MOFOR

13

「 Hmm. Would you rather do that then move around? 」

I see, alright.

When I observe them, they seem to be under enjoying the sunlight.

「 Are you in the middle of <Photosynthesis>? Is it more efficient there? I see. 」

I guess the reason white doesn't <Photosynthesis> is that it's not as effective as green.

Each color, or rather type of Slime, has its own strengths.

Once you've figured that out, go back to one of the Slimes, and the Slimes are done for the day.

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I've been reading the material I borrowed from Anton, and it seems that he tried to do a lot of things 「 indiscriminately 」.

Rust removal = Failure due to melting of unnecessary parts.

Waste disposal = disappeared before I knew it.

Weed treatment = It just ate up the crops.

It's a mess. Well, it's basically out of control. So this is what happens.

I'm a little concerned about the fact that it disappeared during the waste disposal. It's not like they disappeared or anything.

And there's one more thing that caught my attention.

I've heard that Slime grows in large numbers.

I heard that Slime is increasing in large numbers. I think this is promising.

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「 I had expected the lack of sewage treatment, but I didn't expect the lack of manure and fertilizer. I didn't realize they were just carrying it and dumping it outside. 」

And it's in a white room.

Chiyo-sama is groaning.

「 Fertilizer...... is it about nutrient? 」

「 I wonder where I should start. Hmmm. Did you know that if you keep growing crops in a field, the yield will gradually decrease? 」

「 Yes, it is. In the past, there was a head of the Izfield family who acquired the ability to be a <Farmer>, and he found out that the soil was fatigued, so he let it rest for a year or two and started to use it as pasture to raise livestock. 」

「 I see. So they do understand about multiple crop damage. Occupational skills are so useful. But you still don't think about fertilizer. 」

So Chiyo-sama brought out a small TV-like object that we can look at on the kotatsu – they call it a tablet – and showed us various pictures as she explained.

There are many small organisms in the soil as well as nutrients, and crops grow by consuming them.

However, if you grow only one type of crops, the ratio of this consumption becomes unbalanced and the crops lose the necessary nutrients and the number of harmful organisms increases. This is called continuous crop failure.

「 This balance is restored when the land is turned into pasture and allowed to rest. When you raise livestock, the feces of the animals are dumped there, and they are returned to the soil and the nutrients from the organisms are added. Maybe he thought it was a waste of time to let the animals rest, and that's why he introduced this system, but if he found this method on his own, he's a smart guy. 」

So the soil stores all the nutrients.

「 That's right. You're just the kind of hero who saved his people from starvation. However, it is not without its problems. In the vicinity of the Demon Forest, meat can be obtained from the forest without animal husbandry, so this method cannot be used, and I hear that the fallow fields are being left to completely idle. 」