Cuthbert was very anxious: "Your Royal Highness, the yield of one acre of land in the Lost Land is only about two hundred kilograms, and Madame Grey has taken a hundred kilograms, and if we continue to collect taxes, the farmers will not have much left in their hands, and they will not be interested in farming." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Catherine said: "If the land is only sown once a year, the yield will be limited. I'm an amateur to farming, but I think different crops should be planted at different times. If we could find a way to harvest the land for two or three seasons, wouldn't the yield increase exponentially? Mrs. Grey would take the first crop, and we would draw the second crop, so that the farmers would get most of their crops every season, and I think they would be interested. ”

Cuthbert suddenly realized: "Oh, Your Highness Princess, you are so clever! In this way, we only need to use limited funds to store war reserves. ”

"I think that when the people are rich, the economy of the castle will prosper. On the other hand, if the people live below the poverty line, as Mrs. Grey did, no amount of tax increase will be useless, and it will even cause civil unrest. ”

"If we can mix the planting season properly, we should be able to harvest two or three crops," Kuspert said. We know this, but we are not farmers and we don't know what to do. ”

Eldred suddenly said, "Witches have been dealing with flowers and trees all their lives, and I believe they will have a way." ”

Catherine looked at Eldraid approvingly, and Cuthbert patted his head and said happily, "Yes, you're so right. Madame Grey had granted the boss's request to pardon the witches, and now that they live in the woods outside the city, I will go to them. ”

"If Lady Grey has forgiven their sins, why are they still living outside?"

"Although the witches provided the recipe for the plague, the people still held a grudge against them, and they were reluctant to deal with outsiders in the first place. Cuthbert said.

Catherine nodded, "Let's talk to them, if they can help us, I'm sure everyone will change their minds about witches." ”

Catherine is resolute in her work, doing whatever comes to her mind and never procrastinating. Although it was already night, Cuthbert had no choice but to accompany them out of town.

McLind and the three witches carved out a flat field on a hill in the woods and piled up a circular Stonehenge. Some of the stones weighed thousands of kilograms, and God knows how the witches carried and piled them up.

Several bonfires were lit next to Stonehenge, and four witches walked through the stone henge like ghosts.

No wonder humans are so afraid of witches, many of their actions are really incredible, frightening, and incomprehensible.

Catherine waited quietly outside Stonehenge until the witches' ritual was over. Mellind led the witches to meet him, bowed and said, "It turned out to be Her Royal Highness the Princess." Is there something important about the three of you visiting late at night?"

Catherine nodded, "Merlind, I need your help. ”

McLind didn't expect Catherine to be so direct. She looked at Catherine and said, "In that case, please move to the stone formation and sit down!"

Catherine sat by the campfire, listening to the wind whispering on the side of the boulder, and watching as some sparks burst out of the campfire from time to time. After a long time, Catherine sighed softly, "If it were possible, I would really like to sit here every day and merge myself between heaven and earth." ”

Eldred was taken aback. What's wrong with you, Your Royal Highness, do you want to be a witch too?

Mellind nodded: "It seems that Her Royal Highness the princess has too many things hidden in her heart, so she wants to find peace between heaven and earth." In my opinion, in your noble bloodline, in addition to the innate fighting power, there is also a wisdom root that is close to nature and reveres nature. ”

"I just think that since we all live in nature and rely on nature's gifts to survive, we should follow the laws of nature and not go against the sky. ”

McLind said: "In the face of the mysterious nature, no one is small. Only by conforming to it can we multiply, and if we go against the sky, we are doomed to destruction. We worship the power of nature, and witches spend their lives and wisdom searching for the mysteries between heaven and earth. Look at this small Stonehenge, although it is only a few stones, each one has a history of tens of millions of years, and it contains infinite power. ”

"Merlind, I want to use your strength, are you willing to help me?"

"Say it, if I can do it, I will definitely help you, not to mention that I still owe Gu Shiyu three favors. ”

Catherine only knew that Gu Shiyu had been ordered by the mentor to help the witches escape from the pursuit, and later asked Lady Grey to pardon the witches, so what was the third one?

McLind could certainly see what Catherine was thinking. "In addition to the two well-known reasons," she said, "your friend gave me gentian and dragon blood for free, and with it I was able to save a friend's life. ”

Catherine suddenly said angrily: "He is him, I am me, do you have to help me for his sake?"

McLind was very surprised, didn't everyone say that you were a natural pair, why did you have a conflict? She smiled slightly, "That's not it! ”

"More than 80,000 people are now living in the castle, so the food supply is a big problem. I'm about to call on the farmers to open up the land and ask you to help me figure out how to make the land harvest more crops and produce more crops. ”

"It's a good thing for the people, and I'm happy to help you. You know, witches have spent their lives studying all kinds of plants and trees, and in addition to their medicinal properties and edible value, they also know how to grow them. I traveled every inch of the Lost Lands and collected seeds for many crops. If you can get the farmers to do what I do, it will be possible to harvest three crops in one year. ”

Catherine, Eldred, and Cuthbert were overjoyed, and Catherine grabbed Melind's hand and said, "Just tell me what to do!"

