Ryo sat on a chair.
Watching.
Because apparently, that was his job now.
"…Supervisor."
plop
"…Yes."
"…I supervise."
The crops continued moving.
Organizing.
Sorting.
Perfectly.
"…I didn't tell them to do that."
System Update
Farm Efficiency Increased
Behavioral Adaptation: Autonomous Sorting
"…They adapted."
"…That's worse."
A group of carrots aligned neatly.
A stack of tomatoes sorted by size.
Even the strange glowing ones were separated.
"…They have categories."
thump
"…They made categories."
Ryo leaned back.
"…This is fine."
A notification popped up.
New Skill Available
Lazy Management I
Effect:
Reduces required interaction Improves autonomous behavior Increases passive yield
"…That sounds like me."
He selected it.
Immediately—
The farm paused.
Everything stopped.
Dead still.
"…What did I do?"
Then—
thump
Everything resumed.
Faster.
Cleaner.
More precise.
"…I made it worse."
A single fruit rolled toward him.
Stopped at his foot.
tap
He looked down.
"…What?"
It stayed there.
Waiting.
"…You want something?"
It didn't move.
"…I'm not picking you up."
tap
"…Stop tapping me."
He sighed and bent down.
Picked it up.
System Response
Manual Interaction Detected
Efficiency Bonus Granted
"…So if I do something…"
"…It becomes better."
He looked at the fruit.
Then at the field.
Then back at the fruit.
"…No."
He tossed it into the crate.
"…That's enough effort for today."