Chapter 83: Agriculture Still Holds Promise

Lei Yaotian went into the shop alone and walked over to the old, worn-out computer. He raised his hand and tapped on the keyboard for a while.

He had already learned how to operate the Dimensional Trading System from Wangcai, so now he could handle it himself. After all, it was quite troublesome to always have Wangcai by his side.

“When I turned into this appearance, I wondered if Andrew and the others would even recognize me.” First, he connected to Andrew’s Communicator while secretly thinking to himself.

Soon, a blue halo flickered in front of Lei Yaotian. A huge three-dimensional transmission image appeared; the other party’s cross-dimensional instant Communicator was ready.

Andrew appeared in the three-dimensional video. When he saw the young Lei Yaotian, he was stunned at first.

“It seems he didn’t recognize me.” Seeing Andrew’s reaction and expression, Lei Yaotian knew that Andrew had not recognized him.

But it wasn’t surprising when he thought about it. After all, he used to be a big, fat guy with a messy beard and an unkempt appearance.

Now, due to side effects from eating random things and fusing with the Hive’s Crystal Core, he had completely transformed into a strikingly handsome young man. Andrew, Bruce, and Dr. Rogue knew nothing about this.

Because it all happened within the last half month, and during that time, he hadn’t contacted any of them.

After appearing and seeing the young Lei Yaotian, Andrew froze for a moment, then his face turned pale.

Then Andrew asked in a very cold tone, “May I ask who you are? Where is the original owner of this shop? How did you get my communication data? And what do you want from me?” Andrew fired off a series of questions.

“It looks like he really doesn’t recognize me,” Lei Yaotian thought with a bitter smile.

“Mr. Andrew, I am Odin,” Lei Yaotian said with a wry smile as he looked at Andrew.

Andrew’s eyes widened; he simply did not believe what Lei Yaotian said.

“How is that possible! I’ve met Mr. Odin; his figure was quite ‘ample.’ Who are you really? What happened to Mr. Odin!” By the end of his questioning, Andrew was so agitated that his body trembled slightly.

It was no wonder Andrew was so worked up. As a Dimensional Merchant, Andrew knew that Dimensional Merchants could face danger, especially the lower-level ones.

So Andrew’s first reaction upon seeing the young Lei Yaotian was to think that the honest and reliable ‘Odin,’ whom he considered a friend, might have met with some misfortune.

It was precisely because Andrew thought his friend ‘Odin’ might have been harmed that he became so emotional.

Of course, it also had to do with the huge profits tied to ‘Odin.’ Otherwise, Andrew wouldn’t have been this agitated. After all, it was a business worth six hundred million Credit Points every day, all controlled by Mr. Odin.

Lei Yaotian’s expression was quite troubled as he looked at Andrew and said, “Mr. Andrew, I really am ‘Odin.’ It’s just that due to some special reasons, I turned into this appearance…” Then he proceeded to tell Andrew about his recent experiences and changes.

…

After hearing Lei Yaotian’s explanation, Andrew finally believed that the young man before him was indeed the chubby, unkempt ‘Odin.’

Because Lei Yaotian could recount every single scenario that had happened between him and ‘Odin.’

“Whew～～～～”

Andrew let out a sigh of relief.

“I thought Mr. Odin had been harmed. So it turns out it was because he ate a ‘Magic Fruit’ and fused with an unknown creature’s life Crystal Core that caused this change.”

Lei Yaotian nodded and said, “Back then, I wanted to gain strong power, so I secretly ate a Magic Fruit. Who knew it would have no effect? At the time, there weren’t any strange changes, so I thought nothing had happened.” Lei Yaotian smiled apologetically at Andrew, “I’m really sorry. I secretly ate a Magic Fruit. I hope you can forgive me. I know it was wrong; after all, that Farm is half yours.”

Andrew had nothing to say about Lei Yaotian’s honesty.

Having such a partner made Andrew extremely satisfied.

Most merchants in the Dimensional Trading System were cunning and deceitful. Honest merchants like Lei Yaotian were very rare.

Andrew waved his hand and said nonchalantly, “It’s just one Magic Fruit, not a big deal.”

Since Andrew said so, Lei Yaotian tactfully dropped the subject and asked Andrew, “Now I plan to expand the planting of ‘Magic Fruit.’ Each harvest will go toward increasing the planting area. That means for a short while, we won’t be selling ‘Magic Fruit’ on the market anymore. I felt I needed to discuss this with you. What is your opinion?”

Thinking that he needed to focus on building his main Base while also not giving up on that Asteroid.

