Xia Zoe deliberately left the Trak people a few days to adapt and rest.
They were first captured by the Anas Empire after being defeated and captured. After experiencing the destruction of the country and the loss of family and friends, they were all brought to the Empire to be humiliated and forced to bear the shameful mark of slaves...
The mind and body of most people must have been devastated and numb.
After this, the Trak people were sent to Gadayat.
Everything on their bodies was looted, except for the clothes they were wearing and the shackles on their hands and feet.
Therefore, during the period of adaptation, Xia Zoe dispatched soldiers to send some intact clothes, food that can fill the stomach, daily necessities, etc. to the people of Trak for free.
Fernandi explained to Xia Zoe in detail - he passed by on the way after he brought the Trak people back.
It is mentioned that the wounds formed by some people in Trak who were branded on their shoulders have not yet healed, which may cause them to be weak, drowsy and feverish.
After listening to it, Xia Zoe ordered the soldiers to pay attention to this aspect.
He prepared some of the existing plant medicines in the Thorns Chamber of Commerce. Soldiers can bring seriously ill Trak people to the Chamber of Commerce to exchange for medicines for treatment.
Fernandi told about the use of a plant ointment, and said, "The little boy who almost fainted because of the branded wound should be a girl."
"It's probably a disguise and cover-up for safety reasons, but it's also very likely that her identity is suspicious."
"I've already paid more attention, and if any abnormality is found, it will be reported immediately."
Xia Zuoyi nodded, indicating that he knew.
Botanical medicine and ointment are completely two different usages, one for internal use and one for external application.
People can also drink medicine when they are injured on the body, but the effect of applying the ointment directly to the wound may be more obvious.
However, botanicals can be stored in jars or other utensils.
Plant ointment is more troublesome.
This is about the paper wrapped around the ointment.
On the Western Continent, there are two types of paper that people have been able to use so far.
One is parchment, which is expensive, slow and complicated to make.
This kind of paper is also called skin paper, which is the use of animal skin into paper.
From the selection of materials to the completion of the process, not only the manual steps are cumbersome, but also time-consuming.
As a result, a well-made and delicate piece of parchment is so expensive that a manor with no savings could not even afford it.
But parchment paper is water-resistant, wear-resistant, soft and delicate, easy to fold or roll for preservation, and is extremely popular with nobles.
Commoners and slaves naturally could not afford or touch parchment.
The second type of paper is papyrus.
The cost is low, and it is also suitable for ordinary writing.
But in Xia Zoe's view, the manufacturing process of papyrus is not easy, but compared with parchment, the preparation steps of papyrus will be easier.
In addition, the shortcomings of papyrus are obvious, the paper is fragile, and the paper surface can be easily broken when flipped, and the toughness is insufficient.
Xia Zoe has made a botanical medicine that can treat cough and fever.
shortly after.
He slowly made a botanical ointment with the same effect.
Xia Zoe tried to sandwich the ointment between two papyrus, but the result was obviously not good.
So he put the ointment in the parchment and gave it to Judit, Gibran, Fernandi, and Valk as a gift.
Such ointment can be given as a gift, but cannot be sold as a commodity in the Thorns Chamber of Commerce.
Otherwise, it is definitely more loss than profit.
He will lose a little money.
In this regard, Xia Zuoyi felt that it was time to show our oriental magic of big papermaking.
Wait until the paper is made.
The Thorns Chamber of Commerce will be able to make an additional income, and the sale of plant ointments can also be started.
Xia Zuoyi clicked on the system interface to check his reputation.
He is no longer poor and white at the beginning, and his reputation value is growing very fast. In order to avoid disturbing the "people", he muted the reminder sound very early.
Now, the plot is off by three percent.
Xia Zuoyi withdrew his gaze without paying too much attention, and then, he exchanged his reputation for books related to papermaking.
At this time, 098 showed a match head from the upper left of the system interface, and then clambered down, and accidentally dropped a butt when it landed on the bottom edge of the system interface.
098 stood up and patted without caring: [Host, do you want to learn papermaking?]
Xia Zuoyi: "Yeah, since I have to carry out all-round infrastructure construction, how can I become an all-round talent..."
The result of not trying is death.
098's two small matchstick hands clenched their fists: [Host, come on.]
Xia Zuoyi: "You weren't on the system interface just now, where did you go?"
[In the 098 entry channel, I am playing games with the sand sculpture system and the krypton gold system.]
