Chapter 80: Clan Leader
While operating the experimental field, Rod continued to record relevant experimental data.

Compared with magic-directed catalysis, the cultivation effect of hybridization is much weaker.

Often they can only produce plants that are weaker than the mother plant.

But the advantages are obvious, more stable and reliable.

Magic catalysis relies more on luck and is too uncontrollable.

Hybridization can stably inherit one of the mother's traits and meet the standards required by Rhodes.

Moreover, the degradation caused by hybridization turned out to be an advantage in the low-magic world, Rhodes thought.

High-quality barley cannot germinate in ordinary fields.

But the hybrid barley that only inherited one of the magical traces can.

From the perspective of future territory, the strategic value of hybrid barley is even higher than that of high-grade barley.

"The Moon Essence allows me to see the spirituality of plants clearly, and it is also very helpful for the catalysis of magic. I have to find time to wander around the snowfield and see if I can find any special materials." Rhodes thought to himself.

Given the magical environment of the North, there are probably many natural magical plants here.

I believe that it will be a good research material that can help him cultivate more magical plants.

After finishing the record of the experimental field, Rod had lunch at Pingdingshan.

Then we followed the material transport team and set out for Hekou Town.

He was going to check out the situation on the ranch over there.

This time, Rhodes did not ride the snow horse, but sat on the back of a huge creature covered with long, thick black hair.

Black yak is a special hairy cattle on the northern plateau.

It is also called the Plateau Boat by the locals.

It is nearly three meters long and two meters high, with a long body, short legs, and a broad chest, and has strong cold-resistance adaptability.

On the steep terrain of the plateau, the black yak's pace is steadier than that of a war horse.

An adult black yak can carry 150 pounds, equivalent to 68 kilograms of cargo, and travel more than 60 kilometers a day.

It has powerful carrying capacity and can also produce by-products such as fur, meat and milk.

These advantages make black yaks surpass mane horses and become the favorite means of transportation for northern merchants.

Rhodes was no exception. He liked it and the mane horse very much, these two were hard-working top-grade cattle and horses.

The road connecting Pingdingshan and Hekou Town has not yet been built.

At present, the transportation of materials to the two territories can be said to be entirely undertaken by black yaks.

He now has fifty black yaks, which are enough to transport supplies for the three territories.

But the subsequent development of farmland cannot be achieved without the help of black yaks.

Rod knew that more people needed to be domesticated.

It was snowing heavily outside. More than thirty black yaks were walking steadily on the snow, forming a continuous black line, crossing the high slopes and crossing the river.

Rhodes lay on the back of the black yak, listening to its calls and feeling the unique enjoyment of being in the ice and snow.
Half a day later, twenty kilometers had passed.

He arrived at Hekou Town under the escort of a material transport team.

Because there was no advance notice, the people in the town did not come out to greet them.

Only a few soldiers in charge of the gate had their eyes light up, and they quickly ran up to him and bowed to welcome him.

"My Lord, let's go and notify Lord Holmes to come and greet us!"

Rhode raised his hand to stop them and asked them to return to their posts. "No need, just continue with your duties."

Then he jumped off the black yak's back and entered the town.

The two soldiers behind him looked at each other with headache expressions.

One of them leaned over and whispered, "What should we do? The Lord is here. Should we go tell Lord Holmes?"

The other man shook his head quickly: "Didn't you hear the Lord tell us to watch the gate? Don't meddle in other people's business!"

"Well, I just hope Lord Holmes will take care of himself."

The two soldiers returned to their positions.

Rhodes was a little confused, but after entering the town, he finally understood what was going on.

It was getting late, and it was time to rest in the evening. The knight in charge of the river mouth town was Holmes.

At this moment, the middle-aged knight was sitting at a table in an open-air tavern.

A woman in her twenties, wearing a long skirt, was leaning close to him, gently feeding him the grilled fish on the table.

From Holmes's gentle and loving eyes, Rhodes understood that he had a special relationship with the woman.

She is definitely not as simple as a hostess in a bar.

As if he had noticed something, Holmes turned his head in confusion after kissing the woman's red lips.

Then he saw Rhodes.

Under the woman's puzzled gaze, Holmes trembled for a moment.

His body was stiff from excessive tension and he seemed to want to stand up.

But when he realized that the woman was close to him, he stopped immediately to avoid hurting her.

Rhodes smiled at him, signaling Holmes not to worry about it, then turned and left.

Holmes has his own family in Jianling, including a wife and a nearly adult son.

Rhodes was a little surprised about the situation here, but he really didn't care.

The kingdom was influenced by the church and followed strict monogamy.

Even for aristocrats, cheating is an indelible shame.

But everyone knows the truth, and we can just laugh it off about this system.

In the aristocratic circle, who doesn't have a few secret lovers? Some promiscuous old men may have more illegitimate children than the servants in the castle.

As long as you don't have a mental disorder and want to make things right, basically nothing will go wrong.

Rhodes could see that Holmes had special feelings for the woman. As long as they were both willing, he would not interfere in her private life.

Can't control it either.

This is true not just in the Middle Ages, but in any era.

Having said that, Holmes's incident also gave Rhodes a warning from the side.

Defending a country is much more difficult than conquering it.

Finding a lover is not a big deal, the problem is how long will it take for people to settle down?

"It seems that military discipline must be enforced at all times."

The desires of human nature are endless. If they are allowed to grow, after finally gaining time for development, the enemy may not come in before the country collapses internally.

Rod found the ranch manager in Hekou Town and followed him to the ranch.

There are currently more than a thousand cashmere sheep raised here.

The wool produced has excellent warmth retention effect and is an important material for making cold-resistant cotton-padded clothes.

The ranch is now quite small, mainly due to cold weather limitations.

When Rod arrived, the sheep were huddled together in the shed for warmth.

Then he looked at the saber-toothed tiger next to the pasture.

The overlord of the snowfield was lying in his den, moistening the wound with saliva from his tongue.

Seeing Rhodes coming, the saber-toothed tiger ran over excitedly.

He didn't care about his own wounds, jumping back and forth, motioning him to follow him to a place somewhere in the snowy plains.

"Don't move. Just lie still." Rhodes touched its big head with amusement and rubbed its neck with his palm.

After the saber-toothed tiger fell to the ground comfortably, Rhodes treated its wounds with medicine and sterile bandages.

It is different from the lazy white bread that hides in Pingdingshan all day long.

Sabre-toothed tigers are free-spirited by nature and like to roam around in the snow.

The main reason Rhodes came here this time was that he discovered a herd of wild black yaks somewhere in the snowfield.

And the leader of the tribe who evolved from the black yak.

Sabretooth tried and found that he couldn't win, so he quickly used [Pasture Contract] to call for Rhodes to come over.

(End of this chapter)