The next day.
I gazed at the Ginkgo Tree.
There seemed to have been a few too many fallen leaves last night.
"Mommy's going out to take some tasks and earn a few spirit stones. You have to be a good girl at home by yourself. If you get hungry, the bottle of Spirit Milk is right beside you. It might be a little cold. If you don't like drinking it, just wait until I come back tonight."
"Be a good girl, okay?" I coaxed my daughter. "Believe Mommy. I won't make you drink cold Spirit Milk again."
Patting my daughter's back, I rallied my spirits once more and slowly broke into a big smile.
I—Ye Xiaoyao—was sure to get better.
Yesterday's mistake had been nothing but an accident.
As long as I was careful enough, I wouldn't make the same mistake again.
Stepping through the morning dew, I happily headed out.
My casually tied-up twin ponytails swayed gently behind me.
The lively little girl skipped along with a spring in her step, as full of energy as ever.
There were only so many tasks in the Task Hall each day. I couldn't afford to arrive late.
Even a little delay, and I wouldn't be able to get any farming tasks.
I'd learned that lesson once already. For those few months, I'd nearly starved.
There were only so many Spirit Fields each quarter.
If I couldn't get farming tasks, I'd have to take my daughter out to scavenge for trash.
Task Hall.
I took a closer look. Sure enough, there were plenty of Spirit Field tasks.
I accepted five times as many fields as before, all at once.
Clutching the scroll with the tasks I'd taken, I drew a deep breath.
Five times as many Spirit Fields meant ten spirit