I run a farm, what the heck is this post-apocalyptic farm owner system?

[Task activated: Sell supplies!]

[In this apocalyptic world, supplies are extremely scarce. Please sell 100 units of supplies!]

[Mission Reward: Doomsday Shop feature unlocked.]

[Doomsday Shop: Shop items require system coins to exchange, which are obtained by selling resources.]

A new mission has begun.

Xu Ran looked at the mission information, a hint of joy appearing in his eyes.

The system store is opening!

This is an excellent reward!

In other words, Xu Ran can earn both cash and system currency while selling watermelons.

Different levels of supplies have different values.

Xu Ran scanned the watermelon and received a hint:

【Name: Watermelon】

[Grade: Rare]

[Value: 20 System Coins]

[Description: A crop that is extremely difficult to survive in a post-apocalyptic world; it is of high value.]

Upon seeing this notification, Xu Ran couldn't help but laugh.

Unexpectedly, watermelons are a rare commodity; they sell for 20 system coins each.

If you sell 10,000 of them, that's 200,000 system coins.

He suddenly became a tycoon!

The farm mainly grows watermelons, so this is a huge windfall.

"Brother, what are you thinking about? You're laughing so happily."

Xu Meng noticed Xu Ran smiling and immediately asked.

"I remembered something happy."

Xu Ran chuckled.

The melons have all been picked; now it's time to load them onto the truck.

Xu Ran contacted the buyer, Liu Meng, and half an hour later, Liu Meng arrived with a convoy.

Everyone started loading the watermelons onto the truck.

The two parties have cooperated many times, and the price has been agreed upon. This year, the price offered is very high, 1.5 yuan per kilogram, which was unthinkable before.

"Watermelon prices are high this year, and good watermelons are hard to find; they've all been snapped up."

Liu Meng smiled with satisfaction when he saw the several large truckloads of watermelons.

"At least we can make a little money now; we lost a fortune last year."

Xu Ran exchanged pleasantries with the other party.

"I see that your yield per mu is quite high this year, about 6000 jin per mu, so 20 mu would yield 12 jin."

Liu Meng is very familiar with the farm's situation. This year the weather is good, and the watermelons are growing well.

Sometimes, farming is a matter of luck, like being blessed by the heavens. Otherwise, people in ancient times would have hoped for favorable weather, because only with favorable weather can crops grow well.

"There's been a lot of rain this year, so the watermelons are growing fast."

While chatting, Xu Ran was paying attention to the system tasks.

The mission remains unchanged.

We picked about 6000 watermelons today. Half of the watermelons in the field have been picked. The remaining ones are not very big and will need to grow for a few more days.

The money hasn't been paid yet.

While the goods were being inspected, Xu Ran waited patiently.

Liu Meng paid for all the melons at once after they were all loaded onto the truck.

The watermelons weighed over 63000 jin (approximately 36,000 kg) and were sold at 1.5 yuan per jin, generating a total income of 95,000 yuan.

After deducting labor, land costs, fertilizer costs, etc., I made about 6 yuan.

This year's profits are really good; we've finally made it!

At the same time, a system notification sounded.

[Task Completed]

[Reward Obtained: Post-Apocalyptic System Shop Opens]

[Current Shop Level LV1]

A total of 6250 watermelons were sold, earning 12.5 system coins.

[Task Experience +1]

[Current Quest Level LV1 (4/10)]

The task was successfully completed, and Xu Ran immediately checked the system store.

Currently, the store mainly sells seeds of various crops, fertilizers, agricultural tools, and so on.

For example, [Cucumber Seeds (Regular)], [Red Chili Pepper Seeds (Premium)], [Special Growth Fertilizer: Can increase crop growth rate by 5%], [Special Nutrient Fertilizer: Can supplement the nutrients needed for crop growth, purely natural and pollution-free.]

Different grades of seeds have different prices.

One regular seed can be exchanged for 1 system coin.

Premium seeds require 10 system coins.

"One premium crop seed costs 10 system coins. With my 12 system coins, I can exchange them for more than 5 seeds."

"But premium seeds alone are not enough. I hope to have even better seeds so that I can build the farm's brand identity."

"The store level needs to be upgraded."

Xu Ran looked at the system shop, pondering to himself.

The store feature is really good.

We won't be short of seeds anymore.

Shop level and quest level are linked, meaning that as the quest level increases, the shop level will also increase.

The workers had been busy all day and had already received their wages and left. The uncle's family had dinner, chatted for a while, and then left the farm.

The farm returned to tranquility.

The next morning.

Xu Ran arrived at the watermelon patch to inspect the watermelons.

This discovery was alarming. Over the course of just one night, more than twenty watermelons had been bitten into pieces, with the rinds scattered all over the ground and the flesh inside exposed.

"Oh no, the badger is here!"

Xu Ran immediately realized what had happened.

It was the badger, who loved eating watermelons, that caused this disaster.

Badger, also known as the famous "cha", is the creature that Runtu stuck in his hair.

These guys especially love watermelons, and they have a sharp eye, specifically picking out the biggest, best-fleshed watermelons to ruin.

It's simply unbearable.

At this moment, Li Wu also came over. Seeing the situation in the field, he offered his advice:

"Ran-ge, the badger has come out. We need to sell the melons quickly, or who knows how many will be ruined."

The times have changed.

Badgers are protected animals.

Therefore, the story of Runtu planting a badger is not applicable in modern times.

In other words, badgers can come and eat melons, and melon farmers can only protect them, not harm them.

However, you can explain the situation to the Forestry Bureau and apply for subsidies. The Forestry Bureau will send someone to assess the losses and then provide compensation.

However, this is only true if there is extensive damage. Twenty watermelons would cost around two or three hundred yuan, which is a small amount, so the forestry bureau might not come.

"This won't do. Luckily, we discovered it early."

"If it goes on for a few more days, it could potentially ruin hundreds of watermelons."

Xu Ran knew how terrifying badgers were.

These guys are such a menace.

The key point is that they are picky eaters; even if they can finish a whole melon, they won't eat much.

Often they'll crack open a watermelon, take a couple of bites, and then move on to the next one.

Li Wu nodded and volunteered, saying:

"Brother, how about I take the night shift here? If someone's guarding the badgers, they won't dare come over."

Li Wu is a very reliable young man.

As the saying goes, "possessing a treasure is a crime," and melon farmers also have it tough. To prevent people or animals from stealing their melons, they often sleep next to the watermelon field on summer nights.

Xu Ran's farm is doing well so far. There is a mountain village next door where the villagers also grow watermelons, so there are very few people who come here to steal watermelons.

This saves us the trouble of guarding them at night.

"Let's check the surveillance footage first to see if it's a badger. If it is, then we'll figure out what to do."

Xu Ran told Li Wu to check the surveillance footage.

The farm's greenhouses, watermelon fields, and other areas are all under surveillance.

As Xu Ran was pondering, the system panel reappeared.

[Trigger Mission: Catch the apocalyptic beast stealing melons!]

[Mission Description: Animals in the post-apocalyptic world are always driven mad. Please capture three ferocious beasts stealing melons.]

[Task Reward: 500 premium winter wheat seeds]

[Task Progress: 0/3]

A new task was triggered, and upon seeing this, Xu Ran couldn't help but smile slightly.

Another mission, that's great.

However, the system's description is still somewhat outrageous.

Apocalyptic beasts have emerged.

Badgers are mustelids and look similar to honey badgers. If they don't steal melons, they are quite cute.

It doesn't seem to have anything to do with ferocious beasts at all.