As a lord, I was forced to farm

Chapter 802 Evil Wind
The couple then realized what had happened, blushing as they hugged their child tightly, repeatedly apologizing, "We're so sorry, we'll be more careful next time. Um, thank you, sir, thank you for helping my daughter."

Jiang Ran glanced at the three of them and gave a soft "hmm".

She ignored the front hall where the business was being conducted and instead led her attendants directly into the silkworm house. Guards stationed there were about to stop her when they spotted two familiar faces: Wei Fengsheng and Zhou Bao.

'To be accompanied by the two commanders of the Imperial Guards...' The guard was stunned. He glanced at Jiang Ran, who was wearing a mask, but before they could make eye contact, he quickly lowered his head, his face flushed with excitement, and stepped aside.

Don't be fooled by the small size of the front hall; behind the Huayao silkworm house lies a hidden world. There is a courtyard with two Yunze mulberry trees and a dozen ice mulberry trees. There are several rooms where silver crystal silkworms are raised, and professional animal guards in uniform move back and forth between the silkworm houses.

The manager in charge of the silkworm rearing is a spirit beast master named Chen Nuanyu. Upon seeing the group of people dressed differently, she came forward to greet them.

"...Is it His Highness the Prince?" Chen Nuanyu was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening and immediately greeted him.

Jiang Ran: "Go ahead and get busy, I'll just take a look around."

I randomly entered a silkworm house with the character "甲" on it. What came into view were dozens of transparent glass cabinets. The tops of the glass cabinets were open to allow air to circulate. Fresh and clean mulberry leaves were scattered inside. Inside the mulberry leaves, inconspicuous silver-gray silkworms were hiding. There were so many silkworms that there were probably thousands in just one glass cabinet.

"This silkworm house is full of silkworms that have just hatched." Zhou Bao had never seen newly hatched silkworms before. In his memory, the Silver Crystal Silkworms were all silvery-white and very cute. These grayish-brown and ugly things made him almost dislike them.

The second room was much larger than the first, and the glass cabinets were several times larger, with only ten Silver Crystal Illusion Silkworms in each cabinet.

The Silver Crystal Illusion Silkworms here are the ones that Zhou Bao and the others remember: each silkworm is plump and has a huge appetite.

Besides mulberry leaves, there were also several fierce-looking iron beetles in the silkworm cabinet, raising their pincers to confront the silkworms. Everyone was puzzled, but the beast guardian explained, "This is to help the silkworms learn the skill of spinning silk. In an overly comfortable environment, the Silver Crystal Illusion Silkworms won't spin silk on their own..."

Jiang Ran took the initiative to ask, "How many Silver Crystal Butterflies are there in this Huayao Silkworm House now?"

“There are over a hundred of them,” the animal caretaker replied, his eyes sparkling. “The Silver Crystal Butterflies are in the silkworm rearing rooms C and D. I’ll take you to see them.”

Led by the beast protector, the group went to see the Silver Crystal Illusion Butterfly.

Upon opening the silkworm rearing room, everyone felt as if they were in a forest. The environment here was quite different from the other silkworm rearing rooms. Instead of clean and flat blue bricks and stone slabs, there was slightly damp soil underfoot, several trees stood tall, and the surrounding area was full of lush flowers and plants.

Several brightly colored silver butterflies perched on the flower buds.

A silver light flashed towards them. Jiang Ran glanced up slightly and saw a pure white, luminous thread hanging from a tree. A gentle breeze blew, reflecting a soft, shimmering luster.

"What beautiful butterfly silk!" Wei Fengsheng's eyes lit up.

"Not bad." Jiang Ran praised the very energetic Silver Crystal Butterfly.

Jiang Ran initially brought back several hundred Silver Crystal Illusion Silkworms and only a handful of Silver Crystal Illusion Butterflies to Da Su. Now that it has grown to this scale, the beast protectors and spirit beast masters in the silkworm house are indeed raising them with great care.

Currently, Su Xiang silk production is very limited, so it can only be used for her own purposes and as rewards for her subordinates. However, judging from the bustling activity in the front hall, many people from Da Su are raising Silver Crystal Illusion Silkworms. At this rate, Su Xiang silk will soon be available for sale. After visiting the silkworm rearing room, Jiang Ran took a look at the completed Jiazi Medical Hall before heading back home.

After two days of rest.

Wei Fengsheng, Zhou Bao, and Hu Xiang immediately selected a thousand elite soldiers from the army, equipped with the best weapons and gear in the county, and headed to the center of Yunshang to compete for the precious and magical Jade Map Secret Realm.

Jiang Ran: "Maintain constant contact with the Central Secretariat. If the strength of other forces is too far behind, act according to your capabilities and prioritize preserving your life."

The men clasped their hands in a fist salute, "Yes, sir!"

Shortly after Jiang Ran finished inspecting Suling Street, a shop selling Suxiang silk cloth appeared in the main city. The shop had only a few bolts of Suxiang silk.

Su Xiang silk is very expensive. Even the most ordinary piece of silk cloth costs 50,000 spirit crystals. However, many wealthy people are still crazy about it. After all, this is a type of silk cloth that only high-ranking officials and nobles like princes can afford.

Suxiang Silk is now only famous within Dasu, but a certain cloth merchant gritted his teeth and bought two bolts, transporting them to the outer city to sell.

In recent days, Jiang Ran has been delegating some miscellaneous tasks to her subordinates. In addition to her usual cultivation and sparring with the Eight Giant Apes and Pan Gushou, she also occasionally travels incognito to the four county territories other than Suling.

One day, the Feng Shui Mountain and Sea Cauldron suddenly stirred. The guards looked over in alarm and saw that in the image of the Great Su map displayed inside the cauldron, an evil wind suddenly blew from the southwest, the plants inside the cauldron withered, and the little figures representing the people of Great Su lay down in droves.

The guards were uneasy and quickly informed their superiors of the unusual activity of the Feng Shui Mountain and Sea Cauldron.

"Southwest, isn't that the area around Yajin Town?"

Jiang Ran, as if remembering something, asked Bai Mei, "Will there be a southwest wind blowing recently?"

Bai Mei closed her eyes, sensed the flow of air, and obediently said, "It seems so, Master."

To the southwest of Yakini Town lies a swampy forest filled with poisonous miasma, known as Twilight Swamp.

Normally, as long as people don't go near that area, the poisonous miasma won't endanger their safety. However, if a strong wind blows and it's a cloudy day without sunlight, the poisonous miasma will spread to Yajin Town and endanger the lives of its inhabitants.

Jiang Ran was curious as to why there was such a poisonous miasma in the Twilight Swamp. "The Anding Bridge, which connects Shijin and Anyuan, has just been completed. Why don't we take the troops there and take a look?"

Without hesitation, as soon as Jiang Ran uttered the words, her subordinates sprang into action, quickly organizing carriages and manpower.

The road from Suling main city to Zeyan county town was built from both ends, and now, thanks to the efforts of many workers, half of this major project has been completed.

Three hundred cavalrymen solemnly headed southwest. Among them, a low-key yet luxurious carriage traveled among the cavalry. The number of soldiers was small, but they moved quickly, so they arrived at their destination in about a day and a half.