Chapter 8: The Wisdom of Dirt
[Knowledge of Fertile Soil (White): You clearly understand the characteristics and fertility of land, determine what types of crops are suitable for planting, judge what herbs may naturally grow in the area, and your observation skills improve by 10%.]
A massive amount of information flooded into Thane’s mind, all about land characteristics and crop knowledge.
It included not only fertile soil characteristics and where they might appear, but also knowledge about how to improve soil nutrition.
Most notable was a scoring system for land fertility—anything above sixty points could grow corresponding crops.
"This is actually way better than I imagined!"
Thane breathed a sigh of relief, marveling to himself.
With [Knowledge of Fertile Soil], Thane could pinpoint exactly which existing farmland could keep being cultivated and which absolutely needed to sit idle.
Besides crops, the information also included growth and planting details for various herbs, so he could accurately gather medicinal plants while exploring the mountains.
Even if Thane didn’t go himself, he could teach others to improve collection efficiency.
Thane stood in place and observed all around. The soil beside him scored sixty-nine points for wheat planting and seventy-eight points for rye.
This was close to what Thane’s naked eye had judged, but much more precise.