Nine in the morning, the 24th of August, 2020.
The first thing Jiang He did when he woke up was run to the yard to look at the corn.
Twenty-eight stalks of corn grew into a field that was over two meters tall, with three thick corn cobs hanging from each stalk.
[Ding!]
[+ 1 Farm Point.]
Jiang He plucked off one of the corn cobs and peeled off its skin to find that the kernels inside were crystalline. When he pinched it with his hand, juices spilled everywhere, and a unique corn fragrance wafted to his nose.
"Impressive!"
"This corn cob is almost twice the size of normal corn, and each stalk has three corn cobs, which means that the yield is much higher."
Normal corn stalks would bear around two corn cobs.
Of the two, one would be thick and the other small, malnourished and lacking in corn kernels. Hence, it was commonly known as the 'Gap Corn'.
Moreover, corn would not be fragrant if it was not cooked, but the corn he planted was already overflowing with fragrance even before it was cooked. What would happen if it was cooked?
Jiang He stared at the corn in his hand for a second.
[Corn]
[Attribute: A thick, large corn stalk]
Jiang He: "???"
The System was playing dirty!
"Looks like the corn I grew with ordinary seeds doesn't have any special effects, but … corn has the effect of promoting metabolism, lowering cholesterol, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood sugar, and improving eyesight. The corn grown in my field should be able to enhance these effects."
Jiang He broke off the corn cobs one by one.
"I'll cook two and put the other eighty-two in my System Backpack. I'll think of a way to sell them when I determine their value."
"Eh?"
"Why aren't the cornstalks turning into ashes?"
"Maybe it's because they're grown from normal seeds?"
Jiang He hence cut the two corn cobs into four sections.
There was no helping it. The corn cobs were so thick and huge that he could not put them in the pot without cutting them.
After he cooked the corn, he found a sickle and cut off the stalks, tying them together and placing them in the greenbelt outside the yard.
Villagers who reared goats would usually leave their leftovers outside, and someone would naturally feed them to the goats.
However, just as he put down the cornstalks, a beautiful figure approached him and called out from the distance, "Jiang He …"
Jiang He scowled and his imagination promptly ran wild, with scenes that were not suitable for children appearing in his mind.
"…"
Wang Siyu's face turned red. She stopped reading minds and scolded, "Bah, shameless!"
"How am I shameless?"
Jiang He said seriously, "Wang Siyu, you scolded me out of nowhere yesterday and didn't vent your anger, so you're scolding me again today? Back then, I rejected you because you were about to take the college entrance examination and I didn't want to delay your studies. You don't have to hate me so much, do you? "
"You!"
Wang Siyu gritted her teeth, but her heart was thumping wildly.
Jiang He was very handsome.
Although he had been working on the farm since he was a child and his skin was a little dark, this kind of dark skin added a bit of a tough temperament to his handsome facial features. Otherwise, she wouldn't have confessed to him when she was ignorant.
Wang Siyu's mind promptly became a mess at Jiang He's words.
"Is he … explaining to me?"
"So it's not that he doesn't like me, but it's for my own good!"
"If I want to be with him again … Bah bah bah, I don't like people with such filthy thoughts!"
"But … maybe it's because he has feelings for me … that's why he would fantasize about me?"
When Wang Siyu looked up, Jiang He had already entered the yard.
She followed him inside, and immediately found Dumbo snoring loudly in the middle of the yard.
"Dumbo!"
Wang Siyu's face darkened and she barked, "You ingrate! Why are you here instead of staying at home?"
"What Dumbo?"
Jiang He turned, speechless. "It's a dog I've reared. We've been relying on each other ever since my grandfather passed away, and it just looks a little like your Dumbo."
"Is that so?"
This time, it was Wang Siyu's turn to be surprised.
After all, she had used her mind-reading ability just now, and realized that Jiang He was not lying.
"No!"
"His subconscious reaction yesterday means that Dumbo is in his house!"
Wang Siyu took two steps forward, carefully staring at the dog that was sprawled on the ground.
The black fur on the dog's back was smooth and shiny, while her Dumbo was already eight years old. Its fur was dry and it looked a little older, and the dog before her was a little bigger than her Dumbo.
"It really isn't Dumbo?"
"What's going on?"
Wang Siyu instinctively used her mind-reading ability on Dumbo.
"I'm not Dumbo, I'm not Dumbo, I'm really not Dumbo … I'm already dead, I'm already dead, she can't recognize me …" A thought reverberated into her mind, and Wang Siyu promptly stumbled three steps back as if struck by lightning. Spreading her arms to shield Jiang He, she growled, "Oh no, Jiang He, run! The dog has evolved!"
Jiang He did a double take.
Wang Siyu's actions moved him a little.
But at the same time, his heart was pounding.
"As I thought, this lass must know something!"
"She can read minds, and she knows about evolution … hold on, how did she know that Dumbo has evolved?"
Jiang He glanced at Dumbo, who was playing dead on the ground and barked, "Alright, stop playing dead on the ground and get lost."
"Yip!"
Dumbo leapt up from the ground and gave Jiang He a very human-like look, even showing a look of … delight.
"My acting is so awesome that Wang Siyu really didn't recognize me."
Puffing its chest, it ran into the yard.
Wang Siyu only came to her senses after a long while, and gave Jiang He a serious look.
"Jiang He, my hunch was right. You are an Awakened too, and your superpower is beast-taming, yes? Otherwise, Dumbo wouldn't have listened to you after evolving. "
"Still, since Dumbo has evolved, it's a Feral and can't be left in the village."
"Evolved Ferals are very dangerous, and their aggressiveness would grow infinitely as they evolve. I have to notify the party to take it away to avoid hurting the villagers and causing unnecessary panic."
Jiang He: "…"
"What the heck?"
"Superpower?"
"Beast taming?"
Jiang He could not help pondering as he glanced at Dumbo who was lying on the ground digging in the yard.
Was it not because the dog was gluttonous that it chose another master and followed him?
As for superpowers?
He didn't have any superpowers, but he could take the opportunity to trick Wang Siyu. Maybe he could find out some information.
And yet, Jiang He suddenly remembered what happened to Two Dog Li, and could not help coming to a realization with a shudder.
"No, Wang Siyu must be from a national secret agency. Would she capture me and use me as a lab rat for research? Should I silence her? That's definitely not an option. Perhaps … "
"I could seduce her?"
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