I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 488 - 450 The Origin of Flying Locust

"In this underground space, more than just one type of crop is grown. Although there are both water and drought-resistant rice, their maturation period is too long. So, most of what’s planted are the fast-growing ’little millet’!"

Wang Yanyu had never eaten ’little millet’ before, but with the recent food shortage and disaster, she had learned about this easily grown wild food.

This food is a type of grass and actually looks no different from millet.

The key is that it matures quickly, often yielding a field full of ears in just over a month;

The millet formed by the little millet is small, black, and hard. Even when ground into powder to make millet cakes, it’s hard to swallow.

The land in Beiyed County has never had a rice harvest fail, always top-grade farmland.

So, before the locust plague, no one in Beiyed County had ever planted ’little millet’. But now, it’s a year of disaster, so who still cares about taste and nutrition?

"I remember this type of millet only grows in spring and summer, and can’t be planted in autumn and winter, right?"

Wang Yanyu passed by those hauling grain and casually picked an ear.

She found that the millet on the ear was fuller than what she’d seen in the wild, almost indistinguishable from real millet in size.

Perhaps this was due to careful tending, or maybe Tian Lin’s peculiar Daoist skill?

"Yu’er said that her master will replicate the changes of the four seasons. The millet is just for emergencies, so rice still needs to be planted."

With these endless fields of millet, the survival pressure of the people of Beiyed County could indeed be greatly alleviated.

During this period, the survival space for people aboveground was extremely poor, and life was not as comfortable as for those working in the underground space.

Although people working underground were farming, they were guaranteed one or two meals a day. Although both meals left them not completely satisfied, they didn’t have to starve to death like those aboveground due to lack of food.

"Have the Su family’s cultivators take all this millet out, then bring in the pork and lamb that was bought from the Beast Taming Sect for everyone in this underground space, I want to reward the people here."

As soon as she spoke, the Great Elder following her said, "Those are offerings for the God of Summer, how can they be slaughtered and distributed to commoners to eat?"

Wang Yanyu replied, "The spring festival wasted a lot of wealth, yet Jumang took the offerings and refused to help. I suppose Zhu Rong would be the same—

Besides, now our land can be cultivated by ourselves. This relies on the people and also on Brother Tian’s assistance!

In other places, I don’t know, but the people of Beiyed County, even if they were to make offerings, should offer them to Tian Lin, not to an ancient deity that no one has ever seen!"

Now, the food problem is more than half-solved!

With so much food, Wang Yanyu can dominate the whole Beiyed County.

Although those Golden Core cultivators are not short on food and won’t risk their lives for a little food gift.

But who wouldn’t appreciate free food?

As for those at the Foundation Establishment, Qi Refinement, and even mortals, having food is like having a father!

Wang Yanyu intends to first gather these people with food, and then slowly win them over. Once the year of disaster passes, these people will become accustomed to her rule—

"Alright, suit yourself. But if someday Zhu Rong exacts punishment, the Su family won’t share the blame with you!"

——

Tian Lin doesn’t know what Zhu Rong looks like!

Furthermore, the statues of Zhu Rong vary greatly from region to region.

However, Tian Lin at this moment feels no different from Zhu Rong.

’The sun’ shines upon ’the earth’ at his will, and even the seasonal changes occur at his command.

He cannot directly create plants, but he can use the seasonal Dao to make plants grow.

He cannot control time, but he can use the seasons to accelerate the growth and decay of plants.

"Next is the Grain in Ear!"

With a single thought, Tian Lin willed the Grain in Ear Dao into motion.

In the countryside, it seemed as if orioles were chirping and praying mantises were dancing, just like the true Grain in Ear season of summer.

"Brother Tian!"

Mid-air while patrolling the underground space, a voice sounded from afar behind Tian Lin.

When he saw that it was Wang Yanyu approaching, Tian Lin was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "Congratulations, Sister Wang. It’s been less than half a year, hasn’t it? Yet now Sister Wang has already reached the Golden Core Middle Stage."

Achieving the Golden Core Middle Stage requires at least five Dao Seeds.

This means that Wang Yanyu has cultivated three or four Dao Seeds in a short period of time.

Such a cultivation speed is indeed astonishing for a woman who cannot rely on a sect and is constantly entangled in mundane affairs.

"To tell you the truth, it’s all thanks to Master Kong Wu’s assistance. Without Master Kong Wu’s guidance, I would not have progressed so quickly," she humbly said as she pulled out a letter from her sleeve.

The envelope of the letter did not bear the name of the sender; seeing Tian Lin’s confusion, Wang Yanyu explained, "This was entrusted to me by Elder Xue of the Wenda Sect to pass on to you. Perhaps he is interested in Brother Tian’s Seasonal Dao?"

In fact, although Tian Lin was making waves in Beiyed County, it hadn’t attracted the attention of the sect or other Nascent Soul Elders.

The flying locusts were indeed dreadful, but only to the mortals.

For cultivators, as long as it was not the kind of catastrophe during the Daqi Dynasty, as long as there was still Spiritual Energy and spirit beasts, there was no risk of starving, let alone an apocalypse.

"It concerns the matter of the Yun Ding Duke."

With Wang Yanyu watching, Tian Lin glanced over the contents of the letter.

Upon hearing that it wasn’t a recall for Tian Lin, Wang Yanyu breathed a sigh of relief.

The current Beiyed County needed Tian Lin, and she needed Tian Lin’s help.

If Tian Lin were to leave, this underground space would be abandoned, and all the prior efforts would go to waste.

But hearing that it was news about the Yun Ding Duke, Wang Yanyu’s interest was piqued again.

"I always knew you’ve been inquiring about Ran Lang. I just didn’t know why. What are you looking into Ran Lang for, Brother Tian?"

Tian Lin replied, "The Yun Ding Duke lived through the end times of the Daqi Dynasty, so I wanted to consult him about the current locust plague."

Wang Yanyu asked, "What did Ran Lang say?"

"The Yun Ding Duke said that the real culprits are not the locusts, but the ghosts of those who starved during the Daqi Dynasty. These starving ghosts couldn’t reincarnate, and now they’ve all turned into locusts appearing here.

These grief-bound starving ghosts have no desire for revenge and murder, but only a persistent obsession with eating crops, hence their endless numbers."

Wang Yanyu asked him, "Since the Yun Ding Duke knows the origin of these locusts, does he have any solution to deal with them?"

"According to the Yun Ding Duke, what needs to be done is to reopen the Netherworld in the Nine Netherworld. Only by gathering these souls into the Netherworld can they be prevented from causing trouble in the human realm.

And the evil ghosts in the Netherworld naturally have the means to deal with these souls——"

The Nine Netherworld is the boundary guarded by powerful Divinity Transformation cultivators.

Wang Yanyu had only heard about it before but had never actually been inside.

As for the Netherworld in the Nine Netherworld, it’s an existence even Divinity Transformation cultivators can’t control. Perhaps only Immortals can open the Netherworld?

Seemingly struck by a thought, Wang Yanyu asked Tian Lin, "I heard that the destruction of the Goddess Sect’s Fairy Cave had something to do with the Yun Ding Duke—do you know if the Yun Ding Duke has become an Immortal by now?"

Tian Lin cast a surprised glance at Wang Yanyu, wondering where she had gotten this information, which was known only to him and Mei Xianfu.

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