Wizard Farming Guide

Chapter 87 Burrowing Worms

The Frost Unicorn did not linger in the village.

After giving it the knight's medal, it trotted briskly into the woods and disappeared from sight for the time being.

However, according to the descriptions of the female warriors in the village, Rhodes believed that the other party had not actually left.

It simply prefers quiet and doesn't like being in crowded places.

For the next period of time, the Frost Unicorn will live in the nearby forest as the village's guardian.

They step in when needed to protect the village.

Hearing this, Rod felt relieved.

His gaze swept over the crushed remains of the dragon servants on the battlefield, and he was no longer worried about the safety of the village.

This made him realize that it was time to leave.

The village chief's wife walked over with a complicated expression, holding a white fur scroll in her hand.

She spoke, "Outsider, this is a map of the path from the village to the royal city, the road to pay homage. Since the guardian has chosen you, perhaps this destiny was already predetermined."

Looking at Rod's face, the village chief reluctantly handed over the map.

The other party was a man, whom Sanxue had picked up from outside not long ago.

Theoretically speaking, he shouldn't have been allowed to go.

However, since the other party had recently saved the village and had also gained the recognition of the guardian, the village chief could not find a reason to refuse.

Rod didn't care about her complexity and took the map with interest.

Both the powerful Everwinter Royal City and the mysterious princess will be involved in the security of the North in reality.

He knew he had to understand the situation as soon as possible and do everything he could to strengthen himself.

He had already donned the Ice and Snow Guardian's Robe and obtained the map that indicated the way; he was ready to set off.

Rhodes wasn't very close to the other villagers.

Aside from the dwarf blacksmith, the only ones who truly needed to say goodbye were the three sisters.

Da Xue and Er Xue felt only a little regret about his departure, but weren't deeply affected.

But Sanxue stood there sadly, her eyes filled with reluctance and disappointment.

Upon hearing Rod's farewell words, Miyuki wiped her eyes, forced a smile, and quickly waved goodbye to him.

Goodbye.

In reality, Rhodes opened his eyes in the room.

Although he would be representing the village on the journey to the audience, most of the night had already passed after dealing with the dragon servants.

After traveling some distance from the village, he was forced to return from the afterimage of the North.

Recalling the sadness of parting with Sanxue, Luo De felt a little sad.

But he knew very well that he couldn't stay in the village for long.

It's only a matter of time.

After getting up and going to the bathroom, Rhodes washed his face with cold water and recovered his spirits under the stimulation of the cold.

He patted his cheeks, went to his laboratory, and neatly arranged the materials.

Once I got into the research mode, my previously chaotic thoughts gradually calmed down.

"The mottled divinity, this higher spirituality emanating from the dragon servant, might be able to resolve my current predicament."

Standing at the testing table, Rhodes took out the spoils he had obtained from the Northern Remnant.

Using a regular dragon servant as a standard unit, he obtained a total of 52 units of mottled divinity from the wolf-type dragon servant.

In addition, there are two spiritual inheritances: [Spinning Sword Technique] and [Wolf Head Roar].

The mottled divinity has been purified through meditation and can be directly absorbed by him to strengthen himself.

But Rod didn't rush to do that.

Instead, he took out the quartz bead that contained the soul of the Icebreaker Beast.

The mottled divinity was combined with the quartz bead and placed into the blood of the Icebreaker Beast, where it was once again rotated to separate the magic within.

Thanks to its stronger spiritual absorption, the magic jelly obtained this time is much purer.

The color is dark gray.

And unlike before, it didn't have many mixed-color spots.

Based on previous experimental records, Rhodes selected healthy earthworms from the cold soil and continued the experiment.

In multiple experimental controls, he found that the regeneration of earthworms was most active when pure water and magic freeze were mixed in a 15:1 ratio.

Once the regenerated buds have fully differentiated in the stimulating solution, Rhodes picks them out.

Soak it in the nutrient solution of high-quality barley to allow it to continue growing and develop a complete body.

Before we knew it, it was already noon.

The warm winter sun streamed into the room, dispelling the chill and slowly bringing Rod back to his senses from his reverie.

He looked at the only surviving individual in the nutrient solution.

Compared to the original earthworm in the cold soil, this earthworm's body has undergone tremendous changes.

Its body length doubled from 20 centimeters to over 40 centimeters.

The outer skin changes from a soft and fragile light brown to a tough and highly elastic dark gray.

After Rod's attempts, it became clear that even a regular blade could hardly cut through its skin.

It can also stretch itself to two meters without damaging its body.

When Rod placed it on top of the hardened ground.

In less than ten seconds, it used its powerful head to push aside the clods of earth and burrowed more than a meter deep.

The constant movement loosens and aerates the deep soil.

"From now on, your name is the Earthworm."

Rhodes named the newborn burrowing worm based on its characteristics and brought it back to the laboratory.

Repeat the cultivation process according to the recorded experimental report.

In the following experiment, nine out of ten cold soil earthworms were successfully bred.

Upon seeing this result, Rod breathed a sigh of relief.

Once the process is confirmed to be effective, you can happily announce that your experiment has been a great success.

Given the sheer volume of blood provided by the Icebreaker, it's enough for Rhodes to cultivate thousands of burrowing worms.

When the time comes, they will be released into the river valley plains, helping him to cultivate the land while the tribe multiplies and thrives on its own.

The biggest problem of labor shortage has been solved.

In the days that followed, Rhodes moved the Icebreaker and the herd of yak from River Mouth Town to Pingdingshan.

He stood on the road to greet him.

Upon seeing the herd of yak arrive, they fed the golden biscuits to the eager icebreakers.

Then look behind them, at the various goods loaded on their backs.

The most crucial of these was a new type of short, curved plow, a farm implement made of high-quality steel in Mole Town.

The most common agricultural tool in the Kingdom of Rosa is the heavy-duty wheeled plow.

Simply put, it's a small cart with a pair of wheels at the front and a metal plow in the middle, pulled by oxen or horses to plow the land.

Heavy-duty wheeled plows are very bulky, but they are also wide enough to plow through a wider area of ​​land in one go.

The presence of wheels can reduce the burden on livestock and decrease resistance.

However, it was too bulky, and its structural problems resulted in low efficiency.

After considering it, Rod decided to use the curved plow from his hometown.

It is flexible and efficient, and also easy to transport.

Once completed in Mole Town, it can be quickly transported to Pingdingshan.

Once all the yak and farm tools had arrived, Rhodes transferred the construction team from the flat-topped mountain city wall, totaling five hundred men.

A group of people gathered in the river valley plain to officially launch the land reclamation plan.

As for the other side of the city wall, there's no need to worry.

After more than three months of expedited construction, the main structure of the granite wall protecting the mountain road has been completed.

All that remained was the construction of defensive fortifications.

This includes the placement of ballistae, catapults, and stone-throwing devices, as well as the allocation of large towers.

Rhodes also planned to build a barbican above the city gate to further reduce the risk of the gate being breached.

But these are all future plans.

Currently, the city walls, equipped with rows of crossbowmen, already possess basic defensive capabilities.

In contrast, Rhodes recalled the prophecy circulating in the Northern Remnants.

An ice storm that freezes the earth.

His next priority must be ensuring the supply of food.

(End of this chapter)