Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

"What!" Ryan held down the table and stood up directly, "Did she get a black scratch?"

The thick table legs creaked a little.

Lu Meng held the table and scratched his face: "...That's it."

One of the people who accompanied the Tech Hunters to the Black Scratch headquarters was none other than Shaq Princess Seto.

This amount is enough.

It can be said that this is the most sincere expression besides Lu Meng's personal visit.

"Why don't you, a master, stop her?" Ryan was anxious but couldn't care less. Her main job on this trip was to escort the deposit from the Kingdom of Shaq, but she also wanted to confirm Princess Seto's current situation privately. Task.

Although it was not as eager as the previous time, it failed once again.

The unknown person's current status and identity have been recognized by the Shaker Kingdom. Although Princess Seto has some objections to practicing with him, these are all due to other factors. On the contrary, the black scratches have been removed——

She was about to continue speaking when she saw Lu Meng spread his hands, with a look of helplessness on his face.

Then a meal.

Yes...

That little guy has a criminal record.

"But don't worry," Lu Meng slowly explained, "She will be accompanied by many people this time..."

In addition to the experienced wolf cavalry, the White Eyebrow Clan also sent out elite soldiers and several masters. As the original overlord of Shandi, except that they did not have a war-level presence, their background was not weak at all.

What's more important is that now the road from the ground to the black scratch has been cleared. Although dangers cannot be avoided on the road, at least they will not fall into the enemy's trap. The signature of the technology hunter can also offset a large part of the trouble.

As long as you reach the Black Scratch, you don't have to worry about anyone coveting it - it's hard to say about other places, but this technology hunter's headquarters maintains the purpose of absolute neutrality. Even anti-slavery people like Bo dare to operate in it. With the identity of the household and the representative of Shandi, there is no need to worry about being mistreated by black scratches.

"..." Giant Ryan could only sigh in the end.

In this Shaq warrior's view, even the little princess's teacher and her mother couldn't control her, let alone the Nameless One.

If Seto really makes any willful request, for the sake of the Shaq Kingdom, there is really no way to dissuade him.

The current situation is different from when she first went to the swamp privately. The Black Scratch is not a chaotic and dangerous place. Shaq's children have always despised pampering, even the princesses. If they are not allowed to participate in this journey adventure, then it will be really bad. Overprotective.

Giant Ryan only slightly did not expect that their Shaq princess would one day go to the Black Scratch, to a place as far away as the Eastern Continent.

In the past, she had only experienced this kind of experience when her teacher led a mission to the United City and contacted technology hunters to set up a relay station.

He is already considered the first person in the Shaq Kingdom to open his eyes to the world.

Thinking about it this way, the little princess's trial experience is no less than that of many famous warriors.

This is indeed an experience that only the Nameless One, not the Chief Advisor and the Invincible Five, can bring to her.

"Speaking of which," Lu Meng saw Ryan calm down and leaned forward, "Where's the gift?"

Seeing this human's appearance, Ryan rolled his eyes at him angrily.

Xin Dao, you still have the nerve to say it.

If it weren't for the two of them having an old relationship, and he was following Bayan's orders...if it were the other envoys under the Invincible Five, they would have already begun to use the excuse at this moment.

However, from the beginning of their cooperation in Scone Town, Ryan knew the temperament of this human warrior.

Despite this, she was still a little helpless: "This 'gift' is not a real thing at all..."

Fortunately, she originally wanted to ask Princess Seto herself to explain it.

"In that case," Unexpectedly, Lu Meng changed the subject, "I do have a 'gift' here for Bayan."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man next to him wearing a silver and black sacrificial robe stepped forward and took out a wooden box.

He handed it to Ryan and opened it.

"Huh?" Ryan took a look. Although she was not involved in agriculture as a warrior, she could still recognize that what was inside was a bundle of seedlings and a handful of wheat seeds.

"This is……"

"Improved seeds." Lu Meng said, "Alkaline rice and high-yielding wheat seeds."

Interpretation results of intelligent core.

"The part where the Stan Desert borders the swamps can also produce a lot of groundwater. However, in the past, the degree of salinization was too high and it was not suitable for irrigation...The farmland in the interior is mainly wheat."

