Chapter 734: Abundance and the Sulfur Land

The group of Slaves drifting on the Dahe were already so seasick they were on the verge of collapse; the few Slaves who were not seasick still had to dispose of the vomit from their companions every day, and coupled with their complete ignorance of what their future held, they were now exceptionally panicked and bewildered.

The Soldier Fan, of the Ministry of War, stared into the distance of the Dahe, filled with worry about his future work; he did not know if he could handle this matter well. His rotation time was half a year, just in time to return to Huaxia City before the Dahe froze over. As long as no major problems occurred during this period and the Sulfur mining work went smoothly, it would be a great achievement for him, and his future promotion would be much smoother.

As for whether he would continue to be sent to guard Liuhuangdi next year, his superiors had not given him a definitive answer, but ordinary Soldiers could be rotated, so he believed that he, as the commander, should also be eligible for rotation.

If he were fighting on a battlefield, he certainly would not feel a shred of fear, because the battlefield is a contest of courage and combat power; however, this Liuhuangdi was a struggle against Heaven, which was certain death. Although he had learned many protective measures, who wouldn't be afraid if they were in his shoes?

Most of the other Soldiers had also never been on a boat, so their symptoms of seasickness were equally obvious. There were not many members of the Navy on the boat, mostly Army, so there was almost no combat power on this vessel right now.

After a long journey, they finally saw a familiar place. The Navy personnel were the first to begin slowing down, while simultaneously telling everyone the good news that they were about to reach their destination and could step onto the shore.

At this, not only the Army but also the Slaves were very excited; they could finally end this torture. Fan's expression was complex, but he was the first to order everyone to prepare to disembark.

After the Large Ship stopped, they used small boats to transport all their supplies to the shore bit by bit. At this time, most people were in a disoriented state and unable to work, so those who were not seasick basically shouldered all the heavy burdens; those who were seasick could not even do work, and it was even possible for them to fall into the water.

Fan did not want to suffer inexplicable casualties before even reaching the shore, so he could only let those who could work toil hard, and he promised them rewards, which the Slaves would also receive.

It took them the better part of the day to get everything ashore, naturally with food as the priority. The place where they mainly lived did not have many food sources; in the past, the Chinv tribe only used that core location as a sacred ground and rarely entered it, preferring to hunt and live in other areas of their territory more suitable for survival. Now, however, they had to enter the core area to live.

Seeing that everyone was in such a state, Fan knew it was not the time to force them, so he let everyone set up Tents and rest on the spot, waiting until they recovered before moving forward.

The Slaves had no Weapons and no other ability to rebel, so there was no need to pay too much attention to them; besides, Baifeng had said that if they wanted to escape, let them escape.

After setting up camp, Fan did not threaten the Slaves much, but instead told them: "This place is far from Huaxia, without the protection of city walls, and there are not that many Soldiers. There are many wild beasts, so no matter what your status is, you have the responsibility to stand guard at night. As soon as any danger appears, you must sound the alarm immediately."

At the same time, he also said to the Slaves: "From now on, we will not strictly supervise you Slaves. Even if you want to run away, it is no problem. But before you run, think about where you people can go. Without Weapons, without food, meeting a pack of wolves would be enough to eat you all up, and you have seen no shortage of tigers and bears along the way, right?"

"If you don't run away and work here, although the conditions are not as good as in Huaxia City, we can still guarantee food for all of you and will not let you go hungry. When Winter is about to come, we will return to Huaxia City and give you a Winter break. Do you understand?"

"Understood... ugh..." After going ashore, there were still many Slaves vomiting. There was not much left in their stomachs to throw up, so they were just spitting up bile, and their mouths were exceptionally bitter.

Seeing them like this, Fan did not blame them, but just sighed: "Alright, hurry up and help each other set up the Tents. Those who are not seasick and have rested well, arrange among yourselves how to stand guard."

Several thousand people camped on the beach by the shore like this. Everyone collected enough firewood and lit it, but most people did not eat dinner. They just wanted to lie down on the ground that was no longer swaying and have a good sleep. When they lay down, they still felt like they were swaying, their bodies spinning and twisting, which was exceptionally uncomfortable.

By the next day, everyone had basically recovered and began to feel hungry. Fan did not withhold any food and distributed it according to the standard, though the Soldiers still ate better and the Slaves ate worse.

But what surprised the people of Huaxia was that they had originally intended to swap out the oil dregs for the Slaves and replace them with grain like Millet; they did not expect the Slaves to think that Huaxia finally could not afford to keep them and had started giving them the worst grain.

Although they dared not make a scene, their idle gossip would eventually reach others' ears. After the people of Huaxia found out, they did not know what to say. Oil dregs were just something they used to feed livestock; they never expected the Slaves to think oil dregs were better than grain.

Since the Slaves thought so, Huaxia would certainly not go against the Slaves' wishes. This could save them a lot of grain; although they could no longer consume this grain through normal eating, its value was certainly higher than oil dregs.

Because this grain could not be processed, Huaxia even began to brew Wine on a large scale, then distilled it multiple times to obtain Alcohol with a higher proof for use by people in the Hospital, something that was unthinkable in the past.

The grain brought on the Large Ship for the Slaves was oil dregs, and to let them live longer, they were even given Soybean Oil. In Huaxia, Soybean Oil was a common thing in ordinary households, but in the eyes of other tribes or Slaves, oil was an extremely precious and unattainable treasure.

Now that they could actually eat Soybean Oil, did this mean they were actually better and stronger than those Slaves who looked superior on the surface? Those Slaves who had been bought might not have even eaten Soybean Oil.