Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Time flies very quickly when there is nothing pressing.

When you suddenly feel a little chilly one day and need to look for a quilt, it means autumn has arrived.

Heidi was slow to respond to this change. It wasn't until she went out for a walk with her school friends one day and saw a group of people drying quilts that she felt the arrival of autumn.

This day seemed a little special. Heidi obviously felt that today was a little special.

"Dean, is the afternoon science class still in the classroom?"

After Heidi came back from outside, she saw Jade passing by in the corridor, and quickly went up to ask about the afternoon science class.

When Jade saw it was Heidi, she stopped and smiled and said, "It's in the master's bathroom. You can go there now. Maybe you can help."

"Thank you, Dean." Heidi thanked her politely, and then went to the large bathroom with Sophie.

Soon Heidi walked into the large, spacious bathroom. There were several large pillars supporting the roof. The entire large bathroom could be divided into several different areas, including areas dedicated to dancing, as well as rest areas and bathrooms.

The large bathroom is where the master and hostess come almost every day.

Because they often go there, several hostesses have fixed their positions one after another, and arranged the decorations around their beds according to their own preferences, placing their own clothes and bedding.

This act of placing self-marking objects is, of course, the privilege of only a few.

Walking past the private bed tent, which was decorated like a livestock shed, Heidi despised the aesthetics of these barbaric women.

When they entered the large pool, Heidi and Sophie saw Lawrence observing.

Lawrence, wearing a simple and loose summer shirt and shorts, was sitting by the pool looking at the equipment in the water. Next to him were Lathander, Sophia, and several maids.

"Master." Heidi and Sophie walked over to say hello.

Lawrence smiled and said: "Come and have a look, I have handed over all the technology to you, but in the past few days, I suddenly remembered that many equipment may not be produced yet, so I asked Ironforge to try to make it and see what happens. degree."

Heidi and Sophie walked to the edge of the pool. There was a small boat rowing forward in the pool. The small boat was the size of a foot. The power was not a sail and an oar, but two exhaust pipes.

There was a semi-enclosed metal container placed on the boat. An oil lamp was burning under the container. Hot steam came out of two metal pipes spiraling out from the metal container. The hot gas pushed the boat forward.

"The steam engine I taught you is more complicated." Lawrence smiled and said: "This is just for fun. Ironforge's current technology is still far away from making the various equipment needed for a steam engine. After the autumn harvest, Ironforge The fort will be free, and we can make more sophisticated equipment then."

Basic parts such as springs and screws have not yet been produced, and there is currently a lack of processing capabilities for precision parts.

Ironforge's mere production of agricultural tools and weapons can no longer meet the technology and needs here. For a long time, it will be the joint efforts of scholars and blacksmiths.

Everything from embroidery needles to machine furnaces requires all aspects of technical support.

Heidi looked at the steam boat and asked curiously: "Master, this fist-sized water tank looks very burnable. How long can it burn?"

"It can last for about twenty minutes." Lawrence thought of other things. "Different fuels burn different amounts of energy, such as wood and coal. Maybe we can find a fuel that is better than coal in the future."

Heidi said: "Coal has been able to burn for a long time. If it can burn better than coal, it must be very expensive, right?"

"I can't say for sure." Lawrence ended the topic with a smile, and suddenly asked with some emotion: "Heidi, how long have you been here?"

Heidi said honestly: "I came here seven years ago, and I have received candies three times now. It should be three years ago."

Lawrence nodded, "It's been three years, so do you think the living standard here is better, or the aristocratic life in your memory?"

Heidi said without hesitation: "Here! This place is a hundred times better than the previous place!"

Lawrence could tell it was a sincere compliment.

Not only Heidi thinks so, but Sophie also thinks so. Everyone in the Kingdom of Stars is proud to think that their life is much better than outside!

Soon the rest of the students from Saint Lady's College came over, and Lawrence also began to give lectures, imparting what little scientific knowledge he had left to these studious young people.

