After wiping out the small monster camp near the settlement, the settlement entered a period of stable development. Based on the current level of exploration of this world, the only threat came from the ruined city nearby, specifically, the monster discovered deep within its remains.
However, the monster still stayed quietly within its own territory, as if it didn't seem to notice the sudden appearance of the alien visitors near it.
For the time being, the two sides kept to themselves. As long as the monster does not pose a direct threat to the camp, Arthur will not act rashly in a short period of time until he can spare sufficient forces.
As the temperature gradually rose, July arrived.
The farmland outside the camp has undergone dramatic changes, from barren wasteland to lush green wheat seedlings (shoots), and now to golden waves of wheat. The air is filled with the joy of a good harvest.
The harvesting period would last for over half a month and required a great deal of manpower.
Taking advantage of the weather, the people were busy working on the land with sickles and scythes.
The harvested wheat was laid out by the fields on dry ground next to the farmland to dry in the sun, to reduce its moisture content and prevent it from sprouting and becoming moldy.
Two new granaries had been built in the camp. Once the wheat was dried, it would be stacked in the granaries for storage.
At the same time, by the time the wheat harvest was complete, a new building in the camp was also nearly finished.
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Building: Watermill.
"Constructed near a river, it uses water power to turn the mill's wheels. The mill can process wheat and other grains into food."
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After the watermill is built, the stored wheat will be sent to the mill for processing, and producing flour. This will be the main ration for the people in the camp.
All the wheat was harvested without incident and the weather had been unusually cooperative, with no rain at all this month. The joy of a good harvest filled the faces of every citizen.
As both a reward and celebration for a good harvest, after completing the harvest, Arthur gave all the people in the territory except the soldiers a day off, and took out the remaining grain stored from past stores to make food for the people in the territory to enjoy.
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In the lord's mansion, Arthur was speaking with Quintus.
This agricultural expert was appointed by Arthur as the camp's agriculture officer, who is responsible for the agricultural aspects of the camp.
Actually, the 600-man camp didn't have a very elaborate management system, but was roughly divided into three parts: agriculture, military, and construction. Arthur recruited one or more assistant officers for each part.
Once the camp was expanded and the population increased, and a more complete administrative and economic system would be established.
"Jupiter's blessing, my lord's blessing, this harvest is far greater than I expected. This land is truly God's chosen land, and it is incredibly fertile."
According to Quintus, the yield of each acre of land was 100 bushels.
This is already an exaggerated number. You have to know that in Arthur's world, with the help of modern agricultural technology, the grain output per acre of land is about the same.
Even in the Type-Moon worldview, in ancient times when productivity was backward, it is a miracle that the output could reach this level.
After meeting the needs of the camp's six hundred people, there was still a large surplus.
"Thank you for your hard work. Perhaps there is a divine blessing at play, but more than that, it is the result of your hard work and sweat." Arthur smiled as he spoke.
"Furthermore, we have a long way to go. This first harvest here is far from enough. Opening up new farmland is our next task."
"Quintus, I'll still have to trouble you from now on."
While Arthur and Quintus were talking, cheers erupted outside the lord's mansion.
The lord's mansion is located in the center of the camp, and outside the palace is a small square.
Arthur gave the people a holiday, and now everyone gathered in the square to sing and dance.
Hearing the cheers coming from outside the lord's mansion, Arthur and Quintus looked at each other and smiled.
"Well, Quintus go and enjoy the holiday and the joy of the harvest with everyone else."
"Lord Arthur, won't you join us?"
Arthur shook his head:
"I have some matters on hand, I'll come later."
After Quintus left, Arthur sat down at the table and continued to improve the next camp development plan.
But a familiar voice rang in his ears, coming from the human order system.
"After experiencing the first bountiful harvest, the seeds of human order were finally planted in this land."
"But this is not enough... We have set foot upon the earth and leaving our mark on it, but the road of exploration is far from over. As far as we can see, the path of human order will stretch to the horizon."
