So That's How It Is

Castle of Black Iron had obtained the seeds of an entirely new variety of sea buckthorn!

This was practically the best news Zhang Tie had heard in some time.

"What makes this new sea buckthorn variety different from the old one?" Zhang Tie asked Heller with his consciousness.

"The new sea buckthorn is 27% more adaptable to its environment than ordinary sea buckthorn, with a stronger capacity for survival. It can grow in colder and more arid regions. In areas of the Ice and Snow Wilderness where the old sea buckthorn could not survive, this new variety can."

"Furthermore, its ability to enrich the soil has increased by 12%. Soil planted with this sea buckthorn will possess greater vitality. These are the new sea buckthorn's effects in terms of environmental adaptation and improvement. Since it is an entirely new variety, it differs from native sea buckthorn in many more ways. Its fruit is 15–20% larger than that of native sea buckthorn, and tastes better as well. A single tree's yield is also 8–14% higher. Most importantly, the fruit and leaves of the new sea buckthorn will contain a small amount of spirit qi!"

"The fruit and leaves of the new sea buckthorn contain a small amount of spirit qi?" Zhang Tie was slightly startled.

"That is correct. The spirit qi value in the fruit and leaves of native sea buckthorn is extremely low, almost negligible. But the spirit qi value in the fruit and leaves of the new sea buckthorn has increased by over 300% compared to native sea buckthorn!"

"How long will it take before Castle of Black Iron can provide me with this sea buckthorn's seeds in large quantities?"

"At the earliest, one month. Castle of Black Iron will be able to provide Fortress Master with around fifteen