Two-star Farmer Card

At breakfast, the three of them had nothing to say. The atmosphere was rather strange—Penny seemed to have a fire burning in her heart and had gone straight to the dark side, while Phila sat calmly like an old spider, secure as a fisherman watching his line.

Li Wei, meanwhile, was practically invisible.

By his estimation, Penny might very well fight for the position of head of the household next month.

But there was nothing he could do. This single mu of farmland had him completely trapped.

At a reclamation rate of twenty square meters per day, he would have to work for one month and three days to finish it. Only after completing that would he be qualified to do anything else.

He could no longer get involved in Penny and Phila's battle for household leadership.

After breakfast, Li Wei went to the Wheat Field and discovered that his tiny plot was already covered in tender green shoots, a pleasing sight indeed. No wonder green was the color of hope.

He inspected the fence again and carefully checked the surrounding area for a while. Only after confirming there were truly no traces of small animals did he relax.

A fence nearly one and a half meters tall was an impassable barrier to most small animals.

He wondered how large the final harvest would be.

The land's fertility had increased by 30%.

If he could upgrade his Farmer Card soon, the effect would definitely improve further.

Speaking of which, his current experience was 11 Family Contribution Points, 64 Farming Experience, 14 Construction Experience, and 15 Hunting Experience.

Not bad. Once he gathered 100 Farming Experience, he could upgrade.

Keep at it, boy!

It was another dull and exhausting day.

However, Li Wei had become increasingly proficient at using Groundhog digging techniques. Combined with racing against time and working overtime, he successfully reclaimed thirty square meters of farmland before dark, earning 6 Farming Experience and bringing his total Farming Experience to 70.

The rest of his experience was used as food expenses, enough to last him half a month.

As for Penny and Phila, he no longer paid attention to them.

Let them do whatever they wanted. His life now consisted of nothing but digging, eating, sleeping, then digging again.

After several consecutive days like this, Li Wei felt as though he was about to become a Groundhog himself.

The reclaimed farmland gradually expanded, while his Farming Experience finally reached 100 on the evening of the fifth day. He could upgrade now.

Li Wei was thrilled. Almost trembling, he summoned his One-star Farmer Card. With a shift of his thoughts, 100 Farming Experience poured into it.

Countless starlights shifted and merged, dreamlike and fantastical. In the blink of an eye, the One-star Farmer Card successfully upgraded into a Two-star Farmer Card. At the same time, a warm current circulated and merged within Li Wei's body—the Two-star Farmer Card was undergoing a deep binding fusion with him.

When the fusion was complete, he felt as though he had been reborn.

Then, line after line of information appeared.

[Two-star Farmer Card bound]

[Class changed to Professional Farmer]

[Professional Talent acquired: Land cultivated by you gains 40% fertility]

[Automatically gained 5 Free Attribute Points]

[Reminder: Upgrading to a Three-star Farmer Card requires 1,000 Farming Experience + 10 units of Standard World Supplies + one Bronze Quality Clearance Token]

[Name: Li Wei]

[Primary Class: Farmer]

[Fate: Two-star Farmer Card bound; currently possesses 5 Free Attribute Points]

[Health: 50 (chronic illness)]

[Stamina: 90 (mild hunger, -10)]

[Strength: 7 (somewhat weak, -1)]

[Agility: 3 (somewhat weak, -1)]

[Defense: 2 (somewhat frail, -1)]

[Current status: chronic illness, mild hunger, mild frailty. Your stamina will gradually decline. Expected death in 35 months]

At the newly planted Wheat Field, Li Wei lit three bonfires and carried over a large amount of Twigs and firewood.

The household did not lack firewood at all now. Over the past dozen or so days, because of the head of household's restrictions, the Twigs Penny obtained from extensive logging automatically became household property without needing to be donated.

That was the benefit of having a head of household—it could prevent internal conflict to the greatest extent possible.

It was also the path toward putting the household on the right track.

However, that was only the surface-level mission plot.

More fundamentally, it concerned the players' interests.

Completing tasks assigned by the head of household only granted experience; it did not grant Family Contribution Points through donations.

Li Wei had not forgotten the most basic clearance requirements.

Survive for at least 36 months, and accumulate at least one unit of Standard World Resource.

The first was understandable, but what was the latter?

What counted as a Standard World Resource?

What could be confirmed for now was that this Standard World Resource was no ordinary item. It was not one unit of wood, one unit of wheat, or one unit of meat.

It might even be something like gold or silver treasures.

For example, ten gold coins or ten Silver Coins.

That requirement was far more demanding.

But how could he obtain this so-called Standard World Resource?

The household needed to develop and survive, but it probably also needed to engage in trade and communication with the outside world.

Was that why Penny wanted to develop handicrafts?

Under the firelight, Li Wei held a Wooden Spear as he patrolled along the edge of the Wheat Field, pondering this question.

"So, in the time ahead, I still need to find a way to compete for the authority of the head of household. That authority is far too important, especially for external trade and contact."

"But I can't act rashly. Phila and Penny are both excellent teachers. I should first watch how they fight."

"And all I need to do is secure my foundation. The farmland is my foundation."

With that thought, Li Wei calculated the time again. When he had first arrived in this world, the climate had seemed like early summer, somewhere between May and June. A month had now passed, and there were probably less than two full months of summer left.

During the first month of autumn, the wheat could continue growing. By the second month of autumn, they would need to hurry and harvest it.

Then they would have to prepare for winter.

They needed to store firewood and hay, repair and insulate the house, and gather more food. Speaking of which, aside from cooking and tending the cattle each day, Phila had constantly been digging up wild vegetables and gathering mushrooms. Some were made into Wild Vegetable Soup, while the rest were dried. Those were all her personal property.

One look was enough to tell that she had plenty of experience surviving winter.

"Phila should have spent at least half a year in the mission plot already. Otherwise, she couldn't have accumulated so much wealth, especially that cow."

"Penny may have only been here for a few months."

"Interesting."

With that thought, Li Wei's heart stirred. He summoned the Two-star Farmer Card, and the attribute panel appeared with it.

There was no need to hesitate. Health first.

[Health: 60 (minor illness)]

[Health: 70 (suboptimal health)]

[Health: 80 (healthy)]

After spending three Free Attribute Points in one go, Li Wei felt completely different. Streams of warmth rose and spread through his body, transforming into vigorous vitality. Fatigue, pain, weakness, and all those stubborn negative conditions were swept away in an instant. It was as if he had returned to the age of eighteen, with endless energy and endless stamina. Even while walking, he felt like he had springs attached to his feet, ready to leap at any moment.