I Like This Dream!

"Teacher Nancy?" An Xu called uncertainly.

"An." The old man in front of her looked at her as gently as in her memory.

An Xu's memory jumped a few times like sparks, and the parts that had been left behind came to the surface. She took a few steps forward hesitantly and reached out to poke Nancy's arm.

The old lady was amused by her nervous look and opened her arms to hug her. An Xu staggered as he was hugged, let out a scream of joy, and hugged him back hard.

That was Teacher Nancy, and she was immediately sure that it was her mother-in-law who had always taken care of her in the seminary, the unique ascetic who always reminded her of her grandmother. An Xu originally thought that everyone he knew before would disappear after the dream transition, and that he would be deceiving himself if he comforted himself and reunited. Now Nancy, who was doing everything as usual, suddenly appeared in front of her. Why wasn't she overjoyed?

"Oh, you've grown taller, Ann." Nancy smiled and touched her head, "Your hair has grown too."

"Really?" An Xu stepped forward happily. After being told this, he really felt that he had grown a lot taller and could touch Teacher Nancy's neck. "Teacher Nancy has not changed at all! I really want to you!"

She acted coquettishly for a while before letting go of her arms and remembering to ask a question: "Why is Teacher Nancy here?"

"I'm leaving office." Nancy said with a carefree smile, patting the big bag she put on the table, "I'm here to join you."

"So it turns out that the church can resign?" An Xu said in surprise, "Great!"

Nancy looked at her granddaughter as if she were messing around.

Of course, the church cannot leave office, and Nancy still dresses as an ascetic. To be precise, she just stepped down from her duties as a seminary teacher.

Ann had an accident and was sent to the Tibes defense line. Nancy was worried but also happy for her. The old ascetic was able to find out that the God's Favored One would be fine, but he was just beginning the trial of Sullivan's heir. She knew very well that Ann was not suitable to stay in the Holy See. It would be a good thing for the child to have the opportunity to return to secular life.

However, of the two children he had taken care of for several years, one was permanently isolated on the other side of the high wall as a saint, and the other might never return to Alinggu in this life, which made the old man feel somewhat lonely.

Until Nancy heard about the "miracle of Thebes."

She heard that the border of Thebes, which did not use plant powers, ushered in an incredible harvest. The common people were blessed by the God's favored ones, and the wheat grains they planted were as numerous as sand. Nancy knew that the power of the God's Favored One was thunder and lightning, and that power that was as violent and as lethal as divine punishment could never be used for planting and catalysis. But it also occurred to her that Ann had never shown surprise about her backyard.

Nancy is not a plant psychic, she is an earth psychic.

Other children who came to her for snacks either didn't notice her powers at all, or they thought it was normal for there to be an ascetic in St. Andrew's Theological Seminary who could grow plants with the grace of God, but An was different. This child often stayed by her side, holding his chin as he watched her activate her powers to adjust the soil instead of catalyzing the plants. Ann always turned a blind eye to this, as if Nancy was doing something very normal.

Nancy had discovered in the past that it wasn't just plant psychics who could make plants grow. She has seen starving people all over Yamenan, and has been researching ways to make earth power users useful as plant power users. An actually allows ordinary people to plant them!

Is it possible that ordinary people without special powers can plant crops?

Most people calmly attributed it to God's favor, while a small number of people thought it was just a fool's desire to follow others' influence. Nancy thought about this possibility, and the more she thought about it, the more excited she became. The success of her planting relies on the soil-type ability to adjust the soil. If there was suitable soil, wouldn't ordinary people be able to grow food? But how to create such a bumper harvest? Just a rumor, or...

Nancy's old heart felt hot for a long time. She tossed and turned all night before making up her mind to pack the package. No one left her alone. She, a good old person with no money and power who only taught how to read, easily handed over the job. She carried her belongings and spent her meager savings on the teleportation array.

An Xu didn't think so much, he just thought it was great that Nancy was not a map-bound NPC. She had no idea what Nancy could bring, she just felt that she finally had something to spend money on, so she could buy whatever Nancy wanted! After Nancy opened the package and explained what the belongings included, Anxu started to pump the air conditioner.

Nancy didn't bring anything valuable, but it was definitely far more precious than gold.

She brought the seeds.

In the decades when she was disheartened by politics and religion, Nancy devoted all her energy to finding and improving food that could be grown by earth-type superpowers. Her achievements are more than enough to feed Ansu.

"Cabbage" whose leaves are edible and will continue to grow layer by layer without pulling out the roots; "Beet" which has a high sugar content and is cold-resistant and can grow very quickly in hot and humid conditions; "Beet" which has huge rhizomes and stores a large amount of starch "Potatoes", "heather beans" that can make people go without water for five days... Let's call these foods similar to Anxu's world. By the time she finished introducing them, Anxu's jaw was about to be dislocated.

"You, how did you do it?" An Xu said in a dreamy voice. She actually didn't know that Nancy had soil powers. The effect of Nancy's ability to adjust the soil was too low-key. At that time, An Xu thought she was loosening the soil.

Nancy explained in detail: "I adjust the composition of the soil, bring it into the house on particularly cold days, and put it behind glass to bask in the sun. I select the ones that grow best each time and put them close together when they bloom... …”

To translate simply and straightforwardly, in addition to her supernatural powers, Nancy discovered greenhouse insulation and cross-breeding technology.

