And this precisely confirmed that Shen Mu was a deity!
"These wheats have really grown," Manid's voice was trembling at this point, especially when he knelt directly at the edge of the wheat field, looking at the vigorously growing wheat stalks in front of him, stretching his neck forward to sniff the unique fragrance of the wheat.
He was trembling all over with excitement.
This was grain.
If the growth cycle could be shortened by more than a month, it meant that these wheats could fully mature in about two months.
And the maturation of wheat in about two months would mean that it could be harvested once every two months.
Meaning a harvest could be obtained every two months.
If wheat was planted early during the warmer spring, then by the end of autumn, perhaps two wheat harvests could be obtained.
If winter wheat was added, then three wheat harvests could be obtained within a year.
That meant an additional opportunity for a harvest.
It meant that Manid's previous impression of two harvests a year would become three harvests a year, a harvest that could be described as beyond comprehension.
After all, on the Calradia continent, wheat harvests had always been twice a year, meaning two harvests at the turn of spring and summer, and in autumn.
Now, the harvest was directly increased by one more time.
The resulting grain would naturally also increase again.
For the Swadia Kingdom, why could they have well-built Commoners, strong and healthy warhorses, excellent infantry units, and heavy cavalry units that were among the best on the entire continent?
Even possessing standardized weapons and equipment of superior quality.
It relied on occupying the most fertile plains and lands of Calradia, as well as building towns and castles that guarded strategic passes, and around these towns, castles, and villages, there were numerous manors belonging to knights, nobles, and gentry for cultivating land.
Being able to harvest wheat twice a year brought a continuous supply of grain, which was sufficient to feed the population.
It also allowed for the additional development of animal husbandry and warhorse breeding.
Even allowing more people to engage in metallurgy, becoming blacksmiths, weapon manufacturing craftsmen, and so on, with ample human labor.
All these factors combined contributed to the strength of the Swadia Kingdom.
And occupying fertile plains and lands to harvest enough grain to feed the entire population was a crucial key point among them.
As a general from a merchant background, Manid naturally understood this very well.
And now, when he saw the opportunity to harvest wheat three times a year, why was he so excited? It was because he knew that if the Swadia Kingdom, already an agricultural powerhouse, could harvest wheat three times a year, it would be able to feed more people, make animal husbandry more developed, and also make the Swadia Kingdom's army stronger.
Of course, Manid did not understand Shen Mu's abilities; he only saw the current opportunity to roughly estimate three wheat harvests a year, and he was already uncontrollably excited.
In response, Shen Mu merely smiled.
Because he knew that this was not the limit of his ability.
Or rather, this was not the limit of the Mount & Blade Rules and Mount & Blade System, which had evolved after absorbing the rules from the Spirit Realm Hell.
"So now I need to accelerate the wheat growth by another 30 days."
Shen Mu's thoughts once again communicated with the system.
'Buzz!'
Then, white data streams surged out again.
At the same time, it was also like a layer of white mist, covering the 1 mu of Wheat Field, and with pure green light spots, it began to permeate into the wheat.
At the same time, it also made those vigorously growing wheat stalks once again transform into even more robustly growing forms, slowly thickening, growing taller, and lengthening as if in stop-motion animation.
Even at the top of the wheat, full ears of wheat appeared, gradually causing these originally straight and vigorously growing wheats to slowly bend their stalks.
And with the instant they bent, the full ears of wheat at the top also began to gradually grow into individual grains.
This indicated that these wheats were already on the verge of maturity.
They could even be harvested and eaten directly during the lean season.
And in the scientific name of crops, there is also a term for this.
That is, green-cut wheat.
Even in terms of taste, because they haven't fully grown or completely dehydrated, and haven't fully solidified inside.
These wheats would be very tender and juicy to eat, and even without grinding, they could be eaten directly in the mouth, and the taste was quite good, considered a delicacy among Commoners.
Of course, if one were to wait another ten-odd days for these wheat grains to fully grow into their plumpest and firmest state, which would yield a lot of starch after grinding, this would be the final form of these wheats.
The flour ground from them could be used to make bread.
If some other beans or bran were added, it could become very filling black bread.
If completely de-hulled, leaving only the inner core, then it could be ground into flour and become white bread.
Of course, they were all things that could fill one's stomach.
They were all food reserves.
At this moment, the dialogue box in front of Shen Mu also began to disappear.
