Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Mary said, “Wendy, don’t go back. I know the teacher’s character. As long as you don’t go back, nothing will happen.”
Wendy shook her head. “No, Mary, I have to go back. Even if I don’t go back to the imperial city, I have to go back to the tribe. Because the plague of locusts is coming!”
The plague of locusts! Jenny and Mary’s expressions changed.
“The autumn harvest is coming soon. What should we do?”
Lin Tian walked in. “What plague of locusts?”
Wendy answered, “The plague of locusts. It was said that the god’s anger causes the plague of locusts to arrive. Now, the plague has swept through the north and is about to head south. All the tribes are fighting for grain, but the grains aren’t ripe yet. Many people would starve to death this year!”
The tribes in the Beastmen Kingdom also grew food, but their farming techniques were poor and thus yielded low profits. The locust plague would make the situation worse.
Lin Tian’s expression became serious. He did not think about how many people would starve to death in the Beastmen Kingdom. Regardless of which world it was, there would be many disasters. He was just an ordinary person and did not have the ability to save the world.
What he was thinking about was that once the locust plague happened, the great famine would not be far away. His tribe did not have to worry about famine because he could buy sufficient food from Moujing. However, for the rest of the world, it would be a disaster. The order of the entire world would become even more chaotic, and the bandits would become even more rampant.
“Will the plague of locusts spread over?” he asked.
Wendy nodded. “Teacher said it will definitely happen. But it will probably take another month or so.” She looked at Mary and said, “The king has to rely on the gnomes because they can exchange food with the dark elves underground to ensure the royal family’s supply. That’s why the king is so angry that you killed the gnomes.”
Lin Tian calculated the time in his mind. More than a month…
Once the great famine broke out, bandits and robbers would be everywhere. Fortunately, they had received the news early and had some time to prepare. The city wall had been built. Six meters should be enough to block many attacks.
Lin Tian planned to increase the height of the city wall. It would be fine if no one could stand on it. This way, it would be useless even if someone had a ladder. Besides, the bandits would not have such a long ladder.
Famine was a crisis and also an opportunity. Perhaps he could use this opportunity to expand the population of his territory. The population of the territory was too small at the moment. There were only about 2,000 people and it was very difficult to form an army.
He had been expanding the army these days, but the number had only reached 100. In his eyes, this number was still too small.
Out of the 100 people, he only picked out a dozen or so people who had talent in archery. Lin Tian gave them bows and arrows, telling them to practice their archery skills.
Following that, he picked out another thirty or so people and gave them crossbows. Crossbows were more energy-saving, but they could not replace bows and arrows. That was because bows could be shot in a projectile manner, but crossbows could not.
For example, when defending the city, they could close the city gates and use bows and arrows to shoot at the people who were rushing toward them. The same action would be different if they were using crossbows.
Crossbows were more suitable for straight shots, and this was also related to their arrows. Their bows were long and their arrows were short, and their current length was the most suitable. Changing the length would affect their power.
There would probably be a lot of victims from this famine. Lin Tian had planned to use this opportunity to gather the victims and expand the population of the tribe. The larger the population of the tribe, the more prosperous the economy would be.
Of course, it was also dangerous. If the news of Lin Tian having food spread out, there would definitely be many horse bandits coming for Lin Tian. Hence, he decided to speed up the construction of the city and expand the number of troops simultaneously.
Meanwhile, Mary was still talking to Wendy. Wendy was determined to return to her tribe. Due to the influence of the locust plague, the grain production in the Beastmen Kingdom was much lower, which would lead to a lot of chaos. There would definitely be a lot of fighting between tribes when tribes without food would go and snatch food from other tribes.
Wendy was prepared to return to her own tribe to take charge. She had started training since she was young, and could be considered the strongest warrior in the tribe.
“Forget it, do whatever you want.” Mary saw that she was unwilling to change her mind, so she had no other choice.
“Mary, take care. I’ll tell my teacher that you’re dead when I get back.”
Wendy was about to leave when Lin Tian stopped her. “Wait!”
She turned around and looked at Lin Tian. Lin Tian took out a sword that he had spent two thousand yuan on and said, “This is a pretty good sword. I’ll give it to you. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to my place.”
Wendy’s eyes fell on the sword. She could see that this was indeed a rare sword!
Wendy was not the only one who was attracted to it. Mary was equally attracted to it. She had been recovering for the past few days so Lin Tian had not changed her weapon yet. As an outstanding warrior, she could naturally see the rarity of this short sword.
Wendy took the short sword and slashed at her original short sword. With a slight sound, her original sword was cut in half!
“So sharp!” Wendy’s eyes suddenly lit up. She looked at Lin Tian with hesitation, “Sir Lin Tian, this sword is too valuable…”
Lin Tian interrupted her, “Since I gave it to you, you should take it. Also, I’ll give you these bags of potato chips.” As he said that, he handed Wendy a few bags of potato chips. Wendy’s eyes lit up even more.
Eventually, Wendy accepted the short sword and the potato chips. She bowed respectfully to Lin Tian and left the tribe.
Jenny looked at Wendy’s departing figure and was a little worried. “It’s too dangerous for her to go back.”
Mary said, “She’s a stubborn person. She won’t change what she has set her mind on. With her skills and master’s sword, nothing will happen to her. When the plague is over, I will try to persuade her. The teacher sent her out because she didn’t mean for her to return. If she goes back, the teacher will need to punish her.”
Lin Tian was curious. “Who is your teacher? She sounds like someone who treats you well.”
Mary’s gaze became distant. “I don’t know. The teacher always wears a mask on her face. She is a person full of secrets.”
It was already late at night. Lin Tian realized that Mary seemed to have some words at the tip of her tongue. He thought for a moment, took out two short swords and daggers, and handed them to Mary.
“Mary, this is your new equipment.”
As his bodyguard, Mary naturally deserved better equipment. The short swords that she was using were already considered rare in the current world. However, compared to the world Lin Tian was in before he transmigrated, they were far inferior.
In the current world, there were not many people who knew how to forge iron, and steel was non-existent. On the other hand, the short swords sold in some shops on Moujing were all made of very good steel.
A two thousand yuan sword was pretty decent. After all, kitchen knives and the like in supermarkets were only worth a few tens of yuan each. The particularly sharp pig slaughtering knives were only worth around a hundred yuan. The materials used to forge them were much inferior to the short swords. Of course, compared to the expensive top-notch forged knives that cost tens of thousands of yuan each, the two thousand yuan ones were also inferior..