Chapter 210 I Will Take Action

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

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

During the war, wheat prices were very low, and farmers had no choice but to sell their grain to the empire, otherwise they would be charged with treason.

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

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

But there is nothing we can do about it. As a farmer, what can we do? We can only hope that God will help us and let the wheat grow more and heavier so that we can cope with various disasters.

Boluti walked all the way to the farmland and suddenly found that the land was empty.

Where is the wheat? Where is the wheat? The wheat that should have been golden has disappeared, not even the wheat stalks are left.

He squeezed his eyes shut, then opened them.

The scene before my eyes did not change at all.

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

But when he looked around, the surrounding farmlands were also empty.

The farmer was still saying in his heart, I must have taken the wrong path, I was so stupid that I walked to the other side of the field.

But when he looked around, all the wheat fields had been cleared clean.

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

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

God damn it, God damn it! The emperor doesn’t let us have enough to eat, and the heavens also bully us.

I can’t live anymore! I can’t live anymore! Boluti blew his nose hard, swung the sickle in his hand, and chopped at the locusts in the farmland.

"If you don't let me eat, then you don't have to eat either! Starve to death, all of you!"

But the locusts didn't care about his anger.

They easily dodge human attacks without even affecting their chewing.

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

…

A caravan carrying food was traveling on the road.

Mules and horses pulled carts filled with sacks of wheat and pumpkins, the two most important military rations in the empire, easy to transport and store, and with high yields.

The tax collector and the construction officer led the team, and they collected enough food for a village. This batch of food will be transported to the quartermaster in Crystal City, and then sent to the front line by the militia of the logistics regiment after unified allocation, to ensure that the soldiers and sand lizards at the front have enough food every day.

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

There was a large dark cloud in the sky, and it got lower and lower until it fell down.

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

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

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

But today, for some unknown reason, the locusts appeared again and attacked the imperial army with great momentum.

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

The soldiers were in a panic, waving shields and spears, but these were too clumsy for the locusts. The insects ignored them and tore the sacks open with bites and scratches. The wheat inside flowed out like sand, and the locusts swarmed over them like wolves sucking blood.

"Attack the Empire's baggage train, you deserve to be killed!"

The construction officer was furious. He drew his dagger first and slashed a locust on the back with one blow: "Kill it!"

But after the sword hit the locust, the slime coming out of its body did not die. Instead, it 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 uneasy.

He got so angry that he chopped the big insect into two pieces, and finally he got rid of his anger.

Damn beast, how dare you threaten an imperial officer!

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

He saw that many locusts had stopped eating, and each of the big insects turned its head strangely, staring at him with its many compound eyes.

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

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

After eating the construction officer, the bugs returned to the sack and continued to gnaw on the wheat grains and pumpkin.

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

The tax officer turned pale with fear when he saw this: "It's a man-eating monster, it's a monster, it's an enemy attack, it's an enemy attack!"

"We must report this to the Empire!"

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

Seeing this, the soldiers also fled towards the city one by one.

…

The same scene was played out across the empire.

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In the village’s farmlands, the rampant locusts feasted and ate like crazy.

The town's food stores were attacked and looted by the swarm.

Caravans on the road also frequently encountered locusts - they had clear targets and specifically attacked grain transport teams.

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

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

In the court of Crystal City, the ministers were extremely worried about this.

"The number of locusts is increasing, and has seriously damaged the food reserves and logistics transportation in the rear. If we don't contain them, the front will be out of food, and the entire front will be in danger."

"According to the investigation of the scout team, they came from the Kingdom of Wuji and seemed to be a kind of creature there. The people of Wuji do not eat food, so the locust swarms are small and sleep most of the time. The empire is rich in resources, so this group of monsters came..."

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

"The most urgent task is to continue to increase the collection of grain. We need to transfer the reserve grain from the imperial warehouse to fill the gap in front as soon as possible!"

“The locust problem must be solved, otherwise we will only encourage these insects!”

"The fastest way is to ask the Apostles to take action... but the Apostles are all on the front lines participating in the war of gods..."

"What should I do..."

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

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

His Majesty Soter had a blank 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 represents the will of the gods. Whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it will be suppressed and eliminated.

Just then, a rustling sound was heard in the palace.

The courtiers looked around.

A huge locust flew to an ornamental tree next to the throne, opened its mouth wide, and started biting the tree trunk frantically.

The crackling sound was particularly clear in the empty palace.

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

The chewing sound stopped abruptly.

They all took a peek and found that the locusts had turned into black powder on the ground.

The emperor of the empire stood up from his 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 has been angered, and the insects are about to die!

(End of this chapter)