153: Chapter 153: 310,000 new people added, the swarm attacks.

Watching the insect plague rage, Chi You, the ancient tribal leader, had his own unique understanding of pest control.

Don't forget, what is our Great Xia's Miaojiang best at?

That is insect Gu!

And the ancestor of Miaojiang is precisely Chi You.

Chi You is considered one of the common ancestors of the Han and Miao peoples; the two ethnic groups are like half-siblings.

Regarding how to deal with the Zerg, Chi You naturally had the most right to speak among all the generals present.

Chi You took a branch out of the animal skin bag he carried: "Everyone, this is called camphor spirit wood, which has the effect of repelling mosquitoes and insects."

"Its resin has a special fragrance; I usually carry some with me."

After saying that, Chi You handed this small piece of spirit wood to Xu Xuan.

From a few meters away, Xu Xuan could smell a faint fragrance; the spirit wood diffused a refreshing and pleasant scent.

Taking a breath, his breathing became smooth, and his mind cleared.

Clearly, when the mosquitoes and insects in the hall smelled this fragrance, they all began to scatter and fly away.

This showed it was the ancient version of mosquito repellent!

Chi You continued: "As long as we plant a large amount of camphor spirit wood on the island, we should be able to drive away the Zerg and significantly weaken their combat power."

Just then, another piece of good news arrived.

[Your general Zhao Yun has killed all the lords who defected to the Ghost Race and accepted the 310,000 population of the traitors; the 310,000 rebel soldiers and their families have all submitted to you.]

[You have gained an additional population of 310,000; their cultural attribute will be converted from Dongying to Great Xia.]

[Zhao Yun killed 129 human traitors; the diameter of your Floating Island has expanded by 1,290 meters.]

[Current Floating Island diameter is 11,330 meters; after expansion, the diameter is 12,620 meters.]

Looking at the 1,290 meters the Floating Island had expanded outward, this peripheral area could be used exactly for planting camphor spirit trees.

However, with Zhao Yun about to bring back 310,000 people, Xu Xuan felt a bit of a headache.

A population explosion is actually a good thing.

In the Lord Continent, war requires consuming population; the more people you have, the greater your war potential.

But the problem with the Floating Island is its area; since the Floating Island is in the sky, the living area is still limited.

Currently, there are over 170,000 people on the island, leaving plenty of open space.

If another 310,000 people were added, the living environment would become very crowded.

A room that was more than enough for ten people would now likely have to fit thirty or forty.

Obviously, they couldn't fit; this new population would probably have to live in the Lower District.

It's not impossible to live in caves like cavemen in the Lower District; at least it's warm in winter and cool in summer.

Xu Xuan thought quickly about how to arrange the massive new population of 310,000.

Zhao Yun was ruthless enough, killing all the opposing lords and capturing 310,000 people from the enemy, bringing them back.

Those 310,000 people were migrating to the Floating Island and were currently on the way.

But for now, he had to quickly resolve this insect plague.

Thinking of this, Xu Xuan sent a voice transmission to Zhao Yun: "General Zilong, don't be in a hurry to bring the 310,000 people back; there's an insect plague going on right now."

[Zhao Yun: Yes, My Lord. This general will wait here for news.]

After giving Zhao Yun the order to wait, Xu Xuan walked out of the hall and came to the high tower.

Just as he was about to climb the tower, Mozi's voice came from a distance.

"Great King, I heard the modern world you described the other day and felt curious about mechanisms like elevators. Therefore, I have installed a psionic elevator under the high tower."

Oh?

Originally, when Xu Xuan climbed the tower, he had to walk up himself.

Now that Mozi had modified the high tower and added a lift driven by spiritual qi, it was quite interesting.

He stepped onto the iron plate and saw it begin to rise slowly, sending Xu Xuan to the hundred-meter-high observation tower within 5 seconds.

Below, Mozi bowed and said, "I took the liberty of installing some small inventions; I wonder if the Great King likes them."

"It's fine. Mister Mo, there's no need to be formal. Science and technology in the Floating City are free; whatever you want to do, just go ahead and do it."

Xu Xuan wished these tech giants would research more new things.

Creating Gundams was already nothing; if Mozi could invent spaceships or something, wouldn't that be wonderful?

But seeing Mozi's spiritual qi-driven elevator, a brand new idea flashed through Xu Xuan's mind.

As a modern person himself, why should he make the people live in ancient buildings?

He could just ask other lords for the recipe for concrete, build reinforced concrete structures, and let the residents live in high-rise buildings, couldn't he?

Dormitory buildings—modern people shouldn't be unfamiliar with them, right?

The city's residents could accept a dozen people squeezed into one room; what if he built those kinds of dormitory buildings for them?

It seemed worth considering—replacing the wooden houses in the residential area with modern dormitory buildings, providing the residents with couple's dorms, small units for two people.

While Xu Xuan was thinking, Chi You had already led people to plant trees.

The one thing the city didn't lack was ashes; every time enemies attacked, there was a specialized place for burning bodies, the Boiler Area.

The ashes of the alien races were excellent fertilizer, which could be used for watering and fertilization.

Once the Bone Meal was scattered, the saplings grew taller at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the newly added peripheral area, Chi You led his Demon Soldier Regiment, working overtime to plant trees and scatter Bone Meal.

One could see a large area of trees growing in the originally bare region.

Moreover, these camphor spirit woods would emit a faint fragrance; these trees were absorbing spiritual qi and releasing a unique scent.

Just as Chi You and the others were planting a large number of trees around the perimeter of the island at the fastest speed...

[Letter from Jung Jae-soo: Sect Master! A swarm of flying cockroaches is approaching your east side!]

Without Jung Jae-soo saying anything, Xu Xuan, standing on the high tower, also saw the massive Zerg Swarm flying in from the east.

They blotted out the sun, and everywhere they passed turned into barren wasteland.

These human-faced cockroaches, as large as black bears, would devour everything in their path and consume any living creature.

The large forest to the east had been gnawed into bare black earth by the passing human-faced cockroaches.

Furthermore, these Zerg would lay a large number of eggs and leave them behind.

Looking at that grand, sun-blotting Zerg Swarm...

The sound of them flapping their wings had already drowned out everything else.

When he saw the Zerg Swarm flying over, even though Xu Xuan was battle-hardened and had seen many kinds of combat...

When he saw such a large-scale Zerg Swarm for the first time, and it was all human-faced cockroaches...

His stomach churned, and he felt a faint sense of nausea.

"Mental pollution, right? Tens of thousands of flying human-faced cockroaches."

On the east side of the island, Chi You shouted loudly, "Quick! Hurry and plant the camphor spirit wood! As long as the spirit wood is dense enough, the fragrance produced will definitely repel the insects."

Chi You desperately planted a large number of camphor spirit wood saplings.

Meanwhile, within the Zerg Swarm opposite them, a special Insect-man was mixed in.

The Insect-man laughed weirdly, "Xu Xuan, I've come to take my revenge!"