Chapter 8: Way out in the future
Drinking the liquor brewed by the villagers themselves, Xiao Zhe was thinking about it in his heart.
As a native of Longteng, who has traveled to this other world, is it worthy of his own racial talent if he doesn't plant something?
But where to start, it still needs to be considered.
"Xiao An." After careful consideration, Xiao Zhe summoned Xiao An who was drinking sullenly.
"My lord!" Xiao An quickly put down the wine glass in his hand.
"Tomorrow, you first register the population of the village."
"Register? What to register?" Xiao An didn't understand.
"Population, age, male-to-female ratio, occupation." Xiao Zhe gave him a blank glance.
"This..." Xiao An really didn't understand the meaning of his actions.
"I'm just asking you, not discussing with you!" Xiao Zhe's eyes floated over, causing him to shudder.
"Yes, my lord!"
The result of the registration is frustrating.
Huaxi Village currently has 37 households with more than 150 people. The male to female ratio is about 2:1. As for their skills, they are all hunters.
Not even a farmer.
"My lord, this place is adjacent to the forest. And the land is barren, and there is nothing to grow, so..." Xiao An rubbed his hands a little uneasy, because he saw that the Viscount's face was very ugly.
Oh, it's over. It seems that we can't grow a field anymore.
Several representatives elected by the villagers bowed their heads when they heard what he said.
"By the way, you said that this place is adjacent to the Elves and Orcs." Xiao Zhe suddenly remembered what Xiao An had said to himself, "Then have you ever made a deal with them?"
The second half of the sentence is for the representative of the villagers.
The old man with one eye missing stood up, saluted him first, and then said:
"No, all of us can't get enough to eat, so where can we have other things for exchange?"
"Master, the elves like exquisite items, we can't meet their needs at all!" Another villager said with a wry smile, "As for the orcs, those are just uncivilized beasts. They just grab the things they like. I won’t change it at all!"
Xiao Zhe was a little startled when he heard what they said. Several methods that I have thought of are not working anymore, what can I do?
Do you want yourself, a magnificent wizard, to fight the house?
Of course, this is not impossible. But this is not the right way, and the road will become narrower and narrower in the future.
"Since it is close to the forest, do you have any special local products?" Xiao Zhe asked the old man with last hope.
"Yes, my lord!" The old man's words relieved him. "It is a tree that grows in the forest. It is the best material for making furniture. It is famous all over the continent!"
"In this case, why don't you cut down?" Xiao Zhe asked strangely.
"My lord, you don't know that this kind of tree emits a scent, and it is a living tree that the elves like very much." The old man smiled bitterly and shook his head. "They don't allow anyone to cut down this kind of tree. Someone tried. The unlawful logging resulted in the loss of life. The more the number, no one dared to try again."
"Are those elves so domineering?" Xiao An asked strangely when he heard of this kind of thing for the first time.
"In the beginning, they met people who stole trees and just threw them out of the forest." Another villager explained to him, "It's just that these people don't know how to repent, so this is what happened in the end..."
