After making dinner, Yang Rui couldn't help but ask Xiaohui to go offline. It had been almost 24 hours since the game was launched. Yang Rui was worried that Xiaohui's body wouldn't be able to take it. In his previous life, Xiaohui was obsessed with "War of the Worlds". At that time, Yang Rui was still running a fish stall. Every time he finished cooking, he would ask Xiaohui to go offline to eat.
"Xiaohui, did you enjoy the game? Don't overdo it and tire yourself out! "Yang Rui served the dishes to Xiaohui. He didn't forget to remind her.
"Ah! Brother, this is awesome! It's just like the real world … "
Xiaohui gestured with her hands and feet. It was obvious that she was genuinely happy.
"Hehe, as long as you like it!" Yang Rui gently tapped Xiaohui's nose, reminding her to eat. He wanted to ask Xiaohui what she was doing in the game. However, he thought better of it. As long as she was happy, he didn't want to burden her with too much money.
"Brother, which county were you born in? Do you want me to go to you …?
I'm in Liangzhou right now. It's a vast grassland. I can't run to the end no matter how hard I try. There are also many horses. I heard that I can catch some to ride in the future …
Why don't you come to me …? I haven't played enough yet. The sky here is so pure. The white clouds are like cotton … "
Xiaohui didn't forget to talk about her experiences in the game as she ate. Her face was full of happiness.
If Yang Rui didn't stop her, Xiaohui would have wanted to enter the game after dinner. However, Yang Rui forced her to go to sleep.
The next morning, Yang Rui woke up at 6: 30 am. As usual, he prepared breakfast for Xiaohui. He ate two mouthfuls and went online. Most of the NPCs worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. Yang Rui saw that the villagers were already up and about, so he gathered everyone to start the day's work.
Out of a total of 25 villagers, Yang Rui first left 10 people behind to build thatched cottages in preparation for the refugees that would spawn today. Currently, the mountain village had already reached the maximum number of people that could stay in the village. The reason why he left 10 people behind was to quickly build a thatched cottage so that the refugees would have a place to stay when they spawned. These 10 people were led by the two brothers, Chen Ping and Chen Li.
Yang Rui led the rest of the players to develop the wasteland. Once the land was developed, the workers who built the thatched huts would be freed up. With the help of the newly respawned refugees, they should be able to catch up with the progress of planting sweet potatoes.
In fact, there were still many places that required manpower. The wild fruits that Wang Hai found had yet to be picked. The logging site also needed to be built in advance. Otherwise, with the current consumption of wood, they wouldn't be able to last for more than a few days. Additionally, the militia camp and the market should be built as soon as possible.
Once the Basic Market was established, players could purchase or sell certain materials within the county. Both players and system NPCs could use it, and it would be very helpful in coordinating scarce resources. Moreover, the Militia Camp could allow Level 10 characters to become Tier 1 Militia. Its importance went without saying!
"System Announcement: Congratulations to the Slavic Civilization's Russian player, Peter, for establishing the second territory in the entire server — Petersburg. Player Peter is specially rewarded with 100 Reputation Points and the title of Petersburg as the world's second territory!"
The sun gradually rose. When Yang Rui led everyone to complete the development of three to four mu of land, a world-wide system announcement once again rang in his ears. Sure enough, the Russian player had built a village!
This was the world's number one territory in the previous life! Due to Yang Rui's existence, this fact had changed. However, it was undeniable that the Russian territory had developed very quickly in the previous life. This caused Yang Rui to feel a trace of pressure.
"My lord, the construction of the three thatched huts has been completed. Chen Ping has already followed my lord's orders and brought five people to harvest the wild fruits. The remaining five of us, in addition to the three newly spawned villagers, have all been brought over. My lord, please give your orders!" At this moment, Chen Li just happened to rush over. He cupped his hands and reported.
The wild fruits that Wang Hai found were the same concept as food. Before the system update, they ripened every four days. If he didn't send people to harvest them in time, they would be wasted. Therefore, Yang Rui temporarily arranged for five people to be sent over.
"En, very good!" Yang Rui replied. He casually handed over a bundle of sweet potato seedlings to Chen Li. "You will now lead these eight people to start planting the seedlings."
