"It's a shame, if only I could speed up like in some games, or with some kind of prop I can see the results directly."

No matter how much David hoped that Winter Village would soon have the freedom to dry and eat, he could only wait for the results day by day.

However, compared to Mark Watney, who ran back and forth at both ends, Davy's daily life was much easier, except for occasionally going to the northern forest to explore and check if there were any other dangerous neighbors, the main thing in the day was to practice and study.

Cultivation is mainly for the use of several weapons and fighting skills, and in addition to serving as a teacher, Fourding will also act as a sparring partner, which is really not a good experience for David.

The learning of various knowledge is also uninterrupted, and David feels that this kind of learning may continue for a long time, because according to his own ideas, it is not possible to 'complete' all kinds of messy knowledge in a few years.

After a few more days, Mark Watney finally managed to carve out a potato field on Mars, and then he just had to wait quietly for the results.

Because of the backing of Rinwinter Village, he does not have so much psychological pressure on this purely experimental project, of course, he still hopes that he can succeed - if he can grow potatoes on Mars, he will definitely be the first person in history.

"You know what? Maybe I'll be called the first human to colonize Mars. ”

During the meal, Mark often mentioned this incident, compared to the germination of wheat in Winter Village, it was not a surprise thing.

"There's one thing I don't really understand." As time passed, Fordin's English level improved rapidly, and now he can communicate in English normally, because of the English he learned with Mark, his accent and speaking habits are more American: "Why go to a planet where there is nothing, not even human beings can live on it?" ”

In Fordin's opinion, even if there are too many humans on the earth and need to find a new home, then it is time to find a world that can survive, right? But in Mark's description, the place called Mars doesn't look like a good place to call a new home.

"This ...... Because it is very difficult for earthlings to leave Earth and go to other planets, in this case, Mars is already the 'best' choice. Mark introduced Ferding to the other planets of the solar system, and re-emphasized what it would mean if his experiment was successful: it seemed that humans could go to Mars to live.

Listening to Mark and Ferdin's conversation, David is playing a fighting game with Laura - Laura has brought a lot of electronics, as well as generators, solar charging panels, etc.

Watching David's character easily defeated by the character he operated, Laura looked at him with a few meaningful eyes.

"How?"

"Nothing." Laura started the next game with the controller in her hands, talking about topics that had nothing to do with the game in front of her: "When are you going to go?" ”

David's next plan is to go to Irontree Castle to report the situation in Winter Village and obtain Kingdom certification.

Everyone knows about this, and if it weren't for David's desire to see if the wheat planted by Mark could sprout, he would have set off after destroying the troll village a few days ago.

"I'll leave tomorrow at dawn." Now that the results were in hand, and that the wheat was ready to be planted, he felt that he had more leverage to recruit the villagers, and the only thing he was worried about was that the news spread by the pioneers who had returned earlier might make his words less credible.

"Irontree is a big city, isn't it?"

"Irontree Fort is the largest city in the northern part of the Kingdom of Tiran."

As an important northern town and the kingdom's main source of high-quality timber, Irontree Fort has a high status in the Kingdom of Tiran, and based on the Irontree wood, Irontree Fort itself is prosperous enough - of course, in the eyes of David, who has seen the 'world', it is just like that, and it is also impossible to get rid of the evaluation of dirt and mess.

"What? Are you interested in Irontree Castle? ”

"Of course, I'm interested in a lot of things in this world." Laura frequently runs to this world, almost as a new home, because this is an unexplored and unexplored new world, full of unknowns, and her desire to explore makes her eager to dig out everything in this world and understand it clearly.

"So......" Hearing Laura's abruptly rising tone, David guessed her thoughts: "You're going with me?" ”

"Yes! I also did some preparations. ”

"Huh? Preparation? ”

"Yes, like clothes that are more in line with the style of this world." Laura pauses the game and runs briskly back to her room, appearing in front of David again, holding the same clothes and pants that David was wearing in the same style.

"It's really well prepared." In the past few days, David has also turned out his previous clothes, and has also done some camouflage treatment on the backpack and bow, such as covering a layer of beast fur.

