Chapter 276 I Made These Dumplings Just for This Little Bit of Vinegar

"By the way, there is something I forgot to tell you."

After the elves observed the environment near the Azure Highlands, Zhou You told them a very realistic problem: "We don't have a penny left."

"How is it possible?" Eden expressed disbelief, "Don't we have the salary of the Elvish translator and laboratory assistant, the patent fee of the awakening candy, the reward for collecting legendary elves data, the prize money for winning the league conference, and the start-up funds given by Yashida?"

After Zhou You's trainer career got on track, he earned funds faster than before. In addition, he lived and ate at the Oak Research Institute. With the increase in income and reduction in expenditure, even if he bought a piece of shabby land that no one wanted, he should not be left with nothing!

"After purchasing the private land, there is indeed some left, but don't forget that I still have to pay Torito's salary. The research funds for the awakening candy have not yet been received, and I need to invest myself. Then the farm tools and related equipment and the decoration team are of course not free..."

After calculating the various expenses, even if Zhou You has income every month, it is limited to the two months that are basically at a balance between income and expenditure, that is, the active funds on hand are approximately equal to 0.

Moreover, on the full moon night a week later, he will go to the Forest of Oath in Suanmu Town to provide supplies to the holy swordsmen, and bring back a group of elves abandoned by humans, which will be an additional expense.

"Woof!?" Leftovers was shocked.

Can't afford to eat just because you have your own home! ?

Zhou You took the opportunity to rub the dog's head: "Don't worry about that, we still have enough energy cubes to eat for about a week."

He didn't leave himself no way out.

"That means we have to gather enough food and medicine within 7 days, and it would be best if we can earn some cash?" Eden roughly understood the current dilemma and suggested, "Then how about selling some of the items I earned before, such as the carry-on items and skill machines, or Qiao Qiao, you can take out some valuable items from the box and sell them?"

"In theory, we can indeed survive this period by selling items, but why sell the money we have earned with great difficulty? Hoard it, just in case it is used one day?"

Although there may be a fiscal deficit until the end of the year, Zhou You's tone is unusually cheerful: "No money left, no land has been cultivated, and there is not even a house. With a fiscal deficit, there are only some farm tools, seeds and kettles to start. Don't you think this feels good?"

The start of simulation business games such as ○ Field Story, ○ Workshop, ○ Rune ○ Room, ○○ Alchemy XX is basically like this.

Eden thought thoughtfully when he heard this. Could this guy deliberately spend all his money just for the game experience?

That's right, Zhou You thought, if you have hundreds of thousands of savings at the beginning and can buy whatever you want, then what's the point of this game?

"I don't really understand, what if we can't gather all the supplies next full moon and can't afford to support the abandoned elves?" Keldeo asked a soul question, it didn't want Gopalion to think that he couldn't do this.

By the way, didn't the masters say that Reshiram and Zekrom would help/assist the heroes to create a real/ideal world every time they wake up?

Among humans, do people who play farming games all day long are called heroes?

Facing the soul question of the little water horse, Zhou You nodded calmly: "Well, of course I won't joke about promises. If the time is approaching and the start is not successfully completed, I will directly find a way to get money to buy what I need."

In fact, the financial burden of the first week is not high, even if Zhou You just put it aside for a week, there will not be too much problem.

And instead of selling the limited stock, it is better to ask Reshiram to take me around the universe, find a special asteroid, bring it back, and then sell it to Daigo in Hoenn.

As for whether Rayquaza agrees or not... you can ask Reshiram and Zekrom to negotiate with it together.

But playing like this is quite destructive to the game experience. Zhou You always thinks that business games should be savored slowly and calmly.

"Okay, then what is our primary goal now?" Eden's tone was full of helplessness, "I guess we have to get our place to live first."

"The Monster Renovation Team will come to Azure City in 3 days to get the house, decoration, water and electricity. During this period, we can only use the camping kit to survive. Fortunately, the rainfall has decreased since the beginning of autumn, so it doesn't matter if we camp in the wild for a while."

Unless it is rainy, Arthur, Leftovers, Leafeon, Keldeo and others prefer to live outdoors compared to human houses.

Zhou You looked around and had a general idea of ​​the current priorities: "There are three things we need to do as a priority."

"First, deal with the relationship with the local residents.

"Leave the elves to Eden and Keldeo. Ask them if they want to help cultivate and take care of the trees in exchange for energy cubes. Leave the humans to me. I will go to Azure City with Arthur to investigate the market and see where it is more appropriate to sell our crops."

"Second, the farm tools will arrive in the afternoon. We have to clear an area first, then ask Xiaozhi to borrow some Kentaro to cultivate the land, and then conduct a small-scale test to see if the Psyduck sprayer is as magical as Reshiram said.

"If the tree fruit can really be planted and mature within three or four days, I suspect that this is not an emergency prop that sacrifices quantity to increase the speed of maturity, but an agricultural black technology used for breeding and hybridization."

The things planted sprout in 1 day, bloom in 2 days, and bear fruit in 3 days, with an average of 2 days for one generation. This kind of black technology is probably a miracle that people of this era dare not even dream of.

In order to use this item correctly, Zhou You may really need to learn some knowledge about agriculture and breeding, and strive to breed high-quality tree fruits as soon as possible.

"The third is to confirm the surrounding environment. After all, the materials are not good, and many things have to be made from local materials.

"First of all, the most important fresh water resources. There are two waterfalls in the south. You can take time to investigate and see if there are any problems with the water quality there, but pay attention to safety.

"The second is the elf branch and local planting. Investigating the elf branch is also one of our duties. Using local tree fruits as seeds may be more suitable for the surrounding environment..."

Before Zhou You continued to speak, Eden suddenly realized a problem: "Qiao Qiao, how much do you care about this matter? Didn't you say that you would let it go in the future? Why are you so serious about your work?"

Zhou You was stunned by the other party's question.

"What are you talking about, Eden? How can playing business simulation in the real world be considered a serious matter?" He couldn't help but righteously correct the other party's misconception, "I made this dumpling just for this little vinegar!"

"Is it possible, Qiao Qiao, that farming in reality can't be considered a business simulation?" Keldeo pointed out the biggest contradiction in the other party's testimony.