Kai woke up before the sun.
No wind.
No sound.
Just the quiet hum of something ready.
He stepped out of the shed and looked across the fields. Dozens of coops filled with hundreds of hens, beds of lettuce spread like green shields, rows of tobacco leaves curled with promise.
The farm had grown fast — too fast to manage in pieces anymore.
It was time to merge everything.
Kai opened the Merge Tablet and tapped into the core farm interface.
Command Detected: BED MASS MERGE
Target: All Lettuce Beds (Merged & Unmerged)
Total Beds: 44
Energy Required: 12 Units
Merge Type: Stratified Cropfield
Proceed?
✅ YES
The moment he hit confirm, the earth pulsed.
The rows of beds didn't just shimmer — they folded inward, unifying into a massive, seamless 60x30 field. Merge lines etched themselves like veins into the soil.
The dirt darkened. The smell got richer.
MERGE COMPLETE: TITAN FIELD
Traits:
– Crop Density +200%
– Water Efficiency Boost
– Passive Growth Acceleration
– Lettuce Flavor Sync
– Merge Soil Memory (2 cycles)
Bonus Trait: "Freshborn Effect" — Lettuce regenerates cut leaves once per harvest
Kai blinked.
"Cut it… and it grows back."
He walked across the field. His footsteps sank an inch deep in soft, living soil. He could feel the root systems react, syncing beneath him.
No hesitation.
Kai tapped the coop interface. Selected every bird in the system.
Total Chickens: 621
Total Tiers: Mixed (Lv.1 to Legacy)
Merge Mode: Aggressive Optimization
Energy Required: 16 Units
Coop Stabilizer Required: Active
Proceed with Mass Merge?
✅ MERGE
The coops shook.
Wings flapped wildly.
Feathers burst into the air like snow.
It felt like a storm.
One by one, chickens disappeared from their pens, reappearing in the Merge Chamber as the system calculated layer upon layer.
The light turned amber, then crimson, then a low violet shimmered across the ground.
MERGE COMPLETE
Chicken Count: 91 (Merged Units)
Types Produced:
– 18 Titan Layers (Lv.5+)
– 6 Apex Legacy Layers
– 1 Omega Layer: "Crownflame"
CROWNFLAME – Unique Variant
Traits:
– Daily Egg Output: 4
– Eggs have randomized buff traits
– Aura: "All Birds Gain +10% Growth/Week"
– Aggression Nullification (No Coop Fights)
– Feathers radiate warmth, repel frost naturally
– Lays "Prime Egg" every 7 days
Kai stepped into the coop. Every bird was calm, organized, moving as one system. Crownflame stood atop a perch, larger than the rest, head high, feathers black-and-gold with a molten shimmer.
She turned her head. Stared directly at him.
No squawk. No panic.
Just acknowledgement.
"You're the queen," Kai whispered.
"Let's build your empire."
System buzzed.
FARM STATUS: MERGED FOUNDATION ACHIEVED
Sync Rate: 92%
Merge Efficiency Bonus: +25%
Passive Output Buff: +20% yield across all systems
Territory Rank: Merge Node Alpha
New System Panel Unlocked:
→ "Merge Operations Center"
A new console appeared on his tablet. One that tracked:
Animal Syncs
Crop Regrowth Timers
Merge Cooldowns
Field Health
Product Buff Chains
He was no longer running a patchwork farm.
This was now an integrated merge organism.
Kai tested everything in sequence.
• The lettuce?
– Cut a head. Two hours later, new growth pushed through the stump. Still crisp, still clean.
• The chickens?
– Titan Layers now laying 1.5x the previous yield
– Crownflame's eggs glowed faintly, and one hatched into a Level 2 chick within a single day.
• The tobacco?
– Syncing with the merged beds improved curing time by 40%. Flavor complexity went up. Nicotine hit was smoother — users reported "euphoria without buzz crash."
"They're eating. They're smoking. And they want more."
Orders tripled.
Merge Grown's crates were waitlisted for the first time.
Reviewers wrote blogs claiming:
"These eggs do something to your joints."
"The lettuce… I feel sharp, like I slept 10 hours."
"That Blackleaf? Best smoke I've had in twenty years — and I don't even smoke."
A luxury cigar shop messaged Kai directly:
"Want to stock your line. Name your price."
At week's end:
Merged Chickens: 91
Legacy Birds: 6
Crownflame: 1
Merged Titan Field: Active
Lettuce Output: +140%
Tobacco Beds: 20 merged, 40 standard
Crate Revenue: $39,000
Blackleaf Line: $8,400
Total Merge Energy Recovered: 6 Units
"Merging is the future. The dirt, the blood, the crop, the feather — sync it all or fall behind. I've created a rhythm no one else can replicate.
Let 'em farm like it's 2025. I'm farming like it's the next civilization.
And I'm not done."