Global Coming: Farming with my sister-in-law in the end times

Chapter 635 Food Shortage, Inspecting the Territory (Daily Life Chapter)
Cao Xing shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

He continued toward the agricultural area of ​​the territory.

We hadn't gone far when we saw a large area covered by white greenhouses ahead.

This agricultural area covers 200 acres, which is quite large among the survivors.

Even many lords' territories don't have such a large total area.

Dozens of villagers from Puteng Village and the group of female elves were busy working in the fields.

The villagers bent over to work, their movements skilled and focused.

The female elves fluttered their transparent wings and watered every crop with the 'dew of dawn' they had collected.

The scene before me was full of vitality and harmony.

Cao Xing paused to watch for a moment, then called over the old village chief, Zelko.

He is currently in charge of managing the agriculture in the territory.

In less than a minute, an old man quickly approached Cao Xing and respectfully said, "Lord, may you be well."

Cao Xing nodded and asked directly, "Zelko, how is the current crop production in our territory?"

The old village chief quickly reported, "My lord, we have divided each type of crop into regions according to your specifications."

"Currently, the territory has a total of 200 mu of fertile land, of which 120 mu are used to grow 'Kulin Barley' and 'Hanlu Rice', and the other 80 mu are used to grow two cash crops, 'Agate Grapes' and 'Silver Dew Berries'."

"Now that the territory has the help of these diligent elves, even the growth cycle of these magical plants has been greatly shortened."

"We only need two months to harvest!"

"A single harvest can yield at least 70,000 to 80,000 kilograms of crops!"

The old village chief described it vividly, his tone filled with excitement and pride.

He had farmed all his life and had never seen such efficient agricultural production magic.

It's simply a combination of magic and wisdom!

However, Cao Xing listened to his report and fell into deep thought.

Although the 200 acres of fertile land in the territory seem like a lot, the annual yield is also astonishing.

The problem is that all the fertile land is used to grow cash crops.

These crops were what Cao Xing planned to trade with the Chamber of Commerce.

In other words, there wasn't a single grain of food for them to eat in their territory.

"This won't do..." Cao Xing murmured softly.

"Next, I plan to expand the territory into a megacity, which will have at least tens of thousands of people."

"With such a large population, the consequences would be unimaginable without a stable food supply."

After a moment's thought, Cao Xing raised his head.

"Unless... we can establish long-term and stable trade relations with those merchant guilds and exchange these magical plants for large quantities of ordinary food."

"In this way, we can not only earn a lot of crowns, but we will also no longer have to worry about food."

"Moreover, once the giant city is completed, I can designate an even larger area specifically for food production."

Cao Xing had considered cultivating large tracts of fertile land outside his territory and then sending two soldiers to guard and protect it.

After all, there are still large areas outside his territory waiting for him to cultivate.

However, this means they won't be able to enjoy the growth bonus from the Pale Tree or the special environmental protection of their territory.

If a blizzard or other natural disaster strikes, all these crops will be destroyed.

This is a situation that most territories in this world will encounter.

"Therefore, my agricultural area will still need to be built within the territory in the future."

"At worst, we can just expend more resources to further expand the area of ​​the city wall."

Cao Xing made up his mind and then looked at the old village chief.

With an encouraging expression, he said, "You've worked hard, Village Chief Zelko."

"However, the territory will be undergoing further expansion, so many new people will be recruited."

"At that time, I will arrange for these new people to join the agricultural development."

"We still need the old village chief to work hard and lead them to learn how to plant and cultivate these crops."

Upon hearing this, Village Chief Zelko said solemnly, "My lord, please rest assured, I will do my utmost to teach and supervise them!"

"No one can slack off under my watchful eye!"

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After leaving the agricultural area of ​​the territory, Cao Xing went to the livestock area of ​​the territory.

Ahead came a neat row of cowsheds, surrounded by a wooden fence.

The number of 'intermediate cattle sheds' here has increased from seven to eleven, and each one houses a large number of livestock.

Most of them are magical creatures with astonishing economic value, such as cloud yaks and light-feathered chickens.

In addition, there was the herd of Bighorn sheep and Alpine cows that Old Mel brought with him when he first came to this territory.

After several months of breeding, the territory now has many lively calves and fluffy lambs.

These creatures generate a great deal of revenue for their territory every day.

Cao Xing saw several figures busy ahead, constantly going in and out between several cowsheds.

They were feeding the livestock, cleaning the sheds, checking their health, and so on.

These people were Old Mel and Big Flower, along with two other villagers from Hogg Village.

As the number of livestock in the territory increased, Old Mel and his companion were already too busy to handle everything, so they assigned him two more assistants.

At that moment, the sharp-eyed Da Hua spotted Cao Xing outside the fence and immediately grabbed Old Mel's sleeve.

Old Mel put down his milking bucket and quickly ran to his side with Big Flower, bowing respectfully.

