Chapter 294 Add all points
Phoenix, City Hall.
Gaode is at his desk.
He is doing a calculation problem:
About how many acres of land the Ministry of Agriculture needs to cultivate in the future, and how many people Phoenix needs to invest in the planting industry.
Taking into account individual differences among children, young adults, the elderly, men, and women, taking an average, a person needs to consume at least 5 kilograms of barley every day.
The current population of the Zhenbing tribe is about 500,000, but it is conceivable that after the food problem is solved, there will inevitably be a population explosion period.
So the first round of farming can still meet the goal of growing grains needed for the survival of 500,000 people, but in terms of land reclamation and manpower, planning should be set to at least meet the goal of food for 5 million people.
5 million people, each consumes 5 kilograms of barley a day, 360 days a year.
That year, 900 million kilograms of barley were needed.
The yield is first calculated based on the initial target of "120 kilograms per mu". Barley can be planted three times a year. The problem of rotational farming is not considered for the time being. In other words, one mu of land can produce 360 kilograms of barley in a year.
This requires the cultivation of 2.5 million acres of farmland.
In actual operation, a certain safety factor also needs to be considered to cope with the impact of weather changes, pests and diseases, etc. For the time being, the safety factor is set at the highest 20%, which means that three million acres of fields need to be reclaimed.
Three million acres of land. You must know that there are no highly mechanized equipment such as tractors, excavators, and bulldozers in this world.
However, there are some spells that can be used as substitutes, such as [Soil Shaping], but the magic power of the mage is limited, and it takes time to recover the magic power.
And mages are always in the minority, ordinary people are the majority, even in the Zhenbing tribe.
In short, if you want to reclaim three million acres of land, even if the land is basically flat and does not require large-scale terrain transformation, it is definitely an epic project.
But the meal has to be eaten in one bite, this is just the final idea.
In the early stage, it is only necessary to cultivate the fields needed to meet the needs of a population of 500,000.
That is three hundred thousand acres.
In addition, Gaode believes that with Flora here, the barley yield per mu will only get higher and higher, and it will definitely not be a problem to achieve a yield of more than 200 kilograms per mu in the future.
This is just his conservative estimate.
With the blessing of extraordinary power, it is not completely impossible to achieve a yield per mu that exceeds that of previous generations of modern agricultural technology.
Three hundred thousand acres of barley fields. Even if there are spells that can help with some of the work, most of the work still relies on manpower.
According to the current level of agricultural technology and tools, a permanent labor force of at least 40,000 people is needed.
Fortunately, the relatively primitive structure of the Zhenbing tribe means that the main job of most people is to obtain food.
This also allows the Zhenbing Tribe to "hit wherever you point it", unlike developed societies with clear division of labor, where it is difficult to draw so many people into new jobs at once.
"Three steps. The first step is to cultivate 300,000 acres of barley fields, recruit 40,000 farmers, and transform the Zhenbing tribe's diet structure into an agricultural one, replacing meat as the staple food with grain."
"The second step is to gradually cultivate 3 million acres of barley fields and increase grain production to 900 million kilograms per year, initially meeting the food needs of Phoenix's future expansion. "
"The third step is to improve work efficiency and level. According to the current situation, three million acres of fields require 400,000 people as a permanent labor force."
"It takes 400,000 full-time farmers to feed five million people. Under modern agricultural technology, one farmer can feed 100 people. In developed countries, one farmer can even feed more than 150 people."
"It is unrealistic to ask that the northern border reach this level, but it is not too much to ask a full-time farmer to support 30 people. After all, there are such things as magic in this world, but they still need to be developed."
"Strive to reduce the number of full-time farmers to less than 200,000, and at the same time, cultivate at least 500,000 acres of fields as spare fields."
"There is a long way to go." Gothe put down the parchment that he had written densely on and let out a long breath.
Although it is a big project, he does not feel too tired.
Because all of this is feasible and promising, although there will certainly be some twists and turns and accidents in the process, as long as you follow the expected process, there should be no mistakes.
In addition, the sense of achievement and satisfaction that such an event can bring is so strong that it can completely dilute the hard work of the process.
Let all the people in the north have enough to eat. This is such a grand thing, enough to make countless people devote their lives to it. A little hard work is nothing.
"My king, according to your request, this is a ring of earth-line creatures that the ice-born mage of the clan encountered and captured alive while hunting. However, some earth-line creatures are relatively rare, so we were unable to collect seven."
Shortly after leaving the city hall and returning home, Elder Lanwen brought a small team of people to report to Gaode.
They came with a very large group of earth-line creatures.
Before the cultivation of hybrid barley, the food of the Zhenbing tribe was still mainly based on fisheries in the Arctic Lake and hunting by hunters.
On the first day after returning to Phoenix, Gothe made a request to all hunters:
When you go out hunting, if you see a ring of earth-line creatures, help him capture as many alive as possible without affecting your own actions.
