After tasting the sweetness of extorting Purification Value from males using poison, and gaining the new skill Flora Mastery, Lan Lingdu became emboldened; she felt she could strive for something even greater.
Flora Mastery allowed her to discern the properties of any plant at any time, making her entry into the field of pharmacy effortless. The farmland robots were highly intelligent, and upon receiving Lan Lingdu's commands, they began to work in an orderly fashion.
Number One worked quickly on the infrastructure, setting up a waterwheel next to the oasis to divert water. Number Two, like a magician, pulled various farming tools from its body and began plowing the fields frantically. Number Three began building a fence around Lan Lingdu’s cabin.
Lan Lingdu, who lacked any artistic sense, was confused as she watched the robot building the fence. "What’s the point of this fence?"
The robot pulled a device from its body and leaped effortlessly onto the roof of the cabin. "The master is a female, so the safety level must be the highest, and the quality of life must be the best. This house should be turned into a garden-style retreat. There should be a rockery, a grape trellis, a fainting couch here..."
"What are you putting on the roof? A lightning rod?"
"No, it’s an S-class plasma shield, an advanced defense only available to female Orcs. If the master encounters life-threatening danger here, you can hide inside and wait for rescue."
Lan Lingdu fell silent. Who could have imagined that an ordinary farmland robot would be equipped with an S-class shield? However, this only showed that the Federation’s protection of females had reached an obsessive level. And as for her, she was indeed lacking in the area of combat strength.
She pulled up her interface. "I wonder if I keep pushing, once All Things Flourish levels up again, will I be able to comprehend another skill?"
The robots were highly efficient. By nightfall, the once-monotonous cabin had been decorated to look like something out of a fairy tale. Number One offered a thoughtful suggestion: "Master, you should use your status as a female to apply for a robot butler so that your life can be looked after in every aspect."
Lan Lingdu immediately opened her Light Computer. "Will this compromise my privacy?" She hadn't forgotten that there was a vicious stepmother in the Lan Family who might be hunting her down.
"Rest assured, Master. The Federation’s protection of female information is at the highest level. No one can harm a female."
Lan Lingdu felt relieved. If it was free, why not take it? She uploaded her details and applied for a robot butler. Afterward, she ate a meal of dry rations she had bought at Farmland Star One, took a shower, and went to sleep in the bedroom, which Number One had filled with a pink, girlish aesthetic. She had overdrawn her mental power several times today; she was truly tired and sleepy.
When she woke up, Number One was carrying a rectangular package into the courtyard. "Master, this is the robot butler sent via wormhole from Star One."
Lan Lingdu, who was gnawing on a corn bun and drinking water, raised an eyebrow. "That fast?"
Number One puffed out its chest proudly. "The Federation takes everything related to females very seriously."
Looking at the package, which looked like a coffin, Lan Lingdu became interested. "Open the box and let me see."
Number One complied, making quick work of opening the crate and releasing the robot, which stood in the small courtyard. Lan Lingdu was amazed when she saw the robot clearly. It was a middle-aged man, looking to be about forty, standing 1.9 meters tall with a mature, gentlemanly air. His features were soft and refined, and he wore a black tailcoat with golden hair.
Lan Lingdu stroked her chin, staring at the robot butler’s excessively handsome face for several seconds. "He’s handsome, sure, but why does he look so familiar?" Was he someone from the original owner’s memories?
"Master, are you satisfied with this robot? If not, we can return it and apply for a custom model," Number One’s sycophantic suggestion interrupted her thoughts.
Lan Lingdu refused. "It’s fine, he’ll do."
Under Number One’s guidance, Lan Lingdu activated the robot butler and named him Lan Jiu.
The next second, the mature man standing in the yard opened a pair of deep blue eyes, bowed respectfully to Lan Lingdu, and said, "Respected Master, code 4485, S-class robot butler Lan Jiu, at your service."
An S-class robot was a form of super-intelligence. Aside from not needing to eat, sleep, or breathe like a human, its intelligence was no different from that of a living person. Lan Lingdu was satisfied; she had finally ended her days of eating corn buns for every meal. "Very well, this courtyard is now in your care. And, my three meals a day are in your hands as well."
A standard smile tugged at Lan Jiu’s refined face as he bowed slightly again, the picture of a gentleman. "Yes, Master."
Lan Jiu turned and entered the kitchen. Before long, he brought out a tray: a fruit salad, a glass of milk, and a beautifully presented piece of dessert.
Lan Lingdu was surprised. "Where did this stuff come from?"
Lan Jiu placed the food on the table before answering unhurriedly, "To better look after the lives of females, the Federation government provides not only a generous monthly allowance but also daily necessities and nutritional meals."
This was also a privilege of an S-class robot butler—to apply for benefits from the Federation in the name of a female’s robot butler.
Hearing Lan Jiu’s explanation, only three words flashed through Lan Lingdu’s mind: *Are they raising a pig?*
When Lan Lingdu finished her breakfast and went outside, the plain that had been overgrown with weeds the day before had already been tilled into five or six acres of land. The farmland robots—especially those capable of using tools—tilled the land at a speed that no labor, ox, or horse could ever hope to match.
With this plot of land cleared, she wanted to start by planting medicinal herbs. Growing grain was profitable, but medicinal herbs earned money faster and in greater quantities! If she wanted to make as much money as possible in the shortest amount of time, she couldn’t take the conventional path.
Speaking of wealth, Lan Lingdu naturally thought of the "fat sheep" she had fleeced when she first arrived. He was weak, rich, and handsome, and most importantly, his Bestialization Index was very high—worth fifty times what she would get from looting a low-level Orc.
Thinking of this, Lan Lingdu took out the Space Ring she had lifted from him. She had been so focused on survival over the past two days that she hadn't had time to look closely at what was inside.
She probed the Space Ring with her mental power. Hm, some personal items for a man—normal. Combat gear, military uniforms, military boots... also normal. A pack of boxers? ...Also, technically normal.
However, facing a pack of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple boxers... Lan Lingdu was silent for a few seconds. It was hard to imagine the ice-cold man with the intense aura, whose very gaze could cut like a knife, wearing pink boxers.