48: Chapter 48 The Whole Family Mobilized! This isn't farming, it's demolition!

The next morning, the sun was bright and the sky was clear.

But for the three geniuses of Cloud Top Palace, today was a dark day.

Because their carefree life of relying on their parents had come to an end.

Wang Dachui wore a white tank top, a towel draped over his neck, and stood on the wasteland that had been temporarily cleared in front of the main hall.

He held a thirty-page 'Wang Family First Agricultural Production Mobilization Plan (Draft)' that he had rushed to finish the night before, his face beaming with the passion of a foreman... no, an entrepreneur.

In front of him stood three forced child laborers.

After three months of high-energy feeding, they had completely outgrown their infancy and were each as sturdy as a small calf.

The eldest, Wang Zhentian, wore a specially made beast-skin hunting outfit, revealing bronze-colored arms and legs with bulging muscles.

He carried a massive alloy hoe in his hand—this was something The Third had modified overnight after dismantling the landing gear of the transport helicopter. It weighed three hundred catties, but in his hands, it was like a toothpick.

The Second, The Second, had a fire crystal stick in his mouth, gnawing on it like a lollipop. A large fire extinguisher was hung around his neck, but it wasn't filled with water; it was filled with accelerant.

He looked reluctant, yawning from time to time and puffing out a wisp of purple flames.

The Third, The Third, wore a pair of windproof goggles that were bigger than her face, and her body was covered with wrenches, screwdrivers, and various unknown metal parts.

She held a pile of crumpled blueprints in her arms and was staring seriously at the wasteland in front of her, her eyes scanning the data.

"Cough cough, kids! Assemble!"

Wang Dachui stood on a large rock, cleared his throat, and began his pre-battle mobilization:

"In order for our Family to eat Fifth-rank Beast Kings at every meal in the future! In order to have high-energy milk every day! In order for our Wang Family not to starve to death in this desolate mountain!"

"We must do it ourselves and be self-sufficient!"

"The task now is very simple: weeding, plowing, and sowing!"

"Those who do well will get extra food tonight! I will have the eldest lady go to the next mountain to catch a Fourth-rank bear for you to make bear paws! If you don't do well... hehe, you'll eat vegetarian! Boiled cabbage!"

"Eat meat! Eat bear!"

When the eldest, Wang Zhentian, heard there was bear to eat, his previously dazed eyes instantly turned into two searchlights, and drool flowed all over the ground.

This simple incentive mechanism was a dimensionality reduction strike for him.

"Roar—!!!"

He let out a loud roar, not needing any technical guidance at all, driven purely by instinct.

He raised the hundreds-of-catty alloy hoe high, a flash of golden light appeared on his body, and he smashed it hard against the hard, thorny wasteland in front of him.

"Boom—!!!"

There was a loud noise, and the earth shook.

Dust flew and gravel splashed everywhere, just like a mortar shell exploding on the spot.

When the dust settled, everyone took a closer look.

Good heavens! He had smashed a large pit three meters in diameter and two meters deep into the ground!

Let alone plowing, this depth was enough to bury a person!

Not only that, the huge shockwave also shook the two towering ancient trees next to it, causing leaves to fall all over the ground and startling a tree full of birds.

"Stop, stop, stop!!!"

Wang Dachui was so scared that he experienced Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering. He quickly jumped down from the rock, hugged the eldest's waist, and dragged him back:

"Son! That's plowing! Do you understand plowing? It means loosening the soil!"

"It doesn't mean letting you bomb fish! Nor does it mean letting you dig trenches! And it certainly doesn't mean letting you demolish buildings!"

"If you do this, the crops won't be planted, and the mountain will collapse first! Our whole Family will have to live in the basement!"

The eldest scratched his head with a grievance: "But... the soil is very hard."

"Too slow. Too crude."

The Second, The Second, spat out the fire crystal stick in his mouth, his little face filled with disdain for his big brother's brute force demolition.

In his view, farming was a matter of efficiency and required an artistic perspective—the art of fire.

Weeds? Wouldn't it be clean if they were burned?

"Watch me."

The little guy took a deep breath, his little face turning red, his cheeks puffed up like a pufferfish.

Then, he suddenly opened his mouth and sprayed.

"Whoosh—!!!"

A stream of purple-gold Myriad Beast Spirit Fire swept out like a fire dragon released from a cage, carrying terrifying high temperatures.

The effect was indeed immediate.

Those troublesome mutated thorns and weeds turned into ashes the moment they touched the fire dragon, not even leaving the roots behind, turning into the purest wood ash fertilizer.

But the problem was... the fire was too fierce!

It wasn't just the weeds; even the soil in the ground was burned into glass-like crystals, bright red.

The air was filled with a burnt smell.

"Extinguish the fire! Quickly extinguish the fire! My soil!"

Su Qianqian, who was measuring data nearby, screamed in distress when she saw this, almost throwing her tablet away:

"That is planting soil! Every inch is worth its weight in gold! I didn't ask you to burn ceramics! How can you grow crops if it's burned into glass? The roots can't even take hold!"

General Leng Feng, who had been watching coldly, sighed helplessly and waved the Cold Abyss in her hand.

"Swish!"

A biting cold air descended, barely managing to suppress the out-of-control fire.

