Chapter 325: Centaur

Standing there, Chen Heng thought about this problem seriously.

In a normal society, there would always be more people being born than people dying.

Otherwise, if it was the opposite, the race would soon perish.

As such, just relying on Kobolds to naturally die would not be enough; it would take an incredibly long time to improve the bloodlines of all Kobolds.

However, Chen Heng soon realized that as time passed, more and more people would die. In the long-term, there would be more dead people than living people.

If that was the case, there would no longer be a problem.

Thinking to there, Chen Heng no longer wrestled with this problem.

However, there were other problems to take into account.

This included improving the Kobolds' bloodlines without reducing their reproductive abilities.

Kobolds were weaker and less intelligent than other races, but they had powerful reproductive abilities.

For a Kobold couple, if they were not restricted and had enough food, they would be able to quickly produce large numbers of new Kobolds.

That was why Kobolds were able to become one of the most commonly-seen races in the world.

This was undoubtedly a massive advantage.

However, improving Kobolds' bloodlines would inevitably cause their reproductive abilities to decline.

After all, stronger creatures had weaker reproductive abilities—this was something that was common across different worlds.

Even humans, if their strength reached a certain point and their essence transformed to a certain degree, would also find it difficult to reproduce.

That was the case for the legendary dragons as well.

As such, once the Kobolds' bloodlines were improved, it was very likely that their reproductive abilities would be decreased.

This was inevitable, but it was something that Chen Heng wanted to avoid.

Thus, Chen Heng began to consider this.

It did not take him long to think of a potential solution.

That was through filtering.

After establishing an examination system, he would be able to pick out outstanding Kobolds.

Only those chosen would have the qualifications to have their bloodlines improved.

Even though those elite Kobolds' reproductive abilities would be decreased, that did not matter—after all, there would still be a large number of Kobolds who had not been chosen.

Because they had not had their bloodlines improved, the Kobolds' reproductive abilities would not be affected.

With that group of ordinary Kobolds, the overall tribe's growth would not be affected.

Of course, there might be some small problems in the future, but this was still for the best for the overall collective.

This would be enough to maintain the tribe, while also developing the strength of the elites.

As for the large number of ordinary Kobolds, they would be able to provide essence.

Apart from these two problems, there were many other problems that Chen Heng could think of.

However, they were not too urgent for now.

Chen Heng still had plenty of time to slowly work through those problems.

After walking out from the laboratory, Chen Heng began to announce his new regulations as a basic law.

Considering the intelligence of the Kobolds, the laws were not too complicated, and they were simplified as much as possible.

Of those laws, some were particularly evident.

Chen Heng decreed that after Kobolds died, their corpses would belong to the tribe and could not be destroyed, burned, or buried.

This law was quite strange for the other Kobolds, but they did not say anything.

All Kobolds were in complete awe of Chen Heng and accepted all of the laws.

During this period, the number of Kobolds once again increased, and they now officially had more than 1,000 Kobolds.

However, because they had not done an official census, Chen Heng did not know exactly how many Kobolds there were.

If it was a Kobold tribe in the past, it would have already collapsed by now.

However, there were no problems here.

This was owed greatly to the nets, bows, and arrows, which allowed Kobolds to hunt prey much easier.

In the psat, Kobolds could only catch bugs, but now, they could use nets to catch fish and use spears to hunt large animals.

Their efficiency in gathering food had greatly increased.

On the other hand, they had also experienced some success in agriculture.

Before, he had Kobolds culture the land and also find some seeds to plant.

Now, there were some successes from that.

Because they did not have very good techniques or technologies, the yields were very low. However, this opened a new world for the Kobolds and made them feel great anticipation for agriculture in the future.

After harvesting the current plants, Chen Heng did not continue with cultivating land and instead went to deal with other things.

This was because by now, Helu and Kumir had returned from the Qika Kingdom.

It had been about three months since they had left from the Kobold tribe, and they did not return empty-handed.

In order to transport more goods, they had purchased a carriage and brought two more people with them.

Chen Heng went to welcome them and smiled as he greeted them.

Helu and Kumir had brought back many good things.

Apart from the seeds of good crops, there were basic tools and crafts from the human world.

"The seeds and farming tools are quite good, but there's no need to bring useless things in the future..."

Chen Heng's attitude towards the things that they had brought was very clear.

Seeds and farming tools were things that the Kobold tribe desperately needed.

As for crafts, that was completely useless.

Rather than providing crafts, it was better to just provide food.

Moreover, no one in the Kobold tribe appreciated such things, even if they were quite valuable in the human world.

Hearing Chen Heng's words, Helu and Kumir's expressions were quite awkward, and they could only nod.

After staying in the Kobold tribe for a few days, they once again left.

This time, they brought many furs, skins, and medicinal grasses to sell in the south.

It seemed that this transaction had allowed them to taste the sweetness of success, and they became somewhat addicted to it.

Looking at Helu and Kumir departing, Chen Heng shook his head and smiled.

Following this, everything developed according to how he expected.

After obtaining the seeds from the human world, the Kobolds cultivated even more fields.

Many Kobolds walked out of the underground holes and began to work hard in the fields.

Even though they lacked labor, this was not a big problem for Kobolds.

In terms of agriculture, the Kobolds' talent was better than other races.

They naturally liked to dig, so they did well in agriculture and this was the case even so with tools.

Chen Heng decided to try to open up 1,000 fields.

This way, in the following years, the pressure of food would be greatly decreased.

...........

When that time came, the Kobold tribe's numbers would be able to greatly increase.

...

In the Wastelands, on vast plains, there were figures passing by quickly.

An arrow would occasionally fly out, slamming onto the ground.

Anyone watching would find that these figures were not humans but unique creatures.

They had the upper-bodies of humans but lower-bodies of horses.

They were one of the famed races, Centaurs.

Because they were naturally like a combination between humans and horses, they were the best cavalry in the world.

Moreover, in terms of power, they were also incredibly strong.

Currently, they were galloping, as if they were chasing something.

In the air, hunting falcons circled before slowly leaving.

Seeing the hunting falcons leave, the Centaurs felt quite reluctant, but they quickly left this region and headed to the next region.

A long time after they left, a small figure appeared.

It was a very short figure and looked like a human girl. However, her eyes were green, and looked quite unique.

Her body was covered with a simple beast skin, which was stained with blood.

As if she sensed the Centaurs' auras disappear, the girl gritted her teeth and walked towards the south, trying to quickly leave this place.

"I have to... keep going..."

Blood dripped from her body, staining the ground.

Soon, the girl's mind and vision gradually became hazy, and things seemed to reverse.

In the haziness, she saw scenes from before.

The Centaurs had charged into a tribe and started a massacre; this was something that she could not forget.

Even though her mind was quite hazy, her body continued onwards, and she almost began to run.

Sounds began to come from the surroundings.

There seemed to be figures approaching from ahead.

Were they Centaurs?

The girl thought to herself.

No, that didn't seem right.

She could see that the figures were much shorter than Centaurs.

They were not Centaurs, nor did they seem like other intelligent creatures.

Then what were they?

She thought to herself as her eyes widened.

Following this, the figures came closer and closer, and she was able to see them.

They were Kobolds.

However, different from ordinary Kobolds, these Kobolds were taller and seemed cleaner...