Chapter 188 The Golden Bean Technique

More importantly, those are all minor matters.

It's more convenient to put all the mills together so that everyone can see what kind of material each millstone is grinding.

In the past, there were mills scattered here and there, not only hidden and difficult to find, but they were also all closed off and working in isolation. Even if you finally found one, you would find that you had gone to the wrong place.

A sign outside the mill says it's for grinding soybeans, so you take your beans to it. But when you open the door, you find the Ox King inside grinding sesame seeds. You've made a wasted trip.

That would be like putting up a sheep's head while selling dog meat.

If someone doesn't want to save rice after grinding soybeans, they might switch to grinding sesame seeds instead, which is understandable.

But there's another one, which is a bit puzzling to me.

I once visited a huge farm with a huge mill inside. The sign on the door read "High-tech robot grinding soybeans [Yanfashiyan J]". It was incredibly high-end and impressive.

Once inside, wow, the huge mill was divided into many smaller mills, with all kinds of millstones.

I went up and asked which kind of millstone could grind beans. I wanted to see a robot grinding beans and broaden my horizons.

As it turns out, they told me that was in the past. The robots hadn't been scheduled to grind the beans yet, and now each millstone here isn't for grinding beans. Each millstone is managed by a separate bull king or sheep leader, and they use it to grind the materials they are good at.

Hearing this, I understood. Oh, it's "Fenbao". One millstone represents one family, and there are many families in one large mill.

The master craftsman of this massive mill, even without doing anything, can dominate the arena simply by obtaining "coarse rice." What a brilliant example of "subduing the enemy without fighting"! Impressive, truly impressive!

But I can't help but wonder, according to the nameplate, a robot grinding soybeans is such a promising "elephant wood" (referring to a type of machinery used in agriculture), how many trophies could it win in the arena? It's such a pity that it's not in operation.

So I told the person who came up to ask me this question.

The man smiled meaningfully, handed me a cigarette, and then replied, "Where is that idiot going to weld robots?"

It's just the king of bulls; perhaps it can toss other bulls into the air in the arena, but it's really not good at welding. It might want to, but it really can't.

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I was even more puzzled, so I lit a cigarette and racked my brains, but I still couldn't figure it out.

Seeing how much effort I was putting into it, the person simply told me the reason directly: the farm was very optimistic about Niu Banban's "High-Tech Arena Millstone Diagram" and firmly believed that Niu Banban could definitely achieve it.

So they specially cultivated a large lawn for it, so that it could rotate this super millstone on it.

Niu Banban was made in the same way, and the millstone was built according to the blueprints. (The End)

That's it? I was so engrossed in listening when the person finished speaking.

"Hmm, that's all!" The person spread their hands, giving me a look that said, "You'll have to figure out the rest yourself," before turning around and going back to their work.

What's the point of watching this huge mill if there's no millstone for grinding beans?

Having no interest in or knowledge of other millstones, I walked outside dejectedly, thinking to myself that I should have known better than to come, as I had wasted half a day without finding a place to grind beans.

But as I was walking, a sudden inspiration struck me, and I thought of something.

I rely on!

I sighed inwardly, and at the same time stretched out one hand, rubbing my thumb against my middle and index fingers for a while.

It turns out that the person just now was teaching me a military strategy, one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems: "Openly repair the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang pass!"

That's roughly the idea. Many bull and sheep leaders changed their millstone types because they changed their competition style.

However, the sign in front of the mill was "not yet changed," causing many people who didn't know the sign to make a wasted trip.

You might take sesame seeds to a mill, only to find it's a wheat mill, and you might not even know what that mill is grinding.

You said you'd ask around, just in case you encounter similar grains in the future, but they don't know you and won't tell you.

If the mills were concentrated in one place, this problem would be eliminated. It would be much more convenient for people to go to the farm to grind grains, because you would see all the other types of mills as you passed by, and you would be able to easily find them if you needed them again.

Moreover, some mills used to be located in poor environments where the weather was always gloomy and they couldn't see the sunlight, so the milled grains couldn't be taken out to dry and were prone to mold.

If you arrange a good location where all the mills are in a sunny spot, you'll never have to worry about the grain not being able to dry, as they'll all get sunlight.

Whether it's a farm or a passing mill, you can see grain drying in the sun. If you see any mill drying grain that's at risk of mold, you can give a heads-up.

Fourthly, when discussing the "openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang" strategy from the Thirty-Six Stratagems, we must also mention the strategies that do not require the use of the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

Some Bull Kings inherited the divine and demonic power of the ancient Bull Demon Emperor, making them naturally gifted with superhuman strength.

If this kind of bull needs pasture, it never bothers the farm; it will find a way on its own.

When they see their ideal "Great Wilderness Land", they will roar to the sky on a dark and windy night, releasing their divine power, and then charge towards the corresponding area like divine bulls.

With the divine bull's charge, the bushes and weeds on the wasteland were instantly devoured by its divine power, and the annoying mosquitoes disappeared wherever it passed. A few charges could clear out a clean clearing.

Once the shrubs and weeds are gone, sowing suitable grass seeds can quickly transform the open space into a lawn that meets farm standards.

Once the grassland is established, the Bull King will no longer need divine power. He will seal the ancient divine power within his body and hide it, making himself an ordinary Bull King no different from other Bull Kings.

Otherwise, if ordinary bull kings knew that they possessed divine power, how would they dare to compete with them in the arena? It would be obvious that they would suffer a loss if they clashed with bull kings who possessed divine power!

Therefore, they can only blend into the ordinary herd of cattle by making themselves ordinary.

Only by integrating into the regular herd of cattle can they cultivate the newly opened grasslands, turn the millstone, and participate in competitions.

There are actually many such bull kings that have inherited the power of ancient gods, but people don't have the discerning eyes to discover them.

Correspondingly, they also created a lot of wasteland using this ancient supernatural power, which was much easier than the wasteland created by ordinary oxen repeatedly pulling plows and turning the soil.

Therefore, whether it's the Thirty-Six Stratagems, ancient divine power, or other magical methods used to create the grassland, it's all very magical.

The mill that stands in such a magical place is naturally magical as well.

If ordinary cattle and sheep knew that many things around them were magical, wouldn't they feel strange? And if they felt strange, wouldn't that affect their grazing and development?

Now it's the new era of the Investiture of the Gods, and the Fire of Destruction burns only illusory and magical things. Who knows, one day magical things might suddenly burst into flames.

Wouldn't it be safer to move the bull king and sheep leaders away from a place where a fire could easily start at any moment?

Fifthly, there are two types of mills.

One type is produced by farms, which only distribute the harvested "coarse rice" to external customers.

When one family runs out of top-ranked bulls and sheep, another family takes over, and new, highly skilled competitors always emerge.

Another type is made by the bull kings and sheep leaders using materials they brought in themselves, according to their needs.

The mill definitely belongs to someone else, whether it's the King of Cows or the Chief of Sheep; "as long as the man is there, the mill will stand."

Even if the millstone isn't turned, no one will bother you, but the grass below belongs to the farm, and you can still take the coarse rice.

The advantage of this is that even if the mill stops grinding grain one day, you still need to get "coarse rice".

To avoid endless, meaningless milling of coarse rice, either keep turning the millstone, or get rid of the mill altogether.