I'm in Warhammer, I just want to grow mushrooms

Chapter 76: Knowing a person by smelling his fragrance (3.4k, 13 more chapters)

The water replacement work is progressing in an orderly manner.

There is a liquid recovery system underground at Baiguo Manor.

Water, pesticides, liquid fertilizers and other liquids used to irrigate farmland will be sorted, recycled and reused through this system.

After deducting the recycled irrigation water, the estate's average net water consumption is 8000 cubic meters per day.

White-back tobacco consumes more water when it is growing vigorously, and less water during the root extension and maturity stages. The growth cycle is about 45 days.

Baiguo Manor has a complete crop rotation plan, with whiteback tobacco being picked and tobacco seedlings being planted every day.

In this way, different rounds of white-back tobacco can be staggered, so that the daily water consumption can be maintained stable.

Taking into account the possibility of expanding production in the future, Li Nuo initially agreed with Elena that the total daily replacement volume would be 20,000 cubic meters.

Every 24 hours, Li Nuo must transport cubic meters of water from the eighth district of Xiachao to the reservoir owned by Elena, and at the same time give a number of credit points as commission for water replacement.

After receiving the water and credit points, Elena will transfer water from her own reservoir in the second district to the water company established by Li Nuo in the second district within the next 24 hours. The latter will then sell the water to Baiguo Manor at 0.8 credit points per cubic meter.

Elena will supply Li Nuo’s water company with as much water as Baiguo Manor needs.

The excess will be sold by Elena to other merchants in the Water Guild, and all the income will be given to Li Nuo. Elena only charges the most basic agency fee.

As the saying goes, the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.

If Li Nuo had the courage to increase the daily water sales to one million cubic meters, he would be rich in no time.

Of course, death is also quick.

The more water you have, the less water you will lack.

The less water there is, the less valuable it becomes.

Water is worthless, water merchants’ value has shrunk, and their murderous intent has increased.

Li Nuo had no doubt that in order to maintain cash flow, the major water merchants would send fully armed killers wearing customized power armor to him in turn.

Assassination and the like have always been part of the cruel games of the nobles.

So ha.

For the sake of your own life, you'd better keep a low profile.

Li Nuo decisively reduced the daily water replacement to 10,000 cubic meters, and would consider increasing the replacement volume when Baiguo Manor was to expand in the future.

Elena didn't care. Whatever Li Nuo said was the truth.

Her father Godwin handed over all the work to Elena and never showed up again, so naturally he would not express any opinions.

Just like that, water replacement is done.

The planting costs of the Ginkgo Manor have dropped significantly, the elimination of diseases has been basically completed, and the production of the manor is gradually getting back on track.

The planting, harvesting, drying and fermentation of white back tobacco are carried out on the manor, so Li Nuo doesn't have to worry about it.

The sales of White Ridge tobacco were handled by the estate manager Pamir's sister and her family. They had previously been specializing in doing business outside and were very familiar with the upper, middle and lower nests.

No matter how much White Rib tobacco is produced in the estate, Pamir's sister and brother-in-law can ensure that it is sold out.

With the entire chain of production and sales opened up, Li Nuo expressed satisfaction and affirmation with the professionalism of Baiguo Manor, and felt that it was worthwhile for him to spend most of his fortune to buy this essentially bankrupt manor.

Li Nuo is now worried about water production.

Currently, he produces water in two ways.

The first way is to act as a water carrier, moving pure water out of the system, adding some pollutants to reduce the water quality, and turning pure water into irrigation water.

The second method is to use hydrococcus to purify the sewage provided free of charge by the lower nest.

The water obtained from these two methods can be used for water replacement.

In order to ensure the water supply of Baiguo Manor, Li Nuo has to stay in the factory for an average of four hours a day.

It's the holiday season now, so spending four hours in the factory every day is just a small problem.

But what should I do when I go to carry out the mission in the future?

You can't just raise your hand and report before the battle, saying that you have to leave for a few hours.

In order to solve the problem of being unable to handle both tasks, Li Nuo is considering whether to buy all the surrounding factories and store enough supplies for several days at a time.

But after calculating the price of buying the factory and looking at his severely shrunken account, Li Nuo couldn't help but worry.

Before the first batch of White Rib tobacco was sold, I was afraid I would not have enough money to buy land and a factory.

"How about I take out a loan?"

Li Nuo secretly considered the feasibility of increasing financial leverage.

"Drip drip..."

The communication alert tone sounded.

Li Nuo pressed the answer button.

Leia's voice came:
"Hello? Is this Li Nuo?"

"Yes, it's me."

"Great! Thank you for helping me. I was helping Rat clean up his camp in the ruins area the past two days, and only now have time to come to the Eighth District to receive your message. I'm at the old place now, do you want to come? Or should we talk on the phone?"

Li Nuo stood up and calculated the time that had passed:

"Let's talk face to face. I just have something to ask you."

"Okay, come on, I'll wait for you."

After hanging up the phone, Li Nuo set out from the water purification plant to keep the appointment.

Twenty minutes later, he trotted into the alley and saw Leia in the shadows.

Leia handed the data tablet containing the new intelligence to Li Nuo to guide the data.

Li Nuo took the data tablet and asked:
"Why did you come here alone? Where are Da Zhuang and Xiao Zhuang?"

A wry smile appeared on Leia's lips:

"They left for the tribe's shelter yesterday. That shelter is not suitable for human survival, so I stayed alone in the ruins. But don't worry. They helped me dig a hole before they left. I will hide in it and come out after the cleanup operation is over."

Li Nuo shook his head slightly:

"The burrows won't protect you. The handheld device used to scan mutants can penetrate ten meters of soil."

