Farming Together Chapter 259: A small drop

Chapter 259: A small drop

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: GaeaTiamat

The Heavenly Fox Clan’s steward helped Bai Li find a suitable venue for the group to meet with the 1,500 newly arrived people.

On the way there, Tang Ying proudly announced, “Yesterday I sent a message to the soldiers, especially those who had already played Carefree Farmstead, and they were all in an uproar, scrambling for a chance to get here. That’s the response of the first-class!”

Du Jiayin and Fan Yunping did not let go of the opportunity to show off either and said, “Xiao Bai, don’t worry. While not many people in our Institute grabbed the game quota, we don’t usually do a lot of research on farming matters! Like nutrient water, insect repellent, fertilizer and so on, if you need our research institute children to study them, it can soon be developed. Moreover, they can also help you record data every day, so that in the future, when this kind of farming method spreads, there will be no worries about not having experience and information to learn from!”

Bai Li was even more satisfied after hearing this, and sincerely thanked all the people for their help.

“Hey hey! This is not just helping you, we are helping the whole Empire!”

“For the health of all! For the future of the Empire.”

The group joked and laughed as they arrived at the place arranged by the steward, and the two groups of people who arrived had already formed up and were waiting for the leaders to arrive. Because this was more or less a spontaneous operation, the atmosphere was still relatively relaxed, and before Bai Li and the others arrived, whispers were being exchanged.

“Haha! It took me a lot of effort to get a place here. I didn’t expect that LiLi actually knew Adjutant Tang and the Admiral. They are hiding too deep. I don’t even know what LiLi looks like.”

“Hehe! In fact, I am also super curious about what the real LiLi looks like. Although it is said that the appearance of LiLi in the game looks a little ordinary, the game can alter the face, so it’s impossible to say. Then look at LiLi through his temperament. I don’t believe that he would have an ordinary person’s appearance!”

“Well…How come you all sound like you are players in Carefree Farmstead? Is the Starnet speed of the military department so fast that so many people can grab a spot in the game?”

“You don’t know this, but the Admiral bought 190,000 spots from LiLi for us last month, and all of them were allocated to soldiers with severe symptoms in the military department, then the others can go to the official website to grab them. The number of people who have entered the Carefree Farmstead is already over 200,000!”

“Wow! I’m so jealous…”

The people of the military department and the Imperial Research Institute got along harmoniously, and Bai Li nodded in satisfaction after observing them at the entrance for a short while. Then he led the way in. He was followed by a large group of people, all of those who came to Hope Star with him, plus the five old people, and Bai Li’s and Tang Ying’s parents.

The 1,500 people who had been chatting happily soon noticed the slender, long and thin figure, which was between the age and temperament of a teenager and a young man, with short, dark, fresh hair, with clear eyes peach blossom fox eyes that seemed to see the deepest part of the human soul, and a smile at the corner of the mouth that slowly made people realize that this person didn’t seem to be as harmless and innocent as they thought. 

This was someone cunning and deceiving.

Some people were still guessing the identity of this person, while others widened their eyes abruptly. No! No way! Right?!

“This, this, this, this…teenager can’t be LiLi, right? He looks so small and young. Is he an adult or not? LiLi is so young. To be able to make a virtual reality game that is a sensation in the whole Empire…When I was his age, I was only fighting with people and bragging about it…”

“Me! Just! I know! I knew it! I knew LiLi would look good, but I didn’t think he would look so good! So soft and cute, I want to go up and rub a handful of his hair! I look at him like I’m looking at my own brother…”

“Pffffft! LiLi’s light is so dazzling that the Admiral, the president and vice president are shrouded in shadow. But it’s so strange, why do I feel that the Admiral’s eyes are a bit gentle at the moment, and he has a bit of a smile on his face? Is that really the Lord Admiral who tossed us around in daily training?”

“Friends…I don’t know if you have eaten a melon recently, but someone photographed the Admiral and a strange teenager at a  shopping mall that…Now, the more I look at it, the more I think the strange teenager in the photo was LiLi?”

“…”

“If you say so, I seem to think so too.”

“I also…”

“Plus one! Plus one!!! So that’s really LiLi and the Lord Admiral in that photo? They are together, right? But…What about Big Brother Demon Xing in the game?”

The 1,500 people had a keen sense of hearing and fell silent at the same time after hearing that question that came from their souls. Yes, oh, LiLi was not a single person. In the game he had a CP. They stuck together every day, and the fellow netizens left a large number of photos of them together.

So, what was going on now? Was the Admiral digging people up and succeeding? They were a little disillusioned!

A large group of people were in a trance, trying to force themselves to accept Bai Li and Wen XingYao’s “scum” personas, but at that moment, a female voice came out of the crowd, “Have you ever thought of another possibility? That maybe the Lord Admiral…Maybe he’s Big Brother Demon Xing in the game?”

