Chapter 12 Food Problem

It was already dark, and Yang Yi and eleven murlocs rushed back to the Ratchet Village under the stars and moon.

The second murloc hut had been built, and the three murlocs who collected seaweed had also returned.

Seeing Yang Yi return with more than ten murlocs, Old Blind Eye and the other murlocs were very excited.

Yang Yi then realized that Blake and Slark were Old Blind Eye's two right-hand men when they were in Long Beach in the Western Wilderness. It was indeed rare for these murlocs to reunite on another continent after crossing the ocean, so they were very excited when they got together.

When they ate fish together during the day, there were eight murlocs in the Ratchet Village besides Yang Yi. This afternoon, Old Blind Eye, the deputy village chief, collected two ordinary murlocs for the Ratchet Village. Together with the eleven murlocs brought back by Yang Yi, there are now a total of twenty-one murlocs in the village.

The two murloc huts can accommodate ten murlocs, and with the murloc town center, these twenty-one murlocs can barely be accommodated.

Except for a few special fishmen who come out at night, the fishmen's work and rest habits are similar to those of the ancient people who worked from sunrise to sunset. The sun in the sky determines the schedule of their activities.

It was dark, and the fishmen went to rest. Old Blind Eye walked towards Yang Yi with a fishman laborer.

"Lord, please look at this."

Old Blind Eye handed a small piece of algae to Yang Yi. This was a green algae with roots and leaves. It looked like someone had carefully dug up the whole algae.

"What is this?" Yang Yi checked the algae information in confusion.

[Name]: Thorn Algae

[Level]: Level 1

[Type]: Material (Commodity)

[Remarks]: Slightly damaged

"It turned out to be Thorn Algae. Did you pick it?"

Yang Yi turned his eyes to the fishman laborer next to Old Blind Eye. This fishman laborer was a level 1 herbalist. He was arranged to follow the fishman hunter to collect edible seaweed during the day.

"Yes." The fishman laborer replied. Most fishmen speak very briefly.

Because there was no herb shovel, the fishman laborer damaged the herb a little when he was collecting thorn algae.

"Is there a lot of this thorn algae in the sea?" Yang Yi asked.

Thorn algae is a kind of algae that can grow in both fresh water and sea water. Because it grows in water, it is not easy to collect. In addition, it is a herb that alchemists often use, so it has considerable economic value.

"I don't know." The fishman laborer answered truthfully.

He was arranged to collect seaweed during the day, but he happened to find this thorn algae in the seaweed. Because he obeyed the arrangement, he did not give up collecting edible seaweed and went to find herbs.

"Well, you will continue to go to the sea tomorrow, but you will not collect edible seaweed, but specifically look for and collect this thorn algae." Yang Yi ordered.

"Yes."

The fishman laborer said that he went back to sleep with the old blind man.

Yang Yi was busy all day, but he felt a sense of fulfillment that he had not felt for a long time. After a day of hard work, Yang Yi checked the information of the town center again.

[Murloc Town Center]

[Small Murloc Village]

[Civilization Level 1, Military Level 1]

[Civilization Value: 3/100, Military Value: 31/100]

…

Yang Yi found that the civilization value only increased by 2 points in one day, but the military value increased by 16 points.

Recalling that today, Ratchet Village built a total of two Murloc huts and recruited a lot of talents. I didn't expect that it would be so difficult to improve this civilization value.

In terms of military, it was probably because a level 1 Murloc Beachwalker Brak, a level 1 Murloc Tidecaller Slark, two Murloc Hunters and many strong Murlocs were recruited.

After reading the information, Yang Yi saw that the Murlocs had already rested, so he also climbed up the platform in the center of the town and lay down to sleep in a piece of open space reserved for him.

The Murloc Lord fell asleep, and Yang Yi disconnected for the first time in two days and returned to his real body.

After exiting, Yang Yi's body on Earth had been hungry for a long time, and he could also feel the hunger signal from his body when he connected to the world of Azeroth.

