Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 45 A Bizarre World
"Composting technology?" Hearing the new term from Su Li's mouth, Fandral was indeed confused. He shook his head and said, "I have never heard of this technology. What is the principle behind it?"

Su Li explained in detail, "It involves collecting human and animal feces, then fermenting them with wood ash, animal straw, weeds, leaves, and the like to create something similar to fertilizer to increase the fertility of the land. Within the empire, even horse manure from the nobles' stables is considered a resource, fetching one copper coin per cart. Furthermore, only well-connected commoners can enter the castle and secure this deal."

Fandral looked a little disgusted when he heard this. He said, "I don't know in which forbidden book you read this disgusting method, my lord. But I can assure you on my reputation as a druid that the plants will not like this method."

"Why?" Su Li asked in surprise. Are there any plants that don't like fertilizer?

"Would you like to have a pile of stinking dog shit and horse urine next to your house? Even if it's dried?" Fandral said. "The imperial peasants buy horse manure because it can be used as fuel instead of firewood. Why don't they buy pig manure and dog manure?"

Su Li was surprised. If a druid could make such a confident promise, then perhaps composting technology was really not suitable for this world?
The operating rules of this world are still a bit special. In addition to the extraordinary power, each race also has its own characteristics. Some places are very different from the Earth and the legends on Earth.

For example, firearms do exist in this world, and there are dwarven musketeers among the dwarves.

However, firearms never spread to any race other than the dwarves. There was no reason for this, simply because the rules of the world were different. Even if an elf obtained a dwarven firearm, they wouldn't be able to activate it. There has never been an elven ranger in this world who wields a musket. Of course, the same is true for humans.

It seems that gunpowder can only be activated by the dwarves, a special bloodline with a bad temper.

So if you're thinking about developing firearms in this world, crushing the human empire, and unifying the entire world, you can just give up. Even if you copied the formula for the most advanced third-generation explosive, RDX, from your previous life, it wouldn't work. It wouldn't explode if it wasn't made by the dwarves.

Su Li asked curiously, "Since there is no fertilizer in the entire world, how do you increase the output of farming?"

"Of course it depends on the spirit of nature." Having obtained a rare opportunity to promote the Church of Dawn, Fandral became excited and fanatical again.

He now has a second spring in his life, like a flamboyant fairy in the woods, showing off everything he has.

"I'm about to tell you about the teachings of our Church of the Dawn. Legend has it that in the beginning, when this land was first created by the gods, it was once lifeless and had no warm place to rest. The Dawn Goddess was so graceful that the sun gifted her with the gift of warmth and light. She walked across the earth, and grass, flowers, trees, and fruit sprouted from the soil. At her singing, animals crawled out of the soil. Legend has it that she is a kind and friendly goddess who wears a crown made of barley and wheat and is often pregnant. Of course, different churches in different regions have different views on this point, and I don't agree."

"Once upon a time, a village was struck by a drought. The villagers and farmers were destitute, as they could only harvest a little dust. But after they worshipped the Dawn Goddess, the situation immediately changed. Huge cabbages, carrots, apples, and strawberries ripened early, and the pigs and cows grew fat from overfeeding."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Su Li interrupted him hastily. He had no interest in the generous teachings of the Goddess of Dawn, which were full of hope and beauty. He had eaten too much bread in his previous life and died of exhaustion. In this life, he just wanted to enjoy himself: "Get to the point, talk directly about the nature spirit."

"Nature spirits are a special ability of our Church of the Dawn. Unlike other churches, our church doesn't have various sects and knightly orders, but the generous goddess has also given us a divine power. As priests of the church, we can tame and command the nature spirits that represent the domesticated wilderness—the plants, animals, and places that have been domesticated by the Dawn Goddess to serve humans and elves." Su Li frowned and asked, "What are the functions of these nature spirits?"

"Their roles are complex. They are strange, proud, and unyielding, each with its own will. For example, Polevik, the Father of Grain, haunts the eastern provinces of the Empire and the edges of the Elven Forest. He is a hundred stalks of wheat with tiny faces, legs, and arms, and he longs to nourish the soil with blood sacrifices."

Nourishing the soil with blood? This setting seems to be similar to the previous life. The land irrigated with blood will be more fertile.

Su Li was immediately intrigued and asked, "What other natural spirits are there?"

"There's also Madam Logan, a spirit of the hemp plant who lives in the fields where the crops are grown. She looks like a miniature, hairy old woman who fusses over everything. Madam Logan can drive away intruders and unwanted animals by possessing scarecrows."

"The Livestock Master is a Gestalt spirit that dwells within flocks of sheep and goats. It lacks physical form, but can speak through the mouths of animals. It is arrogant and conceited, and becomes frightened when challenged by a stronger personality. However, it possesses the power of hope, bestowed by the Dawn Goddess. If it exists within a herd, the chances of pregnancy increase significantly, and each litter is larger. The reason elves have so many companions, such as elven horses, hippogriffs, white lion giant eagles, and war eagles, is because they can coexist harmoniously with forest spirits."

"Of course, these are the more common nature spirits. There are many more hidden in towering mountains, deep valleys, and dim underground. Even learned scholars have never seen them."

Speaking of which, the owner Su Li remembered something and asked Fandral, "By the way, how are the two tinder rabbits doing now?"

The female of the two tinder rabbits was pregnant, so she did not commit suicide after being put in the cage.

However, when the team arrived at Maleburg, the two rabbits were already in a very depressed mental state. If Fandral had not joined them in the middle of the journey, the two rabbits would have died of depression before giving birth.

Fandral replied with some pride, "The two rabbits are in much better spirits now, under the care of Sister Dawn. However, I still suggest that you, Lord, build a pasture. In addition to grazing your warhorses, cattle, and sheep, perhaps we could raise some more valuable small animals."

"You make sense." Su Li nodded and said, "I will ask the knights' servants to participate in the construction tomorrow."

Repairing stables and pastures for the knights is the duty of the knights' squires. After completing the accommodation today, these squires should start this work tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)