After opening the newspaper, Zou Zhuo was surprised to find that it turned out to be a description of how to play the game.
"After planting crops on the ground, can they be harvested?"
"After harvesting, can you sell the crops for money?"
"Can you also buy various props, including fertilizers, seeds, decorations, etc.?"
The gameplay of the farm is not complicated, and it is enough to write it down in a newspaper. Chen Mo deliberately introduced the corresponding gameplay in the newspaper, in order to better fit the environment and prevent the players from feeling out of the game.
Of course, players can perform related operations in the game without reading this newspaper, but that requires some exploration.
Following the instructions in the newspaper, Zou Zhuo first went to the thatched hut to get some seeds, and then went to the back of the hut to get some farm tools.
Farming tools are very simple, just hoes, shovels, watering cans and watering cans. According to the game instructions, the hoe is used for weeding, the shovel is used to eradicate withered crops, the kettle is used for watering, and the watering can is used for spraying pesticides.
As for the operation of planting and picking fruits, all the operations can be done by hand, without the aid of agricultural tools.
Zou Zhuo came to the side of the farmland with seeds and farm tools.
At this time, four pieces of land in the farmland have been reclaimed, and the others are uncultivated. Zou Zhuo sprinkled the seeds into the four fields, and small pits appeared on the ground, indicating that the seeds had been planted.
This is done.
Zou Zhuo was a little surprised, because this operation is so simple, as long as you come to the side of the farmland and scatter the seeds, there is no need for digging or watering.
But he changed his mind and thought again, this is also very reasonable, after all, this is a soothing mode, which is to let the player relax, and it must simplify the related operations as much as possible.
It’s just sowing seeds and harvesting vegetables. In fact, this kind of operation can basically negligible the mental pressure on the players.
After sowing the seeds, Zou Zhuo walked around the thatched cottage again.
There is a small warehouse next to the thatched hut, which is obviously a place for storing crops. However, the game guide in the newspaper said that there will be shops and some other buildings, but it seems that they have not been unlocked yet.
Zou Zhuo went back to the rocking chair and lay down, picked some soothing music, closed his eyes and rested his mind.
Needless to say, in this atmosphere, there is really a feeling of returning to the countryside. The sun is warm and the brightness is just right, under the shade of the parasol. It doesn't feel glaring at all.
Under the breeze and the soothing melody, Zou Zhuo felt as if he was in a real farm, as if the grass could be touched with his hands, and he could even smell the green grassland.
Of course, part of this is an illusion. Chen Mo created such an image of a farm, so when the player is mentally relaxed, he will naturally make up some other elements that are not there.
After squinting for a while, Zou Zhuo opened his eyes and suddenly found that the crops on the land had sprouted.
"Huh? So fast."
Zou Zhuo was a little surprised that the crops grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.
But he quickly figured it out. After all, this is a game. If it is really the same as the real world, if the crops only mature in half a year, then it is a fart.
Zou Zhuo roughly estimated that these seeds are likely to mature and be picked within a few hours. But he didn't know exactly how many hours it was, and he couldn't judge it just based on the growth status of the bud now.
At this moment, weeds grew on one of the lands, while the other land became dry and the surface was dry and cracked, which was obviously different from the other lands.
"Well, come alive!"
Zou Zhuo stood up and picked up the kettle and hoe from the side. First, water the dry land, and then remove the weeds on the other land.
This operation is still very simple, but Zou Zhuo feels as if he is really weeding the farmland, and his heart is full of a sense of accomplishment.
Looking at the sprouts of crops that are gradually growing, Zou Zhuo suddenly feels an inexplicable sense of satisfaction. He really hopes that these crops will mature soon, and he can't wait for the moment of harvest.
At this moment, a line of small words appeared in an inconspicuous place in the field of vision: Congratulations on completing the first weeding, and the system will give you four bags of chemical fertilizer.
"Huh? And fertilizer?"
Zou Zhuo came to the side of the thatched hut and found four bags of chemical fertilizers under the shed behind the thatched hut.
The bag of fertilizer is very small, about the same as a bag of table salt. Zou Zhuo took the fertilizer in his hand and looked at the name written on it.
Two bags of black fertilizer and two bags of gray fertilizer.
Seeing the name of the fertilizer, Zou Zhuo suddenly had a bad feeling.
But he didn't think too much, and took the four bags of fertilizer to the side of the farm.
The way to use chemical fertilizers is written in the newspaper, as long as the chemical fertilizers are sprinkled on the land.
These two bags of fertilizers have different effects on different crops. For some relatively low-level crops, a longer period of time can be shortened, and for some high-level crops, the shortened growth time is relatively small.
At that time, more advanced chemical fertilizers must be used.
Zou Zhuo is now planting basic crops, carrots and white radishes. The gray fertilizer can reduce the growth time of these crops by three hours, while the black fertilizer can reduce the growth time of these crops by six hours.
Zou Zhuo directly sprinkled four bags of chemical fertilizers on the four plots of land. The crops sprinkled with ash chemical fertilizers have entered a state of maturity, but they cannot be picked yet. The crops sprinkled with black chemical fertilizers have directly entered a mature state, and huge white radishes and carrots are about to emerge from the ground.
"Hmm... so the ripening time is somewhere between 3 and 6 hours?"
Zou Zhuo roughly deduced that carrots and white radishes are primary crops, and their ripening time should be the same. The only difference is that carrot seeds are expensive and are sold more expensively, while white radishes are cheaper.
"So... the ripening time of these two types of radishes should be more than three hours and less than six hours."
Zou Zhuo came to two fields of ripe carrots, squatted down and pulled out the carrots lightly.
There are many carrots in each field, planted neatly. Zou Zhuo pulled it out very quickly, and finished pulling it out in a short while.
There is still some dirt on the carrot, which looks very realistic. But after Zou Zhuo threw them into the warehouse, the mud on the carrots disappeared automatically and piled up neatly.
Zou Zhuo shoveled the remains of the crops on the two pieces of land and planted new crops.
At this time, there is another line of very inconspicuous system prompt: It is detected that you have harvested crops, do you want to go to the store to sell
"That means you can sell it for money, right? Sell it decisively." Zou Zhuo didn't hesitate at all.
A brand new building was erected in an instant on the open space next to it. It looked like a simple canteen, but the architectural style matched the scene very well.
There are no npcs in it, it's all automated. Zou Zhuo put the bunch of ripe carrots in the store, and they were automatically exchanged for system currency.
There is a very simple ATM machine next to the store, which shows the amount of currency that Zou Zhuo currently owns, and you can also check some transaction records on it.
You can also check the prices of different props in the store. Of course, Zou Zhuo can't afford most of the props at present.
However, Zou Zhuo was very surprised that there was an interface for exchanging game coins for real items on the ATM.
Zou Zhuo was shocked. Most of the games are only for recharge, that is, real money is exchanged for game coins. He has never heard of game coins being exchanged for real items.
There are some prizes with relatively low value, such as recharge cards. There are also some prizes of relatively high value, even computers and vr game pods. Of course, exchanging these relatively high-value items into game coins would cost sky-high prices, and Zou Zhuo didn't even dare to think about it.
But it is already very shocking that game currency can be exchanged for physical objects.
Zou Zhuo instantly realized that this game was far from simple.