Li Ke wasn't in the mood to answer the village chief's questions. After all, the speed at which his group grew was far beyond his expectations. It was like blowing up a balloon. His speed was so fast that it was unbelievable.
While they were resting in the village and preparing to leave the next day, some refugees came here to seek shelter. Naturally, they joined Li Ke's group.
After asking around, Li Ke found out that these people also came here because their villages or tribes were destroyed. When they saw the smoke, they decided to come here to try their luck.
"I don't understand … there are so many battles between you all. How can you still have so many people? Are there really so many tribes that can fight like this every year? "
That's why he stood on a rock during lunch and looked at the refugees who were happily eating potatoes. His heart was filled with doubts about this land.
Because this kind of thing was too abnormal. If there were only one or two tribes fighting, Li Ke wouldn't be surprised. But even if he didn't ask, he knew that the entire Freldrod was fighting. The intensity of the battles was very high. One or two tribes would be wiped out and one or two villages would disappear forever.
If these things were very common and happened every year, why didn't the people of Freldrod destroy their own groups? There were massacres and wars all the time. Could their fragile society really withstand such self-destruction?
"It's probably because we can give birth. Mother gave birth to fourteen children. Nine of them didn't make it past their naming day and died in the spring of the second year. Among the remaining three, I was chosen by mother to be the Battle Mother. This caused two of my sisters to leave and gather their own people to form their own tribe. As for ordinary families, if they have the ability, they will try to have one or two children every year. Therefore, even though there will be such battles every year, we will naturally have enough people. "
Cerna, who was standing behind Li Ke, answered Li Ke's question and added a few more words.
"Furthermore, the two girls from last night were sincere in wanting to keep your children. Even if you saved them, it's not hard for you to spend a night with them."
Cerna seemed to have thought of something funny. She looked at Li Ke's strong back with the expression of a school doctor.
"Don't mention that again."
Li Ke also felt a little helpless. After all, the leader from yesterday clearly felt that he had offended Li Ke in some way and was trying to make up for it. Therefore, he thought of a way to persuade a pair of twin sisters to serve Li Ke.
"Don't think that I don't know that you're laughing at me because of this. Cerna, you should know that I'm not in the mood to do this kind of thing right now. Besides, we should have more important things to discuss. "
Li Ke didn't want to talk about the twins, because another familiar problem was placed in front of him.
That was, there wasn't much food left.
These newcomers were people who didn't have much food to begin with. When the fire burned their houses and killed most of the people, their food inevitably decreased by a portion. Moreover, some of it was directly taken away by the allies of the big tribes. Basically, nothing was left for them.
Therefore, even if they brought all the food they could bring, their food still wouldn't last for long. It would probably last for about three days.
"You're planning to use that method to obtain food again?"
Cerna looked around and lowered her head.
"Although this way, the food problem is solved, but your information will inevitably be leaked. This will be a very bad thing for your target. After all, as long as this information is leaked, then all the ambitious people in this land will want you. "
Her analysis was correct. Li Ke also understood that if his ability was exposed, it would have a huge impact on this place where food was more important than human life. However, if he had the ability to watch a bunch of women and children die, it was obviously not in line with his requirements and expectations.
"I know, but it's not a problem for me, Cerna. Because my target also needs the support of money."
Mage was a profession that burned money. Li Ke was very clear about this point. In Freldrod, money was not as precious as food. Therefore, even if he was exposed, he would just find the strongest person to work for him. Otherwise, that bag of gold wouldn't be able to support his path as a mage.
Moreover, Li Ke also had a new idea about his ability, which was to improve the species here and make the plants here more suitable for the environment here.
It might be a little confusing to say this, but if it was artificial cultivation, it should be easier for people to understand.
The watermelons on Earth originally had a lot of holes in them, and the watermelon seeds were also terrifyingly large. However, after generations of cultivation, they became what we see now. Moreover, seedless watermelons, which didn't conform to nature at all, were used to serve humans.
In the beginning, corn was only the size of a few fingers, and potatoes were like glass beads, some useless food. A bunch of wheat only had a dozen or so, and the rice was upright, not like what we see now, where the rice was bent down by a large number of fruits.
Therefore, Li Ke felt that he should be able to use the method of 'picking out the biggest and most resistant to cold and continue to plant' to cultivate potatoes that were more resistant to cold and had a higher yield. After all, as long as he had enough life energy, he could do something that ordinary people could do in hundreds of years in a day.
As for using life energy to forcefully ripen agricultural products, it was actually the most wasteful and inefficient way to use life energy. Because there was only one Li Ke, but there could be thousands of improved seeds.
"And there's no such thing as an airtight wall in the world, Cerna. After all, I planned to leave after sending them to a safe place, so the exposure of my ability is inevitable. So, instead of being passively fought over and falling into a vortex, it's better to clearly mark the price and turn passive into active."
This was what Li Ke had been thinking about, and he had been thinking about how to escape after being exposed and how to deal with those with ulterior motives.
"And, I also need help for my revenge … I don't think I told you before, I used to be a slave."
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