Chapter 697 - 697 The Straw Men Plan
697 The Straw Men Plan
Poison was a very terrifying thing. It had a shocking lethality to any life form. Rats were no exception. The problem was whether or not the rats would remain underground, waiting for the right moment.
The underground was not sealed, and the cave was winding, which would also greatly weaken the effect of the poison. In particular, what kind of poison could kill these rats?
These rats were fierce beasts, and they were obviously controlled by someone. How could they be fooled so easily?
“It’s too dangerous to use poison! The ground here is fertile, and once the poison is used, the surrounding land will be destroyed. The price is too great. Moreover, the poison is long-lasting, so it is best not to use it. We can first use the Rune Bomb to blow up the tunnel and see if it can pose a threat to the rats. I’ll think of another way.” Li Xiang shook his head and did not choose to use poison.
The harm of the poison was too great. This was a place to live, so it was not suitable to use it. No one was willing to release poison in their own residence.
“My Lord, I have an idea that might be able to temporarily suppress the rat disaster.”
Zhou Qing suddenly said.
“What is it?” Li Xiang looked at Zhou Qing and asked curiously.
“Why don’t we bring the Dog-human race here? With Kobolds’ talent, they should be able to restrain the rats. With their noses, they can even smell the traces of rats and intimidate the rats.”
Zhou Qing suggested.
Although dogs were not as good as cats at catching mice, they were also very good at it. They were born to be enemies of their bloodline.
“Kobold?” Li Xiang’s brows raised in surprise.
After the Dog-human race moved over, they were sent to the nearby mine vein to mine. The efficiency of mining had increased several times compared to before. They were indeed powerhouses in mining. Moreover, they could have food and drink by mining. The Kobolds were very satisfied with their current lives and worked even harder at mining. Without the Black Emperor’s suppression, they would not even be willing to leave.
Using Kobolds to deal with rats was indeed a whimsical idea, but it did make sense.
However, whether it would work was still unknown. After all, there were too many rats.
“We can give it a try. Although dogs aren’t the natural enemies of rats, they can still intimidate the rat clan to a certain extent and pose a threat to them.” Huang Chengyan also agreed. He felt that he could give it a try.
“Country Lord, if you want to perfectly solve this rat problem, there is actually a way to solve it once and for all.” A faint smile suddenly appeared on Zhou Qing’s face.
“Oh? What method? Hurry up and tell me!” Li Xiang was overjoyed when he heard this and asked eagerly.
He had complete trust in Zhou Qing’s abilities. If he said he had a way, it meant that he had a certain level of confidence. Naturally, he was filled with anticipation.
“Come over here, Country Lord!” Zhou Qing said with a chuckle.
Then, he quickly told Li Xiang about his plan. After Li Xiang heard it, his eyes became brighter and brighter, revealing a trace of joy. He kept nodding his head as if he had understood what he had said.
Soon, Li Xiang waved his hand and said without hesitation, “Pass down the order to immediately start planting straw men with all kinds of straws. The more the better. When it’s done, place it in the paddy field. The paddies can drive away insects and birds, but it doesn’t mean that they can’t scare away rats.”
He didn’t hide his words and they were directly transmitted to everyone’s ears. However, it made many people frown and look at Li Xiang with suspicion.
You can scare rats with straw men?
They were not ordinary rats, but ferocious rats, and a group of them at that.
How could the inanimate straw men deceive the rats? Not to mention, there might be a terrifying mastermind behind the rats. His intelligence was not inferior to that of humans, and he might even be more cunning.
Under such circumstances, how could he be deceived?
Wasn’t this order a little too much? Even ordinary people would find it unreliable.
Was this an order from the wise and powerful Country Lord?
Many people felt a little strange in their hearts. There was an obvious difference between this and the previous emperors.
“Everyone, hurry up and carry out the order. The straw men must be strong and durable. The more the better. The bodies of the straw men must be equipped with various weapons, such as insect-catching nets, water buckets, bamboo poles, long knives, tridents, and so on. You have to dress them like humans, the more realistic they look, the better.” Zhou Qing laughed as he clapped his hands.
“Since the Country Lord has said so, there must be a reason. There’s no need to think too much, we’ll just do as he says. It’s not difficult to make straw men anyway, so it might really be useful!”
“That’s right. There’s no other way now. The rice fields have been destroyed and there’s straw everywhere. It’s a good time to build straw men.
The order was issued through the Star Web.
When the commoners saw this, they suppressed their suspicions and prepared to carry out the order.
To make a farmer-man, the materials were everywhere. There were all kinds of weeds and rice straws. They were all obtained from local materials and were endless.
“What are the Country Lord and the military counselor planning? What does this have to do with the straw men?”
Huang Chengyan was also full of doubts. He did not understand the deep meaning behind this.
“These humans, are they really that stupid? they want to use the straw men to scare that sinister Rat Devourer? It will be a miracle if they succeed! However, if Rat Devourer was frightened, it would be a joke in the future. Why do I feel like there’s a conspiracy behind this?”
An ordinary-looking man in the crowd thought to himself, and his gaze became playful.
“Interesting! This news can’t be hidden from Rat Devourer. I want to see his expression, it’ll be very interesting!”
This person didn’t stay any longer. He turned around and disappeared.
It wasn’t difficult to make straw men. Very soon, life-like straw men began to appear in the rice field. It looked like a large group of humans were working and farming.
“What? this Li Xiang still has the cheek to call himself the Lord of Dawn? Is there something wrong with his brain? He actually thinks that he would scare us with a few insignificant people and that he would be able to disperse my rat army. How ridiculous! Who does he think I am? Is he trying to humiliate me? Detestable!”
Rat Devourer got the news easily, and he was so angry that his nose was almost crooked. This was simply treating him as a fool. Did they really think that he was easy to bully? Could a few insignificant people stop him?
If he didn’t do anything, if he didn’t make any noise, he felt that his reputation among the foreign races would become a joke.
“Is this a plot against me to lure me out? Is this some kind of goading technique to enrage me and then lure me out? ”
However, another thought immediately emerged in Rat Devourer’s mind.
However, such a method was really lowly, so lowly that one could not help but be suspicious.