Who knows where he came up with that nonsense—it was clearly forced on him, nobody had asked for it.
But Lu Yunqi couldn't hold himself up the moment he stepped out of the secret chamber. He pressed hard against his bottom and instinctively hopped a couple of times, thinking to himself that it had felt pretty good just now, but the moment it was over, the pain came rushing in.
Especially since it was his first time—he wondered if he'd gotten an anal fissure.
Murong Jie's that thing was so big, just thinking about it was enough to make one's heart race with lingering fear.
Fortunately, when he went back and examined himself carefully, there was no injury. It was just that his first time really wasn't comfortable, and he needed to apply medicine and rest, with seven days of abstinence.
He had originally planned to let Murong Jie go, but…
In his previous nine lives, he had treated that bastard to good food, good drink, and kind words, and the dog still killed him. In this life, he absolutely couldn't let him off so easily!
With that thought, Lu Yunqi gave a sinister order: "Someone! Go wash that Murong Jie clean and have him moved into my side courtyard. This young lord intends to thoroughly enjoy this beauty!"
Heh heh, since I've decided to thoroughly disgust you, I might as well go all the way!
Since he had nothing to do right after being reborn, he needed to hurry up and get pregnant with his child—that was the real priority.
His personal attendant Liubao cheerfully acknowledged: "Yes, Young Lord! Liubao will see to it right away!"
Watching Liubao scurry off with a bounce in his step, Lu Yunqi let out a sigh. Liubao was also a poor soul—just because the original owner had bought him at the human market before his hands were about to be chopped off, he remembered that kindness for a lifetime, and in the end, he died taking arrows for him while blocking the pursuing soldiers.
The first time Liubao died, Lu Yunqi was miserable for many days. By the ninth time Liubao died, Lu Yunqi thought to himself, next life, make sure you're reborn into a good family, and preferably don't meet someone named Lu Yunqi.
Alright, now it was the tenth life. Lu Yunqi leaned sideways on the couch, bouncing his leg, thinking, I'll die when I die, but you people should just live well, right?
He was born a useless good-for-nothing with no grand ambitions. If he hadn't been set up by someone, he wouldn't have ended up in this hellish-difficulty Capture Instance. Before he died, he needed to leave something behind.
With that thought, Lu Yunqi opened the system. The moment it opened, a boyish voice came through: "Host, Host! I'm your system sprite Xiao Jiu! Your 'Idle Ger Planting System' installation package has been fully installed. Now, please follow my guidance and complete the tasks step by step!"
Great, the familiar system sprite again. Lu Yunqi gave an "mm" and said: "Go on! What's the first step?"
Xiao Jiu replied: "Since it's a planting system, naturally you need to bind a piece of land that requires cultivation! This land can't be too small—it needs to be at least the size of a city, to facilitate your later development of the territory."
Lu Yunqi sat up and asked: "That big? Aren't you the 'Idle Ger Planting System'? If I have to develop a piece of land that big, how am I supposed to stay idle?"
The system cleared its throat and let out a heh-heh laugh: "Well… heaven's secrets cannot be revealed. Since Host has chosen this system, just follow the system's guidance and do it. Anyway… there are plenty of rewards—you won't be shortchanged!"
Lu Yunqi thought to himself, why don't I believe that?
Could he be getting set up again?
His body was feeling a bit uncomfortable now—sticky and clammy—and he wanted to take a bath, but he knew he couldn't. He had to wait through the conception process; washing right after wouldn't be good for getting pregnant.
Whatever. The system was already bound, so what else could he do? Even if it was a trap, he'd have to walk right into it.
But then Lu Yunqi said thoughtfully: "Little Tong, there's no way there's land that big in the capital. If you want a piece of wasteland the size of a city, it would have to be in some remote area. I can't just run off somewhere else to reclaim land, can I? Then what about my Capture mission?"
Xiao Jiu corrected him: "Not Little Tong—it's Xiao Jiu! To answer Host's question, you needn't worry about that. Our system comes with a built-in Anywhere Door function. You only need to set up two Anywhere Doors, and you can instantly reach any place you want to go."
Lu Yunqi grew interested and asked: "Anywhere? The whole Earth?"
Xiao Jiu: "…Host, you can open the world map and take a look. As long as it's within the range of the world map, you can select it as your development area."
Lu Yunqi tapped open the system's built-in world map and discovered that the map displayed the territories of four countries.
The Great Xia they were in was right in the central plains—the largest country on the entire map.
To the north was Great Yan, which corresponded to the Hebei region and the area north of the capital in his original world.
To the west was Great Jin, and to the south was Great Zhao. Great Jin and Great Zhao were somewhat smaller, and further west were the various Western Regions kingdoms.
Lu Yunqi looked at the entire map, thinking to himself that it couldn't be too close. If it were too close, and someone happened to see him appearing in two different places, they'd definitely think they'd seen a ghost.
It couldn't be too far either—if it were too remote with poor transportation, development would certainly be difficult.
