Don't mess with that dragon

Chapter 81 Taro
Although the appearance is a little different, it does have a lot of similarities with the taro in memory, and even the smell seems to be similar.

"Is it a food similar to taro?"

Weighing the round tuber in his paw, Austin thought to himself.

The environment in this world is far different from the previous life, and the various food types are naturally impossible to be exactly the same, but these common foods have at least one or two similarities, but I don't know the reason.

However, none of this has much to do with Austin. Anyway, such questions as why he crossed the road, even if he is thinking about it now, he can't think of the answer to the question.

What is more important at present is the meaning of "taro".

Although the Dragon Nest Tribe has already started the great cause of land reclamation and farming, with enough manpower, the total area of ​​land reclamation recently has approached [-] acres. A small amount of rice.

The food is too single, which is very unhealthy.

Don’t look at the beast militiamen of the Dragon’s Nest Tribe who are happily opening up the wilderness and farming in the wild. Filling their stomachs is everything, and they don’t care whether the food is simple or abundant. Even if Austin was not an expert in his previous life, he also knew that a single source of food is Not enough to maintain the balance of various elements in the human body.

What's more, once the planted kudzu root suffers from virus and insect pests and causes a large number of deaths, then with the current status of the Dragon Nest tribe, it is impossible to resist this possible danger.

It is precisely because of this that it is very necessary to find other food species and realize the diversification of agricultural planting.

However, although there are many foods that can be eaten in the Great Kava Forest, there are very few that are suitable for large-scale planting.

Take the thorn fruit, one of the foods collected by the orcs of the Dragon Nest Tribe. This food is a fruit that grows on a thorn vine. It is the size of a thumb and grows in the corners of some rocks. When it matures, it turns yellow and tastes delicious. Dry and astringent, slightly bitter, and slightly sweet, but the starch content is not bad, it can satisfy hunger.

In order to achieve the diversity of planting agriculture, Austin also had the orcs plant an acre of thorn fruit, but the space occupied by the thorn vines after the growth of this plant is too large, and in the end, not much can be planted on an acre of land, and the growth cycle is short. Short, two seasons are produced in one year, and the most important thing is that when the time comes to harvest, only [-] catties of thorn fruits can be harvested in the end.

Compared with the manpower spent on land reclamation, this harvest is far from meeting the needs of the dragon nest orcs.

Although the thorny vine has a very long lifespan, it is not a problem to grow for ten or twenty years under sufficient care, and it can continue to be harvested after one season in the future. There is no need to cut the rattan again after digging like kudzu.

However, there are only two crops a year, and the yield of the thorn fruit itself is low, so naturally it cannot replace the kudzu vine as the main crop for the orcs to open up wasteland.

The types of food that can support the survival of the Dragon Nest Tribe must have high-yield characteristics and be able to maintain the basic material needs of the Dragon Nest Tribe orcs.

Those who meet these two conditions, Austin has searched all over the food collected by the orcs from nearby, and there are only kudzu root and rice, and wild rice has not been domesticated, and the yield is low. After calculation, only kudzu root can meet the requirements. this condition.

Now, among the nearly thousand mu of land reclaimed by the Longchao tribe, [-]% of them are planted with kudzu root.

It’s okay if nothing happens, but if a kudzu virus similar to potato virus suddenly appears, or if it is suddenly attacked by insects, it will be troublesome.

"If it is really a food similar to taro, then the problem of single planting faced by the Dragon Nest Tribe may be solved in half."

After thinking about it, Austin asked Quick to bring Chiron, the centaur leader, to question him carefully.

I learned from Chiron that the tuber in Austin's hands was a booty they got when they went out to plunder other tribes. As for its name, the shape of the plant, and its growth habit, I don't know much about it, but it tastes good. , I thought I had finished eating, but I didn't expect there was one left.

As for the tribe that Chiron and the others plundered, they moved away later, so it is estimated that only this one in Austin's hand is left now.

After hearing the ins and outs, Austin was obviously a little regretful, but there was nothing he could do about what had happened.

"In that case, let's call it taro."

Such a naming can be regarded as some nostalgia for the previous life.

Give the only piece of taro on hand to Quick, and then ask him to take it back to the tribe and find a good place to plant it. If the planting can be successful and the yield is large, then the Dragon Nest tribe will grow more food Similarly, the corresponding ability to resist risks will also increase.

The discovery of the taro was a pleasant surprise for Austin. Afterwards, Austin searched in the loot pile, but he couldn't find anything of value, so he had to stop.

"Forget it, it's not bad to have so many gains this time."

Austin shook his head, then stopped paying attention.

"Quick, go and call that little mouse, let the dragon vein servants gather, and pick a few elite teams to come over."

After spending most of the day cleaning up the centaur tribe's battlefield, Austin finally got down to business—exploring the cave that was suspected to be left by the mage.

The location of the valley cliff is not far from the centaur tribe, on the contrary, it is very close, only about one kilometer, and under the guidance of the ratman priest, it will arrive soon.

The continuous mountain range seemed to collapse suddenly at that distance, forming an almost straight abyss. Looking down from above, it was covered by clouds and mist, which made Austin wonder how lucky the Rat Man Priest was to not fall to his death on the spot.

Naturally, the Ratmen didn’t need to imitate the last time they rolled down. The orcs tied a rattan-woven rope to the big tree on the side, and the other end fell freely into the cliff of the valley. Climb down the steep cliffs step by step.

At the same time, Austin on the top grabbed Ratman Priest and Fox-faced Quick, grabbed one with each claw, spread his wings and soared into the cliff of the valley.

After a while, a group of people gathered at the bottom of the valley, without any danger along the way.

Austin opened his eyes and looked around, and was surrounded by a thin mist, but it didn't hide his sight much. There were many thick white bones in the soil on the ground, which seemed to be animal carcasses that accidentally fell from above.

This also made Austin doubt the luck of the Ratman Priest again. Could this guy be the protagonist in the legend? Otherwise, how could this legendary deed of falling into the undead cave and reaching the peak of the Ratman tribe appear on him?
　There should be...the fifth update...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)