66: Chapter 0066 Planting

Young birds grow up in the nest, and one day they must leave the nest and fly to the vast blue sky.

The former Li Size was timid and unwilling, and had never left Gray Mist Mountain Town in his life.

Perhaps this is the mundane life of most ordinary people, never leaving their hometown until death.

But the current Li Size is like a fledgling bird about to soar to the heavens. The first step requires bravely walking out of his own nest. He informed Felina of his plans.

Felina pondered for a moment and suggested to Li Size:

"Then why don't we go to Gele City first and sightsee for two days?

In two days, it will be the Rest Day, and there is a Wizard Apprentice underground market that opens every weekend.

Let's see if we can find some useful Materials."

Li Size had never traveled far and was not very familiar with these things. Having a beautiful woman who knew the ropes arrange things for him was certainly worry-free. He nodded in agreement:

"I'll listen to my wife for this entire holiday!"

The two set off immediately without any delay...

Felina quickly packed her luggage and got onto Li Size's witchcraft motorcycle, the "Blue Star".

This sky-blue witchcraft motorcycle was specially designed by Li Size and Felina for themselves.

Its energy storage reached 1 Demonic Energy, its transmission power reached 0.1 Demonic Energy/hour, and its maximum speed reached 260 kilometers/hour.

Li Size painted his body sky-blue and covered it with star patterns, naming it Blue Star to commemorate his hometown.

Felina painted hers pink with cherry blossoms, naming it "Nian Ze" (Thinking of Ze).

Of course, Li Size would never let Felina ride separately from him.

He truly enjoyed the feeling of the two of them riding together, loved being held tightly, and enjoyed the thrilling G-force sensation...

Just as Li Size and Felina left, Gelia drove her "Blazing Fire" to Li Size's factory.

Unfortunately, she could only see that streak of blue lightning rapidly moving away...

She stomped her foot in frustration:

"Damn it! I wonder if Dad can stall things for a while longer! I hope Li Size comes back soon!"

Spring was fast approaching...

The last time they came to Gele City, the countryside was a vast expanse of white, silent, empty, and devoid of any Life Qi, but now it was rapidly showing specks of green.

The most tenacious small grass was spreading rapidly, and the wild beasts that had disappeared for over a month were gradually reappearing.

After Li Size's Agility and Physique both increased past 4, his eyesight also improved significantly.

Normal people have a visual recognition range of 300 meters, but he could see a rabbit flash by over 600 meters away.

Further away, he could vaguely see creatures resembling Magic Monsters that were larger in size.

Additionally, there were some people wearing red uniforms, whether they were Patrol Officers or soldiers, hunting these creatures. Coincidentally, some of these soldiers were riding little sorcerer donkeys.

A niche local newspaper in Gele City conducted a survey on the highly anticipated new product, the little sorcerer donkey.

The results showed that civil servants with frequent field duties, such as Patrol Officers and soldiers, were the most devoted and loyal supporters of the little sorcerer donkey.

This was because it could greatly improve their fieldwork efficiency, conserve physical strength, and increase their survival rate.

This objective assessment made Li Size happy that he could contribute to this group.

Li Size's Blue Star was too fast; these sights were just a fleeting moment.

Like a blue phantom, he sped through the main city roads, enjoying the thrill of being chased by the fierce wind...

In just half an hour, Li Size and Felina arrived at the plantation they passed last time, which was located outside the Fourth Ring Road in the suburbs.

The raging cold wind and ice had departed. As soon as the Wood Tide arrived, these plantations resumed production.

For a plantation, every moment of witchcraft time was precious and equivalent to lovely gold coins.

The sight of production at the plantation caused Li Size and Felina to slow down slightly...

In the vast stretches of plantations, there was almost no living person.

Li Size saw two types of beings engaged in production:

One type was the wooden Puppet he encountered during the practical assessment.

These cheapest alchemical Puppets possessed the lowest level of intelligence, capable of performing some low-level, repetitive work according to their master's instructions, and they never knew fatigue.

However, their combat strength was low, and they could not undertake difficult tasks or combat.

Puppet manufacturing is a major branch of alchemy, and a very prosperous one at that.

No Advanced Wizard would fail to create a few witchcraft Puppets for themselves, as Wizards dislike doing everything personally.

Wizards who specialize in Puppet research can single-handedly form an army.

But the expense for this is certainly not low; ordinary people cannot afford to keep them.

Puppet manufacturing was one of the skills Li Size planned to master.

However, this skill was relatively difficult to acquire; even Felina's Internal Affairs Department merit points exchange manual, upgraded to Captain level, did not include it.

It seemed he would have to find another way to obtain this skill.

Although Li Size had not studied Puppet making, he was aware of the selling price of wooden Puppets.

Note: the selling price was only 20 Silver Coins.

These cheap wooden Puppets couldn't even beat an ordinary person, but they were a stroke of genius in labor-intensive fields like low-level plantations.

The second type of labor was even stranger: standing humanoid skeletons of various sizes and bizarre shapes. Perhaps some of these strange skeletal laborers were once human.

They shared one thing with the wooden Puppets just observed: they never tired and possessed slightly higher intelligence.

It was just that they looked a bit creepy.

As for the cost, Li Size wasn't entirely clear, but he guessed it wouldn't be much different from the wooden Puppets.

However, he had a beautiful Necromancy System specialized apprentice right next to him to consult.

Hearing Li Size's question, Felina patiently explained:

"Most of them are transformed from the corpses of useless humanoid low-intelligence creatures like Goblins, Kobolds, and low-level Gnolls.

Their strength is reduced during the transformation, making them not much stronger than ordinary people, but their intelligence is slightly higher than wooden Puppets.

Also, the corpses of executed criminals whose strength is below Knight Rank are permitted to be sold to Necromancy Wizards.

The selling price for these will not exceed 15 Silver."

Felina had explained this to him last time when clearing out the abandoned mine shaft. To prevent Necromancy Wizards from wantonly killing innocents, the Crimson Soul Duchy implemented rather strict supervisory measures for the necromantic servants of Necromancy Wizards.

Necromancy Wizards must register and clarify the source of their necromantic servants, or if caught, they face the same crime as illegally possessing firearms.

Therefore, Li Size always believed that humanoid necromantic servants would not appear on a large scale, but this impression was instantly corrected at the plantation outside the Fourth Ring Road of Gele City.

The wisdom of civilization always finds a way...

Unable to obtain a large number of human corpses, these humanoid creatures belonging to demonized beasts were not under protection.

Thus, Necromancy Wizards gained another business, which was simpler than Puppet manufacturing.

However, large-scale use of these necromantic servants also had drawbacks:

The dense necromantic energy particles on them easily led to the breeding of germs if leaked for long periods, requiring periodic disinfection.

Necromantic energy particles also exerted a certain suppression on plant growth, slightly reducing yield.

But they were cheaper, so whether they were superior or inferior was a matter of personal judgment.

Therefore, what met Li Size's eyes was a scene of busy farming:

There were wooden Puppets, and there were skeletal laborers, but not a single human.

This scene made Li Size realize that previous Transmigration novels were liars.

Who said only Transmigrators knew how to use Puppets or skeletons for farming?

Did they think the natives of Wizard civilization were idiots?

Li Size sighed leisurely:

"Great is our Wizard civilization! Truly, seeing ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles!"