Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 200: The First Extraordinary Grain: Emerald Green Ear

Under the leadership of Hildre, two elite nuns from the Church of the Goddess of Dawn and a female knight from the Medical Knights soon entered the room where Su Li was.

Su Li was already very sleepy. He had never been so exhausted since he became a lord! The fierce battle had lasted for almost a whole day and night.

Not only did he not practice knightly training, but he personally wielded a war hammer, went to the battlefield to chop people, and chased down a large number of monsters along the way.

Such a hard life is not suitable for him.

He had suffered enough in his previous life, and he came to enjoy life in this life!
So he yawned, just wanting to quickly finish the last bit of government affairs, go back to practice, and then sleep.

Fortunately, the ladies who entered were elite, with outstanding figures and looks, which was pleasing to Su Li's eyes and made him feel much happier.

Hild pointed at the three people who came in and introduced them, "My Lord, this is Sister Irabetha Grace, Sister Ivy Laurel, and Medical Director Selina Liya."

Sister Ivy is a mature young woman who looks to be between 30 and 40 years old and is full of charm.

Isabella was relatively young, probably between 23 and 27, the prime of a woman's life. Her skin was so tender that it looked as if you could squeeze water out of it, and her breasts were so full that they seemed to burst out. Even more alluring was the high-slit long skirt beneath her green robe, which almost completely revealed the beautiful luster of her long legs.

Their church is really as generous as ever, and they really show people the good things they have!

What man wouldn't get his blood boiling at the sight of these white, plump, and round legs? It will definitely promote fertility.

Su Li decisively chose to hand the seed to the generous Sister Isabella and asked, "Does your Dawn Church recognize this seed?"

Isabella opened the gray cloth bag, and the emerald green fluorescence emerged from it. Isabella's eyes widened immediately, and she said in surprise: "Emerald Spikes? Hasn't High Priest Fandral cultivated them yet? Lord, how come you have so many Emerald Spikes!"

Su Li's eyes lit up. The people from the Church of the Dawn Goddess actually knew this seed!

"You mean Fandral is cultivating this seed? What effect does he have?"

Isabella took a wheat ear from the bag, gently pinched it between her fingers, and held it in front of her eyes. She said, "Yes. This is the Extraordinary Spiritual Valley. Only after High Priest Fandral uses [Sunfall] will there be an extremely low chance that this extraordinary wheat ear will be produced in the wheat field."

"According to the church's estimates, even with the fertility and abundance of our territory, we can only harvest a few hundred at most during this year's harvest."

Everyone gathered around in surprise. Is this the first kind of extraordinary grain in the territory?
In the empire, this is a food that only earls, dukes, and other powerful people can enjoy. Ordinary people like them have only heard of it and have never seen its appearance!
Orstein looked at the seed that Isabella was holding up with great interest. It emitted a faint green light and was particularly crystal clear under the light. It also had an exquisite spiral shape on the surface, as if it was endowed with Ji Lun's magic by nature.

"What is the value of this seed? What effects does it have?"

Isabella opened her white palm and placed the emerald tassel in her palm. Then she exerted her divine power slightly, and a green light slowly bloomed from the emerald tassel.

"The universal effect of this Emerald Spike is to enhance vitality. Actually, it's a bit of a waste for the nobles to eat it. This food primarily enhances the endurance of knights above the God's Chosen level, allowing them to maintain their Divine General status for longer."

"But the nobles may have been obsessed with the thriving vitality they felt after eating, which is why a large amount of precious materials that should have been used on the battlefield to cultivate powerful warriors were instead used for the nobles' dining tables and enjoyment."

Su Li had no way to deal with the nobles' tradition of extravagance, debauchery, corruption and waste.

The empire is full of darkness, corruption and despair. It is unrealistic to expect them to be honest, dedicated and loyal to the country.

Moreover, it is something that can increase vitality. After eating it, it is equivalent to having a longer blood bar. Even if it is temporary, which noble would not like it?
Su Li didn't want to act righteous and blame anyone. After his territory expanded, Su Li would definitely eat this thing.

Then Su Li asked: "You just said this is a general effect, are there any special effects?"

