Chapter 45: Changes in the Quagmire
Lear's voice became solemn.
"Any other information?"
Bane also had a headache and smiled bitterly.
"My lord, there is nothing."
Courtship is fine for older swamp people, but for those young and hot-tempered young men, it is simply a huge temptation.
Who can withstand this test?
But the problem is that there are no swamp people nearby.
This matter is wrong from the inside out.
Lear nodded.
"Restrict the swamp people who are going to reclaim farmland and let them go in groups of five. Don't let this happen again."
"You find the swamp people who heard the singing yesterday to lead the way, and I will take people to investigate the situation immediately."
"Yes!"
Soon, two swamp people came to report carefully.
Lear was not vague, and took them and the wetland lizard warriors of Team 15 to set off immediately.
Farmland is the foundation of the territory, and anything can go wrong, but not here!
There must be no accidents.
The food in hand, including the hunting gains, can barely last for half a year.
There is no shortage of food and drink in the short term, but it is impossible to have no shortage forever.
If the territory wants to expand, the most basic food needs must be guaranteed.
The farmland is only 5 kilometers away from the territory, and it takes about 40 minutes to reach it in an emergency.
This is a wide irregular mud land with flat terrain.
Its diameter exceeds two kilometers, and the area of the entire area exceeds a thousand acres.
The ground is fertile and black mud, and you can see that a large area has been regularized.
Swamp wheat yields about 600 kilograms per mu and matures in 3 months.
And it can grow vigorously regardless of cold or hot weather.
It can be planted all year round.
Counting any natural disasters and man-made disasters that reduce production in the middle, the four-season wheat can produce at least 2,000 kilograms, or two tons.
It is estimated that these thousands of acres can produce 2,000 tons of food at full capacity.
1 ton of swamp wheat is enough for 3 adults to consume for a year.
These 2,000 tons can support at least 6,000 people.
This is inestimable for the city of Wei Lu.
As long as this piece of farmland is reclaimed, there will be no need to worry about food problems for a long time in the future.
The biggest advantage of agricultural civilization is that it has a stable food supply.
This may seem insignificant, but it is something that many races wandering in the wilderness dare not dream of.
Only with stability can we develop on this basis, which is the cornerstone of civilization.
At this moment, there are still a dozen mud people in the farmland. When they saw Lear and his party, they immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Good day, sir~"
The tone was full of trepidation.
It seemed that he was afraid that Lear would blame him.
Lear nodded.
"You continue to work, don't worry."
After saying that, he looked at the two mud people who led the way.
"Where is the song I heard yesterday?"
The older mud man pointed to the south of the farmland area and said carefully.
"Sir, there were four or five people who heard it in that direction, but Hanno was the only one missing."
"Are there any other abnormalities?"
"It's not like when we came this morning, and we didn't hear the singing anymore."
"We went to search this morning. There was only a pool of water in that area through the grass, and we didn't find anything else."
"We didn't search further away."
Lear's eyes were serious.
"Haggs, be on high alert. Search to the south."
"Yes!"
He looked at the two swampmen.
"You go with the team."
He led the team to set off without waiting for the two to respond.
The wetland lizardman hero sent out three teams, and at the same time the army deployed a defensive formation and advanced to the south.
Although this matter seemed small, this was a swamp deep in the wilderness.
Any abnormality could hide huge dangers.
Lear would never reduce his vigilance because of this.
After crossing the muddy land, there was a man-high grass in front.
Broadleaf grass, with leaves growing like saws, can easily cut through the skin without clothing protection.
This patch of grass stretched for three or four hundred meters before it reached its end.
Pushing aside a clump of tall grass, the view suddenly opened up.
Ahead was a hundred-meter-wide pool of water.
The water was not clear, and it smelled of vegetation and algae.
Although it had a slight fishy smell, it was not unpleasant.
There were traces of search left by the swamp man around, but other than that, there was nothing unusual.
