Chapter 6: Planning

Keep a low profile, absolutely keep a low profile!

Zhao Hai, who had read countless穿越 novels, was very clear that if you didn't keep a low profile in a different world, you wouldn't have a good outcome. Zhao Hai believed that novels were just fantasies, and the reason the protagonists could command the elements in a different world was entirely due to the author's favor. If someone was in a completely unfamiliar environment and still acted arrogantly, the consequences would certainly be dire.

And now, Zhao Hai's identity was the last heir of the Buda family, and they had offended the largest power in the current Akasu Empire. In such a situation, if he didn't keep a low profile, he would be the first to die.

Although he now had a spatial farm to hide in, there were too many ways to kill a person. Zhao Hai didn't want to lose his head in his sleep.

While Zhao Hai was thinking about these things, there was a sudden knock on the door. Zhao Hai was taken aback but quickly said, "Come in."

Mai Ge pushed the door open and walked in, keeping her head down and not looking at Zhao Hai. She bowed and said, "Young Master," and then said nothing more.

Seeing Mai Ge's demeanor, Zhao Hai smiled bitterly. The reason Mai Ge wouldn't look at him was that Adam had once tried to molest her because she was beautiful, but he didn't succeed. Since then, Mai Ge had always avoided Adam. Even when they met, she would only lower her head, call him "Young Master," and then turn and leave.

Zhao Hai sighed. This was all the trouble Adam had caused, and now he had to bear the consequences. Oh, what a curse.

Looking at Mai Ge, Zhao Hai sighed again and said, "I have nothing to do. You can go and rest. I'll sleep a bit more. Just come and wake me up for dinner."

Mai Ge responded and turned to leave, gently closing the door behind her. Watching Mai Ge avoid him as if she were fleeing, Zhao Hai smiled bitterly again.

Now that his body was completely recovered and he felt no discomfort, he said he needed to rest to sort through Adam's memories and see if there was anything he didn't know. With the spatial farm, it would greatly help his future development, and he needed to think about how to better utilize it.

Currently, his spatial farm was growing radishes. If he sold these radishes back to the farm, he could get at least 500 gold coins, meaning he could earn 350 gold coins.

He could also take these radishes out of the warehouse and have Green sell them to other places on the Ark Continent, which might earn him more gold coins.

However, the most important thing was that he didn't know if there were radishes on the Ark Continent. Adam was a wastrel and never bought vegetables. He usually ate better dishes or ready-cooked meals, so he never asked what ingredients were used. Therefore, he didn't know if there were radishes on this continent.

If the radishes couldn't be sold outside, he would still need to deal with them. Radishes are valuable, and the system only needed the radishes themselves, not the leaves. The leaves, however, were actually very tasty and could be pickled to make a delicious dish.

Zhao Hai, who grew up in northern China, remembered that when he was young, his mother often made pickled radish leaves, which tasted very good.

Moreover, these radish leaves could be used as feed for herbivorous animals. If there were no radishes on this continent, they could sell the radishes and keep the leaves to feed herbivorous magical beasts. In Adam's memories, some magical beasts were easy to raise and would eat anything. They could raise these beasts in large numbers, ensuring they wouldn't lack meat and could even establish a ranch, which would naturally bring in more income.

Even if there were radishes on this continent and the price was low, he could still sell them to the spatial store and keep the leaves. No matter what, he couldn't waste anything.

Currently, because his level was not high enough, Zhao Hai couldn't open a ranch in the spatial world. However, he could start a ranch on the Ark Continent and then, when the spatial world upgraded, open a spatial ranch. At that time, he could raise some Earth animals.

Zhao Hai had already decided that his main development direction would be farming. Since the spatial world lacked offensive capabilities, farming was the most suitable for him.

Now he had a large fief, a mountain, a dead land, and a corpse swamp, all of which were his fiefs. However, to make these places useful, he would need a lot of time.

Zhao Hai only hoped that the water and soil in the spatial farm could truly transform the black soil wasteland. If so, he would have a vast area of arable land. No matter what, land was the foundation.