"Ten meters..." Leia was absent-minded for a moment, with a hint of despair in her eyes.

The atmosphere in the alley became quiet.

Li Nuo repeatedly considered whether to tell Leia the password.

Assuming the password is valid, Leia may be able to freely control the silver scales. She will have scales that can resist explosive bullets like Kadori, and her combat power will soar.

At that time, will she still obey my command like she does now?
During this time, Li Nuo reflected on the bond between himself and Laiya, which was nothing more than providing clean food.

When the enemy is strong enough, food will no longer be a problem, and avoiding cleanup operations will be even easier.

My importance to her would plummet, and the partnership would collapse.

If only I were treacherous enough… Li Nuo laughed at himself.

As long as he is treacherous enough, he can completely control Leia's life in his hands and make her obey him.

Unfortunately, the Warhammer world has not yet darkened itself to that extent.

Li Nuo returned the data tablet, stared at the gloomy Leia, and said slowly:

"Repeat a sentence after me."

"Words? What words?" Leia tilted her head in confusion.

"Listen carefully." Li Nuo repeated Kadoli's command to summon the Silver Scale Armor in a steady tone:
"Lorica..."

"Lorica..."

Laiya repeated it word for word, then linked the syllables together and spoke it again coherently:
"Lorica pectoralis argentea, quinque nummis una."

As soon as he finished speaking, something strange happened!
Silver scales are growing wildly!

Leia looked at herself covered with silver scales in horror and almost screamed in despair.

"Calm down! Leia, calm down."

Li Nuo raised his hand and held the other person's arm, his eyes sparkling:

"Don't panic, look into my eyes, look at me."

"Li Nuo, what's going on… How did I turn into a monster…" Laya's body trembled violently, her pupils shrank to the size of a needle prick, and she barely controlled the shaking of her head and looked at Li Nuo.

"Calm down. Repeat what you just said. Lorica pectoralis..."

Li Nuo started the story, and Laiya repeated it with a trembling voice.

“Crackle, crackle…”

The silver scales stood up and quickly retracted into Leia's body.

Leia shivered and touched her arms, neck and head.

Most of the nightmare-like silver scales disappeared, leaving only a few at the ends of the hair.

At this moment, Leia felt like she was dreaming, a dream that was both extremely dreamy and terrifying.

"What...is going on? Why are all the scales gone all of a sudden?" Leia rolled up her sleeves and looked at her snow-white arms in disbelief.

Li Nuo let go of her arms and asked:
"Laya, can your silver scales block bullets?"

"Yes." Leia raised her hand and made a circle around her head:
"Except for my exposed eyes, the rest of my head is covered with silver scales. They have blocked many bullets for me. They are a secret I have kept hidden until Da Zhuang discovered it during a battle to defend the settlement. How did you know? What is the password? Do you have a way to make the scales disappear completely?"

Facing Laiya's three questions in a row, Li Nuo raised his hands and pressed them downwards to help the other party calm her inner excitement, and told her the information he knew.

The scales on Leia's body are actually an immune response to biological armor.

When she came into contact with factors that would cause mutation, her dormant biological armor automatically responded, using scales to protect her from illness and mutation.

In other words, she is not a mutant.

Not from the beginning.

The truth is quite the opposite.

She is the lucky one who has mastered the bio-armor for unknown reasons, most likely related to the explosion that destroyed the Seventh District several years ago.

This truth made Leia dizzy, with mixed feelings of sadness and joy.

Her sensual side had come out when she first tasted the sample-grade mushrooms, and it was even more so now.

She covered her face and cried, looking to Li Nuo for support with tears in her eyes.

Li Nuo did not refuse inappropriately, but acted as an emotionless pillar, allowing Leia to rest.

After a short while, the excitement died down.

Laiya wiped away her tears, regained her composure, and said something that moved Li Nuo:

"Everything has a price, Li Nuo. I know this very well since I struggled in the ruins. If you need me to do anything, please just tell me. For that password, even if you ask me to risk my own life to assassinate someone, I am willing to do it."

Li Nuo smiled and said:

"It's not that serious. I do need your help with something, but it has nothing to do with fighting. Let's put it this way. Go back and pack your luggage. I'll wait for you here. Let's talk somewhere else."

"Okay, I'll be right back."

Without even asking where she was going, Leia turned and ran into the shadows.

Li Nuo felt relieved that he had found the person to help him create water.

Water poccoccus has strong adaptability and is not easily killed.

As long as Laiya masters the cultivation essentials, she should be able to easily learn how to use Hydrococcus to purify sewage and obtain irrigation water.

With Laya's help, my productivity and time can be freed up for other things.

Li Nuo was imagining the future when he suddenly heard footsteps approaching quickly.

Huh?
Leia is back?
So fast?
"Da da, da da, da da..."

The footsteps overlapped, as if two people were approaching, and there was also a faint whimpering sound.

Li Nuo became alert and suddenly saw someone walking out of the shadows holding Leia's neck.

The man who controlled Leia was as strong as an ox, with fat lips, big ears, and an ugly face.

He was wearing a black jacket that was obviously too small for his size and tight trousers that tightly defined his muscles, like a thug with exhibitionism and transvestite.

Compared to this strong man, Laiya is just a little chicken.

She was held by the neck and lifted into the air, unable to break free.

Behind Leia and the strong man, a man with two heads walked out of the shadows.

A strong stench filled the alley, and its source was the two-headed man.

When Li Nuo smelled the scent, his heart trembled and he instantly recalled the identity of the two-headed man.

The other party was none other than Okalin, the second father whom he met at the promethium refinery a few days ago.

(End of this chapter)