Mountain and Forest Kingdom

After the matter in the Ice Land was settled, the women in Oak City began to move.

"They don't all need to leave. Those who want to stay can stay, whether it's to work or take care of children."

Lawrence explains his thoughts at a family meeting.

The Church of the Star is not a decoration. Even here in Oak City, there are regular prayers and doctrinal constraints.

There is a prayer hall in Oak City specifically for family members, and it is also an occasion for Lawrence to convey some family instructions.

"Master, I will follow your footsteps." Rastana quickly expressed her stance, not wanting to be left behind.

The queen also looked at Lawrence meekly. Wherever Lawrence went, they would go.

Lawrence looked at the other elves and witches.

"You can all go there. Enough rooms have been prepared at Snow Mountain Castle. The climate there is more suitable for the growth of children. You may live there most of the time in the future."

Kassandra suggested: "We can go live with the elves, it will definitely be better there."

Cassandra's proposal made Sophia, Delenn and other witches show expressions of interest.

Although the elves were beaten by Lawrence and then conquered and became female slaves, even the Elf Queen became Lawrence's exclusive slave girl.

But it was an elf after all.

The victory of the war did not make humans stand up spiritually so quickly. To this day, noble hostesses like Cassandra still feel that the elves are very good.

Lawrence looked at the queen, "You also want to go back to the forest?"

"I don't want to!" The Queen, Rastana and many elven witches denied at the same time.

Devocris looked at those women with complicated expressions.

"Great Master, I can't understand the thoughts of human women. Why do they think the forest is better and more comfortable than your place?"

"If they want to live in the forest, there are woods everywhere outside. There is no need to go to the royal court."

"They can go by themselves if they want. I don't want to take my children to live in the forest. My children should grow up in a clean and bright castle, not in a forest in the countryside!"

Lawrence felt relaxed now, "Okay, what Devocris said should be what most elves think."

"Cassandra." Lawrence looked at Cassandra, "There are only wood and weeds in the forest, as well as rotting corpses and damp moss."

"Our workers are already very busy, and I have no plans to build a city-state in the forest for the time being. If you are really curious about the Elf Forest, I suggest you not take a shower for a few days, so that you can better adapt to the life there."

"We have just had a few good years now, so don't deny it all in such a hurry."

Cassandra: "I was just saying casually."

"It doesn't matter." Lawrence said without being too specific. "The standard of living here in Oak City is similar to that in Snow Mountain Castle. People and elves who don't want to move can stay."

"It's work wherever you go, especially some elves who don't like to take the initiative. My suggestion is to stay so that you can concentrate on your work."

"As long as you complete the tasks at hand every day and follow the management's arrangements, your daily food and drink will not be reduced, and it will remain the same as before."

After Lawrence finished speaking, an elf quickly stood up.

"I stayed."

Lawrence nodded, "Okay, I will make specific tasks for you all. You don't need to negotiate with people outside, but if you feel bored and want to do something, you can also take care of the children at home."

"The plantations, glass sheds, furnaces and greenhouses at home all need the power of witches to maintain them. If you want to drink sterilized milk and eggs after Lathander leaves, you need to find a fire witch to take charge of those things. "

"Oak City is our home after all, and we need to keep a group of elites here to take charge, so what I mean is to keep a group of people."

In order to open and maintain two core areas, Lawrence began to leave some elves and warriors to maintain the normal operation of Oak City.

This time it was also a workout.

At present, Heidi and her team have proven the management ability to maintain an industrial city alone.

Lawrence hoped that not only Heidi and Heidi's men, but also the surrendered elves and the female students and maid warriors in recent years could come in handy.

Selecting talents is one of the important things in peacetime.

Many talents will stand out during wartime, but if a critical situation fails, it will easily lead to big troubles. Accumulation in peacetime is crucial.

There are not many elves who are willing to stay.

After ensuring food, clothing, housing and transportation, most of the female elves were actually unwilling to work for Lawrence as slaves.

Their subjective will is very low. They are the kind of creatures with low desires. They have no desire to reproduce, and naturally they do not want to get close to Lawrence.

