Lords of Hegemony: Conquer from the Mermaids

Chapter 16 Food Issues
"Food is the most important thing for the people. Jiang Bin, the food issue is very important, so I'll leave it to you. Another fisherman will be back tomorrow, and you can discuss how to deal with the newly hunted fish. Also, assign the two fisherman apprentices in the territory to Mu Yu to assist him in hunting the new fish.

At the same time, we should also arrange for idle tribesmen to collect any edible things to enrich the tribe's food supply and ensure that those who work have something to eat at any time. After careful consideration, Meng Zheng expressed his thoughts.

"Okay, Chief, leave it to me!" Jiang Bin had no problem. As a former chief of a small tribe, arranging tribe members to fish was a basic operation, and he was already very familiar with it.

Jiang Bin nodded silently.

Meng Zheng had long been aware of the importance of food and how much it played a role in the development of the territory.

There are many things to do in the territory now. If the mermaids are asked to catch fish for themselves every day, it will inevitably delay the progress of the project.

Therefore, we have to arrange people to specifically obtain food. Currently, there are three ways to obtain food in the territory.

One is for fish herders to raise fish, which is the best method. As long as it is done properly and enough edible fish are raised, the territory will no longer have to worry about food problems.

The second is to collect underwater plants such as seaweed, seagrass, aquatic mushrooms, etc., which are produced in very rich quantities at the bottom of Tianyu Lake. The disadvantage is that they are not very nutritious. For mermaids who need to do physical work for a long time, eating seaweed cannot meet their daily food intake.

The last method is to prey on the scattered small fish around the territory. As long as there are fish coming, the mermaids can catch them very easily. However, as the territory expands, there are fewer and fewer fish near the territory. It is estimated that they will not come here at all in the future. This method simply does not work.

At present, Meng Zheng can only hope that Mu Yu can catch suitable fish so that the tribe can quickly start aquaculture. Only in this way can the tribe members be guaranteed to have enough food every day.

"It's not very good in the water either. Food is really a big problem!" Meng Zheng had a headache.

On land, humans can obtain food by hunting wild animals, planting crops, raising fish, etc.

But underwater, many methods are simply ineffective.

Even if a large amount of food is obtained in a short period of time, it will rot because it cannot be stored.

After all, this is not on land, so food can be processed by methods such as air-drying and pickling.

In water, if prey is killed and not eaten in a short period of time, it will easily rot and eventually become food for small fish and shrimp.

Therefore, the underwater groups basically catch and eat fish when they are hungry.

"I hope Mu Yu can give me a surprise tomorrow, otherwise I'll be in big trouble in the future."

Fish herder is a profession unique to aquatic people. He has the ability to tame fish and keep them in a specific area, preventing them from running around.

High-level fish herders, while herding fish, will also increase the reproduction rate of fish schools, promote the growth of fish schools, and ensure that when harvesting fish every day, they will not overfish.

There is currently one fish herder and two fish herder apprentices in the territory. The fish herder apprentices can only drive fish but cannot tame them. Unless they are led by a full-time fish herder, the role they can play is little more than nothing.

But with two people helping, Mu Yu will surely be able to go much more easily.

Today is the second day of the establishment of the territory. There are too many things that Meng Zheng needs to deal with. Meng Zheng can only sort them out slowly and strive to ensure that there will not be too many problems in the development of the territory.

Thinking of the fish herder, Meng Zheng remembered that there were many special talents in the territory, and these talents were all treasures.

Although they are only at the apprentice level, they can still play a lot of roles. The construction of the territory in the early stage depends entirely on them.

Meng Zheng thought for a moment and said to Jiang Bin, "There are quite a few talented people in the territory right now. Let them move things around for now. Once a suitable workshop is built, we'll assign them jobs!"

There is currently nothing to do with the various talents currently available in the territory.

Without workshops and tools for these talents to use, they cannot bring their abilities into full play.

Therefore, Meng Zheng did not pay much attention to these apprentices. He asked them to do what they could first, and then make arrangements after the corresponding buildings were built.

As the territory level is upgraded and more building construction permissions are obtained, these talents will be put to good use.

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements later." Jiang Bin nodded, writing down the clan leader's instructions. "Alright, go get some rest! We'll do the rest tomorrow. You've worked hard." Seeing that it was already getting dark, Meng Zheng didn't want to make too many arrangements. He told Jiang Bin to go back to sleep, and Meng Zheng returned to the East China Sea Spring to continue his cultivation.

Day Three

When Meng Zheng got up, the mermaids had already started working hard.

The two hills of resources have been sorted and organized, and Jiang Bin has arranged for them to be sent to various places.

Today, ten more mermaid huts will be built to provide housing for the new tribe members.

After two days of production and construction, the Canghai tribe has completely become a large construction site. Mermaids are swimming up and down everywhere, some holding a large piece of wood in their hands, or pushing stones and swimming quickly.

Every mermaid's face is filled with enthusiasm and hope. In this unfamiliar environment, building a new home together with their beloved chief and their close and friendly fellows makes everyone full of energy and enjoys it.

"Chief, you're awake!" Cangyue swam over slowly.

As the number one master in the territory, Cangyue doesn't need to rest at all. Her powerful strength allows her to stay energetic at all times.

At night, they usually rest in the place closest to the clan leader, transfer spiritual power, and improve their strength.

As soon as he sensed that Meng Zheng had woken up, he immediately woke up and swam to Meng Zheng's side.

"Good morning, Cangyue!" Meng Zheng greeted Cangyue with a smile.

"Chief, what are we going to do today?"

There are only seven days left before the end of the safety protection period. The Canghai tribe cannot stop and must continue to develop and advance to improve its strength.

So Meng Zheng had a lot of things to do, and Cangyue was aware of it, so she actively volunteered.

"Today we are going to explore the resource areas near the territory and arrange for our tribesmen to collect materials." Looking at the busy mermaids in the distance, Meng Zheng smiled knowingly and then said to Cangyue.

"Wasn't what we collected before enough? There are two small hills!" Speaking of resources, Cangyue thought of the things she collected on the first day.

She had thought the supplies in the two hills would last a long time, but they were used up so quickly.

"Yes, the territory is developing very fast, and we use a lot of materials. If we sit back and wait, the territory's development will slow down."

Looking at the beautiful Cangyue, Meng Zheng also understood that she was, after all, a spiritual practitioner who only knew how to practice cultivation, so it was okay for her to arrange some things to help.

But asking her to preside over the development of a territory is ultimately too much to ask.

However, this does not mean that Cangyue’s role is insignificant. On the contrary, Cangyue’s position is the guardian of the territory.

The eternal world is different from the ordinary world. This world has spiritual power, magic, fighting spirit, and mana.

It is not a legend that one person can destroy a city or a country.

But it is a real fact.

If you simply develop your economy through farming without training high-level combat personnel, you may end up facing the consequence of having your city breached by one person in the future.

Therefore, Meng Zheng attaches great importance to Cangyue's potential, and will focus on training a group of high-level combat talents as the protectors of the territory in the future.

Ordinary mermaids are the cornerstone of the territory's development, the army is the territory's hands and feet, and these high-level combat talents are the territory's swords. With them, the territory can expand its territory and conquer the four barbarians.

(End of this chapter)