NOVEL NEXT Chapter 124: Even in the Fantasy World, Mages Must Bow to the Heavy Armored Army
Speaking of that confused little alchemist auntie, Soro couldn't help but marvel at her good fortune. Despite the dark circles under her eyes every day, always appearing a bit muddled and disheveled, like a decadent beauty, she is undeniably the true chosen one of the territory aside from Lin Rui.
When she first joined the territory, she was just the most ordinary Life Professional, her talent merely counted as decent, unable to reach even the threshold of Excellence Level.
But as these cycles passed, she has progressed all the way to Rare Level, her skin has become much fairer, and amidst her disheveled clothing, you can always glimpse a touch of alluring spring light. There is a unique delicate beauty to her.
Her luck even made Soro envious, saying, "Before the Lord returns, she had already upgraded her Alchemy Skill to level ten through the trait [Add a Little] and can now produce [Bloodline Enhancement Potion]. Just now, the red light from Lucky Coin: Sand Washing shot in all directions; I saw some of it heading towards her as well, and her level should have increased again. I can't ascertain her current state."
"Is this little auntie's luck really that good?" Lin Rui exclaimed, saying, "Why don't you bring her over later. I feel that with her luck, being with Scholar Carl, she might easily be inspired. Perhaps her Pharmacy Skill will advance by leaps and bounds."
Soro immediately nodded, but before leaving, he solemnly reminded, "Lord, the territory has triggered the Historically Significant trait three times; both the wheat fields and flower fields have matured. The farmers are harvesting the grain with full effort, and a large quantity of high-quality Spiritual Plants has appeared among them. You must pay more attention to this. It pertains to the quality of the territorial soldiers and the food security of the entire territory."
The Golden Pansy has several professions, buildings, Territory Spirit, and traits all of which can improve the quality of grain. Once the quality of plants is enhanced, their fruits will contain spiritual power, slightly boosting physique and spiritual energy upon consumption.
If there is a master chef, they can perfectly combine various precious ingredients to create delicious foods that can enhance the attribute values of the citizens.
This is another important harvest for agriculture, greatly complementing the soldiers' shortcomings. Just like Su Ye, the gulper whose willpower is more than sixty points below other attributes, even sixty or more portions of precious food wouldn't compensate for it.
However, from a single harvest, there is simply not much Spirit Essence Grain; at least, over these cycles, the Fisherman's Hut, Hunter's Lodge, and Little Fishman Camp have cumulatively produced only 1750 units of Spirit Essence Fish Meat and Spirit Essence Meat.
1750 units of Spirit Essence Fish Meat seem many, but they can't satisfy the voracious soldiers in the territory.
So many muscular soldier types, each of whom is built up from vast amounts of grain!
An ordinary citizen consumes 1 unit of grain per meal, amounting to only 3000 grains daily for a thousand citizens, which a Little Fishman Camp and two Fish Meat Huts can easily supply.
But Tier One soldiers' grain consumption doubles. Tier Two, Tier Three, Tier Four, and Tier Five add up according to the power of 2.
That means a Tier One soldier consumes 6 units of grain daily, Tier Two 12 units, Tier Five 96 units. Three such soldiers together consume over a hundred units of grain a day, and the territory will have four squads from Tier One to Tier Five soldiers.
The fortunate aspect is that grain consumption, unlike Command Value, does not account for soldiers' talent.
A Tier One Rare Level unit occupies Command Value twice that of a Tier One Elite-level unit. But grain consumption sees little difference unless it's someone like Silver Moon or Violet, the gulpers, where there might be slight deviation.
This grain consumption is a fixed daily expenditure; insufficient supply cannot support the highly active cells of these high-tier soldiers, and prolonged hunger leads to weakness and temporary attribute decrease.
Of course, food consumption can also be reduced, such as by providing them Spirit Essence Fruit. The higher the quality, the less they consume. Therefore, the daily meals in the territory all include Life Fruit, not only to enhance their Life Value but also to lower their grain consumption.
Otherwise, the daily grain consumption just for the thousand-plus citizens and several hundred soldiers would exceed ten thousand units.
Especially among the numerous vampire ladies in the territory, who are both Tier Four soldiers and muscular types and don't like grain, they can only be fed Essence Spirit Grain.
Hearing Soro mention that the grain has matured, Lin Rui stepped out of the Government Hall with enthusiasm, looking into the distance, seeing that everywhere was indeed a sea of golden color.
In the golden sunlight, the Golden Pansy Field had already bloomed with extreme splendor, like brocade. And below Sky Mountain, with the vastness of landscape, pastoral idylls, the golden wheat fields merged with the sunlit sky as one.
Fairies in the woods drifted, sprinkling gentle spiritual light as they passed through the wheat fields, picking precious, gleaming Spirit Essence Fruits. Hundreds and thousands of citizens smiled radiantly amidst the wheat fields, enjoying the joy of the harvest.
Carriages loaded with fruit traveled down pathways through the fields, delivering the bountiful food to the territory's warehouse. Dozens of elegant young women were also picking bouquet after bouquet of Golden Pansy in the flower fields, stacking them neatly in their baskets behind them, one of the territory's most important specialties, finally about to reveal its unparalleled value.
All the territory's 1516 citizens were in their respective positions, faithfully dedicating themselves to the territory's prosperity.
While the soldiers were still searching for the last two Territorial Essences, before upgrading the town, Lin Rui paid close attention to several important specialties of the territory at present.
The territory has many buildings that produce highly valuable resources, namely the Life Fruit of the Life Ancient Tree. Master of Armaments Burton's armory modifications. Confused Little Auntie Shirley's Bloodline Enhancement Potion. And also the specialty of the Golden Pansy Domain, the Golden Pansy.