Returning to the Lost Home, Yakumo Ran pulled out her phone from her tail.
This item belonged to Lady Yukari.
It was given to Yukari by the Dragon God, said to be used to contact the master of that world and resolve Gensokyo’s food crisis.
It had a commission function; after posting a commission, the master of that world would decide whether or not to accept it based on its difficulty.
Lady Yukari hadn’t told anyone else about the phone; only she and Lady Yukari knew.
If the news got out, given the integrity of the people in Gensokyo, this commission board would instantly turn into a wishing well.
What would they do if it got ruined?
Using the handwriting input method, Yakumo Ran wrote the commission word by word.
She only wanted to help Lady Yukari test how the commission function worked.
It was absolutely not because the child, Chen, hadn’t eaten fish in a long time.
Seeing how happy Chen was eating fish yesterday, Yakumo Ran, as an old mother, felt her heart break.
Commission: The Child is Hungry Commission Content: Regardless of size or type, please provide some fish for the poor child (Please prepare 10 fish).
Commission Reward: Fishing Rod (issued in advance), 500 yuan.
Commissioner: A Poor Mother The moment Yakumo Ran clicked ‘Publish,’ Shiki’s phone rang, but since it was late at night, Shiki was already asleep and showed no sign of waking up.
The fourth day since arriving in Stardew Valley.
“Welcome to the Gensokyo Weather Channel, your number one choice for weather, news, and entertainment information.
We now present tomorrow’s weather forecast.” On the TV, Sanae was as energetic as ever today.
Waking up every morning and seeing a beautiful girl could brighten one’s mood for the whole day.
Shiki was just a university graduate who had finished a year ago, and this kind of treatment was like walking into a maid café and being greeted with “Welcome home, Master~~” It made him feel completely refreshed, didn’t it?
“The weather is nice today, with partly cloudy skies and light breezes in some areas.
There will be a high amount of pollen in the air.” Sanae showed an incredibly sweet smile and bowed, after which the TV reverted to static.
“Lady Kanako, how did I do?” After the weather forecast ended, Sanae, dressed in her miko outfit, sighed in relief.
She looked at the two deities behind the camera, Yasaka Kanako and Suwako.
These two were the gods enshrined at the Moriya Shrine, but due to a lack of faith, they were currently only strong enough to fight a Little Fairy to a draw.
“Very good, Sanae.
Next time, try sneaking in some personal content during the program to see if you can attract that World Master to worship us or spread our teachings.” Yasaka Kanako gave a thumbs-up.
Her Sanae was the cutest.
She took on the most visible job, the weather forecast, precisely to leave a better impression on the people in that world.
As deities, their perspective differed from Yukari’s; they could see many things ordinary people could not.
For example…
although the world mentioned by the Dragon God was closely linked to Gensokyo, it wasn’t the only one.
Countless other lines connected to the void, meaning Gensokyo was not their only potential partner.
If they couldn’t cooperate, that world could easily partner with others, and the loss would be immense.
And at this moment, in the Stardew Valley world.
As soon as Shiki opened the door to the Farmhouse, he saw the nine-tailed Yakumo Ran standing by the field with her hands tucked into her sleeves, a fishing rod strapped to her back, and a large package at her feet.
“Uh…
Miss Yakumo Ran?” Shiki looked at Yakumo Ran strangely.
Did everyone just start appearing so brazenly after he had negotiated with Yukari?
Shiki was worried that someone might suddenly pop out and scare him while he was passing through the deserted town.
Although they couldn’t interfere physically, Shiki’s little heart couldn’t handle that kind of psychological attack.
“Excuse me for disturbing you.
Did you check your phone today?” Yakumo Ran bowed slightly, looking at Shiki with some anticipation.
The nine tails behind her swayed gently, revealing her mood.
“My phone?
No, let me check…” Shiki opened his phone.
Two notifications appeared: one was the commission Yakumo Ran had posted overnight, and the other was posted by Yukari.
Commission: A Long-Awaited Banquet Commission Content: Please sell a batch of ingredients sufficient for Gensokyo to hold a banquet (Ingredient Types 0/5, Ingredient Quantity 0/100).
Commission Reward: Spring Seeds (issued in advance), Gratitude from the Youkai (verbal), One favor (ask for anything you want).
Commissioner: A Beautiful Girl Who is Forever 18 (Damn it, why did the 17 I typed automatically turn into 18!) “Commissions, huh?
Let me see what kind of seeds there are.” Shiki didn’t accept the commission immediately.
He wanted to check Yukari’s sincerity.
After all, he needed to eat too.
If Yukari only gave him seeds for things like garlic and coffee beans, he couldn’t eat garlic every day, he wasn’t a zombie.
“Garlic, potatoes, mung beans, rice, cauliflower, rice seedlings—not bad, enough to plant a few acres.
But why are there so few strawberry seeds?” Shiki flipped through them and categorized the seeds.
There were enough of the former varieties to plant a few acres each, but there were only a tiny handful of strawberry seeds, not even enough to fill half an acre.
“I apologize, but these are all the strawberry seeds we have.
Lady Yukari and Reimu raided Youkai Mountain yesterday, and this is everything they could retrieve.
The Great Tengu on Youkai Mountain was practically crying when Reimu pinned her down.
These strawberry seeds were her secret collection, which she planned to plant quietly for a taste.
Now they are all here.” Yakumo Ran was expressionless.
The Tengu of Youkai Mountain seemed to love this sweet and sour fruit.
These few strawberry seeds were protected extremely strictly.
Yesterday, Reimu single-handedly defeated all the Tengu just to take the seeds, and the level of resistance even tired out the invincible Reimu.
When she arrived here this morning, the Great Tengu from Youkai Mountain was still loitering at the Lost Home demanding an explanation.
“I see…
it sounds like it was quite fierce.
I accept this commission.” Shiki imagined the scene, and looking at the seeds, he felt as if they were stained with the blood and tears of the Tengu.
“That’s not important.
Please look at the fishing commission.
Farming will have to wait.
Would you consider completing the fishing commission first?” Yakumo Ran started inserting her private agenda.
As the Nine-Tailed Strategist, she should consider the stability of Gensokyo, but as a mother, she cared more about Chen’s health.
Yesterday, when Lady Yukari returned with Reimu and saw her operating the phone, she posted a commission too, which angered Yakumo Ran so much she wanted to run naked.
A banquet could be held anytime, but Chen was still in her growing stage.
“Fishing, huh…
I really want to fish, but I don’t have enough stamina.
Just planting these seeds and watering them every day will use up all my energy.
If I don’t have stamina, I can’t fish, and without stamina, the fishing yield is hard to guarantee.”