Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Lawrence collected some soil, but gradually felt that it was not enough.

When Lawrence brought back another basket of soft soil from the forest, Khalan couldn't help but ask why.

"My Lord, ripening these things is easy for me. You don't need to be so busy doing something particularly considerate. It would make me feel bad."

Lawrence put the soil down and said to Kharan: "I didn't think that I would make you feel embarrassed by doing this. I just thought that the favor that a person can use is limited."

"Excessive use of this power is not a good thing for us, so if I prepare enough fertile soil and water, it will be much easier for you to ripen and use less witchcraft."

Kehalan said seriously: "I am very grateful for this help, but I don't need it. It is not a particularly troublesome thing for me. It is even better to go to the forest to cut down trees and go to the mountains to pick wild fruits."

"You taking care of me like this will make me feel that my efforts and contributions are not worthy of this care."

Lawrence said curiously: "I thought you had been accustomed to this for a long time. You usually eat and drink when you should, and it was natural when you slept with us, so I thought it was natural for you to accept my care. "

Kehalan said awkwardly: "This is different. Ripening these crops is too simple for me. It's like you let Sophia go out to herd sheep, and then continue to get her food while she herds sheep, and help her manage the sheep. flock, tend the flock.”

Lawrence thought for a while and said directly: "Actually, I care about you because I think what you are doing now is very important and your ability is very strong, so there should be no problem for me to value you."

Kharan shook his head quickly, "No, my ability is not strong."

Lawrence said: "What about? What are the shortcomings of your abilities?"

Kehalan looked at Lawrence and said with a puzzled face: "Making food mature faster is not a powerful ability anywhere. The herbs, poisons and crops I ripen can all grow slowly. With or without me, in fact, The difference is not huge.”

"Whether it's in the city or in some kingdoms, many wizards say that my ability is suitable for living in the mountains for a lifetime, or helping others manage gardens."

Lawrence viewed this ability along the lines of Kohalan.

Even if you ripen a dozen wheat stalks a day, can you ripen an acre of land in a year?

It is true that one wheat can produce forty or fifty wheat grains, but in the following days, Keharan can only ripen a dozen more wheat stalks, and at most he can get about one kilogram more wheat in a day.

For people who open up wasteland, this ability is ridiculously strong.

For the nobles and kings outside, unless it is ripening spices and some precious medicinal materials, it is of little use.

So Khalan didn't think she needed to be treated with such grandeur.

"Okay, I understand what you mean." Lawrence nodded, "I'll go out to do other things, and I'll leave the matter of ripening the wheat to you. Just tell me after you're done."

Kehalan smiled and said: "Yes, that's fine!"

After Lawrence knew how to get along with Kharan, he left it alone and went out to call Salil and Sophia back.

"Let's sort out the wheat straw in the room and take the processed wheat straw out to feed the sheep."

Sophia and Salil nodded in agreement without making any unnecessary noise.

The identity of the wizard is still a secret, especially since there are three nuns from the church in the house, so you have to be careful what you say.

Sophia said: "Master, we don't need to learn the language of the Western Kingdom. Now they can almost speak in our words. The four of us can speak in your language, Master."

Khalan asked, "What language?"

"The language of the prophet." Salil looked mysterious and very proud.

Lawrence explained: "It's...the inspiration I got from the prophetic heritage."

"This kind of enlightenment can be taught to others through teaching. Both Salil and Sophia understand some words and some rough language. Starting today, I will also teach you this language."

Kharan listened carefully, after all, it sounded very powerful.

Lawrence also taught the language seriously. From now on, the core of the manor will definitely be himself and these witches.

A language that belongs exclusively to senior executives can better keep secrets and facilitate daily communication.

After the eternal night, only the days begin to lengthen, and it does not immediately return to the time in spring.

Now I am still in the dark for fifteen or six hours every day. I don’t have many working hours every day. I spend most of my time hiding in the hut studying and sleeping.

The situation in Pumexiu Town didn't look good either, and Lawrence soon met Emma and others again.

Emma and others went up the mountain wearing thick clothes. This time five women came. All five of them walked up the mountain and did not ride Domu sheep.

Lawrence sat the five people down, and let the five people eat and talk while holding warm soup bowls.

"Isn't Doug back yet?" Lawrence felt that Doug was in danger.

Emma held the soup bowl in both hands and nodded and said: "Not yet. The situation in the town is very bad. A large number of slaves are starving to death and freezing to death. Even a few of our Dom sheep died because they had no food."

Lawrence asked: "How many slaves are there in the town? Alive."

Emma said calmly: "There are about forty more. They survived by eating the dead Dom sheep. Now we have to exchange those slaves with you for some food."

"How do you calculate the food you borrowed before?" Reglo asked unhappily.

Valkyries have never sympathized with the weak. In the eyes of a woman like Reglo, those who are weak should perish.

The reason why the Pumixiu people have gotten to this point is because they are weak.

He was beaten by the Kurs and bullied by the Valkyries. Now he can't survive even if he is treated as a dog by the Valkyries.

When asked about the food she borrowed before, Emma said decisively: "Counting all together, there are more than forty slaves!"

Bull then said; "Whether Doug comes back or not, what we have to solve now is the problem of survival!"

Lawrence found that these people ignored one person, "What did Vip say? And what did Kate do there?"

