r18novel Chapter 6 Ya Ya
Chapter 6 Ya Ya
Back in his rented room, Yang Ming lay on the tattered bed, proudly counting his money. He had sold 2800 kilograms of tomatoes that day, earning a total of 56000 yuan. He carefully counted the thick wad of cash over and over again, wrapped it in a newspaper, and gently stuffed it into a drawer. If he were to die, this sum of over 50,000 yuan would be enough for his parents to live comfortably in the countryside.
Faced with a potential life-or-death test, Yang Ming wasn't that brave. He couldn't eat dinner at all. He loaded the plastic bucket, wires, and lightning rod into his tricycle, mounted it, and rode towards the small hill on the outskirts of the city while he could still see the road clearly at dusk.
Xiaoshan is not far from where Yang Ming lives; it takes an hour to walk there, or only 10 minutes by bike.
After reaching the small hill, Yang Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead, parked the tricycle to the side, took the lightning rod and the power line, and began climbing up the hill.
It's more like a small hill than a small mountain, but the jagged rocks make it look quite steep. The hill is no more than a hundred meters high, and there isn't a single tree or even a patch of green on it, making it a truly barren mountain.
Yang Ming carried the heavy object to the top of the hill. He had already connected one end of the power line to the lightning rod, inserted the lightning rod into the hilltop, secured it with stones, and then lowered the power line down. The power line was long enough to reach the bottom of the hill.
After checking the lightning rod and finding it to be in good condition, Yang Ming slowly descended the mountain. Once at the bottom, he removed the plastic bucket, inserted one end of the wire into a small hole he had made in the bucket, and then crawled inside. He then closed the lid from the inside and waited for the thunder and lightning.
The weather forecast is really accurate these days. Around 8 p.m., it was already completely dark when a deep rumble of thunder sounded in the sky, and the rain began to fall in a drizzle. The clouds in the sky churned more and more violently.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning pierced through the clouds, tearing through the darkness. A deafening roar, as if the heavens were collapsing, followed. The sound was so loud it startled Yang Ming. If he hadn't been hiding inside the plastic bucket, where the sound couldn't travel properly, the noise would have shattered his eardrums. Yang Ming suddenly felt a pang of regret: if only he had used alternating current! This lightning was divine power! Was he stealing a secret from heaven?
But at this point, he had no time to regret it. There was lightning all around and not a single tree. If he dared to crawl out of the plastic bucket, he would immediately become a human lightning rod.
Yang Ming did not forget his purpose, and with trembling hands, he placed the ring on the exposed copper wire at one end of the power line.
Click...
With a loud bang, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky. Yang Ming instinctively tried to move the ring away, but for some reason, it seemed to be welded to the copper wire and he couldn't remove it at all.
swoosh...
As a strong current passed through the wire, the groaning sound of the wire groaning under the strain reached Yang Ming's mind. Yang Ming knew that a bolt of lightning had struck the lightning rod, and the lightning rod was transmitting the current through the wire.
Before he could even process a thought, a current of electricity shot through the ring into his body, but it wasn't fatal. He just felt a numbness in his body and collapsed into the plastic bucket.
Click...
Another bolt of lightning struck the lightning rod. While Yang Ming's body was still lingering in the tingling sensation from the previous electric current, another wave of electricity surged from the ring.
Click...
Another bolt of lightning struck the lightning rod...
Click, click...
For some unknown reason, lightning struck the lightning rod repeatedly. Finally, a strange phenomenon appeared where a stream of lightning connected directly from the clouds in the sky to the lightning rod on the mountain, as if the lightning rod was drawing energy from the clouds.
Yang Ming's body was unable to move, but his mind was clear. His consciousness was immersed in the farm space, checking the energy status. He was delighted to see that the energy bar had risen to 65%, and with the continuous transmission of lightning, the value was still increasing rapidly.
"...75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 100%"
Finally, the energy bar was full, and the tingling sensation in Yang Ming's body was slowly dissipating. His left hand had somehow become detached from the wire.
