Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Everyone walking through the forest saw the village, a small village with seemingly more than twenty households.

Existing on the mountain, the houses are low houses piled with stones, and there is a distance of several meters between most houses.

There isn't much vegetation around the house, just bare rocks.

Lawrence quickly said: "Be prepared for the possibility of fighting, we're going over."

Lawrence did not ride the black unicorn. The mountain road was not easy to walk, and riding the black unicorn was too conspicuous.

Salil and others followed, and Catherine also changed into a loose bearskin coat.

The dogs behind them quickly began to bark in front of them, and a man walked out of the house in front of him. The man shouted after seeing Lawrence and others.

As Lawrence approached the village, he saw several men coming out in a panic.

Lawrence walked and found that these people had no weapons in their hands, and the clothes they wore were simple and roughly woven linen clothes, and they were generally very thin, like refugees.

When Lawrence walked up the hill again, the men quickly retreated and hid in their respective houses.

Lawrence looked at these people in confusion. After seeing that they all hid in the house, he gave up the idea of ​​talking.

The languages ​​of various countries are chaotic and disorderly, and the language of this remote country is definitely different from the mainstream language. It is difficult to ask for useful information.

There may even be erroneous information.

Salil asked: "What should we do? Catch them and question them?"

Lawrence had already made a rough judgment, and the top priority now was to go to Feiyu City as soon as possible.

Feiyu City is where we landed last time, and Andrew and the others will arrive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

"Look over this mountain. The road here should lead over there."

Lawrence passed by the village quickly. The road here was very difficult to walk, and some steps were made of ordinary stones piled up randomly.

Delenn was alert to the surrounding houses, covering the people and a group of dogs passing by.

More than a dozen dogs were led by Brick like a herd of sheep. Each team of sled dogs shared a forked rope and became entwined together while walking on the mountain road.

Lawrence did not simply follow the trodden road, but quickly passed the snow-covered rocks and headed towards the northern forest.

The last time, I also passed through the forest first, and then discovered the territory of blond Mercia.

This time, after Lawrence passed through the forest, he discovered that there was a wide river at the foot of the mountain, which should be in the southwest direction.

Sariel looked around.

"Lawrence, where are we now? I can't tell the direction anymore."

Lawrence looked surprised, "Are you still memorizing directions? That's amazing."

Lawrence quickly replied: "We should be facing west, due west."

Salil was thinking about this matter, and Delenn and Sophia were also thinking about it next to them.

"Master, weren't we facing north when we went up the mountain? Why are we facing west now?"

Lawrence continued walking forward, "The road will take turns, and we are not walking in a straight line."

"Watch your step, we have to take a shortcut down the mountain, Brick, let the dogs go and let them follow us."

The road down the mountain was not easy, so Lawrence crouched down and held on to the hillside as he walked down.

At this time Delenn said: "I can create a way down."

Delen, who has earth and stone control, has become more and more comfortable with construction after learning to make various models.

Lawrence said: "It's not necessary. The mountain road here is not too steep. I have already seen the road I took last year. Let's go that road now."

The people facing the west quickly continued walking down the mountain, going around and around, and soon reached Feiyu Port through the previous road.

Salil still couldn't figure out which direction she was facing now.

"Lawrence, where are we facing now?"

Lawrence was not in the mood to answer this kind of question, and five to six hundred people gathered at Feiyu Port ahead.

These people, both men and women, lived in temporary wooden houses built by Andrew and others.

Because of the presence of sled dogs, these people discovered Lawrence and others in advance from the reminder of the barking dogs.

A man riding a deer came from the village and stopped twenty meters away from Lawrence.

Lawrence looked at this man in his thirties. He looked like a noble knight. Although his body was not as strong and tall as those of Andrew, he was still strong and powerful.

Wearing leather armor and a cloak, he has curly black hair, a rolled-edge sheepskin hat with a white feather on the hat, and a triangular three-sided mustache on his face.

The man quickly spoke to Lawrence in Kojako.

Seeing that Lawrence didn't respond, he said hello in the language of the Hokuriku Kingdom.

Lawrence said: "Do you understand what I say?"

Alekmu quickly got off the deer and bowed politely to Lawrence.

"Of course, I am Alexmu Baiou, from the Baiou family of the Kingdom of Io."

Lawrence looked at this polite nobleman and thought about the general news about the Kingdom of Io.

The Kingdom of Io has a large amount of inland land, as well as rivers and inland ocean ports. It is a rich and powerful inland kingdom, and it is also an old powerhouse with many ancient legends.

"What are you doing here? Do you know this is my territory?"

Lawrence looked at the older man calmly.

Alekmu bowed again, took off his hat and held it in his hand.

"Yes, great prophet, I know that this is already your territory, so I have been waiting here since autumn, hoping to serve you."

Catherine approached Lawrence and said in Chinese: "He has thin wizard blood in him."

Lawrence looked at Alekmu, "Your family is an upper-class noble in the Kingdom of Io?"

Alekmu explained: "Yes, but I am just an idle member of the family who has no inheritance rights. I only brought a deer and a lot of skills."

Lawrence looked at the camp behind Alekmu, "Okay, I just need some people, let me see what you did during this time."

