At dawn, the farmer Boruti went to the field with a basket on his back and a sickle in his hand.

Today he decided to go to the wheat mowing a little earlier, and at noon two relatives would come over, and at that time he would not be able to take a break from it, and he would have to accompany them to talk about all kinds of trivial matters, and he would have to finish his morning work first.

During the war, the price of wheat was low, and farmers had to sell grain to the empire or face treason.

Two days ago, a sand lizard rushed into the field and ate a lot of wheat.

The officer with the sand lizard also said that it was the wheat in the field that lured the sand lizard, and he suspected that illegal fertilizer was used in the field. In the end, Boruti had to compensate the soldiers with a bag of wheat.

But this is all helpless, what can you do as a farmer? I can only hope that God will help me to make the wheat grow more and heavier, so that we can cope with all kinds of disasters.

Boruti walked all the way to the farmland and suddenly found it empty.

What about wheat? What about wheat?

The wheat that was supposed to be golden was gone, and not even the wheat stalks were left.

He closed his eyes hard, then opened them.

The scene in front of me did not change at all.

Boru said in his heart that it must be an illusion, yes, he went to the wrong field, and this is not his own field.

But when he looked left and right, the surrounding farmland was empty.

The farmer was still saying in his heart that he must have made a mistake, and I was so confused that I walked to the other side of the field.

But he looked around, and everywhere he looked, all the wheat fields were swept clean.

The newborn morning sun shone on the ground, illuminating the fields clearly, except for many large locusts lying on the ground, still gnawing on the wrecks of wheat.

Boruti took a few blank steps, his body trembling uncontrollably.

,!

The emperor didn't let us eat enough, and God bullied us.

I can't live anymore, I can't live anymore!

Blowing his nose hard, Boruti swung his scythe and slashed at the locusts in the fields.

"If you don't let me eat it, you won't eat it either! All starve, all die! ”

But the locusts didn't care about his anger.

They easily dodge human attacks without even affecting chewing in their mouths.

Then the locusts flapped their wings and flew down to the next field and fruit grove.

……

A caravan transporting grain was driving down the avenue.

Mules and horses dragged carts full of wheat and pumpkins in burlap bags. These two foods were the most important army rations of the empire, easy to transport and store, and high in production.

The tax collector and the construction officer led the team in front, and the group collected the grain of a village. This batch of food will be transferred to the quartermaster office in Crystal City, and then uniformly deployed and sent to the front line by the militia of the logistics regiment to ensure that the soldiers and sand lizards at the front have enough food every day.

The sun had just risen, but suddenly it was getting dark.

There was a large dark cloud in the sky, and the cloud was getting lower and lower, and it actually fell.

The stableman knew the field best, and he cried out, "Locusts, locusts." That's a lot of that. ”

The empire has encountered locusts and several plagues of locusts, but thanks to the apostles, these bugs were quickly slaughtered.

There are still in the field, but they have long been gone.

But today, for some reason, the locust swarm reappeared, and pounced on the Imperial Army with great vigour.

The tax collector shouted: "Soldiers, soldiers, drive away the locusts!" ”

The soldiers were scrambling, wielding shields and spears, which were too clumsy for the locusts. The insects didn't pay any attention to it, and one by one they gnawed and tore open the sacks, and the wheat inside flowed out like sand, and the locusts swarmed up like wolves sucking blood.

"Attack the Imperial Baggage, you should be killed!"

The construction officer was furious, took the lead in pulling out his short sword, and slashed at the back of a locust with a sword: "Kill me!" ”

But after the sword was struck, the mucus locust that emerged from his body did not die, but slowly turned his head, and his compound eyes were towards the construction officer, staring at him blankly.

This scene made the construction officer feel a little hairy.

He completely cut the big insect in two with a single blow, and then he let out a bad breath.

Damn brutes, how dare you intimidate Imperial officers!

At this time, the construction officer suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He saw that many locusts had stopped eating, and that the large insects had turned their strange heads, and that many compound eyes were looking straight at him.

The construction officer couldn't help but take a step back.

The locusts swooped down on him, drowning him in a sea of worms...... After a while, all that was left on the ground was a sword and a pair of limp chain mail.

After eating the construction officer, the bugs returned to the sack and continued to nibble on the wheat grains and pumpkins.

One by one, the soldiers were so frightened that they ran far away, for fear of being poisoned by the swarm. Fortunately, these bugs seem to prefer food, and have little interest in hunting humans at the moment, and devouring the construction officials is more like a group revenge.

The tax officer's face turned pale with fright when he saw this: "The monster that eats people is a monster, this is an enemy attack, it is an enemy attack!" ”

"The Empire must be repaid!"

He waved his horsewhip with some hastiness and ran towards Crystal City.

Seeing this, the soldiers also fled to the city one by one.

……

The same scene played out all over the empire.

In the farmland of the village, the wreaking locusts feast and eat wildly.

The town's food store was attacked and ransacked by swarms.

Locusts are also frequently encountered by caravans on the road, which are targeted to attack food convoys.

Even the farmland and orchards on the outskirts of Crystal City are filled with locusts. Fortunately, there are gods and totems guarding them, and once these locusts get close to the city walls, they will be burned to ashes by the power of the totem.

In the fields outside the city, people desperately used torches, chickens and ducks to drive them away, and sprayed them with poison, but these old methods had little effect.

In the palace of Crystal City, the ministers are anxious because of this.

"The number of locusts is increasing, which has seriously damaged the grain reserves and logistics transportation in the rear, and if it is not contained, there will be no food at the front, and the entire front will be in danger."

"The scouts have investigated that they are from the kingdom of Uzi and appear to be a creature over there. The Uji people don't eat food, so the locust swarms are not large, and they sleep most of the time, and the empire is rich in products, so it welcomes this group of monsters......"

"The front-line logistics line was attacked by a spider-shaped insect monster again, which is really a belly and back enemy."

"The top priority is to continue to increase the collection of grain, and it is necessary to transfer the spare grain out of the imperial warehouse and fill the hole in front as soon as possible!"

"The locust problem must be solved, otherwise it will only fuel this swarm of bugs!"

"The quickest way is to ask the apostles to help...... But the apostles are all on the front lines to participate in the divine war......"

"What can I do......

The ministers couldn't help but look at the stone steps.

On the throne, sat the highest authority of the empire, the chief apostle of the god of glass, Emperor Sote.

His Majesty Sauter was expressionless at this time, he supported his chin with one hand, and looked coldly at the ministers below, as if he was watching a boring farce.

"I'll do it."

The Emperor spoke slowly.

The ministers immediately calmed down.

In the Bo God Realm, as long as the apostle makes a move, it represents the will of the gods. Whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it will be suppressed and eliminated.

At this moment, there was a sound of rustling in the court.

The courtiers looked left and right.

A large locust flew up to an ornamental tree next to the throne, opened its jaw, and gnawed wildly at the trunk.

The clattering sound was particularly clear in the empty court.

The courtiers' faces changed slightly, and they all lowered their heads, pretending not to see it.

The chewing stopped abruptly.

They peeked and saw that the locusts had turned into black powder on the ground.

The Emperor rose from his throne and disappeared without a trace.

Cracks appeared in the ground around the throne, and wisps of black smoke rose from the cracks.

Everyone in the court smiled.

Angered by His Majesty the Emperor, the bugs are dying!

(End of chapter)