Suddenly, Yang Ming felt a darkness before his eyes, and his consciousness was forced out of the farm space. A voice echoed in his mind: "Energy replenished. System entering restart mode. Countdown: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Beep, restart complete. Welcome, Master..."
Yang Ming did not consciously immerse his consciousness in the farm space, but a space automatically appeared in his mind, which was his farm space.
The two acres of land in the farm space remained unchanged, except that three buttons appeared on the display screen: 'Auto', 'Remind', and 'Start'.
Then, a voice sounded in my mind, "Please set the automatic functions, Master." The screen then changed, and a list appeared automatically, with a confirmation button at the bottom. Perhaps because the level was not high, there were not many items on the list, only 'Automatic harvesting of crops when ripe', 'Automatic sales of agricultural products after entering the warehouse', 'Automatic realization of agricultural products after entering the warehouse', and 'Automatic entry of agricultural products into the sales system according to the system's assessed price'.
Yang Ming naturally selected the "Automatic Harvest of Crops" option. He was annoyed by the notification sounds when crops were ripe. At first, he didn't think much of it and even looked forward to it, but after a while, who could stand it? As for the remaining three options, he could just operate them manually.
Yang Ming clicked "OK," and the screen switched to another list. At the same time, a voice sounded in his mind, "Please set up the reminder function, Master."
The list of reminders is also quite short, with only four items: "User Energy Crisis Reminder", "User Upgrade Reminder", "Agricultural Product System Purchase Price Update Reminder", and "Consumer Purchase Request Reminder".
Yang Ming selected all four options. An energy crisis was no small matter; a single misstep could mean a difference of a thousand years—who could bear that? User upgrade reminders were even more important; new features would appear after the upgrade. Agricultural product system purchase price update reminders were even more crucial; system upgrades required gold coins, and even a slight fluctuation in the system's purchase price could result in a significant financial loss. As for consumer purchase requests, well, selling to other consumers might fetch a higher price than selling to the system. Now that he had the energy, he should start selling agricultural products through the 'selling system'.
Yang Ming clicked "OK," and the screen switched to another view. This time, instead of a list, it displayed two large buttons: one labeled "Start" and the other "Close." Simultaneously, a voice echoed in Yang Ming's mind, "Activate the Smart Butler System?"
"yes!"
Yang Ming clicked on the 'Start' button.
With a "whoosh," the entire large screen disappeared, and in mid-air, a tiny sprite the size of a thumb appeared. This sprite flapped its pair of transparent little wings and was incredibly cute.
"Smart Butler Yaya, greet the landlord..." the little sprite said.
"What can you do?" Yang Ming stared at the little elf for a long time until the little elf became a little embarrassed by his gaze before finally asking.
"I can manage it, sir. Please entrust the management of the large landowner's farm to me. I will be your most capable assistant," the little elf said.
"Alright, from now on you'll manage this large landowner's farm for me. But don't call me 'Landlord Master' anymore. My Yang family has been poor farmers for three generations, with impeccable revolutionary credentials. Just call me Master," Yang Ming said.
"Yes, sir! Please grant me the necessary permissions. You have Level 1 permissions and are the owner of the large landowner's farm space. As the housekeeper, Ya Ya needs Level 2 permissions."
"What is the second-level access privilege for?" Yang Ming asked.
"It means working within the scope set by the master," Ya Ya said.
"So... does that mean the scope of your management is what I just set up, like automatic functions and reminders?"
"Yes, sir," Ya Ya replied. "Ya Ya's responsibility is to assist you in managing the farm space. Furthermore, since you haven't selected any options, you no longer need to perform tedious steps one by one. Just tell me what you want to do, and Ya Ya will handle it. If you have any questions during the operation of this product, Ya Ya can also answer them. New features will be added after the space is upgraded, and you can then reset Ya Ya's permissions."
"Okay! Start it." Yang Ming nodded and said directly. Working within the scope he set, that is, working within the circle he drew, plus it even comes with an instruction manual function, why not take advantage of such a butler?
