Farming Together Chapter 268: “Harvest Festival” warm-up

Chapter 268: “Harvest Festival” warm-up

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: GaeaTiamat

Although the finished dishes still had some little flaws in Bai Li’s opinion, the taste of natural ingredients was there, and everyone thought the meal tasted good. As the “chefs” of the large table, Yan Siya and Fox One were encouraged and said they would practice more afterwards to make a better and more delicious meal.

The two families got along well and decided to set a date for Bai Li and Wen XingYao, so they started discussing a specific date for the engagement. The wedding was going to be held in the garden.

Wen Xiao met Bai Li three years ago, and both he and his grandson were freed from the Genetic Collapse Disorder with Bai Li’s help. So, now he wanted Bai Li to be his grandson, and he agreed to his in-laws’ ideas and plans with a smile. He was all smiles and nods of agreement. No objections at all.

The day passed quickly, and the small garden was organized. Wen XingYao reluctantly said goodbye to Bai Li, and agreed to meet again later in the game.

The next day at 9:00, was the day when the starblog and the game forum opened their prizes at the same time, with a total of 70 million game slots given out and it was enough to be called a carnival on the Starnet. Those fellow netizens who were waiting for their luck to come, woke up early, gave themselves a bath, burned incense and dressed up. Some even spent a lot of money to give themselves a new outfit from head to tail, inside and out, just so they could be favored by the legendary god of luck.

With the Starnet world nowadays, lottery efficiency had always been high, so when the scheduled time arrived, the long, almost invisible, list of winners was announced in the next second. It was the top of the dense winning ID list, so those fellow netizens looked at it and got dizzy.

This was only for public announcement. For the specifics about whether they won, they had to see if they received a private message from the starblog or forum.

[I’ve won, and I’ve won the biggest prize of all! A family deluxe, game slots for three, and it just so happens that my family is three people! I have a feeling that I’m going to be the hero of the whole family! I can’t use up all the pocket money, give it to you!]

Proverbs, [I’m different, I only won a third prize, only one game slot. But in our family of five, everyone actually won the third prize, so hey, the probability of winning the lottery is still very high! Please call us a lucky family from now on~]

Stars and rabbits, [‘woof’ cried out! Five minutes, I have waited for five minutes. The private message page of the starblog and forum are almost torn by me, but I have not gotten the letter I want! I have resigned myself to…Brother, sister, brother, younger sister, aunts and uncles, please let me replace you in the game! QAQ!]

Biscuit, [Hehe! Although I didn’t win the prize on the starblog, I’m still on the forum’s winning list! It’s not in vain that I mobilized the whole neighborhood and all my fellow netizens on my social accounts to help me with the likes. And also, I have to thank myself. These three days I have been searching the forum for mutual praise posts. Those three combined to make my post likes get into the top 500,000. Woo, woo! I am really great!]

Mufan, [I did not get a game spot, only got a big vegetable gift bag consolation prize…I don’t know if it’s my luck or misfortune anymore. I don’t care. When LiLi gives me the vegetables, I must eat a big meal!]

Twilight Still Snow, [Report!!! Drew two on the starblog, two posts in the forum drew one each, the family members that I drew for got into the game earlier and I am currently single, so now I have three idle game slots. If there is a need for it, there is a right price is to sell ~]

All fellow netizens, “?” This is some kind of a real koi!

Bai Li, “????” The fat sheep was actually myself? (Touch the top of his head, and felt bald 🙂 )

However, since those spots were drawn by a fellow netizen named “Twilight Still Snow,” with his ability, Bai Li didn’t really feel that he was being taken advantage of, and laughed about it. Those three extra game spots…Just let the people who needed them compete for them.

On May 10th, Bai Li announced the gameplay of that month’s event “Harvest Festival” on the starblog and forum in advance to warm up for it. The event was different from the multiplayer competition of previous times. Players didn’t even have to make physical contact with each other. Their weapons were the various fruits they had obtained during the game.

Crops, fruits, fish, and livestock. Those were the four main categories.

During the event, players were only allowed to submit the same type of item once. For example, with wheat, players could only submit the largest one they had on hand, and a second one couldn’t be submitted.

The highest score would be awarded the title of “King of XX” for that year, and its owner would also receive certain rewards.

Of course, with so many people participating in the competition, it was impossible to choose only one first place. Bai Li had carefully divided the rewards between each village and each area to ensure that even last place would get an encouraging participation award.

In addition, he also set up treasure chests and celebration mini-events in the corners of the game world. To prevent interchangeability between villages, the opening conditions of these treasure chests and mini-events were randomized to encourage the players to explore freely and get more rewards for their activities.

As for the specific item rewards, Bai Li was a sellout, and said it would be announced on the 15th.

Both new and old players were familiar with the process of the event, and after they read the general gameplay, they shook their fists and said, [I finally have a use for the good stuff I’ve saved up these days/months!]

There were also players excited to remind them, [Brothers, quickly go to level your character! Even if it is too late to find others to buy, open a few more grades of crop illustrations. The rewards are giant crop seeds! You can’t grow giant crops without them.]

