AWB Chapter 465 The little fairy who wants to farm
Chapter 465 The little fairy who wants to farm
Chapter 465 The little fairy who wants to farm
Lu Chen has been living a very leisurely life these days, even at night when he is alone in the room, playing games online with Eri Yi with a PSP that is a special product of the space.
It can only be said that it is a conscience, 10 origin coins, the power supply absorbs natural energy to recharge itself, and can be used in various worlds...
In addition to conducting daily training for dozens of his subordinates during the day, in case everyone is too idle to retreat, he will also wander around the capital.
After a week, he probably understood that the king's capital was indeed managed by King Khusla as his own power.
He went to many noble houses, but only one dared to receive him, and that was the house of the Marquis of Kars.
Kars also joined the army when he was young, stayed on the Great Wall in the north, and admired the Duke of Godzilla very much. Later, because his father died of illness, he returned home to inherit the title of Marquis, and settled down in the capital.
As the current head of the family, of course he wanted to do whatever he wanted, and received Lu Chen despite the objections of his family members.
However, he also has the "Duke Godzilla label", so he does not hold any official position in the empire. He is currently serving in the Holy See, which is regarded as clerical work and has no real power.
The human race in this world also has a church. In ancient times, there were times when the power of theocracy was greater than that of the monarch. It was only after the Howard family started and became the monarch of the human race that the power of the church was weakened.
Nowadays, the church is just a kind of spiritual belief of the people, which is used to promote various sacred virtues and educate the people.
In addition, the church's most important responsibility at present is to supply a large number of priests to the empire.
Because of the existence of the abyss, the army of the Great Wall fights many wars every year. The existence of the priest team can effectively reduce the casualties of soldiers.
The church also teaches magic, but there are very few powerful magicians among humans, and most of them are of noble origin. Therefore, there is no established magic army at present. At most, there are thousands of magicians who are doing their best in the war.
In this world, human beings are not comparable to orcs, dragons, or even dwarves in terms of physical bravery, and they are not comparable to elves in terms of magic.
But human beings excel in their ability to reproduce, as well as large-scale command operations.
When the scale of the war exceeds a certain level, the advantages of the human race begin to be manifested.
Among other things, the total number of elves may not exceed 100 million.
The dwarves probably only have a population of tens of millions. They are not keen on having children, but are obsessed with blacksmithing, mining, forging and wine making.
The reproductive ability of the orc race is not bad, and some races can even have a lot of babies, but the death rate of their people is very high. In addition, the prairie resources are not abundant, and the support capacity is limited. The population base has always been around [-] million.
As for the human race... the current population of the Keya Empire has exceeded one billion!
So the Keya Empire is said to have 500 million active-duty soldiers, which sounds like a lot, but in fact it is reasonable from the perspective of the ratio. Except for the defenders in various places, the army on the Great Wall is actually only 300 million.
It sounds like a lot, but the creatures of the abyss seem to be inexhaustible. If there is a continuous large-scale onslaught, the Keya Empire will not be able to withstand it.
But in fact, the ratio only seems reasonable from the overall perspective. Lu Chen learned from Gu Lanting that nearly half of the defenders of the Great Wall of the Empire were actually from the northern border.
While the northern border is bitterly cold, the total population is less than 3000 million.
What is the concept of a population of 3000 million and 150 million soldiers?
This is a ratio of nearly one-twentieth, which means that one out of every twenty people in the northern border is a soldier of the Great Wall.
There are historical and geographical reasons for this phenomenon.
From a geographical point of view, the northern border is the closest place to the Great Wall in the entire Aika continent. Once the Great Wall is broken, their homeland will be the first to be ravaged by the abyss.
But the northern border is poor and the people are tough. Many people don’t have enough to eat and have no future, so they can only join the army. The salary of joining the army in the Great Wall is very high, enough to support a family of five.
The historical reason is that the kings of all dynasties deliberately controlled this phenomenon, and did not vigorously develop the economy of the northern border and improve the living conditions of the people. The reasons for this are more complicated and may be multi-faceted.
Lu Chen went all the way south from the northern border. From what he saw, the famine in the empire was actually not as serious as he imagined. After leaving the northern border and entering the fertile Central Plains, basically every household was well fed, and those nobles and gentry They are extravagant and wasteful as always.
Just like the lord who received them, the banquet was no different from the most prosperous moment in the empire in Duke Godzilla's memory.
Really complied with that sentence, rich wine and meat stinks, and the road is frozen to death.
In the face of strong enemies outside, King Kushra still did not take any action against the disaster in the northern border. The ministers and nobles in the capital also had no counselors. They were full of food and drink, and did not care about the lives of the people in the northern border at all?
Compared with the severe famine in the north, they are more concerned about the friction between the west and the orcs, and they are worried about the war with the orcs.