But looking at the half-ruined 'glass field' with a surface as smooth as a mirror, Wang Dachui covered his face, feeling his heart was very tired.

Is this farming?

This is clearly the demolition squad entering the village—leaving nothing alive!

These spendthrift brats!

"Naive."

Just then, The Third, The Third, who hadn't made a move, made a cold evaluation filled with intellectual superiority.

She pushed up the goggles on the bridge of her nose, glanced at her big brother who only knew how to use brute force, and then looked at her second brother who only knew how to make things worse, and shook her head.

That little adult look seemed to be saying: "This Family would fall apart without me, these men are impossible to lead."

She didn't talk nonsense and turned directly to walk towards the pile of scrap metal.

That was the discarded generator, old motorcycle engine, and several huge pressure cooker lids she had asked her father to dig out from the warehouse last night.

"Hum—"

Divine Mechanism Refinement activated.

Under her little hands, the discarded metal seemed to come to life. They automatically disassembled, deformed, and reorganized.

A few minutes later.

A 'multi-functional iron lump' with a rough, even slightly ugly and cute appearance appeared in front of everyone.

This thing looked like an iron spider with wheels, several rusty steel pipes were twisted into the shape of a spiral plow, and a planter modified from a large funnel was dragged behind.

The most outrageous part was the driver's seat—it was actually a pressure cooker lid welded upside down, and a handle was thoughtfully welded to the side.

The Third climbed up, sat on the pressure cooker lid, and skillfully pulled the control lever made of discarded steel bars with her small hands.

"Click click... rumble..."

The machine moved!

Although it made a noise like it was about to fall apart, this pile of scrap metal actually started moving!

The plow made of several twisted steel pipes became sharp enough to cut iron like mud under the blessing of her metal-type ability.

The hard wasteland was easily turned over, the depth was uniform, and even the soil clods were automatically crushed.

The funnel dragged behind also automatically scattered seeds and covered them with a thin layer of soil.

Wherever it passed, it left a neat row of fields.

Although it looked a bit ugly, this efficiency was definitely worth more than a dozen strong laborers!

"Holy crap..."

Wang Dachui watched this scene, his mouth open wide enough to fit an egg, and his eyeballs almost popped out.

"This is... agricultural heavy metal?"

"Wasteland version of an automatic planter?"

"My daughter turned farming into cyberpunk?"

[Ding! Detected Family member The Third invented 'Elementary Spirit Energy Plow (Assembled Version)'!]

[Family Tech Tree unlocked!]

[Reward: Spirit Energy Mechanical Blueprint * 1, Family contribution points + 500.]

[Evaluation: Technology changes life. Even when scavenging, a Genius can turn it into a Divine Artifact. Suggest Host find her more Advanced junk, she can return a miracle.]

Looking at the System prompt, Wang Dachui finally showed the relieved smile of an old father.

The food for these few months didn't go to waste! Didn't it come in handy now?

As long as the mind doesn't slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties!

"Alright! Since The Third has fixed the core equipment, let's do assembly line work!"

Wang Dachui regained the confidence of a foreman and began to assign tasks:

"Eldest! Stop smashing the ground, go to the front and move those big rocks that are blocking the way! That's physical labor, it suits you! Move one rock and you get a piece of dried meat as a reward!"

"Got it!" When the eldest heard there was meat, he carried a rock weighing hundreds of catties and ran, as if he were playing.

"Second! You are responsible for roasting the Fire Cloud Fruit seeds that not only won't burn but actually need high temperatures to sprout! Control the heat, don't roast them until they're cooked! If you roast one wrong, I'll deduct a meal of milk!"

"Tch... got it." The Second curled his lips, but obediently went to control the fire.

"Third! Drive! Be steady! Don't race!"

"Wife! Su Qianqian! We are responsible for logistics and planning! And wiping the children's sweat!"

Just like that, in the morning light of Cloud Top Palace, a novel and unique 'Family Household Contract Responsibility System' began in full swing.

Although the process was still chaotic—for example, the eldest would often try to take a bite to taste the salt while moving rocks;

For example, The Second would occasionally sneeze and roast the seeds into popcorn, then secretly eat them to destroy the evidence;

For example, The Third would almost drive off a cliff while drifting with that broken machine...

But looking at the pieces of spirit fields that had been reclaimed, looking at the fields that were crooked but full of vitality.

Wang Dachui stood on the ridge, hands on his hips, and even though he was covered in mud, he felt particularly at ease.

This is life.

In this chaotic world, if you have food in your hands, you won't panic.

If you have land under your feet, you have people behind you.

"Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep!" Just as the Family was working in full swing, the portable radar that Su Qianqian carried suddenly made a sharp alarm sound.

"Dachui! Something's up!" Su Qianqian took a look at the screen, her expression changed slightly, and she pushed her glasses: "In the southeast corner of the ruins, that is, under the collapsed side hall, a high-energy reaction was detected!"

"It's not the aura of an exotic beast..."

"This frequency... is it like some kind of ancient Formation fluctuation that has been sealed?"

Wang Dachui raised an eyebrow, threw the hoe in his hand, and a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes.

"Formation?"

"Could it be the treasure house left by this Cloud Top Palace before? Or the legacy left by predecessors?"

"Kids! Stop working! Let's go treasure hunting!"