There can't be a Harvest Moon in the RimWorld.

This ensures convenience for outdoor activities and travel, while also creating a well-lit outdoor microclimate around the residence.

Given that the house is located not far from a pristine beach and azure ocean, this little cabin resembles a simple seaside holiday home.

Chapter 271 Tequila

But by this time, the region's lack of resources finally became apparent—there wasn't enough timber.

It's not that I cut down all the trees around here. For example, there are still dragon blood trees growing around, but this plant grows in low-altitude forests or dry sandy soil under shrubs. It is actually a herbaceous plant and does not have the ability to produce wood.

There's a cactus nearby... let's skip that, it doesn't count. We'll spare its life for now; it can repay our kindness when it evolves into its final form, Lilimon!

I've already cut down all the acacia trees nearby, leaving only sea coconut and fig trees as the remaining tall plants. These two types of trees also play a crucial role in producing food, so it would be a real shame to cut them down.

So I had to go to even farther places, repeatedly cutting down trees, cutting planks, and moving timber until I finally had enough wood for future use.

However, this not only wasted a lot of time, but also resulted in the fact that, apart from a small number of unusable trees that were preserved in this seaside oasis, all the other timber was felled, making the house stand out even more on the flat ground.

What was that saying again...? As outstanding as a firefly in the darkest night!

That won't do. Wouldn't I be too conspicuous? Anyone passing by would spot my settlement...

My eyes darted around, and the image of Mr. Dart's poker face suddenly popped into my mind, and an idea instantly came to me.

I could turn this place into a tavern in the wilderness!

The appearance of a roadside inn in such a deserted village not only avoids arousing suspicion, but also allows for the most natural conversation with travelers to obtain information! Isn't this the best approach?

Back in the day, Afei, the strange creature who ran out of the Great Desert of Great Great, only managed to escape with his life in a small tavern and eventually became the overlord of the wasteland, earning the glorious title of a born war maniac.

…………

Just as dusk fell on this arid shrubland, a strange building quietly rose up on this long-desolate Gobi Desert.

A large sign hangs at the entrance of the building, with the three letters "BAR" inexplicably written on it. From a distance, the slightly recessed entrance faces the road outside, and the outdoor space gazes into the distance, as if welcoming people.

If you walk in, you'll find the tavern dimly lit—because the building has no windows, so even though the sun is still up outside, it's pitch black inside.

However, once you get used to the dim lighting inside, you'll find a spacious dining table in the center of the room, large enough for eight people to sit around without feeling cramped. Due to the current shortage of building resources, only four wooden dining chairs have been placed for daily use.

If you look up at this point, you'll see that entering the interior of the wooden house is like entering the body of a giant fish. The wooden roof ridge and purlins follow a certain curve, forming a beautiful rhythm and seamlessly integrating the structure and architecture into one.

It's time for a formal introduction.

The 320-square-meter house has been divided into four spaces: the master bedroom hidden in the deepest part, a multifunctional utility room, a long and narrow kitchen and storage room, and the largest public hall of the pub.

Well, since I'm not quite sure about the level of civilization here, and I don't know what kind of environment I'm supposed to provide for the guests, I can only do my best to decorate the facade. So this tavern lobby is still just a rough draft.

However, compared to the nascent main hall, the storage room/kitchen connecting the inner lake and the main hall was so empty it looked like a haunted house. Not only were there no decent kitchen utensils, but even the ingredients were scarce, making it look pitiful no matter how you looked at it.

In this situation, would any kind-hearted person take pity on me and leave the food on my body for this poor kitchen?

what?

There can't be such a kind person, can there?

If I demonstrate my superb swordsmanship and then use my virtue to win people over, I should be able to move them, right?

To accommodate these kind people, I set up a storage room next to the hall, where I made two makeshift beds out of weeds. It wouldn't be polite not to reciprocate, so after the kind person brought me food, I let him stay there for two days.

The interior is a bit dark and damp, with no water or electricity, but it shouldn't be a big problem.

My goal is to trick... no, to invite as many as I can, we're all brothers from all corners of the world! When I have some free time, I'll just go to my brother's house and take some food, drink and daily necessities. It shouldn't be a big problem, right?

In the bedroom, tucked away in the southeast corner of the house, there is a single bed made of solid wood, which is durable and long-lasting, serving as my resting place.

I'm hiding this place so well not because I'm worried about being discovered, but because I'm used to reserving the best spots for guests. This little apartment is enough for me; I might add a bedside table, wardrobe, carpet, sofa, TV, Simmons mattress, and massage chair later.

The life of a hotel owner is simple, unpretentious, and monotonous.

A kind-hearted stranger!

Come out here right now!

I promise I won't kill you!

…………

Imagining modern furniture, I suddenly felt that the furnishings in my house were really uninteresting, so I had to go outside for a walk to clear my head and inspect my own territory.

The house's entrance faced a desolate dirt road. Was it because I was hospitable, or was it because I needed to be the first to notice someone approaching? One should always be wary; I didn't believe a group of kind-hearted hobbits could live in such a wild and untamed place.

A group of powerful orcs running out seems to fit the style of this place.

The house nestled against a long stretch of beach. The barren ground, scorching hot from a day's sun, was rapidly releasing heat, sending gusts of hot wind rushing towards the ocean. This hot wind bypassed the house, dissipating over the shimmering sea, carrying with it a touch of coolness.

The setting sun in the west leaned against the mountains, like a fading giant clinging to the precipice of the sky, struggling to hold on and refusing to fall below the horizon. Meanwhile, blood-red rays of light illuminated most of the sky, casting dazzling light onto the ground.

