On reaching the First Level, Yu Lin Bloodhawk found Evil Spikes and told him to bring a large clay pot and a few Trolls outside the city. Together, they dug up a Tong Millet sapling about as thick as a big toe, roots and all, planted it in the pot, and carried it back.
"Evil Spikes, are there many Tong Millet saplings in the Hinterlands?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked.
"Lots," Evil Spikes answered honestly. "Master, do you need a lot of them?"
"Possibly, but not just yet. We'll see after a while. What I want to know is, if we hired the Vilebranch Trolls outside to work for us, would they be willing?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked.
"Well..." Evil Spikes did not know how to answer.
"I'll give each of them five jin of millet for a day's work," Yu Lin Bloodhawk said.
"Five jin?" Evil Spikes asked, his eyes widening.
"Is that too little?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk thought it over and felt that perhaps he was indeed offering too little.
"No, not at all! How many people do you need?" Evil Spikes asked eagerly.
"Can you find anyone?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked.
"Yes!" Evil Spikes said firmly. "Everyone's short of food right now. I think plenty of Trolls would be willing. Five jin of millet would feed a whole family for two days."
"Good. Then go and bring everyone you can find. Cut down all these trees in front of the city, then find Tong Millet saplings like this one and plant them throughout the area. Dig a hole every..."
Yu Lin Bloodhawk indicated a distance of about four or five meters. "You can have them help find the Tong Millet saplings too. I'll give them two jin of millet for each one. But you need to keep a