A System That Beats Death

After an entire week of renovations, the property could be considered on par with the most expensive residence sold by the real estate manager. The fields were ready to be sown with seeds, the dwelling was thoroughly sanitized, and the well contained a decent amount of barely drinkable water. The only feature that differentiated it from the estates of the major households was that he had rearranged the vines and weeds to enhance the aesthetic value of his property. They also served as deterrents for unwanted visitors and wild animals that did not dare approach the thorny vines because he intentionally arranged them to be difficult to navigate through and easy to be harmed by. These vines eventually caused him to gain a peculiar reputation in the near future.

He had been unable to sell the crappy shed as no one was as stupid as Wei, but he had been able to sell the crumbling wood which the shed's walls were made from. Ironically, the materials the shed was made from were worth more than the shed itself. As he understood that crops took a while to m.a.t.u.r.e, he knew he needed to rely on food sold by others in the meantime. Remembering that timber could be a decent source of money, he left the farm to head to the nearby forest.

It was tempting to punch trees with his b.a.r.e fist like in a certain game but that would ruin the quality of the wood and slightly bruise his knuckles. He then tried with the Dull Knife only to find that it worked but was incredibly inefficient. So, he finally went with the axe which to his shock was just as inefficient as the Dull Knife.

Tilling the soil was easy with his Strength C+ and Vitality B. With the Material Auxiliary Ability, the soil became extremely fertile despite not being arable for decades and the original owner had been tricked into buying the land that was basically useless.

At the stream close to his estate, Atlas was trying to determine a viable method of irrigation. The well in his estate did not have enough water to constantly water the crops and he was pursuing other avenues. He considered digging a canal, but he was unable to find a lake to source the water from. There was barely enough water to fill the canal unless he made it super narrow which would decrease the efficiency drastically. Also, if he did make a canal then it would be too conspicuous.

People could easily sabotage his water supply and he would be unable to stop it due to the stream traveling over dozens of miles. Very few people had the motive to sabotage him, but Atlas was not a very trusting person. He then left with a bucket full of water and returned home.

The System would randomly give F-Rank quests and a few D-Rank quests for Atlas to complete. As they were relatively easy to complete, Atlas anticipated them and had gained a decent amount of points. However, since some of them involved the collection of money, he became curious and asked.

"System, why doesn't money count towards the reincarnation score?"

|It does but the default is to allow your descendants to receive it|

He understood why that was the default, but he couldn't help but feel indignant. He had no descendants and he had deliberately crushed his family so why would he ever feel indebted to them?

Being a millionaire in his past life, he assumed that the points should be of a considerable amount.

"Recalculate it. This time... include my fortune"

[Past Fortune Calculated:

Personal Savings Emptied

20,000 Points Added]

[Pure-Water Generation(-10000)]

[Automatic Body Hygiene(-2000)]

[Automatic Set(2)Unlocked: Automatic Cleansing]

Since awakening in this world, he had only washed occasionally which was approximately once every 3 days. This was an affront to him as inwardly, he was still a modern individual who had adhered to the routine of daily hygiene. He purchased Automatic Body Hygiene due to being impressed by how effective Automatic Dental Hygiene was and was given a pleasant surprise. The set effect activated by having both abilities were felicitous as he was no longer inconvenienced by hygiene issues caused by the lack of technological development and no longer needed to clean himself anymore. He then realized that not needing to wash at all would be even harder for his mind to accept as compared to washing once every 3 days.

The Pure-Water Generation which in his opinion was way too overpowered eliminated the need for irrigation as he could literally create water from thin air. He considered it overpowered because the ability did not rely on how much moisture was in the air or extracted moisture from the air or transported water from an external source. It just magically created water.

Due to the unpleasant odors that came with life in ancient times, he decided to learn how to identify herbs that would relieve the sinuses and combat stenches. He was then able to install fragrant incenses which were effective enough to even eliminate the foul stench wafting from the most horrid of outhouses.

Armed with his new ability, he was able to thoroughly sanitize every part of the estate and people watched in awe as he wasted water like one breathed air.

As he was about to continue carving out a new wooden chair, he noticed that the crops were growing faster than anticipated. In one month, the soybeans fully m.a.t.u.r.ed and were ready to be harvested.

After this revelation, he conducted many experiments on different plants to test the accelerated growth rate and even started testing trees. He determined that the soil could c.u.mulatively increase the growth rate to the point where a tree was able to bear fruit in just 2 months.

He had already become self-sufficient at the start of the experimentation when he stopped experimenting, he had acc.u.mulated such a surplus that it could last a single family two whole decades. He had determined through his own cooking that these ingredients were of higher quality than the premium goods purchased in his first world and was quite satisfied.

As no one had seen Wei for a very long time, the real estate manager decided to check if he could resell the property. Finally gathering enough courage to dare go through the treacherous vines, he was surprised to witness a beautiful garden that seemed to resemble those spoken of in legends and myths. Ignoring his clothes that were in tatters, he felt an inner peace that could only be experienced when alone in magnificent greenery.