Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 115: Chapter 56: Territory Holy Land • Reve’s Tears (Extra Long Chapter)

”In the future, as time goes by, the name and legend of Lake Revelin will be passed down from generation to generation in the territory, becoming an eternal symbol, representing hope, life, and the blessing of the Goddess.”

”That’s wonderful!” Su Li clapped excitedly, his voice a bit fervent as he said, ”Let’s call it that! And this name is not entirely fabricated, just a slight embellishment of facts and history!”

Indeed, not long after Reve’s sacrifice, the territory discovered this beautiful lake, calling it Reve’s Tears is not an exaggeration.

More importantly, the legendary powers attributed to it can truly be realized by this lake!

This is no ordinary freshwater lake; two Magic Tide Clams have been placed in it, under the influence of the Magic Pearls, the lake’s spiritual energy content is very abundant.

Using this lake water to wash the body, small wounds on fingers and ordinary food poisoning can heal faster.

The land irrigated with this lake water will undoubtedly become more fertile! That’s for sure.

And as time goes by, the energy gathered by the Magic Tide Pearls will increase, making these effects stronger.

By then, the legend Vandar carefully constructed will become a tale that generations of the territory firmly believe in.

In the future, the territory will surely send a large number of troops to station here, protecting an increasing number of various fantasy creatures, making this area naturally become the holy land of the territory.

The surrounding knights are also full of praise for this name, naming the lake after the sacrificial knight is undoubtedly very commemorative.

Moreover, this myth fits so perfectly with the current miraculous abilities of this lake; this beautiful name will surely make the lake renowned throughout the Border Prince’s Territory. In the future, the fame of this lake might even spread across the entire Empire. In that case, everyone will remember this lake, rather than it being just a mediocre unnamed freshwater lake.

Su Li couldn’t help but smile and said, ”Great. Our territory finally has a landmark and wonder. In the future, when we walk to Marle Castle or other territories, we can talk about the unique cultural landscapes of our Hesse Territory besides knights and warfare.”

”This place should also live up to its name, what about the quantity of the Light-Scaled Fish inside?”

Vandar immediately replied, ”As long as the external conditions for the fish spawning are suitable, they can naturally bear eggs. Typically, larger fish have more eggs, while smaller ones have fewer; the external conditions of Lake Revelin are very suitable, and the size of these Light-Scaled Fish is indeed not small, they have already begun to spawn, with at least tens of thousands of eggs.”

It’s amazing to have a talented person, a druid with better understanding of animals and nature, who can solve many misconceptions.

If he hadn’t explained, Su Li always thought fish spawning was mainly affected by physiological factors, like humans.

But in fact, fish propagation fundamentally depends on external environmental conditions. Physiological stimuli (inducing maturity) have some effect, but it is not decisive; it can only promote the expulsion of mature eggs and accelerate the maturation of late-stage eggs.

Su Li immediately asked, ”Can all these tens of thousands of eggs mature?”

If there could be tens of thousands of Light-Scaled Fish, the territory would be rich.

Vandar smiled and explained, ”This is a bit complicated, let me roughly refine it. Fish eggs can usually be stored in soil for a long time, waiting for suitable conditions to grow, which is why there’s a saying of a thousand-year seed, ten-thousand-year fish egg. Light-Scaled Fish needs enough energy to grow, so most of these fish eggs will hide under the soil, then breed and grow in batches.”

Su Li nodded, he really understood this. Mainly because in previous times, he had seen many extinct fish species in the Yangtze River reappear after water quality improvements. That’s because many fish eggs hidden in the riverbed and banks for years couldn’t grow when pollution was severe. Once the water quality improved and external conditions were suitable, they quietly developed again.

As long as the spiritual energy content of Lake Revelin continues to rise, there is no need to worry about the extinction of Light-Scaled Fish. Even if one or two were stolen, they would still grow in batches.

This made Su Li very gratified, what is the sense of security from farming? This is the stability and security brought by farming! No longer worried about the uncertainty like hunting and fishing.

At the same time, he smiled and asked, ”Does this mean we can start slaughtering a few Light-Scaled Fish in batches?”

Vandar nodded seriously, then replied, ”But I still suggest you wait a bit, let them breed for a longer time, also keep enough big fish to ensure we can face emergencies.”

Su Li thought about it, and following the wise suggestion, said, ”Fine, we’ll wait. Leave them for now.”

Initially, Su Li wanted to slaughter one, but considering the current level of prosperity in the territory is not high, he decided to delay for two or three months, waiting until the population of the territory increases and trade caravans visit in large numbers before proceeding. In two to three months, fish fry might have appeared.

As a druid, Vandar naturally did not wish to slaughter living creatures. Upon receiving Su Li’s promise, he immediately laughed heartily and then said, ”The Magic Tide Clam is really a good thing, with their presence, the ecology here quickly improved, the spiritual energy content increased significantly, if we could get a few more, it would be great.”

”I’ll keep an eye on the Magic Tide Clams issue,” Su Li nodded, then walked with Vandar to the lakeside, watching the snails, frogs, tadpoles, and other creatures inside, and asked, ”Is the ecology here supporting so many fish species? How is the improvement?”

After all, this is an excavated artificial lake, which initially had nothing.

Su Li was curious too, if you dug a pond on a piece of land without putting fish in it, would fish gradually appear in it? How does it form its natural ecosystem?

Vandar pointed to the large group of tadpoles in the lake and said, ”Currently, we only need to throw a little grain into the fishpond daily, the ecosystem here has already started forming slowly, have you seen these tadpoles? Late spring and early summer are the seasons when tadpoles propagate in large numbers.”

Su Li nodded, he certainly understood this situation, anyone who’s caught fish in water knows how common tadpoles and frogs are in summer.

Vandar said, ”Besides the fish we introduced to this lake, toads and forest frogs are among the first creatures to arrive here. Toads reproduce with a strong following tendency. If one toad comes here, a large number will soon follow to mate and lay eggs. Anyone with rural experience should have such an impression. Every spring, not to mention such large lakes, even rain-formed puddles by the roadside can be full of frog eggs.”

”Besides toads and forest frogs, various swans and birds are frequent visitors here. They bring a lot of tiny organisms on feathers and feet into the lake, including fish eggs from nearby lakes. With the first one, thousands more will follow. There are already more than a dozen types of fish species in the lake.”

”With enough herbivorous fish, carnivorous fish can survive and breed soon. Some plants inadvertently thrown into the water, or tall trees, will become their new habitats, like snails and large schools of fish, some larger fish will regard this as their hunting ground.”

”Meanwhile, such a rich variety of fish can support many other small animals and birds, enriching the ecosystem around the lake. Birds will bring more algae, vegetation seeds, and fish eggs. Eventually, the lake will form a progressively thriving ecosystem with plankton, shrimp, insects, fish, small animals, snakes, birds, and even large animals along the shore.”

Su Li listened, eyes shining, marveling at the wonders of nature, no wonder so many are fascinated by the natural school of thought.

Just by listening to Vandar talk, he could see a grand performance of life and nature, imagining how much the druids enjoy witnessing all this.

From nothing to developing the territory into such prosperity, Su Li, of course, felt greatly encouraged.

He then turned his gaze to the surroundings of the lake. Besides the natural ecology here, the engineering achievements of the territory in this place have also been quite successful.