Starting with Crimson

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Li Qingyu gasped for breath, reaching into his pocket, which was stuffed full of magic cores. A rustling sound immediately followed.

It must have been really tough, you must be exhausted.

Li Qingyu looked around at the sandy area again.

They've dug up almost all the corpses.

Even if some escaped, they've probably been mostly destroyed by the Oasis.

Let's stop digging and take a break.

Ignoring the still-spreading oasis, Li Qingyu returned to Pineapple Castle with Princess Qiqi.

"Click!"

Close the iron gate and lock it.

Hmm, I'd better not turn on the lights.

Using the green light emitted by Qiqi, Li Qingyu saw the husky on the sofa, fast asleep.

Li Qingyu stepped forward and kicked the husky to the ground.

Your older brother is working himself to the bone outside, digging until he's about to throw up, and he smells terrible. And you, on the other hand, are already snoring.

My brother thought you'd passed out from exhaustion and was worried you'd catch a cold outside, so he brought you back first.

Your leisurely lifestyle is making your older brother very unhappy.

The husky, which had fallen to the ground, didn't wake up. It rolled over on the soft carpet and continued snoring.

Li Qingyu stopped paying attention to Erha, who had just been crawling into the belly of the sand scorpion leader and flipping over the sand scorpion's head.

He was exhausted and dirty, covered in all sorts of unknown, sticky liquids from sand scorpions, which made him feel nauseous.

Li Qingyu glanced at the fairly clean sofa and felt too embarrassed to lie down on it.

It might take another thirty days. His body is already like this, so he shouldn't lie down anymore. It will be too disgusting and difficult to treat later.

After glancing at the husky sleeping soundly, Li Qingyu simply lay down on the carpet, put his hands behind his head, and stared at the ceiling.

Why....

It's quite comfortable.

Let's take a break first.

I don't have the energy to deal with the dirt on my body now.

Only half a day has passed, and there probably isn't enough purified water for a shower, so let's not waste it.

I'll lie down for a bit first.

Meanwhile, Princess Kiki, who was flying around inside Pineapple Castle, touching this and that with a look of wonder, was now playing.

Seeing Li Qingyu lie down on the ground, it flew onto Li Qingyu's stomach. Not minding that he was dirty, it followed Li Qingyu's example and lay down on his back on his stomach.

Li Qingyu glanced at Qiqi, then ignored her and opened the task panel to observe.

Well, there are two minutes left until the first day's Oasis leaderboard results are tallied.

According to Li Qingyu's estimation, he should be in the top ten. After all, just half an hour ago, there were only eight contestants on the Oasis leaderboard. It's impossible that someone would have pushed him off in the last half hour, right?

However, when Li Qingyu turned his attention to the daily Oasis rankings, he was taken aback.

This is....

First place!?

I'm actually... number one!?!

They planted for less than half an hour in total, and yet they managed to snatch first place from Colonel Chu?

[Crimson: Please don't underestimate my random evolution, okay? The evolved Nature Spirit's oasis-planting speed is absolutely crushing compared to before.]

Don't worry, not everyone has your speed.

Okay, it seems it's not that everyone is fast, but that only I am fast.

As expected... hard work will eventually pay off...

Li Qingyu reached out and scratched the patch of unknown mucus on his face, then held it up to his eyes to examine it.

I brought it to my nose and took a gentle sniff.

vomit....

How disgusting...

He tossed it aside and continued scratching his face.

Colonel Chu, I'm truly sorry.

We don't want to steal the spotlight from our superiors, but we can't help it; our abilities don't allow us to keep a low profile.

Hahaha....

Just as Li Qingyu felt guilty, a familiar mechanical voice rang in his mind.

[System: Daily Oasis Leaderboard rankings are now finalized. We hope those who didn't make the list will try harder tomorrow and strive for a better ranking.]

You are currently ranked number one on the Oasis leaderboard.

[You will receive the first-place reward.]

Please prepare to receive the package.

Preparing to receive....

How to prepare?

Just as Li Qingyu was wondering.

Bang! ! !

A loud crash, like a heavy object falling, reached Li Qingyu's ears, making his head throb with pain.

Princess Qiqi, who was lying on Li Qingyu's stomach, was also startled and quickly flew up, looking panicked.

Li Qingyu was so frightened that he didn't dare to get up. He cautiously tilted his head to look at the source of the loud noise. At that moment, a black iron box had crashed right next to his head, very close.

Oh my god, I thought the husky had blown itself up while sleeping.

That almost cracked my skull open! This way of receiving supplies is just too dangerous.

Shouldn't a delivery guy come to our door?

Terrible review!!

Seeing that it was an iron box, Li Qingyu, still shaken, propped himself up on the carpet and sat up.

He had been thinking of taking a nap, but this tremor... made him wide awake.

Looking at the husky still snoring beside him, Li Qingyu couldn't help but admire its quality of sleep.

The metal box that suddenly appeared was about the size of a small suitcase.

Li Qingyu looked at the iron box from several angles, but didn't see any lock or anything like that.

Li Qingyu reached out and knocked.

Ding ding ding!!

no response.

"Open Sesame?"

Click!

The lid of the metal box lifted automatically, revealing a crack, but it was impossible to see what was inside.

This box is quite smart; it's even voice-controlled.

Li Qingyu stretched out his hands and completely opened the lid. Qiqi flew onto Li Qingyu's shoulder and looked into the box with him, acting as a helpful third wheel.

I don't even know what kind of supplies they are. If only he had a computer to play games or something, that would be great. Pineapple Castle is great everywhere, but there's no computer room. How are we going to get through these thirty days?

After the lid was opened, the contents of the box were revealed to Li Qingyu under Qiqi's green light.

This is....

Li Qingyu reached out and patted the large bag of things that looked very familiar.

It has a firm, solid feel.

Could it be...?

Sanchang Rice

[Grade: D]

This high-quality rice, grown on the beautiful Sanchang Grassland and cultivated by the ancient human scholar Pingping, solved the problem of insufficient food for the people at that time due to their large appetites.

Sanchang rice, one bowl is equivalent to three bowls.

It was... a bag of rice!

Li Qingyu was shocked.

The first place winner won't just get rice, they should at least get some vegetables.

And if the first place winner is rice, what will the second place winner receive? Will it be... wheat?

Li Qingyu lifted a large bag of Sanchang rice out of the iron box; it was quite heavy.

Just as Li Qingyu took the rice out, he noticed another bag in the corner of the box.

Sure enough, if it were just rice, why would they use a box? There must be vegetables too, after all, it's still number one.

After setting the Sanchang rice aside, Li Qingyu reached into the box and took out the bag.

Sanchang Rice Seeds

[Grade: D]

[The rice variety carefully cultivated by Academician Pingping from the ancient human race sprouts in one day, heads in two days, and matures in three days. Mom no longer has to worry about me not having enough to eat!]

[Eat until you're starving.]

Snapped! ! !

Li Qingyu threw the packet of seeds back into the box.

Becoming a father at such a young age is bad enough, but now I have to become a farmer and work the land.

Life is just too hard...