Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 400 Son of the Earth
Before dawn, Li Wei hurriedly returned to the riverside fortress.

Because what follows is a major event for him.

He planted spring wheat this year, sowing it from late March to early April, and now that it's August, he can start harvesting it gradually.

At that moment, he went straight to the farmland and saw Li Yue holding an enchanted longbow, standing in the middle of the wheat field, guarding the surroundings. Flocks of mutated birds were all around, but they dared not approach.

Around the wheat field, some elderly, women, and children patrolled with weapons.

All the soldiers and able-bodied men have been reassigned to dig the foundations of the level 4 city wall, so there's no other way but for everyone, young and old, to work together.

Fortunately, with Li Yue, a skilled archer, as a deterrent, the problem isn't too serious.

From afar, Li Wei waved to Li Yue and immediately began harvesting, even though the wheat was not yet fully ripe. There were too many wheat, and he couldn't delegate the task to others or delay the harvest.

As usual, we'll harvest the four-star quality wheat first.

Yes, four stars.

Li Wei had already harvested a batch of wheat using the Farmer's Fate, thinking it was impossible to grow four-star quality wheat. Unexpectedly, the great flood caused by the Ice Duke brought a large number of free and chaotic magical particles, which was equivalent to the farmland being well-fed.

As a result, in these last ten days or so, some wheat that could only reach three stars broke through again and grew into four stars.

Wow, this is really rare, and it's likely to only happen this year. It's hard to say whether it will be possible to grow it again next year, especially if the task is settled ahead of schedule next year.

At that time, in order to ensure the fertility of the land and to ensure a steady supply of water, it would be best to limit the quality of the grain to three stars, or even two stars.

Soon, Li Wei harvested ten acres of land, but the number of four-star quality wheat ears he obtained was not large, only about forty catties.

But it's actually not bad.

Li Wei didn't need to store the harvested four-star wheat ears in his resource card, or even carry a bag. A shadow followed him in the void, and each ear of wheat was accurately harvested, with its weight and price appearing before his eyes simultaneously.

Yes, this is the relevant department of the Kingdom of Locke coming directly to the fields to purchase the goods.

The price of one pound of four-star wheat is 100 gold coins. This is the market price, fair and honest, but ordinary people are not qualified to buy it.

Ha ha!

However, it can be used to offset taxes; a 5% tax deduction is available for sales exceeding 1,000 kilograms.

Adding in the selling price, it's still quite profitable, but unfortunately, it's likely to be a one-time thing.

In less than four hours, Li Wei had harvested 400 mu of wheat fields. He had managed all 400 mu himself from reclamation to planting, and these were the best quality 400 mu. There were 100 mu planted by others next to them, but even the three-star wheat was scarce because there was no farmer card bonus.

You harvested 2083 jin of four-star quality spring wheat, which you sold to the Logistics Department of the Kingdom of Locke. Based on the market price, you received 208300 standard gold coins, and you also received a 5% deduction for the King's Tax, which will be automatically calculated when the task is settled.

Your farmer destiny has improved; it's currently at level 46.

Two lines of information appeared silently, and the shadow behind Li Wei disappeared, but then another shadow appeared. This time it was not the acquisition personnel from the Logistics Department of the Kingdom of Locke, but the acquisition personnel from the Logistics Department of Duke Will.

Not bad, just two thousand catties of four-star wheat brought him an increase of five points in his farmer destiny.

At this moment, Li Wei himself was somewhat dazed, as if he had drunk an incomparably mellow wine. The earth beneath his feet felt heavy, and the surrounding wheat fields were fragrant. He could clearly feel that his farmer destiny was about to break through, an extraordinary and unusual breakthrough.

What's so special about a destiny title like Zhao Xuanxuan's? It might even unlock a second hidden attribute!
"Is it dulling, burning blood, or breaking through illusion? None of them seem quite right. Perhaps it's something outside the five hidden attributes?"

Li Wei wasn't quite sure, but she wasn't too bothered by it either.

Next, he began harvesting the three-star wheat. This quality was clearly a step behind. Before, when he cut off each four-star wheat ear, it felt like savoring a delicacy, or appreciating a great work of art, which greatly enhanced his farmer's destiny.

Li Wei couldn't even imagine what it would taste like, or how delicious white bread made from four-star wheat would be.
Samsung's wheat product pales in comparison.

Wait, we can't think like that. Every ear of wheat is precious food, grown with great effort. To discard it just because it's not good quality is an insult to the farmer's profession.

Everyone should be treated equally.

Or perhaps the significance of this harvest lies not only in the harvest itself, but also in witnessing the cycle of life.
This topic is a bit too broad.

Forget it, don't overthink it.

The harvest continued until nightfall, covering approximately 100 acres in total, yielding 10,000 jin of Sanxing wheat. This means that roughly one acre of wheat field can produce 100 jin of Sanxing wheat.

Samsung purchased wheat at 10 gold coins, which is also the market price. The final amount received was 108400 standard gold coins, plus a 5% tax reduction.

