Chapter 009. Lack of food reserves

These people from the kingdom of Swadia were not old and weak, women and children, but men with strong physiques.

Eating less?

That's simply not possible!

Starting today, Dehrim's food reserves can only be eaten by everyone for ten days.

This simply made Kant's scalp tingle!

Are you kidding?

In this desert oasis, without food and water, people are going to die!

And most importantly.

The Gnoll's counterattack doesn't know when it will start, and now Dehrim is still in a state of crisis, and now the food reserves in the mining are insufficient, for Kant, a new lord who has just taken office and is basically poor, it can be called torture, or uninterrupted torture!

"That's a real nuisance."

Kant bowed his head in contemplation and realized the seriousness of the problem: "The food problem must definitely be solved first!" ”

He made up his mind.

Food is the most important issue in any world at any time, in a game, or in a strange world.

For Kant, even more so.

In the current sentry oasis, the people stationed in Dehrim need to have a full stomach.

Only by maintaining sufficient physical strength can they withstand the attack of the gnolls.

After all, I was hungry, my whole body was weak, and it was very difficult to lift my weapon, so how could I face a large group of jackals that might appear at that time?

Even these Svadian peasants need physical strength to protect their villages with long-handled scythes!

"Definitely have to find a way."

Kant frowned, thinking about it in his heart.

Reducing the distribution of food, although it can last more time, but for the current Dehrim, it is equivalent to killing chickens and eggs, killing a thousand enemies and destroying eight hundred, he will definitely not do it.

If you don't have the strength, you don't have the ability to resist!

"Let's go to the pantry and have a look." Kant returned to the Consulate.

The militiaman followed him.

The corner room on the first floor of the Consulate Hall is the current storage room, about 30 square meters, and the shelves are full of bread, dried meat, and round cabbage.

The smell of food fills the air.

"That's all we have?" Kant frowned, his face a little unhappy.

The militia replied, "Yes, my lord, that's all. ”

Roughly speaking, it was not far from what the militia had reported, but in general there should have been 500 servings of bread, 250 servings of air-dried meat, and 100 pieces of cabbage.

Of course, also remove today's breakfast, 16 breads, 5 air-dried meats and 5 cabbages.

So it looks like there is a lot of food, and it is piled up in the pantry, but for the current 80 adults, three meals a day, as well as extra meals for the soldiers on duty at night, can only last for 10 days.

After all, these Swadians are all sturdy men in the prime of life!

Three meals a day need to supplement a large amount of food, not to mention that in the future development of caiyi, the physical consumption is even greater, and the requirements for energy intake are definitely higher.

Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the amount of food and increase the variety of food.

"That's right."

Kant raised his head slightly and said to the militiaman: "I remember, there should be a lot of supplies in those three carriages. ”

This was all prepared by him in the Lion Principality.

Include plenty of food.

Although some of it was consumed when it came to the sentry oasis and some was taken by the departing cavalry, there was definitely a surplus, including those specially purchased food that was resistant to high temperatures and storage.

"Also, we checked it out last night."

The militiaman hurriedly replied: "There is bread, bacon, sausage, and a small amount of salt, sugar, and spices." ”

Kant nodded: "How much?" ”

"All combined, there should be a 3-day supply." The militia replied.

"What? Just a mere 3-day serving? ”

Kant was stunned, a little incredulous, the food he bought at that time was a whole carriage!

Because he was not only thinking about the food consumption during the desert trek, but also the additional food consumption during the development of the Sentry Oasis, which could be said to be enough for the previous 30 Swadia farmers to eat for nearly half a month!

"After we examined it, we found that it was indeed only a three-day supply." The militia continues to report truthfully.

But Kant's brow was furrowed, like a Sichuan character.

This was not what he expected.

"That's 13 days?" Kant frowned.

The militia nodded, "Yes." ”

Thinking about the consumption during the trek, Kant's brows furrowed even more, he could be sure that he didn't eat much food on his side, but his mind flashed back to the way the cavalry had left before, and Kant was a little stunned.

"These guys." Kant couldn't help but grit his teeth.

This is definitely revenge!

Those guys are taking revenge on themselves, using them to risk their lives to exterminate the Gnoll tribe that occupies the Sentry Oasis!

"You've really won." Kant stretched out his hand and pinched his eyebrows, and sighed softly in his heart.

However, he didn't continue to get angry, the fault was him.

