Mage Joan

"Haha! It's normal for the people in your city to have such a misunderstanding. After all, the'Asa Hunter' is well-known in the world. In fact, our farming skills are no worse than the colonists, especially the crops native to the New World, such as corn, tobacco, The method of growing potatoes and pumpkins, the colonists first learned from our ancestors!" Hakon raised his head proudly.

Slaughter glanced at his brother and said faintly: "It's boring to brag about myself. To be fair, we Asa people are not a purely farming nation. Our farming techniques, especially farming tools and crop rotation, come from the old world. The colonists of China are more intelligent, but we will not refuse to learn these advanced agricultural techniques from the colonists because we are taking away the land by the colonists. That would be foolish."

"My father used to say that if you want to win the respect of the colonists, you must first learn from the colonizers with an humility." Following his sister's words, Hakon said: "Some colonists always laugh at our indigenous people for being savage and backward. One of the arguments is farming. The nation is more civilized than the nomadic fishing and hunting nation, and the former has a better education system. Every township has a primary school. The capital of the colony and prestigious schools such as Midgard University provide higher education. In these respects, we should indeed provide higher education to the colonists. Those who study hard."

"My father established the River Valley Town and called on the tribes to give up the nomadic life of fishing, hunting, and to leave the forests and grasslands to settle here. Following the example of the colonists, they used new technologies and new farming tools to open up wasteland. He also created a primary school in the town. He wanted to establish a civilized life. The model proved to the stubborn old guys in Shizhu Town and the racists in Midgard that we Asa people are willing to accept new things and learn new knowledge. With time, we can become fully in line with colonialism. The "civilized" standard in the eyes of the reader!"

Longing gleamed in Haakon's eyes.

"We will extend the successful experience of River Valley Town to other aboriginal tribes. In the future, all human races on this land will become civilized and advanced. There is no need to divide the aboriginals or colonists, and there will no longer be a first-come-first-served distinction. It will become more harmonious and beautiful."

"To take a step back, even if we temporarily fail to achieve the ideal state of harmony among all ethnic groups as a family, at least our aborigines can be treated equally by colonists, just like the countries of the old world, although the national strength is strong and weak, skin color, language and religion Beliefs are not all the same, but they all agree that an "International Law" is equal at least on the diplomatic level."

"I hope that in the near future, our aborigines can also be regarded as civilized people, and our tribe can be accepted by the international community as a modern'country', and all countries can communicate with us on an equal basis. Rather than treating us as unreasonable beasts."

After hearing what Hakon said, Slude shook his head lightly, pursing the corners of his lips, as if laughing at his brother's naivety.

Hailar and Zion’s sisters and brothers were so heartbroken that they couldn’t help applauding, fully agreeing with Hakon’s ideas, and even inspiring a “savior”-like lofty emotion, feeling that they were “a sermon from the civilized world”. "It is the obligation to help the aborigines to promote modern education and industrial technology, help them integrate into civilized society as soon as possible, so as to completely eliminate ethnic disputes.

Qiao An thought more far-reaching. The future described by Haakon certainly made him fascinated, but with a thorn in his heart, he couldn't help but doubt that the lifestyle advocated by the colonists, the so-called "modernity", really represented the right direction of civilization development?

He seems to have no reason to oppose "modernity", but vaguely feels that between the colonists and the aborigines, it is not possible to simply draw a line with a ruler to strictly distinguish between "civilized" and "barbaric".

Who is more savage than whom?

I'm afraid it has yet to be tested.

Continuing along the river, River Valley Town is not far ahead. The townhouses and spacious streets, as well as the town's planning and architectural style, all give Qiao An a sense of revisiting "Grizzly Town".

It seems that River Valley Town is indeed a model project for Uncle Logan to imitate colonial settlements and comprehensively study "advanced civilization", as Hakon said.

Including Logan's family, friends and servants, River Valley Town has a total of more than 400 residents. Counting women and children, the total population is nearly two thousand. It is considered a big town in the colony.

However, Qiao An soon noticed that the streets of River Valley Town looked more deserted than Grizzly Town, which had a population of less than 1,000.

At first he thought that most of the people in the town were doing farm work in the fields, but gradually realized that the situation might be more complicated, otherwise even the children and the elderly would not stay at home, and the whole River Valley Town revealed a strange depression.

"You probably also noticed that the town seems very depressed. That's because nearly half of the residents have contracted infectious diseases. Residents who haven't been infected either work in the fields or are too scared to leave their homes easily. "Slud whispered.

"Infectious disease?" Audrey's face changed slightly, "Where is the patient? Is there a hospital in the town?"

"Patients cannot stay in the town, otherwise healthy people will also be at risk of infection." Slude pointed to the woods outside the town. "We built a temporary hospital in the forest three miles away. All patients in the town are Was transferred there and received isolation treatment."

"Thousands of patients are still infected with infectious diseases. This is a big problem!" Audrey's voice was eager, "Can you take me over to see, how much help is my magical technique!"

"Thank you, Your Highness Audrey, you are a real paladin." Slude said gratefully, "but don't worry, I will take you home first and meet my mother. She is looking forward to your visit."

Qiao An nodded silently, but his heart was not as calm as it seemed on the surface. Listening to Slud talking about severe infectious diseases, he couldn't help but recall some of the past, and his heart writhed for waves, lest his premonitions come true.

Everyone followed Walsung's sister and brother to a large wooden house on the west side of the town. Two servants were waiting at the door, and quickly greeted Slud and Hakon with horses.

As soon as I entered the big house, a short and stout woman walked towards her, wearing a turban and holding a pot of hot water in her hand.

"Sister Bangna, how is my mother today?"

"Madam is in good spirits, but her appetite is not very good. It's all caused by the little guy in her stomach. It doesn't matter, just stick to it until autumn."

The woman said cheerfully.

"Aunt Ista is pregnant?" Qiao An asked curiously.

Slude nodded, a rare touch of tenderness appeared on his face: "I was pregnant at the end of last year, it has been almost six months."