EBE Chapter 44 Lettuce
Chapter 44 Lettuce
However, Xia Shiyu didn't think about anything else when she returned, because she found that the task she had been busy with recently that hadn't been started could finally be completed.
She had successfully sold her first batch of chives and could now begin the next task. Once this task was completed, she would be able to officially enter the Fruit Map. How could she not be excited?
Xia Shiyu found the right time and excitedly entered the fairy tale world. As soon as she entered, a panel would appear.
[Second mission map unlock progress 5/6]
[The current host's seed repository contains: bok choy seed #1, water spinach seed #3, tomato seed #668, corn seed #776, radish seed #5, and leek seed #333.]
Xia Shiyu could see that she had completed five tasks, including the corn seeds, but only the last task remained, which would be soon. Soon she would be able to eat the fruit from the fairy tale world.
She already had a plan in mind for the vegetables to choose for the last task.
"System, I want lettuce seeds. Start the quest."
This was something she had thought about carefully. Although he already had water spinach and bok choy, two vegetables with short growth cycles, more was always better, especially since she herself quite liked lettuce.
It's refreshing, crisp, and sweet, and tastes great whether eaten raw, paired with grilled meat, or used in hot pot. It's also an economical choice.
So she decisively chose lettuce, so she could eat it sooner later.
The system responded immediately after he finished speaking.
"The mission has begun: collect lettuce seeds. Current progress: 0%"
Xia Shiyu's vision flashed again, and he soon found himself in a lettuce field.
She was just getting ready to get started when she noticed the lettuce in front of her was sweet and realized something was wrong.
Because the lettuce in front of them was soaked in water, and there was a lot of water in the field.
She squatted down to take a closer look and found that the lettuce was also out of color. The bottom was yellow, some leaves had several round yellow spots, and some even had white mold growing on them, which made her frown.
"What happened? Plants from fairy tales have never been so badly diseased."
Xia Shiyu observed it carefully again and concluded that the lettuce had become diseased due to excessive rainfall and the influence of other pathogens.
Sure enough, the moment the thought popped into her head, a little sika deer suddenly appeared in front of her.
Xia Shiyu stood up in surprise. Based on her past experience, she knew that this sika deer must have come to assign a task.
The sika deer gracefully stepped forward a few paces, its eyes gazing at Xia Shiyu with watery eyes, and then a child's voice rang out.
"Hello, new quest taker. As you can see, the lettuce in front of you is sick. There are suitable medicines over there. You need to take good care of this lettuce field. Once it's cured, you can get the seeds."
Xia Shiyu nodded. "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Sika Deer."
The sika deer nodded slightly after listening, and then disappeared in front of us with a few leaps.
Xia Shiyu looked at the medicine in front of him and found that there were dozens of kinds. He had to find the disease of the lettuce first and prescribe the right medicine.
Xia Shiyu then remembered that, based on her limited life experience, she recalled several common diseases that lettuce often suffers from. Judging from the moldy leaves, it was easy to tell that this one should be suffering from downy mildew.
Even though she knew the symptoms, she didn't know how to adjust the medication. Fortunately, she had outside help.
Xia Shiyu went out and quickly used her phone to look up how to prevent and control downy mildew. After carefully noting it down, she returned to the fairy tale world.
Each task has a time limit or requirements, so she has to work hard on every task.
According to the method he had memorized, Xia Shiyu first prepared the medicine, and then took a hoe to dig a hole in the field to drain the water out through the ditch. This reduced the humidity in the field, so the lettuce leaves and roots would not have to be soaked in water for a long time.
After all the water has drained, the prepared pesticide is then sprayed carefully on the back of the lettuce leaves and the roots. During this process, Xia Shiyu will also remove any severely damaged lettuce leaves.
One important thing when planting grains and vegetables is to control the spacing properly. Xia Shiyu glanced at the field and knew that the lettuce was planted too densely. He pulled out the completely rotten ones and freed up some space.
After pulling them out, she made some adjustments. Xia Shiyu felt quite tired after finishing, after all, the lettuce field was not small.
Xia Shiyu rubbed her shoulder. She had looked up information online, which showed that prevention and control usually takes a long time, which would take a lot of time. Fortunately, the system space did not make that judgment.
After Xia Shiyu had finished planning the vegetable field and sprayed the pesticides, the sika deer appeared, with a bundle on its body.
It spoke to Xia Shiyu, saying, "Your task is complete. Here are some lettuce seeds."
After saying that, it threw the burden in front of Xia Shiyu.
Xia Shiyu quickly squatted down to answer the call and happily said goodbye to the sika deer.
"That's great, thank you."
The sika deer nodded, and Xia Shiyu quickly returned to his thatched hut.
The system sent a notification sound the moment I returned to the room.
"Congratulations, host, on completing the task of collecting lettuce seeds. The progress of the second task map is 6/6, and all progress has been completed. The second map, Giant Farm, will be open in seven days."
Upon hearing the sound, Xia Shiyu couldn't help but jump up with joy.
"Great, we'll get the fruit seeds soon."
Xia Shiyu was excited for a while but then restrained herself. She randomly opened the bundle to check the seeds, and then selected some seeds to plant in the nearby soil.
The vegetables she had planted earlier had already been harvested several times. Some of these harvested vegetables were quietly placed at home and mixed with the original vegetables, while others were taken directly for her own consumption, since it was convenient and she didn't even need to go to the vegetable garden or the mountains.
Most importantly, she inexplicably felt that the land in the fairy tale world might be more nutritious, which was probably just psychological.
After planting the lettuce seeds, she instantly returned home.
Back home, Xia Shiyu immediately found a pot and planned to start cultivating it. After all, reality is not as convenient as in the fairy tale world, where you can just throw it in and it will grow quickly without watering or fertilizing, or even without any nurturing.