Chapter 210 I will shoot

At dawn, the farmer Boluti came to the farmland with a basket on his back and a sickle in his hand.

Today he decided to mow the wheat earlier. Two relatives would come over at noon, and he couldn't get away at that time. He had to talk with them about all kinds of trivial things, and he had to finish the morning work first.

During the war, the price of wheat was very low, and farmers could only sell their grain to the empire, otherwise they would be punished with treason.

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

The officer with the lizards also said that the wheat in the field lured the lizards, and he suspected that illegal fertilizers were used in the fields. In the end, Boluti had to compensate the soldiers with a bag of wheat as compensation.

But there is nothing to do, what can a farmer do? We can only hope that God will help us to make the wheat grow more and heavier so that we can deal with various disasters.

Poruti walked all the way to the farmland, and suddenly found that the field was empty.

What about the wheat? Where is the wheat?

The wheat that was supposed to be golden was gone, not even the stalks were left.

He closed his eyes hard, then opened them.

The scene in front of me has not changed in any way.

Bolu thought to himself, it must be an illusion, yes, he walked the wrong field, this is not his field.

But when he looked left and right, the surrounding farmland was also empty.

The farmer was still thinking at this time, he must have gone wrong, I was really confused, and walked to the field on the other side.

But he looked around, and wherever he looked, all the wheat fields were swept away.

The newborn sun shone on the ground, clearly illuminating the farmlands. Only many large locusts were lying on the ground, still nibbling on the residue of wheat.

Poruti took a few steps in a daze, his body trembling uncontrollably.

God **** it, **** **** it!

The emperor doesn't let us have enough to eat, and God also bullies us.

I can't live anymore, I can't live anymore!

Boruti blew his nose vigorously. He waved the sickle in his hand and slashed at the locusts in the farmland.

"If you don't let me eat, you don't want to eat either! You all starve to death, all go to death!"

But the locusts didn't care about his anger.

They easily evade human attacks, even without affecting the chewing in the mouth.

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

A caravan transporting grain is driving on the road.

Mules and rough horses dragged carts filled with sacks full of wheat and pumpkins. These two kinds of food are the most important army rations in the empire, which are easy to transport and store, and have high yields.

The tax officer and the construction officer led the team in front, and a group of people collected the grain of a village. This batch of food will be transferred to the Quartermaster in Crystal City, and after unified deployment, the militiamen of the logistics regiment will send it to the front line to ensure that the soldiers and sand lizards in the front line have enough food every day.

The sun had just risen, but suddenly the sky darkened.

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

The stablekeeper knows the field best, he shouted: "Locusts, it's locusts. These are really big."

The empire encountered locusts, and there were several outbreaks of locust plagues, but under the actions of the apostles, these insects were quickly wiped out.

There are still fields, but they have long been insufficient.

But for some reason today, the locust swarm reappeared, rushing aggressively towards the imperial army.

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

The soldiers fumbled, brandishing shields and spears, but these things were too clumsy for the locusts. The bugs didn't care at all, they gnawed and scratched one by one to tear open the sack, the wheat inside flowed out like sand, and the locusts swarmed up like a pack of wolves sucking blood.

"Assault on the empire's supply, you deserve to be killed!"

The builder was furious, and drew out his dagger first, and slashed the back of a locust with one sword: "Kill me!"

But after the sword hit, the slime locust emerged from his body, but he didn't die, but turned his head slowly, his compound eyes were facing the construction officer, staring blankly at him.

This scene made the construction officer feel a little nervous.

He chopped the big bug into two pieces, and then let out a bad breath.

Damn bastard, how dare you intimidate imperial officers!

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

He saw that many locusts stopped eating, and the big bugs turned their weird heads, and many compound eyes looked straight at him.

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

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

After eating the builder, the bugs went back to the sack and continued to chew on the wheat grains and pumpkins.

The soldiers ran away in fright, for fear of being poisoned by the swarm. Fortunately, these bugs seem to prefer food, and are not very interested in hunting humans. Devouring the builder is more like a group revenge.

The tax officer turned pale with fright: "The man-eating monster is a monster, this is an enemy attack, it is an enemy attack!"

"It must be reported to the Empire!"

He frantically waved his whip and ran towards Crystal City.

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

The same scene played out across the empire.

In the farmland of the village, the raging locusts feasted and ate wildly.

The stores that store food in towns have been attacked and looted by swarms.

Caravans on the road also frequently encountered locuststhey had clear targets and specifically attacked food convoys.

Even the farmlands and orchards outside Crystal City had locusts appearing. Fortunately, there are **** totem guards. Once these locusts get close to the city wall, they will be burned to ashes by the power of the totem.

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

In the court of Crystal City, the ministers were devastated by this.

"The number of locusts is increasing, which has seriously damaged the rear food reserves and logistics transportation. If it is not contained, the front will run out of food, and the entire front will be in danger."

"The scout team investigated and said that they came from the Wuji Kingdom, and they seemed to be a kind of creature there. The Wuji people don't eat food, so the locust swarms are not large, and they spend most of the time sleeping, and the empire is rich in products, so this is ushered in. A bunch of monsters..."

"The frontline logistics line was attacked by a spider-like insect again. This is really an enemy."

"The most urgent task is to continue to increase the collection of grain. It is necessary to transfer the spare grain from the imperial warehouse, and fill the hole in front as soon as possible!"

The locust problem has to be fixed, or you're just fueling the swarm!

"The quickest way is to ask the apostles to help... But the apostles are all on the front line to participate in the battle of gods..."

"This is how to do"

The ministers couldn't help casting their eyes on the stone steps.

On the throne, sits the supreme authority of the empire, the chief apostle of Boshen, Emperor Soter.

His Majesty Sauter was expressionless at this time. He propped his chin with one hand and looked down at the ministers below coldly, as if he was watching a boring farce.

"I will shoot."

The emperor spoke slowly.

The officials immediately felt at ease.

In Boshen Realm, as long as the apostle makes a move, 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, there was a rustling sound in the palace.

The courtiers looked around.

A huge locust flew to an ornamental tree next to the throne. It opened its mouth wide and gnawed wildly at the trunk.

The sound of clicking, clicking, and clicking was especially clear in the empty palace.

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

The chewing sound stopped abruptly.

They peeked one after another and found that the locusts had turned into black powder on the ground.

The emperor of the empire got up from the throne and disappeared without a trace.

Cracks appeared on the ground around the throne, and wisps of black smoke rose from the gaps.

Everyone in the court smiled.

Enraged His Majesty the Emperor, the bugs are dying!

(end of this chapter)