The real estate agent's base vehicle had already been expanded once; it seemed her level was quite high.
Jiang Ye explained for a long time why he needed to see her legs, and she finally agreed with a flushed face, allowing him a glance for identity verification.
However, she had a condition: she wanted to see Jiang Ye's legs too.
Opening the door, they entered the base vehicle one by one.
Without a word, both lowered their heads and, facing each other, unbuttoned their trousers.
The scene was quite embarrassing, but fortunately, there were no metallic plates, confirming they were indeed human.
They quickly pulled their trousers back up.
Several seconds of silence followed, the atmosphere extremely awkward.
"Oh! Right, the tea is ready! Please, have a seat and enjoy the tea!" the real estate agent suddenly said.
"Thank you, thank you!" Jiang Ye nodded and sat down on a nearby stone stool.
The real estate agent brought out a teacup. It was quite rough, made of pottery, with uneven edges. The teacup was already filled with steaming hot tea.
"Did you make this teacup yourself?" Jiang Ye took it and examined it carefully.
"Yes, I did. I found a piece of land suitable for pottery making, so I collected a lot of firewood and fired it for a long time. I made a total of 46 teacups, and only two turned out passably formed in the end; the others were ruined," the real estate agent said, sitting rather demurely with her small hands on her knees.
"Impressive! Jiang Ye nodded. Being able to fire pottery yourself is also a skill."
He drank it down in one gulp. It was indeed a rich green tea aroma, but it was too bitter and astringent, perhaps because the leaves weren't processed well.
"Where did the tea leaves come from?" Jiang Ye was very curious. This was the first time he had drunk tea since arriving on this planet.
"I grew them myself. I bought many cans of magical seeds from someone named 'Cao County Citizen.' Most of them were staple crops, but one can yielded tea trees. This is the last of the tea leaves, saved for a distinguished guest," the real estate agent explained softly.
"I am truly honored, thank you so much." Jiang Ye felt a little overwhelmed.
Jiang Ye then chatted with her about Cao County Citizen, mainly discussing prices. He wanted to know if Cao County Citizen had been secretly increasing prices to make private profit. But he soon confirmed that Cao County Citizen's prices for goods were generally normal and matched the profits he had been given.
Finally, Jiang Ye's curiosity turned back to the real estate agent herself.
"I see your base level is quite high. Most people are only level four or five, but you've surpassed more than half of them. Jiang Ye looked around the room's furnishings. How do you make money?"
"I just farm," the real estate agent smiled. "I mainly grow potatoes. That way, I save on seed costs."
"Ah?" Jiang Ye didn't understand.
"It's like this: many colony governors are farming now, and they mainly buy seeds from Cao County Citizen, or they buy them from the Galactic Mall themselves. Regardless of where they buy them, the seeds are not cheap, and the final profit is very low," the real estate agent said. "But I discovered that while the seeds from most crops cannot be replanted, potatoes are an exception. Potatoes sprout. As long as you cut off a small sprouting piece and put it in the soil, it can continue to grow. So, compared to other farmers, I save a lot on seed money, and thus upgrade faster."
Jiang Ye suddenly understood. So, potatoes had this bug.
The young woman before him was a master at exploiting bugs.
That explained everything.
"Speaking of which, I have a question for you, if it's appropriate. I see your base vehicle is very advanced, so your level must be quite high, right? How did you make money and upgrade so quickly? Are there any methods I can learn from? If it's convenient, could you share them with me?" the real estate agent asked, her eyes full of expectation, staring at Jiang Ye, her wording still maintaining that excessively polite Japanese style. Da Feng Novel Network
Jiang Ye opened his mouth but couldn't speak. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should say anything, or how to say it.
His sources of income couldn't be summarized in a single sentence; there were too many.
Relying on his mineral sense to find ore was a major source.
Fishing by boat was also a significant income.
Farming, raising chickens and cows, he had done it all.
Supplying Cao County Citizen by leveraging his level difference was quite profitable when the market was good.
Hiring workers to raise chickens, cultivate plantations, and manufacture canned goods also brought in a large sum daily.
He had also collected bounties for eliminating spies and wanted criminals.
Now, he even earned money by renting out his old base.
There were too many ways to make money; he could barely count them on his fingers.
"I'm very sorry, I shouldn't have asked such a sensitive question. I apologize. If it's not convenient, you don't have to tell me," the real estate agent began to apologize again.
"There are many sources of income, and there is indeed something I can share with you," Jiang Ye said. "Are you interested in raising chickens and ducks? I can give you some chickens and ducks, provide feed daily, and when the chickens and ducks lay eggs, we'll split the proceeds 40/60, you get 40, I get 60."
The real estate agent immediately stood up and bowed ninety degrees. "That's wonderful! If possible, I'd be willing to do this chicken and duck work! Thank you so much!"
Jiang Ye couldn't help but laugh and cry. Dealing with Japanese girls was too awkward; they were always using honorifics, apologizing, thanking, and bowing.
He quickly stood up, put down the plank, and climbed back over the wall to his own base.
The wild wolves had surrounded him again, trying to play with him. But Jiang Ye ignored them.
He opened the livestock assistant and purchased chicken and duck raising equipment, feeders, chicken coops, and so on.
The trading bay flashed with light, and boxes upon boxes of parts appeared.
Jiang Ye carried the parts out, box by box.
The real estate agent stood by the wall, reaching out to receive the boxes and move them inside the wall.
With each box she received, she would offer a word of thanks:
"Thank you!"
"You've worked hard!"
"Thank you very much!"
"Leave it to me, thank you!"
"Do you need to take a break?"
"Thank you so much!"
Jiang Ye was amused, thinking, "She's too polite."
He didn't want to linger, so he bought another 20 chickens and 20 ducks, and threw them all inside the wall.
"You take your time with your work, I need to go home. Message me privately if you need anything," Jiang Ye said.
"Thank you very much! Mr. Landlord, you are a very kind person. I hope you'll take good care of me in the future, and you're welcome to visit my home!" the real estate agent bowed repeatedly.
Jiang Ye got into his base vehicle and started the engine.
The base vehicle began to move slowly.
The wolf pack lying around stood up, looking at the base vehicle in surprise. Their expressions seemed to say, "Are you leaving already?" "Don't go," "Damn, no more chicken."
Jiang Ye rolled down the window, poked his head out, and waved at the wolf pack:
"Dogs, don't just stand there! Follow me!"
The base vehicle drove forward at a very slow speed. When some wolves got tired and couldn't keep up, he would ease off the accelerator and stop, throw out a few chickens, and wait for the wild wolves to finish eating before continuing.
Stopping and starting, by the time it got dark, they had returned to the seaside.
The excavator, mining truck, rotorcraft, and the fishing boat in the dock were all still there, just as they were when he left.
After parking the base vehicle, Jiang Ye got out and scanned the surroundings.
A pack of white wolves was lingering nearby, sniffing the ground, as if familiarizing themselves with the environment.
Many wild wolves, tired, lay down on the flat ground to sleep. Their sleeping postures were no different from those of dogs.
It was clear that they now regarded Jiang Ye as a master or a wolf king; wherever Jiang Ye went, they would settle there.
"So many guard dogs," Jiang Ye's face lit up with joy.
After most of the wolves had settled down to rest, Jiang Ye patiently counted them.
There were a total of 66 wolves!
With 66 wolves to guard the premises, as long as an armored unit didn't show up, security was basically not a concern.