As a lord, I was forced to farm

Chapter 982 The Colt's Unexpected Turn of Events
Li Peilian felt that this was a good start.

Although she had primarily bred wolf-type magical beasts before, some things were common to them.

She pays special attention to the eldest child.

Previously, a master horseman had analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the Wind Spirit Horse and the Wild Green Horse.

The Wind Spirit Horse is gentle and fast. If it is not carrying heavy loads, its endurance is also good. However, it is thin and weak, making it suitable for being a mount. Its combat strength is not strong and its defense is weak, making it unsuitable for war.

The Wild Blue Horse is almost the opposite: it has strong defense and is aggressive. Although it has a fierce temperament, a tamed Wild Blue Horse is indeed very suitable for the battlefield. However, the Wild Blue Horse carries heavy armor, has relatively weak stamina, and is not as fast as the Wind Spirit Horse.

The eldest seems to have inherited the advantages of both the Wind Spirit Horse and the Wild Green Horse, judging from its appearance and physique.

Large in size, with the sleek physique of the Wind Spirit Horse, its long legs seem to suggest it may inherit the Wind Spirit Horse's speed, while the well-placed armor fragments covering its body prevent it from carrying too heavy a "burden" and provide a layer of protection for its key areas, giving it a certain defensive capability!

The second child, unlike the eldest, looks rather ordinary and doesn't seem to have inherited any of their parents' good qualities.

The news of the successful birth of the foal quickly spread throughout the entire horse farm, and everyone cheered. At this moment, Li Peilian said, "We can't be too happy yet. It is said that the most vulnerable time for the Wind Spirit Horse is during its foal stage, with an extremely high mortality rate. Although it is a cross between the Wind Spirit Horse and the Wild Green Horse, well... let's just call the foal born from the cross between the two spirit horses a Wild Wind Horse. We have no experience in breeding Wild Wind Horses, so we can't relax for a moment!"

"The eldest and the second eldest are the first and second Wild Wind Horses born at our horse farm, so we need to give them names."

After some discussion, the group decided to name them "Chasing the Wind" and "Chasing the Clouds" respectively.

After a pause, Li Peilian continued, "There are about ten pregnant mares that are due soon, so everyone be alert and have someone keep watch over them tonight."

Maha chuckled and said, "You've all worked hard these past few days. I believe our efforts will pay off. Just think, if we can breed spirit horses even better than the Wind Spirit Horse and the Wild Blue Horse, wouldn't His Highness the King's rewards be generous?"

Jiang Ran is known for her clear-cut rewards and punishments and her extravagant spending.

Similarly, in the aquaculture industry, the government recently awarded a large sum of money to Haiqi Pearl Farm, which had made significant contributions to aquaculture. The workers who worked hard at the pearl farm received a large share, which made them extremely envious.

With carrots to be won, the horse herders at the ranch were naturally in high spirits, taking meticulous care of the dozens of pregnant mares.

Over the next ten days, twelve mares gave birth to foals one after another.

There were no twins, but even more sadly, two foals had difficult births. The precious mare survived, but the two foals could not be saved.

"This..." Everyone looked at the twelve wild wind ponies, each with a different appearance, with strange expressions.

"Of these twelve ponies, nine inherited the armor from the Wild Blue Horse, but the placement of the armor is rather unstable."

Some ponies had bronze plates inlaid on their rumps, others on their heads, and still others were even more bizarre, with bronze plates inlaid on their hooves... It actually looked quite nice, like some people painting their nails with nail polish...

The crowd was somewhat disappointed, as they had all hoped that the Wild Wind Horse would have the same size and armor as the Wind Chaser.

"It seems that Xiao Ying just gave us a good start," Ma Hachou said. "Now it seems that there are still many problems with the crossbreeding of the Wild Green Horse and the Wind Spirit Horse. Their bloodlines are not inferior to each other, and the crossbreeding process is like a fight. In the end, the offspring will either be strong or crippled..."

Li Peilian looked at Maha in surprise: "Your guess is quite interesting. Lord Ma seems to have some insights into breeding horse-like animals!"

Maha chuckled, "After all, I've worked at the horse farm for many years."

Li Peilian nodded, "The armor arrangement of the Chasing Wind is still the best and most suitable for our needs. Breeding superior new stallions is not an easy task. To ensure the stable inheritance of this superior bloodline, we horse breeders will probably need to intervene, selecting suitable Wild Wind Horses to mate with each other, and then through countless generations of Wild Green Horse breeding..."

Fortunately, it wasn't the only horse with the same armor arrangement as Chasing Wind; there was also a mare with armor arranged on its shoulders, heart, limbs, joints, and head, and its physique inherited the height of Wind Spirit Horse and the sturdiness of Wild Green Horse!
After observing for about ten days, Li Peilian discovered that the Chasing Wind had begun to demonstrate its extraordinary nature.
Once these two horses grow up, let them mate, and perhaps they will produce more foals like these!

Everyone was filled with anticipation for the future of the Wild Wind Horse, and they took even better care of the remaining pregnant Wind Spirit Mare.

But the joy didn't last long. Half of the twelve newborn foals showed varying degrees of loss of appetite and became ill.

Especially Zhui Feng, who was originally the focus of everyone's attention, suddenly went from being strong to being on the verge of death.

On the contrary, the mediocre foals with bronze skins and no bronze armor, such as Zhuiyun, showed a vitality like weeds.

Although he did not seem to have inherited any powerful bloodline abilities, his physique far surpassed that of ordinary horses.

Maha said with a solemn expression, "It seems that although the armored wind horses led by Chasing Wind have inherited the excellent bloodline of their parents, they have also inherited the shortcomings of wind spirit horses—their young diet is picky, making them weak and prone to illness."

"What are we going to do? Are we just going to watch all our hard work over the past year go to waste?"

Not only did they expend labor and energy, but a large sum of money allocated by the Ministry of Revenue to the horse farm over the past year was also spent on it. Not only Maha couldn't stand it, but the other horse herders also couldn't accept this outcome.

“It’s too early to give up now.” Li Peilian said immediately as she looked at the armored wild wind horses like Zhuifeng struggling with their illness. “Since Zhuifeng and the other horses can’t eat the grass from Xisong Ranch, let’s stop feeding these foals grass and let the mare continue to nurse them.”

However, these foals are eating more and more. If they don't eat hay to supplement their nutrition, the milk from the mare Fengling may not be enough to support their growth.

"I originally thought that the offspring of the Wind Spirit Horse and the Wild Blue Horse would have the same strong physique as the Wild Blue Horse, but it seems that I still can't escape this fate."

"Fortunately, Dasu has now recovered Chaolian County, and Yunhe County has grasslands similar to those in Dace Province."

Li Peilian glanced at the Cloud Chaser and the other Wild Wind Horses munching on grass, and acted swiftly and decisively.

"Report the situation here to His Highness the Prince, saying... there's good news from the horse farm! We've successfully bred a new, healthy, and easy-to-raise horse breed—the Wilderness Horse! Wilderness Horses eat inexpensive fodder, and they'll even eat roughage that other horses wouldn't normally eat! As the Wilderness Horse breeds generation after generation, who knows, we might even achieve a situation where every household in Dasu has a horse! Also, we're currently breeding a type of armored foal that's strong in combat and fast, but we've encountered some difficulties, and we request His Highness's assistance!"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Yes, although there were some problems in breeding the Fukai Wild Wind Horse, they did indeed breed a healthy new horse breed. So, asking His Highness the King for a reward shouldn't be a big problem!