Chapter 21 The Problem of Lake Water
In the evening, Zhao Hai woke up. It was getting dark by this time. Merlin and the others had also returned. In order to save some supplies, Merlin and the others usually did not go out for activities at night. Even if they don't use magic stones for lighting, they still need oil if they just use torches or oil lamps. Now they have to save every bit of supplies.
When Zhao Hai woke up, it was already getting dark. The slaves had already eaten. For the rest of the time until going to bed at night, they could move around freely in the castle. There was no need to worry anyway. It would be better if they run away and let them relax.
Now the slaves are sitting in the courtyard of the castle chatting. Compared to other places, they live a paradise-like life here. They can eat enough every day and don’t have to do too heavy work. There is enough rest time every day, and they like this day so much.
When they arrived here, they were still a little desperate. What was the situation here in the Black Wasteland? Although they were slaves, they had heard about it. Nothing grew here, only a barren mountain and a carrion swamp. Such a place is a place of death. They always thought that they would starve to death in the future when they arrived in such a place.
But they didn't expect that even though they had just been here for two days, they could see clearly that their master was really capable. He could use magical magic to turn the black soil that could not grow anything into fertile and good soil. Tian, you don’t have to worry about starving to death in the future.
These people are just slaves. They have seen people using magic. In their impression, magicians are omnipotent and magic is extremely magical.
Better living conditions than before, treating them like civilians, being able to get rid of the temptation of slave status, and adding incomparable magic, these things combined are enough to make these slaves love Zhao Hai They have become loyal, and a great cohesion has been formed invisibly. Now these slaves no longer work passively, but are thinking about working more and getting rid of the status of slaves as soon as possible.
Zhao Hai stood quietly in the castle and looked at the slaves outside. He wanted to go up and chat with these slaves, but he also knew that now was not the time. These slaves had been oppressed. When they saw the nobles, When the time comes, I will be very nervous. Let alone chatting with them, I am afraid that they will kneel there again, not daring to raise their heads.
It is easy to change a person's identity, but it is difficult to change their mind. It is a long-term process to change their mind bit by bit, so Zhao Hai is now There is no contact with those slaves, the time is not yet up.
Everything must be done in a step-by-step process. If you are too aggressive, things may go wrong. Even if you succeed, the foundation may be unstable.
Undoubtedly, the completion of land reform and the hope of escaping from slavery have made the lives of these slaves full of hope, and they are no longer as lifeless as when they first arrived.
Zhao Hai likes to see the performance of those slaves. Only those who are full of hope can be creative and can maximize their abilities.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Zhao Hai came back to his senses and said in a deep voice: "Come in."
The door was pushed open, and Meg stood in front of it. Looking at Zhao Hai, he said: "Master, dinner is ready, it's time to go and eat." Wood and Stone were still standing outside the door, guarding the door for Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai nodded, he also knew that it was almost time to eat, but Zhao Hai really felt a little bit sorry. In the past two days, Merlin and the others were not only busy managing the slaves, but also cooking for him. They were really tired. .
But although Zhao Hai can cook, he doesn’t dare to do it. Don’t forget his identity. He is now a dandy who can open his mouth for food and stretch his hands for clothes. He has room for what to cook. It makes sense to have supernatural powers. After all, this is a continent where magic and fighting spirit coexist. There are all kinds of strange people and strange people. His ability is not particularly outstanding, but if he suddenly knows how to cook, it will cause Merlin and Mei Ge was very suspicious.
A few people opened the restaurant and found that Merlin and the others had already put all the food on the table, including bread and some vegetables, plus a piece of meat and a soup.
To be honest, a native Chinese is really not used to eating this food, but there is no way. Even if Ye Hai wants to eat Chinese food, no one can do it. Only he can do it, but he can’t do it. Don't dare to be depressed.
After eating a few mouthfuls of food, Zhao Hai said: "Grandma Meilin, I think what we did today was too reckless. It would be better for us not to improve the land here tomorrow."
Merlin was stunned and looked at Zhao Hai in confusion: "What's wrong, young master? Why do you say that? Can we no longer improve the land? What will we do if we can't improve the land?" Zhao Hai understood what she meant, and he immediately said : "Grandma Merlin, I think you misunderstood. It's not that I can't improve the land, but that I can't improve it near the castle. Think about it, our current strength is still too weak. If those guys find out, we can turn this place into a land." If it becomes a piece of land that can be cultivated, Will they let us go? We will be finished by then."
