Chapter Ten: Glittering Stars, Golden Ears of Rice, and Black Soil Farmland

Chen Ming slightly spread his legs, exerted force with his arms, and quickly lifted the fishing rod.

When the fishing hook surfaced, Chen Ming was dumbfounded.

It's not a fish! How could I reel in a treasure chest!

What's more, the treasure chest I reeled in is actually of gold grade!

Crazy!

Soon, he noticed that the fishing hook was hooked onto the lock in front of the gold-grade treasure chest.

He slowly reeled in the line.

When the gold-grade treasure chest fell into his hands, before he could open it, the water in the pool started to ripple in circles.

As if some big creature was about to emerge!

At this moment, Chen Ming realized.

Right!

Beasts don't just exist on land and in the air, but also in water!

The outstanding beings seem to be guarding the gold-grade treasure chest!

Thinking of this, Chen Ming decisively turned around, dashed back quickly.

After running more than ten meters, a bubble-blowing giant crab appeared in the middle of the pool behind him, then waved its large pincers and dashed towards Chen Ming with incredible speed!

The speed was terrifying!

Chen Ming felt a chill on his back and turned to see the giant crab charging at him from behind, shocked.

His luck is really bad!

He thought it was a creature that could only move in water, but it turned out to be an amphibious giant crab!

Glancing at the giant pincers, Chen Ming was stunned.

If one of those pincers came down, wouldn't he be done for?

Done for directly!

After scanning the surroundings, Chen Ming gritted his teeth and decided to plunge into the nearby woods.

In this situation, he didn't dare to return to the cabin.

The impact from the opponent, his fence wouldn't be able to hold it.

If his luck was bad, the cabin could be crushed in it.

In that case, he would be done for!

It must be said that this gold chest is quite heavy!

Before, he would just open it directly, never thought about carrying the gold chest with him!

He attempted to put the gold chest into his dimensional backpack.

The next moment, the gold chest in his arms disappeared.

It actually went in!

Unbelievable!

But this is not the time to think about these things, there is still a big guy chasing him!

After entering the woods, the speed of the giant crab gradually slowed down due to the trees blocking its path.

The giant crab broke through, knocking down trees directly in its path.

As the saying goes, the effect of force is mutual.

When it knocked down a big tree, it would also be countered by the resistance of the tree, naturally slowing down!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Ming quickly increased the distance and then rolled to the side using the cover of the trees.

After half a minute, the giant crab, wielding its enormous pincers, roared past where Chen Ming had stood earlier.

Completely unaware that its target was right under its nose.

After the opponent ran far enough, Chen Ming slowly got up and looked in the direction where the giant crab had disappeared.

If he remembered correctly, that direction seemed to be where the terrifying traces were!

The giant crab was so bold, charging openly with sound and fury, it might actually attract the owner of that terrible trace.

If the two were to fight, it would be even more exciting!

On his way back to the cabin, Chen Ming picked up the fallen trees on the ground.

Free resources are comfortable!

"It's really not bad, this crab is pretty good, it's fast at cutting trees, one tree per pinch!"

Chen Ming muttered to himself as he returned to his cabin.

Back at the cabin, he took out the gold chest from his dimensional backpack.

After taking out a small amount of water from the water tank, he quickly cleaned his face and hands before preparing to open the chest.

Having more water is just being willful!

[Ding!] Before he could open the gold chest, a private message alert sounded.

It was his frequent contact, Song Xiaoyu.

It was the first time she contacted him during the day.

After some hesitation, he opened the private chat interface.

Song Xiaoyu got straight to the point: "Do you have a silver-grade offensive weapon? Something like a dagger, I encountered a tough beast here, lend me one, and I'll split the loot with you later."

Another weapon request! He remembered only giving her a silver-grade stone axe last night.

Now she was asking for another weapon, indicating the stone axe didn't pose a threat to her!

What level of beast is this?

Song Xiaoyu is indeed daring, provoking beasts of that level, not afraid of losing her life!

But the more powerful the beast, the better the rewards after being defeated!

Just borrowing a weapon and getting half of the loot in return.

Why not do it?

And now with more beasts and increasing attack power, he indeed needed to strengthen his weapons!

Before he thought a silver-grade stone axe would be enough, now it seems far from it!

Looking at the crafting table, a silver-grade dagger requires iron ore.

Chen Ming had it ready, proceeded to craft it!

[Ding! Lucky crit, silver-grade common dagger upgrades to golden-grade sharp dagger!]

Upgraded again!

Chen Ming was thrilled and quickly took out the newly upgraded sharp dagger.

The blade gleamed brightly.

With this weapon, Song Xiaoyu's chances of success should increase significantly!

He then initiated a trade, not immediately handing over the dagger, but setting up an agreement first.

The agreement included the terms of the lease and loot distribution.

Once Song Xiaoyu successfully signed the contract, Chen Ming handed over the sharp dagger.

With the agreement in place, he no longer worried about her taking the dagger for herself.

Somewhere in the dense forest, Song Xiaoyu widened her eyes when she received the dagger, "Golden grade! How rich is he really! But this is good, my chance of winning is now increased by another twenty percent!"

Returning his focus, Chen Ming opened the gold chest after completing the trade. [Ding! Congratulations to the player for obtaining sparkling golden rice seeds and fertile black soil farmland!]

One chest yielded two rewards.

Looks promising!

He then checked the descriptions.

[Sparkling Golden Rice Seeds: The rice grown from these seeds shines like stars and has a slight enhancement effect on personal physique. Trait: Heat resistant. Drawback: Requires a lot of water. Growth cycle: matures in thirty days!]

[Fertile Black Soil Farmland: Rare high-quality black soil that accelerates plant growth and greatly protects plants from damage.]

Rice!

After reading about the Sparkling Golden Rice, Chen Ming felt a rush of excitement.

In his previous life as a native southerner, besides breakfast, rice was essential for every meal.

What was he eating in this world every day?

Meat, apples, and bread.

These foods didn't starve him, but rice was much more appealing.

After reading about the Sparkling Golden Rice, Chen Ming felt alive in an instant!

This world is truly magical.

Normal rice takes a year to mature, some might mature twice a year.

But this rice matures once a month!

Incredibly fast.

And the heat-resistant trait suits his current needs perfectly!

As for the drawback?

It didn't affect him at all! It's just water, and he had plenty of it!

Not to mention the Fertile Black Soil Farmland.

Good soil can greatly accelerate rice maturation.

He pushed the door open and placed the Fertile Black Soil Farmland not far from the Venus Flytrap bud.

The area of this Fertile Black Soil was considerable, about half the size of a football field, which could grow quite a few crops.

Instead of sowing seeds directly, he returned to the cabin to craft a wooden hoe at the workbench.

With the tool ready, he began sowing the seeds.

He didn't sow seeds in all areas of the Fertile Black Soil, only about two-thirds. He planned to leave the remaining area for potential encounters with other good plant seeds.

After sowing, he used the hoe to turn the soil and then watered each seed.

He didn't forget that the Sparkling Golden Rice emphasized the need for water.

He couldn't be stingy.

Watering a bit more should be fine.

After finishing these tasks, the sky had gradually darkened!

The temperature in the air had finally started to drop.

Seeing this, Chen Ming dared not linger outside for too long and quickly returned to his cabin.

During the day, there were more active beasts, and in the slightly cooler night, there would be even more wildlife out there!

Staying outside any longer could easily lead to trouble!

As soon as he sat down, a screen appeared in front of him. [Ding! Your friend Song Xiaoyu has initiated a trade with you.]