"It's autumn and the crops have basically been harvested from the fields. Farmers spend a month or two clearing the land and building water conservancy, and by winter they can sow winter wheat and oats. I have seeds for spring and summer crops, but I don't have enough of them, so I can collect them in large quantities if I need them. ”

"That's great! The people of the Lost Lands will always remember you. Catherine was impressed.

"Well," said McLind, with a wry smile, "as long as they do not regard us as enemies, and do not look at us strangely, we will be satisfied." ”

"No, I'm sure they'll change their minds slowly. I'd also like to ask you about portals, I know you've been studying portals for a long time. ”

"Yes. Everyone now knows that portals are artificially sealed, including your father. Will you break your father's seal and reopen the portal?"

Catherine nodded and said, "You have just said that everything must be done according to the law, and you can't go against the sky." My father's participation in sealing the portal brought decades of peace to the world, but it broke the balance of yin and yang between heaven and earth, after all, many things cannot be stopped by man. Sooner or later, why run away?"

McLinder sighed, "For the matter of portal seals, it is really difficult to evaluate whether it is right or wrong. Although the world has been at peace for decades, there are still small wars and frictions between them. The races living on the ground are gradually complacent to the status quo and drastically reduce their combat readiness, but they do not know that the races living in the underground world have been fighting for decades, ready to rush out of the ground to launch a larger-scale war. The day the portal opens, that is, when the all-out war on the ground and underground begins. ”

"Some people say that only the Chosen One can pull out the sword sealed by my father, do you think this person has already appeared?"

McLind nodded, "Judging by the celestial stars, the Chosen One has already appeared. If you look at the Big Dipper in the sky, the small star below represents the Lost Land. Its light was shining brighter and brighter, and that was a sign that the portal was about to open. ”

Catherine and the others stared at the little star. It's just that no one usually pays attention to it, so where will they know the changes in its light intensity?

"Then according to your meaning, each of the Big Dipper represents a continent of the world?" asked Adridid.

"Yes. You see that there is a star inside, the light is very dim, it means that the country of the dwarves has now been captured by the underground army, but it has not been completely extinguished, indicating that the resistance of the dwarves has not stopped. ”

"But the portal to the Lost Lands hasn't opened, and how did the Underground Legion invade the country of the dwarves?"

"Most of the dwarves live in the belly of the mountains, but a few have moved to the valleys. Dwarves like to dig caverns in the belly of mountains to find ore veins, and the cavemen of the Wizards are also very good at digging caves, so it is very likely that the cave will be connected to the underground world. In addition, volcanic eruptions may also cause underground creatures to rush out of the ground. ”

This is not good news. If Yolander and Madknife knew, they would definitely jump in a hurry.

"To be honest, I admire the minds of humans and dwarves. In that battle thirty years ago, many people would think that two races would fight for a tooth and blood for blood, but they didn't expect that now you have formed an alliance. ”

"A tooth for a tooth, blood for a blood, not everyone wants to see it. In the end of the war, when everyone is unable to fight anymore, it is still necessary to sit at the negotiating table and negotiate a settlement. Only by putting humanity before pride and ambition will there be hope for peace for all races. ”

"It depends on leaders with great hearts and great insights. McLind nodded, and told them to discern the kingdom that each star represented. Fortunately, the star of Erathia was still shining as bright, which made Catherine and her sisters feel a little at ease.

"McLind, what do you think...... Could Gu Shiyu be the Chosen One?" asked Catherine, plucking up her courage.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, he does not belong to this world, so I can't see his past, nor can I see his future, even his present is vague. His journey has only just begun, and no one knows where he'll go. He may or may not be the Chosen One. ”

Catherine was taken aback, this was the first time she had heard someone say that Gu Shiyu did not belong to this world, but people from other worlds! Although she was still angry with Gu Shiyu, she still hoped in her heart that he was the chosen one in the prophecy, and hoped that he could draw his sword and ......

He forgot that it didn't matter what other paths he had, and hoped that he could find his way home and reunite with him under the guidance of Starlight.

"You and he have a heart-to-heart, maybe I can help you see. McLind pulled out a card and placed it on the ground.

Catherine closed her eyes, prayed in her heart, and gently touched her hand over the cards, and then, tremblingly, drew one and placed it in McLind's hand.

The card depicts a god standing on the clouds, looking down on the earth with loving eyes, and a string of tears hanging from his cheeks.

McLind's expression was focused. Catherine said worriedly, "McLind, can you tell me what this card is all about?"

"As I said, he has lost his way...... He may come back to you, but there will be a road to self-redemption......"