Off the coast of White Bear Town, on an island.

A huge and exquisite ship slowly approached the shore, and the guards in armor on the shore were ready to greet them.

Boom!

The wooden ladders of the ship were erected, and guards began to disembark from the boat.

Immediately afterward, several people dressed in the appearance of high-ranking officials walked down from the boat with a young man in their arms.

It was Baron Willy who had come to inspect the harvest of the Burst Fruit and the Mist Fruit.

"Fire Elemental ...... in the Air"

As soon as Willy got off the boat, he sensed the fire elemental fluctuations of the Burst Fruit.

There are two main reasons why Willy has become so sensitive.

One is that after three months of retreat, Willy's fighting spirit has further condensed and improved, and his perception of the power of nature in the outside world has reached a new level.

The second is because the quality of the burst fruit grown by the Weili planting method is much stronger than that of the burst fruit of Count Lembal of Golden Flower City. The Burst Fruit on this island condenses more fire elementals, and the fire elemental gathered is more effective.

"It seems that the big guys are not lazy. ”

Willy smiled and said to Sandor beside him.

Sandor bowed slightly: "Everyone is naturally doing their best to fulfill the will of Lord Baron. ”

In the past three months, Sandor has been very busy, and his face, which was already a little rich, has lost weight at this time.

The introduction of extraordinary plants for cultivation is a strategic plan in White Bear Town, and Sandor naturally has to supervise the work himself.

Coupled with the expulsion of pirates, strengthening coastal defenses, introducing new labor, balancing the financial income and expenditure of White Bear Town, and other miscellaneous matters, if it weren't for the physical fitness of a mid-level knight squire, I am afraid that he would have been unable to bear it a long time ago.

"Let's go and see how the harvest is going. ”

Willy said to the people around him.

Accompanied by Sandor and the others, Willy began to inspect the Cracked Fruit.

Two-thirds of the sandy soil on the island, with the exception of some space that must be occupied by the garrison, is used for the cultivation of Burst Fruit, and only one-third is used for Misty Fruit.

After all, compared to the two, the Burst Fruit plays a much greater role in combat than the Misty Fruit.

"Not bad......"

Entering the middle of the bursting fruit forest, Willy also felt a little hot on his body.

You know, now that we have entered the end of October, winter is coming, and you can still have this kind of body temperature, which shows that the planting of burst fruit is indeed relatively successful. After all, the last time he saw the Burst Fruit for the first time in Golden Flower City, Willy only had this feeling of heat when he was very close to the Burst Fruit Tree.

In contrast, the quality of the cracked fruit on the island here is much better.

"Take one off and take a look. ”

Willy commanded one of his own soldiers, but quickly changed his words: "Wait, I'll come myself." ”

Willy came to a popping fruit tree that was in good condition, and first carefully counted the amount of fruit on the bursting fruit tree.

"Fifteen...... Decent ......"

Willy pondered for a moment, then reached out and plucked the nearest burst fruit.

The warm touch spread in the palm of Willy's hand, and the warm current spread down the palm of his hand to all parts of his body.

"Let's go to the clearing. ”

Willy directly took the Burst Fruit and led the group towards the clearing.

"Come on, let's see how it works. ”

Willy slammed the Burst Fruit out of his hand.

The Burst Fruit flies out of a standard parabola, flies into the air, and then accelerates down.

Boom!

There was a loud bang.

I saw that the burst fruit that fell to the ground exploded in an instant, and a scorching flame rose in place. Splashing sparks flew from the flames to all directions, crackling and exploding. At the same time, a wave of hot air spread outward from the center of the Burst Fruit explosion, and the air that was scorched by the heat was slightly distorted.

"Good!"

Willy laughed, a look of satisfaction.

The explosion test of this bursting fruit completely exceeded his expectations.

Through the planting method bestowed by the title of Intermediate Gatherer, the strength of this burst fruit is at least thirty percent stronger.

"Come on, continue to pick twenty burst fruits. It is required to be taken randomly, and the fruit of the same burst fruit tree cannot be picked. ”

Willy commanded to his own soldiers.

