forest kingdom

Spring is here, and the wild boars in the mountains begin to give birth to piglets.

Lawrence stood on the top of the mountain with three elves and eight human men and women, looking at the herds of wild boars that were foraging in the valley.

One of the three elves is a spiritual wizard, and the other two are elven twins who have no witchcraft ability.

The elf twins are the ministers who have stayed by their side to educate them in the past two years. In the future, the Ice Land needs some sensible elf leaders to coordinate, and cannot always rely on useless elf slave girls.

"There are so many pigs here, big pigs and little pigs!"

Aruqiu pointed to a big wild boar with several piglets in the valley and said something that everyone could see.

Kalda next to him looked further away, "There are still many pig holes. Do pigs also dig holes?"

"No." Lawrence looked at the shallow caves all over the hillside in the distance. "We sent people to dig those two-meter-deep caves. They mainly provide these pigs with a place to escape the wind, snow and cold, and are convenient for the sows. Give birth to piglets.”

"Just like human beings, only when a secure house is provided will people be willing to have children."

Aruqiu asked curiously: "Do piglets also come out one or two every two years?"

These elf children rarely see wild boars. All the wild boars in the forest are eaten. Wild boars are also prohibited from approaching the human activities areas of Oak City and Snow Mountain Castle.

Lawrence replied: "Animals are more fertile than humans. The sows on the mountain can grow up from piglets in seven or eight months. They can become pregnant and give birth to piglets. They can give birth to two litters a year, with four to eight piglets in each litter. Some Up to ten."

"Both humans and elves only have one pair of breasts, and sows have six pairs. Some of the six pairs have very little milk. If there are too many piglets, some piglets will not be able to grab the position with more milk. Then, Starved to death due to lack of nutrition.”

"Normally, only five or six piglets from a litter can survive and grow up."

"Every spring and autumn are the breeding seasons. After spring plowing and autumn harvest, it is the time for sows to give birth to piglets. At this time, boars must be driven away from the valley hillsides to provide a safe place for sows with piglets."

"You should also feed some food regularly to prevent the sow from biting the piglets when they are hungry."

Lawrence continued to educate the elf children and the human men and women who followed him to learn about the basics of pig farming.

Pig raising is something that is done all over the Kingdom of Stars, and replacing beef and mutton with pork has also been a policy promoted in recent years.

From ham to pig's trotters, as well as the now popular pig ears and braised pork, the pork culture in the Ice Land is well promoted.

Even barbarians know the preciousness of cattle and sheep, so eating pork instead of beef and mutton is the most basic logical thing.

As more pigs are raised, pig breeds are also selected.

Nowadays, heavy wild boars have been bred specifically to transport heavy objects. These heavy wild boars, which are similar to heavy trucks, are very edible. Even a group of more than a dozen families can barely raise one.

There are only 200 heavy wild boars in the Ice Land. In addition to being used for ceremonies, most of them are used to haul wood for the garrisoned legions to ride and patrol.

Nanzhen, Sider, Valkyrie and the Forest Tribe all need this kind of big guy to scare Xiaoxiao.

At the same time, the Kingdom of Stars can indeed afford to raise heavy wild boars because of its good food treatment and plenty of food surplus for the army.

The role of the heavy wild boar is to make up for the transportation role in addition to the cattle and dome sheep.

In addition to Pige, the king of wild boars, there are also a group of ordinary wild boars raised in the Agama Mountains. These wild boars are relatively large, larger than elephants.

For Pig's sake, Lawrence didn't hunt these wild boars with precious tusks. As long as they didn't go near farmland areas to cause damage or hurt people, there would be no problem.

Some of Pig's descendants were successfully domesticated and became mountain pigs that could help haul heavy loads in lumber mills and blacksmiths.

The battle charge is still the big wild boar domesticated in Pig Trotter City.

Lawrence has domesticated short, strong and obedient little wild boars. These little wild boars, less than one meter tall, are stronger and healthier, and can be used as mounts for female warriors. The most needed pigs are not bred so quickly.

Lawrence took the students to the free-range pig activity area on the other side. There were many well-fed and drunk boars basking in the sun.

"The most important thing in raising pigs is castration." Lawrence took out the surgical box from the warehouse and began to sterilize the scalpel.

Some of the nearby swineherds had seen it once, and some saw it in action for the first time.

As Lawrence organized the surgical tools, he continued to explain why, sharing knowledge that piggies around the world can use.

"The meat quality of castrated boars will be better, while uncastrated pork is difficult to eat."

"There is also convenience in management. Before castration, boars will fight all day long to be the boss, and they will also bite other pigs for territory and food, which wastes energy in the body and is not conducive to stable growth."

"The castrated boar will be much more stable, no longer thinking about unhappy things, and will grow up happily every day."

"Boars and sows must be castrated so that they will not get pregnant randomly. Otherwise, sows in the pig pen will get pregnant randomly and cause management chaos. What we have to do now is to stabilize the annual breeding period and fix it after spring plowing. And there is time after the autumn harvest for sows to give birth to piglets.”

"Castration can only be used on animals. Don't think of using it on humans and elves. This is a capital crime and you will be beaten to death."

Lawrence educated the two twins who were eager to try, and the elf twins quickly agreed like chickens pecking at rice.

Lawrence asked the wizard to control the boars one by one so that he could castrate the piglets that wanted to escape.

The nearby students also helped with the work, some went to catch the pigs, some were responsible for applying healing potion to the injured areas of the piglets, and some children squatted nearby and watched curiously.

The two elves are only five or six years old, and they are considered children whether among humans or elves.

Although they can communicate, it would be too naive to expect them to learn anything. Lawrence mainly provides long-term education to make the two elves familiar with the operation of this country.

Elves live longer and generally tend to be conservative.

I used to think that elves were not good, but in recent years I suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with elves, and I even had the idea of ​​supporting elves to stabilize some radical ideas in this country.

The Elf Queen's control over the ethnic group and her suppression and weakening of wizards are actually no worse than those of the civilized countries that Lawrence himself experienced in terms of political means.

Lawrence knew who the ruling groups in the civilized world were. The more he understood the difference between the upper and lower structures of the elves, the more he felt that the queen was right. He even found that the queen had done something higher than what he had imagined!
What mistake did the queen make?
If compared to the civilized world that Lawrence himself experienced, he could not find any fault with the Queen after much deliberation.

If you have to say what's wrong, it's probably because you don't have the ability to resist alien invasion.

Is it the Queen's fault?
But Lawrence can't count on the Elf Queen, nor can he count on most of the witches around him.

In addition to people like Salil, Lathander, Khalan, and Bull who can stand up and take charge of the overall situation at critical moments, Lawrence also needs to stabilize the middle-level and lower-middle-level governors to make the Ice Land operate normally.

Beow is in the east, Luke is in the west, and Seravan is in the south. The north is deserted and has no enemies, and no one wants to go there.

But even so, Lawrence also arranged for the wizard Will to be stationed on the desolate ice island in the north.

Will liked the cold territory that could preserve bodies and materials. Anyway, he had a steady supply of fuel and food to avoid the severe cold in the house to conduct research. The colder and quieter the outside, the more convenient it was for him.

Lawrence and Will have many unknown agreements, one of which is that when there is trouble in the Ice Land, Will will come back to help.

Compared with the protection of the outside world, Lawrence is more concerned about the operation of the Ice Land and needs internal affairs officers who can handle things.

The Elf Twins, who are just five or six years old now, are investments in the future. (End of chapter)