I run a farm, what the heck is this post-apocalyptic farm owner system?

Chapter 68 The Industrious Dung Beetle!

Xu Ran poured all the ornamental fish into the fish pond.

In an instant, the once ordinary fishpond became full of vitality.

It's like a painting coming to life.

A mountain is not famous for its height, but for the immortals who dwell there; water is not sacred for its depth, but for the dragons that inhabit it.

From this perspective, even golden carp can bring vitality to a fishpond.

The scenery is very beautiful.

It's a pleasure to look at.

The tabby cat crouched down and lay by the fishpond, staring at the koi carp inside.

"Mimi, don't bite!"

Seeing its gaze, Xu Ran immediately spoke up to warn it.

"These fish aren't for you! If you want fish, there's plenty in the kitchen!"

The tabby cat shifted from a crouching position to a squatting position, its four paws pressed together, and awkwardly licked its lips.

Judging from the look, I almost took a bite just now.

"These fish are so beautiful!"

Li Wu couldn't help but exclaim in admiration when he saw the golden koi.

"Ran-ge, you really have great taste! You're so good at this!"

"This suddenly feels very high-class."

Then, as usual, he offered a few words of praise.

Such praise is relatively sincere and sounds alright, as long as it's not forced or awkward.

For example, in workplace basketball, if a leader makes an ordinary shot and employees lead the applause, that's absurd.

"Even if you're lucky enough to buy one, it's not easy to raise."

"I'll have to feed it regularly from now on."

Xu Ran took out a packet of fish food, took some out with his hand, and casually sprinkled it into the pond.

When fish food falls into it, the koi immediately swim over to eat it.

Judging from their active movements, these carp are all in good health.

A beautiful pond has been added to the yard, and the little ones have naturally noticed it.

Soon, Little Gray and Little Wild Boar ran into the yard.

Upon seeing fish in the pond, they immediately went over to take a look.

"Little Grey, don't touch these fish! You can't eat them!"

"Just take a look!"

Xu Ran reminded him as usual.

Xiao Hui had gone fishing with him at the lake in Nanshan Village before. This guy was also good at catching fish. He would stare at the water and stay still, and when the fish got close, he would suddenly bite down.

Patience and decisiveness are both attributes of an excellent hunter.

Therefore, we must prevent it from eating fish.

With Xu Ran's instructions, Little Gray behaved itself.

It was very interested in the koi in the pond, lying on the edge with its chin resting on a rock, staring at the fish in the pond.

It seems that Xu Ran isn't the only one who likes carp; even the little ones love them.

Although the farm looks a bit old, there are still some places with unique scenery that are pleasing to the eye.

For example, the golden sunflower fields from two months ago, and the fish pond now.

Life goes on as usual, busy yet with moments of leisure.

The construction of the new greenhouse has begun.

It should be ready in about a month.

All the greenhouses were lined up in a row, which made them look like a company with a lot of money.

The employees were busy sowing seeds in the fields, driving tractors back and forth in the fields every day, creating a lively scene.

Looking down from the sky, inside the fenced-off farm, there are tractors working, cats and dogs running around, hens looking for food everywhere, as well as houses and greenhouses.

It still looks pretty.

Xu Ran was relatively free.

He took out his phone, opened his video account, and found that he already had 99+ private messages in the background.

Many people send him private messages.

"Hey bro, teach me how to fish!"

"How did you manage to catch so many crucian carp? Did you pull some strings?!"

"Is it really possible to keep pandas in Sichuan and Chongqing? Can I get one?"

"Hey blogger, I suggest you make a video and show your face. The video views will definitely go up if you're on camera!"

They say all sorts of things in private messages.

His number of followers has also increased to over 8.

Quite a few people watch it.

When there are many people, there is a sense of pressure.

I always want my videos to look good.

However, this pressure was short-lived. Soon, Xu Ran adjusted and went back to her previous routine: if something interesting happened, she would take a picture; otherwise, she wouldn't.

Also, regarding the fishing competition.

Participating in this fishing competition gave him a taste of success.

In addition, we just invested all our money in the greenhouses and now we're out of money again.

Xu Ran plans to continue participating.

Earning money by playing in competitions.

In the early stages of starting a business, you have to be able to do everything.

So he searched for relevant competition information online.

He actually found one, and this time the place was quite far away, in Beijing.

It just so happens that I haven't seen my friends who stayed there for a long time. Some of them are pursuing graduate studies, so I can go and visit them.

Of course, it was just a small gathering, not a class reunion or anything like that.

So, Xu Ran signed up for the fishing competition once again.

He even posted a video on the farm for this purpose.

In the video, he stands in front of his fishpond and says to the camera:

"Hello everyone, I'm Xu Ran. I won first prize in the Tianfu Fishing Championship a couple of days ago, and I'm very happy."

"Next stop, I'm going to Beijing to participate in the Beijing Autumn Fishing Championship. I've already registered and I'll be leaving for Beijing the day after tomorrow."

"I went to university in Beijing and lived there for a while. I haven't been back for a long time."

"Hopefully I'll get good results!"

"Also, let me show off the koi I raise."

"May this bring you some good luck."

After saying that, Xu Ran took out her phone and started taking pictures of her fish pond.

The scene was exceptionally beautiful.

Golden carp swim to and fro among the artificial hills and aquatic plants, clearly visible.

It has a sense of dynamic landscape.

The video was released very quickly.

Netizens flocked to the scene upon hearing the news, and immediately left comments after watching the video:

"The blogger is so handsome! Show your face soon, you'll definitely gain more fans!"

"Wow, this farmer is so young! I always thought it was just his voice that was young, but I didn't expect him to actually be a young man!"

"Is the expert participating in another fishing competition? Looking forward to it!"

"The newly crowned fishing prodigy of the fishing world, I wonder how he'll fare in this competition!"

"Beijing has many big shots and experts; winning won't be easy!"

"This blogger must be a rich kid, running such a huge farm; it must cost at least several million!"

There are all sorts of comments.

I must say, seeing that there are mostly positive reviews, it seems pretty good.

No wonder so many people want to become internet celebrities these days. They get praise and make money—it must be so comfortable!

Xu Ran takes it all in stride. He occasionally posts some interesting videos, but his main focus is still on his farm.

My main focus is on farming; videos are just a hobby.

So, he started making arrangements for the farm, preparing to go to Beijing to earn some more money.

I picked up a new task these past couple of days.

[Task activated: Agricultural Fertilizer!]

[Task Description: Manure is a natural fertilizer. Please collect 100 jin (50 catties) of animal manure for future use as fertilizer.]

[Task Reward: 10 Diligent Dung Beetles. These dung beetles live on the farm and are skilled at cleaning up dung in a designated area. Furthermore, the soil fertility increases in the areas where they live.]

[Note: These industrious dung beetles are very capable; the dung balls they roll are exceptionally round and very sturdy.]

This new task surprised Xu Ran.

The task required collecting manure, and the reward was a dung beetle?

And what's with this note? It says the dung ball is perfectly round? Even if it were square, it wouldn't matter to me!

Regardless, the task should be done.

This wasn't difficult for him; after all, the farm also needed to clean up chicken manure, pig manure, and sheep manure. He just swept these things together into a pile, and the task was done.

It happened in an afternoon.

When evening came, Xu Ran went to the farmland and chose to claim his reward.

He saw ten dark dung beetles appear, then take small steps and spread out in all directions, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

He then stopped interfering.

I hope they do well.

Since we've raised a lot of chickens, there's a lot of chicken droppings in the weedy area. It's best to clean it all up.