Chapter 64 - Ch.64 Asura Island (2)

It seems like there are no players without flaws. Even I know almost nothing about magic.

Even the knowledge of Seisaisa and Mihun was extremely biased. And Wahwando, a genius in political systems and total warfare, was no exception.

That's what I felt while looking around the world of Wahwando before introducing factory farming.

Why don't these guys have a farm?

There is a ranch. They release and raise land snails in the wasteland to make shells for themselves.

But while that, in my view, could be called grazing, it wasn't livestock farming. What kind of livestock farming is that? It's just letting animals loose and raising them.

But in this world, where laws and systems were so thorough that it almost bordered on the realm of magic, there were no systematic guidelines for agriculture or livestock farming.

So, there is something like this.

"The land from here to here will be designated as a snail ranch. The snails from this area will be raised to a certain level, then killed, their meat eaten, and their shells used for food. Failure to observe this rule will result in a certain level of punishment."

However, research on 'how to raise snails efficiently' is completely missing.

I don't know if this originally existed in the world of Wahwando but Wahwando doesn't know about it at all, or if it really doesn't exist.

But one thing is certain: Wahwando is almost completely ignorant of agricultural science. Furthermore, he knows next to nothing about the mechanisms that produce biological resources, including forestry, fisheries, and animal husbandry.

If such a concept existed, there would be no need to produce food in a makeshift manner, raising livestock and gardening together within the city.

I don't understand why they separated livestock and living spaces. And food production is so inadequate that they had to resort to makeshift measures to create an ecosystem within the city.

If we could just improve this poor agricultural productivity, I think we could increase the food production of Wahwando by three to five times.

"Huh? So, you know everything about agriculture, forestry, fisheries, animal husbandry, etc?"

"No. Even I didn't study all of that."

"Hmph"

Well, it's better than a nothing. Just a superficial overview. At least I learned a bit about it. As I searched for reasons to hate ecology in general and civilization in general, I naturally came across knowledge about that.

"But it won't be perfect consulting."

"What I lack is made up for with practical experience."

"Huh? What kind of practical experience?"

Well, whatever. It's from a game.

I think the reason gamers are called to this 'game' is because they have actually tried running the world many times, even if it was just in the form of a simulation.

So, while experts in each field only know their own limited parts, gamers, even if they don't have much knowledge, are experienced in 'games' themselves.

The main plan attempted in the game, the 'most efficient food resource production method' of the attacking enemy.

Try it. When there is a B that is the counter to A in the game, it is as if the user who originally played A knows how to subdue A when playing B even though he has never played B before.

Since we only studied how to ruin food production as the main plan, we transplanted the food production strategy that the opposing players have been using to this island of Wahwando.

"That's a pretty plausible argument. So what do you do?"

Systematic agriculture and livestock farming ultimately lead to factory farming.

Just grow a lot of the same crops, cram livestock into small spaces, and solve vulnerabilities to pests and diseases that arise along the way with .

"It would be difficult with the technology of an era that has barely escaped the ancient era."

That's right. So, here we need some help from magic.

But even though Wahwando had no knowledge of plant or animal magic.

So what should we do? We use the magic of this world.

The administrative power that comes from crazy is that magic.

After all, the starting point of agriculture is manpower...! It's just about investing a huge amount of labor to grow crops.

"Wow... Huh? But is it harder to say that it was in the past? It seems like it would be easier?"

"Ah... It's not going as well as I thought."

"Yes?"

So... the problem of pre-modern agricultural production, broadly speaking, is largely due to issues with agricultural technology itself, such as depletion of soil fertility, salinization, and natural disasters.

However, an issue with a similar weight is 'administrative power'.

In short, how can the central government encourage agriculture, prevent the middle class from embezzling the money that farmers earn through hard work, or collect taxes properly?

It means that the administrative power is not working as it should, or there is a hole in tax collection in some way.

"Ah~ But there's no such problem in Wahwando's world?"

"That's right. I never knew the index could be this high. The farmers and middle managers of this world probably wouldn't embezzle anything. They'd probably convert whatever they produce into productivity."

And here, when it comes to agriculture, it's simple. They can only eat meat, right? So, the only thing they can raise for agriculture is limited to one thing.

"What is it?"

"Livestock feed."

Ninety percent of the soybeans grown on Earth are grown as livestock feed. Corn is no exception. A tremendous amount is grown for livestock feed. Beyond that, there's also livestock pastures: oats, rapeseed, turnips, and so on. Things that are either completely inedible to humans, too bland to be eaten, or simply not worth eating. These are perfectly suited for livestock feed.

Even in their own world, Wahwando has created a temporary ecosystem in the city, feeding livestock that could be called herbivorous pigs. It's unlikely they'll grow up eating that much grass.

As you can see, it's a crop that's so difficult to digest that pigs are growing incredibly large in their intestines rather than in muscle and fat.

The hermit crabs here seem to be good at processing and eating the intestines, but it was clear that they did not prefer them as food.

"It may seem small, but if it results in a three to five fold increase in agricultural production, or in other words, a three to five fold increase in population, then it's worth a try."

The problem is that attempting this would require large-scale farmland and systemic changes, and that would require permission from the Wahwando government.

