Chapter 271 Fruit Trees and Pasture

The tree is growing, taking root in the earth.

Bathing in the sun and rain.

And bearing fruit.

Three dwarf fruit trees of different shapes are surrounded by wooden fences in the center. These are the fruit seedlings brought back by Jiang Liu to catalyze the development into plants. Thanks to Jiang Liu's careful care, only 1% of the fruit seedlings were lost in the long-distance transportation, and the remaining fruit seedlings were moved by the elf sister to the orchard she marked out for herself to complete the recovery.

"Look!"

The elf sister walked briskly and led Ji Lin to the orchard she marked out on this empty island. This elf with wonderful ideas has her own gardener. The extra stones in the orchard and the white mist flashing from time to time are the best proof.

They don't need to rest, they will remember to water the plants on time, and they like to stay next to the plants.

However, at Ji Lin's request, she still took the unskilled but talented farmers in the territory to cultivate and plant, and taught them the spells she knew.

"Is it fruiting so soon?"

Ji Lin looked at her curiously. These fruit trees, which were only half his height, did not seem to be ready to bear fruit.

"If it was the whole plant, of course it would not be possible! So when it grew to my height, I catalyzed the growth of individual branches. At present, all three types of fruits have borne fruit."

The elf sister put her hands on her waist and showed Ji Lin the table with three kinds of fruits behind her.

"So should we consider building a botanical garden here? The environment here is very suitable for growing various plants."

Ji Lin walked to the table, and a thick brown peel similar to that of a cocoa fruit fell on the table, but inside it were oval rice grains. There was another one that was simply an apple, and there were a lot of bright red berries on a wooden plate...

This kind of berry reminded him of the berry forest he saw when he just became a lord. At that time, they used the same wooden plates, but they were not as delicate as this.

I don't know how the pottery workshop in the territory is made. It should be similar to wood-colored or earth-colored pottery. Exquisite white porcelain requires unique technology to produce.

"This place is not safe and is not suitable as a long-term investment and construction site."

Ji Lin took a bite of the plump apple handed over by Forna and looked at it. There was a faint sweetness.

Other than that, it was as bland as water, like drinking ten times diluted juice.

The presence of vitamins replaced the energy provided by sunlight to some extent, catalyzing the growth of fruits, but it could not replace the rich sugar accumulated over a long period of time.

The early-ripening fruits were picked from the tree before they had time to accumulate sugar.

Ji Lin took a bite and felt a little blocked.

And it was quite hard.

"The construction here now is abandoned, and it will not cause much damage to the territory. The industry, as for the botanical research garden..."

It is better to build it in the safest environment in the territory.

So... if the world tree is to be used as the center, the arable land needs to be readjusted.

At least the land near the World Tree is no longer cultivated. These lands directly affected by the World Tree have greater value. If a botanical garden is to be built, it must be built near the World Tree seedlings.

Fruits include red berries and apples, and wisteria is being planted.

Condiments include ginger and spice leaves.

Side dishes include carrots and crispy leafy vegetables, as well as various green leafy plants.

The staple food is wheat and rice.

Ji Lin needs a crop that can produce oil and taste good, preferably with a wide range of uses, can be used to produce a variety of by-products, and is easy to grow.

He has already thought about the crops that need to be exchanged from the system in the fourth era.

"By the way, Ji, do you want to try this kind of forage grass!"

The elf sister blinked, pulled out a thicker forage grass from the table, broke it, and the clear juice slowly flowed out along the fracture.

Handed it to Ji Lin.

"Hmm? Can this thing be eaten?"

So you put this thing on the table with these three kinds of fruits, are you trying to tell me that this thing is actually edible?

Ji Lin showed a strange look.

If you plant grass, you can only sell it in the lord market. Of course, the price of high-quality grass is still quite good.

Quite a lot of lords who raise herbivorous war beasts and herbivorous monster cavalry will need to buy high-quality green fodder from the market to feed these gold-eating beasts. Some are even picky and will not eat anything other than high-quality grass.

Eating ordinary grass will reduce your overall attributes by -30%.

"No, I mean to use this grass to lure these cloud-dwelling creatures."

The elf sister shook her head, pointed her finger at one end of the botanical garden, and summoned the grass cage there to her hand.

In the cage was a creature similar to a flying fish, with silver scales attached to its slender body, and two translucent whisker-like light blue wings that allowed it to ride the wind in the air. There were some light purple circuits under its body, indicating that it still needed floating stones to maintain its life.

But this flying fish looked exhausted and dying, looking at the cage that imprisoned it with lifeless eyes, and only jumped half-dead when the elf sister shook the cage.

Folna completely broke the grass and put it in front of the flying fish and shook it.

The latter's eyes immediately lit up, and he jumped and began to nibble on the broken grass, revealing the tender green rhizomes.

"I just planted the seeds two days ago, and these little things suddenly flew into the field and wanted to eat the newly sprouted grass."

The elf sister's voice was a little helpless, and she lifted the grass to tease the flying fish.

"It took me a long time to drive them away, and then these guys came the next day! They also brought other creatures here to visit!"

If she hadn't reacted quickly, the experimental field where the grass was planted would have been eaten clean by these cloud-dwelling creatures.

She looked at the flocks of birds and fish that came to visit, and wanted to plant a tall tree bird's nest on the spot for them to rest - don't disturb her planting plan.

All the grass I had spawned in advance is here.

Maybe you can use this green fodder as bait to go fishing? They like this special grass.

Ji Lin took another broken grass with interest and poked the flying fish.

"The planting on the sky island is going well, what about the planting in the territory?"

Ji Lin agreed with her words about the grass, maybe he would need it someday. Then she asked her most concerned question, whether these plants can grow smoothly in the soil of the territory.

"As for the territory... the World Tree told me that these plants can grow in the territory without obstacles, and they have very low requirements for the amount of nutrients in the environment."

The elf sister nodded.

Ji Lin laughed and did not ask more questions. He did not understand the operating principle of the World Tree.

"I hope to cultivate fruit trees here first, and then the carrier will transport some of the well-growing fruit trees to the large sky island camp, and some will be sent back to the territory orchard."

Ji Lin explained to her that he had thought of a plan in the morning, about how to cultivate fruit trees in batches and transplant them.

These fruit trees from the Sky Island world will grow faster and more smoothly in the soil of the Sky Island after being cared for by the Elf Sister. When they grow up to the shape of fruit bearing, they will be transplanted to other places in need.

This way, you can get twice the result with half the effort.

She was the one who pulled her to see the newly cultivated plant fruits, how come it suddenly became the scene where Ji Lin assigned her a task.

Ji Lin looked at Forna, who began to nod frantically, and coughed softly to cover up his embarrassment.

"After all, it would be troublesome if I asked you to go over and induce birth one by one every once in a while. If you need anything, you can tell me..."

The Elf Sister agreed with Ji Lin's plan. Transplanting the fruit seedlings first meant that she, the only life-system spellcaster in the territory, had to run back and forth between three places. Now the case only required her to stay in Sky Island.

Then she strongly demanded an increase in salary.