Running a Farm in a World of Natural Disasters

Jian Juan is a wood elf. After the magical world was destroyed, he struggled to survive. The land could no longer be farmed, there were no clean water sources, and magical pollution was everywhere. At last, Jian Juan could go on no longer and collapsed.

When he opened his eyes again, the world around him was bustling with voices. He was curled up pitifully in a little corner, staring around in bewilderment.

Just as he was wondering what was going on, a screen suddenly lit up before him:

[Name: Jian Juan

Race: Elf (Wood) (Trait: Farming attributes in the region you belong to increased by 20%)

Magic Level: Lv. 1

Items in Inventory: "Mysterious" Seed x1, Magic Plant Seed Recipe Guidebook x1...]

Jian Juan: Where have they dumped me?!

He fixed his gaze on the sweet potato in a man's hand not far away.

Waaah, I'm so hungry.

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Two hundred years have passed since the natural-disaster survival game descended upon the world. Humanity has gradually learned the cycles and patterns of the disasters, and grown accustomed to the unexplored regions and new races that appear over time.

People explore new regions, gather all kinds of resources, and keep upgrading their professions, forming a new way of life.

Luo Yi is a mixed-blood with one half of an immortal race's blood. One day, as a member of the East District Seven Guild, he brought some supplies to sell at a stall in "the city". In the end, he came back with a pitiful, dazed little elf in exchange for a sweet potato.

Luo Yi thought he'd brought home a huge headache by giving in to a moment of pity. His already scarce supplies would be stretched even thinner by sharing them with the poor little thing. But at least the elf was cute, so he gritted his teeth and accepted it.

The elf with jade-green eyes looked at him and said earnestly, with adorable sincerity, "I can farm and help you sell things. I'm easy to take care of."

Luo Yi stared at that face, stunned, then decided he needed to teach this innocent elf how cruel the world could be.

Later, when the guild members rushed over after hearing the news to check things out, they overheard Luo Yi "educating" Jian Juan:

"You survive in this world by keeping your head down. If the sky falls, someone taller will hold it up. Me? I'm not doing it. Let the guild leader handle it."

"When it's time to be stingy, be stingy. You have no idea how much extra money they're making off you! We should turn the tables and make money off those 'city bumpkins'!"

"Once something leaves your hands, it's as good as gone. Don't trust anyone. That apple you leave on the table might be in my mouth the next second."

"When we go out to fight, always assume the enemy is stronger than you think. If you need to chicken out, chicken out! Got it?"

The black-haired, green-eyed little elf nodded like a pecking chick. "If you need to chicken out, chicken out!"

#What on earth are you teaching him?#

#A coward x a coward? That's hopeless#

#Wait, what's his racial trait? ...Someone get over here and put this little mascot on a pedestal!#

[Stoic-faced, adorable, straightforward elf bottom x stingy, capable, flashy top who always assumes the worst. A farming, leveling-up, business, and gourmet food story, and the love story of two "cowards"]

Theme: Treasure everything and everyone around you, no matter the circumstances. Treat them with sincerity, and things will turn out well