and now doing it counted as a good job.

Yu Bing, listening to the two, couldn't help interject: "Lao Da! She's amazing! She's the top student of our year; several professors especially like her and compete to teach her."

"Oh…"

In that view, it's like Qi Wan Yi—her personal ability was recognized by the system, so she was given a special vehicle, making her starting point different from others.

Cheng Shuili nodded and asked, "What about the vehicle?"

Zhou Zhuxing lowered his head immediately when the question came up, and Yu Bing felt a bit embarrassed to speak, but finally said: "That fool thought that by selling his own supplies he could buy rain‑proof cloth to keep me alive, but he gave me all the rain‑proof cloth, and his vehicle's durability was completely depleted."

It turned out to be because of acid rain.

Cheng Shuili, having figured it out, didn't ask further.

The servants obtained from Laogou are just like Su Rui—once they have water they can live properly—so the top priority is to get the well back in use so these servants can be self‑sufficient.

Otherwise, if they all drink pure water, no matter how much supplies Cheng Shuili has, they'll be consumed.

This matter didn't need Cheng Shuili's notice at all; the guide is good at arranging things. He came from the black market and knows exactly what these servants need, so he immediately dispatched someone to repair the well.

The required tools weren't in the manor; after pondering for a moment and realizing he couldn't solve it, he came to Cheng Shuili.

After hearing what he needed, Cheng Shuili went out at once; the items that were available were delivered directly, and for the missing ones she told Xinxue to procure them.

Tools like hoes and shovels, indispensable for farming, weren't a single piece on Cheng Shuili's vehicle. Seizing the procurement opportunity, she had the guide compile a concrete list and handed it to Xinxue for joint purchase.

When Xinxue received the list she was a bit puzzled; if Cheng Shuili hadn't told her it was a list, she truly couldn't make sense of it.

Who draws a list with pictures?

Xinxue stared at the paper, finding it increasingly odd; surely Cheng Shuili couldn't have made something like this, so she guessed she must have found some eccentric person elsewhere.

Xinxue shook her head and went to purchase according to the list.

It was getting late, and today Qi Wan Yi's call for a meal was noticeably delayed.

Cheng Shuili didn't mind; she just casually expressed a bit of concern.

【Wan Yi】: I have no idea which rabbit‑kid spread the news that I have food here, bragging wildly, and because of that people have been using Designated Player Duel Cards all morning.

"What?"

Cheng Shuili was startled and hurriedly asked, "Are you okay? You weren't hurt, right?"

She opened the regional channel and saw that people were still talking about Qi Wan Yi.

"That person is a food cart! All the food is pre‑made! It's not the instant meals we usually eat; I don't have high demands—if we can grab a meal, that's a meal!"

"No… does nobody realize the danger? His ID was exposed this morning, right? How many Designated Player Duel Cards could have been used this whole morning? This guy has no issues, yet you keep charging forward—are you really not afraid of death?"

"Uh… I always feel this ID looks familiar, but I can't recall where I've seen it… Anyway, it's best not to provoke it; we can't afford to mess with it."

"But that's food… that's a food cart! Even if we ignore that vehicle, the food inside it would feed one person for a long time, right? Who can resist that temptation?"

Cheng Shuili furrowed her brows and searched for a while but couldn't find out who leaked that Qi Wan Yi was a food cart.

She thought for a moment and directly ordered Xinxue to summon a water army to set the trend.

"You guys really have poor memory, huh? Back then, that… the first novice instance followed by the one called 'Hunt'. When we emerged from that hell‑level instance, only Wan Yi and Wu Ya were there. If you say Wan Yi and Wu Ya have nothing to do with it, I absolutely don't believe it."