Chapter 604: Thinking It Through

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Luo Cheng and Li Xiaoran nodded and sent the Guan family off together.

After the Guan family left, the couple sat together and looked through Guan Kang’s records.

It had to be said that Guan Kang’s record was very detailed.

He recorded it daily.

Moreover, Guan Kang was very meticulous. He would do different tests every day. Then, he would use ten days as a test cycle to test how his ability affected his surroundings.

For example, for ten days, he would stay near a vegetable garden and go to the vegetable garden every day to pluck gra.s.s.

He would plant the same vegetable seeds or vegetable seedlings at the same time for comparison.

The same vegetable seed was split into two.

Half was planted in the vegetable garden he often went to, and the other half was planted in the ground.

As such, he recorded the changes in the vegetable garden he often went to every day and asked his parents to record the growth of the vegetables in the other vegetable garden.

In addition, Guan Kang would also ask his parents to compare the growth of plants at different distances from him to determine the effect of his ability on the surrounding plants.

Just like that, the two of them flipped through them one by one. At the same time, they listed the data according to the form Li Xiaoran had made previously and compared them.

After the plant impact test, Guan Kang began to test his effect on each animal.

After the animal impact test, he began testing his effect on the people around him.

The thick book contained a lot of data.

After Li Xiaoran and Luo Cheng worked together to list these comparisons and put them in a form, they finally came to a conclusion.

Firstly, Guan Kang’s abilities were only effective on plants and had very little effect on animals or humans.

Secondly, the closer they were to Guan Kang, the faster the growth of those plants would be compared to that of ordinary plants. As for how fast it would be, it would vary according to the different plants. For example, cabbage plants grew very quickly, but fruit trees grew slightly slower. Some plants grew at the same speed, but the probability of bearing fruits was higher.

Thirdly, all plants within 500 meters of Guan Kang would be affected by him and the quality of these plants would improve substantially. For example, the taste of vegetables had improved, and fruits would taste much better. Things that were originally difficult to cultivate had become easier to cultivate.

After Li Xiaoran and Luo Cheng came to this conclusion, they looked at each other but didn’t know what to say.

After a while, Li Xiaoran said, “I think we won’t lack food in the future! We can let Guan Kang go to the fields more often and nurture his knowledge of farming. In the future, we can let him go to White Foothill City to manage farming! He just has to go out to the countryside every day and walk around. On the one hand, he can help everyone plant better things, and on the other hand, he can also gather information!”

Luo Cheng thought about Li Xiaoran’s words.

“We have to do another test. Take our village as an example. Let Guan Kang walk around and see how the crops in those places will change after he pa.s.ses

Li Xiaoran understood what Luo Cheng meant. He wanted to see if Guan Kang would affect the surrounding plants if he stayed in one place for a long time, or if he could affect the plants wherever he went!

Luo Cheng nodded and put away the book.

The two of them had been exhausted over the past two days, so they lay on the bed in the lounge beside the study without even wanting to move a finger.

Luo Cheng suddenly said, “Today, Uncle Guan and Aunt Hui’s words made me realize that I had made a mistake previously. I’m a human, not a G.o.d, so I can’t help everyone. I can only take it one step at a time and do my best to gradually improve things. As for what the outcome will be in the end, it’s not something I can control!”

When Li Xiaoran heard Luo Cheng’s words, she sensed his mental fatigue, so she comforted him, “Eat as much as you can. If you want to improve your fief, it’s not something that can be done overnight. Husband, you don’t have to give yourself too much pressure. The fief is yours, but the commoners have their own lives. Help them when you can, but they still have to rely on themselves! So, don’t worry too much. Just try your best. That way, you’ll have a clear conscience!”

When Luo Cheng heard Li Xiaoran’s words, he nodded.

“Things won’t happen overnight anyway. After talking to Guan Kang tomorrow, let’s bring people to the surrounding mountains to take a look! What we should do now is to open the grilled fish shop. After all, I’m still counting on the grilled fish shop to help me feed those soldiers who retreated from the battlefield!” Luo Cheng had things all planned out now.

Li Xiaoran asked, “Aren’t you going to interfere in White Foothill City’s matters?”

Luo Cheng said, “Forget it. That’s Luo Han’s business! If he encounters any problems and needs my help, I’ll take action. Otherwise, why would I need a mayor like him? If I do everything that a mayor does, then I might as well be the mayor of White Foothill City!”

Li Xiaoran said, “That’s right! We should know how to use people well. We just need to manage things and dictate the direction. If we did everything ourselves, we would be exhausted.” Then, Li Xiaoran thought of something and suggested, “By the way, husband, let’s bring those people who came to follow you this time! We can take this opportunity to test their abilities!”

After Luo Cheng thought about it, he felt that it made sense.

Since he had accepted the people, he naturally had to make the best use of them.

If these people wanted to rely on him, they had to have something to offer.

Luo Cheng said, “Then let’s leave it at that! We’ll set off the day after tomorrow. I’ll inform the few people in the farmstead tomorrow. At the same time, we’ll make preparations. We can’t trust everyone too much. We still have to take precautions!”

Li Xiaoran also felt that Luo Cheng’s arrangements were more thorough. After all, not everyone in this world was a good person, and not all commoners were kind.

Once they encountered those with ill intentions, they had to have the ability to protect themselves.

Li Xiaoran reminded, “By the way, we should bring more of those self-defense powder!”

Luo Cheng said, “Don’t worry, I’ll prepare these things! By the way, tell Wu Qinghe and Shu Ruyue about this later! With Miss Shu protecting you, I’ll feel a little more at ease!”