Chapter 574: Caste Abolishment (1/2)
The top brass of Lycantopia gathered in Zero's small tent and squeezed into the tight space as requested by the messiah. Nobody knew what he had in mind, but everyone was pinning their hopes on this one powerful magician.
King Gaon took the lead. He presented Zero with the requested materials that involved maps, soil and water samples from various locations. His advisors didn't know why the Messiah would ask for such strange things, but they did not question it. Food was now at an all-time low, and nobody was in the mood to waste more energy arguing about it. If Zero said that he could resolve the immediate food shortage problem, they had no better choice than to listen to his wise suggestions.
After receiving the samples and comparing the samples to the map, Zero ran some tests using magic. It took him all week to devise this method with the gnomes, Cleo and Wiser's help. The gardening team back in Half Moon Village gave Zero the crash course he needed about farming. Even in a barren land, it was still possible to grow something. However, it was now up to Zero to figure out what kind of crops Lycantopia should be growing. His magic was limited, and Zero shouldn't overdo it.
”Have you tested everyone for mana, qi and physical capabilities?” Zero asked.
The administrator was a small rat beastwoman. She pushed her glasses up and unfurled a long list of names on one of the thick parchment scrolls. Zero felt his jaw slacken at the sight of the list. Indeed, there were names for every individual according to their proficiency with earth magic in there.
”As requested, we identified a total of fifty-nine expert earth magic users, approximately three-hundred intermediate earth magic users, about six hundred beginner earth magic users and about three hundred with earth magic but no knowledge of how to use it.”
Zero looked through the lengthy list and noticed how the expert users were mostly carnivores and omnivores. Those in the beginner earth magic section were primarily herbivores, but there was a particular clan that made Zero raise a brow.
”The cow and goat clans are intermediate earth magic users. Why were they classified as non-experienced users?”
The rat secretary adjusted her glasses and explained that they were originally dairy workers. ”As herbivores, the kingdom decided that they were better suited to producing milk and cheese. It has been that way for generations, so nobody in those clans has any experience using earth magic until now.”
Zero took a look at their numbers. With this many intermediate earth magic users untrained, it would make a massive difference in the production. Only intermediate earth magic-users could use life magic and speed up the rate of crops growing. The real question was if he was able to teach them how to use it.
The other werebeasts were similarly classified into their different affinity with magic and experience. Some clans were gifted with more than one kind of magic like the duck clan who were intermediate water magic users but beginner air magic users.
The physical labourers were classified into those who could use magic and those who had no talent in magic at all. It took a while for Zero to run through the lists, and by the end of it, he had a better idea about Lycantopia's overall strength.