So this time many female elves chose to stay and avoid Lawrence's body-building games.

It was something Lawrence was more than happy to facilitate.

These elves are basically low-level elves, such as high-level elves like Devocris and the Queen. Their desires cannot stop and they are very proactive every day.

After leaving some female elves who could work, Lawrence kept all the children, including Andersen and Green.

Except for those children who were nursing and unable to walk, the rest of the children who could move freely stayed for the winter and learned to move together under the supervision of adults.

Eating, sleeping, studying, playing games, going out to learn things, all of these will be learned in group activities, and the obedience of the half-elf children will be exercised.

If the descendants of wizards are not disciplined, they will have very dangerous and destructive power on the day they awaken.

Therefore, more than ten dark elf maids and female warriors stayed behind to deal with various emergencies.

"Sariel, you and Delen will go there with the team tomorrow. I will go there in a few days."

Salil asked curiously: "Why not together?"

"If there are too many people, it will be very troublesome to transport supplies. I have already arranged for a team of knights to go over to explore the route and check the conditions of various rest points."

This time it was his own women and children who passed by, and Lawrence was very thoughtful.

"Okay." Seeing that Lawrence had made all the arrangements, Salil nodded and agreed.

Lawrence looked at Jade, "Jade, you stay to manage the affairs of Saint Lady's College and Oak City. I will stay with you these days."

Jade knew very well what her status was, "Yes, Master."

Catherine asked: "Do you want Nagy to be taken there?"

Naji is the name of the wyvern. This wyvern is not related to Lawrence, just like a strange animal with no relationship.

Its only owner is Catherine, who shows obvious hostility to the rest.

Lawrence actually didn't like this wyvern, and even found this small wyvern that grinned at people a bit annoying.

"Take it with you. It's not too young now. You can train it to fly when you get to the Snow Mountain Castle."

"Okay." Catherine began to think about how to train Nagy to fly.

Lawrence quickly made some arrangements.

After the meeting, everyone began to do their own things. The low-level elves who did not need to move quickly went back to read and study, and did not participate in various trivial matters in the castle.

Salil and Emma began to discuss the maid thing.

"Emma, ​​there are good harvests in the town and many places inside and outside the Ice Land this year. I thought I would be able to store more food and good things this year, but I didn't expect Lawrence to take me to the Snow Mountain Castle."

Emma smiled and said: "There should be a good harvest at Snow Mountain Castle. The master will definitely transport a lot of things there. You won't have to worry about not having enough food and drink when you get there this year."

Sariel looked around and smiled when she saw Lawrence was no longer nearby.

"Yes, you can get enough to eat wherever you go. I haven't worked for many years, and I plan to go to the fields to harvest wheat this year."

It was only because Lawrence wasn't here that Salyl said she was going to the fields to harvest wheat.

It is true that I have this idea, but having an idea does not mean that I am willing to do it.

Just like having the determination to work hard when you are bored, determination does not mean you are willing to do it.

When Emma heard this statement, she suddenly felt a little emotional.

"I haven't done farm work for many years. The wheat harvest in the fields has been increasing over the years. It is very different from the wheat in my memory."

"In the past, only a small amount of wheat could be harvested from an acre of land, like weed seeds. Now every wheat grain has full grains."

Salil knew a little about farming, mainly from Lawrence's usual stories.

"This year's wheat was developed by Dashil's brother Shuda. He used to farm in the Elf Forest."

"Not only is summer wheat yielding higher and faster than before, Serta has also cultivated a bread tree as thick as a big tree. This bread tree can only grow in Delen's hometown and can produce flour that can be ground. of fruit.”

"It's just that the quantity is too small, and it's not as practical as growing wheat."

Today's agriculture is still dominated by wheat. After the technology of bread tree was introduced, it was found to be of no use, so it was stopped.

A breadfruit tree can feed an ordinary person for five or six months. Lawrence is considering feeding millions of people in the frozen land. The breadfruit tree obviously does not have this ability.

Saryl and Emma chatted about various random topics.

The current land of ice has changed from the barren land it once was to a fertile land recognized by the world.

