Chapter 502 - 332: Fireworks Filling the Sky (4)
Chapter 502: Chapter 332: Fireworks Filling the Sky (4)
"Understood. So you’ve cleared 55 new plots of Farmland?"
"Yes, that’s what Sister Gu Qing arranged."
"Alright, carry on. Thank you for your hard work."
"You’re too kind, Lord."
Fang Li’s construction team now had 60 members, second only to Ding Dang’s 70-person blacksmith team.
The construction in Peach Blossom Village was nearly complete, so Fang Li could spare some people to help clear Farmland.
At this rate, the number of Farmland plots would reach 220 in another ten days.
Furthermore, 5 plots of Experience Fruit and 50 plots of wheat would mature every week.
This would create a stable harvest of Experience Fruit and wheat.
But that would still take some time.
Although the Farmland in Peach Blossom Village hadn’t been fully harvested yet, Zhao Chi could estimate the current yield.
He could harvest a total of about 10,400 Experience Fruits.
The wheat harvest would be 130 tons, which would yield about 97.5 tons if ground into flour.
The remaining 32.5 tons of bran could be made into feed for the Feathered Oxen, so nothing would be wasted.
Experience Fruits were a functional type of fruit and could be stored for a long time.
The only difference would be between them being fresh or dried.
It was like the difference between fresh corn and dried corn, or fresh dates and dried dates.
Their functional Effect would remain the same.
Wheat, on the other hand, was a staple food.
At first, Zhao Chi thought it was a lot, but after a quick calculation, he realized it wasn’t much at all.
The women in his territory had an appetite six times that of an ordinary woman. After all, working 20 hours a day naturally made them eat more.
On top of that, the Exceeded Load ability increased their appetite by an additional 300%, so they all had huge appetites.
A rough calculation showed that each person consumed 6 kilograms of food per day.
Zhao Chi had initially planned to give some food to Su Qin, since she had 2,500 people in her territory.
But the food consumption of his 572 women was equivalent to that of 3,500 people, which was even more than Su Qin’s entire territory...
’Never mind then...’
’I’ll give Su Qin a proper share of food after the next harvest.’
’I can give her some Experience Fruits, though.’
’I’ll start by giving her 100.’
Just as he was considering this, a voice message suddenly came from Su Qin.
Su Qin: "Zhao Chi, it’s already 10:30. Why aren’t you here yet? I’m not trying to rush you, just wanted to ask if everything is alright on your end."
’10:30?’
Zhao Chi glanced at the system. Sure enough, it was.
Zhao Chi: "Sorry, something came up. I’ll be there right away."
Su Qin: "Okay, no problem."
At 10:40, Zhao Chi led 150 Female Soldiers to Su Qin’s territory as planned.
When Su Qin approached Zhao Chi today, she restrained herself and didn’t jump into his arms as she had the day before.
Zhao Chi could read the affection in her eyes.
He pulled her into an embrace.
Su Qin let out a small yelp, then bit her lip and giggled softly in his arms.
Gu Qing, who was standing nearby, naturally saw everything clearly.
She said gently, "Su Qin, you don’t have to restrain your feelings. We don’t mind. Seeing you sincerely care for him makes us very happy, too."
Tang Ruan and the others all nodded in agreement.
Su Qin thanked them shyly.
Gu Qing smiled. "Don’t thank us. These are all gifts for you from our Lord. You should have someone store them away."
"More gifts? I have enough supplies here. Zhao Chi, you don’t have to keep bringing me things."
Zhao Chi said, "These are things you’ll need. Have someone put them in the warehouse for now."
"Alright. This is... Clean Kerosene? Huh? A thing like this exists?"
Astonished, Su Qin kept looking back and forth between the system information and the Clean Kerosene in the wooden barrels.
It was hard to tell them apart just by their appearance.
Checking the system was the most convenient and intuitive way to see the details.
"Brightness +200%, which is three times the brightness of Ordinary Kerosene, and the Cleanliness... increases by 150%!?"
Zhao Chi nodded.
Su Qin added, "Then if we use this Kerosene to make oil lamps, won’t that mean there’s no more soot in the workshops and bedrooms?"
Zhao Chi chuckled. "Exactly. That’s its purpose. It’s not like I’m trying to protect the environment, right?"
Su Qin shook her head and sighed softly. "How do you have so many amazing things? This is a secret, isn’t it?"
"It is. Please keep it a secret for me."
"Don’t worry! I won’t breathe a single word of it."
"And these Experience Fruits are for you, too."
"You have more Experience Fruits!? A hundred of them? Are you giving me all of these?"
"Yes."
"Wait, hold on!"
Su Qin put a hand to her forehead, tilting her head to stare at Zhao Chi.
Su Qin was no fool.
If Zhao Chi is giving her these Supplies, he must have even more back in his territory.
She suddenly felt a surge of pressure.
’Even though I’m trying my best to avoid learning Zhao Chi’s secrets, some information is impossible to ignore.’
’Those 100 Experience Fruits are so plump and round, and they give off such a sweet fragrance.’
’How are they so fresh?’
’It’s as if they were just picked.’
’Could he have grown them himself?’
’But how is that possible?’
’A single plot of land can only produce 200 Experience Fruits a year, and they have very high requirements for soil quality.’
’Zhao Chi has only been a Lord for a little over 40 days. This is completely impossible.’
’Wait, why am I even thinking about all this?’
’Who cares where he got them.’
’I don’t need to know.’
’Since he’s giving them to me, I’ll just accept them.’
’I’ll just have to serve him twice as well next time.’
Thinking this, Su Qin breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, she said sweetly, "Thank you~ In that case, I won’t be shy!"
Zhao Chi smiled. "What, figured things out? Go on and take them. Let’s get started on today’s Magical Beasts."
Su Qin nodded. "Okay."
Soon, the Wall of Fog to the south opened and then closed again.
Today’s 400 Magical Beasts had entered.
Zhao Chi pointed south. "Same formation and plan as yesterday. Su Qin, you just need to bring the Elves. The other Soldiers will guard the village. Let’s move out!"
"Yes!"
Once again, it was the same 658 people from the previous day who set out.
Their spirits were high as they advanced rapidly to the south.
They passed through the bamboo forest.
They passed through the clearing.
They entered the woods.
Su Qin cast her Eagle Eye Skill.
The group advanced, scanning their surroundings.
Just like yesterday, they saw no trace of any Magical Beasts along the way.
Su Qin asked, puzzled, "Don’t tell me we’ve run into slow-moving Magical Beasts again today? Zhao Chi, have you noticed anything?"
Zhao Chi shook his head and then asked, "Zhuang Ya, have you noticed anything?"
Zhuang Ya’s Intelligence was 8 points, and her base Perception was very high.
Her five senses were also exceptionally sharp.
Sure enough, she nodded.