This storeroom was on the second floor of the Palace Tree. Clean, bright, and well-ventilated, it covered more than fifty thousand square meters. What lay within was not gold or silver treasure, but carefully sorted plant seeds.
Until Zhang Tie left Torch Dragon Territory this time, the seeds he had ordered from the Jiang Family of Hundred Herb Hall in Xuanyuan Hill had yet to arrive. In January, the Jiang Family had sent word that the Blood Men disaster had affected their businesses across Great Xia as well, especially disrupting logistics. The seed repository Zhang Tie had ordered would not be delivered until May.
Although the Jiang Family's seed repository would not arrive until May, a little late, it would not affect anything. After returning to You Province, Zhang Tie had asked his elder brother, Zhang Yang, to prepare seeds of Great Xia's finest and highest-quality varieties of nuts.
At this moment, all the nut seeds in the storeroom had been prepared by Zhang Yang according to Zhang Tie's requirements. There were only a dozen or so varieties, and while they could not compare with the Jiang Family's seed repository from Hundred Herb Hall, they were already enough for Zhang Tie. So long as the plants grown from these nut seeds could provide Castle of Black Iron with sufficient Spirit Qi, that was enough. Of course, it would be even better if they could provide food while producing Spirit Qi. When chaotic times came, money would not necessarily buy grain.
The best plants for providing Castle of Black Iron with sufficient Spirit Qi were trees. If they could also serve as food, be easily stored for long periods, require little care, and yield a harvest every year once they matured, even better. After weighing his options, Zhang Tie had settled