Obviously there were still five days before the official start of the event, but the game world was in a real commotion.

Bai Li smiled at the players’ cute (?) efforts and the unknown honor of being the cause of that commotion. He also planted in his yard all the giant crop seeds he had saved up. Well, he couldn’t lose at the starting line.

Bai Li saw his boyfriend was serious, so he decided to be as well. His goal was to beat Wen XingYao who was spending almost all day in the game. Charge money, kryptonite, buy magical spring water, fertilizer, advanced fish bait and other items. He would go online to water and fertilize the pear tree planted in the yard, as he tried to make it produce huge pears. After that, it was a round of adding nutrients to the crops in the ground. Even though he grew bigger crops than usual, he didn’t get complacent about it. Instead he went to the evening market at the entrance of the village from time to time to shop around and see if he could pick up the giant seeds that other people were selling.

In addition, fishing wasn’t left behind. While he waited for the crops to ripen in the field, he usually frequented various fishing spots and tried to catch a round of all the fish, and then choose the largest and heaviest ones to submit.

Except Bai Li, who could understand the reasons for Wen XingYao’s behavior, the others were at a loss, one after another. The gossip about Wen XingYao spread among the Mushroom Village residents who already knew the reality of Wen XingYao’s identity.

“Could it be that Admiral and LiLi are having relationship problems, and Admiral is turning his bitterness into motivation to farm and pouring his sweat onto the game land?”

“It can’t be a battle between the top and bottom in a male-male relationship, right? Who is the best farmer determines the status? What’s wrong with that?”

“Blind guess. The Admiral’s personal assets reached a new height, and he wants to spend money on LiLi, but LiLi doesn’t accept. So he could only quietly support LiLi’s career, and went crazy in the game store. Buy, buy, buy, buy, buy. Those things can’t always pile up, so he increased the daily dosage?”

“Well, I say you guys, can’t you guess in a conventional direction? Let’s say the Admiral is simply doing it for this month’s event. He wants to come in first and wants LiLi to think highly of him?”

“Hahahahaha! He’s Admiral Wen, Wen XingYao! How could he be so unconfident? Ah, if I had his battle power, I would have definitely tattooed the words ‘Imperial Top Warrior’ on myself!”

It’s too bad that this was obviously the most likely reason, but the least amount of people agreed. People were more willing to believe the previous few guesses.

Wen XingYao happened to hear the rumors in the village, and was shocked. He thought that the brains of these players were really too big, but he did not want his “bet” with Bai Li to be announced to prevent any unexpected competitors. So, he put up with it, and pretended that he knew nothing about it.

At the same time, he planted his land even harder.

During his crazy farming time, in reality, the engagement party wasn’t left behind. The Zhu and Wen families respected Bai Li and Wen XingYao’s intention to keep everything simple, and did not plan a big event. Only close friends and relatives gathered to eat a meal.

However, Wen Xiao also told the pair after the meal, that this was only for the engagement. Simple was simple, but when the real wedding came, it could no longer be so plain. It was permissible to keep a low profile and have fewer guests, but what should be in place must be in place. He dragged the others to say some bits and pieces, and then briefly summarized that it was their goal of achieving “low-key luxury with substance.”

Bai Li and Wen XingYao exchanged a quick glance, read the content in each other’s eyes, and nodded their heads in unison to assure Wen Xiao.

“Grandfather, don’t worry, I know what to do.”

“Grandfather Wen, we’ll listen to you.”

Wen Xiao looked at Bai Li and Wen XingYao with satisfaction and laughed aloud, “Hahaha! It’s our Little Fox who knows how to talk. Why don’t you just leave it to me?”

Bai Li and Wen XingYao naturally agreed. Fortunately, both of them were receptive, and probably able to accept most kinds of weddings.

However, it was still too early to talk about that. The eight characters had just finished writing that one.

After they finished the purpose of the trip to Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Star, Bai Li pulled Wen XingYao and other young people from Heavenly Fox Clan to organize a short-term construction team and put members of the Firewing Lion Clan, Turtle Clan, Deer Clan, Leopard Clan, and other young people in the team. The clans of the Firewing Lions, the Turtles, the Deer, the Leopards and the Doves also had major renovations.

Now many of these clan lands were being laid with fertile soil, sprinkled with flowers and vegetable seeds, while the rich and powerful also ordered a large number of saplings from Bai Li’s group, which were also all planted at that time.

When most of the ordinary saplings on hand were gone, Bai Li couldn’t sit still and wanted to go back to Hope Star to see it. He wondered if the saplings in the secret world had grown well during his absence.

Bai Li sweated and swore that he would never do it again.

Meanwhile, the youngsters of Heavenly Fox Clan, after following their young master’s experience of farming for a while, became addicted to it and cried to go out with Bai Li. So, they were also given a pass, including Bai Li’s personal apprentice Song Xinran.

Then, several elders also received the news, and they soon sent their youngsters to Bai Li as a package.

Bai Li went back to the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Star in a light airship, but when he returned to Hope Star, he was dragged down by several families…