Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Lawrence found Lathander, the wise man of the mountains who was caring for a group of chickens.

The temperature and environment outside are no longer suitable for the growth of chicks. The more than 100 chicks in front of me are the last batch of artificially hatched chicks.

Lathander's room was different from the others' rooms. There was a magma pool with a diameter of one meter, and an iron pot with hot water was placed on top of the pool.

The entire cave is about sixty square meters in area and three meters high.

In addition to a chicken farm the size of a bed, there are many furniture inside the cave, such as water tanks and kettles, toilets, tables, cabinets, and some herbs that need to be processed.

The lava pool is in the center, and the chickens are on the inside. In the innermost part of the cave is Lathander's bed, which is covered with a bearskin mattress, pillows made of chicken feathers, and a blanket recently made of wool.

Lawrence walked over and said, "Mother, I have hired a few more maids. Just leave these chicken raising matters to them."

Lathander, who was checking on the chick's health, smiled when she heard it.

"No, it's too quiet for me to fall asleep. Listening to the cries of these chicks, I sleep more peacefully."

After hearing that Lathander raised chickens for this reason, and not to improve his diet or contribute more eggs and chickens to the territory, Lawrence did not continue to say anything on this topic.

It's a good thing to have your own interests.

"Mother, when a businessman from the Ancient Whisperer family came here, he wanted to buy the oak trees here. There are many oak trees in my territory, especially in Uge Village. There is an oak tree that looks more than a thousand years old. I want to know what the use of these oak trees is. ."

Lathander looked surprised, "It turns out there are such ancient oak trees in this land. I'll go over and have a look tomorrow."

"Okay." Lawrence needed an expert to help him.

The expert in front of me is an expert in this field. He has a very ancient inheritance and is also a trustworthy person.

Lathander explained: "In the legend of our tribe, long ago when food was scarce, all wizards relied on oak trees to survive. We established the tribe near the huge oak tree."

"That era was the Dark Age. After a difficult period, the wizards expelled the giant beasts and established tribes and kingdoms, but the brutal wizards could not control their desires."

"So many people returned to the forest for practice. We believe that oak trees have the power of peace and tranquility and are the cradle of wizards."

Lawrence asked: "How did the age of wizards end?"

Lathander explained: "Just like now, with constant assassinations and constant deaths, wizards cannot control their mysterious power. Wizards who are good at destruction are not good at defense, and many of them die together."

"Wizards rose to the throne by violence and died by new violence."

"Our tribe and many other tribes have returned to nature in order to escape these fates and have believed in the God of Order and Balance for generations."

Lawrence almost understood that wizards could not appear out of thin air, otherwise the wizard's breeding mechanism would be unreasonable.

It's more like a mutation that cannot be sustained naturally. Just like an infectious disease, the first and second generations of people who survive have some problems, and then fewer and fewer.

At the same time, there is reproductive isolation between wizards and some people, and strictly speaking they are not human beings.

This group of people was very numerous at first, but then became less and less due to constant fighting.

Rulers continued to die from assassinations, and the civilization that had just emerged from the wilderness began to fall apart.

The sooner the emperor dies, the more turbulent the situation becomes, and the harder it becomes for the newly appointed emperor to convince the public.

Lawrence had long known that the assassination trend here was strong, and he also knew that wizards were a group of dangerous people.

But this is the first time I know about the oak tree.

"People used to live near oak trees? Is that convenient?"

Lathander replied: "The oak tree will provide us with all kinds of protection. If the oak tree is big enough, we can also live on the oak tree."

"Many wizards worship the oak tree and occupy the land beneath it."

Lawrence said directly: "No matter what the use is, it is our site now, and I will arrange for people to build our houses there."

Lathander also wanted to live under the oak tree, but she couldn't bear the comfortable life here now.

Now that Lawrence had the idea of ​​building a home there, Lathander was completely relieved.

"Then I'll go over and take a look tomorrow."