He searched the map high and low until he finally found a suitable area. Located at the junction of Dayan and Daxia, there was a stretch of no-man's-land, bordered to the north by the Taiyan Mountains, to the east by the Cang Sea, and to the south by the Yu River. That area would later be developed into a trading post, though that wouldn't happen for another hundred years.
At present, that region was nothing but wasteland. If this system truly had such a large development capacity, hiding there would indeed be a good choice.
That place also had a pleasant name—it was called Wanping Wasteland.
So he reached out and tapped, saying, "Right here!"
As long as he built a bridge over the Yu River, he could control the future crossroads of all routes, because this was the only mountain pass leading to the Taiyan Mountains, and that pass was the main thoroughfare between Dayan and Daxia.
Xiao Jiu said nothing, only asking, "Host, are you certain you wish to establish the development area here?"
Lu Yunqi nodded. "Certain!"
Xiao Jiu replied, "Very well, Host. Please set up an Anywhere Door leading to the development area."
Lu Yunqi thought for a moment, then asked, "By the way, how many Anywhere Doors can be set up?"
Xiao Jiu answered, "Three—two entrances and one exit. But they aren't fixed; they can be dismantled and reset."
Lu Yunqi let out an "Oh," and said, "That's good then…"
With that, enduring the pain in his backside, he pulled open the wardrobe door in his room and said, "This one! Passing through it will lead to my private domain!"
Xiao Jiu responded, "Done, done. The Anywhere Door has been generated. Please continue to set up the Anywhere Door exit."
Lu Yunqi zoomed the map out to its maximum, surveyed the outline of the entire wasteland, and set up an Anywhere Door exit near the edge bordering the Yu River.
Once the exit was set, a flash of white light appeared before his eyes, and Lu Yunqi was teleported to the Wanping Wasteland.
It was the transition between spring and summer. In the Wanping Wasteland, grass grew tall and orioles sang, wildflowers covered the ground, and the Yu River flowed slowly like a jade ribbon through the wasteland, emptying into the Cang Sea to the east.
Lu Yunqi gazed at the boundless wasteland and hissed, "Isn't this a bit too desolate? A place like this—surely they don't expect me to develop it all by myself?"
Xiao Jiu chuckled twice and said, "How could that be, Master? We're a proper, good system—we wouldn't exploit our host. Now then, please continue with the system tasks!"
The moment Xiao Jiu finished speaking, a mechanical prompt sounded: "Congratulations, Host, on completing your first system task. You have received a hand-pushed lawn mower, available for limited-time use of three days. Would you like to claim it now?"
"Limited to three days?" Lu Yunqi frowned and asked, "Only three days? I finally get an item, and it's only usable for three days?"
Xiao Jiu sighed. "Master, don't be anxious. The lawn mower is modern machinery—electric, at that. In this world, it's a BUG-level existence. The system can temporarily shield it from the world's rules, but at most, it can only last three days. So, Master, please make the most of it during these three days!"
Lu Yunqi waved his hand and said, "Fine, got it. What's next? Any more system tasks?"
The system prompt sounded: "Please have the Host reclaim one mu of wasteland. Step one: Clear all weeds from the wasteland."
Lu Yunqi secretly rejoiced—wasn't this perfect timing?
The moment the lawn mower was given, the next second he was told to clear weeds. He quickly tapped to claim the lawn mower, flipped the switch, and started operating it with a buzz.
The system interface also outlined the boundaries of one mu of land for him; all he had to do was mow the weeds within the outline.
The lawn mower the system provided was easy to use, just a bit noisy. Moreover, although Lu Yunqi had spent these years causing trouble and dying over and over, he was still someone raised in luxury who had never lifted a finger. After just one hour of mowing, his palms were rubbed raw and sore.
On top of that, his backside was already hurting. By the time he finished mowing that one mu, he felt like his whole body was falling apart.
At that point, he couldn't care less about conception or anything like that—he stripped off his clothes and jumped straight into the Yu River.
The Yu River's water was so clear you could see the bottom, which was precisely why it nourished such a lush Wanping Wasteland. After swimming a lap, his body finally felt considerably better.
He sat on a clean pile of hay and basked in the sun for a while before continuing with the remaining system tasks.
As soon as he opened the system, the prompt sounded again: "Congratulations, Host, on completing step one of reclaiming one mu of wasteland. You have received a rotary tiller, available for limited-time use of three days."
Lu Yunqi: …Alright, I know what I have to do next.
Sure enough, the next second, he heard the system prompt: "Reclaim one mu of wasteland, step two: Please till the weed-cleared wasteland evenly."
So, that rotary tiller he'd just received came in handy right away.
Now he understood the system's logic—the reward from completing the previous task was exactly the tool needed for the next one.
What more could he say?
He could only climb onto the rotary tiller and operate it to till that one mu of wasteland.
After plowing the land, he obtained a drone sprayer, and the next task was to spray herbicide on the reclaimed wasteland.
Great, they've already moved on to drones. Decades—he'd been in this world for decades—and finally, he got to see something good from the new era.
As he operated the drone to spray the herbicide, tears fell from Lu Yunqi's eyes.
Not for any particular reason, mainly because his butt hurt.