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“Yes, Old Deer just told me about the equivalent ratios of other products. One animal is roughly equal to eight crops, one iron ore is equal to one crop, and a diamond ore is equal to sixteen crops. Monster loot is more valuable, but not many monsters can be generated in the small area of the camp... Moreover, in order to prevent farmland from being destroyed, dark places are usually lit up to prevent monsters from spawning.”
Api nodded and continued:
"For contestants who only produce a single product, it is very difficult to truly develop to the extreme. If they don't mine, they won't have redstone and can't build automated farms; if they don't kill skeletons, they won't have bones to use as fertilizer; if they don't raise livestock, they can't use their crops to feed their livestock and achieve exponential growth in livestock."
"That's why I wanted to form a team. Although the evaluation criteria for a three-person team are three times that of an individual contestant, in this matter, 1+1+1 is definitely greater than 3..." Old Deer's tone lightened, and he chuckled twice as he said:
“Api said he’s good at fighting monsters and mining, while I’m better at farming. Latis, do you know anything about animal husbandry?”
“Of course.” Latis nodded and laughed heartily.
"Standing before you is none other than the legendary Niu Ge Ti Maro Master Si!"
Old Deer scratched his head, seemingly puzzled but actually quite impressed, and said:
"Alright, then we'll assume you're very capable. As long as you can meet your quota of 8 livestock on the first day, starting from the second day, our work will be mutually reinforcing, and we'll definitely make rapid progress!"
The three were silent for a while, then high-fived each other amidst laughter that seemed to have started from somewhere, and went back to their rooms to rest.
Weighing...
Latis lay on the little red bed with his hands behind his head, glanced at his talent, and suddenly a confident smile appeared on his face.
"It's time to show you what a 'high-quality human male' really is!"
……
The following morning, the three of you went to the palace together, and escorted by a group of guards, arrived at a small square.
The contestants arrived one after another. You observed their composition: besides your team of three, there was one solo contestant and three teams of two.
Suddenly you paused, startled. Although the solo contestant had changed into casual clothes, you recognized her instantly, thanks to your advanced ability to identify people even through mosaics—it was Queen Pallas!
Why is the Queen participating? A question arises in your mind. Looking at the Queen's chestnut-brown braided hair, you begin to wonder what secrets the mortal realm holds.
You stopped in front of several doors covered in colorful, dazzling light. Looking at the somewhat familiar glow, you suddenly paused, realizing it was the same enchantment colors from Minecraft. When did teleportation become an enchantment option?
Before entering the portal, you exchanged a glance with Pallas at the end of the queue. You chuckled and nodded in surprise at her. She looked around, quickly came over, handed you something, and swiftly returned to the end of the queue.
[Resurrection Coin: A coin imbued with the power of life. It automatically activates upon your accidental death, resurrecting you at your last sleeping spot. If your bed has been moved, you will return to your spawn point.]
"Hiss... Ah?"
Latis scratched his head in astonishment, then, under the curious gazes of the others, put the resurrection coin into his inventory. As he followed the group toward the portal, he pondered:
"How could something like a resurrection coin exist? ...But this does resolve one of my questions: whether people in this world can die. It seems they certainly can."
"But if resurrection coins could bring someone back to life, shouldn't Mumu, given her status in the past, have been able to obtain them? Could it be that resurrection coins didn't exist back then? Or is there another reason?"
He snapped out of his daze, looked at the teams that had been assigned to different portals, nodded to Pallas who was not far away, and then followed Old Deer and Appi into the portal.
……
"I, Lu Fuling, am back again!"
As soon as Old Deer stepped out of the teleportation portal, she shouted to the sky, waving her hands and running while knocking down seeds from the weeds, yelling:
"Teammates, let's do our best! This is my last chance to realize my dream, we have to succeed!"
"If this tournament truly is the last one, then it will be my last chance to request an audience with the Queen..." Appi murmured, taking two steps forward before turning to look at Latis and smiling as he said:
"Dude, I don't really have any reason to ask you to work hard, but please treat this like a game! Getting the highest score is something to strive for, isn't it? Let's cheer each other on!"
Wow, you two are really hyping this up! It's bringing back memories of playing Minecraft with my friends when I was younger...
Latis thought to himself, laughed, and exchanged a punch with Appi's square fist.
Watching Appi immediately begin chopping down trees to make wooden tools, Latis pondered for a moment and surveyed the entire camp.
Based on your initial estimate, the territory is approximately 100x300 pixels, which is indeed a bit small for a typical Minecraft player. However, you believe that this camp size will be more than sufficient in this competition.
You glanced at the old deer that was tilling the farmland in the southwest corner of the camp, then turned back and walked to higher ground to double-check the terrain.
Aside from the hill beneath your feet, there's a beach on the southern edge, and it seems there's a cave nearby. To the northeast, there's a forest, with the occasional sight of cattle and sheep grazing within.
