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Chapter 749: Opening the Treasure Chest
Chapter 749: Opening the Treasure Chest
September 25, 2017
As for Lu HaiKong's habit of heading straight to the training grounds upon his return, Wang Jun didn't mind at all. Being an experienced leader, he probably knew what Lu HaiKong was up to and had already sent people to wait at the training grounds, keeping a close eye on any resources that might emerge from Lu HaiKong's activities.
Although Lu HaiKong didn't quite understand why Wang Jun was acting so poor, he didn't pay it much mind. He directly summoned the nine treasure chests in the training grounds.
"It's getting harder and harder to obtain treasure chests. I hope this time will yield a good harvest."
As Lu HaiKong muttered to himself while looking at the nine treasure chests, he first pulled out the seven legendary-ranked chests.
Without hesitation, he generously opened each of the seven legendary chests.
As the legendary chests were opened, dazzling streams of light illuminated the vast training grounds, and the next moment, several objects appeared.
The seven legendary chests yielded two small mountains of gold bars, a fifteen-meter-tall mechanical beast with a metallic body, and hundreds of sacks containing unknown items.
Additionally, there were three tokens of the same color but different types.
Lu HaiKong temporarily set aside the tokens and didn't bother with the small mountains of gold. Based on his experience, these small gold mountains might be worth around ten million gold, which wasn't a significant amount to Lu HaiKong.
However, while Lu HaiKong wasn't concerned, Chen Ping, who was nearby, approached and whispered something to Lu HaiKong after seeing the small mountains of gold, leaving Lu HaiKong speechless.
"Is Wang Jun really that poor lately? I've just opened these treasure chests, and that guy is already reaching out to take the gold," Lu HaiKong shook his head and waved his hand, signaling for Wang Jun's people to take away the small mountains of gold.
As the people carried away the gold, Lu HaiKong strode towards the fifteen-meter-tall mechanical beast.
This mechanical beast wasn't humanoid but took the form of a turtle, its entire body exuding a metallic black color. This hue made the originally gentle-looking turtle appear somewhat wild and fierce.
Lu HaiKong circled around the turtle, his eyes filled with admiration.
It must be said that although this large beast was enormous, its entire body was like a work of art, with every detail vividly lifelike.
As Lu HaiKong admired the beast, his gaze lingered on its body, and as he focused, the beast's attributes appeared before him.
Sacred Black Tortoise (Replica)
Top-Tier Mechanized Beast
Category: City Defense Mechanized Beast
Ability: 99
Attack: 100???
Defense: 100000
Mechanized Beast Skills: Self-Recovery, Defense Mode, ???
Self-Recovery: Under conditions of defense loss, it slowly recovers itself.
Defense Mode: When activated, it protects a certain area. (Requires a certain amount of money each use)
When Lu HaiKong saw this beast, his eyes flashed with determination. It was clear that this beast was designed for defense, even though its attack was marked with a question mark. Lu HaiKong didn't hold much hope for its attack power.
Its purpose was also clearly stated: it was meant for defense, likely to counter other city-breaching mechanical beasts.
"It's pretty good. With this beast, the defense of Beifeng City will take a significant step up. But it seems like it can't be shrunk, which is a bit troublesome."
Lu HaiKong understood that the system didn't provide detailed information about this beast. He furrowed his brows slightly.
The inability to shrink meant that this beast was almost impossible to carry. It could only be stationed in a specific location, although Lu HaiKong could take it on expeditions if he wished. However, judging by its size, it probably wouldn't be very convenient to move around.
Indeed, when Lu HaiKong tried to make the beast take a few steps in the training grounds, it seemed to have some intelligence and could understand his words. But it was a bit lazy, only taking two steps as instructed, which was enough for Lu HaiKong to see how slow its movement was.
"It can walk, but it's very slow, probably slower than a human sprinting a hundred meters. Due to its size and weight, it makes a lot of noise when moving, so it might not be suitable for some places. It seems like we can only station it in Beifeng City."
After saying this, Lu HaiKong temporarily set aside the beast.
Although he decided to place it in Beifeng City, the question remained as to where and how it should be positioned. Given its fifteen-meter height and nearly twenty-meter width, its movement and transportation were no small matters. The entire city might have to make way for it, so Lu HaiKong estimated that he would have to rely on Wang Jun again for its placement.)
