Chapter 102 Patrol

When Fang Yue was in the wild before, it was always at night, and he didn't have time to look at the scenery, so naturally he didn't feel anything.

Now that he calmed down, he realized that the scenery outside the village was so beautiful, a million times better than any internet-famous scenic spot.

It was just that this good mood didn't last long before Fang Yue looked up at the sun in distress.

The weather was too hot.

The wind that blew over was fiery.

The long line marched forward, and soon arrived at their first destination.

It was a field as far as the eye could see, with emerald green rice plants swaying in the wind.

"Stop! Teams 1-6 of Group 1, stay here and be responsible for the safety of the field area."

"Yes!"

Six teams immediately walked out of the line, scattering like skilled workers, each choosing a direction to patrol.

As for the villagers who farmed the land, they came out one after another, taking out the large buckets of water they had brought, irrigating and removing insects from the crops.

The large green water vat that Fang Yue cared about was also carefully carried down by several strong guards at this time and placed flat on the ground.

"That's called the growth accelerator, something that speeds up the growth cycle of crops. Ordinary rice ripens once a year, but if it's irrigated with the growth accelerator, it can ripen twelve times a year, that is, a harvest once a month."

Lin Ling casually explained, seemingly because he saw Fang Yue staring at the water vat curiously.

"So powerful? If it's used on things like herbs, wouldn't it be possible to harvest a large area of herbs?"

Lin Ling shook his head.

"It's different. The growth accelerator is specially formulated for our kind of rice, and it's ineffective or even harmful to herbs. Moreover, the cost of making the growth accelerator is not low, and the village is basically losing money helping the farmers make the growth accelerator. But there's no way around it; compared with the benefits, the stability of food is more important."

Okay, it seems that the growth accelerator wasn't that amazing, but the person who invented this kind of thing must be the father of rice in the game.

Fang Yue took a look; there were also two players who went to the fields with the NPCs to farm, it seemed that they had also accepted tasks and mixed into the village system.

Since everyone was basically not doing these jobs for the first time, the work distribution in the field area was well-organized and quickly completed.

Leaving the field area, following the road, the bloated team was greatly streamlined.

It could be seen that the village's focus was still on food, and other industries were only valued to an ordinary degree.

Most importantly, as they continued to move farther from the village, the danger increased, and fewer people were willing to take the risk.

So when the team arrived at the herb-gathering area, only a few four people broke away from the team, with Little Fox among them.

Lin Ling originally wanted to leave only one six-person team, but Fang Yue spoke up, and with his connections, he managed to leave an extra team behind.

Two teams of 12 people were enough to be responsible for the herb-gathering area.

Although it was called the herb-gathering area, the area was actually very large, and it would take a lot of effort to collect good herbs.

Next, the team passed through areas one after another, dropping off villagers.

By the time they reached the final hunting area, there were only 6 teams left, as well as Fang Yue and Lin Ling, the two captains.

"Night bro! Cover me!"

Jing Yan quickly sent a message, he also wanted to get the same treatment as Little Fox.

But unfortunately, Fang Yue had no say in the final manpower.

Lin Ling had 4 teams stay in the hunting area, and then he and Fang Yue each led a team.

The two teams that were left seemed to be elites, and they all had horses.

"I've taught you what I should, figure out the rest yourself. Now you take your people this way, and I'll go that way. Actually, these resource areas are distributed around our village, but the route is a bit winding. Just follow this route, and you'll definitely run into me before you finish a full circle. We'll use this to confirm each other's situation and safety."

As he spoke, Lin Ling also took out a map, pointing out the route to make it easier for Fang Yue to understand.

The map was very simple, only marking the location of Gu Yue Village and the approximate terrain around it, as well as the signs for each area.

Fang Yue looked at it for a long time, combining Lin Ling's explanation and his own positioning, before he was able to connect the route on the map with reality.

The so-called patrol route was basically just going around a large circle centered on Gu Yue Village, but the route was winding and it was necessary to pass through those resource areas, so it seemed cumbersome.

Understanding everything, Fang Yue led the team forward, but was stopped by Lin Ling.

"Get on his horse; without a horse, there won't be enough mobility. If something happens, you won't be able to get there in time."

Lin Ling was referring to the leader of Fang Yue's team.

That young man was called Xiao Hou, with an ordinary appearance and a square head. He had two or three years of experience in the patrol team and could be considered an old hand.

Great, I must learn how to ride a horse when I get back!

Helplessly, Fang Yue rode off on the same horse as Xiao Hou.

Lin Ling shook his head and led the others on another patrol route.

After separating from Lin Ling, Fang Yue's nerves were very tense, afraid that a strange creature would suddenly appear at any time.

But after he smoothly patrolled half a circle and met Lin Ling again,

Fang Yue realized that he was a bit overthinking things.

The probability of strange creatures appearing during the day was indeed much smaller.

The whole journey could be said to be calm and tranquil, without even the slightest disturbance.

"Don't let your guard down."

Lin Ling gave an order and continued patrolling with his team.

Fang Yue didn't idle either, and led his team to patrol as well.

After patrolling about six circles, nothing happened as expected.

Fang Yue relaxed.

It wasn't that strange creatures wouldn't appear during the day, but that they disliked daytime more.

This was also the source of the saying that the day shift was safer than the night shift in the guard team.

But in reality, although the probability was small, if you really encountered one, life and death were still uncertain.

Thinking of this, Fang Yue practiced his swordsmanship on horseback, but the effect was minimal.

However, when passing through the gathering area, some players saw this scene and couldn't help but start discussing.

"As expected of Night bro! He doesn't forget to practice diligently even while patrolling!"

"Damn it! Is this the gap between me and Night bro? He's practicing martial arts while I'm farming. By the time he takes off, I'm afraid I'll only just be starting to join the patrol team!"

"Excuse me, Night bro, where can I find your book, *The Art of Time Management*? I want to learn!"

These flattering words made Fang Yue blush a little.

Because practicing swordsmanship on horseback didn't increase any of his stats at all; at most, it just familiarized him with the moves.

Just like that, patrolling continued, and time passed by minute by minute.

Just when Fang Yue thought this afternoon was about to pass, a system prompt suddenly popped up.

"System prompt: The player's body feels hungry; please log off in time to eat."

"System prompt: Moderate gaming is good for the brain, excessive gaming is harmful to the body. Arrange your time reasonably and enjoy a healthy life."

Ah, this?

Does this broken game even have an anti-addiction function?

That being said, Fang Yue couldn't feel any hunger, because when he and Lin Ling were on their way to the village entrance, they had already bought and eaten wheat cakes at a roadside stall. Right now, he felt completely full.

Moreover, he was currently in the wild... should he log off?