Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 167 Ancient Relics: Love Elixir
After some investigation and with Su Li's support, Fandral, the Minister of Agriculture, promptly shifted the focus of farming in the territory from sowing summer crops to intensive farming.

The serfs went to the fields with hoes and began to bend over and weed and pull out the grass roots.

The difficulty of this work was even beyond Su Li's imagination. Thousands of serfs faced the loess and their backs to the sky under the scorching sun, bending over and carefully removing various weeds in the fields.

The Tal were very wild in the summer, and the fields were overgrown with weeds. The serfs quickly cleared a one-meter-high pile of weeds in one acre of land.

Fortunately, the pastor of the Dawn Church guided them to sort the weeds into different categories. Weeds like mugwort, sweet olive, hedgerows and pyrethrum were collected and burned on the ground, using smoke to directly eliminate pests.

The rest was sent to the east of Bjorn Bay and burned to increase the fertility of the soil, preparing to open up more fertile farmland in the autumn.

The weeding process is not fast. Due to the lack of professional equipment, we can only rely on manpower to cultivate the fields bit by bit. It may take several days of continuous efforts to clear the weeds in the fields.

So Su Li looked for a while, then rode the griffin and continued northward, arriving at the fertile plains north of Bjorn Bay.

The terrain is flat and the grasslands are fertile. There is also a small wood to the northeast consisting of beech, oak, laurel and olive trees.

The forest is an important source of the territory's wine barrels, olive oil, and honey.

Of course, its most important purpose is to provide shelter from wind and rain for the Bauhinia Noble Ranch whose territory is here.

There is no doubt that the Hesse Territory still has the characteristics of vast territory and abundant resources. The vast land provides extremely broad pastures for the territory's animal husbandry.

On the fertile plains north of Bjorn Bay, the pasture covers an area of ​​nearly 100,000 acres. More than 200 shepherds graze more than 600 horses, more than 400 oxen, and more than 2,000 goats and sheep.

As the wind blows across the emerald green plains, you can see these herds scattered under the slopes, leisurely eating grass.

In fact, the scale of these cattle and sheep is not large, and the assets of a small nomadic tribe are not limited to these livestock.

The Hessian collar has only just been developed, and stable breeding has been going on for less than four months.

Therefore, the size of cattle and sheep mainly depends on capture and hunting.

Of course, with the arrival of the livestock owner, there were already some calves in the herd, following the herd and eating grass.

However, there are relatively few horses in the herd. Except for the foals replenished from the wild horse herd, no war horses on the ranch have given birth successfully. This is because the gestation period of horses is longer than that of humans, up to 11 months.

This ranch is basically responsible for the most important meat supply in the territory, especially for the castles, manors and military camps on the north side of the Black Territory.

Pork is mainly supplied to the town of Hesse in the south of the city, and is raised in pig pens on various farms and villages.

There is no doubt that the livestock in this noble ranch is more advanced. In addition to the strong Uros cattle, there are also a large number of majestic wildebeests, and even tinder rabbits surrounded by a fence.

Su Li looked at the livestock for a while and asked Minister of Agriculture Vandal, "Who is in charge here? How is the development of the ranch?"

Fandral immediately replied, "It's the responsibility of our nuns from the Church of Dawn. In the villages, farms, and pastures outside the city, the Church of Dawn's faith is even more widespread. One of our nuns has taken up residence there, building a place of worship for the goddess using stone tablets and shrines. She guides the herders' production and cares for sick herders and livestock."

"Regarding development, things are going very well. The nuns here possess divine abilities to care for livestock. They can soothe the herds, calm them, and eliminate any agitation."

Su Li raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this divine art called Leia's Herd?"

Seeing Su Li's interest, Fandral immediately gave a detailed introduction: "Indeed, Rhea once walked the earth and tamed the wilderness, and the priests of the church can whisper the deep mysteries that originated from that time. A group of domesticated animals will succumb to the will of the priest, answering the ancient commands heard by their ancestors."

"The priest can sense the emotions of animals and see through their eyes. By reaching into the hearts of beasts, they can calm or agitate them. They can make them trample, fall asleep, attack, or simply become the priest's eyes and ears (as well as smell, taste, and touch) - they can accomplish anything within the natural behavior of their species."

Make the animals submit to the will of the priest and make them the eyes and ears of the priest?

This ability is quite powerful. If used to explore dangerous areas, enter monster nests and ancient ruins, it will have a very powerful effect.

Su Li touched his chin and said, "Did she gain anything here?"

"Yes," Fandral said calmly, "Through the animal's perspective during this period, our priest discovered an ancient relic in the forest. In addition to some worthless ancient utensils, we also found a love potion."

"Love potion?" Su Li's eyes lit up and he asked, "What's the use of this? Why hasn't it been reported?"

Fandral's momentum weakened slightly. He said, "This is also a potion from our Church of Rhea. It requires extremely powerful divine grace to create. Even if it is poured into a well, the people who drink the water will be extremely...excited. Even the characters who usually lack traditional charm will receive attention."

