Chapter 56 The Problem of God

Just like the vast majority of commoners in this era (untouchables, in the parlance of the nobles), Norris has a natural fear and trepidation for the nobles, despite the fact that this generation of Viscount Cecil and the high lord who has only become a new lord these days. Wendu was friendly enough, but the habits accumulated over the decades were not so easy to change. He had spent a lot of effort just now to communicate with Heidi normally. At this time, when Gawain arrived, the farmer couldn't help but get nervous again.

But apart from the tension and humility on his face, Gawain saw something different from other commoners in Norris' eyes. At first he didn't realize what it was until half a minute later. Reacted - he didn't see the numbness of most poor people in Norris' face.

He was nervous, timid, humble, and frightened, but he was not numb. There was still a lively brilliance in those deeply sunken eye sockets that had been accumulated with wrinkles due to years of hard work.

No wonder Hetty would find such a farmer to discuss land reclamation. Norris does have the ability to "discuss".

"How is this land?" Gao Wen asked gently.

Norris stretched out three fingers and held up his chest like seedlings in a gesture of prayer: "Eve, the goddess of harvest, blesses this place, I never thought that I could see cultivated land in the Dark Mountains - here's The terrain is flat, water is easy to obtain, the soil is very fertile, and there are not many stones in the soil, so there is no better place to open up wasteland than here. Now that half of the harvest month has passed, it is too late to plant rice, but You can plant sweet wood roots and fire leaf vegetables. After the sweet wood roots spend the winter in the soil, there will be a good harvest next spring. Fire leaf vegetables can be planted next to the sweet wood roots. It grows very well by the fertility of the sweet wood roots. Come on, we can catch a wave of harvest before the foggy moon this year - next spring, the rhizomes of fire-leaf vegetables and the vines of sweetwood roots will be directly rotted in the ground as fertilizer, and then you can plant grains - as long as the rain can keep up, Everyone can have a full stomach."

The sweet wood roots and fire leaf vegetables mentioned by Norris are the crops of this world. In fact, most of the animals and plants that Gawain saw in this world are very different from the home world. Even if the names are the same, the essence is completely different. , he can only use those "ancient memories" stored in his mind to assist in understanding these things. From Norris's answer, he confirmed that the world's agricultural technology is not as bad as he thought at the beginning, at least the farmer in front of him has the ability to mix specific crops to increase yield, and use crops such as roots, stems and leaves to comt waste. Concepts such as rotten into fertilizer and rational utilization of land fertility, although this knowledge is likely to be limited to his own experience summary, fragmented and not formed into a system, but this is enough to show that people in this era are not just sowing seeds and waiting. Rain and wind come and go and rely on the sky to eat.

It is a pity that the memories from Gawain Cecil are not omnipotent. Even the most fierce pioneering heroes are not proficient in everything. In terms of agriculture, Gawain found that he could not fully rely on his own memory bank, so he only You can count on the experts in front of you.

He had a general understanding of the expected yields of several crops, and Norris answered them in turn. At the end, the old farmer added: "These are the yields obtained from the soil's own fertility and some plant fertilizers. And this kind of farming consumes a lot of soil strength, no matter how good the land is, you still have to fallow one round in two to three years, which is actually not too high..."

Gawain frowned, he knew that there was no concept of "chemical fertilizer" in this world, and he had not found the possibility of using local raw materials to produce soil chemical fertilizers - the periodic table of elements might not match, so he asked Dao: "How do you generally increase production and maintain soil strength?"

It was Hetty who answered, "It would be best if you could get in touch with the three goddesses of the fertility goddess—Eve, the goddess of harvest, Flora, the goddess of spring, and Gai, the goddess of the earth and the god of life. Ah, their priests master many divine arts related to the earth and plants.

However, the southern border is desolate and has never been an important food-producing area, so the main temples of the Abundance God System are concentrated in the Holy Spirit Plain in the middle, and with the current state of our territory... I am afraid it is difficult to attract the attention of priests. "

At this time, Knight Philip suddenly said: "There is a small church of the Mother Earth in Tanzania, and the priests there may be able to help? I remember that the territory used to send people to Tanzania every three or five years. Town, ask that priest to bless the land..."

"That priest is going to return to the Mother Earth's headquarters in the Holy Spirit Plain this year to receive the 'revelation', and he won't come back until a year later," Heidi shook his head, "I can't count on it."

Gawain frowned slightly - he didn't expect the question to lead to the gods.

There are many gods and churches in this world. He knows this. Even when he was hanging in the sky, he has seen more than one religious war. Although he watched silent films at that time, the variety of religions Marked and lined with churches and temples, you can tell what's going on just by looking at it. Although this continent has gone through vicissitudes, and even the "dark tide" is a disaster that is almost a shuffling of civilizations, but religion has always accompanied the mortal race like a tangled vine.

