Like the vast majority of commoners in this era (according to the aristocracy, they are all untouchables), Norris has a natural fear and trepidation of nobles, although this generation of Viscount Cecil and Gawain, who has only become the new lord in the past few days, are friendly enough, but the habits accumulated over decades are not so easy to change, he just took a lot of effort to communicate with Heti normally, and when Gawain came, the farmer couldn't help but get nervous.

But beyond the tension and humility on his face, Gawain saw something different from the other civilians in Norris's eyes, and at first he didn't realize what it was, and he didn't react until half a minute later—he didn't see the numbness of most paups on Norris's face.

He was nervous, cowering, humble, and genuinely afraid, but not numb, and still had a vivid brilliance in the wrinkled and deeply sunken eye sockets of years of labor.

No wonder Hetty would find such a farmer to discuss the matter of clearing the wasteland, Norris does have the ability to "discuss".

"How's this land going?" Gawain asked softly.

Norris stretched out three fingers and held them on his chest like seedlings in a gesture of prayer: "Eve, the goddess of harvest, blesses this place, and I never thought that I could see arable land in the Dark Mountains - the terrain here is level, the water is easy to access, the land is very fertile, and there are not many stones in the soil, there is really no better place to open up the wasteland." Now that half of the harvest month has passed, it is too late to plant rice again, but you can plant sweet wood roots and fire leaf vegetables, sweet wood roots spend the winter in the soil, and you can have a good harvest in the next spring, fire leaf vegetables can be planted on the side of sweet wood roots, it grows quickly with the fertility of sweet wood roots, and it can catch up with a wave of harvest before the foggy moon this year - next spring, the rhizomes of fire leaf vegetables and the vines of sweet wood roots will rot directly in the ground as fertilizer, and then you can plant grains - as long as the rain can keep up, everyone can eat a full stomach. ”

Norris mentioned that the sweet wood root and the leafy cabbage are both crops in this world, in fact, most of the animals and plants that Gawain saw in this world are very different from their home world, even if they have the same name, the essence is completely different things, and he can only use the "ancient memories" stored in his mind to help understand these things. From Norris's answer, he confirmed that the agricultural technology in this world is not as inferior as he imagined at the beginning, at least the farmer in front of him has the concept of mixing specific crops to increase yields, using crop roots, stems and leaves and other waste to rot into fertilizer, and making reasonable use of land fertility.

Unfortunately, the memories from Gawain Cecil are not omnipotent, even the fiercest pioneer heroes are not proficient, and when it comes to agriculture, Gawain finds that he can't fully rely on his own brain memory bank, so he can only rely on the experts in front of him.

He had a general idea of the expected yields of several crops, and Norris answered them in turn, and at the end, the old farmer added: "These are all yields obtained by the fertility of the land itself and some grass and tree fertilizer, and this kind of cultivation consumes a lot of soil fertility, even if the land is good, it still has to be fallow for two to three years, which is not too high......

Gawain frowned, he knew that there was no such concept of "chemical fertilizer" in this world, and he had not yet discovered the possibility of using local raw materials to produce soil fertilizers - the periodic table was probably not right, so he asked: "How do you generally increase production and maintain soil fertility?" ”

It was Heti on the side who answered: "It would be best if you could get in touch with the churches of the three goddesses of the Fertility Divine System - Eve, the goddess of harvest, Flora, the goddess of spring, and Gaia, the goddess of the earth and the god of life, their priests have a lot of magic related to the earth and plants, but the southern border is desolate and has never been an important food-producing area, so the main temples of the Fertility God system are concentrated in the central area of the Holy Spirit Plain, and in the current state of our territory...... I'm afraid it will be difficult to attract the attention of the priests. ”

At this time, the Philip knight next to him suddenly spoke: "There is a small church of Mother Earth God in Tanzania, maybe the priest there can help?" I remember that every three or five years the territory would send someone to the town of Tanzania to ask the priest to bless the land......"

"That priest will return to Mother Earth Goddess Headquarters in the Plains of the Holy Spirit this year to receive the 'revelation', and he will not be back until a year later," Hetty shook her head, "I can't count on it. ”

Gawain frowned slightly—he didn't expect the question to lead to the gods.

He knew that there were many gods and churches in this world, even when he was hanging in the sky, he had seen more than one religious war, and although he had watched silent movies without sound at that time, he knew what was going on with all the religious symbols and the churches and temples that were lined up with all kinds of religious symbols. Although this continent has gone through vicissitudes and even the catastrophic event of the "Dark Tide", which is close to the reshuffle of civilization, religion has always been like a tangled vine with the mortal race.

The gods are a part of the civilization system of this world.

