Chapter 117

Qingce Village is much larger than it appears in the game.

In reality, the village spans a vast area, with fields stretching as far as the eye can see.

However, there are not many elderly farmers tending to the land. Instead, more people from the Qianyan Army and Liyue Harbor come here to assist in farming.

Most of the crops have already been harvested, with only a small portion left untouched.

Takumi's arrival with these machines significantly accelerated the autumn harvest.

In the past, even with the assistance of the Qianyan Army, the villagers would take an entire month to complete the harvest.

Now, with these machines, the process could be drastically shortened.

This also meant that more farmland could be cultivated.

The number of machines available was still insufficient.

Takumi planned to have more cultivators produced in Guiliyuan.

His goal was to ensure that all available land was utilized for farming.

It was said that Qingce Village once produced ten times more grain than it does now.

However, due to population decline in recent years, food production had decreased.

This was why even the Qianyan Army had been called in to help with farming.

Now, with high-yield grains and advanced farming machines available, the agricultural output of Qingce Village alone could potentially support most of Liyue's population.

While it might not be enough to feed everyone, it would significantly reduce reliance on food imports.

For Liyue, this was an enormous advantage.

Rather than spending large sums on imported food every year, those funds could be used elsewhere.

Because of this, Takumi, Shenhe, and the others temporarily stayed in Qingce Village.

That night, Takumi used his radio to contact Keqing.

He asked her to arrange for more cultivators to be produced at the factory and shipped directly to Qingce Village upon completion.

At the same time, Takumi contacted Ningguang.

He requested that she send more people to help with the farming efforts in Qingce Village.

Relying solely on the elderly villagers was not feasible for large-scale cultivation.

The best solution was to bring back the villagers who had left Qingce Village for work.

Ningguang fully supported Takumi's plan.

She arranged for the recruitment to begin the following day.

The next morning, three little girls came running excitedly.

"Brother Takumi!" Klee called out.

Hearing Klee's voice, Takumi looked at her with curiosity.

"What's the matter, Klee?"

She had run over so early.

Had something happened?

Klee looked at Takumi eagerly.

"Brother Takumi, when are we going to blast the flying fish?"

"I can't wait!"

Hearing her words, Takumi was speechless.

"About that..."

"We need to wait a little longer."

"I need to finish my work here first."

"Once everything is done, I'll take you there."

"For now, go play elsewhere, okay?"

"And remember—no throwing bombs near the elderly, understood?"

Takumi couldn't help but remind the energetic little girl.

He was genuinely worried that Klee might get too excited and accidentally harm the elderly villagers.

That would be a disaster.

Hearing Takumi's warning, Klee looked a little disappointed.

But she still nodded obediently.

"Okay, Klee understands."

"Klee won't throw bombs randomly."

Seeing this, Takumi nodded in satisfaction.

However, he still felt uneasy.

When he noticed that Hu Tao was awake, he decided to entrust her with watching over the children.

"Hu Tao."

"Can you take Klee and the others to play?"

"These little ones can't sit still."

Hearing Takumi's request, Hu Tao was visibly surprised.

"You want me to watch over Klee?"

"Are you serious?"

"Isn't that asking for trouble?"

Takumi sighed and explained further.

"The main thing is to make sure she doesn't throw bombs around."

"That's all you need to do."

"I'm too busy to keep an eye on her, so I need you to help."

Hu Tao's expression remained hesitant.

She knew all too well what it meant to supervise Klee.

However, when Takumi reassured her that she didn't have to join Klee in blowing things up, she finally relaxed.

"Alright!"

"I'll take care of it."

With that, Hu Tao took charge of watching over Klee.

She made sure to keep an eye on the little troublemaker to prevent any accidental explosions.

When Klee learned that Hu Tao would be playing with them, she was thrilled.

She had no idea that Hu Tao's main goal was to prevent her from using bombs.

Yaoyao sensed something was off, but she didn't dwell on it.

After having a simple lunch together, Hu Tao took Klee and the other children out to play.

Many of the village children, who had nothing else to do, joined them.

Klee had already befriended the children of Qingce Village the day before.

She knew that the best way to find fun activities was to ask the locals.

Klee's cheerful personality and adorable demeanor quickly won the hearts of the village children.

Hu Tao and the group of kids ran off to explore the countryside.

Meanwhile, Takumi continued teaching the villagers how to operate the machines.

Sucrose focused on cultivating the new seeds and preparing seedlings.

This time, in addition to wheat, rice seeds were also introduced.

The seeds were cultivated under Sucrose's guidance.

Additionally, she analyzed the soil's nutrient content to ensure optimal growth conditions.

While her work seemed scientific, it was actually alchemy at play.

Takumi remained in Qingce Village for several days.

During this time, much land was reclaimed.

Guiliyuan also sent more cultivators to assist in the effort.

Some of the middle-aged villagers began learning how to operate the machines.

They found them easy to use and extremely efficient.

Meanwhile, the workers recruited by Ningguang began arriving in waves.

Many of them were originally from Qingce Village.

Upon learning that they could return home to farm and earn a living, many chose to come back.

If they could make money while staying with their families, why leave?

Their return brought joy to the village children.

Finally, their parents, who had left for work, had come home.

Not only that, but Ningguang also planned to launch a bus service connecting Qingce Village, Guiliyuan, and Liyue Harbor.

Previously, the buses only operated between Guiliyuan and Liyue Harbor.

Now, Qingce Village would be added to the route.

Since the journey was long, only a few buses would run back and forth.

With more workers arriving, the pace of farming increased.

Once Takumi had finished teaching the villagers everything they needed to know, Sucrose took over to continue the agricultural development.