Chapter 110 Strengthening Defense
Chapter 110 Strengthening Defense
After treating the wounds of the evil beasts, E Ling hurried to find Xuan Ming. Xuan Ming had already been called away by Helmei. Together with Xuan Ming, the three of them were discussing something in the meeting hall.
The evil beast guarding the gate stopped her and said in embarrassment: "Beautiful female, the king has rules. No one can interrupt when he is discussing matters, otherwise... you know the king's temper."
"Then I'll wait for them here."
E Ling did not think of competing with the rules set by Helmer. She stood guard at the door, but she did not expect Helmer's cold voice to soon come from inside: "Let her in."
Obviously, Helmer had sensed her arrival.
As soon as Helmei opened his mouth, the evil beast guarding the gate readily let E Ling pass.
Walking into the meeting hall, Wang's gaze fell on her. There were not many people who could make Wang break the rules. She was indeed the first one.
And she said the king didn't like her? If he didn't like her, why would he be so spoiled to her?
"Ling, is there anything you want to say?" Xuan Ming got up from the goose-feather-cushioned chair and let her sit in his seat.
Helmer also looked at her, signaling her to speak frankly.
Being stared at by three people with different thoughts in their minds, E Ling couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.
"I wanted to talk to you about this year's cold wave beast tide. You guys should discuss your matters first and don't bother with me."
"That's right, we are talking about this, Ling, you should listen too."
E Ling nodded, and heard Helmer, the leader, say, "The weather this year is unusual. A cold wave has already occurred in the north. In order to prevent the cold wave from occurring in the south, we must respond in advance."
"The winter season is almost here, so let's prepare sufficient supplies in advance. King, should we organize a supply team to go to other tribes to grab resources?" Xing asked.
“But the weather hasn’t turned completely cold yet, and there isn’t a suitable sunny day to process the prey. If we act now, the prey will quickly go bad, and we’ll have wasted manpower and resources in vain.” Xuan Ming looked worried.
E Ling frowned, "Ming has a point, and it's not suitable for you to go out and rob this time."
樰:?
Helmer:?
Xuan Ming:?
The three of them showed a puzzled look, especially Xing, who sneered and couldn't help but said, "Beautiful female, are you telling us not to go out and rob? Have you forgotten that we are evil beasts, and the fittest survive and the weak are eliminated. There is nothing wrong with robbing~"
"The rainy season has just passed, and the tribes outside are still short of supplies. If you go to rob them now, you will be counterattacked. Even rabbits will bite when they are angry. If you cut off their retreat like this, there will always be people who will not be able to stand it and rise up in rebellion."
Xing said disdainfully: "So what? If one comes, we'll kill one. If a thousand come, we'll kill a thousand. Looking at the tribes nearby, there's no tribe that can stand up to us. Those weak tribes are like rabbits that can be stepped on at any time. What's the difference?"
"Before the beast tide arrives, you'd better behave yourself. If you provoke public anger, there are always many ways to plot against you. And even if you don't consider this, there are still more than five months before the warm season arrives. Can you survive for five months by stealing supplies? There are so many people in Black Forest City, and everyone has a mouth to feed. The daily expenses are not small."
"There are still some supplies in the warehouse, but most of them are some dried meat left over from last winter." When it came to business, Helmer's expression became serious for once.
"These dried meats need to be dried before they can be eaten, but there are no sunny days now. Even if we want to make fresh dried meats, we have to wait until the weather is good." Xuan Ming said.
The implication is that it is reasonable for them to go out and rob.
"This is easy. We can make an oven and roast the jerky. The effect will be similar."
The new term that popped out of E Ling's mouth made the three males look surprised: "Oven??"
E Ling roughly described the shape, material and purpose of the oven. While Helmer and the others were amazed at the existence of such a magical thing, they also quickly understood the principle behind it. Helmer even said:
"In that case, I will do as you said. I will arrange for a few orcs to build an oven tomorrow."
Although there are no modern tools, it is more than enough to make a clay sculpture oven.
"Okay, I'll study the blueprint tonight." E Ling nodded, and then thought of something and said, "Besides, there are many giant beasts outside now. The meat of giant beasts is edible. It would be a waste if we don't use it. You can hunt more giant beasts and make them into jerky or pickled meat. You can eat them for a long time."
E Ling couldn't stop talking, and she soon thought of another question:
"But there are so many females in the city. Just eating dried meat will easily lead to malnutrition. Malnutrition will easily lead to illness, which will cause more trouble. We can't just ignore so many females, right?"
"We will ask the doctors to distribute cold-resistant medicine to the females in advance. We will also distribute animal skins for the winter to the females. This is how we have done it in previous years. It can reduce the chances of females getting sick." Xuan Ming said.
"Prevention work does need to be done, but diet also needs to be improved. Not to mention that there should be some omnivorous or vegetarian females in the city, right? For those who don't eat or eat less jerky, their feelings should also be taken care of."
E Ling thought about it, and then said to Helmer, "Helmer, why don't you organize a supply team to find some food that vegetarian females can eat?"
"Wild vegetables? These things can't be stored for a few days. It would be a waste of effort to go there."
Moreover, the vegetarian orcs are generally of lower levels and have poor risk resistance. The mortality rate in the cold season is also higher. Coupled with the shortage of food sources in the cold season, if they encounter a cold wave, they can only leave it to fate.
"They are not wild vegetables, but potatoes and sweet potatoes. These foods are very durable and can be eaten by omnivorous orcs!" E Ling described to him the appearance, taste and possible growth areas of these foods. "You can send a few orcs to look for them first and bring some back to see if everyone likes them. If the response is good, we can collect more."
"Also, there are a lot of open spaces in the back mountain. You can ask someone to dig a few fish ponds, catch some fish and animals outside and put them in the ponds. When you want to eat them, you can kill them right away. This will also ensure that the females can eat fresh food."
Helmer: "Fish beasts are too fishy, females don't like to eat them."
"Oh, that's because it wasn't processed properly. It's still delicious if it's processed properly. Just trust me. Besides, the tribes outside generally don't like to eat fish and beasts, so there's no need to worry about competing with them for resources."
Speaking of fish, we have to mention the fish soup made by Mo Lin, it is so delicious.
Mo Lin had just left for a short while, but she already missed his...craftsmanship.
The coquettish tone she inadvertently revealed completely pleased Helmer. He curled his lips and said, "Okay, then I'll do as you say."
"Okay, don't forget about the beast tide. Although it hasn't happened yet, we still have to be vigilant about the large number of giant beasts appearing. Have someone reinforce the city walls and send more people to patrol and garrison nearby. It's always good to be prepared." Finally, E Ling gave another reminder.
Helmer naturally thought of this as well: "I know, I'll make the arrangements."
"Beautiful female, are you really from a small tribe?" He narrowed his eyes and looked at her with curiosity and scrutiny.
"Guess?" E Ling blinked.
His eyes turned cold, "I have never seen a female as intelligent as you, who are you?"
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