Urban Sims

In the blink of an eye, another six years have passed.

At this time, Zhou Ming was already 12 years old, but his deliberately trained physique and rapid height increase made him look stronger than an 18-year-old adult.

The land he rents from Baron Connor has increased from 10 acres six years ago to 20 acres.

Six acres of it are still used to grow wheat, and the other 14 acres are used to grow peas and pasture.

As farming techniques continue to improve, the effectiveness of the most powerful manure continues to emerge. The average total output of the 6 acres of wheat land planted by Zhou Ming has increased from 70 talents six years ago to 100 talents.

Although other farmers have also learned to apply manure in their wheat fields and have achieved a certain increase in yield, the yield has only increased slightly, which is far less exaggerated than Zhou Ming's wheat field.

The farmers in the town talked a lot and asked him for tips, but after looking at it, they still felt that Zhou Ming's farming method was too cumbersome and was not practical to extend to hundreds of acres of land, so they gave him another nickname ——"Lucky Little Ryan".

As for the other 14 acres of pasture land, Zhou Ming used 20 talents of grain to exchange for four lambs from the pasture steward Leodonia, and adopted a heifer with the annual rent of 2 talents of grain.

Zhou Ming asked his sister Alice to learn how to herd these cows and sheep. Within three years, these cows and sheep were growing well, giving birth to calves one after another and producing milk. Within four years, the number had doubled, and they were given to the little brother and sister. , bringing a lot of meat and dairy products.

There are also hundreds of chicks raised by Zhou Ming to prevent diseases and insect pests in wheat fields and pastures. The dozens of eggs they lay every day not only improve the family conditions of the two little brothers and sisters, but also grow much faster than their peers.

In addition, Zhou Ming is younger, not yet 16 years old, and not yet old enough to do weekly labor for the lord. The work in the wheat field is not heavy, and his sister Alice can also help herd the chickens, cows and sheep. Zhou Ming has to work every day. He has a lot of time to exercise his body.

And during the training process, he was learning from the knights.

Knights are the ultimate representatives of force in this era, and are the solid foundation for the ruling class to maintain their rule. Becoming a noble and powerful knight is the dream of almost all low-level people in this era.

Zhou Ming naturally also went to find out how a humanoid tank like the Knight was trained.

Taking advantage of several opportunities to give gifts to Lady Madeleine, Zhou Ming entered the castle and secretly observed the knights training at the training ground to see what was different about them.

Horizontal slashing, vertical slashing, straight stabbing, shield collision, horseback charging, archery, ax throwing, javelin... these are the tricks.

Zhou Ming felt that the fighting skills of these knights were basically not much different from the fighting methods in a game called "Mount and Blade" that he had played.

It's just that the shooting speed is faster, the bow and arrow are more accurate, and the impact force is stronger... practice makes perfect.

However, looking at those knights, a sword cut a log as thick as a bowl; a shield smashed a thick wooden board as big as a door into pieces; put on a suit of heavy armor, rode on horseback, and blocked the road at high speed. When the heads of the scarecrows were chopped off one after another like melons and vegetables, they were secretly speechless. With this kind of terrifying force, it would probably take less than an hour to hack to death a hundred farmers holding wooden sticks in a wild battlefield, right?

"You must never go head-on with these knights who have invincible defense and powerful attack power. Unless you use a crossbow or longbow with strong armor-breaking capabilities, and a hundred people focus on shooting, it is possible to defeat such a knight, or enter the heat. In the age of weapons, use matchlocks and artillery to blast them to death..."

Zhou Ming had many plans flashing through his mind in an instant.

But... for him, these current plans are not realistic. Needless to say, black powder, saltpeter and sulfur are both raw materials that are difficult to collect in large quantities. The complex spring device inside the crossbow also requires highly skilled craftsmen to make it.

As for the longbow, the height requirement is more than 1.8 meters, and the bow string needs nearly 40 kilograms of pulling force to draw, and it is also necessary to ensure the accuracy of the head from 1,200 meters away...

"I'll start with the most basic exercises. With a strong body, even if I can't beat these knights, it should be more than enough to protect myself."

So, starting from the age of eight, Zhou Ming drank a glass of cow's and goat's milk, ate a few eggs, and ate a large stick of buttered barley bread every morning, and then began to do 500 push-ups, 100 leap frogs, and 2,000 meters. Long distance running. In the evening, I tied a few sandbags to my body. In the backyard, I took a sharpened birch pole and aimed it at the five parts of the human-shaped wooden target: the mouth, eyes, neck, chest, and heart. I rushed forward and back in three steps. , and then thrust forward, repeating this cycle 1500 times.

"Brother, why are you doing these things? Can't you come over and play with me for a while?" On this day, my sister Alice, who was sitting bored at the door of the yard, pouted and said to Zhou Ming who was training.

My brother knows how to do these boring things all day long, and he doesn't know how to play with me for a while.

Hearing the sound, after Zhou Ming completed the last set of spear sprint training, he put the birch pole aside and wiped his face with linen cloth. Then he sat next to Alice and looked at her with gentle eyes. meeting.

Although my only sister is only 10 years old, she has already turned out to be a beauty. Perhaps it is due to the good genes inherited from her parents, or perhaps her nutrition has caught up in the past few years. Her crystal clear milky white skin and long hair. She has golden wavy hair, a delicate little nose like a jade bamboo shoot, a cute little cherry mouth, a pair of charming big eyes, and a small chest... Zhou Ming admitted that his sister , Tingting Yuli, who will definitely come out in the future, will become a famous beauty far and wide.

Even the current her, walking on the road, can already attract the attention of some farmers and knights.

"Ryan, I heard that your sister Alice is very beautiful. You bring Alice to the castle tomorrow. I want her to be my little lover." One day when Zhou Ming went to the castle to pay his respects to Lady Madeleine, the Lord His youngest son Donnie told him this.

Since ancient times, there have been many troubles for women, and my sister is so beautiful, she was targeted by people when she was only ten years old, and she didn't know what to do when she grew up.

"Alice, it's not that my brother doesn't want to play with you, it's that he must quickly become stronger and develop his skills! Only in this way can he protect you and protect you from being hurt by those bad people." Kissed Alice on the forehead. After taking a sip, Zhou Ming held her in his arms and said.

"Well, I understand, brother, you are so kind to me." Alice nodded sensibly. She was brought up by this brother. No one in the world treats her best except her brother.

"Alice is so good. Let me tell you a story, brother. Once upon a time, there was a farmer's daughter. Her name was Cinderella..."

After telling seven or eight stories in a row, until Alice rested on his arm with a smile on her lips and fell into a sweet sleep, Zhou Ming hugged her on the bed and lightly covered her with a blanket.

"Alice, even if my brother has nothing in the future, I won't let you get hurt at all!"

Looking at his sleeping sister, Zhou Ming swore secretly.

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