"Why is that?"
Fang Yun said: "Goats have peculiar teeth. When they eat grass, they eat the grass roots as well. The more goats you raise, the greater the damage to the grassland."
"This is a good plan, but it alone doesn't seem to be able to play a decisive role," said the general.
"This is just the first step. The second step is to buy up large quantities of mantises, dragonflies, ladybugs and other insects that prey on pests from the grasslands, using them as medicine. Within three years, the grasslands will be infested with pests."
Everyone showed joy on their faces, realizing that Fang Yun had a series of schemes in place.
"Your Highness Prince Yun, is there a third step?" a scholar asked anxiously.
"The third step is that if the barbarians sell a large number of goats, they will lack meat. Therefore, we will only collect rabbit skins and not rabbit meat, so that the barbarians can eat rabbit meat."
A scholar immediately said happily, "I understand! Rabbits have too little fat, and we humans can't get fat even if we eat them. Those barbarians practice every day, and they don't have beef or mutton, and only eat rabbit meat, so their bodies are bound to get worse and worse. Moreover, rabbits are best at digging holes and destroying the ground. They are also very fertile and can only give birth to one litter in their lifetime. They eat more grass, so other animals have less to eat."
"The third step includes not only rabbits, but also mice. We must find ways to control animals that are good at catching mice and rabbits, such as snakes, foxes, wolves, and eagles. Or we can simply purchase certain parts of these animals for medicinal purposes and encourage the barbarians to hunt them."
Everyone nodded. They could only vaguely understand that this was harmful to the barbarians, but they were not like Fang Yun who knew about the food chain and ecological balance.
"This way, we can take back the advantage of the terrain. After that, we will decide the right time!"
"But even a semi-saint can only change the weather for a period of time. To change a place permanently is not only difficult, but the demon saint and barbarian saint will also intervene."
"Let me ask you, if I spread the method of making the grass grow more lush, will they do it?" Fang Yun asked.
Everyone stared at Fang Yun blankly. There was no need to ask this question.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "At the beginning, when there are too many sheep, there will definitely not be enough grass. There is a way to make the grass flourish, that is to open ditches in all directions from lakes, wetlands and swamps to irrigate the grass. This will make the grass grow better in a short period of time."
"How long is that?"
"You'll know later."
Fang Yun sighed inwardly. These were not fabricated out of thin air, because they had actually happened. Especially the last strategy of over-exploiting the lake wetlands was like cutting off the firewood from the bottom of the pot. Once more water leaves the lake, whether it is soil erosion or accelerated evaporation, it will be extremely fatal. In the end, the whole land will become hardened and the vegetation will degenerate. The land will become desertified.
If it's just a lack of water, the barbarians have ways to change it, but if there are problems with the ecological balance and regional humidity, the demon and barbarian tribes are powerless to do anything. In addition, the Holy Academy will add fuel to the fire, and the whole process can only be more terrifying and faster than an ordinary ecological balance collapse.
"Even people of that era suffered great losses. It is impossible for these barbarians to discover the secret in advance. If this strategy is copied to Shengyuan Continent, before the barbarians find out, the saints will work together to create a heavy snow in winter to freeze a large number of cattle, sheep and other animals to death. By then, the barbarians will have no choice but to take the initiative to fight the human race. They can't just wait to starve to death. Although this will destroy the ecological balance, as long as the barbarians are destroyed, the saints will work together and ask the Dragon Saint to come forward, and it can be easily solved. There is no hidden danger to the human race."
Fang Yun glanced at the sky outside the door.
"As for this tribe here, it will be even worse, because the Barbarian King is useless in the face of ecological imbalance and land desertification."
The old man from Shushan suddenly appeared, waved his hand, and said, "Just watch."
Then a huge light curtain appeared at the entrance of the main hall of the Military Academy. The whole picture of the grassland appeared on the light curtain, and the grassland on the light curtain was changing rapidly.
There were fewer and fewer sheep that did not eat grass roots, but more and more goats and rabbits. Then there was not enough grass, and the barbarians began to dig ditches to divert water from lakes and other swamps.
Soon the grass in the prairie became less and less, and pests became rampant until the prairie was completely degraded.
Finally, the entire barbarian tribe came out in full force, regardless of gender, age or status, and rushed towards the mountain stronghold in an extremely tragic and heroic manner, wanting to die together with the human race, and then the light curtain dissipated.
Everyone around was shocked by the horrific consequences. They didn't expect that such an effect could be achieved by just spending some money. This is the real destruction of a clan, which is more terrifying than a half-saint.
Everyone gradually left, leaving only Fang Yun and the old man in the hall.
"You passed." The old man stared at Fang Yun. His tone was as calm as before, but Fang Yun felt uneasy when he looked at him.
Fang Yun coughed lightly and said, "I was inspired by what those old people said."
"If this plan is used in Shengyuan Continent, how can we prevent people from being suspicious of the purchase of goats?" the old man asked calmly.
Fang Yun blurted out without even thinking: "Just spread a rumor, saying that the barbarian goats absorb the barbarian's blood and energy, which can strengthen the yang and make people stronger. Then the Holy Academy will only need to let merchants buy the barbarian goats, and there will be no worries about sales. Finally, make up a few stories about people breaking through the literary level after eating barbarian goats. The barbarian goats will naturally sell well, and the barbarians will not suspect anything."