Bull and others were silent.

Lawrence heard the faint crackle of wood in the fireplace.

The young barbarian girl Bull quickly said: "I killed him while he was sleeping!"

"Oh." Lawrence nodded and said casually: "It's quite normal."

When everyone is hungry, whatever Vip says will lead to resentment.

The Weipu family has money and food, but they don't have great strength themselves. They have always relied on their age and dignity to judge everyone.

Bull couldn't help but said: "I have to eat! My children also have to eat!"

Lawrence looked at the tavern girl Bull, "Have you found Kenny?"

Bull was a little angry and said in a low voice: "He can't help me or the child."

"Well, I understand, you can eat." Lawrence looked at Emma, ​​"Emma, ​​is the town in chaos these days?"

Emma quickly swallowed the carrots and pieces of meat in her mouth, while Bull, who was sitting next to her, continued to eat meat and soup, and stuffed bread into her mouth.

Bull, who worked in the tavern, had also slept with many Pumixiu people, but since she was sure that the child was Kenny's, Lawrence believed that the child must be Kenny's.

People in this era don't care about chastity, they all do it for food.

Emma quickly recounted what happened in the town during the Eternal Night.

"In the beginning, some hungry children went to the blacksmith's house to steal food and were caught and were punished."

"Then the blacksmith killed a child, and the parents of the child who was killed gave the blacksmith some food as compensation."

"After a few days, I couldn't control the pork anymore after eating it. In the end, no one dared to go out, and many people's sheep and chickens were killed."

In the dark night, the door was knocked open, and the sheep and chickens were captured and taken away.

Lawrence sighed: "Let me help you catch seals, otherwise the town may be cannibalistic."

In order to prevent the Pumixiu people from continuing to kill each other, Lawrence decided to help them.

At the last celebration held by the Pumixiu people, Lawrence decided to do something.

Because they were unable to resist the barbarians' plundering culture and were unable to stop it, they comforted themselves so that the barbarians could enter a relatively civilized era more quickly.

I originally thought that it would enhance everyone's concept and let everyone know the importance of manpower and not kill those slaves casually.

But now that Doug has not returned, the food reserves in the town have been taken away by Avari, Vip Doug and others, causing a food crisis.

In times of famine, the first to die are slaves.

These things were not Lawrence's fault. Lawrence just wanted to do something to help, and he wanted to advance the civilization of the Pumixiu people.

The five Pumi nuns looked at Lawrence excitedly.

Although some people in the town had thought about going up the mountain to find some food, the cold wind on the mountain quickly blew the teenagers back to their houses, making more people realize that the big family in the village was easier to deal with than Lawrence on the mountain. .

"Mr. Lawrence, we have to act as soon as possible. Kate will definitely go to the Snow Cave Man's place to catch seals. If we go late, we will only see seal skins from Kate!"

Lawrence looked at Emma, ​​"I first need to determine the number of people who are willing to solve the problem with me, how many women, how many men, and how many children."

Emma said: "I don't know the specific people, but there are more than a hundred people and more than forty slaves in the town."

Lawrence calculated that after the first attack by the Kur people, there were only more than 300 Pumixiu people including old people, young children, women and children.

Later, it absorbed Ug slaves, Dumu people, and more than a hundred Western slaves.

Some people went out with Doug, some died at sea when they went to the Western Kingdom to rob, and some old and weak people died every winter, plus this period of chaos in the eternal night.

There is not enough food and fuel, not enough wine, and they eat snow and raw meat every day. The only ones who can survive are the people with relatively rich families.

Lawrence said: "Now that Vip is dead, who of you can speak up? The blacksmith?"

Emma replied: "It's Friesen. If Friesen doesn't want to help us, we can't beat him."

There were still some men guarding the house in Pumixiu Town. These people did not follow Doug out, but they did not stop the things around them in time.

When something happens outside, they first protect their food and property.

With men as the center, women, children, and slaves gathered together to form a small force.

Friesen has no idea of ​​becoming a village leader, nor does he have any lofty ambitions or feelings. He will kill anyone who dares to steal his chickens and dried meat!

Lawrence found that the savages had become a mess in the face of difficulties.

"I can help you, but my help is not free." Lawrence looked at a few people, "After I help you this time, you need to work for me here for three years."

"Okay! I agree!" Bull agreed eagerly.

The rest of the people also breathed a sigh of relief, and Emma followed up and said: "I can go back and bring my children here to be slaves now!"

"We can do that too!"

"Being a slave here with Mr. Lawrence means we don't have to catch seals."

Several women smiled happily and gave up the idea of ​​catching seals in the ice and snow.

Catching seals is for food, but being a slave in a manor can provide you with better food and sleep in a warm house.

Just like Kharan's mood when he took the initiative to join, everyone grabbed this opportunity tightly for fear of missing it.

Seeing that Lawrence had made his decision, Salil asked, "What will happen if Doug comes back?"

Lawrence said directly: "Come back as soon as you come back. Others can rob and kill others with confidence. You can do whatever you want. If I recruit some people to join, do you still have to look at his face?"

Lawrence is no longer what he used to be, and he is not afraid of revenge and accusations from Doug and others.

"Sometimes you should take the initiative to become stronger instead of waiting for everything!"