No One Visits the Temple Without a Reason

"Increase the nutrient supply? Like what you did in your territory—collecting dung and then using it to water plants... Forgive me, Liszt, but many people do not really understand your methods in the territory," the Count said with a frown.

Liszt replied calmly, "I have heard people call me the 'Dung Vegetable Baron' behind my back, and even call Flower Town 'Dung Town.' That is merely their ignorance. You know the mages' triangle theory, which holds that matter, magic, and spirit form a cycle. In truth, nature itself is the greatest cycle."

"Explain it in detail."

"Let me give you an example. Grass sprouts from the ground and is eaten by a sheep. After the sheep digests its food, it produces dung. Wherever there is dung, the grass often grows especially lush. That is because invisible, tiny organisms break down the dung, turning it back into nutrients for plants. Thus, a complete food chain is formed."

After that, Liszt had no choice but to dredge up the biology knowledge he had learned in middle school and high school to explain things to the Count, who kept raising all sorts of bizarre questions.

He answered questions such as, "Why does grass need dung to grow?", "The sheep is a consumer, so did it pay for it?", "What does photosynthesis mean? The sun is very hot right now—am I photosynthesizing too?", and "How can you guarantee that sheep must shit for the grass? It could give it to a tree instead."

In the end, Liszt did not even need to summarize.

The Count had already reached his own conclusion. "So vegetables grown with dung taste the best?"

"Yes, Father. You can try it in your territory. Flower Town's flourishing development proves everything. Others call me the Dung Vegetable Baron, but now I