Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Chapter 640 Seeds (Combined Chapter)
"What!" Ryan stood up directly by holding the table, "She removed the black scratches?"

The thick table legs creaked slightly.

Lu Meng leaned on the table and scratched his face: "...It's like this."

One of the people who accompanied the Tech Hunter to the Black Scratch headquarters was none other than the Shek Princess Seto.

This portion is enough.

It can be said that this is the most sincere expression besides Lu Meng’s personal visit.

"As a master, why didn't you stop her--" Ryan was so anxious that she didn't care about anything else. Her main job this time was to escort the deposit paid by the Shak Kingdom, but she also had the task of confirming Princess Seto's current situation in private.

Although I was not as eager as the last time, I failed again unexpectedly.

The Nameless One's current status and identity have been recognized by the Shak Kingdom. Although there are some criticisms about Princess Seto's training with him, those are due to other factors. On the contrary, the black scratch is gone.

She was about to continue speaking, but saw Lu Meng spread his hands with a helpless look on his face.

Then there was a pause.

Yes……

That little guy has a criminal record.

"But don't worry," Lu Meng explained slowly, "she has many people accompanying her this time..."

In addition to the experienced wolf cavalry, the White Eyebrow Clan also sent out elite soldiers and several masters. As the original overlord of the Flash Land, except for the lack of war-level officers, their foundation is not weak at all.

More importantly, the road from the Flash Land to the Black Scratch has now been cleared. Although danger is unavoidable on the way, at least you won't fall into the enemy's traps, and the signboard of the Technology Hunter can offset a large part of the trouble.

As long as they reached the Black Scratches, they wouldn't have to worry about anyone coveting them - it was hard to say about other places, but this headquarters of the Tech Hunters maintained an absolutely neutral purpose, and even anti-slavery activists like Bo dared to operate there. With Seto's identity as a representative of the Land of Flash, he wouldn't have to worry about being treated badly by the Black Scratches.

"..."The giant Ryan could only sigh in the end.

In the eyes of this Shek warrior, even the little princess's teacher and her mother could not control her, let alone the Nameless Man.

If Seto really makes some willful demands, there is really no way to dissuade him for the sake of the Shark Kingdom.

The current situation is different from her initial private trip to the swamp. The Black Scratch is not a chaotic or dangerous place. The children of Shek have always despised being spoiled, even princesses. If they are not allowed to participate in such adventures on the road, it would be really overprotective.

The giant Ryan just didn't expect that the princess of their Shek people would one day go to the Black Scratch and go to such a distant place as the East Continent.

In the past, this kind of experience had probably only happened when her teacher led a diplomatic mission to the United Cities and contacted the Tech Hunters to set up a relay station.

He is already considered the first person in the Shark Kingdom to open his eyes to the world.

In this way, the little princess's trial experience is no less than that of many famous warriors.

This was indeed an experience that only the Nameless One, rather than the Chief Advisor and the Invincible Five, could bring to her.

"Speaking of which," Lu Meng saw Ryan calm down and leaned forward, "Where's the gift?"

Ryan saw the human's look and rolled his eyes at him unhappily.

I thought to myself, how dare you say that?

If it weren't for the fact that they were old friends, and he was following Bayan's orders...if it were any of the other envoys under the Invincible Five, they would have probably already started taking advantage of the situation by now.

However, Ryan knew the character of this human warrior since their cooperation in Scone Town.

Even so, she still felt helpless: "This 'gift' is not a real thing..."

She had originally wanted to ask Princess Seto herself to relay the message.

"In that case," Lu Meng unexpectedly changed the subject, "I do have a 'gift' for Bayan."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man beside him, who was wearing a silver-black priest robe, came forward and brought out a wooden box.

He handed it to Ryan and opened it.

"Huh?" Ryan took a look. Although she was a soldier and not involved in agriculture, she could recognize that there was a bundle of seedlings and a handful of wheat seeds inside.

"This is……"

"Improved seeds." Lu Meng said, "Alkaline rice and high-yield wheat seeds."

The interpretation results of the intelligent core.

"The part where the Stan Desert borders the swamp can also produce a lot of groundwater, but in the past the degree of salinity was too high and it was not suitable for irrigation... The farmland in the interior is mainly grown on wheat."

