Lord of Rot

Chapter 73 "Sweet Gold" Honey

In addition to the exploration of the headland crypt, there is also good news from the porcupine collar.

The little maid, Akeke, has made a breakthrough in her ability to control insects.

When Li Qi saw Akeke, a group of ladybugs was flying by her hand, sometimes converging into a ball, and sometimes spreading out into insect fog.

"How far can it fly?"

Facing Li Qi's question, Akeke blushed, thought seriously and replied: "I can fly more than twenty steps, my lord!"

She looked at Li Qi with her beautiful eyes, and Li Qi smiled: "Good job."

whee!Akeke couldn't help but raise his mouth in joy. Regardless of the fever on his cheeks, he sneaked a look at Li Qi, and found that Li Qi was smiling and looking at him, his cheeks were even hotter.

"Aside from ladybugs, what else can I control?" Li Qi didn't care about the little maid's reaction.

He ordered the teenagers who were still studying in the castle to go out and catch bugs, the more the better, and let Akeke experiment to find out the controllable range.

It's not that controlling ladybugs is bad, as a "pinhole camera" for castles, ladybugs are still very useful, and it would be better if the effective range is wider.

Soon the boys came running back, panting, muddy all over their faces, but very happy that they had fulfilled the lord's order.

Although there is no chicken soup literature in this world, for example, if there is paper on the ground during the interview, you will get impression points when you pick it up, take away disposable paper cups, etc., but in the face of the lord, no matter how attentive you are, you can only please the lord. Leave.

Some catch heavy samples, some don’t, there are more than [-] kinds in a mess, butterflies, moths, spiders, earthworms, ladybugs, centipedes, scorpions, bees and so on.

There's so much in it that doesn't belong to insects.

Spiders belong to arthropods, centipedes also belong to arthropods, and earthworms are annelids, but Lurea continent has not developed systematic biology, and this is a magical world, and magic is unreasonable.

Insects don't necessarily just refer to insects.

Akeke was pinching the skirt, and it could be seen from the folds on her clothes that she would rub her hands uncontrollably when she was nervous.

"Let's start, Akeke" He didn't care about the other party's small movements.

Hearing the lord's voice, Akeke closed her eyes to concentrate, the blush on her cheeks faded, indicating that she had entered the state, and then... she waved her hands.

There were forty or fifty bugs in a mess on the ground, and they scattered with her!

Li Qi's eyes lit up.

It kind of feels like the Queen of Blades, although it can only control small bugs, not Zergs like Ultralisks and Hydralisks.

"well done!"

Akeke was praised, and his smile became brighter and brighter.

Li Qi has already come to the conclusion that the so-called "worms" in the Lurea continent are creatures that look like "worms" at a glance, and the survivors of insect control, perhaps they should be called the survivors of small animal control.

And in an instant, there were many assumptions and conjectures about her abilities.

To put it mildly, you don’t have to worry about flies and mosquitoes in summer, you can sleep comfortably, control the bees to collect honey, and control the cicadas in summer to fall from the tree and then eat a cicada monkey.

On a larger scale, is it possible to control pests away from crops, or control beneficial insects to prey on pests, and control earthworms to loosen soil and compost? If Akeke has the concept of "parasites", can the problems of livestock health and meat consumption be solved?

After thinking a lot, Li Qi couldn't help sighing that magic is really unreasonable. It should be said that the common sense of the scientific world combined with the execution ability of magic is really unreasonable!

On the same day, Akeke's older brothers, Akeli and Akdo, were dragged out alone. When they learned that they could not become knight retinues, the boy couldn't hide his regret, but the lord promised them a new task. Because of his blood talent, he was admitted in advance.

Li Qi then wrote a long list of developments in bug control
The most important step is to build the hive first!
Sugar is a very precious and scarce resource. It is a rare preservative, medicine, and spice. The sugar that ordinary people can ingest generally comes from beets and sugar cane. Only the nobles can taste the precious honey, which is even as valuable as gold. quite.

The production of small pills is gradually decreasing. Although Li Qi is not short of money for the time being, he will not refuse more ways to make money.

And unlike small pills, tasting honey will not be difficult for people to talk about, and the range of sales is wider, and sugar is a necessity of life, and being able to eat honey is a symbol of status, and some businessmen can fight for it.

Thinking of this, Li Qi immediately found the carpenter.

Recently, the dwarf carpenter is in high spirits, and his life is very good.

I haven't seen a maid for a long time, and she already has a slightly bulging belly.

"My lord!" The carpenter saw Li Qi, and bent down respectfully.

Li Qi said straight to the point: "I need to build some... special boxes."

He recalled the structure of the beehive, but unfortunately he didn't know much about it. He needed to study it with the dwarf carpenter to ensure ventilation holes and prevent mice.

The beehive must use a movable frame instead of a one-time soil bee nest. Destructive picking is not advisable. What he wants is a steady stream of honey and a steady stream of "gold"!
After learning of Li Qi's idea, the dwarf carpenter immediately made a design.Li Qi left the castle with Akeke, her two older brothers, Gren and the others, and kept bees. The first step was to have bees, and there were bees among the bugs caught by the teenagers.

That is to say, near the porcupine collar, there is a beehive.

They easily obtained a hive the size of a human head, and the source of the bees was already there!
Then there is the selection of beekeeping areas.

The source of honey is very important. Some crops, pastures, and fruit trees are all good sources of honey. The development of the porcupine collar is not fast. On a calm hillside not far from the wheat field village and the livestock village, Li Qi has set up a beekeeping area. The place is not too far.

Alfalfa can be used as a nectar source, and it can also be used to supply livestock. The wild apple tree found last time seems to be nearby, and it is far away from the crowded residential area, so it is very quiet.

It was also his first time keeping bees, but for this "sweet gold", Li Qi was extremely careful.

Ask Glenn to choose attentive and obedient women from among the slaves to help, mainly the remnants of pest control, and the others will help.

Then arrange for Akeke to help his two elder brothers improve their ability to control insects and help them become kings of beekeeping as soon as possible.

The livestock village is half built, and we can't stop working for the time being. Spring is also the mating period for animals. Although Li Qi has the grass of life in his hand, he can make the animals go into heat at any time, but the quality of life of the porcupine collar can be improved, and everyone can eat meat. It is also very important not to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

For the housing and construction in the beekeeping area, you can only ask the villagers to do the work. Letting the villagers do it is different from slaves. The slaves can give work points, but the villagers have to pay.

Li Qi, who is not too short of money at this stage, waved his hand, isn't it just money, spend it!

Anyway, there are still bags of gold, silver and jewelry in the crypt, which is not bad for money.

Moreover, the villagers also spend money to make money. This place is too far away from other towns and villages, so the money will only be spent in the porcupine collar in the end, and Li Qi himself will make the most money.

"When the villagers have money, they can let the wine barrel train more apprentices, and then open a few gourmet shops, or sell some 'castle exclusive food'." Before the money was sent out, Li Qi was already thinking about how to get the money It's back in my hands again.

But he is much better than other nobles in this world. At least what he thinks is the money cycle, the life of ordinary people can be improved, and the food and drink are good.

Lamenting that there is a long way to go in development, Li Qi is full of expectations for the next life.

This expectation was quickly exchanged for delicacy. After the first beehive was used, the wild beehive was made into delicacies and served on the table that night. Li Qi also drank honey syrup.

"What I drink is not sugar water, but gold!"

(End of this chapter)