Chapter 4

After developing all 12 plots of land, Qin Lin controlled the game character to take out the seeds and start planting.

However, after planting only 3 plots, he suddenly received a prompt: "Seeds insufficient!"

Qin Lin patted his head, having forgotten about this.

In the game, planting crops required seeds.

Seeds were not infinite; once used up, they needed to be purchased from the seed shop in the game. However, he had already spent all his in-game money on seedless watermelon seeds.

Following the normal game progression, he would plant watermelons, sell them in the game for money, and then buy new seeds to plant again.

This way, he could gradually accumulate funds to develop the farm.

However, he was now planting watermelons in the game and selling them in the real world, so he couldn't recoup his costs in the game unless he sold the newly harvested watermelons in the game to buy new seeds.

However, he thought of something: Could real-world seeds be used in the game?

With this thought, Qin Lin closed the fruit and vegetable shop and headed to the designated crop seed sales point in Youcheng County. As soon as he entered, the lady at the counter greeted him warmly: "Little brother, what seeds are you looking for?"

"Do you have seedless watermelon seeds?" Qin Lin asked while looking at the seeds in the store.

"We do." The lady smiled and introduced, "However, these are ordinary seedless watermelons, priced at 80 yuan per 50 grams. How much do you want?"

"Let's start with 1 kilogram." Qin Lin wasn't sure if these seeds could be used in the game, so he didn't buy too many. After returning to the fruit and vegetable shop and locking the door again, he entered the game and placed the seeds in the seed storage box.

After finishing, he exited the game.

Looking at the game screen in his mind, he saw a pack of watermelon seeds in the tool box.

[Seedless Watermelon Seeds: Quality 1]

[This is a seedless watermelon seed. Planting it will yield seedless watermelons!]

The note was simple.

Qin Lin immediately controlled the game character to plant the seeds in the newly opened 12 plots of land.

A moment later, seeing the prompt that all 12 plots were planted, he couldn't help but smile.

Real-world seeds could be used in the game.

This solved one of his current problems.

However, he wasn't sure if the watermelons grown from these real-world seeds would taste the same as those grown from in-game seeds.

For the rest of the afternoon, someone in the WeChat group bought the remaining 30 watermelons in bulk.

Qin Lin also sold all the fruits and vegetables he had bought the previous day at a low price and decided not to restock, focusing on selling watermelons.

When the sun set, he closed the shop and went home, where his mother had already prepared dinner.

After eating, he immediately looked at the game screen in his mind.

The watermelons in the previous 12 plots had pests, and the new 12 plots had weeds, both needing to be cleared.

After clearing the pests and weeds, Qin Lin received a message on WeChat.

Mo Qing, his wife: "It's over. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon. Come pick me up after work, and I want to eat watermelon."

Seeing Zhao Moqing's message, Qin Lin replied immediately: "Sure, dear."

Mo Qing, like him, had returned to Youcheng County after graduating from university. However, unlike him, she had a relative working in the county tax bureau, so she took the civil service exam and joined the tax bureau.

Recently, a significant rural enterprise had been found to have issues. It was said that the leaders of the enterprise were filmed at a rural restaurant and the video was posted on a social media platform, leading to their downfall.

A team of tax auditors was sent, and Mo Qing was part of this team, handling the auditing and calculations.

Qin Lin and Mo Qing chatted and video-called until late at night.

...

The next day.

When Qin Lin woke up and looked at the game screen in his mind, the 24 plots of watermelons had all matured.

He looked at the watermelons grown from real-world seeds, which were lush and green, not much different from those grown from in-game seeds.

Qin Lin controlled the game character to harvest one plot of watermelons grown from real-world seeds and placed them in the storage room, then entered the game.

He went directly to the storage room, where 16 watermelons from the harvested plot were already placed, each still large, weighing over 10 pounds.

Picking one up, he saw the note:

[Seedless Watermelon: Quality 1]

[Note: Although not a special type of watermelon, it is produced in the game and is the best among ordinary watermelons. Delicious +1, Sweet +1, Texture +1.]

The note was the same as before.

