Chapter 439 【Summon Mount+】
The essence that Gaode has stored in Wind Spirit Moon Shadow is now only a little bit of fruit.
The first-level source is all used up before the level is upgraded. The second-level source is obtained from the previous soldiers sent to the Snowfield Guardian.
Other than that, there is no surplus food.
This is because it is much more difficult for a second-level leyline creature to be captured alive than a first-level leyline creature.
The people in the tribe who go out to capture earth-line creatures alive for Gaode are all second-level ice-born mages.
For them, if they want to capture the earth-line creatures alive, it is actually quite risky.
A basic concept: If you want to defeat an enemy, you only need to be a little stronger than him; if you want to kill him, you must be much stronger than him; if you want to capture him alive without risk, you must have the strength to crush him.
Obviously, most second-level iceborn mages are unable to crush second-level earth-line creatures. Being able to defeat second-level earth-line creatures one-on-one is considered rare.
Hence, if Gothe wants to continue to enjoy his success and obtain the second-level origin, the safest way is to dispatch the third-level ice-born mage.
But after all, there are only more than 200 three-ring mages in the Zhenbing tribe. They are considered high-ranking members of the tribe and cannot be randomly sent out to "do miscellaneous tasks" for themselves.
But now that Gaode has been promoted to the second ring, there is no need to be polite anymore.
He is the King of Zhenbing and has done so much for Zhenbing. It is his right to dispatch people from the clan to serve him.
If he cares about this and that, he is no longer a king, just say he is a steward!
Honestly, Gaode still has no psychological barriers.
On the first day he was promoted to the second level, he had already mobilized nearly ten third-level ice wizards to go out to "hunt" for him.
While he was waiting for the return of the "Hunting Team", he was concentrating on building the spell model.
After finishing today's "homework", Gao De had just left his residence when he received good news from the Ministry of Agriculture:
The No. 2 northwest barley variety (blood crystal wheat*cold-resistant wheat) had been successfully cultivated.
You must know that it has only been more than two weeks since the Ministry of Agriculture started breeding the second variety of northwest barley!
But after thinking about it carefully, it is not surprising.
With the help of a large number of mages who have mastered the "art of nature" and can produce blood crystal wheat and cold-resistant wheat, coupled with the leadership of Flora, who can be called the "Arch Druid" and does not need to rest, it does not take much time to carry out the cross-breeding work of wheat seeds, which is already considered to be rich experience.
Soon, Gaode saw the mature No. 2 northwest barley variety in the newly developed Flora Farm.
Compared with the original blood crystal wheat, the Cenozoic Northwest barley No. 2 variety still retains the blood-red color, but among the red, there is an inconspicuous brown.
This touch of brown comes from cold-resistant wheat.
Gaode’s requirement for the No. 2 northwest barley variety is to retain the characteristics of blood crystal barley as much as possible.
The cold-resistant characteristic of cold-resistant wheat is a supplementary characteristic, not a substitute characteristic. The effect of blood crystal wheat on replenishing qi, blood, and improving physical fitness cannot be lost because of the additional cold-resistant characteristic.
It is because of this requirement that it took so long to cultivate the No. 2 northwest barley variety. Otherwise, it would have been successful long ago.
The time spent is all worth it. This No. 2 northwest barley variety perfectly meets the requirements of Gaode.
However, there is still a lot of room for optimization.
"The yield per mu can only reach 100 kilograms, and it will be ripe in June." Gao De murmured softly.
This is the data Flora reported to him.
Northwestern barley No. 1 obtained from Jinhui wheat* cold-resistant wheat has a yield per mu of 160-180 kilograms, and it ripens in April.
With the same land, the yield of Northwest barley No. 1 will be more than twice that of No. 2.
"Try to increase the yield per mu, please leave it to Flora." Gothe said to Flora.
Flora patted her small chest confidently. It didn't make any sound, but it was still full of momentum.
"The other thing is that the cultivated area of Flora's Harvest Farm is close to 200,000 acres, but less than 10,000 acres can actually be put into use." Aisha, who also came to check the situation of the northwest barley No. 2 seed, reported a little more to Gothe and handed over a farm map.
Compared to Northwest Barley No. 1, Northwest Barley No. 2 perfectly inherits Blood Crystal Barley’s stringent requirements for planting conditions, namely the three key points of “awakening from dormancy, rusting iron, and stopping barren fertilization.”
Wake up from sleep is the simplest thing, no need to worry about it.
The last two points are that the land needs to be deserted, no other plants have grown in the past hundred years, and the soil must be rich in iron.
