"Oh, damn it. I fainted at that time, and I didn't even see clearly what my savior looked like..."
"Father, I remember that the Coleman soldier who rescued you had a moon and a snake on his face..."
"My child, although our Brown family is poor, we are not people who appreciate kindness without repaying it. Let's go and give the big sword that your grandfather left to that warrior. He saved my old bones. We should repay him for his life. Oh, I hope that warrior will not think that he is too young..."
"..."
Old Brown's ancestors were all blacksmiths, and he also learned some simple mechanical knowledge over the years. Later, I was lucky enough to become the retinue of a knight under the eldest princess, and was responsible for doing some simple maintenance on the knight's armor and machinery.
But just now during the monster siege, he unfortunately became the unlucky guy who was taken away by the flying dragon as food.
He thought he was dead, but he was caught by the dragon's claws like iron pincers. The fear and suffocation made him faint.
Then, I woke up and saw him in the hospital.
His son and the yellow-faced woman at home told him that he only had two broken ribs and was extremely lucky.
Then, after hearing that it was the Coleman warriors who saved him, Old Brown could no longer lie down.
... .
Ren and Ymir returned to the city, and Udo went to deal with the captured flying dragons.
This time the flying dragon attacked the inner city and caused a lot of damage. As the city lord and prime minister, he and Ymir naturally went to see the situation.
But when I was walking on the street, I was suddenly stopped by someone.
It was a family of three, like a mother and child supporting an injured middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man has a beard and an old face, wearing coarse linen clothes and a leather apron stained with iron filings. The most eye-catching thing was his calloused hands. Looking at a mountain does not look like holding a sword, but more like holding a hammer.
Ren realized that this was an old blacksmith.
The middle-aged man with a slightly pale face came over and bowed respectfully, "Dear Princess, please forgive the offense of a vulgar blacksmith. But I really need your help... "
When Ymir was stopped, he didn't show any signs of discomfort.
She looked at the visitor, smiled slightly, and asked, "What's the matter, Mr. Brown?"
When Old Brown heard this, he was obviously stunned for a moment.
He suddenly forgot what he was about to say, and exclaimed with a flattered look on his face: "Oh! Your Highness, Princess, you actually remember my name?"
"Yes. I remember that you are a very good blacksmith and your forging skills are great. The interior officer specifically mentioned it to me..."
As he spoke, Ymir had a smile that made people feel like spring breeze on his face, and asked again: "Did you encounter any difficulties?"
"Oh my god, the eldest princess actually remembered my name..."
Old Brown was a little incoherent with excitement, and kept repeating this sentence in his mouth.
The son and wife beside him also had incredibly stiff expressions on their faces. They never expected that Her Royal Highness the Princess would actually remember the name of an ordinary craftsman.
"yes, I remember."
Ymir showed a kind smile, then looked at the half-grown young man beside him who was helping him, and said: "This is your son Karen, right? I remember that he signed up for the first class of our 'Black Dragon Academy' Mechanic class. Study hard in the future, I think he will definitely become an excellent mechanic... "
Hearing that the eldest princess not only remembered her own name, but also her son's name, Old Brown finally couldn't hold back his tears, and they rolled down to the ground like soybeans.
He said with tears in his eyes: "Oh! Your Royal Highness the Princess... Little Karen told me a long time ago that he no longer wants to be a blacksmith for the rest of his life like his incompetent father, but wants to Become a real machinist. But his poor family can never earn enough to send him to a machine shop as an apprentice. It is you who are kind and gave my son Karen a chance to become a real machinist... "
As he spoke, he covered the stinging wound, knelt down excitedly, and kissed the ground in front of Ymir's feet.
His son and wife behind him also knelt down.
In other territories, "knowledge" is a privilege held by nobles and a means for them to control knowledgeable commoners.
Commoners have no chance or access to college education. No aristocratic college will admit civilian students.
If they want to become a machinist apprentice, the only way is to spend a lot of money and find an acquaintance to be accepted as an apprentice by mechanics from some machine shops in the territory. They can be a free apprentice for ten or eight years before they can learn something. Introductory mechanical knowledge.
This is how Old Brown came here. When he was young, he was lucky enough to earn a lot of money as a hunter and learned some superficial mechanical knowledge. Then because of this craft, he ended his days of cold and hunger, married a wife and had children.
But now, he is old and unable to hunt wild lands anymore, nor can he create the same opportunities for his son.
I originally thought that my son would follow the same old path as him and be a mediocre blacksmith for the rest of his life. But I didn't expect that coming to Black Dragon City would be a choice that changed the fate of the family.
... .
Ymir quickly tried to help the simple old blacksmith, and said: "Everyone is able to have everything in front of you, not only because of me, but also because of Lord Rennes and all the people who have contributed to the construction of this city. This Black Dragon City , will be the home common to all of us in the future, and it will become better and better... "
But before she could help the three blacksmiths in front of her, the kneeling of the old Plang family seemed to have triggered a chain reaction. The craftsmen who were watching in the surrounding streets also knelt down and praised them. The sound is like a tide, one wave after another.
"Thank you to the kind-hearted Princess..."
"Your Highness the Princess, Lord City Lord, I praise you for your kindness. Because of you two, our descendants have the opportunity to learn precious knowledge. Our descendants will always remember this great kindness..."
"..."
