Mountain and Forest Kingdom

After the death of Luofen III, the main thoughts of the barbarian nobles were in the south.

Lawrence looked at the turbulent river water in summer and asked nearby workers about the recent situation.

"Starting tomorrow, throw some wooden piles into the water. Later, send someone to tell Seravan and ask him to set up wooden ropes in the water to intercept the wood."

"Use two ropes to tie the logs on both sides of the bank. They can be stuck on rocks or in places where the water flow is slightly smaller. You can also tie them between two logs, or use taller trees to cut them off."

"They used the wood to build houses. Those forest slaves cut wood too slowly and were only suitable for pulling weeds."

The lumberjack said: "Yes, master, then do you need to use wooden boats to transport wood?"

"No need." Lawrence explained: "Using wood to go down can break some obstacles in the river, which is easier."

In summer, vegetation grows thickly along the river. Even with a sickle, it would take a long time to open up this waterway.

The woodcutter said: "There are many big fish in this river. When they are tired these days, some people go to the river to bathe and catch fish."

"Remember to pay your taxes," Lawrence said.

"Yes, Master." The woodcutter recorded this matter honestly.

Paying taxes to the lord is a system that exists everywhere. Since this territory belongs to Lawrence, the fish in the river naturally also belong.

Accepting protection on Lawrence's territory and catching the fish raised by Lawrence, it is not excessive for Lawrence to charge some taxes.

Lawrence asked: "Which fish is the best in the water?"

The woodcutter replied directly: "Eel, a snake-like fish, is more delicious than snake meat."

Lawrence nodded, "Then pay taxes with eels."

"Yes, Master." The lumberjack agreed honestly, and believed that this was what he should do.

Of course, the delicious food must be given to the lord. It would be too wasteful for serfs and free people like themselves to eat such delicious food.

Lawrence soon left, and the lumberjacks went back to work.

Back at the manor, Lawrence looked at the dogs and children herding sheep in the distance.

Easy jobs like herding sheep and pigs are all jobs for little boys. Little girls mainly help their parents work in the fields or at home.

Although women can also become shield maidens, barbarians are not fools. Everyone knows who can be used in a fight.

There has always been a traditional preference for boys over girls. Boys usually eat more and do less work. Even when studying and listening to stories in church, boys take the lead. Girls are allowed to come and listen when there is free space.

At present, resources are still too scarce. We can only eat fried chicken once a month, and we don’t have much oil and water at ordinary times. We can barely afford food and clothing.

The living standards of the Lawrence family are definitely not everything. The living standards of ordinary free people better reflect the real situation in this area.

As Lawrence walked back into the house, he heard the sounds of a woman and a child in the sitting area of ​​a nearby wood shed.

As long as the weather is good, the villagers will come over to chat and bask in the sun, especially some free women. The men mostly sleep, drink and play cards, and a few craftsmen can make some wooden tools.

Lord, noble, deacon (steward), free man, serf, slave.

Lawrence walked to the second floor. As soon as he arrived in the corridor, Bull, who was mopping the floor, knelt on the ground to say hello.

"Master, Salil is taking a bath in the bathroom with Sophia, Khalan, and Lord Delenn."

Lawrence said: "Okay, I understand. Bull, you should also take a shower and rest. It's hot now, so there's no need to mop the floor."

"I'll go later." Bull happily agreed, planning to wait for Salil and others to come back before going there.

"Yeah." Lawrence walked into the house and took off his stuffy boar leather armor.

After his body suddenly felt much lighter, Lawrence sat on the wooden chair and sighed.

"I heard that it is much hotter in the south than here. Maybe Luofen III was wearing less clothes and could not wear leather and iron armor in summer, so he was killed in a sneak attack."

Although they have never met, the traditional concept of assassination in the barbarian kingdom makes Lawrence sleepless and thinking about this matter all day long.

Sophia's ability is not guaranteed, and she is used to living a good life like Sariel. She has not made any progress in witchcraft for more than three years.

"We must exercise!"

Lawrence found a piece of cloth, took out the scissors and started cutting.

After simply cutting out a few long strips of cloth, the witches who had been soaking in the cold bath for more than two hours also came up together.

