Shipping goods from the game to the World of Warhammer

Quantity is sufficient, but quality must also be up to standard.

For the lower classes in the Warhammer world, those people referred to as "bugs" by the nobility, gathering in places like Hive, Forge, and the Lower Deck, being able to eat a piece of corpse starch and drink a mouthful of mushy soup and not starve to death is a blessing. Who would spend a lot of money to buy new food for them as rations?

Rhodes was certainly planning to use parsnip and other crops to make food rations for the common people in his territory. Even so, given the yield of these crops in Stardew Valley, there would definitely be a large surplus to sell.

However, if the goal is to complete the system's tasks and quickly enhance the influence of the Vandreich dynasty, then the more prestigious the buyers of these crops, the better.

Selling to star sectors with severe food shortages is also an option, but firstly, Rhodes cannot guarantee that the other side will have a long-term food shortage, and secondly, he will most likely have to rely on himself to transport supplies to such star sectors.

Given his current lack of advanced space travel technology, he can only ride his small, dilapidated cruiser around the hometown of the four peddlers, experiencing a subspace version of rapids.

Rhodes himself probably couldn't tell which crops were suitable for the Imperial upper class. Even with the memories of this world, his attitude towards food was simply that as long as it was edible, it was fine, and even better if it tasted good.

Fortunately, the head of a small noble family on a planet was right in front of him and offered to help him test the quality of this batch of parsnip.

It's like someone handing you a pillow when you're sleepy; how could I refuse a taste tester who volunteered?

A short while later, in the Lancaster family's dining room, Rod sat in the VIP seat as his maid slowly poured a jug of Esperan's specialty sake into his glass.

Although he did quite like the citrus sake produced in Esperan, Rod's gaze couldn't help but fall on the entrance of the restaurant. He was now eager to know what level the parsnip grown from the seeds given by the system was considered by these nobles.

A waiter came up with a silver tray, placed the dishes on the solid wood table, and lifted the lid of the tray.

The sizzling Glocks steak, cut into thin strips, exuded an enticing aroma. Slices of white parsnip roots were evenly spread on both sides of the Glocks steak, and a few green vegetables were added as garnish. The whole dish looked and smelled delicious.

Due to time constraints, Juniper only had her private chef prepare this dish, and she didn't finish it all; she just wanted to savor the flavor of the parsnip.

She put on her dining gloves, held the gilded knife in her left hand, and elegantly cut off a small piece of steak and parsnip before bringing it to her mouth with her fork.

It has a soft and smooth texture, a natural sweetness, and an unknown spice aroma.

Juniper covered her lips with a napkin as she chewed, closed her eyes, and savored the flavor of the food in her mouth, while Rod sat at the far end of the table, his index finger tapping the tabletop from time to time.

"In my opinion..." Juniper moved the napkin away from her, "It has a sweet taste and a smooth texture, and it can certainly be considered a decent side dish."

Rod's fingers, which were lightly tapping the table, stopped.

It's acceptable, neither good nor bad. It's good because it can grace the tables of imperial nobles, but it's bad because there are too many acceptable substitutes.

When the other side has enough choices, one's own parsnip will lose its competitiveness, and thus the role of export crops in the influence of the Van der Rachmaninoff dynasty will be greatly reduced.

Could it be that the quality of this batch of parsnip is poor?

Rhodes then remembered that in Stardew Valley, even the same crop or agricultural product has different qualities: Common, Silver, Gold, and Iridium. The rarer the star rating of a crop, the higher its price. In reality, this would mean that higher quality crops would have better taste and nutrition.

Looking up at the parsnips on the plate, a system notification sounded in my mind.

【Item: Parsnip (cooked)】

[Source: Stardew Valley]

Item Quality: Average

[Item Information: A spring-growing tuberous plant that closely resembles a carrot. It is nutritious and has an earthy aroma.]

It really is just average quality. In the game, the best way to improve crop quality is to upgrade the farmer's farming skill level or use fertilizer.

There's probably no hope of improving his farming skill level; that skill requires time to develop, and besides, Rhodes isn't the one in charge of planting.

As for fertilizer, Rhodes already had a bad feeling.

In the game, a basic fertilizer that can be synthesized from just two tree saps sells for 100 gold coins in a certain unscrupulous merchant's general store, while its recycling price is a paltry 2 gold coins.

Rhodes couldn't help but glance at the system's shop panel again.

Sure enough, this system really took advantage of the situation by setting an exorbitant price, directly charging him the exact same price:

[Primary Fertilizer: 100 General Energy]

They learned both the good and the bad.

With Rhodes' current General Energy balance and the cost of the next batch of crop seeds, he certainly cannot afford such a huge expense. Even if he could, the investment and return would likely be disproportionate.

"Sir, is there some kind of error?"

Rhodes only came to his senses when Juniper's voice pulled him back to reality.

"No, you did a great job. I'll send someone to let you know when the seeds for the next batch of crops are ready," Rod said, turning to Juniper before getting up to take his leave.

"At your service."

Juniper saw Rhodes off as he left the Lancaster family manor, but the latter's mind was no longer on the place.

Using the Empire's chemical fertilizers directly? But considering the difference in growth cycles between crops in the Warhammer world and crops in the system game, Rhodes thinks it's highly unlikely to be very effective.

Or should I go find tree sap myself? But can that stuff pass the system's identification?

Rod felt like a cheating player, trying every possible way to skip class in order to avoid the exorbitantly priced, substandard fertilizers sold in the system store for 100 each.

Where should he go to get some fertilizer? Rhodes arrived at the cruise car that Aria had arranged for him to return to his residence. Just as he was about to step into the car, he felt that familiar vibration under his feet again, as well as the hive energy that was connected to his mind.

"Wait a minute, isn't this already available?" Rod suddenly realized.

"Let's not go back to the planetary governor's mansion yet. Take me to my private territory instead," Rhodes instructed the driver in the driver's seat.

If we're going to exploit loopholes, then we might as well go all the way.

Rod decided to make some fertilizer that looked rebellious.