Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 230 The Magic Vegetable Garden and the Enchanted Magic Array

Faced with his master's command, the giant named Baboon worked very hard, and in less than three minutes, he summoned a group of strong giants from the camp, all of whom knelt before Wayne.

Soon, Wayne led them to the south side of the lake below Kaer Morhen, where there was a flat open space that he had planned to use for growing magical vegetables.

Upon arriving at their location, Wayne looked at the giants who were mostly shirtless, wearing only a few pieces of animal hide as shorts, and covered with dew. With a casual wave of his hand, a large pile of coats and robes made of rough linen canvas appeared on the ground.

These garments are made of very rough material, their only advantage being that they are sturdy and durable. They are all styles that giants can wear, and were originally fabrics used for building tents or other industrial purposes.

However, it was perfect as clothing for these giants, much better than the tattered, smelly animal hides they wore.

It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. It's not that Lord Wayne is unwilling to part with this small amount of money; he simply wants to better manage these ferocious giants.

"These clothes are a reward for you. Work hard, and you'll have plenty of good things to have. You'll understand in the future that there's more to it than just plundering if you want a good life."

"Earning money with your own hands is the only fair and honest way."

As the saying goes, you need both carrots and sticks. When dealing with powerful subordinates, you can't just rely on fear and oppression; you have to give them a little something in return.

Faced with the clothes bestowed upon him by his master, the giant named Baboon didn't even glance at them. He was the first to kneel down and thank him with a face full of gratitude. Judging from his practiced movements, he had clearly learned a lot from Glass.

"Thank you for the gift, Master."

The other giants seemed a bit slow-witted, only expressing their gratitude after seeing the leading baboon kneel down.

Wayne didn't bother arguing with these giants. With another wave of his hand, some oversized farm tools specially made for the size of these giants appeared in front of them.

The manufacture of these farm tools required a great deal of steel, all of which Wayne personally crafted.

Upon seeing these tools, the lead baboon and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that their master had only sent them to work, and not to do anything dangerous.

Without needing many instructions, the giants, led by the baboon, began to pick up tools, clear the wasteland, level the ground, and transform this open space near the water source into farmland suitable for planting.

Of course, as a reward from a Master-level treasure chest, the magical vegetable seeds are exceptionally precious. Such an important item cannot be entirely entrusted to the giant for management. The two tree maidens he brought back were prepared for this purpose.

"These are truly amazing plant seeds, Lord Wayne. I can sense that these seeds are filled with a powerful life force and a thirst for magic."

Agnes held the magical pumpkin seed Wayne had given her, examining it carefully as she remarked with a touch of wonder:

"Lord Wayne, I can sense that these magical plants are very compatible with our tree spirit magic. Our magic should be very helpful for their growth."

"However, we have grown other crops in the forest before. Based on our past experience, we must first choose a fertile land, and it is best to wait until the plant seeds have germinated before burying them in the soil."

Different plant seeds require different seasons to be planted.

"Otherwise, it simply cannot grow normally."

Agnes spoke gently and slowly. As a healer among the tree spirits, she was quite familiar with these matters, aside from combat.

At this moment, she was wearing a black hunting outfit made of cotton and animal hide. She was slender and tall, and even in such a slightly bulky outfit, she looked very beautiful.

Marika, who was paired with her, wore a tough rhinoceros leather armor, carried a longbow and quiver on her back, and had two curved swords at her waist. Her eyes were always watching the giants who were working, clearly still wary of these monsters.

Wayne shook his head upon hearing this.

"Growing these vegetables doesn't require that much trouble. Let me demonstrate for you."

He smiled and took a carrot seed from the bag of seeds he had given to Agnes. Then he squatted down in the small patch of farmland that the giants had already cultivated and buried the seed in the soil, about twenty or thirty centimeters deep.

Then he took out his magic flask, switched it to the mana potion section, and poured the blue potions onto the soil above the seeds, like applying fertilizer.

The chaotic magic wielded by Witchers is too violent; without a medium, it is difficult to transmit it peacefully to other objects.

The mana potions brought back from Azeroth were extremely useful. Their gentle magic was perfectly suited to the growth of magical vegetables, making them incredibly effective at stimulating sprouting.

However, this stuff is too valuable to use for growing vegetables. It can only be used as a demonstration, or in the future when there are more raw materials, it can be used to make lower-level magic potions to accelerate the growth of magical vegetables.

Seeing Wayne pouring blue potion onto the seeds, Agnes curiously squatted down to the side, and even Marika couldn't help but glance at the farmland, crossing her arms and puffing out her round chest.

Wayne remained silent, simply waiting quietly with the two tree beauties for the outcome.

He had already tested these seeds at home, and they were indeed as described in the system: they required very little from the outside world. As long as they were buried in the soil and infused with magic, they would grow quickly.

This bag of magical vegetable seeds contains ten varieties: carrots, pumpkins, corn, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, peanuts, and even watermelons and beets.

These are all varieties that can be recycled and produce their own seeds. As long as they are carefully cared for, the seeds of the magic vegetables will increase, and there is no need to worry about them becoming extinct.

Sure enough, under the watchful eyes of the two tree beauties, in less than two minutes, the soil above the magic radish seed suddenly began to loosen, and a green plant sprout emerged from the soil. It then grew to a height of more than ten centimeters at a speed visible to the naked eye, lush and green, quite adorable.

Wayne chuckled, then followed the same method, working with the two beautiful tree maidens to sprout more than a dozen seedlings from the other nine types of seeds, using up about one-tenth of the total number of seeds.

When a small patch of farmland was completely covered with fresh buds, Wayne patted Agnes and Marika on the backside and said to the two tree beauties:

"This farmland will be your experimental field. You can research how to accelerate the growth of these magical plants. Once you have developed a more complete planting process, we can then consider large-scale planting."

