Started from practicing sword in the countryside of the second dimension

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Just as the two were chatting like this, a fox suddenly ran out from the gap, instantly interrupting their conversation.

"Hey, Lan, where have you been? I told you not to run around in my gap!"

Shortly after the fox ran out, the slightly angry voice of Yakumo Yukari came from the other side of the gap.

A moment later, she showed up and grabbed the fox's neck with one hand in a lightning speed.

"Tsk, I actually ran here. Sorry to have made you laugh..."

After catching the fox, Yakumo Yukari felt that something was wrong here. She looked to the side and saw Kaigami Shōomi and Fujiwara no Mokoutoki standing nearby.

He smacked his lips in displeasure, probably because he felt it was a bit embarrassing to be seen by all the gods and generals.

So he flicked the fox's forehead.

“Wu…wu…”

Maybe it was because the force was a bit too strong, the fox cried out in pain after being hit on the head several times.

What is striking is that this fox has three tails behind it, which shows its extraordinaryness.

"Why do you have a fox?"

Looking at the interaction between Yakumo Yukari and the fox, Kaishen Jiangchen asked with some confusion.

What actually puzzled him was that although this fox had three tails, it was still in the form of an animal and had not transformed into a human body.

"What do you mean by raising a fox? This is the Shikigami that I worked so hard to capture. It would be very tiring if I had to do everything myself, so I thought about raising a Shikigami to help me."

"Then you'll have to keep it. It doesn't look like it listens to you."

Looking at this lively and active fox that was not obedient at all, Shenjiangchen wondered how many years it would take for it to turn into the nine-tailed fox in his memory.

Growing from three tails to nine tails doesn't seem like something that can be done in a short period of time.

"That's just for now. Watch out, after a while, I will let it learn to serve tea and water, and complete my instructions conscientiously."

"........."

Looking at the fox who was yawning and not listening at all, General Jieshen was sure that this would be a long-term job.

Chapter 132 Mushroom Forest

After winter comes, the original rain turns into snowflakes, and the water that could easily flow away becomes ice and snow that will accumulate for a long time.

Such a severe winter is a test for most creatures, and the same is true for the village stationed not far from the residence of the generals of the gods.

However, one thing that humans are better than most wild animals is that they store food for the winter in advance, instead of relying on a big meal before winter to store fat and then hibernating throughout the winter like wild animals.

But nothing is perfect.

The food available to humans in this era was limited, and it was also cumbersome to prepare food that could be preserved for a long time.

These people had not been here long, and they had spent a lot of effort building their homes. The only things they could store were common acorns and dried meat.

The squirrels, who were also hungry, discovered the acorns they had stored in a cabin.

I won’t say much about the results.

When these people wanted to use their stored food to survive, they found that most of it had been emptied out by squirrels, and there was a high possibility that they would not be able to survive until the end of the winter.

"So those people came to you for help?"

Therefore, the people in those villages gritted their teeth and approached Fujiwara no Moko, hoping that she could help the village overcome the difficulties.

"That's exactly what happened..."

Fujiwara no Momoko's face was full of hope, and it seemed that she hoped that the God of War could help the villagers.

The main thing is that the generals of the gods have planted so many mushrooms in the underground caves, and they have already harvested a lot. The dried ones have been piled up a lot, so it is not a problem to take out some to help the villagers get through this difficulty.

"Simply helping them won't work. Once you help them unconditionally once, they will want you to help them a second time, then a third time, a fourth time, and in the end, they will take it for granted. If you choose not to help them at this time, they will forget the previous help, remember that time firmly, and then start to resent you."

However, unlike Fujiwara no Momoko who thought it was simple, Kaishin Shōshin knew clearly that he could not simply help the villagers.

This kind of deus ex machina-like help, once asked for, can easily make people dependent on it, which can lead to many very troublesome consequences.

What to do and how to help are all things that need to be considered.

You can't help for free, but you can't ask for too much either.

For example, the living sacrifices that were common in this era.

As long as he asked for it, when food was scarce, in order to keep the majority alive, a few would definitely be chosen as tribute.

This is too much. Not only is it meaningless, but it will also make the villagers think that relying on living sacrifices can solve problems in desperate times, thus creating dependence and forming a tradition, which is the same as not asking for anything. Both are very bad choices.

“…………It’s not that serious, right?”

"It's so serious that we definitely need to take precautions in advance."

"But if this continues, the villagers will not survive the winter."

Fujiwara no Momoko was not very clear about what Kaishin Shōchen was worried about, but she knew that if they did not help, many villagers would not survive this harsh winter.

"So we have to look at it another way...their main problem is food, right?"

After thinking for a while, the general of the gods looked at the snow around him and asked as he looked at the white snow in front of his eyes.

"Well, as far as keeping warm is concerned, they have taken a lot of measures, but there is a big gap in food."

"Then let them have a way to get food, and the main thing is not to let them get something for nothing."

Jie Shenjiangchen glanced at the location of the villagers in the distance, compared the direction, and then stretched out his hand and pointed at a snowy forest between his residence and the village.

【Whew~~】【Whew~~】

In an instant, the blood of all the gods and generals flowed out from his hands like streams, and under his control, flowed into the ice and snow forest in the middle section.

Click——click——

It was visible to the naked eye that the snowy forest could no longer maintain its frozen state after being flooded with the blood of the gods and generals, causing the sound of ice and snow breaking to be heard everywhere.

