"My Constitution went up by one point! It looks like my training over the last few days really was effective. The teachers were right when they said that accumulating potential before Awakening accelerates future development!" Shen Xingyan couldn't help but feel excited.
Although a gain of just one stat point seemed insignificant compared to the six points Chu Wei got from leveling up, for Shen Xingyan at this stage, it was an important achievement. He saw a purpose in training in the real world, and that was enough.
There aren't many things in the world where effort is guaranteed to bring results, and training was one of them. Shen Xingyan had long ago learned this truth, which was the main internal motivation that always kept him among the top students at school.
According to the knowledge he gained in school, stats increased through training in reality synchronized with the Star Source world. This meant his Constitution in the Star Source world also reached 11 points. However, when transferring stats from the virtual world to the real one for money, there was no such effect—11 points remained 11 points.
If he were to level up in the Star Source world, he would have to pay to transfer his attributes for them to synchronize in the real world.
After a brief burst of joy, the accumulated fatigue descended on him like a ferocious Catastrophe. A few seconds later, silence reigned in Shen Xingyan's room. Now, only his steady breathing and the ticking of the clock could be heard.
At this time, in the Star Source space, in Shen Xingyan's field, the two little skeletons stood at the edge of the wheat field, their skulls raised, silently looking at the sky, waiting for new prompt icons to appear from the Star Source.
Unlike the little skeleton, Wangcai didn't stand motionless, staring at the sky. It sat on the ground, only occasionally glancing up.
One sitting, the other standing—at first glance, it was clear that Wangcai seemed smarter. However, upon closer inspection, Wangcai's posture looked strange, as if it was awkwardly trying to imitate a human pose.
This continued for a while until a new prompt icon appeared above the field. Wangcai immediately stood up and headed toward the field, and the little skeleton slowly followed it, showing no desire to go in front.
Three hours later, Shen Xingyan was woken up by his alarm. Still groggy, he forced himself to get up, went to the kitchen, and ate a steamed bun. Then, he quickly returned to bed, placed his star card to his forehead, and, mentally activating the connection, entered the Star Source world again.
Everything went dark, and when Shen Xingyan opened his eyes again, he was in his professional space.
As soon as Shen Xingyan appeared, the bodies of Wangcai and the little skeleton slightly trembled, as if something had unsettled them, but lacking consciousness, they didn't notice anything unusual.
Feeling their master's arrival through their subtle connection, they immediately stopped working and headed toward him.
This time, Shen Xingyan wasn't startled, as he had been yesterday, upon seeing the skeletons move. He nodded with satisfaction, looking at his approaching helpers, who were covered in the marks of hard work.
Raising his head and surveying the transformed wheat field, he felt an extraordinary sense of satisfaction.
When the two skeletons reached him, Shen Xingyan placed them next to him and immediately used his innate talent: Summon Skeleton.
After the familiar incantation, a third small skeleton appeared in his space.
The new skeleton was a little different from the first two. While Wangcai and the second skeleton were covered in a layer of corrosion, this one looked cleaner and seemed a bit sturdier.
Shen Xingyan's eyes lit up as he hurried to check its stats.
However, after studying them, he found no surprises—all the stats were still a single point. His hope for a new miracle, which had just been born in his heart, instantly died out, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.
"I'm really too greedy. I've already received two incredibly powerful skills, and I'm still hoping for more miracles. This is true covetousness," Shen Xingyan sighed, shaking his head and sternly judging his subconscious desires.
"Wangcai, this little skeleton is your subordinate now. It's under your command, so try to train it well," Shen Xingyan said with a smile, gently patting Wangcai's skull.
He then tasked Wangcai with teaching the new skeleton the agricultural work while simultaneously carrying out the tasks.
After they quickly dealt with the tasks indicated by the icons above the field, the cooldown for Shen Xingyan's professional skill expired.
Standing in the center of the wheat field, Shen Xingyan mentally activated his professional skill. He felt the familiar movement of Primal Energy in his body, and the staff in his hand began to radiate strange waves that instantly enveloped the entire field.
[Congratulations! You have successfully used your professional skill. Farmer profession experience +1.]
The plants around him, already grown enough to be called wheat, began to change rapidly—the ears started to swell, and kernels gradually began to form.
The observant Shen Xingyan noticed that each ear contained almost twice as many kernels as described in his textbooks. This discovery made his smile even wider.
This foreshadowed that the harvest he would gather in two days would significantly exceed the maximum yield stated in the books. What wasn't there to be happy about?
Gently stroking the surrounding ears of grain and looking at the field full of hope for a rich harvest, Shen Xingyan saw how each stalk of wheat seemed to be showing its uniqueness and thanking him for his care.
This evoked a strong feeling of satisfaction in him, and his tired mind and body were instantly filled with energy.
After he used his professional skill, the prompt icons above the field began to appear more frequently, but Shen Xingyan wasn't worried in the slightest. Together with the three skeletons, he got to work on the tasks, which no longer posed any threat to him.
With four workers simultaneously tending to one mu of land, the efficiency increased exponentially. The Star Source prompts barely had time to appear before Shen Xingyan and his team quickly solved the problem, causing new icons to pop up every few minutes.
This continued for about two hours until Shen Xingyan noticed that the frequency of the prompts began to decrease. An hour later, they even had to wait for some time between new tasks.
Only then did Shen Xingyan leave the field, lie down at the edge, and, with his eyes slightly closed, fell asleep, entrusting the field entirely to Wangcai and his team.
Now, the speed at which the prompts appeared was so slow that the skeletons easily handled them, and they even had time to stand near Shen Xingyan, as if instinctively protecting him.
If it weren't for Shen Xingyan's command, they probably would have stayed by his side, following their instinct.