Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Lawrence followed Kate down the mountain to the town of Pumexiu.

The town of Pumixiu is half an hour away from the house. It was difficult to walk due to the wind and snow a while ago, and it is even more difficult to walk after the snow melts in the past few days.

The ground was full of mud and potholes. It was difficult for the Dom sheep to walk here. Several people also got off their mounts and pulled the animals forward.

Snow melts at different rates on the mountains and below.

There is still ice and snow in the stone house, but it has begun to melt in the house. The places near the town of Pumixiu are mostly covered by roads damaged by snow and water.

The good news was that the animals down the mountain were also active. Lawrence saw traces of rabbits and many birds.

There are already green plants on the wasteland, and Lawrence realizes that spring here is coming sooner than he expected.

"Kate, I need some help clearing my farmland."

Kate asked curiously: "How many are needed? Now everyone is building ships, and the blacksmith also needs people to work, so I can't help you."

Lawrence said: "I can pay you in hides or ore."

Lawrence suddenly realized that those ores were no longer his. Since Andrew left, those ores belonged to the Pumixiu people.

As expected, Kate said casually: "When you come back from this trip to sea, I will give you a bag of baked noodles. You three can't eat much, and you don't have to farm."

Salil said unhappily: "We can find someone ourselves, so we don't have to worry about it!"

Seeing what Salil said, Kate didn't want to quarrel with this woman, so she smiled and said, "Salil, do you want to go out to work with us? Maybe you can meet Andrew."

Salil felt a little moved and looked at Lawrence.

Lawrence said calmly: "No, we still have a lot to do, and Andrew doesn't want you to go find him. If you find him where he is with his new partners, Andrew will feel very embarrassed."

Salil was a little disappointed, "That's it, then I won't go."

Kate persuaded: "Andrew would not do that, he would be proud of you, Saryl, you are a brave female warrior, we all know it."

Lawrence said in a deep voice: "She is my woman now, and she will not go anywhere without my permission."

Kate smiled and pulled the moose forward.

Lawrence especially hated this kind of provocative behavior that was looking for trouble. It reminded him of what happened in the Kingdom of Luofen.

The society of barbarians is like this. The strong have almost unlimited provocation against the weak.

What's even more terrible is that this kind of instinct, even if you were impressed by something just a moment ago, will soon put you in a lower position again because of factors such as your size and fists.

When we were at the manor, no matter how well we worked and no matter how many problems we solved, what if we only received a few compliments?

On the contrary, it is easier for some people who are neither strong nor weak to find trouble.

Previously, relying on the heads during the Revenge War, it gained the recognition of some people, coupled with Andrew's intimidation, so many people did not take the initiative to cause trouble.

But even Baron Avary, who had the count behind him, could not escape the contempt of people like Andrew.

This is not a problem between two people, but this is the ethos of the barbarian kingdom.

The solution to the problem is also very simple, and Lawrence is thinking about whether to do it or not.

Salil looked at Lawrence and felt something was wrong in the atmosphere.

"Lawrence, are you angry?"

"Yes." Lawrence replied calmly.

Saril thought it was her relationship and asked in a low voice: "Is it because of me? I promise you I won't leave."

Lawrence shook his head, "I believe you, but the reason why I'm angry is because of Kate, he doesn't respect me."

Salil showed a relaxed smile, "That's it! I'll help you teach him a lesson!"

Salil had no intention of covering up. After hearing this, Kate in front quickly mounted the moose and ran away quickly.

Seeing Kate running away, Saryl shouted: "Kate! Cowardly Kate! You are even afraid of a woman!!"

Kate shouted loudly without looking back: "You are not a woman, you are a she-bear!"

Salil, who originally only planned to teach Kate a lesson, rushed over after hearing these humiliating words.

The moose couldn't run fast on the muddy ground. Sariel held her skirt with both hands and carefully stepped on the areas with less muddy water. She quickly jumped over and grabbed Kate's clothes, and threw Kate into the muddy water. He stepped hard.

"Sariel! Don't do this! Let me get up!"

Kate tried hard to get up from the muddy water, but Salil stepped on the back of his neck, preventing him from getting up.

Lawrence led the sheep closer.

Strong, this is what is strong, and this is why strong people like Andrew are respected.

If you don't give them respect, they will get it themselves.

Lawrence walked past the shouting Kate, looked at the town in the distance, and thought that he should also receive such respect.

Relying on brute force is obviously unrealistic, so why not rely on other methods, such as awe-inspiring assassination methods?

The intelligence of the barbarians is not enough to remember many things, and coupled with their reckless character, they cannot accept many lessons.

"Mr. Lawrence!" Kate was not that stupid. She quickly realized who was in charge, "Mr. Lawrence! Help me!"

Kate had no ill intentions, he just couldn't control his mind and mouth, and subconsciously did things to try to belittle others and elevate his own status.

Lawrence smiled and said: "Mr. Lawrence...what a wonderful title. I feel like I only get the respect I deserve now."

"Saryl, don't bully Kate, at least not yet."

Sariel let go of her foot and followed Lawrence.

