From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 142 Farming and ‘Beheading’ (Three in One)

Amid all the changes, nearly a year has passed since Nesta returned from the West Bank forest.

During this period, all the senior officials of the headquarters who knew about the Catacomb Wolf did not have any distrust or disapproval because they had not seen it with their own eyes. They were all making various preparations with an uneasy mood.

They didn't know when the monster was injured, nor when it would wake up. They could only believe silently in their hearts, believing in the great and wise dictator;

I hope that under his leadership, the tribe can successfully survive this long but short preparation period.

In this uneasy mood, the tribe's preparations and explorations in various directions have gradually yielded results.

First of all, the assault team composed of witch doctors has completed targeted spell development and tactical drills. Next, we can only hope that no accidents will occur during field operations.

Secondly, after more than half a year of continuous production, the tribe already has more than 7,000 pairs of armors, truly achieving the "one set for each person" that was once thought to be a luxury.

This speed made Nesta feel incredible and marveled at the magic of the technique.

As long as this kind of supernatural power is used in the right direction, the benefits it can bring are truly terrifying.

After preparing all this, the mighty army left, and the tribe left behind entered the contraction period again. All non-combatant trolls were stationed at the headquarters and various stations, fully armed to guard against any accidents that might occur.

This order was quickly implemented, and hundreds of trolls temporarily put aside their hunting missions. Without waiting for the successful development of convenient machinery, they stationed in small groups in the forests around the tribe, preparing to use relatively primitive axes, saws, etc.

Tools were used to open up vast stretches of farmland.

Among the main force, there are thirty apprentices who specialize in receiving medium and long-distance information. They have the mutated 'Listener' totem engraved on their bodies, and they will turn it on in rotation to continuously listen to the Far Traveler's 'Wind Whisperer'.

'Totems convey messages according to certain rules.

"clear!"

The Toulon species originally migrated from the north. Perhaps under their domestication, this crown wheat has become specialized in its growing environment?

This seems to make sense. In previous exchanges, the witch doctors have learned that the land they once lived in was much colder and drier than the Black Forest...

But this is a matter for the future, and it is not too late to make a decision after the first phase of 10,000 acres of land is developed.

I couldn't help but lower my voice during all the conversations, for fear of being noticed by the monster.

Following Nesta's order, the witch doctors each took out the maximum number of special tree species they could control, buried them in the gaps in the ground, and began to cast spells.

Undoubtedly, this is another undeveloped plateau meadow area with abundant water and grass, a suitable climate, and is quite suitable for survival.

This time, the vines no longer spread completely downward, but extend to the left and right, up and down at the same time;

But the Black Forest is different. It is actually a low-altitude plain with a hot and humid climate. If it is really due to the above reasons, then the reduction in crown wheat production is justifiable.

But the trolls hadn't even been able to fully occupy the land beneath their feet, let alone the distant mountains. Nesta and the many witch doctors could only put it aside with drooling eyes.

Nesta and Fang felt fine. Although there was no sunshine here, their physical strength was enough to support this level of consumption. However, considering the large amount of magic power that would be needed later, they all began to take out food to supplement their food.

This dealt a huge blow to the two witch doctors involved who were originally very ambitious. Although the Rune Council did not express their overall dissatisfaction, they themselves blamed themselves quite a bit.

The reason for this arrangement is that in addition to the 'decapitation' team composed of 20 witch doctors, there will also be 2,000 soldiers accompanying this trip.

After thinking about various problems and experiencing harassment again and again, the army finally followed the path in Nesta's memory and arrived in front of the wolf den.

In this way, he will have stronger regeneration ability and spell endurance after transformation.

The speed of the army moving forward was much slower than when Nesta and Meiya were walking alone, and they were also dragged down by the heavy transportation;

Without exception, these sacrifices were recorded by the tribe, but other than giving them a collective funeral after their return, the tribe could not provide much compensation. In other words, there was none at all.

Thus, further transformation of the seeds began.

He himself led all the witch doctors into it and came to the place where it collapsed due to him.

In this regard, Nesta was ready to think carefully and discuss with the witch doctors to come up with a suitable plan.

The only concern that hasn’t been implemented yet is the fear of the tragedy of ‘actively harming teammates’

But then I thought about it, considering how much the trolls value the friendship of their teammates, this situation can basically be compared to the fight between father and son in the previous life. Once brothers fight each other, it will be an extremely evil case that will shock society.

With a clear direction, the witch doctors completed the breeding work efficiently and planted it again.

When all the trolls crossed the border, there was a vague strange sound coming from the ground, and the wind within the area suddenly became stronger.

