Baby Steps

Small bird glided down and rested on the bosom of a young woman who is sleeping in the middle of the forest. Adeline heard chirping and when she moves, the bird flew away. Adeline sigh with relief and glad that she did mauled by any beasts. The last few seconds that she remembers before she black out, she was in the middle of looking for any ingredients for her food.

The system beep twice," I am glad your okay! I ma glad that the beasts are weary and did not return this area due to the death of a level 20 beast!" Adeline nodded in agreement, maybe luck also is with her side. The system beep again, " Adeline you need to watch your stamina level, if it will go down to zero your body will shut down for several hours to recuperate. Make sure that you reserved at least 5 stamina points to prevent this from happening again. For your mana points, make sure to reserve at least 5-10 points because if you don't you will have severe headache and susceptible to hallucination and worst delirium…"

After hearing the system explanation, she thought that she was a bit careless. She was indeed lucky this time but what about next? Adeline slowly stand up and walk towards the exit. The exit though is the same but the arrangement of path is switched. One can easily exit but will have difficulty in entering the right path for the tiers you want to go. After a few hours, Adeline walk out from the forest. She saw her mother, her grandfather and Ranulf waiting at the entrance of the forest.

Cardo saw a silhouette coming out from the forest, he smile and wave towards her granddaughter. Adeline nodded and smile, " What are you guys doing in here?" Ranulf sigh, "your grandfather was about to enter the forest to look for you but since you're here then I will take my leave." He was about to go back to his hut when he halted his footsteps and said, " I will wait for your grand opening 6 days from now."

Adeline just nodded in agreement while he watch Ranulf walks towards his hut, then she switches her attention to her mother and grandfather. When she look at their face especially her mother, Adeline thought that her mother his hiding something, she whispered in her right ear, " If you are ready to open up, my ears is always willing to listen anytime of the day." Cara bitterly smile then she nodded. They went to the inn and sit on the same tables and chairs when they have their first meal. She looks around and thought that the place is the same as when she left few days ago.

Adeline was the one who opened up, " grandfather I already collected the chickens, I juts hope that we have enough money to buy the coop." Cardo nodded, "those plants should be ready to be harvest. I did not went down to check because we were waiting for you." Cara grab several pouches from her basket, then she placed the pouches on the table. Adeline saw several bruises on her mother's hand, based on the color and characteristics of the bruise, it seems that someone used a stick and repeatedly bash it on the dorsum of her hands, " Adeline smile while looking at the pouches, " mom where do you get money for food during the previous first five days since I went in the forest and we had nothing to sell?" Cara was startled, " I was accepting laundries by several madams in the towns. I earned at least 1 gold for the entire 5 days and my salary was the one we used to buy food." Cardo nodded, " After you told me to sold those ingredients, I told her to stop working but she still constantly go there for work, " Adeline frowned while secretly glancing her mother's bruises. She sigh then begin counting the money.

" Mom, do you have any list of the price of each items you sold?" Adeline looks towards Cara. Cara smile and handed a piece of paper towards Adeline.

• Level 1: Wild Garlic – 364 pcs, 1 piece =1 silver, = 364 silver coins

• Level 1: Wild Onion – 181 pcs, 1 piece = 2 silver = 362 silver coins

• Level 1: Wild Ginger - 1500gms, 30gm= 3 silver = 150 silver coins

• Total: 876 silver coins.

Adeline told her grandfather that she will buy a chicken coop to place all the chickens that she captured. Adeline went to the land of Gaea. Currently she has 876 silver coins.

She immediately bought the coop and the remaining money that she has is 126 silver coins. The poultry farm can be found just the opposite side of the farming area. The coops' size is approximately 2 square meters. The materials of the coop are made up of bamboos. Each small coop can fit at least 10 level 5 chickens.

Adeline place all the chicken inside. For the first 3 hours the chicken keeps on charging the bamboo fence but the coop is not ordinary, according to the system they place a repel runes in every bamboo coop so that it will not break when a chicken will dash.

Cardo seems very happy when he saw all the chickens inside. He even praised Adeline that she is smart to have this one. The system beep twice, " Adeline all your current plants are ready to be harvest, please check it with your appraisal…..you will be surprise." Adeline saw his grandfather still amusedly watching the chicken while her mom was beside her and wanted to help her harvesting the plants.

• Level 10: Golden Rice of the king: This rice has a golden color seeds and hull. It is one of the varieties that upgraded from common rice. This rice will only appear if the land abundant with nutrients and magical property. When mix with cooking, Vitality will increase by 20 points.

• Level 10: Spiral Onion: It has similar color with the usual onions but with the additional silvery spiral when cut. This onion can increase your poison resistance by 10%

• Level 10: Silver Ginger: It has a moderate pain reliever for 1 hour. When mix in cooking it has 30% chance that the person will increase its resistance to any anti-casting spells such as serenity or silence spell by 30%

• Level 10: Gold stripe garlic: By the name itself, the garlic has golden stripe. Unlike its level 1 effect, this garlic will decrease the duration of illusionary spell by 10 seconds.

The systems beep three times, "Congratulation in reaching the maximum potential of the 4 common ingredients. Please accept this reward."

• Gained total of 3200 experience points: for reaching maximum potential of the current 4 common ingredients

Cardo was also surprised on the plants appearance, "Are they the same plants." Adeline smile and nodded, " The reasons of this because of the healthy soil and the seeds. If we just cut the part of the plants and then replant it again, they will just grow the same as the one we previously plant. They serve as the clone of what you previously plant but when one planted with seeds, it serve a call for new generations, they may be able to grow into good or bad ways. Cardo pondered a bit and said, " That is why children are important." Adeline smile when Cardo use children as an analogy to what they just discussed.

