Chapter 256: Food Crisis
Tea time passed quickly, but then it was time for dinner, and the two decided to save the conversation for tonight. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Sitting in the newly renovated hall of Semiramis, the three Alices ate around a prototype wooden table with a radius of about one and a half meters, and tonight's menu was still full of Scandinavian colors, a plate of stewed beef, a lamb cooked and grilled with spices, and a bowl of delicious fish soup, which the vampire maids served their masters...... Before, they were just ordinary girls, and they could only do this, and they couldn't make more complex food.
Semiramis and Kir both ate with relish, and from time to time they let out some admiration, but Alice, who was sitting in the first place, stopped the knife and fork after taking two bites, she still liked Alika's cooking skills more than the food cooked by these ordinary maids, and this also made Alice even more dissatisfied with the hapless harpy, if Alika hadn't become a ghost, this meal would definitely not be as ordinary as it is now.
The dinner party of the three lasted until the sun sank in the west, the night covered the sky, and the stars in the sky formed a variety of strange appearances, these so-called stars are not the kind of stars in the traditional sense, but their constellations reflected by the powerful gods in the sky of the main plane, if Alice can successfully seal the gods, then there will be one of the stars in the sky that belongs to her, this is the embodiment of the immortality of the gods, as long as there is no accident, time will not act on themγ
Soon after the feast of Alice and the three of them ended, a grand and solemn feast was being held in the huge temple cave in the center of Jutland, and at the beginning of the feast, several rhinoceros people placed their sacrifices very formally in front of the mural carved with Alice's victory over Columondo, and both giants and scarce humans began to chant the hymn of Alice's great deeds made up improvised by Semiramis, and when the sacrifice was over, the carnival began in earnest.
The banquet was held to celebrate the victory of the expedition and the complete elimination of the vampire remnants, and in the important venue, a smokeless magic fire was lit, where several rhinoceros quasi-shamans were beating frenzied music with large drums, and the atmosphere of the whole banquet was completely pushed to the top.
Barrels of rye wine bought from goblins were placed in the center of the venue for people to drink to their heart's content, dozens of female rhinoceros people dressed as chefs were trying to use the flames to cook their food, wolf meat brought back from Scandinavia, dinosaur meat that had been stored before, and fish meat that broke the ice and was obtained from the sea, and the hands of these industrious rhinoceros people soon flowed golden grease and sprinkled with fragrant spices and placed on the table.
Although the method is very simple, but here is not a guy who likes to be careful about food like Alice, whether it is the giants who directly stuff the whole roast sheep into their mouths and chew it big, or the harpy banshee who bites in small bites, they are very satisfied with this kind of food.
Soon, Alice took the two girls to join the banquet, in order not to affect the carnival and interest of her subordinates, Alice used magic to dress up the three of them simply, and added a layer of [atmospheric shield] to Qi'er's body to block the poisonous gas around her, and then turned into a vampire maid and simply blended into the crowd.
Alice went to the table where the food was placed and took a glass of mare's milk wine, which had been captured from the centaurs in the battle in Scandinavia, and she gently twisted it, feeling the sour taste spreading in her mouth, and asked Semiramis next to her.
"How many more times can we hold such a banquet?"
Semiramis made a quick mental calculation, then looked up and replied.
"At least until the autumn harvest is harvested, there is no way to continue. β
"Why, didn't we bring back a lot of loot from Scandinavia? β
"All the wolf meat has been consumed tonight, and as for the rest of the loot, those furs and the like, even if they are sold to goblins, there is no way to support the next harvest. β
The next harvest time is the autumn time, and now it is just the end of the winter of the year, spring has not officially arrived, and there is still more than half a year before the autumn harvest.
"Why?"
"No...... Just look at those guys. β
Semiramis pursed her mouth and followed her gaze, even Alice, who was usually unusually thick-skinned, couldn't help but blush.
At the very bottom of the magic campfire, Garnzo and Garnko were wrestling their wrists, and around the two of them was a group of ice giants clapping loudly with wine glasses, they were shouting and constantly taking the food handed by the vampire maids, and not far behind them, there were food remains and wine barrels that had been piled up as high as a hill, and several stout female rhinoceros people were laboriously pushing small wooden carts to keep the garbage out of the way, so as not to let the stench of the garbage affect the atmosphere of the banquet.
Although these giants are very strong on the battlefield, even the weakest ice giants can easily repel a hundred troops alone, if you add the armor and weapons that Alice has equipped them, the ten ice giants can face the siege of thousands of people without defeat.
But in terms of their strength, their appetite is also very huge, the ice giants plus the cyclops, they have to consume about the same food as hundreds of rhinoceros people every day, the dinosaurs that once ruled Jutland are now very rare, most of them are eaten, and the souls and remaining bones were also brought into the capital of death by Alice to build the [Dragon Tomb] that I don't know when it will be built The rest are small reptilian dinosaurs that are very difficult to catch and kill, and the giants often go out hunting for a day without being able to fill their bellies.
"Then what to do, according to the current situation, I can't always go to the place of trade to buy food, the walls of the main plane have been thickening, so that the fee for those legends to send food once is higher than the price of buying food ten times. β
Alice spread her hands, sighed helplessly, and complained to Semiramis beside her.
"Even if the fee does not increase, it is not a long-term solution. β
Semiramis shook her head, her gaze still fixed on the two scripping cyclops battling their muscles.