The 2,000 soldiers include three corps of infantry and one corps of far-rangers. The former is the main combat force and the latter is the reconnaissance force. The cavalry corps is left behind in the tribe to deal with emergencies.

As a result, the 'Expedition to the Wolf Lair' officially entered the implementation stage.

"Everyone, the success or failure of this headquarters depends on this! Are you ready?"

The voice under the control of the Wind Whisperer was accurately transmitted to the ears of every troll present. The 17 unupgraded witch doctors followed suit one after another and shared the control of part of the vines with Rough Fang according to the joint casting pattern.

The only trouble may be that high-yield seeds must come from the hands of witch doctors. But who knows if this is also a benefit?

The 17 witch doctors who have not yet advanced have begun to feel tired. They maintain the spell with one hand, and the other hand goes deep into the backpack, grabbing large pieces of fat and putting it into their mouths to replenish energy.

Their height dropped to about 2.8 meters, and their muscle dimensions also decreased accordingly. Overall, they became toned and slender, and their facial features also showed the appearance of the elves in Nesta's impression of his previous life.

Soon after, Coarse Ya noticed the embarrassment of the unadvanced witch doctors,

"Opening up the control path, I can do a lot more if it's just auxiliary."

Perhaps after dealing with the wolves in the west, the headquarters can send some trolls to establish a stronghold there, but in any case, that is not the case now.

Six months later, they happily ushered in a truly bumper harvest. They harvested 50 acres of experimental fields, with a yield of 600 kilograms per mu, and a total of 30,000 kilograms of shelled crown wheat.

Furthermore, the Black Forest is so vast, and the farmland that the tribe plans to cultivate is only a drop in the ocean compared to the whole area. How can it cause such great damage?

Therefore, the first phase of the land reclamation project set the target at ‘10,000 acres’, which is three thousand meters long and two thousand meters wide, totaling 6 million square meters of farmland.

Nesta conveyed his hypothesis to the two witch doctors and asked them to try this aspect to see the effect.

This process cannot proceed too fast. Once the change in the direction of 'extreme toughness' is completed prematurely, the maneuverability of the prison will be greatly reduced. At that time, every contraction and advancement will consume huge amounts of physical energy.

cost;

In addition, the witch doctors launched the "silent field" combined spell in batches at the outermost edge of the army, using its side effect of reducing the air concentration in the area to create a smell isolation zone outside the army, thereby reducing the risk of being discovered by the wolves.

Probability.

A total of 59 tree seeds sprouted under the control of the witch doctors, and continued to extend toward the depths of the cave, finally penetrating to the edge of the central area.

"Order it!"

In the end, the first output of the experimental field fell far short of expectations. The estimated yield of 600 kilograms per mu was reduced by two-thirds, and only 250 kilograms of new crops per mu were harvested.

This greatly reduces the tribe's demand for meat, thus improving the utilization of giant magic resources.

Azshara is not a member of the assault team. At this time, she has left the main force and returned to the territory they occupied. She is preparing to gather the remaining forces and disrupt the wolves' response to this aspect by launching a 'civil war'.

monitoring.

In this way, they reduced a large part of their physical energy expenditure and corresponding media control requirements, and were able to eat fat at a faster rate.

The wolf lord was fended off by the sharp-toothed witch doctor who transformed into an 'upright wolf';

The remaining wind wolves and giant wind wolves faced the troll army that was armed to the teeth and closely fought. Their proud speed and flexibility were almost useless. As a result, they were surrounded by the follow-up of the other two armies.

Next, none of these wolves ran away, they were hacked and stabbed to death one by one by the soldiers.

The witch doctors modified the refrigerator tree by removing the crown and concentrating the leaves on one side of the trunk;

The root system, which can be expanded and contracted under the control of magic, is distributed on the other side of the main trunk;

There are four pairs of wheel-like structures that can roll freely on the lower left and right sides, front and rear;

Where Mr. Yuan's tree crown grew, there were several more vines stretching out.

As a result, the entire refrigerator tree became a horizontal transport truck;

After watching the Druid transformations of the two witch doctors, Nesta believed that the former had enhanced endurance, but was lackluster in terms of flexibility and physical attack power;

The latter not only specializes in attack power, but also takes into account the unique flexibility of upright creatures and the ability to use tools, but it is relatively mediocre in terms of energy conversion;

All in all, their choices can be regarded as a powerful direction.

Although the cultivation of crown wheat is quite troublesome, the trouble is seasonal. Calculated by sowing twice and harvesting twice a year, the busy farming period is only a short period of three or four months. Compared with the time required,

Hunting without time is a great deal.

First, after exploration of the path leading to the outside world identified in the northeastern mountains, no traces of civilization were found on the opposite side.