Cao Xing asked, "Mr. Mel, how is the breeding situation of these livestock in the territory?"

Old Mel respectfully reported, "My lord, the number of ordinary yaks and sheep has now increased to 348."

"Recently, Yuncai Yak successfully gave birth to 9 more calves, bringing the total number of Yuncai Yaks to over 120."

"However... the ones that reproduce the fastest are those Light Feather Chickens."

He paused, then continued, "Their production is quite astonishing. The flock is almost in a state of frenzied growth, with many broiler chickens hatching every day."

"The number of Lightfeather Chickens in the territory is now approaching three hundred. If you include the unhatched eggs, the total is five hundred."

At this point, Old Mel added with a hint of worry, "I feel that in a while we will need to expand the chicken coop, otherwise we may not be able to accommodate so many broiler chickens."

Cao Xing laughed and said, "It's alright. Once this bloody rebellion is quelled, I'll set about establishing a stable commercial system."

"The output of these magical creatures will become an important source of income for our territory."

"At that time, we will not only expand the chicken coop, but also find ways to continue to expand the scale of other magical creatures."

He paused, then looked at the old man in front of him, "However, you'll have to work hard from now on."

According to Cao Xing's plan, the giant city will be completed after the third phase of expansion.

Agriculture will be entirely managed by the old village chief, Zelko.

As for animal husbandry, it's naturally Old Mel who's in charge.

Upon hearing this, old Mel shook his head, a gentle smile appearing on his wrinkled face.

"You're too kind, my lord."

Old Mel's voice was tinged with emotion, "Although taking care of these cattle, sheep and chickens is my job, I enjoy it."

"Or rather, I enjoy interacting with these animals."

"In addition, you have recently been feeding us all kinds of precious magical creature meat to improve our physical fitness and help us break through our limits."

"I feel more energetic than when I was young!"

Big Flower chimed in, "Yes, my lord, we feel like we have inexhaustible energy every day."

"If I don't work during the day, I can't sleep at night!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing smiled with satisfaction.

Since the territory's development, whenever he obtains beast meat that can increase attributes, he prioritizes supplying it to the territory's inhabitants. Only the remainder is then traded.

Over the course of a few months, the physical fitness of all the staff in the entire territory has improved dramatically, and their work efficiency has also increased significantly.

Cao Xing said, "Alright, then I'll trouble you, Mr. Mel."

The old man humbly shook his head and continued to take Da Hua back to work.

After inspecting the agricultural and pastoral areas of his territory, Cao Xing turned and walked towards the lord's castle.

Upon entering the castle, I once again saw the gleaming throne placed in the very center.

Cao Xing directly used the 'Shining New Star' special effect mentioned above.

Although it is currently a time of bloodshed.

However, he had cleared out all the monsters in the entire snowy plain, including those in several nearby maps, so it didn't have much of an impact on him.

As a bright star soared into the sky, it then plummeted rapidly towards a certain area.

This time, the location of the special resource point found by 'Shining New Star' seems to be quite far from the territory.

They crossed the raging snowfield and arrived in an unknown area.

Cao Xing glanced at the coordinates on the mini-map; it was over 600 kilometers away. "Hmm? Is it really that far this time?"

He had intended to habitually call over the centaur Harati and entrust the exploration task to her.

But then he suddenly remembered that all the centaurs had been sent out to wipe out the Blood Legion, and other combatants also had their own missions.

Now, he's in a situation where no one is available to him.

Cao Xing scratched his head. "I thought my territory was strong and well-equipped, but I never expected there would be a time when I was short-handed?"

However, he quickly came up with a solution.

"The manpower issue is easy to solve; there are still many training camps in the territory."

"We just need to select a staff member, let him go in and train him, and he will immediately have a good combat capability to carry out this mission."

Cao Xing quickly thought it over and soon decided on the trainees.

Press the communication device, "Sabina, come find me near the energy tower."

A mature female voice came from beside him, "I'm coming right now, my lord."

Cao Xing arrived at the energy tower and waited.

In less than two minutes, a figure quickly walked over from the front.

Today, Sabina was wearing an elegant white cotton coat, and her brown hair was styled in an updo, naturally falling to one side.

Her steps were light yet steady, and her every move exuded a mature and composed air.

As a former doctor, Sabina always exuded a reassuring aura.

Upon approaching Cao Xing, the mature and composed woman quickly bowed and spoke respectfully.

"My lord, please give your orders."

Cao Xing didn't speak, but first glanced at her level.

When she first arrived in the territory, this woman was just an ordinary person at level 20.

Although they have mastered some combat skills, there is still a significant gap compared to those combat personnel who have undergone systematic training.

However, after last night's upgrade, her rank has broken through to level 30, which is the fourth rank.

Of course... rank is not the most important thing.

After all, with the added blessing from that body, her combat power is now far beyond what can be measured by rank.

