Three days later, the continuous clear sky caused the temperature in Houlier City to rise a little.
For ordinary people, this winter is not as difficult as they imagined—in previous years, once a war broke out, food prices often rose by leaps and bounds. Conscription, coupled with changes in farming methods and the popularization of fertilizers, when the weather is good, you can even see a market opening in the city, and many citizens and even nearby farmers come to buy and sell goods.
A hunter with his hands curled up in his sleeves wiped his nose and continued to sell the furs of the rabbits he had hunted. Some of them had already been exchanged for bacon and bread that could be stored. At this moment, he lowered his head and stuffed the bacon into his pockets Okay, I'm hearing a few comments in my ears, probably saying "there is going to be another war" or something...
He seemed to be very sensitive to the word "war". Hearing this, he quickly caught up and asked, "Everyone, where is the war going?"
"Didn't you read the newspaper? It's not the Karen Kingdom that is fighting, it's our troops going out to fight!"
"Huh? Go out? Fight orcs or undead?"
"On the other side of the sea, it's the Rahiman who visited last time—that's not right, it's not Rahiman, it's Rahiman who was beaten. I hope we can help them fight as reinforcements!"
These words made the hunter blink, but he didn't react for a long time. The two people who were talking seemed to have nothing to do, so they stopped and gave him a brief talk. But after listening to this, the hunter became even more confused: "Pay off debts through war? Is it still possible to do this?"
"My lord, the Prime Minister, has more ways to go."
The citizen had just finished speaking when a huge shadow crossed their positions. The three of them raised their heads at the same time and saw the astonishingly large black dragon hovering and landing, finally turning into a ray of light and entering the magic tower in the center of the city. .
The two people who were talking were used to it, and turned their heads to continue talking to the Orion, but found that the Orion had already hided under a stone wall next to him, his face was pale.
"Haha, did you just come here? In Hollier City, giant dragons fly around almost every day. The only thing you have to worry about is not to be hit on the head by the stone blown up by the airflow."
The tone was indescribably superior, but the hunter still clenched his clothes tightly with both hands, and stood up tremblingly for a long time.
"By the way, this isn't a rabbit, is it, Snow Fox?"
"Well... good luck, I caught one, do you want to buy it?"
"I don't really need it, but your skills should be pretty good. Seeing how hungry you are, why don't you go to the army for a try? If I didn't fail the test, I would definitely be in the army now!"
"Being a soldier? Taking care of food?"
"Of course I take care of the food! I still take care of it, I heard that the house is very warm in winter..."
The person next to him said: "However, how many people in the army are now fighting for their heads, and many are screened out. In fact, there are other places to make money-have you seen the factories along the river outside the city? The time for recruitment is over, and the daily salary is absolutely guaranteed. Earn more than you hunt..."
These two people talked a lot, but in fact, it was to show off their superiority in front of outsiders. But the hunter obviously had a complicated expression, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After the hunter left the city and returned to the forest four or five kilometers away, he got into a hidden cave under a low slope, hid the dried food obtained by the fur in a wooden box, and then curled up, looking at the Staring at his saber with family articles in it, he was in a daze.
His name is Delta Williams, and he is a knight who fled from the southern part of the kingdom. The family's wives, daughters and servants had already died in the wave of orc attacks. Before he could go back, the war of unification had swept and flattened the entire kingdom. Williams did not return home, but was dragged by the earl he followed to join the "Rebel Army".
He used to feel that he was honored for resisting tyranny, and he took the initiative to take the position of "scout"—here, he was regarded as the forefront of the "rebel army", and his main task was to observe the enemy's base camp.
But today, the first time he had the courage to enter the city, he received an unforgettable shock.
After witnessing the situation here with his own eyes, the Delta Knights realized that...the group of nobles who talked about the mountain sound had no basis for rebellion at all.
Along the way, there are no refugees fleeing famine in ragged clothes in previous winters near Houlier City. Whether it is building roads or railways, or just digging foundations or leveling land for opening new factories, job opportunities are everywhere. Work, you can have food, no longer have to worry about dying of hunger and cold...
When the people at the bottom can eat enough and even have spare money to go to brothels, who will follow in a coup against Roddy
Without ordinary people as cannon fodder, what kind of waves can a group of nobles like bereaved dogs make
Besides, even if someone is willing to rebel with him, how can a group of farmers fight against a regime that is friendly with the Dragon Clan
He didn't think his life was too long. After crawling out of the cave, Delta headed directly towards the nearby river—not long after, he successfully became a worker on a construction site, and because he could read and do simple arithmetic, he was awarded Assigned to study under an Overseer.
He was told that as long as he was willing to sign a long-term contract, he would get free food and housing and six silver coins a week.
Without further ado, Delta immediately nodded in agreement, rubbed his hands together and went to the construction site.
"My lord, what are we going to do?"
"You don't understand even if you say it, so let's learn the basics first."
The supervisor waved his hand: "We are only responsible for the construction of the site, and the rest are matters for the research department to consider."
"OK…"
As a nobleman, Delta didn't want to talk about glory at this time. He only knew that the power of the nobles in the kingdom had been rapidly weakened and stripped away. Even if he went back...forget it, with the current conditions, he would definitely die on the way.
Therefore, compared with the delicious hot soup, let's put the knight's honor aside.
But Delta didn't know that at this time in the magic tower, Rody was pointing at the construction site where he was, discussing the planning plan with the researchers beside him.
"There is still a long way to go in the smelting of steel, and you are responsible for studying the properties of metals under different ratios and processes in this area, as well as the development and use of hydraulic forging mechanisms..."
He had been saying this all morning, and when the group of researchers took orders to leave, Rody finally had time to take a sip of water.
But before he finished drinking, Lord Pucastor walked in, and he directly put a magic crystal-like stone in front of Rody: "I just sent the ore that meets your needs to the furnace over there. It is a map of the mine veins of the Karen Kingdom, if you need it, you can get it yourself."
"Thank you very much Lord Pucastor..."
Rody's posture was full, and the latter waved his hand: "Actually, the kingdom's mineral veins are not rich. There are gold mines, but they are too deep. I suggest that if you want gold, you should go to Laximan's place to look for it. "