But he had gotten used to the feeling of being hungry in the past two years, and he only had one synthetic food ball now. If he ate it too early, he would still be hungry later.

Yang Yi got up and found the "immortal pill" from the secret compartment and swallowed it in one gulp. Because he had received three days' worth of "immortal pills" two days ago, he had to wait another day before receiving them again.

After taking the "immortal pill", Yang Yi felt full and satisfied. The reality was still dark. After moving his body for a while, Yang Yi lay down on the earthen bed again.

Yang Yi connected to the forum. He wanted to find out if there was any way to solve the food dilemma of the fishman village before going to bed, especially the information about seaweed, and to learn more about the fishmen and things related to them.

There were countless news updates on the forum at any time, and the most concerned were various messages and rumors about how to make money in the world of Azeroth.

Does the world of Azeroth exist in reality? What is the purpose of the earthlings as adventurers going to the world of Azeroth?

As far as Yang Yi knows, there are two main purposes for earthling adventurers.

First, it is boring to live in the dark underground in reality, so they come to Azeroth. Second, it is to make money.

The first purpose is easy to understand. After the catastrophe on Earth, most industries were destroyed, and those who were lucky enough to survive lost their jobs and had nothing to do. There are not many entertainment activities in the dark underground, and there are free food "elixir" to keep people alive, so those who meet the conditions and can come to Azeroth to be adventurers come to Azeroth.

The second purpose is rather weird. There is no direct connection between the world of Azeroth and the Earth. However, the gold coins in the Azeroth world can be directly exchanged for some things on the Earth, so adventurers also Trying to make money.

It was early morning in the world of Azeroth when Yang Yi contacted the murloc lord again.

The sun had just risen, and the fishmen in Ratchet Village were waking up one after another.

Yesterday, the village built a small, simple fishman hut as a temporary warehouse for storing food. After waking up, each fishman grabbed two handfuls of the purple seaweed collected yesterday in the temporary warehouse for breakfast.

"Please ask the lord to arrange the task."

After filling his stomach, Old Blind Eye gathered all the fish people around. They all lowered their heads and waited for Yang Yi's arrangements. Fish people usually don't pay much attention to etiquette. When they saw Yang Yi, the village chief, they just lowered their heads when speaking to show their submission.

Yang Yi knew it already, so he said: "The three murloc hunters are responsible for finding food sources. Don't be in a hurry to collect food and bring it back. First, search the area of ​​Ratchet Bay near my murloc village to collect the densely grown edible ones." Wherever there are seaweed and sea clams, note them down.”

"The murloc peons with herb-gathering skills are responsible for collecting the thorn algae, and don't worry about the rest."

"Murloc peons with logging skills use logging axes to cut down trees. The wood is first provided to the construction of the murloc hut in the village, and the excess is piled in front of the ruins of the dock."

"The village still needs to continue to build fish-man huts. It will take a while to maintain the progress of building two fish-man huts every day."

"The rest of the people go to collect seaweed or fish as needed."

Yang Yi issued orders one by one, which was also the fixed arrangement of these fishmen for a period of time in the future.

After all the murlocs got their tasks, they split up. The remaining murlocs in the murloc village, Old Blind Eye, and six murlocs started preparing to build the third murloc hut.

Brak the Murloc Beachwalker and Slark the Murloc Tidecaller are still in the village.

The Murloc Beachwalker and the Murloc Tidecaller are combat professionals among the Murloc tribe, and Yang Yi still needs them to stay to protect the safety of the village.

Yang Yi came to the old blind man who was responsible for building the fishman's hut. He wanted to discuss with the old blind man about planting seaweed in the sea and growing grains on the ground.

An old man in a family is like a treasure. Old Blind Man knows a lot about fishman society, and he also has natural knowledge, so Yang Yi, who knows nothing about seaweed cultivation, would not hurt to ask Old Blind Man for advice.

