In his professional space, Wangcai wasn't just doing farm work; he was also periodically checking on how the other skeletons were toiling. If someone was working on the wrong plot or making a mistake, Wangcai would immediately go over and correct the errant worker, perfectly executing Shen Xingyan's instructions.
Now, Wangcai looked like a true manager, and the straw hat on his skull served as a symbol of his status.
When Shen Xingyan returned to his professional space and saw the skeletons hard at work, his mood noticeably improved. The thought that his helpers were constantly working for him was calming—he didn't have to worry at all that the field would be left untended, which would lead to a decrease in yield and quality.
Savoring this feeling, Shen Xingyan couldn't help but think: "This must be why bosses loved starting companies before the Primal Energy explosion. It really is a pleasant feeling!"
Their employees might complain and be lazy, but the little skeletons never do. They just tirelessly carry out orders—they're absolutely perfect workers.
Though, they do have an obvious drawback—they can't talk and can't communicate with me. Because of that, spending a whole day here, I start chattering away to myself just to hear familiar sounds in this silent space.
Shen Xingyan cast these jumbled thoughts aside and, looking at the changed wheat seedlings, nodded approvingly. The results of the little skeletons' work were quite noticeable—the sprouts looked magnificent!
By this point, the cooldown for his innate skill had already finished.
Without wasting a moment, Shen Xingyan activated his innate skill and began to quietly chant the incantation. Soon, his seventh little skeleton, breaking through the ground, successfully joined the work team.
It was a good thing the skeletons didn't have their own thoughts, otherwise, upon learning they were summoned for hard labor, they might have preferred to return underground!
According to the established procedure, Shen Xingyan handed the new skeleton over to Wangcai for training, while he took the others to work in the field.
Soon, eight skilled workers appeared in the wheat field.
Eight workers for four mu of land—that was exactly two workers per mu.
Seeing that there was still a little time left before his professional skill's cooldown finished, Shen Xingyan, along with the little skeletons, busied himself with the current field maintenance.
When the professional skill's cooldown was complete, he used it and once again experienced the feeling of causing all living things to grow with a single flick of a finger.
Following this, the Star Source's field maintenance prompts, which used to appear infrequently with half-day intervals, began to appear much more often.
Shen Xingyan was already used to this situation. Although his emotions couldn't be called completely serene, he remained calm and, together with the skeletons, began to tackle the tasks.
Although Shen Xingyan was a highly-skilled worker, and theoretically his productivity should have been much higher, in practice this wasn't the case. Due to the limitations of his stamina and natural mental fatigue, overall he was only a little more effective than the skeletons, who had no stamina limits—like the parable of the tortoise and the hare.
As they say, two fists are no match for four hands. Shen Xingyan's team already outnumbered many high-level farmers, not to mention their efficiency, which had reached a level unattainable even for elite professionals.
With Shen Xingyan and the new skeleton joining in, the efficiency of maintaining the four mu of land significantly increased, and the wheat seedlings were gradually approaching their final form.
Four days passed like this, and on the eleventh day after Shen Xingyan's Awakening, the second day full of the joy of harvest arrived.
During these four days, unlike the last time, Shen Xingyan didn't entrust all the field maintenance to the skeletons, but instead worked with them for twelve hours each day before leaving.
Although over time the number of little skeletons increased, and they could already fully handle the frequent maintenance tasks after the professional skill was used, Shen Xingyan wanted to engage in more meticulous cultivation and try to increase the wheat yield per square meter even more. If he could break the record, he might receive new rewards.
During these four days, although most of Shen Xingyan's energy went into growing wheat, he didn't forget about his body training in the real world. After returning from the Star Source world, aside from eating and sleeping, he dedicated all his remaining time to training.
But the result was as he expected—his body's stats didn't change. After all, the further you go, the harder progress becomes—that's a fact.
If a few days of training could still yield a one-point stat increase, the world would probably already be as peaceful as Shen Xingyan had imagined it—a world without Blight invasions.
Additionally, the conditions for training at home were limited, and he could only work on his Constitution, while improving other stats required special equipment.
But now was not the time for that. To improve his other body stats, he had to wait for the harvest to finish and then, without attracting attention, start visiting the school's training halls.
The time for the second harvest was approaching. Although Shen Xingyan was excited, he wasn't as impatient as he had been the first time.
Arriving in his professional space right on time, he looked at the wheat field, which was now much larger than before, and despite all his expectations and preparations, he still felt an involuntary joy at the upcoming harvest.
As he waited for the harvest with nothing else to do, Shen Xingyan checked his stats.
He saw that with the increase in his Constitution in reality, this attribute had also grown in the Star Source world, reaching 13 points.
Financially, there had been no major expenses recently, and including the silver coins his sister had received as a reward, his fortune remained in the double digits.
After this harvest, that number should increase significantly.
As for his other stats, they hadn't changed, remaining at their previous levels, which was completely normal. Shen Xingyan didn't pay much attention to this, simply enjoying looking at his two powerful skills.
The cooldown for his professional skill had now finished, and the icon on his stats panel was displayed as ready for use. Looking at the wheat, for which he had not yet received a notification of it being ripe, Shen Xingyan couldn't help but wonder:
What would happen if I used my professional skill on the field right now?