“Mm.” Maria nodded and said proudly, “In our land, fertilizer made from manure can prevent the soil from becoming barren and can even increase the yield. In my country, we never need to leave land fallow to maintain soil fertility. Our land can be cultivated all year round, and with sufficient fertility, the yield from the same area of land is at least twice as much as here.”

Twice as much? This not only shocked Pedro and the maids but also made Juan, who was familiar with crop yields, gulp in astonishment.

Maria looked at them as if they were the ones who had never seen such things before. “What’s...