The witch doctors slowed down their control over the spells, followed the tunnel created by the spread of the vines and burrowed into the ground, heading towards the destination at an extremely fast speed.

Gradually, the vine formed a complete spherical shape and began to shrink inward, from a hundred meters in diameter to ninety meters and eighty meters.

Its structure began to deform, and the intersecting parts evolved from independent vines to a complete wall. Its material properties also changed from "focusing on stretchability" to "extreme toughness".

The witch doctors looked at the scale of the landslide and finally had an intuitive understanding of the 'casual blow' that Nesta had mentioned before. They looked at each other with solemn expressions on their faces.

They drilled through the walls, floors, and ceilings and connected each other in a large circle, forming a cage composed of 59 groups of vines.

In order to facilitate management and subsequent development, these farmlands will be gathered together as much as possible to form a large agricultural reclamation area; and the second phase, third phase and other additional projects that will inevitably be carried out in the future will also be connected with it, thus forming a regular

grid layout.

Therefore, facing this temptation, Nesta and the Rune Council made the decision to destroy forests and create farmland, and ordered the apprentices to create a machine that facilitates cutting down trees.

They were not gathered together, but formed a ring, surrounding the cave where the giant wolf was sleeping. After landing, their eyes lit up, and they finally saw the light and felt the strong wind.

"Okay, let's start taking action!"

And because the sharp-toothed witch doctor is more obsessed with the wind wolf meditation method, he has the ability to change into an upright wolf form similar to the "werewolf" in his previous life.

It is indeed very promising. Since the birth control method can directly ignore this problem and increase the production to a high point, as long as some adjustments are made in advance during breeding, the problem should be solved smoothly.

Their advanced results are not exactly the same. Both of them incorporated their own ideas based on the development path of Nesta, resulting in many different changes.

The abundant number of armors also increased the confidence of the upper class, and they began to gear up and look forward to a big battle.

At the same time, the sharp-toothed witch doctor and the rough-toothed witchdoctor also completed their advancement at the right time.

The appearance of the two witch doctors has also undergone changes similar to those of Azshara.

The witch doctors did not go to take a closer look out of curiosity. They did not even think of turning around to take a look, and immediately continued to control the magic.

In this process, the wolves will not ignore them, and various temptations, provocations, and even large-scale attacks will come sooner or later.

When walking, it is pulled forward by the moose, relying on the remaining cold to preserve the food inside;

When stopped, the roots will drill into the ground and the cooling function will be started again.

The corpses were not wasted. After the magic crystals were separated, they were all stored in a 'refrigerated transport truck' to supplement the food consumed previously.

After the trees are cut down, they will be burned together with the vegetation on the original site, and their residues will become fertilizer for the land, thereby continuing to support the development of the tribe in another form.

To prevent this, the Far Travelers were spread out far away. If there was any disturbance, they would report it to the main force in time.

This situation has happened in previous lives, but the government has never changed the rules for disbursing pensions and insurance benefits because of this;

Therefore, he feels that perhaps we should not doubt the entire system just because of concerns about extreme cases.

Perhaps the reason for the god-given height outside the mountain is geographical reasons, and the temperature is not much different from that of his hometown. If the soil difference is not taken into account, the grain yield of Toulon in the future may not be affected.

Fortunately, whether they were unable or unwilling, these guys had no intention of leaving the magma even in the face of the provocation from the Far Travelers.

What the witch doctors feared most was actually not having any ideas. Facing Nesta's reminder, they felt very excited and full of hope for the future.

Only the main body is still on the ground, and only the root system of the lower body has entered the ground. Due to the continuous energy transformation, he does not worry about physical problems at all and is still concentrating on casting spells.

Nesta was also puzzled by this result. Although the output was so high after the intervention of magic, why was the actual natural output so much lower?

After thinking for a long time, a saying from his previous life came into his mind, "If an orange grows in Huainan, it will become orange, if it grows in northern Huaibei, it will become orange. Why is this so? The water and soil are different."

He was quite pleased with this. More roads meant more choices, and therefore future generations of witch doctors and ordinary trolls would have more possibilities.

The infantry marched in groups according to the formation of the corps, forming a character-shaped structure in the forest. In the center of the character were the logistics convoy, apprentices, messenger groups, etc.

Because according to the current organizational form of the tribe, even if you want to send a pension, you don’t know who to send it to.

In response to this problem, Ben Ya is actually already considering whether to give pensions to the remaining soldiers.

Even with the combined effect of such a variety of means, the army also had dozens of conflicts with wolves during the four months of march;

In the largest one, the main force faced attacks from a wolf lord, thirteen giant wind wolves, more than two hundred wind wolves, and more than a thousand ordinary wolves.

