Of course, although he complained hard in his heart, Gao Wen also knew that there was no way for the world to develop into this way.
The development of civilization has its laws to follow, but it is also full of uncertainties. Sometimes an explosive technological innovation is enough to make the entire civilization leap to a higher level, but in more cases—especially when feudal ignorance occupies an overwhelming advantage Scenario—Civilization develops in a state of ossification and sluggishness for hundreds of years.
In a world of supernatural powers, extreme class solidification, and a world that has survived a single catastrophe, the situation will only get worse.
The existence of extraordinary power has brought many conveniences beyond the times in this world, but at the same time, extraordinary power has also put shackles on the development of civilization in this world. It allows those at the top to easily live an extremely comfortable and comfortable life, and forms an absolute dominance over the vast majority of "mortals" who have no power, and due to the rarity and uncertainty of "magic talent" itself Sex, which makes it difficult for this power to become a driving force for social development—because it cannot benefit the general public in this world. Those lucky few who occasionally awaken their magical talents will only become the new noble class, and they will not , and powerless to change the fate of most people.
Extraordinary power doesn't belong to "mortals"—it's a rule that's taken for granted.
It is precisely because of this that the progress of society has become extremely slow. On the one hand, ordinary people who are the main body of the population are unable to change any status quo, and on the other hand, the upper class who enjoy the convenience of extraordinary power do not think that society is necessary to progress— In fact, even those ordinary people don't think that society needs to progress. They only need to pray that they can awaken their magic talent one day.
In a world with Frostbolts, who would have thought of inventing refrigerators and air conditioners
However, Frostbolt will always be just Frostbolt. It cannot allow everyone to eat ice cream in summer, nor can it allow medical scientists to store serum and vaccines anytime and anywhere.
At least in this day and age, that is the case.
This is definitely wrong. Gawain is quite aware of this. Extraordinary power should not be an obstacle to civilization, and this place should not be trapped in the Middle Ages forever. It should have been a driving force for rapid development, not a shackle - but none of this can be solved now.
He explained to Hetty and Rebecca in more detail the necessity of his own statistics of these data, as well as some matters that need to be paid attention to when making the table. Of course, since they have never counted these things, and those poorly educated civilians may not be able to tell their surnames and ages at all, he relaxed the requirements for the form and only asked them to count the data of craftsmen. Other civilians only registered their names first.
Everything will be perfected after the new territory is established.
No one has ever done this kind of statistics on civilians, because to the aristocracy of this world, civilians are almost worthless—not even enough to serve as cannon fodder on the battlefield. The only role of civilians is to produce food and serve as free labor. No one realizes the importance of "people", and naturally no one realizes the necessity of registering population information.
The good news is that Rebecca, who is confused about other things, is the only one who knows a little about this. She quickly understood what Gao Wen meant, and happily led people to sort out the materials.
Reminiscent of her previous decree that allowed serfs to be converted into freemen through service, it seems that this "incompetent" lady lord is not really useless.
This child, if educated well, might be able to be tricked into managing personnel affairs (no).
Fortunately, the number of people who need to be counted is less than 900, and after settling down in Tanzanian Town, Knight Philip has already made a simple record of the survivors, and Rebecca quickly sorted out Gawain with Hetty's help. information requested.
After getting the materials, Gao Wen decided to divide the team into two groups and head to the "new home".
The first group is the advance team, led by him, Rebecca, and Hetty. The team includes half of the soldiers and militiamen led by Knight Byron, as well as necessary craftsmen and a hundred laborers. The advance team will establish a temporary camp at the destination , Find out the water source and other conditions, and do a good job of preventing the attacks of the surrounding beasts.
Then most of the civilians will follow under the escort of Philip Knight.
It is unwise to lead more than 800 people directly into a barren land. Although there are basically no old, weak, sick or disabled among these 800 people (they failed to escape), civilians who lack combat effectiveness still follow behind the advance team Safer.
To open up a barren land, no amount of preparation is enough, but the first step must be taken in everything. After planning and deploying as carefully as possible, Gao Wen and his advance team finally left the tank. Sang Town, heading towards the dark mountains in the southeast direction.
They marched along the tributaries of the Baishui River on a relatively flat river beach. Knights and lords led the way in front of the team, while soldiers guarded both sides of the team. Those craftsmen, together with various materials and tools, were protected in the team. the central.
