our family is gone

Chapter 190 Arriving at the Faithful Hamlet

Since the pirate attack that day, there were not too many accidents, and the road was uneventful.

The old captain took some people to control the clippers, and at the same time shared part of the cargo and people, which eased the congestion on the ship.

Anyway, now Lance can finally sleep in a room by himself without having to squeeze with them.

Until there was a sudden movement outside...

"Land! It's land! Go and inform your lord."

The observer holding the telescope on the top of the mast suddenly shouted as if he had discovered something.

The ship got busy, conveying the news of its imminent arrival.

After hearing the news, Lance also walked out to look towards the end of the horizon. After leaving Hamlet for almost half a month, now that he finally came back, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Don't know what's going on in the town?

More excited than him was Boudica, like a husky in a cage, who was finally going to be released, and he should have a good drink of the wine he owed these days.

The ship can see the land, and the land can also see the ship. The small fleet of three ships attracted the attention of some people, first of all, the people on the lighthouse at the pier.

Before leaving, Lance was very worried about the pirates' attack, so he transferred the three cannons and arranged for people to be on duty here.

But today it finally had an effect, the people on it could see the approaching ship from a distance, and the bright red flag on the top of the mast.

"Red flag! That's the signal from the lord, please inform all the lords quickly."

This news immediately made the whole town restless, and those people unconsciously gathered towards the pier.

I can see that no matter how far away there is hope, it is only a matter of time before it arrives.

Soon the ship docked and docked at the dilapidated small pier. The three ships were a huge pressure on this place.

Standing on the deck, you can roughly see the situation in the town, but after seeing the prosperity of Totnes, and looking at this dilapidated town, you can feel a huge gap.

Most people would not dare to say it, nor would they know how to say it, but Boudica didn't have any scruples to speak directly.

"Boss, why is this dimple so broken?"

"Hahaha!" Lance didn't mean to be angry, but laughed out loud, attracting everyone's attention.

At this time, he explained a sentence quite confidently.

"No matter how good Totnes is, it belongs to others, but Hamlet is your forever home."

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone had different feelings in their ears.

They are all from Totnes. Even if they are not locals, they have seen the prosperity of Totnes. Who wouldn't want to stay in that kind of place?

But they have all been beaten, and they have all felt the malice of Totnes, otherwise they would not have appeared in this place.

This sentence is right, no matter how good Totnes is, it belongs to others, and this is your own home.

"After the notice, everyone will return to their own cabins. When the time comes, they will disembark in an orderly manner according to the cabins. Those who make trouble will be severely punished."

Lance has already made a resettlement plan these days, otherwise it would be difficult to manage the 2000 people rushing out at once.

And he took the doctor and Boudica off the ship, and went to another ship to give priority to those craftsmen.

It’s not about bringing people back. The real trouble lies in the management. He must formulate policies as soon as possible and start arranging these people to work.

On the other side, Tiffany has also disembarked, along with craftsmen such as Master Eugene and Winston.

I have to say that these people have seen it before, and they are a little dazed when they see Hamlet in such a situation. Can such a small town really support their own research?Can you really give yourself such a high salary?Can there really be a future?

Lance naturally knows that his territory is weak in competitiveness, but there is nothing he can do about it. The only way to stabilize them now is to use "sincerity" to open the way.

"According to what I said, you give priority to choosing a house. Everyone pays a month's salary in advance. After one month, you will go or stay with us."

Lance's words here really calmed their emotions in an instant.

That being said, since these people came here with their whole family, how could they leave after staying for a month?

People have sunk costs, if you stay, you can't leave~
"Lord Lance!"

"Lord!"

"..."

Some people rushed over, led by Susan, Barristan, and Barton.

Lance turned around to look, and the momentum of this glance actually made them stop, and they were stunned five or six meters away.

Disma and the others didn't feel much change after following Lance all day long, but Barristan and the others hadn't seen Lance for a while, and their impression of the lord was still the same as when he left.

It's just that I didn't expect that in just half a month, the lord's majesty became more powerful, and his every move made people feel awe.

