Chapter 84 United We Stand (Extra update for book friends who love this book)
“Boom!”
Dark clouds covered the sky, and with a flash of lightning, rumbling thunder exploded between heaven and earth.
The heavy rain instantly blocked the entire world.
The rainy season has finally arrived.
Well, actually Zhang Yang didn’t know how spring, summer, autumn and winter were divided in this fantasy world.
But since it had rained only a few times in the past three months and not that heavily, he naturally assumed that it should be spring.
So it is summer.
The wheat, corn, potatoes, millet and other crops in the farmland have been planted for two months and will be ready for harvest in about thirty to forty days. This rainstorm should come just in time.
But what Zhang Yang was worried about was that the rain would not stop and would continue for a month at a stretch, and then he would be doomed.
That's why he ran straight to the tavern in the heavy rain. He had to ask Ryan, a "local" who had lived here for 5 years.
Over the past few days, the village has been busy with construction, but Zhang Yang did not let Ryan and his gang get involved, so these guys are enjoying themselves.
As long as people have enough food to eat and live in a safe and comfortable environment, their vigilance to the outside world will gradually decrease and their emotions will become more moderate. Otherwise, there would not be the saying "When you are full and warm, you will think about your desires", and at this time, willpower will soften.
For example, when Zhang Yang appeared in front of the 21 human monsters in Ryan, what he saw were not the 21 humanoid beasts with green eyes five days ago. Even though they were still wary, their eyes towards each other became slightly clearer, more friendly, and hopeful. Yes, hopeful.
As long as there is hope, everything will be fine.
"My Lord! Is there anything urgent?" After the greeting, Ryan asked nervously. They had lived too comfortably in the past five days, and Zhang Yang had never come once. Now it was pouring rain but he came in a hurry. Anyone would feel nervous.
"How long will this rain last?"
Zhang Yang asked as soon as he opened his mouth, extremely anxious. There was nothing he could do. He was just a freshman on Earth and had never farmed before, so how could he think of everything so many steps in advance? If it weren't for this heavy rain, he wouldn't even have realized this.
"Heavy rain?" Ryan was stunned and thought to himself, I'm not a wizard, how do I know how long the rain will last?
He grinned, scratched his head and thought for a long time, then he grunted and said very tactfully, "My Lord, I am a king of shield soldiers. I am very good at using shields and have very strong defense. The previous village chief said that I am a tank."
"Fuck you, Tank! I-Okay, what I want to ask you is, will this heavy rain affect the crops? You can see that we have planted more than 200 acres of wheat over there. Do you know what wheat is?"
Zhang Yang was furious. What nonsense! The water flooded the Seventh Army. Who cares if it's a tank or an armored vehicle? This time, Ryan finally realized and waved his hands hurriedly, "No, no, lord, as long as this heavy rain does not form a flash flood, it will stop at night at most. And there will be many such heavy rains in the future. It's summer now."
Ryan was smiling as he spoke. The fact that such a tall man could be so humble was certainly not because of the domineering aura that did not exist in Zhang Yang, but because he saw the development potential of this village. Just look at the more than 200 acres of crops that were growing well and the large areas of land being reclaimed. How could he not understand what this meant?
In the past few days, he had been so greedy that he wanted to go out and help reclaim the land, so that he and others could contribute to the development of the village. However, he did not dare to act without the permission of the village boss Zhang Yang.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yang was possessed by two other words, "Flash flood? Damn, flash flood, grass, why are you so green!"
He turned around and rushed into the rain, forgetting that it would cause flash floods. At this time, he called himself a pig. No, even pigs are smarter than him! I hope it's not too late now.
It doesn’t matter if the castle is attacked, but the houses and farmlands must not be attacked!
"Hey, Lord, you——"
Looking at Zhang Yang's back, Ryan was stunned. After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "All of you, including you, you, come out with me and take your weapons. We have eaten well and slept well these days. It's time to prove our loyalty. The lord will not really raise pigs. Pigs are to be fattened and killed!"
So in the pouring rain, more than a dozen big men rushed out without hesitation.
At this time, Zhang Yang had already rushed into the castle and drove out all the guys who were hiding from the rain and chatting. No matter whether they were craftsmen, farmers or soldiers, every one of them was sent out to dig ditches and dams along the farmlands and houses.
As for whether there will be a flood, let’s not worry about it and just dig first.
Zhang Yang also started to work himself, throwing aside his identities as a magician and a cultivator, and in the pouring rain, he seemed like a madman. Thunder in the sky kept exploding, and mud and water on the ground were above his knees. He didn't even know what he was doing specifically, and could only dig madly in a general direction.
