Bringing the Farm to Live in Another World

Chapter 124: Oil Press

The canyon had always been of great importance to Zhao Hai. It was determined by him to be the most stable rear base, aside from space.

The topography of the gorge was very concealed, and the surrounding mountains shielded it from cold winds. Additionally, water sources were not difficult to find, and there were both land and water routes for communication with the outside world, making it very convenient and more suitable for human habitation.

Zhao Hai believed that he would have more and more subordinates in the future, and the area of the Black Earth Wilderness was sufficient for him to establish a small principality here, provided he had that kind of strength. With a larger workforce, it was impossible for everyone to live in Iron Mountain Castle; those people would need to be divided into villages.

However, before he had enough strength to establish a nation, Zhao Hai could only build a small village in the canyon as a pilot project, to see what issues needed improvement for the establishment of larger villages in the future.

But now, the land in the canyon had not yet been properly improved, and it was not the right time to establish a village; Zhao Hai only had this concept for now.

Three days quickly passed, and Zhao Hai and his team were almost ready. They were now just waiting for Laura and the others to deliver the oil press before Galen could head to Casa City.

At noon on the third day, the Magedel family’s convoy arrived at the foot of Rubble Mountain. This time, Laura did not make an appearance; Galen stepped forward instead. They did not allow the people from the Magedel family to go up the Rubble Mountain but harnessed the five horse-drawn carriages that Galen had purchased earlier to send the radishes down the mountain and then loaded the oil press that Laura helped buy onto the carts.

In addition to these five oil presses, the Magedel family also gave Galen two hundred gold coins and a set of books. This set of books was a complete guide to the continent's flora and fauna, authored by a pharmacist from the continent, and it was a gift from Laura to Zhao Hai.

Previously, Zhao Hai had mentioned to Laura that he had some research on plants and was planning to open a ranch. Since Laura was looking to ally with Zhao Hai, she would not miss such an opportunity and bought this set of books as a gift for him.

This set of books was quite rare on the continent. The pharmacist had spent twenty years compiling it, collecting a wealth of information on the continent's flora and fauna, visiting many pharmacists and alchemists, and traveling extensively to research those plants and animals, which ultimately led to the completion of this work.

Since this book was not a magic book, it was not widely printed; generally, only some pharmacists or alchemists would have a copy.

In addition to giving the Magedel family one thousand pounds of radishes, Zhao Hai also provided one hundred and ten firefly fish. These were all promised to Laura, and the extra ten firefly fish were a gift from Zhao Hai to Laura.

The oil presses Laura sent to Zhao Hai were not very large. The five oil presses fit perfectly into five horse-drawn carriages, which could be used to transport the radishes back.

Galen had no trouble pulling the five oil presses up the mountain. Once on the mountain, he did not unload the carts but had Zhao Hai directly place the carts into space.

Zhao Hai was a bit surprised to find that the oil presses came with a manual that instructed how to set them up. This left Zhao Hai feeling quite perplexed, as he really did not understand the current situation on Ark Continent.

If one were to say that there was no science here, then their alchemy and pharmacist techniques had some relation to science. If one were to say there was no machine civilization, then devices like the oil presses were quite sophisticated and could not be considered entirely devoid of scientific influence. Furthermore, there was magic and fighting spirit here that did not exist on Earth, leaving Zhao Hai at a loss for words.