While it was rather obvious that they were all spiraling into madness, what actually solidified their conviction was one simple comment.
"I think Lulu would get lonely. I’ll probably sleep in the barn tonight."
Jax looked deep in thought as he said this, and Elder Pao Xi, a figure who valued such convictions, actually faltered mid-step.
The bony elder who hadn’t been here for that long actually looked at these kids who had practically moved into the barn since the arrival of this cow.
And the deity looked at them with an expression of an elder whose soul had just been startled into emotional existence.
He sighed, resigned but relieved.
And just like that, they ended up with nine more cows.
Yes.
Nine.
Not because they needed that many immediately, but because they figured that Lulu deserved friends.
Elder Pao Xi declared that companions would normally help prevent emotional distress. And after witnessing the kind of treatment Lulu received, the elder could only concede to adding more cows.
After all, Lulu seemed to live better than some of the minor dieties he’d long known.
Luca shyly agreed with this, as he now knew what it felt like to have many friends, and he felt that 135,000 CP was not something that he should deny the provider of liquid gold.
And so they ended up with a total of ten cows.
Yet, as hard as it was to imagine, they still had a crisis.
Butter.
You see, they finally managed to use that creamery to produce their very first, yet very small, batch of butter with the help of the creme separator.
But the yield was, well, heartbreaking. Barely enough to satisfy the whole group.
And this was largely because the same people couldn’t stop "quality testing" the milk—especially Ollie, who heard about the relationship of bone growth and milk, which the Elder supported by showing off his very dead yet very nice bones).
So, with an impossible hope, he drank milk like his life (height) depended on it. For if anything, it seemed like his chances with the cute girls did.
But with this consumption, they only ended up with a small, precious batch of butter that gleamed like temptation—which didn’t even last long enough for D-29 to take a photo of.
Thankfully, he had videos instead.
This pitiful turnout actually got them thinking about filling up the current barn with cows, but amidst all this, one Dungeon owner actually hesitated.
Not because it was going to cost an astronomical amount of CP, but because of guilt.
Yes, guilt.
Luca glanced toward the now-shrunken shadow of the chicken coop.
Once, Coop I was known as the Chicken Villa. A source of pride, with its automated feeders, smart nesting towers ,and chicken apartments that even set the ambient lighting to the optimal one for the chickies.
But now, beside Barn III, the once majestic coop looked like an accessory shack.
In fact, the betrayal in Pan-pan’s eyes could’ve curdled milk.
And so, Luca, the guilt-ridden owner, asked D-29 for the possible coop upgrades and quietly mourned as he tapped on [YES] twice.
And from having to pay an additional 100,000 CP, it became 250,000 CP to get it to Coop level III.
By morning, the chickens strutted out of the newly shimmering coop, which was fitted with an even smarter egg collection belt and a new grazing area for those who preferred a freer life.
And while hens don’t normally crow, one Pan-pan, the official chicken boss, did so three times at sunrise to proclaim his opinion.
Luca was forgiven that day.
Well, at least for now.
If anything, at least he was only left with figuring out how to cater to the fishes who had probably been abused the most. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
But the day was not just full of spending, but also of awe as the Elder, who was more than glad to hear about their valuation of these animals, decided to show them a little something.
Like the other elders, he had an affinity with those in his jurisdiction, and in his case, it was these animals.
His presence alone increased productivity and intimacy. And coupled with the energy-dense space they were all in, this undoubtedly had a huge effect on production.
Chickens laid more eggs, and the cows produced higher volumes of milk. And when Elder Pao Xi blessed the coop, Pan-pan even laid two golden eggs by noon.
Luca stared at them for over twenty minutes, unsure of whether they were edible or symbolic, but the Elder just said it was normal for creatures that have cultivated to that extent.
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