The first time he failed to act alone, he first dismantled a few "broadswords", and after reducing the charge, he dipped the steel balls inside with an anesthetic before putting them back.

This time he changed places and ambushed a patrol from another stronghold.

It's just that there are a bit more people in this patrol, more than thirty people, and there are obviously big fish among them.

This time, Charles decisively let go of the cloud arrows to ask for help, and Woodward, who was in charge of answering in the rear, quickly rushed over.

There was nothing surprising about the next battle, according to the process, the mine exploded first, the mine exploded with magic bombardment, and the magic bombardment finished the infantry rush.

While cleaning up the battlefield, Woodward kicked the corpse of a fish-man on the ground and said, "I remember him, he was a member of Prince Osm's personal guard, and I fought him the day Charles was seriously wounded. ”

Dean answered while healing his wounds on the side: "Ten princes' personal guards and twenty elite soldiers, is this a big man?"

"She's a close confidant of Harley Bellie, the Prince of Osm. Charles said as he knotted the rope, "I met her last year, and it was thanks to her for leading the way. ”

Thanks to the mines that Charles had previously laid out to provide a narcotic effect, many fishmen did not perform at their normal level during the battle, and Charles was able to solve the battle without too many casualties.

After catching such a big fish and coming back, Munch hurriedly sent her to Durian City.

Charles didn't bother about the interrogation, and according to Dean, it was just a matter of a few cups of potion poured down.

A few days later, the Southern Theater issued a document urging all units to be ready for battle in case of a large-scale attack by the enemy at any time.

The day after receiving the order, Charles and the others were maintaining their weapons and equipment in the dormitory.

Weapons will be dull after a long time, and armor will also be damaged, and only regular maintenance can avoid accidents caused by equipment problems on the battlefield.

Charles is working on his new boots under the guidance of his comrades.

Since he was infused with too much life god power in his body when he grew back his nose last year, he has grown a little faster, as if puberty has arrived early.

The boots that were issued in the bootcamp last year no longer fit well, and the clothes and armor were a little shorter. Not long ago, when he was given a new uniform, he received a full set of new equipment. The clothes and armor are fine, but the new boots are a little worn out.

The boots are particularly thick, with hardened slime glue soles, a puncture-resistant layer between the sole and the insole, a sturdy leather upper and upper, and a thin steel plate under the toe.

However, the heel of this boot is a bit stiff and needs to be handled a little.

Sitting next to him, Finney was repairing his breastplate, which had been dented in the previous battle, and he was now hammering the recess back into place.

A few of them were chatting about the latest information obtained through the captured "tongue" this time.

Finney tapped on his breastplate and said, "I heard that the attack of those salted fish this time is mainly raiding. ”

Dean cleaned his magic wand from the other side and replied, "This is a must, the salted fish must be exploited after they occupy those lands, otherwise it will be a bottomless pit to swallow money." ”

"But they lack livestock, seeds and farming tools...... In short, there is a lack of all means of production, and if they want to get them, they can only rely on plunder. ”

Finney touched his almost flat breastplate, and said with a frown, "It's spring plowing season next, and my family should start breeding rice now." If the salted fish attack at this time, I am afraid it will affect the spring ploughing production. ”

Matthews, who was polishing the dagger, took over the conversation, "I'll tell you something, don't tell the outside world." ”

Several of those present nodded at the same time.

Matthews continued: "When I was working in the Bureau of Statistics, I participated in a grain bank inventory count. With the domestic grain stocks, even if there is no grain harvest in the whole country, it will be enough for us to eat for many years. ”

"So exaggerated?" said Finney, surprised, "how much food must be saved?"

Matthews shook his head, "The exact number can't be said, but if the whole country is distributed at a minimum, supplemented by hunting magical beasts and gathering in the wild......"

He glanced at someone, and then said, "You should be able to eat His Highness's Mao Changqi." ”

Ru someone: "Believe it or not, I'm going to beat you." ”

Charles, who had just disposed of his shoes and was now about to wipe the airshotgun, did not expect that he had been shot while lying down.

After striking back the insoles that Charles had thrown over, Matthews continued, "It's not surprising that there's so much grain, Finney, do you remember what your family's fields were when you were a child?"

Finney, who put the repaired cuirass aside, thought for a moment and said, "It should be much less than now, now my family cultivates twice as many rice fields as before, but the capacity of the granary is more than double that of before." ”

"yes. Matthews nodded, "Over the years, the yield of crops per mu in our fields has been increasing, and although it has recently reached a bottleneck, it has accumulated a considerable amount. ”

Dean said at this time: "Because of the increase in grain production, the livestock industry has also developed, and there are so many farms in the past. The main reason for the assorted canned liver back then was that the total amount of meat was not enough, so I could only use the liver to make up the number. ”

There, Charles wiped the barrel of his airsoft gun while listening to the three elves discuss the issue of food.

Finney's family has a lot of land, Matthews has participated in a lot of agriculture-related statistics in his work before joining the army, and Dean has a deep study of the agricultural industry chain, and several of them have a clear discussion.

Charles suddenly interjected, "Finney, you said that if my wind turbine tricycle was changed to a wheel and a rake was installed in the back, did you think it could be used instead of ploughing oxen?"

Finney thought for a moment, then shook his head, "Simple improvements will definitely not work, if a machine is designed specifically to replace the ploughing ox, it may do." ”

When wind turbines appeared, Charles was not the only one who thought of using them in agriculture.

Far to the west, in Abyss City, the capital of the Rurik Kingdom, the Minister of Agriculture Nikita slapped the table fiercely, and the noisy conference room suddenly fell silent.

After glancing around the room at the red-faced crowd, Nikita said, "I've learned from you about the design principles of the new farm machinery, and now I'm going to make a final summary. ”

Scholars and experts from various departments, units and the front line of industry and agriculture all looked at Nikita.

Nikita held out a finger and said, "The first one is 'more', and in order to be more efficient, the new agricultural machinery must be equipped with more rakes, more automatic seeders, and as many functions as possible." ”

Then he held out a second finger, "In order to reduce manufacturing costs and technical requirements, new agricultural machines can be connected with rivets. ”

Then he stretched out his third finger, "Since there are still some problems with the power of our wind turbines, we can consider referring to the wind turbine structure on the elf's side and try to make a magic steam turbine." ”

Finally, he stretched out a fourth finger, "In order to improve the strength and service life of the new agricultural machinery, the whole car is made of steel." ”

Seeing that no one in the conference room raised objections, Nikita said, "'Multiple, riveting, steaming, steel' is the design principle of the new agricultural machinery we are going to develop next. ”

Unbeknownst to Charles, the seeds he sowed are sprouting and growing.