Doomsday Code

Chapter 376 Strategy

Then the Rat King unfolded the yellow cloth in the old rat's hand and draped it over himself.

With the help of the light from the crystal above his head, the Rat King looked left and right at the yellow cloth on his body.

"Your Majesty, this cloth looks much better on you than the clothes you are wearing."

The Rat King also nodded repeatedly, and then waved his hand and said:

"Rewards, all of them are rewarded generously."

The old mole smiled when he heard it, and then he began to talk to the Mole King about Chen Cheng and the others.

When the Mole King heard that there was a better and warmer textile material called cotton, his eyes lit up.

Then he looked at Mo Duonik who was standing aside with some hesitation and said:

"Well, since your people have already said so, then this..."

Although Mo Donik didn't know what Chen Cheng and the others were up to, he didn't believe that Chen Cheng really wanted to upgrade the textile industry for these gophers. This guy must have other ideas.

Therefore, Mo Duonik was also generous and waved his hand and said:

"Nothing. Since we have made up our minds to help the mole tribe, we will naturally help them to the end."

When the Rat King heard this, he slapped his thigh and said happily:

"Good good."

Then he looked at the old mole beside him and said:

"Elder, from today on, we will release the two benefactors from their imprisonment. We will also provide them with the best possible accommodation and food."

Although the old mole had already told Chen Cheng this before, it didn't stop him from bragging about his kindness to the mole king now.

After the Rat King finished speaking, he couldn't sit still anymore. He wanted to go and see what the new textile workshop looked like.

But at this time the old mole persuaded him to stop.

They have been working hard these days just to see what the cloth woven on the new loom looks like, so the textile workshop is still very messy.

But the old gopher didn't want his great achievement to be overshadowed by this face-saving project at the last minute.

Of course the old gopher would never say that.

"My king, the little ones have been busy day and night for this new loom. Do you think you can let them take a day off today and let them go back to tell the good news to other people in the tribe?"

If he just wanted to rest, the Rat King would naturally not agree.

But this would spread the good news, which would be of great benefit to his rule, so he finally agreed to the old mole's request.

Although the old rat was cunning, he did not dare to disobey the order of the Rat King. He just asked them to clean up the textile workshop before leaving.

When the sky became dark, in the new cave where Chen Cheng and his friends lived, Huidun brushed off the dust on his body that had been collected during the day.

Then he placed some specimens of suspected cotton seeds found today on the table.

Chen Cheng pushed aside the seeds, then took out a half-drawn piece of white paper and a pencil and said:

"Hurry up and draw all the roads you have walked and seen today."

"Why are you in such a hurry? You haven't even had a sip of water yet."

Huidun said slowly.

Chen Cheng rolled his eyes at him and said:

"These guys have already made the new loom today, so I suspect that the Rat King will bring people over to inspect it tomorrow at the latest.

I think the Governor-General will come along as well."

"And the old mole said today that starting from tomorrow, the restrictions on us will be lifted. This may be because they have learned about our true strength in the past few days and think that as long as those mole masters are watching us, we won't cause much trouble to them."

After hearing this, Huidun nodded slightly, then he looked at Chen Cheng and smiled:

"But how could these gophers know that we have weapons like artillery?"

Chen Cheng rolled his eyes at him in annoyance, and then said:

"Remember, tomorrow you should ask the Rat King for help in finding seeds. Otherwise, if the season is over, you won't be able to wait until the cotton matures this winter."

Huidun waved his hand and said:

"I know this without you having to remind me, but you should still worry about how you are doing. Help the Governor untie the armband."

As he spoke, Huidun picked up a pencil and began to draw on the paper the route he had taken today and what he had observed.

Chen Cheng was also watching from the side.

The area of the cave ruins is not small. The distance drawn on Huidun's map is dozens of miles.

But even so, they still did not see any other ethnic groups, nor did they see the boundaries of this underground world.

The area around them now is no longer the forest they came in from before. The climate here is more like a temperate continental climate, a transition from forest to grassland.

The highest high ground around here is about 8,000 meters away from this canyon, and the altitude of that high ground is no more than 300 meters based on the surface of the canyon stream, so Chen Cheng and his team named it the First High Ground.

The artillery they now carry requires an open high ground as an artillery position, and the First High Ground is just right.

Not only is the view there wide, but the ground is also not very undulating, making it an excellent artillery position.

Chen Cheng circled the first high ground with a pen, then looked at Huidun and said:

"How did you investigate this place? According to the blueprint, this first high ground is the best artillery position in this area."

Huidun made a good gesture to Chen Cheng, and then said:

"I have long since set my sights on this high ground, so I have been spending more time these past few days asking the moles to help level the ground."

Chen Cheng scratched his head when he heard this:

"What do you mean by this level ground?"

"It's just what it means. These gophers have never seen what cotton looks like or how it grows. So I asked them to send people to dig on the high ground, saying that there might be cotton seeds under the grass."

As he spoke, Huidun picked out a few seeds from the seed specimens he brought back and showed them to Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng knew without even looking that this was not a cotton seed. A real cotton seed is off-white, pear-shaped or conical, with a thorn-like protrusion at the tip, which is the stalk. There is a small hole next to the stalk, called the bud hole.

However, the seeds that Huidun took were of the wrong color and shape; they were the seeds of roadside weeds.

"You are really amazing! If the gophers knew about this, they would tear you to pieces alive."

Huidun rolled his eyes at Chen Cheng and said:

"Bullshit, and I did find wild cotton seeds for them."

As Huidun spoke, he rummaged through the pile of seed specimens for a while, and then pulled out a small handful of real cotton seeds.

The reason why he could recognize the seeds was not because Chen Cheng taught him, but because his first real business that made him rich was dyeing and weaving, so he learned it specifically.

Of course, he had also learned how to distinguish cotton seeds from silkworms.

"And I asked them to level the ground not just for us. I've also observed that the high ground is also a good place to plant cotton. After we leave, they can pick up the ready-made land and plant their own cotton."