Davy and Laura are found discussing a trip to Irontree Castle, and Mark and Fording pause their introduction to the galaxy.

"How long does it take to get to Irontree from here?"

"If the road goes well, it will take more than half a month, at most a month." It took two months to walk from Irontree Fort to this place, but that was due to the large number of people in the group and the slow speed of travel.

With only David and Laura, the speed of walking is much faster, and David estimates that half a month to twenty days is almost enough if there are no accidents.

"It's a pity that there are no livestock left in the village." Not to mention keeping a horse as a mount, even if there are some livestock that can be used to carry food, the journey will be much more comfortable.

Now David and Laura can only bring some more compressed food while walking along the river, using the river that flows out of the Iron Tree Forest as their main source of food on the way.

"Speaking of which, it seems that in addition to recruiting villagers, we also have to buy some livestock." It was then that David remembered that if he wanted the village to grow, all kinds of livestock were also indispensable - if possible, he would need to bring some poultry back?

After discussing for a few words, Mark suddenly became curious about something: "After talking for so long, I suddenly remembered, is there any money in the village?" ”

“……”

The scene became very quiet, and several people present had not thought about this question before, and the three eyes turned to David, who was the only one who could answer the question.

"Nope." David looked at Baba looking at the three of them, and gave the answer neatly: "Actually, the development team will make all preparations before setting off, once the village is successfully established, the next is a very normal development of life." ”

David explained the situation to the three men: "That is, under normal circumstances, such as livestock, seeds for various crops, farm tools, and poultry, they are all prepared when the team is formed. If there is anything needed in the future, it is up to the village to figure it out. ”

For example, they sell the grain they produce, the best furs they hunt, the minerals they find, and then use the money they earn to buy what they need.

"Under normal circumstances, this should be ......"

But David's situation here is not normal, his winter village was originally equivalent to not being successfully established, and all the resources he brought at the beginning were basically consumed, and now although the village has been established and food is available, it is not rich enough to be able to sell it on a large scale.

"Then what are you going to use to buy poultry and livestock?"

"I'll think of a way when I get to Irontree Castle!" Davy's idea was to see if he could get those who agreed to come to Winter Village to bring some poultry or livestock of their own, and he didn't think about the quantity, but solved it first.

As long as there is a foundation, there will always be more as the village grows.

In addition, I wonder if the Iron Tree Fort will give some 'support and support' to Winter Village?

According to the usual practice, once he becomes the head of Winter Village, then the Lord of Iron Tree Fort will become his direct superior, and it is normal for David, as a subordinate, to ask his superiors for some material support.

After briefly talking about his idea, Ferding felt that there was nothing wrong with David's idea and that it was not low, so he agreed.

Mark lamented that the timing was not good, his experiment with Martian potato cultivation was in its infancy, and with several fields in the village also needed to be taken care of, he couldn't get out and see the big cities of the world.

"When you have enough people, you'll be able to hang out and about as much as you like." However, David is concerned that Mark lacks sufficient self-protection ability: "Until then, you should increase your strength. ”

"I will!" Mark also knew that the world was full of crises, and he was not prepared to run around alone: "And I'm not going to run out alone, maybe when you come back this time, the next time you need to go to Irontree Castle, I can go with you." ”

"There must be a lot of opportunities."

Regardless of the final outcome, David can be sure that his future self will definitely have to travel back and forth between Winter Village and Irontree Castle from time to time.

Thinking of this, he suddenly became curious about something: "Speaking of which, there were a total of three development teams that set off from Iron Tree Castle, I don't know what happened to the other two?" ”

"Huh? Are there two other trailblazers? Mark and Laura heard that there were still two teams that were as miserable as David's before, and they were also curious about the situation of the two pioneering teams.

"One of the teams has established a village in the south of Winter Village, that is, next to the Iron Tree Forest, and this time they will pass by on the way to Iron Tree Castle, and if the village is established, it can also replenish some supplies."

It's just that everyone present, including David, felt that there was not much chance of successfully establishing a village there.