Some of these craftsmen are the eldest princess's subjects, and some are recruited from other places. Before coming to Black Dragon City, they had no idea what kind of city they would be involved in building.
They originally thought they were just being exploited in another place, but they never imagined that they would end up in a place that felt like a dream.
Not only are there no high taxes here, but the common people also have rights that only nobles and wealthy people in other territories enjoy.
Medical care, education... are all free!
It was like pie in the sky, allowing all the people in the territory to feel the real benefits.
In other territories, the nobles' high taxes exploited most of the wealth created by their labor. Those nobles would rather have the grain in the granary eaten by rats than distribute moldy food to commoners like them.
But everyone feels that this has been the case for generations and should be the case because they are civilians.
In the past, when they were sick, they did not dare to call a doctor. Because the high expenses will make the already poor families even worse.
But in Black Dragon City, they discovered that as long as they worked, they would get the rewards they deserved. Even if you earn a hundred copper liso, you won't have eighty liso taken away by the tax collector. They can put ninety into their pockets, have enough food and clothing, and even have enough money to enjoy the rum in the tavern.
This allowed the craftsmen to discover for the first time that they could rely on their hands to fight for the future, instead of being ruthlessly exploited and squeezed and unable to stand up for generations.
This is why it is so dangerous to open up wasteland and build cities in the "Kalatwa Basin", and why they are so motivated and work hard.
More importantly, he felt alive and respected now.
Would other lords remember the name of a commoner
... .
Ren looked at everything in front of him, his expression unchanged, but a strange color flashed through his heart. He felt that in the eyes of those craftsmen, Ymir's whole body was probably exuding a holy light at this moment.
Not only those bystanders, but even Ren himself was moved.
Ymir's outstanding internal affairs talents are confirmed to be extremely amazing.
Ymir said to everyone: "Everyone, please get up... This is everything you have created with your hands, and this is what you deserve. We need to work harder in the future... I believe that in the future, our Black Dragon Leader will It will be even better!”
"Long live the city lord, long live the eldest princess..."
The crowd once again burst into waves of praise and cheers.
After a long time, this boiling emotion finally subsided.
Ymir was also very patient. She waited for the old blacksmith to stop breathing so quickly, and then she smiled and asked again: "Mr. Brown, you haven't told me yet, what do you need me to do for you..."
"Oh, I almost forgot!"
After calming down from the excitement, Old Brown slapped his forehead and then remembered the business and said: "I was captured by the flying dragon just now. I heard from my children that it was the warriors of the Coleman tribe who saved my life. Therefore, I wanted to give this sword to that soldier as a reward for saving his life. But I don’t speak Coleman, so... I thought of troublesome Princess Princess... "
"I'll help you."
When Ymir heard this, he understood why he was still wrapped in hospital gauze.
She smiled and asked, "But do you remember what that soldier looked like?"
Old Brown said: "Yes, my son remembers it. The warrior's face had totems of the moon and snakes..."
Hearing this, Ymir and Ren next to him looked at each other.
She added: "Okay, let's go together."
... .
Old Brown took the most precious iron sword in his family as a thank you gift for saving his life, and came to the Kokollman shanty town that he had never set foot in.
And behind him, not only his son and wife, but also the craftsmen and family members who had been rescued by Coleman's soldiers just now also came with him.
At first, Soldier Coleman didn't understand why so many people from Omar suddenly came to their place of residence, and they all came out of the hayloft to check.
Later, after Ren told them, everyone understood.
Udo asked for help and found the Coleman warrior named "Marta" who saved people.
Marta accepted Old Brown's gift and returned the gift.
The relationship between the two parties suddenly became very close because of the flying dragon attacking the city today.
When the Colemans make new friends, they celebrate with a grand bonfire dinner.
Ymir originally invited the elders of the tribe to a dinner, but because of this incident, it turned into a carnival for the entire city.
As night fell, hundreds of huge bonfires were lit in the open space in the city. Coleman's hunting team hunted dozens of giant earth dragons, and Omar's people also brought mashed potatoes, bread and cheese... and delicious wine.
The tens of thousands of people in Black Dragon City had a carnival.
Regardless of the Coleman people or the Oma people, despite the language barrier, they sang and danced, witnessing everyone's gradually growing friendship through singing and dancing.
... .
This was also the first time for Ymir to participate in such an enthusiastic bonfire party. She still maintained the reserve and reservedness of a princess. Originally, she just watched quietly from the side, but she was pulled by Udo, and together with Ren, they danced Coleman's war dance around the fire.
The palace dance was not so wild and inescapable. Ymir also enjoyed this flame-like dance for the first time and danced heartily.
The firelight reflected the red and bright faces, and everyone laughed heartily, as happy as a group of children.
Tired of dancing, I ate barbecue.
Ymir invites Udo and Ren to her apartment.
Had a well-prepared dessert and shared her favorite collection.
Udo also witnessed the ultimate luxury of human civilization for the first time. It was also the first time that she lay on a large goose down bed that she could sink into.
Ymir followed Coleman's custom and stayed with Udo and Ren overnight.
But it's not just three people per room, there are enough vacant rooms in the apartment.
But in the middle of the night, Renn still felt a "sneaky" figure opening his door.
Not long after, a warm and delicate body quietly slipped into his quilt.
The timid voice told him that this was the most comfortable bed she had ever slept on.
However, she said sadly... She was not used to sleeping.
She still likes the forest the most.
Then as he spoke, tears burst into his eyes.