Menethil's Power

Chapter 286 Harvest Witch
Northern Silverpine Forest.

This evergreen sclerophyll forest is the earliest birthplace of human beings, but because of the cold climate and too little precipitation, human towns and cultivated land only account for one-third of this area, and there is almost no further expansion. trend.

After the division of Gilneas, most of the Silverpine Forest became the territory of the Northern Gilneas Republic. Without the warm and humid land in the south, it is difficult for this new country to even be self-sufficient in food. The cultivated land in the Silverpine Forest It is generally only ripe once a year, so they have to use wood and ore to exchange enough food with Lordaeron.

However, when the summer is coming to an end and autumn is not yet approaching, there is a lush wheat field in the Silver Pine Forest. The wind blows the wheat waves, and the fields are golden. It is already a harvest time.

Jaina Proudmoore looked at the wheat field in front of her, a smile appeared on the girl's face, she felt that this was the greatest invention in the history of Dalaran, and the enchanted plants including the new type of wheat had very good food production Efficiency, in the case of using arcane crystals, a batch has matured in just half a month.Thinking that she was lucky enough to contribute to such a great "invention", Jaina felt a little overwhelmed.

Instructor Kel'Thuzad said that when most of the arable land is planted with these enchanted plants, the Eastern Kingdom will be able to support three times the current population, exactly three times!
However, the process of promoting these enchanted plants has not been smooth. In addition to Jaina, an apprentice, Kel'Thuzad seems to have a group of tracers. Together, they formed a promotion team. Danlun, but they actually ate a soft nail here.Officials in Lordaeron seem to have little interest in this so-called new high-yielding crop, and the lazy agricultural official told them that approval is required before they can be planted experimentally.

After going to more than a dozen departments in three days but still not getting an accurate reply, the group finally gave up, and anyone with a discerning eye could see which officials were perfunctory.Father Pamir, who seemed to be the leader of Kel'Thuzad's followers, proposed planting directly in Lordaeron without the eyes and ears of those officials, an idea so bold and inexplicable that Jaina was very surprised.

However, what is even more absurd is that other people actually agreed with this decision, which obviously violated the local laws and regulations. However, when they arrived at Stratholme, the second largest city in Lordaeron, they could hardly see any farmland along the way. Factory after factory and workshop was being constructed or just completed, while the people of Lordaeron were laying metal tracks connecting the major cities.

This is very abnormal, not at all the state that a human country should have. You must know that the human civilization in Azeroth is still relatively low-level, and it is normal for the agricultural population to account for more than 60.00% of the total population.

After many inquiries, especially through some special channels, Father Pamir and the others finally figured out the specific situation.As a matter of fact, Lordaeron had already determined that all food in the country would be produced by Jiuwu Village and Andorhal a few years ago. The former was the village of the Pandaren who had just joined the alliance. The others simply have a world tree as the backing, and can even achieve six crops a year.

A world tree... Jaina had read about this kind of plant that could almost be described as sacred in the Dalaran library, but she didn't know until now that Isaacs actually persuaded those ancient elves to live in Lordaeron. After planting a tree, the young mage was shocked. If Isaacs hadn't dispatched troops to Quel'Thalas, she would have even wanted to meet him directly. After all, they had a brief relationship as early as five years ago. At that time, Isaacs brought her a lot of surprises.

That's why those agricultural officials would play football with each other. In fact, they had almost no real power. Neither the pandaren nor the night elf druids were the ones they could dictate.

Domestic agriculture reached the most advanced model almost instantly. Because of the promulgation of the "Kalimdor Gold Rush Order", adventurers can continuously obtain various precious resources from the western continent. In addition, there is Isaacs. People who fully understand the path of civilization upgrading are the leaders, and Lordaeron is undergoing huge innovations every day.

The trip to Lordaeron was considered a failure, but Lordaeron is not the only country on this continent. The Republic of North Gilneas and Stromgarde have shown great interest in their enchanted plants.The former wants to increase domestic food production to stabilize the people's hearts, while the latter hopes to resist the impact of Lordaeron's low-priced food.

This is a well-understood situation. Lordaeron's own food production has skyrocketed, so it is natural to hope to gain profits through exports, and because of the existence of the World Tree, the price of food in Lordaeron is only about a quarter of the standard price.Such a large amount of cheap food will inevitably have a huge impact on the agriculture of neighboring countries, and the collapse of agriculture will almost indicate the decline of the entire country. Therefore, both North Gilneas and Stromgarde hope to master the technology of high food production.

After a brief discussion, the organization for the promotion of enchanted plants will be temporarily divided into two teams. Priest Pamir will take most of them to Arathor Highlands, while the deputy leader, Edmund, will go to North Gilneas with Jaina.

Jaina attaches great importance to this task, so they quickly planted such an experimental field. The wheat will be fully mature in half a month without using energy crystals regardless of the cost, and the final harvest is expected to fill the entire barn.

"Okay, Mr. Bigworth, you can't stay there." Jaina said to the kitten, which was lying lazily in the sun on top of the wheat waves, which were dense enough to support its body. weight.

Bigworth waved his paw lazily, with a posture of not wanting to move at all, and Jaina hugged him helplessly, "You've gained weight again!" She said pretending to be angry.

"aim!"

The mentor of Kel'Thuzad seems to be very busy recently, so he has no time to take care of Mr. Bigworth, so Jaina has to continue to serve as its shit shovel officer. God knows how long this "sweet burden" will last.

Harvesting will start soon, so they should not stay in the wheat field anymore. Jaina picked up Bigworth and walked towards the direction of the farm. The farm and this wheat field belong to Crowley. The most prominent family in North Gilneas right now.

Farmers and women along the way backed off respectfully when they saw her and called her "Lord Jaina."This made the girl feel both shy and a little ecstatic. This is different from being called "Your Highness" because of her status as the Queen of Kul Tiras. This kind of honor is completely affirmed by her own efforts.

After returning to the farm, old Pete, the farmer, told her that a big man was waiting for her.When Jaina saw the black-haired girl with a straight waist and a heroic face in front of her, she was stunned for a moment, and then called out the other party's name, "Miss Rhona!"

Rhona Crowley, the only daughter of Darius Crowley, in a sense, she should be regarded as Jaina's savior. On the way to Dalaran, it was Crowley The appearance of the Lei family finally forced back Onyxia's first attack.

Rona nodded to Jaina, and also looked at her carefully. After five years, Jaina has grown from a cute girl to a delicate young girl. She has smooth golden long hair and sea blue hair. There is always a lovely curve in the eyes and the corners of the mouth, which makes people feel good.

"It's hard to imagine that we would meet under such circumstances, Miss Proudmoore." Rona smiled slightly, "I never thought that the princess of Kul Tiras would be working as an ordinary peasant woman."

"I don't think it's inconvenient or something to be ashamed of," Jaina said, patting her robes, which had already been stained with straw crumbs, "Call me Jaina, we don't have to live like that. divided."

When the two noble ladies reunited, a conversation happened not far away at the same time. The two sides of the conversation were Edmund and one of his subordinates, Winkle. "Magic Plant Promotion Organization".

"How long are we going to take that innocent little girl with me? She actually thinks we are botanists." Winkle showed a disdainful smile.

"This is Lord Kel'Thuzad's order." Edmund said blankly, "She is an indispensable part of our plan, and we should also make preparations, the big man will arrive soon."

(End of this chapter)