Chapter 395: Blood Crystal Wheat

After working like this for about another hour, the number of Shell-Stealing Crab eyeballs in the cloth bag in Gao De's hand had reached more than seventy.

"Work finished!" Gao De saw the sky turn from blue to black and decided to stop here for today.

With Divine Berry baiting, he was confident about the 【Crab Disaster Hidden Danger】 task and didn't care about this little time; there was no need to "work overtime."

"You stay here and play by yourself, don't run too far. I'll come find you tomorrow morning." Gao De looked at Tuan Zi, whose energy was still vigorous, thought for a moment, and finally didn't let it enter the manatee bag, but left it in this sea area.

Tuan Zi heard Gao De's words and excitedly nodded its little round head repeatedly.

Waving goodbye to Tuan Zi, Gao De 【Stride Running】, and before night completely fell, rushed back to Monte Town.

In such a small town, the Hai Shao Bing's accommodation standard of 3 silver dragons a day was already enough for Gao De to stay in the hotel with the highest specifications and highest grade in the whole town.

He opened the room, put his things away, and prepared to go out.

One was to find a place to eat, and the other was to prepare to stroll around Monte Town after dinner.

Just like in his previous life, whether it was going out for training or going out to participate in a competition, he would definitely go out for a stroll at night, treating it as public-funded tourism.

He hadn't walked two steps out of the main gate when he was called out.

"Mage Gao De, Mage Gao De, wait!"

He stopped his steps and looked back.

It was exactly the sheriff who received him at the Sheriff's Office in the afternoon.

"Sheriff Mal. Kemu?" Gao De recalled slightly and finally remembered the other party's name, "Is there anything you want from me?"

"Mage Gao De..." Mal Kemu ran to Gao De, calmed his breathing, and said: "Our Chief Ha Po heard that Mage Gao De came to Monte Town today to solve the Crab Disaster Hidden Danger problem for us, so he specially prepared a banquet to welcome you. Please give Mage Gao De the face."

It is said that Hai Shao Bing mages are very popular in Bairuo County.

But last time he went to Lagos City to perform a task, perhaps because Lagos was a big city, the local officials were self-important and had a lot of airs; perhaps because his military rank was too low, they didn't look up to him; or perhaps because the task he performed was not welcomed by the local official authorities.

In short, Gao De didn't feel any importance, and the so-called "popular" saying was even more out of the question.

But now, Gao De had some experience.

"Welcoming"...

Good job!

He thought slightly and nodded: "Then I will trouble Sheriff Mal Kemu to lead the way."

Anyway, he was also going to eat, and since someone was hosting, why not eat for free?

Seeing Gao De nod, Mal Kemu's relief was visible to the naked eye.

The two passed through several streets paved with stone slabs and arrived at their destination.

After all, the hotel where Gao De stayed was the best in town, and other high-grade restaurants, taverns, etc., were mostly concentrated in this area.

This was a brick-and-stone building with quite a style. The exterior of the building had complex decorations unique to Duon, and the corridors were exquisite.

"Mage Gao De, this is the most famous restaurant in our town. The Chief is hosting a banquet here." Mal Kemu introduced with a smile, and at the same time, took a step ahead of Gao De and pushed open the reddish-brown wooden door.

As soon as he entered the door, a warm breath rushed toward him.

"Welcome." A young waiter in a black uniform had already greeted him, bowing slightly, with a smile on his face.

Mal Kemu talked to the other party in a low voice for a few words, and the latter led them toward the private room inside the restaurant.

Arriving at the door of the private room, the waiter pushed open the door and made a gesture of invitation.

Inside the private room, a red peach wood long table was spread out, and a tablecloth embroidered with exquisite patterns was laid on the table.

Several high-backed chairs were placed beside the table, the chair surfaces were made of soft goose down, and in a corner of the room, there was also a fireplace, the firewood inside burning fiercely, emitting a warm breath, dispelling the chill of the seaside small town at night.

A small town that hadn't even built an airship base would have a restaurant of such specifications.

Sure enough, in poor places, there is no shortage of places for luxury consumption.

Chief Ha Po of the Sheriff's Office had already been sitting in the private room.

Seeing Gao De enter, he immediately stood up, walked quickly to greet him, his face full of enthusiastic smiles: "Mage Gao De, you finally came. I have long admired your name, you are truly a young hero."

"Long admired your name..." Gao De suspected he had misheard.

You look like an old hand, and you still say such fake polite words?

The other party seemed to understand the thoughts in Gao De's heart and opened his mouth again: "You are the seed newcomer who performed outstandingly in the Hai Shao Bing selection last year. You might not know it yourself, but we have heard your name."

"It is said that seed newcomers promote extremely fast, but it is extremely rare for someone like you, who has joined the Hai Shao Bing for less than half a year, to have already been promoted to a first-rank apprentice mage," Chief Ha Po said half-flatteringly and half-sincerely.

The reason why he entertained Gao De so solemnly was, first, because the status of the Hai Shao Bing was there. Even if only an apprentice mage came down, he, a sheriff of a small town, dared not neglect him.

