Chapter 687: Chapter 57: The Territory’s New Extraordinary Agricultural Achievements and Vigorous Development (Part 4)

The loss of more than twenty people and dozens of gold coins, compared to the rich and crucial information covered daily by the intelligence system, is not worth taking up one of the ten valuable slots for a special reminder.

This made Su Li quite nostalgic; as the territory grows and power expands, the idyllic life of the past where paths crisscrossed and neighbors lived closely together is ultimately unsustainable.

Nonetheless, he already anticipated this. He can’t expect that when he becomes a Count, Duke, or even Emperor, the Daily Intelligence System would still update him with low-value intelligence like which village was attacked by a pack of beastmen or which two merchant caravans had a conflict resulting in over twenty casualties.

The system being able to timely remind him when large defensive fortresses like White Castle or Storm Shadow Fortress are about to be raided is already the limit.

In the end, the sprawling territory with its scattered strongholds and villages has to rely on their own defense.

In this regard, the value of the Stone Skin Pumpkin even surpasses Moonlight Cabbage and Emerald Green Ears!

Su Li felt that this thing was somewhat like... a fantasy version of cement?

Don’t underestimate cement. Even before Su Li traveled here, cement was regarded as a first-class award in national science and technology advancement, and a second-class award in national technological invention.

High-strength cement and concrete have a strong defensive ability against gunpowder and cannons! Even nuclear bombs find it hard to destroy vast amounts of cement and reinforced concrete structures.

Of course, in this world, magic is more prevalent, but even with many powerful Flame Magic spells and dwarf cannons bombarding together, a strong cement construction can offer exceptional defensive capabilities.

If every village in the Hesse Territory had enough Stone Skin powder to defend with, it would be difficult for the regular beastman blades and axes to breach the stronghold walls.

Thinking this way, Su Li found Vandar’s suggestion quite reasonable.

With a large number of farmers freed from the fields to plant this Stone Skin Pumpkin, it seems much like a large number of workers entering a cement factory. The expression, however, better fits the pastoral style of the Knight Empire in this world.

So Su Li inquired with concern, "How is the situation with planting this Stone Skin Pumpkin?"

"The growth conditions for the Stone Skin Pumpkin are extremely harsh. It can only grow in stone cracks of abandoned castles, ancient battlefield relics, or soil element-rich mining areas. If you, Lord, do not use the Earth Vein Compass, our current planting scale is quite limited, with only a small amount planted on ancient ruins in the southeast part of the territory, covering an area of less than one acre."

"But fortunately, the Stone Skin Pumpkin is extraordinarily high-yielding. Ordinary pumpkins can have a yearly output of up to 5000 pounds, while Stone Skin Pumpkins are heavier with the same volume, having a yield of over 8000 pounds per acre."

Listening to Vandar, Su Li finally felt a little relieved.

He knew the pumpkin yield per acre is high; he heard on Earth some pumpkins could yield over ten thousand pounds per acre.

For Stone Skin Pumpkins to yield 8000 pounds per acre, he was already very satisfied and did not demand the highest possible yield.

As for the idea of altering the Earth Vein Compass which Vandar mentioned, it was impossible to realize. He had planned to use Forging Fire Resonance to increase vein element concentration, thus planting more Stone Skin Pumpkins.

But after returning to the territory, Su Li had already used the Compass effect for this quarter, choosing Breath of Harvest.

Being springtime now, the entire territory was thriving, with expansive fertile land stretching for thousands of acres. He naturally prioritized Breath of Harvest to let all the farmlands and ranches bask in the Wind of Jilun, ensuring a great harvest for the territory next month.