The same thing happens if you replace the Stan Desert with a Flash Land.

With the emergence of these two crops, the Shan land, which previously only had part of the farmland in the Baimei River Valley to be reclaimed, can now promote their cultivation.

Expand settled life.

After listening to Lu Meng's introduction, Ryan, who was holding the box, began to tremble in his hands. You know, this giant can be as steady as a rock when wielding the segmented axe with one hand, without any fear at all.

"This is... for us?"

This is not a gift for Bayan.

It is clearly a gift to the entire Shak Kingdom.

Although there are not many good varieties newly cultivated, as long as they are planted in the experimental fields for a few seasons, they can be promoted nationwide in the second year.

If what the Nameless One said is correct.

This is a fundamental solution to the famine problem.

"It's impossible for a kingdom as big as this to always rely on foreign imports for food." Lu Meng's tone was calm and he spoke the truth. "And in the future, the staple food produced in the swamp may not be enough."

Even this is a region blessed with natural resources.

Productivity also has limits.

On the one hand, in order to take care of the increasing number of refugees absorbed by Shan Land - they are currently all engaged in construction work and cannot be self-sufficient in food, over the past period of time, Lu Meng has reduced the supply share to the Shek Kingdom season by season.

On the other hand, if we have to consider the possible needs of Ai Mine Town in the future - as the name suggests, this is an industrial city-state, and its own food production is quite scarce and needs external supply. This is also one of the difficulties they are currently facing.

Before the advent of hydroponic technology, industrialized food production, and automated farms, traditional swamp agriculture was lucky enough to be able to supply two major provinces at the same time.

At that time, Lu Meng will definitely prioritize his own sphere of influence.

I believe the other side also has this concern.

The production of the fuel factory and the energy trade are already on track, and the income from the grain route has become a small part. The period when the Shek Kingdom promotes improved crops and he attacks the Mining Town just happens to be a buffer period.

First establish and then destroy.

Lu Meng had considered this issue before entering the swamp and preparing to establish grain trade with the Shek Kingdom.

Although he can strangle the lifeline of the Shak Kingdom through the food supply, over time it will continue to breed conflicts and frictions and restrict its own development.

Food is directly related to people’s livelihood.

Once any problem occurs in the middle link, it may cause a large-scale disaster and cause unnecessary trouble.

It is better to teach people to fish than to teach people.

Just let them handle it themselves.

On the other hand, even if the Shek Kingdom promoted improved crops, the swamp would still have a price advantage in agricultural products due to its output and unique conditions.

On the other hand, people who are engaged in seed research and development know that many improved crops have the problem of variety degeneration, and will gradually lose their original trait advantages with generations of cultivation. Therefore, even if farmers harvest enough seeds, they still have to go to the market to buy high-quality seeds at a certain time.

The two crops that Lu Meng obtained were cultivated with the help of the technology of the intelligent core, which can alleviate this problem to the greatest extent.

However, he decided to leave a "back door" so that after several consecutive harvests, these crops would naturally degenerate into their original varieties and could no longer be cultivated.

The main purpose is to prevent hostile forces from easily stealing research and development results.

In his dealings with the Shek Kingdom, when the relationship was good, he could continue to provide grain seeds for free to maintain friendship.

But once, as Mr. Gray predicted, the new policy falls and the old policy is restored...

This is another lifeline lock.

And it's more hidden.

It is really necessary to be on guard against others.

However, these are inhumane thoughts, and it is very likely that they will never happen. But from the perspective of Ryan and even the Shark Kingdom today, this "simple" gift is so precious that it cannot be described in words.

The female warrior carefully closed the lid and then let out a breath, as if she was afraid that her breath would be contaminated by the seeds.

"I can't say I can represent the entire Shak Kingdom..." She looked at Lu Meng, "But I'm grateful."

Ryan was overwhelmed with emotions for a moment, but in the end, he could only utter these few pale words.

The frustration and unhappiness caused by not being able to meet Princess Seto before were completely swept away at this moment.

Ryan was proud of the fact that he had cooperated with the Nameless Man many times and admired him greatly both in terms of his ability and other aspects, but in the end, the other party still far exceeded his expectations.

No wonder Bayan trusts him so much...it can't even be called trust.

But entrustment.

