Revolution

Chapter 43: Revolution

After everything was settled, Merine taught the slaves to read a few simple characters. She also organized their sleeping arrangements. The temperature in the Space was comfortable, neither too cold nor too hot, so they didn't need any covers while sleeping. The slaves spread a layer of quilt on the ground and slept well.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Hai was awakened by a prompt sound from the Space. He got up to harvest a radish and planted another one. Originally, Zhao Hai had planned to plant the seeds that Merine had bought, but he was too sleepy and just wanted to get a good rest. Therefore, he chose to harvest a radish. If he had planted the other seeds, the sound made by the Space leveling up would have been too loud, disturbing his rest and preventing everyone in the Space from sleeping.

The next morning, when Zhao Hai woke up, not only was the radish ready for harvest, but the corn was also almost mature. Perhaps due to the comfortable conditions in the Space, everyone woke up a little late.

Zhao Hai heard some sounds outside, so he got up and went to take a look. The slaves had already woken up and were preparing food under Merine's organization. Zhao Hai didn't pay much attention and Merine immediately brought him a basin of water to wash.

After Zhao Hai finished washing up, he first checked the state of the Space but found no changes. Then he went to the place where the slaves were preparing food, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

However, Zhao Hai suddenly felt that something was wrong. The place where the slaves had prepared food was too clean. The leftovers from the fried rice they had made yesterday were nowhere to be seen. This didn't seem right. Even if the slaves had cleaned up, it wouldn't be so spotless.

Zhao Hai turned to Meg and asked, "Meg, did Grandma Merine ask the slaves to clean up the trash this morning?"

Meg was startled. She looked around at the clean and green surroundings and shook her head, saying, "No, Grandma didn't ask them to work in the morning."

Zhao Hai nodded, confirming his suspicion. He turned and walked towards the back of the house. Meg didn't follow him because she knew exactly what was there. It was the restroom, and Zhao Hai had just gone there to check.

When Zhao Hai entered the restroom, he confirmed that his suspicion was correct. The Space would automatically clean up the area every day, erasing all the useless things and restoring the Space to its original state. However, the makeshift huts they had built hadn't disappeared, probably because they were considered useful items by the Space and were not cleared away.

Seeing this, Zhao Hai couldn't help but feel relieved. He had been worried about how to deal with the trash issue in the Space, but he didn't expect the Space to provide a solution on its own.

Feeling in a good mood, Zhao Hai returned to the makeshift hut. Meg was waiting for him there, and seeing Zhao Hai's happy expression, she blushed a little. She wanted to ask why Zhao Hai was so happy but didn't know how to ask, considering that he had just come out of the restroom.

However, Zhao Hai didn't pay attention to Meg's reaction at all. He was in a good mood because the Space automatically cleared the trash. He had been worried about it, and now he no longer had to fear the Space being affected by trash.

Merine, who was already up when Zhao Hai woke up, had the slaves preparing breakfast. She also prepared breakfast for Zhao Hai in the hut. Zhao Hai wanted to see the situation outside, so he entered the room and turned on the screen to observe. The hologram showed that the situation outside was improving. Within a 100-meter radius, there were only a few Magic Beasts, and several green dots were still moving on the map.

Zhao Hai looked closely at the green dots to see what kind of Magic Beasts they were. To his surprise, the remaining dots were not Magic Beasts but Undead Creatures. There were three skeletal figures and several Magic Beast-shaped skeletons.

Although Zhao Hai didn't understand why there were only Undead Creatures left in the castle, he didn't have time to think about it. As long as there were still Undead Creatures outside, it wasn't safe for them to leave.

After closing the computer, Zhao Hai went to the kitchen to see what Merine was preparing for breakfast. He was speechless when he saw the cake she had made. Honestly, he wasn't used to eating cake in the morning.

Seeing Zhao Hai standing there, Merine immediately said, "Is Young Master hungry? Don't worry, it will be ready soon."

Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Grandma Merine, how about making rice or porridge in the morning instead of cake? Making a cake takes time."

Merine was taken aback and said, "That won't do. Rice is the food for slaves. How can Young Master eat that?"

Zhao Hai was speechless, but he knew that what Merine said was true. On the continent, it was unheard of for nobles to eat rice. In Adam's memory, he had never eaten rice before.

Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "Grandma Merine, we don't know how many days we'll stay in the Space. We don't have the conditions of the castle here, so we can't make bread. Can't we eat cake every day? Making rice is fine. Didn't you see it yesterday? The flavor of the rice is very good."

Merine had nothing more to say. She had seen the rice yesterday and even tasted it. The flavor was indeed good. To be honest, she was a little greedy for that flavor.

Actually, it was understandable. She had been eating bread or cake-like food since birth, and suddenly having fragrant rice made it impossible for her to resist eating several bowls.

Merine thought it over and realized that compared to the conditions outside the Space, there was a stone oven in the kitchen of the castle. She could make bread and desserts there, but here in the Space, she could only make cake. If they ate cake every day for several days, they would eventually get tired of it. Finally, she nodded and said, "Alright, I'll do as Young Master says."

Zhao Hai couldn't help but cheer. Compared to wheat-based foods, he preferred rice, especially the rice they had yesterday, which had a great flavor.

After breakfast, Merine taught the slaves to read, while Zhao Hai told her not to clean up the trash. They could simply pile it up in one place. Although Merine didn't understand what Zhao Hai meant, she complied. At this point, she unquestioningly believed in Zhao Hai.

Merine's trust in Zhao Hai was based on two reasons. First, Zhao Hai had saved them with the Space. Second, she had spent a long time in the Space and had been influenced by it.

When Blockhead and Stonehead first entered the Space, they always followed Zhao Hai and placed him as their leader. Merine, on the other hand, didn't have that feeling when she first entered the Space. Even though there was a subtle influence, it was because she was a powerful magician with strong spiritual force, so the impact was relatively weaker. However, after staying in the Space for a long time, Merine had been completely influenced by it. She no longer questioned Zhao Hai's words.

But not questioning didn't mean she blindly followed everything Zhao Hai said. If Zhao Hai wanted to do something dangerous or if she thought something would be detrimental to Zhao Hai, she would still stop it. It could be said that the Space affected their faith, making them loyal to Zhao Hai as their object of allegiance, but it didn't affect their intelligence. On the contrary, it made them even smarter.

The slaves, on the other hand, regarded Zhao Hai as their first object of loyalty. They were Buda Family slaves and had also been influenced by the Space. They now wholeheartedly worked for Zhao Hai. This change was subtle, so neither Zhao Hai nor the others noticed it. It wasn't just one person who was changing, everyone was changing, but no one could feel it.

Around noon, the radishes were ripe, so Zhao Hai stored them in the Warehouse. He then took out the seeds they had bought from the Warehouse. The seeds were divided into several types, mainly oil fruit tree seeds. These oil fruits produced fruit with oil, and Green had specially bought them because they had low requirements for soil quality. Even in poor soil, they could still grow. Moreover, oil fruit trees had a long lifespan. One tree could live for several hundred years, and it only took two years from planting the seed to harvesting the oil fruit. Green had prepared many oil fruit tree seeds for the future development of the Buda Family.

Although the profit from fruit oil was small, it was a necessity for people on the continent. According to Green's original plan, once these oil fruit trees grew on Iron Mountain, they could harvest a large quantity of oil fruit in two years. They could then process it into oil and sell it. This way, the Buda Family would have a stable source of income.

The remaining seeds included ordinary vegetable seeds and soil fertilizing seeds. The cheapest magical plant on the continent was the magic radish, which had high requirements for soil quality. Green knew it was impossible to grow magic vegetables on Iron Mountain, so he only bought a small number of ordinary vegetable seeds.

The soil fertilizing crops were also specially purchased by Green. They were called alfalfa, an annual herb used to make forage grass for general low-level herbivorous Magic Beasts. Most importantly, this crop had a strong fertilizing effect on the soil. When harvested, as long as the top of the adult plant was ripped off, the root would stay in the ground and slowly decompose, enriching the soil.

Green had thought about how the Buda Family could survive in the Black Wasteland before coming here. That's why he chose these seeds. They could grow oil fruit trees to sustain their basic living expenses. Because oil fruit trees had a long lifespan, they would continue to profit for the next several hundred years without much additional investment. In addition to the oil fruit trees, they would plant alfalfa, which could improve the soil quality over time. When the soil quality on Iron Mountain improved after several years, they could start planting other crops, further increasing their income. At that time, Green and the others didn't know that Zhao Hai had the Spatial Farm, which was a game-changer for their plans.