Hetty rode on the horse, looked back at the not too large team, and suddenly felt emotional: "We seem to have become pioneers..."
"We are the pioneers." Gawain looked at her and said with a smile.
Hetty blinked: "What I want to talk about is the great development seven hundred years ago..."
Gao Wen shrugged: "That's still me."
Hetty: "... that's right."
"Be confident," Gao Wen looked at the lady who seemed to be a little worried about the future, "every time you step into an unknown place, it is a great journey, whether it is the second exploration seven hundred years ago, Whether it is the first pioneering in ancient legends, or what we are going to do now, they are all equally great in essence. We will not only establish a new home—maybe we will also establish a new era.”
Hetty looked at Gawain in a daze, then nodded. She didn't quite understand what the other party meant by "new era", but since the ancestors who were legendary heroes said so, it must be a great and glorious thing.
And Amber, who was accompanying her, slapped her hands. Miss Thieves thought simply, anyway, now that Gao Wen is the boss, whatever the boss says is right, no matter what he understands or not, it is always right to slap first...
The closer one gets to the Dark Mountains, the more desolate the scenery becomes, and the power of human civilization shows signs of gradual decline in this southern land.
When the pioneering craze had not abated, the descendants of the first generation of pioneering knights used swords and flames to set up small settlements in this barren land, and planned to go to the wasteland of Gondor. The territory was re-expanded, but with the restlessness of the demon tide, the dark and primitive forces on the border of civilization eroded again and again, and the continuous breeding of monsters and deteriorating natural environment made it difficult to maintain these settlements. The forces ushered in a reshuffle, and the last few pioneer villages that barely survived on this land were also destroyed.
To this day, the counterattacking barbaric forces have swallowed up all the traces of civilization back then, and only wild beasts and monsters remain between those dilapidated and dilapidated settlements and primitive forests.
Although the magic power has now calmed down again, and the dark tide is bound in the wasteland of Gondor, human beings seem to be satisfied with the current civilized territory. Coupled with the decline of the Cecil family in the southern border, to this day, the Kingdom of Ansu There are no plans to redevelop the land.
The team of chariots and horses marched silently on the rough and potholed road. Although Gawain's encouragement to Hetty was very effective, the rest of the team were still uneasy. What is the result, even if they were led by the great pioneer seven hundred years ago—especially for those craftsmen who were found among commoners and serfs, it is not so much the sense of glory that drives them, but rather the sense of honor. The lord's habitual obedience and numbness to life are driving them to step forward.
In this way, they walked all the way along the river beach, and stopped at an open field after three days.
This open land is already close to the Dark Mountains. In fact, it is sandwiched between the river and the mountains. It is a narrow and long small plain area. The tributaries of the White Water River are slightly widened here, and the river slows down and flows gently through the Dark Mountains. On the north side, it flows eastward into the Typhon Empire.
Facing the south, looking up, is the magnificent and daunting dark mountain range.
Gawain climbed onto a large rock beside the river beach, looked at the surrounding scenery, and compared it with the satellite overhead view in his mind. He saw that there was a forest growing on the west side of the plain, where most of the wood was hard black cedar and giant wood. It can be used as a valuable source of timber in the early days of the territory, and the mountains on the east side are more prominent. If Gawain Cecil's memory is correct, there should be iron ore there.
Besides the iron mines, there are several other deposits nearby—the Dark Mountains are a treasure trove.
Although the pioneering team led by Gawain Cecil and Charles I did not stop in the Dark Mountains, they still did basic investigation and exploration along the way. Regarding the mineral vein resources that were discovered on the road to pioneering but could not be utilized, Gawain Know it like the palm of your hand.
Now that the Ansu royal family has given up on these things, he readily accepts them.
After observing the terrain, Gawain jumped off the rock and looked at Hetty: "You guys set up camp here, set up all the tents you brought, and let the soldiers escort the loggers to get wood from the forest—but don't go too deep Forest, to prevent being attacked by ferocious beasts. Don’t worry about monsters. The dark mountains are not as scary as you imagined. The influence of the dark tide of magic has already subsided. , the rest of the labor force stay here to help build the camp first. Rebecca, Byron, Amber, the three of you come with me."
Hetty froze for a moment: "Ancestor, you are going to..."
"Go get my inheritance back."