"Even humans... and bears are possible."

hiss~
Su Li's eyes widened instantly and he took a breath of cold air. What kind of vicious words are you talking about?

You are more ferocious than Xu Xian, dare you play with a bear? Or does the bear play with a person?
Before Su Li could ask more, Fandral revealed an even more shocking piece of news: "But before this potion could be sent back to the monastery in Hessen Town, it was stolen by a priest from Lanord. We are doing our best to track it down!"

Su Li immediately made a serious arrangement: "We must not allow this ancient potion to be lost! If the priest of Lanord put this potion into the well of Heisen Town, Heisen Town will be in chaos."

This is a treasure left over from ancient ruins.

Ancient gods like Rhea have existed since the beginning of creation. It is she and other gods such as Tal who brought about the distinct four seasons.

It can be said that these ancient gods existed at the beginning of the world, so their beliefs are spread throughout the world and among all races.

This is different from humans like Redma who were later elevated to become gods.

No one knows what she bestowed upon the believers of the ancient era, but what is certain is that this love potion must be filled with rich divine grace, otherwise it would be impossible for the ancient civilization to be destroyed and yet this potion could be preserved in the ruins.

But Su Li was still a little surprised by the powerful ability that allowed this man and the bear to see eye to eye. What kind of rough race were those in the ancient era?

Fandral immediately assured, "We will strictly guard all wells and not allow the water sources to be contaminated. At the same time, we will expedite the search of Hessen Town, villages, and farms."

The more Su Li listened to his assurances, the more unreliable they seemed to him.

If this follower of Lanold really wanted to "poison" and pollute the water source, it would be almost impossible to prevent it. After all, the territory has now grown, with the knights' station, scattered villages, and farms and pastures scattered across the vast plains.

These villages and farms all have their own water sources, so if the priests of Ranold want to use love potions, they will definitely not be able to prevent it.

And if there is any special crisis, the daily intelligence system will inevitably reveal it.

So Su Li directly asserted: "There's no need to strictly guard the well. If the priest of Lanord really wants to pollute the water source, Heisen Territory is so large that he will definitely succeed. Disperse the prevention and control personnel and focus on investigating those professions in Heisen Town that are likely to become Lanord believers, including prostitutes, gamblers, drunkards, and various thieves."

This not-so-serious crisis also profoundly reveals the current state of the territory.

After the territory grew, it was no longer Su Li's territory alone, but the common territory of all nobles, knights, subjects and all walks of life.

Many events unfolded completely outside of Su Li's control, and the situation was unaffected by his will. Just as when there are too many people, thoughts become chaotic, and it's easy for followers of various sects to emerge. Brothels and townhouses are bound to harbor foul and indecent practices, and Ranold priests, perverted cultists, and all sorts of cults from various orders have infiltrated without him realizing it.

Su Li seriously suspected that this love potion had been stolen by a prostitute to attract customers! After all, if she drank just one drop mixed with alcohol, she would look "radiant" and full of charm in the eyes of others.

Therefore, Su Li emphasized, "Have the knights lead the team to cooperate with your Dawn Church's search, and pay special attention to those prostitutes whose performance has suddenly increased."

Su Li remembered that last time they destroyed a Lanord Monastery hidden under a brothel, but the believers of Lanord were not so self-disciplined. They were all roaming around and committing crimes, so maybe one or two of them had escaped.

Especially since the person in charge of this matter last time was Phyllis. Her abilities were not outstanding and she was very soft-hearted. She might have missed some of Lanold's followers.

Of course, there was no need to blame her for this. The Church of the Blazing Sun Goddess and the Lanod Cult merely had a conflict, not a mortal feud, and it hadn't reached the point of launching a war of faith.

They are prone to fighting within the empire, but it is not a fight to the death.

In the Hessen Territory, if a thief was found, at most he would be thrown into the slave camp in Bjorn Shallow Bay. The brutal practice of killing and killing was also stopped by Su Li.

The Church of the Dawn Goddess also did not want to be entangled with the people of the Lanord Church. Fandral immediately said, "If we find this potion, we will give it to you, Lord, as soon as possible."

"Please don't misunderstand this potion. It's not some evil potion. It's a high-level potion from our Church of Rhea. After all, childbirth and children are matters within the divine authority of Goddess Rhea. Sometimes, during the Spring Birth Ceremony, we also use a small amount of this potion to increase the reproduction of our subjects and livestock."

"The most important difference between Goddess Rhea and the Dark God, Prince of Pleasure, is that Rhea offers moderate generosity, while Prince of Pleasure encourages unbridled greed."

"This potion isn't actually very harmful. We're just worried that the priest of Lanold might use it improperly or take too much, causing some problems."

Su Li immediately understood and asked, "Can this potion also be effective on animals?"

Fortunately, this is the Hessen Territory. If this were the South Asian region on Earth, this potion would not be used indiscriminately, otherwise the estrus man would not even let go of the sheep. After the Spring Birth Ceremony, the sheep would have to be treated brilliantly.

