Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 14 The Hardship of Farming

Good heavens, Fila has become the head of the family.

Moreover, it exercised this authority.

Li Wei was utterly shocked; so this was a true veteran player.

As for Penny, she glared at Fila for two or three seconds before calming down. "Fine, I'll take charge of building the fence, the cowshed, and the warehouse. George, you go farm."

Li Wei didn't want to speak, but under these circumstances, he could only nod in agreement. Since he didn't have the craftsman's profession bonus, he could only cultivate farmland.

This is the only option.

"Come on, my children, I've cooked some wheat and meat porridge, it smells delicious," Fila greeted them warmly and lovingly, her face beaming with smiles. Ah, they truly were a loving family.

But this time, both Penny and Li Wei couldn't help but feel a chill. This was a veteran player, a super sixth-rate player!

After breakfast, Penny took out the wobbly axe and quickly repaired it. Building the wall, the cowshed, and the warehouse all required a lot of wood, and she couldn't do it without the axe.

Then, she gave Li Wei a friendly look, picked up her axe and went to the forest. She also had considerable experience in logging, so of course she wouldn't give up this lucrative position.

As for helping Li Wei repair that shovel, dream on! If she could build a brick kiln, produce charcoal, upgrade to a professional craftsman, and build a blacksmith shop, it wouldn't be impossible for her to repair it. But now, hmph!
Without a shovel, how do you cultivate farmland?
In fact, Li Wei was also a bit troubled. He turned to look at Fila and said, "I saved you yesterday. As a veteran player, you can at least give me some pointers, right?"

But Fila seemed to have become an NPC again, leading the cow to graze.

With no other option, Li Wei returned to the oxcart and carefully lifted the tarpaulin covering it from the rain. The tools were still the same: a sickle for cutting wheat and two hoes.

Now, their family has six shared tools. Penny has taken over the axe, keeping it by her side even when she sleeps, holding it in her arms like a beloved little toy.

Li Wei sometimes uses the dagger when hunting, but Fila took it away this morning when she was dealing with that wolf. Perhaps it was because of yesterday's attack by the lone wolf that her sense of security has greatly decreased, so now she also hangs this dagger on her waist.

And then there's that shovel, but it's cracked in the middle and is no longer usable.

The only tools suitable for cultivating farmland are these two hoes, but they are not really suitable because they are the kind of flat hoes used for weeding, not the kind used for digging.

The difference between the two is huge. It's fine to weed on soft soil, but if you use it to clear wasteland, it will probably be wiped out in no time.

Weeding the wheat fields will be just as important in the future, and Li Wei doesn't want to cut off his own escape route.

"Damn it, that old woman is still trying to limit and weaken me!"

Li Wei cursed inwardly. If the shovel hadn't broken, clearing farmland would have been a dream job for him. But now?
For a moment, he even thought about going back to the edge of the forest to hunt or fish.

The problem is that cultivating farmland is a task given by Fila as the head of the family, and he cannot disobey it, otherwise he will have to bear the consequences.

Left with no other choice, Li Wei had to pick up the shovel that had cracked into pieces of iron; he had no other option.

Arriving at his wheat field, he looked at the surrounding terrain. After considering factors such as the possibility of it being destroyed by flash floods and the need for easier irrigation later, he decided to cultivate the land to the east of the wheat field. As for tools, he used only two pieces of iron to dig the ground with his bare hands.

Such efficiency is undoubtedly poor, and it can also easily cause damage to the palms.

After trying for a while, Li Wei realized it wouldn't work. After thinking for a moment, he took the wolf skin, found a sharp-edged stone, smashed off a piece, and used it to cover the shovel fragments.

Then he knelt on the grass and began a frantic, almost self-destructive process of tilling and turning over the soil.

There's really nothing to complain about; it's just that he lacks experience.

The family only had one old shovel. A few days ago, he used it too hard to clear land and turn the soil, without taking care of it, which caused the shovel to crack.

Regardless of whether Fila and Penny were targeting him or supporting him, they couldn't conjure up a sharp shovel for him; the conditions were what they were, unless he didn't want to upgrade his farmer card. However, this method of tilling and turning the soil was indeed arduous. Although Li Wei's hands were already calloused and he wasn't worried about getting blisters, his arms and waist quickly became incredibly sore.

He had to rest for a while after turning over about one square meter of soil, while trying his best to find a less strenuous and more efficient way.

In the end, he actually found it: to imitate a groundhog.

No longer pursuing cutting into the soil from above, that would mean facing the massive root system of the weeds head-on, which is extremely difficult, like chiseling open a city wall.

So now he makes a cut and then starts from below, no longer being greedy with his knife. He only cuts a little soil each time and takes away some of the roots and stems of the wild grass.

After hollowing out the area below, stand up and kick hard to knock off the top layer of grass.

These patches of turf, each about half a square meter in size, were moved to the edge of the field and used as earthen walls, because the wheat field would need a fence to keep out small animals in the future.

Just because wheat fields have been turned over to the public doesn't mean they can be treated differently, since he also has a stake in them.

Furthermore, his primary profession is farming, and managing the farmland well will bring him numerous benefits.

In this way, after a day of work, although Li Wei was exhausted, his whole body ached and he was in excruciating pain, he was still able to cultivate about 20 square meters. Based on his farming experience of one point for every five square meters, he at least earned enough to cover his food expenses.

However, he wouldn't use farming experience to pay for food; he would prioritize using other experience.

Another point worth mentioning is that although there was some wolf meat, wheat porridge and wild vegetable porridge were still indispensable every day. The only difference was that there would be more minced meat in the porridge, which could increase satiety slightly and help restore more physical strength.

That night, Li Wei lay in a corner of the house, just about to drift off to sleep, when suddenly a few lines of information appeared silently.

Your unique wheat field has entered its second stage—germination.

Germination rate: 97%

[Rewards for the current stage are being settled]

You have gained 15 farming experience points.

You currently have 64 points of farming experience...

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What great news!

Li Wei smiled slightly. All the hard work she had put in before was worth it. But should she go out and keep watch at night?

After hesitating for a few seconds, he quickly fell asleep; he was just too tired.

When she woke up, it was already the next morning, and Fila and Penny were nowhere to be found.

Fila went to make breakfast, while Penny, that crazy woman, went to chop down trees; her personal qualities were undoubtedly much better than Li Wei's.

Li Wei's best record for cutting down trees was six trees in one day, but Penny managed to cut down ten trees in one day.

A true tomboy.

She can earn 10 logging experience points a day, which is far superior to Li Wei's 4 farming experience points.

(End of this chapter)