Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Land of Ice, Ironforge

Lawrence stood next to the vegetable patch that he had cultivated with his own hands, looking at the majestic bull munching on fresh vegetable leaves.

Neighboring domestic dogs barked at the bull.

Even though Lawrence had given permission for the bull to enter the vegetable patch, the guard dogs still did not welcome the bull.

The bull ignored the barking dogs and continued to eat the vegetable leaves growing in the ground.

"Come here." Lawrence waved to several giant barking dogs.

These big dogs, which were more than one meter tall, quickly ran to Lawrence and squatted down, letting Lawrence stroke their heads.

Lawrence sat on the wooden pier and stroked these restless creatures.

It's summer now, and several dogs are shedding their hair. The big bull in front is able to eat vegetables in the vegetable field today mainly because of hard work.

It just bred three cows today. This is not an easy thing in nature. Normally, it can be done once a day, which will not tire these animals too much.

Even though there is no need to do farm work or pull heavy objects now and just eat grass and sleep leisurely every day, it is still too hard to work with three cows a day.

Lawrence saw that it was almost done, stood up and walked towards the bull.

"That's almost it. Don't eat them all. I want to feed you some eggs."

The big bull is still eating the cabbage leaves.

When Lawrence passed by, the big bull ignored Lawrence and even turned its head to eat the vegetable leaves in the distance.

Seeing this, Lawrence raised his foot and kicked the bull on the arm.

"Moo!" The bull was pushed back a few steps by the huge force. He quickly turned around and saw Lawrence, making a docile cry.

Lawrence reached out and grabbed the rocky horns, and quickly turned over and straddled the back of the cow's neck.

"Let's go back."

The big bull mooed again, lowered his head, took a last bite of vegetable leaves, and quickly walked out of the vegetable field.

Lawrence quickly took the big bull out of the manor, followed quietly by the black unicorn, Sophia riding the Dom sheep and others.

Lawrence felt it was too quiet and asked, "Isn't it over in the west?"

"It's almost over." Seravan rode Domu Sheep and quickly approached, "The nobles of the Kingdom of Io hope to become your vassals."

"No need." Lawrence calmly refused.

Seravan lowered his head and responded: "Yes, Master."

Lawrence looked at the hillsides and farmland in the distance, and actually hesitated about this decision for a long time.

“It takes nine months for a cow to fall to the ground and three years to grow before it can work in the fields.”

Lawrence stroked the bull beneath him, "It takes at least sixteen years for a person to become a recruit, and we have already spent almost ten years here."

"It is difficult for the nobles outside to gain my trust. From the moment we started the war, I have no kindness to them."

Sophia persuaded: "There are many interested people among those people, as well as many wise men. If we accept their surrender, we can quickly rule the Kingdom of Io and gain a group of loyal noble officials."

Lawrence said calmly: "What I need are the nobles' lands, their treasures and their women, not their loyalty."

Sophia felt that it made no difference, "They must be willing to give it."

"What I want is everything." Lawrence affirmed: "I will redistribute the rented land to the Io people, and I will also use the money and land treasures of the noble kings to distribute them, and even order the noble women to do farm work. live."

Sophia said helplessly: "But this will eliminate many technicians and scholars. Master, didn't you attach great importance to this before?"

Lawrence smiled, "Yes, that's because we have enemies, so we need to make ourselves stronger as soon as possible, and these nobles of the Kingdom of Io are our enemies!!"

There is no need to keep these people alive, and there is no need to surrender these people.

Lawrence's spiritual teacher, Luofen III, whom he had never met, risked his life to tell Lawrence: The nobles outside are not worthy of trust! !

Lawrence may not listen to Sophia and Salil, but he will definitely listen to the truth written by Luofen III with his life.

Once I accept the refuge of those noble wizards outside, what should I do if these grandsons assassinate me? ! !

Their hatred will not disappear just because they accept their surrender, this hatred will only get stronger!

Luofen III accepted the surrender of the nobles and was assassinated by the wizards, and there must be the tacit approval and connivance of the church.

After fighting a war and offending a group of pampered wizard nobles, how could you still have the guts to accept the surrender of these people?

Are they convinced?

