Will the kemonomimi encounter Alien Ranch Story?

Otherwise, the backdoor in their minds would instantly overwhelm them with fear—anti-demon forces are one-off—after the battle, they are either executed, reassigned, or choose to perish together with the demons.

Perfect timing! Use it to fight the Sarkaz here. Having witnessed the evil, they'll be unable to face it again.

The advantage is that they will no longer be afraid of other enemies, and will only feel bored.

The valiant Sarkaz warriors trained here are sent to the snowfields, where a large number of brave warriors are needed to fight the demons. After the battle, they are brought back to deal with the local forces, forming a cycle.

The battle ended completely in less than 3 hours. Approximately 6000 people died, including those executed in the royal tent. Nearly 2000 were lightly wounded, and about 2 were captured, mainly shepherds, women, and children. The rest fled, and the Yeti squad is leading a pursuit.

Their fate would likely be either complete disintegration into multiple small tribes or death from thirst in the desert.

Let me reiterate, everyone agrees that the "leaf-cooled air conditioner" is Lao Xia's greatest invention—

One person is running under the blazing sun, enduring the heat and thirst, while the other is chasing after the enemy while enjoying the cool breeze and ice-cold soda in a car. Their physical exertion and hydration are completely different.

Shepherds were slaves by nature, and were slaves in any tribe. They were part of the "spoils of war." They were rarely killed and had little spirit of resistance. Most of the slaves who did resist died at the hands of other slaves.

"I need a lot of manpower to send them to the construction site in the snow-capped mountains, as that area is not suitable for mechanized operations."

The main section is from the water intake point to the hillside. After that, the karez well maintenance can be carried out using mechanized methods. Simply put, an excavator is used to dig a deep enough trench, then a cover plate with an aerogel insulation layer is placed on top, and soil is added to form an underground culvert.

Shaft construction can also be done using a professional drilling rig. If you are lucky enough to drill brine, you can install a water purification station to filter the brine and then inject fresh water under high pressure to squeeze out more brine. This process can be repeated.

Salt is also an important hard currency in Kazdel. Salt can be used to preserve meat, so that when livestock are slaughtered in the fall, there will not be too much waste, thus preventing people from starving to death in the winter. The salt supply on the farm is unlimited, and there is even a surplus for export.

Salt became the first product of the Kazdel expansion project, and when the slaves were given bread sprinkled with salt, they all burst into tears, believing it was their death sentence—have you ever seen slaves being fed snow salt and whole wheat bread?

They were convinced that they would be sacrificed alive. The well rigs and water purification stations looked like altars of some evil god, the former like a gallows and the latter like a stake. The electronic furnaces that were erected to process metal ores roared like demons.

"Everyone take a tool and start turning the soil. Hurry up, don't make me say it twice!" The slaves here are different from the infected in Ursus. They are people who have settled into their slavery. Only the whip can make them obey, at least for now. Or to be more precise, if you don't whip them a couple of times, they will think you are joking or preparing to kill them.

As for the liberation of slaves, the first step is to liberate their minds. However, this will take time, until they realize that they are no longer slaves, but rather hired laborers who can earn a living through their work.

To be honest, Lao Xia was already exploiting them very hard. At first, the infected laborers on the snowfield had nutritional paste, jam, and chicken to eat, but these serfs in Kazdel only had bread slices and salt to eat, nothing else.

Longmen's wages are less than half that of ordinary people, and the canteen doesn't serve any fancy dishes. Basically, the canteen makes whatever unsold stock from nearby chicken farms and Lao Xia's farm is available.

However, his productivity simply far exceeded that of Terra. Even though he was trying very hard to adjust his thinking to maximize the exploitation of capital and industrial expansion, he still gave people the illusion that this guy was some kind of great philanthropist.

The canteen only has leftover stock, which is food made from things that don't look good or don't pass quality inspection. But the problem is that Lao Xia's farm's leftover stock includes hundreds of tons of failed-bleaching brown sugar, mountains of tomatoes and potatoes, chicken raised with excessive antibiotics to meet the tastes of the Soul Eaters, insects raised for industrial protein production, and soda made from corn syrup, flavorings, and fruit powder...

Basically, the variety and abundance of materials are comparable to any farmers' market, and for most of the low-income workers in Longmen—

The food in this cafeteria is already very plentiful, even though Lao Xia really cut all the luxury dishes as much as possible and managed and prepared it with the highest efficiency.

