[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ember-dragon":3,"chapter-ember-dragon-ember-dragon-chapter-415":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ember Dragon",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1161940,1504,"Chapter 415: Farming Skeletons","ember-dragon-chapter-415",415,"\u003Cp>Chapter 415: Farming Skeletons\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have received experience from the vassal [Soul Wailer - Orest].]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained 1500 XP.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained 1300 XP.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained 1200 XP.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Iron Dragonwing Palace, Cassius sat on the throne, nodding in satisfaction as messages refreshed on the interface in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver dragon Olivia had recently moved to Istalia, the heart of the empire, claiming that she needed to fulfill her duties as a council member and make the Ember Empire a more just and peaceful nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white dragon Tinia was being dragged through intensive lessons in history and politics, forbidden to return until she met her learning goals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue dragon Kristina had seemingly disappeared lately. After the coronation, the Farya Family’s stance toward the Ember Empire had grown complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the coronation complete, internal and external conflicts resolved, and the full unification of the Anzeta Wasteland, Cassius’s life as the \"Ember Emperor\" had become surprisingly dull—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His days were filled with eating, sleeping, studying spells, and watching his experience points and gold piles in the treasury steadily increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a boring life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassius couldn’t help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The players’ enthusiasm is even higher than I expected. In just a few weeks, they’ve generated over 50,000 experience points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch, capturing that lich myself was definitely worth it. The results are impressive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, I wonder how things are going in Matra...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, a magical communication request appeared in the hall. \"Your Majesty, our experiment was a success. The undead can be used as farmers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The excited voice of Imperial Agricultural Officer Arif Levi rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassius turned to a mirror on the wall, which displayed a vast expanse of fertile farmland, its black soil so rich it seemed ready to ooze oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Matra Plains. Once covered year-round in snow and abandoned by Northern nobles as a barren wasteland, it had been reborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the red dragon’s climate alterations that melted the ice, it had become Anzeta’s largest and most fertile farming region—the Matra Grand Farmlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arable area covered 43 million acres of flat, fertile land, enough to sustain the empire’s food supply if properly developed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The low growl echoed across the plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rows of pale skeletons marched stiffly through the fields, wielding hoes with mechanical precision—they were farming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, they were farming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These skeletons had no self-awareness but could be controlled to perform basic tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another part of the field, hundreds of skeletons followed the agricultural officer’s lead, sowing seeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anzeta had vast lands but a sparse population of less than ten million people spread across nearly 3 million square kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The empire lacked not land but people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Langpu’s initiative, factories in every city were hiring, and diverting precious human resources to agriculture seemed inefficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Industrial development required a sufficient non-agricultural population and abundant food production. Additionally, the empire hadn’t yet developed large-scale agricultural machinery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Langpu proposed the establishment of the Imperial Department of Agriculture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most \"Agricultural Officers\" were druids well-versed in the ways of nature, many of whom were players. Each officer led hundreds of cheap skeletons to perform large-scale, nighttime farming operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the day, the skeletons rested in coffins or worked in underground mines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The department collaborated with the Empire’s Technology Division, with \"gene scientists\" from the [Mechanist Cult] developing higher-yield, climate-resistant crops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the druids used their nature-based spells to accelerate crop growth through unnatural means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One player, known as [I Don’t Eat Gold Fertilizer], took an unconventional approach by stockpiling and buying manure from cities to establish the \"Gold Fertilizer Organic Company.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He partnered with the Department of Agriculture and, in just a few weeks, became a wealthy player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was some innate talent, but players excelled at farming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this harvest, the Matra Grand Farmlands would supply food for the entire nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the \"Skeleton Agricultural System\" was fully established, the empire wouldn’t face food shortages for the foreseeable future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassius gazed at the endless fields, imagining the golden wheat that would soon grow there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes drifted toward the distant city, where the people, drenched in sweat, toiled beneath colossal machines like cogs in a giant mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Farming, huh? You should be thanking me. At least now, you’ll have enough to eat, won’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red dragon yawned, feeling drowsy—perhaps his next hibernation was near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell, and stars twinkled above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the vast Matra plains, a druid directed hundreds of skeletons, tirelessly laboring in the fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His name was well-known—[Wings of Freedom], or as players called him, \"Holy Light Bro.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wiping the sweat from his brow, he stood bare-chested, his muscular body illuminated by radiant holy light that obscured certain areas, making him shine like a star in the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked into the distance, flashing a simple, rugged smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a beautiful wilderness. I can feel the breath of nature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed. \"It’s a pity that people are so ignorant, covering their bodies with crude fabrics instead of embracing the beauty of the natural form.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy Light Bro patted a nearby skeleton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys are the best—already dead, yet fully bare. We meet each other with honesty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Praise freedom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy Light Bro shifted into a brown bear form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glowing green aura of natural energy surrounded him, infusing life into the seeds being sown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletons groaned softly, tirelessly swinging their hoes as if they never knew fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Holy Light Bro was spouting nonsense. Druids and undead creatures were inherently incompatible, as druids despised beings that defied the natural order of life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the players didn’t care—they were just looking for ways to indulge their peculiar whims.\u003C\u002Fp>",952,"2026-06-03T12:47:02.951Z","2026-06-03T12:47:07.061Z",1,"novelbin.me","35ecfadeabc27a18270c3ef43df05c712536add48a2470251b8fe27f2cda2f9c","ember-dragon-chapter-416","ember-dragon-chapter-309",603,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fember-dragon-cover.jpg"]