However, this can only be used to reduce the Duke's tax, not the King's tax.

Of course, Li Wei was actually quite satisfied. He had only been harvesting for one day and had already earned 30 gold coins, bringing the total number of gold coins in his territory's treasury to over 82.

The fate points gained from harvesting three-star wheat are much fewer, only three points, currently at 49.
"That's all for today. Thank you for your hard work."

Li Wei whispered something to the shadow behind him, then sheathed his dagger. He seemed drunk, swaying precariously, mainly because his mental energy was almost completely depleted after a day of harvesting.

After all, accurately identifying four-star and three-star wheat ears from a large pile of wheat ears is not easy.

As for harvesting like an ordinary farmer, swinging a sickle or pushing a combine harvester, that would ruin everything.

Two-star wheat is fine, there aren't many requirements. But once three-star wheat is harvested, the ears of wheat cannot touch the soil, cannot be rained on, and cannot even be placed with other harvested two-star wheat ears. It needs to undergo special threshing treatment immediately or be stored in a resource card. Otherwise, it may only take ten minutes or so for it to degenerate into two-star wheat.

If this is the case for Samsung wheat, then let alone four-star wheat, which requires even greater precision and speed, with high standards and strict requirements throughout the entire process.

So much so that Duke Will in the Kingdom of Locke would specifically arrange for people to store it, not because he was afraid Li Wei would embezzle it, but because there would really be serious losses.

So on this day, Li Wei's physical strength was not greatly depleted, but his mental strength was really tough; even with his current mental strength of 32 points, he couldn't withstand it.

At this moment, Li Yue came over, helped him up, and didn't say anything. She just helped him to the middle of the wheat field, where they built a shack. For the past few days, Li Yue had been eating and sleeping here and dared not leave for a moment.

"Aunt Yue, you've worked so hard these past few days."

"Stop talking, get some sleep. This is something you're unlikely to experience again in your life—"

Before Li Yue could finish speaking, Li Wei had already fallen asleep.

After a good night's sleep, Li Wei woke up hungry early the next morning. It was noisy outside, and a large flock of mutated birds had come again, drawn by the smell.

But it's not very useful.

Anyone who dared to get close was met with a barrage of five or six shots from Li Yue's enchanted longbow, perfectly controlling the situation.

"Awake? Hurry up and wash up and eat. The people over there have been waiting for you for a long time." Li Yue urged. Sure enough, a gray, misty shadow was waiting outside the distant farmland.

Li Wei walked over, nodded to the shadow in the gray mist, and quickly went to wash up. He would return to the farmland after breakfast. It was just as the sun was rising, and countless golden rays fell, the wheat waves rolled. At that moment, he felt that his four destiny numbers were also fluctuating, as if they were about to rise up and dance with the sunlight.

This is the change brought about by the farmer's destiny approaching 50.

is good news.

Taking a deep breath, Li Wei began to act. The gray, misty shadow followed behind him, precisely collecting the three-star wheat ears that Li Wei had cut off, and conducting the transaction simultaneously.

This time, Li Wei harvested less than 30 mu of wheat, and his farmer destiny level successfully rose to 50.

In that instant, he felt as if a loud bell had rang four times in his head, and his destiny matrix had resonated four times!

Become!

At that moment, he seemed to see a dim star in the rare scout destiny suddenly light up and bloom into a flower.

At the same time, more stars seemed to appear in the Hunter's Fate and the Woodcutter's Fate, and they were connected together, vaguely forming a mysterious, ancient magical sequence, but this was still just a fragment.

Yes, Li Wei was certain; it was just a small fragment, surrounded by even more darkness...

I don't understand...

[You have harvested a total of 1,000 kilograms of four-star wheat and a total of 5,000 kilograms of three-star wheat. Your Farmer Destiny has been upgraded to level 50, and you have obtained the Destiny title - Child of the Earth.]

[Description: You are a clever, strong, resilient, and fierce farmer. The earth is your mother, so you deeply understand the mysteries of farming. Not all land can be cultivated simply by acquiring it. First, you must make the land your own, and then use your powerful fists to defeat all competitors and those who covet it, before you can complete the cultivation and harvest.]

[Upon equipping this title, you will gain the following effects: Health +50, Stamina +50, Strength +5, Agility +5, Defense +5, Spirit +5, Perception +1. You will also gain the trait: As long as you are grounded, all magical attacks will be forcibly negated by 10% of their damage. Additionally, as long as you are on the ground, your stamina consumption will be reduced by 10%, your health regeneration will increase by 10%, and your spirit regeneration will increase by 10%.]

[Note: The current destiny title can be enhanced five times consecutively.]

[Note: The current Destiny Title cannot be worn simultaneously with ordinary titles or code names, but it can be worn simultaneously with Killing Titles and Noble Titles. In a sense, the Destiny Title can replace a code name, or convert it into a code name.]

(End of this chapter)