A Stardew Valley farmer came to Gensokyo.

"Cucumber, cucumber, great cucumber god, please grant me delicious cucumber, I will offer you everything I have."

A series of eager voices rang out. Seeing the kappa's fervent attitude, Xia Xun quickly nodded: "Don't worry, don't worry, all of these cucumbers will be used to reward everyone who built the houses."

“I will give the cucumber to Kawashiro Natsumi, and then you can go to her to collect it yourselves.”

Upon hearing this, the kappa surrounding Xia Xun's eyes lit up, and they turned their expectant gazes toward their leader.

A flurry of tiny hands quickly pushed Kawashiro Nitori, who had been squeezed on the outside, to Natsumi's side. The kappa's eyes seemed to be speaking, urging Kawashiro Nitori to speed up.

Xia Xun chuckled and ruffled Kawashiro Nitori's hair. Looking at the expectant kappa, he thought to himself, "Thank goodness these are cucumbers I grew myself."

Otherwise, he would have thought it was drugged, look how it has bewitched these kappa.

Surrounded by the kappa, Natsumi arrived at the edge of the farmland, nodded to Yakumo Ran and Youmu Konpaku in greeting, and rolled up his sleeves to begin harvesting.

Today, 3.2 acres of garlic have matured. Of the 20 square meters of land sown, 3 square meters were ripened by the fairy, and 17 square meters remain.

Then there were the two square meters of strawberries that were originally expected to ripen today, but Xia Xun found out after checking that she had remembered wrong. Although the strawberries were already turning red, they were still a day away from ripening.

On the contrary, while inspecting the strawberries, they discovered that a patch of mung beans hidden in a corner had ripened.

Seeing this, Xia Xun smiled and felt like he had gotten a good deal.

It looks like he can keep his strawberries. He can secretly harvest them tomorrow and then give them to his friends Suika, Miyo, Alice, and others to try.

And then there's Xiaoling, my first family member in Gensokyo, I need to make it up to her.

After all, during the festival, I was so focused on finding a sister for Xiaoling that I forgot about this younger sister.

This incident made Xia Xun feel a little embarrassed to see Xiao Ling.

Then, Xia Xun also took all ten square meters of cucumbers that had been promised to the kappa.

Then he took the remaining thirteen mixed seeds out of his backpack and casually planted them in the empty land.

Today happens to be a day for sprinkling water.

After sowing, Xia Xun checked the harvested crops: 268 garlic cloves of ordinary quality, 73 silver-star quality garlic cloves, 171 cucumbers of ordinary quality, 61 cucumbers of silver-star quality, about half a pound of ordinary quality mung beans, and a little less than half a pound of silver-star quality mung beans.

After thinking for a while, Xia Xun decided to keep the mung beans for herself and have Okunoda Miyo make some mung bean porridge or something.

Half of the garlic was reserved for the samurai, and the rest could be sold or given to Youmu the Soul for free.

Back at the edge of the field, Xia Xun first went to Kawashiro Nitori and, under the girl's starry-eyed gaze, handed her all 232 cucumbers.

Although the number of cucumbers is not even enough for all the kappa to have a bite, it is enough for each of the kappa present to receive at least one silver star quality cucumber and three ordinary quality cucumbers.

The kappa lined up one by one to receive cucumbers from Kawashiro Nitori, and then, without even waiting to wash them, they eagerly stuffed them into their mouths and ate them with gusto.

For a moment, a group of kappa girls by the paddy field seemed to become background music, their faces full of rapture.

The kappa, in particular, looked blissfully happy, as if he had ascended to heaven, when he tried the silver-quality cucumber for the first time.

They had only tasted the ordinary quality cucumbers that their companions had brought back, but that was already a top-notch delicacy for them. They never expected that there would be even higher quality and more delicious cucumbers.

The great, supreme, and unparalleled creator god of cucumbers, eternal, everlasting, and everlasting, will forever be believed in and followed in His footsteps!

At this moment, if Xia Xun were truly a deity, he would surely discover that a group of devout believers had appeared before him.

But now, Xia Xun only thinks the kappa girls happily eating cucumbers are all so cute.

After admiring it intently for a few seconds, Xia Xun turned around and walked towards Yakumo Ran and Youmu Konpaku.

Some familiar scenes brought a smile to his face; they had met before.

"Miss Lan, are you also buying ripe crops today?" Xia Xun said with a smile. "However, I'm sorry, the only crops that are ripe in large quantities today are garlic and cucumbers, but as you can see from the cucumbers."

“It’s alright. Mr. Natsumi’s vegetables are of excellent quality. Even just using them as ingredients is enough to enhance the flavor of the dishes several times over.” Yakumo Ran glanced at the kappa eating cucumbers and shook her head with a smile.