The old blind man is the deputy village chief, so it is not his turn to do any hard work when building the fishman hut. All he has to do is open his mouth, stretch his hands, and give directions, so he also has free time.

"This lord plans to first investigate the conditions of the nearby bay waters, and then start cultivating seaweed immediately. This is very necessary for the long-term development of our Ratchet Village."

"Your lord is wise, the food issue is of great importance and we should make preparations as soon as possible." The old blind man said respectfully.

"Do you know what preparations are needed to cultivate seaweed or what needs to be paid attention to?" Yang Yi asked.

"Well..." Old Blind Eye recalled, "Cultivation of different types of seaweed has different requirements for sunlight, temperature, seawater flow, depth, and the length of time it is exposed to the water after low tide, etc."

As soon as the old blind man said something, Yang Yi was stunned. He just wanted to grow some seaweed for food. This was too professional. Not to mention fishmen, even most humans can't understand so many ways.

"Lord, we fishmen usually make a living by hunting or gathering, and even breeding is extensive, so the old blind man doesn't know much about growing seaweed." The old blind man couldn't give the lord the answer he wanted, and lowered his head in shame.

"It doesn't matter, my lord has an idea." Yang Yi said, patting his chest.

"The lord is wise." The old blind man praised him sincerely again, and then he continued: "The old blind man knows that before cultivating seaweed, you must first remove other organisms on the reef, put rocks, and some even cover the reef with shells."

"Do you want to use shells? Okay, let's start sending people to collect shells from now on." Yang Yi was surprised but took note of it without any doubt. "Anything else?"

"We also need to collect seaweed seeds in advance and sprinkle the seeds on the shells." Old Blind Eye said, "Then...then probably send someone to guard the farm."

Is this enough? It is indeed an extensive breeding method of fishmen, but it is better to be simple, otherwise these fishmen will not be able to turn their heads around.

"By the way, how long does it take to harvest seaweed from cultivation?" Yang Yi thought of a key question.

"Different types of seaweed require different times. A short one can grow in two months, while a long one can take half a year or even a year." Old Blind Man replied.

"Okay, send someone to prepare well in the past few days, and start cultivating seaweed after understanding the situation in the nearby bay." Yang Yi told the old blind man.

Yang Yi regards seaweed as one of the main stable food sources in the Fishman Village in the future, so for long-term development, seaweed must be grown slowly, no matter how long it takes.

"By the way, is it really impossible for fishmen to farm?"

"Farming is possible. It's not that we murlocs can't farm, but we rarely grow food on land, so it's difficult to find murlocs who can farm." Old Blind said.

"You don't know how to farm either?"

"don't know."

There are no fishmen who know how to farm. This is indeed the reality of the fishman village. The farmer should have been a very basic occupation in life, but currently there is not a single fishman farmer in the entire fishman village.

Although Ratchet City is a seaport, there are still some scattered fields around it. Yang Yi originally thought that even if he couldn't find farmers with farming skills among the murlocs, he would start farming directly. After all, in his mind, the development of the village and the word "farming" are inseparable, and he also knows that humans as adventurers have begun to try to grow food in the world of Azeroth.

Now not only does he not know how to farm, but even the murlocs in the village, including the old blind eye, don't know how to farm, which makes it difficult.

"Now there are not enough people in the village, so farming will wait for a while. For now, we will prepare for seaweed farming and try to cut as much wood as possible. This lord can use it."

"Yes, lord." Although the old blind eye didn't know what the use of cutting more wood was, he still did it unconditionally.

In fact, Yang Yi has always been thinking about the construction drawing of the village's level 1 dock. After all, this is the only building with system special effects besides the town center. It is also beneficial to the murloc village to build it early.

Yang Yi wanted to build the dock as soon as possible, but the village of Ratchet lacked not only murlocs with logging skills but also tools for logging.

Murlocs lacking logging skills could be less efficient by finding more murlocs to log, but without logging tools, there was nothing they could do. They couldn't let the murlocs in the village use their teeth to chew.