“Finally I’ve finished it. Now I don’t have to worry about finding land to plant a new batch of the seeds I’ve sown,” Zinnia muttered as she wiped the sweat from her temples.
Zinnia looked at her masterpiece with pride; the soil, which had previously looked cracked and slightly dry, now appeared loose and crumbly.
[Soil Condition: Softened]
[Soil Quality: Poor]
[The soil is now ready for use!]
[Farming Proficiency: +1]
Ding!
[Basic Farming Proficiencies level up!]
[(New) Basic Farming Proficiencies: Lvl. 2 (Proficiency Point: 0)]
Zinnia’s eyes widened in disbelief; she had been accumulating many farming proficiency points all this time, but had never counted them carefully.
So Zinnia hadn’t expected that the points she’d been collecting all along would finally level her up.
“Finally! I finally leveled up!” Zinnia raised both her hands in triumph.
No longer caring if others were watching, she was truly overjoyed that all her efforts had finally paid off.
After tirelessly building her farm, she was able to reap rewards commensurate with all the effort she’d put in.
[Congratulations, Host! The System hopes you’ll continue to make progress while using the System’s services!]
Ding!
[Stamina: 50 -> 60]
[The Host’s Perception has increased by one level; they can now obtain more detailed information from the System.]
[Knowledge of farming has increased. It will be easier for the Host to understand anything related to farming.]
Zinnia didn’t expect she’d still receive a series of notifications from the System; the transparent screens appeared one by one before her.
“Wow! I didn’t expect to gain this much after just leveling up once,” Zinnia said, still in disbelief as she stared at the transparent screens floating before her.
Shortly after that, Zinnia felt her eyes glow for a fraction of a second before she finally noticed that her vision had become clearer and sharper.
Then, Zinnia tried moving her body and found that it felt lighter as she moved.
“System, you’re truly the best! This really gets me pumped,” Zinnia continued happily.
It didn’t stop there; Zinnia heard the System’s notification sound buzzing inside her head again.
Ding!
[Conditions met!]
[Acquired a new skill!]
[Acquired the ‘Seed Evolution’ skill.]
“No way!” Zinnia unconsciously took a step back in disbelief.
This time, the reward she received after leveling up was truly astonishing; Zinnia even began to fear the System after experiencing its benefits.
She began to suspect that after this, the System wouldn’t give her anything else.
“You’re not planning to leave me here all alone, are you, System?” Zinnia cautiously began to speak to the System.
[The System does not understand the Host’s words. What does the Host mean by ‘leaving you here alone’?]
Zinnia could imagine the System blinking in confusion upon hearing that response.
“Err… I was just thinking that after you gave me so many rewards, you’d stop supporting me going forward,” Zinnia replied, her voice full of doubt.
[The System has just realized that the Host has a lot of unnecessary worries. The System will continue to support the Host; in fact, the System hopes the Host can achieve even better results in the future!]
Seeing the System’s burst of enthusiasm, Zinnia actually grew even more worried about her future.
“Does he intend to make me a lifelong worker, just like I did to Cassian?” Deep down, Zinnia couldn’t stop thinking that way.
For some reason, she was reminded of Cassian when she realized her current situation.
Zinnia could feel a shiver run through her body as she imagined it; to shake off those dark thoughts, she shook her head.
Accidentally, Zinnia locked eyes with Cassian; the sly grin on his lips widened again as he caught her glance.
Especially now that Cassian was deliberately looking away, deliberately avoiding her gaze.
He had no idea what kind of work awaited him whenever he locked eyes with that red devil.
After following Zinnia around all day, Cassian came to realize that none of the work she was doing was easy.
It takes a lot of energy to tend the land like this, so now Cassian wasn’t surprised that only a quarter of the front yard had been plowed.
“Don’t pretend you don’t see me like that,” Zinnia said with a soft giggle.
“What else do you want me to do? Don’t you know that a sick person like me needs rest!” Cassian turned toward Zinnia with a sharp glare.
Zinnia’s laughter grew louder when she saw how annoyed Cassian was with her; it was truly entertaining to watch the man’s cold face turn frustrated.
Slowly, Zinnia moved closer to Cassian, still holding the hoe in her hand.
“Pfft! You’re not so weak that you’d die from exhaustion after working for me,” Zinnia said, raising one eyebrow.
“You think I’d willingly die at your hands?” Cassian didn’t take it lying down, starting to challenge Zinnia right back.
“Okay, enough. I still need you to work here,” Zinnia finally said, choosing not to tease Cassian any further.
Even so, Cassian still glared at Zinnia.
“Since it’s already late afternoon, let’s call it a day. But tomorrow, I need you to help me with something,” Zinnia said seriously this time.
“Do what?” Although he was still annoyed, Cassian answered Zinnia.
“I need you to keep an eye on the seeds I’m currently sowing in the greenhouse,” Zinnia replied, gently rubbing her chin.
“Just keep an eye on them? That’s easy,” Cassian answered casually.
Zinnia didn’t pay much attention to Cassian’s reply because she was thinking about trying out her new skill; she wanted to see how she could improve the quality of the seeds.
“I intend to improve the quality of the seeds in there, so I need you to monitor their health,” Zinnia continued.
“Is something like that even possible?” Cassian furrowed his brow in confusion.
After all, Cassian had never heard that farmers could improve the quality of existing seeds.
In response, Zinnia shrugged indifferently.
“I don’t know, I’m not sure either. I’m just trying it out,” Zinnia replied with a bright smile on her lips.
“Huh?!” Cassian was taken aback; he hadn’t expected that kind of answer from Zinnia.