The Knight of Light plants the sun in the eternal night.

Chapter 114 The Misunderstanding of the Foxtail Grass

Knights were training, serfs were working, and the swamp manor, even in the sweltering summer heat, continued its development.

Three kilns billowed thick black smoke, shooting straight into the dark sky.

The once clearly visible starry sky is now difficult to see clearly since the brick kiln started firing bricks; this is the price of development.

Batch after batch of red bricks were neatly piled up on the open ground.

Serfs came to carry bricks to the fortified village construction site. With the addition of red bricks, the construction of the fortified village site progressed rapidly. The stonemasons especially liked red bricks, as it was very easy to build foundations and walls with them.

It's much simpler than pebbles.

However, the expansion project on this side of the castle was still carried out using cobblestones, which are more durable than fragile red bricks.

The roads around the castle are also paved with small cobblestones.

As for the fortified village and the roads outside it, they were all replaced with red bricks, and the spring-eye magic crystal field was also built with red bricks.

As the fortresses were gradually completed, the number of tents on the castle lawn decreased, and the serfs moved into their new homes, living in spacious and bright houses, praising Merio and the fluorescent mushroom family all day long.

After the tents were removed, the two gardeners, Rauff and Claire, had to work hard, leading people to plant grass every day.

The lawn, which had been trampled bare by the serfs, was to be restored to a lush green meadow.

It can be said.

The once chaotic fortified villages and castles are now becoming increasingly orderly.

After the serfs moved into their new homes, the castle stopped providing black bread directly and instead supplied flour, allowing the serfs to bake their own bread in the already-operating bakeries, thus separating the chaotic relationship between the territory and the manor.

From now on, Sunflower Castle will serve only Leo.

"It's getting better and better, Mr. Dirk." Leo said with a smile as he looked at the well-organized fortress after returning from training with the Knights squad.

Butler Dirk replied with satisfaction, "Yes, it's truly a blessing to see Swamp Manor improve day by day. We thank the Holy Light for blessing the Glowing Mushroom family."

It's almost noon.

The sun mark on Leo's palm was activated, successfully triggering a flower language event, but he wasn't particularly excited about it.

The symbolic meaning of flowers in the Swamp Manor is no longer valuable.

This time, the warmth guided him to the Spring Crystal Field. Leo walked on the newly paved broken brick road. The brick kiln had fired too many waste bricks in the early stages, all of which became fragile and were eventually used to pave the road. It felt very comfortable underfoot.

Upon arriving at the field, I discovered that what triggered the flower language was actually the bare foxtail grass plant that had been planted just last night.

"Huh, so diligent?"

Leo touched the foxtail grass with delight, his voice still carrying that wild, calling voice: "Being misunderstood is a kind of pain; this is probably the price of pursuing freedom. Only my, my, my, my grass seeds can attract the holy light!"

The voice used a series of "I"s for emphasis.

Leo instantly understood: "Oh, I misunderstood. Only the seeds of this foxtail grass can enhance the meditation effect. It is a unique species and cannot be retained in offspring."

Having understood this, Leo no longer hesitated.

They summoned a trainee pastor, who replanted the foxtail grass stalks into the flowerpot, and carried the flowerpot back to Sunflower Castle.

The bare foxtail grass was placed next to the bed in the master bedroom.

Before going to bed that night, as he prepared to meditate, he carefully picked off each tiny grass seed and swallowed it whole.

I didn't feel anything, just the fragrance of grass.

After a short while, I entered a meditative state.

"Huh!"

Leo was surprised. He really felt it. His meditation speed had increased significantly compared to usual. After careful observation, he realized that it had increased by at least 100%.

When his meditation ended, he smiled slightly: "Not bad, I've improved again. Now I should be able to cast Holy Light four times a day—the seeds of the foxtail grass are really effective, doubling my meditation speed."

and.

These are the first seeds of the bare foxtail grass. Based on the general characteristics of bare foxtail grass, it can induce at least three or four more flowering and fruiting cycles.

In other words, Leo still has more foxtail grass seeds to eat.

"Although it can't compare to the value of being able to reproduce, it's still a huge help to me." He was slightly disappointed that the grass seeds were single-use and couldn't be saved for widespread propagation.

He thought of more similar light plants.

The Fly Umbrella Light Plant can awaken Holy Light Battle Aura, the Sunflower Light Plant can rapidly increase Battle Aura, and the Foxtail Grass Light Plant can accelerate meditation.

"If I didn't have the mark of the sun that can trigger the language of flowers, these plants with magical effects would either wither naturally or be eaten by wild beasts, and would probably be hard to find—I guess I'm just making use of waste."

2

Over the next few days, Raof and Claire took turns providing Holy Light to the Foxtail Grass Light Plant.

The foxtail grass was successfully defoliated, and then produced three more crops of seeds.

Leo continued to consume the seeds, and his meditation speed more than doubled. In other words, the foxtail grass seeds helped him increase his meditation speed by three times, or four times its original speed.

Leo now feels that his talent for meditation can be considered mediocre.

He originally did not have the talent of Holy Light elemental affinity; it was the oak tree that sent him the elven insects to help him acquire the talent.

However, this talent, forcibly acquired through a contract, is clearly very weak. So much so that after several months, Leo's progress in meditation remains poor, even lagging behind that of the apprentice priests who do not have contracted spirit insects.

Eating foxtail grass seeds finally helped make up for some of the gap.

"It's a pity that the foxtail grass can no longer produce seeds. My affinity for the Holy Light element is still not good enough. Without a special opportunity, I'm afraid I still don't have the potential to advance to a 2nd-level bishop. Fortunately, I have the mark of the sun."

Leo smiled, not disappointed at all, but instead filled with eager anticipation for the future.

So what if you're not a genius?

The heights he will reach in the future will be unmatched by any genius.

By mid-August, Vanessa, who had been too shy to come over, finally appeared one afternoon.

The two rode the crocodile away from the swamp manor and into the silent wilderness.

After a passionate embrace, Vanessa was still shy and wanted to run away, but Leo grabbed her and unleashed his ultimate move: "Vanessa, I might have to go to the battlefield."

"What?" Vanessa was indeed stunned. "You're going to the battlefield, Leo?"

"Yes," Leo said gravely. "The border kingdom has violated our northern border, and the nobles are outraged and determined to retaliate. Of course, the main reason is also that peace has lasted too long, and everyone needs military merit."

"Yes, peace has lasted too long, and the knights are all thinking about going to the battlefield." Vanessa's face was full of worry.

In her opinion, Leo was still too weak.

He's only a Tier 1 Knight.

On the battlefield, they would only be cannon fodder; even with their own knight squad, they would be nothing special.

When faced with a great battle between knightly orders, a small knightly squad was simply too insignificant.

"I am the second son of the family, and the family needs me to go to the battlefield to inspire the knights to fight to the death. This is a responsibility I cannot escape," Leo said. "And I will not run away from it. I also need battle merits to advance."

"But, Leo, you—" Vanessa said shyly.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful. As a knight, I can't shirk my responsibilities," Leo said righteously.

Vanessa's gaze hardened. "Leo, take me with you. I'll protect you!"