Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 30 Energy Cube

"I'll shear the rest of the wool. Why don't you try making some energy cubes?"

Chiba Kaede snatched the scissors from Terada Yuri's hand and said.

Right now, the most important thing for Chiba Farm is to produce the Power Cube; everything else has to take a backseat.

"Alright then, I'll leave this to you, boss!"

Terada Yuri was also eager to make the energy cube. When she saw Chiba Kaede take over the sheep-shearing job, she hesitated for a moment but agreed. Just as Chiba Kaede said, her most important thing right now was to make the energy cube.

"Jingzi, if you're tired, go and rest. Your brother can handle the work here!"

After gently smoothing down Akiko Iida's swollen hair, Chiba Kaede spoke softly.

"Jingzi isn't tired! Jingzi wants to work with her brother!"

Akiko Iida spoke to Kaede Chiba with a serious expression.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you, Akiko. You're such a hardworking and good girl!"

Chiba Kaede praised Iida Akiko.

Akiko Iida was overjoyed to receive praise from Kaede Chiba, and then happily began moving Mare's wool again.

"Meri, Merri!"

At this moment, Mare, who had been waiting impatiently, finally spoke up. It had been left out for quite a while, and Terada Yuri had only trimmed half of its wool. It just wanted to finish trimming its wool quickly so it could go out and play with the other Mare sheep.

Although they often have to have their wool shed, Mare sheep don't dislike it because they feel exceptionally relaxed after being shed, as if a huge burden has been lifted off their shoulders.

"Okay, okay, I'll cut it for you right away, don't rush!"

Chiba Kaede had often sheared Mare's wool with Terada Yuri before, so she was quite skilled at it and didn't take long to shear the rest of Mare's wool.

Meanwhile, Akiko Iida was still diligently carrying Mare's wool, but there was more and more wool on the ground.

Afterwards, Chiba Kaede also joined the wool-moving team. By the time he and Iida Akiko finished moving all the wool, their hairstyles were the same, except that Chiba Kaede's hair was shorter and the puffed-up buns were smaller.

"Alright, we've finished our work. Do you want me to take you out to play, or do you want to go see your sister?"

After helping Akiko Iida and herself straighten their hair, Chiba asked.

"Ugh, this is such a tough choice, but I still want to go see what my sister is doing!"

Akiko Iida pouted and thought for a while before answering.

"Okay, but your sister is making energy cubes right now, so be good when you get there and don't disturb her!"

Knowing that Terada Yuri was making energy cubes, Chiba Kaede gave Iida Akiko some instructions in advance.

"I understand, I won't bother you, sister!"

Akiko Iida said very seriously.

Afterwards, Chiba Kaede took Iida Akiko's hand and returned to the hall.

Meanwhile, Terada Yuri was focused on operating the fruit mixer and was completely unaware that the two men were standing behind her.

"Ugh, another failure!"

After a while, the fruit mixer stopped working, but Terada Yuri knew that the attempt had failed.

She didn't control the rotation speed inside the fruit mixer properly, resulting in the fruit essence not being purified and only crushed fruit being obtained.

This was her third attempt, but unfortunately she still couldn't quite grasp the rhythm. This is something that can only be developed through a lot of practice.

"When did you get back? Why didn't you remind me!"

Terada Yuri then noticed Chiba Kaede and Iida Akiko and asked them a question.

"We haven't been back long either. We saw you were so focused on making the energy cubes that we didn't want to disturb you, so we didn't say hello!"

Chiba Kaede answered honestly.

"Boss, it seems I underestimated the difficulty of making energy cubes. I've tried several times, but I haven't gotten anywhere. Sorry!"

Terada Yuri's confidence was somewhat shaken at this point. She had been full of confidence, but now she was hesitant and timid.

"Cheer up, don't be afraid of failure. We have so many tree fruits now, even if we fail to refine them all, it's no big deal. We can just go back to the tree and pick more. There's no need to be so discouraged."

Chiba Kaede patted Terada Yuri on the shoulder and then said.

After that, Chiba Kaede left with Iida Akiko, feeling that staying there would put psychological pressure on Terada Yuri.

Although Akiko Iida was young, she knew that her older sister had things to do and couldn't play with her, so she let Kaede Chiba take her away.

"Great Swallow, fly higher and faster!"

Akiko Iida called out happily.

That's right, Chiba Kaede and Iida Akiko rode a giant swallow in the sky to inspect their farm. This is something Chiba Kaede has recently become obsessed with, and they do it once a day to experience the feeling of flying.

This is actually training the Great Swallow's flying skills and cultivating their tacit understanding. However, today we brought along little Akiko Iida. Unexpectedly, she was not afraid of high altitudes at all, and kept thinking about making the Great Swallow fly higher and faster.

However, Chiba Kaede wouldn't do that. When the Great Swallow carries him, it needs to conserve some of its strength to deal with unexpected situations.

For the next two weeks, Yuri Terada devoted all her time, apart from her daily chores, to making energy cubes.

Chiba Kaede felt a little guilty seeing this kind of enthusiasm, as if he were a heartless capitalist.

"I did it! Boss, I did it!"

Chiba Kaede was playing with Iida Akiko and the Mare the sheep when she suddenly heard Terada Yuri's voice.

Terada Yuri's hair was messy, her face looked exhausted, and her eyes were bloodshot. It was obvious that she hadn't had a proper rest in a long time, and she must have stayed up all night yesterday.

Looking at the girl in front of him like this, Chiba Kaede didn't know what to say. He had repeatedly advised Terada Yuri to rest well these days, but obviously the effect was not very good.

"It really is a beginner-level energy cube! You succeeded, congratulations, Yuri!"

Chiba Kaede took the energy cube from the girl's hand, looked at it, and then said...

Upon hearing Chiba Kaede's words, Terada Yuri was overjoyed, as if a huge weight had been lifted from her heart. With her mind at ease, she suddenly felt dizzy and then collapsed to the ground unconscious.

"Sister, what's wrong? Don't scare Jingzi!"

Akiko Iida was terrified when she saw her sister faint and burst into tears.

"Jingzi, don't worry, your sister is just too tired these past few days, she'll be fine after a few days of rest."

Chiba Kaede was startled when he saw Terada Yuri collapse. After getting closer, he found that her breathing was still relatively steady. She must have just been too tired and fainted.

It's possible that her inability to refine energy cubes these past few days has caused her too much mental stress, as well as the multiple sleepless nights she's had.

Chiba Kaede carried Terada Yuri back to her room, and after finding an excuse to send Iida Akiko away temporarily, he used his abilities to help her recover.

Terada Yuri is now his right-hand woman. Through their time together, Chiba Kaede has also come to accept the girl, so he is willing to risk revealing his abilities to treat her.

Moreover, she is currently in a coma. Even if she wakes up and feels changes in her body, she will only think that she had a better sleep quality this time, which allowed her body to recover.

The next morning, Terada Yuri woke up from her sleep, but she felt better than ever before, feeling relaxed and full of energy.

She glanced at her phone and saw it was already past 8 a.m., which made her a little anxious. She usually got up around 6 a.m. to prepare breakfast for Chiba Maple and the other elves, but she had overslept today.

"Strange, why isn't my phone alarm going off?"

To prevent herself from oversleeping, Terada Yuri set several alarms, but none of them went off today.

Actually, Chiba Kaede turned off her alarm clock so that she could get a good night's sleep.

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