Drex didn’t say anything specific about how much loam I should use. It will be better to use more rather than less. It is fairly cheap, so if I use too much, it won’t be a burden… even in my poverty-stricken state—


    I can get some work in before I have to look at paintings or whatever it is that she bought.


    You have gained [Uncommon Rake] as equipment.


    The tines are a little too long and reach a little too deep into the dirt. The plow is the only one with a comparable depth when in use, but it is nowhere near as flimsy. If my theory of the dirt being the leading cause of my equipment degradation is correct, the rake will fail quickly.


    [Uncommon Rake] has degraded to Good Quality.


    It couldn’t have nearly enough use for this.


    [Uncommon Rake: Good Quality] Upgrade: 94/900 Tasks


    I need to commission more rakes from Orrin. A lot more.


    How long has she been there?


    The sun is setting. After I water the loam, Drex said I should leave it be for half a day. It’s perfect timing. I can start step two when I wake tomorrow… wait, I need those tubs I commissioned from Orrin for that.


    I told Seris I would head to town after sunset to get the finished commissions.


    I’ll head there in the morning. Orrin is occupied with the shovel right now.


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    Funny, since the next step involves powdered crystals.


    [Rainfall].


    [Rainfall].


    I don’t need to worry about the enormous mana cost since I don’t have to ration it. I’m not in a life-or-death battle where every bit matters. I’m farming, where time isn’t a factor I need to consider. I can wait without worry for thirty minutes to recover mana.


    I think that’s what I’m supposed to do. The Initiates I saw chasing after an Elder’s granddaughter did something similar… though it felt wrong to me for some reason.


    That man definitely knew. This has to be retaliation against me.


    … What does my bedroom look like?


    Oh, thank the gods!


    I never thought I would care about aesthetics, but here I am.


    Good, I prefer it like this.


    Perhaps I’m being too critical. The one positive is that the living room no longer looks as cavernous as before. It’s around twice the size of the dirt patch I’m cultivating, but it no longer seems that large.


    Another room that hasn’t been ruined.