One subject cannot explain the problem, and the number of specimens is sufficient to be convincing.

Under Willy's orders, several pro-soldiers moved quickly, and soon took over the twenty Burst Fruits.

"You throw them in turn. ”

Willy gestured to a few of his own soldiers with bursting fruits in their hands.

Under Willy's orders, several of his own soldiers began to throw the bursting fruit in their hands towards the clearing.

Bang bang bang!

For a while, the flames and heat waves continued to explode and steam, and the temperature made people feel like they were back in the middle of summer.

Willy and Sandall and other officials from the Agricultural Administration who accompanied them retreated more than a dozen meters to avoid the heat.

Five or six minutes later, the twenty bursting fruits were thrown in turn.

"Very nice. ”

Willy nodded.

On the premise that the number of specimens is sufficient, each burst fruit specimen met Willy's expectations at the time of the explosion.

"For the farmers who participated in the planting of the burst fruit this time, as well as the officials who worked hard in it, we must give full rewards. ”

Willy stretched out his hand to Sandor and commanded.

"Yes, Lord Baron. ”

Sandor nodded hurriedly.

For Willy's generosity, Sandor admires it from the bottom of his heart.

Unlike most of the minor nobles, Willy didn't have much desire for such things as accumulating wealth. As long as the Baron's manor was fed and clothed properly, Willy would hardly turn the balance of his finances into his personal coffers.

Baron Willy once said something that touched Sandor greatly.

"If these kinlers were in my private vault, then they would just be a useless pile of iron. Only when these kinlers are spent can they be real money. ”

This sentence made Sandor feel extremely admired.

In his view, this is an explanation related to economic and financial affairs, and it is also an interpretation of a philosophy of life.

It is precisely because of this that Sandor is rarely embarrassed by financial constraints when he is carrying out his work.

This also allows Sandor to reduce a lot of resistance in his daily work.

When the benefits are sufficiently distributed, the people under them can be stimulated to the greatest momentum.

"Let's go, let's go ahead and see the Misty Fruit. ”

Willy didn't stay any longer, but hurried in the direction of the misty fruit planting.

It was also under the sampling demonstration of the soldiers that Willy saw the planting effect of the misty fruit.

Although the degree of improvement is not as great as that of the Burst Fruit, it has also met Willy's requirements.

Similarly, Willy also proposed a reward for those involved in the cultivation of the Misty Fruit.

"Where are the previous growth and planting records?"

After inspecting the results of the Burst Fruit and the Mist Fruit, Willy asked the officials of the Department of Agriculture beside him.

The specific arrangements for planting are handled directly by the Department of Agriculture.

Regarding the growth and planting records, it is before planting the Burst Fruit and the Misty Fruit, Willy is particularly reminded of the important things.

He needs to analyze the data to find better ways to improve it.

"I'll get it for you right away. ”

An official from the Department of Agriculture turned and trot, but in a minute or two, he took a thick notebook and respectfully handed it to Willy.

Willy took it, then opened it and looked at it.

He just glanced at it in general, and the specific content still had to wait until he returned to White Bear Town to study it.

"Huh?"

While Willy was looking through the growth data of the Burst Fruit, a case of failure appeared in Willy's field of vision.

According to the record, there was a burst fruit tree that was very rapid in the early stages of growth, and even produced fruit a month and a half ago. But alas, the burst fruit tree was not picked immediately after fruiting, so it withered due to overripeness.

But after the fruit withered, the popping fruit tree grew more and more luxuriant, and its branches and foliage were more luxuriant than the others, but it just didn't bear fruit.

This puzzled Willy.

Generally speaking, a plant such as a burst fruit is unlikely to wilt immediately due to overripeness, even if it is not picked immediately after fruiting. Because the free fire element energy in the air can continuously recharge it, ensuring the sufficiency of the fire element in the fruit and the continuation of vitality.

"This is an interesting ......"

After seeing this case, Willy showed some interest.

"Go, take me to see this fruit tree. ”

Willy pointed out the contents of the notebook to the people around him to make sure.

When he was inspecting the planting of the burst fruit tree just now, Willy only took a few general glances, but did not look very carefully, and he did not observe some trees one by one, so he did not notice this burst fruit tree that only had branches and leaves and no longer bear fruit.

