The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 25, Section 24: Undead Farming
Yes.

It was Elian's deliberate arrangement to have the dead specifically pass through the vicinity of the village!

Every action and policy taken in this ancient era will be amplified on a temporal and spatial scale through the butterfly effect, shaping the "common sense" of human civilization for countless centuries to come.

In this ancient era when human civilization had just emerged, there were no messy rules and regulations like those of later generations.

Humans don't have any taboos about necromancy or the undead.

Many gods who hate the dead and necromancy have not yet been born.

If this were ten thousand years in the future, when humans had spread across the continent, necromancy would be considered taboo in most kingdoms.

The resistance that would have been for humans at that time to accept necromancy and the assistance of the undead in production would have been unimaginably great.

As a technologist, Elian didn't care about those boring rules.

Although creating undead would be considered an "evil act" by the will of the universe, causing one's alignment to shift towards evil and resulting in being displayed as an evil alignment when encountering magical effects such as "detect evil," Elion never cared about the will of the universe's judgment criteria.

Humans are more qualified than the universe to judge right and wrong.

In Elion's grand plan, both necromancy and undead creatures are important forces that can be utilized!

"We can now officially begin the [Undead Invasion] plan."

"To ensure that the humans of Eldoron truly benefit from necromancy."

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"Master, are you saying that these spirits can help us farm?"

The old village chief of Rolling Stone Village looked at the old mage in front of him with a surprised expression, as well as a large group of strong skeletons and zombies behind him.

The necromancer in charge of the handover gave a brief introduction:

"That's how it is. This is a policy that His Majesty El-Erian just introduced, which benefits surface villages."

"Allows surface villages to rent zombies and skeletons at very low prices. They can use them to help with farming, or to do other heavy manual labor, as well as various dangerous jobs."

"If the spirit is damaged, we will also be responsible for repairing and replacing it free of charge."

"His Majesty El-Erian said at the meeting: It is a waste to leave these undead idle in peacetime. We must make the best use of them to assist in production!"

"Village Chief, why don't you discuss this with the villagers? You could try out the functions of these two undead first."

Then, the necromancer pointed to the row of undead behind him and emphasized it:
"Let me make this clear beforehand: this is a preferential and convenient policy. These orc undead are important assets of the Empire; you can't just rent as many as you want."

"Based on your village's population ratio, the maximum number you can rent is 10. Other villages will need them!"

"Don't worry, if the promotion is effective, the rental limit can be increased further in the future..."

The village chief immediately gathered everyone in the village to discuss the matter of renting out the spirits of the dead.

Curious villagers gathered around a group of spirits, looking them over with astonishment, and began to chatter amongst themselves:

"These undead can really be used by us? I thought they were all the mage's personal servants!"

"Are they all dead orcs?"

"How could these terrifying orcs actually listen to us one day? Times have really changed."

"No, how do you use this undead? Can someone with some education demonstrate it for me?"

"..."

Who is the most cultured person in the village now? It is none other than the old mage who descended from the heavens, Joseph, the magic school teacher.

Feeling the intense gazes of the crowd around him, Mr. Joseph, thoroughly enjoying himself, stepped out from the crowd, adjusted his glasses, and said with a rather exaggerated expression:

"Wow, these undead are really good stuff!"

"Let me demonstrate their functions and command settings to you."

Joseph just received the order from above two days ago:

Promoting the use of the undead for production is a crucial measure concerning the fate of the empire and the well-being of its people.

We hope that the teachers stationed in the floating city of Eldoron will actively cooperate with the work of the undead entering the village!

This is one of the reasons why Elion insisted on sending teachers to the surface.

These teachers from the Sky City are not only transmitters of knowledge, but also messengers stationed on the surface of the floating city, serving as bridges between the two worlds.

Once the teachers and villagers have lived together for a long time and become familiar with each other, they can naturally become promoters of the empire's new policies.

This is a means to enhance the cohesion of the human empire!

Joseph connected with the necromancer who brought the undead, quickly exchanged information, clarified various precautions, and then began to lead and command the undead.

"First, let's take a look at the functions of the zombies!"

A zombie orc walked into the farmland, took the farming tools from the oxen, tied the ropes to them, and began to plow the field in the oxen's place.

(In reality, Europe primarily used horses for plowing, with fewer oxen. But since this is a fictional world, it doesn't matter. Eldorlon, as the first nation of human civilization, is clearly not equivalent to ancient Europe.)
The farm implements that originally required three oxen to pull seemed to be pulled with extraordinary ease by the orc zombies.

This monster, which was over two meters tall, displayed extraordinary strength, dragging the heavy plow with a whooshing sound.

In no time, they had turned over a large area of ​​soil, completing a task that would normally take most of the day.

"This zombie is so strong! It's much stronger than a normal animal!"

"After all, they are orcs. You all know how terrifying the strength of orcs is."

"Moreover, she doesn't even pant after finishing the work. She's much better than my son."

"Nonsense, how can a dead person breathe!"

The necromancer, responsible for giving commands to the zombies, smiled and began introducing the text he had prepared beforehand:
"These are zombies, known for their strength and physique."

"Orcs are already very strong, and after becoming zombies, their strength will even increase further compared to when they were alive, making them stronger than ordinary large livestock."

"Furthermore, the undead are completely tireless and can work 24 hours a day without rest. They also do not need to be fed."

"The disadvantages of zombies are that they are relatively stupid, slow, agile, not flexible, have difficulty using fine tools, and are also difficult to accept and complete relatively complex instructions."

"I'll introduce you to skeletons later..."

The villagers looked at the orc zombie with curiosity, and someone asked:
Will this thing rot? Will it pollute the environment?

“It won’t rot, and it won’t cause pollution,” the necromancer said.

"When we create the undead, we strictly follow the operating procedures given by His Majesty. There is no leakage of negative energy in the undead. Moreover, we clean them in advance, so they are absolutely clean and free of pollution."

There will be more tonight.

Haug Bloodwolf, who was previously mentioned as not leaving with the orcish army, is finally about to make his appearance.

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(End of this chapter)