Chapter 176: New Types Of Seeds

As usual, before doing anything else, Liu Yun opened her Farmer Status Panel and checked her Farmer Energy.

[Farmer Energy: 100/100]

Seeing that her Farmer Energy was at its maximum, Liu Yun sighed and muttered regretfully, "I’ve been so busy completing hidden missions since arriving at the base that I actually forgot to use my Farmer Energy. What a waste..."

Although she felt a little regretful, Liu Yun didn’t dwell on it for long. Closing the floating blue screen, she opened the Spiritual Garden’s Status Panel and checked on the Spiritual Peach Trees.

[Mature Time: 12 Days 10 Hours 13 Minutes 41 Seconds]

Seeing that the Spiritual Peach Trees still needed more than twelve days to mature, Liu Yun closed the screen and checked Farmland Plot 001.

The last time she visited the Multiverse Farmland, she had cultivated all twenty-five land slots. Now, it was time to plant some new crops.

Liu Yun checked her warehouse and saw that, aside from the sweet potato slips she had found while cultivating the land, there were no other seeds inside.

She closed the warehouse interface and opened the Multiverse Farmland Store. While browsing the seed section, Liu Yun noticed that several new types of seeds had appeared.

Not remembering when they had become available, she asked, "System, when did these seeds appear here? Why don’t I remember receiving any notifications about them?"

As soon as she asked, the System’s mechanical voice rang in her mind.

[Player, these new seeds were unlocked when your farming skills leveled up.]

Liu Yun raised her eyebrows at the answer. "Huh? I never knew that leveling up my skills could unlock new varieties of seeds. System, why didn’t you tell me about this?"

[Player, you didn’t ask.]

Hearing this, Liu Yun was rendered speechless.

"......" Fine. You win.

After getting her answer from the System, Liu Yun began checking the newly unlocked seeds.

"Cabbage, sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, millet, spinach..." She paused before suddenly exclaiming in surprise, "Huh? There are actually strawberry and grape seeds, too!"

Rubbing her chin, she muttered thoughtfully, "Now I have rice, canned meat, dried mushrooms, Basic Carrots, and Basic Pumpkins. Although the variety isn’t very large, it’s enough for us to maintain a balanced diet for now."

Looking at the Basic Strawberry and Basic Grape icons displayed on the transparent blue screen, Liu Yun’s eyes flickered.

"As for fruits... I don’t have any. Based on the information I have gathered so far, grains and vegetables are expensive, but survivors can still afford to buy them occasionally. However, when it comes to fruits, I haven’t seen a single one since arriving in this world."

After pondering for a moment, Liu Yun finally made her decision.

"Then... Let’s try planting some fruits and add a few vitamins to our daily meals."

Having made up her mind, she clicked on the strawberry icon and checked its detailed information.

[Basic Strawberry Seed]

[Grade: White]

[Type: Fruit]

[Farmer Level: 1]

[Price: 500 Farmer Points/packet]

[Quantity: 5 seeds]

[Growth Time: 36 hours]

[Harvest: 5–8 strawberries per plant]

[Crop Slots: 1]

[Growing Requirements: Soil: Common or higher, Water: Basic Water, Temperature: Normal, Light: Normal]

[Uses: Food, Dessert, Jam, Juice]

[Special Property: Premium Crop. Has a higher chance of producing fine-quality crops.]

The moment Liu Yun saw the price, her jaw dropped. "Heavens! It’s so expensive!"

Glancing at her Farmer Points balance, she sighed sadly. "415 Farmer Points. It’s not even enough to buy one pack of seeds. I’m so poor."

While she was lamenting the high price of the seeds, the System suddenly spoke.

[Player, you still have 498,241,102 Celestial Stones. 1 Celestial Stone can be exchanged for 10,000 Farmer Points. You are not poor.]

Hearing this, Liu Yun glared at the air.

"What do you know? The only way to obtain Celestial Stones is through top-ups. But now that I’m already here, there is no way for me to top up anymore. I need to be frugal with my spending."

"What if I need to spend a large number of Celestial Stones on life-saving items but don’t have enough when the time comes? Wouldn’t I end up dying again?"

Listening to her argument, the System fell silent for a long moment before finally responding.

[..... The Player is wise.]

Liu Yun snorted and waved her hand dismissively. "Go, go, go. Don’t bother me. Right now, I need to figure out how to get the most value out of my money."

Inside her sea of consciousness, the ball of light shook from side to side. If it had a physical body, the System would undoubtedly be shaking its head in exasperation.

While the System was left speechless by Liu Yun’s stinginess, Liu Yun was busy checking her currency balances.

[Celestial Stones: 498,241,102]

[System Points: 404]

[Farmer Points: 415]

[Multiverse Coins: 3,010]

Rubbing her chin, she muttered, "There are five seeds in each pack, so I need five packs to fill all the slots in Farmland Plot 001. Five packs will cost me 2,500 Farmer Points, but I only have 415 right now. That means I’m still short by 2,085 Farmer Points."

"One Multiverse Coin can be exchanged for ten Farmer Points, so I only need to exchange 209 Multiverse Coins to get enough Farmer Points to buy the seeds. As for the System Points, I better save them for now in case Captain Lian and the others want to buy some Refreshing Lemon Tea in the future."

After calculating for a moment, Liu Yun said, "System, I want to exchange 210 Multiverse Coins for Farmer Points."

The moment she finished speaking, a blue screen appeared in front of her.

Ding!

[Exchanging 210 Multiverse Coins for 2,100 Farmer Points.]

[Confirm] [Cancel]

Liu Yun raised her hand and pressed the [Confirm] button without hesitation. A second later, another notification appeared.

Ding!

[Successfully exchanged 210 Multiverse Coins for 2,100 Farmer Points. Player, please check your balance.]

Liu Yun glanced at the Farmer Points balance displayed in the upper-right corner of the blue screen.

[Farmer Points: 2,515]