My Beast Ranch Story

Chapter 5, Exploring around the ranch

After plowing the land and watering, Jiang Simiao threw the hoe aside and wiped the sweat off his head.

In the spring afternoon, the sun is warm and warm, accompanied by waves of breeze, carrying the smell of grass and earth.

Jiang Simiao was sitting on the ground, looking up at the sky and the scattered fallen leaves. The breeze blew his sweat, bringing with it a hint of coolness, which made him relax a little, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly involuntarily.

After living in the steel jungle 996 for a long time, coming to such a place again, even if it is very tiring, is really pleasant both physically and mentally.

"Here, your carrot."

After resting and relaxing for a few minutes, Jiang Simiao stood up again, walked to his backpack, took out a carrot, put it on his back, and threw it towards Xiaoruan.

"Hmm~!"

Xiaoruan, who was lying on the ground tiredly, suddenly smelled the scent of carrots, his eyes lit up, and he bumped into Jiang Simiao.

"Hey." Jiang Simiao almost lost his balance and took a few steps back. At this moment, Xiao Ruan opened his mouth and swallowed the carrot.

When Jiang Simiao wanted to hug it, it quickly jumped off his body, letting its body bounce and roll around on the ground. Anyway, he closed his eyes and continued to sleep.

After watering such a large area, so much water went in and out, making its mouth very tired.

Humph, no hugs.

Jiang Simiao, who saw its little emotion, was a little bit dumbfounded, but he still had to think about the current situation first.

"There are still two carrots left, which can last Xiao Ruan an afternoon at most. In addition, the food left by the mayor's grandpa can only be eaten for one day. I have to go out immediately to find some more food."

"Fortunately, Xiao Ruan is just as the picture book says. He eats basically any food and is not picky about food at all. Except for the money needed to buy seeds, the remaining money to buy some food and vegetables is enough to survive for a few days."

"Even if this world has enough spiritual energy and all plants grow much faster, it will take more than ten days for carrots to mature, so we must find other ways to make money in these few days."

Jiang Simiao rubbed his chin. He had played quite a few business simulation games in his previous life. If he wanted to make money in the early stage, most of them were fishing and mining. You can also make a little money by picking up garbage and selling seeds.

No need to think about exploding mines.

As for fishing... not having a fishing rod is a problem. Also, although there are lakes and rivers in the forest in the town, it is also close to the sea. But because Blue Star has extraordinary creatures, fishing is too difficult.

So the only way to make money in the early stage is to pick up trash.

And when picking up "trash", you can also collect illustrated books, killing two birds with one stone.

Although the management of the pasture is also important, if you don’t even have enough money, it’s all in vain.

Make money first! Then get back to the pasture! And keep collecting illustrations, slowly unlocking rewards, and finally bonding with cute pets!

Jiang Simiao simply set a goal in his mind and stood up.

"Xiao Ruan, don't sleep."

Jiang Simiao did as he said, walked to Xiaoruan and picked him up.

"Can you control whether the things in your stomach are digested?"

He put his hand on Xiaoruan's head and squeezed it hard.

Soft, cool, and bouncy.

Perhaps as the illustration said, after eating the blue water radish, its body became much more solid, and the sticky pink mucus no longer seeped out of its body uncontrollably.

"Hmm~um~"

Xiao Ruan was a little frustrated by Jiang Simiao, but she still nodded to his question.

Xiaoruan: (`)

"That's great. If there's something you can't put down later, just hold it in your mouth temporarily and don't digest it."

Jiang Simiao nodded with satisfaction, and after rubbing it a few more times, he held it in his arms.

Backpack, portable storage strap, small and soft.

This way you can carry more things.

Xiaoruan:?

"Okay, okay, let's go." Jiang Simiao smiled.

After getting the illustrated book, he immediately ran directly to the forest with the most extraordinary beasts according to the map in the illustrated book, without having time to look at the surrounding environment.

After all, this place borders a small town. Whether you are going to the back mountains and mysterious forests in the north or the canyon mines in the southwest, you have to pass through a large forest with no human traces. There should be a lot of wild fruits and vegetables in there.

Before leaving, Jiang Simiao shouted to Shi Lai in the room and took Xiaoruan out.

"Meow!"

<divclass="contentadv">At this moment, Shi Lai was wrapping himself tightly, his hair was all blown out, and he was fighting wits with a broken faucet that sprayed water randomly.

……

The pasture was originally surrounded by a small forest. After leaving the pasture, Jiang Simiao walked along the trail to the back mountain. He also looked left and right along the way, for fear of missing the collectible spiritual plants with golden edges.

