Chapter 72 Seed Production
As soon as he left the love education camp, Iket had to arrange a new job.
The last part of the fields in the territory is still not completed, and in order to catch up with the planting season, the seed production must be arranged quickly.
Iket found the only three farmers in the territory and asked them how to grow water wheat.
There is no way, the courses of the Royal Summoner Academy only give everyone a preliminary understanding of the natural environment. As for how to grow these things, that is what farmers should do.
How can a noble mage farm the land himself? Even natural mages rarely participate in agricultural activities. They are more likely to study plants that can be used as magic materials.
"Cook, according to your method, how to grow crops like water wheat?"
Cook was one of the farmers in the territory. Although he came from a village further south, they did not go beyond the "tropical" range.
The farmer answered quickly.
"Lord, usually we would spread the seeds in front of our yard and expose them to the sun for two or three days. You know, this can make the seeds germinate faster.
Then we will soak the seeds in a water jar, which only takes about a full day, and then we will wrap the water wheat seeds in hay and put them in a warm place to wait for the seeds to germinate."
While Cook was talking, Ickert used his remaining biological knowledge to analyze the use of these steps.
Otherwise, Duan Ran would not dare to use magic power to protect the dimension stone.
"After that, Lord, we will sow the seeds directly. We only need to wait for about half a month for the water wheat to grow to this height."
In addition to the summoning magic circle, there are also dimensional stones built into a hill here.
But as the famous philosopher "Dad" said, magic must be used to deal with magic. Spell radiation can be countered according to the principles of magic, so as long as the seal always exists, there is no big problem.
After all, two weeks is just a prediction by farmers. It is still unknown when large-scale rainfall will come.
For these dangerous stones, Iket's current measure is to use magic to seal them.
But this is the time.
"Cook, you said it takes half a month for Shuimai to grow so tall?"
"This is not going to be good."
This is where Sasha works.
"Lord, in fact, according to our progress, we probably won't be able to plant water wheat this season. Our village is about to have rain at this time, so we may not be able to plant seeds now."
"That's it, Lord Lord. If you can do it, you can definitely do it. Even though these sprouts are so thin, they are actually quite tenacious."
After arriving at the castle, Ictor ordered the knight attendants to call the maids over, and asked them to water the fields together with the free men of the caravan, trying to water a few moist fields before dark.
"Okay, then, you guys can give me all the seeds that need to be sown. About the day after tomorrow, we can prepare to sow."
Facing Ickert's promise, Cook had no doubts at all and said happily:
"Just right, Lord Lord, we farmers have already planted the seeds in the past few days! Just take them all! We are waiting for your good news!"
Being able to plant wheat is the greatest joy for farmers. Iket originally allocated so much land to them, but if they don't plant it, they will really lose it.
The farmland has not yet been formed, and there is only a little more than a week left before the rainy season, of which just drying the seeds and accelerating germination will take up almost all of the time.
"Cook, if I use magic to speed up the growth of seeds, can I catch up with the planting season?"
"The day after tomorrow? So soon! Lord, magic is really a magical thing!"
Cook scratched his head, how could the lord expect the farmer to understand this?
That afternoon, Sasha was obediently maintaining a protective circle in the wine cellar as instructed by her teacher.
Ictor himself led the remaining people and knocked on the door of the underground wine cellar.
The farmer's state gave Iket a headache.
"And then? After the seeds germinate?"
"I don't know, Lord, I am just a farmer. How can any mage help farmers farm?"
Fortunately, these dimension stones are mainly based on magic radiation, and there is no highly penetrating stuff like neutron radiation from the previous life.
It is really a blessing to have a natural mage in the territory.
Although it sounds like we only need to sow seeds at this time, for farmers, the processing of seeds must be completed long before sowing.
Cook gestured with his hands, and according to Ickert's visual inspection, it was about the same height as a rice seedling, or even higher. It seemed that this crop grew well in places with abundant light and heat.
The process of drying seeds is supposed to release the seeds from dormancy and also kill bacteria. Soaking in water allows the seeds to reabsorb water to prepare for subsequent germination.
Ickert said, and this time Cook finally understood.
At the critical moment, Ictor had to bring out the magic weapon.
"Okay, what I mean is, if I use magic to skip the steps of drying and germination, and then let the water wheat grow as tall as you said within a week, can they survive the rainy season?"
"Yes, Lord, this is actually very fast. I have a relative in the far south. If they want to grow water and wheat there, they have to wait for more than a month!"
After being sent away by the enthusiastic farmers, Ictor ordered the caravan guys to pack the seeds in cloth bags and drag them all the way back to the castle.
Even if you want to spread seeds on a large scale, you still have to wait for the canals to be filled with water, and it will even take a day for the farmland to be filled with water, not to mention plowing the land.
If the water wheat cannot grow taller quickly, the continuous heavy rain will kill all the seeds!
"Unless we have enough farmers and livestock, it will be really difficult to catch up with this last wave of planting," Cook said.
According to Ickert's observation, the danger of magic radiation is mainly reflected in its weirdness. After all, mutations on the earth must respect the existence of DNA, but magic mutations do not have this concern.
Sasha's daily job is to take care of the radiation protection array and complete the study tasks assigned to her by Ictor.
The little girl found her inner "home" during the days of working underground, and took the first step towards doing research behind closed doors on the road to becoming a magician.
Such days are actually far from boring. After all, without mobile phones and books, studying is really a good way to relieve stress for Sasha.
But today, Iket brought her a more stress-relieving "entertainment method".
Chapter completed!