Gods are a part of the civilization system of this world.

However, as a traveler, and a traveler who has been hanging in the sky for many years, Gawain has an innate attitude of respect and distance towards gods.

It's not that he is so stubborn that he still firmly denies the existence of gods in such a fantasy world - this world even has magic, his two greats... great-granddaughters can rub big fireballs with their hands, and those gods also have real power. The real magic, even if he wanted to deny the gods, he couldn't deny it.

He just instinctively didn't want to deal with something super-cognitive, super-experiential, super-logical.

He hung in the sky for many years, during which time he saw countless people fighting and killing in the name of gods. Gawain Cecil lived for thirty-five years, and during this period he witnessed the scenes of priests performing magic tricks up close. It is a power completely different from magic - no need to practice spells and magic skills, but instead a devout heart and a strict adherence to various rules and regulations, with this more similar to "self-restraint" behavior and some With certain "spiritual talents", human beings can display superreal powers from the gods.

It is said that all the divine arts and knowledge about gods in the world come from the ancient "eternal stone slab", and that legendary stone slab has been broken and lost after the first development, and now there are only a few in the world called "core sects" "The megachurch of the slate houses scattered fragments of the slate in its headquarters, but despite the fact that the slate has been broken, the knowledge and power of the gods are still in effect to this day.

But Gawain had never seen a real god.

At least not on this continent, in the sky... I don't know if there is any in the sky. After all, I didn't succeed in backstroke back then. Naturally, I am not sure if there is really a white-bearded uncle holding a spotlight in space...

But no matter where the gods lived, Gawain maintained a three-point reverence and seven-point distance from this power that was difficult to explain with logic.

The power of magic can also be studied and interpreted by means of calculation and reasoning. Although it is said to be supernatural, it is actually a natural force that can be analyzed. However, magic requires you to fully believe and dedicate, even to your own. Personality and way of thinking are infinitely close to the "spirituality of God" in order to get a glimpse. This means that if you want to study God, you must first become a believer and hold infinite reverence for God. In this state...how can you study God?

Gawain shook his head and threw all these questions aside. In any case, just because of this poor place, it is difficult to attract the attention of the church now. He looked at Hetty and continued to ask about crops. The problem of increasing production: "If you can't count on the three goddesses of fertility, is there any other way to solve the production problem?"

"The issue of production... To be honest, with the conditions of these lands and the first year's grain provided by His Majesty the King, we are not short of grain," Hetty frowned, "There are only more than 800 people in the territory. Affordable."

"But we can't have only eight hundred people forever. In fact, I'm already planning to increase the population by buying serfs and introducing pioneers." Gawain shook his head, Hetty obviously still couldn't understand the value of people, "The food problem is the fundamental, Sooner or later we will face it.”

Heidi couldn't understand the value of people, but Norris understood the importance of food. He thought about it seriously, and answered boldly: "In addition to magic, another method is to ask Druids for help. Forest Druids The alchemy potions they make can effectively increase food production, and although their potions are less effective than divine spells, they are better at protecting the land. In addition, they usually master some plant-based spells, which are very useful for crop growth. helpful."

Gawain listened, his eyes lit up: He likes this way!

And I heard that Druids make alchemy potions to increase the fertility of the land... Are those so-called alchemy potions the "fertilizer" of this world? Or something similar in efficacy?

In any case, it can be prepared by a fixed method (and possibly mass-produced), can be easily applied, and can produce a relatively stable gain in crop yield. With these conditions, no matter what the essence of the alchemy potion is, Gao Wen decided Call it Fertilizer!

What's more, this "chemical fertilizer" even has the function of protecting the land!

He asked impatiently, "Where can I find the Druid?"

Norris looked at Hetty with some embarrassment, and Hetty frowned slightly: "This is another problem... There are not many druids in human society, and they are usually concentrated in the western region near the Mosswood Forest, while in the south ... They can almost be described as rare creatures. Cecil Land has almost never dealt with druids, and I don't know where to look for them."

Gawain showed a disappointed expression, while Knight Philip said thoughtfully: "But because of inheritance, the relationship between druids and elves is very close, and almost every Druid inheritance can be traced back to elves, including gray elves. And the Silver Spirit..."

The eyes of several people at the scene involuntarily fell on Amber who was behind Gawain, and Amber's pointed ears suddenly trembled.

Gawain's face suddenly collapsed: "Don't make trouble, she can be considered an elf even if she is ashamed of an elf? Which Druid would be so sneaky with her..."

Before Gawain finished speaking, Amber's voice rang out: "Speaking of which... I seem to know a Druid indeed!"

Gawain: "?!"