A Single Mother's Farm of the Gods-Chapter 373: Laporal

"What’s the agenda today, boss?" Bam asks as Elaina and Bam’s family are looking over at the empty tilled field.

They are now ready to begin planting new summer crops after getting delayed for a bit and Elaina wanted to begin planting new crops this time around.

"I got a new seed that would grow into fruits this time around. We should grow a lot of them this time around and fill half of the field with it. I have enough seeds to fill the place up. As for the rest, we will plant the last year’s crops we planted. Prioritize the corn as that will help increase the feeds we can use for the poultry and we don’t need to buy more of them during summer."

"Alright Boss, but what is this seed you are going to plant anyway?"

"Well..."

Elaina then remembered the little talk that she had with the God of Farming that led to her getting the seed this time around. She just finished her tasks and made sure the kids had finished taking a bath and breakfast before they hung out with Julia and the others when the God of Farming sent a message to her.

"[Elaina, a moment before you head out to work.]"

"Something wrong?"

"[Not at all. But I have a task for you which involves planting a new plant and spreading the word about it. You can say that it is going to be one of the new plants you will be spreading once it starts growing fruits.]" the God of Farming revealed.

"A new plant? Is this like the plants like before?" Elaina asked.

"[No. This time around, the seed developed is not a prototype but a final product. It is one of the fruit seeds developed by me and the Goddess of Medicine with our combined efforts. Remember that time when we quarreled about some medicinal fruits? Well, after that, we did start working together and now we have developed this seed that you will be planting. No need to write observations about it, you will find the information on the final product in the almanac itself. Should be in the fruit shrubs category and in the summer section.]"

Elaina summoned the Almanac and flipped through the plant categories and the summer section. Once she found the fruit shrubs, she didn’t take too long to find the fruit itself that would be introduced to the public.

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[Laporal]

Type Category: Fruit/Fruit Shrub

Growing Season: Summer, Fall

Regular Growth Duration: 10 weeks to full-grown shrub, 3 weeks to produce fruit

Fruit Production: 3-4 fruits per shrub

Fruit Regrowth: Yes (Produce new fruits 2 weeks upon initial harvest)

Information:

A new fruit produced by the combined efforts of the God of Farming and the Goddess of Medicine. A juicy and plump fruit that can be eaten or converted into juice, perfect for the Summer season. It can survive intense heat and can even grow in deserts without any need for water but its growth rate will double and its fruit production will take a lot longer than usual. In regular conditions, the regular growth duration will be applied.

Since it was a combined effort of the two gods, this fruit also has medicinal properties that help rejuvenate skin cells and is good for the skin which are beneficial to people who have acnes and skin problems. Since it is also a watery type of fruit, it can also help with preventing dehydration by just consuming one fruit. It cannot replace water but it is a good alternative until one drinks water. Last but not least, it can help men and women gain an increased boost of fertility, allowing them to gain the chance to have a baby even if one or both of them are infertile. It won’t solve the fertility issues of infertility since it doesn’t boost fertility to its fullest potential as fertile people do, but they are now given a chance to make babies after consuming fruit.

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"Eh?! It can solve fertility issues?!"

"[Elaina, it doesn’t solve it, but it does help.]" the God of Farming answered.

"But what does the last part mean?" Elaina frowned. It’s clear in the passage that it can help infertile women conceive.

"[Ugh, how does she explain this...]" the God of Farming struggles to explain it when the other Goddess arrives and joins in the conversation.

"[It means that their fertility will be revitalized for a bit but only for a short period. And conceiving is also just a chance, not something that is guaranteed for infertile women. It will be guaranteed if the woman is fertile but she struggles to conceive for some reason but for unfertile women, they gain chances, but not a guarantee. Same with the infertile men minus the conceiving part.]" the Goddess of Medicine explained.

"What are the chances?" Elaina asked. This matter is a very big piece of news and she can’t just ignore this at all. After all, this is quite a big issue for people who can’t conceive. If this fruit is introduced, that means this thing will be really going to be a sensation.

"[30 percent. It’s not a big boost, but it does allow one to gain a bit of fertility if they are unfertile the moment they consume a Laporal. As mentioned before, it isn’t a guarantee and the chances are lower, but it isn’t zero and they do gain the chance.]"

"So it comes to luck if they get pregnant or not or if a man can fertilize a woman or not. But considering that this is something for infertile people, isn’t this a big discovery already? This will stir the world!"

"[Which is why we are doing this. To allow families to be made instead of a lonely one.]" the God of Farming said, seemingly smug about the achievement.

"[Don’t be too smug about this, after all, this idea is not something you came up with.]"

"It’s your idea, Goddess?" Elaina asked.

"[Not my idea either. It’s the idea of the Goddess of Fertility and Pregnancy. She wanted the issue of infertility to be solved but since that matter is hard to do so she decided to ask us to make this fruit. Honestly, I didn’t even think about that matter even though that problem is something that is also part of my job as the Goddess of Medicine but now that the Laporal exists, it is partially solved. It’s not getting rid of infertility, but it helps the poor people who wanted to have children to finally get the chance to have one.]"

"[We will be giving 2 pouches worth of seeds containing only Laporal seeds. And although it came from me, this seed doesn’t have any boosting effects like the seeds you purchase in the Catalog, Elaina. Even if the catalog seeds have the regular seeds either. If you want to boost its growth rate, the fertilizer that the Harvest Goddess has is your only chance to cut the time significantly.]"

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And with that memory still fresh from Elaina’s mind, she grinned.

"Something that might blow up soon. Alright, people, let’s get this started!"

"YEAH!" everyone enthusiastically raised their trowels and everyone went to work as soon as they could.

Elaina directs the group on how to properly plant the seeds, how far apart they are to be planted, and how many in a row should be planted. Like before, she added fertilizer to the soil, which will boost the growth rate of the plant. It won’t take too long now but it will still take some time. But even if it does take time, Elaina is excited about this. After all, this fruit will totally help a lot of people this time around. Not just people who struggle with conceiving a baby, but infertile people. Having a boost of fertility alone is something that many people who are desperate enough to have children will immediately grab. After all, those people are only wishing for a miracle, and with this fruit, that miracle will come true.

Still, Elaina didn’t expect that the Goddess of Fertility was the one behind this matter. Perhaps because she was a fertility goddess, Elaina thought it would be easy for her to solve the infertile cases. It seems that wasn’t the case. And now that this fruit exists, it seems that the wish of the Goddess of Fertility is also fulfilled. Even if she is not the main creator of the fruit, she indirectly caused the creation of the fruit so one could say that she is the reason the fruit exists in the first place. Without her suggestion, the fruit will not be made by the two gods.

One might not fully understand but for Elaina who has seen this matter multiple times back when she was still the empress of the Luminiera Kingdom, many people wanted to get a kid so much to the point that they would curse the people who were pregnant with twins which are also supported by the weird religion of the kingdom about this custom, which further enhances the discrimination of twins. Now, with this fruit existing, Elaina can finally get rid of that custom.

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