Chapter 143: Skills Level Up!

The next morning, Liu Yun woke up feeling refreshed. Stretching her body, she yawned before getting out of bed. She walked over to the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, pulled the curtains open slightly, and looked outside.

When she saw that the sun had already risen above the eastern horizon, she yawned again before opening her System’s main interface.

As usual, Liu Yun accessed the Multiverse Farmland. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself standing in the middle of the Multiverse Farmland.

Out of habit, Liu Yun checked her Farmer Energy before doing anything else.

[Farmer Energy: 100/100]

Since she had been too tired the previous night, Liu Yun had fallen asleep the moment her head touched the pillow. Looking at her Farmer Energy, which had already reached its maximum capacity, she sighed regretfully.

"Ah, I shouldn’t let my Farmer Energy go to waste. Next time, no matter how tired I am, I should use up some of it before it reaches the maximum limit."

After sighing once more, Liu Yun opened the status panel for Farmland Plot 001.

The last time she had visited the Multiverse Farmland, she had already cultivated 12 plots of land. Seeing that 13 plots remained uncultivated, she tapped the Soil Preparation skill icon.

Liu Yun then changed the quantity to 13 before pressing the [Confirm] button.

Ding!

[Successfully cultivated 13 plots of land in Farmland Plot 001. The Player has consumed 65 Farmer Energy.]

Ding!

[Soil Preparation proficiency +13]

Ding!

[Farming Experience +26]

Just as Liu Yun was about to open the Multiverse Farmland Store, another notification sounded.

Ding!

[Level up! Congratulations, Player, on reaching Soil Preparation Level 2!]

The moment Liu Yun heard the notification, her eyes lit up. Without wasting a second, she quickly opened the Soil Preparation skill’s status panel.

[Soil Preparation]

[Skill Type: Active Skill]

[Category: Land Management]

[Grade: Common]

[Level: 2]

[Mastery: Beginner]

[Proficiency: 0 / 300]

[Farmer Energy Cost: 4 Energy]

[Cooldown: None]

[Skill Effect: Can identify basic soil conditions.]

[Restriction: Cannot improve the natural quality, fertility, or purity of the target soil.]

[Information: A basic farming skill that allows the farmer to prepare and loosen soil for cultivation using farming tools.]

Liu Yun read through the information before exclaiming excitedly, "Heaven! The Farmer Energy cost has actually decreased by 1! Now, I can cultivate 25 plots of land at once!"

She cheered for a moment before gradually calming down. Then, she checked how much proficiency she needed to reach the next level.

Seeing that she needed only 300 proficiency points to level up the skill, she murmured in relief, "Based on the Farming Experience required to increase my Farmer Level, I thought I’d need at least 1,000 proficiency points to level up. Fortunately, I only need 300."

Closing the Soil Preparation skill panel, Liu Yun opened the Multiverse Farmland Store to purchase some seeds. She had used up all her Basic Carrot Seeds, so it was time to replenish her supply.

Scrolling through the products displayed in the Seeds category, Liu Yun muttered to herself, "I have 136 Basic Carrots in my warehouse now, but carrot soup alone would be too bland. Maybe I should plant some other vegetables this time."

As she pondered her options, Liu Yun’s eyes fell on the Basic Pumpkin Seeds. Tapping the icon, she opened the item’s detailed information panel.

[Basic Pumpkin Seed]

[Grade: White]

[Type: Vegetable]

[Farmer Level: 1]

[Price: 25 Farmer Points/packet]

[Quantity: 10 seeds]

[Growth Time: 12 hours]

[Harvest: 2–4 pumpkins per plant]

[Crop Slots: 1]

[Growing Requirements: Soil: Common or higher, Water: Basic Water, Temperature: Normal, Light: Normal]

[Uses: Food, Soup, Pumpkin Flour, Animal Feed]

[Special Property: High Nutrition. Each mature pumpkin provides significantly more food than most basic vegetables.]

Liu Yun studied the information before muttering thoughtfully, "Although pumpkins are more expensive and take longer to mature, they are much bigger than carrots. Since a Basic Carrot is already about as big as my thigh, a Basic Pumpkin should be at least three times larger than an ordinary pumpkin."

She thought for a moment before making her decision. "Alright. Let’s try planting some and see how big the Basic Pumpkin is."

Having made up her mind, Liu Yun purchased three packets of Basic Pumpkin Seeds, spending 75 Farmer Points in total.

Ding!

[Obtained Basic Pumpkin Seeds x3. Items have been delivered to the warehouse.]

After buying the seeds, Liu Yun quickly sowed them and watered the newly planted crops. Thirty seconds later, she had used up 25 Farmer Energy, gained 50 Farming Experience, and 25 Basic Watering proficiency points.

The moment the countdown timers appeared above the newly planted seeds, another notification rang in Liu Yun’s mind.

Ding!

[Level up! Congratulations, Player, on reaching Basic Watering Level 2!]

Hearing that her Basic Watering skill had also leveled up, Liu Yun quickly opened its status panel. Aside from the proficiency required to reach the next level changing to 300, nothing else had changed between Level 1 and Level 2.

Closing the transparent blue panel, Liu Yun left the Multiverse Farmland. Two seconds later, her consciousness returned to her body, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Stretching her limbs, she sighed contentedly. "What a great way to start the day! Two skills leveled up at once."

After closing the curtains, Liu Yun headed to the bathroom. Since there was no running water in the villa, she took a bucket of water from the Multiverse Farmland and used it to take a quick bath.

While Liu Yun finally enjoyed her first bath since arriving in the Apocalypse World, Ye Xuan and the others were also waking up one after another.

Half an hour later, Liu Yun stepped out of her bedroom. Just as she opened the door, she heard another door opening nearby. Turning to look, she saw Ye Xuan walking out of his bedroom.

Smiling at him, she greeted him cheerfully, "Good morning, Elder Brother Ye."

"Good morning," Ye Xuan replied before adding, "Your complexion looks better today. Did you sleep well last night?"

Liu Yun nodded as the two of them walked downstairs together.

"Mhm. I fell asleep the moment my head touched the pillow. It’s been a long time since I’ve had such a good night’s sleep."

Ye Xuan smiled slightly. "I’m glad you managed to get some good rest despite our limited living conditions."