Fearsome Farmer - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Fish Killing Maniac Li Siwen

Translator: Atlas Studios

Editor: Atlas Studios

Li Siwen sat in the shade of the enormous tree and pretended to eat a portion of dry ration. He waited until the four patrolling militiamen passed by and the rest of the farmers were snoring.

Li Siwen went to the other side of the wheat field by pretending to go to the toilet. There was a small brook with a trickle of water flowing in it. The farmers occasionally drank the water here when they finished the water in their water gourd. Of course, the Feudal Lord must not find out about it. He had strictly ordered everyone to drink boiled water.

The stream was clear, and a few small fishes swam happily in the water. Li Siwen refused to be distracted and went straight to a fruit tree growing on the edge of the river. He first confirmed that there were no snakes around with a hoe, then he squatted down…

It should look real, even though he was pretending. He was not one who would allow himself to be easily caught, even though it might be meaningless to pretend.

A few minutes later, Li Siwen stood up and returned to the place where he saw the little fishes earlier. He picked up stones and piled them up skillfully…

In an instant, three fishes fell into his clutches. Li Siwen didn’t drool. He had no intention to cook and eat them. All he did was lift the stone up high.

“Bam!”

“Bam!”

“Bam!”

The three little fishes died, mangled beyond recognition.

He opened up the Attribute Bar and saw three yellow lights floating into the yellow orb. Li Siwen nodded in satisfaction.

That’s right.

The green orb was for plants, and the yellow orb was for animals. What was the blue orb for?

After estimating the time, Li Siwen continued his slaughter until ten little fishes lost their lives to the stone. He threw the little fishes’ corpses into the stream and ground them with the stones to destroy all traces. Then, he quickly placed the stones back in their original positions.

Next, he rubbed his hands with the soil, and after washing them thoroughly, he went back.

Well, the re-arrangement of the stones was unnecessary. But was it wrong for him to not want to share his secret method of leveling up with others?

Humph!

As for food, the fishy odor would only attract unnecessary troubles. His occupation was a farmer, not a fisherman!

Besides, without fire, raw fishes would contain parasites. What if he got ill? It was not like he was starving…

Back in the shade of the trees, a few farmers had had their naps and were chatting idly. They were not skiving. There was a one-hour break at noon every day. No one was curious about where Li Siwen went. Two farmers stood up and went to the brook together. Yes, it was a nice and safe public toilet and water source.

It got comfortable in the afternoon.

Even after an hour’s rest, the average Stamina of the nine farmers was around 6 or 7 points. Under the harsh sun, their weeding progress was not comparable to that in the morning.

As for Li Siwen, even though he didn’t rest much at noon and only recovered 1 point of Stamina, his overall Stamina was still 9 points. He easily filled up the green orb at around 5 PM. After deducting the spent Stamina, he still had 4 points left.

Watching the glorious sun on the horizon, it exhausted the other farmers. He couldn’t help but feel a little worried, because good days like today were hard to come by. Without enough food, he could not recover all his Stamina. Without sufficient Stamina, he couldn’t kill fishes to level up. After all, the hour of rest at noon was very important. It corresponded to the recovery of 3 Stamina points.

“Food? I cannot eat the fish. They can’t be eaten raw. The only thing that can be eaten within this safe area is wild fruits. But it is June and the fruits are as sour as 38-year-old Wives’ brand aged vinegar.”

Li Siwen shook his head. He had actually tried eating them. The other nine farmers had tried eating them. Without exception, the fruits were all utterly sour. He shuddered at the thought of it.

“Should I try it?”

Li Siwen glanced at the green orb that was completely lit up. He was not a person who blindly obeyed the rules. After his transmigration, he carried out various experiments within the safe area every day. It was as such every day. The Vitality Points which could increase his attributes were the target of his experiments.

But quite honestly, if he could fill his stomach every day, Li Siwen was unwilling to waste the precious Vitality Points. It would be good to use them to increase his attributes and change his occupation to become a militiaman.

But the prerequisite was that he must fill his stomach.

He also saw that there were very little reserves in the territory. This was not because the Feudal Lord deliberately treated them harshly. The landlord’s family had no surplus grain before they harvested the wheat this season!

The Feudal Lord, Overseer Sun Tieshi, as well as the militiamen, ate meat every day because they had to patrol, keep watch at night, and kill beasts. They consumed more energy.

“I’ll give it a try. At most, I’ll take it as having worked a day for nothing.”

After coming to a decision, Li Siwen clutched his stomach as if in pain and ran towards the brook. Of course, he didn’t forget to take his hoe. There were a few ridicules from other farmers behind him. Well, there was nothing more he could ask for.

Li Siwen jumped into the little brook, not caring about leaving any evidence. After all, it was an impromptu decision. The Overseer Sun Tieshi would come soon. When it was time to knock off, he would stop work and go home. It was okay to have some flaws. Obsessive-compulsive disorder was absolutely not acceptable.

He arrived at the wild fruit tree. It should be a wild pear tree. There were a lot of fruits on it, but they were all black and unappetizing.

Li Siwen hesitated for a second and prepared for the worst. He pulled a branch down and grabbed a wild pear. He naturally did not expect to harvest the entire tree with his bit of Vitality. One should know when to be content.

“Extract!”

Li Siwen focused and instantly extracted a little Vitality value from the green orb. He was already very proficient in this process. Then, he immediately focused on the wild pear, mumbling. Ten seconds of validity period. He was ready to waste eight seconds, he must react in the last two seconds.

But in fact, it was very simple. It was so simple that Li Siwen was stunned. That little Vitality fell on the wild pear smoothly, and there was even a beautiful sparkling bubble.

In the next second, a miracle happened. The black wild pear, which was originally only the size of an apricot kernel, quickly enlarged. It transformed from a black wild pear into a Chinese pear.

Three seconds later, a large Chinese pear appeared on Li Siwen’s hand. He caught a whiff of its fresh, sweet smell.

Oh my God!”

After the unimaginable shock, Li Siwen ate it quickly while bawling without saying a word. Even the core of the pear he ate and swallowed down.

“Burp—It’s so good!”

He quickly wiped away his tears and calmed himself down. Then he destroyed all evidence. At the same time, he checked the branch and confirmed that the branch had not changed, then turned around and left.

He analyzed quickly as he walked.

“There are no changes to the Attribute Bar. It can be determined that this big pear was only ripened by the Vitality value. It did not have any magical effects. It’s just vitality gained from tens of thousands of weeds. I can’t ask for too much.”

“It tasted like an ordinary Chinese pear. But it tastes good, the flesh is sweet and crunchy, and—wait a minute, my Stamina is—recovering?”

Li Siwen was ridiculously happy!