But thinking about it now, just now when the development of mining has just begun, he understands that there is really a big gap between reality and ideals, and it is difficult for him to maintain one step at a time, and he doesn't know how much of the future predicament awaits him.

"Your Lord."

The militiaman spoke, persuading, "Let's eat something first, breakfast is ready." ”

Nearby, a Swadia farmer who worked as a cook approached, carrying a tray with large wooden bowls full of food, chopped air-dried meat and cabbage, and a thick soup simmered with fine salt and pepper.

At the same time, there are two palm-sized slices of white bread on the tray, which have been baked over an open flame and have an attractive burnt yellow color.

"Well, the breakfast looks pretty good."

Kant took the tray.

Worries are thrown to the back of the mind beforehand, and this is the moment for breakfast.

The soup is rich, and the stewed air-dried meat and cabbage with toasted bread tastes great.

And throughout the oasis, the aroma of food is also spreading.

The peasants of Swadia were also munching on bread and soup, with excited smiles on their faces, and from time to time they whispered a few words of discussion, and laughed when they talked about happy things.

This is his fief.

Kant liked this relaxed atmosphere of taking a break from the tension and busyness.

This is the pleasure of being away from the lion principality, the whirlpool of power, especially the fact that he is in full control of this place, the right to have everything in the palm of his hand, makes him even more intoxicated.

No one doesn't love power, and not everyone wants to be a hermit.

ambition

This is something that everybody sometimes has.

"Very nice, delicious food, thank you to the chef for me."

Kant put down his knife and fork with satisfaction on his face.

After breakfast, his brow furrowed slightly, and he was in a good mood, and he left the consul hall and walked towards the oasis pond outside, purely admiring his fiefdom and dividing the land use area in advance.

"Smack."

But Kant didn't pay attention, and when he came to the pond, he seemed to have stepped on something.

Before he could look down, a scattered stench appeared in his nostrils, and when he looked down, Kant's usually calm face was a little more distorted: "Damn, this is really disgusting." ”

It was in his cowhide boots that he stepped on a sticky brown object by the edge of the pond.

It's the excrement of the gnolls.

And his slightly distorted face was even more full of gnashing hatred, sweeping the surrounding pond edge, and found at least thirty such mines, which were like a minefield!

The gnolls, who are still in the primitive tribe, don't know what hygiene is and what epidemic prevention is!

In fact, this primitive creature also seems to be immune to common diseases.

"Made."

Kant cursed and quickly stepped back, rubbing his feet on the sandy ground to rub away the disgusting excrement.

But at this moment, a prompt box from the system appears on the retina.

【Ding... Temporary Task Release]

[Temporary Mission: Reorganize the Oasis]

【Reward: 20 bags Γ— flour】

[Description: Your Docket is located in an oasis, but it is currently polluted by filthy gnolls.] Clean up your oasis again, it will be the hope for the future. 】

System tasks.

Kant was slightly startled, but looking at the introduction on the retina, his eyes also flashed with surprise.

Even the nausea of stepping on excrement disappeared a little.

It's a send-off!

At present, the most lacking and urgently needed food in the current sentry oasis is undoubtedly food.

And now after this temporary task is completed, the reward is exactly the food that Kant needs the most, and it is 10 bags of flour that can be baked into bread with water!

Twenty bags of flour isn't much, but at least it adds a few extra days of time.

When the time comes, Kant's choice will also be even greater.

Whether it was returning to the Lion Duchy to buy food or going deeper into the desert to find a way to survive, Kant had more time to make a decision, and he didn't have to worry about the problem of stockpiling food to overwhelm his plans in a short period of time.

"Cleaning up the oasis, it's simple." Kant had a plan in mind.

In fact, even if there were no systematic tasks, he would have arranged for the Swadian farmers to focus on cleaning up the oasis.

After all, after the gnolls lived, it was really a mess!

"Trees?"

Kant was just about to arrange the clean-up for the farmers, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the northern part of the pond, where a few poplar trees were rooted, swaying their branches and leaves in the wind, showing themselves in the early morning sun.

But in Kant's mind, a tree also appeared.

Date palms!

The reward for the temporary quest of the system, 20 date palms in the full fruiting stage!

Previously, Kant completed two missions, one was to defeat the attacking gnolls, and the other was to exterminate the gnolls tribe, obtaining 20 date palms and 1 desert bandit stronghold.

These are all things that can appear directly in this world, just like the Consulate Hall!