The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 176 Mutant Crops
Moran even took out a small spoon, scooped a hole in the tomato, and ate the flesh inside:

"Mmm! It tastes exactly like a regular tomato."

"Can we eat the peel?" Vasida asked.

"I've tried it, it's not poisonous, but the texture isn't good, it's a bit dry and hard."

As soon as Sylph finished speaking, Vasita took a bite.

After walking such a long way, her stomach felt a little empty again.

"Ugh, this skin is really tough!" Vasita chewed the small piece of skin she had bitten into with dry crumbs, then threw the rest of the tomato into her swallowing stomach.

"Lantern tomatoes are not only edible, but also practical! And the yield looks good!" Lilith said, looking at the tomato plants by the roadside laden with fruit.

"And the lantern tomato isn't an annual anymore! It's entirely dependent on magic for cultivation. As long as I nourish it with my magic every now and then, it can continue to survive and bloom and bear fruit again and again," Sylph said.

"The environment doesn't matter anymore?" Moran asked in surprise.

Sylph nodded: "In fact, all my mutated crops have this characteristic. The environment has a much smaller impact on them, but correspondingly, they need more care from my magic, that is, my witch magic."

The magic I usually use is not just general magic; it has been modified by special magic.

I turned this transformation process into witch's magic, now called mutant crop magic, specifically targeting all the mutant crops I cultivate, including the lantern tomato.

“In that case, the witches who like to live in places with extreme climates are in luck,” Lilith said.

The care provided by witches' magic is much easier than letting plants adapt to their environment.

"How much does plant magic affect the cultivation of these mutated crops?" Vasita was particularly concerned about this.

“It’s not that big. If you’re good at plant magic, it’s much easier to grow these mutated crops. Even if you’re not good at it, you can still successfully cultivate them using only mutated crop magic. The key to their survival and growth is the nourishment from mutated crop magic,” Sylph said.

Vasita was overjoyed: "I remember Sylph said you had cultivated several high-yield mutant crops, right? Where are they?"

If she could solve her hunger problem by using the magic of mutated crops to grow high-yield mutated crops, that would be the best!

This is much faster and more convenient than specializing in plant-based magic to grow vegetables and feed yourself.

“They’re right by the roadside!” Sylph said. “The high-yield crops are further in. I’ll tell you about them when we get there! Let’s start with the ones closer to us. I guarantee they’re all very interesting little things.”

She introduced the plants in the roadside fields as if they were her own treasures:

"This field is planted with rainbow peppers. Each pepper plant will randomly produce peppers in seven colors, just like a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple."

Reddish peppers have the lowest spiciness, similar to regular red chili peppers, while purple peppers have the highest spiciness. It is not recommended to try blue or purple peppers.

"Um... I only ate a tiny bite, and my throat felt like it was on fire. I had to go to the infirmary."

"The peanuts grown here are oil peanuts. Unlike regular peanuts, when you peel off the shells, what you find inside is not peanut kernels, but peanut oil wrapped in a thin skin."

However, oil peanuts don't yield as much as regular peanuts; a single plant typically produces only ten to fifteen peanuts.

"This plot of land is divided into three rows. On the left is moonlight chives, in the middle is morning dew scallions, and on the right is rotten leaf garlic!"

Of all the existing mutant crops, only these have certain environmental requirements. The harvesting time for Moonlight Chives and Morning Dew Scallions should be carefully considered.

Moonlight chives can only be harvested on moonlit nights. After harvesting, nourish them with the Mutant Crop Magic, and they will grow rapidly and sprout new leaves after the next moon rises.

The same applies to morning dew scallions. It's best to pull them up in the early morning before the dew has evaporated, leaving a little bit of the roots in the soil. Then, nourish them with the mutated crop magic, and new scallions will grow again the next morning!
As for leafy garlic, it thrives on semi-rotten leaves. When cultivating it, cover the soil around it with decaying leaves; this will help it grow large and healthy!

……

"We've arrived! These are the high-yield crops I told you about before: giant wheat, tree rice, potted potatoes, and highland corn."

Along the way, Moran and her companions had seen all sorts of strange and unusual crops, but they were still quite amazed when they saw these crops in front of them.

The wheat stalks were so large that even a little witch couldn't wrap her arms around them.

The rice, growing on trees with each grain distinct, can easily fill a bowl with just one grain.

There was another plant that only produced one potato, the size of a water basin, and a corn plant that stood tall, its top invisible, resembling a high mountain.

It's like I've stumbled into a giant's vegetable garden.

"From now on, will we have to ride flying brooms to harvest wheat and corn? Are wheat and corn perennial plants now? Otherwise, we'll probably have to chop them down with an axe in the end. Although there is an axe in the {Witch's Farming Tool Card}!" Lilith said.

"No, wheat and corn are still annual plants, but you don't need to cut the plants. The fruit is the essence of the plant. After you break off the wheat or corn ears, the plant itself will immediately return to the soil and become nutrients."

As she spoke, Sylph took out the large scythe from the {Witch's Farm Tool Card} and cut a bunch of wheat ears and two ears of corn.

Once the wheat ears break and the corn falls to the ground, the wheat seedlings and corn stalks wither and break instantly, scattering on the ground.

Moran reached out and touched it, and it immediately shattered a second time, turning into powder.

Just a minute ago, she was taking pictures of the wheat and corn stalks, which looked so sturdy. I never imagined that once the wheat and corn ears fell, they would become so fragile.

"If we don't pick the wheat and corn, but cut the leaves or stalks first, can they be preserved?" Moran asked curiously.

“The leaves and stems that are picked will also wither and break,” Sylph said.

"This corn tastes the same as the wheat. Does anyone want some?"

“Me!” Vasita exclaimed immediately, “My stomach wants a taste!”

A few minutes later, Vasita let out a burp: "I never thought that a bunch of wheat and two ears of corn could fill me up!"

"Sylph, when will your magic and seed cards go on sale? I want to buy one!"

Vasita felt that Sylph's mutated crops were more suitable for her, a big eater.

It's easy to grow and the returns are great.

“And me!” Lilith said, “Finally, we don’t have to worry about not having enough farmland! Planting a tree rice plantation will prevent us from going hungry, and it will save a lot of space to grow other things!”

(End of this chapter)