Three days after Shacheng, the envoys from the two countries returned to different reactions.
The ghost world seems to be lying flat, continuing the slow pace of the past; but the Zhulu Kingdom has launched a nationwide mobilization and is frantically engaged in construction.
But don’t look at appearances in everything.
Lu Yao noticed that two apostles from the ghost world were running among the tombs.
Blow and Hobard separately conducted statistics on the groups of funeral clans and ghouls, and screened out individuals with [wisdom] among them.
They concentrated this small group separately, allowing the funeral clan to integrate various knowledge, and try to design new tombstones, allowing the ghouls to focus on training related to engineering construction, and giving more resources to these two groups.
A clearer social division of labor is slowly taking shape in the ghost world.
This is to lay the talent and education foundation for the Kingdom of God, which requires continuous investment and is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it is difficult to see any results in a short time.
On the other hand, the Bamboo Lu Kingdom is very resolute and pays more attention to timeliness and material feedback visible to the naked eye.
All reed people were asked to participate in the planting and excavation. The mountains and fields were covered with bamboo shoots, and the number of bamboo forests increased visibly.
In addition to traditional planting, reed people and bamboo people have also officially started aquaculture.
The first livestock they raised was bamboo rats.
This kind of wild animal was originally a scourge of bamboo forests. They like to eat bamboo and various roots. They were once the focus of the bamboo people's extermination.
The bamboo forest in Zhulu Country is huge, and the number of bamboo rats remains high. This small animal usually hides underground, and will come out to secretly gnaw bamboo leaves and bamboo shoots when no one is around. Wherever there is bamboo, there are bamboo rats.
Nowadays, reed residents capture bamboo rats and raise them intensively, feeding them bamboo, wild fruits and fodder, which suddenly increases the number of bamboo rats.
In the stone fence, the bamboo rats ate, slept, and ate. They usually turned over their bellies and took a few steps in the pit. The comfortable life started over and over again until the day they were released from the pen.
Bamboo rat farming has brought a stable source of meat and a fixed output of leather to the Bamboo Reed Country. Although the output of both meat and leather products is small, it has achieved a qualitative breakthrough from hunting to breeding.
In addition, Zhulu State has also made many bold attempts: using bamboo as the basic raw material to build cities, digging and developing underground minerals, using bamboo slices as carriers to make bamboo books...
Except for raising bamboo rats, none of these experiments were successful.
There are few plains in the Zhulu Kingdom, and most of them are mountains and hills. The reed people live on mountains, and the mountains are their most important resources. It is not easy to gather the reed people, and building cities is much more difficult than it seems.
The same goes for prospecting for mineral deposits.
This industry includes exploration, excavation and smelting. The Lu people and the Bamboo people dug out some ores that shimmered in red, silver or yellow. However, it was difficult to just rely on piles of dead leaves and wood to make fires, and the temperature could not be raised.
Get metal.
Lu Yao was optimistic about the bamboo slips produced by Zhulu State.
When playing with bamboo, reed people and bamboo people are professionals.
They did tinker with bamboo pieces and bamboo books, but the most critical ink got stuck.
The reed residents burned the ash from weeds and wood, and after mixing it with water, they found it difficult to hang it on the bamboo pieces. It was difficult to write a symbol, but it was hard to see clearly once it dried, and it easily fell off when touched by hand.
Seeing the repeated failures of the Zhulu Kingdom on the bamboo slips, Lu Yao became worried for them.
If the ink can't come out, you can use a knife to carve it.
Lu Yao suddenly realized that the knives of the Zhulu Kingdom were all made of polished bamboo slices. They were fine for cutting meat and fighting, but they were really difficult to make carvings.
There are no serious knives here.
mine.
Only then did Lu Yao truly realize that the invention and development of every tool went through a long period of trial and error, and it was rarely achieved overnight.
The Yao people also ushered in a mini-golden age after two epochs of precipitation, integration and learning from different ethnic groups.
The two divine kingdoms outside still need to complete the first step of primitive accumulation.
Lu Yao was very satisfied with Slamud's abilities.
The three-day trip to Shacheng looks like an invitation-only exchange visit, but in fact there are many details behind it.
First of all, time is very delicate.
Three days would allow two visitors from the Kingdom of God to observe the general appearance of Shacheng, allowing them to intuitively see many external manifestations of Yao civilization.
However, during this period, they were unable to learn the Yao language and characters, and it was difficult for them to truly understand various facilities and tools. They could only see the advanced urban planning and production methods.
The result is that it is out of reach.
The third is the macro strategy.
Shacheng is a new city and the first bridgehead of the Yao people in the outside world. This is not only a test of the export and influence of the Yao people's culture to the outside world, but also a test of the Yao people's civilization's ability to transform the new environment.
The city itself is a massive experiment on an unprecedented scale.
Shacheng must not only attract visits from foreign civilizations, but also officially go out.
The next stage is communication at the apostolic level.
Compared with the Yao people, the Ghost Realm and the Zhulu Kingdom are relatively backward groups. However, they are both short and strong. The funeral tribe of the Ghost Realm is a masterpiece of natural evolution, and the ecology of the reed people and bamboo people of the Zhulu Kingdom has also made the land more prosperous.
Yao was very interested.
Now we have to decide who will be the apostle who goes out.
Lu Yao asked Yin Sabel and Slamud for their opinions.
"Sir, I am willing to go on a mission."
Yin Sabel took the initiative and said: "The two divine kingdoms are gradually being affected by Shacheng. This is an opportunity to learn more about them."
"Whether it's the ghosts, the funeral clan, the reed people and the bamboo people, their attitudes represent the true current situation of the entire Kingdom of God."
Lu Yao agreed with Yin Sabel's point of view.
The background can check the history and racial situation of a kingdom of God, but it cannot accurately judge the current situation. This is because the descriptions under the rules are recorded after the occurrence, rather than determined in advance.
If various numbers, major events, and gods are used to directly represent the living conditions of the residents of the Kingdom of God, it is likely to lead to misjudgments that reveal the hidden truth.
Lu Yao rejected Yin Sabel's invitation.
Yin Sabel has a special status. She was formerly the God of the Forest. Now that she has enough manpower, she should try to avoid letting her go out and attract attention unless it is absolutely necessary.
Slamud then said: "Lord God, I humbly apply for this job."
"Being humble has three advantages."
"First of all, I have been dealing with gods and gods for many years, so I have some experience."
"Secondly, if you humble yourself and pass by in a clone, you don't have to worry about danger. You can self-destruct and escape at any time."
"Thirdly, the grand blueprint planned by the Lord God requires the selection of suitable gods. Now that I have passed this time, I can inquire about the attitudes and positions of the two gods."
Lu Yao slapped his thigh.
It's just you.
Come on, Master Shrem!
"I have a little suggestion."
A dialog box appeared on Slemud's forehead: "Lord God, do you want to consider directly letting the apostles of the two countries visit the Yao world?"
"Since we want to overwhelm the Kingdom of Gods at the civilized level, past experience has proven that the more powerful the gesture, the simpler and more effective it is. The common method of naming a god is to display and intimidate. You have created such a brilliant and diverse Yao civilization, which is a powerful weapon in itself...
…It’s a shame to hide it.”
Lu Yao thought about it carefully.
really.
Anyway, the gods could not find the location of the Yao world, so there was no threat.
Now that the pace of cultural export has been taken, we might as well go a little further, give the apostles of the Kingdom of God a quick start, and drag them into the age of fire and steam.
Lu Yao named it: Apostle Exchange Student Program.