Chapter 65: The Ice Age...
The donation ceremony went smoothly, and everyone praised Prince Steve's actions, and everyone ate the fruit while discussing future plans.
As a prince of the empire, he felt pressured during the discussion, and even felt that his IQ was a little insufficient, and he was pressed to the ground by these people and rubbed hard.
The outstanding citizens around me not only expressed their opinions, but even drafted many documents! And made a set of prediction models, 'according to the speculative method', what will be the benefits? And put it together to compare...
In the imperial capital, the prince has never seen such a capable person, everyone is a hard pat on the back, no matter what position the person, in addition to patting the horse or patting the horse, or go to the church to show how loyal they are to God.
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When the 'dinner' was going on until eight o'clock, because there was nothing to deal with, Ted even asked everyone to dismiss early and go home to accompany his wife and children.
In such an efficient meeting, Steve was not only sad with emotion, but also a little lucky! Because such a person is his own teammate.
"Hiccup!" Lilia was finally full, and sat down at the table and ate some fruit to balance her nutrition.
After everyone left, only a few core figures remained in the banquet hall.
Originally, Steve was going to discuss the transportation of the Chamber of Commerce with Ted here for next year, but he was coaxed and dragged away by Wachena, so he could only leave the prince's seal and hand it over to Chris for him to deal with.
"Lilia, are you full?" Ted stepped over to the table, put down the papers, reached over the chair beside him, and sat across from Lilia watching her eat the fruit.
It seems that this gobbling up picture is also a bit pleasing to the eye? At least, in the eyes of others, watching her eat will also whet your own appetite!
As usual, Ted took out two cups, opened two more cans of Coke, poured out one and pushed it to Lilia with his fingertips: "Lilia, can I ask you a few questions?" β
"Say it!"
"You're the ice dragon branch of the dragon clan, aren't you?"
"Huh? You got it! Then I don't need to explain..."
Ted turned to look at Chris and gave him a thumbs up.
"That's... Did you come to our human land to find food? β
Hearing this, Lilia stopped what she was doing, it seemed that Ted's words didn't match what she remembered!
"Your human land? This is our dragon's territory! My grandfather came here millions of years ago... You humans, but you've only been here for 20,000 years..."
"By the way, I remember, 20,000 years ago, I had dinner with a human named Billy!"
"Billy?" Ted held his breath and covered his mouth, shocked beyond words!
That's the first Viscount of Highington, an ancestor...
Chris closed his notebook and whispered in Ted's ear, "My lord, what she said is true..."
"Whewβ" Ted let out a long sigh of relief, coming back from the shock...
Now that you know the truth of the matter, you can ask the questions you just discussed with Chris...
"So, Lilia, do you know what's going on outside during the Ice Age?"
Lilia broke open a piece of watermelon and stuffed it into her mouth, enjoying the cool and sweet taste, she tilted her head and wondered, "What ice period?" β
"Uh... It is... Do you know why the snow outside suddenly gets heavier? β
"This one! It's my reason. Lilia put down the watermelon in front of her and patiently explained, "We ice dragons usually control their breath and don't let this force disturb the weather, but... I'm the youngest in my family, only 500,000 years old, and I'm interested in this ability... It's not very well controlled..."
Speaking of this, Lilia scratched her head and said shyly, "So, you have to eat a full meal every 1,000 years... But when I was born, food was so scarce that I didn't evolve to adolescence... Not being able to draw energy from the environment like parents or older siblings... So..."
At this point, Ted roughly understood what was going on.
The ice period is caused by the fact that the little guy in front of him can't control his energy, and the territory is not human, but the territory of the dragon clan, and it is allowed to live here.
The fact that his ancestors had dinner with Lilia's family is the best proof of this.
"So~ Lilia, are you full?"
Lilia nodded in satisfaction, gave a thumbs up and said happily, "This is the first time I've eaten enough since I was born!" β
"Eating enough for the first time? For the first time in 500,000 years? β
Lilia guessed that Ted would ask, so she slowly recounted her early experience: "We all lived by eating dinosaurs a long time ago, but... One day, many large stones fell from the sky... Wiped out most of these dinosaurs... Then, we ran out of food..."
"In order to prevent the dinosaurs from becoming extinct, the patriarch grandfather ordered everyone to stop breeding, and I... It's the last egg..."
"In order to allow future generations to eat again, grandpa chose to take everyone to sleep collectively on the snowy mountain, waiting for the moment when the world regains its vitality..."
"That's right..."Ted let out a long sigh and opened the system's built-in Aquamarine World Map...
Places I haven't been to are gray, but there are still ethnic descriptions and introductions, and the approximate number of creatures is also displayed.
Over the years, the number of dinosaurs has indeed recovered quite a bit, but it certainly has not returned to the level of the year.
After that catastrophe, because the dinosaurs died in large numbers, other small races were given a chance to survive, thus establishing a civilization to dominate the side, thus indirectly reducing the living space of the dinosaurs.
According to the records, the place with the most dinosaurs should be located in the subtropical rainforest continent of the southern hemisphere of the sea blue star...
"The Zandalar Empire? Are you sure you didn't go to the wrong set? β
"Oh, no, I'm blind..."
In order to be able to make the host understand it in the first time, the system simplifies the information.
'The empire can be understood as the 'Zandalar Empire' that the host has seen, on the sea blue star, they believe in the sun god, similar to the ancient Egyptian civilization on Earth, the supreme ruler is the pharaoh, and the full name of their empire is 'Unknown'
Sure enough, what I haven't seen is unknown, but I finally got an understanding first... It's just that in the southern hemisphere of the Aquamarine Star... And in the northern hemisphere, these are too early for themselves ...
Now that you know all the cause and effect, you can ask some key questions.
"Miss Lilia, if you are full now, will the ice period be gone?"
"Yes! As long as Lilia is full, there will be no 'ice period' as you call it, and the winter will not be extended~ just like the rest of the continent..."
Hearing this, Ted's hands began to tremble...
The number one reason why the North is backward is the climate! If the climate were like the rest of the Empire, the North would have thrown them 800 streets under his own leadership.
"Gram! Village! This! Gather all who can mobilize, and we're going to get started! β
"Yes! My lord! β
If he had known about this, Ted would have fed the young dragon even if he had taken away his bitter tea seeds!
Of course, taking the opportunity to kill her is also a way to go, but... This is the dragon's territory, what are the things you want to fight against? I guess they'll eat all of them as food!
Furthermore, Ted doesn't attack friendly or neutral targets, and he doesn't make enemies everywhere.
After Chris left, Ted stood up and stretched out his right hand: "Lilia, from now on, I will take care of your food, and I will never let you starve!" β
Ted was emboldened when he said this, because according to the production model that Chris deduced, the increase in meat was enough to feed 900,000 people.
Lilia in front of her can also eat a thousand people's portions, which is nothing compared to the increase of 300,000.
In this way, just consuming the rations of 1,000 more people can be exchanged for the prosperity of the north, this deal is too cost-effective! You can't lose your own blood!
Ahead, Lilia was completely stunned when she heard that she could 'eat her full'...
Not only was she overjoyed, but she was so moved that she didn't reach out to shake Ted's hand, but threw herself into his arms...
"You... Will it really make Lilia eat for a while? β
"Of course, I do what I say! I swear with my life that I will definitely feed you! β
"That's... Lilia is willing to marry you! β
"Didn't ask... Ha? β