It seemed that there wouldn't be an "explosive spawn" situation today. Half of the morning had already passed, and only three refugees had spawned. Based on his calculations, he would only be able to spawn ten refugees in a day! Yang Rui looked at the three newcomers in front of him and felt slightly disappointed in his heart.
The result was just as Yang Rui had expected. After an entire day, the system had only spawned ten refugees in the mountain village! Ten people was just the starting number. Could it be that the 10% increase in the number of refugees meant that the 10% increase in the number of refugees was an "explosive spawn" rate? Yang Rui couldn't help but feel puzzled.
While Yang Rui was puzzled, the busy day in the mountain village finally came to a halt. After an entire day, although the number of refugees spawned had decreased, the absolute number was much higher than before. Therefore, the results of the day's work were still quite impressive.
They had cleared out 11 mu of land and planted sweet potatoes, consuming 1100 sweet potato seedlings. They had also built 3 thatched cottages that could accommodate five people. Even if refugees spawned, they wouldn't be restricted by the living conditions. They had also harvested 40 units of wild fruits (the maximum output of wild fruits had nothing to do with the number of people who participated in harvesting them, only the quantity and quality of the fruits). Wang Hai had also discovered a less abundant wild fruit field when he was patrolling.
Based on the current situation, there shouldn't be any food shortage in the mountain village. However, the consumption of wood was quite serious. The next few basic constructions required a considerable amount of wood. For example, the dock required 100 units of wood, the ship building also required wood, and the militia barracks required 150 units of wood!
Therefore, Yang Rui went online on the third day and arranged for ten people to be led by Chen Li to build two thatched cottages. After they were done, they would go to the small forest in the northwest direction to build a sawmill. The basic sawmill could only produce two units of wood per person per day. If it wasn't built in time, it would definitely affect the progress of the basic constructions.
Chen Ping was still arranged to lead five people to harvest the wild fruits that Wang Hai had discovered. The rest of the people continued to work under Yang Rui's leadership to reclaim the wasteland and plant crops. After a day, with the help of the newly spawned villagers, the remaining 1200 sweet potato seedlings were all planted. The total area planted with sweet potatoes had reached 30 mu!
Yang Rui estimated that if the yield of sweet potatoes could reach the average of food production, the 30 mu of sweet potatoes would be enough to support the livelihood of more than 70 people! Before the system update, crops generally produced around 10 units per mu. 30 mu of land could only produce 300 units. Under the situation where each person consumed one unit per day, a cycle of four days was just enough to feed 75 people.
Now, the population of the mountain village, including the 13 people spawned on the third day, had reached a total of 48 people. It seemed that 30 mu of land should be enough. However, the yield of sweet potatoes was still unknown. The villagers of the mountain village would definitely increase every day. Moreover, during the period before the Yellow Turban Uprising, the entire system would be in a state of food shortage! Food production couldn't be relaxed!
On the fourth day, Yang Rui decided to set up groups and division of labor for the villagers. After a few days, the trivial village affairs had exhausted Yang Rui. Currently, there was no suitable person to help him manage. Wang Hai might be able to do something, but he wasn't one of them. The two brothers, Chen Ping and Cheng Li, could only lead teams to complete specific tasks. Therefore, he could only fix the villagers' work.
"Chen Li, from today onwards, you will be in charge of the sawmill. I will temporarily assign 20 people to you. After three days, all the new villagers will be assigned to work in the sawmill!" The number of people in the basic sawmill was 100. Yang Rui urgently needed wood for the next step of construction, so he put in more people.
"Yes, my lord!" Chen Li replied and left with the 20 people.
"Chen Ping, I will also assign 20 people to you. Your task is to continue to develop the wasteland and plant crops. The first batch of sweet potatoes should be ripe tomorrow. Remember to save some seeds and plant all the developed land with sweet potatoes! "
"Yes, my lord!" Chen Ping accepted the order and left.
"Wang Hai … Old man, you should continue to help the refugees who respawn, settle them down, and explore the surrounding resources!" At this time, only Wang Hai and five other villagers were left. When he was instructing Wang Hai, Yang Rui was stuck again. After all, there was a difference between his own people and outsiders!
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