NOVEL NEXT Chapter 35 - Locust Plague! The Great Famine Is Coming!
These two cat girls and one fox girl actually have such potential for being foodies. Seeing them enjoying themselves so much, Richard didn’t interrupt them.
“Too delicious!”
In the room, the fox girl, while eating, couldn’t help but praise.
She didn’t look very old.
She looked to be only in her teens.
In terms of appearance, her style was different from that of the cat girls.
The cat girls were cute and light.
She was equally cute, but when she grew up, she was more likely to become a standard type of seductive fox lady.
Of course, for now, she was just a standard little beauty. Her eyes and eyebrows resembled those of “phoenix eyes” and “willow leaf brows.”
Seeing her like this, it seemed that she and Mia were trained in the same place.
And from what she said, it was very likely that they were trained to carry out assassination missions for the king of the beast kingdom.
Compared to human kingdoms, the beast kingdom was extremely chaotic.
The beast kingdom was tribal, with each tribe governing itself, occasionally even warring with each other. And the tribe where the king of the beast kingdom was located was probably the largest tribe.
All this Richard learned from Miwei. She is more gentle in character and tells him everything.
In comparison, Mia appears to be more “aloof,” usually more reticent. This is probably due to her experiences over the past decade or so.
After all, when carrying out assassination missions, it is usually a solo operation, and sometimes it requires lurking for many days, so the last thing you need is small talk.
Of course, if Richard asks, Mia will still tell him the information he wants to know.
Soon, a bag of potato chips was all consumed by these three little snack lovers.
“Mia, is there any left?”
Fox girl Dorothy felt it was too delicious. If she didn’t care about her image, she would have licked her fingers.
Well, although she’s a demi-human, as a fox woman, Dorothy still pays great attention to her appearance and cleanliness.
Mia said, “No more, you can’t eat too many potato chips at once.”
Dorothy “Oh”ed, hearing that there were no more, she longed even more for the taste of the potato chips she had just eaten!
That couldn’t be described as just delicious anymore!
Even after successfully completing a mission and receiving a reward from the beast king, eating a supposedly exquisite delicacy that only the beast king could have… In Dorothy’s opinion, compared to the potato chips, it didn’t even come close!
It was simply the most delicious food in the world!
“Mia, where did these… po…ta…to…chips come from?” Dorothy couldn’t help but ask.
“They were given to us by Master,” Miwei spoke up.
“The master… is it him?” Dorothy looked outside, where Richard was sitting in a chair in the hall, drinking a cup of hot tea.
“Yes, Lord Richard is our master,” Miwei said.
Now, both sisters refer to Richard as their master. Mia’s way of addressing him is gradually becoming like Miwei’s.
“Oh!”
Dorothy “Oh”ed again. Hearing that they came from Richard, she extinguished her thoughts. Although delicious, she couldn’t possibly go ask him for more.
After finishing the bag of potato chips, Dorothy remembered her mission.
She sighed and said, “This mission is doomed to fail. I wonder how the teacher will punish me.”
Mia said, “Dorothy, then don’t go back. I know the teacher. As long as you don’t go back, this matter will blow over.”
Dorothy shook her head. “I can’t. Mia, I have to go back. If I don’t return to the royal city, I have to return to the tribe… You probably don’t know, right? The locust plague is coming!”
Locust plague!
Hearing these words, both Mia and Miwei’s faces changed.
“It’s almost autumn harvest time, and now there’s a locust plague!” Miwei said.
“What locust plague?”
At this time, Richard came in.
Dorothy glanced at him and her eyes brightened slightly because Richard’s appearance was indeed very good.
She said, “It’s a big locust plague. Some say the god of calamity is angry and has sent the locust plague. Now the locust plague has swept through the north and will soon head south. All the tribes are rushing to harvest grain, but the grain is not fully ripe yet, there’s hardly any, I don’t know how many people will starve to death.”
The tribes in the beast kingdom also grow crops, but their farming techniques are even more primitive, resulting in low yields.
Now facing a locust plague, they have to harvest before the grain is fully ripe, which further reduces the yield.
Richard’s expression became serious.
He wasn’t concerned about how many people would starve to death in the beast kingdom. In any world, various disasters are constant, and he’s not a savior, he can’t save the world.
What he’s concerned about is that once a locust plague occurs, it means famine.
Richard isn’t afraid of famine because he can buy enough food online. But famine does mean chaos for this world.
By then, there will be bandits and robbers everywhere. When people have no food, they will do anything.
“Will the locust plague spread here?” Richard asked.
Dorothy nodded and said, “According to the teacher, it definitely will! But it should take about a month to arrive!”
After saying that, Dorothy looked at Mia and said, “That’s why there’s been so much activity among the goblins recently. You killing the hobogoblin angered the king because the king relies on goblins. They can exchange food with the underground dark elves, at least ensuring the royal family’s food supply.”