You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 228 What does killing you have to do with you?

Apostles have a job change system.

As the community of shared destiny that Roman relies on, he is naturally extremely concerned about this.

Let's leave aside some of the more mysterious professions for now.

Roman currently has five career paths available.

They are Vanguard, Guard, Sniper, Heavy, and Special.

Occupation is the literal meaning, which is easy to understand.

For a combat unit, having a complete range of military branches is fundamental.

Vanguards are the sharpest blades, tasked with breaking through enemy lines and expanding advantageous space—they are the first to scale the city walls and achieve the greatest merit.

Guards are melee units responsible for engaging the enemy head-on and fighting fiercely.

Snipers are archers, specializing in long-range attacks and suppressive fire.

Heavy armor is for withstanding pressure and is tasked with mitigating damage.

Special forces are special soldiers with extremely strong individual combat capabilities—but they can also be reconnaissance soldiers, commonly known as scouts.

Changing jobs means becoming more professional on the basis of your current job.

According to Roman's understanding, an archer with average talent who becomes a sniper will possess shooting talent, such as eyesight, explosive power, or concentration.

That's right, changing jobs will alter an Apostle's talents.

For example, it's quite reasonable for a skinny monkey to become a muscular man with a great butt after changing jobs to become a Guardian.

It varies from person to person.

However, this change is too extreme.

The human body has difficulty adapting to such drastic changes, which involve comprehensive alterations to bones, internal organs, blood vessels, muscles, and more.

Therefore, it cannot be highlighted in the short term and requires a long-term process.

It can take anywhere from a few years to several decades.

Furthermore, there are also requirements for changing jobs.

Roman needs to improve his Apostle attributes once before he can change jobs.

So in the past, this option was rather dispensable.

Because Roman had limited resources in the past, the apostles he could promote were those who were talented.

Your early job change actually limited their potential.

Moreover, it cannot be immediately determined whether they are truly suited for this profession.

Once you change jobs, it will affect your entire life.

Therefore, one should naturally be cautious.

Now that Roman has significantly improved his Apostle attributes, he finally has the foundation for a class change.

I'd have to consider high-star apostles, but low-star ones don't really matter.

They're just consumables for filling in the lines. Soldiers are duty-bound to obey orders; just do what you're told.

Furthermore, Roman recently upgraded different abilities based on the different types of soldiers.

Now, combined with the talent traits brought by job change, it will bring about a huge change for them.

Shieldbearers are heavily armored, and their strengths are primarily boosted in defense or constitution.
Archers are snipers, and their strengths lie in either attack or constitution.

Scouts are special units, with increased speed or attack power.

The Guards consist of spearmen, swordsmen, swordsmen, and crossbowmen in the infantry battalion. Their strength lies in attack power.

Cavalry are the vanguard, and their role is to enhance attack power.

We must show those idiots outside just how aggressive he is!

……

Late winter.

Roman received a letter from Gale sent by a messenger.

Gail told him not to be so stubborn and to come to his senses sooner, and that she would tacitly allow Roman to become independent.

Because we share the same surname and are unwilling to wage a major war, we should now unite as one to resist the foreign enemy.

Defend the glory of the armor-repairing technique!
Maintain the order of conquest!
His words were sincere and earnest, quite persuasive, and would surely ignite the passion of young nobles, who would then ride a dog and follow Gale into battle.

Because bowing one's head is an extremely rare thing for a duke.

Gael is the master, the patriarch.

Roman, an illegitimate child, wasn't even worthy of his attention.

The reason for the concession was that Roman's armed forces were too strong.

Moreover, the valley is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Do you really think the King of the Valley is joking?
Even the noble alliance was helpless and found it difficult to send troops to attack, so Gael could only resort to a policy of appeasement.

If you can persuade someone to surrender, don't resort to force.

Even if we have to resort to force, we'll have to use a trap like the Feast at Hongmen. Let's lure Roman out first.

Roman believed that, given their blood relation, Gail should not have any hostility towards him and would not resort to such despicable means.

After all, he was the Duke of Liejia, and to maintain his prestige, going back on his word would be tantamount to overdrawing his own credibility.

But... that doesn't stop him from being hostile towards Gale.

I don't care what methods, thoughts, or schemes you use.

What does it matter to you if I kill you?
……

Roman did not reply.

This in itself is a statement.

Upon learning of this, Gale, having been swiftly informed by messengers, began mobilizing his troops.

He gave Roman a chance, but Roman didn't seize it.

The outside must be safe first!

Gael was determined to destroy this descendant of the Cracked Armor who dared to defy the will of the Cracked Armor Duke.

He now understands everything and knows that Roman is Ulster's favorite son.

His father, the previous Duke of Cracked Armor, gave that unknown land, which held immense potential, to his illegitimate son.

But now he is the Grand Duke of the Cracked Armor!

All rebellious sons and traitors will die!

……

Roman knew nothing about Gale's will.

He was surveying the land to be reclaimed next year, measuring every piece of land with his own two feet.

"Sigh." He sighed deeply, gazing at the swamp before him.

Over the past few decades, the residents of Sige Town have cleared 40,000 to 50,000 mu of land.

Of these 40,000 to 50,000 mu of land, only a few thousand mu are fertile farmland.

The rest of the land was overgrown with weeds and thorns, and tree stumps, roots and stones were not cleaned up.

But they were all planted with crops and were well-maintained land.

The current 40,000 to 50,000 mu of arable land is sufficient to meet the needs of the population.

But we must always take a long-term view.

This year, the Romans have been frantically migrating people, and next year they will definitely continue to increase their population, at which point they will face another food crisis.

Even if you eat tofu as your staple food, it won't work.

One pound of soybeans can make three to five pounds of tofu.

Roman now has about two million catties of soybeans left after removing the soybeans used for oil extraction. If he makes tofu from these soybeans, the yield will be three to five times that amount.

If everyone in the population eats an average of three catties of tofu a day, it can only sustain them for a little over two months at most.

Including peas, vegetables, and other grains, it can only meet the daily needs of 30,000 people. It wouldn't be enough for 40,000 or 50,000 people.

So the answer is to clear the land.

We still need to clear the land.

However, it would be very difficult to expand further.

Because they have to face forests, swamps, and wastelands with hard soil structures, even wild grasses can only survive tenaciously.

What's even more terrifying is the swampy terrain.

The low-lying wetlands are filled with water and overgrown with weeds.

Large-scale land reclamation is not possible at this stage.

The advantage is that the swamps here are all peat bogs.

Roman speculates that in ancient times, before the mountains rose, this basin was not a basin. Cold currents from the northern lands swept in, turning it into a cold and damp temperate zone—but much better than the situation in Siberia.

Later, drastic climate changes and tectonic plate collisions led to the formation of mountains.

During that period, plants died on a large scale, and the dead plants did not have time to decompose, so the dead plants would cover them up again the following year, year after year.

This resulted in the formation of mud accumulation layers.

Commonly known as peat.

Peat is coal that has not yet fully formed.

It is hidden beneath the swamp; only a layer of peat at least half a meter thick can be called peat soil.

The peat soil that Roman ordered to be excavated could be considered a mineral deposit, ranging from 1 to 8 meters in thickness, and of very high quality.

He extracted fertilizer needed for tens of thousands of acres of farmland from just ten or so acres of swamp.

Peat has several times the nutrients of manure, making it a truly nutrient-rich soil. After being dried, it can even be burned.

(End of this chapter)