Merlin has also seen big storms. Today she was just overwhelmed by the joy of improving the land, so she was temporarily overwhelmed. I didn't think about this , now after Zhao Hai reminded him, Merlin immediately understood what Zhao Hai meant. Zhao Hai was right. If the old nobles of the Emperor find out that they can improve the land here, they will definitely come to deal with them. When the time comes, They're done.
Although the Buda family has signed an agreement with the empire, it must be under the premise that the Buda family has an heir. If a noble family has no heir, then the noble title of the family will be It will be taken back by the king, and the fief and other things will naturally be taken back.
An ordinary man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade. This is exactly the truth.
Merlin put down his knife and fork, nodded and said: "Young Master is right. We didn't think enough about it. We were only thinking about improving our lives. We forgot that those old nobles might not let us go just like that. So, Master, what's your point?" What does it mean?”
Now Merlin has paid more and more attention to Zhao Hai's opinions, because Zhao Hai has indeed done a lot of things in the past few days, and he has done everything in a orderly manner. Coupled with his strange ability, he has unknowingly , Merlin and the others have regarded Zhao Hai as their backbone.
Zhao Hai also put down the tableware, wiped his mouth gently with a napkin, and then said: "Improving the land still needs to be carried out, but it cannot be improved around the castle. It is too conspicuous. As long as people come in It can be seen at a glance. It is too easy to be discovered. I want to look for it to see if there is any place around here that is very hidden and can be improved. It does not need to be too big, as long as it is about a thousand acres. It can almost meet the needs of our people here, and it will not be easy to be "
Merlin nodded and said: "The young master is right, then I will ask someone to look around tomorrow to see if there is anything suitable around here. Can we raise the young master? Blue-eyed rabbit and scaleless fish?”
Zhao Hai said in a deep voice: "We must raise them. Scaleless fish are easy to raise anyway, and those people won't notice anything. Blue-eyed rabbits are even more important. They will only think that we are dying." I won’t care too much about the struggle.”
Merlin nodded and said: "Okay, but there is something wrong with the water. I found that there seems to be no fish in our moat, and there are no fish even in the lake in the cave. This seems very wrong?"
Zhao Hai was stunned. This was the first time he thought of this problem. He used to be just an otaku, not a professional fisherman, so he didn’t notice this at first. On the contrary, it was Merlin’s water-based magic. The teacher noticed.
Zhao Hai is a little confused. Logically speaking, there should be a lot of fish in the moat and the mountain lake. There is no problem with the water quality. He has already analyzed this in space. How come there are no fish? Woolen cloth?
Zhao Hai said to Mei Lin in confusion: "Grandma Mei Lin, do you know why this is? There is no problem with the water. I have analyzed it and it is a very good water source, completely suitable for fish. Survive, but now we can’t see any fish. Isn’t this a bit unreasonable?”
Merlin frowned for a while. Cai Dao: "Generally, there are no fish in the water. There are only two possibilities. One is that the water is poisonous and not suitable for fish to survive. The other is that there are ferocious water monsters in the water that eat up all the fish. If it is like what the young master said, In that case, if there is no poison in the water, then there is only the second possibility. There are ferocious water monsters in the water.”
Zhao Hai thought about it carefully and felt that what Merlin said made sense. He remembered that when he was on Earth, he had seen a news about two very powerful carnivorous fish entering a fisherman's pond. If he ate up all the fish in his pond, there might be that kind of monster here, and if that was the case, it would be a big trouble.
When Merlin saw Zhao Hai frowning, he knew what Zhao Hai was thinking. Merlin comforted him and said: "Master, actually this is not difficult to solve. If the water is poisonous, it will be difficult for us to solve it. Well, if there are monsters causing trouble in the water, then as long as we find out That monster, just kill him."
Zhao Hai smiled bitterly. His idea was exactly the opposite of Merlin's. If the water was poisonous, he could easily remove it with space water. It's poisonous, but if there are monsters in the water, it would be really troublesome.
Looking at Zhao Hai’s still frowning expression, Merlin couldn’t help but smile and said: “Young Master, don’t worry, if there really is a monster in the water, I will find it and kill it, it will not affect the Young Master. "
Zhao Hai couldn't help being stunned when he heard what Mei Lin said, and then followed him. Now you understand, this is not the earth. On earth, it is not that easy if you want to go into the sea and kill a deep-sea monster. But this is the Ark Continent. There is very powerful magic here, and Merlin is just right. He is a powerful water magician, maybe he can really destroy the monsters in the water.
(End of this chapter)