An Xu felt like he was about to kneel down. This was simply Mendel and Yuan Longping from another world! ! Wow what a feeling! It’s like pretending to be a half-baked goldfinger and discovering that the aborigines are hundreds of years ahead of their time! I feel like my face is illuminated by the brilliance of scientific researchers!

"I cultivated them using earth-type powers. I don't know if ordinary people can grow them." Nancy said still worriedly.

"Yes! You can definitely do it!" An Xu grabbed Nancy's hand and said breathlessly, "You can feed a lot of people! So many people!"

"If ordinary people can really promote planting," Nancy said with shining eyes, "we can prevent people in a city from starving because they can't hunt."

"A city? No, no, no!" Anxu laughed, "We can feed an Amenan."

Nancy's arrival was completely timely, although Anxu was not aware of it. This guy who confuses wheat and rice thinks that wheat can be grown three times a year in warm places. If he continues to plant randomly according to her instructions, it is not surprising that most of the output will be reduced.

But now that Nancy had brought the seeds, Anxu put aside growing wheat without hesitation and let everyone grow these new varieties. Her assets and unknowingly increasing number of subordinates quickly brought in plant superpowers dedicated to farming. These superpowers worked day and night to multiply a package of precious female seeds into a package that could be distributed to all new farmers. The number of seeds to be planted. People believed deeply in the request of God's Favored Ones and did not hesitate to replant these plants that they had never seen before.

Many aspects of Nancy's agricultural guidance are more careful and effective than Anxu's, not to mention she also has the golden finger of earth power. Anxu once again fell in love when he discovered how soil-type powers could be used in agriculture: pressing the soil heavily to kill pests and eggs, loosening the soil evenly, and changing the soil to form compost. This is a world that does not know the concept of fertilizer but can mix perfect soil. Thanks to the black box with special powers, and thanks to Nancy, the agricultural pioneer who has been experimenting for decades.

A few varieties are only suitable for cold zones, but most varieties are well adapted to the climate of Tibes. The fertile soil is hundreds of times better than the barren soil of Alingu, and after Nancy's adjustments, they have become invaded by foreign organisms. Crazy growth. An Xu wasn't worried at all. What threats did the edible invasive creatures pose? The greedy natural enemy of mankind is here.

So this autumn, there was an unprecedented commotion and even drastic change in the southernmost tip of Yamenan.

=========================

A group of distinguished guests arrived at the Thebes defense line the next spring. They blended in with the crowd and became very inconspicuous.

"Why are there so many people?" someone murmured, "Have they not reached the defense line yet?"

The master sitting in the carriage ordered his servant to stop the passers-by and ask them. The man who was stopped made the servant a little strange. He looked rosy and strong. He was wearing clothes that ordinary people could not afford, but his hands were full of traces of rough work. When he was stopped, he didn't have the fear of a pariah, but he didn't have the cleverness of a local squire who stupidly didn't react to the coat of arms on the carriage.

"Is this the Theban Line?" the servant asked.

"Yes!" the person who was stopped replied readily.

"I mean, how far is it from the edge of Thebes Fortress?" The Thebes Defense Line can refer to the border in a broad sense. To prevent ambiguity, the servant asked in detail.

"It's not far! Didn't you see it here?" The man pointed to the crowd and said enthusiastically, "Are you here for the first time? Or haven't been here for a long time? Businessmen go to the left and go to the guild to register. Tourists, hey, Do you want a tour guide? I can introduce it to you! It’s just the right time, there will be a performance in the afternoon!”

The servant didn't understand what a tour guide was, so he thanked him and reported to his master. The hostess in the carriage opened her mouth at this, never expecting that the fortress was so close. The place is obviously bustling with people, and there are shops on both sides of the road (not small stalls that can be walked out at any time, but storefronts that are still relatively simple, but better than ordinary civilian shacks). The prosperity is comparable to that of a second-rate city in Skag County. You know this is the border where the winter beast tide has just passed!

Merchants were selling all kinds of goods, and people on the street were picking and choosing with great interest. They did not wear patchwork and handmade homespun cloth like ordinary civilians, and the clothes they wore looked pretty good ( Although it also looks like a nouveau riche in the eyes of new customers), at first glance it looks like it is on the street of a commercial city. What's even more incredible is that some more ornately dressed people, soldiers and monks alike crowded in the crowd (one monk was still bargaining), and they didn't seem to feel that they were offended by the civilians.

"Indecent!" an older woman frowned.

The hostess in the carriage did not speak. She found that many of the signboards were not simple and easy-to-understand patterns, but simple words, which meant that at least half of the guests were literate. She ran her fingers quickly across her palms, calculating the flow of people on the street, the number of merchants, and the possible income and tax ranges for a day.

She paused at the calculated numbers. Even though she had seen descriptions in countless letters, the shock of seeing them with her own eyes did not diminish. She had been to this fortress that was shrouded in a desolate and tragic atmosphere many years ago, but now, the atmosphere here has become different.

It's like a veteran who gritted his teeth and endured hardship has turned into a happy and energetic young man.

"Go see your sister first." She ordered, her curiosity before setting off becoming more urgent.