Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 459 The church has been completely plundered.

"Tsk, it's fortunate that this world has extraordinary individuals with the Earth Path, otherwise the food shortage would be really hard to fill. The current productivity is too low..." Rolin sighed, holding the latest report in his hand.

If you were to ask what the biggest difficulty the Republic encountered in implementing the new order was, it was not the remnants of the old kingdom causing trouble from time to time, nor the stubborn elements encountered when doing ideological work with the former nobles, but rather the various shortages of manpower and resources.

Today's productivity is far inferior to that of the ancient civilization. Putting aside everything else, there is a real food shortage. With the current population, it's not too bad, since Rolin managed to get a lot of food from the old nobles, which is enough to feed the entire republic for the time being.

However, population is not static. In fact, given the current situation, it is conceivable that the population will inevitably experience explosive growth in the next few years. If no other action is taken, food shortages will almost certainly become inevitable.

Fortunately, this world has a magical earth pathway. After Rolin has been fleecing the Earth Mother Goddess time and time again, the current projected future food production is barely enough to cover the shortfall.

It is only a stretch because the number of extraordinary individuals is, after all, limited.

"So when will Frank be able to develop a new wheat..." Rowling thought of the Mushroom Lord, on whom he had placed high hopes, and decided to go back and take a look at the laboratory over there.

Even if it's just to get a mushroom out first!

At least all sorts of amazing mushrooms can be used to cook, right? These days, the Republic is lacking in everything, so it doesn't really mind having a few more oddities.

As long as you confirm that the mushrooms are harmless, it's fine.

"The food problem isn't really a concern for now, but we really do need more teachers..." As he said this, Sasriel rubbed his temples. He had been working overtime for a long time and was inevitably feeling tired.

After the implementation of compulsory education and vocational colleges, the Republic's demand for teachers reached its peak. Although there was support from the Knowledge Church, to be honest, there were still too many wolves and not enough meat, which was a drop in the ocean.

"There's nothing we can do. Training teachers takes time, and not everyone is suited to be a teacher. We'll just have to make do for now." Luo Lin shook his head, unable to offer any further help.

He's already been working very hard to exploit the knowledge he's gained; he's practically drained the knowledge community dry.

But the Knowledge Church only has so many people, and it also has to maintain various daily operations, so it really can't squeeze out many more.

Besides the shortages in food and teachers, there are naturally other shortages as well, but they are relatively less important. However, this does not mean that these shortages do not need to be addressed.

"Compared to all this, don't you think the war that might break out next is more important?" Medici offered his opinion. "Intis and Fussack are already itching to make their move."

After such a change in Rune, unless Intis and the powerful figures in Fusak are fools, they cannot possibly turn a blind eye to everything.

“It’s alright. I already told Osekus and Steambase. They’ll be watching Intis’s movements, and if they try anything, they’ll definitely backstab them.” Roland poured himself a cup of coffee, took a sip, and said:
"It's easy to deal with Fursak. The Goddess of Night has already made preparations. We'll go and take down the God of War. Without the God of War, Fursak is a toothless tiger. It'll be easy to take him down."

"Who told you that? Do you think I don't know these things?" Medici rolled his eyes and said, "What I mean is that once war breaks out, we will inevitably take down these two countries, and even those small countries in the surrounding area. At that time, how big do you think the gaps you just mentioned will be?"

Both Rowling and Sassriel fell silent. Suddenly, Rowling stood up and said, "I'm going to the lab to check on Frank's experimental results. See you later."

The next second his figure completely disappeared, running incredibly fast.

Medici chuckled at the sight. He wasn't surprised at all that someone was acting like a hands-off manager. Rather, he was quite astonished that Rowling would actually show up here today to discuss these matters with them.

Medici simply looked at Sasriel and asked, "So what do you think? If the gap is really large, should we slow down the pace of change in the other countries...?"

“No, some things must be done in one go; dragging things out will only make things worse.” Sasriel rubbed his temples, then, after clearly thinking for a moment, picked up several reports, looked them over repeatedly, and finally said:

"Although the gaps in various aspects are significant, the reserves of countries like Intis can compensate for these gaps to some extent, at least in the short term. In the long term..."

While pondering the situation, Sasriel devised several plans to make the most of the limited resources at hand.

……

"Poor Sasriel..."

In the biological laboratory of the Forsaken Land, Rolin appeared, shaking his head with a sigh, already foreseeing the super overtime routine in Sasriel in the future.

That's why Rowling didn't want to get involved in these matters.

"Oh, isn't this our dear Mr. Lucifer? What brings you to the lab today?" A slightly sarcastic voice rang out, and Will appeared like a ghost, saying:
"I heard that someone did something big the other day and took more than a dozen sets of commemorative photos. Even the goddesses of the night went to join in the fun, but no one came to inform me, this poor mercury serpent."

Rowling: ...

Rowling fell silent. He had said that he seemed to have forgotten something when he hung up Adam's street lamp, but then he remembered something and said confidently, "But I didn't notify the others either. They all came on their own after hearing the news. And you're not the only one who didn't like them. Azik didn't either!"

Azik has been incredibly busy lately, helping Sasriel with all sorts of things, and he hadn't really gone to join in the fun before.

"Hmph!" Will snorted, whether out of dissatisfaction or agreement with Rowling's statement, and then asked, "So what are you here for?"

“Let’s take a look at Frank’s research findings. As you know, the Republic has recently implemented various new policies, and there will be a significant food shortage in the future. We urgently need something plentiful and sufficient to feed the entire world,” Rowling said frankly without hiding anything. Then he casually asked, “So, what recent findings has Frank made?”

Upon hearing this, Will's expression subtly shifted as if he had just recalled something. Then, as if remembering something, he hesitated and said, "If it's simply a matter of food, that guy seems to have actually come up with something, though it doesn't seem to be perfect yet. Of course, I don't know the specifics."

"Hmm?" Rowling's eyes lit up, and he immediately pulled Will toward Frank's experimental area: "Come on, let's go see what surprise the Mushroom King has brought us."

(End of this chapter)