At dawn, farmer Boluti came to the farmland with a basket on his back and a sickle in hand.
Today he decided to mow the wheat earlier. Two relatives would come over at noon, and he couldn't get away at that time. He had to talk to them about all kinds of trivial things, and he had to finish his morning work first.
Wheat prices were low during the war, and farmers had no choice but to sell grain to the empire, otherwise they would be punished with treason.
Two days ago, a sand lizard rushed into the field and ate a lot of wheat.
The officer who led the sand lizard also said that it was the wheat in the field that lured the sand lizard, and he suspected that illegal fertilizer was used in the field. In the end, Boluti had to pay the soldier a bag of wheat as compensation.
But there is nothing we can do about it. What can we do as a farmer? We can only hope that God will help us and make the wheat grow more and heavier so that we can cope with various disasters.
Boluti walked all the way to the farmland, and suddenly found that the field was empty.
Where is the wheat? Where is the wheat?
The wheat that was supposed to be golden disappeared, not even the straw was left.
He closed his eyes hard and then opened them.
The scene in front of me has not changed at all.
Boluti thought to himself that it must be an illusion, yes, he went to the wrong field, and this was not his field.
But when he looked around, the surrounding farmland was empty.
At this time, the farmer was still thinking in his heart that he must have gone to the wrong place. I was really confused and walked to the other side of the field.
But he looked around, and wherever he looked, all the wheat fields had been swept clean.
The rising sun shone on the ground, clearly illuminating the fields. Only many large locusts were lying on the ground, still gnawing on the wheat residue.
Boluti took a few steps in confusion, his body shaking uncontrollably.
Damn it, damn it!
The emperor does not let us have enough to eat, and God also bullies us.
I can't live anymore, I can't live anymore!
Boluti blew his nose hard, waved the sickle in his hand, and slashed at the locusts in the farmland.
"If you don't let me eat, you don't want to eat either! If you all starve to death, you will all die!"
But the locusts didn't care about his anger.
They easily evade human attacks and do not even affect chewing in their mouths.
Then the locusts flapped their wings and flew to the next farmland and fruit forest.
…
A caravan transporting grain is traveling on the road.
Mules and horses pulled carts, which were filled with wheat and pumpkins in sacks. These two foods were the most important army rations in the empire. They were easy to transport and store and had high yields.
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The tax officer and the construction officer led the team from the front, and the group collected food from a village. This batch of food will be transferred to the quartermaster's office in Crystal City, and will be uniformly distributed and sent to the front line by the militiamen of the logistics regiment to ensure the safety of the soldiers at the front.
We and the sand lizards have enough food every day.
The sun had just risen not long ago, but suddenly the sky became dark.
There was a large dark cloud in the sky. The cloud was getting lower and lower, and actually fell down.
The horse herder knew the wild things best. He shouted: "Locusts, they are locusts. These are really big."
The empire has encountered locusts, and locust plagues have broken out several times. However, under the action of the apostles, these insects were quickly killed and very few were left.
There are still fields, but they are no longer a problem.
But for some unknown reason today, the locust swarm appeared again and pounced on the emperor's salary menacingly.
The tax collector shouted: "Soldiers, soldiers, drive away the locusts!"
The soldiers were in a hurry, waving shields and spears, but these things were too clumsy for the locusts. The insects didn't pay attention at all, and they tore open the sacks one by one. The wheat inside flowed out like sand, and the locusts swarmed up.
, like a pack of wolves sucking blood.
"For attacking the imperial baggage, you should be killed!"
The construction officer was furious. He took the lead in pulling out his dagger and struck a locust on the back: "Kill it!"
But after the sword struck, slime locusts emerged from their bodies, but they did not die. Instead, they slowly turned their heads, their compound eyes facing the construction officer, staring at him blankly.
This scene made the construction officer feel a little nervous.
He slashed the big insect into two pieces with one blow, and then let out a breath of anger.
Damn beast, how dare you threaten the emperor's official!
At this time, the construction officer suddenly felt something was wrong.
He saw that many locusts had stopped eating, each big insect turned its weird head, and its many compound eyes looked directly at him.
The construction officer couldn't help but take a step back.
The locusts suddenly swooped towards him and drowned him in the sea of insects... After a while, only a sword and a pair of limp chainmail were left on the ground.
After eating the builder, the bugs returned to the sack and continued to eat wheat grains and pumpkins.
The soldiers were so frightened that they ran far away, fearing that they would be poisoned by the insect swarm. Fortunately, these insects seemed to prefer food and were not interested in hunting humans at the moment. Devouring the builders was more like a group revenge.
When the tax official saw this, he turned pale with fright: "The man-eating monster is a monster. This is an enemy attack. It is an enemy attack!"
"We must report to the Empire!"
He waved his horsewhip in a hurry and ran towards Crystal City.
Seeing this, the soldiers also fled towards the city one by one.
…
The same scene played out across the empire.
In the farmland of the village, the raging locusts feasted and fed like crazy.
The town's food store was attacked and looted by the swarm.
Transport caravans on the road also frequently encounter locusts - they have clear goals and specialize in attacking grain transport convoys.
Locusts have also appeared in the farmlands and orchards outside Crystal City. Fortunately, they are guarded by divine totems. Once these locusts get close to the city wall, they will be burned to ashes by the power of the totem.
In the farmland outside the city, people desperately used torches, chickens and ducks to drive them away, and sprayed poison, but these old methods had little effect.
In the palace of Crystal City, the ministers were very anxious because of this.
"The number of locusts is increasing, and it has seriously damaged the grain reserves and logistics transportation in the rear. If it is not contained, the front will run out of food, and the entire front will be in danger."
This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! "The scout team investigated and said that they came from the Uji Kingdom and seemed to be a kind of creature there. The Uji people did not eat food, so the locust swarms were not large-scale, and most of the time
He was sleeping, and the empire was rich in products, so this group of monsters ushered in..."
"The frontline logistics line was attacked by a spider-like insect monster again. This is really a case of being attacked from both sides."
"The top priority is to continue to increase the collection of grain. We need to transfer the spare grain from the empire's warehouse and fill the hole in front as soon as possible!"
"The locust problem must be solved, otherwise we will just encourage this swarm of insects!"
"The quickest way is to ask the apostles to take action...but the apostles are all on the front lines participating in the divine war..."
"This is how to do……"
The ministers couldn't help but cast their eyes on the stone steps.
On the throne, sat Emperor Sauter, the highest authority in the empire and the chief apostle of God Bo.
His Majesty Sauter's face was expressionless at this time. He held his chin with one hand and looked down at the ministers below coldly, as if he was watching a boring farce.
"I will take action."
The emperor spoke slowly.
The ministers immediately felt at ease.
In the Boshen Realm, as long as the apostle takes action, it means that the will of the gods has arrived. Whether it is a natural disaster or an epidemic, it will be suppressed and eliminated.
At this moment, there was a rustling sound in the palace.
The courtiers looked around.
A huge locust flew to an ornamental tree next to the throne. It opened its big mouth and gnawed wildly at the tree trunk.
Kacha Kacha's voice was particularly clear in the empty palace.
The faces of the courtiers all changed slightly, and they all lowered their heads and pretended not to notice.
The sound of chewing suddenly stopped.
They took a peek one after another and found that the locusts had turned into black powder on the ground.
The emperor stood up from the throne and disappeared without a trace.
Cracks appeared on the ground around the throne, and wisps of black smoke rose from the gaps.
Everyone in the palace smiled.
Having angered His Majesty the Emperor, the insects are about to die!