"Alice, is there any output here in Jutland, other than fishing from the North Sea and the Baltic Sea?"
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After a moment of silence, Alice's heart kept calculating, and finally she could only sigh again, she understood what Semiramis meant, Jutland without any output is now completely supported by Alice's financial resources, but it is constantly consuming the wealth that Alice got from other places, such as the wealth obtained from other breached half-planes behind the frost plague, and the loot obtained from destroying Corondo's lair.
Jutland, who is not even self-sufficient in food now, may not be able to sustain itself for a week if it loses Alice's supply, and the hungry giants will not care too much, and will definitely stuff the rhinoceros and harpy into their mouths as food to fill their stomachs.
"Do you need to get Jutland out of my support if you want to develop it?"
"No, Alice, you can't think like that, if Jutland is out of your support, then the guys who live here will be ...... Even without you, they can live like this, such a dangerous idea. β
"That's right. β
Alice nodded, agreeing with Semiramis's statement, she had not thought about the development of Jutland before, if she didn't need her own support, then with the power of the magic contract, Alice still didn't have the confidence to completely control people's hearts, of course, if Alice was a real god, it was another matter.
"Sister, can't you let them go fishing? Didn't Semiramis just say that there are not a lot of seals and whales in the sea on our side, and a large creature like a whale only needs to consume three a day in the whole of Jutland. β
"Moreover, isn't Francis Drake, the overlord of the North Sea, a friend of my sister, and the overlord of the Baltic Sea has also been wiped out by my sister, and even the last remnants of the party died out a few days ago. β
"That's right, but little Qiel. β
"Hmph, don't call me little Qier, call me by my name. β
Qil interrupted Semiramis and corrected loudly, fortunately the people around him were in a carnival at this time, and they didn't pay attention to the surroundings under the stimulation of the frenzied atmosphere and alcohol, otherwise Qi'er's shouting would definitely attract the attention of the people around him, in that case, the three vampire maids who were out of place with the banquet would be found out, and if that really happened, it would be really embarrassing for Alice.
"Good, good, Qi, Qi, Qi. β
Semiramis agreed, and she repeated it three times in a childlike tone.
He didn't hear anything wrong with the other party's tone at all, like a victorious general, and a smile of victory bloomed on Qi'er's face.
"Well, where the conversation goes. β
Semiramis, who was interrupted by Qil, asked Alice.
"As Qil said, why don't you get food from the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. β
"Oh oh oh, that's it. β
Semiramis had a suddenly realized expression, but Alice, who was familiar with her, saw the smile on the corner of her mouth, obviously Semiramis was in a state of teasing Qil at this time, but Alice, who was aroused by the evil taste in her heart, would not stop it.
"Well, as you said, if you get food from the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, you can indeed solve Jutland's food problem, after all, there are countless schools of fish and shrimp in these two seas. β
"But, Kir, there are still a few problems to be solved when it comes to getting food from the sea. β
"First of all, there is no race in Jutland that is suitable for fishing, neither harpies nor rhinoceros are suitable for survival on the surface of the sea. β
"Secondly, the Baltic Sea is not bad, but in the North Sea, the weather in the North Sea is too bad for ordinary fishing boats to survive in such strong winds and waves. β
"Finally, and finally, we don't have the ability, the technology, to build ships that can go deep into the sea, and we don't have the skilled sailors and talents to handle those ships. β
"These are some of the problems......
Kill's groaning deep in thought.
"If there is no suitable race, then go to those goblins, go to those slave traders, and if you can't do it, you can also go to the trading land to find it, now the world is so chaotic, there are wars going on in the south, east and west, and there are tribes everywhere that are ruined, not to mention the races suitable for fishing, you can go directly to buy a fish-man tribe. β
"There is no need to deal with fishing boats, and there is no need to worry about the weather and wind and waves, the races that can survive in the sea can solve everything, and they can also provide them with the specialties of the sea, such as pearls and other magical materials that can only be produced in the sea. β
Alice nodded beside her, adding to Qi's thoughts.
"There is no need to worry about loyalty, and they will soon be converted under the threat of starvation and death...... Wait, in that case, aren't you a good fit, Semiramis?"
"Well, yes, if it's me, it's a good fit. β
Without the slightest modesty, Semiramis nodded.
As the son of the fish god, as a demigod with the divinity of the sea in her body, Semiramis's real home is actually in the sea, if she can successfully absorb the divinity and advance to the legend, then Semiramis in the sea will become extremely difficult, against Alice and Ramses such legendary "powerhouses", you can also entangle one or two.
"Mmmm, my sister is right, and Semiramis, don't you still have Kraken? With Kraken's help, what else do you need to be afraid of in the sea of the main plane?"
Qiel was also on the side, but through the expression on her immature face, Semiramis could read her inner thoughts at a glance...... If Semiramis is allowed to go to the sea to get food, then Jutland will be left with two people, the purple-haired girl and Alice, which is the two-person world that Chill dreams of.
"Well, this suggestion can be considered, anyway, there are things as convenient as magic, and I don't need to stay in the sea for a long time to toss. β
Said, here Semiramis glanced at Alice meaningfully, she remembered the [Mirror Technique] that Alice had used when she was in school, although she did not have Alice's magical talent, but as long as she could reach the level of legend and know the method, she could also learn that spell, and at that time she would be able to take into account the situation in Jutland on the ground and in the sea at the same time.