"Startup successful..." Ya Ya said.
"Now tell me what the 'selling system' is all about, and how it differs from the 'selling' in the 'harvesting system'?" Yang Ming was most curious about this.
"Replying to your question, Master, the Landlord Farm Research and Development Company is a trans-universe agricultural company. Its Farm Space series products are sold in various universes. The company's primary goal is to collect as many crop samples as possible from various universes to establish a green universe, an ecological universe, an environmentally friendly universe, and a harmonious universe. This product will only activate the 'Selling System' at Level 1, allowing users to communicate with their counterparts on other planets. However, upgrading the system to Level 1 requires 100 gold coins. Therefore, you need to sell your crops to the system at a very low price in the 'Harvesting System' to obtain gold coins for system upgrades. The intelligent butler Ya Ya reminds you that the system's purchase price is one-tenth of the market price of crops in the 'Selling System.' We do not recommend that you sell your crops to the system," Ya Ya explained.
"One-tenth?" Yang Ming was dumbfounded. The system's purchase price was one-tenth of the market price. Wasn't this big landlord farm R&D company a bit too greedy? However, since he got the ring for free, Yang Ming couldn't be too unkind and say bad things about them.
"Yes, it's one-tenth. When the system buys crops, it automatically detects the quality and gives a reasonable price. This is the system's assessed price, but the system's purchase price is only one-tenth of this assessed price. The only drawback of selling crops in the 'selling system' is that they can't be sold at any time; you have to wait for a buyer. I suggest that the owner give the product a good name to attract the buyer's attention," Ya Ya said.
"They need a good name? That means..." Yang Ming understood a bit. No wonder the 'Seed Menu' had names like 'Tree of Life,' 'World Tree,' and 'Tree of Wisdom.' It turned out they were using that as a gimmick. Yang Ming suddenly thought of another question, "Ya Ya, it seems there aren't any agricultural products in the sales system, right? There are only three menus: 'Farm Tools,' 'Seeds,' and 'Labor,' right? Does that mean we can't sell agricultural products here?"
"The owner can sell agricultural products in the 'Seeds' menu, but the other party can only receive crop seeds. The product was developed with agricultural exchange as its secondary purpose. Unless the user reaches a certain level or has made outstanding contributions to agriculture, the system will not provide them with commercial functions," Ya Ya explained.
Yang Ming asked a few more questions, and Ya Ya answered them all for him, giving Yang Ming a sense of sudden enlightenment. It was much better than Yang Ming figuring it out on his own. It really is true that "three years of self-study is not as good as a teacher's guidance."
Consciousness left the farm space and returned to the body. The tingling and numb sensation from the electric shock had subsided, replaced by an extremely comfortable feeling, as if all the capillaries in the body had opened up, blood and energy were abundant, the body was light and strong, the spirit was full, and the senses were sharp.
Yang Ming steadied himself and looked out at the sky through the transparent plastic bucket. The thunderstorm was still falling, and it seemed to be getting worse. Raindrops fell into puddles, splashing up water droplets. Lightning snakes danced in the clouds, twisting and turning strangely like dazzling dragons, but they did not strike the lightning rod on the mountaintop.
The air was misty, carrying a fresh, earthy scent. The scent was so strong that it even seeped into Yang Ming's nostrils through the small hole he had drilled in the plastic bucket.
The rumbling thunder struck Yang Ming's heart like a heavy hammer; this was the power of heaven and earth...
In Yang Ming's senses, everything became extremely clear. Yang Ming felt that he had never understood the world so clearly as he did at this moment.
"It seems that electric shocks aren't entirely useless. At least, a suitable current flowing through the body is beneficial." Yang Ming couldn't remember which book he had read about electric shocks in, but it seemed that a suitable electric shock could replenish the body's bioelectricity and make people live longer and become smarter.
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps and the sound of splashing water reached Yang Ming's ears. Yang Ming looked in the direction of the sound with a puzzled expression, and what he saw made him turn pale with shock.
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