As that indistinct yet resonant voice murmured in his mind, the city management interface in Arthur's head began to change.
The status of "Small Settlement" rippled, then transformed into "Small Town."
The number of people suddenly increased from 600 to 2,000.
At the same time, the voice in his mind was still calling Arthur, asking him to name this seed that represents human order and civilization.
Arthur recited a name in his heart without hesitation - Rome!
What is the Roman civilization without Rome?
Following his wishes, the panel of the city management interface was modified.
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City management interface:
Current status: Small town (Rome)
Thoughts: Loyalty, diligence, pioneering
Population: 2,000
Taxes: None
Income: None
Stockpiles: None
Current buildings: Houses, Lumberyard, wooden palisade, Farmland, Barracks, Lord's Mansion, Aqueduct, Mill, Town Square
Available new buildings: stables, sheepfold, and Hall of valor
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Building: Stable
"Horses are excellent mounts and are used for transporting goods, through the stable; you can breed and raise warhorses or packhorses"
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Building: Sheepfold
"By raising cattle and sheep, you can enrich agriculture with animal husbandry, gaining meat and hides."
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Building: Hall of Valor (Valhalla)
"The seed of human order has now been planted in this world. A guiding beacon has been established for the protectors who embody the light of humanity."
"After completing the construction of [Hall of Valor], you can summon heroes from human history through rituals."
"Note: The number and strength of summoned Heroic Spirits are directly tied to the level of the human order's radiance."
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After Arthur received the information in his mind, the auxiliary officer in charge of construction came to report that a thick fog suddenly appeared outside the camp.
The thick fog that appeared out of nowhere was a sign, indicating that human order had sent something once again.
What is the most important thing for a newly built town that has just completed its first harvest?
Of course it's the population.
People are the cornerstone of civilization, and the size of the population determines the upper limit of civilization development.
This time, what human order sent over was once again, primarily, people.
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Before Arthur, accompanied by his guards, could rush to the camp, the soldiers resting in the barracks had already fully mobilized, maintaining order at the scene.
Porucus also appeared here fully armed. When he saw Arthur coming, he saluted.
"Lord Arthur, I've already asked around. These people are all civilians from United Roman Empire. Their arrival here was much the same as ours."
Looking at the huge crowd in front of him, Arthur nodded slightly.
Arthur didn't need to count the number of people here one by one. The operation panel of the human order system had already told him the town's current total population.
A simple calculation would reveal the number of people that appeared out of nowhere, fourteen hundred people.
Resettling and assigning jobs for these extra fourteen hundred people will be a major project.
Originally, Arthur had intended to give himself a day off, but that would have to be postponed.
It took more than a day to complete the investigation of the composition of the newly arrived population.
First, of these fourteen hundred people, nearly seven hundred were women.
That was good news.
At the camp's initial stage, among the six hundred original residents there wasn't a single woman; perhaps the Human order system had prioritized pure labor for the camp's construction needs. But that also extinguished the possibility of natural reproduction and the organic continuation of the people.
Having women among the newly integrated population meant the community had become truly complete; it firmly established the possibility of the civilization continuing, increasing its numbers through natural birth.
This made sense: if a civilization wanted to take root in another world, its population couldn't consist solely of people transported by the Human order system. Natural reproduction is the proper path for a civilization's development.
Most of the new female residents have skills in handicrafts such as weaving, pottery, and food processing.
This is good, as it improves the town's current weak production system.
Apart from the female population, the composition of the remaining male population is similar to the initial 600 people, with a large number of farmers, a small number of craftsmen, and some professional soldiers.
The number of allied Roman soldiers doubled, bringing the town's military strength to 200. In peace time, this number of armed forces was sufficient to defend the camp well.
In addition to population, the gifts from the human order system also include things like food and tools.
The most important of these are horses, pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and other domesticated livestock in certain numbers.
Previously, the camp's meat supply mainly came from hunting. Hunting wild animals was not just to ensure the safety of the camp, but also to get some meat for food.
