Undead Scourge who love farming

After handing Alice over to his maid, Laurent went to his study and began to review the current situation in the town.

As time slowly passed, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

According to Lina's investigation, the town has a population of about two thousand, while the number of undead converted from the dead is only about four hundred. It is unrealistic to continue to feed the entire territory with the undead, even though he has processed the wheat.

After all, with the best food and drink provided, the town's mortality rate has hit new lows for several consecutive years, which has led to a slowdown in the growth of the number of the dead.

With the birth of newborns and the continuous influx of immigrants, the entire territory is facing a shortage of labor and food.

At the same time, essential resources for developing a territory, such as iron ore, magic ore, and salt, are now heavily reliant on imports, which is extremely difficult for a small town that must develop slowly and covertly.

It could be said that this town still looks very prosperous, but in reality it is riddled with problems.

"call."

Loren exhaled a breath of stale air and stared blankly at the ceiling.

He had absolutely no experience in governing his territory. After all, he was just an ordinary programmer in his previous life, and in this magical world where the electrical revolution had not yet begun, his skills were destined to be useless.

After a brief period of despondency, he decided to look for solutions in history. This was his most hidden advantage as a time traveler, far surpassing the vision of people in this era and the accumulated history of humankind over five thousand years.

If there is a shortage of labor, then the idle people should be made to work. Therefore, the first thing to do is to cancel all welfare policies and subsidies in the territory and let those lazy people return to the land to farm.

At first, he only wanted these people's corpses, so he fed and clothed them well. But now that the territory is about to perish, do you still expect to have a good life? So you should all go and work.

Then there's the land.

This town is the site of a former battlefield. The land here has become extremely fertile due to the abundance of magically rich corpses. It is said that even if you randomly sow some wheat seeds here, the yield will be better than outside.

Therefore, he doesn't need to worry about the farmers here not having enough to eat. As long as the land can be distributed equally according to the number of people, the food problem can be easily solved.

Whether these people are willing or not is not a question he should consider. If they really want to rebel, then his undead army will not stand idly by.

The undead that are freed up can be used for mining or fighting demons, since the demonic tides that occur almost every month are a real headache.

As for other issues, those can only be addressed later.

After conceiving the plan in his mind, Laurent immediately picked up the quill pen beside him and began to write down his grand plan—land reform.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Alice was nervously following behind Lina.

Her emerald green eyes scanned her surroundings, trying to memorize the terrain for a possible escape. Although she had probably lost her freedom due to that unknown contract and curse, these precautions were necessary to prevent herself from becoming a monster that was neither human nor ghost.

If one day that evil wizard wants to conduct those forbidden human experiments on her, then she will have no choice but to escape, bearing the double backlash of the contract and the curse.

While memorizing the surrounding route, Alice also began to observe the layout of the house.

The corridor was not covered with expensive carpets favored by nobles, nor were there antique vases or other decorations on either side for the host to boast about at banquets.

There were no strange patterns or murals on the walls; everything looked utterly ordinary and commonplace.

This shouldn't be the case. Considering the population and tax revenue of the town, that wizard could easily have decorated his house to be very luxurious. Although he might not be able to compare with the Lawrence family, who own the entire city of Leo, it shouldn't be this shabby.

Could it be that he used all his money to buy materials for the experiment?

Using the money of the people within the territory to conduct experiments on them—this truly is taking from the people and using it for the people.

Alice felt a chill run down her spine at the thought, and after clearing her mind of these complicated thoughts, she quickly caught up with Lina ahead.

Alice suddenly became curious as she looked at the one-eyed girl in front of her.

How did this girl get into this den of demons? Was she captured? And what happened to her eyes? Was it caused by some strange magic from a wizard?

If that's the case, the girl must hate that wizard to the core. With a little coaxing, she might be able to join your escape plan, which would increase the chances of success.

The self-righteous Alice began to hatch her own scheme.

Lina, who was ahead, also began to think about how to get rid of this little vixen.

First of all, killing or abusing him is definitely not an option, since the master is such a kind person, and if he finds out, he will definitely blame me.

Then there is only one way: to make them feel aggrieved through verbal insults, so that they will eventually run away on their own.

Throughout the journey, the two silently pondered their own little plans, ignoring each other.

Ten minutes later, Lina, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped. Alice turned her head and saw that they had arrived at the door of a guest room.

The room was very simply furnished, with a small bed, a table, and a small open space.

Next to the table is a small window through which sunlight shines in, providing basic lighting for the entire room.

It seems this will be my future home, or rather, my prison cell.

"This will be your room from now on. You can ask me any questions now."

Lina led Alice into the room, plopped down on the bed, and asked a question, exuding the aura of a mistress of the house.

Under the pressure of her powerful aura, Alice had no choice but to swallow back the questions she wanted to ask. For some reason, she felt guilty in front of this woman.

Seeing Alice curled up in a ball, Lina smiled with satisfaction.

It seems that this vixen poses no threat. Even if the master takes a liking to her, she can only become a concubine at most, and the master's position as the empress remains unshakable.

However, even though the first step of training was successful, Lina still did not let her guard down.

"Very well, since you have no further questions, I'll make you realize your place. Now that you've come to this town, I don't care what your status is outside. Here, you're just a pet. You can't disobey your master's orders, even if it's to serve him in bed. Do you understand?"

Pet? Not experimental material?

So from now on, I'll just be a pet? I won't have to let some evil wizard use magic to modify my body and experiment with various poisons?

This was the best news Alice had heard since arriving in town.

As for dignity? What's the use of that? Anyway, even if I hadn't come here, my final fate would probably have been to become the pet of some lewd nobleman. And this evil wizard at least looks pretty good, so it seems like I've still come out ahead.

Thinking this way, Alice's initially despairing mood gradually improved.

Sitting opposite her, Lina looked at those increasingly bright emerald green eyes and felt as if her master had picked up a pervert no less than herself.

She didn't know what the person in front of her was excited about—whether it was that she could become a pet, or that she could serve him in bed.

But no matter which one it is, they don't seem like easy targets.

It seems that his position as the empress is about to face a severe challenge.

Lina slowly narrowed her eyes.