Lord: Starting from the Pit-Dwelling Courtyard

Chapter 169 Sand Control Forest

Ron put away the crystal staff and said calmly, "I'm currently researching a potion formula to aid cultivation. If it's successful, I'll give it to the most diligent cultivators first. Your talent may not be outstanding, but diligence can make up for it. Don't wait until then to realize you've slacked off."

Amy and Will bowed simultaneously and said nothing more.

Ron's words left Amy and Will with mixed feelings.

The good news is that they may still have a chance to break through, but the bad news is that there are more and more territory knights, the competition is getting stronger and stronger, and their talents are not an advantage.

Will stood behind Amy, his grip on the sword hilt tightening and loosening. He had also broken through to the peak of the knighthood, but he was still one step behind Amy's Earth Knight.

Ron's words brought him to his senses. If you don't have enough talent, you can only work harder than those who do.

"Amy, I'm going to Gorubakburg again in a while, and you'll come with me."

As Amy and Will said goodbye and prepared to leave the hall, Ron suddenly spoke up.

Amy nodded excitedly.

This time, she truly returned home in glory.

"Go back to your work! I'll send someone to let you know when I'm going to Gorubakburg."

"Yes, my lord!"

Ron quickly got back to work. Because of the fast construction speed, he decided to build forty instead of the original ten.

With the addition of over 400 mu of rock potato cliff fields, the next bumper harvest should be able to meet part of the food demand.

The territory is now overpopulated and there is simply not enough food to go around, so we have to buy food from neighboring territories all the time. If it weren't for this bumper harvest, Ron would have even considered buying food from Gorubak Castle.

Whether it's the Haaland territory or the De Gea territory, their land area is limited, and there can't possibly be enough surplus grain to feed tens of thousands of people, so he must find new sources of food as soon as possible.

Ron stayed in Harvest Town for a full eight days after his return.

In these eight days, Gorubakburg has been in complete chaos.

The price of apartments in Xingfu Community has been driven up to sixteen gold coins per square meter, yet no one is willing to sell. Meanwhile, the residents of the second phase have begun urging Duolong to start a new development.

Seeing how popular the Happiness Community was, Ke Rui couldn't sit still any longer and personally helped Duolong escort a batch of grain to Ashwu.

German leadership.

This batch of grain was quite large, amounting to 200,000 catties. It was only because of the veteran Sky Knight, Ke Rui, escorting it, along with dozens of city guard knights, that Doron dared to purchase so much.

These are the cheapest grains, mainly used to supplement the territory's food needs, so they are not expensive.

The convoy was long, but upon entering Ashwood territory, they saw a long stretch of sand-fixing forest, several kilometers in length. Seeing farmers around them continuing to expand their planting areas, Corey was utterly perplexed.

Laura asked, puzzled, "What are you doing?"

Gina had also been to the wasteland and knew that much of the wood there came from shrubs and trees, so many lords would plant large areas of such woodlands around their territories.

But I've never seen such a planting method before: less than ten meters wide, but several kilometers long, and judging by the scale, it will continue to extend.

Gina said uncertainly, "Is it meant to be a defensive barrier?"

Kori shook her head, and soon a knight rode up to them.

Before the knight even reached them, a voice rang out, "Gentlemen, this is Adler's territory. Please do not approach any further."

Kore said with a smile, "We are employees of the Flying Pigeon Merchant Guild, here to escort grain to your territory. This is a token from President Doron."

That knight was none other than Bartos, a former militiaman who later became a knight's apprentice and was now sent to assist in overseeing the planting of the sand-fixing forest.

After confirming that it was Doron's token, Bartos respectfully gave Cori and the others a knightly salute.

"My lords, please follow me."

Curious, Corey asked, "What are these bushes for?"

Bartos explained, "The lord said this is a sand-protecting forest, which relies on an artificially created composite biological protection system of trees, shrubs and grasses. Its core function is to slow down wind and sand erosion and protect farmland through vegetation cover."

"Protect the farmland!" Gina couldn't help but laugh and ask, "How can you grow farmland in this godforsaken place?"

Bartos nodded honestly: "We have already cultivated a lot of farmland. The lord said that in another year, our territory will no longer have to worry about food."

Bartos said this without laughing or straightening his back, as if he were talking about something that had been decided long ago.

This confidence silenced Ke Rui more than any grand pronouncements.

Ke Rui didn't reply, but she slowed down her horse and took a few more glances at the green barrier.

She had walked through the wilderness many times and had never seen anyone plant trees like this, not to be cut down, but to block the wind.

She thought Ron was either crazy or doing something she didn't understand.

She knew the situation in the wasteland all too well. Although there was such a magical creation as the Earth Rock Potato, its cultivation requirements were too high.

This is also why the wasteland has never been able to develop.

However, she wouldn't waste time arguing with a mere knight apprentice.

But soon, reality hit her hard. She saw lush green farmland along the west city wall, with a round earthen fort at intervals.

The farmland was bustling with people, mostly women, but it still deeply impressed Ke Rui.

Gina asked in shock, "How many of these farmlands do you have?"

Bartos replied matter-of-factly, "I'm just a lowly knight's apprentice, so I don't know much. I only know that new farmland is being cultivated every day. The lord said that if you want to eat, you have to work."

The four women fell silent, and then they noticed Neuschwanstein Castle.

"!" Ke Rui couldn't help but swear.

Neuschwanstein Castle is truly breathtaking.

Built on a hilltop, with its towering spires reaching into the clouds, it looks even more luxurious and beautiful than the castle where the border lords reside.

Laura couldn't help but exclaim, "High-level architectural wizards are so powerful that they can do whatever they want."

The main city gates slowly opened, revealing a bustling city street scene.

The convoy slowly entered the city gate, where Mrs. Moriel personally led a group to greet them. Frederick, the strongest warrior in the territory, fled the main city immediately upon seeing the leader, Corey, and headed to Harvest Town to report the news.

Frederick was on his routine patrol on the city wall when he saw Corrie from afar, and the moment he saw her, he dropped his water jug.

Without hesitation or explanation, he turned and ran to the other side of the city wall, squeezing through the crack in the gate before it was fully opened.

The guards only saw a gray shadow flash by, without even seeing its face clearly.

Frederick knew very well what kind of fighting power this woman, Corey, was. The reason he hadn't dared to even approach Gorubak Castle all these years was because this woman had come to the City Guard Knights and spent most of her time patrolling the outer perimeter.