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Chapter 970 The Situation of the Oceania Stronghold
Isn't this... a kangaroo?Chu Yun squatted down and looked at the gifts brought back by the adventurers of the Oceania expedition team in the wooden cage.

Inside the wooden cage was a chubby kangaroo staring at Chu Yun with small round eyes.

"This is a unique animal we found in Oceania. We all call it a kangaroo. I thought you might not have seen it before, my lord, so I brought it back and presented it to you, my lord." The returning expedition team said proudly.

They lived near Melbourne Bay for nearly two years. There were almost no industrial products there, so they had to capture a kangaroo to prove that they had indeed reached Oceania and established a stronghold there.

However, I have actually seen a kangaroo before, and Chu Yun also knows that the kangaroo brought back is called a quokka. It is the smallest kangaroo, about the size of a rabbit, and it is not afraid of humans at all. food.

"I have never seen such a strange creature. It seems that you have indeed reached Oceania." In order not to dampen their enthusiasm, Chu Yun had to pretend that he did not know the kangaroo they brought back.

"Yes, more than 400 of us have established a small town locally and established contact with a nearby indigenous tribe. They will come to help us work in their spare time, and we only need to share some of the crops we planted locally. Give them as a reward. That tribe has enmity with another native tribe, and asked us to help them attack another native tribe. After we conquered another native tribe, we divided up the captives, so our farmland and plantation have the first A group of free laborers, we only need to provide them with three meals a day." Members of the Oceania expedition team reported to Chu Yun.

Can it still be like this?Chu Yun couldn't imagine that the Oceania expedition team used this method to get along with the aborigines, buying labor with the food they grew, and obtaining free labor by intervening in the fights among the aborigines.Although the process certainly has an iron and blood side, it is also a way for advanced civilizations to invade backward civilizations.The hunter-gatherer civilization of the Stone Age was as fragile as thin paper in front of the farming and nomadic civilization and the firearms civilization.

The Oceania expedition team's approach is already very benevolent, and they have maintained a relatively friendly relationship with the first tribe they contacted.For the tribes of the Stone Age, being able to eat was the most important thing. Under the temptation of food, they served as the agricultural labor force in the new town.Maybe they can't understand why farming and animal husbandry can produce a lot of food in this way.

"After two years, the crops in the new town should be mature enough for several stages. What are the suitable local crops?" Chu Yun is still very concerned about the crops in the Melbourne area.

The higher the yield of local crops, the more suitable for colonization.Food is the basis of all human activities. If there is not enough food and many people are organized to mine, it will cause famine in the local area.

"We divided all the crop seeds we brought over into farmland for planting, and found that wheat, barley, corn, and millet are all suitable for planting. In the first year of arriving in Oceania, we also hunted and collected wild fruits locally to supplement the food shortage , Later, after we opened up farms and pastures, in addition to being self-sufficient in food, we could also supply the nearby aborigines. In order to obtain our food, the aborigines were willing to work for us, and our farms and pastures were even bigger.” Returning expedition Said the team member.

"Oceania is vast and sparsely populated, and the local aborigines will not be short of food, so they want to ask you for food?" Chu Yun was a little surprised.

"Master, you don't know. The food they can usually find in the tribe is good enough. But first, they lack a way to preserve food, and second, they use fire to roast meat at most, without seasoning, and there are no various cooking methods. So we easily conquered them with the seasonings and kitchen utensils we brought over. So much so that when the tribe that was friendly with us hunted game, it would bring it to our chefs for cooking. As a price, they were willing to share the game with us ’” said a member of the expedition team.

The seasoning and cooking skills can conquer even the indigenous tribes, which is amazing...

Chu Yun basically understood the living conditions of the Oceania expedition team on the other side of the ocean through the dialogue with the expedition team members.Among all the civilizations that Chu Yun has conquered so far, some of the indigenous tribes deep in the Spice Islands were relatively backward.However, the Spice Islands tribe may have a higher level of civilization as a whole than the isolated aborigines in Oceania. The aborigines in Oceania are still alive tens of thousands of years ago.

"We and others have lived in Oceania for two years. The only thing we don't understand is such a large land. Why the number of local indigenous people is far less than ours, and the level of development is so backward." The expedition team asked Chu Yun.

"They arrived in Oceania in an unknown way 5 to [-] years ago, and they have been isolated from other civilizations in the world since then, so they are so backward. The development and progress of civilization requires communication and competition. Internal competition, External competition... For them, the current level of civilization is enough to cope with the local environment, and there is no motivation for development. The evolution speed of civilization is not completely stagnant, but slowed down. And the population of the Pangea we live in What's more, different regions have formed their own unique civilizations, and the mutual influence between different civilizations has contributed to the current situation." Chu Yun said.

"Master, how do you know that they arrived in Oceania from other places 5 to [-] years ago? Oceania is isolated from the world, and it is impossible to reach it without great navigation technology!" The two returned expedition members were puzzled asked.

"This is the speculation of scholars from the Academy of Sciences. It may be that someone's canoe was brought to Oceania by wind and ocean currents, or it may be that there was an ice connection between the South Sea and Oceania." Chu Yun mentioned two hypotheses.

It's just that whether it is the "drift theory" or the "glacier theory" has not yet been confirmed, and it may never be possible to prove it. After all, it happened tens of thousands of years ago.

The two expedition members who returned from Oceania looked at each other in blank dismay. They did not expect that the natives of Oceania came from the outside world.Oceania is like a natural cage, keeping their civilization outside Pangaea.

"I will keep this kangaroo. You can go down to rest and return to your respective hometowns. If you come to the capital to report for your hard work, the military department will give you an extra compensation." Chu Yun said.

"It is our honor to meet the military lord, how dare we ask for compensation!" The two said flattered.

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(End of this chapter)