It took another generation to successfully clear the land. The once uninhabited wilderness has thus become a prosperous place, and the entire human civilization seems to be so thriving.

After all, in the past twenty years, in addition to the development of the wilderness, the trade between the north of the mountains and the south of the mountains has not stopped. On the contrary, maritime trade became more and more in full swing as time went on.

Who called the south of the mountains to have silk that is not found in the north of the mountains, and the north of the mountains to have the scarce minerals of the south of the mountains.

Therefore, in terms of transactions, the two sides are complementary and win-win. In this way, the trading will naturally continue continuously. But it has to be said that at this time, the population size of the Derro people living in the Shamo Forest is almost at the limit.

As a result, the Teros had already crossed the 2 million mark in terms of total population. As a result, the forest, which would have brought them convenience, has now become a stumbling block to their development.

At the end of the day, it is difficult to feed more people by gathering, hunting and farming alone. If the population of the Teros is to grow, and if the society is to grow, then it is necessary to cut down forests and cultivate arable land.

It's just that many of the Teros don't want to do that. They have lived in the forest for generations, and they have a deep attachment to the forest. They regard the forest as a treasure, how can they be ruthless enough to destroy the forest piece by piece.

In addition, the system that the Teros people now pursue is a parliamentary federalism, which values the will of the people and emphasizes the so-called "democracy". It is also difficult for the Federation to make strong decisions in this regard.

However, in this regard, Liang Tian, who is the controller behind the scenes, only silently observed, and did not intervene.

He still thinks that it is better to go with the flow of this kind of thing, and if he personally intervenes in the situation, he will be a villain if he lowers his own value. Anyway, when the population grows more and more, and the people are waiting to be fed, there is no way for these complacent upper echelons to disagree.

The survival instinct of living beings naturally makes them choose between hunger and the forest.

However, at this time, even if you do not include the Teros in the north of the mountains, the total number of believers in the south of the mountains has officially exceeded 10 million.

Peaceful, with plenty of food, no policy restrictions. The speed at which human beings develop and reproduce is so terrifying. Population doubles in size almost every two decades.

So at this time, there are some things that have to be considered. That is, if the current population growth rate continues to multiply again, I am afraid that in another thirty or forty years, the population of most areas in the north of the mountains will reach saturation.

At that time, it will not be a vast and sparsely populated land, but a narrow and densely populated land. Then, if that is added to the land annexation that is already underway. I am afraid that the entire human society will usher in an unprecedented turmoil.

After all, on the Blue Star in the previous life, the reason why the powerful feudal dynasties were going to the end of the world was not because of this.

"But I don't want to let society develop to that point, it will be a disaster for me. ”

If the lower believers fight because they can't fill their stomachs, then whether the struggle can be achieved or not, their prestige in human society will be severely damaged. It's obvious.

And once there is great chaos and turmoil, it will cause a lot of uncontrollable things. Then this is not what He wants to see behind the scenes.

So after thinking about it, Liang Tian couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that it is time for me to guide my followers to invent chemical fertilizers, so that the yield of the land can at least double." Then, the land that was originally there could naturally support more people. ”

He thought of it and did it, and then he skillfully used his means of dreaming. He pulled one of the peasant officials into the dream space under his control, and then handed over some of the primitive means of producing fertilizer to the other party. For example, saltpeter guano and the like.

Then the production test of the fertilizer was launched.

It's just that Liang Tian never expected that when he helped his believers push open the door of chemistry, what believers could get from this door would be completely beyond his control.

In the following years, under the guidance of Liang Tian, the inspired agricultural officials and a group of people were able to successfully produce fertilizer that could be used for mass production five years later, using saltpeter and guano.

But it also made one of the agricultural officials' assistants feel the power of chemistry, so that after successfully producing fertilizer, he launched a series of other experiments.

Then, five years later, with a loud bang, the pioneer Fang was blown to pieces in his dwelling by the gunpowder he had invented.

So there was a lot of commotion, and the secret of gunpowder was revealed to people for the first time. This was something Liang Tian didn't expect, but when he found out later, he also felt that everything was reasonable.

"I underestimated the curiosity and curiosity of human beings about strange things. The development of science and technology and civilization is no longer under my control!"

He said with emotion, and after that there was no one to keep the secret of gunpowder secret. Because it's impossible to block it at all, it's better to let it be. Anyway, after all these years, He is ready for change.

But although he did not personally seal the secret of gunpowder, the local church deliberately sealed it. After all, the death of the inventor of gunpowder, the assistant of the peasant officer, was too "shocking".

The Church thus recognized the terrifying power of the flames, and felt that this power, if leaked out and controlled by the careerists, would pose a threat to its rule. So the church artificially blocked the news.

However, further research into the flame did not stop as the church blocked the news. On the contrary, the church became a major force in the study of gunpowder at this time.

Because the church regards it as a gift from God, it wants to completely control this power.

Therefore, the study of gunpowder is still carried out in private. However, due to social stability and the absence of war, the research process of gunpowder was extremely slow. As for the appearance of thermal weapons such as firearms, it is even more distant. Now they can't even make fireworks.

Because of this, although gunpowder appeared, it did not bring about changes in society in a short period of time. The whole human society is still running in an orderly manner. The Church and the Blessed Ones still represent the most powerful power in the world.

It's just that when human society is constantly exploring the outside world, turning one unfamiliar area after another into territory, the probability of accidents and dangers is also increasing.

Although Liang Tian, who was hiding behind the scenes, could not predict the future, he had an intuition, "His followers, sooner or later, they will encounter other civilizations that are enough to challenge them." And this day is getting closer and closer. ”