Release that Witch - Chapter 141

[Chapter 140 Seeds]

Not long after the minister’s assistant left, the prince ushered in a long-lost piece of good news.

Sean, the personal guard who went to Port of Clearwater to buy crop seeds, is back.

When Roland followed the guard who reported the message to the garden, he saw Sean and several other guards unloading bags of packages from the back of the mount.

It has been almost a month since the day of departure, and his skin looks a lot tanned, and his body has become thinner.

Seeing the prince appear, Sean immediately stood up straight and raised his hands in salute.

Roland stepped forward quickly and patted him on the shoulder, “Good job. What kind of seeds did you bring back?”

Sean squatted down and unwrapped the package on the ground, “Pearl rice, ground eggs, candy bars… I bought all the plants you described in Port of Clear Water. It is true that most of them come from the country of fjords, but there are already many farmlands in Port of Clear Water that are growing these crops.”

“Did you ask the merchant about the planting method?”

“I asked, but they couldn’t tell you the specific method. They also said that if these plants leave the southern border, it will be difficult to grow them elsewhere.” Sean grabbed a handful of yellow-orange granules from the package and spread them out in front of Roland. “Your Highness, this is pearl rice. The businessman said that if I bought it together with the pearl stick, it would be cheaper. But the pearl stick is too heavy to carry, so I only bought one whole, and the rest are stripped. Good seeds.”

There is no doubt that pearl rice is the corn he is familiar with.

He excitedly picked up a corn kernel and looked at it in the sun.

The fruit is a little shriveled, and it seems to be a stock that has been stored for a winter.

The yield of corn is naturally much higher than that of wheat, and it requires less soil. With the modification of leaves, it may soon replace wheat and become the main ration of Border Town.

Sean unwrapped another package and took out a lump of brown-skinned crops, “This is ground egg. I ate it at the hotel in Bishuigang. It was cut into strips and soaked in a basin of water. It was very crispy to chew. It has a faint sweet smell.”

Seeing this familiar shape, Roland was deeply moved.

This is clearly a potato!

He used his fingers to pry open the soil-covered outer skin, revealing the dark yellow potato flesh inside. Compared with later generations, the potatoes are not big at this time, and the tubers are darker in color, and not every piece looks like an egg.

He noticed that there were also long carrot-like potatoes in the bag.

“It’s more delicious when it’s crushed and steamed into a paste.”

“Uh…Your Highness, have you ever eaten it?”

“Well, I ate it at the palace banquet,” Roland decided to lie, because the name Didan was too ugly. Now, “the royal cooks don’t call it ground eggs, but potatoes. The delicious steamed snacks are called mashed potatoes.

” Opened the last package that was stretched straight, and pulled out a black leather stick, “Your Highness, I think this crop is the most important. The honey in Clear Water Port is very cheap, largely because of it. I heard it in the tavern According to the news, more and more farmlands are turning to sugar sticks. The stalks of this magical plant are actually sweet. After peeling off the outer skin, sugar water can be squeezed out. The price is one-tenth of honey, but it tastes good. Because of the sweetness of honey water.”

“…” Roland wanted to say that he had seen this crop before, so he changed the name to sugar cane, but after thinking about it, let it go, and it won’t be too late for the locals to correct it when they plant it. .

Sugarcane is the raw material for making sucrose. If it is grown too much, it can be used to extract ethanol. It can be regarded as a crop that can greatly improve the happiness of residents.

Think about it, pancakes made of flour are bland and tasteless, but if you sprinkle some white sugar on them, it can immediately enhance the taste by a few layers, and even a salty party like Roland will fall in love with it.

“Are there any other crop seeds?”

“That’s all for Port of Clear Water.” He took out five or six bags of small leather bags from his pocket and handed them to His Highness, “Please explain to me the plant seeds that are in Graycastle but not in the town. I also brought them back together. I picked these bags when I passed Liuye Town and Zhuolongling. There were grapes, soybeans, cotton, flax and olive tree seeds. The farmer said that most of the grapes were inserted into the ground by their branches. Although the seeds can be planted, the germination period is very slow, and the grapes produced are not very tasty.”

With the leaves, these are no problems, Roland thought.

Now that you have grape seeds, maybe it’s time to try the vine version of wheat.

As for soybeans, cotton, flax, and olives, which are all very useful crops, the leaves are first improved to produce seeds suitable for the climate and soil in the western region, and then handed over to serfs for small-scale planting. Finally, the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for summarizing improvements and compiling planting manuals.

“Your Highness, I still have some news to report to you,” Sean said in a low voice, “about the situation in Clear Water Port.”

“Is it related to the third princess?”

Sean nodded, “I have stayed in Clear Water Port for nearly two days.

For the first week, except for buying seeds, most of the rest of the time was spent in the tavern. There are rumors that your sister Garcia Wimbledon reached an agreement with the sand people. She provided the edge of the southern border for the sand people to live in, and the sand people offered She is the king, and she obeys her conscripts and dispatches. And during the time I was in the harbor, I did see quite a few Mojin people on the street.” The Mojin people in the

extreme south… Although Border Town doesn’t ask about their origins , but it is another matter to attract a large number of aliens to settle in the kingdom’s territory.

It seems that in order to fight for the throne, Garcia is really unscrupulous, Roland thought.

“The Sand People are also divided into many factions, and it is impossible to follow her instructions. Do you know which clans she has attracted?”

Sean shook his head. There is no more detailed news. But… there is one thing that is very strange. The day before I originally planned to leave Port of Clear Water, Garcia returned from Eagle City, and everyone in the city was celebrating that their queen defeated the false king Timothy As a result, there were four or five murders in the city the next day, and one of the victims was still torn into several pieces on the street.”

“The port of Bishui then imposed a ban, and I had to stay there for three more days. The taverns were closed, and everyone gathered in the hotel lobby to discuss this matter. Some people said it was the revenge of the false king. UU Reading www.sonicmtl. com Some people also say that it was done by the sandmen. One of the fjord merchants said that he witnessed one of the murders. The abuser was not tall, obviously not a sandman, but the strength and speed were not like normal people can possess Yes. The security team that came after hearing the news was completely killed by him, and he remained unmoved even though he was stabbed several times and blood flowed all over the ground. It was not until more security personnel arrived one after another, with shields and spears ready to kill him Killed. After the ban was lifted, I didn’t dare to stay any longer, so I rushed back by a merchant ship.”

“You did a good job,” Roland thought for a moment, “the golden dragon left over from purchasing the seeds doesn’t have to be returned to the municipal government. Let’s take it as your reward.”

“Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!”

“The strength and speed are far beyond ordinary people, ignoring the pain caused by the knife wound, it sounds like… the church’s pill.” Wait until the guard After leaving, Nightingale’s voice rang in his ears.

“I think so too. But this makes no sense,” Roland frowned, “According to Sean, Garcia will only get the pill earlier than me, and at the same time support two parties competing for the throne…they What are you thinking?” He had some bad thoughts in his heart, could it be that the real purpose of the church is not to see a stable Graycastle?

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