People in Teyvat, starting from saving the grass god

do not know why.

Rhodes had another idea in mind.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 215: The Difficult Wasteland and Zhongli Who Owes a Huge Bill

"Return to the Settlement?"

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar name again, Zhongli looked interested.

He is very punctual.

Even though he still had some unfinished business, he still arrived on time at the place he had agreed to meet with Rhodes and Wendy, and then walked side by side towards the Hall of the Dead.

While on the road.

Rhodes mentioned the place name that once again made his heart beat faster, and by the way, he gave Zhongli a new term "salt-alkali land".

But he forgot one thing.

Guili Ji was the name used when the God of Dust ruled.

In today's era, the ancient Guiliji has long been renamed Guiliyuan.

He casually called out this ancient name and used a very appropriate new word to describe the current situation of that land.

This made Zhongli even more interested in Rhodes.

As the oldest god in the continent of Teyvat.

He knew very well that Rhodes was not a native of Teyvat, but an alien from outer space.

An unknown civilization from another world.

Especially since Rhode obviously used the words of that unknown civilization, Zhongli could hardly suppress his curiosity and asked, "My friend, you specifically mentioned this matter. Is there a way to solve the problem of barren land there?"

Guiliyuan is located in the heart of Liyue. It is a vast plain of astonishing size. It is also an important transportation route connecting Qiaoyingzhuang, Bishuiyuan and other places. It was once the most prosperous granary in Liyue.

It’s a pity that it happened after the great flood that year.

Although the god of the hearth, Marcosius, had exhausted all his intellect and overdrawn his divine power, all he could do was to restore the land to its original state.

But the lands that were flooded by the floods from the sea could never be restored to their previous arable state.

How to restore Guiliyuan has always been a topic on Liyue’s agenda.

Anyway.

It is a pity to leave such a large piece of land undeveloped and instead allow it to continue to be barren.

But no matter how hard the people of Liyue brainstormed, they were still unable to solve the problem of not being able to grow food on the land of Guiliyuan. Instead, various shrubs and inedible plants grew very well.

to this end.

At the gathering of the Seven Gods, Zhongli personally invited the Great Compassionate Tree King to come and check it out.

However, the conclusion given by the Great Compassionate Tree King at that time was that it was difficult to deal with. The biggest trouble was not only the problem of floods that affected the return to the original land. The divine power left by Marcosius in the land and the remnants of the demons that were once buried here were the biggest troubles.

According to the Great Compassionate Tree King.

There is no way to grow crops normally without getting rid of Marcosius's divine power.

Listen to Zhongli's story of the past.

Rhodes finally realized that he had oversimplified things and underestimated the people of Liyue.

The problem of soil salinization exists.

But if it is just a single problem of soil salinization, even if the people of Liyue cannot solve it themselves, they can ask the people of the Lingyuan to find a way to solve it.

Don't say anything else.

A blessing of fertility can solve all soil problems that do not involve the level of gods.

However, the real problem that Guiliyuan is facing now is precisely the divine power left behind by the demon god Marcosius.

This phenomenon reminded Rhodes of another place with a similar situation to Guiliyuan.

"Haige Island."

Rhodes muttered, "That holy soil transformation turned out to be salinization."

Umijima Island is one of the Inazuma Islands.

This island does not originally belong to the Thunder God's territory.

Instead, it belongs to another demon named Orobas.

It's a coincidence.

This demon was the one who was defeated by Zhongli in the Demon War. In order to avoid the fate of other demons being wiped out or suppressed, he decisively fled to Inazuma, and then was defeated by the God of Thunder, and had to flee to the Dark Sea.

Then there were a series of twists and turns.

He gained a group of devout believers in the underground Yuanxia Palace.

After integrating the forces of the Baiye Kingdom.

Oropas accidentally violated the taboo of Sky Island. Knowing that he was doomed, he wanted to allow his people to return to the ground and no longer endure the suffering of living underground forever.

He first ordered the people who once belonged to the White Night Kingdom to abandon their own culture and names, destroy all historical books, and replace them all with Inazuma's names, and systematically learn Inazuma's writing and traditional culture.

After that.

Oropas did not hesitate to consume his own divine power and personally built a passage leading to the ground for his people. He used his divine power to create the Umi Island out of thin air, so that his people could have a place to settle down on the ground.

