Chapter 59
Jiang Li, who was far away in Dore City, didn't know everything about the capital. There was something more important at hand.
While slimming drugs were selling well in modern times, in the farmland of Dore City, the seeds from modern times were finally ripe in everyone's expectation!
Heavy fruits hung on the branches, and the ears were full. After peeling off the outer shells, the rice inside was crystal clear and round. After the careful care of the agricultural officials, the rice from the earth also ushered in a bumper harvest in the alien world.
The mayor of Dean issued a notice in the square and hired people to harvest rice. Rows of seedlings fell down and turned into bags of rice to be transported into the city.
The dwarf Eugene was solemnly invited by the city lord Dean to build a tool that could husk rice. Jiang Li also provided some reference help. Soon, the machine was built by the dwarf, and large quantities of golden rice were poured into it, and white rice as white as pearls came out.
As a result, rice soon appeared on the tables of all residents in Dore City.
Before, everyone could only buy rice in supermarkets. The price was not very expensive, but it was not very cheap either. But now it is different. The output of this food called rice is amazing. A seed sown can yield more than any other crop. It is really as Jiang Li said, reaching the standard of one thousand kilograms.
Because a lot of rice was planted at the beginning, the price of rice also dropped while the harvest was great. Even the poorest people in the city could afford to buy a handful of rice to fill their stomachs.
The sweet aroma of rice soon wafted from the homes of the residents of Dore City.
The rice grains were as white as pearls and piled up like a small mountain. After being cooked, they became soft, sweet and sticky rice. With the recipes provided earlier, it was
not only rice, but also crops such as soybeans .
After soybeans could be produced in large quantities, the tofu in the tofu shops also dropped in price, and ordinary residents could also afford it. The rich methods of making soy products soon spread to every household. In addition, people with smart minds have opened workshops to make ketchup, intending to sell ketchup to other cities. Jiang Li had tasted ketchup from another world, and he didn't know if it was because of the cooking method, but the taste was a little different from that produced in modern factories.
The whole city of Dore was immersed in the joy of the harvest.
And the dwarf Eugene once again rang the doorbell of Jiang Li's house.
"Ding Dong--"
"Ding Dong Ding Dong Ding Dong Ding Dong Ding Dong--"
After the doorbell rang for who knows how many times, the silver-haired elf sat up unbearably, glanced at the dim sky outside the window, and raised the staff beside him.
The light of magic flashed, and soon, the sound outside stopped.
In the morning, when Jiang Li came to the other world, he heard the patrolling soldier in the city tell him skillfully: "Mr. Jiang Li, we found Eugene at your door again."
Jiang Li: "...Okay."
"How many times has this happened?" The soldier was not in a hurry to leave, but took out a bottle of ice-cold drink from the refrigerator, drank it and joked: "There is a rumor circulating in the city now, saying that Mr. Jiang Li, your home has some precious treasures hidden."
Jiang Li was helpless: "Where is the treasure..."
"Haha, after all, Eugene wants to enter your house every day. It's really curious. What is there in your house that is worth the dwarf's perseverance?" The soldier gave an example: "Some people guess that you have a very precious ore in your house, one of which is worth tens of thousands of gold coins. Some people also say that there are legendary weapons in your house, and whoever gets it can become as strong as you."
There are only a few things that dwarves are keen on, and they are all related to forging. In addition to various ores, the biggest possibility is magical weapons. During this time, people guessed countless possibilities.
Jiang Li was even more helpless.
In fact, it was nothing, just various modern small appliances.
The dwarf Eugene had been curious about everything in his home for a long time. He tried to sneak in several times. After he failed to steal the solar panel again and was imprisoned, he began to take a roundabout route and tried to visit Jiang Li's home so that he could watch it up close and honestly.
Especially once Augustus let slip that he praised the convenience of the electrical appliances in Jiang Li's home in front of the dwarf, whether it was a rice cooker that could cook rice, a microwave that could heat rice, or an electric kettle, a refrigerator... Hearing those unfamiliar terms, the eyes behind the dwarf's beard almost lit up.
However, although it was Jiang Li's home, he did not live in another world, and only Messenner was disturbed.
According to the laws of Dore City, ringing the doorbell does not violate the law and people cannot be sent to jail. Therefore, patrolling soldiers can see the dwarf petrified by magic at the door of Jiang Li's house every day.
The soldiers chatted and laughed for a few words, and soon left the supermarket and continued to patrol the city.
After seeing off several waves of customers, the dwarf's messy hair appeared at the door of the supermarket.
Jiang Li greeted him skillfully: "Mr. Eugene, what do you want to buy today?"