It's the same thing if you replace Stan Desert with Shen Land.

With the emergence of these two crops, in the past only the Baimei River Valley was able to reclaim some farmland and promote their cultivation.

Expand settled life.

After listening to Lu Meng's introduction, Ryan's hands were shaking a little while holding the box. You must know that this giant can wield the segmented ax with one hand as steadily as a rock without any fear.

"Is this... for us?"

This is not a gift to Bayan.

It is clearly a gift to the entire Shaq Kingdom.

Although there are not many improved varieties that have just been cultivated, as long as they are planted in experimental fields for a few seasons, they can be promoted nationwide in the next year.

If the nameless person is right.

This is a fundamental solution to the problem of famine.

"A kingdom as large as Nuo cannot always rely on foreign imports when it comes to food issues." Lu Meng's tone was calm, telling the truth, "And in the future, the staple food produced in the swamps may not be enough."

Even this unique area.

Productivity also has limits.

On the one hand, in order to take care of the increasing number of refugees that Shandi is absorbing - they are currently working as construction workers and are unable to provide food for themselves. During this period, Lu Meng has been reducing its share of supply to the Shark Kingdom season by season.

On the other hand, if we want to consider the possible demand for Aikang Town in the future - as the name suggests, this is an industrial city-state. Its own food production is quite scarce and requires external supply. This is also one of the difficulties they are currently facing.

Before the realization of hydroponic technology, industrial grain production, and automated farms, it would be great if traditional swampland agriculture could supply two major provinces at the same time.

When the time comes, Lu Meng will definitely prioritize his own sphere of influence.

I believe the other side also has this concern.

The production and energy trade of the fuel factory have been on the right track, and the income from the grain road has become a small amount. The period during which the Shaq Kingdom promoted improved crops and he conquered Aikang Town happened to be a buffer period.

Establish first and then break.

Lu Meng had already considered this issue before entering the swamp and preparing to establish grain trade with the Kingdom of Shake.

Although he can strangle the lifeblood of the Shaq Kingdom through the grain route, over time it will continue to breed conflicts and restrict his own development.

Food is directly related to people's livelihood.

Once something goes wrong in the middle link, it may cause a large-scale disaster and cause unnecessary trouble.

It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish.

Just leave it to them.

And on the one hand, even if the Shark Kingdom promotes improved crops, the swampland can still have a price advantage in agricultural products due to its output and unique conditions.

On the other hand, those engaged in seed research and development all know that many improved crops suffer from the stubborn disease of variety degeneration, and will gradually lose their original trait advantages over generations of cultivation.

Therefore, even if farmers harvest enough grain, they still have to go to the market to buy high-quality seeds at a certain time.

The two crops obtained by Lu Meng were cultivated with the help of intelligent core technology, and there are ways to alleviate this problem to the greatest extent.

However, he decided to leave a "back door" so that the crops would naturally degenerate into their original varieties after several consecutive harvests. Unable to continue farming.

The main purpose is to prevent hostile forces from easily stealing research and development results.

In his interactions with the Shaq Kingdom, when the relationship is good, he can continue to provide grain seeds for free to maintain friendship.

But once Mr. Gray predicts, the New Deal collapses and the Old Deal is restored...

This is another lifeline lock.

And it's more hidden.

It is really necessary to be on guard against others.

However, these are inhumane considerations, and it is very likely that they will never happen. In the eyes of Ryan and even the Shaq Kingdom today, this "simple" gift is too precious to be described in words.

The female warrior carefully closed the lid and then exhaled, as if she was afraid that her breath would be contaminated by the seeds.

"I dare not say that I can represent the entire Shaq Kingdom..." She looked at Lu Meng, "But I am grateful."

Ryan had a lot of emotions at the moment, and in the end, he could only spit out these few pale words.

The frustration and unhappiness caused by not being able to see Princess Seto before were completely gone at this moment.

Ryan believed that he had cooperated with the Nameless One many times, and already admired him in terms of ability and other aspects, but in the end, the other party far exceeded his expectations.

No wonder Bayan trusted him so much... This couldn't even be called trust.

But entrustment.

