Mystery: A Spark

Frank sent me something? And a letter? Arthur was initially surprised, then seemed to remember something.

He reached out and squeezed the small bag, feeling that it contained some small granular objects.

Could it be that……

Arthur's expression immediately became excited. He excitedly opened the bag and poured out its contents.

Sure enough, it was an ear of wheat.

The wheat ears are golden yellow, with plump grains and a unique, fresh fragrance.

Arthur looked at the golden ear of wheat in his hand, his expression somewhat complicated.

He knew that the moment this thing appeared in the world, some things would inevitably be changed.

"Arthur, what's wrong?" Arthas asked worriedly when he saw that Arthur's expression was a little off after he received the wheat.

"I am fine."

Arthur looked at the somewhat bewildered puppy and smiled easily, saying:

"Little one, do you know what this is in my hand?"

“It’s wheat. I recognize this.” Arthas replied.

"Yes, these are ears of wheat, you're right."

Arthur gently rested his forehead on the puppy's fluffy head and said in a low voice:

"But at the same time, it is also hope."

"Old sir, I've succeeded. I've successfully recreated your and all the achievements of our predecessors in this other world..." he said silently to himself.

In Arthur's previous life, ever since the dawn of civilization, a calamity had always accompanied human society and had never disappeared.

That is, famine.

Take the country he lived in in his previous life as an example.

From the Xia Dynasty onwards, a slave society, regardless of the dynasty or whether the rulers were wise or foolish, one problem could never be fundamentally solved:

Make sure everyone has enough to eat.

"During a severe famine, people resorted to cannibalism."

"Cooking one's own son to satisfy hunger, killing and eating one's own brother."

"Father and son eating each other, the stench travels a thousand miles."

"Mother eats her son to death, husband eats his wife to death"

“If a child is born, abandon it; if it grows a little older, kill it.”

These are all things that actually happened; they are real, bloody facts.

Even in modern times, this kind of thing still happens frequently.

The Great Famine in Four Provinces of North China in 1921.

The great famine of 1925 in five provinces: Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi.

The Great Famine in Eight Northern Provinces from 1928 to 1930.

The Yangtze River floods of 1931 triggered a famine.

A nationwide drought in 1934 led to famine.

The Sichuan-Gansu famine of 1936-1937.

The Great Famine in Henan in 1942.

The Great Famine in Guangdong in 1943.

The Great Famine in Southern China in 1946-1947.

The "Three Years of Natural Disasters" from 1959 to 1961.

From the Qin and Han dynasties to the Republic of China, hunger, famine, and devastation have always been the sword of Damocles hanging over people's heads.

Throughout history, the number of people who died from war is negligible compared to the number who died from starvation.

Even in those so-called prosperous times of ancient times, the most common state of ordinary people was still nothing more than hunger.

Until the emergence of an agricultural scientist, who, along with his predecessors, researched and promoted a new high-yield crop: hybrid rice.

From then on, hunger was to some extent kept away from the country.

At least in terms of means of production, the amount of grain is sufficient to feed these more than one billion people.

Food is the foundation of human survival.

The reason Arthur was willing to risk the destruction of the world by teaching Frank about the biology of genetic engineering was to prevent those things from happening as much as possible.

Of course, at the beginning, Arthur actually had a very simple idea, which was to make the world have more delicious food.

A person who had lived in the Great Foodie Empire for more than 20 years was transported to a mysterious world, a place where the means of production were not abundant.

It's easy to imagine the immense difficulties Arthur faced when it came to food.

Therefore, Arthur's determination to change the world was extremely firm.

Putting everything else aside, at least I need to be able to eat something good.

Arthur was fine while at sea, but he became very upset after returning to Rune.

As is widely known, the Kingdom of Rune corresponds to the nation that Arthur lived in his previous life, a country known as the "Eternal Sun."

And what about the food in that country?

It's edible, but only a little bit.

In his previous life, Arthur had heard a joke.

A Briton proudly said:

"All of the world's top ten restaurants are in London."

A Frenchman asked:

"So what dishes did they all make?"

"French cuisine," the British answered without hesitation.

The same applies to the Kingdom of Rune; most of the more famous delicacies come from other countries.

As for the local cuisine of Rune, well, let's just say that even Arthas would shake his head at the smell.

Fortunately, Arthur himself was a pretty good cook, and he even learned some grilling skills from Danitz while at sea.

This is what prevented him from eating food that even dogs wouldn't eat.

"Arthur..." Arthas nuzzled Arthur's face and called out softly.

Arthur closed his eyes, then gently rubbed the puppy's fluffy head before calmly straightening up.

He picked up the letter that Alsace had spat out, the one Frank had sent him.

It was opened, and it said:

"My dear partner Arthur, how have you been?"

"I have some good news to tell you: our research on high-yield crops has yielded some initial results. Aren't you surprised? Amazed at how fast our progress has been?"

"This is mainly because after some thought, I decided to temporarily abandon my research on shortening crop growth cycles and instead use my extraordinary abilities to accelerate the growth of these crops."

"But don't worry, I always remember our ultimate goal is to develop high-yield crops that ordinary people can manage, have a short growth cycle, and can adapt to various extreme environments."

"The reason I temporarily used my extraordinary abilities to accelerate crop growth is because I considered that the faster a batch of high-yield crop seeds could be cultivated, the fewer people would die of hunger."

"This batch of rye seeds has successfully developed the characteristics of high yield and adaptability to extreme environments. They have been induced to grow in considerable numbers and have begun to be planted on a large scale on the island. Moreover, this rye seed has also begun to be planted on some lands in the Kingdom of Feneport that are completely controlled by the Church of the Mother Goddess."

“My intuition tells me, Arthur, that something big is about to happen in this world in the near future.”

"And I think you won't miss this big event; in fact, you might even look for opportunities to take the lead."

"Therefore, I have temporarily postponed my research on shortening the crop growth cycle so that the seeds can be planted as soon as possible to cultivate a considerable quantity of grain."

"Because of the warmer climate in Fenneport and this island, even if they are left to grow naturally, they can produce a large amount of food around December."

"Arthur, my friend, I hope this will be of help to you."

“Your partner, Frank.”

Arthur folded the letter again and let out a soft breath.

A smile appeared on his face as he looked at the puppy beside him and asked:

"Arthas, do you know how comforting it is to have a reliable teammate?"

The puppy thought for a moment with its little head, then shook its head and said:

"I don't know, I only know that having a bad teammate is definitely a very frustrating thing."

"Tsk, you bastard, am I not a reliable teammate?" Arthur said, poking Arthas's head in annoyance.

The puppy grabbed Arthur's hand and said defiantly:

"But we've never fought side by side, so how can we be considered teammates?"

"Isn't this because you didn't want to be promoted before? Even if I wanted to mentor you, you wouldn't be of any use." Arthur pinned the blame on the puppy.

"Tch~ Now that I'm willing to advance, you'd better hand over the potion ingredients." Arthas wasn't one to be trifled with, and he threw the blame back at Arthas.

"Well, in a few days, it should all be ready."

"By the way, do you want to get your fur cut now, or what?" Arthur began to change the subject.

"Ugh... I've been running around all day. I'll cut it tomorrow. I want to go to sleep now." Arthas rubbed his eyes with his paw and yawned.

“Alright then.” Arthur didn’t care. After all, it wasn’t him whose fur was being dyed black, so it was Arthas, the victim, who should decide the timing.

......

Monday afternoon.

Alsace was so tired from running all day yesterday that he slept until noon.

I got up and ate a meal before starting my beauty and hair treatment in the afternoon.