From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 141 Crops and Toulon Mission (Three in One)

The seeds stolen from the Hornhoof tribe were given to two witch doctors for research.

They had no idea how this crop was grown or what it could grow, so they just followed the pattern of planting trees, dug a hole, poured some water and buried a few of them.

"Why does this thing look more like grass to me than a tree?" a witch doctor said as he looked at the product in front of him.

"Perhaps, we should start from a more fundamental place." Another witch doctor answered helplessly, picking his head.

"Okay, I'll apply for a microscopy room. It should be approved."

"Well, there have been a lot of vacancies in the microscopy room recently, and the dictator attaches great importance to this project, so there should be no problem."

After the two witch doctors discussed it, they immediately returned to their newly built temporary office nearby and began to write application forms and periodic summary reports.

After having paper, the Rune Council put forward the requirement of "frequent summary and frequent communication" for each research, allowing researchers such as witch doctors and apprentices to diligently record their failures and thinking processes.

This report and application, as well as the accompanying samples, were quickly sent to the scientific research resource allocation section co-managed by the academic conference and the executive government. After the apprentice on duty got it, he was ready to send them to Nesta as soon as possible according to the requirements of the memorandum.

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When the apprentice took the materials and samples to find the area where Nesta was, he was still simulating a wolf-killing mission with the witch doctors of the assault team in the newly dug "imitation wolf cave".

Kilometers, this is the height of the sudden rise here. When the team arrived at it, there was no grass at all;

Viewed from here, the dozen or so smoking lonely peaks standing on top of it appear to be more and more crowded, and the inexplicable sounds have become a little clearer, as if they are the roars of some kind of creature.

Unfortunately, the effect of the totem seems to be hindered by the thick mountain walls, and the monitoring range is much weaker than on the flat ground, so in the end they still have to actually go up to conduct effective detection.

"It's a pity that we haven't figured out their number. The only thing we know is that there seems to be their city in the entire Black Forest. If the scale is the same as the one we visited or even slightly smaller, it will become a terrifying war beast.

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"In terms of culture, although they hide it very well, some subtleties can still reflect an 'obtrusiveness'. Especially the 'Gladiator Dance', which is obviously a dance with no foundation, but it can still be regarded as

It is used to present it to the envoys for observation."

In this way, you don’t have to worry about the seeds stolen by Funa being used up, and you can have free rein.

When the microscope room was coordinated the next day, they shifted their main energy there and began to conduct more detailed research on this crop.

"Forehead"

The apprentice's voice passed through the various acupuncture points and finally reached Nesta's ears. Although he didn't know what it was, he still stopped what he was doing and said to the other dozen witch doctors,

The mission stayed in the tribe for about a month, and all the witch doctors established a fairly good friendship with Tulum;

Although this guy showed a little contempt when he first came here, he was still a pure person without much scheming, and he quickly became friends with the witch doctors after they deliberately made friends with him.

In order to reduce the risk, the squadron decided to send a small team up first to get a feel for the situation. The small team that went up did not volunteer or call names, but chose by drawing lots.

When he actually stood at the top, he saw a deep hole with a diameter of more than ten meters, and inside it was a dark red flame-like fluid boiling tens of meters below.

First, completely transform the plant so that it has the ability to grow similar to a tree.

Looking at the shape of the plant in the picture, he could tell that this thing could never be a tree-shaped plant. Combined with the structure he learned from observing the fragments before, he roughly judged the reason for this result.

'Good guy, I've become accustomed to it, and I've actually grown this thing like a tree.'

Of course, the tribe's grain was of improper origin after all. In order to avoid additional misunderstandings, these old farmers were not led to the experimental fields some distance away from the tribe. They just taught the trolls to cultivate an acre of small fields and brought them to the periphery.

Farming tools grown in Toulon.

And each time it matures, its wheat stalks will almost die and must be resowed to continue harvesting.

"What's going on?"

They struggled with each other, roared wildly, and then sank to the bottom again and disappeared.

Now the team leader finally understood that that thing should be the source of the sound.

A few days after the ceremony, the witch doctors accompanied Tutun to visit the construction of the headquarters and the military drills, which made the face of the young chief's son gradually turn serious from the initial contempt.

Some of the heights of the peaks are clearly higher than the original Holy Mountain that has been renamed ‘Central Mountain’;

There was no snow on it, instead, there were faint black or white smoke pillars, which flew upward for tens of meters and then disappeared.

At this moment, the envoy from Toulon arrived.

It has a slender stem, long leaves, and dense fruits gathered into a hydrangea shape at the top;

The stem is hollow and soft, the leaves are long and bladed, and the fruit is granular with a hard shell.

