The Count stayed on Black Horse Island for half a day. Before leaving, he exchanged a great deal of information with Liszt about sea elves.
Liszt chose not to hold anything back. Developing the ocean was exceedingly difficult for people at present. Without a mount like the Seven-Colored Whale, and without a sea maiden like A Ke, one could only dive near the shore. Yet trying to discover Elf Bugs in coastal waters by diving was almost impossible.
Without the Magic Eye, searching for Bug Grass with the naked eye was like fishing for a needle in the sea.
In fact, according to the Count, many great nobles were aware that elves existed in the sea, but few were willing to develop them—the plants cultivated by sea elves were also underwater. How much technology, manpower, and material resources would farming in the ocean require?
Moreover, most underwater plants were algae. Other than serving as livestock feed, they seemed to hold little value.
If Magical Giant Kelp had not been discovered in the Giant Kelp Forest, and there had only been ordinary giant kelp, it would never have been worth Liszt's effort to develop it on such a massive scale.
With the cost of cultivating giant kelp, he might as well put more thought into farming on land.
But Magical Giant Kelp changed everything. Even if it cost more to cultivate magical herbs in the sea, the returns were still immense—not to mention that Magical Giant Kelp had a high yield. All things considered, apart from Liszt, there truly was no second person capable of developing Elf Bugs in the ocean.
Naturally, he was not afraid of sharing the techniques.
In short.
The Count took a tour around Black Horse Island, and his travel experience had probably not been all that