No wonder Fandral said that when this potion is at its most powerful, humans and bears can see eye to eye.

Fandral nodded and said, "Yes. After our nun found this potion, she didn't send it to the monastery in Hessen Town because she placed it under the stone tablet in the pasture to promote reproduction. Her idea was perfect: by adding a little of this elixir to the grass, the herd would multiply and grow faster. But unexpectedly, this attracted the covetousness of the Lanord believers. While the nun was away, they secretly sneaked into the stone tablet formation and stole the potion."

This matter is really impeccable. After all, it was the medicine she found from the ruins, and she used it in breeding and animal husbandry in the territory.

The only thing I could find fault with was that in Hessen Territory, anything, even if found underground or in the forest, belonged to Lord Su Li. However, this law was difficult to enforce, as the people didn't report it, and the officials didn't correct it.

So at the beginning, Fandral's momentum was a little weak.

Su Li did not dwell on such trivial details. After all, the nun had good intentions.

Su Li asked with concern: "How is the breeding situation on the ranch? Are there any detailed statistics?"

Fandral immediately replied, "Just ask the owner about that. He's the master of the herd, and he knows everything that happens there. Do you want to meet him?"

Su Li's eyes lit up, the owner of the animal?
That was the natural essence that Su Li and the nuns of the Dawn Church spent a lot of time to retrieve.

No other intelligence had ever received the same daily attention from Su Li as the owner of the beast. During that time, Su Li would pass on information about the owner's location changes to the nuns on the Crimson Plateau every day, and they finally tracked down this formless natural spirit.

Su Li had been busy and had no time to come and see it. Upon hearing this, he immediately became interested: "Then let it come over. As the master of the territory, I haven't communicated with it yet."

As the nun of the Dawn Church directed the herd, a goat soon galloped in front of Su Li.

It looked Su Li up and down, then opened its mouth, closed it exaggeratedly, and uttered a strange sound: "Are you the lord of this territory?"

Hearing this arrogant voice, the surrounding knights sighed in amazement and looked at the arrogant goat.

That's right, although it doesn't look like a human, through its raised head, its squinting eyes, and the way it chews grass unscrupulously, everyone can clearly feel a temperament called arrogance in it.

A look of surprise crossed Hilde's handsome face. He said, "My Lord, I've truly learned something new today. A goat can actually speak. This is clearly not under the control of the Sisters of the Church of Dawn. Rhea's herd can make animals under the control of the priests perform any actions within the natural behavior of their species. But speaking is clearly not within the natural capabilities of goats."

Su Li was also very amazed. He lowered his head to look at the arrogant sheep and asked, "Are you the owner?"

Su Li still remembered Fandral's introduction to these natural spirits. They usually maintained an arrogant and conceited character, but if they really encountered a strong person, they would be frightened and hide. So his attitude was relatively pleasant.

This made the livestock owner even more unscrupulous. He chewed the grass in his mouth with big mouthfuls, and each time he opened his lips to the maximum extent, revealing a mouthful of teeth.

"Yes, I am the owner of your ranch. According to the ancient oath I made with Leia, I came to your territory to help you multiply your livestock."

"But, young lord, I am very dissatisfied with your ranch!"

Su Li raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Oh? What makes you dissatisfied?"

"You need to add fresh blood! I've already visited all the female livestock on this ranch! They're too stupid and too ugly. You need to bring in some new noble creatures! Like Pegasus, Elven Horses, Giant Deer, or even Unicorns!"

"This is worthy of my noble status! Otherwise, I would feel no sense of accomplishment if I were to breed these ordinary livestock for you!"

Su Li was stunned when he heard its fierce words.

He couldn't help but look at Hildesley, and he even suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.

What did the owner of this animal just say?
Did it visit all the female livestock in the pasture?
Doesn't it have no material form?
Fandral quickly walked to Su Li's ear and whispered a few words.

Su Li's eyes widened instantly. Wow, no wonder it calls itself the owner!

It lives a more carefree life than its lord.

Although Su Li has the right to the first night, he also has to act personally to enjoy it all.

In order to promote population growth, he also announced a reduction of virtue this year, exempting the right of first night. Free citizens and peasants who wanted to get married did not need to bring their brides to the castle on their wedding night, but could leave them to Su Li for a night of enjoyment.

But this livestock owner is really cool. He just needs to possess the male livestock and spread his seeds. While enjoying himself, he increases the number of pregnancies in the herd.

Fortunately, there are no unicorns in the territory, otherwise it would have been defiled.

Su Li said angrily, "Powerful mounts like Pegasus, Giant Deer, and Elf Horses are all specialties of the elves. How can they be found in human territories? If you really have the ability to add a large number of high-level mounts to my territory, then I can help you add some fresh blood!"

"Really? Then it's a deal!" The owner, controlling the sheep, jumped up excitedly and sat directly on the cart filled with hay nearby. He said, "I actually have a way to help you get a batch of high-end mounts."

(End of this chapter)