CH 92

Before Samuel officially took the people out to sea, Xia Zuoyi also made a lot of preparations.

Together they found Duke Bill’s treasure.

—Samuel obtained Duke Bill’s manuscript, but Xia Zuoyi hid a sea route map alone, and no one knew about it.

In order to explore the New World this time, Xia Zuoyi put a sheepskin note deliberately made with an old effect in the box containing the map.

—Pictures of crops such as cotton, potatoes, and corn are drawn in the notes, with more detailed introductions and instructions next to them.

Xia Zuoyi gave Samuel all the map and sheepskin notes, stating that this was what he had found in Duke Bill’s treasure.

And ordered him to search for the plants according to the records in Duke Bill’s notes.

Of course, pay attention to the collection of crops or spices not recorded in the sheepskins.

Xia Zuoyi’s request to Samuel is that all gold, silver, and gemstones can be placed behind this sheepskin notebook because the crops recorded in it are the top priority.

Samuel’s sea route map and sheepskin notes drawn by Duke Bill were the treasures, so he solemnly responded to Xia Zuoyi’s request.

Going out to explore the New World is not a simple matter. The process is long and dangerous.

Although there’s a map as a guide, the sea is unpredictable. A storm at sea can make the ship deviate from its course, and it will not be so easy to return to the right way.

Therefore, almost all those who follow Samuel are determined to die.

Xia Zuoyi was also worried about this matter, and 098 reminded him at this moment.

【The host can ask Sweet Dumpling to explore the New World together.】

【Sweet Dumpling is very smart. Because of the chip, he has navigation ability. As long as the sea route is inputted into the chip from the system, Sweet Dumpling can follow the çourse to find the New World that Duke Bill had reached…】

【Not only that, he has the innate ability to find the existence of land.】

This means that Sweet Dumpling can not only find the continent that Duke Bill had been to, but also lead Samuel to find undiscovered continents.

Xia Zuoyi couldn’t help being pleasantly surprised.

If there’s Sweet Dumpling leading Samuel and the Wind Rider to find the New World, things will go smoothly, and to a certain extent, Samuel’s safety and his crew can be guaranteed.

But he also knows the love and dependence of Sweet Dumpling on him, so he needs to discuss this matter with him first.

If Sweet Dumpling doesn’t want to leave, then he won’t force him.

When Xia Zuoyi conveyed his thoughts along the system, Sweet Dumpling immediately responded—his newly joined pod wanted to leave Cogit Sea to swim around and will return at the beginning of next spring.

He doesn’t want to leave Xia Zuoyi, but it’s also the time when he’s excited to have company of the same kind.

It’s just timely that Xia Zuoyi happened to transmit this idea, otherwise, Sweet Dumpling would rather leave the group and stay here alone.

This is just right, it’s a business trip.

Although there may be reluctance on Sweet Dumpling’s part, he still happily agreed.

Hum.

An emotion passed down the system to Xia Zuoyi—Sweet Dumpling is very well-behaved and sensible.

He immediately thought of the orca looking so cute while spinning around.

During Samuel’s subsequent sea trials, Xia Zuoyi went to the harbor many times—every time he boarded the ship, he “encounters” a large big school of black-and-white fish.

They watched these impossibly large and clever creatures swimming around the ship, jumping out of the sea from time to time, and smacking one or two big fish onto the deck. It was really exciting and surprising.

Every time they returned to the harbor, the scene of the whales surrounding them spread to the city through the exaggerated stories of the sailors. As a result, many people began to learn about the existence of this group of black-and-white big fish.

Xia Zuoyi took this opportunity to name them the killer whales, and also named the largest of the killer whales, Sweet Dumpling.

For this reason, he issued an order in his territory—no one can kill whales.

Violators are either expelled from the territory or imprisoned in prison. They shall not be released for less than ten years. If a noble commits the crime, their titles will be removed… 

The citizens of Desinian Territory think this order is normal. After all, one of the killer whales saved the lord’s life.

Samuel gradually liked this group of killer whales.

When Xia Zuoyi doesn’t go to the harbor, Samuel will often sail to have a chance meeting, but he never does, so that made him depressed.

This also further highlights that Lord Desinia is really blessed by the God of Creation and has a unique affinity with animals.

The fleet exploring the New World left this day.

Xia Zuoyi led Fernandi, Walker, and the others to the harbor to see them off—when Samuel was waving with his crew, a pod of killer whales suddenly came in the distance… 

Amidst everyone’s surprised eyes, the orcas followed the Wind Rider and slowly swam away.

Such a scene immediately aroused a lot of discussions.

Xia Zuoyi transmitted his feelings in the system, bidding farewell to Sweet Dumpling. He’s not sure when Samuel and his crew would come back. Maybe it would be half a year, maybe a year.

Next, he has to focus all his attention on all-around infrastructure.

Xia Zuoyi Desinia is the same age as the heroine.

This also allows him to be fully prepared before the heroine grows up and the plot begins.

The beginning of the plot in the novel is this—after the epidemic swept through the western continent, there are corpses and devastation everywhere. Murders of crows descended on the streets to wantonly eat carrion, and even the sky is gray… 

It hasn’t rained for a long time. People hide in their house in fear, lock the door tightly, and dare not take a step outside. They can only kneel helplessly on the ground and pray to the God of Creation that this terrible disease brought by the devil will pass quickly…

And the female lead came on stage this time.

