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The people who accompanied Rhodes during the trial planting were none other than the former owners of this land—the Lancaster family.

Although the Lancaster family's corn-growing region had only average to below-average yields compared to other families, they were still the most suitable people to manage the area, having over a century of experience, as they were familiar with the soil's texture.

With an exaggerated hairstyle and an implanted catheter connected to the corner of his left eye, the head of the Lancaster family followed obsequiously behind Rhodes and Aliya. A maid held up an exquisite parasol for him. The Lancaster family's chariot was parked next to the entrance guarded by soldiers.

"Your Highness, the Wandering Merchant, what would you like to plant on this land? In my opinion, although the soil here is not particularly fertile, it is more than enough to create a private garden of flowers just for you."

Juniper Lancaster took the data board recording the annual harvests of the land from her butler, and continued to wear a standard aristocratic smile as she looked at the data.

"Of course, you can also use it to grow our planet's specialty citrus fruits. Although the yield of citrus fruits in this area may not be as high as in other areas, you can build your own specialty sake brewery around it."

Even though her tone was full of respect, Juniper couldn't help but look down at the wide cornfield in front of her.

Like most other families, her family arrived on this planet at the very beginning of the Vandrick dynasty's colonization of the planet, and it was through the continuous efforts of her ancestors that they were able to acquire this territory.

To maintain their family's status, generations of family members have devoted themselves to changing crop varieties time and time again. However, the fertility of this land is clearly not as good as other areas of Esperan. No matter how hard they try, the yield is only enough to barely support the family's expenses.

After taking over the responsibility of managing the family, she considered many ways to make changes, such as researching new fertilizers and switching to planting larger genetically modified corn varieties that are easier to grow. However, contrary to her wishes, the yield of this land did not increase; on the contrary, it showed a downward trend.

The man before them, with just a casual remark, turned this piece of their territory into his private property. In compensation, the Juniper family received another wine-growing area under the governor's administration.

Getting away from this land should have been a good thing, but in Juniper's eyes, it became the biggest negation of her efforts.

Why is it that I, who stare at the data board every day and try every possible way, can't escape the curse of this land's inherently low yield, while the former planetary governor, Pave, can be rolling in money by guarding another citrus-growing region for winemaking?

Not to mention that guy arbitrarily raised crop tax rates, saying he was preparing for the tithe, and almost caused the entire planet to be taken over by mobs. In fact, most people know that Esperan has almost never experienced natural disasters, so there is no risk of not being able to pay taxes.

The famous traveling merchant in front of me looks to be about the same kind of person as the former governor.

Esperan was already responsible for providing food to the other planets of the Vandreich dynasty. He had heard that there was a food shortage, and now he was turning a crop-producing area into the private garden of traveling merchants. Perhaps soon, some unfortunate family on another planet would riot because of the lack of food in their territory.

However, these thoughts must never be revealed in front of the traveling merchant. After telling Rhodes her suggestions, Juniper stood still, waiting for Rhodes' response.

"Thank you for the introduction, sir of Lancaster, but I have already brought the seeds." Rhodes turned to Aria and gestured for her to bring the seeds.

Soon, the accompanying crew brought the batch of seeds, and several extracted samples were placed in the crew's hands for Rhodes and his group to observe.

Before coming here, when Rhodes asked Aria to send someone to retrieve the seeds from the flagship's cargo hold, Aria was startled by Rhodes again, since she had never received any transaction reports related to this batch of seeds.

It's still a bit scary to think about. Heretics on the planet will die on their own, and seeds will grow from the cargo hold. Rhodes just said it was his secret, and Aria didn't want to delve any deeper.

The indented seeds, with a light-colored outer ring and a dark-colored inner ring, were thus displayed before Juniper's eyes.

Based on Juniper's experience, the seeds in the crew's hands looked like the product of some kind of flower.

The traveling merchant before her was no different from that Governor Pavie, Juniper confirmed her guess in her heart, but still continued to lift her skirt with one hand: "Of course, I will tell my men to help you, but I cannot be sure if the soil of this land is suitable."

As a planet far from the Terra Empire, located on the frontier of the star system, Esperan's environment is almost perfectly habitable, but this also means that without large agricultural machinery to help with planting and harvesting, most of the work has to be done by manpower.

The cornfields in the area were quickly cleared away, and several laborers from the agricultural world worked on the land, planting the seeds that Rhodes had brought into the soil.

"Sir, the seeds you brought have been planted. We're unsure how to care for them afterwards?"

Juniper picked up her data tablet, preparing to write down what Rod had said. Such extravagant traveling merchants must bring flowers that require extremely meticulous care, perhaps down to the hour of sunlight, just the right amount of water, and careful pruning...

"Just water it once a day, and make sure it doesn't get eaten by wild animals."

After hearing this, the head of the Lancaster family was somewhat incredulous at what he had just heard.

Water it once a day, and that's it?

"Does it need any fertilizer?"

"Need not."

This statement once again shocked Juniper's understanding. In the past, in order to increase the yield of this land, she naturally had to look for all kinds of crops.

The genetically modified giant corn was one of the few crops she could find that wasn't picky about soil quality and had a decent yield.

Even so, these corn plants still require a lot of solid fertilizer to grow, and diseased plants need to be screened every week.

The traveling merchant in front of him now told him that what he was going to grow only needed to be watered once a day, and no other extra care was required.

What kind of wild grass from the mountain gullies did the traveling merchants plant?

Despite having countless doubts in her mind, Juniper nodded and noted Rhodes' words down in the important section of the data panel. Then, she returned to the family's carriage with her maid and butler.

The sunlight in Esperan quickly sank below the horizon, and at night, in the land designated as the private garden of traveling merchants, there was a subtle movement deep in the loosened soil.

A seedling sprouted from the soil, topped with two forked, serrated green leaves.