Chapter 247: Starting from the first bunch of sprouts peeling off the soil
The heavy agricultural machinery rumbled out smoke, and the giant force-feedback-sensing equipment was simulating the movements of its operator's arms. It was twenty to thirty meters long, but there was no comparison between the brown shovel and Krieger's engineer shovel. Gris descended to earth and stirred up the huge open space in the entire inner courtyard.
The soil was scattered everywhere, and the vibration of the shovel broke the hard rocks and turned them into minerals that nourished crops. The scorched soil on the surface of Skadi was also crushed by the huge external force, turning into nutritious black soil suitable for wheat and corn to take root. land.
The roar of heavy equipment is in the castle all day long, and the land is being reclaimed so hugely that a single mortal cannot finish it in his lifetime.
This has been going on for a week now, the mentally draining work continuing as fertilisers, seeds, water, soil and heavy equipment from the agricultural world arrive.
No one knows whether plants will grow from this land. Skadi has not seen life for too long, especially on the cold and difficult surface. The large white greenhouse equipment installed half a month ago is passing through the castle. Geothermal energy protects crops from Skadi's cold winds, just as Alan Bair protects the precarious world.
While Alan Bair was debating this matter, many rulers who were once Skadi nobles found this new nobleman and angrily commented that the current reclamation work on Skadi was a waste.
Huge sums of money for heavy equipment should be mobilized to allow factories to resume operations, water and soil, even low-corrosion fertilizers and temperature control equipment to be repaired later should also be stopped, and priority should be given to the people to provide more life guarantees, and they still miss their own During the time when they were in the actual territory, they were dissatisfied with the lord for spending resources on something that could not be determined. In any case, farming was not what this fortress world should do.
They can fill the warehouse with money and apply for supplies from the Empire. As long as the Maelstrom is still there, Skadi will be worth money from the Empire. They should not waste materials on reclaiming and casting arsenals. This will only make the Empire I wonder if they intend to rebel.
The funny thing is, what they said is right. Although those noble families may be the existence of corpses, those who are alive now are definitely not. After experiencing hardships and invasions, they have changed a lot, but nobles are still nobles. They are now His main desire is to restore Skadi's industrial capabilities and start helping other worlds to engage in profitable activities such as OEM.
In essence, they just use their favorite method to help Skadi. If it is in the empire, the suggestions of those nobles are "model".
Alan Bair had no objection to this, but the many situations he had experienced always told him that although the empire was powerful, one day it would be unable to take care of itself, and then Skadi would have to survive on his own.
And at the moment, the former Supreme Commander of the Imperial Guard, who serves as planetary governor, is in a bad mood.
Alan Bair put down the thick brown paper in his hand. It was the empire's order to stop the war. The stupidity of those empires finally arrived here, and the king of Skadi no longer had any patience for those short-sighted nobles.
"Get lost."
The nobles showed surprised expressions, either unable to believe or confused about what they heard. Some people asked doubtfully about this superman who they thought was quite gentle and a little too popular. "What?"
"I told you to get out." Alan Bair's tone was strange, tough but without much emotion. Those nobles could only leave. After a slight creak of the wooden door being opened and footsteps, looking at the ceasefire request, Scar Lord Di sighed.
No matter how clear it was that this would happen, Alan Bayer's emotions fell to the bottom when he faced it.
Bad things keep coming one after another. No matter how majestic he is, those advices will continue like flies. Although the troops must be in his hands, it only takes a few bullets to clean up those guys, but for Si who is full of waste. Cady, they don't have the energy to do that anymore.
Soon, the garrisoned legions from various star regions will leave. Skadi will have to face a situation where space navigation control is completely dependent on himself or the arrangements of the local military department. Alan Bair chose the empire, so he must ensure that Skadi The homeland will never fall.
Build a new internal arsenal and carry out agricultural production in the manor to ensure basic supplies and maintain good combat effectiveness even when the enemy monopolizes transportation and supply lines.
Alan Bayer still remembers the hell-like situation when he took over the castle. People were biting and killing each other. When material things couldn't satisfy them, then humanity was all gone.
And when the war ended, the warrior king, who had relied on this thing for a long time to move and survive, also felt confused. When he came back to his senses, it was as if he had been cursed, and he was still preparing for war.
Alan Bair doesn't know how to survive in this dark universe. At least in the next hundred years, chaos will come as promised. When the dark side of the empire comes, Skadi, who is close to the maelstrom, will definitely face another annihilation. disaster.
"I am not wrong. When those days come, the Skadi people will be even more grateful to me, and even most of the worlds in this sector that rely on Skadi to prevent the invasion of Chaos will be." He thought to himself, responsibility, Victory, goals, and many things that don't see results in a short time confuse warriors who are strategically focused on speed.
