Walking the Path of a Workaholic in Cliché Novels (QT) Chapter 48

“Host, I have it!”

     When they were about to arrive at their destination, the system finally came back and told him something that was either good or bad: “There are not many people who can be replaced, and there are even fewer people who meet the current needs of the host. I can only pick up the taller ones from the shorter ones.”

     “What is it?” An Yinong remained calm. He did not put his hope in the illusory golden finger.

     “Oh my god, Mary has recuperated her family’s pet turtles, ornamental fish, and parrots… as her good friend, are you willing to help her?” After reading, the system looked at An Yinong.

     A big question mark appeared on An Yinong’s head: “What?”

     “That’s the name of this product. There is also another name called ‘Pet Killer Fairy Godmother Friend’.”

     “…”

     “This is a fool-type upgrade cheat. The host has the ‘Health Blessing’ skill at the beginning. After using it on a single animal, it can dispel diseases. It can be used in reality, but it cannot be upgraded in reality. It is also very difficult to upgrade the skills. Simple, take care of ‘Mary’s’ pet once a day. As a thank you, Mary will provide a meal, of course the host can refuse.”

     “In addition, after the ‘Blessing of Health’ reaches the full level, there are still skills such as ‘Blessing of Beauty’, ‘Blessing of Strength’, and ‘Blessing of Fertility’ waiting to be unlocked. After all skills are unlocked, there are also group skills that can be upgraded.”

     Thinking that An Yinong was dissatisfied, the system hurriedly explained: “This is currently the most suitable for the host, because it can get a meal every day, and the host can get the carbohydrates, proteins, fats, etc. needed by the body through it. Harvesting skills can also be used in future life and work.”

     “I’m very satisfied. In fact, it has exceeded my expectations. Thank you for your hard work.” An Yinong smiled and rubbed the system, “Let’s change it.”

     The lottery ticket was soon changed to ‘Mary’s friend’, and An Yinong received an invitation: Mary’s flame turtle is sick, and she is very worried. I heard that you are the best pet doctor nearby, and you can help take care of her illness. Flame turtle?

     “The host can enter Mary’s pet estate after agreeing to the invitation. By the way, in order to facilitate the host’s use, I adjusted the working time to 0.1 seconds. In other words, no matter how long the host stays there, in reality, only 0 Click for a second.

     “In addition, the host will suddenly disappear for a fraction of a second. Just in case, the host is best to find a hidden location first.”

     An Yinong found a tree that was strong enough. He looked around and accepted the invitation. With just a blink of an eye, he appeared in an empty pasture, with blue sky, green pastures, dark green forest in the distance, a nearby stream reflecting the blue sky, and a house with white walls in front.

     The cool wind blew against his face, and the chirping of birds and animals could be heard in his ears, which made people relax.

     There were horses and cowsheds next to the white villas. There were sheep and shepherd dogs on the grass, and there was also a group of chickens and ducks running around.

     In front of him was a brown-haired girl with cute little freckles, looking at him expectantly.

     “My dear friend, welcome to my pet farm~”

     The sun was at noon, the land was cracked and smoking, and the villagers were hiding in their homes. They were so hungry that they simply lay still without moving. An Yinong came out from behind a tree.

     He still felt like he was dreaming, and only his stomach reminded him that all this was real. He had just jumped back and forth between ancient society and modern farms.

     The fragrance of food still lingered on his tongue. Yes, he ate a whole plate of spaghetti bologna and drank a large bowl of mushroom soup, which made his belly full. This was a thank you gift from Mary because he used his skills to heal the sick little turtle.

     In the real world, tortoise shell decay required the use of medicines and water changes. It took a while to cure, or even cannot be cured. But he only needed to throw out a blessing, just like playing a mini game on his mobile phone, press the ‘heal’ button, and he would get the best effect in a few seconds – the flame turtle with orange stripes would directly recover its health. .

     It’s just a button, and it doesn’t require An Yinong to do any hard work.

     “If I get used to using such simple and efficient cheats, can I still work hard and live seriously? Will I really not be addicted and sink deeper and deeper?” Cheats could only be obtained through draws or purchased with points. If one wants points, they have to perform tasks. The host was like a puppet being manipulated, or a donkey with a carrot hanging in front of it.

     An Yinong couldn’t help but think so. But he did not show this concern.