Lu Chen thought it was ridiculous at first and couldn't figure it out.
Later, after thinking about it carefully, he finally understood the mentality of these people.
It's actually very simple. To put it bluntly, guarding the Great Wall is guarding the mainland. Although I guard it now, it is not my family's business. If it really breaks, can you come to help?
And since the abyss appeared and was beaten back, and after the Great Wall was built, years of wars seem to have proved that the abyss is just like that.
Don't you see that the rotation lasts for 500 years, one family guards an era, and the Great Wall is not broken?
The long-term comfort has gradually made the people of Aika mainland contempt for the abyss. Compared with this kind of "public obligation", they began to care about the conflict of interests in the mainland again.
For example, the orcs want to invade the fertile territory of the human race, and the human race wants to fight to the end. The big deal is that I will not defend the Great Wall.
As a foreign explorer with a wide field of vision, Lu Chen naturally wouldn't have the same mentality as people in this world.
The abyss is definitely not that simple, and the crisis is probably not far away.
"Your Excellency, there are several people asking to see you."
Gu Lanting walked to Lu Chen's side and interrupted Lu Chen's thinking while sitting in the gazebo.
"What identity?"
Lu Chen came back to his senses, feeling a little strange. Normally, no one in the capital should come looking for him at this time, and everyone should regard him as the plague god.
After their meeting, King Kushra didn't move again, as if he had really forgotten his brother.
Gu Lanting had a weird expression, "They said that they were the defenders in Linbei City, and now they are retired. Because they have seen the heroic appearance of the Duke, they want to come to join the Duke."
Lu Chen pondered for a while, "Let them in."
From Gu Lanting's point of view, this was a strange and incomprehensible thing, but he understood it after thinking about it. It is estimated that these people are explorers.
In fact, he also had the impression that when he was under the city wall, he felt a few bold eyes peeking at him.
After a while, Gu Lanting led three people over.
Now that they are discharged from the army, they are all dressed in the clothes of ordinary people.
The leader is a sturdy man with a scar on each side of the eye. On the right is a cute and cute girl who is less than 1.6 meters tall. On the left is a tall, thin, black-haired man.
There was a trace of apprehension and caution in the eyes of the three pretending to be respectful, and they knelt down on one knee awkwardly and said: "See Your Excellency the Duke."
These three are naturally Kirby Beast, Little Fairy Milk, and Geng Gui. They, the Pokemon group, still walked towards the capital without tears.
Yes, they didn't want to come, but the main quest gave them no choice.
Originally, they had a good time in Linbei City, and they thought about just doing sidelines in the city, earning some Origin Coins, and then returning as soon as possible after the main missions were completed.
Unexpectedly, because of her personal ability, Little Fairy made some troubles, causing them to miss the third ring of the main mission.
Xiaoxiannai is a part-time nanny of a botanical mage. One day when she was practicing spells on the outskirts of the city, a general in Linbei City saw her. The general was overjoyed and said that Xiaoxiannai had great talents.
At first, Kabimon and the others were also ecstatic, thinking that they could get more oil and water in Linbei City later.
But that night, what they ushered in was the assassin sent by the consul.
If it weren't for Geng Gui's high vigilance and the fact that he had discovered the tricks in advance, and the few people used the teleportation scrolls to escape, they might have confessed to Linbei City.
And after their main task entered the next link, it also changed and became a main line called "I love farming".
The content of the task is not complicated. To put it simply, it is to use the ability of Xiaoxian's milk to develop new adaptive seeds, plant a piece of land of more than one hundred mu in the northern border, and wait for the harvest of grain. The task is considered to be completed.
After seeing this task, Snorkel asked Xiao Xiannai suspiciously, "Are you still going to study new seeds?"
Grandma Xiaoxian also looked confused, "I don't know how to do it."
It is true that she is a plant mage, but she still has some ideas for developing new plant spells. She has never tried new plant seeds.
After all, they are explorers, and they entered the mission world to fight and kill, and they didn't come to farm, so why study those?
Under the earnest questioning of her teammates, she carefully thought about her abilities, and it seemed that if she really wanted to do it, it was not impossible.
But here comes the question, how to research new seeds?The land in the northern border is barren, and this era is even worse. It is difficult for seeds to grow. If you want to study new seeds, you need a lot of advanced materials and samples, and a lot of experiments.
But these low-level explorers, who exist like bitter haha, where can they find these things?
As mentioned in the space mission, the requirement for a good harvest is not that you can just grow something and grow something. The requirement is very strict.
The difficulty of the task is also marked, it is so difficult that it must die, and the penalty for failure is not obliteration, but -3 for all attributes is also unacceptable to them.
In other words, the starting point difficulty of this mission is against the sky for them, and the death difficulty is the first time they have seen it.
Isn't this messing with people! ?
