Another World: How to Practice Without Spiritual Energy

Chapter 342: Reclamation of the Land

The wasteland reclaimed by the winery is a basin in Langya Mountain.

This was the location Chen Xian chose after exploring the entire Langya Mountain.

The terrain here is flat, the land is fertile, and there is abundant water, making it a good place to grow crops.

Werewolves like meat. Their usual food source is hunting, and their vegetarian food is also picked from wild fruits.

They would not even try to do such a thing as planting.

Fortunately, there are the fox people.

In the past, the foxes, young and old, had to rely on growing their own food to barely survive.

Now it just so happens that the fox people are leading the werewolves to reclaim the wasteland.

Half of the basin's land has been cleared of weeds and the ground has been renovated.

Although werewolves don't know how to farm, they are much stronger than foxes, and they can dig holes very quickly.

These werewolves are hired werewolf civilians who do not have strong strength and often have no food to eat.

Only then did they respond to the call and come to open up wasteland.

"Can this really keep me full? I've been pulling weeds and turning the soil for more than ten days."

"I've never heard of farming. With such a pitiful yield, even the dumbest orc wouldn't do it."

"I didn't really believe that farming alone would give us enough to eat, but during these ten days of work, they actually provided us with meals."

“I just don’t know how much longer I can eat this!”

……

Chen Xian could hear the werewolves working and chatting in the distance.

These werewolves have no hope of cultivating the land!

Yes, in the past, orcs also chose to grow crops because of food shortages.

But because the crop yield is low and the labor is high, not many orcs would do this unless absolutely necessary.

"Brother, you see the progress is not bad. Half of the land has been cultivated. We can irrigate it today as you said."

"In a few days, we can plant the seedlings you gave us."

Chen Xian nodded.

He doesn't have Grandpa Yuan's ability to grow seedlings, but he has a cheat.

When cultivating those seedlings, he used the water of life.

This wood-attributed, top-grade nutrient can produce fruitful results even with ordinary seeds.

At this time, Chen Xian discovered a problem.

Although the basin is flat, the river in the middle is the lowest place.

The fields not far from the river bank were easy to irrigate, as the wolves could use their strength to pump water.

But to places far away, the wolves need to carry water bucket by bucket.

It not only consumes physical energy and time, but also ensures that the fields are well irrigated.

There must be a waterwheel tool to pump up the water, and then dig ditches for free irrigation.

Thinking of this, Chen Xian immediately asked Lucy

"Lucy, when will the dwarf craftsmen you contacted come over?"

Lucy counted on her fingers and said, "It's only about these two days."

"They live far away in the Orc Steppes."

“I don’t know how many people will come.”

Although Lucy had friendships with the dwarves, they were all under the shade of the fox elders.

It is impossible for the dwarves to choose to migrate just for a lonely fox tribe.

At most, we can send some people over.

However, these dwarf craftsmen also have different levels of quality.

It is estimated that the people who can be sent are only apprentice level.

This made Lucy a little lacking in confidence.

Seeing Lucy's depressed expression, Chen Xian comforted her, "It's their loss if they don't come."

"No matter what level the dwarven craftsman is, if he follows us, he will definitely become one of the most famous craftsmen on the continent."

Looking at the confident Chen Xian, Lucy nodded with relief.

"Before the dwarves arrive, tell them to stop pumping water for irrigation. It's too inefficient."

"The warm season is coming, let them cultivate the remaining land at full speed."

"And arrange for several werewolves to dig ditches."

As he spoke, Chen Xian pointed out to Lucy the place where the ditch should be dug, and explained the depth and width.

Lucy was a smart fox person. After listening to Chen Xian's instructions, she immediately understood the purpose of digging ditches.

"Brother, do you want to divert the water there for automatic irrigation?"

"Correct!"

"But this river is in a low-lying area, the water can't flow backwards!"

Lucy immediately pointed out the key point. Without waiting for Chen Xian's explanation, she frowned and thought, "If we block the river here, the water level upstream will be too high, and the water will flow into the ditch."

Chen Xian was secretly surprised at Lucy's wisdom.

The first time I came into contact with farmland, I thought of building dams to divert water for irrigation.

But Chen Xian still shook his head.

"Your method is good, but it's not suitable for this location."

Lucy was puzzled, so Chen Xian continued to explain, "This is a basin, the lower part of the mountain range."

“If we cut off the river, it will easily lead to waterlogging.”

"But the idea of ​​building a dam is indeed a good thing, but we need to raise the banks and build protective embankments."

"That would be too much work to complete in a short time."

Chen Xian looked up at the sky and said, "Let's first plant some crops during this warm season. When the river freezes in winter, we can build the dam."

Lucy looked at the long river and calculated the workload of building a dam. She found that it was indeed too huge.

If they build the dam now, they won't have enough manpower and will miss the warm season.

“But if we don’t build a dam, how can we divert the water?”

Chen Xian took out a piece of animal skin, wrote and drew on it, and then handed it to Lucy.

Lucy became even more confused when she saw something that looked like the body of a snake-like monster on the hide.

"These pieces connected together, like snakes, can draw water?"

Chen Xian smiled slightly. "This is called a dragon bone waterwheel. Just keep stepping on the crank, and these wooden pieces will bring up water continuously."

After hearing Chen Xian's explanation, Lucy widened her beautiful eyes, staring at the picture on the animal skin, muttering softly, "Is this...really...possible?"

Chen Xian didn't want to explain the principle of the lever chain, so he said perfunctorily, "Wait until the dwarf craftsman arrives and builds it and tries it out, and you'll know."

Afterwards, Chen Xian went to the place where the winery was expanded.

I have to say that Lucy is very reliable. The prototypes of all places have been completed, and they are almost exactly as Chen Xian instructed.

He praised Lucy heavily in person, and the little fox couldn't stop smiling.

After Chen Xian gave some instructions on the details, he went to look for the Minotaur Steelhoof.

This time we go to the troll territory, he has to lead the way.

He also wants to explore the mysterious minotaur totem pole.

Although he has confirmed that Emperor Tang Wu is the cultivator from Blue Star, he cannot guarantee that there are no other time travelers.

Even if there really isn't one, he can still use the totem pole to study the secret of the conversion of aura and magic.

Arrived in front of the familiar tent at the market.

As the Wolf King Ceremony ended, the wolf tribe entered the first level of combat readiness again.

Many orcs trading in the market chose to leave Wolf King City.

Most of those left now are orcs who want to make a fortune from the war and are waiting for purchase orders from the werewolf army.

The bustling market before has now become deserted.

The stall in front of the Tauren tent had already been closed.

Just as Chen Xian was about to enter the tent, the door curtain was lifted from inside and a strange minotaur walked out.

The minotaur was a head smaller than Steelhoof, with lush mane on his head and softer muscle lines than Steelhoof.

But still stronger than ordinary humans.

Especially the pectoral muscles, which seem to be even bigger than the steel hooves.

Before Chen Xian could say anything, the minotaur with a strong chest asked with a happy look in his eyes.

"Are you the clever monkey my eldest brother was talking about?"

The sound is as clear and pleasant as a silver bell.

Chen Xian was stunned on the spot. He didn't expect that the minotaur in front of him was a female.