However, as a time-traveler, or a time-traveler who has hung in the sky for many years, Gawain has an innate attitude of respecting the gods.

It's not that he's so stubborn that he still firmly denies the existence of gods in such a fantasy world - this world even has magic, and his own two have ...... The great-granddaughter can rub the big fireball with her hands, and those priests also have real magic skills, so he can't deny the gods even if he wants to.

He just instinctively didn't want to deal with something supercognitive, super-experiential, super-logical.

He hung in the heavens for many years, during which he saw countless people fighting and killing in the name of the gods, and Gawain Cecil lived for thirty-five years, during which time he witnessed the scene of the priests performing divine magic, which was a completely different power from magic - no need to practice incantations and magical skills, but instead a pious heart and a strict observance of various rules and precepts, with this more "self-restraint" behavior and some specific "spiritual gifts", human beings were able to perform the power of the gods. Surreal power comes.

It is said that all the magic and knowledge about the gods in the world came from the ancient "Eternal Tablet", and that the legendary tablet was broken and lost after the first development, and now there are only a few large churches in the world called the "Core Sect" that have scattered fragments of the tablet in their headquarters, but although the tablet has been broken, the knowledge and power of the gods are still in effect.

But Gawain had never seen a true god.

At least not on this continent, in the sky...... I don't know if there is one in the sky, after all, I didn't succeed in the backstroke back then, and naturally I'm not sure if there is really a white-bearded man holding a spotlight in space......

But no matter where the gods lived, Gawain remained in awe and distancing himself from this power, which was difficult to explain logically.

The power of magic can also rely on calculation and reasoning to study and interpret, although it is supernatural, but in fact it is also a natural force that can be analyzed, but magic requires you to believe and dedicate yourself wholeheartedly, and even to your personality and way of thinking infinitely close to the "spirituality of God" to get a glimpse of it, which means that if you want to study God, he must first become a believer and hold infinite reverence for God, and once you really enter this state...... How else do you study God?

Gawain shook his head and threw these questions aside, no matter what, with this poor mountain and bad water, it is difficult to attract the attention of the church now, he looked at Hetty, and continued to ask questions about increasing crop yields: "If you can't count on the three goddesses of abundance, is there any other way to solve the yield problem?" ”

"The issue of yield...... To tell the truth, with the situation of these lands, as well as the first year's grain provided by His Majesty the King, in fact, we are not short of food," Hetty frowned, "The territory is now only more than eight hundred people, and we can fully afford it. ”

"But we can't have only eight hundred forever, in fact I'm already planning to increase the population by buying serfs and bringing in pioneers," Gawain shook his head, Hetty obviously didn't understand the preciousness of man, "The food problem is fundamental, and sooner or later it will have to be faced. ”

Hetty couldn't understand the preciousness of human beings, but Norris understood the importance of food, he thought about it for a while, and boldly replied, "In addition to divine magic, another way is to ask the druids for help." The alchemy potions made by the forest druids are effective in increasing food production, and although their potions are less effective than divine magic, they are better at protecting the land, and they usually have some plant-based spells, which are very helpful for crop growth. ”

Gawain listened, his eyes lit up: he likes this road number!

And to hear that the druids made alchemy potions to increase the fertility of the land...... Could those so-called alchemy potions be the "fertilizer" of this world? Or something like that?

In any case, it can be made by a fixed method (and may be mass-produced), it can be easily applied, and it can produce a relatively stable increase in crop yield, and with these conditions, no matter what the essence of the alchemy potion is, Gawain has decided to name it fertilizer!

What's more, this kind of "chemical fertilizer" actually has the effect of protecting the land!

He couldn't wait to ask, "Where can I find the druid?" ”

Norris looked at Hetty with some embarrassment, and Hettie frowned slightly: "That's another problem...... The number of druids in human society is small, and they are usually concentrated in the western part of the country near the mossy forest, and on the southern side...... They can almost be described as rare creatures. Cecil has almost never dealt with the druids, and I don't know where to look for them. ”

Gawain showed a disappointed expression, and Philip Knight said thoughtfully: "However, because of the inheritance, the relationship between the druids and the elves is very close, and almost every druid inheritance can be traced back to the elves, including the gray elves and the silver elves......

The eyes of several people at the scene involuntarily fell on Amber behind Gawain, and Amber's pointed ears suddenly trembled.

Gao Wen's face suddenly fell: "Don't make trouble, she can be regarded as an elf if she is such a shame elf?" What druid would be a stealer like her......"

Before Gawain could finish speaking, Amber's voice rang out: "Speaking of which...... I do know a druid! ”

Gawain: "?! ”