These first-circle leyline creatures captured alive do not need to be complete, they just need to be alive, and only seven of each leyline creature are needed, not more.
In the snowfield, weight is a very precious indicator and should not be wasted on meaningless things.
Hence, every hunter team that goes out can usually bring back one or two live earth-line creatures during one trip.
But the Iceborn Tribe has enough ice-born mages and enough hunters, so even if each hunter team can only bring back one or two first-level earth-line creatures, when accumulated, it is still an extremely huge amount.
What is now in front of Gothe is a group of earth-line creatures of different shapes, but they all look very miserable and dying:
Frost Goblin, a humanoid earth-line creature, can make simple and crude weapons. It does not possess any extraordinary abilities. The only thing that stands out is its strength and tenacious vitality.
· Blue mushroom (xun), a strange earth-line creature that is as tall as a human and looks like a blue mushroom. It attacks by whipping living creatures within reach with its tentacles, which contain toxins.
The cave-dwelling snowworm is a large insect-like earth creature with four tentacles. It usually hides in gaps in the ice, waiting patiently for prey to come to it, and attacks with its tentacles.
Looking at these various earth-line creatures, Gothe was as excited as seeing a pile of gold.
Because these are not just earth-line creatures, they are also the "origins" of Bai Huahua!
Think about the days when you worked hard and diligently to earn money, and then look at it now, how can Gaode not be excited by this?
His dream of a day when all the spells have points is about to come true - there are extremely rich types of earth-line creatures in the snowfield.
"Thank you for your hard work." Gothe nodded slightly.
Hence, he took out the [North Wind] that he carried with him, walked up to these earth-line creatures that had lost the ability to struggle, raised his sword, and dropped his head one after another.
In the blink of an eye, there were eight more complete first-link origin points and three one-link origin points that were still in progress in Gaode's origin column.
This harvest is really too great.
“Elder Lan Wen, I still need to trouble the tribe to continue this task. As long as there are less than seven of the first-circle earth-line creatures, I still need them. Those that have been gathered together will not be needed.” Gao De did not forget to explain to Elder Lan Wen again.
As for the purpose of his move, Gothe had no explanation.
Because no explanation is needed.
He is the king of the Zhenbing Tribe. There is no need to explain the reasons for many things, he can just tell them to do them.
"As for these, please trouble the elders to drag them away. If they can be used as food, put them in the warehouse. If they can't be used, just dispose of them." Gothe pointed at the corpses of earth-line creatures lying on the ground.
"As you command!" Elder Lan Wen clenched his fist with his right hand and loudly pounded his chest.
Although Sunaifa took the matter in the pollen field very seriously, he did not deliberately hide it.
So the elders of the Zhenbing tribe have gradually learned about the cold-resistant wheat these days.
Everyone who knew about this incident also went to the pollen field to witness the "miracle" with their own eyes.
After seeing with their own eyes the barley seedlings growing on the snowfields, swaying in the cold wind, and learning that all this came from Gothe, all the elders' belief in Gothe increased to a higher level.
It is no wonder that Lan Wen, a fourth-ring mage, was so excited when he met Gothe.
After Elder Lan Wen took the people to deal with the corpses of these earth-line creatures and left, Gothe finally couldn't restrain the anticipation in his heart. He returned home and focused on the simple information panel of "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow".
Spells:
Level 1 - [Acquire a familiar +], [Endure the environment +], [Wild alertness +], [Language proficiency], [Skating], [Shield], [Ice Blade], [Wolf Speed], [Perception of Emotions], [Tidal Net].
There are a total of 10 first-level spells. The last two spells were just mastered in the past few days.
For a mage who has only been promoted to the first level for less than half a year, such a spell library is enough to be called luxurious.
Many mages have not mastered as many spells as Gaude by the middle of the first level.
Not to mention the 10 first-level spells currently mastered by Gaode, the number of rare spells is as high as six, which is more than half.
"Add, add hard!" Gothe, who has never been so generous as he is now, waved his hand and focused his attention on the flashing yellow "+" symbol behind the [Language Proficiency] spell entry.
His! !
One point and one link of origin was consumed, and the entire entry of [Language Comprehensive] was slightly shaken, and then the "Big Dipper" left the nest and merged into the spell model of [Language Comprehensive], branching out and growing leaves, just like the advanced magic plant.
After a few breaths, the "+" after the spell entry of [Language Proficiency] shifts its position and no longer flashes.
【Language proficiency+】(Prophecy, 1st level):
Know the literal meaning of all languages you hear for the duration of the spell (one hour)
Additional: For the duration of the spell, you can write the corresponding words in all languages you hear.
Changes have already occurred. Although Gaode has not yet thought of the specific application picture, it is better than nothing, and it will always be useful.
Of course, the most important thing is that Gaode now has enough resources. Even if he adds one or two useless points, he doesn't feel bad at all.