They were about to cry, but because they experienced a lot of worlds together and had a good relationship, Kirbymon and Geng Gui didn't blame Xiaoxiannai, after all, who would have thought that such a thing would happen in daily practice.
Then you can only find a way to complete the task.
Kabimon couldn't figure out why the consul wanted to kill them. At first he thought it was the ability of the little fairy like the elves, but he was misunderstood.
But thinking about it carefully, they all showed themselves well when they enlisted in the army, and the appearance of the little fairy milk did not have the characteristics of the elves.
Then why would the consul want to kill Little Fairy Milk?He could only guess that this matter might not be what the consul himself meant.
They couldn't figure out the rest, and they didn't have time to waste, so they could only find a way to complete the main storyline first.
Several people discussed it, and felt that this matter must be done with a big hug, otherwise it would be impossible for them to collect those materials. The task time limit is four months, and they have to make a decision as soon as possible.
After much deliberation, several people decided to come to the capital, because there are many boss explorers in the capital, and there are also many plot masters.
And in order to prevent a certain terrible conjecture from being true, they could not go to seek refuge with King Kuras, and with that king's character, they were 'untouchables' who could not see anyone at all.
Finally, Little Milk Fairy had an idea and said, "Let's go find Duke Godzilla."
Originally, Kirbymon wanted to scold Little Fairy for being a nympho, but after thinking about it, it seems... not bad.
First of all, Duke Godzilla seems to be a "good official" who really cares about the people of the empire. Secondly, he has a good reputation in the northern border. He may rise again and return to the Great Wall in the future, and the vicinity of the northern border is basically covered by him.
And the defenders of the Great Wall, that is, Duke Godzilla's old subordinates, many of them are also from the northern border. They are farming in the northern border, which should be considered a good thing for Duke Godzilla, right?
So in the end, the few people went straight to the capital all the way, and found the mansion of Duke Godzilla.
"Oh? You want to develop new seeds and plant land in the north, Fuze side?"
Lu Chen looked at the explorers expressionlessly, but he was already interested in it. Isn't it a coincidence?
I also want to do this, but I am worried that there is no place to start, and there are talents who understand this field.
He seriously suspects that Space has made it easy for him in order to take down this world...
I was afraid that I didn't know that there were plant mages in this group of explorers, so I packed them up and delivered them to the door directly in the form of missions.
In fact, as long as he looks at the world's public screen more, observes other explorers, and collects information, sooner or later he will notice Xiaoxiannai and the others, but it may take a few months at night.
"Yes, I came from the northern border, and I really can't bear to see the villagers not having enough to eat, so I want to do my part for the people."
Kabimon has a dignified look of righteousness. Of course, they can't say it's for the mission, they want to pretend to be good young people for the country and the people.
"Okay, stay here, tell the outside world that he is my former subordinate, and give Gu Lanting a list of what materials and supplies are needed, and I will pay attention."
Under the surprise eyes of several explorers, Lu Chen nodded.
The maids arranged by King Kuras are not allowed to approach his courtyard, and these explorers are not strong, so it is said that they are ordinary veterans and will not attract the attention of others.
Although he has a plant mage, he has some clues about solving the famine, but this matter is still not easy, and the upper limit of difficulty is a nightmare...
He has never done research, but he has visited the equipment department and knows how much those people spend to research new things...
I'm afraid that if he wants to research new seeds, it will cost an astronomical amount of resources, and he is still poor at this time.
"Gulantin, arrange a room for them."
Lu Chen said to Gu Lanting, don't want to go too far, let's stay here first.
Snorkel and the others followed Gu Lanting away with joy on their faces, saying that the main task was finally settled.
At this time, Gree ran over with a strange expression, and said to Lu Chen, "My lord, there is an old eunuch outside the door who said he brought the royal letter."
There was a playful smile on the corner of Lu Chen's mouth, Wang Shu is the imperial decree, what does Khusla want to do this time?
"Let him in."
Lu Chen said, go out to meet him?nonexistent.
After a while, Wallis held the king's letter in his hand. Under the eyes of the veterans, there were fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and he was very nervous. After all, it was not a good thing that he came to read this time.
"Participate in the Duke."
Although Wallis represented the royal power at this time, he still bowed his head in salute, mainly because of the heavy psychological shadow in the past.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Lu Chen picked up the black tea that Alice had brewed, and took a sip gracefully.
He knew it wouldn't be a good thing, but if there was any movement, there would be a change. After he had been idle for a while, it was time to start taking action.
Wallis cleared his throat, stopped reading the king's letter, and briefly stated: "Your Majesty wants the Duke to represent the empire to the western region and negotiate with the orcs."
Tickets are asked on the last day, the world view is almost finished, the actors of all parties are ready, the show starts, and the whole process is high-energy!
(End of this chapter)