There is no clue to find and contact the Southern Legion of Eluin. The mercenaries sent to the Grajal Mountains are either gone forever, or they brought back useless news.
Brando knew that the mercenaries sent out were not necessarily reliable.
Not every mercenary who lives in this collective will be single-minded: Fern, Kerencia, and Uta have their own plans, and more people have a passing mentality.
Some people who were sent out just ran away. Brando was not unaware of this situation, but he did not intend to resort to coercive measures—and it was useless.
Only those who really stay with him are the people who can be trusted.
Of course, Brando didn’t want to wait for death. In the days when the shadow of the war from Pallas over Tonigel was getting overcast day by day, he arranged for trusted people to go through the mountains through Schafflund. Look for the Eluin Southern Legion.
On the one hand, the construction of the territory is also proceeding in an orderly manner—
The renovation of the city wall was finally completed at the end of the frosty month, and the construction period was nearly a week later than expected. The materials consumed far exceeded expectations. The only benefit is the workers who were recruited to repair the city wall. NS.
In the beginning, this incident did not go as smoothly as imagined—
Because no one is willing to work for this young new lord who is'unjustified', Grudin's remaining prestige still exists, not to mention that the prestige of Earl Dernell is even more heavy and mountainous in the hearts of these low-level people.
The originally agreed-upon policy of gentleness ran into trouble almost immediately, and the temptation of material conditions could not allow these people to overcome their fear of the old aristocratic power, or the fear of revenge that might ensue.
Antitina quickly realized that even if it weren't for the mercenaries to blockade the surroundings of Fir City, or that these low-level civilians had almost the same fear of Brando, I'm afraid the large-scale escape would have already begun.
After understanding this, the noble daughter finally understood the mistake she made. She had no choice but to use compulsory means to make up for this mistake-and in order to ensure the construction period, in the end, Antitina even acted as a "noble dog leg" '.
This girl personally took people to the outer city, drove the residents living in thatched cottages and shacks out of it, let them gather in the square tremblingly, ordered the soldiers to give them tools, and then let these mercenaries We supervise their work.
Of course, although the noble lady has reduced the violent elements in it as much as possible, the violence in supervision is still inevitable, and the title of'Miss Devil' soon spread in private.
The whole day passed by the workers' coping and resistance to the supervisor.
But this change in attitude came from the end of the first day of work. What was beyond everyone's expectation was that this'devil lady' arranged a sumptuous dinner for them.
There is not only rare white bread, but also stew broth—
Of course, those broths are actually not worthy of the name. They are so clear that there is almost no meat but water, and it looks like a pool in the mountains at first glance—clear to the bottom at a glance. So much so that noble daughters can't help but frown when they see the pots with meat, but this is not mercenary harsh, the meat is obtained from the forest by mercenaries, although a lot, but not enough. Multiplayer.
Originally, she was a little worried that the workers would complain, but the facts proved that the development of the matter completely exceeded her expectations.
These refugees who have lived in slums all year round can hardly walk when they smell the rich aroma of the broth, and their eyes have become brighter than the hungry wolf in the forest. In their opinion, white bread is already a rare one. It's delicious, and it's only possible to get a little bit during festivals or on an important day.
As for meat, it is only at the end of the year to see if the lord is in a good mood and can reward them with some leftovers.
As for the unclearness, it doesn't need to care at all.
In fact, seeing these workers gobbling down, Antitina realized that she had made another mistake. She remembered that when she was embarrassed and embarrassed in Braggs, she could only eat a little brown bread every day, let alone eat meat.
And with the power of this dinner, the noble daughter finally stabilized the hearts of the people. She said that as long as she stays on the construction site, everyone can eat this kind of food every day.
This promise almost caused a sensation among the crowd. Although the workers were dubious, most of them were willing to stay and see the situation—not to mention that even if they didn't want to stay, the fierce mercenaries would help them make choices.
However, their doubts were quickly dispelled, and the'Miss Devil' really fulfilled her promise, allowing them to eat a white bread and a small plate of stewed meat'thick' soup every night.
The direct result of this is the rapid decrease in the stock of meat in the warehouse—because there is not too much—the stock of meat in the warehouse comes from a small number of domesticated livestock in the territory, mostly lamb or pork, some of which have been cured for quite a long time. time.
