"Did you know?"
Nostradamus continued explaining, "It's said that when Hell Tyrannosaurus Dogs first appeared on the surface, their growth speed was ten times what it is now, and their reproduction rate was unbelievably exaggerated."
"Back then, some people even raised Hell Tyrannosaurus Dogs specifically as food for large carnivores. After all, they reproduced insanely fast and were cheap and easy to raise."
"But for some reason, over time, their reproductive ability started to decline."
"According to an article published by the wise Master Lodran in the newspaper Experimental Subjects, it's said that environmental changes caused partial changes in the core of the Hell Tyrannosaurus Dogs, because they no longer needed to rely on massive reproduction to survive."
"So naturally, they slowed down their own production and reproduction speed. This helps avoid losses to the mother body and lets them live longer."
"Because of that, the reproduction rate of Hell Tyrannosaurus Dogs is now even lower than that of goblins."
"But it's not like there's no way to change their reproduction speed. As long as we upgrade the ranch and directly create a simulated hell environment ranch, we can naturally make the Hell Tyrannosaurus Dogs revert to their ancestral reproduction ability."
"Phew!"
Only when Ethan heard the words "simulated hell environment ranch" did he finally let out a breath.
So what the other guy called an upgrade wasn't the same as his upgrade at all.
Nostradamus's so-called upgrade was clearly more like a software upgrade.
As for Ethan's upgrade… that was straight-up hardware upgrade, practically like switching to a completely different ranch.
Nostradamus was just making optimizations on the ranch to achieve an upgrade effect, kind of like how Apple phones keep upgrading their systems, and then once your phone's hardware can't keep up with the software anymore, it basically forces you to buy a new model, letting the company keep making money endlessly.
"Sounds pretty complicated. Master, can you actually do it?"
Ethan raised an eyebrow and asked.
Nostradamus rubbed its smooth stone head, then glanced at its disciple's equally smooth head, well, not quite, there was still one strand of hair left at the back and said, "If I can't, you think you can?"
"Heh! Upgrading to some kind of hell mode, I definitely can't," Influenced by Nostradamus, Ethan also subconsciously rubbed his own smooth head and said, "But upgrading the ranch, I can do that! And I can even increase the reproduction rate of the Hell Tyrannosaurus Dogs without changing the overall living environment of the ranch."
The moment Ethan got close to the small ranch, he had already seen the upgrade prompt for it.
[Basic Ranch → Small Ranch: Can raise five different types of animals at the same time. Animal growth and reproduction speed increased by 50%]
[Upgrade Requirements: Stone 10978/1000, Iron Ore 7302/1000, Mud 11165/500, Advanced Wood 1121/500, Vines 2908/100, Earth-type Beast Core 363/50, Water-type Beast Core 10/10, Life Spring Crystal 666/50]
'Heh!'
'Anything produced by the system is guaranteed quality.'
'This is way better than any so-called modification system or whatever.'
'It's just that the upgrade requirements are a bit harsh.'
But luckily… Ethan could now be considered a rent collector. Living off rent every day, he could still get by somehow.
If he didn't work hard and ended up useless, then he'd just have to live off collecting rent.
"You can upgrade too?", Nostradamus raised its stone eyebrows, rolled its stone eyeballs, and glanced sideways at Ethan, "This simulated ecosystem formation, I observed the stars for nearly a hundred years before creating this miraculous formation, and I've never passed it on. How could you possibly know it?"
"I was born knowing it!"
Ethan spoke shamelessly.
After all, there was no way to explain cheating. Other people could casually explain principles and theory, but all he could say was…
'I have the system, the world is mine.'
"Born knowing it? What, do you think you're some kind of genius?", Nostradamus shot him a disdainful look, "Then show me! If you really can do it, I won't just upgrade your ranch environment for free, I'll even help you tame these ten Hell Tyrannosaurus Dogs. How about that?"
"Master, you said it!"
Ethan's eyes lit up.
Right after that, he immediately circled around the basic ranch, muttering under his breath. He even found a slightly higher spot to stand on, then pulled out a magic wand and pointed it at the ranch while chanting, "Now it's time for a talent show, prepare to have your eyes blinded!"
A burst of white light instantly radiated from the tip of Ethan's wand.
Gotta say… This "blind your eyes" spell might not be useful for anything practical, but when it came to showing off, it worked pretty well.
And this show-off spell even had the effect of protecting the caster's eyes, meaning that while everyone else got blinded, the caster wouldn't be affected at all.
Even Nostradamus and Genie Sylas, who were standing not far away, couldn't help but close their eyes. Taking advantage of that moment, Ethan used his mind to upgrade the ranch.
[Small Ranch Upgrade Successful!]
[Stone -1000, Iron -1000, Mud -500, Advanced Wood -500, Vines -100, Earth-type Beast Core -50, Water-type Beast Core -10, Life Spring Crystal -50]
As a golden glow swept across the entire basic ranch, countless fences, muddy ground, rest sheds, and more all went through a complete transformation.
The crooked wooden fences instantly upgraded into high-grade wooden fences.
And they were even made from a selected type of wood with a metallic sheen. Iron ore had been added into the wood, further reinforcing the fence's durability. Ethan tried bending it with his hand.
To his surprise, even with his immense strength, he couldn't break the wooden fence.
[Ironwood Fence: Durability 999/1000]
"Emmm…"
'So it's not unbreakable, it just has a really long health bar.'
Still, that alone was already pretty impressive. At the very least, Ethan was confident those Hell Tyrannosaurus Dogs wouldn't be able to destroy the fences anytime soon. And he could also quickly check through the durability, which fences needed repair, and which didn't.
It wasn't just the fences that got upgraded.
The livestock shelter also rose straight up from the ground in an instant.
What used to be an empty area in the basic ranch now had a huge shed with three walls. Inside the shed, it was filled with hay, and there was also a feeding trough and a water trough.
Water flowed continuously through the trough, looking like running water.
As for the excess water, it flowed into a hole in the ground. No one knew where that hole led.
Ethan glanced at the hole and noticed there was a small exclamation mark on it.
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