Chapter 435: Pinch and it’s all oil

The field of corn grass.

The grain-variant corn grass, originally bearing large clusters of flower spikes, has now produced plump kernels, appearing as somewhat rounded triangles, clustered together on a single spike.

Not very similar to the corn kernels I remember, but the size is about the same as corn kernels.

This large cluster of fruit spikes weighs at least a quarter kilogram, and when mature, it will surely yield a much higher harvest than wheat or millet. Its taste is unknown—whether it tastes like corn on the cob or other grains... and whether it can be eaten like rice or ground into flour.

Not far from the grain-variant corn grass, Liszt saw the oily-variant corn grass.

The plump stems and leaves mingling with ordinary corn grass are not very noticeable, but its fruit spikes are unusually plump, with tender green, almost transparent shells, clearly suggesting a large amount of oil inside.

Pinching it indeed releases a handful of oil.

This is an unripe fruit spike; when ripe, it's unclear what the oil inside the fruit will be like.

"Both are valuable mutations," he commented positively on the grain and oily-variant corn grass, gradually diluting his desire for corn on the cob.

He then told Isaiah: "This corn grass with grains on top is named grain corn, and this corn grass that produces oil is named oil corn. Protect them well, and once they mature, we'll study their potential uses and prepare for large-scale cultivation."

"Yes, my lord."

After identifying the grain corn and oily corn, Liszt used his Magic Eye to survey the corn field, finding no traces of magic power.

Upon returning to the castle, he enjoyed a lavish dinner.

After dinner, he went to the seaside villa to chat with Acheronides for a bit. During his week-long trip to Black Horse Island, he met Acheronides twice by the sea, mainly to have her direct the red mangrove spirit bug to help stabilize the mangrove roots at the Red River estuary—the spirit bug's magic is quite potent.

Now that Acheronides has been promoted to a great magician of water, she is noticeably more cheerful and lively than when she was buried in learning magic.

After blowing the horn, she quickly swam over from the sea, her azure hair cascading like a waterfall: "Brother, Acheronides drove away a sea monster today!"

"What?"

"A sea monster, a huge conch that can release water vortices. It ambushed Acheronides but couldn't defeat her!"

A conch?

A sea monster?

Liszt's inspiration immediately blossomed, but he chose to remain calm: "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Acheronides is a great magician of water, and it was just a low-level sea monster, so it couldn't defeat Acheronides. Acheronides beat it until it hid in a rock crevice," Acheronides said with a smile, quite happy about her victory over the low-level sea monster.

In fact, with her current strength, she could barely contend with the now-organic-fertilizer Durumikitah.

Then, Liszt began to inquire about the low-level sea monster conch.

According to Acheronides, it is a large conch the size of a basin, with a yellowish-white shell, likes to walk on rocks at the bottom of the sea, and can release a common magic water vortex to catch small fish and shrimp—it is actually a carnivorous predator.

With this information combined,

Liszt roughly understood that this is the conch that can produce pink pearls. He couldn't help but ask: "Acheronides, can you catch it?"

"Brother, do you want this big conch?"

"Yes."

"Then Acheronides will go catch it now and give it to brother... By the way, brother said that human knights need blizzard beast meat to cultivate, so Acheronides will often look for sea monsters and catch them for brother to eat, so brother can become a sky knight sooner!"

What a thoughtful little spirit bug!

Liszt vigorously ruffled her azure hair: "Acheronides, you understand me!"

"Hehe, I'll go catch the giant sea snail then."

"No rush, you can catch it tomorrow. It's already night, and the sea must be very dark."

"Acheronides can see, and she swims very fast. Bro, wait for me, I'll be back soon. Hmm, let Nami keep you company." Acheronides placed Nami on the table and then turned to leave the seaside villa to capture the low-level sea monster, the giant sea snail.

Liszt could only shake his head in resignation and then began to play with Nami.

He pulled out a candy wrapped in hemp leaves, unwrapped it, and handed it to the spirit bug: "Peanut nougat, a new treat from Flower Town. Care to try it?"

"Chirp." Nami tilted her head and looked at the peanut nougat.

Then she moved closer to the nougat, sniffing its aroma, and with both hands, she grabbed the nougat and took a bite. Though only palm-sized, her teeth were strong, and she bit off a small piece of nougat with a satisfying crunch, chewing it vigorously in her mouth.

Then she chirped excitedly: "Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!"

"Tasty?"

"Chirp!" Nami hugged the nougat, happily munching away.

Liszt smiled as he watched the beautiful little creature and softly said, "Once you've eaten and drunk your fill, don't forget to work for me. The mangroves on Red Tree Island are thriving and no longer need the spirit bug's influence. Once the mangroves at the Red River estuary flourish, you can relocate the spirit bug there to aid in their development."

Without a contract, communicating with Nami was challenging.

Thus, Nami couldn't comprehend his words at all, simply hugging the nougat and eating with gusto, occasionally glancing up at Liszt and chirping: "Chirp."

Once she finished one piece of nougat, Liszt produced another.

Nami accepted it but didn't eat it right away. Instead, she rewrapped it in the hemp leaves and stuffed the nougat into a drawer in the cabinet.

Then she fluttered onto Liszt's shoulder and began grooming him—or maybe searching for lice.

She meticulously parted his hair, inspecting his scalp. It was uncertain whether she picked up this habit from raising the little green-headed duck, but unfortunately, Liszt washed his hair every day, so there was nothing dirty on his head.

"Such a gentle little spirit bug. In contrast to Nami, Jie La is like a rowdy troublemaker." He thought of Jie La, who loved to shout and make noise.

He couldn't help but sigh.

Just then, the sound of waves came from outside, and soon Acheronides swam into the lower level of the seaside villa. She used a water band to restrain a large sea snail and carried it to the second floor: "Brother, I've knocked out the giant sea snail. It can't release water vortices now."

Eyes shining, Liszt took the sea snail and said, "Well done, my Acheronides."

"Hehe."

"It's late, you should rest. I'll take care of this sea snail first."

"Okay."

Holding the sea snail, Liszt quickly returned to the castle and began dissecting it in the open space of the apple orchard. First, while it was still unconscious, he drew the Zankong Great Sword, infused it with mana, and killed it. Then he picked out the snail meat. Despite the sea snail being as large as a basin, the meat was only a small lump.

He carefully searched and soon found a hard object wrapped in a membrane.

Gently cutting open the outer membrane, he revealed a pink, oval-shaped pearl inside—a pink pearl.

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