Zhang Yang was not the only one who went crazy, because in such a rainstorm, there was no point in being lazy. Instead of standing there like a fool and cursing loudly and asking if the village chief was crazy, it would be better to vent his anger and resentment like this storm.
Everyone lost their organization, and there was no one to tell them how to dig or build the dam. Everything depended on each person's own thinking and cooperation with those around them.
Gradually, a dam was actually formed, but the expected flood did not come. The rainstorm stopped first, the dark clouds dispersed, and the bright sunshine shone down, shining on the faces and bodies of everyone who was like a drowned rat. Everyone was covered in mud and water, and no one could recognize who you were or who he was. At this moment, it was very strange, and nearly two hundred clay figures stood there awkwardly.
Which idiot said there would be a flash flood?
What on earth are we doing? Suddenly, someone couldn't help but burst out laughing, which was like opening a valve. Looking at the other embarrassed people and themselves, the laughter quickly became contagious.
More than 200 clay figures laughed recklessly, without any scruples, because at this moment, it was impossible to recognize who was who. In such laughter, it seemed that an unspeakable tacit understanding was growing.
Everyone feels the kindness of others in the midst of embarrassment.
Everyone laughed as they acknowledged their ridiculous and futile efforts.
At this moment, at least we are the same, people from the same village.
"You idiots, what are you still doing standing there? Do you want to freeze to death outside?!"
In a residential building, a sturdy woman suddenly rushed out and yelled loudly, which frightened her man. He was about to rush up to cover the mouth of this bitch, but he saw a group of clay figures winking at each other, hugging each other's shoulders, and mocking each other. They didn't take it seriously at all, and just followed the command of the sturdy woman and filed into the residential building, where every household had already boiled hot water.
These were originally prepared by the women of each family because they were worried that their husbands would get hurt by the rain, but at this moment, there is no distinction between them.
After the rain, the sun is warm and bright.
The air was filled with the surprised and naughty laughter of children. They all chose to jump in the mud puddles. This joy was like the sky at this moment, pure and clear.
Sitting on a simple wooden stool, Zhang Yang changed into a set of clothes that were extremely ill-fitting and full of patches, but dry and clean. Up to this moment, no one recognized him.
Or maybe identity doesn’t mean anything at this moment.
The soul force field was quietly released, covering the entire village.
He saw Wu Yuan hiding in a corner like a quail, desperately washing the mud off his body with a farmer.
He saw Duan Kuan, wearing a short shirt with half of his white buttocks exposed, bragging to a craftsman.
He saw the handsome Wang Shen standing there at a loss, being pointed at and laughed at by a group of village women. If it were any other time, he would have been beheaded and blood would have spurted out. But at this moment, he could not lift his sword, nor did he want to.
He also saw Zhou Datou, shirtless, making faces with a few village girls. What are you doing? "Trigger a special village event and activate the village attribute - United We Stand (1/5)."
"United as One (1/5): Effect: Villager loyalty +10, prosperity +100, fights within the village reduced by 20%, passive sabotage reduced by 20%, family conflicts reduced by 20%, husband-wife conflicts reduced by 20%, marriage rate increased by 20%, when encountering a small-scale enemy invasion, villagers will have a chance to automatically organize to fight back, and can obtain an additional 20 recruits."
After seeing these two messages, Zhang Yang's mouth opened in surprise. He never expected that such a funny and ridiculous farce would have such an effect.
Of course, this kind of thing cannot be replicated. The reason why it was triggered this time is that farmland and residential houses are closely related to everyone's interests.
Everyone has to eat, and no one can go against food.
So whether it was Wu Yuan, Duan Kuan and the others, or Wang Shen's mad swordsmen, or Ryan's people, as well as the craftsmen, farmers, butchers, cooks, and even the old ladies in the houses, they all urgently hoped to protect the places where they lived and the farmlands.
It was precisely because of this simplest and most common idea that hundreds of people who did not know each other, did not understand each other well, and had completely different identities and statuses were brought together in the storm.
This is the reason why the village attribute of unity is activated.
"I'm beginning to like this village. This is my own village, and it's our village. This is probably what everyone here is thinking at this moment. Yes, we're one of them!"
At this moment, Zhang Yang suddenly seemed to understand something. It was a concept about a sense of belonging, about trust, and about a larger and more magnificent concept that he could not fully understand.
(End of this chapter)
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