Starting from the Dragon Tribe

Lu Chen has been living a very leisurely life recently. He even stayed alone in the room at night, playing games with Eriyi on the space-specific PSP.

I can only say that it is a good conscience. It costs 10 Origin Coins. The power supply absorbs natural energy and is self-charging. It can be used in all kinds of worlds...

During the day, in addition to conducting daily training for dozens of his subordinates to prevent them from being too idle and regressing, he would also walk around the capital.

After a week, he probably understood that the royal capital was indeed now managed by King Kusla into his own power.

He went to many noble houses, but only one dared to receive him, and that was the house of the Marquis of Karls.

Karls also joined the army when he was young and stayed at the Great Wall of the North. He admired Duke Godzilla very much. Later, because his father died of illness, he returned home to inherit the title of marquis and settled down in the royal capital.

As the current head of the family, of course he wanted to do whatever he wanted, and received Lu Chen regardless of the objections of his family members.

However, he also has the "Duke Godzilla Label" on him, so he does not hold any official position in the empire. He is currently working in the Holy See, which is considered a clerical job and has no real power.

The human race in this world also has a church. In the ancient times, there were times when divine power was greater than the power of the king. However, after the Howard family started and became the monarch of the human race, the power of the church was weakened.

Nowadays, the church is just a spiritual belief of the people, used to promote various sacred virtues and educate the people.

In addition, the most important responsibility of the church at present is to supply a large number of pastoral talents to the empire.

Because of the existence of the abyss, the Great Wall's army has to fight many wars every year. The existence of the priest team can effectively reduce the casualties of soldiers.

The church also teaches magic, but there are very few powerful magicians in humans, and most of them are from noble families. Therefore, there is currently no organized magic legion. At most, there are thousands of magicians, doing their best in the war.

In this world, human beings cannot compare to the orcs, dragons, or even the dwarves in terms of personal physical prowess, and there is no comparison with the elves in terms of magic.

But human beings excel in their ability to reproduce and command operations on a large scale.

When the scale of the war exceeds a certain level, the human race's advantages begin to show.

Not to mention anything else, the total number of elves in total may not exceed one million people.

The dwarves probably only have a population of tens of millions. They are not keen on having children and are obsessed with blacksmithing, mining, forging and wine making.

The reproductive ability of the orcs is not bad, and some races can even give birth to many in one litter. However, the mortality rate of their people is very high. In addition, the prairie resources are not abundant, and the feeding capacity is limited. The population base has always been around 100 million.

As for the human race... the current population of the Keya Empire has exceeded one billion!

Therefore, the Keya Empire is said to have five million active soldiers, which sounds like a lot, but is actually reasonable in terms of proportion. Excluding the defenders in various places, the army on the Great Wall actually only has three million people.

It sounds like a lot, but the creatures of the abyss seem to be endless. If there is a continuous large-scale onslaught, the Keya Empire will not be able to withstand it.

But in fact, the proportion only seemed reasonable from an overall perspective. Lu Chen learned from Gu Lanting that nearly half of the defenders of the Empire's Great Wall were from the North.

The northern border is bitterly cold and has a total population of less than 30 million.

What is the concept of 30 million people and 1.5 million soldiers?

This is a ratio of nearly one-twentieth, which is equivalent to one out of every twenty people in the North being a soldier of the Great Wall.

There are historical reasons and geographical reasons for this phenomenon.

Geographically speaking, the North is the closest place to the Great Wall in the entire Aika continent. Once the Great Wall is broken, their home will be the first to be ravaged by the abyss.

The northern border is poor, the people are tough, many people don't have enough to eat, and there is no future, so they can only join the army. The salary of joining the army at the Great Wall is very high, enough to support a family of five.

The historical reason is that the kings of the past dynasties intentionally controlled this phenomenon and did not vigorously develop the economy of the north and improve the people's living conditions. The reasons for this are more complicated and are likely to be multifaceted.

Lu Chen traveled all the way south from the northern border. From what he saw, the famine in the empire was actually not as serious as he imagined. After leaving the northern border and entering the fertile Central Plains, basically every household had enough to eat, and the nobles and gentry had enough to eat. They are as extravagant and wasteful as ever.

Just like the lord who received them, the banquet was no different from what Duke Godzilla remembered when the empire was most prosperous.

True to that sentence, the wealthy family is full of wine and meat, and the roads are frozen to death.

Even though there was a strong enemy outside, King Kusla still did not take any action against the disaster in the north. The ministers and nobles in the royal capital also had no advisers. They had enough to eat and drink and did not care about the lives of the people in the north?

Compared with the severe famine in the north, they were more concerned about the friction with the orcs in the west and worried about the war with the orcs.

Lu Chen thought it was ridiculous at first and couldn't figure it out.