"Lawrence, it's so comfortable to take a bath." Salil walked in with disheveled hair and greeted Lawrence happily.

The other witches all had disheveled hair, and they had not yet had time to put their hair up after taking a shower.

Lawrence looked at Sophia, who was wearing a fluffy dress.

"Sofia, you are not young anymore."

Sofia blushed and puffed up her chest with excitement, full of pride.

Lawrence quickly raised his hand to cover his eyes, "No, no, no, I'm talking about your age. You are fourteen years old now, and you still haven't mastered witchcraft."

When Sophia heard this, she quickly said: "I have witchcraft! Just like Sister Salil, I can sense things!"

Lawrence looked at Sophia unhappily, "Have you learned how to be stubborn?"

Sophia suddenly became honest, lowered her head and said, "Yes, Master, it was Sophia who was wrong."

Lawrence scolded with an unhappy look on his face: "Don't always learn from Salil, but also learn from Delenn. Delenn can control stones when he is fourteen years old!"

Salil pouted and looked at Lawrence unhappily. She was already eighteen years old and had not mastered the witchcraft yet.

Kehalan strongly supported Lawrence's approach and continued: "If the witch children outside have not awakened to witchcraft at the age of ten, they would have been killed long ago. If they are the descendants of pure-blood witches, they must be replaced if they have not awakened at the age of eight. people."

A witch can only have one child. If you don't kill the useless child, there won't be a new child. It's like a game where you can only create one character. You have to delete your account and start again!

In this barbaric era, many extraordinary families are obsessed with bloodline theory. In order to pursue high-quality offspring, they will naturally not raise waste descendants.

Sofia quickly showed fear and looked at Lawrence with a pleading look on her face.

Seeing this, Lawrence also realized that what Kohalan said was too cruel, and comforted: "We are not outside here, and there are no such barbaric practices. No matter what Sophia is like, I am willing to accept it, but you have to become stronger yourself. .”

Sofia nodded quickly, "Yes! Master! Sofia will definitely become useful!"

Lawrence originally wanted to cover Sophia's eyes with a piece of cloth to let her practice her perception, but now he felt it was unnecessary.

"Sophia, you will follow me from today on, and I will train your perception."

Sofia nodded happily, "Yes, Master!"

Seeing that it was none of her business, Salil quickly pointed at her face, "What about me? How should I exercise?"

"You are already strong, you don't need to train." Lawrence had no intention of training Sariel. Her ability didn't seem strong, but in fact it was very perfect.

Predicting the weather has almost 100% accuracy. Although sometimes it is not clear whether it will rain in the morning or in the afternoon, it does not hinder the overall plan.

Sariel looked around.

Delen, the earth witch, made the Crow Feather Statue. She usually cut trees on a large scale, opened roads, cut through mountains, and made molds and stoves for cast iron. She basically never had any time to spare.

Kehalan, the poisonous witch, is currently the strongest and most useful witch.

Lathander doesn't have many records, but it looks very strong.

There used to be Sofia who was at the bottom, but now Sofia is left by Lawrence to train, which makes Salil herself very useless.

After all, it rarely rains in the north, so Salil feels that her witchcraft is useless and that she is useless as a person.

Salil felt very uncomfortable like this, "No, I have to exercise too, otherwise wouldn't it make me look useless?"

Lawrence comforted: "No, everyone has things they are good at and things they are not good at. Salil, you are very useful. Don't think too much."

Salil said very insistently: "No, Lawrence, find something for me to do!"

Lawrence said: "Then go and count how many chickens, how many sheep we have recently, and how many peas we have harvested these days."

Salil frowned, very unhappy, "Is that all?"

Lawrence said seriously: "This matter is very important. Apart from me, you are the most knowledgeable here. You take Navia and Emma to count our assets."

Salil became happy now, "Okay! Leave it to me!"

Lawrence continued: "People in the Water City have made a lot of umbrellas, which can also be used as parasols. I recently plan to make some high-end umbrellas and sell them to Western nobles. I will find one for you. You can use it every day and see where it needs improvement. , talk to me."

When Salil heard that she needed help, she readily agreed, "Okay!"