Like the vast majority of common people in this era (all pariahs according to the nobility), Norris has a natural fear and fear of the nobility, even though this generation of Viscount Cecil and the new ones who have just become new members in the past few days Lord Gawain was friendly enough, but the habits accumulated over decades were not easy to change. He had just spent a lot of effort to communicate normally with Hetty. When Gawain came, the farmer couldn't help but feel nervous. stand up.
But apart from the nervousness and humility on his face, Gawain saw something different from other civilians in Norris's eyes. At first, he didn't realize what it was. , he didn't react until half a minute later - he didn't see the numbness of most poor people on Norris's face.
He was nervous, timid, humble, and frightened, but not numb. There was still a lively brilliance in his eye sockets, which were wrinkled and deeply sunken due to years of hard work.
No wonder Hetty would find such a farmer to discuss land reclamation. Norris does have the ability to "discuss".
"How is this land?" Gawain asked gently.
Norris stretched out three fingers and raised them up in front of his chest like seedlings to make a prayer gesture: "The harvest goddess Eve protects this place. I never thought that I could see something in the Dark Mountains." Farming land - the terrain here is flat, water is easily accessible, the land is very fertile, and there are not too many stones in the soil. There is really no place more suitable for land reclamation than here. Now that the harvest month has passed half way, it's time to start farming again. It is too late to plant rice, but you can plant sweet wood roots and fire leaf vegetables. Sweet wood roots can survive the winter in the soil, and you will have a good harvest next spring. Fire leaf vegetables can be planted next to sweet wood roots. The fertility of the sweetwood roots grows very quickly, and we can catch up with a harvest before the foggy month this year. Next spring, the rhizomes of the fire leaf vegetables and the vines of the sweetwood roots will rot directly in the ground as fertilizer, and then grains can be grown. —As long as the rain can keep up, everyone can have enough to eat.”
The sweet wood roots and fire leaf vegetables mentioned by Norris are crops in this world. In fact, Gawain saw them in this world. Most of the animals and plants are very different from their home world. Even if the names are the same, their essences are completely different. He can only use the "ancient memories" stored in his mind to assist in understanding these things. From Norris's answer, he confirmed that the agricultural technology in this world is not as inferior as he first thought. At least the farmer in front of him has the ability to mix specific crops to increase yields, and use crop roots, stems, leaves and other wastes to retrig Concepts such as turning rotten into fertilizer and rationally utilizing land fertility. Although this knowledge is probably limited to his own experience summary, fragmented and unsystematic, it is enough to show that people in this era are not just sowing seeds and waiting for a while. Rain and wind come and go, depending on the weather.
Unfortunately, the memories from Gawain Cecil in his mind are not omnipotent. Even the fiercest pioneering hero is not proficient in everything. In terms of agriculture, Gawain found that he could not completely count on his own. memory bank in brain, you can only rely on the experts in front of you.
He had a rough idea of the expected yields of several crops, and Norris answered them one by one. At the end, the old farmer added another sentence: "These are all based on the fertility and fertility of the land." The yield obtained from some grass fertilizers, and this kind of farming consumes a lot of soil resources. No matter how good the land is, it will still have to be left fallow for one cycle in two to three years, which is actually not too high..."
Gao Wenwrinkle He frowned, knowing that there is no such concept of "fertilizer" in this world, and currently he has not found the possibility of using local raw materials to produce soil fertilizer - the periodic table of elements may not match up, so he asked: " How do you generally increase production and maintain soil fertility?"
It was Heti who answered: "It would be best if we could contact the church of the three goddesses of the fertility system - Yi, the goddess of harvest. Fu, the goddess of spring Flora, and the mother goddess of the earth and god of life Gaia. Their priests master many magical arts related to the earth and plants. However, the southern border is desolate and has never been an important food-producing area, so The main temples of the Fertile God System are concentrated in the Holy Spirit Plains in the middle, and with the current state of our territory... it may be difficult to attract the attention of the priests."
At this time, Knight Philip next to him suddenly spoke. "There is a small church of the Mother Earth in Tanzania town. Maybe the priest there can help? I remember that the territory used to send people to Tanzania town every three to five years to ask that priest to come and help." Blessings from the land..."
"The priest will return to the Earth Mother Goddess headquarters in the Holy Spirit Plain this year to receive the 'revelation', and will not come back until a year later." Hetty shook her head, "Can't count on it. "
Gawain frowned slightly - he did not expect that the question would lead to the gods.
There are many gods and churches in this world. He knows this. Even when he was hanging in the sky, he saw more than one religious war, although at that time he saw no sound. It's a silent movie, but you can tell what it's about just by looking at the various religious symbols and the numerous churches and temples. Although this continent has gone through vicissitudes of life, and even experienced disasters such as the "Dark Demonic Tide", which is close to the reshuffle of civilization, religion has always accompanied the mortal race like a winding vine.