The old man stared at Fang Yun for a long time before saying, "Do you want to consider going deep into the demon world, becoming a disciple of the Northern Saint, and wreaking havoc on the demon clan? In this regard, you are better than him."
"You're too kind, old man! I'm just a scholar, how dare I go to the demon world and compete with the saints. I think studying for the imperial examinations is suitable for me." Fang Yun said hurriedly.
"If future imperial examination essays involve the topic of exterminating the barbarians, you can offer your suggestions based on what happened today." The old man pointed his finger between Fang Yun's eyebrows.
Fang Yun’s eyes went dark and he saw the Star Tree again, but this time Wen Xin gave him a different feeling. It was a little smaller but the aura it exuded was more terrifying. When it flew towards him, it even dragged a long flame like a meteor.
Unlike the last time, this time when Wen Xin entered Wen Palace, Fang Yun groaned and immediately fell into coma.
"Huh? Just unconscious but not injured? Then the magical fruit from the demon world that I prepared is useless."
After a long while, Fang Yun woke up and felt his head was a mess, as if he was drunk and couldn't concentrate.
"Old... old man, is this Zhai Wenxin, or is it a comet hitting... Shengyuan Continent?" Fang Yun held onto the table, and saw double images in front of him.
"This is the supreme literary mind. Only members of the Kong family who become Grand Secretary have the opportunity to obtain it. It's a miracle that your literary palace was not cracked." said the old man.
"However, have you passed this test just like that? What you transformed before was just a deduction, which may not be really effective. Is there any need to wait?" Fang Yun said.
The old man looked deep in the eyes and said, "No need to wait. I have already dabbled in the way of the balance of all things. When you finished talking about this plan, I already knew the result. I never expected that you have already mastered the way of the balance of all things. You can disintegrate the enemy with just a few words. You are really a semi-saint. Go back. If you can't get over the obstacles ahead, it's useless to have great talent. In addition, the biggest reward is left behind."
The old man waved his hand after he finished speaking.
"You haven't told me where this place is, and my literary heart..."
Fang Yun felt dizzy for a moment, and when he opened his eyes, he found himself back in the Holy Temple of the Yuhai Prefecture's Academy of Literature, waking up with everyone else.
There was confusion in the eyes of everyone around, except Fang Yun, whose gaze was the same as usual.
"We left the Book Mountain together, and it seems that there is something wrong with the time on the grassland. Something is wrong!" Fang Yun discovered a big problem. He could actually remember everything that happened in the Book Mountain!
"It seems that this is the biggest reward. If you lose all your memories, then everything you experienced in the Dream Pavilion will be greatly reduced. This secret must not be leaked at all."
Fang Yun's vision immediately became a little blurred like everyone else's, and then he sent his mind into the Wen Palace, ready to observe the new Wenxin lights. As a result, he saw at a glance that there were two nine-inch high scholar talents on the top of his statue!
"I am now a genius, is it because I am a lower-class person with no literary talent? Or will it gradually increase as my literary rank or something increases in the future? I will take the imperial examination in September, and I will go to the Book Mountain again then or next year. I wonder if I can meet that old man."
Fang Yun turned his head to look at the Wenxin Lantern. The new Wenxin Lantern was no different from the first one. It was rooted in the mural of Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs, but the light emitted by this Wenxin Lantern was softer.
"The best literary mind can probably reduce the vibration of my talent by a quarter of a breath. I wonder how much this supreme literary mind can reduce it."
Fang Yun looked carefully in the Wen Palace again before smiling with satisfaction.
"This time, I got a hundred times more than I thought!"
When Fang Yun left Wen Palace, a voice came to his ear: "You have entered the fifth mountain, but to protect you, we only announce that you have passed the three mountains and two pavilions. If you have not passed the three mountains and three pavilions, do not publicize it after leaving the holy temple."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fang Yun bowed immediately, and the other scholars bowed at almost the same time.
"Alas, I thought I could go to one mountain and two pavilions, but I don't know why I can only go to one mountain and one pavilion."
"I didn't even make it up the mountain. Damn it! Look, why is Tong Li lying on the ground?"
Everyone looked at Tong Li. One person wanted to help, but retracted his hand and looked at Fang Yun.
"Brother Fang, how many mountains and pavilions have you climbed?"
"Stop at the Three Mountains and Three Pavilions. I'll go call people. Don't move, or you may hurt him." Fang Yun said as he walked out of the holy temple.
"Great!" The eight scholars cheered together, and then everyone had a look of surprise on their face.
A scholar whispered, "It's strange, why am I so nervous about Fang Yun, afraid that he will lose to others. I was dissatisfied with him at first, but later he won the Dragon Boat Festival, and I was no longer dissatisfied. But I can't say that I have a good impression of him, but why do I think he is so good now?"
"Me too! What happened?"
"I understand! He must have helped us a lot in the Book Mountain and did a lot of good things, so we are all grateful to him. There have been similar things before. Two people who were originally on bad terms became good friends after leaving the Book Mountain, while people who were originally on good terms hated each other. Our memories are gone, but some aspects have not disappeared."
"I'm afraid so. If that's the case, we should protect him more in the future. After all, he helped us in the Book Mountain."
"certainly!"
"I just don't know whether Shijun's disciples and Tong Li will fulfill their bet." (To be continued...)