Struggle in the Steam Age

It is understandable for the green face to say such a thing. After all, the current situation is very obvious. If these loca murlocs cannot get help from others, then there is a high probability that these compatriots who escaped from the battlefield will have A large number died in the possibly long famine that followed.

At least according to the statistics of him and the few remaining loca murloc leaders who escaped the previous massacre, if everything is on their own, at least 60-70% of them will fall before the economy recovers In the dark.

More importantly, this death rate is still their most optimistic estimate, and if it is a little pessimistic, there is a great possibility that there will be no one in ten, and it is even possible that all the locathians will die.

Many things can be given up in front of the survival of the race. At least according to the results of the discussion between the green faces and the others before they came, they are even willing to become vassal races with the tritons or mermaids, as long as those intelligent races that are not so evil are willing Take them in and give them a chance to reproduce as a race.

And judging from the conversation between Lawrence and the others just now, it is clear that Lawrence has the power to save the Loca fish in his hands. At the same time, as one of the few roca murlocs who have been in contact with humans before, he also understands that unlike other aquatic intelligent creatures, the productivity of most of the terrestrial intelligent creature races has surpassed those of the aquatic intelligent races.

More importantly, unlike those sea creatures, the green-faced rocafish people think that human beings are a kind of land creature, and they do not constitute much competition for living space with their own side.

And the green faces also feel that they can use their own strength to operate their own advantageous industries and complement the economy with humans, so it is obviously much better to rely on them than those marine intelligent creatures.

On the other hand, these Loca fish people also realized that the reason why they suffered so much this time has a lot to do with their weak strength and lack of strong enough backers. Therefore, they think that it is very important to find a strong person to take refuge in, and it is even related to the continuation of the entire race.

Obviously, in the previous war, the Isle of Sauer troops under Lawrence who swore to resist on the peninsula left a very deep impression on this group of Loka fish people, so after Lawrence and the others expressed their desire to recruit them just now The green face immediately followed suit and agreed.

It's just that his promise surprised Lawrence a bit, because he really didn't expect that after he just mentioned a few words, the group of loca murlocs would rush over and hug their thighs. According to his previous thinking, such an important matter should at least require repeated discussions before the other party can reach a conclusion.

"I know this may seem a little strange, but it is the truth." At this time, the two officers and officials on the island had already consciously left the room and closed the door.

When only the loca murloc green face and Lawrence were left in the house, the green face said directly. "We are now facing a life-or-death decision, so we don't have much time for arguing. Fortunately, you fully fit the image of the best lord in our mind."

"Ah—why didn't I think I was so good?" After hearing the loca murloc's flattering answer, Lawrence showed an embarrassed look on his face, and then looked at the two companions around him. I found similar expressions on the faces of both Safir and Nora around me.

"Because you can truly treat the races under you equally, and this is very important to us." The Loka murloc said with a green face and shrugged his shoulders, because he followed the colorful fins before. They were once captured by Lawrence, so they naturally noticed that the army under Lawrence's command was a multi-ethnic army.

And when Lawrence was discussing with Caifin, the green face who knew a little bit of human brigade language chatted with the soldiers guarding the waterhole for a while because of the relaxed atmosphere at that time, so he naturally knew about Lawrence's life on the island. policy. At least in his opinion, the policy on Sauer Island is really suitable for the current Rocka fish people.

After all, unlike the sahuagin who live on plunder, the locagin are neutral creatures by nature. Moreover, they usually make a living by hunting and gathering, as well as some planting and breeding. Compared with the bandit-like sahuagin or freshwater murlocs, the rokamurm are standard producers. So they naturally hope to meet a lord like Lawrence.

More importantly, he also learned from the previous chat that the sea area around the island where Lawrence is located is very rich. Not only are there fishing grounds, but the people on the island are also constantly growing under the leadership of the staff of the Agricultural Church. All kinds of seagrass are planted around the island, so that the environment around the island is continuously optimized.

"Let me make it clear first that when my subjects are in a completely different situation than yours before. For example, you have to pay taxes according to the law, you need to be recruited in emergencies and abide by the laws enacted on the island."

Seeing that the loca murloc agreed so hastily, Lawrence immediately stated those restrictive requirements. After all, he hopes that some things are best made clear at the beginning, rather than a series of contradictions caused by the fact that the situation is wrong later

"Of course, in this regard, it is also a case-by-case analysis. For example, in your case, you can get a one-year tax holiday and a one-year half-tax period. For example, in addition to basic laws, you can also formulate a series of basic laws. Laws not to be violated—”

Naturally, Lawrence, who has experience in these two lifetimes, will also follow suit. In the face of these intelligent creatures that are very different from humans from a physiological point of view, they can also come up with very suitable governance solutions.

"This is already very good." The Loka murloc said with a green face, "As long as you treat us fairly, then everything will be fine. Although the remaining male labor force among us is only about half of the original, but for us , as long as we have the right environment, we can rebuild our homeland with our own hands."

"If that's the case, then I welcome you on behalf of Shaw Island." Lawrence said, spreading his hands in a welcoming gesture. He naturally welcomes these Loka murlocs who are obviously laborers. Because this can just make up for the current gap in the island's underwater.

After finalizing these matters, Lawrence and the others came to the headquarters. At this time, those people in the headquarters are discussing how to deal with the captured Loca fish. After Lawrence said about the Loca murlocs planning to go to him to do this, they were willing to let it go.

In particular, the Vieques Island side seemed very happy when they heard that Lawrence was willing to leave with this group of loca murlocs, who were regarded as unstable factors, and even expressed their willingness to provide a week's rations and a free ration transport ship to send the group The sahuagin leave with Lawrence.

The reason why they did this is also very reasonable, because it is a very cumbersome and troublesome thing to arrange the Loca murlocs, and various problems will definitely arise in the process.

Unlike nobles like Lawrence, these officials will leave here as soon as their term of office expires, so naturally, they let these Luo Kayu people follow, and Lawrence and the others left.

Therefore, even if these officials know that taking these locathermen now will gain more in the future, but thinking that they should have left the island at that time, no matter how much they pay now, they will not be able to reap the corresponding benefits. So he simply allowed Lawrence to take these people away, so as not to cause so much trouble for nothing.

But this is also a good thing for Lawrence, at least he can now take these Loca murlocs away smoothly.