2026-09-29 07:00:40Bertha Hale had managed households for years, and it showed in the way she handled everything with calm efficiency.
Watching the villagers settle down and head home to gather their things, Bertha finally allowed herself a breath of relief.Molly Pendleton stepped outside just then. "Thank you for earlier, Aunt Bertha.""Warren said he'd be back before dinner. Should be any moment now."Bertha nodded. "Benny and the others are feeling better. I'll send them over to your pla
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Chapter 082
Warren had planted lychee and other fruit trees half a month ago, and they'd already taken root, sprouted, and borne fruit at an astonishing speed. The packaging bags he'd bought were nearly exhausted.With inventory piling up, Warren stayed busy pricing new goods and sending shipments to Whitaker Lodge. The volume had doubled, and so had his earnings.Soon after, Warren discovered that the system's exchange function was practically a general store. It had everything.But most of it was locked behind requirements he couldn't yet meet.Once the warehouse was full, Warren caught the shuttle bus to the county seat. The Hale brothers had taken the truck early that morning, leaving him no other option.He spent hours combing through pharmacies all over town, large and small, searching for a century-old ginseng root. But there wasn't a single trace of one. Forget a hundred years old, even ordinary ginseng was hard to come by these days. With cultivation becoming s
Chapter 081
The next morning, Warren woke on the heated bed in the old house. After putting out the stove fire, he headed home to make breakfast.Once the family finished eating, Warren took Milo to the village school. The boy's nerves showed in every step.The village had only one elementary school, a modest affair with a few dozen students scattered across grade levels and two or three teachers keeping the place running. These days, families with means sent their children to schools in the county seat. Others didn't bother with school at all. If compulsory education hadn't been rolled out in recent years, the building would probably still be half empty.The staff was small, but adequate for elementary instruction.The whole campus fit inside a single courtyard. A two-story building stood at the center, flanked by a basketball hoop on one side and a flagpole on the other. Most of the students were young children passing through, picking up basic literacy and arithmetic befo
Chapter 080
Warren planned to use the seeds to fill up the rest of his pocket dimension.The supply was meager, but he had no choice. He was down to his last 2 system points.Plant what he could now, then trade points for more seeds. Once he finished the task within the deadline, he'd use the pocket dimension to accumulate points again.By seven in the evening, Warren had only managed to plant a small patch. The soil in the pocket dimension didn't need tilling, but he still had to dig out rows for the crops. When he finally stopped, sweat soaked his hair and clung to his neck.Earlier, Warren thought filling such a small space would take just a few days. Now he realized how naive that assumption had been. This wasn't some tiny plot. It was a full-scale farm, and he was the sole farmhand responsible for every backbreaking inch of it.When Warren got home, Molly had already finished cooking dinner. She'd spent years preparing meals for the family, but tonight felt strange
Chapter 079
Over the past month, Warren had fallen into a steady rhythm, slipping in and out of the pocket dimension to harvest vegetables and fruit. Every day or two, he'd scatter fresh seeds across the farmland, keeping the cycle going.His system points had been accumulating steadily, though he hadn't found much worth redeeming yet. The counter showed 199 points, close enough that he turned back to the fields and began another round of harvesting.Might as well hit 200, he thought. That would be enough to unlock a decent crop.An hour of work later, Warren watched the point total climb with quiet satisfaction. Then, without warning, the system chimed.The system chimed and displayed the following message: "Congratulations, Host. You have reached the Tier 1 point requirement. Task module unlocked.""First Task: Fill the current pocket dimension to capacity within fifteen days.""Task Reward: Pocket dimension expanded by 100%. Exchange catalog upgraded to Tier 2."
Chapter 078
Molly served the children more food while listening to Warren and their guest chat.Tommy spotted the yam in his bowl. He hated yams and was about to push it aside when he noticed Daisy beside him eating whatever was placed in front of her without complaint, stuffing everything into her mouth.Were vegetables really that good?Skeptical but curious, Tommy followed Daisy's lead and ate quite a few vegetables himself.Frank paused, a flicker of surprise crossing his face before he shook his head with a helpless smile. "My son's an oddball. He'll eat chicken, duck, fish, all the meat you can think of, but he won't touch vegetables. He is always getting overheated because of it."Warren, a father himself, shared a few tricks in a low voice. "Except on holidays, my daughter absolutely can't have any drinks with her meals. The food's dry, then she gets a bowl of soup. When she's thirsty, she drinks it on her own. That way she ends up eating a fair amount of vegeta
Chapter 077
After seeing off the delivery truck, Warren headed back to the house with Frank and his son in tow.Inside, the family had been chatting together when Warren walked in with guests. A flicker of surprise crossed their faces.With a smile, Warren introduced him. "This is Frank, from Whitaker Lodge."Recognition dawned, and everyone quickly made room.Molly stepped over to the table and poured Frank a cup of tea. The leaves were ones Warren had bought before the new year, and the water came from the Healing Spring. Together, they produced a fragrance that filled the room.For Frank's younger son, Molly retrieved a bottle of soda from the cupboard.Daisy peeked out from behind Molly, half her body hidden, her wide eyes blinking curiously at the strangers.Frank chuckled, his gaze settling on Daisy. He had met Molly and her daughter once before, back when deliveries to Whitaker Lodge had just started. Daisy had been cute even then, but thin and a little
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