My gaze averted from the blinding west and turned to look at the ocean, where I suddenly spotted some strangely shaped plants in the open space.

These plants are tall and imposing, somewhat resembling thorny cacti in appearance, but their actual characteristics are closer to those of lilies. They also possess very large stems, making them look remarkably like giant pineapples!

This is……

Item Name: Agave

Item Description: A desert plant with broad leaves. Its flowers and stems are edible, and in earlier times, people used its juice to make wine, its fibers to weave cloth, and its branches and leaves to cover roofs.

Durability: 120/120

Characteristics: Harvestable, limited lifespan

Fertilization requirement: 70%

Fertilization sensitivity: 50%

Light requirement: 51%

Harvest output: 6

Cover effectiveness: 20%

Agave!

These flowering plants grew in abundance on that patch of land, some with inflorescences taller than a person! The agave's thick flower stalks struggled to emerge from the foliage, bearing large, dense terminal spikes or panicles. The few flowering plants were particularly eye-catching, like a long-lost, flamboyant aristocrat from the martial arts world!

But to me, these flamboyant plants are radiating a divine glow!

Chapter 272 Grain Reserves

This seemingly desolate and silent place is not a forbidden zone for life, nor does it appear to be devoid of any possibility of survival. Beneath this barren soil, many new hopes are quietly being nurtured.

My rancher's intuition tells me that agave is a viable cash crop!

The stems and leaves of this crop are edible, the fibers can be used for textiles, and the fruit can be used to make wine. It is a treasure from head to toe. As long as I can make good use of it and develop it steadily, this wave will be in the bag!

There are about a dozen or so agave plants growing on this land. The larger ones are already half a person's height, growing into enormous, menacing plants. Unfortunately, the largest ones have already gone through the flowering process, and their stems have withered and died, making them worthless for harvesting.

Fortunately, although the mother plant of the agave withers after the flowers fade, many small side shoots will grow next to it. These small side shoots can grow into individual plants as they grow a little, and continue to propagate by division.

"Select work order: Prioritize harvesting agave."

Agave plants are tall, with hard leaves and covered in sharp thorns. If harvested entirely by hand, they are easily injured without a certain level of skill.

So during the harvest, I first used the sickle on my arm to remove the aggressive leaves of the plants. The menacing, thorny leaves were cut off from the rootstock and fell to the ground like grass being blown by the wind, revealing the pineapple-like bulbous stems.

What the system harvests are the agave's plump tubers and huge bulbs. A single tall agave plant yields a large bulb and countless stems and leaves.

Although the agave bulb is ugly in appearance and has a rough, prickly skin, once I cut open the thick skin, I saw the white flesh inside and the colorless sap flowing out.

I lightly dipped my finger into the agave berry juice and put it in my mouth. I found that the juice was sweet, viscous, and had a unique aroma. The flesh, however, was much coarser. Although it was not difficult to chew, I could feel the plant fibers scraping against my skin. If consumed in large quantities without processing, it might be harmful to the stomach.

I used the blade on my arm guard to cut open the skin of the agave stem, took out a small piece of tissue that looked like an aloe vera leaf, and chewed it.

This stuff doesn't taste quite right; it's like a slightly bitter, unripe banana, but it doesn't have any particular off-flavor. After chewing it for a while, you can still taste the sweetness that slowly comes out as the starch is broken down by saliva.

Okay, my conclusion is that, compared to the delicious, edible bulbs, these stems are better roasted over a fire before eating, which should remove the bitterness characteristic of the plant sap.

Wait a moment……

Since the colonist system can identify it, can it also be used as a crop for cultivation?

"Task Selection: Architectural Planning - Area Setting"

“Set up planting area: Create an area where colonists can grow a certain type of plant.”

The land here is extremely barren, and many places have become saline-alkali land due to sea erosion, resulting in desertification. Only the piece of land in front of my door is still relatively intact.

Judging from the characteristics of agave, this plant is drought- and cold-resistant, and also enhances greenery, making it suitable as a sand-control plant for doorways. Its mature, thorny leaves can also deter wild animals.

"Plant seeds can be sown in the soil: please choose for yourself."

"Please confirm the location shown in green for the plot,"

For the economic and defensive reasons mentioned above, I made the planting area extremely long and narrow, close to the back of the house, forming a barrier between the house and the sea.

"Choose plant seeds: agave berries."

"Plant introduction: Raw agave fruit tastes terrible when eaten raw. But after peeling, the fruit is sweet and delicious, and it can also be used to make tequila."

Basic attributes:

Light requirement: 51%

Lifespan: 40 days

Minimum growth temperature: 0.0 degrees Celsius

Maximum growth temperature: 58.0 degrees Celsius

Harvest time: 5 days

Fertilization sensitivity: 70%

Fertilization requirement: 50%

Nutritional content: 0.08"

But to my surprise, after setting up the planting area, the colonist system did not carry the 40-50 kilogram pineapple to plant it, but instead used the cutting method.

The colonizer system controlled me, selecting the most suitable leaves from the pile of cut leaves as cuttings. I didn't choose the largest leaves from the plant, because those leaves were already too old to sprout, nor did I choose the youngest leaves, because they were too immature to sprout.

The selected shoots were all somewhere in between—healthy but not too old or too young. Then, they rushed to the planting area like a whirlwind, quickly filling a large patch with their hands.

This plant takes up a lot of space once it grows, so the plants are spaced far apart; I only planted about fifteen or sixteen in total. However, seeds handled by the colonist system have a magical, rapid harvesting characteristic. After just five days, I'll be able to harvest plenty of edible agave berries!