It is rich in products and grows high-quality crops from all over the world. It also has amazing yields per acre that cannot be achieved in other places.

Grain production relies on the efforts of most farmers and technicians, as well as the help of irrigation facilities and some witchcraft.

Lawrence began presiding over this year's summer harvest.

This year's grain is divided into two time points: summer and autumn.

The main harvest in summer is the summer wheat cultivated by Serta, and it takes two to three months for the autumn wheat and most other crops to mature.

Except for the cold winter, crops mature in three seasons of the year.

Plant various crops separately according to the growth and harvest time, and separate the busy farming time so that you can work for a while and rest for a while.

If a large amount of work is concentrated in one month, then even a rough-skinned savage will not be able to support this kind of animal work.

Originally, the weather in the Ice Land was not very good. It was gloomy most of the time and it was easy to get depressed. If you continued to work intensively without any rest time, something would really happen.

Lawrence has done farm work and knows how hard it is, so the tasks assigned every day do not exceed the standard and will not affect everyone's return home to drink and play cards after a tiring day.

Different regions also have different working hours and content. Pumexiu Town and Oak City have the least working hours. These people are responsible for the maintenance and inspection of public security.

Even as a farmer, one of the things he does every day is to maintain public security.

The first thing to harvest was Feiyu Port in the west. After the summer grain was harvested in Feiyu Port, it was the turn of Serra in the south.

After starting from Seravan, there is the area around South Town and Pumixiu Town.

Due to the influence of sunshine and climate, there will be some time differences in different areas.

Even if the same kind of wheat is planted on the same day, the growth cycle cannot be absolutely consistent.

It's like two brothers eating the same food, some are 1.8 meters tall and some are only 1.7 meters tall.

These effects are not large overall.

Lawrence visited farms in various places, inspecting the drying fields where wheat was dried and the golden fields where wheat was harvested.

On summer evenings, Lawrence, Bull and Tasna enjoyed the cool air in the monastery yard.

A few chairs, a small table that is not very big, three plates of cold dishes, a bottle of wine, and three wine glasses.

"This year is a good harvest year, better than the previous ten years."

Lawrence and Bull sat across from each other and chatted like two old friends who had known each other for many years.

Bull smiled and said: "Yes, I visited monasteries in various places, and I also saw mature wheat fields everywhere on the road."

"This year is not only a bumper harvest of wheat, but also grapes and potatoes."

Lawrence explained: "It should be the reason why spring came earlier this year than in previous years. This kind of thing is rare. Taking advantage of the good harvest year, we need to stock up on more food to deal with various emergencies in the future."

"With surplus food, even if some troubles arise next year, we can get through it smoothly."

Bull's face became serious, "Is this a prophecy?"

"No." Lawrence was very candid, "It's just a necessary behavior to deal with various things. God is merciful, but we must also stand up on our own and grow independently."

"The sea outside can't always be calm, and we can't avoid dealing with some dangerous things that may happen just because we're afraid of bad luck."

"It should be clear to all of us that good times are always rare."

Bull knew Lawrence was right and knew what others thought.

"Everyone wants this good life to continue."

"This is not difficult." Lawrence said with a smile: "But you can't just rely on me, you must also rely on everyone's joint efforts."

"Our doctrine does not mean that everything can be prayed to God. A better tomorrow is something we strive for ourselves. Even if we encounter misfortunes and disasters, we can overcome them as long as we work together! Get back up and welcome a better tomorrow!"

Tasna next to her looked at the great prophet with bright eyes, remembering every word of Lawrence.

Bull nodded, "I understand."

Lawrence smiled and poured himself and Bull drinks.

"I got good news today. The total population of the Ice Land area including Feiyu Port has exceeded 2.2 million. Counting Io and Gran and two overseas places, the Stars The country’s citizens officially exceed three million.”

"This is really good news," Bull said happily.

Lawrence told the truth, "Although hundreds of thousands of troops can be quickly raised, the regular army is less than 50,000."

There has been no military expansion over the years. What has grown is the population base, and the number of real combatants has not increased blindly. (End of chapter)