【Ding! You have consumed 3000 Faith Power, accelerating the growth rate of this wheat field by 30 days!】
【Your current Faith Power balance is: 10366 points.】
This was the dialogue box about his consumed Faith Power and Faith Power balance.
Shen Mu didn't care at all.
"Manid." Instead, he slowly spoke, looking at Manid who was kneeling beside the wheat field, wide-eyed and extremely shocked, as if he had seen a ghost.
Looking at the lush, bent wheat stalks in front of him, full of grains, Shen Mu slowly asked, "According to your estimation, how many more days will it take for these wheats to fully mature and be harvested?"
Although Shen Mu didn't care about the consumption of Faith Power, he still had to be meticulous. If he could be precise down to the day, he could definitely save some Faith Power, which would add some buffer to his current urgent consumption.
Manid was, after all, a merchant, and he had extensive life experience among Commoners, including much experience in agricultural development and the like. Consulting his opinion at this time was a very good idea.
At this moment, Manid also truly sobered up.
He looked at the wheat in front of him, where individual grains were clearly visible. With trembling hands, he gently stroked the wheat and slowly said, "If my estimation is correct, then these wheats will be fully mature in about 20 more days."
Earlier, Shen Mu had already accelerated the growth by 41 days.
That was a month and a half.
According to the normal growth rate of wheat, it would still need at least another month and a half, meaning three months, for these wheats to fully mature.
However, Manid had already concluded from the growth rate of these wheats that the wheats Shen Mu planted could not be viewed in the same way as conventional wheats on the Calradia continent.
Because all these planted wheats were more robust, grew faster, and had a significantly shorter growth cycle.
It was as if Manid had seen the growth state of wheats destined for a great harvest in certain years when sunlight, rainfall, and temperature were all perfect.
Wheat growing in an extremely perfect state.
That's why he gave the conclusion that in another 20 days, which is two months, these wheats would be fully mature.
And ready for harvest.
"I don't know why, this might be your miracle, Lord Shen Mu," Manid said earnestly, "I noticed just now that during the growth of these wheats, tiny green light spots appeared and injected into them, which then allowed these wheats to grow more perfectly and also shortened their growth time."
"Those green light spots?" Shen Mu frowned slightly at this moment. He also thought of the coolness that surged from his heart when he released the ability to accelerate wheat growth.
At this moment, he also pondered, "It seems this is an amplification effect brought to me by the Natural Consciousness in the spirit realm."
The Natural Consciousness was a fragment of Natural Consciousness he obtained from that little druid.
Then it was controlled by his Mount & Blade System.
Before, he might not have understood why the Mount & Blade System could control it, but thinking about the various rewards he received after analyzing the Hell Rules, he could understand that this must be some kind of help that the Mount & Blade System could provide him after analyzing the Natural Consciousness fragment.
For example, the power that assists Mount & Blade Rules in helping crops grow comes from the Natural Consciousness fragment.
This further enhanced the effect of the 'Natural Food Blessing' rule power.
"Overall, it's still very good." Shen Mu didn't think much at this moment; instead, his thoughts once again communicated with the system, and he activated this rule power again.
This directly increased the wheat growth speed by another 20 days.
'Buzz!'
A white light flashed.
Amidst it, of course, were the emerald green light points from the Natural Consciousness fragment, and within a short 20-odd seconds, all the wheat that had already slightly bent their stalks completely drooped their heads.
And the originally lush green wheat field also began to turn golden yellow.
This indicated that the wheat was ripe and ready for harvest.
As another gentle breeze slowly blew, the already golden wheat field began to rustle.
A distinct aroma of wheat also wafted through the air.
"This… this… this…"
Manid, who had just been answering, now paused his words significantly, not knowing what he should say.
He just stared with wide eyes at the golden, plump kernels in front of him, which looked like they were about to burst, and his mind was devoid of any other thoughts.
When he gently plucked a kernel, roughly as thick as an index finger, he gently rubbed it, and the kernel, still with its bran, fell into his palm.
He could already feel the dry and hard texture of the kernel in his palm.
"This wheat can indeed be harvested." Manid spoke subconsciously, his mind utterly blank as he said, "This is a great harvest, an unprecedented great harvest."
In just a few minutes, this 1 mu of Wheat Field was completely ready for harvest.
This could no longer be described as three harvests a year.
If Shen Mu wished, he could easily make this wheat ripen countless times within a single day.
That would also mean countless harvests of this wheat.
For Manid, who originated from a world with an overhead history, and whose mind still retained the most basic normal time logic, he dared not even imagine such a thing happening.
