Chapter 64 The Coming Food Crisis
Chen Cheng, in the conference hall.
As soon as Chen Yang returned to Chen's house, someone told Chen Yang that Chen Xuan had been waiting for him for a long time.
Seeing this, Chen Yang hurried to the conference hall.
"Elder, what happened?" Before entering the door, Chen Yang's voice of inquiry reached the ears of the elders.
"Patriarch, it's like this, all the land suitable for growing food in Chen City has been destroyed!" Chen Xuan said worriedly.
"Destroyed?" Chen Yang wondered, how could this land be destroyed?
He immediately took a sip of the tea, quenched his thirst, wiped his mouth, and then asked, "Can this land be destroyed?"
"I can't tell for a while, Patriarch, you'll know when you come with me."
Immediately, under the leadership of Chen Xuan, the two rushed out of the city in a hurry.
On the way, Chen Yang never asked a question. Taking advantage of the two of them alone, Chen Yang asked, "Elder, do you know that the ancestors of the Chen family have ever appeared bloodline warriors?"
"No, our genealogy has been recorded for three hundred years, not to mention the bloodline warriors, the first time a bloodline warrior appeared, it was the ancestor." Chen Xuan said.
When Chen Yang heard this, his expression was a little embarrassed, "Elder, I have been tested for blood vessels, and the blood vessels qualification is equivalent to the sixth-grade qualification."
"Patriarch, what did you say?" Chen Xuan's eyes widened, "You have blood?"
Chen Yang nodded.
"What the hell is going on?" Chen Xuan was also confused, not to mention the burial of bloodline warriors in his ancestral tomb, and even the servants of bloodline warriors had never been buried.
This master, where did the bloodline come from?
Immediately, Chen Yang informed Chen Xuan of what happened in the prefectural shepherd's mansion, and also told Chen Xuan that he was accepted as an apprentice by the King of Deshun County.
After listening to Chen Yang's words, a light appeared in Chen Xuan's eyes, "Patriarch, this is a good thing.
With the King of Deshun as a backer, even if he can't help us much, it will make other forces jealous. "
"As for the bloodline, I can be sure that it doesn't originate from the Chen family, it should be the lineage of the patriarch's mother."
"According to family records, my sister-in-law's family came to Chencheng a hundred years ago. As for where it came from, it is unclear."
"So, my mother probably knows about this bloodline?" Chen Yang asked.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xuan shook his head, "Enough, my sister-in-law is the only one left in my sister-in-law's family. Your grandmother passed away five years ago."
"That's it." Chen Yang sighed regretfully, and then said: "It doesn't matter where this bloodline comes from, as long as it can make the Chen family stronger, that's fine."
"Patriarch's words are very good." Chen Xuan echoed on the side.
After half an hour's journey, the two finally came to Chen's farm. The collateral clan in charge of the farm was sitting in front of the door with a sad face.
Seeing Chen Yang coming over, he hurriedly stepped forward, "Patriarch, you have come."
"Okay, don't worry, I'll go take a look first." Chen Yang pushed open the door of the farmhouse, and what caught his eye was the pitch-black land.
As for the rice on the land, it has all died. As for Lingmi, it was growing well, and there was no problem.
"What the hell is going on?" Chen Yang walked to the field, broke off a piece of land, put it under his nose and smelled it, but there was no smell, and then he looked at Chen Xuan.
"Patriarch, according to my estimation, our land in Chencheng may have been drained of nutrients. In other words, the nutrients of the rooted part of the rice have been drained." Chen Xuan said.
"I've been sucked dry, how can I see it?" Chen Yang asked.
"Patriarch, please take a look." Chen Xuan pointed to the black land, "This black land is the evidence."
Chen Yang looked at the field again, and then said, "I didn't notice any difference."
"This black land is naturally no different, but what causes the land to turn black is very particular.
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Chen Xuan came to Chen Yang's side, and then continued: "Patriarch, have you ever heard of the magic vine sunflower tree?"
"I have some impressions. It is rumored that the magic vine sunflower seed produced by it has the effect of strengthening the body and improving the eyesight and spirit."
"And the magic vine sunflower seed, who has reached the level of the demon general, contains spiritual energy, which has a certain effect on opening the pulse." Chen Yang told Chen Xuan everything he knew.
"What the owner said is true. As a tree-type monster, the magic vine sunflower tree has all kinds of magic. But to maintain this kind of magic, it needs a huge amount of nutrients."
"Old Ancestor once saw a magic vine sunflower tree with his own eyes. The place where it grew, no grass grew, and the land was pitch black."
"According to the explanation of the Imperial Beast Sect, the magic vine sunflower tree of the demon general level can absorb all the nutrients in a radius of 100 meters."
"This is because of the help of spiritual energy. If you cannot absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, I am afraid that the nutrients within a ten-mile radius will be absorbed by it."
When Chen Xuan said this, he grabbed a handful of black soil and said, "The soil that has absorbed its nutrients will appear pitch black."
Chen Yang sighed in his heart that in his previous life, black soil was synonymous with fertility. But here, it has become a soil without a trace of nutrients.
But this is not important, for now, it is to deal with this matter. If the trouble is not good, the famine that Dagan has never experienced, I am afraid that it will come to Chencheng.
Immediately, Chen Yang looked at Chen Xuan: "Elder, the entire city of Chen has been destroyed by the magic vine sunflower tree?"
"That's right." Chen Xuan nodded solemnly.
"What about the external situation?" Chen Yang frowned. If the other cities were not destroyed, it would be good to say that the impact on Chen Cheng would not be too great.
"The details are not clear, but the surrounding cities are basically the same as Chen City. I estimate that this demon wave must have dispatched many magic vines and sunflower trees."
"If the trouble is bad, the entire Nanyang County is in a famine."
"Alas." Chen Yang sighed, "It's not just Nanyang, this demon wave has spread to the entire Jiangzhou."
"If a large number of magic vines and sunflower trees are really dispatched, the entire Jiangzhou will be plunged into famine."
"Then what should we do?" Chen Xuan was a little anxious, "We just passed the demon tide, and we need time to develop."
"Don't worry about it beforehand, the royal family must have a strategy to deal with it. Besides, there is no famine in other states, and there will be merchants coming to sell grain at that time." Chen Yang comforted.
It's just that Chen Yang's heart is a little unstable. Businessmen are looking for profits. At that time, the price of grain may be fired.
Moreover, the grain of other states is basically enough to supply their own state, and there is not necessarily much grain that can be sent to Jiangzhou.
After thinking about it, if you want a solution, you can only start from the ground.
Thinking of this, Chen Yang looked at Chen Xuan, "Elder, if there are nutrients from outside, can this black land grow food?"
"You mean... fertilizer?"
Chen Xuan clapped his hands, "You can try this, after all, the Lingmi is still intact. That means that if there is nutrients, the rice may not be unable to grow."