Chapter 210 I Will Take Action

At dawn, farmer Boluti came to the farmland with a backpack and a sickle.

Today he decided to harvest wheat early. Two relatives would come at noon, and he would not be able to get away at that time. He had to chat with them about all kinds of trivial matters and finish the morning work first.

During the war, the price of wheat was very low, and farmers could only sell grain to the empire, otherwise they would be punished for treason.

Two days ago, a sand lizard rushed into the field and ate a lot of wheat.

The officer with the sand lizard also said that the wheat in the field lured the sand lizard, and he suspected that illegal fertilizers were used in the field. In the end, Boluti had to compensate the soldiers with a bag of wheat.

But there was nothing he could do. As a farmer, what could he do? He could only hope that God would help him and let the wheat grow more and heavier to deal 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 should have been golden disappeared, not even the wheat stalks were left.

He closed his eyes tightly, then opened them.

The scene in front of him did not change at all.

Boluti thought, it must be an illusion, yes, I walked to the wrong edge of the field, this is not my field.

But he looked around, and the surrounding farmland was empty.

The farmer was still saying in his heart at this time, I must have walked to the wrong side, I was so confused, I walked to the other side of the field.

But he looked around, and wherever he looked, all the wheat fields were swept clean.

The rising sun shone on the ground, illuminating the farmland clearly, only many big locusts were lying on the ground, still eating the wheat residue.

Boluti walked a few steps in a daze, his body shaking uncontrollably.

Damn it, damn it!

The emperor didn't let us eat enough, and God also bullied us.

I can't live anymore, I can't live anymore!

Boluti blew his nose hard, waved the sickle in his hand, and chopped the locusts in the farmland fiercely.

"If you don't let me eat, you don't eat either! Starve to death, die!"

But the locusts didn't care about his anger.

They easily avoided the attacks of humans, and it didn't even affect chewing in their mouths.

Then the locusts flapped their wings and flew to the next farmland and orchard.

...

A caravan transporting food was driving on the road.

Mules and horses pulled carts with sacks full of wheat and pumpkins. These two kinds of food are the most important military rations in the empire. They are easy to transport and store, and have high yields.

The tax officer and the construction officer led the team in front, and the group collected food from a village. This batch of food will be transported to the quartermaster in Crystal City, and then uniformly allocated by the militia of the logistics regiment to the front line to ensure that the soldiers and sand lizards in the front have enough food every day.

The sun had just risen for a while, but suddenly it got dark.

There was a large dark cloud in the sky, which was getting lower and lower, and even fell down.

The horseman knew the wild best, and he shouted: "Locusts, locusts. These are really big."

The empire had encountered locusts and had experienced several locust plagues, but with the help of the apostles, these insects were quickly killed and there were few left.

There were still some in the fields, but they were no longer a problem.

But today, for some reason, the locusts appeared again and rushed towards the imperial army.

The tax officer shouted: "Soldiers, soldiers, drive away the locusts!"

The soldiers were in a panic, waving shields and spears, but these things were too clumsy for the locusts. The insects ignored them, and they tore open the sacks one by one, gnawing and scratching, and the wheat inside flowed out like sand. The locusts swarmed over like a pack of wolves sucking blood.

"You attacked the empire's baggage, you deserve to be killed!"

The construction officer was furious, and he was the first to draw his dagger and cut a locust on the back with one sword: "Kill it!"

But after the sword hit, the locust with mucus on its body did not die, but slowly turned its head, and its compound eyes turned towards the construction officer, staring at him blankly.

This scene made the construction officer feel a little creepy.

He chopped the big insect in two with a ruthless rage, and then he let out a breath of anger.

Damn beast, dare to intimidate the imperial officer!

At this time, the construction officer suddenly felt something was wrong.

He saw that many locusts stopped eating, and each big insect turned its weird head, and many compound eyes looked straight at him.

The construction officer couldn't help but take a step back.

The locusts swooped at him and drowned him in the sea of ​​insects...After a while, only a sword and a soft chain mail were left on the ground.

After eating the construction officer, the insects returned to the sack and continued to chew wheat grains and pumpkins.

The soldiers were so scared that they ran away, fearing that they would be killed by the swarm of insects. Fortunately, these insects seemed to prefer food and were not interested in hunting humans. Devouring the construction officer was more like a collective revenge.

The tax officer was so scared that his face turned pale: "Man-eating monster, it's a monster, this is an enemy attack, it's an enemy attack!"

"We must report to the empire!"

He waved his whip in a panic and ran towards the Crystal City.

The soldiers saw this and fled to the city one by one.

...

The same scene was staged all over the empire.

In the farmland of the village, the rampant locusts feasted and ate crazily.

The stores storing food in the town were attacked and looted by the swarm of insects.

The transport caravans on the road also frequently encountered locusts - they had a clear goal and specifically attacked the grain transport team.

Even in the farmland and orchards outside Crystal City, locusts appeared. Fortunately, there were divine totems guarding the city walls. Once the locusts approached the city walls, they would be burned to ashes by the totem power.

In the farmland outside the city, people desperately used torches and chickens and ducks to drive them away, and sprayed them with poison, but these old methods had little effect.

In the court of Crystal City, the ministers were overwhelmed by this.

"The number of locusts is increasing, which has seriously damaged the food reserves and logistics transportation in the rear. If they are not contained, the front will be out of food and the entire front will be in danger."

"The scout team investigated and said that they came from the Kingdom of Wuji and seemed to be a kind of creature there. The Wuji people do not eat food, so the locust swarms are not large-scale and are asleep most of the time. The empire is rich in resources, so they welcomed this group of monsters..."

"The front-line logistics line was attacked by a spider-like insect monster. This is really attacked from both sides."

"The top priority is to continue to increase the collection of food. The reserve food needs to be transferred from the empire warehouse to fill the hole in the front as soon as possible!"

"The locust problem must be solved, otherwise it will only help this group of insects!"

"The fastest way is to ask the apostles to take action... But the apostles are all participating in the war of gods on the front line..."

"What can I do..."

The ministers couldn't help but cast their eyes on the stone steps.

On the throne sat the highest authority of the empire, Emperor Sot, the chief apostle of the god Bo.

His Majesty Soth had no expression on his face at this time. He supported his chin with one hand and looked down coldly at the ministers below, as if he was watching a boring farce.

"I will take action."

The emperor spoke slowly.

The ministers immediately felt relieved.

In the Bo God Realm, as long as the apostles take action, it means that the will of the gods has come. Whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it will be suppressed and eliminated.

At this moment, a rustling sound was heard in the palace.

The courtiers looked around.

A huge locust flew to an ornamental tree next to the throne. It opened its mouth and bit the trunk frantically.

The sound of crunching was particularly clear in the empty palace.

The faces of the courtiers changed slightly, and they all lowered their heads, pretending not to see it.

The chewing sound stopped abruptly.

They all peeked and found that the locust had turned into black powder on the ground.

The emperor of the empire 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 cracks.

Everyone in the palace smiled.

The emperor was angered, and the insects were about to die!