Chapter 81: The Great Migration of Giants
Giants of various types, constantly transported from military bases outside the Ubitya zone to various areas of the Wall of Maria.
The iron ore area, which was originally out of production, is once again operating, and with the help of giants, the mining efficiency of iron ore has increased dozens of times.
Ironworks were built around the mines, and refugees from the development area joined the vast ranks of workers in the government's planning.
Food and logistics, they don't need to worry, agriculture has replaced manpower with giants, and now, a farm, with only a dozen people to take care of, can produce enough food for thousands of people, whether it is sowing, fertilizing, irrigation, harvesting and transportation, without outside assistance, can independently complete agricultural integration.
The government concentrated on the agricultural areas within the walls of Maria, and the output of grain reached a surplus in a short time.
People no longer have to work hard for food, and at the same time, many of the indigenous people of the Rossay Wall have given up their low-income farming because of lower food prices, and have instead applied for jobs in government units and received fixed government wages.
The population of Paradis Island is very small, less than a million people, and the territory is very large, so the workplaces have always been unsatisfactory, as long as there are people, regardless of gender, young and old, they can basically find suitable jobs.
At the end of August, the new government began to set up banks to issue paper money as a guarantee for metal currencies such as gold and silver coins.
All those who work in government offices are paid in new paper money, and can purchase all kinds of supplies from government agencies as normal.
A considerable number of people, after seeing their neighbors and friends receiving high salaries from the government, gave up their original careers and chose to strive for a better life.
The change of society has been rapid to the point where the residents have not reacted at all.
All because of the use of giant labor, which greatly improves productivity.
For example, the food produced by each person's labor for a year may only be enough to feed himself and his family, and if the taxes handed over to the nobles are excluded, they will even starve.
Eating is a basic need, and even the need to eat enough is not satisfied, and people cannot participate in other labor.
However, now, you only need to work in the government for a month, and the food you buy with the salary you receive can meet the needs of your family at the same time, and you can make a part of the surplus, if you are more diligent, more capable, can read and write, and can become a manipulator of all kinds of giants, the salary you earn in a month is a purchase power that many people did not dare to think of in the past.
The extra money can be used to buy new houses, new furniture, and high-quality clothes from textile factories, which greatly motivates the people.
Life has really changed for the better, and this is something that everyone can feel.
Inside the walls, the productivity of the medieval agrarian society was instantly raised by the power of giants to match that of modern society.
Yes, almost instantly, there was no transition in between.
Agricultural giants are better than modern large agricultural machinery, they do not need fuel, do not need maintenance, can adapt to various working environments, and are more flexible and convenient than modern equipment.
The construction giants are even more outstanding, under the command of complex instructions, building a house is as simple as building blocks for them, and they can complete the start and landing of a building from scratch in a few days.
All kinds of dangerous work can be handed over to giants, and they can build bridges in the middle of the rushing river;
In caves prone to collapse, large shovels are held to dig tunnels;
In the forest, raise an axe to cut down giant trees, split the wood into neat planks...
As long as they are exposed to sunlight, they can work without sleep, and even if they are injured, they can recover quickly.
It's only when the giants are actually used for construction that their vast potential is unearthed.
With a vision and knowledge that transcends the times, Ian leads the people within the walls to walk on the broad avenue.
If no one bothered Paradis Island, it would only take a few decades for Ian to see the familiar scenery in his memory.
But... No way...
The Marais government still covets Palladium Island.
According to the watcher's report, once a month, the Marais ship arrives at the port of Paradis.
They will stay in the harbor for a day or three days, drop some Unsullied Giants, and then return to the sea.
The reason why they come every month is probably to receive their "warriors".
The technology of the outside world has not yet developed to the point where it can facilitate long-distance communication.
They could only make an agreement in advance and wait for the return of the fighters within the stipulated time.
As everyone knows, their fighters were "wiped out" within the wall, and their waiting was just useless.
If everything goes according to plan, 850 years later, they will lose patience and explore the island.
This year is 846, and there are still four years left until that time.
...
846, November.
The first snow of the winter fell on Paradis Island, and Ian led Alan and Dinah to the outside of the walls of Maria.
They are here to tame the large number of innocent giants outside the walls.
With the Wall of Mary as the center, all the giants within a radius of 100 kilometers were summoned to the Higanshina region by the power of the Ancestral Giants.
The giant's migration lasted for three days, during which a continuous stream of footsteps could be heard.
A terrifying number, thousands of unsullied giants, obscured everything in view, and when they swarmed in, thin snow fell, and the giants who had arrived first in the Higanshina region were already covered in a silver winter coat.
In order to confuse the Marais, they left about a third of the giants to roam freely a hundred kilometers away from the wall.
Eren had set a boundary for the giants, not allowing them to go near the walls, so that the Marais could still see the unsullied giants moving on the island as they sailed around Parady Island, so that they wouldn't notice anything unusual.
Under Ian's command, construction workers used the "Special Giants for Construction" to build a new military base in the Higanshina area.
A total of 3,000 people, including recruited recruits, settled at the Higanshina military base.
From the beginning of November to the end of November, for a month, Alan and Dinah joined hands to tame a total of 126 subtypes of 7,321 Unsullied Giants.
Some of these "special giants" were taken to work in the mining and agricultural areas that had become climates within the walls.
For the rest of the most part, special railways have been laid to establish rapid transportation and information channels between locations.
In addition to this, Ian left behind 800 "special giants" to secretly take to the seashore opposite the port of the Marais.