He is very powerful. This is an objective reality that cannot be denied. However, the true strength of a warrior lies in putting down the sword. This is also the most powerful thing about the space warriors. Those supermen can transfer to education and other industries anytime and anywhere, and become a beacon to lead mankind. One day, the war in the entire universe will be extinguished, and then it will be the warriors without swords, not a certain general, who will get mankind out of the difficulties...
But with the current situation in the empire, probably only true warriors can lead people out of difficulties. Unfortunately, as a mortal, there are still a whole thousand years to go, and Alan Bair cannot witness the return of the original body, and he has no interest in going on a pilgrimage to Terra. It's just that this huge dark universe didn't give him time to breathe.
When Lord Skadi was banging on the table, he looked bored, his thick winter clothes were stained with filth, he had the look of a planetary governor, he was clearly a tramp.
He sighed and looked at the small radio in the office. The thing was making a buzzing sound at the moment. "This is Second Lieutenant of the 4th Skadi Infantry Regiment, hearing the answer."
Alan Beyer replied. "Boy, stop making noise, hear me." he asked again. "Have you found it? The remains of the Space Marine underground."
The ensign replied. "No, since I witnessed him falling from a high place and leaving the fortress underground, the warrior seemed to have suddenly disappeared, and his body was evaporated by the castle engine?" He had just come back from the underground to complete the task assigned by the Sun Lord, but unfortunately, He found no evidence of his enemy's death.
"Obviously he is not dead. He is an emperor warrior who has been tainted by chaos. I really hope he won't do anything crazy and stupid." Alan Bair sighed. Those supermen don't need food. He can't do this by stealing food. They had to find this warrior first, and those giants were good at various tactics, so finding him in the wilderness was even more impossible.
The second lieutenant was silent, and then Alan Bair's mood, which had just improved, dropped. How happy is a lurking Chaos Space Marine?
The second lieutenant also felt uncomfortable and said. "I will lead the troops to search for him and try to find that guy during this time."
"No, no need. Finding him won't bring real benefits. No matter how powerful the Space Marine is, he is just one person. Obviously he can't change the world. Now our energy should be focused on planning internal production and weapons industry. Heavy-duty The machine can allow a very small number of people to meet the food needs of the entire fortress, but production alone requires a large number of people." Alan Bayer stopped the second lieutenant's impulse with extreme rationality. Outside the radio, the young man also gave up on the matter.
"Then when I come back, boss, haven't the first batch of greenhouses sprouted yet? I see that you are still not very happy. Can't Skadi still grow plants?" the second lieutenant asked, whether a world can grow plants means that Whether it is livable in terms of pollution and soil nutrition, Skadi has obviously met the standards. After tragic death and sacrifice, it has met the standards...
At this moment, the second lieutenant couldn't help but ask. "Is Skadi dead?" As a person living here, this is what he is most worried about. If Skadi still cannot produce plants, it means that this former hive city world still needs to import water, air, and food, which is impossible. There is animal husbandry, and there is no possibility of being invaded by the enemy's monopoly materials for a long time.
"She didn't!" cried Alan Beyer. "She won't die. Things will get better when the fertilizers developed by the new batch of genetic sages arrive. Those things contain most of the nutrients and can make plants sprout even if they are placed in water..."
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"Boss, is that still considered a child born by Skadi? We admit that Skadi is the only creature in this world besides moss and mice. It is no longer possible for her to give birth to new life. Even if you sprinkle the seeds all over Neither does her soil.”
The second lieutenant's words were more saddening than those nobles' words put together. Alan Bayer subconsciously clenched his fists, and the weak radio also jumped out of fireworks due to superhuman strength, and then abnormal smoke appeared very quickly. After a sizzling sound and electromagnetic sound, it stopped running.
Alan Bair looked at the messy desktop. He had to admit that nothing was perfect in this world. The most difficult thing for him was to bring Skadi back to the embrace of the empire, let alone let her burst into life again?
Alan Bair sighed and walked out of the room, preparing to issue an order to others for Skadi to give up cultivating plants. But today, the interior of the castle was particularly noisy. When he opened the door, a golden shadow ran around and hit the door. he.
As a veteran, he only felt a tightness in his chest and rubbed his thick winter clothes, but the child who bumped into him needed more attention.
For the first time in her life, Miss Inquisitor felt what it felt like to hit a wall. Although she is a woman, she has been fighting and training for many years, and her strength is even stronger than most ordinary people...
"Oh my God, what did I hit?" Lova rubbed her red nose, while Alan Beyer asked. "What's the matter, so restless?"
