Chapter 304 Small Town Agriculture

Putting away the tamer's horn, Yang Yi left the Beast Valley and went to the gravel pit, which was also located in the north of Ratchet Town.

The gravel pit was under the cliff, and the huge thorn vines that grew vigorously had covered the gravel pit tightly. The vines kept climbing up along the cliff, which was a rare green scenery in Ratchet Town.

Under the thorn vines was a natural mushroom field. Under the guidance of the steel-bristled boar man, the fishmen in Ratchet Town tried to grow various mushrooms here.

The mushroom field was covered with thick ragweed and some wild thorn root grass, and level 2 [Red Spot Mushroom] and level 3 [Porous Mushroom] were scattered among them. They were all edible mushrooms.

Occasionally, there would be [Poison Cap Mushroom] mixed in, and they had to be carefully picked out one by one when harvesting mushrooms. The fishmen laborers were often lazy when working, so there were often unlucky fishmen who had diarrhea for several days because of eating this kind of mushroom by mistake.

In the hidden corner under the vines, there are two large wooden racks, each with several logs, and colorful mushrooms growing on the logs.

Although these mushrooms look good, they actually contain highly toxic [chronic toxins] and [withering toxins], which are the source of the plague spread by the wild boar shaman.

The most numerous mushrooms in the gravel pit are [red-spotted mushrooms]. This edible mushroom is one of the staple foods of the steel-bristled wild boars and is also the main mushroom variety cultivated in Ratchet Town.

Mushrooms have high requirements for the growth environment. Temperature, moisture, air, light, etc. are indispensable. If you are not careful, the yield will be reduced.

The red-spotted mushrooms in Ratchet Town have been raised for several crops, but there are still some crops that are not harvested, and the harvest is sometimes good and sometimes bad.

The method of mushroom cultivation was taught by the steel-bristled wild boars to the fishmen in the town. They taught the fishmen to grow one crop and then left.

After the wild boars left, the mushroom cultivation in Ratchet Town could only rely on the fishmen to explore on their own.

Yang Yi walked through the mottled light and shadow under the thorny vines and came to the deepest cliff.

A cave entrance that can accommodate several people at the same time appeared under the cliff. Inside the cave entrance was a cave dug by the dog-headed slaves.

The dog-headed people are indeed a race with a talent for digging. Under the whip of the patrolling fishmen, the dog-headed slaves have dug out dozens of underground passages underground.

These passages crisscross and form a huge underground network.

The purpose of digging caves in Ratchet Town is to plant red leaf potatoes. This plant has a very strange habit and likes to grow in damp and dim caves.

Digging caves to plant red leaf potatoes was a temporary decision made by Yang Yi.

He saw that the mushroom harvest was poor at the time, and heard that the steel-brisled wild boars not only planted mushrooms, but also dug caves to plant potatoes, so he also asked the fishmen in the town to try to plant a kind of red leaf potato.

Unexpectedly, the east was not bright, and the west was bright. More and more red leaf potatoes were planted, and the harvest was getting better and better.

This time is the harvest time for red leaf potatoes. The fishmen dug out all the grown red leaf potatoes and piled them under the cliff.

The red leaf potatoes piled up into a small hill. The harvest this time was visibly doubled.

Yang Yi looked at the hill of red leaf potatoes and praised the fishmen farmer who was responsible for raising red leaf potatoes. The fishmen farmer was so excited that he couldn't close his mouth.

This fishman farmer was a black fin fishman. He was highly recommended by the first fishman farmer in Ratchet Town, Qinlao·Ratchet Farmer.

Yang Yi followed the advice and made this fishman the person in charge of red leaf potato planting.

This fishman was also one of the few fishmen who were promoted to the farmer profession after Qinlao. With Qinlao, the fishman farmer, taking the lead and setting an example, the training of fishmen farmers in Ratchet Town finally began to improve slowly.

Yang Yi always cared about the fishmen farmers. He specially observed the fishman who was responsible for the planting of red leaf potatoes.

[Name]: Blackfin Murloc Farmer

[Qualification]: D

[Level]: Level 1 Murloc Farmer, Level 3 Murloc Hunter

[Race]: Blackfin Murloc

[Gender]: Female

[Abilities]: Life (Farming 3/10), Knowledge (Red Leaf Potato 11/20, Magic Seaweed 23/30)

[Specialties]: Frugal, Smart

[Alignment]: Ratchet Village

“Well, this Murloc farmer is a female Murloc. No wonder Diligent was so enthusiastic when he recommended her. There must be an affair.”

“This Murloc also has the specialty of ‘Frugality’. One is ‘Diligent’ and the other is ‘Frugal’. They are a perfect match. A happy family of Murlocs.”

Yang Yi quickly guessed the ambiguous atmosphere.

Although this female Murloc is a blackfin Murloc, she has been promoted to a life professional. It is in line with Yang Yi’s policy to be paired with Diligent, so he is also happy to see it happen.

In the information of this fishman farmer, Yang Yi also noticed a special ability of hers: knowledge (magic seaweed 23/30).

"Do you know how to grow magic seaweed?" Yang Yi asked.

The blackfin fishman farmer shook her head and said, "When I was in the Blackfin Clan, I was often sent to the sea to collect magic seaweed. I have tried to grow magic seaweed many times, but none of them succeeded."

"So I did planting when I was in the Blackfin Clan. No wonder I was promoted to a fishman farmer in such a short time in Ratchet Town."

"So, the magic seaweed used by the Blackfin Clan on the Sea Oath Altar was collected in the sea. What are the growth habits of magic seaweed and how is it different from ordinary seaweed?" Yang Yi asked.