She has a feeling:
From rebelling against Shager to supporting the Stone Queen in implementing new policies, the hornless man has made many decisions that were not understood at the time but later proved to be extremely correct.

But the one thing he did right...

Definitely got to know this human warrior.

"I will send someone to deliver these seeds back to the Shark Kingdom via the swamp, so you don't have to make another trip." Lu Meng said with a smile, "Giant Rui, why don't you get familiar with the scenery of the Flash Land here..."

Let's keep her here first.

……

……

Huo Buyang, who had been silent until then, stood beside Lu Meng and watched the titled warrior being taken away by the guards - he had met Ryan a few times in the past in Scone Town, and later he was responsible for the development of the Ashes Cult, so he was not a stranger to him.

"Brother Lu," he said at this time, "you didn't tell her..."

"Yeah." Before Xiao Huo finished speaking, Lu Meng took over the conversation, "You know why."

His expression was calm.

The young man nodded.

In fact, it was different from what Ryan understood. Princess Seto did not ask to go to Black Scratch Town on her own initiative...

But it was arranged by Lu Meng.

In fact, Ryan had never seen the little princess now, and his memory was still based on the impression she had in the palace. He didn't know that she had matured a lot now and would not act on her own without consideration for so-called willful reasons.

Seto was indeed itching to go out and gain some experience… but what she mentioned at the beginning was that she wanted to go to Ai Mine Town with her master.

"The situation on this trip south is much more complicated. Without a base or force to rely on, it is more dangerous than staying in Black Scratch Town."

The deteriorated depression lagoon, the lost imperial capital of the past, Tianxin Lizheng of South United City... as well as the fish-shaped people and possible human skin gangs.

Seto now needs to find an opportunity to be promoted to the legion level, but it is already challenging enough in the Eastern Continent, and getting involved during the journey south will only increase the pressure.

——The little princess was sensible, but that didn’t stop her from being angry when she left Shandi.

Huo Buyang nodded.

He understood what Brother Lu didn't say was... in a sense, this princess was also a hostage in their dealings with the Shek Kingdom.

Anchor of trade relations.

With the development of fuel oil trading, its position becomes more important.

The other side was also well aware of this - the giant Ryan wanted to see the little princess, but he never mentioned taking her away from Shandi and back to the Shek Kingdom. Obviously, he did not receive any instructions in this regard.

And she had met the stone demon Aissatar.

This shows that even the queen has the same opinion.

Of course, this was due to the fact that she had already recognized the Nameless One...but political factors could not be ignored either.

This is the duty and awareness of a king.

Of course, correspondingly, a large part of Lu Meng's Ash Cult's roots also remained in the town of Scone. This was to continue to develop in the Shak Kingdom, and also to serve as a kind of "pledge".

Both parties can feel at ease.

Now moving Princess Seto away from Shandi and further away from the sphere of influence of the Shak Kingdom is also to reduce the probability of someone with ulterior motives having such intentions.

Whether it's taking the princess back, assassinating her, or destroying the alliance between the two sides...

It's all possible.

"Next time we meet, she might be at the legion level." Lu Meng patted the young man on the shoulder, "Xiao Huo, you have to work hard too."

Huo Buyang nodded silently. Not long after arriving in Scone Town, he became a warrior and later a martial artist... However, there were seven or eight legion-level warriors in the swamp and the Shan tribe. Although his status was high, his strength was indeed not enough at the moment.

Therefore, he knew that if even Seto could not follow Brother Lu south, he would have no chance at all.

And you need to continue to hone your martial arts.

Lu Meng looked at him and smiled, but didn't say anything more. She knew that the other party could hear that she had no intention of blaming him, but was just encouraging him.

In fact, Xiao Huo has officially embarked on the path of martial arts even earlier than Seto, and he has not received instruction from famous teachers like the latter. To be able to achieve such results, his progress is already quite amazing.

To know.

Many people stop here in their lives.

Add Cang Cui, Ji Hai (Bai Mei), Chad... As expected, except for Lu Meng himself, these characters with names and surnames in the original work are all top-notch monsters of the same kind.

It's a potential stock.

If you don't cheat, you really can't compare.

It's just that the potential is different.

And only I now can discover them in advance.

"Brother Lu, when do we set off?" the young man asked again. He knew that the other party had already prepared the itinerary.

"Just tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)