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Chapter 78 Sweeping Through the Silver Holy Land, Monarch Hydeson

Chapter 78 Sweeping Through the Silver Holy Land, Monarch Hydeson

"The first batch of spoils has been distributed. Now let's begin distributing the second, even more important batch of spoils," Shen Xing said.

In addition to the loot dropped by these monsters, we also gained dozens of slave laborers and four acres of Moonlight Wheat after conquering the Silver Sanctuary.

These are the main purposes of their trip.

"Shen Xing, these wheat are all ripe. Let's harvest them first and then divide them equally by the kilogram, shall we?" Xia Wanyin suggested.

Shen Xing thought about it and agreed with the plan.

Then they ordered the slave laborers to begin harvesting the wheat fields.

At this moment, a dark-skinned, weathered female laborer spoke up tremblingly: "My lords, this is high-quality wheat offered to Lord Hydeson."

"If you take it, he will punish you."

"Lord Hydesen—" Shen Xing asked, puzzled upon hearing this unfamiliar name, "Who is he?"

"He is the ruler of this area, ruling the entire royal city of Viden, and has an army of tens of thousands under his command." A deep fear appeared in the eyes of the female laborer.

Shen Xing was immediately alarmed when he heard that there were tens of thousands of soldiers.

This Lord Hydeson seems like someone you shouldn't mess with.

Beings of that caliber could crush you with a flick of their fingers.

Xia Wanyin, who was standing next to her, also frowned, realizing that things had taken an unexpected turn.

"You two don't need to worry too much."

A younger man with similarly dark skin said, "Lord Hydeson may not even be paying attention to this place anymore, and it's not even certain whether he's still alive."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Shen Xing asked, a glimmer of hope rising in his eyes.

The young man stepped forward and replied, "The Royal City of Viden was closed a year ago, and no one has come here for a long time."

"It is said that Lord Hydeson was conducting some forbidden experiments, which angered the ancient god in the mist, who then unleashed divine punishment, causing the entire giant city to fall."

"Forbidden experiment, Ancient God of the Mist—" Shen Xing murmured, repeating these keywords, a look of doubt in his eyes.

After thinking about it, he decided to go to the forum to look up information about the Royal City of Viden and Monarch Hydeson.

After exiting the game, quickly open your phone, log in to the forum, and then enter keywords.

Sure enough, I found the relevant information in the game's background section.

He clicked in and browsed through it, a look of realization gradually appearing in his eyes.

As mentioned earlier, the Misty Lands are inhabited by natives.

However, due to the presence of the fog and the large number of monsters roaming within it, ordinary people simply cannot survive in the wild.

So the surviving humans took refuge in giant cities, barely surviving under the protection of the city walls.

However, in the course of civilization's development, there will always be some special individuals who possess extraordinary talent and outstanding wisdom, and are almost the protagonists of that era.

Through their powerful forces and methods, they united these mega-cities, divided their territories, and established their own power.

Thus, kingdoms, religious associations, ancient families, and other forces rose up in the misty land.

Some of these forces have existed for hundreds of years, while others have existed for only a few decades, but without exception, they all possess immense power.

The area where Shen Xing is located, including a large surrounding area, belongs to the Kingdom of Vinar and is controlled by King Vinar.

But danger lurks in the fog, making progress extremely difficult.

Even King Vinal could not govern all the major cities, so he granted the lords of each city a great deal of autonomy.

Over time, the great city of Viden broke free from the control of the royal family.

Wherever there are people, there are classes and oppression.

Moreover, because the fog erodes the earth, the whole world is short of resources, which means that only a small number of people can enjoy a life of luxury, while the other group can only dedicate themselves and become the cornerstone of this society.

Almost every major city had a large number of slave laborers.

They are the basic components of the social order, consuming the fewest resources, doing the dirtiest and hardest work, and maintaining the operation of the entire megacity.

Hydeson was originally one of many slaves, but somehow he gained extraordinary power in a short period of time.

Later, he led the rebel army, overthrowing the original city lord and occupying the megacity of Viden.

I thought that after he came to power, he would treat the lower classes well and liberate the slaves who were born like him.

As a result, after this person came to power, he became even more ruthless, reducing more civilians to slavery to serve his army.

He renamed the giant city the Royal City and proclaimed himself Lord Hydesen.

In order to maintain his rule and pursue greater power, he even began to actively engage with the power of the mist and try various forbidden experiments.

Moreover, he actually made some progress in his research; those corrupt overseers were the first batch of experimental products.

Not only does it possess terrifying strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, but it can also move freely in the mist and even control monsters like evil hounds.

Having tasted success, Lord Hydeson went even further, embarking on a frenzied study of the mist.

However, a large-scale experiment went out of control, and the entire city was completely swallowed by the fog, losing all contact with the outside world.