After hearing the news, Nesta had some doubts about their identity, and thought "could they be shamans", and naturally developed the desire to "detain and take out the secrets"

It must be said that this was an extremely tempting idea, but he gave it up after communicating with other witch doctors.

So, he transferred it to the back of his thumbnail, curled it inward with his thumb and middle finger, and crushed its outer shell with his fingernails to obtain a small black hard particle.

Nesta had never farmed in his previous life, nor had he specifically understood the differences between various plants, but he at least knew the basic differences between 'graminous plants' and 'woody plants';

‘Hoo!! Roar!!!’

In the process, the witch doctors gradually discovered the fundamental reason why they could not turn into trees - the lack of a structure they named the 'accretion layer'.

The team leader randomly picked one of them, and led his team members to climb as quietly as possible, gradually approaching the top of the mountain that was hundreds of meters higher than the platform, and approaching the top of the trapezoid.

As a whole, they look like conjoined mushrooms randomly 'planted' by someone, scattered messily and isolated on a platform like an inverted pottery bowl, standing together in the middle of a deserted land;

He originally wanted to give some more advice, but after thinking about it, he found that he really didn't know much in this area.

Therefore, he stopped being demanding and instead gave instructions,

The ‘thickening layer’ grows stems inward and barks outward, which is an important reason why trees can become thicker and taller;

And their troll students began to go to the tribe's real experimental field to conduct field operations.

In the cabin, which was specially modified for the mission, Tulum Earthshaker was having a conversation with an old man.

This old man was one of the five old farmers. At this time, he was seated by the chief's third son, and he asked him something with respect on his face.

These fifty acres will become an "all-manpower" experimental field. Except for breeding, no magic will be involved in the planting process. The witch doctors want to use this method to see what the actual effect will be.

"Okay, you can tell them when you go back and try planting in shallow soil, loosening the soil, and fertilizing with plant ash."

Nesta led more than 20 witch doctors at the headquarters and many 'executives' from the ruling government to the dock area to greet him.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, you can go ahead."

The leader of the mission is a young horn-hoofed man, the third son of the great chief of Toulon, named ‘Tutun Earthshaker’;

Accompanying him were forty guards who were said to be from Toulon's most elite Earthshaker Legion, as well as five ordinary-looking 'old farmers'.

During this period, some apprentices reported that one of the old farmers always found excuses to approach the restricted area, as if he was probing for something. However, he was exempted from expulsion because he did not get too close.

Occasionally, faint sounds floated out from the smoke column. If the Far Walkers were not equipped with listener totems, they would not be able to hear them even at the foot of the mountain.

The tunnels in the cave were basically light-proof. With the help of his ears and his upgraded eyes with a little bit of dark vision, Nesta moved forward without any hindrance. He soon reached the ground and saw the person who had shouted before.

apprentice.

"And he has no respect for the ancestor spirits and elemental spirits. He is an out-and-out barbarian."

"You guys keep trying. The steel-wood wall encirclement needs to be faster. Try to find a balance between solidity and speed. I'll go up and take care of something first."

The witch doctors estimate that the original seeds ‘provided’ by the horn hoof species, after migrating here and planting them, should be able to achieve two crops in three years and a yield of 200 kilograms per mu in a single harvest;

Compared with this data, the transformation of seeds can be said to be quite successful.

"Fortunately, their upper echelons don't seem to be warlike, otherwise we might be in danger."

The headquarters held a grand welcome ceremony and dinner for them, and performed a gladiatorial dance that had been 'developed' at the request of Nesta at the dinner.

The team leader didn't know what it was. He stretched his neck to try to see it more clearly, but at this moment, two bright red creatures that were almost ten meters long emerged from the fluid;

While the temporary troll farmers were working hard, a squadron of Far Walkers exploring the path in the northeast had already arrived at the destination of their journey.

Generally speaking, its planting difficulty is not the same as that of fruit trees.

Of course, just like the trolls have never used their totems, these Toulon Earthshakers may also have some hidden cards that they have not used;

Therefore, their strength cannot be simply judged like this.

Especially during the combat training part, the uniform full-body armor immediately made him look a little eclipsed, and he made a request to purchase it.

After the apprentice said goodbye and left, Nesta didn't think about the seeds anymore. He immediately turned around and returned to the cave and continued to participate in the drill.

After knowing this, they had two choices before them.

The tribe currently has fifteen ice crystal microscopy rooms, each of which is equipped with five top-of-the-line optical microscopes. In this aspect alone, the resources are quite sufficient, at least according to today's standards.