Lear turned his head and looked around, trying to find some clues.
But it was quiet all around, with no traces of wild monsters left.
The clues seemed to end here.
Haggs also took two steps forward and reported softly.
"Master, there is no remaining smell around."
The lizard man's nose was not as good as that of a hound, but he could also detect the smell of prey, but here, there was nothing but the smell of grass and muddy water.
Lear frowned slightly.
If the swamp man was lured farther away, the search would be more difficult.
After calming down, his mental power extended out, covering the surrounding area of two to three hundred meters.
The next moment, he suddenly looked down at the calm water pool in front of him.
His eyes were fixed.
The surroundings were not different, but when his mental power extended to the underwater, it was like exploring the abyss, and there was no movement at all.
There is something wrong with this water pool!
He waved his hand and led the army away from the shore.
At the same time, he looked at Haggs.
"In the swamp, what kind of life lives underwater and can sing?"
Haggs thought for a moment and said in a deep voice.
"Master, there are many life forms that use singing to lure prey. There are no less than twenty kinds of life forms, including bloody nightingales, seducers, screaming ghosts, wetland succubi, and swamp banshees."
"Half of these live in the water."
Lear's eyes flashed with a dangerous light.
"You return to the territory immediately and bring the bubble beasts."
Live in the water?
Sorry, the bubble beasts don't care whether you are underwater or not. These little guys specialize in your things that swim in the water.
Haggs took the order and left. Soon, a group of bubbles flew over the grass and entered Lear's sight.
These transparent bubbles floated in the air, and you could see the chubby bubble beasts inside.
These cute things that looked like little dinosaurs kept waving their hands and babbling when they saw him.
Lear's eyes lit up.
Is this possible?
Somewhat tempted, he would let these little guys take him for a ride when he returned.
You guys are done playing, it's my turn. Flying in bubbles is too early for kids, but it's just right for me.
The wetland lizardmen warriors around were also amazed.
Although I saw the scene of the bubble beast using bubbles to carry fish back yesterday.
But it's still quite eye-catching to put itself in a bubble and fly here.
Flying, this is the dream of all life on the surface.
Bo~
The bubble beast fell to the ground, and the transparent bubbles broke one by one. These little guys came to Li Er trotting under the leadership of the leader Bobo.
"Master~"
The voices cried out sweetly.
It was like kindergarten children meeting their parents after school.
Li Er felt better when he saw these magical little cuties.
He stretched out his hand to point to the turbid pool in front of him.
"Unknown monsters are hidden under the water. We can't go deep into it. We need your help."
Hearing this, the little guys suddenly became excited.
"Master~ Let me do it, I like to fish!"
"I got here first, I got here first!!"
"Master~"
Looking at the noisy scene, Li Er didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Waved his hand.
"Let's do it together."
"But be careful, don't go into the water."
"Bobo, you supervise the execution!"
Bobo nodded.
"Yes, Master."
He glanced at his companions.
"Don't cause trouble for the master!"
The other bubble beasts were a little afraid of Bobo, and they didn't dare to make a noise. They immediately moved closer to the shore and started blowing bubbles.
Seeing this, Li Er asked Hags to take the wetland lizard warriors to protect these little guys.
They formed an unbreakable formation in front of them.
The steel knife was tightly grasped, and the armor was shiny.
Once there was any abnormal movement under the water, they had to pass this level.
The bubble beast spit out small bubbles, and the bubbles grew against the wind and expanded to a diameter of three meters.
Plop~ Plop~
It fell into the water like a rolling stone and disappeared.
Although there are only 8 bubble beasts this time, each of them can control 30 bubbles, so the total is 240. It is really exaggerated.
The number of bubbles entering the water gradually increases, and the water begins to become turbid.
At the moment of reaching a certain critical point.
Li Er's eyes condensed.
He looked at the center - the magic energy there became unusually active!
Someone is casting a spell!