"Everyone has worked hard, I haven't had any troubles in the town during this time, have I?"

"It's nothing serious, but..." Barristan's one-eyed glance swept over the crowd, "There are some matters in the town that need to be decided by the lord."

Something went wrong~
Lance noticed something, but he didn't mean to make it clear. Some things should not be made public.

"If there is anything to talk about later, come here, let me introduce you, this is Master Eugene, the top gun designer in the empire, and this is Winston, a skilled weapon craftsman, these craftsmen are all A skilled gunsmith..."

Barton couldn't help but look sideways when he heard the name Eugene. He had heard of this mechanical master to some extent, but he didn't expect the lord to invite him back, let alone a group of professional craftsmen.

Lance made a quick introduction, and then arranged for Susan to hand over.

No matter what it is, these people should be settled first. This is the core of the artillery formation.

Busy here, Lance turned around and saw Tiffany seemed to be waiting for something.

"what's the matter?"

"Are you the lord of Hamlet?" Tiffany looked a little weird. Although she had guessed it a long time ago, it was confirmed now.

"Is it strange?" Lance said calmly, and handed her the plan in his hand, "Arrange according to this first."

"Didn't you say that father is in Hamlet?" Tiffany took it without further action.

"He's more comfortable being the emperor of the land than me on the farm. Let's get things done first. I'll ask someone to call him over. We just have dinner and chat slowly tonight."

"Is he really okay?" Tiffany couldn't help frowning, showing that stubbornness.

But don't forget that she was a person who cut her hair before. Although she didn't do very well, it is undeniable that her character is not weak, but rather tough.

"When have I lied to you?" Lance said casually, killing her hostility.

He didn't seem to have lied to himself. He said before that his father controlled the farm. Although she didn't know what happened inside, she still chose to believe him.

temporarily~
"I'll leave it to you first, it's not early, so let's get everyone settled first."

He still has a lot of things to do, so after explaining this, he turned around and took Barristan and Barton back to the mayor's house.

It's just that as soon as I entered, I found something strange, and the howling of wolves sounded.

It's just that it's not the familiar cry of the female wolf, but a strong warning and threat.

The wolf spirit that was silent beside him made an inexplicable movement, and unexpectedly floated out by itself.

Lance didn't intend to let it move. He directly suppressed it and turned to ask.

"How is this going?"

"After the adults left, the female wolf went into the backyard with the cubs in her mouth, and we couldn't get close, so I let her move around and threw a chicken in every day. It was fine until three nights ago.

After feeding during the day, I found that there was only one wolf cub left, and all the others were dead, even the female wolf. In the end, she went crazy and attacked people who approached, and we locked them in the backyard. "

Barristan said, if it weren't for the fact that the wolf belonged to the lord, there would have been only wolf skins left.

"Three days ago?" Lance was lost in thought, why did this happen all of a sudden?
"It was fine during the day, but suddenly went crazy that night."

Barristan added that Lance immediately understood what he said.

Three days ago was the night of the full moon, and it was the ceremony [White Wolf Swallowing the Moon].

According to the records of the [White Wolf Secret Volume], the wolves of the Fanglang tribe all have the blood of the wolf god. In order to select more powerful white wolves, they will hold a ceremony when the moon is full, let them kill each other and devour their blood, And the female wolf will be devoured by several children at the first time, and only one in a litter can survive.

But this is a ceremony to select the wolf king, and it is written on the scroll that only the litter that is blessed by the wolf god in the entire tribe is eligible.

Translated into human words, it is the cubs of the previous generation of wolf kings. The litter with the strongest vitality is selected from generation to generation. How can ordinary white wolves be qualified?
Not to mention that he took this pack of wolves out of the tribe. Logically, there is no wizard or shaman to hold a ceremony, and there is no wolf god.

He didn't expect this to happen at all, so he didn't react at first.

You can't really be so lucky, can you?In his hands, the blood will return to the ancestors...

wrong!

