Chapter 109: The Second Month of Change
Maintaining extreme restraint, after listening to Sophia's report, Ima said, "Very well, let's go and have a look." ”
Then everyone present followed her to the square.
A man who was taller and more handsome than the other men in Cangyue Village was leading a few men to shout something, and from a distance, it could be seen that they all had bloodstained whip marks on their bodies.
Irma shouted and walked over, calling out the guards who were trying to force them to work by force, and the group walked up to the man.
Obviously, this guy didn't expect Irma to appear so soon, so he froze for a moment, but still stared at Irma with dignity and shut up for the time being.
Ima thought for a moment, but then spoke directly: "You are the one who thinks that men should only do the work in the house, and all other decisions are wrong?" When did you become so assertive? ”
The man shouted: "Our ancestors have been here like this for generations, you don't know that the scorching sun outside has made us all peel off our skin!" We can't afford that much work! Just arrange it for your whims, and no one will obey you! ”
The men behind also shouted, "Yes, no one will obey you!" ”
Ima asked coldly: "Then do you know that Hassan, a man who has not seen the sun for more than thirty years, can already be as skilled in yarn making and weaving as ordinary women, and his fingers were cut by the thread several times a day at the beginning." ”
The man exclaimed, "We are not born with the same physical strength as him, and his kind of man who does not know how to take care of the house is not a man at all!" ”
Ima wanted to say something, but He Ming stood in front of the man: "This friend, I don't know what your purpose is in doing this, but I can be sure that you are working hard to make the men of this village unable to turn over again." ”
The man was startled by He Ming's expression for a moment, but soon he shouted again: "A shameless man like you who shows his face everywhere is unethical!" You don't have the slightest virtue that a man should have! Fuck off, you're not qualified to speak! ”
Thunderbolt pierced through his lower abdomen and then through his back.
"Believe me, if your stupid actions succeed, then you will completely wipe out the men on this island, the last chance to turn over and become a normal person, I don't know what others think, but also as a man, I don't allow it."
After raising the sword and lifting this person high, He Ming glanced at the people who were coaxing with him, and before he could speak, he saw that those people were all so frightened that they squatted down with their heads in their hands. In a peaceful place like Cangyue Island, it has been a long time since the killer of his own people has appeared, maybe this is the confidence of these people to make trouble.
Irma sighed: "In our village, there is a need for more normal people. I can tell you that to this day, as long as you stay at home and take care of your own nest, there is only the big dog of Ye Zilan's family, of course, I can eat it at any time. ”
Then she raised her voice and said: "Now do you want to work for yourself as a normal person, or do you choose for yourself like this person, there is only one big dog!" ”
Watching those people tremble and get up and walk trembling towards their assigned posts, Ima believed that at least for a short time, this kind of farce would not happen again. But their own names will be mixed with horror and sin long after.
With irrepressible anger and excitement, Ima returned to her house with the others.
She paced back and forth several times, trying to speak.
Finally, she said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, although He Ming's hand can basically suppress those cowardly troublemakers, it cannot fundamentally solve the problem of their low work efficiency. If we find that the food is unsustainable at harvest time, our efforts will still be in vain, and we will give the naysayers a perfect reason! ”
"That's right," says Sophia, "that is, the efficiency of the work has not diminished at all, and the women who have been trained and the men who have been involved in the work have to consume much more food, which will lead to a shortage of food that would have been enough." ”
"So you must all understand that the first difficulty before us can see any results in this effort, is that the food problem must be solved, and you have any solutions that you can come up with," Ima said. ”
"In fact, in the most difficult times, our ancestors used to gather many wild plants to feed their hunger, and it was only in the last few hundred years that the stability of life has changed our diet to mainly grain and livestock, plus a small amount of prey," Adile said.
"In particular, it is clearly documented that the plants outside the crater grow faster and thrive than in the village. I just don't know if it will be reliable to seek the knowledge of our ancestors hundreds of years ago to collect wild plants. ”
"This proposal is feasible, after all, living is the premise of all actions," Ima said. We need to put in the effort to gather and find the right food now, and of course, we need to be careful about the taste, otherwise our change will make life more difficult, which is another reason against us. ”
After listening to these people's serious and careful discussion for a long time, Ye Zilan finally said faintly: "Regarding this matter, He Ming seems to be really an expert......
He Ming, who is a foodie, has identified a variety of wild plants with suitable taste and taste in the first few days of coming to Cangyue Island, and judging from the changes in this month, the growth rate of these herbaceous plants or shrubs outside the crater is indeed considerable.
In order to avoid malicious destruction or deliberate collection of poisonous plants, Ima only sent the village guards into two groups, and when one group was training, the other group was led by He Ming to collect these plants that could replace food.
After analysis, a starch-rich tuber can be a good substitute for cereals, making pancakes with an even better taste than the previous ones. The young leaves and tubers with different flavors greatly improved the diet and morale of the village.
Although the shadows of the village are still spreading the word that due to the tyrant's perverse behavior, the people who could have eaten the staple food to their ears have to rely on weeds to satisfy their hunger, which in essence has led to the prejudice of some people against Ima, but on the whole, the implementation of the village's plans in the second month is obviously much smoother than in the first month.
So at the end of the second month, when these stewards gathered, Imma's face looked much better.
"Looks like everything is fine, then." After listening to the main report, Ima said, "Basically, most of the things in the village are on track, and the new learners of spells and swordsmanship have also achieved some results. At the same time, there is only a relatively simple training weapon, and the number of armor and qualified weapons is scarce.
"So, next, the trained people are going to set off for the next main destination, the evil spirit mine that has been abandoned for many years, are you ready?"
For a moment, the whole room was quiet again.
Ima continued, "This time, we have to not only go to the evil spirit mine to destroy those evil spirit zombies, but also dig up the ore and transport it back to the village, so as to reopen the forging line that has been abandoned for many years! And training also needs to have actual combat, facing those zombies head-on, which is an experience that our own people can never learn from fighting. ”
In this village that has been peaceful for many years, only the people around the captain of the guard will subtly realize that the pressure of the actual living space is getting smaller and smaller, the range that can be set foot is getting smaller and smaller, and many resources can no longer be collected, which is not a matter at all in the eyes of ordinary people.
Therefore, Ima is very happy to be able to solve these problems that have been accumulated in the heart of the guard captain for many generations at this opportunity. But to put it into practice, it still makes her a little apprehensive, ordinary villagers who don't know these hidden dangers at all, have no obligation to understand and support.
To make a long story short, Irma was supposed to lead the team to the mine herself, but the others were worried that the captain of the guard was not in the village and that something might happen and stayed. So Amera led the team, Ye Zilan, He Ming, and half of the spell apprentices and guards with the Soul Lust Staff prepared their equipment and went to the rumored Evil Spirit Mine.
The spell apprentices in Cangyue Village were all strong and strong, and the cultivation of magic did not make them much weaker, so they also went to the mine with simple light armor and sharp weapons in hand.