Ye Yuan felt a sense of enlightenment after reading the tutorial, but did she truly understand?
Not really!
However, at this moment, a toolbar appeared before her eyes, a timetable in the upper right corner, and an energy bar in the lower right corner.
Now, she could begin to experience this Dungeon.
"Hmm, could it… really be a farming Dungeon?"
Ye Yuan stared at the axe that appeared in her hand with just a thought, her dazed head filled with question marks.
"Never mind, even if it's a trap, I want to see what kind of trick this Lord is up to!"
With that, Ye Yuan steeled her heart, closed her eyes, and charged out headfirst.
"It doesn't hurt!?"
There was no pain, and no monsters were hidden behind the door.
She slowly opened her eyes, and brilliant sunlight shone through, revealing a scene of natural peace and harmony before Ye Yuan's eyes.
A vast expanse of land, the sound of birds, the rustling of leaves, the fluttering of butterflies' wings…
"…"
At this moment, she stood there with her mouth agape, too astonished to close it.
So beautiful, so natural!
That was her feeling.
"How beautiful! There's actually such a pretty Dungeon!"
It wasn't a dark, damp corridor, nor a mosquito-infested graveyard, nor a winding, trap-filled labyrinth…
An unprecedented Dungeon!
So beautiful, is it really a Dungeon!?
In Ye Yuan's understanding, Dungeons were symbols of horror and bloodshed.
Places without sunlight, without vitality, full of disgusting monsters or corpses.
How could there be such a picturesque, lush green Dungeon!?
Ye Yuan couldn't believe it.
But the facts told her that this was indeed a Dungeon; she hadn't seen wrong!
Looking around, apart from trees and flowers, there wasn't even a shadow of a monster!
Even if a Dungeon had no monsters, there should at least be traps or something, right?
But there wasn't!
Only flowers and trees.
There were even butterflies flying among the flowers, and birds chirping happily, with a few occasionally flying out to circle Ye Yuan twice before returning.
Could these flowers and plants all be monsters!?
Hmm, yes, that must be it.
Disguised as beautiful to lower her guard!
This realization made Ye Yuan's heart pound.
After all, she had witnessed the Lord's methods; it wasn't uncommon for monsters to be disguised as flowers.
However, after her clumsy attempts at deception—pretending to turn her back, squatting roughly, dropping her weapon, and lowering her head—no attack or sneak attack came.
It really seemed there were no monsters.
This left Ye Yuan conflicted.
She neither wanted to destroy this beautiful scenery nor did she want to test whether these beautiful flowers were truly monsters.
What to do?
Hesitant, Ye Yuan began to circle the open space.
"What to do, what to do? Should I dig or not?" Ye Yuan mumbled as she circled.
Her heart was indecisive.
It would be too terrifying if a monster jumped out and hugged her face after one swing of the hoe!
While Ye Yuan hesitated, Lu Xuan, who was watching her, was already speechless.
The Adventurers' persecution complex was too severe.
Even with guidance, she still couldn't lower her guard!
"Damn it, I'll have to teach you how to play myself!"
Just as Ye Yuan was circling in hesitation, a person walked out of her vision.
The sudden appearance of the other party made Ye Yuan instantly point her sword at him.
"Who?"
Looking at the handsome man with short black hair in front of her, Ye Yuan watched him warily.
Afraid he was a monster in disguise.
She had fallen for this trick before; a monster disguised as an injured Adventurer had caused her to stumble once, and she wouldn't make the same mistake again!
"Hello, you must be the new farmer. You can call me… Liu Yisi. I'm the mayor here, and I can help you with any problems."
"Mayor?"
Lu Xuan smiled at the girl who only reached his chest, exuding goodwill.
"Then what… should I do?"
Ye Yuan still hadn't relaxed her guard, her sword remaining clenched in her hand behind her back.
She understood this might be a Dungeon guide, and guides typically existed in Dungeons.
However, these guides had a chance of backstabbing Adventurers!
She would absolutely not make the same mistake twice!
"I learned from your grandfather that you've never experienced farming work before, right?"
"Farming…" Ye Yuan wasn't stupid; she understood that this was a continuation of the letter's content, so she shook her head and answered, "I don't understand."
They, Adventurers, were born for combat, exploration, and adventure.
Farming?
They had never learned about it, and rarely even heard about such things.
"In that case, I'll teach you."
Lu Xuan suddenly produced a hoe and a sickle in his hands.
This startled Ye Yuan, who quickly pulled back, holding her sword horizontally in front of her, adopting a defensive stance.
"…"
Lu Xuan looked at the girl, who was like a frightened fawn, and gave her a sympathetic glance, but he said nothing more and began to hoe the ground.
At the same time, he took out a seed, planted it in the ground, watered it, fertilized it, and explained as he went.
"So that's how it is."
Confirming that the other party was truly not a monster, Ye Yuan awkwardly walked over. Having understood, she began to mimic Lu Xuan's actions, but her technique was poor, and she hadn't grasped the essence of it.
"The work here is like this: grow crops, sell them in the shipping bin, and then earn money. Do you understand?"
"Oh, I… think I understand."
"Good, you can give it a try. Remember, seasons change; there are four seasons in total, each lasting 28 days. Each type of seed has its suitable season and different growth cycles, so you must not plant them randomly. Also, the use of the television…"
Liu Yisi, played by Lu Xuan, finished speaking and then left the farm.
This was a projection Lu Xuan had placed; it could only speak pre-customized lines and nothing more.
After Liu Yisi left, only Ye Yuan stood alone on the farm.
Still somewhat bewildered.
Nine minutes had passed since Ye Yuan entered, and a day in Star Dew Valley was almost over; 12 minutes in reality was one day here.
The time pointer here had reached 7 PM.
The Dungeon sky was already somewhat dim.
"Ah, it's getting dark! I need to plant quickly."
Ye Yuan finally realized what she needed to do and quickly began weeding, hoeing, and planting the remaining parsnip seeds.
There were 20 seeds.
[parsnip]
[Maturity: Four days]
[Suitable Season: Spring]
Just as she finished planting the seeds, she suddenly felt dizzy and weak all over.
"What's wrong? My body…"
Ye Yuan glanced down and found the reason.
Her stamina had reached zero.
She remembered the mayor saying that if stamina ran out, she must rest, or it would affect her state the next day.
"Quickly… I need to sleep!"
Ye Yuan frantically ran into the house and, at the last moment before collapsing, fell onto the bed.
[Emotional Crystal + 5]
The emotional changes produced by Adventurers in the Dungeon will generate Emotional Crystals, which Lords can absorb and convert into spiritual power to enhance their own strength.
…
In the Lord's Hall, Lu Xuan watched happily as Ye Yuan busied herself, then collapsed onto the bed from exhaustion.
"Yes, that's it, this is the wonderful rural life."
But then, he realized something speechless.
"Holy crap, she seems to have gone to sleep without watering the seeds."