"That's right, date palm."

Kant had a smile on his lips, which was indeed a surprise.

For the fertile plain, which is suitable for human habitation and suitable for the growth of animals and plants, the role of the date palm tree is actually not great, and it can only be used as an ornamental plant for garden cultivation, or a rare fruit tree to increase the variety of non-staple food.

In other words, the existence of the date palm tree is basically dispensable.

But for those peoples in the harsh desert, this tall palm tree is equivalent to the existence of life, and it is a great holy relic born in the desert!

This is the date palm tree.

And Kant also knew that the fruit it condensed, the sweet date fruit, was its essence.

Known as the most nutritious dried fruit, dates are known as desert bread and are two-thirds sugar. The ancient Egyptians saw the production of dates as a symbol of a good harvest, while the Romans and Greeks used dates to celebrate victories and triumphant warriors.

A date palm tree can produce 300 dates, and each date weighs about 20 grams.

This fruit has an extremely high nutritional value, it contains a variety of vitamins and natural sugars that are useful for the human body. Not only that, the flesh of the date palm is sweet and nutritious, which can be used as grain and fruit, and is also a raw material for sugar making and winemaking. It can be made into a variety of sweets, high-grade syrups, biscuits and dishes, as well as vinegar and alcohol.

Even the sugar and nutritional value it contains allows adults to eat 6 dates per meal to maintain basic survival.

Worthy of the title of Desert Bread!

Therefore, for a long time, it has been the staple food of desert peoples and an important crop for survival. Even in the system, a specialty that also belongs to the Salander Sultanate is one of the strategic materials for maintaining this desert country.

Because the role of the date palm tree is not so simple, almost all the body is a treasure, and all of them can be used by human society.

The trunk of the date palm tree is used as a building material and a sink, and the tree shape is beautiful, and it is often used as an ornamental plant. The branches can be used to make chairs, beds, and carry fruits, vegetables, chickens, ducks, fish, shrimp, and baskets, and the leaves can be used to make mats, brooms, and trays, and fuel, and the trunks of trees can be used to build farmhouses and bridges, and date pits can be used as fodder, and inferior dates can be used as fertilizer or fodder.

Including in the manufacture of weapons, it can also play a good role.

For example, longpole weapons and siege engine parts can be crafted from the trunk of the date palm tree. In fact, some of the common weapons of the desert peoples do come from date palms.

"Caution is needed."

Kant nodded silently, his eyes carefully examining the sentry oasis.

Around the pond formed by the spring, 50 farmers from Swadia have begun to work hard to clean up all kinds of garbage and filth left behind by the gnolls tribe, and gradually restore the oasis to a clean and tidy appearance.

This is what he has arranged before, in order to reward the system's temporary tasks.

20 sachets of flour can be quite important.

The Swadia farmers are down-to-earth and hardworking, and Kant is naturally relieved.

Now he needs to think seriously about how to divide the already small amount of land in this sentry oasis to ensure the rational development of the future mining village, which currently has only one consul, "Dehrim".

The Sentry Oasis is his most important territory, and he must not be sloppy.

Residential, commercial, agricultural, and handicraft areas, which are only available in large towns, should also be divided as early as possible, otherwise it will be uncomfortable to build and divide the village in a mess when the village grows.

After all, with the system as the golden finger, Kant did not think that he would be trapped in the desert forever.

"The desert is not the end, the oasis is the cornerstone of my success."

Kant muttered to himself.

After careful observation, he also had a few ideas.

According to Kant's observation, the pond is 25 meters from west to east, 6 meters wide from north to south, and the center of the spring is 1 meter deep, and then the pond gradually becomes shallow due to the spread of sand.

It was the scarce water resources in the desert that formed the basis for the formation of the Sentry Oasis.

About 50 meters of land around the north and south sides of the spring has not yet been swallowed by the desert, and a lot of fine green vegetation grows, and a few lush shrubs can be seen growing from time to time.

At the same time, on the north side of the spring, there are six stout and twisted poplar trees rooted at the junction of the desert and the oasis, and the pale yellow leaves are all over the branches, swaying slightly in the wind, like a woman in costume dancing, which is pleasing to the eye.

The poplar tree is a desert tree, comparable in status to the date palm tree, and is known as the "guardian saint of the desert".

This kind of tree plays a very important role in stabilizing the ecological balance of the desert river zone, preventing wind and fixing sand, regulating the oasis climate and forming fertile forest soil, and is a natural barrier for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry in the desert area.

"It seems that the north side of the spring can be developed into an agricultural area."

Kant made up his mind.