"… … Who's winning?"
The matchstick villain's voice was calm: [The krypton gold system has never lost, and the 098 and sand sculpture systems have never won.]
Xia Zuoyi glanced at the matchstick villain with a complicated mood: "Don't play games with the krypton gold system next time."
[Ok, host.]
Xia Zuoyi paused and added: "Don't stay with the sand sculpture system, um... It will be infected."
Remember, you are a Buddhist system.
The little matchstick man tilted his head and seemed a little puzzled.
But he still nodded obediently and agreed: [Okay, host.]
Xia Zuoyi added one more content to read and learn.
In the afternoon, when he was studying how to get the paper-making technology out of the study smoothly, Toby's panicked voice sounded outside the door, and the maid's shouts were also mixed in between.
"Snowball briquettes, you can't run around anymore, stop now..."
"Ow, ooh."
Obviously, the two little tigers wouldn't listen to Toby's words at all, and shrewdly dodged left and right among the maids who were trying to stop them, jumping fast.
Xia Zoe was a little puzzled.
Snowballs and briquettes cling to him too much.
So after lunch, he asked Judit and Toby to take the two little tigers out for a run.
Why are you back now
Xia Zuoyi got up from the chair and walked to the door. As soon as the door was opened, two obviously dark groups suddenly rushed towards him.
Toby exclaimed: "Lord Earl!"
Xia Zuoyi slumped to the ground in a rare sluggish manner.
The clean white clothes on his body were immediately smeared and dirty by two little tigers that had turned into mud balls. Even his face was not spared, and two gray marks were added to the sides of his mouth. .
The snowballs and briquettes looked very excited, the chubby little tail behind them kept shaking, and the mud dots on the fur that had not been completely dried were thrown to the ground.
Dump him, of course.
"You can't press the count."
Toby and the maid try to pull away the snowballs and briquettes, but are frightened by baring their teeth.
Xia Zuoyi sighed helplessly after regaining his senses, pulled a tiger's ear in one hand and pulled them away, then stood up against the ground and asked, "What happened? Where's Judit?"
Toby scratched his head: "Butler Judit will leave for a while if he has something to do, and then the snowballs and briquettes will knock over the bucket next to the vegetable field... It's my fault for not being optimistic about them."
Xia Zuoyi: "Aren't the vegetables in the ground crushed?"
Toby shook his head: "No, Lord Earl, the dishes are very good."
Xia Zuoyi breathed a sigh of relief.
In the vegetable field, there were beets that he had specially ordered to plant.
On the Western Continent, there are areas where sugar cane is grown, but in the farthest west-south direction.
The juice of sugar cane is rich and sweet, and it is the raw material for making white sugar.
However, because it is not suitable for planting in other regions, the quantity is not large, and the production process and steps are also cumbersome, divided into several links such as pressing and stirring.
Before the emergence of effective sugar-making machinery, a large number of laborers were required, the productivity was extremely low, and the amount of white sugar that could be produced was even more scarce.
— "Sugar is more expensive than gold coins".
— "Sugar is white gold".
These two sentences are not groundless in the Western Continent.
for example.
There is no sugar made from sugar cane in Xia Zoe's territory.
Even in the whole of Gadayat, it is estimated that only the old king can enjoy white sugar.
Xia Zoe has done it before.
White sugar is the most expensive commodity in the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce, and the country where white sugar flows the most is the Empire of Saint Air.
People on the Western Continent use very few seasonings, not to mention spices, not to mention dark dishes.
White sugar here is not something that exists as a seasoning, but an expensive and rare commodity.
Sweetness is essential.
But when there is no sugar, or can't afford to use sugar, as a substitute to cook meals, the main things to make desserts are honey and grape water.
Honey, in particular, is extremely popular in places where white sugar is scarce or not even available.
Some nobles even pass on honey as a legacy.
As for commoners and slaves, even the slightest taste of sweetness is an extravagant delusion.
Beetroot is a common vegetable with a hint of sweetness. It is mainly used to make sweet soups or boiled together in porridge.
The nobles believed that the vegetables grown from the land were all low-grade ingredients.
And most vegetables are eaten raw or boiled.
Therefore, the nobles are very rejecting this.
In order not to affect their appetite, they would order the chef to chop the vegetables in advance, and the vegetables that were served after that were basically unrecognizable and could not be distinguished clearly.
