Chapter 21 Planting Techniques
Divide... Installment loans?"
The orc elder felt a little confused, and he didn't even understand what the words installment and loan meant, let alone put them together.
Jia Yi said: "Yes, installment loans, that is, I will help you first, as for the remuneration, you can not be in a hurry to pay, only need to pay a small part every once in a while." As an angel of God, I cannot go against God's will, but it is okay to defer payment and it is not against God's teachings. ”
To be precise, it should be called installment, but it is not much worse, and he didn't think of an accurate expression for a while.
The orc elders subconsciously want to refuse, feeling that there is a pitfall, and some people always want to repay the money they borrow, which is undoubtedly a torment for themselves. But he suddenly found that he had no room to refuse. Of course, it is possible not to plan to pay it back, but for the orcs, it is still impossible, and they have no way to resist the possible violent collection.
However, he thought about it, the installment payment is also equivalent to borrowing money from the oracle, if the orcs are really exterminated or all of them are captured as slaves, it is undoubtedly equivalent to an investment wasted, in order to avoid the orcs going bankrupt, the oracle will definitely give more support.
Of course, orcs don't know what investment is and what bankruptcy is, but that's probably what it means.
He can think of this, undoubtedly has a very outstanding vision, just like some modern enterprises, owing a lot of money, but is a guest of the bank. Of course, if you are really insolvent, you will inevitably go bankrupt.
The orc elder bowed and saluted, "Thank you for your mercy." ”
Jia nodded, and then asked, "Why haven't you seen too many young orcs here?"
Although the young orcs represent the future, if they are not young, then they will probably not be able to live even now.
The elder's expression relaxed slightly: "They went out hunting, there are too many people gathered here, and it is no longer enough to hunt around, and it is easy to expose our stronghold, so the orcs in their prime have been scattered to hunt." ”
Most of the time, these orc rebels relied on buying food from the orcs in the village to prepare food and grass, but now that the vampires have stepped up their attack on the orcs, they dare not rashly contact the nearby orc villagers, lest they be discovered, so they can only forage in the mountains.
Jia Yi's expression was much better, and he said, "I have brought some potatoes, which are a high-yield grain that will feed you, and you can eat some of them and plant them as seeds." ”
The potatoes brought by Jiayi have undergone initial improvements, and both the yield and disease resistance are much stronger than those of wild potatoes.
As soon as he stretched out his hand, dozens of tons of potatoes were released in a row, piling up in an entire corner. The orc elder carefully opened a sack, took out a fist-sized potato from it, raised it tremblingly, and looked at the light on Kaichi's head.
He turned his back on his back, raised the potato high, and shouted to the orcs below: "Thank God for giving us food, God has brought us God's gifts, these are the food God has given us, this is a miracle." ”
It is impossible for the orc elders not to feel excited, it is impossible to collect food for a long time, there are thousands of orcs here, this mountain can feed them, but it is not enough to hunt alone, it is easy to drive all the prey out, and the longer it passes, the easier it is to be discovered. Now that they have this batch of food, they can be considered to have solved their urgent need, at least they can send so many people out to find food without risking exposure.
The orcs below were originally confused, and when they heard the word food, they also instantly came to their senses, although the young and strong went out to hunt, but most of the orcs here have not eaten enough, the prey is becoming more and more difficult to fight, the food is getting less and less, and with a rout, they are becoming more and more sluggish. The orcs below struggled to their feet, followed the orc elders and knelt down to Jiayi, and began to pray to Jiayi, thanking God for the gift.
The orc elder knew that this was not a godsend, but that he had just made a PY deal, but he had to bind these to the gods in order to stimulate the cohesion of the orcs below.
After praying, he took a sack of potatoes and asked them to start preparing dinner.
Jia Yi took out a book and handed it over: "This is the method of planting potatoes, if you learn to grow potatoes, the problem of food will be solved to the greatest extent in the future, and it will not be a problem to be barely self-sufficient." ”
The orc elder stretched out his hand to take the book, and Jia Yi had already done a good job of translating it intimately, Jia Yi said: "Compared to the potatoes I brought, this book is a more important thing, you must know that the food will eventually run out, but mastering the knowledge in this book can allow you to have a steady stream of food." If you can follow the above description, you can also summarize your own planting methods to grow other crops. This is the original intention of the Cult of the Mechanicus, to allow people to be independent and self-reliant. ”
The orc elder couldn't help but blink his eyes and stare at the books and periodicals in his hand, he couldn't imagine that there was so much way to grow food.
He finally couldn't help it and asked, "Our god doesn't seem to be the same. ”
Although there are no other sects in the small world, judging from the situation revealed in some books, the gods rarely do this, and although they do not have much contact with believers, they almost never teach believers that if they encounter any difficulties, they must solve them on their own. They just ask people to pray, pray, and pray, as if just praying will solve all their problems.
Jia Yi stared at the orc elder until he saw that he was a little flustered, then he laughed and said, "What do you think a god should be?" In various legends, gods always need faith, as if they would not exist without faith, and even legends say that gods will fight because of faith.
These legends are not entirely false, but they are not comprehensive, and only new gods who become gods by faith need faith, and the old gods, or gods who have consolidated their positions, do not have much need for faith. It's just that they don't refuse someone to contribute their faith. In fact, many wars of faith in history were provoked by the churches below, God does not need faith, but the church needs it, and only the farther the faith spreads, the greater the authority of the church. ”
The orc's eyes widened and it was the first time they had heard such an explanation of faith. In fact, what Jia Yi said is specious, and he himself can't say clearly about the nature of gods and beliefs, but for the ancient gods, it is true that faith is not necessarily needed. Most of the people who competed for faith the most were the gods who later became gods from the creatures of the main material world.
"The god of machines inherits the legacy of the god of knowledge, and does not care about faith, but wants to promote his own way, whether you believe it or not, as long as you walk in the word of God, you are a believer in God. Therefore, the god of machines advocates equivalent exchange, which is to spur his followers to strive for self-improvement. ”
As soon as he said this, the image of the god of knowledge immediately became taller, and the orc elder's face was full of reverence, if it was a game, a mark of faith +1000 would definitely appear on his head, and even Kaichi himself seemed to be convinced.