The breeze blew through the soft green leaves, making a rustling sound, and the sun shined through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled light spots, like dreamy particles jumping in the air. Where the light and shadow intersected, there was a faint golden glow.

Sweet berries hang on the branches of the shrubs, plump and shiny under the sunlight.

A small insect with a sharp horn crawled through the bushes. The moment it saw Jiang Simiao, it hugged it into a ball.

A little squirrel with a fluffy and slender tail wrapped around his neck was holding a pine cone and hiding behind the leaves. From time to time, he stuck out his little head and looked at Jiang Simiao quietly.

It seems that it is really because most of the pet beasts are still resting in the morning. The sunshine in the spring afternoon is warm, and the little ones who were completely missing in the morning are now popping up.

But unfortunately, neither these berries nor the pet beasts can be included in the illustrated book.

Jiang Simiao walked to the bush and squatted down.

The little supernatural beings in the distance huddled behind the leafy shrubs, with only one eye exposed, watching eagerly as Jiang Simiao picked the berries.

"It looks good," Jiang Simiao sighed, wiped it briefly and took a bite.

The fresh and sweet juice explodes in the mouth, the pulp is as delicate as silk, melting on the tip of the tongue, and the sweet and sour taste quickly fills the mouth.

Jiang Simiao's eyes lit up and he ate the rest in two or three mouthfuls. I picked some that I and Shi Lai Xiaoruan could eat, and put them gently into my backpack.

Still have to leave some for these children.

Jiang Simiao turned his head, and the wild beasts that had been quietly observing him suddenly pulled at the leaves and shrank their heads, revealing only their big twinkling eyes.

I was relieved to see that this strange human didn't pick all the berries.

"Don't worry, there are still a lot of berries left, bye~!"

Jiang Simiao stood up, raised his hands to them with a smile, and continued walking towards the back mountain.

Hearing his words, the little guys behind finally slipped out and chirped to say goodbye to him.

"Mmmmmmm~"

As soon as she left there, Xiaoruan started to stare at the berries eagerly. Her body seemed to melt in Jiang Simiao's hand, and she rubbed his hand. Her little eyes turned to Jiang Simiao, and she blinked brightly.

Jiang Simiao laughed dumbly and rubbed the top of its head. As soon as he took out a berry, Xiaoruan opened his mouth eagerly and swallowed it with Jiang Simiao's hand.

"Huh?...Hahaha, don't...haha, it's so itchy..."

Xiaorou's body was sticky and squeezed, making Jiang Simiao itch and laugh uncontrollably.

When Xiaoruan ate the berries and spat it out on Jiang Simiao's hand, he also helped him absorb all the mucus on it.

Jiang Simiao smiled a little weakly and looked helplessly at the little softie in his arms. When he saw it burped contentedly and continued to sleep in his arms, he just smiled and rested for a while before continuing. Go ahead.

After walking for a while, as the trees on both sides became more and more dense, and the path was gradually covered by fine grass, Jiang Simiao knew that he had arrived at the mysterious forest again.

Tall trees stand on the ground, with staggered branches, cascading crowns, trunks as thick as giant pillars, and green vines climbing on the trunks.

Seeing that the position was almost there, Jiang Simiao woke up Xiaoruan, put him down, and began to slowly explore the forest.

"Hmm...hmmm?!"

But what was a little strange was that Xiaoruan just opened his eyes in a daze. After smelling the smell, he didn't just stay there and sleep as usual. Instead, his little eyes got bigger and bigger and started to beat wildly in one direction.

"Xiao Ruan, wait!" Jiang Simiao turned around and found that it had jumped further and further away. He quickly followed and hugged the excited Xiao Ruan.

Jiang Simiao frowned: "What's going on?"

He followed Xiaoruan's gaze and saw that there was a bush in front of him. He gently pushed it aside, and a golden light flashed into his eyes, and a burst of cold air hit his face.

[Pasture Illustrated Book: Spiritual Plant Series]

[Spring Spiritual Plant Series Collection (2/13)]

[No.]: #007

[Name]: White Morel

[Classification]: Fungi

[Introduction]: A food and medicine fungus containing a small amount of ice element. It is a spring crop and mostly grows on the humus layer of broad-leaved forests or mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests. It absorbs a large amount of ice-type natural elements in winter, can be kept fresh for a long time, and has a weak attribute-enhancing effect on ice-type pets. It also has a very good nourishing effect on the human body and has a beauty-retaining auxiliary effect. It is one of the favorite fungi among ladies.