After giving it some thought, Lin Ke could think of only one solution.
"Farming."
It was the most basic approach.
Agriculture was the foundation of absolutely everything.
Whether one ate meat or vegetables, the ultimate source was plants.
Only by growing enough crops could they have enough carbohydrates, a variety of vitamins, and dietary fiber.
At the same time, crops could supply fodder for livestock farming, allowing them to raise herbivorous poultry and livestock.
Only then could they have enough meat to eat.
And the Spirit Beasts Lin Ke currently had-even without counting the Fire God Mantis Clan-were all meat eaters, each devouring dozens of kilograms a day.
That was without using their demonic power to refine flesh and blood.
If he added those tens of thousands of Fire God Mantises...
"Everyone, go search!" Lin Ke ordered. "Search Mountain Island and Mantis Island for every edible food crop. We need to start farming!"
Meanwhile, his Doppelganger far away in Capital City also instructed the steward to purchase crop seeds.
Still, Lin Ke did not hold out much hope.
In this age without hybrid rice, there was never enough grain to go around.
Fortunately, under the Sage Emperor's rule, the Sacred Dynasty's people were fairly prosperous. Even with the Old Rites of the past, they had still been able to fill their bellies.
Yet Lin Ke certainly wanted more than that.
Human happiness stemmed from awareness.
When everyone rode horses, you would not find the lack of cars inconvenient.
But once you discovered how much more convenient cars were, you would feel miserable.
Someone else spent seven or eight hundred thousand on a single meal, while you hesitated over ordering twenty's worth of takeout.
Without that comparison, you would only find your takeout fragrant and tempting.
Once you compared the two,