Chapter 21 (2/2)

He had many complicated feelings. Is this the real gap between commoners and nobles?

Liszt tossed his shield and his spear to his squires. Taking off the helmet and breathing in the fresh air, he was still excited. “I thought that Dragon Drill would’ve taken me months, but it was not that difficult. I can learn Furious Fire in my spare time now.”

“With such talents, you definitely should learn more techniques. Liszt, as I said, you remind me of your father. You will make the Tulips shine in the future.”

“Thank you, Mr. Goltai.”

On their way back, Goltai chit-chatted with Liszt, which was his specialty. Marcus, however, seemed absentminded.

After he had dinner in his trance and Liszt saw him off, he was finally back to himself.

He waited for Goltai to leave on a horse while whistling a song.

He looked at Liszt, who was still standing at the gate, and asked solemnly, “My lord, may I know what your destination is?”

“My destination…”

Liszt knew that Marcus was asking whether or not he had ambitions. Marcus, who was eager to be a noble, certainly did not want to follow a shiftless baron in a town.

However, Liszt did not give a straight answer. “Mr. Marcus, do not listen to what a man says, but watch what he does. What he says might be true and might be false, but what he does is always factual, isn’t it?”

“Got it!”

Marcus suddenly fell on one knee and pressed a hand to his chest. “I’d like to lead the vanguard for you, my lord!”

“Mr. Marcus, please rise. My territory is still weak and requires your help.” Liszt helped Marcus stand up calmly, but had a sense of achievement. It was his charisma that had earned the loyalty of an earth knight.

After he took a bath in the castle, he saw the misty Ophidian words again. Mission accomplished. Reward: a meager dragon-bred horse.

Soon, the mist twisted and changed into a new mission. Mission: Fresh clovers are the favorites of both cows and horses. They’re the foundation of a horse field and the start of success. Please install the wormgrass of the clover insect. Reward: Three wild corn.

Liszt was excited after reading it.

The dragon-bred horse was here, although he did not know where it was and who would discover it yet. However, he was more excited about the corn than the horse.

There was no corn in this world, at least not on Coral Island. He did not find any corn-related plants in his former self’s memories.

Corn is the crops allegedly with the highest productivity. Also, it requires little management. Corn is the future of cereals. In Interstellar, human beings only planted corn when they were about to go extinct.

Liszt knew that corn did not taste as good as wheat and rice despite its high productivity.

However, deliciousness was not a top priority. The crops that could keep the belly full were the best crops. Every acre of wheat in Flower Town could yield two hundred kilograms, and the number could be doubled with corn. Then, more people would be fed.

By then, corn could be planted in most of the farmlands to feed the civilians, and wheat could be grown in some of the lands to provide fine flour for him. Wouldn’t that be best?