Division of Labor

Under the simple guidance of Fang Bie, the two men who had just arrived in this world—and had yet to even grasp their situation—were already immersed in intense labor.

Although they were not exactly strangers to hard work, they were certainly not accustomed to this kind of agricultural toil.

Fang Bie did not need them to be experts in real-world labor; this was not the real world, after all. He only needed them to share the workload of clearing fields and moving earth and stone.

Tony, having just learned how to use these abilities, was very eager to teach his friend Yinsen how to use them as well. The two high-level materialist scholars were having a blast playing with powers that felt like magic.

"Stop playing around and come help with the farming, unless you want to go hungry tomorrow!" Fang Bie said, half-urging and half-threatening. His words brought the two men, who were obsessed with exploring their new abilities, back to reality. They couldn't help but blush, hurrying over to him.

Fang Bie pulled out two stone hoes as if performing a magic trick. "Take these hoes and use them on those dirt blocks. Just give them a simple hoe, and the dirt block will turn into dry farmland, ready for planting!"

He had spent the morning mining some iron and planting sugarcane at the foot of a nearby hill. He then specifically used his stockpiled stone and the newly excavated dirt to dig out and fill in the surrounding terrain.

With his new stone tools, his speed had seen a qualitative leap. In just one morning, he had laid out four 9x9 fields, smoothing them out neatly with dirt, leaving a single block empty in the center of each to hold water.

In MC, for crops to grow, they must have a water source nearby, as only water can keep the farmland moist and suitable for planting.

The range of a water source is 4 blocks, or 4 meters. Within this 4-meter radius, a 9x9 field is the maximum area that a single block of water can irrigate.

Fang Bie's goal in having the two men hoe the fields was to get these four plots ready. Combined with the stack of seeds he had gathered yesterday, he could ensure he wouldn't lack food for at least the next two weeks.

Both men were exceptionally brilliant and quickly grasped Fang Bie's intent. Far from feeling like they were doing manual labor, they found the task novel and worked without hesitation.

Fang Bie followed behind them, placing a bucket of water in the center of each 9x9 field before slowly scattering the seeds.

Almost the instant he placed the seeds down, the newly moistened soil sprouted seedlings half a palm high.

Tony and Yinsen finished processing all four fields quickly. They leaned on their hoes, looking at everything before them with curiosity, and began to discuss it among themselves.

"A truly marvelous world, isn't it?"

"Hmm... if I didn't lack tools, I'd really want to take apart the things in this world to see how they work. This completely subverts everything I've known!"

Fang Bie heard their conversation but didn't have any particular thoughts on it. In reality, this was the normal reaction for any person. They weren't his puppets, so it was impossible for them to work in silence without saying a word.

He looked up and smiled at them. "The rules of this world are very simple. Once you have a clear understanding, I'll take you to see other things."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "As for now, let's expand the house. Otherwise, you two won't even have a place to sleep tonight."

"It's fine. The weather here is clear, and it's no worse than the caves we've slept in before. Sleeping outside won't be a problem," Yinsen said, trying to be considerate, but he was quickly rebuffed.

Fang Bie shook his head with a grave expression. "Since you are willing to stay here, you are my companions for the time being, and I don't want my companions to be in danger."

"The mountains are certainly safe during the day, but once night falls, every safe place turns into a living hell!" His expression remained unchanged, but his words sent a chill down their spines.

"Monsters will appear randomly around you. Some are Zombies that will turn you into one of them; some are Skeleton Archers whose arrows can penetrate half a meter into the ground; and some are terrifying Creepers that can cause massive explosions, blowing up everything within ten meters!"

"If you don't want to be killed the moment night falls, you had better stay inside the house!" Fang Bie finished in one breath, casting a shadow over their hearts.

They were both mentally sound, rational adults, so they couldn't miss the warning in his tone. However, they would likely only fully believe him once they saw a real monster. For now, they were at least half-convinced.

Fang Bie took two stacks of wooden planks, handed them to the two men, and gave them an axe. "You can tear down the wall where the door is and use these planks to build a house. It's just like the building blocks you played with as a child. I believe, with your intelligence, it won't be difficult to understand."

Tony toyed with the stone axe in his hand, watching Fang Bie pull a sword from his inventory and head down the mountain. He asked, "Where are you going now?"

Fang Bie waved his hand. "I'm going down the mountain to find some food for you, and while I'm at it, I'll look for some wool to make you two beds."

The two men now basically understood the difference between this world and reality, so they didn't bother asking silly questions about how wool could be used to make a bed, instead turning their attention to the tools in their hands with great interest.

Fang Bie descended the mountain with ease. With help today, he had already exceeded his goals. Although he had stockpiled quite a bit of food in his chests, he still needed to use his own hands to gather as much as possible until the crops in the fields were fully grown.

He remembered that on the other side of the mountain, in that stretch of grassland, there should be a herd of sheep. He had even occasionally heard the lowing of cows, so he strode toward that area. With two or three hours left before sunset, he had plenty of time.

He began to run quickly. The abundant oxygen seemed to have boosted his physical fitness, and the rules of the MC world imbued him with abilities far beyond those of an ordinary person.

He saw a herd of cows grazing in the grass from a distance and chuckled. "Beef, leather, here I come!!"