In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

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Unlike other elemental life forms, juvenile grass slimes prefer to burrow underground rather than stay on the ground. Lush, moist soil is their ideal habitat. Only when the surrounding environment becomes unsuitable will they actively release grass elemental power to begin transforming it.

Because the modification capabilities of juvenile grass slimes are limited.

Therefore, when burying them underground, they should not be buried too deep, lest the grass elemental energy they release cannot affect the surface environment.

Because of their love of water and their plant-like characteristics.

They also need plenty of water and green plants to replenish their energy.

In order to raise these little guys well.

After careful measurement, Rod applied to the village for an irrigation canal.

Aru Village does not lack water.

If someone wants to use water privately, they must get the village's permission; the irrigation canal cannot be modified arbitrarily.

This irrigation canal was dug by Rod himself.

The mercenaries of the Blazing Beast Hunters helped dig irrigation canals as a branch.

There is strength in numbers.

In just one day, the irrigation canals and the branch irrigation canals around the land were all dug.

The next two days.

The bricks and stones used to secure these irrigation canals have also been laid.

The problem of needing a large amount of irrigation water was almost solved by this time.

for the rest of the time.

Rod went and bought several truckloads of fruit plants such as sunset fruit and mint.

These are all common plants in the Sumeru region, and even in the desert area, they are not very expensive. They are perfect for feeding grass slimes.

Chop all the green fruits and vegetables into small pieces, mix them well, and then sprinkle them on the soil where the slime is buried, and then irrigate.

The rest of the steps are simple.

They are fed every three hours, day and night, until the grass slimes have completely transformed the land.

Fortunately, Rhodes is full of energy right now. If it were anyone else, just the task of transforming the land with grass slimes would be enough to exhaust them.

Waiting for the grass slime to transform the land.

Rhodes meticulously calculated all the costs and expenses associated with land reclamation, compiling them into detailed tables. He also wrote several experimental reports on arable land, burying slimes, and soil remediation.

The reason there are several portions is because...

It's because he needs to fake an experimental procedure.

He turned the technology of transforming land for crop cultivation into his own achievement.

Although this raises suspicions of academic fraud, it is a shortcut. If Rhodes wants to enter the Order of the Church, he must fabricate such an experimental result of his own.

Sitting on the drain, Rhodes clenched his fist, retracting the flames in his palm, and sighed.

"As expected, there's no way to improve further."

I've been very busy lately.

But he did not forget to practice his martial arts and hone his elemental power daily.

That Ice Elemental Eye of God is temporarily unusable.

However, this gives him more time to study the Fire Elemental Eye.

Dixia was right.

Even when using different elemental forces, there is a certain degree of interoperability between them.

Moreover, Dixia was using the Fire Element God's Eye.

With her help and experience using the Ice Element Eye.

Rod picked it up very quickly.

In just a few days, he was already able to skillfully use fire elemental power in combat.

Just like the Eye of the Ice Element, it made rapid progress in the early stages, but eventually, like other holders of the Eye of the God, it inevitably fell into a bottleneck period.

The temperature he could manipulate had once again reached its limit.

Just like when he was researching that ice elemental eye of the god, it seemed that he had reached a threshold, and no matter what he did, he could not go any further.

This is also why Rhodes decided to try taking the entrance exam for the Order of the Church.

knowledge is power.

Having acquired sufficient knowledge will greatly benefit his development of the Eye of God.

Dixia said something very true.

Working hard on your own is ultimately not as convenient and efficient as following the shortcuts summarized by your predecessors.

Of course.

If Rod continues to delve deeper into his research for a while, he is confident that he will be able to figure out how to break through the current bottleneck.

But since there is a shortcut to take...

So why waste this time?

not to mention.

The Council of the Church is one of the oldest organizations in Teyvat dedicated to research.

Although knowledge has stagnated in recent years due to the death of the previous generation of grass god.

But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Even if the Council of the Church has not made any progress in five hundred years, its foundation remains. It is still one of the organizations representing the academic community of Teyvat.

"Let's focus on the immediate issue first."

Extinguishing the flame in his hand, Rhodes stood up, took out an experimental notebook, and carefully inspected the newly established experimental fields one by one.

Grass slime works quite well.

The soil quality of this land is significantly better than that of the experimental field in the house he previously rented.

The most intuitive performance.

The soil here is sticky, not the kind that remains loose even after being watered.

The soil in areas where grass grids and tamarisk were used felt particularly good.

Rhodes was very satisfied with this.

As for why Tinari said earlier that the grass slime's effect was not satisfactory in his experiments.

In fact, the reason is very simple.

Tinari's statement that things were not satisfactory was in comparison to the rainforest and the benefits of fertility.

And in fact.

Even without the bounty of fertile soil, crops in rainforests grow far better than those in desert regions.

Therefore, despite the fact that the modification effects of the juvenile grass slime are considered quite ordinary by the scholars of the Order of the Church, the results are not surprising.

But in the desert, in Aru village.

This is already a satisfactory result.

Moreover, the cost of using grass slime is not high.

If you have the means, you can go to the rainforest area to catch them yourself. If that's not convenient, you can buy them from Dolly. She sells everything, and as long as Mora is generous enough, she can get you anything.

Feeding grass slimes is even simpler.

As long as there is water and food, that's fine.

Fortunately, they survived.

The cheapest fruits and vegetables will do, the only requirement is that they are fresh.

However, once the land improvement is complete, grass slimes will no longer need to consume such a large amount of grass elemental power. At that time, the feeding interval can be extended a lot, feeding once or twice a day, or even not feeding at all.

The other sandy area for raising quicksand eels is almost ready.

In a couple of days, once Dixia and the others bring back the quicksand eels, they can start using them.

"Now all that's left is Dolly's side."

After finishing his work on the experimental field, Rhodes packed his things and returned to his new house.

Before they even entered the door.

He then saw Candice standing guard outside the door.

"Has the custom-made cage arrived?"

Rod greeted him with a smile.

The cages for raising mushroom pigs and smoked chickens hadn't arrived yet, and he thought Candice had come to deliver them.

However, after looking around, he found that only Candice had come.

Before Rod could even ask a question...

Candice said first, "No, I'm here to discuss something else with you."