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Lu Chen quickly took a bath and rushed to the study, so eager that he even skipped breakfast.

The rewards from the system this time were much more substantial than before, which used to offer primarily single rewards.

Lu Chen arrived at the study, closed the door, and once again opened the system.

Now that he had a generator and lead-acid batteries, with the lead-acid batteries, the telegraph could be used in distant places in the future. It would be easier for the Brocade Guard to transmit intelligence, and if anything happened in faraway places, the North Prince Mansion could learn about it immediately.

Sometimes, wars are fought on information disparity. Whoever has more information and receives it more timely might achieve victory first.

After glancing at the telegraph and the lead-acid batteries, Lu Chen's gaze settled on the pregnancy reward for Yelv Nanyan.

Rice is Great Sum's staple food and is mainly grown in the south; it seems that only after conquering the entire Great Sum could these rice seeds come into play.

As for soybeans, the North is also suited for soybean cultivation. Once soybeans and corn are widely adopted, and the North starts planting these two crops on a large scale, there will be fodder to feed livestock, and the common people will be able to eat meat.

Thinking of this, the corners of Lu Chen's mouth lifted slightly. It seemed it was time to urge people to reclaim more land; there was so much fertile land up north, mostly black soil, which barely needed any fertiliser and was very productive.

Once the wastelands in the North are reclaimed and cultivated with crops, not just North Country but even Great Sum won't have to face famine anymore, barring years of natural disasters, of course.

Lu Chen's eyes finally rested on the three pounds of Spirit Rice.

Curious, Lu Chen asked the system, "What is Spirit Rice? Is it a kind of rice too?"

"Spirit Rice is a type of spiritual plant. It looks similar to regular rice, and consuming it can greatly increase a cultivator's cultivation speed. However, Spirit Rice needs to be planted in places rich with Spiritual Energy, or the yield will be greatly reduced," the system responded.

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After hearing the system's prompt, Lu Chen looked at the Spirit Rice seeds on the system interface and wondered what use the Spirit Rice seeds were in a world where Spiritual Energy was so scarce.

Even if he could plant them, when it came to harvest, he probably wouldn't get much; he might not even get a single grain of Spirit Rice from a seed.

Moreover, compared to the system-rewarded rice and soybean seeds, three pounds of Spirit Rice seeds just seemed far too little.

The most important issue was, where would he find a place rich with Spiritual Energy to plant Spirit Rice?

Forget it, Spirit Rice wasn't particularly important to him right now. He'd just try planting some to see how it went; after all, it was only three pounds, which wouldn't yield much Spirit Rice anyway.

At this moment, Lu Chen called out to the maid at the door, "Xiao Huan, go fetch Mo Xing. I have matters to discuss with him."

Lu Chen planned to give the blueprints for making the telegraph and lead-acid batteries to Mo Xing, having him try to make them first. As for how to use the telegraph, they would learn that after they managed to construct it. Since the system included a manual when it sent the telegraph, Lu Chen believed the Brocade Guard wouldn't need much time to learn.

...

Around ten in the morning, the front of the Eastern Newspaper Agency was packed with people. The newspapers had just been delivered and sold out immediately.

People who bought the papers began discussing fervently.

"Are the things written in the paper true or false? Can our Prince really tame lightning and use it for lighting?"

"It's probably true; last night, the entire North Prince Mansion was as bright as day. And since the Prince's Mansion has already come up with trains that don't need horses to pull them, is there anything they can't do?"

"Isn't controlling lightning an Immortal's ability? Does that mean our Prince has become an Immortal?"

"Our Prince is the Son of Destiny; what's so surprising about controlling lightning? If one day the Prince could move mountains and reclaim land, I wouldn't find it strange at all!"

...

After Mo Xing arrived at the North Prince Mansion, Lu Chen went through the functions of the telegraph and the lead-acid batteries with him. This explanation took several hours, and it wasn't until one in the afternoon that Mo Xing left the study.

It couldn't be helped; the people of ancient times had not encountered these things before and were not very clear on the basic principles, making explanations quite difficult.

Lu Chen felt like he, who was normally not studious, was fast becoming a scholarly expert. To explain the principles of the generator and what electricity was, as well as how the telegraph functioned, he had to first consult the system's principles and manuals.

That is, he needed to learn it first before he could explain it to people like Mo Xing from ancient times. In his previous life, Lu Chen had never encountered these things, especially the telegraph; by the time he was born, people were already using smartphones. Who would still be using a telegraph?

After Mo Xing left, Lu Chen stretched and walked out of the study, feeling quite exhausted.

Teaching was truly tiring, especially mentally.

Just as Lu Chen was about to head to the Wind Cloud Court for lunch, a maid came running and said, "Prince, Princess Junwan sends a message asking if you have time tonight. She wishes to invite you to enjoy the moon."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen chuckled.

Enjoy the moon?

What moon to appreciate?

He was a straightforward man, ignorant of moon appreciation. And Wu Junwan knew very well what kind of person he was; if he went to Wu Junwan's residence, it probably wouldn't be to enjoy the moon, but rather the company.

In truth, Lu Chen suspected Wu Junwan wanted to see him for another reason—it was likely that last night's electric lights had made quite the impression on her, so she wanted to probe him about electricity.