These meats used to be provided to Grudin and his subordinates to enjoy, but at this time, they are used to supply the daily consumption of hundreds of people, and naturally the supply exceeds demand.
For this reason, Flor complained to Antitina more than once, saying that she was consumed like this. It is estimated that when Brando returns, their lord will not be able to eat a meal.
This statement once moved Antitina. On the one hand, she was the young lord whom she admired most from the bottom of her heart. On the other hand, she was just some workers from refugees. Which one is more important, this noble lady would choose the former without thinking about it. .
But after thinking about it again and again, in the end she insisted on what she did. She asked the mercenaries to hunt in the forest as much as possible-even put aside daily training, just to supplement the consumption of meat.
But this approach brought unexpected benefits. The workers gradually learned about the "Miss Devil" in order to guarantee their dinner and arrange for hunting in the forest outside the city-hunting in the private hunting grounds of the lord in the past!
This practice touched everyone at one time, and some people even asked mercenaries to tell her that she didn't have to spend so much. In fact, it was good to have white bread every day.
The workers began to worry that the young lord would punish the kind and kind noble lady for this.
But their actions in this way strengthened Antitina's confidence. Not only that, she then told the workers-telling them that it was not her but the lord who arranged all this, so they didn't need to worry at all.
Antitina used this little explanation to put all the credit on Brando. In addition, the young lord’s previous tax reduction and exemption measures led to a momentary gain among these lower-level leaders. Very high reputation.
Of course, Brando didn't even know about it at that time, because the young man was dealing with mine affairs in Schafflund at the time, and could be said to be unaware of what was happening in the territory.
In fact, Antitina didn't realize that her actions would be successful at the beginning-she had never had experience in governing territories, and some of them were just a few short discussions with Brand during the journey.
But she soon realized that she had done nothing wrong.
Less than a week after starting to implement the corresponding countermeasures, someone turned around and asked her through mercenaries-Lord Lord still needed more manpower.
This is obviously a sign that her construction site can already attract more labor to join. But it's more than that. It shows that some people have begun to waver between the prestige of the old noble power and the prestige of the young new lord.
This is undoubtedly a good sign.
But the only thing Antitina regretted was the fact that a good omen could not recover the delay in the end-on the one hand, too much time was lost at the beginning, and on the other hand, none of them was proficient in architecture and engineering.
The joining of Master Peru may have more or less restored some of their mistakes in manpower arrangements, but the master forging of the kingdom is not a true professional-he may be unique in how to create a magic armor. opinion.
But it’s definitely not repairing a section of the city wall—
This dilemma was not finally changed until the old dwarf Odum from the Shavlund mine joined. No matter how unreliable the old dwarf is, he at least learned a little bit more or less from his fellow mountain dwarves. thing.
After correcting some of the original misconceptions, the repair process quickly accelerated, until the end of this month, the completion was finally announced.
On the morning of the completion, Antitina invited Brando, Medissa, Charles and all the young man's confidants. Standing in the early morning mist with Akane and Roman, she quietly watched the city wall that stood in the early winter and loomed after the fog, and finally couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief.
But then she frowned slightly, and looked back at Brando, who was also looking in that direction, and apologized: "I'm sorry, Lord Lord, for wasting so much time—"
Brando glanced at his staff, his eyes full of admiration.
He remembers that when he was in Braggs, he once felt lucky, because he could dig out a man who could make a magic channeling device-this is undoubtedly a more pleasant thing than picking up gold on the side of the road.
But until today, he really realized that what he picked up was not only a treasure—but also a priceless treasure.
Antitina is a very quiet girl, but she also has her own persistence. Brando can see that this girl persists in her ideals and beliefs. The child serves himself wholeheartedly.
After returning to the territory, he had already learned all the work of this noble daughter in detail. He was worried that Antitina, who had no experience in governing territories, would be in trouble-he even expected that this city wall might not be until next month.
That is to say, the repairs can only be completed in the middle of the sleeping month. Although it is not a big trouble, it may still cause some inconvenience more or less after the first snow.
But Antitina gave him a big surprise. This noble daughter completed this task with her usual seriousness and meticulousness beyond his expectations.
Not only that, but Boru and Oldham's performance also satisfied him—except that the old dwarf always behaved a little fearful.
He looked at Antitina, smiled in agreement, and nodded.