Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 507: Chapter 7: The Newly Born Agricultural Holy Land and Philis’s Unease (Part 2)

There’s also the new Pioneer Territory near the forest, where a Frosty Wheat Whistle was constructed. In the Frost Creek area within the Blood Pine Forest, it’s the favorite activity region for Druids. There, abundant forests allow Druids to use antifreeze resin secreted from birch trees during winter, forming a natural ice-shell area. Nuns from the Dawn Church use empty wheat stalks to craft Fog Flutes, which automatically sound due to the temperature difference inside and outside the ice shell when temperatures drop below freezing, melting frost into mist for irrigation.

This has made it a specialty wheat field of the region, even achieving extraordinary harvests in winter with faster maturation.

In the whole Hesse Territory, where three harvests a year are typical, over 2,000 acres of fertile land in this Frosty Wheat Whistle area can achieve the feat of four harvests a year.

Of course, aside from these religious wonders and special structures, the Dawn Church also hasn’t lagged in fundamental production aspects.

The Church, in cooperation with the Craftsmen’s Guild, used a large number of gnoll thigh bones and skulls to craft a batch of Howling Hoes with witchcraft attributes. These hoes emit beastly howls when used in farming, scaring away field mice and wild rabbits, reducing pest damage to crops.

Besides these staple crops, the farming achievements in other areas are also flourishing after this autumn’s development.

Firstly, there’s the Purple Crystal Grape Vine that Su Li values most. After propagation, cutting, and grafting, the territory expanded to a 5-acre vineyard, all irrigated with fertilizer fermented from Phosphorus Fire Fungus and silt from Lake Reiflin.

The speed is astonishing, and Su Li felt a sense of disbelief upon hearing the report.

Since the Purple Crystal Vineyard is right next to his manor, he went over to take a look, leaving a vivid impression of the achievement.

These 5 acres of grapevines weren’t solely stimulated by the Druid’s Vitality Growth. In fact, a significant portion was transplanted from old grapevines, simply having their trunks removed, with a section cut open to graft Purple Crystal Grape branches, converting the variety to Purple Crystal Grapes.

Then, a large amount of cutting technology was used, where those cut Purple Crystal Grape branches were inserted into fertile soil, quickly growing roots.

Hence, they could rapidly expand the area of this specialty Purple Crystal Grapes to 5 acres. However, these cut and grafted grapevines cannot bear fruit next year. Relying on Druid’s Vitality Growth to catalyze one by one would likely not complete by next year’s harvest and would severely delay other proceedings.

Vandar straightforwardly used the Sun Descent Divine Magic here to cover the area completely. This resolved many problems, allowing the Purple Crystal Grapes to grow perfectly, immune from pests and adverse conditions, increasing survival rates to over 95%.

It’s important to know that during grape seedling growth, there are many pests and diseases, including grape leafhopper, black rot, powdery mildew, anthracnose, grape downy mildew, and more than ten others.

The greatest advantage of Sun Descent Divine Magic is providing perfect growing conditions for an area, with blessings like a Pure Area and Natural Order, enabling these newly cut and grafted branches to thrive rapidly and healthily.

By next autumn, these grapevines will be lush and green.

However, it generally takes three years for grapevines to bear fruit. Even if they bear fruit, the grapes at this stage are usually not ideal for producing fine, premium wine.

So next year, these grapevines accelerated in growth, even if they bear fruit, according to Analis’s assertion, the brandy produced from them would not be of high value, maybe worth just 1 Golden Crown. Furthermore, it could significantly impact the price of premium brandy.

It should be noted that among these grapevines of 5 acres, there are not only new seedlings grafted but also old vines transplanted from other places in Hesse Territory. Among them, a batch just newly transplanted this month has one exceptional vine, which, according to Vandar’s estimate, may be over 550 years old!

A 550-year-old grapevine is truly not an unusual fantasy phenomenon. The oldest grapevine on Earth already extends beyond 450 years and can still bear fruit, producing 70 to 110 pounds of grapes annually, with the quality even sufficient for winemaking.

Well-known is the fact that within the Empire, winemaking is prevalent. Since the Empire’s founding, various territories have commonly cultivated various grape varieties.

Thus, a centuries-old grapevine has become one of the most important assets for some nobles as of today.

According to Su Li, the oldest grapevine in the Empire is held by the Elector in the Midland Territory, just north of the Capital, with a tree age exceeding 2,700 years. The wine produced from this old vine is known as the White Wolf Holy Brew, each bottle selling for over 200 Golden Crowns.

It’s said only warriors blessed by Yurik have the privilege to relish that mead infused with the glacial winds of the icefield, extending a warrior’s life by at least one month. Hence, the Grand Prince of Midland Territory and the Grand Leader of the White Wolf Knight Order always hold the title of the most senior electors in the Empire.

These two Northern Dominators, one wielding the Empire’s oldest Elector’s Staff, the Midland’s Rune War Axe, can easily cleave the gates of the Empire’s Imperial Palace treasury. The other wields the Cold Ice Power Ring capable of freezing the Talabeck River’s water transport trade.