What is it like to be a teacher as a magister?

Chapter 178 Beets and Arrows

"Is there any food?"

Victor couldn't imagine that the Golden City had changed after he had been away for two months. What he couldn't even figure out was where else his father and sister could get food from.

The surrounding countries have a mediocre relationship with Dadamir, not to mention that they don't have much food in stock, and even if they do, they won't lend a helping hand, especially those sworn enemies by the Emerald Lake, who wish Dadamir would destroy the country because of this.

Although there is another Xia Ya who has a good relationship, but in that place where it is difficult to protect itself, his father has to sell ore at a low price to help them, how can he turn around and help himself.

"Brother, why don't you go back to the castle to take a bath first, and I'll tell you slowly during the meal."

"Then how can I wait?"

Before Victor could finish his sentence, the noisy carriage of the brigade behind him alarmed the brothers and sisters who had stopped in front of them.

"This is..." Victor looked at the fully loaded flatbed truck and was speechless for a while.

"The grain Xia Ya sold us, wheat, rye, gray kidney beans, radishes, and even a small amount of beets, are all of the best quality." Anissa said beamingly.

"So much... Wait, who do you think sold it to us?" Victor was taken aback.

"Xia Ya."

"It's Duke Oliver... Oh, no, it should be Colin Wayne now." Although Victor hadn't paid much attention to Xia Ya, he still knew about the new lord.

"That's right, it's the new lord, the disciple of His Excellency Roman Sagan." Anissa said.

"But why Xia Ya..." Victor really couldn't figure it out.

"It can only be said that the new lord is very capable."

Although Anisa is young, she has spent a lot of time participating in the country's management. At first, she thought that Xia Ya was only reluctant to lend a helping hand because of the relationship between the two parties, but when the first batch of food arrived in the Golden City, she would Know that things are definitely not simple.

On Xia Ya's land, no wheat has been grown for hundreds of years, especially near Twilight City, even rye, which is the least environmental concern, has a very low yield.

But the grains being shipped in now include not only wheat, but also vegetables such as radishes and bitter thistles, and what's more, there are even beets.

Beet, a crop that is difficult to grow in the entire Southern Continent, is not only a vegetable, but also the main raw material for sugar production.

How precious is sugar?
Many serfs may still have the opportunity to eat meat twice in their lifetime, but sugar is something that they absolutely dare not think about.

There is even a more extreme view that the reason why the Othic Empire dominates the world is because after occupying the large red land of the centaur, the sugar beet production is higher than anywhere else.

"Beets?" Victor finally came to his senses at this moment, and asked, "Are you sure you're talking about beets?"

"Yes, although there are not many beets, letting the frontline soldiers take a bite once in a while is also a great morale booster." Anisa smiled brightly.The red-skinned beets transported by Xia Ya are of better quality than the ones they occasionally bought from Tulun before, but the quantity is very small, and it is not cost-effective to use them for sugar production.But the root of this red-skinned beet doesn't need to be cooked, and it's delicious when chewed.

"It seems that the new lord is very capable..." Victor was a little emotional.

Anisa smiled and said, "It's not surprising that Master Roman's disciple did these things. I remember that Miss Sophia of the fortress graduated from the Department of Magical Creatures at Cambridge. The two worked together to research some weird magic Isn't the planting technique very normal?"

"That's true."

"There is one more thing you must know, brother." The two were talking, and they had already walked near the castle. Anissa reached out and stopped a carriage behind the convoy, and lifted the covering covering it.

"This is..." Victor gasped.

"In addition to food, Xia Ya also promised to provide us with ironware, most of which are all kinds of farm tools, and what's left is just the ones in front of us."

"Arrow?"

"Yes, these arrows are very well-made. The arrows are thinner than ordinary ones, but their hardness and straightness are better. Our archers have tried it, and the shooting range has increased by [-]% compared to before." Anisa asked for credit. Like saying to his brother.

Victor reached out and picked up an arrow, and looked at it carefully for a moment. As a middle-level knight, he was certainly no stranger to arrows.

"It's really a perfect arrow." He picked up a few more and sighed: "The most rare thing is that the length and thickness of these arrows are exactly the same, and Xia Ya's craftsman is too powerful."

"Indeed, I asked our craftsmen about the polishing of the arrow body and the sharpness of the arrow, and they all said it was impossible." Anisa said excitedly: "Xia Ya gave us 2 arrows at once. Thousands of pieces will be provided in the future.”

"In this way, our battle at Emerald Lake..."

"Yes." Anisa said with a smile: "Bows and arrows are the most commonly used weapons in water warfare. With these arrows, I have no doubt that we can completely drive those invaders out of the Emerald Lake."

"Invaders?" Victor didn't understand for a moment.

Anisa blushed, and suddenly realized that she was brainwashed by Jennifer's words, and quickly explained: "I mean, we will definitely win."

"However, the price of these things..."

"Xia Ya gave us a big discount. The food is almost half the price, and the farm tools are also very cheap. I even feel that they sold it to us at a loss. As for the arrows, Ms. Jennifer made it very clear that they can use ore or fish. Come pay the bill."

"Catches and ores are offset...is there such a good thing?" Victor couldn't believe it. If he could really enjoy the Emerald Lake to himself, then the fishing harvest would not be multiplied.

With these arrows, plenty of food, and beets as an inspirational reward, it seems that it is not unimaginable for Dadamir to completely occupy the Emerald Lake.

After the food problem is solved, they can also invest more manpower in the mine.

"Miss Jennifer said..." Anissa laughed and said, "Their lord likes to eat fish."

Victor also said with a smile: "Just listen to this. They must help us for the sake of the Duke of Violet and Duke Oliver. In order to resist the orcs, the fortress also needs a lot of arrows, and Colin Wayne is willing to extend it." Helping hands, this love should be remembered no matter what.”

"Of course."

Anisa said: "I remember Jennifer relaying a sentence from their lord."

"What?"

"If someone gives you a drop of water, you need to return a spring." Anisa: "My father had been selling the ore to Xia Ya at a low price, and I had some complaints. Now it seems that my father has a vision."

"What a bold statement!" Victor first praised, and then said with a smile: "Now that he has given a spring, it seems that we need to return an emerald lake."

(End of this chapter)