Cal continued to shovel the rubble, using the pickaxe when needed to create more. He frequently emptied the wheelbarrow near the dirt hills, creating a new one for the deep hole he was digging. He suddenly appreciated the golem for doing this tedious work for him recently.The voidiron shovel quickly reached the uncommon rank, and the pickaxe had long reached the advanced rank, after which he chose the usual self-repair trait. The pickaxe would go to the overseer at month’s end, making three in all with the two pickaxes he had previously prepared.Cal sank the shovel’s blade deep into the dirt, making the interface appear with the message he wanted to see.Your equipment [Uncommon Shovel (Voidiron)] has been upgraded to [Advanced Shovel (Voidiron)].Equipment upgrade has activated an ability of [Farmer (Special)].You will have two options for the [Advanced Shovel]’s trait.Equipment trait choices available. Choose one.Voidiron Infusion - Over time, trace amounts of voidiron seeps into the land during farming use, subtly enhancing its magical potential. Crops have a 1% chance to mutate into higher-tier variants or develop unique properties.Spatial Loosening - Reduces the density of soil and stone at the moment of contact. Digging becomes effortless, ignoring material hardness. After every 10,000 task completions, the shovel has a 5% chance to collapse a small piece of warped space to expose concealed or compressed resources.This was the first time in what felt like ages that Cal carefully read the options given to him. At first glance, [Voidiron Infusion] was the most obvious choice. Not only did it relate to farming, it also gave a pretty significant chance of mutating crops he planted. 1% might not sound like much, but for a mutation into something more valuable, it was at a great level.He (...)