There was still one more issue of concern, which was the most pressing of them all. "Are the crops going to thrive in this soil?"
"Nature moves in cycles," answered Athena. The mont she said that I prepared my ears for another lengthy explanation. "After each blossom cos a period of decline, and over ti, even the most fertile fields will start producing an increasingly ager harvest. This is because the soil is drained of its nutrients as the plants have depleted it. These issues won't be a problem if we have Elixir Collectors."
"Well, it's a problem now since we don't have those."
"As you say, my Lord. The only thing we can do is leave it to nature to bring back the nutrients that were once lost in these lands."
When Athena went over to Turnip and Florin, I quickly went after her. It seed like she wasn't done instructing the two yet.
"Barley and Oats produce good yields, but they quickly drain the soil," she started. And I saw how Florin's forehead crumpled and her lower lip puckered out.
Athena ignored her reaction and pressed on. "Therefore, grow perennial clover at the sa ti. It will grow under the canopy of the cereals, and it is good for feeding cows and goats. Clovers accumulate nitrogen in their roots, which will maintain soil nutrients level as the cereal grows. Ulysses brought so from his short trip to the nearby forest. You can ask him for so.
"And since we don't have Elixirs yet to mass produce the [Eternal Sand], we can only rely on crop rotation. To do this, you must change the plants you grow monthly according to the rules of crop rotation. It's supposed to be annually, but since growing and harvesting in this world is quicker, I estimate that a month should suffice.
"Interchange soil-depleting cereals with legus, which will saturate the land with nitrogen and grow root crops for both animal feed and personal consumption. This approach will provide you and your livestock with food, which in turn will provide you with milk and at. And livestock manure rejuvenates the soil. As a bonus, crop rotation also disrupts the life cycles of pathogens and plant pests, preventing them from flourishing."
"I think Turnip knows it already," I butted in because if I didn't, I feel like Athena would never be finished with her lectures.
"My lord." She faced . The serious expression on her face made back a little. "If I might suggest, those delicate plants that are more sensitive to weather conditions should be planted inside a greenhouse."
My face lit up. "Can Daedalus make one?"
"If it's only a simple greenhouse that uses readily available materials, then yes."
"That's good news. Now, I don't have to fear either inclent weather or nutrient-scarce soils since the greenhouse would have an ideal ecosystem for the plants."
"Tell Daedalus about it," I told her. "For the anti, I'll do what I can to forage for materials as well."
"Will do, my lord."
As I went on my way, I didn't know if I should be glad that everything was the sa here as back on earth. The crops were the sa, and the manners of planting them also seed the sa to .
The only difference was the magic and the fantasy stuff.
I went over my territory. My actual property was bigger, but the walls were built around a 2,500 sq. ter area where it could accommodate my imdiate house and farm.
This would have to do for now. After the Blood Rain passes, we'd think of our next move. I didn't even know if I could survive that apocalyptic event, so there was no use in thinking about the future after that.
I'd just do what I could do for now.
Roaming my eyes, I found everyone busy with their own tasks. Not wanting to be useless, I decided to forage in the mountains for stones and boulders, so the dam would be finished quickly. I didn't know anything about farming, nor did I know anything about constructing a building, so I might as well forage for materials.
Eventually, the sun went down, and with it ca my other self, who took over. I was pushed back into the deepest corners of his mind once again, waiting for control, for I knew it would happen . . . soon.
". . ." Not gonna happen! I yelled at him.
I didn't sleep okay! I could still saw what was going on and how he killed dozens of players in one night!
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