Second, Chief Ha Po was indeed optimistic about Gao De's development and felt that he could appropriately make friends with him.

Although he had heard some rumors about Gao De and knew that Gao De was not a native of the Jin Jin Quehua Dynasty and that there were hidden dangers in his future development.

But it was just a meal plus saying a few good words, and it didn't need to pay too much cost. He should entertain him as he should.

In this way, if Gao De really flew high in the future, not to mention remembering this meal of his, at least he wouldn't feel that he had neglected him.

Some people can really be so petty, remembering a small grievance for a long time.

Inviting Gao De to sit down, Sheriff Mal Kemu also followed and sat in the lower seat.

Chief Ha Po nodded to the waiter on the side.

The waiter understood and immediately turned and walked quickly toward the kitchen.

Before long, dishes carefully cooked were served on the table.

As a seaside small town, the cuisine was naturally dominated by seafood.

Signature seafood soup, the seafood flavor mixed with the mellowness of cream, the taste was silky.

Roasted sturgeon with golden and crispy skin, paired with lemon wedges and local unique herb sauce, melted in the mouth, with rich and layered flavors.

There was also a pie made of crab meat, the skin was golden and fluffy, and the taste inside was mellow.

Gao De didn't be polite either, eating very fragrantly with Chief Ha Po's nice words.

He accepted all the nice words, but he himself basically didn't say much, just nodded slightly occasionally, or responded, mainly maintaining a silent and taciturn foreign genius persona.

And Chief Ha Po, as an old oil stick, even if Gao De was taciturn, he wouldn't let the scene cool down.

Occasionally praising Gao De a few words, occasionally introducing some anecdotes or interesting customs of Monte Town, and occasionally mentioning a few gossip about the Hai Shao Bing, he was simply more professional than a bard.

But no matter what he said, he didn't mention a word about Gao De's task in town.

This was his shrewdness again.

Everyone knew the difficulty of 【Crab Disaster Hidden Danger】, and Gao De's annoyance could be imagined, so Chief Ha Po absolutely didn't mention things that might cause Gao De's negative emotions, so as not to destroy this harmonious atmosphere.

Under Chief Ha Po's enthusiastic hospitality, a sumptuous dinner was finally eaten seven or eight out of ten.

Gao De wiped his mouth with a towel.

Seeing Gao De's action, Chief Ha Po knew he was ready to leave the table and nodded slightly to the attendant who had been waiting on the side.

That attendant retreated immediately, and after a while, walked up with three small, exquisite dessert bowls.

The attendant carefully placed the three desserts in front of the three people and matched them with an exquisite ceramic spoon.

Gao De picked up the spoon, dug a spoonful, and stuffed it into his mouth.

This dessert was somewhat like a yogurt cup. The top was some cut local fruits, and then below was yogurt and honey.

But after digging a spoonful, Gao De was surprised to find that there was a layer of base material laid under the yogurt and honey.

It was red, crystal clear, slender, and looked like wheat kernels.

With curiosity, Gao De dug another spoonful of this red wheat kernel, mixed it with yogurt and honey, and stuffed it into his mouth.

This red wheat kernel was chewy, paired with the sweet and sour of yogurt and honey, even without the various additives and auxiliary materials of desserts in his previous life, the taste was unexpectedly not bad.

But what Gao De didn't expect was that as this mouthful of dessert entered his belly, an extremely comfortable heat actually rose from his body, slowly flowing through his limbs and bones, giving him a feeling of being full of energy.

Hmm?

Gao De looked at the dessert in the bowl silently, dug a few more spoonfuls and stuffed them into his mouth, and finally confirmed that it was not his illusion.

"Chief Ha Po, what is this?" He raised his head and looked at Chief Ha Po and asked.

This was his first active opening to speak besides passively responding.

"Hahaha, Mage Gao De should be eating Blood Crystal Wheat for the first time, right?" A proud smile appeared on Chief Ha Po's face.

"Blood Crystal Wheat?" Gao De repeated it, a flash of brilliance in his eyes, as if thinking about something.

And here, Chief Ha Po had already introduced it to Gao De on his own.

"This Blood Crystal Wheat comes from the east of the Nolan Continent."

"East..." Gao De's gaze flashed, and he vaguely guessed the answer.

"Right, it's a specialty of the Holy Empire," Chief Ha Po laughed loudly: "Mage Gao De should know that the Holy Empire only originated from the union of barbarian tribes at first, right."

Gao De nodded.

He still had this basic common sense. Several barbarian tribes walked out of the wild land, came to the civilized area, and joined forces to occupy an ancient city.

Then, starting from this ancient city, they slowly expanded to the surroundings until they became the Holy Empire that spans three continents and is in full swing today...

"You know, barbarians are generally very strong." Chief Ha Po gestured a pose of playing with muscles, his tone carrying a slight teasing meaning.

"Besides their own living habits living like wild people, how can they not be strong? In addition, there is a very important reason, which is diet."

