Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 242 - 27: Fundamental Lesson Two: I Plant, You Eat!

Chapter 242: Chapter 27: Fundamental Lesson Two: I Plant, You Eat!

"Four, scoring standard, producing one thousand pounds of second-order supplies daily can earn a base score of 100 points. The higher the supply grade and the greater the quantity, the more additional points will be awarded."

"Five, the Minister of Agriculture can obtain normal food for themselves but cannot consume elixirs or use treasures other than the standard-issue ones."

"Six, the supply training will last for one month, and the final ranking will be calculated based on the scores."

When the new compulsory training course was announced, the people in the Minister of Agriculture Supervision felt a bit agitated.

This kind of supply training had been experienced by many in their previous military units, but it was evidently more challenging here.

"Produce a thousand pounds of second-order supplies in one day? That means it has to be second-order plants, which is too difficult, right?!"

"Factors like Heavenly Time and Earth Advantage have a huge impact, and the environment is random. Who knows what harsh conditions we will encounter?"

"It shouldn’t be too harsh, right? If it’s the kind where five suns are blazing in the sky and the Earth Fire is flourishing without any water, who can grow anything?"

"Half a month without food; immediate elimination? Also, without food for half a month, the martial artists would end up skin and bones. How could they have any fighting strength left?"

Zhao Xing was not too surprised when he heard the contents of the second compulsory training course.

"I grow, you eat," this was the classic training course for the Military Minister of Agriculture Officer.

Farming was the primary duty of the Military Minister of Agriculture Officer.

The standards for the Military Minister of Agriculture Officer were very strict.

Given the vast expanse of Great Zhou’s territory, relying on grain transportation from the rear would never be enough.

A grain transport line spanning hundreds of thousands of kilometers, who could sustain that?

Furthermore, the appetite of martial artists was astonishing; if they couldn’t solve it on-site, transportation alone could never support them.

Equipping the army with a Military Minister of Agriculture Officer was like equipping them with a mobile granary!

The benefits in combat were secondary; solving the food issue was the priority!

"As long as a Military Minister of Agriculture Officer carried a bamboo box, placed in a suitable environment, they could sustain an entire army."

"But the environment could not always be suitable. Supply training was meant to test the Military Minister of Agriculture Officer’s ability to produce grain under various conditions," Zhao Xing pondered. "This time, the supply training will likely be an all-encompassing test."

Given the mention of Heavenly Time and Earth Advantage, these influencing factors would definitely not be small.

"In half a month, I must quickly master one spell for the Seasonal Order, and I also need to master the Earth Advantage Sect magic spell for Ksitigarbha Returning Origin in the plant version."

During the time when he was unable to train, Zhao Xing had been contemplating the three great secret tomes. His progress was neither slow nor fast, given his limited energy.

...

As the compulsory training content was being announced in the Minister of Agriculture Supervision.

At the military department, someone was also making announcements.

"The second compulsory training course is called environment training!"

"You will be thrown into various environments, including high-temperature zones, miasma regions, and freezing areas... In these diverse environments, you must maintain high-intensity physical training."

"During this time, you will also need to focus on cultivating the Gluttonous Eating Skill."

"There will be accompanying fast-food training during this period, and the food will be provided by the Minister of Agriculture."

"I can tell you clearly, most of the food grown this time by the Minister of Agriculture Supervision will be very unpalatable and even poisonous, but this is precisely the time to train your Gluttonous Eating Skill!"

"There is little time to eat on the battlefield. Sometimes, to survive, you have to eat some poisonous food. But at the same time, you regain your strength and primordial energy. The quicker a unit recovers, the different the battle results will be. Even if there’s some poisoning or aftereffects, they can be completely remedied by doctors and pharmacists later!"

"So you must eat all the food produced by the Minister of Agriculture within the specified time. The one who eats the most and fastest and the one who holds out the longest will score the highest in the fast-food training!"

The martial artists below at once wore bitter expressions.

Training in harsh environments wasn’t much of an issue, but having to train even while eating?

Although they had cultivated the Gluttonous Eating Skill, which allowed them to eat foods with some toxins, the process would undoubtedly be very painful.

"Heavenly Dao is always in cycles, whom does the heavens spare."

"We just beat up the Minister of Agriculture for a month, and now it’s their turn to torture us."

One short martial artist visibly paled, "Damn, I am only at the first layer of the Gluttonous Eating Skill. Am I going to get poisoned to death? Speaking of which, are all the tests by the Minister of Agriculture Supervision providing poisonous and hard-to-digest food? Isn’t there anything normal?"

"Didn’t Wu Zheng make it very clear, don’t you get it yet?"

"Only at the first layer, brother, you’re doomed."

"Brother, for the next half month, don’t do anything else but cultivate the Gluttonous Eating Skill. Use all your points to buy treasures for quick enhancement. If you don’t have any points, borrow some from your comrades in the army; otherwise... you’ll be in a world of pain."

Sympathetic gazes were cast at him.

The short martial artist said with a bitter face, "Nowadays, Great Zhou is not what it was during the Grand Ancestor’s time. Resources and supplies have gradually become abundant, and the Gluttonous Eating Skill is no longer listed as a must-learn skill in the local military. Who could have thought... Hey, how many layers have you all reached?"

"I’m at the second layer, but even at the second layer, I can probably endure much more than you," said a tall martial artist, "at the second layer, the ability for digestion and detoxification is greatly improved, and the efficiency of absorbing primordial energy from food is also much better."

"I’ve reached the fourth layer. It’s considered top-tier among the reserves, and it was through this skill that I entered the Xuanwu Martial Arts Institute," said another bald, high-cheekboned martial artist.

Eyes of envy were instantly cast at him.

But the bald martial artist bitterly smiled, "Don’t envy me. Do you know how much suffering I endured to reach the fourth layer?"

"The Gluttonous Eating Skill is notoriously hard to cultivate. I made it to the Tiger Flood Dragon Army back then, and I was determined to risk my life to break through to the fourth layer."