The fact that the canteen, which satisfied the working class of Lungmen, was brought to Kazdel was a huge surprise to everyone except for the Yetis, whose palates had become somewhat spoiled in Ursus. They were almost overwhelmed with gratitude. One of them asked, "What's it like to eat a fruit platter in the desert?" To be honest, this was something only tribal chiefs could afford.

However, Lao Xia's supply is basically sufficient because the orchards and fruit canneries in Ursus have started production. All the fruits that failed quality inspection have been made into canned goods and sent over to supply this area and the Longmen canteen.

Talulah was even struggling with tens of thousands of tons of apples and oranges, which were rotting very quickly. It was only thanks to the cold climate of Ursus that they would have rotted even faster. Coordinating transportation capacity and markets was a huge challenge.

In the end, the major wineries of the Northern Plains bravely stepped forward to save Talulah from its predicament, purchasing all the slightly rotten fruit.

As for whether it was for brewing wine or something else, Talulah didn't care anymore. In short, she just wanted to clear out the warehouse first, because summer was just around the corner—the summer harvest was imminent, so she should clear out the warehouse first!

With sugar water, bread, fruits and vegetables, and occasionally a little "mystery meat" (insect protein seasoning blocks), the slaves quickly integrated into farm life. However, a more serious problem arose: the gender imbalance.

Those who remained were mostly women and children, meaning that Sarkaz women now make up 7% of the farm's population, and there are too few adult men.

If these women weren't at least half as useful as men, Old Xia would have a real headache over this.

However, this also solved another problem: if all else fails, we can send them to Ursus, where the farms are short of women and have too many men.

He no longer cared about the possibility of unstable sorcerers like the Chimera appearing in future generations, or the infection problem of the Sarkaz.

Meanwhile, Rhodes Island set sail and began its journey towards Kazdel, accompanied by Talulah's Reunion Movement cadres, including Lyudmila (Kingkiller), a talented individual who had recently joined the Reunion Movement but was not an Infected. Lyudmila was recommended by Hrag and was the daughter of the conscience-driven scientist Ilya.

Unlike the original version that led to the path of resistance and avenging, this version of Lyudmila is an idealistic girl deeply influenced by her father, determined to become a scientist, learn farm technology, and completely change the harsh environment of Ursus.

Although his father was betrayed by Miguel, he did not die as a result, mainly because...

The agreement between the farm and the emperor led the Ursus government to stop its pursuit of these consciences, and for some reason, Black Serpent also stopped its assassination activities—perhaps out of fear that Old Xia would do the same to him.

Rhodes Island is preparing to rebuild the Tower of Babel and re-integrate Kazdel. This happens to require the help of the Reunion Movement: one unites ordinary people, the other unites the infected, and Xia provides material and production support while uniting the enlightened nobles and the emerging bourgeoisie. Then, unifying Kazdel is only a matter of time.

However, even so, it was not a good thing that could be settled with a mere proclamation. The war would have to be fought at least several times, and it would take at least several years. People would die one after another, like weeds in the wilderness. But nothing could stop the final outcome from coming.

Chapter Sixty-Eight: Yesterday Is Gone

Chapter 68

In North Cazdale, on the Longnan Desert, the boundless gray desert plains are gradually being eroded by a touch of green. Groups of laborers walk through the loess soil, digging furrows, covering them with soil, sowing grass seeds, and excavating irrigation ditches.

Behind them lies a vast expanse of reclaimed land. Two drones hover over the fields, spraying pesticides and herbicides. The desert plants are incredibly resilient and can even transform into meadows covered in wildflowers within days after a sudden downpour.

If we don't spray herbicides, it's hard to say whether crops or weeds will grow taller after Lao Xia's irrigation system is repaired.

Further afield, beneath towering derricks and booster pumping stations, lush green fields stretch all the way to the oasis. A massive white, egg-shaped structure envelops the entire core area of ​​the oasis, making the tall poplars and jujube trees appear like a ring of low shrubs in comparison.

Inside the giant dome, spiral hydroponic troughs coil along the inner wall, and carbon nanotube cables suspend dish-shaped aerial platforms. In the center of each platform is either a pool or a garden. This is the Oasis Seedling Center, and also the first Star Alliance standard agricultural mega-facility that Lao Xia officially built—the Desert Ecological Dome.

The spiral planting troughs closest to the inner wall are used to grow climbing plants and vines. The greenery gradually converges towards the dome along the grid on the inner wall. Grapes, ivy, roses, and star jasmine are planted here. Pumpkins and eggplants are at the bottom, and guarana is at the top. After the dome is closed, the top accumulates and evaporates water vapor, and the sunlight and hot air closest to the top accumulate, which is the closest to the rainforest environment it needs.