Sugar beets can be used to make sugar and are the main source of sugar other than sugar cane.
But people on the Western Continent haven't found it yet.
The refining process of sugar beet is relatively simple. When there is no way to consider sugar cane, sugar beet is the best and only choice.
After thinking about it, Xia Zuoyi lowered his head and tugged at the ears of the snow balls and briquettes again, and said in a low voice, "The bigger you are, the more naughty you will be. If you get into trouble again, you won't be given meat."
The two little tigers seemed to understand, and squatted on the ground with aggrieved humming.
When Judit came back, he took a bath one by one into the large wooden buckets that had already boiled water.
Trak people will inevitably feel uncomfortable, even uneasy, living in a brand new place.
After all, everything around is unfamiliar, unfamiliar environment, unfamiliar people...
They are outsiders, captives, and slaves.
What Reynolds and Adair worry about is whether they will be discriminated against, excluded and bullied here.
But it's like what the soldier who sent them to the city said - you'll understand when you stay.
There are soldiers who are always on patrol near the place where the Trak people live, and are responsible for monitoring and preventing them from escaping.
Leading the charge was a knight named Dyna Prince.
On the first night of their stay in Fort Comoy, it was the knight who brought some soldiers with clothes, food and necessities.
Renault remembered him saying that it was the count's arrangement.
Nothing happened the next day.
Day three.
Renault found that the three of them seemed to be being watched.
There will always be people sneaking around the house where they live, stalking them without a trace.
Renault recognized the identities of those men.
The person following them was originally the son of a duke of Trak.
The duke secretly supported the second prince who wanted to compete for the crown prince position, but in the end, the second prince brought the people of the Anas Empire into the country of Trak.
The second prince was killed on the spot, and the duke immediately surrendered to the enemy.
Although the duke was not killed by a sword, he died of a painful illness on the way to the Anas Empire.
Renault did not expect that his son was still alive, and it seemed that there were still a lot of followers around.
It has been said before that the people of Trak are not entirely united.
There is still a clear distinction between class and class.
The civilians and slaves who were originally from the country of Trak gathered together.
Those who were originally the manor nobles were spontaneously divided into two camps.
Most of the people who were hostile to the second prince and regarded him and his vassals as sinners gathered together, and the remaining small number of people could only save their lives by cooperating with each other.
Renault had foresight.
He took Adai and Sara disguised as commoners, and the old nobles who could recognize his illegitimate child were almost dead.
In the past, Reynolds seldom went to the palace unless necessary.
He is very happy to be a viscount, and he thinks about studying his favorite utensils on weekdays.
Adai doesn't need to pretend, he is a civilian.
Renault got to know him through Adai's teacher, the alchemist, and it was a friendship since childhood.
As long as Sarah's identity isn't discovered...
But now, someone seems to notice.
Day three.
When the patrolling soldiers left this area, the son of the duke suddenly broke into their residence with several people.
After Reynolds and Adai subdued them without a timely response, they carefully looked at Sarah.
The duke's son suddenly laughed and said proudly: "It turns out that she is really Princess Sarah, no wonder I feel so familiar, you are willing to cut off your long hair and dress up as a dirty boy. I used to be in the forest before. Some don't even recognize it."
At that time, Fernandi untied the shackles and threw them the ointment, which attracted a lot of attention.
But Renault thought that with so many people and trees, the possibility of them being found would be very small, but he did not expect to be seen by the Duke's son.
Someone next to me said, "Corey, hand over the princess!"
"Since this place is so generous and generous, we might as well take the opportunity to exchange it with the princess and get rid of the status of slaves."
"Yeah, Corey, Lauder is right, I don't want to be a slave anymore, let's go see the little earl and let him restore us to the nobility."
Renault roared: "You dare!"
He struggled hard, but was kicked violently, and his knees slammed to the ground.
Adai looked at them angrily: "Corey Moya, your father is the sinner of Trak! Do you still want to hurt the bloodline left by the royal family?!"
"The God of Creation will surely punish you! And you!"
When Corey Moya heard this, his expression instantly turned gloomy, and he walked to Adai and slapped him: "Being a slave is the greatest insult and punishment to me."
"You are just a lowly commoner, what qualifications do you have to shout!"
Sarah was gagged and tied aside, looking out of the house anxiously and for help.
Because they live so close to each other, a little sound can attract people.
There are many Trak people standing around the house now, but they are temporarily blocked by Corey Moya's followers.