Chapter 204
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Chapter 204: Taking Precautions
Luo Ji did not choose to devour the civilizations of those two players.
The reason was simple, they were too weak.
At the same time, he didn’t find any rare resources in their main cities, so there was basically no value in devouring them.
To use food as an example, these two players’ civilizations were like low-quality food in Luo Ji’s eyes, neither delicious nor palatable.
When extremely hungry, taking a couple of bites would be acceptable.
But when not hungry, was it necessary to force himself to eat a couple of bites and make himself uncomfortable?
Luo Ji believed there was no need!
Therefore, he intended to save his Conquest Points to buy more delicious food.
At the same time, upgrading the skill tree of the Myriad Realms Civilization panel also required a large amount of Conquest Points.
For Luo Ji, greedily taking small advantages in the early stage and devouring every weak civilization he conquered was truly too short-sighted.
“Done!”
Looking at the vast array of analytical data before him, Luo Ji rubbed his chin.
He disliked merely thinking aimlessly in his head.
Instead, he preferred to directly write down his analyses and data, making everything clear at a glance.
Then, based on these analyses, he formulated a new development plan.
Having hung up his Truce Token, Luo Ji clearly intended to develop steadily for a while.
Not only because he had just received over 800 new people and needed time to integrate them, but also because the season in his world was about to enter summer.
Seasonal changes in ancient times could not be taken lightly.
Luo Ji had diligently studied seasonal issues long before.
Currently, as far as he knew, there were only two major challenges, with the first one being drought, and the second one was plague and influenza!
Whether considering his own personality or his rich experience as a veteran player, Luo Ji preferred to prepare early.
What is the secret to playing a high-difficulty strategy development game well?
Basically, there are two points.
The first is the need for a complete and long-term plan, to take every step with a plan and a goal.
The second is a more common saying, ‘taking precautions before they are needed.’
No matter what, you must prepare early.
Don’t wait until your people are already infected with influenza before you think of building hospitals and developing medical technology.
And don’t wait until everyone is almost out of food before you think of increasing manpower for the Agricultural Department and hunting teams.
Players who always like to wait until the last minute to make those preparations cannot afford any mistakes or variables.
However, this is reality!
How could there be no mistakes or variables?
Therefore, such players will most likely collapse in the end.
Thus, with a mindset of ‘taking precautions,’ Luo Ji had already begun preparing for these unexploded problems.
As for the drought issue, the freshwater resources around Mirror Lake were abundant enough, so they should be able to get through it.
Therefore, the focus should be on plague and influenza.
The reason why plague and influenza easily broke out in ancient summers was, fundamentally, a hygiene issue.
To be more specific, it was due to the corpses of some animals or poultry remaining untreated for extended periods in high-temperature environments, eventually decaying and producing pathogens, which then spread, forming epidemics.
Regarding the hygiene situation in his tribe, Luo Ji had paid great attention to it ever since he first arrived.
Considering the environment of this era, he had already achieved an extreme level.
In the short term, it was probably impossible to make any further breakthroughs in hygiene.
As for corpse disposal, cremation had been adopted from the very beginning, basically eliminating the possibility of deceased bodies decaying.
Therefore, his only concern now was some unexpected emergencies, such as the corpses of certain animals…
“Bai Xu.”
“I’m here, Sir.”
“Pass down my orders. Starting tomorrow, have the patrol teams increase their patrols of the areas surrounding the tribe. Should they discover any wild beast corpses during their patrols, they are to immediately cremate them. Additionally, at the end of each month, have the Medical Department conduct a free medical examination, requiring everyone to participate…”
At this point, Luo Ji paused slightly.
“And one last thing, encourage everyone to include garlic cloves in their three meals, and notify them that garlic cloves can effectively prevent diseases and influenza.”
“I will carry out your orders immediately, Sir.”
After watching Bai Xu go to transmit his instructions to the various departments, Luo Ji exhaled a long breath.
Then he reviewed all the arrangements he could think of in his mind, and after confirming there were no omissions, he turned his attention to the next matter.
After several large-scale military expansions, the military strength of Luo Ji’s entire civilization had been rising sharply.
The establishment of the cavalry unit was naturally self-explanatory.
When not specifically targeted, the cavalry unit had almost become the sharpest blade in Luo Ji’s hand at that time!
However, what many did not know was that unlike the cavalry unit, which had repeatedly achieved great merits and outstanding battle records soon after its formation, another unit was quietly established within the Mirror Tribe during the same period, the Halberdier Unit!
As for the choice of commander for the halberdier Unit, Luo Ji this time selected Liu Zheng.
Previously, when choosing the commander for the shield-axemen Unit, he had shown a slight favoritism by choosing Luo Yong.
However, Liu Zheng, also a veteran under his command, had not yet properly led a unit.
So, this time, it was considered a due recognition for Liu Zheng, and he also upgraded the weapon in his hand incidentally.
Several months passed.
As he experienced more and more battles, Luo Ji’s overall ranking points, fueled by consecutive victories, soared like a rocket.
It is also worth mentioning that, due to a chain effect caused by a certain person, slingers, who had once been eliminated from the battlefield, inexplicably became popular again among unranked players.
Leveraging the low-cost advantage of slingers, players frantically increased their numbers.
Then, in defensive battles, the tactic of overwhelming opponents with a large-scale bombardment of stone projectiles, winning by sheer quantity, instantly spread.
It almost had a tendency to become a ‘malignant tumor.’
For a time, the entire unranked player community, whether in private groups, player alliances, or even public chat channels, was bustling with activity.
A large number of players who were sickened to death by opposing slingers during siege battles, while cursing whoever came up with such a disgusting tactic, simultaneously used it with endless enjoyment in their own defensive battles.
As the culprit behind all of this, Luo Ji himself remained completely unaffected.
This was because, at his current tier, whether the opponent used archers or slingers, no player’s defending forces could reach him while he stood 400 meters away, firing wildly at the city gates…