Lance suddenly remembered something. He had used [Blessing] to strengthen these wolf cubs before, and the problem was here.

I didn't expect it~ I didn't expect it~
My previous unintentional actions actually caused things to become like this...

Lance didn't indulge too much in what had become a fact, he still had more troublesome things to deal with.

"Let's talk first."

Back in the familiar hall, I have to say, just like what he said, no matter how good Totnes is, it belongs to others, and only his own "kennel" is comfortable.

"Tell me, what happened in the town during this time, and how many tasks have you completed?"

The two of them didn't talk nonsense and started reporting directly.

Barton is responsible for the reconstruction work, but there are only so many people, and the construction period is only ten days. Generally, there is not much that can be done, mainly to repair the destroyed buildings, especially the houses.

It is tinkering but it can accommodate more than 1000 people.

Lance knew that he was not lazy or anything. The efficiency of this era is so poor, but so many people come here, and labor takes up the majority. As long as the raw materials can keep up, the housing problem is actually not a big problem. Anyway, the tent can last for a while.

"but……"

After hearing this, Lance understood that things were not that simple.

Sure enough, Barton brought him a rather serious problem, that is, the reconstruction of the cemetery next to the church had to be stopped due to conflicts, and at the same time, the further renovation plan of the buildings behind the church was also restricted.

The reason is very simple, those townspeople all live here, and those buried in the cemetery are all relatives. Now digging up graves and burning corpses, they are also afraid that they will be treated like this after death.

As for the church, it is related. Now that there is no threat of bandits, some guys are thinking about the church again. The simple explanation is that the material life is settled and the pursuit of spiritual enjoyment begins.

damn it!Trouble!

When Lance heard these things, he really wanted to piss off the gangsters, and he forgot the pain in just a few days, right?
I have been enslaved and exploited by the empire and the church for generations. I have worked so hard to save you, let you stand up, and give you the dignity of being human beings. Now when you are idle, you turn your head and kneel down, not trying to live a better life. Instead, he pursues gods who are useless, even if his slavishness has not been eliminated.

Sure enough, he is not as smart as his ancestors, and he tried to abandon the wisdom of his ancestors to talk about life and dignity with them, causing such trouble~
Don't let them eat enough, don't let them be too idle, let them be half-fed and starve to death, and then be covered by heavy work from day to night all day, let them lie in bed without thinking about other things, otherwise These guys think about making trouble every day.

You have to strike hard, otherwise these unscrupulous people really think that he, the lord, is some kind of injustice.

He can give them everything, and he can take it back naturally. He wants to let those people know that he is the only one in Hamlet, and that he is the true God!

"I'll take care of it." Lance replied in a deep voice.

Both Barton and Barristan could feel that the lord was in a bad mood, and that majestic aura made them feel pressured.

"No bad things happened in the town recently, right?" Lance looked at Barristan. He was in charge of the remaining [-] soldiers in the town and was responsible for guarding the safety of the town.

"There is nothing going on in the town, everything is going according to the adults' plan, but our people found some problems outside the town~"

"Say." Lance seemed to understand something, with a dignified expression.

"The patrolling soldiers found in the wilderness north of the farm..."

What Barristan needs to protect is not only the town, but also needs to arrange for people to patrol outside to protect those townspeople who cultivate and log.

Under these circumstances, some people discovered that strange beasts appeared in the wilderness outside the town.

"Those who can no longer tell whether they are wolves or dogs, their eyes are black as if they were infected, their bodies are skinny and skinny, their hair is also falling off in large pieces, and they are bald in patches. Once they meet people, they bark their teeth like crazy Grin to attack.

Fortunately, the soldiers were equipped with long guns, killed the mad dogs directly, and then cremated the corpses according to the adults' instructions. At the same time, the logging and reclamation in that direction were suspended, and the adults came back to decide the situation. "

　The year is almost over, and I'm going to go back to be a cow and horse, and wait for it to stabilize before adding more.

　　Ask for rewards, monthly tickets, comments, and wait for a rich man/wife who falls from the sky...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)