Everyone was already familiar with Arkz's craftsmanship, so when he brought out the iced strawberry milkshakes, everyone was eager to take a big sip and savor the taste.
"Mmm~, so delicious!"
Arkz's skills truly did not disappoint them.
The sweet strawberries paired with the silky smooth Milk, the icy cool flavor was simply an excellent textural experience.
The moment the milkshake entered their mouths, everyone felt a wave of coolness surge to their brains, instantly feeling refreshed. Even the difficult problems that had been troubling them for a long time suddenly became clear, as if a blocked sewer had just been cleared by Mario.
"Wow! Klee has a new inspiration!"
"A new model of jumpy dumpty bomb!"
"A super powerful bomb that can instantly blast away all the ore and the bad guys inside the ore!"
Hearing Klee's cheers, everyone who had been immersed in the deliciousness of the strawberry milkshake was instantly startled awake. Arkz and the other members of the Five-Color Squad immediately stepped forward to dissuade her.
If Klee really managed to invent this bomb, whether the ore and monsters were blown away, they didn't know, but they would definitely be buried by the collapsed mine tunnel.
"Klee! Using bombs inside the mine is very dangerous!"
"If the bomb used is too powerful, it will cause the mine tunnel to collapse."
Klee hung her head, pretending to ponder like a little adult. A moment later, she looked up and said:
"Klee understands."
"Klee will properly improve the jumpy dumpty bomb."
"Uh! Actually, that might not be necessary."
Everyone thought this in tacit agreement.
With the boost from the strawberry milkshake, Arkz's inspiration also began to erupt. The problem he had been thinking about for a long time without a solution now had a path to resolution.
"The patterns on the Cleanse pendant, I seem to have a new idea."
"With this inspiration, I might be able to try making some alchemy tools, like small pistols that can fire elemental missiles, or jewelry that can project elemental shields."
Arkz, having found inspiration, wished he could dive into the research lab right then to record all his ideas.
But then he thought, he wasn't a student of the Sumeru Akademiya anymore, so why bother racking his brain to research these things? His main job now was farming. As for research, he could just treat it as a hobby and mess around with it casually!
Thinking of this, Arkz lay back down on the lounge chair, leisurely basking in the sun and drinking the iced strawberry milkshake. Life was quite pleasant.
As Arkz's strength increased, his memory also improved synchronously. At least now, Arkz could recall the minute details of events that happened a week ago with just a slight recollection, so he wasn't worried about forgetting these inspirations.
With everyone's help, Arkz successfully finished harvesting all the strawberries at Springvale Farm.
As repayment, Arkz not only made strawberry milkshakes but also packed the freshly picked strawberries into beautifully wrapped baskets as gifts for the girls of the Five-Color Squad. Of course, the people at the farm also received some.
As for those beautifully wrapped straw baskets, they were naturally conjured by Arkz using Elemental Power.
He had casually made them to train his control over Dendro Elemental Power. Using them now as gift boxes for the strawberries was a form of recycling.
After receiving the strawberry gift boxes packed by Arkz, the girls expressed their thanks one after another.
During the process of picking the strawberries, they had already fully tasted how delicious they were. These strawberries were perfect for sharing with their families.
Klee hugged her strawberries and cheered:
"That's wonderful!"
"Klee will bring the delicious strawberries to Acting Grand Master Jean, to Sister Lisa, to Sister Amber, to Brother Kaeya, to Brother Albedo, to the brothers and sisters of the Knights of Favonius, to Razor, and to..."
Listening to the long list of names Klee recited, everyone burst into laughter.
"Klee, you want to bring them to so many people, even one strawberry per person won't be enough, right?"
Klee looked at the basket of strawberries in her arms, tilted her head, and started counting them one by one.
"One, two, three..."
Arkz patted Klee's head and smiled, "Klee, no need to count. I'll give you a few more strawberry baskets to take out and share with the brothers and sisters of the Knights of Favonius."
Klee immediately jumped up happily and cheered:
"Yay! Brother Arkz is such a good person!"
Arkz accepted Klee's praise without feeling guilty at all; he also thought he was a very good person.
After seeing everyone off, Arkz gave Siegfrieda a day off.
Ever since Siegfrieda was recruited by Arkz to become a member of Springvale Farm, besides delivering goods to the residents of Springvale and The Good Hunter Restaurant, the rest of her time was spent helping out with odd jobs and chores on the farm.
In short, one sentence could describe it: Siegfrieda was like a brick, moved wherever Springvale Farm needed her.
Although the work on Springvale Farm didn't seem like much, there were quite a few trivial small tasks.
For example, checking and repairing the farm fences daily, and clearing weeds on the farm—these all required someone to do them.
Moreover, the crops on the farm would sometimes be damaged for various reasons, requiring someone to replant them in time. Therefore, Siegfrieda had also been quite busy these past few days.
Afterward, Arkz sent a clone to Dawn Winery to deliver the strawberry gift boxes.
He had encountered them in a trash can in Mondstadt City earlier and had promised Diluc that after thoroughly researching the Cleanse pendant, he would replicate a copy and give it to him. He had been busy for so long that he almost forgot about it.
If it weren't for the strawberry milkshake today, Arkz would have completely forgotten about this matter. Now that he remembered, he naturally had to inform Diluc.
At the same time, Arkz also wanted to foster a good relationship with Dawn Winery.
Simply selling farm products wouldn't earn much Mora. Even if the quality of Arkz's crops was excellent, it would never be as fast as processing agricultural byproducts.
Therefore, Arkz set his sights on the most classic money-making path in Stardew Valley—the brewing path!
Coincidentally, he had harvested so many strawberries this time, and coupled with the time after the Spring Festival ends, Arkz could harvest a batch of strawberries every four days.
If so many high-quality strawberries flooded the Mondstadt market, it would easily cause market saturation, meaning Arkz's strawberries, no matter how good their quality, wouldn't fetch a good price, and it would also negatively affect the development of Mondstadt's local strawberry cultivation industry.
Therefore, Arkz planned to pursue a high-end route, selling only a small amount of these high-quality strawberries.
As for the remaining strawberries, he planned to use them to make strawberry fruit wine and strawberry juice.
Before this, Arkz had inquired and found that there were no factories selling brewing barrels in the Mondstadt market, and the brewing barrels produced by small workshops had low output and inconsistent quality, which could not meet Arkz's requirements.
Therefore, Arkz planned to go to Dawn Winery to seek advice and see if he could buy some brewing barrels from Diluc.
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