Therefore, as long as she is trained to be a combat professional and masters certain combat skills, Sabina can quickly become a top-level expert.

Sweeping across the entire snowy plains is no problem at all.

Cao Xing said, "Sabina, I plan to train you to become a combat professional - Shadow Assassin."

"We'll need you to fight alongside us from now on. Are you willing?"

For Cao Xing, the increase or decrease of one or two combat personnel would not affect the overall situation.

If she is unwilling, I will not force her.

After all, everyone has the right to choose their own life.

Upon hearing this, the woman immediately raised her head and replied without hesitation, "Yes! Of course I'm willing!"

"In fact, this is the opportunity I've always longed for!"

Her eyes sparkled with excitement and anticipation!
Since her last conversation with Cao Xing, Sabina has been thinking about contributing to the territory, but she hasn't had the opportunity yet.

Although she wanted to help Francesca, the witch's potion-making skills were far too advanced, completely different from her own.

Sabina had absolutely no room to intervene.

Now, she has finally received Cao Xing's arrangement.

"very good."

Cao Xing nodded, then gestured, "Let's go, I'll take you there."

Soon, the two of them walked one after the other towards the third ring area of ​​the territory.

Sabina followed closely behind, her steps slightly hurried, appearing both nervous and excited.

Before long, they arrived in front of a building with a unique style.

The building is dark in color and looks like a pitch-black single-story house, from which the faint sound of blades being swung can be heard.

This is the [Shadow Assassin Training Camp], where unemployed civilians can be trained into powerful assassins.

"Go in, Sabina."

Cao Xing stopped and turned to her, saying, "After training, I'll give you another coordinate. Go and scout that place for me."

"Yes, Lord Lord!"

Sabina responded without hesitation, her eyes filled with determination!
Then, he stepped into the gate of the training camp.

Cao Xing then took out a training manual from his backpack and began training her.

After doing all that, he mentally reviewed everything again to see what else he hadn't finished.

"Next, let's go see how many bottles of the secret potion Francesca has made."

"This secret medicine can only be most effective during times of bloodshed."

So Cao Xing went straight to the alchemy workshop.

As soon as I pushed open the door, a rich aroma of medicine wafted out.

At the same time, a beautiful figure appeared in front of her.

The half-blood witch, dressed in a dark purple gown, was intently working on her cauldron.

He merely raised his eyelids slightly at Cao Xing's arrival before continuing with his own business.

Cao Xing didn't pay any attention to what he saw.

Francesca remained as solitary as ever, as if nothing in the outside world mattered to her except for alchemy, unless Cao Xing assigned her a task.

"Speaking of which, I also have a relic in my backpack that could help her break through to the legendary level."

"Furthermore, Francesca also possesses status skills, allowing her to level up even at home."

"As long as we can get her to break through to Hero level, she can quickly reach level 100, the maximum level, and then she can break through to Legend level."

"Unfortunately... I don't have any more Hero Hearts left."

Cao Xing shook his head helplessly, hoping that the people who went out to fight today would give him some surprises.

He walked up to the beautiful witch and asked, "Francesca, how many potions have you brewed lately?"

Upon hearing the question, she slowly raised her breathtakingly beautiful head and replied casually.

"Around 11,000 bottles."

Upon hearing this number, a look of appreciation appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

Although these ten thousand bottles are completely insignificant compared to the vast number of survivors.

However, Cao Xing did not intend to trade it, but rather planned to give it to Yao Yiming and his group.

After all, this is a legion that I created myself, so naturally I have to take care of it.

"Well done, Francesca, thank you for your hard work these past few days."

The witch waved her hand dismissively and said, "This is my duty."

"If there's nothing else, I'm going to continue refining the medicine."

Cao Xing didn't care about her attitude.

This woman was always completely absorbed in her work and didn't want to be disturbed by anyone.

It's already a big favor to him to even have a few minutes to chat with him.

Cao Xing shook his head and went directly to the storage area at the back, taking out all ten thousand-plus bottles of potion.

[Obtained: 11458 Blood Suppression Elixir]

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Then, he opened the legion channel and brought in all three vice-leaders.

"Yao Yiming, Ji Xinyue, Tian Jing, report on the current battle situation."

The three of them noticed the newly appeared chat channel and the leader's information at the same time.

Tian Jing replied first: "Boss, we have now led the legion to the central river area."

"More and more people are joining us; we're almost at ten million!"

"Now, Vice Commander Xinyue, Vice Commander Yao Yiming, and I are each leading a large army to wipe out the Blood Legion from three directions."

"We're about to reach Everfrost City!"

Ji Xinyue replied, "Commander! Your people are amazing! They wiped out a large number of Blood Legion members and left some for us to deal with."

"The remaining bloodied soldiers were wiped out in one concentrated attack, and everyone earned a lot of battle merits!"

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(PS: Next, I will take some time to sort out the situation of the territory, in order to wrap up the Blood expansion and prepare for the third phase.)

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