Chapter Six
It was Ethan’s turn with the plow. Five of the machines had been assembled from the kits brought aboard the Nova Fortuna. There were plenty more waiting to be put together, but the first crop was a priority. The farmers were sharing the use of the plows that were already available.
The machine was mechanical only. It had no computer controlling it or refining its operation according to variations in soil, plants, or the weather as agricultural technology on Earth had. The farmers would have to learn all the nuances of their job and not rely on support from tech, passing their knowledge and skills down to the next generation. Computers required complex parts, and those complex parts required rare, refined resources. Until the colony progressed to a level capable of providing t
