Chapter 16: Chapter 016 Improved Efficiency
Shen Xingyan watched the two Little Skeletons walk into the wheat field and followed them, wanting to see how Lucky guided the Little Skeletons in their labor.
Lucky would make a movement, and the new Little Skeleton would follow suit with the same movement, even skipping the previous hand gestures between the two skeletons.
Shen Xingyan was a bit puzzled, unsure how they communicated with each other.
After repeating the actions a few times, Lucky stopped weeding and led the Little Skeletons back to Shen Xingyan's side.
"Is that all?" Shen Xingyan looked at Lucky, who was standing quietly beside him, with a surprised expression.
At this moment, it seemed to have finished expressing Shen Xingyan's command and entered a state of silence, standing by Shen Xingyan's side, waiting for the next instruction.
Shen Xingyan squatted down and touched Lucky's skull with a look of admiration.
Although this skeleton looked a bit terrifying, it made him feel as if he had found a treasure. If he wasn't afraid of others thinking he was a pervert, he would have directly kissed it.
He knew that when he previously taught Lucky these labor movements, it was based on his identity as Lucky's owner, and there was naturally a Skill bonus involved.
Furthermore, Shen Xingyan was a wise person; he clearly knew how to make a "skeleton" that understood nothing better complete his instructions. All these factors combined led to Lucky quickly picking up the tasks.
And while Lucky's teaching method just now was somewhat similar to his own, excluding the mandatory command of the Skill, it was still able to get the Little Skeleton up to speed so quickly.
This indicated that its inherent efficiency was indeed much higher than Shen Xingyan's, which was quite baffling!
"Do skeletons have a special way of connecting with each other? Is communication more efficient between them?" Shen Xingyan couldn't help but ponder secretly.
Somewhat perplexed, Shen Xingyan simply asked Lucky if his guess was correct, telling Lucky to nod if it was right and shake its head if it was wrong.
However, Lucky seemed to not understand what its owner was expressing at all, standing there without any reaction.
"I was being too greedy. It's already excellent that Lucky can perfectly execute my basic commands. Asking it to answer questions is too much to ask of it!"
Shen Xingyan shook his head in disappointment. He had indeed been a bit delusional just now, actually thinking of asking a question to a mindless skeleton that only acted according to commands.
"It's probably because things have been too smooth recently. The mutation of the Farmer Skill and the potential of the innate Skill are almost making me delusional. I still need to proceed steadily and not be too whimsical!" Shen Xingyan engaged in some self-criticism and self-encouragement in his mind.
Since he couldn't get any useful information from Lucky, and there was no other way to answer his doubts, Shen Xingyan had to temporarily put the problem aside.
"Come on, let's go to the wheat field and complete the weeding task." Shen Xingyan tentatively said to the two skeletons. Although he had already guessed the outcome, he was still a bit uneasy before the final result appeared.
However, upon hearing Shen Xingyan's instruction, Lucky and his Little Skeleton follower immediately began weeding in one direction.
Watching this outcome, Shen Xingyan exclaimed, "This is great!"
"From now on, the task of guiding the planting will be left to Lucky. I just need to give a command, and it'll be done. It saves both worry and effort!" Shen Xingyan thought happily to himself.
With three laborers weeding together, the efficiency was quite high, and the weeding task was completed quickly.
However, it was only after the weeding maintenance prompt disappeared that Shen Xingyan remembered he had been so engrossed in the amazing effects of the innate Skill and the excellent abilities of the Little Skeletons.
He hadn't used his powerful Farmer Skill as soon as its cooldown ended, wasting several minutes for nothing, which made Shen Xingyan feel a bit regretful.
At the same time, he quickly used his Farmer Skill, consuming 5 points of Origin Energy, which increased the growth progress of one mu of agricultural product by +10%!
"Congratulations, you have successfully cast a Farmer Skill, and your Farmer experience has increased by 1."
As the effect of the Farmer Skill acted upon this mu of wheat field, Shen Xingyan, who was in it, clearly felt that the surrounding wheat had reached its growth limit and was beginning to develop into ears.
Looking at the vibrant wheat, the slight reservation Shen Xingyan had previously held about the Farmer profession gradually dissolved.
He suddenly experienced the joy that a Farmer should have—the joy of creating life.
Watching the agricultural products in the field grow little by little with hope, finally becoming what they desired, this sense of nurturing is probably something only every Farmer can experience, and it truly captivated Shen Xingyan.
"If it weren't for the surrounding Disasters, being an ordinary Farmer would actually be quite happy," Shen Xingyan couldn't help but think.
After sighing, Shen Xingyan no longer hesitated, because the "Irrigation" maintenance icon had already begun to appear above the wheat field. He quickly led Lucky and the Little Skeleton to continue working.
As the Little Skeleton, under Lucky's guidance, quickly became familiar with various maintenance tasks in the wheat field, its movements also became more and more nimble, which led to a sudden increase in their work efficiency by a notch.
Under the cooperative work of the three laborers, various maintenance tasks for one mu of wheat field were quickly completed shortly after they appeared. Compared to the first day, the difficulty of completing the tasks was significantly easier.
However, the Star Origin's prompt tasks seemed to be endless, just like the Little Skeleton's stamina. Often, as soon as they finished one prompted task, another would immediately appear, giving Shen Xingyan no chance to rest.
After five or six hours of continuous work, Shen Xingyan's stamina was almost at the warning line. Only then did the Star Origin's prompts begin to slow down, and the idle time between two prompts gradually lengthened.
Shen Xingyan, who was sitting at the edge of the field gnawing on two steamed buns he bought for 2 copper coins from the Xingyuan Mall, also clearly noticed this phenomenon of the prompts slowing down, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"The +10% growth progress is indeed very powerful, but it also requires matching labor.
Otherwise, if this mu of wheat field were to be maintained by myself alone, not only would multiple icons likely appear above the wheat field, but the wheat would also be penalized for task stagnation, leading to a significant reduction in the final harvest."
While gnawing on the steamed bun and recovering his stamina, Shen Xingyan marveled at how complementary the two Skills were. If either Skill had appeared alone, it would not have had such astonishing effects!