Luofen III may have been a man of great talent and thought that he could win over others with a fight, and he could also trust those who surrendered.

Lawrence thought for a long time and still felt that there was no need to take risks.

If you don’t accept it, neither the fish family nor the bird family, snake family, bear family, and lizard family will accept it.

Not even if you have some acquaintances.

Sofia asked: "What about the Deco Kingdom? They should be scared by now, right?"

Lawrence had made arrangements for this matter very early, "It's okay over there. The Kingdom of Deco is located just between the Kingdom of Durila and Io. With such a neutral country with a shallow relationship, it is easier to show the alliance's The depth of the relationship.”

"For example, the Hokuriku Kingdom and Haisenli have very good relations with us, followed by the Kojako Kingdom, and the Durila Kingdom is a little further away."

"The Deco Kingdom is a reference for the Durila Kingdom and other kingdoms. We will continue to maintain trade relations with the Deco Kingdom, but we will not support it."

There is happiness only when there is comparison, and the Deco Kingdom with a population of more than 200,000 is the best reference.

There is not much profit in conquering this place. As a traditional agricultural country, the Deco Kingdom's trade routes and markets have all been occupied by several other countries. From now on, it can basically only rely on selling food to make a living.

Soon Lawrence had the bull in the barn that was Andrew's cabin, now Mineral Farm.

The copper and iron ores have not been completely mined for almost ten years. In the past few years, there was a lack of manpower. In recent years, multiple iron smelting plants have been established outside, diverting most of the tasks away.

Lawrence stood in front of the house where he had lived... but not for long.

"This place is different from before."

Lawrence looked at Andrew's house. There were many differences. There were many more houses around it. At the same time, the place had been renovated and its original layout changed.

Sophia said: "It's true. Sister Salil hasn't come back for a visit for a long time. Now it's still comfortable to live in the mountains."

Lawrence asked curiously: "Has Salil talked to you about Andrew?"

Sophia shook her head, "No, Sister Salil and we all thought Andrew had been dead a long time ago."

Lawrence thought Salil would chat with the others about Andrew, but he didn't expect that she would accept it so simply.

But thinking about it carefully, Andrew did leave everyone the way he wanted to die.

When everyone recalls Andrew, they will praise him as a fierce man and a war warrior.

Lawrence thought for a few seconds and felt that Andrew had such a temper that he would not come back even if he survived.

"The east side..." Lawrence thought for a while and sighed, "The issues between the west and the south have not been resolved yet, but we still need to send people to the east to have a look. It is also time to re-establish contact with the east."

The Western Church no longer has anything to worry about. With its huge population advantage and cultural advantage, the propaganda advantage of Morningside Church has disappeared.

In terms of strength, those extraordinary beings are not as tough as this one.

Now that cattle and sheep are being raised in batches, wheat is being replaced, iron tools are being piled up, and pigs and sheep are getting fat, they can make some contact with the East, or at least they should be qualified for dialogue.

There is no rush for things in the east, and Lawrence has no idea of ​​hurry. He calms down and continues to wait for news from the west, and also waits for a few more new ships to be launched before talking about the Eastern Islands.

Because of the rampant shipworms, large ships from other countries will dock in the ice sea for a while to extend the service life of the ships.

Oak is still in demand, as are playing cards, vodka, citrus, milk powder and honey.

"Master, it's time to eat~" Sophia took out the food for Lawrence from the kitchen in the mining area, a plate of mutton pie.

Lawrence picked up one and took a bite. When he was about to finish, he suddenly remembered something.

Soon Lawrence walked out of the house under Sophia's questioning eyes.

Lawrence lifted up the half-remaining pie and threw it toward the distant hillside.

"Dedicated to you, the spirit of the mountains!"

"Woof!" Several big dogs ran out excitedly, rushed to the grass to find the discarded mutton pie, and then rushed to eat it.

Lawrence watched the scene as the food offered to the mountain spirits was eaten by the dogs.

But anyway, the fallen leaves will eventually return to this land, and there is no difference.

After doing the ritual that Andrew had told him, Lawrence went back to the house and continued to eat the pie. After feeling comfortable, he felt that the pie was even more delicious. (End of chapter)