But it was truly happening before his eyes.
"Alright, have some people come over to harvest this grain." Shen Mu then turned to the Holy Tree Knight and Swadian Sergeant following behind him, who were responsible for his protection.
After all, there were still 1500 Swadian Commoners in Deherim.
These were all commoner units.
Normally, their responsibility was, of course, harvesting grain and maintaining crops. It was only right to have them come and harvest the wheat in this 1 mu of Wheat Field.
In Deherim, 100 Swadian Commoners quickly came over, holding sickles.
Of course, this 1 mu of Wheat Field did not actually require 100 Swadian Commoners.
Just 10 Commoners would be enough.
However, they had heard from the Swadian Sergeant who went to deliver the message about the miracle performed by their highly respected Lord Shen Mu, who had made 1 mu of Wheat Field rapidly yield a harvest in a short period of time.
Therefore, many people clamored to come over.
These 100 Swadian Commoners were among the more prestigious ones; they were the first to step forward, grabbing sickles and rushing over, thus securing the quota to come and harvest the wheat.
However, when they arrived at this 1 mu of Wheat Field outside the East Gate, each of them also widened their eyes, extremely shocked.
Because compared to the surrounding wheat seedlings that had just broken through the soil, revealing tender shoots like little fingers.
And then looking at this 1 mu of Wheat Field, lush and completely golden, ready for harvest, and growing quite well, considered a great harvest of wheat.
The two sides simply made a quick comparison.
This alone caused immense shock in the hearts of these Swadian Commoners, who were accustomed to seeing only wheat seedlings outside.
"This is truly a miracle, this is truly a miracle."
"This is definitely Lord Shen Mu's miracle."
"This means that from now on, we will have an endless supply of food that we can't finish."
"This is truly astonishing."
These Swadian Commoners were also living mount & blade humans, and at this moment, in their shock, they whispered among themselves.
At the same time, their hands gripping the sickles tightened subconsciously.
Their hearts beat faster, their minds began to go blank, and thinking of the beautiful life ahead, they were even more excited and beside themselves, just like Manid.
In just a few minutes, they could harvest wheat that would normally take three months to grow and ripen on the continent of Calradia.
This was a miracle.
This was the good life to come.
After all, they were all Farmers, and each of them was an ordinary person who came from the countryside.
Of course, they clearly understood what kind of miracle it was to make wheat ripen in just a few minutes.
This meant that they would have an endless supply of food that they could not finish.
For any Commoner.
For a Farmer.
For the Farmers class.
An endless supply of food that they could not finish was like the enjoyment of heaven, like living in paradise on earth.
"Alright, my friends, now is not the time to be amazed. I think you should all get to work quickly and harvest all this wheat, then process it, and transport it to the granary later."
Shen Mu clapped his hands, making a crisp sound, interrupting the dazed state of these Swadian Commoners.
Then he motioned for them to quickly harvest the wheat.
After all, Shen Mu also planned to plow the land and replant the wheat after harvesting it.
After all, after harvesting, it naturally needed to be replanted.
Otherwise, where would the endless supply of grain come from?
So these Swadian Commoners immediately reacted, each looking at Shen Mu with extremely respectful eyes, saying nothing, picking up their sickles, and walking towards that wheat field, shouting and skillfully beginning to harvest the lush golden wheat.
In just over a quarter of an hour, this 1 mu of Wheat Field was completely harvested.
After all, 100 people harvesting 1 mu of land was simply effortless.
Manid had also recovered by this time and directed these Swadian Commoners to transport the bundles of wheat back to the warehouse.
The wheat still needed to be threshed, and the remaining straw could be distributed for bedding.
And old straw could also be used as kindling.
It could be said to be quite useful.
And the wheat harvested from this 1 mu of Wheat Field after threshing was enough to feed about 50 Swadian soldiers a full meal.
Although it was better than nothing, it was still a harvest.
After all, Shen Mu possessed the rule power to use Faith Power to accelerate the growth time of wheat.
Accumulating little by little, the food problem would be solved.
"At the same time, it has been verified; it is indeed as I thought. As long as I use Faith Power, I can get an endless supply of grain." Shen Mu's lips curved into a smile: "Just like rapid building construction, as long as there is a place of faith, the construction time of buildings can be accelerated, and then a large number of buildings can be obtained."
However, at this moment, Shen Mu also turned his head and glanced in the direction of Deherim: "Now it's time to verify accelerating the round trip time of the caravan."