Huo Ling'er and Jin Xing successively displayed their archery skills, followed by Mu Ling'er, Shui Ling'er, and Tǔxíngsūn also trying.
Jiāng Lín discovered that he had truly struck gold. They were, as expected, the Spirits of Heaven and Earth nurtured by the World Tree.
Each and every one of them was a master archer.
Their arrows carried inherent rule-power, which greatly enhanced their potency.
Even Mu Ling'er, previously considered to have no combat ability, was formidable when unleashing her power at this moment.
Jiāng Lín believed that with these five Spirits of Heaven and Earth armed with bows and arrows guarding one area, a hundred monsters would be nothing.
Subsequently, they put on their armor, picked up their respective sabers, and slung their great bows over their backs.
All ten sets of equipment were custom-made to their sizes: two for males and eight for females, perfectly suited.
With this equipment, their combat power would be even greater.
Immediately after, Jiāng Lín handed twenty precious Earth Dragon Fruits to Tǔxíngsūn, and several large bags of Spirit Grade 4 seeds to Shui Ling'er and the others.
Tǔxíngsūn was to continue preparing for an upgrade, while they were responsible for farming.
Jiāng Lín, in turn, continued harvesting and sent everything over to Níng Yún.
Today's harvest was considerable, worth about a million, but it was nowhere near enough to cover Jiāng Lín's debts.
Unbeknownst to him, he had already chalked up fifty to sixty million on credit from Níng Yún!
Apart from these expensive Spirit Grade 4 seeds, the Spirits of Heaven and Earth themselves were voracious eaters.
If not for the Super Farm System, Jiāng Lín would have truly worried about being unable to support them.
Fortunately, they ate a lot and worked a lot, with no waste.
In the evening, Tǔxíngsūn successfully broke through to Level 3, becoming even more powerful, and the construction of the city wall accelerated.
Jiāng Lín was no longer demanding perfection; he just wanted the perimeter wall to be completed.
The outermost layer had the Misty Forest, and with this three-zhang tall city wall, if the records were correct, it should be sufficient to intercept ordinary monsters during the Grand Examination.
There were many monsters around the Sky Farm, of various kinds; over five hundred species had already been recorded.
Some were small, perhaps the size of a washbasin.
Others were large, even several zhang tall on occasion.
Humans coveted this Sky Farm, and these creatures also attacked with reckless abandon. Once a monster tide surged into the farm, everything here would become their food.
The first Grand Examination of the novice period typically featured only the most common monsters, Level 1 and Level 2.
Their numbers would range from several dozen to several hundred.
Of course, even a Level 1 monster was extremely formidable, comparable to wolves and tigers in his previous life; they were ferocious, and ordinary people truly couldn't handle them.
Level 2 monsters were even more so.
In his previous life, they would be genuine demons, some even capable of spewing venom, fire, or lightning.
Jiāng Lín dared not be careless!
It was a pity that he truly couldn't afford to go into debt any further. Otherwise, if he continued to upgrade Tǔxíngsūn, she could become even stronger, and the city wall could be made more solid and powerful.
And Huo Ling'er and the others could also be upgraded as long as there were resources.
In a word, he was still poor!
That night, the Sky Farm, which had rarely seen rain, experienced a heavy downpour, accompanied by wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. It looked rather frightening, and Jiāng Lín even worried that the World Tree might be blown down; it was too tall and too large.
Tǔxíngsūn and the others, who had been prepared to work through the night, had to hurry back to the World Tree to rest.
Meanwhile, Shui Ling'er appeared extremely excited, leaping about in the raging storm, dancing amidst the rain.
She could even control the surrounding rainwater, like flying.
Jiāng Lín watched in astonishment, reluctant to waste a moment of it.
He had been eagerly anticipating this rain.
After nearly half a month without enough water, the farm's groundwater was nearly depleted; even Shui Ling'er couldn't stay in the water.
"Shui Ling, don't let this water escape! Find a way to channel it all into the lake!" Jiāng Lín shouted urgently.
Noticing some terrain issues, Jiāng Lín also called Tǔxíngsūn to action.
"Adjust the terrain, leave some channels for water to flow back!"
Instantly, Jiāng Lín became busy, controlling the water flow during the heavy rain and diverting a torrent into the small lake in the center.
The once dry lake was soon filled with rainwater. Shui Ling'er continued to play happily in the rain, full of excitement, while Tǔxíngsūn returned to the World Tree to rest after completing her task.
Jiāng Lín lay on his bed, filled with satisfaction. With this timely rain, the crops in the farm would surely grow better.
With nothing else to do, he opened the farm system again.
There were many new messages.
There were private messages and friend requests, still a lot.
In the chat groups and forum, there were still many discussions about Jiāng Lín, the number one on the Newcomer Ranking.
Some were full of admiration, some were envious.
A rags-to-riches story was the hope of all underdogs, and it was now unfolding with Jiāng Lín.
Everyone expected Jiāng Lín, this underdog, to truly rise and become the top farm owner, not to disappoint them.
Various speculations about his rise continued to emerge.
Similarly, some people were pessimistic, not very optimistic about Jiāng Lín.
The ten-day ranking was merely a measure of farm cultivation, not the actual Grand Examination.
To become a true farm owner, it didn't matter how skilled you were at farming, nor how much luck you had with your farm.
The most crucial factors were strength and foundation!
To persist and survive an attack from a horde of monsters—that was the most important thing.
This required real strength!
In the eyes of many, sheer luck wouldn't be able to stop a monster tide.
At that time, it was not impossible for this number one on the Newcomer Ranking to be overwhelmed by the monster tide and become a laughingstock.
Naturally, this ignited considerable debate.
Supporters and detractors argued endlessly on the forum and in various chat groups.
Jiāng Lín read these contents, smiled slightly, and didn't pay much attention.
However, in the same-city chat group, he glimpsed the "lick dogs" who had previously vowed to live-stream themselves eating feces becoming active again.
He guessed that seeing Jiāng Lín's recent silence and the large number of pessimistic analyses about him, these people had forgotten their earlier humiliation and were once again acting as Liǔ Chéng's "lick dogs," arguing with others in the group.
Their words were nothing more than assertions about him relying on sheer luck.
As they were making a fuss, Jiāng Lín threw out a sentence:
"Where's your live stream?"
Instantly, the chat group fell silent for more than ten breaths, then became even more lively.
"Oh my god, Jiāng Lín, you're back! Quickly teach these shameless lick dogs a lesson! They broke their promises and said you definitely wouldn't last past the Grand Examination in a few days!"
"Jiāng Lín, we all support you!"
"Please, big shot, show your true strength and crush these lick dogs, crush that Chéng!"
Seeing these supporters, Jiāng Lín's mood improved greatly. He even chatted with them in the group for a while.
"Thank you all for your trust. I will make these shameless people shut up. Just wait and see!"
This statement further excited the many young fangirls.
In an instant, quite a few people added Jiāng Lín as a friend.
He selected those who had actively participated in the chat, who supported and trusted him, and accepted their friend requests. Those