Xiao Die, also known as “Small Butterfly” in the game, was holding onto the hand of her best friend, Cheng Jiayi, and was trembling with excitement. Cheng Jiayi, with the game ID “You Sauce” wasn’t much better. Her free hand was tightly covering the mouth, to prevent her from screaming.

The two girlfriends quickly exchanged a glance, and each other’s emotions and thoughts were successfully interpreted. Ah, ah, ah, ah! Wasn’t this the real high? Before, there was only speculation behind the scenes that the Admiral was Demon Xing, but now it seemed like the truth was right in front of them!

Sobbing! Today was also a day to cry for the immortal love between LiLi and the Admiral!

The others who were reminded about that, after a brief moment of disorientation, grabbed the time to sort out all the details that they had overlooked before.

“LiLi’s game ID is called ‘Li Bai’ and the Admiral’s game ID is ‘Demon Xing’, both of which are their real names backwards. Even if they didn’t know each other before entering the game, there is this kind of fate. It is considered to be a meeting of minds! This is fate~”

“No wonder the Admiral was able to get 190,000 places in one go and bought them at a super low price. It’s because of their relationship! Damn, how come no one from our Institute captured LiLi’s heart?”

“Before the Admiral and LiLi shopping together were photographed, and hung a hot tail, Adjutant Tang could have found someone to remove this kind of thing, but the Admiral didn’t let him. What does this mean? It means that the two of them had a public intention with it!”

“In the game, it’s the same as above. In reality, the 190,000 game places can be traced back to the end of February and the beginning of March, you say. How long have these two secretly been messing around behind our backs?”

“Good guys, how come I didn’t think of this direction before? The Admiral is Big Brother Demon Xing in the game, or the second player to enter the game. That nasty ‘Empire Express’ said that Admiral was dead, but now he is still alive and well…”

What the soldier who said this didn’t notice was that Bai Li had quietly approached them while they were engrossed in gossip and overheard their conversation. The owner behind “Empire Express”, was the current Patriarch of the Heavenly Fox Clan, Zhu MoLing. Bai Li, who had been accounted for by his brother in his own industry, had a trace of unnaturalness in his expression.

Ahem, really big water washed away the Dragon King Temple!

Zhu MoLing made a decision to purge that small part of the news from that consulting platform was not fidelitous when he had time…

The most embarrassing thing about discussing gossip was undoubtedly when the person being discussed clearly heard what they were saying. Some people who were chatting happily noticed that the sound of talking around them was fading, and their hearts jumped. Then, they turned around to see Bai Li standing not far behind them, smiling and waving hi at them.

“…” I want to escape from this planet, QAQ. However, Bai Li didn’t take the discussion to heart and admitted his identity freely. He also helped Wen XingYao when someone asked him if he was “Demon Xing.” In response, Wen XingYao could only glance at him, and smile helplessly.

“Hehehehe! Admiral, don’t worry. We won’t expose your secret, but you also have to protect your vest yo~” Hehe, in fact, they couldn’t wait to see other people’s expressions after they found out Wen XingYao’s identity in the game.

However, to give their words more meaning, they chose to give the initiative to Wen XingYao. As the words of the person who spoke fell, the rest of the people nodded in unison. Wen XingYao didn’t care if his vest fell off or not, but with the idea that “more was better than less,” he nodded haughtily towards the crowd to show his acceptance.

As the developer of Carefree Farmstead, and one who played games with everyone every day (although not in the same village!) even if some of those stares were too hot, Bai Li mistook them for “love.” First he introduced himself to the 1,500 people and then explained his plans for the future. He said they had found a suitable site for planting yesterday, and the first step was to get rid of the weeds and debris there, followed by plowing to loosen the soil and make it soft for planting later.

“For the first batch of vegetables to be planted, I plan to pick three kinds of potatoes, cabbage and corn. Everyone can choose the kind they want to plant, and then come to me to get the seeds. In order to facilitate data observation and centralized management, I want the same seeds to be planted together. After that I have to trouble everyone to take care of those fragile seedlings. That’s about it. If you have any more questions, you can ask them now and we’ll solve them on the spot.” Bai Li said.

The whole room was quiet, and after waiting for a while, one hand really raised up weakly, “That, Li Li, ah. I want to ask, after our planting places, will you arrange a place for us to live?”

Bai Li didn’t even need to answer this question, before the question was even finished, someone slapped him on the back of the head and said, “What are you thinking? This is not a game! There is no small hut for you to live in, ah. Of course there will be other arrangements for accommodations!”

Bai Li suddenly realized when the person said that, how familiar that request sounded. They were so inspired by his design, ah!