Gods are part of the civilization system of this world.
However, as a time traveler, and a time traveler who has been hanging in the sky for many years, Gawain has an innate attitude of keeping a distance from the gods.
It’s not that he is so stubborn that he firmly denies the existence of gods in such a fantasy world - this world even has magic, and his two great-great...great-granddaughters can make fireballs with their hands. In addition, those priests also mastered real magical arts, so he couldn't deny the gods even if he wanted to.
He just instinctively doesn’t want to deal with something that is super cognitive, super experiential, and super logical.
He hung in heaven for many years, during which he saw countless people fighting and killing in the name of God. Gawain Cecil livedFor thirty-five years, during this period, I even witnessed the scene of priests performing magical arts at close range. It was a power completely different from magic - there was no need to practice spells and magic skills, but a pious heart and strict observance. Through various disciplined lifestyles, relying on this behavior that is closer to "self-restraint" and some specific "spiritual talents", humans can exert supernatural and supernatural power from the gods.
It is said that all magic and knowledge about gods in the world come from the ancient "Eternal Slate", and that legendary slate has been broken and lost after the first development. Today, there are only a few in the world. A large church known as the "Core Sect" keeps fragments of the stone slab in its headquarters, but even though the stone slab is broken, the knowledge and power of the gods are still effective to this day.
But Gawain has never seen the true form of the god.
At least there is not one on this continent, and in the sky... I don’t know if there is one in the sky. After all, I failed to backstroke that year, so naturally I am not sure if there is really a white-bearded man holding a spotlight standing in space. ...
But no matter where the gods live, Gawain maintains one-third of awe and seven-point alienation towards this power that is difficult to explain clearly with logic.
The power of magic can also be studied and interpreted by relying on calculation and reasoning. Although it is said to be supernatural, it is actually a natural force that can be analyzed. However, divine magic requires you to believe and believe wholeheartedly. Dedication, and even having to bring one's personality and way of thinking infinitely close to the "spirituality of God" in order to get a glimpse of it. This means that if one wants to study God, he must first become a believer and hold infinite reverence for God. , and once you really enter this state...how can you study God?
Gawain shook his head and put all these questions aside. In any case, in this poor and remote place, it is extremely difficult to attract the attention of the church. He looked at Hetty continued to ask about increasing crop yields: "If we can't rely on the Three Goddess of Fertility, is there any other way to solve the yield problem?"
"The yield problem... to be honest, with these lands In fact, we are not short of food for the first year provided by His Majesty the King." Heti frowned, "There are only more than 800 people in the territory, and we can fully afford it."
"But we can't only have eight hundred people forever. In fact, I'm already planning to increase the population significantly by buying serfs and introducing pioneers." Gawain shook his head. Hetty obviously still couldn't understand the preciousness of people. "The food problem is fundamental. , we will have to face it sooner or later."
Hetty couldn't understand the preciousness of people, but Norris understood the importance of food. He thought about it seriously and boldly replied: "In addition to divine magic. In addition, another way is to ask for help from druids. The alchemy potions made by forest druids can effectively increase food production, and although their potions are less effective than magical spells, they are better at protecting the land. They usually also master some plant-based spells, which is very helpful for crop growth. "
Gawain's eyes lit up as he listened: He likes this method!
And he heard that druids made alchemical potions to increase the fertility of the land...those so-called alchemists Could the potion be the "fertilizer" of this world? Or something with similar effects?
In any case, it can be prepared by a fixed method (and may be mass-produced), and it can be easily applied to crops. Yield can produce a relatively stable gain. With these conditions, no matter what the nature of the alchemy potion is, Gawain decided to name it fertilizer!
Not to mention that there is such a "fertilizer"! The role of protecting the land!
He couldn’t wait to ask: “Where can I find the Druid? "
Norris looked at Hetty with some embarrassment, and Hetty frowned slightly: "This is another problem... There are not many druids in human society, and they are usually concentrated in the western region near Mossywood. place, and here in the south... they can almost be described as rare creatures. The Cecil Territory has almost never dealt with druids, and I don't know where to find them. "
Gawain showed a disappointed expression, and Knight Philip said thoughtfully: "But because of inheritance, the relationship between druids and elves is very close, and almost every druid inheritance can It can be traced back to the elves, including the gray elves and the silver elves..."
The eyes of several people at the scene fell involuntarily on Amber behind Gawain, and Amber's pointed ears suddenly twitched.
p>Gawain's face suddenly fell: "Don't make trouble, can she be considered an elf if she is so shameful? Which Druid would be so sneaky as her..."
Before Gawain finished speaking, Amber's voice rang out: "Speaking of which... I do seem to know a Druid. Yihe! "
Gao Wen: "? ! ”