Even if trolls have bad intentions in the future and this situation does start to occur, it will be treated as a serious case and severely punished.

Although the idea of ​​'combining a ship with a refrigerator tree' proposed by the witch doctor has not been realized due to various reasons, its land-based variant has been successful.

Nesta is in awe of the natural environment, but now it is not time to talk about environmental protection of the forest and the preservation of trees and soil. He can only regret that it is not yet time;

The tribe will continue to develop by adhering to the concept of "pollute first and then clean up". When it becomes truly powerful in the future, it will definitely return more greenery to the Black Forest.

This actually made the headquarters feel a little relieved. Finally, they no longer had to deal with a pack of wolves and another group of unknown enemies at the same time.

Fortunately, we received the news from the Far Travelers in advance, so we prepared the array and did not suffer too much losses.

Their task is to fend off the wolves outside the cave that may come to rescue them when the witch doctor attacks the cave wolf.

Based on the food intake calculated by adult trolls after experiments, five kilograms of wheat, one kilogram of meat, eggs, and milk, and a certain amount of mixed fruit, vegetable, and nut powders every day are enough to keep them full and nutritious.

Furthermore, judging from the simplicity of the trolls today, it is possible that for a long time, there will be no such thing as cheating teammates for wealth;

Now that the two witch doctors have successfully advanced and the tribe's many war preparations have been completed, it is time to head to the west to eliminate hidden dangers.

Nesta's face was solemn. He was worried that too much hostility would directly awaken the monster, so he ordered the soldiers to retreat first and prepare in formation outside the 'intimidation zone'. Their opponents were no longer in the front, but in the group.

Wolf.

The development of agriculture and the continuous increase of animal husbandry will inevitably lead to the reduction of the importance of hunting activities, and the tribe's current production unit based on hunter teams may face challenges;

Land management and distribution of food output will inevitably become the top priority of tribal policy adjustments in the near future.

In order to carry out this 'expedition', the witch doctors not only prepared new spells and practiced combat strategies upon arrival, but also made huge adjustments to their preparations for the march.

So the progress is not very fast, and it is estimated that it will take about three or four months to reach the destination.

Again, the Farstrider squadron that went to the northeast and south for reconnaissance has also returned, and brought back two pieces of news that I don't know whether it is good or bad.

After all, in the tribe, 'teammate friendship' has actually replaced the status of 'family affection' in the previous life and has become the closest relationship between trolls, so it is not a bad idea to regard comrades as comfort objects.

Unfortunately, after the Farstrider team that first discovered the wolves sent out the information, they sacrificed four soldiers in the face of the wolves, leaving only one member of the entire team in the end.

Nowadays, when meat is still the staple food, this change can greatly enhance the tribe's long-distance marching ability.

Nesta can now control six tree species at the same time. The fang witch doctor can only control four because of his preference for animal meditation;

Among the other witch doctors, there are ten from the plant system, and they can all control three at the same time;

Each of the seven beast types can control one;

Only the rough-toothed witch doctor's painting style is the strangest. Most of his body has turned into a tree shape, and among the dozens of roots that have grown from his feet, the front ends of twelve of them are holding a

The tree seeds penetrated deeply into the ground and began to take root.

Leaves sprouted from the long hair of the rough-toothed witch doctor, which has better light energy conversion efficiency;

Moreover, his druid transformation is a half-tree, half-flesh form, which can absorb nutrients from the soil by taking root and sprouting, and by turning all hair into leaves, further improving the efficiency of energy conversion and material absorption.

Before departure, five such "grain trucks" have been prepared, and they will move with the army, pulled by 25 moose.

Second, in the center of the deserted area in the south, a volcano group consisting of more than ten volcanoes very close to each other was discovered, and there was a large creature that seemed to be made of magma living inside. The total number of them was about thirty

Head left and right.

But it should not be too slow. The vine stage is too fragile compared to monster attacks and will be easily destroyed, making it impossible to achieve the final goal.

At seventy meters in diameter, the midsection of the sphere finally broke into the cave where the target was located, and gradually moved closer to the area where it had previously awakened.

At sixty meters, the giant wolf that was more than eleven meters long and six meters high in the center of the cave finally opened its blind eyes again, and a violent hurricane spewed out from its mouth, directly bombarding the person who was not yet there.

Completely transformed 'walls'.

Although the wall made of vines had not completely collapsed, there were already numerous cracks. The witch doctors quickly stopped eating and began to concentrate all their energy on controlling the synthesis, thickening and shrinkage of the wall.

(End of chapter)