Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 712 - 505: Adjusting on the Go_3

Chapter 712: Chapter 505: Adjusting on the Go_3

"The Treants and the Enlightened Trees are the main force of our migration and must be given priority care," said Lord Zalanda. "We are still in the integration phase, so there is no need for such a great burden. Let’s start with three hours of marching in the morning and in the afternoon, to ensure we cover thirty kilometers each day. After three days of this routine, we’ll consider increasing the load."

"With so much rest time, I suggest that the teams organize grazing, foraging, and hunting teams to gather supplies and food from nearby areas," proposed Gaven.

"But how will the collected resources be allocated?" asked Darama.

"That goes without saying," Zalanda replied, "of course, they should be centrally managed and distributed as needed."

"I think there is a problem with this method," Nola interjected, "because it won’t motivate the migrants. We should tell them now that they only have these supplies. Each time they use some, they have less, and it definitely won’t last till they reach the Valley. They must figure out a way to solve some of their needs on the path."

"That approach can work, but not now," Zalanda said thoughtfully, "because we’re too close to Darama, and it may cause some to waver. We’ll consider that when we are five or six hundred kilometers out, in a place with neither villages upfront nor shops behind, when they will have no choice but to obey."

"The lord is right; at that time, we will need to split the harvest in two," agreed Gaven, "one part for personal use, and the other part must be turned in for distribution as needed, after all, those in the construction crews and warriors cannot go out to collect for themselves."

"Ha... isn’t this just like levying a territorial tax? I never thought we could apply it even during migration," chuckled Nola.

"The Giant Elephant Treants have an even greater burden, they require longer daylight," said Zalanda, adjusting the strategy. "The activities of the Vanguard Camp should be extended by an hour at both ends."

"Actually, we don’t need to delay everything. Just a part of it will do, because we have enough manpower to work ahead on some tasks. Only the repair part needs to align with the Giant Elephant Treants’ activity schedule," suggested another lord.

"Make adjustments as needed," Zalanda affirmed, "but the two groups must not be more than ten kilometers apart. Otherwise, if a battle breaks out, it will not be easy to respond effectively."

"We shouldn’t wait for battles to come to us. Now that we have soldiers and generals, we should take the initiative to strike," said General Nola eagerly.

"If you want to launch an offensive, you need to travel at least another hundred kilometers. The Monster Tribes in this region have been repeatedly swept by Lord Zalanda and General Nola already; they’ve long been driven away," Zalanda clarified.

"No wonder we haven’t seen a single Goblin or half an Orc all day," someone observed.

"Are there other issues that need to be reported?" Zalanda asked the gathering.

"Nothing from my side," said one leader.

"I have nothing to report either," said another.

"Then, this meeting is adjourned."

The next day, after a series of adjustments, the migration army easily covered thirty kilometers. Led by the Knight captains, the Darama migrants, like locusts passing through, stripped the migration route of wild vegetables, pasture grass, and wildlife within hundreds of meters.

This not only further improved their food quality but the total amount of food supplies even increased.

It was in the height of summer, and the wilderness was rich in natural resources.

The reason Darama began to face a food shortage was due to an over-concentration of people, making the wilderness too dangerous for ordinary people to venture into and gather or hunt beyond the outskirts of Darama.

In a pinch, sending troops to protect a large number of civilians and collectively enter the wilderness to gather and hunt could alleviate the food crisis somewhat.

As the migration army progressed positively, they sped up after traveling one hundred kilometers. By the fifth day, they reached a marching speed of fifty kilometers a day.

If nothing unexpected happened, they would maintain this pace going forward.

By now, they were out of Darama’s sphere of influence and had truly entered the wilderness. In the darkness, countless eyes watched them.

However, the size of the migration army was too large; when they gathered together, few would dare to cause them trouble. But the risk for those who went out to hunt and gather increased significantly.

With two armies at hand, Gaven and his people decided to attack instead of defending.

A large number of Air Recon Troops—Erde, Eagle-Tribe Gnolls, Pikespirits, and a handful of Flying Horsemen—had been gradually transported to help by Gaven using the Teleportation Spell. They spread out along the well-planned migration route, making any Monster Tribe within ten kilometers of the migration path a target for attack.

There was no declaration of war or moral considerations.

Charge and exterminate them, pillage their resources, and burn their encampments to the ground. That was the most effective strategy.

Because that was exactly how they treated Humans, with even more brutal and despicable methods. At least Humans didn’t eat them and rarely violated their females (not that Humans were noble, but it was simply unappetizing; those capable of such were true warriors). Finding remnants of Human corpses in their cooking pots or women tortured beyond recognition in their camps was not uncommon, and this further solidified the soldiers’ will to kill.

Upon encountering small Human villages and castles along the way, when still ten or dozens of kilometers away, their Rulers, Leaders, or village chiefs would come riding fast horses to bow their heads, offering money and grain, begging the migration army not to harm their territories and villages.

Even if it weren’t for Zalanda, Gaven wouldn’t commit acts of pillage and massacre in unfamiliar territories.

They would engage in friendly exchanges with these people, taking the opportunity to purchase some of their resources, while reaffirming Darama’s sovereignty over the area and the importance of the migration route.

In those villages with good geographical advantages and beneficial for future trade along the migration route, Gaven went as far as to boldly invest in industries, selecting a handful or several dozen people from the migrant group to settle in.

Migrants were to be used, and they did not necessarily have to migrate to the Valley. As long as they could be of use and create value for Gaven, they were considered his Lieges no matter where they were.

Since they had built and opened up the migration route, they naturally wanted to firmly control it.

This type of settlement based on existing towns was just the first step. The next step would be the castle-style inns mentioned by Mother Gao Ser. All construction points were preemptively surveyed by Gaven, and subsequent construction work was not for these migrating migrants but for the Gnoll Construction Crews to handle.

On the seventh day, the migration army encountered their most significant reception yet—a three-thousand-man Light Cavalry from Ruitawen.