     The original owner had been hungry for so long that his stomach was small. After eating a plate of bologna noodles, he was even a little bit full, and the mushroom soup was overwhelming. An Yinong touched his belly. Being full gave him a real sense of survival. Rather than reminiscing about the past or complaining, trying to survive was the most important thing to do at the moment.

     “Wow!”

     The sharp sound penetrated his eardrums, and An Yinong was startled. He raised his head and saw a crow with black feathers, looking straight at it. He was suddenly a little creepy.

     “Wow!” The crow quickly flapped its wings and flew away.

     An Yinong touched his arm: “I’m scared by being suspicious.”

     In his arms, there was a warm paper bag, which was the untouched baked potatoes and a few cherry tomatoes from the lunch. He couldn’t eat it and didn’t want to throw it away, so he packed it away.

     He thought for a while, put the paper bag into the grass, and prepared to press a stone on it.

     As a result, he didn’t see the suitable stone, but instead saw a small black jar with a hole in it: “That’s it.”

     “System, can the seeds in these fruits be used to save seeds?” An Yinong had a sudden idea. If the fruits can be used, then he can also get the seeds of other crops in the future. In this way, wouldn’t he be able to obtain improved species for future generations?

     However, there was no loophole left for him here after all. The system said: “The food as a thank you gift can be brought to the real world, but it does not have any reproductive ability.”

     “It’s a pity.”

     After taking care of the food, An Yinong walked to the center of the village along the route he remembered, and found the home of the head of Tianjia Village under a thick elm tree. It was three stone houses connected together, covered with thatch.

     The child of the village chief’s family was sitting at the door, holding a handful of things and biting them. An Yinong took a closer look and saw a few dry grass roots. Calling them wild vegetables would be an insult to wild vegetables.

     The village chief’s daughter-in-law came out of the house and stopped when she saw him limping over.

     “Xiwa, what’s wrong with you?”

     An Yinong looked at her, his eyes immediately turned red, and he started today’s performance: “Aunt, is uncle here?”

     A few minutes later.

     “What?! He ate from my Tian family, lived in my Tian family’s house, and beat my Tian family’s children like this!” The village chief leaned heavily on his crutch, “Xiwazi, your uncle will make the decision on this matter! This land still belongs to our Tian family!”

     An Yinong just lowered his head and put down his sleeves. Although tears fell from his eyes, there was no sadness on his face. He was used to planning ahead and has already written a plan in his mind. In the plot, this drought will continue, and then there will be a plague of locusts.

     But because of the war, the court had to increase taxes, which made things worse. In three months at most, they will embark on a journey to escape. After that, there was great hunger and people ate each other.

     He couldn’t just rely on ‘Mary’s friends’ to survive the famine. Firstly, the food was not enough and there was only one meal. Secondly, he had to flee the famine with other members of his tribe. In the eyes of the refugees, a lone person was ready food, so he must follow the large army.

     In theory, his ability to survive may not be as high as that of farmers born and raised in this era. At least they can recognize wild vegetables, while An Yinong has only seen packaged ingredients in the vegetable market.

     “Just what to do?” An Yinong had no clue. His heart was heavy and he could hardly breathe.

     A quarter of an hour later, in the tiled house of the original owner’s house.

     “A man who marries a wife is like a married woman. He must devote himself to his wife’s family. If you can’t do that, why should the Tian family keep you? Since you have no intention of staying, then go back to where you came from.” The village chief led other people named Tian. The old man stood at Tian Xi’s home. Although they are old, weak, sick and disabled, they are very intimidating in this village.

     “I never meant that, it was him…” Chen Laoer hurriedly explained.

     “Chen Laoer, this is the Tian family!” The village chief smashed his cane and his eyes were like gleaming blades, frightening the original owner’s father to stop talking.

     “You want my Tian family’s children to starve to death and raise your Chen family’s children? We, the Tian family, are not dead yet!”

     After the village chief and other tribesmen warned Tian Xi’s father, his nephew, who had grown up with red lips and white teeth, was driven into the woodshed. The bully man handed over the key with a face of humiliation and promised never to fight in the future. If the child is hungry, the child is hungry.

     The village chief knew that his warning could only have a temporary effect. He looked at An Yinong and said meaningfully: “Xiwazi, you are sixteen (virtual age). You are the head of this household, so take care of it.”

