In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 53 The Lost and Found Eye of God

Dolly stayed at Rod's house for several days.

During the day.

She followed Rod to the experimental field, carefully observing Rod's novel farming methods.

Unlike the standard three-step process of watering, burying seeds, and spreading fertile soil that is commonly used in Sumeru today, this is different.

Rhodes pays close attention to the depth when planting.

He will bury some seeds deeper and some seeds shallower.

Furthermore, he was a hybrid, switching to a different crop at regular intervals, unlike the Sumeru people who planted only one crop in one plot of land.

"As expected, the bounty of abundance was not used."

Having witnessed Rod's traditional practice of simply adding soil, fertilizer, and water after burying the seeds, Dolly thoughtfully noted down another point.

Besides.

There's another difference.

That is, Rhodes would regularly sprinkle some chopped fruits and vegetables at a fixed location in the experimental field.

These were all cut by Cole during the day; Dolly saw her preparing them.

At that time, I didn't understand why Colech was doing these things.

Now I understand.

Feed the grass slime.

It's clear that Rhodes is indeed carrying out the plan according to the document.

There are some discrepancies.

But most of the steps were the same as those in the plan.

After observing the crops in the field.

Dolly also went to see the sandy breeding grounds for quicksand eels.

However, there's not much to see on this piece of land.

Sand eels usually hide underground and rarely show their heads.

In addition, it wasn't feeding time when she went there.

So we can't tell anything for now.

The facility where Rod's family raises mushroom pigs and mushroom chickens has also been put into use.

The feed is very simple.

Same as feeding grass slimes.

Just prepare a larger quantity each day.

Dolly didn't mind getting dirty and stood outside the circle watching Rhodes busy himself.

Only after Rod finished his work did she frown and say, "These things will be terrified when a sandstorm comes."

In the desert.

Animal husbandry is a very luxurious thing.

The biggest reason is sandstorms.

Adult mushroom pigs are fine; they are quite brave and adaptable. However, the young ones are timid and easily frightened to death, requiring careful care.

Mushrooms are the real problem.

These poultry, which are raised in large numbers in rainforest areas, have a hard time surviving in desert areas.

They're quite bold, aren't they?

The problem is that if mushroom pheasants are subjected to continuous sound stimulation, they will die from stress.

Sandstorms typically last for one or two hours.

This is exactly the kind of weather that mushrooms fear most.

While at Kavan Station, Dolly wanted to ask Rhodes how to solve the problem of mushroom pigs and mushroom chickens being easily frightened to death.

She had initially thought that Rhodes must have taken precautions in advance.

But look at it now.

This guy clearly didn't do anything; he was raising these two kinds of livestock using the same methods as the rainforest people.

This made Dolly uneasy.

After these few days of contact.

She was quite certain that Rod was a cautious and thorough person. With such a character, how could he not know the taboos of raising mushroom pigs and mushroom chickens, and then make such a basic mistake?

Regarding Dolly's question.

Rod chuckled: "Tinari taught me a very good method."

talking.

He then pointed to several wooden boxes in the corner and showed them to Dolly: "Look, these are the things inside."

Dolly looked in that direction.

"Wind turbine?"

"You want this to raise them?"

When Rod placed the order, he did order several wind turbines. At the time, Dolly didn't think about it and didn't ask why.

then.

Rod explained, "The enclosure is fully enclosed, with soundproofing materials. Air circulation is handled by fans, so all that's needed is regular cleaning and feeding. There's no need to worry about sandstorms at all."

Fully enclosed rearing?

Even Dolly, who was well-traveled and knowledgeable, showed a hint of surprise.

The way livestock were raised in Sumeru was by open-air grazing.

This is the first time I've ever heard of a fully enclosed breeding method.

"This is another piece of advice from that Tinari?"

Dolly asked curiously.

"Do not."

"This was my own idea."

Rod smiled confidently, but said, "I'm not sure if this method of raising them will actually work, I'm just giving it a try~"

"Your own idea?"

Dolly wasn't very convinced.

But looking at the strange and unusual things and rules in Rhodes' house, she felt that what Rhodes said must be true.

Unlike the previous bad impression.

Overall, Rod's current impression on Dolly is...

Just two words.

Phantom.

A weirdo who's strange everywhere.

Rod's family has many strange rules.

For example, water must be boiled before drinking, fingernails must be trimmed when they grow long, rooms must be ventilated regularly, and raw and cooked meat must be handled separately when cooking, etc.

Some of the rules also apply to wealthy families like Dolly's.

But there were some rules that even Dolly had never seen before!

Rhodes answered all of his questions.

He will carefully explain why a certain rule is established whenever asked.

They all sound reasonable and well-founded.

Dolly had nothing to argue with, and after memorizing the rules, she diligently followed Rod's instructions.

A few days down.

They've actually gotten used to living under such rules.

Besides these strange rules I've never seen before.

Dolly was also very interested in Cole's study plan.

This is also a different way of learning from Sumeru.

Needless to say, the rainforest area...

It's all virtual terminals; where can you find a normal textbook to learn from?

This kind of learning method has never been seen before in desert areas.

The level of knowledge here is already very low, and most desert people have little interest in learning. They are only forced to learn by the tribal elders.

I've never heard of anyone in other countries using flashcards, game-like exercises, or even illustrations in these exercises, though the drawings are rather ugly.

The Teyvat common language is not worth mentioning; at most, the teaching method is a bit novel.

What truly surprised Dolly was...

Rhodes taught Cole arithmetic using a type of number he had never seen before.

This method of using only ten counting symbols, supplemented by a few other mathematical symbols that I had never seen before, was able to easily solve various mathematical problems in the book.