Farming With The In-game World - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: Chapter 15: The Value of the Stone

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

For the next few days, An Wen kept to an extremely regular schedule.

He woke up at 10 a.m. every day and went for breakfast after briefly packing up the room.

Before 2 p.m., he would finish what he needed to do, and then he would enter the other world.

Afterwhich, he would work out for two hours, take a bath for half an hour, and finally eat his dinner.

After dinner, he entered the other world and got back to physical labor.

He then would spend about three hours each day excavating the foundation and mining stone.

Following which, he would take another bath and eat some food. By then, it would be close to 10 p.m.

Lastly, he would learn woodworking skills from the wood processing plant.

The woodworking skills were also directly infused into his mind, so An Wen only needed to familiarize himself with the knowledge and he would quickly grasp the skills.

Over the past few days, An Wen made quite a few items – apart from a set of wooden furniture, he had also made use of his sculpturing skills to sculpt a few garage kits of his ‘waifus’.

The ‘waifus’ which he sculpted himself looked more aesthetically pleasing than those which he purchased on Earth.

After some handicraft work, he would remove a piece of wooden plank from all of his buildings, and then return home to sleep.

That was how a day of An Wen’s dull and ordinary life would go.

One day, An Wen was working out in the gym.

After almost a week of training under the blessings of the gym’s attributes, An Wen’s physique had already surpassed his prime.

Although he still had not reached the limits of the capabilities of his body, he was developing holistically across all aspects.

He was not like those hulks and muscle-men who devoted all of their time to working out.

Nevertheless, all of his muscles were now toned and streamlined, possessing strong and powerful explosive force. Combined with his enhancement skills, his body was flawless.

Take for instance someone pressing their finger on another person’s back.

Ninety-nine percent of people would not be able to tell clearly which finger it was.

It could be possible to tell if there were only one or two fingers placed on one’s back, but if there were more than four fingers involved, the nerves on the back would be unable to distinguish each finger separately.

Such a sense degenerated as people grew older.

On the other hand, through training his five senses, An Wen rekindled that sense of touch, which would otherwise have grown blunt as he aged. In contrast, his sense of touch grew even more powerful.

“Pant… pant… 100… done.”

After completing 200 sit-ups, An Wen panted heavily as he lied down on the fitness equipment.

His abdominal muscles that were once fused together into one ‘pack’ had vanished and were replaced by his new six-pack of abdominal muscles.

Indeed, An Wen only had a six-pack of abdominal muscles.

Abdominal muscles were determined by genes, so even if An Wen achieved the maximum capabilities of his own body, he would still be unable to obtain an eight-pack.

“I shall stop here for today, I still need to head home later.”

An Wen looked at the time displayed on his mobile phone and decided to end the training for the day.

After all, working out should be carried out suitably and in moderation.

As the common saying goes, ‘Working out in moderation attracts the opposite gender, but working out excessively attracts the same gender.’

An Wen proceeded to take a bath in the bathroom.

When the jets of water hit An Wen’s back, he had already closed his eyes as he attempted to feel exactly how many jets of water there were.

An ordinary person would have felt numbness when faced with the same situation.

On the other hand, An Wen was enjoying himself as he counted the number of jets of water.

Twenty minutes later, with the healing effects from the bathroom, all of the fatigue An Wen felt after working out in the gym had been relieved.

When he emerged from the bathtub, he immediately rushed to the mirror to gawk at his own body shamelessly.

“Aye… Perfection is also a crime.”

Returning home, An Wen changed his clothes and drove to his parents’ home.

He had no other choice; when his mother called for him, he dared not to refuse her request. Otherwise, where would he get his pennies from?

Their home was a townhouse located in the Pudong New Area.

His family had purchased it earlier for a few million yuan.

Now, however, the price of their townhouse had increased ten-fold, so they profited greatly.

Up until he completed his senior high school year, An Wen lived with his parents. It was only after he entered university that he started living alone.

After all, there were certain things that would be extremely inconvenient to do if his parents were at home with him.

…

“Mom, Dad, your dearest son is back.”

An Wen loudly announced his arrival the moment he walked through the main door.

“What are you shouting for, shouldn’t you have come home earlier? Hurry, wash your hands, food is ready.”

The voice of his mother emerged from the kitchen, although her tone was…

Changing out of his shoes, An Wen went to the washroom, but instead found his younger brother playing with a water gun inside.

“Xiao Tu, why aren’t you playing outside?”

An Wen asked curiously when he saw his younger brother, An Tu.

“Shh… Bro, keep it down, don’t let Mom hear you.” An Tu said hurriedly.

An Wen quickly knew what was going on as he nodded his head. The naughty child must have not finished his homework and was hiding in the washroom to play, using the washroom as an excuse.

“Xiao Tu, tell me, why did Mom ask me to come back home?”

An Wen asked as he washed his hands.

Truthfully, An Wen was also very curious as to why his mother had called him to come home.

He would usually only return home during the Lunar New Year, and his parents would not look for him either.

With one young child at home, it was enough trouble for them to deal with.

If they saw the older child too, they would certainly grow exasperated, making it better if he did not return home. After all, out of sight, out of mind.

“Two portions of snacks.”

An Tu said as his eyes lit up and he stretched out his two middle fingers.

Haha…

At that moment, the corner of An Wen’s mouth quirked upwards slightly – you little rascal, how dare you extort your older brother?

“Xiao Tu, I heard that you do not have enough practice questions to do outside of school. Don’t worry, I will buy ten sets of extra practice books for you tomorrow. You will certainly have sufficient practice questions to attempt.” An Wen said with a smug smile.

The smile on An Tu’s face instantly disappeared. He looked at An Wen in horror.