She has a feeling:

From resisting Shagar to supporting the Stone Demon Queen in implementing the New Deal, the hornless man made many decisions that were not understood for a while but later proved to be extremely correct.

But the thing he did most rightly...

Definitely getting to know this human warrior.

"I will send someone to send these seeds back to the Shark Kingdom by taking a detour to the swamp, so I don't have to make another trip." Lu Meng said with a smile, "Giant Rui, why don't you get familiar with the scenery here..."

Leave her alone first.

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Huo Buyang, who had been silent before, stood next to Lu Meng and watched the title warrior being picked up by the guards - he had a few encounters with Ryan in Scone Town in the past, and later he was responsible for the development of the Ember Order. Not a stranger.

"Brother Lu," he said at this moment, "you didn't tell her..."

"Yeah." Before Xiao Huo finished speaking, Lu Meng took over, "You know why."

His face was calm.

The young man nodded.

In fact, contrary to Ryan's understanding, Princess Seto did not ask to go to Black Scratch Town on her own initiative...

It was arranged by Lu Meng.

In fact, Ryan has never met the current little princess, and his memory still retains the impression of the past in the palace, so he does not know that she is much more mature now and will not act without consideration for so-called willful reasons.

Seto did feel a little itchy and wanted to go out to practice...but what she mentioned at the beginning was that she wanted to go to Aikang Town with her master.

"The situation of this trip south is much more complicated. Without a base or force to rely on, it is actually more dangerous than staying in Black Scratch Town."

The deteriorated depression lagoon, the lost imperial capital of the past, Tenshin Rizheng of South United City... as well as fish-shaped people and possible human skin gangsters.

Seto now needs to find an opportunity to be promoted to the legion level, but it is already challenging enough in the East Continent. Intervening on the way south will only increase the pressure.

——The little princess is also sensible, but it does not prevent her from being angry when she leaves the Land of Flash.

Huo Buyang nodded.

He understood that what Brother Lu did not say was... In a sense, this princess is also a hostage in their exchanges with the Kingdom of Shek.

Anchor of trade relations.

With the development of fuel oil trading, its status becomes more important.

The other side also knows this well-the giant Ryan wants to see the little princess, but never mentioned taking her away from the Land of Flash and back to the Kingdom of Shek, and obviously did not receive instructions in this regard.

And she has met the stone demon Aissata.

This shows that even the queen has the same opinion.

Of course, she has recognized the nameless one... But political factors must not be ignored.

This is the duty and awareness of the king.

Of course, correspondingly, Lu Meng's Embers Cult also has a large part of its foundation left in the town of Scone, which is not only to continue to develop in the Kingdom of Shak, but also to exist as a kind of "pledge".

Both sides can rest assured.

Now Princess Seto is transferred away from Shandi, further away from the sphere of influence of the Kingdom of Shak, in order to reduce the probability of people with ulterior motives.

Whether it is to take back the princess, assassinate her, or destroy the covenant between the two sides...

It is possible.

"Next time we meet, she may be at the legion level." Lu Meng patted the young man's shoulder, "Xiao Huo, you have to work hard too."

Huo Buyang nodded silently. He became a warrior not long after arriving in Scone Town, and later became a martial artist... However, there are seven or eight legion-level people in the swamp and the tribe of Shandi. His status is high, but his strength is indeed not enough at present.

Therefore, he knew that if even Seto could not go south with Brother Lu, he would have no chance.

And he needed to continue to hone his martial arts.

Lu Meng looked at him and smiled, saying nothing more, knowing that he could hear that he had no intention of blaming him, but was just encouraging him.

In fact, Xiao Huo had been on the martial arts path for a shorter time than Seto, and he had not received the teachings of a famous teacher since childhood. His progress was already quite amazing.

You know.

Many people would stop here in their lives.

In addition to Cang Cui, Ji Hai (Bai Mei), Chad... As expected, except for Lu Meng himself, these characters with names in the original work are all monsters of the same kind.

They are potential stocks.

If you don't cheat, you really can't compare.

It's just that the potential is different.

And only now can I find them in advance.

"Brother Lu, when are we leaving?" The young man asked again, knowing that the other party had prepared the itinerary.

"Tomorrow."