Witch doctors have their own set of spells to accelerate the growth of plants, which can easily violate the laws of nature and obtain harvests easily;

However, these techniques were all developed and modified for large trees. This time, I was a bit blinded by these seeds.

"Trolls are powerful, aggressive yet submissive at the same time. Their leadership group can issue almost any order without any problems. This is a racial character that can be transformed into war potential."

This is a strange group of mountains that only appeared on the horizon a month after they entered the desolate land. Although they are not continuous, they share a base, and each mountain presents a trapezoid shape that is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top;

Cui Wenlites frowned, always feeling that there was something strange about this place. Thinking of the news revealed by the witch doctors in advance before setting off on this trip, she became more and more cautious about future explorations.

But after all, they now lack the ability to produce their own food, and the headquarters is willing to provide support in this regard. Therefore, in order to resume food production as soon as possible, they can only admit it with pinched noses.

"You are right, that is a young yet powerful, rational yet barbaric race." The old shaman said, stroking his long beard.

Therefore, the application for a microscopy room obviously does not require Nesta’s personal nod;

But the apprentice came anyway and shouted into the cave,

The crops obtained from the ceratopod tribe obviously lack this structure, so they cannot withstand the growth effects associated with the ripening techniques developed for tree plants.

And many soldiers did not let go of Toulon's elite, and invited them into a gladiatorial state one by one, staging one crushing game after another;

Nesta picked out something that looked like a fruit in the sample, put it to his fingertips to observe, and tried to crush its shell.

"But it is different from those races in the north whose individual strength is better than ours, but they are powerful but rebellious at the same time, and their will cannot be united into one;"

"Let's talk about strength. You may have discovered that their warriors are much stronger than ours, and they are so powerful that there is almost no difference between males and females;"

"So you're saying the tribe should befriend them?"

Both paths have their advantages, but they also have disadvantages that cannot be ignored. Both witch doctors wanted to give it a try, so they decided to start with the easier path first and then the more difficult path.

Looking at the detailed records with pictures and texts in his hand, Nesta learned about the specific situation there. Looking at the weird plants that fell to the ground in the hand-drawn pictures, he felt speechless.

Open the sample bottle, carefully pour the contents into your hands, carefully observe the fragments, and combined with the pictures you saw before, you can barely restore what they should have looked like in your mind.

The old shaman helped Tu Lun get rid of his embarrassment at the right time, and then continued,

"Childish? Savage? Reasonable? Why do you say that?" Tu Lun was a little confused about this.

The travelers had seen almost the same scene on the Tianci Plateau before;

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Directly north of the headquarters, on the wide channel of the Heihe River, six galleys are heading towards the Tianci Plateau.

"Yes, Your Excellency, you told me."

But it’s not all good news. In the later cooperative research with the ‘Soil Research Institute’, they discovered that this crop named ‘Crown Wheat’ has extremely high requirements on the fertility of the land and the precision of farming;

Second, only strengthen the stem part of the original structure and adjust the yield per plant.

He asked his team members to be on guard with weapons, while he walked step by step towards the smoke outlet. The temperature got higher as he moved forward, but it was still not as exaggerated as the flames, so it was naturally no obstacle to the trolls.

The Toulon species, which are not even willing to provide seeds, are actually not willing to give out their mature tools that have been modified for hundreds of years;

The team that selected the short-term lottery was not depressed, but was in high spirits and climbed onto the platform under the leadership of the team leader;

Because during the trial, it was found that it can completely replace meat as the staple food of trolls, and it also has advantages such as convenient storage and fixed output.

So under the decision of the Rune Council, the witch doctors used magic to burn down a large area of ​​forest and transformed an entire 50 acres of open space as the first batch of experimental fields.

In addition to the visiting group from the disappointed 'Prince', the five 'old farmers' who came with the team had already participated in the scheduled farming teaching.

"This is one of the reasons why I say they are immature and savage. They are like monsters in the mountains that suddenly have wisdom and it irks me."

"Elder Shaman, what? The Rune Council and the Black Forest seem a bit too powerful, what do you think?"

The second way was not time-consuming. It only took them two months to figure out how to apply the 'yield-increasing transformation' technique for fruit trees to new crops, and obtained a method with a yield per mu of up to

Six hundred kilograms, and it is estimated that it is an improved variety that can guarantee two crops a year.

"Understood, you can go and do your work first."

A month later, after the old farmers completed their teachings, the delegation boarded the headquarters' cargo ship carrying supplies and embarked on the journey back to the 'Tianci Plateau'.

He turned his attention to the summary report again and carefully read the detailed records on it, and immediately understood where the problem lay.

