Published: March 11, 2025
CHAPTER 44: Upgrade
"Discovered vegetable seeds, identified level, level negative one, no redeemable value, not extracted."
"Discovered vegetable seeds, identified level, level negative one, no redeemable value, not extracted."
"Discovered pasture seeds, identified level, level zero, equivalent to space pasture level, not extracted, seeds retained."
"Discovered new type of fruit tree seeds, identified level, level four, extracting seeds, seed extraction completed, seeds digitized, can be purchased in the space store, due to insufficient host level, nut oil tree temporarily classified as a nine seasons crop."
As soon as Zhao Hai took out those seeds, a series of prompt sounds rang out, and soon, except for the alfalfa seeds and nut oil tree seeds, the other seeds disappeared before Zhao Hai's eyes.
Zhao Hai tapped his head and murmured, "This space is really domineering; if the level isn't enough, it just makes them vanish. Luckily, the remaining ones are enough."
And it wasn't just Zhao Hai who was confused by this series of prompts; Merlin and the others were even more bewildered. They didn't understand what levels, identifications, or extractions meant; they only knew that more than half of the seeds vanished right before their eyes.
Just after Zhao Hai finished speaking, another prompt sound came from the space: "Space has met the upgrade conditions, upgrading to level five, reward: one bag of eggplant seeds, cultivable area: two acres."
"Host level has reached level five, total coins: 1,100, meets reclamation requirements, can reclaim two acres of land, do you want to reclaim immediately? Yes/No."
Upon hearing this prompt, Zhao Hai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This finally confirmed his thoughts; the best way to upgrade the space was still to bring something in that wasn't already in the space. If he relied solely on the space to upgrade itself, that speed would really be too slow. He immediately said, "Reclaim the land."
As soon as he finished speaking, a white light flashed next to the cornfield, and before long, two acres of farmland were reclaimed.
Zhao Hai also understood that apart from the reclaimed land, other areas in the current space were like the background in a game, where planting was not possible. It would be great if they could plant in the background too.
The space prompt sounded again: "Host level insufficient, using background land requires level thirty."
Zhao Hai was taken aback; he hadn't expected that the background land could indeed be used as long as the level was sufficient. This was excellent news.
At this moment, Merlin walked up beside Zhao Hai and asked, "Young Master, what do you plan to plant on the newly opened land?"
Zhao Hai glanced at the two acres and then at the ten acres of just-harvested radish field. He turned to Merlin and said, "Grandma Merlin, I'm planning to plant nut oil trees in that ten acres. After we finish harvesting the corn, we'll plant corn in those two acres. What do you think?"
Merlin hesitated for a moment when she looked at the ten acres of radish field. She knew that the radish Zhao Hai mentioned referred to magic radish. She had originally wanted him to plant radishes, but she felt Zhao Hai was right; it was not the right time to plant more radishes, or they would have too many on hand. So, for a moment, she was in a dilemma.
Zhao Hai looked at Merlin and smiled, "We already have stored three seasons of radishes, which is 240,000 pounds. Even if we sell them, itβs enough. Besides, with the influx of these radishes, I think their price may drop, while nut oil is different. Nut oil can be extracted from nut oil trees, and nut oil is a necessity on the continent. Even if we produce several hundred thousand pounds, or even over a million pounds, it won't significantly impact the market. The main point is, if we plant radishes, we need to spend money to buy seeds, but we already have the seeds for nut oil trees."
Upon hearing Zhao Hai's reasoning, Merlin quickly replied, "Alright, we'll plant nut oil trees as you say."