Later, he thought about it carefully and understood the mentality of these people.

It's actually very simple. To put it bluntly, guarding the Great Wall means guarding the mainland. Although I am guarding it now, it is not my family's business. If it is really broken, can you help me?

And since the Abyss appeared and was pushed back, and after the Great Wall was built, the wars over the years seem to have proven that the Abyss is just like that.

Didn’t you see that after 500 years of rotation, one family stayed for one era, and the Great Wall was not broken?

The long-term comfort has gradually made the people of Aika continent look down upon the abyss. Compared with this kind of "public obligation", they began to care about the interest disputes within the continent.

For example, the orcs want to invade the fertile territory of the human race, and the human race wants to fight to the end. At worst, I won't be able to defend the Great Wall.

As an outside explorer with a relatively broad horizon, Lu Chen naturally would not have the same mentality as the people in this world.

The abyss will definitely not be that simple, and the crisis is probably not far away.

"Your Majesty the Duke, there are a few people asking to see you."

Gu Lanting walked up to Lu Chen and interrupted Lu Chen's thinking while sitting in the pavilion.

"What identity?"

Lu Chen came to his senses and felt a little strange. Normally, no one in the capital would come looking for him at this time. They should all regard him as the God of Plague.

King Kusla also stopped moving after their meeting, as if he had really forgotten his brother.

Gu Lanting had a strange expression, "They said that they were the defenders in Linbei City, and now they have retired. Because they have seen the Duke's heroic appearance, they want to join the Duke."

Lu Chen pondered for a moment, "Let them come in."

In Gurantin's opinion, this was something strange and incomprehensible, but after thinking about it for a moment, he understood that these people were probably explorers.

He actually had the impression that he felt a few bold glances peeking at him under the city wall.

After a while, Gu Lanting led three people over.

Now that they have retired from the army, they are wearing the clothes of ordinary people.

The leader is a stocky man with a scar on each corner of his eye. On the right is a cute girl with a height of less than 1.6 meters, and on the left is a tall and thin black-haired man.

The three of them pretended to respect each other with a hint of anxiety and caution in their eyes. They awkwardly knelt down on one knee and saluted: "See you, Your Majesty the Duke."

These three people were naturally Kirby, Fairy Milk, and Gengar. As a group of Pokemon, they walked towards the Royal Capital without tears.

Yes, they don't want to come, but the main mission gives them no choice.

Originally, they were staying well in Linbei City, thinking of doing branch quests in the city, earning some Origin Coins, and then returning quickly after completing a few rounds of the main quest.

Unexpectedly, Xiaoxian Nai caused some troubles due to her personal abilities, causing them to go astray in the third stage of the main mission.

Xiao Xian Nai is a plant mage who works part-time as a wet nurse. One day when she was practicing magic in the suburbs of the city, she was seen by a general from Linbei City. The general was overjoyed and said that Xiao Xian Nai had great talents.

At first, Kabimon and the others were ecstatic, thinking that they could get more money in Linbei City in the future.

But that night, they were greeted by assassins sent by the consul.

If Gengar hadn't been very vigilant and discovered something fishy in advance, and several people used teleportation scrolls to escape, they might have ended up in Linbei City.

After their main mission entered the next stage, it also changed and became a main mission called "I love farming".

The content of the task is not complicated. Simply put, it is to use the ability of the fairy milk to develop new adaptive seeds, plant more than a hundred acres of land in the north, and wait for a good harvest of food. The task is completed.

After seeing this task, Kirby asked Fairy Milk doubtfully, "Do you still research new seeds?"

Xiaoxian Nai also looked confused, "I can't."

It is true that she is a plant mage, but when it comes to developing new plant spells, she still has some ideas. She has never tried to research new plant seeds or something.

After all, they are explorers. They enter the mission world to fight and kill, and they are not here to farm. Why do they do research?

Under serious questioning from her teammates, she thought carefully about her abilities, and it seemed that if she really wanted to do it, it would not be impossible.

But here comes the question, how to research new seeds? The land in the north is barren, and it is even worse in this era. It is difficult for seeds to grow. If you want to study new seeds, you will need a lot of advanced materials and samples, and a lot of experiments.

But where are these low-level explorers, like Kuhaha, going to find these things?

The space mission has said that it requires a good harvest. You don’t just have to plant whatever you want, as long as something grows. The requirements are very strict.

The difficulty of the task is also marked. It is so difficult that you will die. The penalty for failure is not erasure, but all attributes are -3, which they cannot accept.

In other words, the starting difficulty of this mission was unbelievable to them, and it was the first time that a few of them had seen the fatal difficulty.

Isn’t this a joke? ?

Several people were about to cry, but because they had experienced a lot of worlds together, they had a good relationship. Kirby and Gengar didn't blame the little fairy milk. After all, who would have thought that they would encounter such a thing during daily practice.

