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Ji He opened it and took a look.
[Radish seeds: 1 copper coin per seed. Cabbage seeds: 1 copper coin per seed. Tomato seeds: 1 copper coin per seed.]
These were the three cheapest seeds available; the rest were slightly more expensive.
After thinking for a moment, Ji He decided to buy the cheaper options. She purchased five radish seeds, five cabbage seeds, and three tomato seeds, spending all the money she had.
Once she paid the copper coins, three small paper packets suddenly appeared in her hands, each labeled with the respective seed type: radish, cabbage, and tomato.
Curious, Ji He opened them one by one. They looked just like ordinary plant seeds. To compare, she took out some of the seeds she had previously bought and examined them.
She couldn’t see any difference, so she carefully wrapped them up again, went to the storage room, found an empty biscuit tin, and placed the seeds inside before storing them in her space.
Although she couldn’t organize her space properly right now, Ji He didn’t want to remain idle. She took out several large plastic buckets and retrieved the livestock organs she had collected yesterday, beginning the sorting process.
She had plenty of experience with this kind of work. A simple glance was enough for her to identify which animal each organ came from.
This set was from a cow—she placed all the cow organs in one pile.
This set was from a chicken—she placed all the chicken organs in another pile.
In the end, she categorized five types: cow, sheep, chicken, duck, and goose.
Besides organs, she also found quite a few heads, necks, and bones. There was more meat attached to these bones than what she had secretly set aside last time.
It seemed she had been too lenient back then.
This farm was incredibly wasteful. Not eating the organs was one thing, but how could they not even eat beef ribs or lamb ribs? Those were the best parts!
Ji He felt another pang of distress—so much good food was being wasted.
Would she go back to this instance again tonight?
If she did, she had to make sure to grab more!
As she worked, she made a few trips to the bathroom to collect water.
Her hands moved swiftly, and she sorted everything efficiently. The organs were piled in one place, while the ribs were grouped separately.
She continued until she had used up all 30 of the large buckets she had bought yesterday. Only then did she finally finish sorting all the organs she had scavenged.
In the end, there was no pork. Ji He wasn’t sure if there simply weren’t any pig organs in the garbage room or if the farm didn’t raise pigs at all.
Shrugging off the thought, she glanced at the time—it was already 11:30 PM.
She had entered the game around this time yesterday, right?
Ji He placed the buckets of organs in the kitchen and dining area, then went back to her room to change into black sportswear and sneakers.
After that, she took out a large loaf of bread and sat on the bed, eating it to replenish her energy in preparation for the game.
She waited and waited.
And waited.
Until she was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open. The time had long passed midnight, yet there was still no system notification.
Ji He tried to contact the system, but no one responded.
She checked the time—12:30 AM.
She was certain that by this time yesterday, she had already entered the game.
It seemed like she wouldn’t be able to enter the game tonight.
Ji He quickly accepted reality.
She changed into her pajamas, stored the 30 buckets of organs from the kitchen into her space, and then collapsed onto her bed, falling asleep instantly.
She had been working non-stop for days, so for once, she managed to sleep in until 7 AM.
Not that she didn’t want to sleep longer—it was just too hot.
She woke up covered in sweat.
Checking the weather forecast on her phone, she was stunned—32°C (89.6°F) at 7 AM?! Wouldn’t it reach 40°C (104°F) by midday?
At that moment, her phone rang. It was the supplier from yesterday, calling to say they would be delivering the water barrels soon and asking her to have someone at home to receive them.
Ji He agreed, got up quickly, washed up, and changed into simple clothes—a T-shirt and jeans, making her look like an ordinary student.
She put on an apron over her clothes and then entered her space to feed the livestock and clean up.
For breakfast, she fed them regular feed—it was quick and easy.
Since she wasn’t too busy today, she decided that for dinner, she could mix vegetable leaves and cornmeal for them instead.
After feeding the livestock and fish, she exited her space and went to the front yard to open the gate, making it easier for the delivery truck to unload the goods.
The surrounding area had many self-built houses. Some were two-story, some were three-story, and they all looked decent—except for hers, which was the most basic and simple.
Not far away, there was a high-end residential area built a few years ago by a developer. The front had high-rise apartments, while the back had villas, marketed as a natural, healthy living environment away from car pollution.
After opening the gate, Ji He went back inside, found some beef organs, and placed them in a basin. Carrying it to the yard, she sat on a small stool and started cleaning them.
First, she removed the excess fat and placed it in an empty basin. Then she sprinkled flour over the organs and let them soak for a while.
Before washing them, she retrieved a small crayfish from her space and fed it some chopped beef fat to see if it would eat it.
The crayfish didn’t disappoint—it quickly devoured the fat.
After observing it for over 20 minutes, she saw no signs of distress. It was still crawling around energetically.
Relieved, Ji He concluded that the meat was safe to eat.
There was far too much offal in her space for her to eat alone. She had an idea—one she wasn’t sure about yet.
She wanted to try chopping up the organs, braising them, and selling them.
As long as she cut them into small pieces, people wouldn’t be able to tell they came from extraterrestrial animals.
Selling them would also give her an income. If a natural disaster never came, at least she wouldn’t go bankrupt.
And as for the excess fat and unusable bits, she could feed them to the carnivorous fish in her space—nothing would go to waste.
Ji He checked the time. It was almost 8 AM. The delivery truck should be arriving soon.
She carried the organs back inside and sat in the shade of the yard, waiting.
At the same time, she continued organizing her storage space with her mind.
This time, she was more experienced—she sorted for a bit, then took breaks instead of doing it all at once. That way, she didn’t end up with a splitting headache like yesterday.
At around 8:10 AM, the delivery truck arrived.
Ji He opened the gate and let them unload the goods. Seeing the workers drenched in sweat, she handed each of them a bottle of mineral water.
“Have a drink—it’s way too hot today.”
“Thank you so much! This heat is unbearable.” A middle-aged worker, around forty, opened the bottle and took a big gulp.
As they were leaving, Ji He casually asked, “With this heat, business must be pretty good for you guys, right?”
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