By the time the report reached Zhou Xu, it was already after the autumn harvest.
After reading the report, Zhou Xu was startled at first, but his expression soon relaxed.
Based on the description alone, he could basically confirm that his Plain Farm had suffered a locust plague.
However, Zhao Geng truly lived up to being a four-star intelligence talent. This was his first time facing a locust plague, yet in such a chaotic situation, he had somehow noticed in time that chickens and ducks would eat locusts, then urgently drove the penned-up chickens and ducks out to deal with the plague.
Without even knowing it himself, he had already mastered the use of "biological weapons."
He had even conducted more in-depth observations afterward and discovered that when it came to eating locusts, ducks had much bigger appetites than chickens. Chickens could eat at most dozens of locusts, while ducks could effortlessly devour over a hundred.
For this reason, Zhao Geng specifically requested at the end of the report that every farm in the kingdom raise ducks in pens, in case they were ever needed.
Even when there was nothing else to do, the ducks could be let out to eat the insects in the fields.
This time, Zhao Geng had clearly gained valuable experience from suffering through the disaster.
That was also the biggest difference between ordinary people and talents. Every experience allowed him to improve rapidly and effectively master more things.
Thanks to Zhao Geng's timely response, their losses in grain from this locust plague were certainly real, but they could not be considered severe.
With the grain stockpiled in warehouses across the various regions, there would not be any problems with their food supply.
Afterward, storytellers in various places reported the incident for a while as a