A plain about 60 kilometers from the capital.0

After ordering the entire army to infiltrate the enemy territory in units of a hundred, Spring Water Commander led a 100-man company himself, traversing several miles across pitch-black wheat fields before finally arriving at the nearest highway.0

Three infantry squads immediately fanned out in a wedge formation, advancing while searching along the road and its sides.0

"These wheat stalks are fully ripe, and no one's harvesting them?" Rest In Peace, walking in the lead, plucked a head of wheat and rubbed it between his fingers. He noticed the greenish sprouts already poking out from the grains.2

As the saying goes, "Harvest at 90% ripeness for a full yield. Wait for it to be 100% ripe and lose a tenth." If wheat was harvested only when fully ripe, yield drops by 40 to 50 kilograms per acre, and the crop quality deteriorates significantly.1

Worse still, if continuous rains hit, the wheat may sprout or mold in the field, causing even greater losses. Fortunately, it rarely rained in the oasis. Fresh water was supplied by the Levees and...0