The expression on his face seemed to express the question: Are you a devil?

“Don’t beat around the bush, tell me now.” An Wen said.

“Hmph… You’re always bullying me, I’ll complain to Mom later.” An Tu whined.

“If you dare complain, I’ll buy more extra practice books for you.” An Wen retorted.

“You…” An Tu was speechless.

“What do you mean, ‘you’? Call me ‘Brother’!” An Wen shouted.

After a round of exerting his authority and coercing, An Wen finally obtained the information he wanted.

It turned out that his parents were moving to another location because their current house was too far and inconvenient for An Tu to go to school. They were moving to the Huangpu District.

As expected, during their meal, An Wen was tasked to supervise the renovation works.

“I don’t understand, why is there a need to supervise the renovation works? Isn’t the renovation company in charge of all the work? When the renovation is complete and if it does not pass the third party quality inspection, we can simply get them to redo the work, or provide compensation. Why do I need to go and supervise the process?”

An Wen was completely baffled. In this day and age, why was there a need to supervise the renovation?

“We’re not asking you to supervise the renovation. You’re there to look after the stone material, to ensure that the renovation workers do not secretly swap them with other materials.” An Wen’s father, An Zhixin answered.

“How is that possible? Why would anyone do that? Stone materials are not valuable anyway.” An Wen questioned.

“How ignorant.” An Zhixin replied harshly and disdainfully.

Raising the corner of his mouth, An Wen could only resign to fate – he could not possibly oppose his father.

On the other hand, seeing that his elder brother was berated, An Tu became filled with joy as he grinned widely.

Then, he accidentally overturned his bowl on the table.

He was instantly stunned.

The next moment, he was berated by his mother, and immediately “KO’ed”.

After the meal, An Wen saw the stone material that they were afraid would be secretly replaced.

“Dad, this stone material is so unaesthetic that I would not even want them if you gave them to me.”

An Wen scoffed when he saw the blue-colored, patterned stone material.

“What would you know? You only know how to play games every day, and you wouldn’t read more books when I asked you to. This is cloisonne; it costs 35 thousand yuan per square meter, you won’t even be able to afford it.”

An Zhixin rebuked upon hearing his son’s remarks.

An Zhixin chose the stone material himself; he naturally would not let his son slap his own face by saying that the stone material was ugly.

Thirty-five thousand yuan per square meter?

When An Wen heard what his father said, he was stunned.

It did not look valuable, and yet it cost 35 thousand yuan per square meter, which also meant that a cubic meter cost a few million yuan.

What in the world!

An Wen was left momentarily speechless.

Even though his family was wealthy, they should still not be spending millions of yuan on such ‘garbage’. Was there something wrong with An Zhixin’s brain?

Moreover, An Wen truly did not feel that the stone material was superior in any way. Even the stone that he mined in the other world and used to build the city wall was better than the cloisonne in front of him.

“I’ll go out to get something.”

After An Wen saw the stone material, he turned and left the house.

He mined a block of stone in the other world, transported it to the warehouse, then loaded it onto his pickup truck to bring it home.

“Dad, have a look at this. What do you think of my block of stone?” An Wen asked.

“Where did you get the stone from?”

An Zhixin questioned with suspicion when he saw the stone on the pickup truck.

“Don’t bother about where I got it from, just have a look at it.” An Wen replied.

An Zhixin gave up on questioning the origin of the stone and instead began inspecting it.

“Eh… This is not black stone marble, and it is not Laolun Special Black marble either. The black color is very pure and it does not have patterns in the middle. It is instead dotted with silvery-white spots. What kind of stone is this?”

An Zhixin was slightly bemused when he finished inspecting the stone.

Truthfully, he had never seen such a kind of stone before, even with his numerous years of experience.

An Wen repeated, “Don’t bother what kind of stone it is, just tell me what you think of it. It’s better than the blue one you picked, isn’t it?” 

“It’s not just any ‘blue stone’, it’s called cloisonne… Regardless, this block of stone is indeed better than the cloisonne, how much did you buy it for?” An Zhixin asked.

“One hundred thousand yuan.” An Wen replied.

He had picked a number randomly.

“One hundred thousand per square meter… Mmm, it’s slightly costly, but the appearance of this block of stone can still fetch this amount.” An Zhixin said.

“Alright, as long as you like it. In that case, we will use this stone material for the renovation of our new house.” An Wen replied.

“Sure, but one block is not enough. I’ll transfer 20 million yuan to you later for you to purchase two more blocks of it. I’ll use the remaining material to replace the coffee table and bay window in my office.” An Zhixin said.

“It’s alright, you don’t have to be the one paying every time, Dad. I’ll take care of the renovation of our new house, so you do not have to worry. You will definitely be satisfied.”

An Wen assured his father with full confidence.

Come on, am I someone who lacks 20 million yuan?

The development of the other world cost a fortune, and An Wen had spent millions of yuan to date.

Although he could receive 20 million yuan from his father, the money would not last him long anyway.

However, knowing now that he could earn money from the stone material, he was no longer worried.

Even if he could not find someone who would be as easily deceived as his father, he would still be able to sell the stone at 70 to 80 thousand yuan per square meter.

Although his father was willing to spend a huge amount of money, he was not a fool.

Since he had accepted the price of 100 thousand yuan, the stone material from the other world was certainly still very valuable, even without considering the ’emotional premium’ that his father attached to the stone as he fancied it.

At such a thought, An Wen was pleased.

The development of the other world was finally seeing monetary returns.

Nevertheless, based on such a price, would all of the stone material that he used to build the city wall not be worth billions of yuan?

Ermm…

Well then, I am also someone who has labored and constructed buildings worth billions of yuan.