The former is easier - in the north, it is difficult to find land where other plants have grown.
But the latter needs a little bit of management and cultivation.
Fenix is not a small city, so after a simple search, a large number of rusty iron tools were successfully obtained.
Buried these rusty iron tools into the reclaimed fields, and soon obtained nearly 10,000 acres of usable land.
It's just that after this batch of stockpiles is used up, the subsequent construction of available fields will depend on the mined iron ore. You can imagine the energy required.
Gaode looked at the large fields marked on the map that had been reclaimed but could not be put into use. He thought for a while and said: "The current number of fields in Fengsheng Farm cannot be digested. We can temporarily stop the reclamation progress and continue to invest manpower in the reclamation of Jinhui Farm. Among them. "
"As for Fengsheng Farm, take your time and don't rush. The No. 1 barley variety in the northwest is positioned as a staple food and needs to be spread on a large scale. The No. 2 barley species should be positioned as a nutritional supplement, no matter how long it takes." Gao De said to Aisha.
This is equivalent to the difference between rice and eggs.
Eggs are very important, but without eggs, people will be malnourished at most, but they will not starve to death, and production can be gradually increased.
"Okay." Aisha made some notes on the manuscript she carried with her.
This is her habit, because there are too many things to deal with in Phoenix, and there are too many changes. If they are not recorded in time, it is easy to forget.
"Also, I think the plain land around Phoenix seems to be running out of space?" Gothe put down the map and asked again.
Phoenix's radiation area is also limited.
"Yes, War Mother discovered this a long time ago," Aisha put down the manuscript and looked directly at Gothe. "Her idea is to subsequently develop a farm in the snowfield area between Phoenix and Valar Bay."
"Okay." Gothe nodded slightly, confirming Sunaifa's idea.
The snowfield area available for planting in the north is vast, but this does not mean that the land can be cultivated and cultivated if it meets the conditions for planting.
It is very important that Phoenix cannot be out of reach, he must be under his nose.
At least that was the case before the unification of the north.
Otherwise, it would be troublesome to take care of him, and he would be easily targeted by other ice tribes.
Subsequently, Flora took Gothe to see the planting site of the low-end version of Dragon Bird Blood Bacteria.
Since there is only one young frost lizard, both the amount of feces and the area it can cover with daily breathing are extremely limited.
So the northern version of the dragon's blood fungus cultivation area is smaller than a small workshop, just a very small piece of land, and the spores that Gaode took out from the tail of the dragon's blood fungus are planted.
Because the Ice Mage, who masters the art of nature, has been busy spawning the Permafrost Oak and Northwest Barley No. 2 species during this period, and cannot spare the manpower to take care of these spores.
Hence, in the past two weeks or so, the northern version of the dragon-fowl blood bacteria, which has not been stimulated by the magic of nature, is now just beginning to sprout, but fortunately it is full of vitality and can be regarded as a viable species.
Just as Flora said, because all the conditions are low-spec, the efficacy of the cultivated dragon bird blood bacteria will be less than 20% of the original version.
The good news is that you can make up for it with more years.
“Call it Ice Lizard Blood Bacteria.” Gothe thought for a while and simply gave the northern version of Dragon Bird Blood Bacteria a new name.
The first is the image, and the second is to draw a clear line between the dragon and bird blood bacteria to avoid possible trouble in the future.
After inspecting the northwest barley No. 2 species and the ice-saurus blood bacteria, Gaode took Aisha to inspect the road construction site under construction in Phoenix.
This is his first time to inspect the construction site.
But in fact, with the far-sightedness of Mandola's magic eye, Gothe has "inspected" the construction site countless times.
However, Gothe also understands that many times inspection is not only the meaning of itself, but also contains other meanings, and the form cannot be ignored.
The simplest point is that if he has been back for so long, he has not inspected a Ministry of Construction project, but instead goes to the Ministry of Agriculture every three days. It is one thing to be partial, and it is also a potential hazard to the coordination between departments.
In many cases, the political system is like a big family. He and Sunaifa are the parents, and these departments are their children. It is inevitable and reasonable to care more about outstanding children.
But no matter what, no child can be completely ignored.
The timing chosen by Gao De is also coincidental. Today is the time when the first phase of the Phoenix road network expansion project is completed.
Of course, it was a coincidence, but it was actually within his control. He observed it through Mandora's magic eye yesterday and concluded that it should be completed today.
Since it was the day of completion, many senior officials from the Ministry of Construction came, and the main road was crowded with workers.
