Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 791: Chapter 85: The Flourishing Sericulture Industry and the Power of Rainbow Silk

Su Li looked on with great surprise and said, "Nature’s creations are truly amazing. They’re so small, yet they eat mulberry leaves so quickly? Are ordinary silkworms the same?"

"Yes. Though the Moonlight Celestial Silkworms are extraordinary creatures, their eating speed is only slightly faster than ordinary silkworms. They eat very fast, so they require very diligent girls to raise them."

Su Li smiled and said to Vandar nearby, "Then these Moonlight Celestial Silkworms are quite close to your church’s doctrine: diligence, beauty, and dedication."

"Shhh~" The Lolita girl beside him raised a slender finger to her lips, signaling Su Li to be quiet, then softly said, "Lord, a batch of silkworms here has already entered the sleeping phase. They’re about to molt, so we need to keep the environment quiet."

Su Li did not find her gesture impolite or contemptuous. He always respected genuine technicians and encouraged everyone to speak frankly when it came to work matters. Even the shepherd supervisors and dwarfs could speak their minds freely, and Su Li never punished or reproached any of them for their rudeness or impudence.

Especially since he genuinely didn’t know about the silkworms’ sleeping phase, he lowered his voice immediately to ask, "How’s the current production of these silkworms?"

Sister Caterina quietly introduced, "At the end of their fifth stage, silkworms stop eating and start looking for a place to spin their cocoons. We’ve provided them with twigs and bundles of straw. The Moonlight Celestial Silkworms have already begun cocooning in large quantities, each cocoon containing silk strands about 800-1200 meters long. During the reeling process, due to technical loss, ordinary cocoons can only extract about 500-800 meters of continuous silk. But the cocoons from Moonlight Celestial Silkworms are extremely resilient and smooth, resulting in very little loss during reeling. Currently, we can commonly reel over 1000 meters of raw silk."

Then Sister Caterina led Su Li into another reeling room, taking out a stack of raw silk from a wooden box and handing it to Su Li.

The raw silk was exceptionally white and soft, hardly different from perfect Eastern raw silk. Although it felt exquisite to the touch, Su Li was somewhat puzzled and asked, "It doesn’t seem that this raw silk is special, apart from its top-quality texture."

Caterina smiled and said, "Do you remember what this raw silk is called?"

"Rainbow Silk?"

"Exactly, this silk only exhibits its unique effect in sunlight."

Vandar then used an oak staff to push open the painted blinds of the reeling room, allowing the bright spring afternoon sunlight to pour in like liquid gold, and the stack of snow-white silk in his palm suddenly shimmered with a seven-layer rainbow halo!

Oh~ everyone inside couldn’t help but exclaim simultaneously.

Even the Dawn Nuns who had already witnessed this beautiful scene couldn’t help but marvel at the sight.

This is, quite literally, a fantastical effect. When the silk was taken out, gleaming softly in the sunlight, anyone could instantly discern its extraordinary quality!

Su Li returned the rolled silk to Sister Lolita nearby and then asked, "What is the effect of this Rainbow Silk?"

"First, it has extremely strong healing properties. Even without any embroidery, if woven into fabric and tied around any wound, it can immediately stop the bleeding. Against Chaos Corruption and Skaven plagues, it boasts strong anti-corrosion and purification capabilities. This raw silk essentially symbolizes cleanliness, purity, and advanced healing. Demon Hunters especially love carrying this raw silk to fight against evil corruption and prevent wounds from worsening."

"Its strongest ability, without a doubt, is in advanced embroidery. Top-tier weavers can use Rainbow Raw Silk to embroider all kinds of premium silk and embroidery. Nobles and priests wearing Rainbow Silk can greatly enhance their resistance to Chaos Corruption and their own charm."

"For example, the Divine Revelation Leader of the Sun Goddess Church can become even more powerful under this effect’s blessing."

"Undoubtedly, this is attire that only high-ranking church officials, bishops, or secular lords can wear. Its price is extremely high; a set of Gold-Threaded Silk can cost more than 1000 Golden Crowns."

Hiss~

Golden Crowns?

Then this value is comparable to the silk stockings made from Queen Anaric’s Giant Spider spider silk.

But hunting is never as stable as agriculture; Queen Anaric’s Giant Spider’s spider silk is very rare. Even with the assistance of intelligence systems, Su Li finds it difficult to locate these monsters hiding in deep pits and underground caves.

Yet Rainbow Spider Silk can be stably produced! Compared to Anaric’s Giant Spider’s spider silk, which requires wasting an intelligence quota and risking great hazards, undoubtedly obtaining silk from agriculture is much more desirable and likable.

This is the charm of agriculture, providing more stable access to greater wealth.

Upon mentioning the spider silk matter, Su Li asked, "By the way, you’ve said so much, why didn’t you mention anything about military use?"

The Empire is fundamentally a country established by knights, where martial virtues flourish. How to enhance the army’s combat power is something any lord cares deeply about.

Caterina very honestly spread out her hands and said, "No way around it, Lord, silk is inherently not meant for the battlefield. Thus, Rainbow Silk’s military use is very limited; its greater value lies in territorial development. When the Holy Purple Vine Tree and Moon Crown Tree flutter with ribbons, your territory will be resplendent with gold and silk, aromatic with luxurious fabrics, flowered paths throughout, economically, hygienically, and security-wise all will enhance entirely."