She often takes charge of maintaining the Gensokyo Great Barrier on behalf of Yakumo Yukari, so she naturally keeps an eye on the movements of various forces. The kappa have been quite high-profile in announcing their recent actions, so she is naturally aware of it.

However, after investigation, Yakumo Ran found that this was just the kappa's own behavior. Natsumi was simply asking the kappa to build a house and had no other intentions, so she stopped interfering.

Anyway, that's how the kappa are; whoever controls the cucumber controls the kappa.

"Your Excellency Xia Xun, I... I also want to purchase some crops." Soul Dream also quickly stepped forward, afraid that if she was slow, she would miss out.

At the same time, she looked at Xia Xun with some expectation, hoping that he would keep his promise.

After seeing Xia Xun smile and nod at her, Soul Eater breathed a long sigh of relief, followed by a wave of self-loathing.

How could she doubt that such a good person as Lord Xia Xun would break his promise?

Xia Xun then took out half a bag of garlic from his backpack: 134 ordinary garlic cloves and 36 silver-grade garlic cloves.

Then, Yakumo Ran and Youmu Konpaku each bought half of it, for a total of 1482 coins.

Xia Xun calculated that after deducting the 25 ordinary garlic cloves and 5 silver star garlic cloves left for the Soul Demon, he would still receive 1287 coins.

This means that the total income from this morning's crop harvest is 2767 rupees.

As for cucumbers and mung beans, the cucumbers were paid for building houses for the kappa, while the mung beans were for their own consumption.

Yakumo Ran and Youmu Konpaku each paid their share and put away their crops.

Then Yakumo Ran bowed to say goodbye to Natsumi, her gaze falling on the thriving soybean seedlings in the farm, her tail wagging happily.

"By the way, Mr. Natsumi, if it's convenient, could you please save some for me next time you go fishing?" Yakumo Ran said as she was about to leave.

Xia Xun nodded upon hearing this: "No problem, I will save some for Miss Lan."

Hearing this, the spirit youmu who was waiting on the side also looked at Xia Xun with her eyes lit up.

Xia Xun nodded immediately: "Of course, I will reserve it for Miss Yao Meng if she needs it."

After saying that, Xia Xun winked at Youmu, indicating that he would also give her some to practice her cooking skills.

Soul Dream naturally saw Xia Xun's gaze, and a blush involuntarily appeared on her face.

Your Excellency Xia Xun has been so kind to her that she doesn't know how to repay you.

Chapter 104 The Strongest Attack

"Weeds, weeds, where am I supposed to find so many weeds?"

Xia Xun, carrying a sickle, looked at the forest that had been completely harvested and felt extremely distressed.

To make 28 scarecrows, a total of 560 units of fiber are needed.

Based on his past experience with weeding, one acre of land could produce about twenty units of fiber. He glanced at his backpack—it only contained forty-eight units of fiber.

"At this rate, I'll have to clear at least another 26 acres of weeds," Xia Xun muttered to himself.

"Lord Xia Xun, are you looking for weeds?"

Hearing his mutterings, Youmu the Soul, who had been quietly following behind, quickly took two steps forward and asked softly.

This morning, Her Excellency Xia Xun kept her promise, and now she is eager to repay her.

Although she didn't quite understand why Xia Xun needed so much weeds, after observing for a while, she roughly guessed his needs.

"Does Miss Youmu know where there are lots of wild grass?" Xia Xun's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she immediately turned around.

“Yes.” Youmu Konpaku nodded seriously, then pointed into the distance. “There are large, lush lawns growing on the shore of Lake Mist, which should meet your needs.”

Lake of Mist.

Xia Xun gripped the sickle tightly, his gaze gradually hardening.

It seems this trip is absolutely necessary.

Perfect timing! After collecting all the wood needed to build the house, he was planning to go fishing to earn money anyway. Lake Mist is the largest known body of water in Gensokyo, so he might be able to catch the rare Spring King Fish.

Although it's uncertain whether Gensokyo actually has a "Fish King" concept, people are already fishing, so why wouldn't they covet the Fish King? Catching it would be something to brag about for a lifetime.

and.

Xia Xun's gaze fell to his side. This time, with Youmu the Soulkeeper by his side, his safety was assured.

"Alright, let's set off now!" Xia Xun made up his mind and brandished his sickle.

Seeing that he could be of help, the spirit demon's eyes lit up with joy, and he immediately nodded and replied, "Yes! I will lead the way."

After tidying up briefly, the two set off along the outer perimeter of the Magic Forest.

The morning sunlight filtered through layers of leaves, casting dappled, shimmering light on the forest path.