As for the issue of manpower, Zhao Hai had never been worried because he knew that this world had something that Earth did not: slaves.

On Earth, there were no slaves, but here, as long as you had money, you could buy many slaves. The life and death of these slaves were entirely in your hands, and they would be absolutely loyal and wouldn't run away because each slave was branded with a special mark of the family. If they were found to have run away without their master, the consequences would be severe.

So as long as his farm could make money, he wouldn't have to worry about manpower. There were plenty of slaves on the continent, and even if they weren't originally slaves, as long as someone needed them and could offer a suitable price, the nobles could turn countless people into slaves.

The nobles owned everything, and this world was that simple.

However, with Zhao Hai's current status, if he suddenly bought a large number of slaves, it would certainly attract the attention of those with ulterior motives. Therefore, no matter what, he had to keep a low profile. Keeping a low profile was his guiding principle, and farming was his main development direction.

After thinking about these things, Zhao Hai finally let out a long breath and slowly lay down on the bed. He still felt like he was in a dream. He was just an ordinary otaku on Earth who liked to read穿越 novels, but that didn't mean he wanted to be transported to another world. Who would have thought that such a thing would actually happen to him?

Oh, taking an otaku away from his computer is like turning a lecher into a eunuch. This is too cruel.

Zhao Hai sighed deeply, threw himself onto the bed, and looked at the stone ceiling, sighing again. In this place, there were no entertainment facilities at all. How could he live every day? My novels, this is really too much.

Perhaps because he had just received too many memories and the unexpected joy of the spatial farm, Zhao Hai's nerves were very excited for a while. Now that the excitement had passed, a wave of fatigue washed over him, and he fell into a deep sleep without realizing it.

What Zhao Hai didn't notice was that as soon as he fell asleep, his door was pushed open. Mai Ge peeked in and, seeing Zhao Hai lying on the bed asleep, quietly walked in, took the blanket, and covered him. Then she stood by the bed, looking at Zhao Hai, and sighed softly, "Young Master, you must be strong. The Buda family depends on you."

After saying this, she turned and left, gently closing the door behind her.

As soon as Mai Ge left Zhao Hai's room, Green walked over and looked at her, asking, "Mai Ge, how is the Young Master? What is he doing?"

Mai Ge replied, "Nothing much, he's sleeping."

Green nodded and said, "Go check on your grandmother's dinner preparations. Come back and wake the Young Master when it's ready. Sigh, since we're in this place, we can only put aside the etiquette of the nobility for now." He then shook his head and walked away.

Mai Ge looked at her grandfather, understanding his feelings. Her grandfather had devoted his entire life to the Buda family, but he never expected to see it fall apart right before his eyes. How could Green feel good about it?

Mai Ge followed Green to the kitchen. Although there was only one cook, Melin, she was only responsible for their meals. The slaves outside didn't need her to worry about what they ate. Green had already provided food for the slaves, and they would prepare their own meals.

Mai Ge approved of Green's approach. The slaves were already pitiful, and here they were treated quite well. Although the food wasn't great, they could at least eat their fill. If it were other nobles, they wouldn't even let the slaves eat their fill.

Mai Ge was also very clear that the Buda family now relied entirely on her grandfather. Adam, the young master, knew nothing. She only hoped that Adam would become more sensible and not cause more trouble. Otherwise, the Buda family would have no hope.

Even if Adam became sensible, he would still have a lot to learn. He was a typical wastrel with no skills. He had no experience in managing a family. If he became sensible and willing to learn, it would be one thing, but if he still refused to learn and gave random orders, they wouldn't be able to hold on for long given their current situation.

Although the Buda family wasn't very wealthy, they were still a noble family. Although they were punished this time, they weren't stripped of their assets, so the family still had a considerable amount of money, about 100,000 gold coins in total.

However, Green had already exchanged most of this money for various supplies, leaving only a little over 100 gold coins. If the Buda family continued to spend as extravagantly as before, they would all starve to death.

Now, Adam's actions would determine the survival of the Buda family.