I Start with a Mysterious Island-Chapter 48: In the Future, I Might Have Ten Thousand Mu of Fertile Fields

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: In the Future, I Might Have Ten Thousand Mu of Fertile Fields

After a burst of laughter, Lin Li calmed his surging excitement. He then looked around, and with a thought, a piece of information instantly appeared in his mind.

Island Area: 500 square meters.

This time, after eating the small, cyan fruit from the Magical Little Tree, Lin Li not only successfully broke through to the Second Rank Initial Stage of cultivation, but he also gained a second Superpower.

It also confirmed that the Mysterious Small Island’s size would increase as his cultivation grew stronger.

’The Mysterious Small Island went from one hundred square meters to two hundred last time. Now that I’ve broken through to the Second Rank Initial Stage, it expanded directly to five hundred square meters—more than double the area.’

’As my cultivation continues to grow, will it expand to tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of square meters?’

’If it really can expand to millions of square meters, and I cultivate the land, won’t I basically become a great landowner with thousands of acres of fertile fields?!!’

Lin Li imagined the Mysterious Small Island becoming a large island in the future as his strength increased. He’d be able to cultivate and farm at the same time. A silly grin spread across his face at the thought.

Speaking of farming, his thoughts turned to the white radishes planted in the ground. After growing for the past few days, all the radishes in the field were now ripe.

Under normal circumstances, white radishes take about fifty days to be ready for harvest.

However, the radishes Lin Li planted on the Mysterious Small Island were ready for harvest in just one week.

A rough calculation showed that the white radishes on the Mysterious Small Island grew seven times faster than in the real world.

Moreover, when cultivating farmland on the Mysterious Small Island, there was no need to worry about pests, diseases, or even fertilizer.

Lin Li stood beside the farmland he had tilled, hoe-stroke by hoe-stroke. Looking at the rows of harvest-ready white radishes, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

’Even if I gave up hunting Mutant Beasts in the wilderness and went back to my old path, living that lazy life, just holing up at home...’

’With the Mysterious Small Island’s strange ability to make crops grow quickly, I could live comfortably for the rest of my life without worrying about food or drink...’

"GRUMBLE..."

As Lin Li was looking at the white radishes in the field, his stomach suddenly started to feel hungry.

It made sense. It was already past noon, time for lunch.

’I’ll eat lunch first! I can deal with these radishes later.’

With a thought, Lin Li left the Mysterious Small Island and returned to the real world.

「...」

The sky was clear and the sun was scorching. In the perilous wilderness, by a clear stream and under the shade of a large, leafy tree, a figure was preparing his lunch.

Lin Li, having returned to the real world from the Mysterious Small Island, first gathered some dry branches from the surroundings. He then went under the shade of the big tree and used a small Fireball to light the branches, starting a fire.

After starting the fire, with a thought, an assortment of cookware—pots, bowls, and ladles—and a bag of ingredients appeared in his hands. He had prepared all of this when he set out this morning.

He placed a camping pot on the roaring fire. Then, Lin Li took out a bucket of water from the Mysterious Small Island and poured it into the pot.

Before long, the water in the pot boiled. At this moment, Lin Li took two eggs out of a plastic bag.

He held one in each hand, tapped them against each other, and then cracked both eggs into the boiling water.

After the poached eggs had set, Lin Li took out a pack of instant noodles from the bag. He opened it, put in the noodle block and seasoning packets, and a few seconds later, added some small green vegetables.

He gave it a stir with his chopsticks, and after a few dozen seconds, it was ready to be served.

"CHIRP, CHIRP..."

Many cicadas were hiding in the leafy tree. Their tireless chirping added a bit of liveliness to the quiet wilderness.

"SLURP, SLURP..."

Under the tree’s shade, Lin Li sat on a small stool, holding a bowl in his hands and heartily slurping down the instant noodles he had just cooked.

"RUSTLE, RUSTLE, RUSTLE..."

A sound came from the tall grass in the distance, causing Lin Li, who was in the middle of his lunch, to immediately stop what he was doing.

He immediately stood up, his expression wary as he stared at the rustling patch of grass in the distance.

A figure shot out from the grass. It was a gray wolf, two meters long, with a somewhat mottled coat.

From its appearance, it looked quite old. This was likely the reason it had been driven from its pack to become a lone wolf wandering the wilderness.

This gray wolf Mutant Beast had been exiled from its pack for some days now, and in that time, it hadn’t had a single full meal.

A short while ago, as the gray wolf Mutant Beast was wandering nearby, it suddenly caught the scent of a fragrant and enticing aroma wafting through the air.

Its stomach growling with extreme hunger, the gray wolf Mutant Beast immediately followed the scent to its source.

The gray wolf Mutant Beast that shot out of the grass twitched its nose, sniffing the tempting aroma in the air. Its gaze immediately locked onto the bowl of steaming hot instant noodles in Lin Li’s hands.

’What inconvenient timing! Couldn’t you have waited until after I finished my lunch to show up?’

Lin Li, still holding his bowl of noodles, placed it on the small stool. Then, he picked up the Spiritual Longsword leaning against the tree and unhurriedly walked toward the suddenly appeared gray wolf Mutant Beast.

"AWOOOO..."

Its stomach rumbling with hunger, the gray wolf Mutant Beast drooled, watching the slowly approaching Lin Li with malicious intent. It began to mobilize the Spiritual Energy in its body, taking an attack stance.

Now a Second Rank Cultivator, the moment the gray wolf Mutant Beast mobilized its Spiritual Energy, Lin Li extended his Spiritual Perception and immediately judged its cultivation level.

’The intensity of this Spiritual Energy Wave is... late-stage Tier One. This gray wolf is a Mutant Beast with late-stage Tier One strength.’

’This Mutant Beast is so weak! With such a huge gap in our strength, it’s basically asking to die! Still, I’d better be careful. It might be playing weak to catch me off guard, not using its full strength.’

Although Lin Li didn’t really think this old gray wolf Mutant Beast would be cunning enough to hide its true strength, that didn’t stop him from being cautious.

The two stood fifteen or sixteen meters apart. The gray wolf Mutant Beast, its eyes red with hunger, stared fixedly at Lin Li. It let out a low growl, drool dripping onto the ground.

’I should test it with a Superpower first, to see if it’s really hiding its strength.’

Lin Li thought to himself as he gripped the Spiritual Longsword in his right hand. Then, he raised his left hand, aiming his palm at the gray wolf Mutant Beast not far away.

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