Chapter 109 The second month of change
Maintaining extreme restraint, after listening to Sofia's reports, Ima said: "It's great, let's go and take a look."
Then everyone present followed her to the square.
A man who was taller and very handsome than other men in Cangyue Village was leading several men to shout something. From a distance, they could see that they had blood-stained whip marks on their bodies.
Ima shouted and walked over, shouting away the guard who was trying to force them to work with force, and then the group walked to the man.
Obviously, this guy didn't consider Ima would appear so soon, so he was stunned for a moment, but he still stared at Ima with confidence and shut up temporarily.
Ima thought for a while and spoke directly: "You are the one who thinks that men should only do the work in the house, and all other decisions are wrong? When will you be so independent?"
The man shouted: "Our ancestors have been here for generations. You don't know that the scorching sun outside will cause us to peel off the skin! We can't bear such heavy work at all! Just make random arrangements for your momentary thoughts, and no one will obey you!"
The men behind also shouted, "Yes, no one will convince you!"
Ima asked coldly: "Do you know that Hassan, a man who hasn't seen the sun for more than 30 years, can already make yarn and weaving as skilled as ordinary women? His fingers were cut by threads several times a day at the beginning."
The man shouted: "We are not as physically strong as him, and the man who doesn't know how to take care of the house cannot be considered a man at all!"
Ima wanted to say something, but He Ming stood in front of the man: "This friend, I don't know what your purpose is, but I can be sure that you are working hard to make the men in this village never turn over again."
The man was frightened by He Ming's expression, but soon he shouted again: "A man like you who is shameless and shows up everywhere is unfair! You have no virtues that a man should have! Get out of the way, you are not qualified to speak!"
Thunder pierced through his lower abdomen and then penetrated out of his back.
"Believe me, if your stupid behavior succeeds, then you will completely erase the man on this island and turn over and become a normal person for the last time. I don't know what others think, but as a man, I don't allow it."
After lifting the sword and holding the man high, He Ming glanced at the person who was joking with him. Before he could speak, he saw all the people so scared that they held their heads and squatted down. In a peaceful place like Cangyue Island, it has been a long time since they killed their own people. Perhaps this is the confidence of these people to cause trouble.
Ima sighed: "In our village, we need more normal people. I can tell you that as long as we stay at home and take care of our nest today, there is only the big dog from Ye Zilan's family. Of course, I can eat it at any time."
Then she raised the volume and said, "Now is it to fight for yourself to work as a normal person, or just like this person, choose it yourself, there is only one big dog!"
When I watched those people get up tremblingly and tremble all over and walk towards the arranged post, Ima believed that at least in a short time, this farce would not happen again. But his name would be mixed with horror and sin for a long time.
With uncontrollable anger and excitement, Ima brought the others back to her house.
She paced back and forth several times, but she stopped talking.
Finally, she said:
"Everyone, although He Ming's move can basically suppress those cowardly troublemakers, it cannot fundamentally solve their inefficiency problem. If we find that the food is unsustainable when we harvest, our efforts will still be in vain and will give the opponents a perfect reason!"
Sofia said: "That's right, the efficiency of work is not reduced at all. Women who are trained and men who are involved in the work need to consume greatly, which will lead to the shortage of food that was originally sufficient."
Ima said: "So you all must understand that before seeing any results in this effort, the first difficulty before us is that the food problem must be solved. Do you have any solutions to propose?"
Adile said: "In fact, in the most difficult times, our ancestors had collected many wild plants to satisfy their hunger. It was only the stability of life in recent centuries that our food was mainly grains and livestock, plus a small amount of prey.
"Especially, there are clear records that the plants outside the crater grow faster and stronger than those in the village. I just don't know if it will be reliable to seek the knowledge of our ancestors hundreds of years ago to collect wild plants."
Ima said: "This proposal is feasible. After all, living is the prerequisite for all behaviors. We must immediately invest our efforts to collect and find the right food. Of course, it is necessary to pay attention to the taste, otherwise our changes will make life difficult, which is another reason to oppose us."
After listening to these people's serious and careful discussion for a long time, Ye Zilan finally said quietly: "He Ming seems to be a really expert in this regard..."
He Ming, who is a foodie, identified a variety of wild plants with suitable taste and taste just a few days after coming to Cangyue Island. Judging from the changes this month, the growth rate of these herbs or shrubs outside the Crater Mountain is indeed quite impressive.
In order to avoid malicious destruction or intentional collection of poisonous plants, Ima only sent the village guards and divided them into two batches. When one batch was trained, the other batch was collected under the leadership of He Ming to replace these plants that could replace food.
After analysis, a starch-rich tubers can replace grains well, and the pancakes taste even better than before. The tender leaves and tubers with different tastes greatly improved the dietary structure of the village and increased morale.
Although the darkness of the village was still spreading due to the tyrant's actions, people who could have eaten staple food until they were full had to rely on weeds to satisfy their hunger, which actually led to some people's prejudice against Ima, but overall, the implementation of various plans in the village in the second month was obviously much smoother than the first month.
So at the end of the second month, when these managers gathered, Ima's face looked much better.
"It seems that everything is good, then." After listening to the main report, Ima said: "Basically, most things in the village have been on track, and new people who have learned spells and swordsmanship have also achieved certain results. At the same time, everyone has only relatively simple training weapons, armor and qualified weapons, and a very shortage of qualified weapons.
"So, next, those who have been trained will set out toward the next main destination, the evil spirit mine that has been abandoned for many years. Are you ready?"
For a moment, the whole room became quiet again.
Ima continued: "This time we go, not only will we go to the evil spirit mine to eliminate the evil spirit zombies, but we also have to dig out the ore and transport it back to the village to reopen the forging line that has been abandoned for many years! And training also requires actual combat. Facing those zombies is an experience that we ourselves cannot learn in a fight."
In this village that has been peaceful for many years, only the people around the guard captain will subtly realize that the pressure of living space is getting smaller and smaller, and the scope of the area that can be stepped into is getting smaller and smaller, and many resources can no longer be collected. These are not a problem in the eyes of ordinary people.
So Ima was very happy to solve these problems that were accumulated in the mind of the guard captain for many generations in this opportunity. However, the specific implementation still made her feel a little nervous. Ordinary villagers who did not understand these hidden dangers had no obligation to understand and support them.
To put it short, Ima was originally going to lead the team to the mine, but others were worried that the guard captain would not be in the village and that something might happen and stayed. So, Ye Zilan, led by Aimera, brought the soul-loving staff, and half of the magic apprentices and guards had prepared their equipment and went to the rumored evil spirit mine.
The magic apprentices in Cangyue Village were all strong and strong, and the practice of magic did not make them much weaker, so they also used simple light armor and went to the mine with sharp weapons.
Chapter completed!