C4 Bellhand Lawn

Seed Introduction: Desert Cactus. This enhanced variety of desert cactus is capable of adapting to various desert environments. Planting it in the desert can begin to improve the environmental conditions and even provide a source of water.

Seed Pricing: A 100-meter-tall desert cactus costs 1,000 yuan, a 50-meter-tall cactus is 500 yuan, a 10-meter-tall cactus is 100 yuan, and a cactus seedling is just 10 yuan each.

Considering these prices, they're quite fair, especially when you think about the fact that planting a single tree on the edge of the desert in Shaoland can cost upwards of 20,000 yuan!

After perusing the desert cactus, Everett checked out the second unlocked seed. Inside the second seed box was not a seed, but a small patch of greenery—definitely not hair.

Seed Introduction: Desert Bellhand Lawn seed. Bellhand Lawn is commonly used in golf courses and villa landscapes, as well as in premium soccer fields. This grass remains lush and evergreen throughout the year. Thanks to genetic improvements, it's free from bugs and mosquitoes, making it an ideal retreat from the summer swarms.

Lawn Pricing: A 10 cm tall patch of lawn is 1,000 yuan per square meter, a 5 cm tall patch is 500 yuan per square meter, seedlings are 100 yuan per square meter, and seeds are 20 yuan per square meter. (Note: This seed grows very slowly.)

After seeing these prices, Everett couldn't help but marvel at how affordable they were! In the middle of a desert, a thousand yuan could get you a square meter of this grass to lounge on, soaking up the sun without a single mosquito in sight—truly a divine way of living!

But then he felt his pockets and remembered, he was broke from medical expenses!

No money, no problem, right? Fatty Wang was loaded, and his cash was often swindled by others. Rather than letting it go to waste, why not invest it in something that could benefit all of humanity?

With this in mind, Everett opened his backpack, which contained 10,000 yuan. Holding the cash and staring at his phone, he wondered how to go about recharging his account with this confounded system.

As if on cue, the system responded to his predicament. The moment Everett took out the money, a notification chimed in.

Recharge Reminder: The system has detected 10,000 yuan in cash. Would you like to proceed with a cash recharge?

"Wow, I can actually do this!"

Everett eagerly clicked 'yes', and the system prompted him to aim his camera at the cash. He did so, and to his amazement, the device scanned the bills like a QR code, and in an instant, the money on the ground vanished!

Everett gasped in astonishment at the system's capabilities.

[Recharge Reminder: The player has added 10,000 yuan to their account. Current balance: 10,000 yuan.]

Everett glanced at the top right corner of the shopping mall interface, where his new balance of ten thousand yuan was displayed, and he felt a newfound sense of reassurance.

"Alright, for the good of humanity, it's time to get planting!"

With that, Everett purchased 100 square meters of seedlings. Yes, 10,000 yuan; that's what an average person could earn in half a year back in his hometown. That's why Everett didn't dare splurge on a 1,000 square meter Bellhand Lawn or gamble on seeds that were said to grow slowly—he couldn't risk starvation.

After securing the seeds, he returned to the interface and clicked on his seed slot, where a new seed had indeed appeared. Everett selected it and proceeded to plant. He tapped on the lawn option and swiped across the bottom right corner of the screen. Suddenly, a square meter of slightly green grass sprouted beneath his feet.

"Fantastic!"

The grass was barely poking through the sandy soil, nearly invisible unless you looked closely, but the fact that grass could grow in the desert was a groundbreaking feat.

"Incredible! With this system, I can transform the entire Ironwharf into a lush oasis. If that happens, I'll have turned my luck around completely!"

But to make Everett's dream a reality, he would need a substantial amount of money—the investment wasn't small.

Having planted a square meter of lawn, Everett prepared to plant the remaining ninety-nine square meters. He clicked on the planting option and discovered a feature for mass planting. He explored the mass planting mode and saw various patterns: rectangles, squares, and even heart shapes—it was incredibly user-friendly.

Everett selected a circular pattern, entered the desired number of square meters, and hit 'complete'. Just as he was picturing a hundred square meters of the Bellhand Lawn materializing before him, the system chimed in.

Consumption tip: This continuous planting mode costs 100 yuan, and your balance is insufficient. Please recharge.

“Damn it! Why does everything have a fee?”

Everett was deeply disappointed with the system. This endeavor was supposed to benefit all of humanity. How could it be so focused on money?

“Forget it, I'll just do the planting myself!”

Everett accessed the system and methodically began planting. After he finished sowing a hundred square meters of the Bellhand Lawn, the air grew cooler, and the blades of grass stood out sharply against the desert backdrop, making for a striking sight.

“Oh right, doesn't the farming app have three modules? I need to check out the other one!”

While Fatty was still fast asleep, Everett sat under a candelabra tree and dove back into the desert farming app.

He tapped on the golden seed icon to enter the Desert Agriculture Module, then selected the mission module on the far right. The phone operated swiftly—a testament to the quality of domestic phones.

Upon entering the mission module, a notification popped up:

Mission reminder: Novice mission completed. Reward: 100 Desert Cactus Seeds.

Mission reminder: Build a desert tourism and holiday resort, attracting ten tourists.

Mission reward: Access to the building materials mall will be granted.

“Holy smokes! A building materials mall? Can I just buy construction materials and erect skyscrapers in the desert?”

The thought was exhilarating!

Yet, the task seemed daunting. How on earth could one construct a tourist resort in the Death Desert? And attracting ten tourists seemed like a tall order. Would anyone even consider visiting?

Everett closed the mission panel. As he was about to exit the app, he noticed a line of fine print that he hadn't seen before, which caught him off guard.

Upon closer inspection, it read: The system will ensure your phone's battery remains charged, with stable network and call services, for a monthly fee of 1,500 RMB. Additionally, for terminally ill players, the system will activate a protective mode at a daily fee of 100 RMB. To find a cure, players must venture to the heart of the desert for the prescription.

“Damn! This blasted system can actually save lives? But, the fees... they're actually quite reasonable!”

Considering Everett was facing his own mortality, the system's offer was enticing. He had already spent a fortune on hospital bills over the past year, selling everything of value, including his modest ancestral home to the wealthy village chief.

"No wonder I've been feeling as if I weren't ill these past few days. It turns out you've been helping me. I'm truly grateful. However, venturing to the center of the desert is quite perilous."

After Everett finished speaking, he noticed a series of numbers rapidly changing at the bottom of the system interface. He saw the countdown—612:40:36—and watched as the numbers continued to tick down relentlessly.