Lawrence didn't have anything else to do, so he said, "I have some free time these days. Let's go together tomorrow."

Lathander said: "Okay."

The room was a little stuffy, and Lawrence quickly left here.

After going out, Lawrence saw Emma training the new maid.

In addition to Cassie, who was brought by Dora and Brielle, Tim also stood next to the two new maids and listened to his mother's lessons.

Lawrence felt interesting and came over and said: "We can't use up the wool, and there shouldn't be anything going on these days. Now go to the seamstress and ask her to make two sets of maid uniforms for you."

"Two sets for each person, one for normal wear and one to change when dirty."

"The front is an apron pocket that can hold things, and the body is a skirt that is easy to put on and take off. There is also a headscarf or hat that is suitable for use in the house, so that the hair will not fall on the ground when you lay down to pack things."

Life has been stress-free recently, and good things are happening all the time. In addition, the long winter snowstorm season is coming soon, so it is natural to develop some relaxing entertainment activities at home.

Full of warmth and lust, now that he was full, Lawrence had all kinds of good ideas.

Emma heard the master's instructions and asked carefully: "Does Tim want to change too? I can mend my old clothes and give them to Tim."

Lawrence looked at the very sensible Tim and said gently: "Tim is now my reserve maid. Although she is still a little maid, she is still mine."

"When you come to my place to be a maid, you must first have a new dress to wear."

"They are not old clothes I got from my mother and sister, but new clothes given to me by my master."

Seeing that Lawrence had made this decision, Emma taught the three reserve maids majestically: "Hurry up and thank the master!"

Tim and the two adults quickly said together: "Thank you, Master!"

Lawrence was in a very good mood, "Let's go and make the clothes custom-made first, and continue to familiarize ourselves with the rules here when we come back. In the evening Emma, ​​you can take them to take a bath, and they can take a bath for a while."

"Yes, Master." Emma agreed.

When the two new maids saw this, they also said: "Yes, Master."

Tim followed suit.

Lawrence quickly went out to check on the situation and just as Saryl said, it started raining on the mountain.

The sky is gloomy and gray, and the dreary weather can easily affect people's mood.

Fortunately, Lawrence had explained everything in advance.

After a bumper potato harvest, more than 2,000 people in the territory no longer have to worry about food.

Even the forest people left endless potatoes. Moreover, the forest people also had natural resources other than potatoes that they could use. Every household also raised chickens and sheep.

Lawrence checked outside and then returned to the cave.

The guards of the cave went home to rest, and the three dogs were tied up inside the cave. After Lawrence entered the house, they lay on the ground and looked at the rain outside.

More than an hour later, Emma brought Tim over to feed the three dogs.

All three dogs knew Tim, but they were strangers to the other two maids.

Tim, who had grown up with three puppies, was dumping bones and steamed rice into the dog bowl with his mother.

Soon Emma took Tim in, and together with Bull, stuck the door panel in the cave.

There is a specially cut gap in the stone wall of the cave. After inserting one end of the board into the door gap, the other end can also be inserted into the other end.

This card slot design can prevent animals from sneaking in, and can also seal the cave and maintain the temperature inside the cave.

First push the door panels on both sides into the gap, then put the vertical door panel in the middle to stand up. At the last gap, just pull out the door panels from the slots on both sides, so that the door panels can be closed and integrated directly.

There is a door bolt behind the wooden board, and it is stuck with a gable-shaped wooden block to completely close the door.

The three dogs are used to this kind of life. After eating, they huddle together and lie down to sleep. Here they can shelter from the wind and rain and still have enough to eat, which is ten times better than being wolves outside.

In the bathroom, after the master and the mistress went to bed, the seven maids sat in the hot water pool and took a comfortable bath.

After taking a bucket of hot water and pouring it in, the water temperature here was just right for them.

Emma educated the two new maids: "You must take a bath every day from now on, and keep a clean body to serve the master."

"Yes." Dora and Cassie are quickly adapting to life here.