Her presence added a hint of color to the gray tones at the beginning, and then gradually illuminated the entire novel…

And what exactly caused the epidemic that made the people of the entire western continent die? It’s not mentioned in the story.

It’s not known when the epidemic occurred… 

The start is that the epidemic has almost passed, and many people have died. In the streets and wilderness of the city…there are rotten corpses everywhere. Wild animals and crows can come and have a full meal.

At this time, the western continent was shrouded in a haze—it was the God of Creation who sent down divine punishment, the devil brought fear and evil, and the Holy See could do nothing about it…

The appearance of the heroine, Samielle Phoebe, was a salvation for the whole Saint Airo Empire and even the western continent.

After reading it, Xia Zuoyi said: “…”

He didn’t expect any plot logic in a Mary Sue novel.

Now that the plot deviation value has been pulled by him to nearly 50%, he hopes that at the beginning of the plot, no one will be affected by Mary Sue’s halo, resulting in many brain disabilities.

And the most important thing before the plot begins is to find the source of the epidemic and find the opportunity to suppress it.

If the outbreak of the epidemic is force majeure, he must be fully prepared. Medicine, defense, and so on must be developed, especially in the area of sanitation.

Xia Zuoyi sent a letter to Segalot, Orville, and Archibald to explain the importance of paying attention to hygiene.

Especially to learn from him—it’s better to issue an order to prohibit people from urinating and defecating freely in public places such as the streets…

Within a day, Green Dumpling brought a reply—the three people expressed great agreement with it.

And not long after, Xia Zuoyi did indeed hear that both the Archiayoli Territory and the Anas Kingdom had issued this order at the same time.

It was only promulgated a few days later in Saint Airo Empire. The Pope must have discussed it with the king.

From now on, Xia Zuoyi will focus on the Thorns Chamber of Commerce and the construction of the cities.

Now that it has been in alliance with the Archiayoli Territory and the Kingdom of Anas, he can slowly try to use the covenant to influence the two places, develop together, and make the two places gradually change.

Just like the issuance of health regulations, it is only the first step.

The Archiayoli Territory and the Desinia Territory are not the same.

Because there are still many aristocratic vassals with fiefs in the former.

They’re dependent on the Grand Duke, rather than on the latter, which has gradually developed into an examination to select mayors or officials.

How Orville manages his territory is his business, Xia Zuoyi will not interfere.

It’s just that after the three of them returned to their homes, they began to pass letters to him from time to time through Green Dumpling. Sometimes Orville would ask some questions in the letter and Xia Zuoyi would give suggestions for him to consider.

Since the split of the Anas Empire, the turbulent situation—after the alliance of two independent territories and one kingdom, began to stabilize gradually.

Just like the coming winter, every corner slowly reveals silence.

After the weather became colder, Xia Zuoyi asked the clothing store to display the new autumn and winter long skirts, such as cloaks with fluffy collars, long coats, and shawls…

At the same time, a new set of cosmetics that Queen Laurie used at the birthday dinner was put in the Thorns Chamber of Commerce. The sales volume is very good…

The spread of the previous “Stories of the Gods” played a role in cultural enlightenment.

The sales volume of water-grained paper is also increasing steadily. The paper mill has developed a new white paper, which has no texture, is thinner, and more flexible…

“Story of the Gods 3” states that although the giants were lured to the abyss by the devil, they became bloodthirsty and began to kill other races…

But soon, with the help of the gods, the other five races began to form an alliance to fight against the giants that were baptized by the abyss and greatly increased in strength.

At the end of the story, the giants are destroyed, but the devil still exists.

The alliance composed of the other five races suffered heavy losses, especially mortals. They didn’t have any special abilities. Finally, they withdrew and lived in a very backward place.

The other races also returned to their respective territories to recuperate.

But what the gods and the five races don’t know is that on the battlefield eroded by the evil spirit, the corpses that can’t be moved are dragged into the abyss one by one by the devil under the cover of the dark fog, waiting to be reborn into monsters and then come to the world.

The last page of “Story of the Gods 3” ends with countless pairs of hands made of black mist wrapped around the corpses of various races.

The reader stopped abruptly, so excited, and felt as if their heart and lungs were being scratched.

It’s like the irresponsible author, Calvin.1 When a person was waiting for the following content, they suddenly discovered that the author had stopped writing temporarily because of something.

However, they didn’t dare rush him.

Because the steward of the Thorns Chamber of Commerce has clearly stated that these three books are all written by the lord himself. If you want to read more of them, you have to wait until the lord is free.

The steward smiled and sighed in his heart. He was also one of the people he wanted to see.

At this time, Xia Zuoyi didn’t intend to write the story according to the previous model. After the culture had a good beginning, he planned to develop it further—to run a newspaper.

Newspapers are conducive to the dissemination of news, and can also serialize stories or articles on them…

If you want to read the Stories of the Gods, you can.

First, read and understand by yourself, or bother others to read to yourself. In the long run, it doesn’t matter how far people’s overall culture will be promoted, but at least the most basic literacy must be popularized in the territory.

Xia Zuoyi hugged Snowball’s head and thought that perhaps having a newspaper would be more conducive for him to know where something wrong happened in advance and prevent the epidemic.

Translator’s Note:

OMG, I thought I wouldn’t be able to update this on time hahaha. I woke up with a raging headache today so I thought I couldn’t translate a chapter but I persevered and now I’m here posting a chapter, fresh from the assembly line!! XD. Btw, Merry Christmas to everyone~ Hope you all have a nice, memorable, and enjoyable holiday ~~ <3 <3 <3