In addition to growing edible plants, medicinal and ornamental plants are also an important part of Lao Xia's ecological agriculture.

In addition, there is another type of plant that is indispensable in his agricultural structure: algae and aquatic plants in the suspended platform pools.

It's currently the peak blooming season, with pale pink and pale purple lotuses blooming in the center of the pond, and colorful morning glories spreading along the inner walls, resembling colorful waterfalls flowing down from the central ceiling.

The artificial rain disc periodically sprays water mist, which, under the light-collecting system and the internal simulated sunlight lighting system, reflects regular rainbows. Under the water mist, there are densely packed crop seedlings planted on the ground.

A little further away from the inner wall, there are concentric hydroponic troughs containing seedlings of rice, wheat, green peppers, black peppers, soybeans, and so on. They will grow in these concentric hydroponic troughs, which resemble tracks, until they are ready for transplanting, and then be moved to the field outside.

Of course, the rice and wheat seedlings are mainly planted around the oasis, and the yield is used to supply the newly built primary food processing plant. The products are not sold locally, but are sent to Longmen for further processing.

The perfect ecological adjustment equipment, colorful ornamental plants, and the large and small suspended platforms resemble a garden in the sky. At night, the luminous plants and fungi planted on the edges of the suspended plates shimmer with a faint, cold light. Under the illumination of the wood-look streetlights, this place seems more like a dreamlike place that should appear in a fantasy world.

It gives one the feeling that, amidst the shadows of flowers, grass, and streetlights, and under that dreamlike, cool light, a few little fairies might jump out at any moment.

“A man-made paradise, truly deserving of the name.” Patriot reached out to pick a lotus flower for Yelena, but after thinking for a moment, he put his hand down. “Very beautiful, what a pity.”

Unfortunately, this artificial paradise cannot be replicated on a large scale, and its beauty is merely a byproduct of industrial art design.

In reality, it remains a standard production facility. While it's not impossible for Lao Xia to build a large park ecological dome and an ornamental botanical garden, it would consume too many resources and wouldn't be of much practical use in its current state.

“This is nothing at all,” Xia Lin complained. “The ornamental seeds here are less than half the size of those in a regular park. If you’ve ever visited our real tourist attractions, this place is just a garden nursery.”

"Will there be any fairies?" Yelena asked curiously.

“We don’t have live ones, but we do have holographic tour guides.” Xia Lin unknowingly shattered a girl’s dream. “If we have enough equipment, I can also set up this tour guide system here.”

"Can't this equipment be restored in Ursus?"

"Yes, but it's not suitable for Ursus. It doesn't have an internal heating system, and the accumulated temperature relies on the temperature difference between day and night. Most importantly, the winter in Ursus will quickly turn this place into an ice cave. It enhances heat dissipation, and the roof can be partially opened, but there is no thick insulation layer."

While the diurnal temperature range here can be mitigated by a water circulation heating system, it cannot withstand the four months of extreme cold in Ursus.

This equipment is designed for hot, arid, and desert planets, not polar domes. If Lao Xia were going to an ice planet, the equipment could be used in Ursus, but not in Kazdel.

“I see…” Patriot paused for a moment, “No matter what, it’s a good thing.”

Whether in Kazdel or Ursus, this dome is a good thing. It means that many people, many people, can survive, and even thrive. But not everyone.

For the Sarkaz slaves and Ursus infected, Xia's rule was paradise. They worked from sunrise to sunset, earning their wages and food through labor. No one had any sense of purpose, and the arduous struggles of the past seemed like a long nightmare they didn't want to recall.

In just a few months, the lowest-ranking Sarkaz people developed a basic sense of unity and loyalty.

If any enemy attacks at this time, these Sarkaz people, who are already skilled with scimitars and crossbows, will become expert warriors.

However, for some people, Lao Xia's place is no different from the deepest part of hell, and their "paradise" has collapsed. Their noble, elegant, and beautiful "peaceful life" has come to an end, leaving only the stench of being with a group of lowly people. This nightmare has not only just begun, but there is no end in sight.

"Beep!" The sound of the metal whistle woke up the young Sarkaz boy. He had to wash up and change his clothes within 15 minutes to go to the training camp to assemble, while his slightly older brother had to report to the labor camp.

There were no maids, no steaming hot milk tea, only water, carrot sauce, and dry bread slices. Only at noon was there a dish that was supposedly meat, but it tasted far worse than the lamb his father had made.

