Chapter 107: Planting Ingredients in a Game Instance
As for where to get the crayfish from?
That was simple enough.
The village was teeming with crayfish, and most of them were likely of medium quality.
So, if he just let the villagers know he was buying large quantities of crayfish, many of them would probably be more than happy to go catch them.
That way, he’d get his ingredients and could also help the villagers earn a little extra income.
It was a win-win situation.
Besides, he’d probably have a chance to get some from the system too.
All in all, he definitely wouldn’t be short on crayfish.
Just then, he heard Zhao Yu’s voice.
Li You replied, "Alright. As for the wine, Boss Zhao, you’ll have to serve yourselves. The bowls are right next to the jar."
"Great, great. We’ll get it ourselves then," Zhao Yu’s voice called back.
"Thanks!"
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「Inside the dining hall.」
Zhao Yu said to Zhang Qinghe, Cai Peng, and the other teachers, "I’ll go get you all some wine."
Zhang Qinghe, Cai Peng, and the others all replied, "Boss Zhao, we can get it ourselves."
With that, the teachers walked over to the wine jar to pour themselves a drink.
"Are there only bowls and no cups?" Zhang Qinghe asked.
Zhao Yu chuckled. "That’s right, only bowls. No cups. A fine wine like this ought to be drunk from a bowl."
"Good point."
The other teachers agreed that drinking from bowls was a fine idea.
Each of them filled a bowl and returned to their seats.
They then settled in, chatting and drinking with the group of bosses. The atmosphere was lively and comfortable.
Meanwhile, Chu Yiwei, Lin Xin, and the other female teachers sat down with Xia Xiaoyue, Mu Qingye, Yu Wei, and the other young women.
They all chatted together, their corner of the room just as bustling.
Li You remained busy in the kitchen.
Once all the dishes had been served, he stepped out of the restaurant and sank into his rocking chair.
’Time to rest for a bit and use my lottery draws.’
’Two draws. Let’s see if I can get some young ginger.’
"System, open the lottery interface."
"Lottery interface is now open."
The familiar lottery interface appeared before his eyes.
’Time for the first draw.’
The wheel spun rapidly and came to a stop, the pointer landing on the "Miscellaneous" category.
It hadn’t landed on "Ingredients," but this was still an excellent result.
Lately, Li You had actually been hoping to land on "Miscellaneous."
The prizes in this category were always an unexpected and pleasant surprise.
’Let’s see what I get this time.’
Amid a flurry of colorful ribbons, a beautiful gift box slowly opened.
"Robot Waiters (Two)."
’Robot waiters? And two of them?’
Li You was stunned. ’They even have prizes like this?’
But after the initial shock, he was thrilled.
These two robot waiters couldn’t have come at a better time.
The restaurant was getting more and more customers, and Li You was starting to feel overwhelmed trying to handle everything on his own.
But he didn’t want to hire any staff.
After all, many of his ingredients came from system rewards or were obtained in game dungeons.
He rarely purchased ingredients from outside suppliers.
If he hired a few employees, he’d have to constantly make a show of going out to buy ingredients!
’What a hassle!’
Besides, he couldn’t let anyone discover the secrets of items like the Qiankun Rice Cooker and the Qiankun Automatic Decomposition Garbage Bin.
So, Li You couldn’t hire anyone. He’d rather do all the work himself, even if it was exhausting.
But now, things were different.
With two robot waiters, his life was about to get a whole lot easier.
Besides, robot waiters weren’t that uncommon these days. You could find them in some hotels, restaurants, and various other places.
His customers wouldn’t be too surprised to see them.
The prizes from the "Miscellaneous" category were, as expected, full of pleasant surprises.
In his Storage Pavilion, Li You saw the two robot waiters.
One was black, the other white, and they both had a distinctly robotic appearance. With their round heads, they looked very cute and even a little charming.
Li You was dying to summon the robot waiters right away and see what they could do.
But he managed to restrain himself.
If these things suddenly materialized in front of so many customers, he’d have no way to explain it.
’I’ll just wait until tonight to summon them.’
’I still have one more draw. Let’s do it now. Can I get another "Miscellaneous" prize?’
He started the second draw.
The wheel spun rapidly and stopped. Unbelievably, the pointer had landed on "Miscellaneous" again.
Li You was ecstatic.
’Today is really my lucky day for draws.’
’I wonder what I’ll get this time?’
The anticipation was killing him!
After the flurry of ribbons, another gift box slowly opened.
"Ingredient Planting Card (One)."
’An Ingredient Planting Card?’
’What does that mean?’
He could guess the meaning from the name, but it wasn’t entirely clear.
’Better check the description.’
"Ingredient Planting Card: A single-use consumable. Upon activation, the host can select a desired ingredient and then enter a game dungeon to plant it.
Note: The ingredient must be a type of crop.
Inside the game dungeon, the chosen crop will grow rapidly until it is ready for harvest.
Upon entering the game dungeon, the system will grant the host a random number of seeds for the selected crop.
Note: Only seeds granted by the system will possess the rapid growth ability. Seeds not granted by the system will grow at a normal rate."
After reading the description carefully, Li You understood.
Simply put, if Li You needed a certain crop-based ingredient, he could use an Ingredient Planting Card to enter a game dungeon and plant it.
The crop he planted would grow rapidly until it was ready to be harvested.
However, only the seeds provided by the system would have this effect. If he planted his own seeds, they wouldn’t grow quickly.
It was functionally similar to the Dungeon Experience Card he’d gotten before. Both allowed him to enter a game dungeon to acquire ingredients he needed.
The only difference was that the Ingredient Planting Card was limited to crop-based ingredients.
This was because it required him to obtain them through planting inside the dungeon.
It had its limitations.
But even so, it was still an amazing and wonderful item.
With this card, Li You could immediately get the young ginger he so desperately needed.
All he had to do was activate the card and select his ingredient: ginger.
Then, he could enter a game dungeon to plant ginger and wouldn’t come out until it was harvested.
And no matter how long that took, only a single second would pass in the real world.
’Wasn’t that the same as getting it instantly?’
Li You didn’t hesitate any longer. He decided to enter the game dungeon and plant the ginger right now.
The last game dungeon was the world of *Boonie Bears*. ’I wonder what world the dungeon will be this time?’
’I hope it’s the *Boonie Bears* world again.’
Li You really missed Bald Qiang, Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and all the other animals.
When he left last time, he had promised them he would definitely visit Bear Ridge again.
’I hope this is my chance.’
Hoping for the best, Li You found the Ingredient Planting Card in his Storage Pavilion and chose to activate it.
"Ingredient Planting Card activated. Host, please enter the name of the ingredient you wish to plant."
Li You typed in a single word: Ginger.
"Ingredient name valid.
Generating game dungeon. Commencing teleportation..."
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