The main focus is on a rich guy!
Gothe did not stop and turned his attention to the flashing "+" sign behind [Skating].
"Add it to me!"
【Skating +】(Change system, 1st level):
Additional: Spell effects will stack with other spells that increase movement speed.
Good!
Gaode secretly praised, the improvement of [Skating Skill+] is visible to the naked eye.
Spells that can be stacked are good spells.
Just like no matter how rich a person is, he will never think he has too much money.
「Come again!」
Another source consumption.
After a few breaths, [Shield Technique] changed into [Shield Technique+].
[Shield +] (Protection, Level 1):
An invisible mana shield appears around you to protect you. At the same time, this spell will completely protect you from the damage caused by magic missiles.
Additional: The duration and protective effect of the mana shield have been improved to a certain extent.
Better!
As a defensive spell, unlike attack spells, Gaode does not need it to have any weird new functions.
Directly improving the spell effect, which is the so-called "numerical increase", is the best arrangement for protective spells!
"Wind Spirit Moon Shadow" indeed never disappoints him.
「还来！」
高德精神集中于得自雪原守护者的四个稀有法术之上。
A moment later.
【Frozen Blade+】(conjuration system, level 1):
Creates a permanent shard of ice crystal. After this, the spell can be cast again at any time to shoot the shard of ice crystal to a creature within a distance (240 feet). If it hits, the target takes piercing damage and cold damage.
Spell damage can be increased by improving the quality of ice crystal fragments.
Additional: The shape of the ice crystal fragments has become smaller, making it easier to carry and concealed.
Feeling the new effect of [Frozen Blade+], Gothe's heart moved, and he subconsciously cast a spell to shoot out the ice crystal fragments hidden in his waist.
Whoosh!
A nearly imperceptible transparent shadow flashed past.
The ice crystal fragments suddenly changed from the size of a dagger to the thickness of a silver needle.
Looking at this frozen blade that should not be called ice crystal fragments but should be called ice needles, Gothe was dumbfounded, and he was also very surprised in his heart - he knew that the form had become smaller, but who would have thought that it could be condensed to such a small size?
It suddenly changed from a sharp weapon to a hidden weapon. I like it!
While Gao De was secretly happy, his inspiration turned on and he chose to hide the ice needle in his right ear.
Two blooms!
After experiencing the changes of [Frozen Blade+], Gothe looked forward to the remaining three spells even more, and quickly continued to consume the source to "add points".
【Wolf Speed +】(Change system, 1st ring):
Additional: During the duration of the spell, while gaining the speed of the wolf, you will also gain the jumping ability of the wolf (jumping distance of 3-4 meters, jumping height of 5-2 meters).
There’s not much to say, it’s basically an upgrade from the “half-wolf” form to the “full-wolf” form. The most obvious improvement is in moving in special terrains with many obstacles such as jungles.
【Perception Emotion+】(Prophecy, 1st level):
You adjust your senses to receive the emotions of others for a duration (up to ten minutes).
While you cast this spell and until the spell ends, you can focus your senses on a humanoid creature you can see that is within 60 feet (20 meters) of you.
You immediately learn the target's primary emotion, such as love, anger, pain, fear, calm, or other. If the target is not actually humanoid or has strong psychic resistance, you will experience a calming emotion.
Additional: After the subject is immune to the effects of this spell, it will not be aware that this spell has been cast unless the subject's mental power is much higher than yours.
【Perception of Emotions】In fact, it is somewhat like Flora’s innate ability to sense the malice of others.
However, due to Flora's innate ability, she can sense the malice of creatures that are far more powerful than her. She does not need to actively cast spells, and will not be noticed by the other party.
Comparatively speaking, there are too many restrictions on [Perceiving Emotions]. Not only do you have to take the initiative to cast spells, but also you have to compete with your mental power in order for the spell to be effective.
If the subject's mental power is higher than his own or has the ability to increase mental toughness, [Perception of Emotions] will not take effect.
This is not the point. The point is that if the effect of the [Perceive Emotion] spell is immune to the subject, then while the other party is immune, he will also notice that you have cast this spell on him - if it fails, it will be a benevolence.
Once you fail, there is a high probability of enmity.
And [Perceived Emotion+] has made certain corrections on this point.
There is no doubt that it is a very practical enhancement direction.
Gothe contentedly focused his attention on the last unpointed first-level spell.
After a few breaths:
[Tidal Net +] (Conjuration system, level 1):
You use magic to create a tidal net of water and launch a ranged spell attack against a target you can see within casting range (120 feet = 40 meters). A Large or smaller creature hit by the net is restrained until the creature is freed.
The net cannot affect amorphous creatures or creatures of Giant size or larger.
· Creatures can break free from the trapping net through strong force, or use sharp claws to destroy the trapping net and terminate the binding effect.
Additional: By spending additional mana, the size of the Tidal Net can be increased to affect giant or larger creatures.