Above the public fields in Gucheng, among the low clouds and mist, there is a [Flowing Cloud Flying Boat] suspended.

A tall man stands on the bow of the boat. He is wearing a light green official uniform with clouds and wheat ears embroidered on it. He has a copper-printed silver ribbon tied around his waist, and a bamboo box cage is placed at his feet.

The cage looked like it was only one meter square, but at this moment, a steady stream of black birds flew out of it and headed straight for the farmland below.

Next to the cage are two middle-aged men wearing the same official uniforms. The slight difference is that they have copper-stamped green ribbons around their waists.

These three people are Chen Shijie, the chief officer of Gucheng's agricultural supervision department, who is in the ninth rank.

Gao Linong, the lieutenant in charge of Jitian and Junshu, Tang Wanchun, was from the ninth rank.

After the three people, there is another person with an iron ruler on his waist. He is a clerk sent by Li Wenzheng from Gucheng County. He is responsible for recording the entire monthly review process. He is a proper tool person.

When all the blackbirds in the box and cage flew away, the clerk in the county government office began his routine, raised his hands and asked: "Excuse me, Mr. Chen, what species is this blackbird?"

Chen Shijie turned around and bowed his hands in return: "This bird is called 'grain-eating bird', also known as 'vulture'. It is mostly seen in the north. I sent people from my hometown to bring it here specially for the assessment of local agricultural officials."

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The study clerk asked again: "What is the content of the Xiaoshu assessment?"

Chen Shijie said: "In the Xiaoshu solar term, the primeval rice tends to mature, and grain-eating birds like the primeval rice the most. This assessment will see how the agricultural officials face the natural enemies of the farmland."

The clerk seemed to have never seen this grain-eating bird before, so he asked cautiously: "Is it similar to a locust disaster?"

"It won't be that exaggerated. After all, it's just a normal assessment."

The clerk in the study took out a pen and paper from his waist and asked again: "Master Chen, please give me the detailed scoring criteria."

Chen Shijie pointed at the cage and said: "I have changed the Gucheng Gongtian to the Great Summer solar term. The heat is unbearable and will accelerate the consumption of the staff's vitality. An hour later, the grain-eating bird returned to the cage. I and the two adults, Gao and Tang,

We will rate the staff below."

"It depends on the damage to the farmland that the officials are responsible for."

"If less than 10% of the original rice is damaged, it will be rated as A."

“Those with less than 20% damage will be rated as B.”

"Less than half is damaged, grade C."

"If more than half of it is damaged, there will be no score for this assessment, and it will be replanted as a penalty to speed up growth using cultivation techniques. If it can be repaired again, it will be given a supplementary grade of C."

The clerk in the study quickly wrote down the paper, then handed it over and said: "Thank you for your answer, sir. I will not disturb the three invigilators."

After saying that, he turned around and entered the cabin, waiting for the results to come out before asking Chen Shijie to give his approval and report to the county government for orders.

Below the public fields in Gucheng, everything was in chaos.

No one expected that the test questions would come from the sky so suddenly!

A dark flock of birds hovered over the fields that each farm clerk was responsible for.

However, these birds are just circling and have not moved yet. This is Chen Shijie giving the officials time to react.

There are people below who have quick reactions and have begun to cast spells quickly.

[Clouds], [Wind], [Thunder], [Rain], it’s so lively.

Everyone wants to get rid of these uninvited guests as soon as possible.

"Oh my god, I recognize it. This is a northern eagle bird that feeds on grain seeds and is very difficult to drive away!"

"Damn it, examiner, we don't even have this kind of bird in the south, so why should we use it as an exam question?"

"Chen Shijie is from the north, couldn't he have brought this thing here specially?!"

"In the Xiaoshu assessment, the test is about natural disasters. How come the eagle bird is not considered a natural disaster?"

"Ah! My Yuandao, which has just tasseled! Get away, you stinky birds!"

"..."

People were running around in a hurry, cursing and crying, and all the places in the public fields that were originally quiet for exams suddenly became howling like ghosts.

Zhao Xing recognized it as a grain-eating bird immediately because he was so familiar with it!

He had encountered this problem when he changed his job as a farmer in his previous life, and various 'natural disasters' often occurred in the territory. This thing was difficult for thieves to deal with.

Of course, it's still a lot worse than the 'Locust Disaster', which is annihilating and even gnaws the roots.

