vncnus Chapter 12 Leather! and the Development of Farms
Chapter 12 Leather! and the Development of Farms
"Little Green, keep going, we're almost there!"
"Sizzle."
Not far from the base, Su He sat on an oak boat, vigorously paddling with the wooden oars.
Behind him was a large animal, predominantly dark brown, which was a cow from the Minecraft universe.
"Eyes~"
"Hey, stop yelling, we'll be at our destination soon."
A warm breeze carrying the scent of grass blew on Su He's head, making his scalp a little itchy.
Little Green was following behind the wooden boat, pushing hard against the cow's rump to provide propulsion.
Wooden boats can travel at a certain speed on land. Although it sounds a bit strange, there's nothing we can do about it; that's just how Minecraft is.
"Alright, these are the partners I found for you earlier. I can't tell your genders, but from today onwards you're a couple!"
"For the sake of our farm's development, you'd better give me a few more calves."
"Eyes~"
Upon arrival at their destination, Su He gently pushed the cow into the specially designed enclosure for it.
The cow that was pushed in turned around and looked at him with wise eyes, as if it still wanted to squeeze out before the gate was closed.
Su He naturally wouldn't give it that chance. He punched the bull, knocking it back into the fenced area, and immediately closed the fence gate.
After feeding the wheat to the two cows, we can now wait for the next production.
It's worth mentioning that the sheep that were previously kept in captivity have already shown results regarding their reproduction.
It takes about three days for a lamb to grow from birth to maturity.
This speed is definitely slow in Minecraft, but it's incredibly fast in reality.
Moreover, although these animals produce less resources, they drop more items than in the game.
In the game, a cow will drop at most two hides if you don't loot; this number will only increase after you get the Loot enchantment.
A cow here can drop up to six pieces of leather.
I was able to discover this thanks to the herd of cattle I encountered today.
There were seven cows in total. Five of them were killed, and exactly 25 leathers dropped, which could be used to make sun-protective hats for his spider rider troops.
The main reason we didn't bring all seven cows back to raise is because of the recent issues on the border.
While searching for animals today, Su He saw several otherworldly monsters that had invaded the area.
These monsters are unlike Su He's monster army; although they are relatively weak in combat, they are not afraid of sunlight.
And then there are those strangely spreading mycelia.
These threats are forcing him to improve the monster army's daytime combat capabilities as soon as possible.
With the leather hats, his Spider Knight squadron was able to engage in daytime battles and patrols.
Spider Knights can attack from a distance and have the highest mobility among all monster types.
The monster's greatest advantage is its strong survivability.
The border isolation work was mainly handled by Zombie One, along with two other Level 3 zombies.
After laying wooden boards to create an isolation zone, no further spread of mycelium has been observed so far.
However, mycelium remains a long-term threat, since even if it doesn't expand, its own MC blocks will still expand.
If he knew so little about the outside world, he would have already started clearing away the mycelium.
Apart from zombies and little green monsters, none of the other monsters have reached level three yet.
Little Green is in charge of managing the Creeper squad to prevent them from self-destructing when they encounter monsters due to stress.
Apart from the green creeper, the number of creepers has also increased, with five level 2 creepers.
These are all their trump cards, which they will not use unless absolutely necessary.
"Meow~ Meow~ Meow~ Meow~"
Su He went to the sheepfold and fed them wheat to start the next breeding season.
Three days later, the number of adult sheep in the pen will reach six, and the number of lambs born at one time will increase over time.
Su He put the extra wheat into a box next to the farm. Looking at his base, he always felt a sense of vitality and the flourishing of all things.
With logistics in order, it's time to turn our attention back to the main mission.
The task list is always present in the system, and you can do it whenever you want, as long as you have the ability.
After the beacon task was completed, many more branch tasks appeared in the task system.
There are survival-related, combat-related, and building-related categories.
However, only those related to necromancers will grant Su He a large amount of professional experience.
The tasks in the Biology series mainly involve providing food and materials.
Combat-related quests offer a large amount of monster drops and enchanting experience.
The architecture-related quests are quite interesting. They will provide some architectural blueprints, but the specific materials need to be obtained by the user.
As long as there are enough materials, it can be placed instantly.
Su He even found the blueprints for the next level monster-spawning area within this series of quests.
Since the monsters spawning in the monster-farming area are now of relatively low level, he no longer goes there except to farm experience.
The monsters in the contract are all high-level monsters that spawn in the wild.
From the perspective of gaining experience alone, monster-farming areas are definitely very useful.
But Su He wanted more. He didn't need the low-level monsters in the monster-hunting arena. There weren't many high-level monsters that could be contracted in the wild, and their spawn rate was also relatively low.
To build a monster army with a constant stream of new members, upgrading the monster-farming area is essential.
However, to obtain the blueprint for the next level of monster spawning area, you need to first craft a stone beacon to upgrade the area level.
In addition to some basic materials, crafting a stone beacon also requires a mutated monster heart.
Judging from the name of this item, we can roughly guess that it is an item dropped by some kind of elite monster.
The base's defenses are not yet fully developed, and besides, elite monsters are not something you can just find whenever you want.
In addition, the base's defense facilities still need to be developed, so the idea of upgrading the beacon has to be put on hold for the time being.
The key to Su He's successful development to this point, besides the help of a cheat code, is that he constantly reminds himself that he is not playing a game and must proceed step by step steadily.
Taking too big or too fast a step can easily lead to injury.
His next plan is to raise his professional level again and then complete a task in the construction series.
The task requires you to contract fifteen skeletons. Upon completion, you will be rewarded with a blueprint for a building similar to an archer tower. With this blueprint, you can improve your base's defenses.
Su He's current servant contract count has reached 27/30, which is close to the current limit.
To do this task, you must increase your class level.