After the teaching ended, the rest of the people began to line up and leave. Saint Hela, who had been waiting outside for more than ten minutes, walked in.

"Master, the maids at Feiyu Port have been trained and can now supplement the lack of young female slaves in winter."

Lawrence frowned after hearing this, "Those female captives in the Kingdom of Io? I think they need to be observed for a while instead of being sent here now. I don't care so much about this kind of enjoyment."

Hela quickly lowered her head and said: "It's not the female nobles from the Kingdom of Io, but the female nobles from the Kingdom of Durila two years ago, the noble women who came here voluntarily."

Durila...Lawrence quickly remembered that King Durila had expelled the rebellious nobles to the Kingdom of Stars. Because he didn't like those traitors and certain criminals, he placed some of them in Valkyrie. A seaside fishing village to the east.

Women stayed in Feiyu Port to receive training, relied on their knowledge to work for Feiyu Port, and were transformed into believers of the Church of the Stars in churches and monasteries.

Lawrence nodded, "I don't have a shortage of women here for the time being. Their husbands and fathers died when they went on adventures at sea. Please ask their opinions on whether to continue living in Feiyu Port or work in Pumixiu Town."

"I can arrange for them to work in local churches and monasteries, provide houses and food for their children, allow them to freely start families, or send them back to their hometown of Durila."

Hela nodded: "Yes, Master."

Lawrence suddenly felt that his actions were too dark. The royal family members of the Kingdom of Glen and the Xiong family who had visited him could have survived, but he did not pardon them, so they died.

Although this is a war and a struggle for interests, I still feel that I am too dark every time I think about it.

Lawrence felt a little sorry and sighed: "God has conveyed his will to me. Those pioneers who take the initiative to come to us to seek knowledge can be forgiven their sins."

"The men and women who have come to us for business, trade, study, or visit can all be pardoned. I allow them to live with dignity in the city of the Kingdom of Stars and provide them with a shop to operate."

"You go to various churches to convey God's orders. No matter day or night, the sun, moon and stars in the sky will record everything. Those pioneers who spread knowledge and bring advanced technology and beautiful knowledge are worthy of respect, regardless of whether they are members of our church or not. .”

"If they are talented enough, then I will give them a more prominent position, whether they are the nobles of Gran Province or the nobles of Io Province."

Hela became even more respectful after hearing that it was God's will, and humbly said: "Yes, great prophet!"

The damned ones are all dead, so there is no problem in pardoning some people.

Especially those nobles who came to study and exchange knowledge in the early days will inevitably have grudges because of the affairs of the Kingdom of Gran and the Kingdom of Io.

Nowadays, the land is sparsely populated and the resources are abundant. As long as Lawrence needs it, there will naturally be a lot of nobles willing to come and manage the land for Lawrence.

Prioritizing the selection of suitable nobles and talents who come to study will help improve the special status of the Ice Land, especially Oak City.

This year, the pain in the Kingdom of Io was quickly healed.

When farmers and serfs in various regions found that they only had to pay a small portion of the wheat they harvested and did not need to pay additional taxes, they quickly forgot that they were Io people.

The resistance of a small group of nobles could not overthrow the established rule, and the good harvests in various places quickly brought the war to a successful conclusion.

Lawrence was drying wheat at the foot of the mountain, looking at the golden wheat on the ground, and at the snowy mountains and blue sky and white clouds in the distance.

"This year is another good harvest year, and next is the era of civilization."

Lawrence touched the corners of his mouth and chin, but there was still no beard.

Compared to other barbarians, he is much less hairy, and there is no such dense black hair on his chest, thighs and arms.

There is very little hair anywhere except the hair, including down there.

"Slow growth is not a bad thing. After working hard for almost ten years, it's time to enjoy life."

The ninth year of the New Calendar was almost over. Lawrence bent down and continued to pick up the wheat on the ground with a wooden tool. He was in a good mood, thinking about how to enjoy life next. (End of chapter)