Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 141: Business Opportunities
Zhao Hai and the others were extremely busy, and things were similar in the Ika Plain. The Versailles Family's first team sent to eliminate the pests did not achieve the expected results. On the contrary, as soon as they arrived, they had to call for family reinforcements, and this time the situation was even more serious than before.
Finally, the members of the Versailles Family realized the severity of the situation. They sought aid from Casa City while organizing all the forces available at Charging Bull Fortress, led by the clan elder, Hill Versailles, rushing directly to the east side of the Ika Plain.
Although Zhao Hai and Galen had released over ten thousand acres of pests, these pests were still concentrated in the eastern part of the Ika Plain. Therefore, all the strength of the Versailles Family was dispatched here to eliminate these pests in the shortest time possible.
However, when they arrived at the site of the pest outbreak, they discovered that the situation exceeded their expectations. While they were on their way, another several thousand acres of wheat fields were affected by the pests. Moreover, the isolation belt they had built previously failed to stop the pests.
The number of pests was too great, and their reproductive capacity was too strong. They did not have enough soldiers, and the isolation belt only served a minimal purpose, being quickly breached by the pests.
It was simply impossible for five mages to hold back over ten thousand acres. Even with the addition of the troops and the slaves, it was futile. By the time the Versailles Family’s reinforcements arrived, they were already preparing a third isolation belt, which was wider and longer, but it seemed that it would not have much effect.
In fact, they did not understand that the pests did not have a particularly strong reproductive ability; they were simply not dead yet because they had not reached the time dictated by the space rules.
The space was a mutated existence, an independent world belonging to Zhao Hai, where the laws of the world were different from those of the Ark Continent. The rules dictated by the space could not be changed here on the Ark Continent, so the pests seemed to be killed, but in a blink, they reappeared on another piece of wheat seedling. There were simply too many pests, leading people to believe that they had an exceptionally strong reproductive ability.
Another deceptive characteristic of the pests was that after being killed, when they reappeared on another wheat seedling, they would transform into very small creatures, resembling freshly hatched larvae. Only after consuming the seedlings would they gradually grow larger, further convincing the Versailles Family that this was a naturally occurring pest disaster, and that the pests’ reproductive capabilities were incredibly strong.
What the Versailles Family members did not know was that if they did not kill the pests and allowed them to continue eating, just building isolation belts could potentially buy them more time. After all, the pests were not particularly fast in their crawling speed, and a ten-meter-long isolation belt would take them half a day to cross.
However, once they started killing, the situation worsened. As they killed pests on one side, new ones would regenerate on the other side, particularly in the untouched wheat fields behind the isolation belt. They had inadvertently helped the pests.
The reinforcements organized by the Versailles Family were not just the five thousand charging bull guards; all the members of the Versailles Family living at Charging Bull Fortress were mobilized to support the efforts.
There were nearly fifty thousand people living at Charging Bull Fortress, most of whom were members of the Versailles Family. Some were household servants responsible for maintenance and cleaning, while others were families of the charging bull guards. These people lived there as well and were considered private property of the Versailles Family, similar to the slaves. Given the urgency of the situation, they were all organized into action.