However, in ancient times when seasonings were scarce and cooking methods were simple, the meat of wild beasts was certainly inferior to that of domesticated animals.
"Agriculturally, besides continuing growing crops, we must also establish a livestock husbandry system..." Arthur planned in his mind.
Future plans still need to be considered in the long term, and the current task is to properly accommodate the new population.
The original town houses were more than enough to accommodate the original 600 people, but with so many new people added, the town houses were obviously not enough.
Fortunately, timber and stone were abundant; Arthur had already stockpiled those resources.
Arthur immediately ordered his men to build a circle of huts outside the camp. They were settled down, and the town would continue to expand in the future.
With so many more mouths to feed, the originally bumper harvest and the warehouses filled with food no longer seem to be enough.
There was no doubt: the town would have to clear another field, and before the second harvest they'd need to live tightly for a while.
Therefore, reclaiming new arable land and preparing for the next planting season is the top priority.
After another week of non-stop work, the distribution of the new population was temporarily completed, and these new people were incorporated into the new round of construction in the town.
The whole process was a mixture of pain and joy for Arthur. Although it was busy and hard, he felt a strange sense of joy and satisfaction seeing the town continue to develop.
At the same time, Arthur finally had the spare energy to focus on the biggest new option introduced by this camp upgrade.
Hall of valor [Valhalla] .
The biggest feature of the original game "Fate/Grand Order Hegemony" is the Heroic Spirit system.
There are only two winning conditions in the original game. One is to destroy the enemy's base.
This is a pure competition of combat strength between the two sides.
Generally speaking, what represents combat strength is not a large number of certain types of soldiers, but heroic spirits.
In the later stages of the game, the Noble Phantasms of powerful Heroic Spirits can easily destroy a city-state.
Another condition for winning the game is to complete a specific building.
For example, the twelve Machine Gods "Interstellar Metropolis: Olympus," or the special building "Fengshen List" of the Divine Zhou civilization, or the realm of ice and fire: Valhalla for the Scandinavian civilization.
Once such a building was completed, the game will be directly be determined as a victory.
But the difficulty of completing the latter was extremely high; except for very skilled players, normal players focus on strengthening Servants and fighting each other.
In short, Heroic Spirits are special units that must be summoned in the game, and they must be summoned quickly.
Because Servant units are unique and factional; if a Servant belonging to a non-specific faction is summoned by someone, others cannot summon the same Servant.
It is worth mentioning that in the game, the summoning of heroic spirits requires the completion of special tasks.
Take [Eternal Madness Empire] for example. The summoning condition for the Roman camp's servant 'Spartacus' is that the slave population of the entire camp is cleared to zero and the slavery system is abolished.
The emperors of the Roman camp can only be summoned after the city-state reaches a certain construction level and completes a specific special building.
As for non-faction servants, similar tasks are required but if you get the specific relic of the servant you want, you may skip the task but if the servant is a high level one you will just get an easier quest.
The construction of the special building [Valhalla] is very simple. Rather than being a hall, it is more like an altar that occupies only two square meters and is built with a few stones.
Generally speaking, after a town is upgraded, the buildings inside the town must also be upgraded, such as Arthur's residence, the Lord's Mansion, and the town Square in the center of the camp.
[Valhalla] will also be upgraded in subsequent town upgrades and will eventually become a temple.
Arthur was quite satisfied with the simple altar of [The Hall of Valor: Valhalla]. It didn't even require much manpower and time to complete this building. Presumably, this was also a kind of arrangement of human order.
[The Hall of Valor: Valhalla] had been built a few days ago, but Arthur had delayed the summoning.
First, he is most likely the only one who could do that in this alternate world, so he doesn't have to worry about anyone stealing his Heroic Spirit units.
Secondly, with the current level of human order system, there is only one servant unit that can be summoned for support.
Choosing which Servant to summon required careful consideration, after all, this wasn't a game but real life, and Arthur had more to take into account.