Spring is the season when all things come back to life.

Along the way, the blessings of plants and trees on Xia Xun's body were frequently triggered, and under the worshipful gaze of the spirit demon, he kept gathering ingredients and putting them into his backpack.

Youmu was extremely envious of this. If she had this ability, Lady Yuyuko's food expenses could be reduced by at least one-fifth.

Blushing, she moved closer and asked Xia Xun for tips on identifying wild vegetables and knowing when to gather them.

But as she continued to study, she felt that she owed Xia Xun more and more.

After walking for more than an hour, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a vast lake shrouded in a hazy white mist.

The shore of Lake Mist is covered with lush, green grass, almost like a small grassland. Several water birds skim low across the lake, occasionally swooping down to snatch a small, shimmering silver fish.

On the opposite shore of the lake, a towering mountain range stands majestically, home to tengu, kappa, and other mythical creatures.

Xia Xun vaguely remembered that in the largest mountain range of this fantasy world, the number of youkai had gathered into a completely new society, in which they were self-sufficient.

For example, the tablet that Kawashiro Narito gave him yesterday promoted the market that the kappa had opened in Genbu Stream, and also criticized the black market of the mountain children.

Xia Xun also browsed the relevant information with great interest and saw the enthusiastic words of mutual care between the kappa and the mountain children in the comments section.

The familiar network allowed Xia Xun, who received the tablet yesterday afternoon, to browse it for quite a while before finally returning it to Kawashiro Nitori due to battery depletion.

Xia Xun couldn't help but sigh, the humans and youkai in Gensokyo really didn't fit the stereotypes at all.

The monsters are no longer ancient; instead, they have entered the information age with the advancement of technology, while the human villages in the human world remain in the Edo period.

This scene was quite novel for Xia Xun, an outsider.

As her thoughts wandered, Xia Xun pulled them back, her gaze settling on the vast expanse of wild grass before her, which resembled a green prairie.

The sickle appeared in his palm, and he was already itching to use it.

Clang—

A clear, crisp sword whistle suddenly rang out.

Xia Xun turned around and saw that the Soul Dream had already gripped the hilt of the sword, its eyes serious, while the half-spirit behind it was shaking excitedly.

"Your Excellency Xia Xun, please allow me to help with the harvest as well!" she said with high spirits.

"No need, no need," Xia Xun quickly waved his hand to explain, "When I harvest weeds, I need to use my own abilities to extract the fibrous material from them, and no one else can do that for me."

Upon hearing this, Youmu, who had been excited, visibly lost her composure.

Xia Xun couldn't bear to see this, feeling as if she were ignoring the dog that happily wagged its tail to greet her when she came home.

Xia Xun quickly spoke up: "Miss Yao Meng, there is something I would like to ask you."

"Please speak!" Youmu looked up, her face full of anticipation.

Wow~, it's starting to look more and more like a little puppy, and the half-spirit floating behind it is swaying happily from side to side again.

Xia Xun suppressed a laugh and raised the sickle in his hand: "Actually, I've never been very good at using this kind of knife. Could you teach me some knife-handling techniques? After all, you're a master swordsman."

“A sickle.” Youmu Konpaku stared at the ordinary farm tool, pondered for a moment, and nodded solemnly. “I understand, Lord Xia Xun.”

She walked to Xia Xun's side and gently took his hand holding the sickle. "The basics of swordsmanship are actually very simple. With a little adjustment, you can use it on a sickle. When gripping the hilt, your fingers should be distributed like this, and your wrist should be relaxed but not droopy."

She taught meticulously, and Xia Xun learned with great dedication.

The vast wasteland on the shore of Lake Mist became Xia Xun's target for practicing swordsmanship.

From morning until nearly noon, the wild grass along the lake shore was harvested in large swaths.

Xia Xun had already collected enough fiber, but he couldn't stop. Under Yao Meng's guidance, he became more and more adept at using the sickle. With each swing and slash, he was swift and fluid, and could even easily cut through hard objects hidden in the grass.

The exhilarating feeling of the blade slicing through the grass truly brought back the chivalrous spirit of a swordsman he had felt in his neighbor's rapeseed field during his childhood.

"How dare you, a mere human, run wild on the territory of the great Lady Cirno!"

Just as Xia Xun was immersed in the rhythm of swinging his knife, a young, angry voice rang out.

Immediately afterwards, the warm air suddenly cooled down, and a cold wind carrying icy crystals blew by, bringing a refreshing coolness to Xia Xun, who was feeling hot and bothered from working.

"Wow~ Oh, how refreshing." He couldn't help but squint his eyes, enjoying the sudden natural air conditioning.

"Ah!" came a cry of surprise.