Shen Xingyan opened his attribute panel with satisfaction and, looking at the 5,848 Experience Points in the experience field, began to make some rough calculations.
The result of these calculations made his eyes gleam. Not only would this amount of experience allow him to reach Level 10 in his profession, as expected, but the remaining experience would be enough to push him all the way to Level 11!
And yet, leveling up from 10 to 11 requires a massive 2,000 Experience Points. Of course, the attribute increase perfectly corresponds to that number.
According to the basic knowledge Shen Xingyan learned in school, every level from 1 to 10 grants +1 to all attributes and +2 Free Attribute Points. But from Level 11 to 20, each promotion brings +2 to all attributes and +5 Free Attribute Points.
This increase is more than double the previous gain. Now it was clear why Professionals from Level 1–10 were considered novices in the eyes of high-level players.
In the Star Source world, Level 10 was a sort of watershed, after which various functions gradually unlocked. Just as Farmers could only buy additional land and cultivate Level 2 seeds at this level, other professions also gained new opportunities. This was especially impressive for combat professions—upon reaching this level, they automatically received a second Professional Skill, significantly increasing their combat power. Naturally, this only worked inside the Star Source world. To have a second Professional Skill in reality, one had to spend an enormous sum of money for its extraction. Auxiliary professionals had to wait until Level 20 to gain a second Professional Skill.
Shen Xingyan brought his wandering thoughts back to reality and, with eyes wide open, stared up at the sky of the Star Source world, awaiting further notifications.
Judging by the 28,000 kg yield stated in the notification, he could calculate that he had harvested 7,000 kg of potatoes from each mǔ. If he remembered correctly, the maximum potato yield recorded in the real world was 3,800 kg, and his harvest exceeded that by 3,200 kg.
With such a high yield, even accounting for the record threshold in the Star Source world, 7,000 kg per mǔ was virtually guaranteed to break the record.
As Shen Xingyan reflected on this, as if to confirm his thoughts, the record-breaking notification sounded in his ears:
[Congratulations! You have significantly surpassed the current potato yield record of 5,000 kg per mǔ, achieving a result of 7,000 kg. As a reward, you receive +1,800 sq. m of cultivation area, a permanent 10x increase in Primal Energy cultivation speed.
[The Star Source will make a global announcement. Do you wish to publicize your information?]
Hearing the reward for breaking the record, Shen Xingyan, who had been calmly lying on the field, shot up instantly. His gaze was fixed on the notification text he had first heard and then seen, and he muttered:
"A reward of three mǔ of land again, plus a 10x increase in Primal Energy cultivation speed! The reward for breaking the record is truly generous!"
As far as Shen Xingyan knew, when a Professional reached Level 10, the Star Source world automatically created a corresponding Primal Energy cultivation technique to increase their energy cap. Numerous studies had shown that the cultivation speed was typically constant—roughly 100 hours of training to increase the Primal Energy cap by 0.1 points. Even if special items existed to help boost cultivation speed, the maximum rumored bonus was only a 5x acceleration, and that was temporary.
However, the reward he received not only surpassed everything he knew about cultivation speed, reaching a 10x increase, but it was also permanent! With such an acceleration, he could increase his Primal Energy cap by 1 point every 10 days.
This was unbelievable! Imagine: with 10 hours of cultivation per day, in a year, he would pull ahead of others by more than 30 Primal Energy points. And what about two years? Ten years? The gap will only widen.
Moreover, he had the Awareness skill. The more Primal Energy he had, the better his understanding, and the faster he could improve his combat techniques. With such a positive feedback loop, even reaching the legendary level did not seem impossible!
If even an initial combat technique in the Advanced Stage gave such a boost, what could be said about high-level techniques and even higher levels? The characteristic increase was so significant that Shen Xingyan didn't even dare to imagine it. Though the effect was temporary, it held immense value in combat!
After the initial excitement, Shen Xingyan returned to the current situation, and a question arose in his mind:
"I don't have a Primal Energy cultivation technique yet, so why did the Star Source world give such a reward already? Could it be related to the fact that I harvested Level 2 seeds?"
"If so, when I start growing Level 3 seeds and break the record, will I receive a corresponding reward? And high-level Talent Stones—are they really close by?"
This thought made Shen Xingyan's eyes shine even brighter.
Wangcai, who was constantly observing his master, slightly tilted his skull, not understanding why his owner was acting this way.
In his observations, his master periodically performed strange actions. Although Wangcai didn't entirely understand them, he memorized every movement, like a newborn child curiously watching a parent's behavior.
[Do you wish to publicize your information?]
While Shen Xingyan was lost in thought, the voice of the Star Source sounded in his ears again, snapping him back to reality.
Instinctively, he wanted to choose the option not to publicize, but he suddenly remembered his earlier idea: could he ask the Star Source to not make the announcement at all?
With this thought, Shen Xingyan looked up at the sky with a benevolent smile and cautiously asked:
"Star Source, my friend, is there any way to cancel this global announcement? Such a huge reward—if everyone finds out about it, it will not contribute to the harmonious development of our Star Source world, will it?"