As Gothe had originally requested, at least one person from each tribe that was merged into Phoenix should be selected to be employed by the Ministry of Construction.
Hence, most of the senior officials of the Ministry of Construction present were from outside tribes, and only one or two were actually from the Zhenbing tribe.
Even the current nominal Minister of Construction, Beard, is from a foreign tribe.
During this period, Gothe also had a preliminary understanding of his origins. Before becoming the Acting Minister of the Ministry of Construction, this guy was a young chief of the Arutai tribe.
This Arutai tribe is a medium-sized Ice tribe, and it was the first medium-sized Ice tribe to join Phoenix. The reason is the "unwillingness" of the Beard young patriarch.
It is also for this reason, and because Bilder himself is indeed very capable, that Sunaifa appointed him as acting minister of the Ministry of Construction, shouldering the heavy responsibility of the Phoenix expansion and the construction of the Valar Tunnel.
Gothe brought Elsa and Flora to join in the fun. This lineup is definitely the best among the best in Phoenix.
Minister Beard came forward hurriedly, nervously, and kept rubbing his hands.
The first phase of the road network project is mainly carried out around the construction of main roads.
After the construction of the main road is completed, the zoning will become concise and clear. Next, the construction can be gradually carried out around the zoning, square by square, that is, the second phase, the third phase and even more phases of the project.
It can be said that the first phase of the road network project is the foundation for the expansion of Phoenix, and its importance is beyond doubt.
Gothe first took Aisha to check out the entire road network, and then put a cart full of goods on the road and went through it again.
In addition, the mage was also asked to tap the road surface with an ice pick to confirm the pressure resistance of the road surface.
The last step is the inspection of underground pipelines.
Everything made Gaode very satisfied, even beyond Gaode's expectations.
After all, his design, let alone Phoenix, is too advanced and harsh to the outside world, and it is difficult to understand.
Peter may not necessarily understand the necessity of certain designs, but he still carries out construction in strict accordance with the requirements without any oversight.
This is the excellence of Beard.
Anyone who has done renovations knows how rare it is to have a construction team that can perfectly reproduce the design drawings.
Happy Gaode was not stingy with his praise and delivered an impassioned "speech" on the spot, affirming the work results of the Ministry of Construction and putting forward prospects, which aroused waves of cheers.
Time has passed quickly and another week has come to the end of May.
During this period, Gothe successfully mastered his third second-level spell, which was also his first second-level attack spell.
【Blooded Face】(Necromancy, Level 2):
You imbue a melee weapon with the ability to inflict horrific wounds on the target's forehead.
When the target weapon hits a living creature, in addition to the normal hit effects, the wielder can open a bloody gash on the target's forehead as a free action, dealing bleed damage.
A general skill that is a bit useless for most mages, but for Gaode it is a universal skill that can be used in conjunction with [North Wind].
As long as it hits the target, it can be "spent" directly.
It's just that this spell is so cruel that even Gothic can't try its power.
This trouble lasted less than a day.
The next day, the hunting team composed of three-ring mages sent by Gothe returned with the first batch of prey.
While obtaining the origin, Gothe immediately tried the power of [bloody face] on these prey.
In terms of spells, melee spells have natural disadvantages compared to long-range spells.
However, they can both be classified as second-level spells. As compensation, the power is increased.
【Blooded Face】The total amount of bleeding damage that can be caused is as high as forty degrees.
But this is an ideal situation, because the bleeding damage is a continuous damage to the opponent, and the damage can be interrupted as long as the opponent is healed in time to stop the bleeding.
Another point is that the visual effect of [Blooded Face] is very outstanding.
Just making a slit on the enemy's forehead is much more powerful than a wine bottle.
After some "slaughter", Gothe obtained his second complete second-ring origin.
After the landlord's family had surplus food, as expected, he directly used this origin point on [Summoning Mount].
As "the branches and leaves grow and the light shines", the [Summon Mount] spell model originally composed of 229 spell stars was quickly expanded to a new model composed of 289 spell stars.
【Summon Mount+】(conjuration system, second level):
Summon a spirit with extraordinary intelligence, strength and loyalty as a mount, and establish a long-term contract with it at the same time
Additional:
【Equipment Sharing】: You can use the same contract method to contract a set of weapons and armor that you are proficient in using. The mount's spirit space will be able to accommodate them. When you need it, you can take out the equipment from the spirit space.
【Spirit Guard】: Your spirit mount will be able to withstand a melee attack on you (suffering full damage), and then it will disappear immediately.