As he spoke, Wayne beckoned to the giant baboon leader who was working. After the giant trotted over, he said to the two tree beauties:

"The task of planting magical vegetables will be entrusted to the two of you. This giant's name is Baboon, and you will be in charge of managing him and his twenty giants, transforming this area into a large vegetable growing region."

"Is everything alright, Agnes, Marika?"

This was the first task Wayne had given them, and the two tree beauties naturally had no objections and obediently agreed.

The giant leader, nicknamed Baboon, dared not object and hastily knelt down to pay his respects to his new superior.

Having dealt with the giant village and the magical vegetables, Wayne arrived at the magical node located in the back mountains of Kaer Mohen.

Triss, dressed in a long purple dress, was studying the magic array that Wayne had given her.

Upon seeing the man approach, the red-haired woman's previously furrowed brows relaxed slightly, a sweet smile appearing on her face. She spoke to him with a deeply moved tone:

"My dear, the magical artifact you found is truly profound and incredibly powerful, even more so than the magical barrier at my school, Aretusa Academy."

"I've studied it for a long time, but I still can't figure out its principle. However, with the help of its auxiliary intelligence, basic-level applications are already possible."

"Based on the current magical energy reserves provided by this magical node, we can probably activate about 40% of the power of this magical device to construct a maze-locked area with a diameter of 50 kilometers."

"Within this area, we can block teleportation spells and construct a powerful sealing barrier to prevent outside creatures from entering. As for enemies we identify within the barrier, we can also suppress their strength, add various negative effects to them, cut off their magic supply, and reduce their strength by half or even more. It is a very powerful magical barrier."

As she spoke, Triss patted her chest, a mixture of joy and lingering fear, and said:

"In short, as long as we are within the barrier's range, it is virtually impossible for anyone to defeat us here. Other spellcasters are as if the entire area has been sealed off from magic, making them unable to use spells and no different from ordinary people."

Wayne nodded and walked to Triss's side. As his most trusted sorceress, Triss had been given a secondary control ring with second-level authority over the Enchanted Magic Circle. When he wasn't around, she was usually in charge of maintaining the Enchanted Magic Circle.

Wayne was well aware of the power of this magic array. Even in the world of Faerûn, it was an extremely powerful magical artifact, practically a bug-level existence. Moreover, this was not even the most advanced magic lock. It was said that the highest level magic lock could even imprison gods.

Wayne reached out and stroked Triss's long red hair, asking gently:

"Honey, how long will it take you to activate it? Now that we have this tool, the devices for tracking giants can be put on hold for the time being, and you can free up time to deal with other issues."

"I will not send out these giants in large numbers anytime soon."

Triss reached out and took Wayne's hand, which was stroking her long hair, then pressed it to her chest, sighed somewhat awkwardly, and said:

"I'm not entirely confident either. As a sorceress, I'm still too young and inexperienced."

"Unfortunately, this magical equipment is too powerful and too precious. If other sorcerers find out about it, they will definitely covet it and have inappropriate thoughts. It must be kept a secret."

The red-haired beauty rested her head on Wayne's shoulder, saying with a mixture of pride and reproach:

"I don't know which world you got such a treasure from. Something this good must not be easy to obtain."

"Give me a month. If I still haven't been able to start it after a month, then I'll have to ask our headmistress, Ms. Margaret, or the former headmistress, Ms. Deshaya, for advice."

Upon hearing this, Wayne cupped Triss's head, kissed her cheek, and said encouragingly:

"I believe in you, darling."

"This matter is not urgent. You can take three months or even half a year."

"Furthermore, as the chief sorcerer of our Witcher Order, I grant you the right to recruit other sorcerers."

"You can recommend some trustworthy warlocks to me, or you could even set up your own warlock academy."

"You are someone I trust, and I am willing to let you unleash your potential and realize your own ideas."

Triss was deeply moved by Wayne's words. After all, this was the Middle Ages, an era in which men were generally superior to women, and women had a very low status.

Even though sorceresses have a slightly higher status because of their powerful abilities, they still face various forms of slander, contempt, and exclusion from men. Finding a lover who supports them in pursuing their careers in this era is undoubtedly a very fortunate thing.

Soon, more than half a month had passed.

With Wayne in charge, the giants dared not cause any trouble and obediently followed the leadership of Berengar and the two tree spirits, working diligently.

Both the magical vegetable plantation and the giant village are progressing quite rapidly.

Especially regarding the magical vegetables, that small experimental plot, thanks to the magical protection of Agnes, which frequently casts druidic plant growth magic on them, matured completely in just half a month.

Unlike ordinary vegetables, magical vegetables are all very large and have an astonishingly high yield: half-meter-long corn, pumpkin-sized potatoes, fist-sized peanuts, and even pumpkins that are almost as tall as an average human.

It's just like the vegetables in the land of giants. Each vegetable has been enlarged by ten or twenty times its original size. Although the quantity of the result is about the same as that of ordinary vegetables, the food obtained from growing them is also more than ten times greater.

As for the taste, it's just so-so. Perhaps because they were ripened too quickly, these magical vegetables lack a certain harmony in flavor compared to ordinary vegetables. However, as food, they are more than enough and quite nutritious.

Under Berengar's command, dozens of wooden houses and related facilities have been built in the giant village.

With a proper place to live, the giants' labor force was freed up. Some were assigned to Kaermehen Castle to renovate and repair the entire Wolf Castle, while others were assigned to fishing, chopping wood, and mining.

With the addition of this workforce, the entire city of Kalmaehan entered a stage of orderly and self-sufficient development.

(Something came up today, I'll update with 10,000 words tomorrow, thank you!)

(End of this chapter)