Then we can only find a way to complete the task.

Kirbymon couldn't figure out why the Archon wanted to kill them. At first, he thought it was because the fairy milk's abilities were like those of the elves, but he was misunderstood.

But if you think about it carefully, they all showed themselves well when they enlisted in the army. The appearance of Xiao Xian Nai does not have any characteristics of the elves.

So why would the Archon want to kill the little fairy? He could only guess that this matter might not be what the Archon himself meant.

The others couldn't figure it out, and they had no time to waste. They could only find a way to complete the main plot first.

Several people discussed it and felt that this matter must be completed with a big hand, otherwise it would be impossible for them to collect the materials alone. The task time limit was four months, and they had to make a decision as soon as possible.

After thinking about it, several people decided to come to the Royal Capital because there are many big boss explorers in the Royal Capital and there are also many big bosses in the plot.

And in order to prevent a certain terrible suspicion from being true, they could not seek refuge with King Kulas. Moreover, with the character of that king, 'untouchables' like them could not see anyone at all.

Finally, Little Fairy Milk had an idea and said, "Let's go find Duke Godzilla."

Kirbymon originally wanted to scold the little fairy for being a nymphomaniac, but after thinking about it, it seemed... not bad.

First of all, Duke Godzilla seems to be a "good official" who really cares about the people of the empire. Secondly, he has a good reputation in the north. He may rise again and return to the Great Wall in the future, and he will basically cover the area around the north.

And many of the defenders of the Great Wall, Duke Godzilla's old subordinates, are from the North. They farm in the North, which should be a good thing for Duke Godzilla, right?

So in the end, the few people went straight to the royal capital and found Duke Godzilla's mansion.

"Oh? You want to develop new seeds and plant them in the north, Fuze?"

Lu Chen looked at the explorers expressionlessly, but in fact he was already interested. Isn't this a coincidence?

I also want to do this, but I’m worried that I don’t have a place to start or people who know how to do it.

He seriously suspected that space had facilitated himself in order to take over this world...

I was afraid that I wouldn't know that there was a plant mage among this group of explorers, so I just packaged it up and delivered it to my door in the form of a mission.

In fact, as long as he looks at the world's public screens more, observes other explorers, and collects information, sooner or later he will notice Xiao Xian Nai and the others, but it may take a few months at night.

"Yes, we are from the north, and we really can't bear to see the villagers not having enough to eat, so we want to do our part to help the people."

Kirbymon has a righteous and awe-inspiring look. Of course, they cannot say that they are just for the mission and pretend to be good young people serving the country and the people.

"Okay, stay here, and tell the public that he is my former subordinate. Give Gu Lanting a list of what materials and supplies you need, and I will pay attention to it."

Under the surprised eyes of several explorers, Lu Chen nodded.

The maids arranged by King Kulas are not allowed to approach his courtyard, and these explorers are not strong enough. They will not attract others' attention if they are said to be ordinary veterans.

Although having a plant mage gave him some ideas on how to solve the famine, this matter is still not easy, and the upper limit of difficulty is a nightmare...

He has not done any research, but he has visited the equipment department and knows how much those people spend in order to research new things...

I'm afraid that if he wants to research new seeds, the resources he needs to spend are astronomical, and he is still penniless at this time.

"Gu Lanting, arrange a room for them."

Lu Chen said to Gu Lanting, he didn't want to go too far, so he should leave the person behind first.

Kirby and the others followed Gu Lanting away with happy faces, saying that the main mission was finally settled.

At this time, Gree ran over with a strange look on his face and said to Lu Chen: "Your Excellency, there is an old eunuch outside the door who said he has brought the king's book."

Lu Chen had a playful smile on his face. The king's letter was the imperial edict. What did Kusla want to do this time?

"Let him in."

Lu Chen said, going out to greet him? nonexistent.

After a while, Wallis held the King's Book in his hand. Under the gaze of the veterans, there were beads of sweat on his forehead. He was very nervous. After all, what he came to read out this time was not a good thing.

"Attend your lordship."

Although Wallis represented the royal power at this time, he still bowed his head and saluted, mainly because the psychological shadow of the past was too great.

"Tell me, what does Brother Wang want from me?"

Lu Chen picked up the black tea that Alice had brewed and took an elegant sip.

He knew it wouldn't be a good thing, but if there was movement, there would be changes. After he had been idle for a while, it was time to start taking action.

Wallis cleared his throat, stopped reading the King's Letter, and briefly said: "His Majesty wants the Duke to go to the Western Region on behalf of the Empire to negotiate with the Orcs."

It’s the last day to ask for votes. The world view is almost explained. All the actors are ready. The drama begins, and the whole process is high-energy!