Adeline instructed her mother and grandfather to cut and dice the rice remnants after getting the seeds, then feed it to the chickens. If they will be able to sell more few days from now, then she will upgrade most of her buildings and buy something from the system shop. The total harvest:

• Level 10: Golden Rice of the king- 7,989 grams

• Level 10: Spiral Onion: 121 pcs

• Level 10: Silver Ginger: 997 grams

• Level 10: Gold stripe garlic: 364 pcs

The rice tiller was chop and dice by her grandfather. Her grandfather uses his beloved sword to chop the rice tiller. Adeline was amazed that his prideful grandfather swallowed his pride for the sake of her family.

After the task, Cardo save the other diced tiller and place enough tillers on each chicken coop. The moment the tiller was place inside the coop, the chicken hurriedly eat it. It seems like the level 10 rice is indeed a treasure to this chicken, if the effect of the seeds have similar effect to the rest of parts of the plant then this chicken is indeed eating a treasure.

Adeline asked the systems if she need to pay for another soil bed if she will add one. The system beep twice and said, "Since you master the spell called fertilizer, you can have 16 free soil bed." Adeline frowned, " Why did you not tell about this?" The system blurted, " because you never asked, unless you ask I will never tell or help." Adeline sigh, " Fine!"

Adeline add another soil bed, Cara and her grandfather also help according to her instructions.

After planting, Adeline went to the kitchen to practice her cooking.

Day by day she practiced and her test subject is of course her mother and grandfather. They seem happily obligated. Morning in the 19th day of the month of III, Adeline is up, preparing for the grand opening of her inn. Her expected customers will be at least 4. She already handed the name of the dishes and the prices to Ranulf 2 days ago.

The system beep twice, "Someday, you will reach the pinnacle of cooking! Just like that person….. but…. Huh?" "That person," Adeline asked.

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Name: Adeline

Sex: Female

Age: 12 years old

Race: Human

Class: The Iron Lady

Level: 33

Money: Silver: 126 silver coins

Experience Points needed: 20/330

Health: 165/105

Stamina: 165/105

Mana: 330/330

Mana Regeneration: 33 per hour

Stamina Regeneration: 16.5 per hour

Elemental Affinity: 10% water, woods, fire, ground

Personal Statistics:

Strength: 3.2

Vitality: 3.2

Dexterity: 12

Speed: 12

Intelligent: 34

Wisdom: 34

Storage Space: Loading capacity of 2 cubic meters: 10% load

• Colchin dead body

Spells:

• Water Sprout – Mastered: Base 4400cc and 5mp/cast (Mod: 5896cc)

• Water Arrow – Mastered: Base 44mm penetration, 320mm length 50mp/cast

(mod: 58mm penetration, 428mm length)

• Earth's Ears- Mastered: Base 320 meters in diameter, 1mp/cast (Mod: 428 m)

• Lighter – Mastered: Base duration 440 minutes, 20°C, 10mp/cast (Mod: 589 min, 26°C)

• Fertilizer – Mastered: Base 44 square meters, 5mp/cast (Mod: 58)

• Dryad's Hair – Mastery D

Skills:

• Appraisal – Mastery E

• Deboning – Mastery F

• Slice and Dice – Mastery F

• Meditation Stance – Mastered: Mana and Stamina Regeneration X 3

Recipe:

• Arroz Caldo ?/5 Star - +2 stamina regeneration and slight pain relief. Duration: 4 hours

• Chicken Adobe - Unrated

• Golden Plain Rice - ?/5 star

• Pandan Rice – unrated

Shop:

• Small Wooden Bowl – 10 silver each

• Wooden Fork and Spook – 10 silver per pair

• Small Wooden Bowl – 10 silver each

• Wooden Fork and Spook – 10 silver per pair

• Wooden Cup (500 ml) – 10 silver each

• Wooden table – 250 silver each

• Wooden chair – 100 silver each

• Small Bird's coop – 250 silver each

• Rice husk milling machine – 100 gold each

• 5 pending new items in your shop

Buildings Owned:

Inn-shop – rank 1

Gaea Land – rank 1

Farming Effect: Decrease time of maturity by 30%

Decrease time of spoilage by 15% after harvest

Increase 1.5 yields per plant

Retained soil moisture 20%

Retained magical essence by 40% after harvest and 20%-40% after cooking

Retained nutritional Value by 40% after harvest and 20%-40% after cooking

Poultry Effect: Chicken Egg will hatch -5 days, average of 23 days

Female Chicken can lay unfertilized egg 2-3 times a day

Female Chicken can lay fertilized egg 1-2 a day.

Chickens has 30% resistance to fungal, bacterial or viral infection

Chicken has -30% stress level when they are inside the coop.

• Herbal/ Plant Farming - Rank 1

• 20 soil bed

Level 10: Golden Rice of the king: – 600 seeds planted,

expected harvest: 11lbs/m2

Estimated time of harvest: 15 days

 Level 10: Gold stripe garlic: – 135 pieces planted,

expected harvest :9pcs/plant or 243pcs/m2

Estimated time of harvest 10 days

 Level 10: Silver Ginger: – 135 pieces planted,

expected harvest: 2.2lbs/m2

Estimated time of harvest 10 days

 Level 10: Spiral Onion: – 135 pieces planted, expected harvest

3pcs/plant or 81pcs/m2

Estimated time of harvest 10 days

• Poultry Farm – rank 1, Total residents: 30

 Coop A – 5 males and 5 females = health: excellent. Total Egg: 0

 Coop B- 5 males and 5 females = health: excellent. Total Egg: 0

 Coop C – 10 females= health: excellent. Total Egg: 0