Chapter 537: Solve the Stomach Problem First!
The next stop on the stone is the southeast side of the fortress, where there is a large area of farmland that takes up a third of the space of the fortress, but because it is winter, everything is dormant, and the crops in the field are sparse, but there are many busy figures around, all of them are rat cubs with bent backs.
The tower-like body of the black orc was too conspicuous, and it was discovered by the rat man on the edge of the field, and a brown ball of flesh quickly rolled over.
Golco, who was once the humblest and most lowly slave rat, is no longer what it used to be, the right paw of the patriarch above one man and under ten thousand people, his fur is shiny, and his body is more than twice as fat as before under his new clothes, and it is conceivable that his little life has been quite nourishing during this time.
He knew very well where the beautiful life and abundant food in front of him came from, so when he found that the stone was coming, he immediately rushed over as fast as he could, just like a player on the football field who had entered the world wave, and in a posture of landing on his knees, he slid down in front of the black orc, and then opened his mouth and burst out a mouthful of pure green language.
"Boss, why are you here? You should take care of your body and get a good rest! Our tribe can't live without you! ”
Stone is used to this guy's exaggerated tone and flattering face, and he doesn't need to be polite to this kind of dog-legged.
"Roll up for Lao Tzu, and I'll just come over and take a look."
The nezumi bounced off the ground at a speed disproportionate to his fat body, patted his chest and shouted:
"Don't worry, boss, with me here, all the rat cubs will work honestly!"
"Okay, okay, don't worry, how about it, what happened to those seeds I gave you before?"
He was talking about the seeds brought by Captain Tyrell named Helumbus Morgan, who had come forward to buy them all, and what Herumbus didn't know was that these plants from the "Luschian continent" had crossed the ocean and finally taken root in the land of the Greenskin Tribe.
However, it is estimated that even if he knew, he would not refuse, after all, the reward given by the stone was too rich, so rich that after only two trips, he bought a new three-masted ship twice the size of the previous "Sassuolo", and rushed to the new continent again with great interest.
Of course, the stone is not wronged, only he knows the preciousness of these seeds, and at this stage, only he is willing to spend a lot of money to buy these inconspicuous plants, and other people's eyes are still on the gold and silver treasures dug up from the temple city of the lizardmen, who knows, these seeds are truly priceless.
No, in addition to dozens of tobacco saplings, he also found a lot of surprises.
There are peppers that can be used as seasonings, peanuts that are pressed for oil, as well as seven or eight kinds of vegetables and fruits such as tomatoes, pineapples, pumpkins, and most importantly, there is also a big killer of the farming party.
Sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, known as the three masters of farming.
When the black orc saw a basket of dirty, sprouting small potatoes in front of him, no words could describe his mood, and it was no exaggeration to say that these things were no less than adding ten thousand heavily armed black orcs to the tribe, no, in the long run, equal to hundreds of thousands of green skins.
This is by no means an exaggeration, in this era when productivity is only at the level of the European Middle Ages, whether it is the yield, the requirements of the external environment, or even the taste, the potato can crush any current staple food from any angle, let alone in a poor and remote place like the "border prince".
Although Greenskin will not die if he does not eat, don't forget that there are also rat people and humans under the stone, and the former is a big consumer of food.
Now the rat cubs of the "Mickey Clan" live on the mushrooms in the mushroom fields and some plants they grow, occasionally tasting a little meat, but also some green skins and human corpses - for example, after this battle, the stumps and severed arms outside the city were immediately swept away by the excited rat cubs.
The problem is that the food is limited - the amount of mushrooms consumed for brewing in particular is still increasing, but the nezumi seems to be infinite.
It doesn't matter what he wants, he just has something to eat.
Even with such "difficult" conditions, in just two years, the number of rat men under the stone has increased by thirty percent, reaching 50,000.
You know, except for those farmer rats who farm the land, most of the other rat people are engaged in high-intensity work underground, and although they can enjoy better food, whether it is burrowing or mining, there is a high mortality rate.
Under such a premise, their numbers can still maintain a rapid growth, and their fertility can be seen in general, even exceeding the imagination of the stone.
It won't be long before he has to face a real problem, how to control the number of rat people without a significant increase in food production.
This is really a very serious question.
Don't underestimate the role played by the rat people in the tribe, in addition to mining iron ore and dimensional stones, their ability to dig holes is also irreplaceable, for the "Broken Claw Tribe" with a special geographical location, the underground tunnel is the most convenient and practical way to connect the various strongholds.
Happily, the tunnel from "Orgrimmar" to "Steel Rock" will soon be completed, and there will be no more barriers between the two most important cities in the territory, and there will be no need to take a detour to the "Iron Forge" to reach it, as is the case now, and the river between them will no longer be an obstacle, but a protective barrier.
The reason why this big project was completed so quickly was that in addition to scrapping several dimensional stone grinders, there were thousands of rat lives behind it.
They have worked hard for the construction of the tribe, and the "Broken Claw Tribe" will always remember their dedication!
The premise is that you can afford it.
In addition, in addition to the rat people, the humans of "Stormwind City" also need food, although they are not many now, and they can also buy it from "Fetanburg", but it is definitely not a long-term solution, especially since there are so many slaves recently, and they must be self-sufficient in the future, otherwise they will sit on the mountain and eat nothing.
Every time I think of this, the stone hurts in my head, or we are green and convenient, don't think about anything, Waaagh! That's it.
But now, all the problems are solved, with potatoes, a high-yield crop that can be used as both a staple food and a vegetable, not only can the rat people continue to live, but the future "Stormwind City" can also rely on food to attract more displaced people and speed up the speed of development.
So the seeds of these new crops, including potatoes, are very important to the tribe, and of course, it will take a lot of time to develop good seeds that are suitable for the soil, which is not what the stone is good at.
After looking around the territory, he finally decided to hand it over to the rat cubs, after all, the fart boy can only raise mushrooms, and the night goblins will only engage in some poisonous things, but these rat people, in order to solve the stomach problem, have a lot of unique experience in plant cultivation and breeding.
Sure enough, there is a specialization in the art industry.
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