FWF Chapter 314 Rome Stories February 27 New Share
Chapter 314 Rome Stories February 27 New Share
Back at the farm, Leon made himself dinner. After eating his fill, he took a shower, then went back inside to hang the seashell wind chime he had crafted that afternoon under the eaves. Only then did he turn on the television.
“Blue Moon Winery, a well-known vineyard, has announced a temporary halt to its wine supply. This news has left countless wine lovers disappointed. No one knows when Blue Moon wine will return to the market.”
The moment the TV flickered on, the news anchor delivered this announcement. Leon, who had been about to change the channel, paused, deciding to watch the whole report.
To his surprise, the news turned out to be nothing more than a notice. There was no investigation into why production had stopped, and the people interviewed were completely unrelated to the winery—mostly other figures in the wine industry or economic analysts.
They discussed how Blue Moon wine’s suspension might affect the market’s future. Leon quickly lost interest.
He figured listening to these so-called experts drone on was a waste of time—better to watch two episodes of Prairie King’s Big Adventure.
Once his hair had mostly dried from the breeze, Leon turned off the TV and went to bed. When he opened his eyes again, morning light was spilling in.
After his usual morning wash-up, Leon opened the cabin door. He was just about to head to the kitchen for breakfast when something in the corner of his eye caught his attention—a massive object in the field.
Looking closely, he couldn’t help but exclaim, “That’s one hell of a big cauliflower!”
Indeed, standing before him was a cauliflower one and a half meters tall, with a diameter of over three meters.Leon had seen giant crops before, but the difference between in-game ones and those appearing in real life was staggering.
The real problem now was figuring out how to fit it into the shipping bin.
Cutting it up was out of the question. This cauliflower was a single whole, and Leon doubted it could be hacked apart with an axe like in the game to produce smaller, normal-sized cauliflowers.
In reality, that would just leave him with a pile of ruined vegetable chunks. This giant cauliflower was giving him quite the headache.
In the end, he decided to ignore it for the moment and harvest the regular-sized cauliflowers growing around its massive base. After that, he filled the empty spots with leftover seeds—potatoes, parsnips, and so on.
Then he watered the rest of the crops before heading back inside to call Lewis.
“Good morning, Leon. Calling me this early—has something happened at Red Star Farm? Just tell me, I’ll help you find a solution,” Lewis said warmly from the other end of the line.
“Lewis, do you know about giant crops?” Leon asked, testing the waters.
“Of course. Those are when crops in a certain area fuse and grow together due to various odd causes, forming a massive specimen. Looks like you’ve come across one of these rare sights, huh?” Lewis replied without hesitation.
“That’s right. There’s a giant cauliflower in my field, but obviously, it won’t fit in the shipping bin. So I wanted to ask—how should I deal with it?”
Hearing that Lewis knew what he was talking about, Leon felt relieved and sought his advice.
“You should contact the Traveling Merchant’s Guild. I assume you want to harvest it and sell it, right?” Lewis asked.
“Mm.” Leon confirmed.
After all, a giant cauliflower might be interesting to look at, but there was no way he could eat it all himself. Better to sell it than let it grow old or rot in the field.
“All right, I’ll help you get in touch. I’ll head over to your farm shortly and we’ll take care of it. Wait for me,” Lewis said before hurriedly hanging up, presumably to make arrangements.
While waiting, Leon went over to the cauliflower for a closer look.
Aside from being dozens of times larger, it wasn’t much different from the normal cauliflowers he’d harvested earlier. Its stalk, leaves, and curd were all proportionally scaled up.
He tried wrapping his arms around the main stalk to pull, but quickly realized how heavy it was. He could make it move, but pulling it entirely out of the soil alone was impossible.
Cutting it at the base was an option, but that would cut off its water supply and cause it to dry out and discolor. He quickly abandoned that idea.
Leon waited quietly until he saw Lewis’s old pickup truck pulling into the farm. He went to greet him.
“What a sight! You’ve only been in Pelican Town for a little over a month, and already you’ve got a giant crop that most farmers won’t see in their entire lives. Well done, Leon!”
Lewis’s eyes were glued to the giant cauliflower as he got out, but he still made sure to praise Leon.
“Is it worth much?” Leon asked, curious.
This was from his first batch of cauliflower seeds—twenty plants in total. From this batch, aside from the giant one, only four regular cauliflowers had matured. That meant this giant cauliflower had formed from sixteen plants. If it didn’t fetch a high price, it would be a loss.
“Of course it’s worth a lot. Giant crops are essentially high-quality produce, and rare ones like this are even more valuable than top-tier normal crops. They’re more suited for collectors than for eating. Don’t worry—someone will pay a high price,” Lewis assured him with a smile.
“Do we need to pull it up with the roots?” Leon asked.
“No. Just cut it at the base. We have preservation technology that doesn’t require keeping the roots intact. Just make sure not to damage the main curd or the leaves when cutting, or it’ll lose value,” Lewis advised.
“So, should I cut it now?” Leon pulled out his Galaxy Watermelon Knife.
“Better wait for the Traveling Merchant’s Guild. They’ve got a professional team for harvesting and preserving giant crops. They’ll make sure it’s protected as much as possible.”
Lewis smiled, then took two warm cups of coffee from his truck and handed one to Leon.
“While we wait, let’s enjoy some coffee and admire this beauty. It’s not something you see every day.”
“Sure, but I’ll pass on the coffee. I’m not a fan—too bitter.”
“Then next time, I’ll get you some milk powder to make it sweet.”
“Got any tea?”
“You like tea? Of course. But for the best tea, you’ll have to ask Caroline. The green tea from her private greenhouse is some of the finest you can find anywhere.”
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