Kate climbed up from the muddy water, quickly took off her dirty coat, and pulled the moose to follow.

As soon as they approached the village, they saw Emma standing guard.

Emma held a spear in one hand and guarded the entrance with another female villager.

"Mr. Lawrence, Saryl, what's wrong with Kate?"

Kate didn't wait for Lawrence and Salil to speak, and said directly: "I stepped in a mud puddle while moving things."

Lawrence didn't expose Kate, and Salyl had no interest in talking to him.

Lawrence also knew that Kate would be very dissatisfied with him. Relying on Salil was not a skill, at least not a real skill among the barbarians.

Salil said to Emma: "Emma, ​​why are you standing guard here?"

Emma explained: "The men in the village are building boats and moving wood. The slaves will do the household chores. We just come and stand here to prevent the slaves from escaping."

Both men and women have realized the usefulness of slaves, and the town of Pumixiu has now entered the era of serfdom.

Kate went home without saying a word. Lawrence, Saryl and Sophia stood here chatting. It didn't take long for Doug to come over.

"Lawrence, you finally came here, I want to thank you."

Doug walked over slowly, still as strong as before, making people unable to think of him as an endangered person who had been fatally injured not long ago.

Kate did not tell her parents about being bullied. In this primitive society, she deserved to be bullied because she was weak.

Lawrence smiled and said, "It's nice to see you so healthy."

Doug said: "The king ordered a fleet to be organized to attack the last port of the Southern Kingdom. We will go to Telangtao City with the Earl next month, and we are currently building ships."

Lawrence nodded, "Kate told me that mining is taking place outside Andrew's house on the mountain."

When Doug heard Lawrence talking about this, he smiled and said: "We will give you Andrew's share when we come back. I think I should be able to meet him."

Lawrence said: "Doug, I want to find someone to help me cultivate farmland in the mountains. I need five people, but three people will do."

Doug shook his head regretfully, "I'm afraid not. There are not enough men in the village now. Even the women have things to do. This time I will bring more people back from outside."

Kate stood next to him and said, "Mr. Lawrence is worried that there is no wheat to eat. When we come back, we can give Lawrence a bag of grain directly."

Doug laughed and said, "Yes, you can give me three bags!"

Lawrence found that the communication was fruitless. Now his reputation in Pumixiu Town was not high enough. Moreover, there was indeed no free population in Pumixiu Town.

When a tribe wants to expand, it is easy to fall into this dilemma of labor shortage.

Lawrence had a meal in the town. When he returned, Salil saw that Lawrence was very worried today.

"If Lawrence, Doug and Emma are unwilling to help, we can ask the Ug people for help."

Lawrence was suddenly enlightened and asked quickly: "Are the Ug people similar to the Pumi Xiu people? Are they people from the mountains or from the seaside?"

Salil explained: "They are mountain people. They usually come to Pumixiu Town to exchange things, but they are very weak and live in the mountains south of us."

The strength ranking in this area is that the people on the seaside are greater than the people on the plains and the people in the mountains.

The seaside is the area of ​​​​the Vakiri people, the plains are the extension of the power of the Luofen Kingdom, and those in the mountains belong to the secluded forest barbarians. The technology and lifestyle of these people are the most backward.

The Cloda people live in seclusion and are protected by two witches. The Pumi Xiu basically have no contact with them, and the Ug people are among the few targets remembered by the Pumi Xiu people.

Lawrence asked, "Can the Ugians communicate?"

"Okay." Salil said easily: "They are very weak, not very strong, and not tall. They are easy to talk to when doing business, and they are not as arrogant as the Valkyries."

Lawrence asked again: "Where are the Snow Cave people?"

Sariel thought for a moment, "The people in the Snow Cave only have meat and skin, and the people there are also ugly. They were hunted by the Domu people into the northern snow. They did not dare to approach the Wakili territory, nor did they If you dare to come near us, my father said those people will die sooner or later."

"But the dogs they raise are very good. Doug goes there every year to trade iron tools for dogs. A knife can be exchanged for two dogs. It is said that Doug has several children there."

Lawrence remembered that the Doug village was now occupied by Doug. This Doug did not look like a fat man without any scheming.

His ambition is not small.

But this is better. This kind of morale cares more about physical health issues, will not let himself have an accident, and does not want to leave his current place and go outside.

Lawrence returned to the stone house on the mountain. As soon as he opened the door, he heard the sound of crows in the house.

In the light outside, both Lawrence and Sariel saw the pieces of meat under the crow's paws.

"Rat!!" Salil was about to collapse, "Why are there rats?!"

The crow ignored Sariel and continued to eat the dead mouse.

Crows prefer this fresh flesh to dried meat that has been stored for a long time.

Lawrence also had a headache. Although he didn't know where the rat came from, it was enough to show that his current house was unable to prevent rats.

Cultivating farmland, raising animals, building fences, obtaining food, collecting firewood...and now adding defense against rat infestations, Lawrence found that he had too much to do.

"Woo~ woof!" the puppy in the basket barked energetically, as if it felt something moving outside.