The dwarf Eugene stepped heavily to the cashier, looked up and said to Jiang Li: "I can make a weapon for you, which is definitely more powerful than the one in the hands of Dean."
He was talking about Augustus. As far as Jiang Li knew, the long sword Augustus carried was a weapon passed down from generation to generation in the Dean family. It was given to Dean's ancestor by the king a long time ago. It was also said to be made by a dwarf craftsman.
Jiang Li politely refused: "No, Mr. Eugene, I'm a magician." He and his staff got along well.
The dwarf said unwillingly, "What's the good of magic? I heard from Chris that you exercise your body every day. Magicians are all weak guys. Maybe you can be an adventurer."
"Just let me go into your house and figure out the principles of those tools..." The dwarf muttered, "Are those glowing boards on your roof? ... Is it electricity? If it is lightning, how can you control the power of nature? Is it magic? ... No, no, it can't be magic. How can magic do it... I tried many kinds of ore, but none of them is it."
The dwarf fell into talking to himself.
He scratched his messy hair in annoyance, making the already curly and frizzy hair even more messy.
Jiang Li thought, that's why he didn't want the dwarf to enter his home.
He dared to guarantee that once he got the chance, Eugene would dismantle all the electrical appliances in his house, whether it was a rice cooker or a refrigerator, and in the end, they would just become a pile of broken parts that could not be put back together, just like the goods sold from the supermarket before.
He was not good at repairing home appliances.
Thinking of a little magic he had recently learned from Ophelia, Jiang Li said helplessly: "Mr. Eugene, come back in a few days."
The dwarf suddenly raised his head, revealing a pair of black eyes behind his rough beard: "In a few days?"
Jiang Li thought for a moment: "Five days?"
"Five days?" The dwarf frowned, but remembered something and was quickly comforted, "Okay, five days... just five days, I can wait soon."
He walked around the supermarket again, and finally left with a bunch of small tools that needed batteries.
...
Five days later, Jiang Li came to the other world. As soon as he opened the door, the dwarf who had been waiting at the door before dawn rushed in like a black cannonball.
He couldn't wait to pull Jiang Li: "Let's go!"
Jiang Li quickly steadied himself: "Mr. Eugene, you misunderstood, I'm not going to take you to my house."
"What?!"
The dwarf suddenly stopped and looked at him in disbelief, his dark eyes filled with anger. His beard trembled angrily, his chest rose and fell violently, and his voice became heavy: "Human, you actually played a trick on me!"
"I didn't say I wanted to invite you to be a guest, and..." Jiang Li took out a pile of notebooks: "I wanted to give this to you."
The dwarf glared at him angrily, his short fingers clenched into fists. But when he thought about it carefully, Jiang Li didn't seem to have made any promises to him that day. Dwarf: "..."
The dwarf said in a vicious voice: "What is this?"
"Some books."
"Books?"
"Well, some books that can answer your doubts."
Of course, they are various books related to science and machinery from the earth.
There are differences in the texts on both sides. The content in the notebook in the dwarf's hand was copied in the common language of the continent.
Of course, it was not copied by Jiang Li, but copied with magic. He specifically asked Ophelia if there was any little magic to help with the copying. No one understands this type of method better than students. The magic of magic is that as long as you can imagine it, you can do it.
With the help of magic, Jiang Li easily translated modern books into the common language of the continent, and by the way, he concealed some content that was not easy to explain.
The dwarf was stunned.
Books that answer his doubts?
He looked at the thick stack of notebooks in front of him. Could it be that...
The dwarf took a deep breath and reached out to take it impatiently. Before he touched it, he quickly withdrew his hand and rubbed it vigorously on his clothes to wipe off the sweat on his palms.
Carefully opening the top notebook, the dwarf's dark eyes quickly scanned the contents of the first page. Although it was the common language of the continent, it was very unfamiliar when combined together. With his innate talent and years of forging experience, he instinctively realized that this book was extraordinary.
And such a book... The dwarf's hand sank after taking the books. It was almost half as tall as him!
God of forging!
The dwarf's breathing became heavy again.
This... This...
This is how generous!
Even among the dwarves, the dwarves would never be so generous to teach their experience to others. No matter how curious he was about batteries, he never thought that Jiang Li would teach him the secrets of batteries without reservation. He always planned to take it apart and study it by himself, and figure out the principles inside by himself.
Eugene looked at the human in front of him in disbelief. He never realized that his stature was so tall, just like the statue of the god of forging standing in the dwarf city.
Jiang Li picked up one of the books: "I recommend starting with this one."
Eugene nodded quickly, and then held his breath and asked carefully: "What is this?"
Jiang Li: "Uh... children's physics?"