Chapter 163 Hugo: Do you think I'm stupid?
The seeds of the white 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 from the outside of the valley. They were getting water from the river during this period.
Watering moistened the soil that had suffered from drought.
Bill concentrated his mind and made a special gesture. As he had practiced in the past few days, he tried hard to control the unity of spirit and flesh until a familiar feeling came, and he hurriedly chanted the corresponding prayer:
"Guardian of the four seasons, blesser of the growth of all things, may you bring down the delicate nourishment of spring rain, take care of the land, and grow vigorously!"
As the prayer of the harvest magic was chanted, a magical scene appeared.
The white melon, which was still a seed a few minutes ago, sprouted new buds and broke through the soil at a speed that was almost visible to the naked eye. The seedlings swayed with the breeze in the valley, and continued to grow tender green leaves on the stems and branches, and soon they crawled lushly on the ground!
The fruits that would have taken nearly four months to mature, under the catalysis of the harvest magic, completed more than a month's growth progress in just a few minutes!
Bill carefully kept his movements still and chanted the corresponding prayer of the magic again.
"The guardian of the four seasons..."
The effect of the magic this time was slightly weakened, but when the effect of the magic faded, the flowers that were slightly blooming between the leaves could be seen!
The third time the harvest magic was cast, a round, yellowish white melon with a sweet scent appeared in front of everyone!
"Success!"
Bill excitedly held up the white melon that he had accelerated with the harvest magic, and his eyes were filled with tears.
Although he felt a tingling sensation in his head due to excessive consumption due to the continuous release of the magic three times, the mental excitement made Bill simply ignore the pain.
The reactions of the other believers who were originally farmers were similar, and each one was 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 dumbest and most tiring method, working from sunrise to sunset, working hard for more than half a year, and praying that no monsters would attack the village and farmland before they could wait for the harvest.
With the God of Knowledge, even the poorest farmers like them can master the magic of the God of Harvest after hard work!
Magic can accelerate the growth of crops. It can be used on a single crop like Bill did to quickly ripen it.
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 magic to assist farming will greatly reduce their hard work!
Only half or even less of the original hard work can be harvested.
More importantly.
The Creation Altar gave them delicious bread to fill their stomachs, relieving Bill and his worries.
No need to plant wheat as hard as in the past.
This gave them the opportunity to try melons and vegetables such as honeydew, beets, grapes, apples, and peas!
The reason why they could only grow wheat before was simple. It was the most reliable food. It could be sold whenever it was harvested. The seeds were easy to obtain and easy to grow.
Vegetables and fruits were not only difficult to grow, but once they could not be sold, they would soon rot and deteriorate. At that time, they could not even find food to store for the winter.
There was no choice before.
After coming to Misty Valley, they had the power to choose!
Farmers no longer farm simply for survival, but for life, a better life!
Working for survival would make farmers painful and numb, but they had to work hard day after day;
It was different for life.
After confirming the effect of the harvest magic, the believers in the valley were aroused.
They were going to find more seeds to plant!
"After 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 couldn't even imagine how good their life would be in this new home in the future!
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Hugo Xiwei simply couldn't imagine how bad the refugees he "rented out" would be in the Dark Forest.
Adventurers and mercenaries who went in might be carried back with broken arms and legs, not to mention ordinary people, who were refugees with weak constitutions and had been hungry for a long time.
Therefore, when he saw Pete and the other two appear in front of him, the goblin Hugo was not surprised.
There were 30 people when they crossed the border, a huge team.
Only 3 people came back after 11 days.
I'm afraid they encountered some terrible monsters, and the number of people in the team was wiped out.
"Please accept my condolences."
Hugo comforted with a sad face:
"The Dark Forest is full of dangers, and it is inevitable to lose companions. Look at it."
Then he continued with a sad face:
"You have been away for more than 7 days, and the rental fee cannot be refunded!"
Pete's mouth twitched.
Obviously, Hugo misunderstood something!
Seeing that only three of them returned, I thought that the others had died in the dark forest.
"That... you misunderstood." Pete tried to explain to the other party: "We didn't lose any companions, they are all alive and well."
"I can tell you directly now."
"In fact, we have opened up an unowned territory outside the border, and have successfully eliminated the nearby monsters and blocked their attacks."
"They didn't come back with us because we needed manpower to build the territory, so they stayed."
"They're not dead, really!"
Hugo immediately looked up at Pete with an expression of "Do you think I'm stupid?"
"Border development? You are opening up unowned territory in the Dark Forest?"
"Your Excellency, you don't think anyone can successfully build a territory here that won't be destroyed by monster attacks?"
Pete was helpless.
He knew it would be like this.
Opening up unowned territory on the border, and outside the eastern border of the Kingdom of Reyak, this kind of thing would not be believed 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 came back to find you and have a business to discuss with you."
When he heard that there was a business coming, Hugo Xiwei immediately became energetic.
"Your Excellency, please speak!"
The first business he had done with Pete before, 25 refugees, after deducting the money paid to their beneficiaries, he could earn 11 gold and 50 silver!
Not only did he earn back the money he invested in building a shabby house here and buying food for the refugees, but he also made a lot of money!
The big client came to him with new business, and Hugo naturally took it very seriously.
"We plan to entrust you to recruit another batch of refugees!"
Hugo: "Ah?!"
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