     After everyone left, Tian Xi’s father glared at An Yinong, but An Yinong didn’t care. He took the key he had just received and no longer deliberately imitated the original owner’s usual tone: “Don’t look at me like that, I’m sorry for you. There is nothing you can do about it, but you can do something about your nephew.”

     Tian Xi’s father looked at him in horror, as if looking at a monster: “Who are you?”

     However, An Yinong has already left: There are less than three months left before fleeing the famine, so how can he have time to fight with rookies?

     He returned to the place where the potatoes were hidden and moved the jar to retrieve the potatoes and cherry tomatoes. Instead, he saw an empty paper towel still stained with oil stars and seasonings.

     “This thief is very particular. He puts the packaging back after eating.” An Yinong couldn’t laugh or cry: He didn’t know who it was, and his sense of smell was too sensitive.

     He clapped his hands and stood up. He looked around. Even the tenacious weeds looked wilted and had long since dried up. Now that there was a severe drought, the land is dry and the vegetation is drying up. It will become more and more difficult to obtain food in the future.

     “You can’t just stay like this, it’s not a problem.”

     He returned home and found a hoe and basket from the corner where the sundries were kept: “Go to the waterside and have a look.”

     There was a pool in the valley. The large and small pools were connected. However, these days it has been turned into a shallow pool. The fish, shrimps and crabs in it had also been touched by people, and almost nothing was left.

     Compared with other places, the roads there were well-traveled and the safety was relatively high. An Yinong wanted to try his luck.

     In his memory, the pool was relatively close, but it actually took half an hour to walk. An Yinong rarely walked for half an hour, and he wore straw sandals. He was tired from walking, panting, and his numb body seemed like he might collapse at any time.

     The sun was shining brightly now, and he was already sweating profusely when he reached the valley. However, it was cooler inside the valley than outside, and one could still see green vegetation inside, unlike the scorched earth outside.

     An Yinong’s stomach suddenly hurt. He guessed it was because he had eaten too much and walked for too long. Because the original owner was always hungry, his stomach was relatively small and could not hold much food.

     “I should have been more careful.” He was full of annoyance, fearing that he would get sick if he was not careful. Getting sick these days can kill you.

     Just when he was regretting it, An Yinong suddenly remembered something and immediately applied a ‘health halo’ to himself. He felt a warm feeling flowing through his stomach, and his stomach no longer sent out any ‘uncomfortable’ signals.

     An Yinong, who treated a dead horse as a living doctor, breathed a sigh of relief: “It really works.”

     After that, he became happy again and had another guarantee of survival. Now he was finally in the mood to explore the valley.

     Due to the evaporation of water vapor and human water intake, there was only two shallow bottoms and green mud left in Hulutan. Mosquitoes were buzzing and hiding in the withered grass, and they flew out in large swaths with a single swipe of his hoe. There were also many green and yellow grasshoppers – locusts – among them.

     “Huh?” Almost as soon as he approached the gourd pond, An Yinong felt something hidden under the soft mud somewhere.

     “I think there’s something there,” he said with uncertainly.

     After thinking about it, An Yinong took off his straw sandals and walked over barefoot.

     He stopped when he got close to the pool. The mud under his feet was twenty or thirty centimetres deep. The feeling became more and more obvious, and he even felt that this thing had strong vitality, so An Yinong tentatively dug up the mud with a hoe.

     After digging only a few times, he came across something hard. An Yinong bent down and touched it carefully.

     “Hiss.” The mud irritated the whiplash on the back of his hand, making his eyes red with pain. An Yinong applied a ‘health halo’ to the wound. The pain was much lessened and the wound shrank, but it did not disappear completely.

     “It seems that the health halo has a limit, and its effect on more serious wounds is limited.”

     Enduring the pain, An Yinong continued to fumble in the water, and unexpectedly found a turtle as big as a basin. The turtle, whose whole body was covered in mud, slowly expanded and contracted its head, as if it hadn’t yet figured out the situation.

     “What a big turtle. This is enough for two meals. No, no, it’s more economical to go to the town and change it to stable food.” An Yinong was so happy that he danced for joy, and he fell into the mud with a bang.

     “Ah……”

     “!” He turned around suddenly. There was only the rustle of the wind blowing through the withered grass, and there was no chuckle just now. The whole valley was quiet and there was no one.