"What kind of bird is this? Why can't the wind blow it away? Why doesn't it stop raining? It's not even afraid of thunder? Brother Zhao, Qian Dong, how should we deal with...Brother Zhao?"

Chen Ziyu lowered his head to look for Zhao Xing, but found that Zhao Xing had already run into the haystack area.

Only the voice came from the wind: "Don't be stunned, hurry back to the fields you are responsible for and think of a solution. If it doesn't work, go do it yourself. How much can be protected!"

Hearing Zhao Xing's voice, Qian Dong and Chen Ziyu also acted quickly.

At this time, I can’t care about anything else. What I’m fighting for is time.

At this time, Zhao Xing was very glad that he had not slackened on his practice of the straw man's magic in the past few days.

Because currently, straw puppets are the most efficient way to deal with it.

[You made a straw puppet (repeat)]

[Straw Puppet (repeat)]

[Proficiency: 854/9999]

[Efficacy: Do what you are told, over and over again.]

[Grass and Tree Weapons Proficiency +1]

[You made a straw puppet (repeat)]

[Straw Puppet (repeat)]

[Proficiency: 864/9999]

[Efficacy: Do what you are told, over and over again.]

[Grass and Tree Weapons Proficiency +2]

The upper limit of proficiency of primary spells is 9999. Every 1000 proficiency increases by one level, which is called a "spell turn", which means that the power reaches a higher level.

Since Zhao Xing studied "Liu Chuan's Compilation Method", the proficiency of the straw man he was given was very high, but it had not yet reached the level of "first transfer".

But this is about quantity, not quality.

"Faster, faster, faster..."

Zhao Xing's hand speed was almost blurry. Since taking the 'Dao embryo pill', his vitality has increased day by day and his physical condition has also improved a lot. After a while, the haystack in front of him became shorter at a speed visible to the naked eye.

, at the same time, the straw men began to run towards their destination.

One, two, ten, fifteen...

A quarter of an hour passed, and the circling blackbird descended and began to eat the rice.

When Zhao Xing saw this, his expression changed.

His field of responsibility is five acres, which is as big as half a football field. There are not enough of these straw men now.

"Xingyun!"

The golden light suddenly appeared on his fingers, and he went straight to the top of his farmland, where the low clouds and mist shrouded it.

At this time, Zhao Xing was no longer the same as a month ago. The range of Xingyun covered almost half of the five acres of land.

The effect of the clouds and fog slightly hindered the grain-eating birds, but only slightly.

"thunder!"

Zhao Xing cast another spell, and the clouds turned from white to gray, thunder began to explode, and purple lightning flashed.

"Coax~"

The fallen grain-eating bird dispersed in a rush and regained its height.

But it still refused to leave, hovering in the sky, as if looking for an opportunity to descend, and seemed to be waiting for the thunder to stop.

Zhao Xing no longer hesitated and immediately speeded up his movements, because he knew that this could only block him for a while, not forever.

The Xiaoshu assessment must select outstanding candidates from more than 500 people, and the duration will certainly not be short.

At most, only twenty people can get a rating of A.

"The best grade I received before was only a B-bottom, mostly an C-grade, a C-grade, a mid-grade, just a passing grade. There will not be many assessments next, and each one is very important to me."

Zhao Xing thought in his mind, and when he touched the palm of his hand, it was empty. It turned out that the pile of haystacks in front of him was empty.

He immediately rushed to another haystack to draw straw for weaving. At this moment, several figures suddenly ran to his haystack and snatched the 'materials' with him.

Zhao Xing was not the only one who mastered the straw man spell and found it useful, many petty officials also noticed it.

"Go away, this is what I liked first!"

"What do you mean this is your public pasture..."

"Are you leaving?!" Zhao Xing picked up a stone and threw it at the other party. He had a stern look on his face and fierce eyes. The player's nature that had been deeply rooted in his bones in his previous life was revealed inadvertently.

"You, you are so unreasonable..." The man was frightened and backed away. He was about to curse, but when he saw Zhao Xing with a fierce face and a sickle in his hand, he immediately understood that this was not something to be trifled with, so he had to run away.

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When other people saw this, they didn't dare to go any closer. There were still many haystacks, so there was no need to compete with such a ruthless man who would hit people if he disagreed.

Zhao Xingfu resumed his work of killing people.
Chapter completed!