Isabella nodded and said, "Depending on the different spiral runes on them, they will have different effects. For example, the effect of these seeds is to increase elemental resistance and slightly increase resistance to damage from darkness, chaos, death and other magic."

"Some seeds also possess natural healing abilities, speeding up wound healing. Or they can increase magical affinity. Consuming them can enhance an individual's sensitivity to magic. For mages and priests, this can slightly improve the effectiveness and success rate of their spells."

"This is just the effect of the Emerald Tassel. Above the Emerald Tassel there are the Blue Tassel, the Crimson Tassel, the Golden Tassel, and so on."

"Depending on the grade of the extraordinary grain, one Emerald Ear generally costs one Golden Crown. However, the effect of one Emerald Ear on a Chosen Knight is negligible. It would take at least several hundred to have any effect."

What a guy!

Su Li suddenly had a clearer understanding of the luxurious life of the nobles.

A bowl of rice for the nobles would cost hundreds of gold crowns, which would consume the annual income of hundreds of farmers.

However, although the knights in this world are brutal, they will really fight to the death when something happens.

In this battle, facing the powerful and terrifying wyvern, the ordinary armed servants were trembling with fear and dared not step forward. The knight master, however, smashed the powerful monster to death with a single hammer, thus fulfilling his oath to protect the territory.

So after Su Li sighed, he quickly gathered his thoughts and asked, "I heard that if the captives' blood is used to water these seeds, they will grow quickly. Can we grow this extraordinary grain in our territory?"

Sister Isabella and Sister Ivy exchanged a few words in a low voice. They seemed to be arguing, their opinions somewhat unconvinced. However, they couldn't keep Su Li waiting for too long, so Sister Ivy reported their opinions to Su Li: "My Lord, we've heard of few methods for growing extraordinary grains in large fields. As far as I know, extraordinary grains are cultivated in a vast wheat field, absorbing sufficient life force and divine energy, and under the effects of [Pure Area] and [Natural Order]. Generally speaking, only in extremely fertile and suitable natural environments can a verdant wheat field produce a single green ear of wheat. Even tens of thousands of acres of fertile land with the most favorable growing conditions may not produce a few hundred grains."

"So I think it's almost impossible to grow this kind of extraordinary grain on a large scale. But Sister Isabella believes that our territory has purple spiritual fields, and there's a vacant plot within the Bauhinia Manor where we could try sowing these seeds. Watering it with the water from Lake Rafflin and cultivating it with the Sunfall Divine Art, it's very likely that we can grow a field of spiritual grain."

There is indeed a blank purple spiritual field in the Bauhinia Manor, located northwest of Ingrid's Fantasy Garden, with an area of ​​about 100 square meters.

This summer, Tal has been wild and rampant, with numerous rainbow hailstorms. According to Lunadesan, Tal doesn't experience such violent storms every year. This year, Tal seems to have turned around, kicking off the summer with a storm.

Next year, things will likely return to normal, with sunny days and gentle breezes. By then, the rainbow hail crystals will be less frequent. Perhaps only one or two purple spiritual fields will be obtained each year. Even using the money to expand the existing spiritual fields might not be enough.

More importantly, this kind of spiritual field has a spiritual power limit, and rainbow hail crystals need to be added regularly to maintain soil fertility.

This year, Tal's violent savagery has resulted in a considerable number of spiritual fields in the Heisen Territory, but it is unclear whether this number can be maintained next year.

If there is a new spiritual tree, how to cultivate it involves the management and planning of the territory.

Su Li also pondered for a moment, wondering whether he should hand over this last piece of purple spiritual field to the Dawn Church and take the risk of cultivating this spiritual grain.

"Sir Rong En, how many Emerald Spikes did we harvest from this battle?"

Ron immediately replied, "We don't have detailed statistics on the exact scale, but through our searches, we've found that roughly every few monsters have one of these seeds. I suspect this is the Green Dragon's way of helping them with their military rations, and each team has someone carrying one. I estimate there are no fewer than 1000."

Su Li asked in astonishment, "The Green Dragon actually solved the problem of its army's supply in this way? Could there really be a supernatural spiritual valley field in its emerald ring?"

