199: Blessed Seeds

The reason for such high yields, in addition to the improvement of other conditions, was a key factor: Renn had Dora bless and upgrade the seeds of the Red River Territory.

The blessed seeds were several grades higher than the previous grain seeds, so it was only natural that the yield increased significantly.

In addition to yield, the crops grown from these new seeds also possessed excellent characteristics such as resistance to pests and diseases. Finally, there were also improvements in nutrition and taste, although there is no specific data yet as they haven't been produced for consumption.

Besides the grain seeds that Dora blessed in batches, there was also a batch of seeds that received special blessings from her.

This batch of grain seeds was selected as the best of the best, and then underwent Dora's enhanced special blessing. For planting, the most excellent Nest Farmers and the best fields were chosen.

Although the crops produced by this special cultivation method did not yet reach the level of magic plants, they far exceeded ordinary crops. Renn named this crop Crystal Jade Wheat.

The reason Renn produced Crystal Jade Wheat was to ensure the needs of the rapidly increasing team of Professionals in the Red River Territory.

Professionals require much more energy every day than ordinary people. Eating only ordinary food results in very low energy conversion efficiency, requiring them to consume large amounts of food daily.

This is especially evident for the Warrior Class. Spellcasters use mana to fight and usually consume mana as well; they can absorb mana to recover, so their food requirements are not as high.

The Warrior Class is different. In addition to the consumption of Battle Qi, the physical toll on the body is also great. This part of the loss is not as simple as just recovering Battle Qi; the body also needs to be replenished.

If they could eat high-energy food like magical beast meat every day, it would be of great benefit to the Warrior Class in improving physical strength and accelerating Battle Qi recovery.

But Renn didn't have the conditions to provide a large amount of magical beast meat to all the Warrior Class members, so he settled for the next best thing and cultivated Crystal Jade Wheat.

The effects of Crystal Jade Wheat have already been tested with a batch ripened by spells. It is much more effective than ordinary grain. For ordinary people, long-term consumption has the effect of strengthening the body; for the Warrior Class, eating it can achieve the effect of recovering physical loss and increasing the speed of Battle Qi recovery.

In terms of effectiveness, about ten pounds of Crystal Jade Wheat can equal one pound of the lowest-grade magical beast meat. Renn was quite satisfied with this ratio, as there is still room for improvement for Crystal Jade Wheat in the future.

The Red River Territory is currently unable to produce magical beast meat independently. The small-scale farming of magical beasts is currently uncontrollable, and the output is very low, only enough for Renn and several high-level officials of the territory to consume.

Crystal Jade Wheat is different. Although the seeds require Dora to spend a certain amount of time specifically blessing them and the cultivation method is relatively cumbersome, there is still an output of several thousand acres, and the yield per acre is also very high, at least six hundred pounds.

The Crystal Jade Wheat produced is enough for the titled legions of the Red River Territory to consume.

Crystal Jade Wheat can be considered one of the guarantees Renn made for training the titled legions.

“With a bumper harvest this year, the territory's food problem will be completely solved.”

For the Red River Territory with a population of eight hundred thousand, the amount of food consumed is massive, but now Renn no longer has to worry about food issues.

Even after the newly reclaimed farmland is put into use next year, out of more than one million acres of farmland, many fields can be set aside to grow cash crops.

These cash crops can provide raw materials for the territory's production. Renn plans for the Red River Territory to be able to produce its own oil, sugar, fabric, and other daily necessities in the future.

Unlike now, where Renn still needs to go to Rage Bear City to purchase these items to supplement the territory's consumption.

“The ability of the seeds blessed by Dora has significantly improved, so the yield and quality of these cash crop seeds planted next year will have a qualitative leap after being blessed by Dora.”

Renn could already imagine the future scene of high-quality products from the Red River Territory being sold externally.

Dora's role is too powerful. For the territory's agriculture, one Dora can elevate the Red River Territory's agriculture to one or two levels far beyond the same era.

The only problem is that little Dora is not very willing to be busy every day blessing seeds.

Batch blessings have too many targets and consume a lot. Although special blessings have fewer targets, Renn's requirements are higher. So whether it's batch or special, little Dora is not very willing.

If it weren't for Renn's pleading, she wouldn't bother to bless these seeds.

In little Dora's eyes, the things grown from these blessed seeds were no different from the weeds in the wilderness. She was naturally unwilling to spend effort cultivating weeds.

However, if Renn spent some time coaxing her, Dora would still finish the job for him with a pouting mouth.

The crops in the fields have been harvested, and the harvests from the pastures and fish ponds are also not small. A large number of livestock ready for slaughter has also supplemented the meat reserves of the Red River Territory.

As the Red River Territory's grain began to be harvested, the territory was filled with laughter. Seeing large amounts of grain being stored in the granaries, the residents were all smiles because they knew they wouldn't go hungry.

While the Red River Territory was peaceful and prosperous, it was a different scene outside.

Renn learned through the Shadow Guards that the struggle for power in the Stag Territory had come to an end. To everyone's surprise, the new Grand Duke of Stag was not any of the previous Grand Duke's legitimate children, but an Illegitimate Son of a Grand Duke of Stag.

The late Grand Duke of Stag, Duke Federico, had long ago arranged for an Illegitimate Son to travel abroad, and the Stag Family was also aware of this Illegitimate Son's existence.

It was just that no one expected this Illegitimate Son to have been secretly recalled to the territory by the Grand Duke of Stag a few years ago. Not only that, what was most surprising was that he had recently broken through to the Legendary Realm.

The several children of the Grand Duke who were still fighting to the death were suddenly dumbfounded. The Illegitimate Son who broke through to Legendary took control of the Stag Fortress that very day, and the forces left behind by the Grand Duke of Stag immediately announced their allegiance to this Illegitimate Son.

The Stag Family also quickly reached a consensus and recognized this Illegitimate Son's right of succession. The Great Horn Legion, the Stag Knights, and other core forces of the Stag Territory successively expressed their submission.

The several children of the Grand Duke who were fighting fiercely for power not long ago lost most of their support in an instant, and their status suddenly became awkward.

These several stag children were quite capable and had their own factions within the Stag Territory, but unfortunately, without breaking through to Legendary, they never gained the recognition of the core forces.

While the several stag children were still hesitating, the Illegitimate Son in control of the Stag Fortress used absolute power to quickly suppress the territory of Duke Federico's eldest son, and arrested and exiled him.

Afterward, the remaining children of the Grand Duke immediately made their choice to submit at the feet of this Illegitimate Son.

After gaining basic control of the Stag Territory, the Illegitimate Son Heisenberg became the new Grand Duke of Stag and was soon recognized by the Golden Royal Family.

All these changes in the Stag Family occurred in the just-passed month of August.

It was several days later when Renn received the news.

Upon receiving the news, Renn couldn't help but marvel at the Legendary tale of this new Grand Duke of Stag. An Illegitimate Son inheriting the title of Grand Duke must have had many exciting experiences that couldn't be clearly explained in a few simple sentences of intelligence.

Heisenberg's name quickly spread throughout the North and even the entire Kingdom of Asriel after he inherited the title of Grand Duke of Stag.

Originally, Renn only treated this news as dinner conversation, but he didn't expect that the new Grand Duke of Stag would soon do something else that surprised him and profoundly affected the Rage Bear Territory.