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

Chapter 94 Sophia's Winter Wheat

Sophia has been waking up crying for days.

Uncle Oliver had been her only relative since her parents died.Although there is still an uncle, she doesn't want to go back to her father's family. Those fat-headed businessmen will only consider everything as a gold man. I am afraid that in their eyes, she is just a pile of gold coins that can walk.

After a few days of grief, Sophia also began to think about her future plans.

As a good friend of her uncle, the Duke of Violet once sent her a letter, saying that he could take her back to Thunder City to take care of her.

But she ultimately refused.

In addition to studying in the Western Continent for two years, Sophia has been living in the fortress since her parents died, and she has already gotten used to it, not to mention feelings.

She wasn't worried that the new lord would drive her away. After all, he was Uncle Fairmont's son-in-law and Veronica's fiancé, so she had something to do with it. What's more, she was confident that she had a lot of experience in magic, and she was an important person for the fortress. Not a small help.

Sofia got up early today, determined to sweep away the haze and start her life anew.

However, when she just finished putting on makeup to cover the faint dark circles under her eyes, her maid rushed over.

"Miss, you... your wheat seems to be pulled out by the lord."

"what?"

Sophia, who had just regained her spirits, was immediately struck by a thunderbolt from the clear sky.

……

To the west of Twilight City, at the foot of the Dragon's Back Mountain Range.

Ke Lin looked at the large green wheat seedlings in front of him thoughtfully.

Several apprentices are measuring the field and collecting soil under his instructions.

Because the fortress is built on the mountain range, the surrounding terrain is rugged, and some flat land is rare, and it is mainly rocky. The quantity and quality of the soil are not good enough. In addition to the high altitude and cold temperature, the food production of Duskwinter City has been constantly increasing. Very bad.

After checking the surrounding environment for the past few days, Colin set his sights on this piece of flat land that had obviously been artificially repaired.

The soil and size here were just what he wanted.

But it has already been preempted.

While thinking about whose masterpiece these wheat seedlings are, he heard movement behind him, and then heard a female voice: "My lord! Master Wayne!"

"Miss Sophia?"

Colin recognized the girl in front of him as Sophia, the niece of Duke Oliver.

Since taking over the fortress, the two have actually met in the castle a few times, but because one is immersed in sadness and the other is busy with various affairs, they just greeted each other.

Seeing the girl in the magic robe rushing over, Colin immediately understood who the land belonged to.

"My lord, do you want to pull out these barley seedlings?" Sophia, who ran all the way down from the fortress, was still out of breath even with the help of wind magic.

"I do have this plan, Miss Sophia." Colin did not deny it.

"But...why, the wheat will mature in half a year." Sophia said anxiously.

Colin glanced at her and said with a smile, "Miss Sophia, did you grow these wheat?"

"Yes, it is."

As a noble lady, she went to work in the field herself. Although Sophia didn't care about this kind of thing, she was afraid that it would affect her uncle's reputation. But now that the lord asked about it, it was meaningless to deny it. After all, many people in the castle knew about it. What's more, if you don't tell the truth, the results of your hard work for half a year will be burned.

"Who helped you plant it?" Colin asked again.

"It's just me." Sophia said.

"Are you alone?" Colin was stunned by this answer.

According to visual inspection, there are 10 mu of land here, which is about the size of a standard football field. She, a young girl, can sow the seeds by herself, and even a magician must be exhausted.

"Yes."

Sophia seemed to be willing to go all out, and said: "Not only the wheat, but also this land was leveled by me alone. I did it by myself to remove rocks, sprinkle water to fix the soil, and plow the land."

Ke Lin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then your knowledge of earth magic must be very good."

"Also... okay." Sophia was a little confused by this question, not sure if it was a joke, but then she reacted and said immediately: "So, my lord, why do you want to pull out these wheat seedlings?"

Ke Lin didn't answer, but instead asked, "Miss Sophia, the winter wheat you planted is germ-modified winter wheat, right?"

"Yes." Sophia was taken aback and asked, "How do you know?"

"It is impossible for ordinary wheat to grow such green wheat seedlings in this environment."

"You have a good eye."

"Can I ask, where did you learn the germ transformation technology? This is already considered a high-end research in magical biology." Colin looked at the badge on her chest with some curiosity, confirming that the Duke's niece is just a Junior magician.

"I have studied in the Principality of Brighton for two years. I studied at the Cambridge Higher School of Magic, Department of Magical Creatures, majoring in Magical Plants. My tutor is the great magician His Excellency Stanley Bennett."

"Oh……"

Colin was a little taken aback.

In the information he obtained in Thunder City, although Sophia was also mentioned, it was not that detailed.

It turns out that the Duke's niece is still a "returnee".

The Principality of Brighton belongs to the first echelon of the Youlan League along with Gilman, and the Cambridge Academy of Magic is one of the two top universities in Brighton, and it is also firmly in the top ten on the entire continent. As for Stanley Bennett, although Colin has heard about it, he only knows that he is a great magician who specializes in the earth system.

No wonder he has the ability to transform germs, a top student from a prestigious school.

Such a talent is a bit inferior in the Winter Fortress.

"This kind of wheat is my graduation project. I hope that through transformation, it can adapt to the cold environment and soil of the fort. As long as it succeeds this time, it may only take 8 years after several times of selective breeding... No , 6 years, it only takes 6 years to completely solve the food problem in the fortress.”

The more Sophia talked, the more excited she became, and she even danced a little at the end.

It is not unimaginable in this world to modify seeds and soil by magical means to affect the growth of plants, but it is by no means easy.

This kind of transformation often comes with a high degree of precision and pertinence.

For example, if Sophia's experiment is successful, it can indeed bring about a great increase in wheat production for the fortress. However, even if it is successful, this kind of wheat can only be effective in the vicinity, and it cannot be planted in any other place.

This is why the entire continent cannot use this method to increase food production.

On the one hand, it is a technical problem, and on the other hand, it is also a mismatch between cost and benefit.

A scholar at the level of a great magician can only make a certain crop on the land of a barony have a good harvest in this specific environment after spending several years. This kind of research with extremely low cost performance is obviously impossible to promote on a large scale .

After listening to Sophia's rhetoric, Colin waited for the other party to calm down, and said:
"Miss Sophia, what you have done is admirable. As Xia Ya's current lord, I must express my gratitude to you."

"So, my lord, you won't pull out these wheat seedlings anymore." Sophia instantly felt relieved.

However, the next moment, she heard Colin Wayne reply:
"I'm sorry, but I still have to pull them all out, not one left."

(End of this chapter)