Although a boundary line was drawn at one end of the forest, it seemed to connect to the mainland outside, making it appear as if one could leave from there.
You watched as Api found a good spot and began spiraling down, nodded, and confidently jumped off the hillside, running towards the location of the cattle and sheep you had just seen.
[Halfway through the race, you suddenly realize, "Wait a minute, I don't have any wheat or reins. How am I going to bring the cattle and sheep back?"]
"Uh……"
Latis slowed his pace, gazing at the gradually thickening forest around him, and fell into deep thought.
"Wait, that's not right..."
He suddenly came to his senses and stared blankly at his hands.
"I'm not a blocky person, why should I worry about these things?"
Latis was silent for a moment, then suddenly grinned, lunged at the bull across the bushes, wrapped his arms around its body, and shouted wildly:
"In the past, there was Lin Daiyu uprooting a willow tree; now, I'm pulling someone to vigorously masturbate his big bull... Hah! Get up, sir!"
"Moo!"
Latis, panting heavily, carried the terrified bull and took two steps forward.
"It's nothing, just eight head of livestock..."
Seeing the terrified looks on the faces of the cattle around him, he suddenly revealed a ferocious smile.
"You wild bulls, all of you shall obediently submit to the majesty of this legendary bull brother, hahaha!"
Chapter 121 Praising the Sun, Praising the Ox
"One, two, three... seven, eight! Okay, that completes today's task!"
Latis wiped his sweat, looked at the four cows and four sheep in the enclosure, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Next, once the old deer's wheat matures, we can start breeding... But thinking about it, quadrupling the number every day seems a bit too much of a task, doesn't it? Calves and lambs need time to grow, and animal breeding also has a cooldown period. Uh, if I calculate it this way, I still need to catch twenty cattle and sheep tomorrow?"
He gasped, instinctively took two steps back, and muttered:
"Or should I go catch a few more good ones now... Hmm? Wait a minute..."
Latis suddenly frowned, looked at the animals in the enclosure, and muttered to himself:
"You know, when I was studying science, I was also quite good at biology. What is this sudden spider-sense trying to tell me? Hmm? Quick, try again, I didn't feel anything before..."
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly shuddered, a look of sudden realization appearing in his eyes, and clapped his hands, saying:
"Yes, yes, I learned that back then! The methods for extracting semen from bulls are, first, rectal massage, second, electric shock... uh, why am I thinking about this?"
Latis was silent for a moment, looked at the animals in the enclosure, then glanced at his own hands, and hesitantly muttered to himself:
"What if...it really works?"
……
……
"Niu Niu, be good... Hey, don't run away! Give it to me!"
"What are you doing? What kind of look is that? It's just a cow, what's wrong with letting me touch it? Come on, let me take a look!"
"I'm poking... Oh my god, what is this? Ugh, this should be fine... Oh no, I forgot to tell which one is the cow, it's too late, you'll do!"
Latis spread his hands, wiped the sweat from his brow with his elbow, and breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the hearts appearing on the heads of the two cows.
"It actually works..."
As the calf emerged from the mosaic, Latis laughed and looked sinisterly at the cows and sheep trembling in the corner.
……
"call……"
After a fierce competition and enthusiastic help in mating, Latis looked at the darkening sky and smiled with satisfaction.
"In that case, once the calves and lambs have grown up tomorrow, the base number for the internal circulation will be much larger, and the task won't be so difficult..."
He clapped his hands and looked at the cattle and sheep that were almost piled up together in panic.
"Four big cows and four big sheep, now there are two more calves and two more sheep... Huh? How come there are three calves?"
Latis stared silently at the bulls for a while, thinking to himself:
"Oh, I remember now, we did an extra artificial insemination... Wait, isn't there a cooling-off period for reproduction? Does this method not have one?!"
He scratched his head and grabbed two more large cows to test it out.
"Moo!"
Latis gasped as he watched the calf emerge in front of them.
He crouched down, picked up the calf, glanced at it, and after confirming that it was no different from the other calves, looked at the adult cow with its numb eyes, and said admiringly:
"Maybe you're stronger right now..."
Suddenly, he frowned, examined the two large oxen carefully, and exclaimed in disbelief:
"Wait, aren't you two bulls? Now you've... given birth to a calf together?"
Latis quickly calmed down after reviewing the game's mechanics in his mind.
"Okay, okay, I completely understand."
He stood up, glanced again at the dazed Niu Niu, and a ruthless idea suddenly popped into his mind.
"Perhaps... I can do it this way..."
……
"knock off!"
The old deer looked at the three-story farm it had built with satisfaction and nodded.
"Although the seeds are not even enough to fill two layers, we have already reserved the locations for the automated facilities based on experience, so today's task can be considered a perfect success."
She looked at Api, who was carrying a pickaxe, as he emerged from the burrow, waved, and called out:
"Hey, how's the result?"
Appi nodded to the old deer that was leaping towards him and said: