I Have a Manor in the Post-apocalyptic Era-Chapter 271 – Entering The Right Track
Yang Tian naturally has plans for the remaining people.
“How is it?”
Yang Tian looked at the returning Wang Yu, the latter excitedly replied:
“We are quite lucky, we found twenty nests, of which eleven contained mutated beasts or Insects that are reproducing.”
Yang Tian plan to let the remaining people take care of the newborn Insects and mutated beasts, turning the creatures into a food source. These creatures will replace the farm animals of the Civilised Age.
When the remaining four hundred and ninety people have reached a point of extreme hunger, Yang Tian issued food to them and made them extremely delighted. However, when they learned that they have to rear mutated creatures and Insects, their faces paled.
In the end, only two hundred thousand of the remaining people were willing to rear mutated creatures and Insects. There were only eleven juvenile mutated beasts and Insects in total, but their inherent reproduction speed would quickly grow their numbers. Especially female Insects, they could even produce a few thousand babies within one pregnancy. By then, two hundred thousand people might not be enough.
As for the remaining two hundred and ninety thousand people who were unwilling to accept any arrangements, Yang Tian decided not to give them any more food as well. When these people saw the farming group have harvested large quantities of Splitter Cauliflower, they were filled with jealousy and envy.
Some people tried to cause a ruckus, but the large number of patrolling Dark Slimes prevented these people from doing much before they were caught. Over the next few days, the Dark Slimes caught over two hundred individuals for trying to cause trouble.
For first time offenders, they were released after a warning was issued to them, but there would always be people who were not afraid and tried the second time. These people were immediately beheaded, their blood was used as lessons to engrave into the heart of others.
After ten days, Sky Halberd City stop issuing food to the masses, only people from the Combat Hall and the mechanics were still supplied with food. As for the farming group, they have harvested and started consuming Splitter Cauliflowers, although the plant tasted awful, it was better than going on an empty stomach. Moreover, the awful taste could be hidden with enough spices and condiments. As for the creature breeders, they have also properly taken care of those insect eggs and newborn mutated beasts and were rewarded with food as well.
For the rest, Yang Tian told them to forage Sky Halberd Domain for materials and they could use the materials found to exchange for food. This was also a method of using this labor power, and to also give them a chance to survive.
On the eleventh day, a total of fifty thousand among the three hundred thousand people that Xu Dafu had recruited awakened their abilities and became Rank 1 metahumans. Xu Dafu and Lei Xing started leading the newly awakened metahumans into combat, molding them into proper fighters. As for the remaining two hundred and fifty thousand, they also became Rank 1 metahumans over the next twenty days.
On top of these people, five hundred of the ten thousand people researching gun equipment awakened an ability. Of the five hundred, two hundred of them had abilities that have a synergistic effect with magic energy equipment; these people were promoted to the Magic Equipment Hall to continue research in that area. On top of ranking up, these people needed to learn how to craft magic energy equipment which fully utilizes their potential.
A small portion amongst the farmers and breeders awakened abilities likewise, but only a small portion of them decided to stop their current work and join the combat group. Entering battles meant that they might lose something, although rearing creatures can also be dangerous, the casualties were much lower, that was why many decided to continue performing manual labor.
The farmers were no longer planting Splitter Cauliflowers which had all been burnt awhile back, the plants used in the farms had been changed to the normal seeds.
As it was still the early phase of the Post-Apocalyptic Era, the most important thing was still food. However, only producing food was not enough for development, there was a need to research and develop various types of magic energy equipment as well.
Having a large number of people becoming metahumans within Sky Halberd Domain have increased the domain’s overall power, Yang Tian also got Xu Dafu to assign each of the Nine Cities twenty thousand Rank 1 metahuman to bolster their forces.
Although Rank 1 metahumans were not powerful, they have the numbers to make up for that. Moreover, the cities had also started developing their agriculture and creature rearing, allowing them to avoid facing a situation where they might lack food.
Over the entire month, Yang Tian had properly assigned the one million migrants. Also, a hundred and ten thousand amongst the two hundred and ninety foragers awakened their abilities as well and joined the combat group.
During the month, the teams that participated in hunting and killing creatures have naturally suffered casualties. Wang Yu did a rough estimate and found out that there were nearly forty thousand people who died under the jaws of the creatures. However, a portion of these metahumans has also managed to promote to Rank 2.
The area outside of Sky Halberd Domain still possessed several dangers, these people were mentally prepared when they went out for battles.
Another month went by, the original five hundred thousand combat group was now slightly less than three hundred thousand. However, most of the survivors have all reached Rank 2s, while those who were still Rank 1s could display comparable fighting power.
The bodies of the Insects and mutated creatures they hunted could all be brought back to Sky Halberd City to exchange for food, useful materials that they forage along the way could also be used to exchange for food as well; of course, these useful materials could only be found outside Sky Halberd Domain. People who forage materials found within the Sky Halberd Domain could only exchange for half or less than normal. Moreover, due to the large army of Dark Slimes patrolling within Sky Halberd Domain, there was no need to worry about materials being robbed or lost.
Sky Halberd City also possessed a designated combat team; the people within the team all possessed powerful magic energy equipment with great destructiveness, allowing them to obtain an absolute advantage when fighting against others of the same rank.
The Magic Energy Hall and Combat Hall have also recruited many candidates with great potential, although they were currently not powerful, their talents and abilities were all relatively good. Given time, these people would undoubtedly become very powerful.
Within Combat Hall, there were three High-Grade Beast Metahumans that were currently only Rank 2. However, they possess fighting strength equivalent to Early Rank 3s. Xu Dafu was currently focusing on nurturing the three of them.
Yang Tian was in closed-door training over the past month, during that time, he gathered all the Body Refining materials that were available within Sky Halberd Domain, used them to break through and become a Rank 4 Martialist.
Amongst the materials gathered were three Rank 4 Spirit Herbs, they were also the most valuable Spirit Herbs that Sky Halberd Domain possessed.
With Sky Halberd Domain entering the right track, the eight cities located on the perimeters of the domain have also quietly started the process of connecting with each other. Once the project completes, Sky Halberd Domain’s defense would at least improve by at least a tier.
All of the construction materials used to connect the cities were Rank 2, it could be said that they were very luxurious.
The eight respective City Lords were also very focused on the project, with Central City often sending people to assist them with the project.
However, the days seem to be deviating from peace as powerful mutated beasts or otherworld creatures would invade Sky Halberd Domain from time to time. Although the attackers were all properly ridden off, one would still have a feeling that something was not right.
