Chapter 0533: Harvest and Experiment (1st Update)
The kelp forest is distributed in a long strip, with a total of about 36,000 acres, but this strip is close to the sea at the west end and away from the sea at the east end.
The area that Liszt is currently exploring is the western end of the sea, which is about one-third, that is, about 12,000 acres, of which 2,500 acres are about the distribution range of Potions Giant Algae. Further east, the water depth has gradually reached 80 meters, and the seabed is also rugged, in some places even reaching a depth of more than 100 meters.
The fish that live in this part of the kelp forest are also getting bigger and bigger, and there are even fierce predators such as sharks lurking on the bottom of the sea.
Of course.
Even if Liszt is not flexible enough underwater, he can still easily kill the ferocious shark, not to mention the help of the great magician of the water system.
As long as there are no sea monsters, he is safe at the bottom of the sea: "The eastern end of the algae forest is no longer suitable for marine farming, the water is too deep, there are sharks, and it is very dangerous for ordinary fishermen to come here to harvest the kelp...... Even if the territory promotes vindictiveness, it is still dangerous for ordinary fishermen to have vindictive qi in the future. β
The knight's territory is land and sky.
The sea is out of reach.
Even a knight of the water type will be tied in the sea, and one will be drowned if he is not careful. Not only knights, but also magicians cannot conquer the sea, and human flesh and blood are inherently unsuitable for action in the sea. Whether it is a cultivator Jackie Chan knight or a magician, he will suffer when he goes into the water.
This is also the reason why the Grand Duchy of Sapphire tirelessly attacks the mainland - it is difficult for even island nations to conquer the sea, let alone those on land.
Without the presence of the Siren, it would have been equally difficult for Liszt to exploit the sea.
At least until technology was advanced enough to work underwater, the sea was synonymous with danger. Even in the age of science and technology, human beings cannot completely conquer the sea, and they can only stare dryly in the face of the sea buried in countless resources. There are not even a few countries that can extract oil from the sea.
However.
Liszt has the Siren Ake, and the sea is no longer so mysterious.
"Ake, it takes a lot of time to explore the Kelp Forest, and today we will develop the potion Kelp Kelp. I have redesigned the location of the Giant Algae Cordyceps, and in the future, the cultivation area of the Potion Giant Algae will gradually move to the seaside...... You go underwater, cut down all the potion algae in this part of the area, let them surface, and I will send fishermen to salvage them. β
"Hmm. β
Aker is a good kraken who works hard and never refuses Liszt's assignments.
Watching her sink to the bottom of the sea quickly, Liszt was very emotional-among the many rewards brought to him by the smoke mission, the most important was Ake, and even the little fire dragon Leo couldn't compare to Ake's status in his heart. If he had to choose one to give up, he would rather give up Leo.
Of course.
This idea will not be revealed to Leo.
Otherwise, Leo might have flown away as soon as he blew his hairβand it's hard to say that Liszt might not really want to go, after eating and drinking here.
......
The fishing operation of the potion kelp soon began.
Nearly 600 acres of potion algae are not in Liszt's planning and can be cut down.
Potions Macroalgae is actually not difficult to distinguish from Potions Macroalgae, the slender leaves are Potions Macroalgae, and the slightly thicker leaves are ordinary Macroalgae.
There was no doubt about Ake's ability to work, and soon a huge clump of yellow-brown giant algae floated on the surface of the sea.
The sampan fishing fleet on Black Horse Island has grown to more than 300 aircraft, and Lister has transferred 100 of them to search for the magic potion kelp on the surface of the sea and transport it to the shore. Then another serf loaded the potion algae into a cart and took it to the magic workshop in Port Town, where it was handed over to Chrissy Truth.
Surely, there were ordinary algae that Archer had cut in his haste, but the magicians had a way of telling the difference between potions and ordinary plants.
Liszt did not forget to tell the official in charge of the transport: "Don't throw away the common giant algae that have been cut wrongly, and send someone to find out if they are edible and whether they have any other value that can be used." β
36,000 acres of giant algae, if you can't eat and can't use it, it's too wasteful.
Of the 600 acres of potions ready to be harvested, only Ake kept harvesting them, and the speed was not fast.
Liszt would also dive underwater to harvest potions as much as he could, and his ability to hold his breath became stronger and stronger, and he could now swim underwater for twenty-five minutes without breath - this was without Ark controlling the flow of water to help him, which showed his rapid progress.
He first brought the two algae elves and three algae elves that had been contracted one after another to migrate Cordyceps according to the potion algae plantation plan he had tinkered with last night. Migrate to the offshore area as much as possible, and ensure that the coverage area of Cordyceps does not overlap with each other to maximize the planting area.
Then a place with a water depth of no more than 20 meters was selected and a test field was demarcated.
Experiment on the growth, harvesting, and reproduction of macroalgae.
Based on his knowledge of algae, this is a very primitive plant, and even many algae cannot be called plants, but primitive organisms.
But in this world, most algae can give birth to elf insects, so they are naturally divided into plants.
He had observed kelp before, and there was a small lump on the leaves of the kelp, and the small bumps on the mature kelp leaves would burst, and there would probably be kelp seeds in it - he had Ake test it, and a mature section of kelp would be buried in the silt, and soon kelp seedlings would sprout.
Macroalgae are roughly similar to kelp and can also reproduce in this way.
And with the help of Fitz and Tham, he can breed the algae more easily, and he can completely let the elves reproduce on their own - with jade powder as the driving force.
Pokemon all have the "magic" of "planting".
For example, Zyra can grow thorns, Nami can grow mangroves, Mickey can grow corn, and Fiz and Tam can also grow kelp. However, elves are not professional farmers after all, and they are scattered when they are planted, regardless of quality, density, or location.
They will not be taken care of after sprinkling, and these need to be managed manually.
Especially in the seedling stage, the seedlings scattered by the elves are strong and weak, many of them are unqualified, and the seedlings bred by artificial selection of seeds are more qualified.
The only pity is that the pokemon don't distinguish between potion seeds and normal seeds - in essence, potions still have to be artificially bred.
Right now.
There is no hurry to grow macroalgae, and Liszt's main experiment is to harvest and continue to grow macroalgae.
He cut off the macroalgae in the experimental field by 10 meters, 20 meters, 30 meters, and other different parts, leaving the giant algae of different lengths to see if they would die or continue to grow. If it can continue to grow, then the kelp can be harvested one by one, and if it can't continue to grow, then it has to be propagated and seedlings.
It's late afternoon.
Liszt met with Ake, who had been busy all day, and got good news: "Brother, when Ake was harvesting the potion algae, he found another algae elf worm. β
"yes, take me to find it. β
Diving, finding the elf worm, sprinkling jade powder to seduce, the contract is a natural success. So far, he has obtained two elves and four elven worms from the algae forest!
It's almost crashing into the elven nest.
And there are two-thirds of the kelp forest, waiting for him to explore, and the smoke quest suggests that there are more core secrets inside, maybe it will really be the elf he has been looking forward to.
"Elf, elf, don't worry, I'll come to you when I harvest this batch of potion algae!"