But because this fruit was too small compared to his fingers, Nesta had nowhere to use his power and could not effectively exert power at all;

It's not that the 'shaman' is unattractive, but it's the 'troublesome time' at this time. The wolves in the west of the tribe, the newly discovered tunnel in the northeast, and the 'Wolf Wounded Man' in the south are still being explored.

With the many tribes that have been integrated, this headquarters is in a situation where it can be said that it is surrounded by enemies. It is really not suitable to establish enemies with unknown strength.

Therefore, Nesta chose to be patient for the time being and suppressed all her unnecessary thoughts.

Therefore, under the guidance of the old farmer, a group of apprentices and ordinary trolls gradually learned to farm. Although the techniques were still very immature, it was still a beginning.

"Understood, but the time may have to wait until tomorrow."

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Planting experimental area, and after the apprentice who came to convey the instructions of the dictator left, the two witch doctors immediately began to follow Nesta's words and conduct replanting experiments on the seeds after the spell was induced, and got the result of "no effect"

's conclusion.

Therefore, they did not have too much emotion about this scenery. Considering the experience of encountering the Toulon species in a similar place, the squadron leader decided to continue exploring for a month to find out whether there were any new species here.

meet.

"After the failure, the two witch doctors seemed to have made such a guess. They were preparing to take the fragments under a microscope to observe them, hoping to find the differences."

"Understood, I will convey your message to the two witch doctors."

In the south, another Far Walker squadron, led by Cui Wenlites, had just passed through half of the desolate land and arrived in front of a group of towering tableland mountains.

"The research on the new project seems to have encountered difficulties. You said that you would be notified as soon as possible if this happens."

Nesta nodded, turned around, left the central cave, and returned to the ground.

Root samples, stem fragments, leaf fragments, and some granular materials gradually overlapped with the pictures in the report, forming a very distinctive plant in his mind.

But Nesta refused with the excuse of "insufficient production" because he found that unless the Toulon tribe was willing to share the secrets of the shaman, the headquarters really had no other need for them.

This is another smooth road leading to the outside world. The mountains are almost cut off here, and at the other end of the road is an endless plateau grassland.

"Well, it's good not to be so reckless. The microscopy room is very resourceful. Let's coordinate one as much as possible.

"Understood, show me the information."

For this reason, even the ‘Alliance Treaty’ that was originally planned was not mentioned again in this department.

"I don't mean to blame you. As an envoy, there are many things that are actually inconvenient for you to do."

Of course, the focus now is not on this issue. He first wants to see how the witch doctors managed to break it up.

"In addition, tell them that ripening can be done, but the growth pattern should not be drastically changed. This picture may be their ultimate growth dimension."

Nesta put it into his mouth and tried to chew it, feeling that there were traces of less obvious sweetness.

'Well, it's not the fruit, but unfortunately I haven't eaten it either. I don't know if it is suitable for grain or powder food.'

"Your Excellency the Dictator!! Your Excellency the Dictator!!!"

He pointed to a picture in the comic book and said,

"Also, although according to previous experience, the transformation of the magic method will not affect the characteristics of the next generation of plants, but for the sake of caution, let them try the ripened seeds again to see if there are any

developmental abilities.”

But in any case, under the temptation of having two crops a year and a total annual yield per mu of up to 1,200 kilograms, the headquarters is already eyes wide and salivating.

After that, there were team battles of five vs. five, ten vs. ten, and finally forty vs. forty, and the troll troops were not defeated.

"Are they the seeds from Toulon?"

"I don't think it's normal. Who told you to put all your efforts into making friends?"

The seeds ripened by the magic were spawned by the two witch doctors according to the way trees grow. During the growth process, they tried to lengthen and thicken the roots, and the stems also tried to enlarge according to the standards of the tree, but in the end they completely fell apart.

"This thing shouldn't be a tree."

"That's right, no one knows whether our old enemy will attack again. If that happens one day, these trolls should be our assistants. Compared with those guys, we can be said to be quite qualified neighbors."

"But at the same time, we must strictly guard our shamanic knowledge. Their 'witch doctors' have embarked on a path that we cannot understand and cannot seem to follow. If they master more things.

By then, this continent may tremble."

I found that it’s good to publish a big chapter, at least you only need to think of a title.

As I wrote the book, I actually felt that it was difficult. Whether it was knowledge or plot control, it was quite difficult and I lacked confidence.

Haha, I will persevere and I must finish the book!!

Finally, I would like to thank all the book friends who insist on subscribing.

Stop being pretentious. It’s time to do your homework. See you tomorrow.

(End of chapter)