"Yes, Lord Baron. ”

One of the people in charge of planting the burst fruit trees on the island answered, and then walked in front to lead the way.

Soon, the group returned to the Burst Fruit Grove and stopped in a corner of the woods that was not very conspicuous.

"This is the tree, Lord Baron. ”

The man said to Willy.

Willy nodded, then circled the tree.

Although the height is about the same as that of other popping fruits, the foliage is extremely lush and verdant, and it looks full of life.

It's just that when Willy got closer, he only felt a slight element of fire. Compared to other Burst Fruit Trees, its fire elemental power is significantly weaker.

If you ignore this thin fire element, Willy even thinks that he is an ordinary evergreen tree.

Willy frowned, it didn't make sense.

If a burst fruit tree is halfway through and prematurely sensitized, then it should not be only its fruit withering and rotting, but it should be deprived of vitality along with its entire tree.

And the bursting fruit tree in front of him, even if it no longer grows fruit, is still thriving, which is somewhat contrary to the growth law of the bursting fruit tree.

Willy leaned forward again, taking a closer look at the trunk's appearance.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Willy noticed that where the branches had branched, there was a faint red circle.

He suddenly realized something, and went to check the other branches.

Almost every place where the branches fork is like this.

Seeing this, Willy placed his palm on the red circle, closed his eyes, and carefully perceived.

Willy was motionless, and the officials of the Agriculture Department around him looked at each other, not understanding what Baron Willy was doing.

Only Sandor frowned, he knew Willy very well, and it was not a trivial matter to make Baron Willy care so much.

"That's right......"

Willy opened his eyes suddenly, and muttered to himself in a low voice, a look of surprise in his eyes.

"Give me your crosssword. ”

Willy commanded to his own soldiers.

On this trip, Willy didn't wear any weapons, so he could only borrow the soldiers around him first.

The soldier received the order, took out the crosssword, and presented his hands in front of Willy.

After Willy took the crosssword, he circled the exploding fruit tree again.

When he stopped, he slashed at the torso of the bursting fruit tree.

Poof!

At the moment when the bark was cut by Willy.

A flash of crimson heat erupted directly from the broken trunk.

The surrounding air dries instantly, and a steaming sensation of heat fills the air directly.

Some officials who were relatively weak instantly oozed sweat from their foreheads, and hurriedly took a few steps back.

"And so it was!"

Willy didn't care about the state of the people around him, and continued to frantically chop trees with his crosssword.

However, despite his fierce stance, Willy was very measured when he chopped the torsos of trees, and he could avoid some places, as if he was afraid of hurting something.

As the trunk became more and more damaged, the crimson heat became more and more intense.

This is all the power of nature of the fire element, which is almost transformed into substance, and there is a certain similarity with the frost power released by Willy.

Bang!

The upper part of the trunk of the burst fruit tree was cut off by Willy and fell aside.

A stream of heat spilled directly from the trunk of the tree, and even Willy was already soaked in sweat.

But Willy didn't care, and immediately stepped forward.

In the middle of the severed thick trunk, a palm-sized crimson transparent ball lay there, emitting bursts of blazing heat. Around it, rings of reddish tree rings have been twisted.

"Fire Crystal Amber!"

Willy burst out laughing.

He never thought that such a thing could be bred in an ordinary bursting fruit tree!

Even if he improved the palace planting method, the chance of being born with fire crystal amber is very small.

Willy was not afraid of the heat, but reached out directly to touch the surface of the fiery amber.

The feeling of steaming and enthusiasm spread all over the body, and the next moment, the title attribute panel suddenly popped up.

"Pure Fire Elemental Energy Penetrates the Body, Gets the Title - [Junior Fire Mage], Bonus Attribute Points: 3"

"After obtaining the title of [Junior Fire Mage], you will be able to control the basic fire control ability and all basic fire spells, and at the same time, you will master the combat skills of all junior fire mages. ”

[Willy Faren - Constitution: 14, Intelligence: 26.5, Remaining Attribute Points: 3]