I guess I have no choice but to leave asking permission to my world's clone that is with Wahwando's main body.

First of all, there are ideas and attempts to do something about forests and lakes.

It's good to grow bean sprouts and mushrooms underground.

So my consciousness moves forward to the Wahwando.

"Wahwando. I found a way to consult your world."

"What the hell. Is that so?"

His gestures were very different from those of humans, but I could read his annoyance. Ah

It seems like I haven't found a way to consult my world.

"Specifically, it seems like it could increase food production by three to five times. However, it would require a fairly large-scale project, so I'm seeking permission."

When Wahwando heard that, he was so shocked that he popped his tentacle eyes in and then opened them wide again.

"Really? 3-5 times more food? Is that really possible?"

"It's possible, according to my calculations. However, it requires quite a few changes, so I've come to ask your permission. (Certification of Truth)."

"I see... If it's really possible, I don't mind, but I'd like to hear the principle."

Fortunately, I knew that Wahwando was a deal.

"If you tell me the principle, I will also teach you how to increase your value by 30% or more compared to now."

"What? How is that possible?"

Wahwando just spoke as if imitating my tone.

"My calculations say it's possible. However, it would take quite a bit of work to actually increase the figure further than that. (Truth verification)."

"Hmm. Good. Let's share our ideas."

So I pitched the idea first. The idea is simple: plant a ton of livestock plants to raise a lot of livestock. It's the same thing.

"That's a pretty good idea, considering I have no idea how to make those 'livestock plants'."

"Was there no agriculture in your world?"

"Of course there was. However, rather than increasing production, we pursued a direction of saving and using them efficiently by refining the system... And I was not an agricultural scientist."

I see. I thought it couldn't possibly be absent in civilization.

"In that sense, the idea I'm proposing to you is exactly that. Perhaps you'll think, 'That's all?' when you hear it, but to put it simply, it's about increasing military power through military reorganization and terrain rearrangement."

To summarize what Wahwando said, the gist of it was that my world had a lot of , but the efficiency of converting it into military power was very low.

Even though I don't invest as much in the military as he does, I still need to be more efficient in order to overwhelm the enemy with military power, but in his opinion, the current military organization, tactics, and grand strategy are all poor.

"Just changing the order in which you deploy your troops could make your strategy much better. The same goes for the terrain. I think your world doesn't seem to have the will to defend itself against its enemies."

Well, it was created with the sole purpose of revitalizing the ecosystem in mind.

In that respect, Wahwando required a massive undertaking to reshape the world's geographic locations.

But after hearing the story, I couldn't help but do it. Even if you simply listen to the strategies and tactics that Wahwando was laying out, if the opponent had a certain level of attack power, they would break through in a straight line from the grassland to Nectar Lake along the Syrup River, ultimately leading to the fall of the base of my ecosystem.

Up until now, I've simply been impenetrable because I'm much stronger. But if my opponent has sufficient attack power, I should keep in mind that I could be impenetrable in return.

"Good. Wow, I have a lot of divine power, so go ahead and change the world as you wish. I will just watch from the side and give advice."

"I will also grant you the authority to grow crops on a trial basis in several areas of my world and use my workers to ensure sufficient food production. Feel free to grow as much food as you want."

I think it's best to postpone my ecological terrain adjustments for a bit. Tademoiras seem a bit terrified that the Mukite race is losing its ability to create civilization.

After Tademoiras' recruitment, it won't be too late to change the terrain.

"Vein. What is that grass spirit?"

"Ah. It's a remnant of the last conflict."

"Why don't you kill it?"

"I'm trying to use them by enticing them into becoming part of my ecosystem. I've also converted the troops under their command into uncivilized intelligent beings."

"Hmm?"

Wahwando listened to my explanation of the {Sugar Lumps} I had created and seemed to think for a moment.

"Is that how intelligence works?"

"Well, that's true. There are many animals that are smarter than you might think. They just can't build civilization because they lack the ability to think deductively."

"Hmm.."

Wahwando seemed to be pondering something for a moment.

"Vein. Did you expect your score to be 500,000 and your score to be 350,000 without my help?"

"Right? If it's 500,000 in proportion."

"Then I will increase your military score to over 1 million points by the time of the next collision"

I thought my eyes were going to roll over.

It was just 30%, right? Why is it jumping to 300%?

"Your words gave me a brilliant idea. I used to think that those who couldn't achieve civilization were just fools, but if even non-sentient beings can possess such remarkable intelligence, then that's a different story. I'll make your soft dessert army the second-best army after my Invincible Legendary Ironclad Frontline Army."

Your So-Ra-Gae army's name is the Invincible Legendary Ironclad Frontline Army? How can a name be so old-fashioned?

My angel looked at me like I was crazy for some reason, but if he really raised it to over a million, it would be a different story.

Since the population is limited by territory, I'll triple your population. If the formula is proportional to population, your total score will increase from 600,000 to 1.8 million, an increase of over 1.2 million. Sounds good, right?

Let's see who gets eaten up more by the other person.

"Shouldn't this be about your next opponent?"

"Your Majesty the Demon King's angel. Just keep quiet and watch. That's our job."

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