At the same time, the blood that seeped into the ground gradually warmed up the surface temperature in the area, causing many branches to sprout new buds in an instant.

"You thawed that area?! But even so, no food can grow instantly."

Not being affected by winter is obviously a good thing, but the point is that it is winter.

Even if the frozen state is thawed, the original fruit trees cannot grow new fruits immediately. Those fruits need to take shape slowly.

"Actually, yes, there are foods that are easy to grow."

"You mean...mushrooms?"

As the generals and ministers spoke, they threw some things onto the land which had already thawed a lot.

This made the sharp-eyed Fujiwara Mohong instantly notice that what he threw was some mushroom mycelium.

Thanks to the reproductive capacity of mushrooms, this area will probably soon become a small forest full of mushrooms that does not freeze all year round.

"Yes, mushrooms grow much faster than ordinary things."

"But is this really necessary?"

Fujiwara no Mokou felt a little confused.

According to the current population of the village, she felt that if the generals left the scattered mushrooms untouched to feed the villagers, they might be able to hold out until spring, and there was no need to go through so much trouble.

“It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish and then give him food.”

"But can the mushrooms that grow from the soil stained with your blood really be ordinary mushrooms? Maybe after eating them..."

Fujiwara no Mokou seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Although she understood what the generals wanted to express, she didn't feel much better when she actually saw the unusually abrupt mushroom forest.

Because of the special nature of the God General, there is a chance that ordinary mushrooms will mutate after growing in the soil stained with his blood. In this case, ordinary people may become erect after eating them.

"Since they are mushrooms, it is normal for them to change. Besides, they just need to eat mushrooms they are familiar with."

“That’s what I said…”

"You care too much. You care about this and that. The result of trying to get everything is usually that you end up with nothing."

All the gods and generals stopped the blood from flowing, which was different from the time of the Journey to the West.

This time, we just need to prevent the ground from freezing and allow some mushrooms to grow.

Therefore, there is no need to inject too much blood, as long as it can be kept from freezing.

The villagers in the distance must have noticed this obvious abnormality.

When they enter the forest to investigate, they will naturally find those edible mushrooms.

The food crisis will be resolved in an instant.

Chapter 133 Hieda Al

"Ms. Hieda, Ms. Hieda, did you see that? The snow in the forest to the north has melted. It's like a miracle."

In a village a few kilometers away from the residence of the Godly General, a tall man wearing thick animal skins looked at the abnormality in the north and said to the woman beside him in surprise.

"I have normal eyesight, of course I saw it... But Miss Fujiwara shouldn't be able to do such a thing, right?"

This woman, whose full name is Hieda Al, took a look at the area where the ice and snow were melting and said with certainty.

"It must be the work of the All-God Lord. I know that the All-God Lord is a kind god."

"There is no way to judge whether the other party is really kind..."

"Ms. Hieda, you are too pessimistic. It was you who convinced us to move here."

"That's because there's really nowhere else to go. I can still talk to that Fujiwara-san reasonably... I hope she won't move to another place."

Hieda Al shook his head, took out some pages of books that were quite rare in this era from his arms, looked at the forest in front of him where the ice and snow had melted, and began to record something.

"Speaking of which, Miss Hieda, you seem to be writing all the time. Is writing useful? Can't you be reincarnated and have a photographic memory?"

Looking at Hieda Al writing on the paper, the man asked with some confusion.

Because the man knew that Hieda Al was no ordinary person. She was the reincarnation of a true sage. She remembered her past life when she was born and had a great understanding of everything in the world.

Therefore, not long after she was born, when she was still a baby, she used words to resolve some crises in the village at that time, and used her wisdom to guide the villagers to avoid many disasters.

So much so that the villagers regarded her as the reincarnation of god.

It was not until last year when two armies fought near their village that Hieda Al judged that there was no way the village could survive under such circumstances, so he moved with the villagers.

Fortunately, the village was very small with only a few villagers. During the entire migration process, only one elderly person was lost, and all the young and middle-aged people survived.

"The amount of knowledge that a soul can carry is limited. After my reincarnation, I am almost a brand new individual. The so-called memories of my past life are just some common sense in the world. If I don't record them, the next me will not be able to understand what happened..."

"Hey~~~ It's not easy for Ms. Hieda either."

The man obviously didn't understand what Hieda Al was saying and was completely confused.

But even though I didn't understand what was being said, I could still understand the tone of voice used by Hieda Al when he spoke, and I sighed casually.

“Forget it… But since that all-powerful god made the ice and snow melt, you can take him in and have a look. The key to our survival through the winter should be there.”

"I'll go right away. Oh, by the way, should we offer something to the All-God Lord, or build a shrine for him?"

The man looked a little confused.

The main reason is that they now live in the territories of all the gods and generals.

If they didn't do something to show that they were local subjects, he was worried that Ms. Fujiwara would suddenly appear at any time and ask them to get out.

"We don't have the resources to do that. At most we can build a shrine. We can plan for a shrine next spring."

"That being said, I always feel a little uneasy if I don't offer it."

"Don't worry. They've allowed us to stay here for so long and are willing to use their abilities to melt the ice and snow. As long as we don't do anything to annoy them, there shouldn't be any problems."

Different from the villagers who are very secretive about ghosts and gods, Hieda Al himself is not an ordinary person and knows many of the ins and outs of it.

Since she talked to Fujiwara no Momoko, who was under the Kaishin general, and obtained permission from her, there should be no problem under normal circumstances.