Chapter 136: Show off your skills! A true warrior!

Sean spent some time carefully studying the abilities of the lake fairies. Most of the spells they mastered were druidic.

One of these spells must be listed separately.

Plant Growth (3rd level spell) [Druid, Plant Domain, Ranger]: This spell allows plants to grow rapidly and has two different spell effects.

1. Overgrowth.

This effect causes ordinary vegetation (grasses, brambles, shrubs, vines, thistles, and so on) within the area to become dense and tangled. The affected plants form an impassable thicket or jungle, and creatures must hack their way through it or force their way through it. There must be bushes and trees within the area to be affected. If this spell is cast in an area already affected by a plant-enhancing spell or effect, such as entangle or wall of thorns, the difficulty of the saving throw against that spell is increased.

2. Prolific and abundant harvest.

This effect will be effective for ordinary plants within a one-kilometer diameter, increasing their growth potential in the next year and increasing their yield by at least one-third. (It can be used for all crops such as rice, corn, potatoes, fruits, etc., as well as all cash crops such as cotton, flax, medicinal herbs, etc.)”

This spell is so attractive to the Chinese people.

It’s simply a farming skill!

If Xiao En hadn't found this spell in his professional spell list, he would have planned to specialize in it. However, if he wanted to learn it by force, there was a way. He could rely on the plant domain to master this spell, and he had to seize the extraordinary essence of some legendary plants to master it.

Given the size of Sean's current demiplane, the Lady of the Lake could cover it all with just one spell, and it would last for a year.

“It’s a productivity explosion!”

“No wonder the Dreux region has single-handedly raised the living standards of other neighboring countries.”

"According to my calculations, if the effects of weather control and natural sacred sites are combined, the yield of ordinary crops will increase several times, far exceeding the agricultural output of the Earth in the previous life. I just don't know if we can find so many druids to maintain it."

The three sisters of the lake fairy are in a strange symbiotic state. The three of them have different spellcasting levels. The eldest sister entered a dormant state because she gave Xiao En a trace of divine power. She can cast 9th-ring druid spells, and she may have mastered 8th-ring ritual spells in her heyday, because this lake was protected by her. The second sister is currently the strongest and can cast 7th-ring druid spells. She is good at plants, especially aquatic plants. The youngest sister is the last legendary spirit bred. She can only cast th-ring spells and is more proficient in charm.

Normally, a lake can only give birth to one lake fairy at most. The three sisters were squeezed into one lake because there was no soil space nearby that could give birth to legendary spirits.

The last of the spirituality of the nearby nature is concentrated in this lake and explodes. Because they were nurtured in the same place, they formed a unique symbiotic relationship.

In just a few days, the small demiplane turned into a lake surrounded by grassland and lush grass.

It took the fairies in the lake only five days to complete the transformation of Xiao En's half plane, and then they began to ask Xiao En for money.

real world.

Xiao En sat by the reeds and fished to relax. Without even turning his head, he asked slowly, "How much do you want?"

Today's catch is good. We can grill the fish later.

Behind Xiao En, the little sister of the fairy in the lake gently moved her fingers, and soon a fish came over to bite the hook. She pondered for a moment and said softly: "If you want to arrange the holy residence ceremony, you will need about 10000 soul stones per square kilometer."

"If it is transformed into a natural holy land, it will cost about 100,000 soul stones per square kilometer."

So much money? !
Upon hearing this, Xiao En couldn't help but take a breath. Druids are also spellcasters. He always thought that druids were very frugal, but now it seems that is not the case.

Seeing Xiao En's embarrassment, the fairy in the lake said cautiously: "It doesn't matter if we don't have enough materials for the time being. We can use the Fertile Field instead, which can also achieve half the effect of the Holy Residence Ritual."

Xiao En put down the fishing rod in his hand.

He took out his magic notebook and began to deduce and calculate, saying to himself: "The Holy Residence Ceremony can increase the yield of crops by about one-fold. Based on four harvests a year, the yield of crops is about 4-5 times."

“Sacred natural sites can at least triple crop yields, and if harvested four times a year, crop yields can be more than 10 times.”

Normally, crops are harvested twice a year.

But in the druid's domain, the growth rate of plants will be accelerated, which is a double blessing of growth speed and yield.

Because Xiao En has a half plane that can provide comprehensive blessings, there is no problem in harvesting four times a year under their management. When the number of harvests is doubled, coupled with the increase in output, the productivity is a bit terrifying.

“But the initial investment is too huge!”