"Mayor, from what I've observed, magic seaweed can only be found in the depths of the trench, and usually grows near the remains of large creatures after they die." The blackfin murloc farmer answered.

"Why can magic seaweed be used on the sea oath altar to summon the sea giant Dagun?" Yang Yi had long had a question in his mind.

"When magic seaweed grows rapidly, it will trigger special magic fluctuations. Mages or magic props that are sensitive to magic can sense this fluctuation from a long distance. I don't know why the sea giant Dagun is attracted, maybe he can also sense magic fluctuations." The blackfin murloc farmer answered.

"I see." Yang Yi nodded, "Magic seaweed is a good thing. There is also a large trench in the Thorntooth Bay. This trench extends to the vicinity of the Tidus Stairs and is bottomless. You can teach other murloc hunters when you have time." Yang Yi said.

"Yes, Mayor."

The mayor spoke, and the blackfin murloc farmer naturally had no reason to refuse.

"Mayor, I found that there are more and more digging rats in the gravel pit. These little creatures have very sharp noses. They are already eating red leaf potatoes underground before they are ripe. Especially after the harvest, the red leaf potatoes are piled together, and they steal a lot of them every day. These red leaf potatoes are hard-earned, and they are the food of the town's fishmen. It is a pity to waste them like this." The black fin fishman farmer said with great regret.

Hearing that the black fin fishman farmer was worried about food waste, Yang Yi felt very relieved. He was worthy of being a fishman with the specialty of "thrift".

"In the future, before each red leaf potato harvest, the town will organize a rat extermination operation to minimize rat damage."

"Let the town's construction workers build a large warehouse here to store the harvested red leaf potatoes in time to avoid waste. The same is true for mushroom cultivation, which also needs a warehouse."

"Also, the harvest of red leaf potatoes is good, but it is still not enough. Let the dog-headed slaves continue to dig underground to expand the scale of red leaf potato cultivation." Yang Yi said.

Benbolba wrote them down one by one.

The harvest of red leaf potatoes became Yang Yi's pleasant surprise. Ground potatoes are more suitable as staple food than mushrooms. If the scale of red leaf potatoes can be expanded, it can provide another guarantee for the food supply of Ratchet Town.

Leaving the gravel pit, Yang Yi continued to patrol the east of Ratchet Town.

After leaving the earthen wall on the east side of Ratchet Town, what came into view was the red land with flying sand and a large area of ​​newly reclaimed farmland.

The newly reclaimed farmland is mainly concentrated near Ratchet Town so that the fighting fishmen in the town can arrive in time when danger occurs.

Not far away, Gulu Ratchet Builder was supervising a group of fishmen builders and fishmen laborers in reclaiming farmland.

Gulu held a long whip and rushed back and forth to drive the lazy fishmen laborers back to continue working, urging them to assist the fishmen builders to build today's share of farmland.

Gulu felt bitter.

As a level 5 builder, Gulu is one of the oldest and highest-level builders in Ratchet Town.

Originally, Gulu had a good life. Not only was he named by the mayor, but he was also favored by the female fishmen in the town. Because of his construction ability, Gulu had so many coins that he could not spend them all. He ate and ate a lot every day, showed off everywhere, and was very happy.

Gulu never expected that such a good life would suddenly end one day.

That day, the mayor patted him on the shoulder and solemnly gave him an important task - to build 10,000 acres of farmland within half a year.

Encouraged by the mayor's eyes, "I am very optimistic about you", Gulu took the task with a stiff upper lip.

Gulu never expected that this task was so difficult and almost impossible to complete under the current situation.

This made Gulu so worried that he even lost his appetite for food.

Yang Yi rode over on a big turtle and found that the progress of the farmland was seriously lagging behind.

"Gulu, the number of farmlands built is a bit small." Yang Yi said.

When Gulu heard this, he rushed to the big turtle with tears in his eyes and cried bitterly while holding one of the big turtle's feet.

"Mayor, it's not that Gulu doesn't want to, but Gulu can't do it, wuwuwu..." Gulu cried bitterly.

Yang Yi looked at Gulu. The fat belly of this glutton fishman had disappeared, and the shiny fish scales had lost their luster and became dry.

It seems that Gulu was not lazy. He worked hard for this farmland construction task. It seems that this task is a bit difficult for him.

"If you have any problems, come up and tell me. I will make the decision for you." Yang Yi said.

"Mayor, wuwuwu..." Gulu sobbed for a while before stopping. "The land is too dry. There was a sandstorm some time ago. The fishmen don't want to work. Several batches of fishmen have run away."

"Don't worry, I will find a way for you." Yang Yi comforted Gulu, who was crying, "So far, how much farmland has been completed?"

"Wu, after these farmlands were built today, it just reached 1,000 acres of farmland." Gulu replied.

Compared with the task of 10,000 mu of farmland, 1,000 mu only achieved one tenth of the amount, which is indeed far behind.

"Don't worry, I will ask the deputy mayor to send more fishmen to work, and the progress of farmland construction cannot be delayed." Yang Yi said.

As soon as Yang Yi arrived, he saw the whip in Guru's hand. He also knew that fishmen like to slack off when working, but whipping alone cannot solve the problem.

The barren land is hot and dry, and with the scorching sun, it is difficult for fishmen to work for a long time under such conditions.

We must find a way to improve the conditions for the fishmen so that they can work hard.

The first solution Yang Yi thought of was to solve the problem of water sources.

As long as there is water, the fishmen's skin can remain moist and can resist the invasion of dry heat to a great extent.