Chapter 986 Cassava Is Good, One Person Can Feed Ten People

The rain stopped, and the small-scale elite marched extremely fast. Black Wolf Toltek led two hundred personal guards and ran for four to fifty miles along the coast of Baisha, and finally arrived at the river and lake where the exploration fleet had been hiding when the sun was setting.

Everyone looked from a distance, the golden red lake reflected the light of the setting sun, and the tall reeds grew densely along the river. On the clear lake, instead of flying birds, you can even see sea turtles lying flat. They float on the water, like rocks in the lake, leisurely, calm and serene.

Black Wolf Toltek stood by the river, looking at the flat lake connected to the river. The scene in front of him was so peaceful that it was hard for him to imagine the once fierce water battle and desperate fight. Tropical rivers, lakes and jungles are always so vibrant, they will devour all flesh and blood, not even leaving dead bones, and use life to erase death.

"Praise the Lord God! It's really a natural naval inner harbor!...Chu Chute, what's the name of this lake connected to the sea by a river?"

"Uh, respectful leader of the black wolf!... There are not many fish in this lake, but there are quite a few big turtles... The local villagers call it, er, Big Turtle Lake!..."

"What? Big Turtle Lake?"

Hei Lang narrowed his eyes, looked at the leisurely big turtle on the lake, and grinned, showing his sharp teeth.

"Uta!"

"Yes, boss!"

"Go! Bring someone to get some big turtles! Tonight, we will camp here and have a meal of roasted big turtles!..."

"Yes! Boss!"

Hei Lang gave a few simple instructions and arranged for camping tonight. Then, he looked towards the end of the line, and a lean and simple Prepecha warrior asked.

"Orange yellow fish! Where is the cassava field that old man Qi planted at that time?"

"Uh, Black Wolf...it's this lake, it's in this area! It's just where it is...At that time, it was mainly grown by Captain Qi alone, and it was less than two acres...I can't remember!..."

The skinny yellow fish rubbed its head, staring blankly at the wide lake and the tall reeds for a long time. He was one of the last sixteen people who came back from the Cuban exploration fleet, and for this reason he was honored as a military nobleman by Shulot. Now that he returned to the lake where bloody fights had been, he had both unspeakable emotion and a little bit of bewilderment in his eyes.

"Boss, why don't we look for it? The leaves of this thing are very wide, like the palm of your hand. The height is not low, and clumps of them shoot up..."

"What?! It's such a big area, along a circle of thirty miles around the lake, and the reeds are so high! When will we find this?!"

Hei Lang frowned, looked at the leader Chu Chute, and ordered.

"Go! Go to the nearest village and call all the local hunters and fishermen! First ask them if they know..."

The summer sun sets later. Before the last sun set, the hunters from the nearby villages finally obeyed and came. When he heard the plant described by the yellow fish, the village hunter was surprised for a moment, and suddenly shouted loudly.

"Ah! Gods! I know!...It's the Undead Grass! Eating the Undead Grass can kill people!...I know where it is, and I'll take you there!"

After some twists and turns, everyone finally found the cassava field among the reeds in the lake bay. After a year of wind and rain, the traces of the fields have long since disappeared. And clumps of cassava grow densely together, even without the care of farmers, they are still growing vigorously.

"Lord God bless! Is this small tree the same as ripe cassava?"

The sky was dark, Hei Lang held up the torch, stared at the cassava bushes in front of him, and estimated the height. Most of the grown cassava is more than half a person tall, and the stalks are very thick. Under the advantage of the height of cassava, there are almost no weeds in this cassava bush. Compared with the most common corn, pumpkin and kidney beans in the alliance, this "new" crop is obviously easy to grow and easy to live in.

"Tsk tsk! This is what His Highness said, the god-blessed crops with a yield of five or six hundred catties per mu? ...It is said that it has the divinity of death and the vitality of the earth. It must be peeled before it can be eaten..."

Hei Lang stroked his chin and looked at the robust cassava bushes for a while. Afterwards, he looked at the military nobleman Yellow Fish and asked.

"Orange yellow croaker, I remember this thing is quite troublesome, how do I eat it?"

"Uh...Boss, Captain Qi made up a new ballad, it's about cassava, it's easy to remember!"

Hearing this, the yellow crocodile cleared his throat, imitating the accent of the old militiaman, and began to sing in a spirited manner.

"Cassava, it's good. One person can feed ten people! It's good, but it's not good. It's born with dead human skin, and if you eat it casually, it will kill a bird!..."