After setting aside the large fellow, Lu HaiKong's gaze fell upon the burlap sacks.
Lu HaiKong was curious about the contents of these sacks. Were they food? It wouldn't be unacceptable to obtain potatoes from a legendary chest, but a few hundred sacks were indeed too little. Each sack held around a hundred, and the few hundred sacks of potatoes were not enough to feed his entire legion for a day.
With a hint of curiosity, Lu HaiKong stepped forward to open and inspect the sacks.
"Hmm, aren't these potatoes? It's been a while since I last ate them, but even with a few hundred sacks, it's still a loss for a legendary chest, isn't it?"
As Lu HaiKong spoke, he opened a few more sacks. He discovered that the sacks contained either potatoes or sweet potatoes, foods he had eaten to the point of nausea before his time-traveling adventure and had barely touched in the past few years.
"Forget it, it's just a small loss for a legendary chest. I'll have these few hundred sacks of potatoes and sweet potatoes sent to the military camp to give those rascals a change of taste."
As Lu HaiKong spoke, he was about to wave his hand to signal his subordinates to take away the sacks of potatoes and sweet potatoes.
"Wait, did I forget something?"
In the 1619 version of the game, there was no mistake!
Just as Lu HaiKong was about to turn around, he remembered something extremely important.
"Looks like I've been fighting too much, it's made me go dumb." Lu HaiKong smiled wryly and returned to the sacks of potatoes and sweet potatoes, his face now filled with surprise.
If Lu HaiKong's memory served him right, both potatoes and sweet potatoes were high-yielding crops.
Potatoes could produce two to three thousand pounds per acre, while sweet potatoes could yield over five thousand pounds per acre, far surpassing the production of wheat and other grains.
Despite Lu HaiKong's current wealth and influence, his agricultural endeavors, though promising, still faced significant challenges in meeting the food demands of his vast population. He still relied on purchasing food from Jizhou, straining his finances.
The food issue wasn't merely financial; it was the foundation of survival.
For now, with the world relatively peaceful, the food situation seemed manageable. However, if Emperor Han Lingdi died and Dong Zhuo entered the capital, causing chaos, Lu HaiKong's food problem would be fully exposed.
When the time came and the world was in turmoil, it would be challenging for Lu HaiKong to procure food from external sources. Even if he could buy some, it would likely be at a steep price.
Moreover, over eighty percent of Lu HaiKong's population relied on food as their primary economic resource. If he couldn't feed his own people, how could they afford to be well-off? How could Lu HaiKong's territory develop economically if his people struggled? Could he really support the millions of people in Beifeng City with just that one city?
"Chen Ping, isn't our Divine Farmer rather adept with plants?" Lu HaiKong's eyes flashed with determination as he looked at the potatoes.
"My lord, the Divine Farmer is indeed closely associated with plants. However, I don't have much research in this area, but I do know of a Divine Farmer who is particularly passionate about this field." Chen Ping gazed at the sacks of potatoes and sweet potatoes, deep in thought.
"There's actually someone like that? Excellent! Send these few hundred sacks of potatoes and sweet potatoes to the Divine Farmers. Start a project immediately, led by the person you mentioned. I'll have Wang Jun allocate three hundred thousand acres of fertile farmland to you. I want you to help me cultivate suitable seedlings!"
Although Lu HaiKong wasn't an agricultural expert, he knew that potatoes and sweet potatoes required special breeding and improvement. If they were simply planted, the yield would significantly decrease after a few harvests.
Lu HaiKong only had a superficial understanding of this, so he could only rely on the Divine Farmers for this task.
However, Lu HaiKong could also search among the extraordinary individuals for agricultural experts and invite them to join the project, though this seemed unlikely.
Over the years, Lu HaiKong had learned that these extraordinary individuals came from a world several hundred years more advanced than Earth. He didn't hold high hopes for their knowledge of these crops.
At Lu HaiKong's command, Chen Ping sprang into action, immediately arranging for the sacks of potatoes and sweet potatoes to be transported, and he personally headed to the Divine Farmers' department.
Chen Ping had been by Lu HaiKong's side for some time and understood him well. He could see that Lu HaiKong was deeply invested in this matter, so he dared not be negligent.
"This might be our Divine Farmers' chance to shine!" With this thought, Chen Ping eagerly headed into the Divine Farmers' department.
(End of Chapter)
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