Walking around the spring, he walked towards the five poplar trees, where the desert and the oasis soil meet.

It's like a clear line.

On the north side is yellow sand, while on the south side is a slightly darker sandy soil, tenaciously growing unknown weeds, indicating that the soil under the soil layer is moist and can grow crops.

The six poplar trees grow in the sand outside.

Kant approached, the poplar trees were estimated to be decades old, with slightly twisted branches at 6 meters, but the branches at the top were luxuriant, blocking the sunlight from above and making the trees cool underneath.

"I see."

Kant dug down the base of the poplar tree with his short sword, and knew in his heart: "The roots go deep into the soil under the sand layer to absorb water, near oases and springs, and this is not an extreme aridity." ”

The roots of the poplar tree can penetrate up to 10 meters into the ground to absorb water.

Therefore, as long as you can see poplars in the desert, you can judge that there is scarce water within 10 meters of these poplar trees.

But this is a sentry oasis with plenty of sweet spring water next to it.

"20 date palms to form a row of trees."

Kant nodded, his eyes scanning earnestly across the border between the desert and the oasis.

He decided to plant all the date palm trees here, just like these poplar trees, to act as a windshield for the oasis, to stop the desert from spreading further towards the oasis, to consolidate the sand and soil, and to prepare for the planting of real crops in the future.

Both in reality and in the system, the desert people and the Salander Sultanate are cultivated in this way.

Date palms on the outside and crops on the inside.

Under the protection of the date palm tree, as long as there is sufficient water for irrigation, crops can grow well in the oasis, and even when the date palm tree forms a large-scale forest with other trees, sweet fruits and vegetables can be grown.

Now, there is no shortage of freshwater resources in the sentry oasis.

So even if they are planted in the desert at the edge of the oasis, the roots of these date palms can absorb the water from the oasis at a depth of several meters.

"System, is it possible to grow date palms here?"

Now that he had a plan, Kant connected the system in his mind.

"Yes." The system reverts instantly.

At the same time, the card-like date palm tree also appeared in Kant's mind, and as the data flow began to spread in this reality, the place where Kant had planned to plant it was also the place where Kant had planned to plant.

The data flow is scattered.

Just on the edge of this sentry oasis in the desert, 20 date palms took shape in just 2 seconds.

These palmaceae date palms are more than 7 meters tall and look like coconut trees growing on the beach by the sea, but the fruit condensed on the tall and straight trunks is not a huge coconut, but wisps and strings of purple-red dates, the size of eggs, which turn crimson after drying and dehydration, and can be stored for more than ten months.

"It's beautiful." Kant couldn't help but sigh.

Date palms are tall and straight, and are distributed in a straight line at the junction of the desert and the oasis.

The slight heat wave blows with the breeze, so that the flat, slender leaves with the distinctive characteristics of palm plants, gently swaying with the wind, do have a special charm, like a pretty woman in the desert.

In the vast sea of sand, the verdant plant is always so charming, because it symbolizes survival.

The appearance of these date palms also attracted the attention of the farmers of Swadia and the soldiers who were on guard, and they all cast surprised eyes.

Many farmers are looking directly at the wisps of dates under the canopy.

The purple-red skin indicates that these dates are ripe and are a very sweet delicacy, even if the kingdom of Svadia borders the Sultanate of Saland, but because of the war and bandits, this delicious date can be called expensive.

"I need 10 people to help." Kant opened his mouth to greet him.

"We're here for you, my lord."

There were 10 Swadia peasants nearby who were packing up their broken tents, and when they heard this, they immediately put down their work and walked quickly to Kant, waiting for orders and arrangements.

"I need you to pluck all these dates." Kant said.

"Yes, my lord."

These farmers look up, and the wisps of dates under the 7-metre-high canopy are very tempting, but because of the height, it is obvious that they cannot be effectively picked without tools.

But that doesn't bother them.

A peasant spoke: "I remember that in the consul hall, there was a wooden ladder six meters high. ”

"Yes, there are rattan baskets on the roof." Another farmer added.

"Good."

Kant nodded with satisfaction: "This task can be handed over to you." ”

But thinking of Dehrim's current food predicament, Kant still carefully advised: "But you need to be careful, these cute little ones must not damage the skin, otherwise they will not be able to withstand storage after drying." ”

The Svadian peasants shrugged their shoulders and nodded affirmatively, "Don't worry, my lord." ”

Although they are not good at fighting, they can be regarded as good at farm work and odd jobs.

PS: Don't worry, there was no code word when the power went out yesterday. After today, don't worry so much, it's okay, this book is less than 1 million, and I'll cut JJ live by myself, okay? You trust me...