Life Simulation: My Talent Is Wool-Chapter 4: Locust plague?
Chapter 4: Locust plague?
At home, Luan became lost in thought.
With Lv2 bear meat, even if ’only’ 1 kilo, it would greatly increase the speed at which he would become stronger.
However, it has its pros and cons.
He couldn’t eat it in large quantities. After all, he was a mere Lv1.
He murmured softly: "Alright, I’ll make a meat stew."
Having said that, he cut 100 grams of bear meat and half a kilo of picanha.
The rest, he stored in a thermal box with ice inside.
In the village, there was a Lv2 who was capable of producing ice. Before, he was a hunter, but when he got older, he retired and opened an ice shop that was very popular in the village.
After all, besides being special ice that lasted longer than normal, it had an affordable price for everyone.
This made him reflect a little: ’Mr. Adam is already over 100 years old, but he looks at most 50 years old. However, even though a Lv2 can live 150 years, at most 200 years, it’s difficult to reach Lv3.’
Mr. Adam is a good example, he was a hunter until his one hundred and something years, and even so, he remained stuck at Lv2.
’He never said whether he got stuck on a difficult goal to achieve after having his prophetic dream, or whether he didn’t even reach the maximum EXP for the next level...’
Some speculate that actually, Mr. Adam didn’t give up on reaching Lv3, but rather decided to save money and buy the item needed to level up.
Like it or not, he monopolized the ice market in the village, thus managing to make a small fortune.
It wouldn’t be strange if that was really his goal, after all, upon reaching Lv3, his lifespan would increase to up to 300 years.
Who wouldn’t want to live another 100 years?
Not to mention that, upon reaching Lv3, he would become a powerhouse not only in the village, but also in a big city.
* Chop chop, chop, chop, chop, chop, chop*
Quite experienced, Luan was chopping onion on the cutting board. Followed by garlic heads.
*Fssshhhh*
To the sound of hot oil in the pan, Luan put the chopped onion and garlic in the pan and started to sauté.
The smell that began to float in the air was delicious.
When he added the chopped bear meat... He almost started drooling and couldn’t hold back when he saw that it was fried enough and took a piece.
"Hmm~~"
A nasal sound escaped from his nose, extremely satisfied with the taste.
He almost went to get another piece, but he held himself back.
...
Minutes later, the meat stew was ready, as well as the white rice.
Sitting in the chair, his stomach made a loud noise.
At the first bite, he let out an admiring sigh: "Wow... If this is the taste of Lv2 meat... I can’t imagine what it would be like from a Lv3..."
On Earth, he wouldn’t have that same privilege. Even the meat of a Lv2 animal was very expensive. Even 100 grams was more than the minimum wage.
It was something he couldn’t afford to aim for.
’I wish I could take some of this to mom.’ He lamented a little.
But, it couldn’t be helped, his situation was the same as wishing to take food from a game to the real world, something impossible.
It wasn’t simply something very tasty, but also, it was very good for the body.
He couldn’t hide his smile while eating. It was as if he hadn’t eaten for days, and he finally had the chance to eat something.
Of course, the most important thing of all was the amount of energy he felt in his body.
To test it, he produced wool and let it fall to the ground. When he felt ’empty’, he took a few spoonfuls, and felt full again.
’This is fantastic, but... It’s not something I can afford the cost of.’
Although having more wool meant having more money. Bear meat was expensive and rarely appeared for sale, and when it did, it sold out quickly.
Having said that, he finished eating and went to train right after doing some stretching.
There was still stewed meat left in the pot. He planned to eat more as soon as he felt out of energy.
It wasn’t the kind of training that would be recommended, but it was worth a try.
If he felt there was any risk, even with the gain, he would stop.
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The next morning, Luan woke up hearing a lot of noise from outside, even though he lived in a house farther away from the village.
When he left the house, he saw a black sky.
"Locust plague!" He exclaimed, stunned.
Getting ready quickly, Luan left the house. When he arrived in the more populated area, against everything he believed... The people didn’t seem desperate or worried, in fact, they seemed happy.
"The locusts have arrived in our village once again!" Someone shouted.
"Yay! I love fried locusts~!"
It was then that he saw that in the villagers’ eyes, this wasn’t a plague, but rather a blessing in disguise.
Net-launching weapons were fired.
Like seas full of fish, hundreds of thousands of locusts were caught.
Unable to contain his curiosity, Luan went to get information.
Nicole happily informed him: "Luan, don’t you remember? Four years ago the locusts also came to our village..."
She began to narrate.
It turns out that not only were the locusts very nutritious, they were delicious like shrimp. Besides that, each one was at least 10 cm long.
Of course, that wasn’t even the most important part. What she said next left Luan in shock.
"Actually, killing locusts also gives a little bit of EXP. Although not much, but since there are so many, there’s a significant increase." She laughed heartily: "It’s like that saying: Little by little the hen fills her crop."
"That’s fantastic!" Luan admitted, but he worried: "But, isn’t anyone afraid that the locusts will devastate the crops?"
"Hahaha, that’s impossible." She laughed even more: "There are several traps prepared in the fields to capture the locusts. It’s no wonder that the land cultivators are the ones who benefit the most in these events."
Luan finally understood.
Now it was clear why they seemed so happy about something that for others would be considered an abominable plague.
In the end, more than half of the people in the village had awakened a talent.
Not to mention that they had equipment prepared to capture locusts.
Even the level twos were participating.
After all, they also wanted to gain easy EXP.
’I can’t miss out on participating either!’
Having said that, he turned around and went back home to grab a scoop net that he used to catch fish.
He didn’t expect to gain enough EXP to level up, but as Nicole herself said; little by little the hen fills her crop.
