Bringing the Farm to Live in Another World

Chapter 144: Galen Enters the City

Kun Zheng was also feeling helpless. In the past few days, they had tried every possible solution, but still couldn’t find affordable food. It seemed that the price of grain was bound to rise.

Laura put down the letter in her hand and sighed, "Once the grain prices rise, if we don’t increase ours, we’ll end up losing money. Although we have managed to acquire some affordable grain these past few days, it’s too little. We can only support ourselves for about ten more days. After that, we might not be able to get a single grain. By then, news from the Ika Plain will likely emerge, and those guys will probably take action."

Kun Zheng sighed as well, "That’s not the worst part. If the Ika Plain experiences a total crop failure, imagine how much grain the entire Versailles Principality will need? They have to support until next year's harvest for the prices to drop. Over the next few months, how much grain will the entire Versailles Principality require? Such a huge grain shortage could severely weaken the Versailles Principality. How many commoners will be unable to afford food by then?"

Laura also sighed. They had no solutions for the situation they were in and could only hope that the Versailles Family could weather this storm.

At that moment, a servant walked in and said to Laura, "Miss, Mr. Zhao Hai's follower, Galen, wishes to see you."

Both Laura and Kun Zheng were taken aback, but Laura quickly replied, "Please invite him in." Laura was increasingly valuing Zhao Hai. After she returned from Rubble Mountain, she had immediately gone to check on the Scaly Horned Horses that Galen had left here.

After inspecting them, Laura understood what Zhao Hai meant when he said his Scaly Horned Horses were the best. They were indeed impressive. Although they still looked like Scaly Horned Horses, their stamina and speed had significantly improved, and even their defensive abilities had increased. Even an average Level 2 magical beast might not be much stronger than these Scaly Horned Horses.

Because of this, Laura valued Zhao Hai even more. She couldn’t comprehend how Zhao Hai managed to enhance every ordinary item that came into his hands.

Before long, Galen entered. This time, he came not only to deliver oil but also to buy some bags for corn and to discuss the grain issue with Laura.

Before coming, Galen had visited the Ika Plain with Zhao Hai. They discovered that the Ika Plain was indeed facing a potential crop failure, which was somewhat unexpected.

Zhao Hai had released over ten thousand acres of insects, thinking it would be sufficient to consume around one hundred thousand acres of wheat seedlings. After all, the members of the Versailles Family knew how to deal with pests.

However, upon arriving at the Ika Plain, they found that the insect plague had become uncontrollable. They couldn't get too close, nor did they know why the insects hadn’t been eradicated. But one thing was certain: the Versailles Family seemed to have no solid solutions for these pests.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Hai didn't dare to take it lightly. After returning to his space, he stopped planting corn and began planting bamboo rice instead.

Bamboo rice had a much higher yield than corn, but it couldn’t produce rice bran, only bamboo rice and some husks, which were essentially useless. Thus, Zhao Hai had never planted bamboo rice before. However, seeing the situation at the Ika Plain, he had no choice but to plant bamboo rice in his space, even abandoning the nut oil trees.

Bamboo rice was high-yielding, producing over ten thousand pounds per acre. It was rated as a Level 5 crop in his space and could mature in just ten hours. However, it was a seasonal crop, meaning it had to be replanted after each harvest. Nevertheless, it could yield two seasons in a day, which meant Zhao Hai could obtain at least hundreds of thousands of pounds of food daily.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds of food was already considerable. However, Zhao Hai did not plan to profit from bamboo rice. The issues at the Ika Plain were caused by him, and if he profited off it now, he would feel guilty.