"No."

"How come those poor druids are so good at spending money? Isn't it said that the druid path is very cost-effective?"

After Xiao En took over the dungeon of the Deep Pit Mine, he was still able to scrape together enough resources to build a holy residence, but the natural holy land was a bit difficult, as this expenditure could buy several legendary items.

“There is no need to use sacred natural sites to grow ordinary crops.”

"Unless you're talking about growing some high-value magical plants."

Totally unnecessary.

Natural sacred places are only valuable if they are used to grow immortal plants for the purpose of cultivating immortals. Ordinary crops can be produced by expanding the area of ​​arable land.

Xiao En simply doesn't have that many resources to squander right now, and he is still in the early stages of planning. This kind of "deep-rooted" operation must have sufficient output to be valuable.

He thought for a moment and said, "Let's start with the Holy Residence Ceremony."

"We'll talk about the sacred natural site later."

As if she could see Xiao En's difficulty, the fairy in the lake beside her nodded slightly and said softly, "No problem, Master Xiao En."

"I have set up a constant growth of plants at the bottom of the lake."

"In the next six months, aquatic plants will grow rapidly, and the catch will increase exponentially. These proliferating fish need to be caught regularly, otherwise it will affect the ecological balance of the entire demiplane."

Ok?
I can't be a fishmonger, can I?
Xiao En pondered for a moment and then said, "Got it. I'll arrange for someone to handle it."

Legendary fairies don't like to deal with outsiders. Fairies, except for certain people, only interact with extraordinary people of the natural path. Ordinary people are basically unlikely to make friends with them. At present, the main output of the demiplane is fish, which can be sold for some money, but not much. The price of food in the Abyss City is not very expensive. If it is in the real country, it will be even more difficult to sell at a high price.

"Going in and out of the demiplane requires teleportation spells, which is a huge expense."

"At present, we are still formulating plans based on 'storing grain'."

Under the influence of the ancient evil-Dark Prosperity, the price of food in Abyss City dropped by half. Xiao En could only say that he had made arrangements in advance at this time, and his main purpose was to settle the three sisters of the lake fairy. He always felt that his ability to contact Terra's consciousness was also related to the divinity they gave him. After all, it is said that the fairies are favored by the world.

Xiao En pondered for a while, then slowly said: "At present, your main task is to improve the ecological cycle of the demiplane."

“The food that is grown can be stored first.”

If the Holy Terra Church wants to develop believers in the future, it can consider using this batch of food to expand faith. Of course, this requires a more appropriate time.

First, store enough food for several million or tens of millions of people.

Xiao En is not exaggerating. According to the current growth rate of the demiplane, and the ability to change the climate to maintain constant seasons, as long as the druids can keep up, they can store enough food to feed the population of a country in just a few years.

The most important thing is that there is always output. The first step is food, fruits and vegetables. The second step is cash crops. From all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation, druids can arrange it clearly.

If one day the real world were to experience turmoil and a natural or man-made disaster were to break out, Xiao En would be able to take his place in an instant, and there would be no further details on what would happen next.

No matter how strong a soldier is, he still needs to eat, right?

For Xiao En, these initial investments are very necessary, and he can also consider herbal cultivation, which is currently the plan with the greatest economic value. After the Fallen Mother Goddess distorted the laws of the entire world, there are also some plants with magical powers in the Weird Kingdom, but which ones can be transplanted and artificially cultivated must be done by druids.

There is also the idea of ​​magic potions. If they can be grown artificially and use the power of natural sacred places, the development potential is terrifying. "The fairy of the lake cannot stray too far from her habitat."

"To achieve this, I must recruit another human druid, at least a high-level druid who is proficient in herbalism."

Xiao En has too many ideas in his mind at the moment, but they all require enough manpower to realize them.

"My team is still too small."

"Abyss City may not lack extraordinary people with good combat capabilities, but there are more extraordinary people with production capabilities in the real world."

“Especially in the Dreux area, they have already established a system.”

Planting, animal husbandry, industrial raw material processing, etc., as long as the output of crops can keep up, anything can be done.

Xiao En thought about his own abilities. He currently specialized in alchemy, had the ability to build factories, and had free invisible servants, so he quickly made a plan for his first attempt.

“We’ll start with crops like sugarcane and sugar beets.”

"Sugar."

"Strategic materials, essential materials for Big Ivan."

"As long as you master the corresponding ratio, you can make a bomb at any time. And whether in the real world or Abyss City, the price of sugar has always been relatively high. In this era of scarce productivity, people's pursuit of sweets is still relatively high."