Alekmu acted very calmly, "Yes, Lord."

After answering, Alekmu straightened his body and introduced the place with a calm expression.

"The potatoes delivered last year solved the food problem here. I left some potatoes to plant in the spring."

Lawrence quickly walked toward the camp.

The houses here are all Binghai style houses. Judging from the scale and traces, they are all the work of those who came before and have nothing to do with Alikmu.

The promotion of education is definitely not there, nor is the improvement of technology.

All Alekmu did was distribute food, order people to collect branches for the winter, and then watch these people not to run away and cause trouble.

This ability is already very good in this era. At least it did not make the people here resist the new lord.

Lawrence also didn't intend to do anything, and quickly counted the approximate number of people with his eyes.

The actual number of people was six to seven hundred, which was slightly more than the estimate just now. They were basically farmers and mountain people.

Because of the relationship with the potato delivered by someone before, and the fact that no ordinary people were robbed when they attacked the blond Mercia, the people here don't mind changing to a kinder master.

On the afternoon of the second day after Lawrence arrived, the fleet of Andrew and others arrived at Feiyu Port.

Durand looked at the man standing at the end of the river, carefully looking at his appearance and the black unicorn under him.

"Prophet! When did you run ahead of us?"

Durand jumped off the ship before it reached the shore. After standing up, he quickly knelt down on one knee to salute Lawrence.

Lawrence replied: "I found a road through the mountains, but it can only be walked in winter, and there is no way to sail."

The road to the north was only suitable for Lawrence and a few people to pass through. To go out to rob, you need a ship that can carry a large number of people and goods.

"Let everyone come down and rest. If there is a problem with the ship, repair it seriously and put everyone down."

"Yes, Prophet!"

Durand was just someone from Sider who came to help, but he also followed Lawrence's command.

Andrew, Gris, Fleiss, Critter, Durand, Rodney, Beow.

Lawrence stood in the distance and watched the people in the territory move down various tools, farm implements and goods. This time, not only the soldiers came, but also the Kojako people who were taken away from here last time.

Although the blond Mercia died, the nobles and people of Kojako survived and adapted to life in the north.

Now that they have returned to their homeland, these people have changed their identities, as believers in the Church of the Stars, and as serfs under the wings of Prophet Crow Feather.

One hundred domesticated Kojako people quickly selected their own team members and began to form a one-on-two three-person team.

These people are from a production team and will assist when something happens.

It can be a group of three, a group of fifteen, a squad of one hundred, or a squad of three hundred.

The advanced organizational efforts quickly calmed down the restless Kojako people nearby, and quickly informed them of the things to be done this year, and continued to promote the greatness of the Church of the Star and the Crow Feather Prophet.

Lawrence felt relieved after the arrival of Andrew and others, and began to hold a simple banquet to make arrangements for the next half month.

"First notify the surroundings of my presence, then hunt down dangerous animals and bandits around, and build new houses and warehouses."

“We’ll set off after the cold wind in winter subsides a little to avoid the turbulence in spring and winter.”

"I will take this time to inform the people of Durila and Deco Kingdom to avoid any unpleasantness between you and them on the road."

The generals under his command had no objections to Lawrence's arrangements. These people were very convinced of Lawrence's command.

Even if there is a problem, it's no problem. It's definitely not a problem with the prophet's command, but because everyone is not strong enough.

After these people had no problem, Lawrence looked at Alexmu who said nothing.

"What kind of nobles are there in the Kingdom of Io?"

Alekmu stood up.

Lawrence said: "Just sit down and talk. We don't have so many messy rules here."

After sitting down, Alekmu introduced the situation of the nobles in the Kingdom of Aio.

There are five great nobles in the Kingdom of Ao, who are divided into the Bear family, the Snake family, the Bird family, the Fish family, and the Lizard family according to their surnames.

The Xiong family is the king, with military and security powers, and regularly convenes a noble council to discuss various matters.

Compromising the Ice Sea Barbarians was the decision of the last noble council.

The Snake Family is similar to the authority of businessmen and gangsters. It operates slave trade, brothels and other places, and is also responsible for collecting taxes from the Xiong Family.

The Tori family is the civil servant noble spokesperson between the monastery and the nobility. It is active in the Xiong family and the Yu family. It also plays a diplomatic role and runs a tavern and bakery.

The Yu family is a port power, controlling the roads in river ports and seaports, and operating commerce.

The Lizard Family is the spokesperson of a force dominated by military nobles such as cavalry and infantry. They are in charge of most of the military in the Kingdom of Io, guarding the borders, suppressing rebellions, operating livestock and blacksmith shop facilities, and also selling slaves.

Lawrence suddenly felt that his own power would be divided into various small groups in the near future.

These things will happen wherever there are people. The military nobles in the front and the small nobles in the rear will definitely be divided.

Businessmen, scholars, thugs, craftsmen, farmers, navigators... Whether they are willing or not, these people will pile up a mountain.

However, these are still things that will happen in the future. Lawrence quickly shelved this matter. At this time, of course, he hopes to have as many talented people as possible! !

There are only a few seedlings, so I can't bear to suppress them. (End of chapter)