"This Blood Crystal Wheat is a type of barley accidentally discovered by those few barbarian tribes. The taste is excellent, and it also has the effect of nourishing qi and blood. Taking it as a staple food can strengthen the body, and because it is bright red like blood, it was named Blood Crystal Wheat."

"It was because of discovering Blood Crystal Wheat that those few barbarian tribes gradually grew stronger, thus walking out of the wild land."

"So, to exaggerate a bit, this Blood Crystal Wheat can even be called the founding object of the Holy Empire..."

Chief Ha Po spread his hands, "Of course, they certainly don't admit it. In the cognition of the Holy Empire, their ancestors relied on tenacious perseverance and outstanding talent to walk out of the wild land."

"But anyway, this Blood Crystal Wheat, with its own unusual efficacy and the stories and rumors added to it, can be said to be of great value."

"Plus, the planting conditions for this thing are extremely harsh. The annual output on the Holy Empire side is also extremely limited. After internal digestion on their side, only a tiny part will flow out. It's not easy to get some."

"I happen to have some channels and can get a small batch of Blood Crystal Wheat every year." Chief Ha Po's words were all true, but the showing-off meaning in his words was also very obvious.

"Tonight, to welcome Mage Gao De, I specially took some out, just to let Mage Gao De taste it. I wouldn't be willing to entertain ordinary guests with this thing."

Since he "bled," naturally he had to let Gao De know so that the other party could accept his favor.

"I am also considered to have taken advantage of Mage Gao De's light." Mal Kemu followed, both to pick up Chief Ha Po's words and to praise Gao De again.

All are human spirits.

But at this moment, Gao De's mind was not on these.

"Chief Ha Po, do you have any unprocessed Blood Crystal Wheat kernels on hand? Can you give me some? I am willing to pay double the price." He looked at Chief Ha Po and said earnestly.

"Unprocessed Blood Crystal Wheat kernels?" Gao De's request obviously exceeded Chief Ha Po's expectations. He was stunned for a moment before saying in surprise: "What does Mage Gao De want this for?"

"You wouldn't be wanting to try planting Blood Crystal Wheat, would you?" Soon, he reacted, guessed Gao De's idea, and said in a somewhat exaggerated tone.

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

Chief Ha Po shook his head, "Mage Gao De, don't even think about it. This Blood Crystal Wheat is a hot-selling item, the price is high, and there is no worry about sales. If it were so easy to plant, wouldn't it have been flooded long ago?"

His expression straightened, and he earnestly said to Gao De: "You are definitely not the first person to want to plant Blood Crystal Wheat. For so many years, I don't know how many people have tried to plant this thing, but without exception, they all failed."

"The planting conditions for this thing are harsh and top-secret. Only the Holy Empire knows their planting requirements and techniques, and their confidentiality work is done extremely well, never leaking the secret of Blood Crystal Wheat planting."

"Chief Ha Po, I still want to try," Gao De was not persuaded to retreat but insisted: "I have always been quite interested in herbalism and planting techniques. I am not a person who doesn't know the height of the sky and the depth of the earth. I know that wanting to plant Blood Crystal Wheat is almost impossible, but it is mainly because I am interested when I see it."

"Oh? I didn't expect Mage Gao De to like this?" Hearing Gao De say this, Chief Ha Po was surprised.

In his view, Gao De was a taciturn, socially inept genius mage persona, but he actually had a hobby that didn't match this persona so much.

A genius mage should only be interested in spells, how could he be involved in these "miscellaneous studies"?

Surprise was surprise, but Chief Ha Po had already nimbly agreed, "I brought quite a bit of Blood Crystal Wheat. After making these three bowls of dessert, there is still some left. I will have the attendant organize it and send it to you, Mage Gao De."

"Thank you, Chief Ha Po." Gao De thanked him solemnly.

Chief Ha Po showed a smile.

He didn't expect that Gao De, who was unmoved by his busy work all night, would finally be moved by this Blood Crystal Wheat.

It was just the remaining twenty or thirty Blood Crystal Wheat kernels, not even as much as the Blood Crystal Wheat kernels used for dessert.

Saying it was valuable, how valuable could this amount be?

But the happiness on Gao De's face was not fake.

Relying on some inexpensive little things to make friends with this genius mage who had a great future, he made a big profit!

Chief Ha Po was extremely satisfied in his heart, feeling that this meal was really worth it.

Harsh? Top-secret?

In front of the "great" Lady Fu Luo La, as long as it is a plant, there are no secrets.

Blood Crystal Wheat that others can't grow, Fu Luo La can definitely grow.

Why did he name the hybrid of Cold-Resistant Wheat and Jin Hui Wheat "Northwest Barley No. 1"?

It was because in Gao De's vision, there would be more varieties of barley on the land of the Northern Realm in the future.

That is, Northwest Barley No. 2, No. 3, No. 4...

Now, the signs of Northwest Barley No. 2 had already appeared.

He had freeloaded a meal and a bunch of sweet talk, and even obtained a highly effective type of wheat seed.

Gao De was extremely satisfied in his heart, feeling that this meal was really worth it!

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