However, he used to be the Little Prince, but now he is just a new apprentice in the training camp. He is even worse than the children from the lowly herding families because he does not engage in productive work. Compared to his younger brother, Tughur, as the elder brother, is full of rejection and hatred towards these outsiders. He has mentioned his good life in the past more than once and despised his current state.

"How can noble Sarkaz nobles spend their days dealing with mud like a bunch of mud people? We should be riding camels, wielding scimitars, fighting for honor, and enjoying fine wine, roasted meat, and beautiful maidens!"

“Those lowly creatures should just obediently work the fields for us; sparing them the whip is the greatest mercy.”

He repeatedly mentioned such remarks to his younger brother, which led the young prince to yearn for the "beautiful yesterday" that only existed in his older brother's mouth.

In that yesterday, he could indulge in the pleasures of slaves at will, sleep as long as he wanted, without the sound of sharp whistles or disciplinary officers with sticks barging in. He had gentle and lovely maids, and he didn't have to lift a finger from eating to dressing.

Sleeping on soft cushions, all needs can be met by simply ringing a bell. If one gets tired of it, one can leave the tent and watch the lowly shepherds shivering in the cold wind while riding a fine horse wrapped in a warm robe.

If any guy dares to challenge him, he will soon appear in the cage, howling and begging for mercy.

However, yesterday is yesterday. Now, the two of them are just newcomers to the training camp and labor camp. One needs to learn all kinds of knowledge and skills and then live as a farmer who deals with the soil all day long. The other simply works in the fields now. If he doesn't do well, being hungry, whipped, and physically punished is commonplace.

For the boys born into slave and herding families, this was not a problem. The work here was much easier than the work they used to do at home, and the food was good. If they were well-fed, they would naturally have the energy to work.

At first, some of the teenagers hadn't changed their mindset and would even help these two noble young men with their chores.

However, after discovering this phenomenon, the Sarkaz mercenary overseeing the work doubled their workload—"Since you still have energy to spare, it means you've been given too little work."

Appropriate mutual assistance will not be punished, but if some people are not allowed to work at all or only do symbolic work, then it means that there is not enough work to be done. Under this pressure, soon no one will help the two brothers.

"You're late again, Tuhuer. If you do it again, you'll be going to solitary confinement!" The foreman looked at the boy in front of him with great displeasure. "Go and move the grapes, but don't break them." He had no liking for this former nobleman, not only because of his wife, but also because this guy was slowing down the entire group's progress.

When his wife was pregnant and wanted to eat some leafy greens, he went to great lengths to find a can of spinach from Longmen, but it was discovered and confiscated by a nobleman, who also took away their only lamb. In the end, his wife did not survive that harsh winter.

Now, those nobles are in their groups, all they do is complain and not work. The whole group is lagging behind, which means that no one will get the performance bonus canned food and extra rations.

"These useless people, all they know is how to eat, they can't do anything!" the foreman muttered. This guy was even reluctant to do something as simple as moving grapes.

Simply put the grapes produced in the dome into baskets, then move them into the previously repaired drying room. In the cool and ventilated environment, the moisture evaporates little by little, eventually turning them into Kazdel's new specialty—raisins.

This high-sugar, high-energy food can be used in bread or sold separately. It is very popular as military rations, and the farm itself can also enjoy this new specialty.

However, it is important to ensure that the grapes do not break in large areas, and care must be taken when handling and hanging them. This guy, however, quickly got grape juice all over his hands and happily licked them, stuffing the broken grapes into his mouth to steal and eat them.

"Smack!" "Who gave you permission to steal food!" The foreman angrily lashed the man with his whip. "Put down what you're holding, collect all this rotten stuff into the bucket, and then send it to the fermentation workshop. Hurry up!"

“Uh…” The boy glared at the foreman. The argument attracted the attention of the patrolling Sarkaz riders. After glancing at the riders’ armor and weapons, the boy finally lowered his head and began to pack up the items.

"What a waste of space, just like your parents, all you can do is eat, drink, and swindle money..."

"You are not allowed to insult my noble family!"

"Noble? Are you as noble as the wild dogs that die in the wilderness during the white blizzard?" The foreman's temper flared up. "So noble that only you enjoy the stove and meat, while we can only hold lambs and pray that the sun will rise normally at dawn?"

The other boys from ordinary herder and slave families remained silent. This was life on the wasteland: holding lambs and relying on the warmth of livestock to get through winter nights.

"Get to work faster, or I'll tell those patrol cavalry to hang you, your noble grandfather, and your father on the scaffold!" The foreman's roar echoed throughout the construction site. However, the others merely glanced up before continuing with their work.