These background stories were pieced together by the lords of the surrounding areas based on their own experiences and some documents.

Besides the main city of Viden, players have also compiled background stories for many other factions.

The official team collected all this information and created a special section dedicated to the background of the Misty Lands.

"The world is quite complex, and the power dynamics are more intricate than I imagined."

Shen Xing nodded to himself: "It seems I'll have to study this background more carefully when I have time later."

Close the forum and log back into the game.

He looked at the young slave in the crowd and asked, "What's your name?"

The young slave trembled and replied respectfully, "Sir, we lost our names after being demoted to slaves."

"Is that so?" Shen Xing nodded slightly: "Then from today onwards, you will be called Monday."

"Now, lead the other workers to harvest all this moon wheat."

Now that the royal city of Viden has fallen, there's nothing to fear.

Even if Lord Hydesen is not dead, he is probably too busy taking care of himself to have any time to care about these few acres of wheat.

Monday, who had a name, caught his breath and solemnly replied, "Yes, sir!"

The dozens of workers were still somewhat hesitant, their hearts still filled with fear of the Lord Hydesen.

But considering the formidable strength of these two lords, they all chose to comply.

They picked up sickles, bent over in the fields, and harvested clusters of ripe wheat.

Shen Xing also picked one up and examined it in his hand.

This wheat has plump grains, is silvery-white throughout, and looks like a work of art.

【Moonlight Wheat】

[Quality: Green]

[Effects: Increases satiety significantly after consumption; long-term use can improve physical condition and immunity. Furthermore, foods processed from this wheat will have additional special effects.]

(Note: Wheat, which is imbued with sacred power, has certain requirements for its growing environment.)

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"Just as Xia Wanyin said, this wheat can strengthen the body, and its effect is far superior to that of ordinary wheat."

"No wonder she was so eager to transplant it to her own territory."

"If we cultivate it properly and expand the planting scale, it can not only solve the food problem for the troops, but it might also become a good source of income."

After all, food that can both increase satiety and enhance physical fitness is highly sought after in any world.

You can earn a lot of income by trading with other lords or by selling to natives.

Shen Xing nodded secretly, deciding that he would also cultivate Moonlight Wheat extensively when he returned.

Time passed slowly as the workers toiled in the fields.

This wheat field is quite large, about four acres.

More than forty workers harvested for over an hour, and the harvest was finally nearing its end.

Fortunately, they are currently within the protection zone of the Silver Tree and do not need to light the lanterns; otherwise, they would be running out of lamp oil.

"My lord, it's all been cut off."

The slave named Monday strode over and wiped the sweat from his brow.

Shen Xing nodded, and then went over with Xia Wanyin.

At this moment, the silvery-white wheat ears on the ground were piled up into small hills two or three meters high, which looked quite spectacular.

A rough estimate shows that, after removing the ears of wheat, the wheat weighs nearly 2000 kilograms, roughly 400-500 kilograms per mu (approximately 0.16 acres).

"Let's divide it equally," Shen Xing suggested. "We'll each get 1,000 kilograms of wheat, and each get 23 slaves."

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Xia Wanyin nodded, having no objection.

The slave laborers had no objections.

While it may be somewhat immoral to say this, there is a rather cruel reality: these slaves were the lowest-level cogs in the world, commodities that could be traded at will.

There is no choice in the goods.

The two of them packed the wheat into their backpacks, filling three compartments with over a thousand kilograms of wheat.

"Phew—finally I can start farming."

Xia Wanyin smiled with satisfaction and then reminded him, "Oh, right, Shen Xing, when you get back, remember to have someone select the plump ones; they can be used as seeds."

"Okay, I understand."

Shen Xing nodded, then winked at Hellroar beside him.

Hellscream paused for a moment, then quickly understood his lord's meaning. He grabbed a shovel and led his orc squad to the harvested wheat fields.

As the shovels flew, handfuls of dark red soil were scooped up and piled together.

"Shen Xing, what are you doing?" Xia Wanyin asked in confusion.

"Uh—I think the soil here is pretty good, I'm planning to take some back to study it," Shen Xing replied seriously.

Xia Wanyin was stunned for a few seconds before she realized what was happening.

She immediately dispatched her twenty-three slave laborers to join the digging team.

Shen Xing watched this scene and thought to himself that this woman was learning very quickly.

The area around this ancient silver tree is filled with this kind of red soil that looks very nutrient-rich; there's no end to it.

While the orc squad was digging, Shen Xing pushed his wheelchair to the foot of the hundred-meter-tall silver tree.

Looking up, the massive trunk resembles a silver pillar, with a dense, silvery canopy spreading out as if supporting the entire world.

While marveling at the magnificence of the ancient tree, Shen Xing circled it halfway around, his gaze sweeping over its roots.

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