Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 billion people

Chapter 68 Goodbye Robert

Mineral Town.

After the execution, it was dusk again.

The orange-yellow glow and the lavender twilight intertwine to form a beautiful sky like an oil painting.

After expressing gratitude to Karen for a long time, the people gradually dispersed and Xia Mingyu was ready to leave.

"Sir, there is a man claiming to be the chief of Fruit Basket Village and would like to see you."

At this time, Old Sean, the steward of Black Wolf Castle, walked up to him and said respectfully.

Did Robert also come to watch the execution?
"Bring him here." Xia Mingyu said.

"Master Mingyu, may the gods bless you."

Robert greeted him while bending down to kneel on his knees, but fortunately Xia Mingyu stopped him.

"No need to kneel, Mr. Robert. It's been a long time since we last met. What do you want to talk to me about?" Xia Mingyu held his arm and gently helped him up.

"Master Mingyu, I wanted to ask you about the current situation of Anlia and Berg. They are still young, and I am worried that they may not be able to serve you well."

Robert looked hesitant, and a trace of worry flashed across his wrinkled face.

"Don't worry, they have both fulfilled their duties as maids and attendants very well. On the contrary, I want to thank you for training these two right-hand men for me."

Xia Mingyu smiled slightly and patted his shoulder gently.

He still respects this old village chief who has always been diligent. He gives him the feeling of a model worker who selflessly dedicates himself to his job.

"That's good." Robert breathed a sigh of relief as if a knot in his heart had been untied.

"Lord Mingyu, the reason why the lord executed so many villains and donated food to the village must have been your order, right?"

Xia Mingyu nodded slightly, which was considered as his agreement.

"Lord Mingyu, you are truly like the sun and the god of justice descended to earth. Wherever you go, you selflessly spread your glory to mortals. May the gods protect you!"

After confirming what he was thinking, Robert's expression was full of excitement. If Xia Mingyu hadn't stopped him, he would have leaned over and kissed the toe of her shoe.

"By the way, Robert, what are the abilities of a farmer?"

At this moment, Xia Mingyu looked at the white farmer's blessing above the other person's head and suddenly had an idea.

"The ability I gained makes plowing the land easier, and some people gain the ability to expel insects from fruit trees," Robert replied.

"Not bad ability, then what about the farmer of extraordinary level?" Xia Mingyu said thoughtfully.

"Lord Mingyu, I have never seen a farmer of extraordinary level, but my ancestors said that it seems to be able to increase the yield of farmland." Robert said with some difficulty.

Increase the yield of farmland? !
Does this mean that as long as there are enough extraordinary farmers, even without agricultural improvements, we can obtain enough food to feed everyone?

Upon hearing this, Xia Mingyu immediately fell into deep thought.

He discovered something extremely strange.

Food is the most important thing for a country. The most important and crucial thing is to ensure the supply of food throughout the country, just like some provinces that are designated as granaries.

For this reason, the ancients even extended the social evaluation system of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, which ranked farmers' social status only below that of scholars.

In this world blessed by the world and where intelligent creatures are blessed by nature, shouldn't a qualified king normally develop agriculture first and systematically train extraordinary farmers to meet the country's food supply?
Were the conditions for farmers to advance to extraordinary levels too harsh, with input and output disproportionate, or was it that the government never intended to ensure adequate food for the people from the outset?!
Xia Mingyu suddenly woke up. He always felt that the latter possibility was very high, but it was too absurd. How could a king deliberately let his people starve?
"Master Mingyu, it's getting dark and I need to return to the village as soon as possible. Please tell Anlia that I am fine."

At this time Robert said respectfully.

"Don't you need to give Berg a message?"

"No need. He just finds me, an old man, annoying." Robert smiled gently.

"May the gods bless you, Lord Mingyu. I will pray for you every day." He bowed, then turned and gradually disappeared into the street.

In the evening, as the sky darkened, the stars were scattered like sesame seeds on a pie. Library.

Several candlesticks on the wall were burning brightly, and the stacked bookshelves were covered with a layer of yellow light, which gave an inexplicable feeling of warmth.

"Your Highness, is it delicious?"

The beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes knelt on the ground, looking at the black-haired young man lying on her legs with gentle eyes.

With her delicate, snow-white hands, she took a washed, crystal-clear red fruit from the basket beside her and fed it to the young man's mouth.

"good to eat."

Xia Mingyu ate the red fruit bite by bite, and did not forget to gently bite the girl's slender fingers.

What beautiful hands, who can resist taking a bite?

"Your Highness, it's so itchy."

Feeling the warmth and slight pain at her fingertips, the girl's pretty face couldn't help but turn red with shame, and she let out a sweet giggle like a silver bell.

But even so, she did not pull out her fingers. Instead, she squeezed her thighs together to give the young man a better sense of support on her knees.

"Astringent."

Elise, lying on a hammock with her two snow-white feet raised up, covered her eyes with a heavy book, blushing as she thought to herself.

"Your Highness, I made some venison and pepper pies specially for you. Would you like to try them?" Anlia said softly.

As His Highness's maid, no one in the castle dared to ask her to do any work, even if she volunteered.

Therefore, in the castle, she spent every day reading the recipes in the library and learning to make various delicacies so that she could always soothe His Highness's hungry stomach.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I really have no appetite." Xia Mingyu recalled the scenery he had ignited today, and refused with a twitch of his mouth.

Alas, these days, he has been either killing people or setting fires, and he hasn't wanted to eat meat for several days.

"Is that so?" A trace of disappointment flashed across Anlia's face.

It’s not because the delicious food he worked so hard to prepare was rejected, but because he was worried about Xia Mingyu’s health. Eating vegetarian food for a long time is very bad for the body.

"Today, I met Robert. I told him that you and Berg were doing your job well. He was very happy and asked me to tell you that everything was fine."

Looking at the girl's lost look, Xia Mingyu stroked her snow-white neck and whispered softly.

After hearing the news about her adoptive father, Anlia's mouth corners rose slightly, but soon her expression became uneasy again.

"Just say it." Xia Mingyu glanced at him and said lightly.

He was now familiar enough with Anlia to be able to guess what she was thinking by her expression.

"Your Highness, Berg has been very worried these days. Are you willing to formally appoint him as a attendant?" Anlia said cautiously.

In this world, there are two types of servants: one is a nominal servant, and the other is a noble of extraordinary rank who uses the extremely limited number of titles to modify his status to a servant.

The latter's bond with his lord far exceeds that of the former, just like that between Knight Thorin and Viscount Hughes.

"Is that so?" Xia Mingyu thought.

No wonder Berg always seemed to be hesitant to speak these days, with his face as red as a monkey's butt. He thought it was a side effect of being a hunter.

The "conferring a servant" is added to his blessing, which should refer to the ability of being a comrade-in-arms.

He was also curious about what kind of exclusive gift Berg would awaken with his potential and will.

"Tomorrow, I will officially appoint him as an attendant." Xia Mingyu said calmly.

(End of this chapter)