Lova said subconsciously when she saw the castle master. "Lord Sun Lord! There are sprouts in the greenhouse!"
Alan Bayer did not correct her words, but said urgently. "Grudge? Germinate!" He smiled. This could be said to be the best news he knew during this period.
"There's no need for you to act like that, the plants won't run away!" He joked with a smile, but Lova gasped in reply. "There is an Astartes. The unknown Astartes are in the greenhouse. They don't allow anyone to get close to the buds, and they don't speak. And we want to inform you, but the radio is not working!"
Alan Beyer immediately thought of that madman. "Hagrid?" Then he walked towards the courtyard very quickly, and the Inquisitor followed immediately...
In the courtyard, outside the first batch of greenhouses, the white polymer materials and temperature control equipment whirred to help the germinated seeds survive the severe cold. At the same time, a large number of soldiers surrounded the greenhouses. It was not that they could not hold the inside. warriors, but worried about the destruction of the young buds. Those seeds may be the first, or the only ones to adapt to the Skadi environment...
If it was destroyed, and they couldn't find that variety of wheat to cultivate again, Skadi's hopes would be extinguished.
When the soldiers were at a loss, Alan Bayer came over, and the Skadi veterans immediately got out of the way and saluted the respected hero. And when Alan Baier saw Captain Falakshia driving several Lemanus I couldn't help but curse when I came here. "Crazy, how could a space warrior get all this thing!"
Master Chief Catachan answered immediately. "Sorry, we are worried about damaging the plants inside, so we can only use Lemanus to block the sides of the greenhouse, and soldiers surround the front to prevent the enemy from escaping."
"That damn heretic used crops as a threat to keep us immobilized..."
Alan Bair was becoming more and more anxious at this moment. After hearing this, he walked into the greenhouse. The moment he entered, the Catachans were stopped by Alan Bair. "Don't follow!"
Military orders were hard to disobey, so those soldiers watched their heroic lord walk inside. When Alan Bayer stepped inside, he first felt the soft soil, the warmth brought by the focused sunlight, about 16 degrees, and the warmth that had not been seen for a long time. Yes, the smell of grass and earth.
And in that soil, the old man Astarte wearing tattered armor, the two-meter-tall old man with white hair, slowly watered the crops with a watering can. Perhaps it was his care that allowed those plants to sprout.
When he saw Alan Bair coming, he was not angry or mad, he just continued to water the crops until the soil was moist, little greens sprouted in the brown hell, and the green leaves were hung with dew, in Skadi, in this universe , these are the most beautiful scenery...
Alan Bair took out his sidearm, and Hagrid became vigilant. His Terminator armor had been completely damaged. The huge armor was only less than 30% of its normal strength. It was almost like a piece of rags. It would definitely not be able to resist the castle master. Any shot, and Alan Bayer's movements made the old man's vigilant nerves tense!
But the Lord of Skadi just lowered his weapon, laid the thing on the ground, raised his hand in goodwill, and asked.
"Did you do this?"
Hagrid nodded.
"I used to live in the agricultural world and take care of them every day. In my eyes, those were the most comfortable and stupidest days in my life, but now, I miss them very much."
Alan Bayer said again. "If you are caught because of them, I will kill you, understand?"
Hagrid just spread the fertilizer, replied. "Brothers death and war have left me with few years left, for a Space Marine there is no difference, I am already dead."
Alan Bayer said. "Then join my castle and take care of the plants in the last few years of your life. I want to grow white grapes for the world to make wine in my lifetime!"
Hagrid looked at the young man in disbelief. "I am a heretic and believe in the Chaos Gods!"
replied the King of Skadi. "You are just an old man who likes crops!"
Alan Bair is so crazy and careless. Maybe one day he will suffer losses and have problems because of his stupidity, but he is still willing to give all human compatriots in this universe a chance. Compared to the emperor's silver light, he only has flesh and blood. The body is warmer.
Hagrid put down the kettle, hesitated for a long time, and touched the soft earth with his knees that had not knelt down for the enemy in countless wars. The old knight knelt down on one knee.
"I am willing to redeem myself, but I understand that it is impossible to settle the murder of my compatriots, and I am not willing to believe in the Corpse Emperor. I will not join a group or settle inside the castle."
Alan Beyer replied. "I will make a house for you in the greenhouse. From now on, you will not be able to step out of the agricultural area, carry weapons, or wear armor, and you will need to wear restraint equipment at all times, which will reduce the power you can exert. At the same time, you can become a A special farmer.”
Hagrid, the old warrior nodded. "I am willing, Lord, to become a mortal again." He said mockingly. (End of chapter)