Kaigi Island has beautiful scenery, with many mountains and water, but the land is barren and small, making it difficult for crops to mature. On weekdays, the island relies heavily on trade with Inazuma.

Sanctification.

That's what they call their barren land.

Just like Guiliyuan, it was also due to the influence of divine power.

"If we take away Marcosius's divine power, what will happen to Guiliyuan?"

At Zhongli's reminder, Rhodes has changed the name of Guili Collection back to its original name.

Now that the topic has been opened.

It doesn't mean you can end it whenever you want.

And Zhongli also wanted to know.

Does the alien civilization where Rhodes lives have a way to solve the problem of returning to the original place?

"Marcosius's divine power has completely merged with the land of Guiliyuan and is difficult to separate."

"If you want to separate the two by force."

"It will inevitably cause a second landslide."

In response to Rhodes' question, Zhongli thought for a moment and gave a very affirmative answer.

This is troublesome.

Rhode's brows twisted like a knot in an instant: "Have you tried the Fertile Blessing?"

"Tried."

"it works."

“But the cost is too high.”

Zhongli expressed his difficulties in a concise and clear manner.

What Liyue needs is a piece of land that can grow a large amount of cheap food to fill the national treasury, rather than a piece of land that has to rely on expensive foreign objects such as the Fertility, which is putting the cart before the horse.

To put it bluntly.

The grace of abundance is indeed omnipotent.

No matter how bad the land is, as long as it is used, crops can be grown.

But the problem is that this thing is only produced in Xumi, and only Xumi can produce it.

in other words.

As long as one relies on the blessing of abundance, one has to be on good terms with Xumi, and even some of the more excessive demands have to be met by Xumi first.

This is not good news for a country.

not to mention.

It’s not that Liyue doesn’t have Guiliyuan as a grain production area. They also have the two granaries of Qingce Village and Lishajiao.

It is much smaller in scale than Guiliyuan, and the grain produced is not enough.

But Liyue has money.

Every year, through trade with other countries, the country can fill its own granaries.

Therefore, the restoration of Guiliyuan can only be regarded as a pity for Liyue, and it is not something that must be achieved.

Today it is today.

Even though people discuss how to repair Guiliyuan every year, the only plan that can be persisted is Yuhengxing Keqing's plan to rebuild the Bishui trade route.

So now the question facing Rhodes is.

It is about how to solve the problem of the residual demonic power in the soil in the most economical way.

There is a very straightforward solution.

"The source of the oasis."

Rhodes curled his lips and threw the thought away.

True.

The Oasis Source of Apepu is the best direct way to control soil salinization at this stage.

By her person and power.

The divine power left by Marcosius would not cause much trouble.

That's based on what Rhodes knows about Apep.

To get an Oasis Source for Liyue from her is simply an impossible thing, there is not even a possibility at all.

And let alone asking for it for Liyue, even if Xumi wanted another one to control the desert, she would not agree.

The reason why she was able to give away a Source of Oasis for free was because the Great Compassion Tree King had once saved her life, and also because the soul of Rhodes the Descendant was bound by the shackles of Sky Island, and many other coincidences happened to coincide with each other, so she was able to get one.

“Try it with slime.”

After much thought, Rhodes returned to the old method.

Use Grass Slime as fertilizer to improve soil fertility.

This was already a familiar thing for Rhodes.

It is simple, low-cost, and effective in dealing with salinized soil.

"You can ask the Adventurer's Guild for help."

"They have a lot of people and usually don't have much to do. Catching a slime is not a big deal for them."

Rhodes made a suggestion to Zhongli.

"Are there any requirements for quantity and individual items?"

Zhongli nodded first, indicating that he had made note of this matter, and then asked: "What else needs to be done to get rid of the grass slime?"

“We have to go and see the situation on the ground.”

Rhode didn't rush to say anything. To be on the safe side, he just told the grass slime his requirements.

No matter how the soil salinization problem of Guiliyuan is solved in the future, if you want Guiliyuan to recover quickly, natural fertilizer such as grass slime is necessary.

Zhongli readily agreed, "Okay, then we'll go tomorrow and use the Heart of God along the way."

Say it.

He laughed again: "I originally said that I would prepare a small gift for you, but now it seems that this gift cannot be too small."