Qin Lin, still unsure, took the watermelon back to his room, cut it into slices in the kitchen, and tasted it. The taste was indeed delicious, which reassured him.

Using real-world seeds to plant watermelons and then selling them in the real world would not be a problem, and he wouldn't have to worry about the taste being affected.

"Xiao Lin, why are you eating watermelon so early in the morning? It's not good for your stomach," his mother, Lin Fen, entered the kitchen and couldn't help but nag.

Qin Lin smiled and explained, "Mom, I'm just tasting the watermelon. I plan to sell these."

Lin Fen didn't say anything more but picked up a slice of watermelon to help her son. After one bite, she was surprised, "Xiao Lin, this watermelon tastes great. The watermelons we buy in bulk rarely taste this good. If every one of them tastes like this, they will definitely sell well."

Having run a fruit and vegetable shop for years, Lin Fen knew a good watermelon when she tasted one.

Qin Lin also looked at the game screen in his mind, controlled the game character to harvest all 24 plots of watermelons and place them in the storage room, then controlled the game character to remove the watermelon vines and plant new seeds.

This way, another batch of watermelons would be ready by evening.

After that, Qin Lin and his mother had breakfast together and then went out, riding to the rented warehouse.

At the warehouse, he locked the door and entered the game, heading to the storage room. As soon as he entered, he saw a sign:

Seedless Watermelon: 418 (Quality 1)

This was the harvest from the 24 plots.

What surprised Qin Lin was a separate pile of 3 watermelons with a sign:

Seedless Watermelon: 3 (Quality 2)

Higher-quality watermelons had appeared? The stripes on the skin were more pronounced, and the shape was more rounded.

He immediately picked one up, and a note appeared:

[Seedless Watermelon: Quality 2]

[Note: High-quality watermelon produced in the game. In terms of taste, aroma, and texture, it far surpasses Quality 1 watermelons. It can make you lose control of your taste buds. Delicious +2, Sweet +2, Texture +2, Aftertaste +2!]

The delicious and sweet attributes of Quality 2 watermelons were +2, and there was an additional +2 for aftertaste.

However, the note seemed a bit exaggerated.

Could a watermelon really make someone lose control of their taste buds?

It's not like it was some rare delicacy.

Qin Lin was curious about how much better Quality 2 watermelons tasted compared to Quality 1 watermelons, but he had to focus on his business first. He moved all 418 watermelons out of the game and posted a video in the WeChat group: "Fresh seedless watermelons just arrived, 1.5 yuan per pound, delivered to your door."

Not long after posting, while he was loading watermelons onto the truck, his WeChat dinged. It was Liu Dasheng and other fruit and vegetable shop owners who immediately messaged to place orders.

Even Quality 1 watermelons tasted better than ordinary watermelons and were in high demand during the watermelon season. Customers who had bought them before would return, so the shop owners who had previously ordered watermelons placed new orders, and the quantities were even larger.

Additionally, a few new fruit shop owners in the WeChat group also messaged to order watermelons, 20 and 30 at a time, from locations in the eastern part of the city and Shuixi Street.

After two days of bulk sales, the other members of the group naturally followed suit.

Qin Lin calculated that the total number of watermelons ordered by the shop owners today was 395, almost depleting this batch.

After tallying, he loaded the watermelons onto the truck and delivered them to each shop in the county.

By noon, he had delivered a truckload of watermelons to the market street, where he delivered to Liu Dasheng and two others.

"Xiao Qin, you're here?" Liu Dasheng greeted him with a smile, "Your watermelons sell well. I ordered 10 more today."

"Thank you, Brother Liu, for your support." Qin Lin smiled and started moving the watermelons. After the transaction, he delivered to Chen Dahu and Ai Quni. By noon, he returned to his shop with 23 watermelons left.

After tallying the accounts, this batch of 395 watermelons weighed 4,424 pounds, earning him 6,636 yuan. This meant that by the time the next batch of watermelons matured in the evening and were sold, he would earn over 10,000 yuan in a day.

In one day, he could earn what he used to make in a month of hard work selling fruits and vegetables.