Is this a green dragon that can farm?
Hildurde frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "When I entered the Emerald Ring, I didn't find any wheat fields there. And 1000 seeds, if you calculate it, is just a small bag of food. It's very likely that it was left to it by its Emperor Dragon father."

"That makes sense." Su Li pondered for a moment and said, "But where did that Emperor Dragon father get such a bag of extraordinary grains? Perhaps there really is a way to grow this kind of plant in the forest or among the elves."

After thinking for a long time, Su Li decided to give it a try.

If it is really possible to grow extraordinary grains in the territory, then this kind of field will really bear fruit!
Even if an ear of this kind of spiritual grain only produces a dozen seeds or even a few seeds, then an acre of spiritual field can generate a profit of several thousand gold crowns.

The most important thing now is the germination rate of these seeds. These seeds need to be planted in the purple spiritual field at a certain distance to ensure sufficient nutrition and fertility for their development.

As for the specific sowing and cultivation methods, Fandral still needs to lead the nuns to continue researching and experimenting.

With so many seeds, we can have at least three maturity cycle experiments.

Then Su Li said solemnly, "I will send two-thirds of these seeds to your monastery for research. At the same time, I will lend you the purple spiritual fields in the Bauhinia Manor for cultivation. I hope you can shoulder the responsibility of the Agricultural College and cultivate these seeds into fertile fields. Sisters Fandral and Isabella will be in charge of this project."

Sister Isabella was clearly younger and full of fighting spirit. Upon hearing this, she immediately and solemnly put away the bag of seeds in her hand and excitedly replied, "Lord, we will do our best to cultivate these seeds into good seedlings."

These seeds may be Su Li’s biggest trophy in this battle.

If the cultivation is successful in the future, each harvest will bring Su Li thousands of gold crowns in revenue.

There are already four or five territories that can provide thousands of gold crowns in revenue.

This means that the farming industry in the Hesse Territory is booming and has begun to take shape. When everything is completed next year and the year after, the Hesse Territory's finances will have a fiscal revenue of 20000+ gold crowns from agriculture alone.

This item alone is enough for Su Li to maintain an elite team of 500 knights.

You have to know that an Imperial Baron can only have about 1000 heavy cavalrymen. Even if a barony has special industries and is extremely wealthy, the number of elite knights it can maintain will not exceed 2000. 3000 people is already an earl-level army.

The standard legion size of a duke in the empire is 10000 heavy cavalry. For example, the first wave of failure of the Surander province in the face of the greenskin invasion was due to the failure of the -strong human coalition formed by three dukes on the Visen Plain, which led to an uncontrollable consequence.

If Su Li can demonstrate his farming achievements in the pioneer lord assessment next year or the year after, it will be enough to maintain 500 elite knights. If he passes the assessment, the probability of him being directly promoted to baron will be even higher.

After talking about the exciting spoils of war, it’s time to count the heavy losses in battle.

Su Li looked at Chief Medical Officer Selina Liya. This knight was tall and very hot, but her face was not as pretty as the nuns. Although she had regular features, her facial skin was relatively dark and rough. What was even more eye-catching was that there was a winding scar on the right side of her cheek. Obviously, as a medical knight, she had also charged bravely.

Su Li remembered that the Medical Knights had many female members, but like other knight orders, the upper echelons were dominated by men. So he asked, "Medical Captain Selina, I remember the Knight Commander of the Medical Knights wasn't you before, but a strong, middle-aged male knight."

Selina's eyes flashed with sadness as she said, "Are you talking about Chief Medical Officer Galahad? He died fighting the wolf. He fought at the forefront of the battle to save the lives of the knights on foot and the armed squires."

"He saved the lives of nine soldiers and dragged down 9 wounded soldiers. But in the end, he couldn't save himself. While he was guarding the wounded and retreating, he and two Knights of the Hospitaller Order were surrounded by more than twenty human-skinned wolves."

"They died bravely, standing back to back against the monsters. Each of them had dozens of wounds on their chests and limbs, but no wounds on their backs. They died facing the monsters head-on, never retreating a single step."

(End of this chapter)