Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Autumn in the mountains passed quickly. When people in the manor needed to wear more clothes, the first snow was not far away.

The river here will freeze quickly and will not melt until next spring.

Lawrence was sitting in the sun outside the wooden house, basking in the sun. There was a small round wooden bench under his butt. At this time, there was a basin of water in front of him, and he was holding a towel and a brush in his hand.

The black unicorn stood in front of Lawrence and obediently raised its feet to let Lawrence help it clean the mud and water on its legs.

Candice came out of the cave and saw Lawrence cleaning Catherine's limbs, so she quickly walked over.

"Master, I was just counting the winter supplies in the warehouse. Please leave it to us to clean up Catherine. You can just go inside and rest."

Lawrence continued to wipe the horse's hooves and said casually: "I can do whatever I want. If I want to see Oak City, I can go and see it. If I want to sit here, I can sit here."

Candice said respectfully: "Yes, Master."

Generally, slaves of nobles are not without status. Some slaves will also set rules for their masters, and they will not let their masters do things that should not be interfered with by their masters.

Decency and rules are not only effective for those below, sometimes servants and subordinates will also use rules to check and balance their masters.

Lawrence didn't want external rules to limit him, so the first thing he did was not to limit his rights.

If you leave things to others for a long time, your natural rights will be taken away by others.

While things were being done quietly here, Salil came over from afar carrying a basket and beaming with joy.

"Lawrence, listen to me. I was just thinking about what to eat today when I saw a fish jumping out of the water. Then I threw the vegetable basket there and just caught the fish!"

Saryl came over and showed Lawrence the fish he had been lucky enough to catch today.

Lawrence glanced at it and saw that it was a kind of freshwater cod from the mountains. The meat was tender and slender, clean and not greasy, and it was good for soup and barbecue.

Salil said happily: "I'll eat this today, but there's only one. I want to eat it myself."

After Lawrence heard this, he found that it was indeed difficult to allocate certain foods in his family.

Eggs, bread, juice, chicken, and beef are all easy to share because there is more than one.

But these are not troublesome things. It’s okay to eat the fish that Salil caught by herself. In this era, there will always be some good treasures that are difficult to distribute.

"I remember we dug a fish pond last year. How are the fish there?"

Sariel knew where Lawrence was talking about. It was the area where the man-eating water used to exist. Later, the swamp where the man-eating water was located was dug out and turned into a fish pond to raise fish.

"The fish there are so small that it will take another five or six years to grow up to one meter."

Lawrence felt that it didn't need to be so big, and soon felt that big fish tasted better.

"Well, let's start with the sea fish first. The fish will be delivered from the mountain in the afternoon."

"Okay." Salil quickly hummed while carrying the basket and returned to the cabin in a good mood.

We set out on a 20-meter fishing boat from Dumu Port at three in the morning. We used lighting beads to attract a large number of fish and then cast a net to catch fish.

Go back in the morning, and then transport the carloads of marine fish to Pumixiu Town and the manor, basically arriving in the afternoon.

Lawrence was thinking about dinner that night, and quickly said to the big horse in front of him: "Go in by yourself."

The unicorn quickly went to the cabin on his own initiative.

Candice asked Lawrence: "Master, I'm going to wash Lady Catherine's feet."

Lawrence stood up and said, "Go ahead and ask Emma to come over."

"Yes, Master." Candice quickly went in to help.

Lawrence soon saw Emma walking quickly in a long dress.

"Master, what are your orders?"

Lawrence asked, "How's the papermaking going?"

Emma replied: "We used a water sieve to dry a few pieces of paper in the rotten wood water, but Brielle said it was not suitable for writing, and the paint got wet quickly on the paper."

Lawrence listened to the problems encountered by Emma and others, and corrected: "Just press a few more times, so that the surface of the paper will be smoother."

"There is no need to rush this matter. There is more time in winter, so just do it slowly in the house."

Emma nodded: "Yes, Master."

Lawrence had already made paper, first as straw paper for wiping buttocks, and now as a white paper for writing and drawing.

The emergence of paper can enhance the transmission of information, and at the same time, it can spread civilization and technology and promote overall scientific and technological development.

Whether it is the spread of mechanical technology or the spread of gunpowder firearms and other technologies, a carrier is needed.

Without paper, oral communication would only lead to more technologies being lost.

Fourteen Western Kingdoms, fourteen languages.

Even within the same kingdom, people from different regions have different pronunciation methods and oral habits.

Words and paper are the soil of technology.

"It only takes a child three years to master our language, whereas it takes five to 10 years to master writing," Lawrence said.

“As an adult, it takes longer to learn our language.

"You should try your best to speak our language from now on, without having to learn other languages. The same goes for other people. If they are willing to speak our language, it means they recognize our culture, which is a sign of goodwill."

"If you don't learn our language, you have no intention of being friends with us."

Emma is not only Lawrence's maid, but also Lawrence's messenger conveying various orders to the town of Pumexiu.

"Yes, Master." Emma also believed that there was no need to learn other languages.

Lawrence quickly explained some arrangements for tomorrow, because he was enjoying life these days and didn't want to think about it too early in the morning.

Unless you encounter a kingdom that is more powerful than yourself, there is no need to learn the other party's language.

Lawrence is very open-minded now. If you don’t want to learn the language here, then don’t live here and go wherever you should.

Eight of the fourteen Western countries are currently cultivating nobles who can speak the Luofen language, and the other kingdoms are also paying attention to this situation.

Whoever is strong has a language worth learning.

This winter does not require Lawrence to rush around preparing various things.

Most people have experienced the cold winter here and have related experience. Even those who have just arrived can quickly understand what is going on from the working group.

But early the next morning, Lawrence was woken up by the maid.

"Master, Count Valkyrie is dead."

Lawrence got out of bed between Saryl and Sophia.

Candice and another dark elf maid dressed Lawrence, squatting in front of Lawrence and helping him adjust his socks.

Lawrence quickly regained his energy and asked: "How did he die? Who killed him?"

Brielle explained: "No one killed him. He died suddenly when he got up. His death was very painful, but he was not injured."

"The Valkyries brought his body over, along with Countess Olaua."

Lawrence thought for a moment, "Okay, just invite Olaua up. I want to talk to the future countess."

"Yes, Master!" Navia agreed quickly, and then prepared to leave to make arrangements.

Lawrence called to him: "Wait!"

Lawrence said to Sophia who had already gotten up: "When Olaua comes here, you prepare lunch for her, and after eating, go take a bath and soak for a while."

"Enter her well while she rests in the bathroom, give her desserts and milk, and then take her to the church to meet me when everything is ready."

Lawrence looked at Brielle again, "If she asks about me, tell her whether she can become a countess depends on whether I support her."

"If she joins the Church of the Stars like the count and follows the guidance of the prophet, then the prophet will agree to her becoming a countess."

Brielle quickly understood what Lawrence meant, "Yes, Master."

Lawrence got up quickly to eat, then tidied up and went to the church to arrange tables, chairs, murals, flowers and crows.

First impressions are important! (End of chapter)