[You have defeated Suliang (Villager) LV2, gaining 20 experience points. Level up: LV1 → LV2
HP: 40/40 MP: 36/36 Stamina: 20/25
Strength: 8, Defense: 5, Intelligence: 8, Special Defense: 4, Agility: 14, Charm: 3, Endurance: 4, Luck: 1
Free attribute points: 10]
Gaining just enough experience to level up, you don’t have to kill your opponent; making them surrender also grants experience, providing quite a bit of operational flexibility.
Perhaps in the future, you could make entire armies surrender, directly harvesting experience.
Yang Yu wasn’t happy for long after obtaining this information, especially after seeing the poor growth stats, making him unable to smile.
At this rate, even if he smoothly levels up to 20, he might not be able to defeat an LV5 slime.
“It’s really tough growing up as a commoner.”
Even at the same level, different races have different attributes. Even within the same race, some people are naturally gifted.
However, there’s a certain satisfaction in defeating those who consider themselves naturally gifted through your own efforts.
After this brief interlude, Yang Yu returned home. Lisa jumped out from behind the counter, asking about his well-being and finally relaxing after confirming he was unharmed.
“Thankfully, you’re not hurt. I told you before, this isn’t for you. Just come back and inherit the family business.”
Karl, a lean figure, stood silently at the counter, glancing at Yang Yu.
The argument from that morning was still fresh in their minds. To avoid further awkwardness, he had suggested defeating a slime, hoping Yang Yu would give up.
But now, seeing the unyielding look in Yang Yu’s eyes, Karl realized his son had been serious.
Failure seemed inevitable. Karl shook his head, about to encourage his son, but Yang Yu spoke first.
“Father, I hope you can give me a piece of land.”
To defeat slimes, four-leaf clovers are essential tools. Wild four-leaf clovers are scarce, and considering the risk of failure, a large, stable supply is necessary.
With his passive skill in farming, Yang Yu naturally thought of cultivating a large number of four-leaf clovers.
Four-leaf clovers are rare mutations of three-leaf clovers.
For most mutations, their shapes can be inherited, like black and white roses among roses, or white Bengal tigers among animals. The four-leaf clover’s trait is likely inheritable too, and with proper seed selection and cultivation, an endless supply of four-leaf clovers can be grown.
However, in both the game and the real world, three-leaf and four-leaf clovers are considered weeds. Only someone out of their mind would use large fields to plant four-leaf clovers.
Planting four-leaf clovers would undoubtedly draw contempt from others.
But as a true player, Yang Yu prioritized strategy. What NPCs thought was irrelevant to him.
Though Karl didn’t fully understand his son’s intentions, he recognized his determination.
Maybe farming was just a means to improve himself, and once he felt strong enough, he would leave. Meanwhile, Karl could also work on Lisa, since the morning’s events had been too sudden.
Without much hesitation, Karl generously gave him a piece of land.
From then on, Yang Yu left early and returned late, searching for four-leaf clover plants in the forest and transplanting them to his field, working diligently.
Having played many simulation games, including farming simulators, he had a good grasp of farming techniques.
To improve efficiency, he often worked for Karl, exchanging for magical tools that accelerated herb growth.
In his field, sometimes four-leaf clovers reverted to three-leaf clovers or grew both on the same plant. When this happened, he ruthlessly uprooted them to prevent these hybrids from influencing others.
He also cleared all other three-leaf clovers around his field, set up pest nets, and kept a beehive for pollination, ensuring the pure lineage of his four-leaf clovers.
Thus, immersed in farming, time flew by, and a year passed.
The field, once overrun with weeds, was now covered with vast patches of four-leaf clovers.
The legendary one-in-ten-thousand chance of finding a four-leaf clover among three-leaf clovers had become commonplace.
Unfortunately, planting these symbols of luck daily didn’t increase Yang Yu’s luck, but he gained significant attributes and experience.
[Name: Yang Yu (Rolling Potato) Level: LV2 Experience: 48/50
HP: 54/54 MP: 40/40 Stamina: 40/40
Strength: 12, Defense: 8, Intelligence: 11, Special Defense: 7, Agility: 15, Charm: 5, Endurance: 7, Luck: 1
Free attribute points: 10]
The constant farming brought substantial attribute growth, effectively leveling him up. His experience points were also greatly increased, just a step away from LV3.
There are ways to gain experience without fighting, and even without leveling up, certain attributes can still be improved. This means that max level isn’t the end; perhaps there are ways to become even stronger in the game.
Maybe doing 100 push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and running 10 km daily could make him powerful and unbeatable.
After a year of farming, Yang Yu’s passive skill [Farming] had upgraded to [Farming is Perfect for Me], increasing his yield by 50%.
Additionally, his first active skill had quietly blossomed in his hands, proving that hard work pays off.
[Four-Leaf Clover Cultivation]: MP cost 1, allows cultivation of four-leaf clovers anywhere, anytime, as long as part of a four-leaf clover is available.
At first glance, this seems like a very useless skill. In fact, it is quite useless. However, thanks to this silly skill, he managed to grow so many four-leaf clovers in just a year.
“Hmm—why did I plant so many four-leaf clovers…?”
Surveying the garden of four-leaf clovers in bloom, Yang Yu sat on the beehive, lost in thought.
If not for the task of convincing his parents, he might have forgotten that the purpose of planting all these four-leaf clovers was to defeat slimes.
Farming is indeed dangerous.
With more than enough four-leaf clovers, it was time to boost his combat power.
Like a tornado sweeping through a parking lot, Yang Yu swept through the newbie village. He fought everyone, from babbling toddlers to tottering elders.
Of course, many battles were just symbolic, using two thin sticks to spar. Since making the opponent surrender granted experience, there was no need to fight those who couldn’t win against him.
Even the smallest experience points were valuable; Yang Yu eagerly collected every point, leveling up rapidly from LV2 to LV5.
[HP: 150/150 MP: 60/60 Stamina: 90
Strength: 32, Defense: 27, Intelligence: 16, Special Defense: 11, Agility: 21, Charm: 8, Endurance: 25, Luck: 1 (not assignable)
Free attribute points: 0]
The 40 free attribute points from leveling up were evenly distributed to increase attack strength, reduce physical damage, and boost HP, stamina, and MP.
However, even with these attributes, an LV5 commoner’s stats were still disappointing.
Moreover, luck being non-assignable clearly showed Yang Yu that becoming extraordinarily lucky wasn’t possible for him.
Originally, he planned to invest many free attribute points into luck in the late game, aiming for critical hits and enjoying a lucky life.
Now, he only felt the game’s malice towards unlucky people.