Chapter 163 Hugo: Do you think I’m stupid?
The seeds of the honeydew melon were purified, and Bill carefully buried them shallowly in the soil that had been loosened and plowed in advance.
No water source was found in the misty valley, but there was a small river not far outside the valley. During this period, they were getting water from the river.
Water to moisten dry soil.
Bill concentrated his energy, made a special gesture, and worked hard to control the unity of spirit and body as he had practiced in the past few days, until a familiar feeling came, and he hurriedly recited the corresponding prayer:
"The guardian of the four seasons and the blessinger of the growth of all things, may you send down as delicate nourishment as the spring rain, take care of the land and thrive!"
As the harvest magic prayers were sung, a magical scene appeared.
The honeydew melon, which was still a seed a few minutes ago, sprouted new shoots and broke out of the ground almost at a speed visible to the naked eye. The seedlings swayed with the breeze in the valley, and continued to grow green leaves on the stems and branches, and soon they were crawling lushly. On the ground!
The melons and fruits that originally took close to 4 months to mature, under the catalysis of the harvest magic, completed the growth progress of more than a month in just a few minutes!
Bill carefully kept his movements still and recited the prayer corresponding to the divine spell again.
"Guardian of the Four Seasons..."
This time the magical effect was slightly weakened, but when the magical effect subsided, you can already see the slightly blooming flower clusters between the leaves!
The harvest magic was cast for the third time, and a sweet-smelling, round, white-to-yellow melon appeared in front of everyone!
"Success!"
Bill excitedly held up the melon that had been accelerated by his harvest magic, and his eyes filled with tears with excitement.
Although he felt a pinprick-like tingling sensation in his head due to excessive consumption after releasing the magic three times in a row, Bill's mental excitement made him simply ignore the pain.
The other believers who were farmers around him had similar reactions, each one more excited than the other.
In the past, the magic of the God of Harvest had nothing to do with them. They could only use the clumsiest and most tiring method. They worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. They worked hard for more than half a year and prayed that nothing would happen. Monsters attack villages and farmland to wait for a good harvest.
With the God of Knowledge, even the poorest farmers like them can master the magic of the God of Harvest after hard work!
Divine magic can accelerate the growth of crops. It can be used on a single crop like Bill to quickly complete the ripening process.
It can also be used on a piece of farmland, and the acceleration effect will be evenly distributed and diluted.
But no matter what.
Using divine magic to assist farming, their hard work will be greatly reduced!
You only need to put in half or even less of the original hard work, and you can harvest more products.
The more important point is.
The Creation Altar gave them delicious bread to fill their bellies, relieving Bill and the others from their worries.
There is no need to work so hard to grow wheat like in the past.
This gives them the opportunity to try fruits and vegetables such as melons, beets, grapes, apples, peas, and more!
The reason why they could only grow wheat before was simple. It was the most practical food and could be sold no matter when it was harvested. Grain seeds were easy to obtain and easy to plant.
Vegetables and fruits are difficult to grow. Once they cannot be sold, they will quickly rot and deteriorate. By then, they will not even be able to find stored grain for the winter.
Before I had no choice.
After arriving in the Misty Valley, they have the power to choose!
Farmers farm no longer just for survival, but for life, a better life!
The labor for survival will make farmers numb with pain, but they have to work hard day after day;
It's different for life.
After confirming the effect of the harvest magic, the believers in the valley were aroused with enthusiasm.
They're off to find more seeds to plant! "In a while, we will not only be able to eat bread, but also fresh vegetables and fruits, and even fruit wine made from grapes and apples!"
Old Bill simply couldn't imagine how good their life would be in this new home in the future!
... Hugo Seavey simply couldn't imagine how bad the refugees he "rented" would experience in the dark forest.
Adventurers and mercenaries may be carried back with missing arms and legs, not to mention ordinary people, refugees who have been hungry for a long time and have weak constitutions.
Therefore, Goblin Hugo was not too surprised when he saw the three Pets appearing in front of him.
When we crossed the border, there were a total of 30 people, a huge team.
After 11 days, only 3 people came back.
Fearing that they encountered some terrible monster, the number of people in the team was wiped out.
"Please have your condolences."
Hugo comforted him with a sad face:
"The dark forest is full of dangers, and losing your companions is inevitable. Just be patient."
Then he continued with a sad face: "You have been away for more than seven days, and the rent cannot be refunded!"
The corner of Peter's mouth twitched.
Obviously, Hugo misunderstood something!
Seeing that only three of them came back, I thought the others were lost in the dark forest.
"Um...you misunderstood." Peter tried to explain to the other party: "We have not lost our companions, they are all still alive and well."
"I can tell you directly now."
"Actually, we have developed an ownerless territory outside the border, and have successfully eliminated the nearby monsters and blocked their attacks."
"The reason they didn't follow us back was because we needed manpower for territory construction, so they stayed behind."
"They're not dead, really!"
Hugo immediately looked up at Peter with an expression of "Do you think I'm stupid?"
"Border development? Are you developing unowned territory here in the Dark Forest?"
"Your Excellency, do you think that someone can successfully establish a territory here that will not be destroyed by monster attacks?"
Peter was helpless.
He knew this would happen.
The border to open up unclaimed territory is still outside the eastern border of the Kingdom of Reyak. No one would believe this even if he told the truth.
He decided to prove himself with practical actions:
"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. The point is that we are back to see you and have a business to discuss with you."
As soon as Hugo Seavey heard that business was coming to his door, he immediately became energetic.
"Your Excellency, please speak!"
The first business he opened with Peter previously involved 25 refugees. After excluding the payment to their beneficiaries, he was able to earn 11 gold and 50 silver!
The money I invested in building shabby houses here and buying food for the refugees was all earned back, and I also made a lot of money!
A big customer has new business coming to his door, so Hugo naturally attaches great importance to it.
"We plan to entrust you to recruit another group of refugees!"
Hugo: "Huh?!"
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(End of chapter)