Chapter 883: Chapter 25: High-Level Fertile Land and Hammer of Iron Forging
Next, it’s time to open those three Silver Treasure Chests.
To save time, he moved his two hands simultaneously, almost choosing to open them all at the same time.
The three lids opened simultaneously.
Balls of light spurted out like a fountain.
This time, his luck was decent, one of the treasure chests revealed two purple light balls.
In total, the three treasure chests produced seventeen items.
Among them, there were as many as four Rare Level items.
[Successfully opened Silver Treasure Chest]
...
Zong Shen slightly organized the items he obtained.
He discarded those Whiteboard Items to the side.
Including some equipment and food-like items.
Whiteboard Level represents common quality items, which might still be in demand during the initial landing phase.
For Zong Shen right now, they are of practically no use.
[High-Level Fertile Land Construction Map (Purple) ×1]
[Tier Four Giant Cannon Tower Construction Blueprint (Purple) ×1]
[Tier Four Ice Trap Manufacturing Blueprint (Purple) ×1]
[Hammer of Iron Forging (Purple) ×1]
[Tier Three Fire Mage Recruitment Scroll ×3]
[Tier Three Earth Mage Recruitment Scroll ×2]
[Wolf Cavalry Recruitment Scroll ×11]
[Sharp Double-Edged Sword (Blue) ×1]
[Grassland Leather Arm Shield (Green) ×1]
[Sweet Forest Flower Nectar (Blue) ×1]
[Intermediate Good Land Construction Blueprint (Blue) ×1]
For now, he set aside the Recruitment Scrolls without mentioning them, arranging them neatly.
Among the remaining items, he wasn’t interested in any equipment below Rare Level.
This time, he received two good land construction blueprints.
One intermediate, one high-level. He wondered whether they differed from the previous [Basic-Level Fertile Land].
Thinking about this, he took out both blueprints and decided to master them all in one go before diving deeper.
Only then did he begin to evaluate them.
[Intermediate Good Land Construction Blueprint (Blue)]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Complete building, no material cost required for construction, please choose an area to place it]
[Dimensions: 30 meters × 30 meters]
[Area: 900 square meters]
[Construction Time: 8 minutes]
[An Intermediate Good Land can shorten crop growth time by 45% and increase yield by 10%]
(Farming makes you happy)
[High-Level Fertile Land Construction Map (Purple)]
[Quality: Rare]
[Complete building, no material cost required for construction, please choose an area to place it]
[Dimensions: 50 meters × 50 meters]
[Area: 2500 square meters]
[A High-Level Fertile Land can shorten crop growth time by 60% and increase yield by 15%]
(Bigger area, more benefits, doubling your joy)
Paying no mind to the teaser remarks from the Guide Module, Zong Shen was quite satisfied with these two fertile land blueprints.
The previous [Basic-Level Fertile Land] was a big pit in terms of area.
A [Basic-Level Fertile Land] blueprint could only construct 100 square meters of fertile land.
Regardless of the enhancement effect, even if it was entirely planted with grains, it wouldn’t yield much.
On Earth, one acre equals 666.67 square meters.
This means a unit of Basic-Level Fertile Land is only about one-sixth or one-seventh of an acre.
And fifteen acres equal one hectare.
Zong Shen’s territory population, including the kobolds, is well over a thousand three or four.
All these are mouths that need feeding.
Currently, most of the territory’s food consumption is acquired from nearby village purchases.
After all, Mr. Zong has plenty of Dinars, if nothing else.
But this is by no means a long-term measure.
Because of challenges, most Lords’ farming plans have been suspended.
This is especially true for those with Huaxia nationality.
Farming and infrastructure are in our blood.
A day without farming makes one anxious all over.
Back then, Jiang Yi started farming quite early too.
However, with various challenges continuously appearing now, no one can calmly farm in such situations.
Meeting the territory’s food consumption needs basically requires fulfilling it through hunting and in-village purchases.
Since the arrival, wild beasts on the grassland have drastically decreased.
It is still remembered when Mr. Zong suffered an attack from a lone Grassland Wolf cub during the initial landing.
Occasionally encountering creatures like the Grassland Ox, Bear Monster, and Blood-toothed Wild Boar during outings.
Even now, they have not been seen for a long time.
Most have become prey for Lords in the region.
Referencing Pigsy’s size, if one were to hunt a Blood-toothed Wild Boar, skinning, de-boning, and bloodletting it afterward could yield at least six to seven hundred kilograms of meat.
Considering its body size, comparable to a small light truck.
Such an amount of meat could have a medium to small territory with a population numbering less than a hundred feasting for five or six days.
In addition to hunting, many Lords would seek out Indigenous Forces nearby to exchange or purchase grains.
Those animal furs are worth some money and can be traded for some dry food without any issue.
Some Lords even look for work opportunities among the Indigenous People.
Taking on jobs like escort or hunting, selling one’s martial prowess.
These are not long-term solutions either.
At least Zong Shen has already learned that food prices in Sitanos Village and Dinan Village have surged by 30%.
Do not underestimate this 30%.
Grain is a basic and fundamental need.
Its price fluctuations have a profound impact.
Ordinarily, prices should trend towards stability.
But now, after surging by 30%, it indicates one thing.
That is a supply-demand imbalance.
Take Sitanos Village, for example.
There are vast pastures and fertile lands outside the village.
Combined with years of favorable weather and peaceful conditions.
The territory Boga Boss Bang belongs to is also stable.
Although occasionally harassed by bandits, those guys won’t destroy farmlands.
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