Chapter 6: (Cultivation) Let’s start farming!

“How can I make use of the knowledge of another world? ……”

I’ve been thinking about my newfound knowledge as I plowed through the fields. Bowman is doing a lot of experiments on the Souzi furnace and I’ve been working on a lot of things with him.

One of them is this hoe. Incidentally, this is a new type of mulberry tree that I invented by changing the blade from wood to iron. It’s an excellent tool for digging hard soil even for a weak person like me, but when I looked it up in the “World Library,” I found out that there were many bad things about it.

“This experiment… is dangerous”

“What’s wrong Master?”

There was a response to my monologue. I looked in the direction and saw Galatea walking in with a cup on a tray.

“You’ve been working so hard master. Please have some water. ……”

“Ah, Galatea, thank you.”

I thanked Galatea who was in her maid uniform for bringing me water. By the way, her taste in clothes is not my decision. It’s not that I’m not a fan of this type of clothing, but she said it was a courtesy of those who serve the Lord. This is definitely Souzi’s hobby. …… It’s perverted to dress your daughter like this… Thinking about it, I felt something deep and dark, so I answered her question.

“Oh… look at this hoe, do you notice anything about it?”

“It’s made of …… pretty good quality steel.”

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Iron hoe +30 A kind of agricultural tool. However, because the iron used is quite pure, the quality is higher than that of ordinary ones.

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Perhaps it was Bowman’s doing but the number + next to the iron of the hoe is a sum higher compared to the general one in this world.

“That’s right Galatea. You have a good eye. This hoe is of a much higher quality than the common ones in this world. The mithril sword that was given to my eldest brother when he won his first battle in the royal family is +15. It’s twice as good as that. It’s already a national treasure-class now.”

Well, this hoe is made from the best iron that Bowman brought, so it won’t look like this if it was mass produced, but it’s still good enough.

In fact, it can dig through hard soil like mud, and even I, a weak man, have already completed one field with it. If you have one of these, cultivation will be a lot easier.

“It’s really dangerous when Bowman and that furnace are combined…”

By the way, Vigna had her mithril sword re-forged in this furnace and it seems to have acquired great sharpness. She was happily cutting the nearby trees while saying “I can cut this much now!”. 

Oh man, that sword and that woman. Don’t they know the word “environmental destruction”?

“So, is it going well Master? I wish I could help too…” Galatea said.

“No, you’ve been doing a lot for me and if I don’t do at least this much, I’ll seriously turn into a mouthy, stupid prince.”

I laughed and replied to Galatea’s apologetic words as if I didn’t mind. She’s good at housework in general, but she’s not good at detailed work. I don’t know why that is, installed program? I don’t know what that is but maybe she can’t control her strength when it comes to programs that aren’t installed.

Well, I’m not sure how it is in her case, but I guess it’s just like me who can’t use magic because I don’t have any magic power.

Having decided to make this our base, we decided to set up our living environment first. Bowman did some minimal repairs to the building and made some tools for daily use, I planted a field and secured some food and Vigna used magic to build earthen walls in preparation for an attack by monsters.

In short, we need to prepare food, clothing, and shelter. We’ll have to buy clothes from the neighboring towns and we can’t just eat monsters. I can’t use magic and I can’t fight in a battle, so I’m growing fields. When I look at it again, I think it’s amazing that I’m a farmer…

“What is it that Master is planting?”

“It’s a potato, it grows in the harshest of environments and it’s strong enough to be trampled on because of its strong roots. It is a staple food in other countries. In my country, wheat is the staple food, but in places like this, potatoes are better.”

“I see. …… Master’s very knowledgeable.”

This is the knowledge I acquired after using the “World Library” to research plants that can easily grow in remote areas. As far as this world is concerned, I have a large stock of my knowledge of reading books in the castle.

Anyway, I wonder what the level of understanding of the other world is after all? After that, I touched Galatea and the gun, but nothing changed. 

“No, no, I’m not even close. I’m just doing my best to cultivate this much.”

“My father also said that crops that cultivated through hard work are exceptional.”

“Well, that’s surprising. Did Souzi plant as well?”.

“Yes, as a hobby, he used fertilizers and other things in his vegetable garden.”

I’m not sure what kind of person Mad King Souzi was, but he likes maid outfits and his hobby was vegetable gardening… I noticed an unfamiliar word while wondering.

“Hey… what is fertilizer?”

“I’m sorry, I don’t know much about it either…”

“Fertilizer is applied by humans as nutrients to help plants grow in other worlds. Animal bones and feces are used for this purpose.”

The “World Library” answers by interrupting Galatea who was feeling apologetic.

Wait, what’s that?　　Wasn’t it all about watering the fields and praying to the gods for a good harvest? I mean does the other world knowledge come out just by listening to my conversations?

“Because you have improved your understanding of the other world, it is now possible to search for otherworldly knowledge to the extent that you can understand it.”

“Seriously…”

So, every time I hear of another world, I’ll be able to get knowledge if I know the words, even if I don’t touch the items in the other world…….

Oh, so that’s why the World Library said, “Eventually, you’ll be able to make robots…” There may come a day when I can understand more about robots and guns, which I don’t understand now.

And until now, what we have been doing casually may be better done by using the technology of the other world. Isn’t this ability dangerous when you think about it?

“Master, are you all right?”

“Yes, I’m fine. Galatea, I have a favor to ask you. Can you bring me the bones of the fire dragon we killed yesterday? I’m sure it’s still around since Bowman took it apart.”

“Yes, leave it to me, Master.”　

When I asked for help, Galatea flew away happily. I’ll use the knowledge I’ve acquired to plow the fields right away. But that’s beside the point…

“Hey… what does “tsundere,” mean, World Library?”

“……”

What? There’s no reply. Is it really such a high-level word? I was working on the farm with Galatea as I poked and prodded her.

I didn’t realize at the time that by combining my knowledge of the other world with my knowledge of this world, unexpected events would occur. ……

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