Multiverse Farming System

It was supposed to be a farming system. Now survival’s thrown in the mix too? I knew the system was unreliable. It just had to make me farm in another world. Couldn’t I have just stayed back on Earth and farmed there instead?

Lin Yong raised his hoe high up in the air, ready to fight the wolf. The wolf was watching its adversary, feeling its morale boost. And the beast started to hesitate.

Eventually, Lin Yong’s arms got sore from holding the hoe up. He cursed silently, Why isn’t the wolf leaving?

It was a split second of distraction, but that was all the wolf needed. It pounced.

Lin Yong clenched his teeth and started moving like the manual taught him to. His spiritual energy flowed through his body, and he swung his farming tool down on the wolf.

He hit the wolf’s head, but Lin Yong cursed again. Wolves were famous for their hard heads. Literal hard heads. Their weakness was their midsection. If the attack had gone for the wolf’s midsection, Lin Yong could’ve caused considerable damage or even kill it outright.

But it just had to be the head. Gods know what’s going to happen.

There was a hint of mockery flickering in the wolf’s eyes too, but Lin Yong couldn’t pull back now. He put every ounce of strength he had into the attack, and to his surprise, the hoe cleaved the wolf’s head in half, and from its hardest point too.

The wolf fell, its brains squelching and drenching the ground. Lin Yong felt nothing but disgust, and then he didn’t even have the strength to hold his hoe anymore. He fell to the ground, huffing and puffing.

Five minutes later, he gathered just enough strength to get up. Maybe the Power Farming Manual worked its magic. It amplified my strength so I could cleave that wolf’s head in two.

Lin Yon held up his hoe and swung it down the wolf’s broken head. The already mangled head was further damaged. I see, and the hoe’s incredibly sharp. Didn’t think a hoe could come in this handy.

Unbeknownst to Lin Yong, the farming tools given by the system was made by metal that’d been tempered a thousand times. They were created through the hands of and incredibly skilled blacksmith and imbibed with numerous components more valuable than he could imagine.

They were no less than powerful weapons in the eyes of mortals. It was the law of every system. Everything a system gave must be of quality.

Carefully, Lin Yong plucked some leaves and cleaned his hoe. Then he whipped out his sickle and skinned the wolf. Wolven flesh was revolting. He’d rather have fruits, but wolven hide was another story. Clean it up, and Lin Yong would find himself in possession of some sheets. Or a blanket.

That would come in useful for his one-year stay in this world.

Immersed in his harvest, Lin Yong had no idea a pair of golden eyes was watching him from behind the trees. The eyes stared at Lin Yong, then his sickle. And the silhouette backed off. It was a tiger.

Finally, Lin Yong finished skinning the wolf. He hauled it on his shoulder and picked up some firewood before he went back to his field. The sight of tilled soil filled Lin Yong’s heart with peace and security.

He started a bonfire, laid out the hide, and sat on it as he munched on his fruits. Night owls hooted in the darkness around Lin Yong. It was eerie, though the chirps of the insects brought some serenity to him.

“Hey, system. How can I even sleep with beasts roaming around me? And the birds are going to peck on my crops when they grow. I can’t keep an eye on them all the time.”

The system answered, “Ding dong. You can purchase a field barrier for 300 points. The barrier can keep any beast or avian creature out. Duration: 1 year.”

Lin Yong wanted to yell at the system. You should’ve told me that sooner. But I guess I’ll have to spend more points now.

In less than one day, he’d spent 400 points. He wondered if the remaining points could survive a whole year in this strange world. “Give me the field barrier.”

“Ding dong. You have spent 300 points. Field barrier gained. Your points are deducted by 300.”

A new item showed up in Lin Yong’s storage space. It was the size of his palm, and the object had a little net in it. He took it out and tossed it into the air like the system told him to.

The object grew and grew, until it covered Lin Yong’s field. The barrier gleamed for a moment, and then it was gone. Lin Yong tried to touch it, but he couldn’t. He could still go in and out of the field no problem, but the birds and the beasts were all cut off from his field.

Lin Yong saw a bird flying closer to his field, but something invisible blocked its way. The bird crashed into the barrier and fell to the ground. It took the poor creature a while before it found a route around the invisible barrier.

Good stuff. Now I can rest easy.

The next day, Lin Yong was roused by the chirps of the woods’ birds. The mountains were getting more breathtaking. Everywhere Lin Yong looked, he was met with lush greenery and vegetation. A layer of mist was draped over the woods, covering it in mystique.

Lin Yong finally had time to check the land under his feet and the mountains he was in. The land was on a plateau set on a mountainside. Above and below it were the endless woods. He was surrounded by a remote mountain range bereft of any civilization.

And then another problem struck Lin Yong. His crops needed water, but where could he get water in the middle of nowhere?

The system mocked him, “You have the pot. The pot creates spirit water infinitely. It’s the best water for the purple jade rice.”

That answered Lin Yong’s question, though it should’ve been obvious. He gobbled up three red lanterns and felt strength swimming through his body. Time to sow the seeds. He had but one acre of land, and the system did not give him a mountain of seeds. He had to be a bit miserly with things.

Lin Yong kept a small plot of land on the edge empty so he’d have a place to stay, sleep, and do anything else. He sowed the seeds across the field that was not his place of living.

Carefully, he placed the seeds in the soil and covered them up, then he sprinkled some spirit water on them. He moved like the manual told him to, naturally. Cultivation was part of his job, after all.

Lin Yong was already starting to reap the rewards from Power Farming Manual. He easily killed a wolf. There was nothing that could threaten him.

The sowing took a whole morning, but Lin Yong wasn’t exhausted. He looked at his field, and a sense of pride filled his heart. Lin Yong took a seat on the empty spot and had a little lunch break. Fruits and spirit water. A simple meal.

It was a nice place. Nice scenery. Fresh air. If it weren’t for the lack of civilization and entertainment around, this’d have been a perfect place for a secluded life.

Lin Yong had his break, and he decided to go into the woods once more. He couldn’t just sustain himself on fruits. He needed meat. He needed protein. With a hoe on his shoulder, the farmer embarked on a hunt into the woods.

He ran into a beehive not too long after. Lin Yong cut it open, and honey oozed out of the slit. Good stuff. I can slather this over grilled meat. Or I can infuse it into my water. Pity I don’t have any container. I’ll have to come over and harvest some whenever I need it.

Onward the farmer went, and he ran into a few pepper trees. He picked a generous amount of peppers and tucked them into his storage space. Of course he was going to grind them into powder and use them as seasoning.

And now, I just lack salt.