"Lord God, bestow upon you a treasure. Dig out the thick and long roots! Peel off the skin, cut into pieces, soak in water to dissipate the poison, and wait overnight to eat birds!..."

"After soaking in water, boil it, and make it into a paste that is delicious to eat. Dry it, grind it into powder, bake it into cakes and store it for a long time. The Lord God bless Your Highness!...Hey! The Lord God bless Your Highness!...Cassava, it is good, one person can grow enough for ten people..."

Heilang Toltek's eyelids twitched when he heard the cacophony-like piercing and looping ballad of the yellow fish, but the sound was magical and unforgettable. He was silent for a while, then shook his head and stopped talking.

"Okay! Stop singing! My head hurts! Miku, go, bring some people, dig some cassava roots for me, remove the skins and soak them in water... Tomorrow morning, I want to taste for myself, this divinely blessed crop that His Highness values, what does it taste like!"

"Yes, boss! . . . "

"Boss Black Wolf, I'll go help too, I know this well!..."

"Orange yellow fish, don't worry!"

Black Wolf Toltek shook his head. He stretched out his big hand, held down the skinny yellow croaker, and asked seriously.

"The Lord God testifies! This piece of cassava doesn't look like much... How many acres can be expanded?!"

"Boss Heilang, these cassavas have all grown up, and the stems can be cut off and planted again...One cassava, it is no problem to cut out a dozen or so stems. The cassava field of about two acres...can be expanded to twenty acres no matter what!"

"Twenty acres? So little?..."

"Bless the Lord God! It's quite a lot! It's not as good as corn! ... In another year, there will be at least two hundred acres! ..."

"Hey! Really!"

Hei Lang opened his eyes wide and tried his best to do the math with his fingers. Only then did he complete the multiplication of ten times. He pondered for a moment, staring at the yellow fish's eyes, looking straight at the other side's hair.

"Uh! Chief Black Wolf?..."

"Oil yellow fish, Your Highness gave me a royal order to expand cassava planting and popularize this high-yield new crop..."

The black wolf Toltek looked at the yellow fish with a piercing expression, and ordered decisively.

"Witness of the Lord God! You are good! You know how to do the work! This task of expanding cassava planting is estimated to take many years, so I will leave it to you!..."

"Ah! I... leave it to me?! But, I'm alone..."

"Ha! As for the lack of manpower, I will let you choose the tribal fighters and militiamen recruited by the legion!..."

Hei Lang waved his hand, patted the yellow fish on the shoulder heavily, and generously offered him a reward.

"It's right here, by the big turtle lake! I'll set up a small tribal flag team, dispatch four hundred people, and hand it over to you! And this big lake, which is thirty miles away, will also be handed over to you!...Well, a tribalman can plant at least five acres, and four hundred people is two thousand acres?...Then it can be planted for at least two years!..."

"Oil yellow fish, God's witness! I'll give you two years to plant 2,000 acres of cassava! If you do well, I'll promote you to another level and build you a banner team of 4,000 people dedicated to growing cassava! I've already thought of the name of the team, it's called the cassava banner!..."

"But! If you don't do well..."

The black wolf Toltek narrowed his eyes, stared at the yellow fish coldly, and grinned again, showing his sharp teeth.

"The Lord God testifies! Then His Highness and I will be very angry!"

"Ah! Ah this?... Well planted, in charge of a big flag team? Cassava flag? ... Poorly planted, uh..."

The yellow croaker stood in a daze for a moment, then shivered suddenly. He respectfully knelt down to accept the order and shouted loudly.

"Yes, the Lord God blesses you! Chief Heilang, I will definitely plant the cassava fields for the sake of the Lord God, His Highness, and your orders!..."

"Very good! It should be so energetic!..."

Holding the torch, Black Wolf Toltek nodded in satisfaction. Afterwards, he turned around, turned his back to the lush cassava field, looked at the hidden darkness to the west, and whispered to himself leisurely.

"Actually! It's the most suitable job to hand over to old man Qi! However, he should be in Yunshe Mountain City..."

"Lord God bless! Count the time, the never-falling Cloud Snake Mountain City, must be falling soon!..."

The long wind blows thousands of miles westward, darkness also shrouds the mountain city, and there are sporadic drizzles. Under the rain in the mountain city, groups of silent guard warriors were climbing along the steep mountain road. And not far above their heads, the back village of Yunshe Mountain City had quietly opened the door.