White sugar has always been a national strategic material. Anyone who knows a little bit about it knows its great value.

"Winemaking."

"This doesn't have much value in the real world, but in Abyss City, the price of strong liquor has always been high, because only strong liquor can stimulate the taste buds of demons."

You can plant anything, but you don’t know what to plant.

Xiao En didn't have time to do market research, as he had to further develop the demiplane. With so many things to do, he felt more and more that he was short of manpower.

He simply put away his fishing rod and prepared to make a detailed plan.

"first step."

"First, I will use the resources and manpower I have. Most of the monsters in the deep pit mines cannot be used and can only be used as cannon fodder."

"But they are insect people with extremely high organization and discipline."

“They are an excellent workforce.”

Xiao En closed his eyes for a moment, entered a brainstorming state, and began to formulate the first five-year plan. "If the progress is fast, we can start brewing sugar in three months. As for crops such as beets and sugarcane, as long as they are planted, they can be harvested in a few months."

"The insect people also have a unique insect honey formula. Let's see how to implement it. Let's see if we can recruit someone who can manage the business."

"The food produced by the demiplane can be supplied to the dungeon."

"That way the cavemen wouldn't have to be eaten."

"The output of the dungeon is sold in exchange for resources to further support the development of the demiplane."

"Step two."

"That's my Big Ivan Project. We can take some of the technology from the real world. As long as the materials are up to par and the yield is large enough, we can kill some monsters with the explosion."

"I can also develop underground and half-plane farming at the same time."

“There is no shortage of raw materials.”

"The next step is to open up the underground space. There are too many resources and territories in the Underdark that can be developed. But we must be careful about the problem of a head-on confrontation with the Old Ones."

"To sell the products to other places, I need a plane merchant group."

"Yeah. It's another problem of not having enough manpower."

"Is it feasible to let the slavers form a plane caravan? All flesh-and-blood creatures need to eat. The food output in the weird kingdom is very unstable. As long as the price is low, there will definitely be a market."

The scale of the Five-Year Plan is too large.

It would be difficult for Xiao En to complete it alone, unless he had Seal No. 1 to help run the plan. He thought about it for a long time and only completed a short-term two-year plan. The most important things were output, manpower and financial resources. The second step was to continue to expand the territory.

After a night of brainstorming, Sean had already drawn up a plan for a thick magic notebook.

"Talent!"

"Talent!"

"What I lack most now is talent!"

He found himself suddenly a bit like Eamon.

Because Amon attaches great importance to talents.

Where can we find talented people who have received a higher level of education and are good at literacy and numeracy?
Kingdom of Dorne.

Xiao En's first step is to form an economic closed loop within his sphere of influence, and then sell the output to the outside world. It is imperative to reorganize the monster army in the dungeon.

If he wants to achieve great things, his own strength is obviously not enough.

"Notify Veronica."

"Prepare for a plan to build a plane caravan."

Sean was ready to leave at dawn, but just as he was about to leave, he suddenly sensed a hint of fighting in the direction of the Black Forest.

ten minutes later.

Xiao En's figure fell on the crown of a lush ancient tree. In the vision of his reconnaissance magic eye, a burly and strong man was making a fire. He looked very rough, with thick hair and beard, almost like a savage, and seemed to be a transcendent from the barbarian path.

As for what he is doing, it is a little hard to explain in detail, so I can only give a brief description.

This wandering barbarian was surrounded by the corpses of several deformed crowmen. He did not seem to have brought any supplies with him because he was so poor that he did not even have a dimensional bag. He was dressed in rags and carried only two heavy dwarven battle axes. He was lighting a bonfire and preparing to eat. The food was the deformed crowmen next to him, which had been plucked and skinned.

Because he was a little hungry, he cut a piece of meat directly from the Crow Man's thigh and ate it as sashimi. After the bonfire was lit, he pierced the Crow Man's thigh meat with wood, roasted it over the fire, and ate it while roasting. The only decent supply on him was a rather exquisite wine jug.

After walking all the way here, his supplies were almost exhausted, but for someone like him, he shouldn't have to worry about food.

With just one look, Xiao En was sure that this guy was definitely a ruthless person!
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[PS: It's over. I had a little bit of wine at lunch today. I don't know what to do.

This morning I said that chapter 55 needed to be revised. After I finished revising it, I felt overwhelmed and everything was a mess. You guys can scold me. 】

(End of this chapter)