The Lord of Glimmer plants the sun in the eternal night.

Jiang Chuan stared out of Snow Eagle Ridge; night had already fallen.

This was the third night he had spent in this world.

However, compared to his previous state of being cold and hungry, he now feels much safer.

But that's not enough.

Located on the edge of a mountain, Snow Eagle Ridge requires not only vigilance against strange creatures but also caution against unusual beings that emerge from the mountains.

Jiang Chuan is not a swordsman and his own strength is not strong enough, so he needs to build up his territory to resist invasion.

However, walls, offensive structures, and more powerful traps all require a lot of flint to unlock.

So he said to Ye Xuan, "Sister-in-law, you might have to work hard tonight."

Because he took out the iron spear left by his elder brother, he planned to spend some ether to activate the damage of spear-type weapons to monsters.

This aspect of research is included in the study manuals on bladed weapons.

If you're going to use the bow and arrow, you'll need to unlock the special attack of arrows, but since that's a consumable item, Jiang Chuan didn't consider that.

Therefore, with a surplus of ether, Jiang Chuan naturally chose to modify weapons that were handy and durable.

In an instant.

The silver-gray iron spear in his hand had become lustrous and felt slightly cool to the touch.

[Iron Spear]

【Function: None】

【Special Feature: Level 1 Ghostly Damage (Can deal some damage to low-level ghosts)】

[Durability: 66/100]

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"Ah Shui, what do you want to do?"

When Ye Xuan saw Jiang Chuan grinning foolishly at the iron spear, she had a bad feeling.

"Sister-in-law, my big gun is getting hungry!"

Jiang Chuan's eyes gleamed; he wanted to test the modified iron spear with the strange object.

If you can kill the monster on the spot, you can speed up the process, which means you can get more Nightmare Fuel to convert into Flint.

"No!"

Ye Xuan understood his thoughts and protested for the first time.

"The mole might break free of the trap and pounce on you!"

Just as Jiang Chuan was about to explain, he saw one of the ropes suddenly start to shake, indicating that a strange creature had stepped on the trap.

"Sister-in-law, quick, pull it!"

Upon hearing his reminder, Ye Xuan disregarded the argument and quickly pulled the mole trapped in the animal trap into her territory.

"Sizzle!"

Jiang Chuan, who was standing to the side, had already thrust out his spear in the first instant, accurately hitting the mole's mouth, and quickly pulled it out and thrust it in again.

Soon, the mole stopped breathing and collapsed on the spot.

"Killed...killed?" Ye Xuan stared in astonishment at the scene before her, completely unprepared for the fact that the monster had actually been killed by Jiang Chuan with a weapon.

"really."

Jiang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, things were progressing smoothly so far.

After kicking the bear trap into the darkness, he then used his gun to lift the monster's corpse and bring it closer to the fire spring.

The faster the dead monsters dissolve.

It won't last more than a few minutes before it's completely ruined.

"The only pity is that I didn't get any gold coins." Jiang Chuan shook his head, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

He would eventually have to go to town; it would be tough without money.

Fortunately, the night is still long, and there will always be moles nearby picking up money.

soon--

Another rope began to sway, and yet another creature trapped in the animal trap was dragged in.

Jiang Chuan, who had been waiting, thrust out his spear once again.

This time, however, the strange creature actually splashed liquid, but fortunately Jiang Chuan was far enough away that he wasn't splashed.

"What the hell?"

Jiang Chuan was stunned.

This time, the one who stepped on the trap wasn't a mole, but a strange creature with an oval-shaped body.

To describe it specifically, it's somewhat similar to a tomato, but it's entirely black and covered with eerie, whitish eyeballs.

Jiang Chuan felt an indescribable sense of the bizarre.

Even now, with tomato juice spilled all over the ground after being pierced by his iron spear, his pupil-less eyeballs were still turning towards Jiang Chuan, as if trying to see Jiang Chuan's appearance clearly.

"quack!"

The pierced wound also emitted a terrifying scream.

"Grass!"

Jiang Chuan felt his rationality waning, so he quickly regained his senses, pulled out the iron spear, and inserted it again, giving it nine shallow thrusts followed by one deep one.

He pulled out all the water from inside, and only after seeing that the other person was definitely dead did he breathe heavily.

"Ah... water... what the hell is this?"

Ye Xuan was also seeing such a strange creature for the first time, and she was so frightened that she stammered.

"have no idea."

Jiang Chuan caught his breath; the outburst had calmed him down.

"I feel like this should be 'Tomato Ghost'."

As he spoke, he lifted the monster's corpse and slowly moved it to an area where the firelight shone brighter.

The black liquid that had been splashed onto the snow by the injured creature was rapidly evaporating as the corpse melted away.

The final result remained unchanged.

It's still a nightmare fuel, which means it's just a low-level monster.

As for why this strange creature would step into his animal trap, Jiang Chuan couldn't figure it out for a moment.

Forget it, I'll stop thinking about things I can't figure out for now.

Let's look at the extra gains first.

Yes, this tomato ghost dropped something new. After it died, one of its eyeballs was melted away, revealing a different appearance.

A green stone about the size of a marble with sharp, angular spikes on its surface.

Jiang Chuan's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw this thing.

Thinking back to my conversation with Brother Liu today, he was older than both me and my elder brother Jiang Liu, and had seen and experienced a lot.

He said that when a ghost is illuminated by the light of a fire after it dies, it will not only become fuel for nightmares, but there is also a chance that it will leave behind body fragments or some object that exists inside its body.

This kind of thing is generally called a "treasure," which is translated as "precious treasure," indicating that it is very valuable.

"Is this the Ghost Treasure?"

Is this a real treasure reveal?

Jiang Chuan, realizing what had happened, quickly picked it up.

According to Brother Liu, these kinds of things usually need to be appraised by a "contractor" in the town or city to find out exactly what they are.

But what kind of contractor does Jiang Chuan need? A damn businessman.

The moment I picked up the strange treasure, the research manual in my mind transmitted the information without delay.

A single 'White Tomato' seed requires 'Level 1 Farmland' to plant. Its maturity period depends on 'Crop' research. Consuming it after maturity can enhance 'eyesight'.

...

seed!

It's still a mutated seed!

Jiang Chuan stared wide-eyed at the small 'stone' in his hand in disbelief. He never expected that the mutated seed most suitable for his 'Cultivator' sequence could be obtained so easily.

An upgrade is in sight!

Damn it, the power of the seed is at level four, I can finally upgrade!

It's important to understand that cultivating ordinary crops and cultivating mutant plants are completely different concepts.

In layman's terms, farming ordinary crops is like killing monsters. In the early stages, you might kill a lot of monsters and level up, but once you reach a higher level, the experience provided by the monsters becomes negligible.

Mutant plants are like elite monsters or boss monsters that are extremely difficult to spawn, and you can get a huge amount of experience every time you kill them.

Even for Jiang Chuan personally, he could repeatedly farm these elite monsters and boss monsters.

Because he can do research!

By studying the reproductive nodes of the mutant plants, he can repeatedly obtain their seeds and then sow them.

If this continues, he might actually be able to carve out a path to heaven as a farmer and give the world a huge shock!

Or rather, smash the world!