After all, currently, he only had these two ways to earn Credit Points. For now, ‘agriculture’ couldn’t compare to the Energy business. But Lei Yaotian believed that once the ‘Magic Fruit’ output reached a certain level, it might even earn more than Energy.

Because Energy could only be produced on the Asteroid; there were no conditions outside it.

The data collected by the reconnaissance satellites clearly showed Lei Yaotian this fact: Energy factories could only collect Energy on the Asteroid. Nowhere else in his Universe had such conditions.

Moreover, according to Energy concentration calculations, the Asteroid’s Energy collection factories could only have ten at most. Any more would disrupt the concentration, and then no Energy would be produced at all. After conducting research, Wangcai seriously reported this data to Lei Yaotian.

Therefore, ten Energy collection factories was the maximum, meaning their income had also peaked and couldn’t increase further.

In the short term, that might not be a problem, but if Lei Yaotian’s level increased, it would become troublesome.

So Lei Yaotian turned his attention back to his ‘farming’ business.

Lei Yaotian had carefully calculated with Wangcai that if all the Deserts on the Asteroid were cultivated, they could have about 1.2 million mu of planting area.

(One nate = one square kilometer)

The Asteroid where Lei Yaotian was (actually the satellite of that large Planet) had an area of eight hundred nate, meaning only eight hundred square kilometers.

According to calculations, one square kilometer could cultivate 1,500 mu. So overall, eight hundred square kilometers could cultivate 1.2 million mu for planting ‘Magic Fruit.’

Calculating that each mu produced three hundred Magic Fruit, if the entire Asteroid were developed, every ten days they could harvest 360 million ‘Magic Fruit.’ That was a huge income.

After all, Andrew’s purchase price for Lei Yaotian was three hundred Credit Points per ‘Magic Fruit,’ while Andrew’s own selling price was over two thousand Credit Points.

So Lei Yaotian thought that agriculture had better prospects.

After all, they could also plant on that Giant Planet.

Based on the soil samples that nanobots from the reconnaissance satellites brought back, Wangcai had studied the composition and drawn this conclusion.

“It seems I still have to focus on agriculture to have a future,” Lei Yaotian sighed and remarked to Wangcai at the time.

But all of this would take time, and he had to inform his partner Andrew first. After all, this was a partnership, not his alone.

As Lei Yaotian explained, Andrew also became optimistic about the prospects of ‘Magic Fruit.’

“According to your plan, roughly how much time would it take?”

Andrew asked.

Lei Yaotian thought for a moment and said, “Give me about a year. Maybe it won’t even take that long. After all, each harvest won’t be sold but used to expand planting. This way, our planting area will explode in growth later on.”

Andrew nodded in agreement.

Lei Yaotian asked Andrew, “But I’m a bit worried—if we really do this, a huge amount of Magic Fruit will flood the market. Won’t the price drop?”

This was what Lei Yaotian worried about most.

Seeing Lei Yaotian’s concerned expression, Andrew smiled easily and said, “You don’t need to worry about that. I assure you, no matter how much Magic Fruit we have, I can sell it all. After all, in that ‘Blood War’ I know about, countless beings die every day. So Magic Fruit isn’t hard to sell at all; you can rest assured. Besides, with such high production, we’re the only ones who can supply it in large quantities.”

“Although other merchants also sell such Magic Fruit, neither their quality nor their quantity can compare to ours. So we don’t need to worry about sales.”

Andrew confidently guaranteed that there was absolutely no need to worry about sales or price issues.

Lei Yaotian thought it over and realized it was just as Andrew said. In this Dimensional Trading Device, who knew how many Fantasy Plane World merchants existed.

Once he understood this, the heavy burden in Lei Yaotian’s heart lifted.

“So, Mr. Odin, was that all you wanted to talk to me about?”

Lei Yaotian smiled and said, “Today, I just wanted to discuss this with you. After all, this business is a partnership between us, right? So I had to consult you and hear your opinion before making a decision.”

“You’re a great partner, my friend.”

Andrew looked seriously at Lei Yaotian and said.

“Cooperating with you is the most comfortable and worry-free thing. I feel that being able to work with you means I, Andrew, have been blessed by the Goddess of Luck.” Andrew said this with extreme sincerity.

“Then I hope we can continue to cooperate in the future,” Lei Yaotian said to Andrew with a smile.

“As long as I, Andrew, am alive, I will always work with you,” Andrew vowed, patting his chest.

After chatting with Andrew for a bit more, Lei Yaotian said goodbye to Andrew and then started to connect to Bruce’s Communicator.