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Chapter 289 Restarting the Research on the Witch's Legacy

The big development really started after Paracelsus developed a specific medicine for the blight.

The burning of the farms completely liberated these laborers from farming and animal husbandry.

Lance can arrange more onerous, more difficult and more dangerous work for them.

If he spends money to recruit people to develop the wilderness, he will lose a lot, but now he has a lot of labor without spending a penny.

Primitive accumulation has always been based on exploitation, either by exploiting outsiders or by exploiting one's own people.

The good life of the townspeople in Hamlet is because these consumables carry their weight forward, otherwise where would such high benefits come from?
Lance's sudden appearance without warning was a big deal to those serfs who were trapped in labor.

They don't know why they appeared, and they don't know why they came out of the wilderness, but they know that the lord has not forgotten them.

Most of the people here are criminals, the largest part of which is the hundreds of people who robbed the convoy on the road, but they were defeated by Lance and used as laborers to atone for their crimes.

To be honest, among this group of people, many of them are not hostile to the lord of Lance, but have some kind of grateful reaction on the contrary.

This is not some yin and yang weirdness, but a very realistic reason.

That is, being a serf here is better than being a refugee outside, because they have to work for the exploiters continuously, and here they just change their masters.

And in the past, I couldn't even eat enough, and at the same time, I had to suffer all kinds of bullying.

But at least the food here is not too bad, there is still some fish and oily water every now and then.

It has long been out of the chaos at the beginning, but has become a standardized management.

I'm afraid that the managers also need to abide by the rules. There were a few guys who bullied them before, but now they are either dead or working like them.

Of course, the most important thing is that there is hope here, as long as the performance is good enough, it is possible to leave here and become a real Hamlet.

I should have died on the way to escape long ago, but now I can still survive, what more can I ask for?

Sometimes this is a worse world, not because Lance treats them so well, but because those other people are just too outrageous.

Lance inspected this area and was quite satisfied with the situation here. This is not something that can be done as a show, because the progress of the project can be seen, so he doesn't mind giving those people a little sweetness.

"When this project is over, I will amnesty the thirty best performers."

This promise caused an uproar among those people, but it motivated them to work harder than any news.

For a moment, those serfs also shouted loudly for Lance's kindness.

Lance listened but only waved his hand.

"Work hard and life will get better and better."

After walking for a long time, they all came back here. Even Lance didn't bother to leave, so he went back directly in the charcoal cart.

In fact, it is just a cart and a cow. Horses are still too rare in the town, and they are all recruited by him. Even rough horses are also treated as training.

Just this action made Geralt almost tense.

It's not that he dislikes ox carts, he doesn't care about these things at all when he is walking outside, but you are a noble lord anyway, is it really good to do this?

Shouldn't a nobleman value the status and glory of a nobleman most?
Sitting in a cart pulled by oxen, and it is still used to pull charcoal, and there is black toner left over from transporting charcoal on the cart, which is definitely unacceptable for nobles.

But the lord was very natural, leaning directly on the wolf with his legs up and his eyes closed, looking quite leisurely.

The bullock cart stopped at the door of the house, and Lance woke up leisurely, but this guy Boudica jumped out of the cart halfway, and judging by her appearance, he probably ran to the tavern again.

Lance didn't care about her either. She was tired for two days and she should enjoy it.

"Come in." Lance beckoned the two to go in, and then saw two nomad trucks in the front yard.

It should be released today, why haven't you left yet?

Lance couldn't help but pause for a while, but he didn't care and continued walking in.

"The mission is completed, here is your bounty." Without any nonsense, the mission bounty was directly handed over to the two of them.

Geralt had a bag full of gold coins, while Junia had only three.

But these three coins were already a huge sum of money to her, and it was the first time she had so much money in her hands.

"You are also tired, take a rest first, and you can learn more about Hamlet before talking in detail."

Lance didn't mean to continue to squeeze them, but gave them a break first.

Geralt left very gracefully. The lord is really too generous. This gold coin is enough for him for a while. I wonder if there is any service industry in the town?

And Junia was always thinking about the money she owed to the hotel and school, and she walked out quickly to pay back the money.

After they left, Lance slumped down on the chair with a sigh of relief.

He was so worried and worried for a long time, thinking that the matter was over, but he almost overturned the car on the way back.

It was a knee-jerk reaction that he had pushed Junia away, because he had seen the power of that sorcery.

His physique was so strong that he almost couldn't resist, and Junia probably died immediately after being hit.

But fortunately, I resisted it, and with precautions, it won't be so easy to get tricked next time.

"Huh~" Lance let out a long breath. He admitted that because of the success of these actions against the Ascension Sect, he lowered his defenses against those guys.

Sure enough, if the ancestor is not dead for a day, he can't relax for a moment.

"Prosperity!"

Lance yelled, and saw Wangcai rushing in, but suddenly it seemed to realize something, its footsteps became hesitant, its eyes looked up at the master, and looked back from time to time, appearing in a A strong uneasiness.

"Come here." Lance waved at it, urging it constantly.

For this, Wangcai could only move slowly, lowered his head but looked up at Lance, showing caution everywhere.

It's just that Lance didn't intend to play with it. His hand suddenly stretched out like a tiger leaping into the abyss, and directly grabbed the fur on the back of Wangcai's neck and dragged him into the depths of the house.

This shock caused Wangcai to struggle crazily and let out a miserable ghost cry.

"Don't make noise, isn't it just taking a bath, it's really useless." Lance didn't care about its struggle, and directly held it down, "I just smelled that you stink, don't even think about entering my room if you don't wash it clean."

Lance raised his hand and slapped the dog's head to be honest, and poured water on Wangcai.

The water washed away brought out blood red, just like the fresh blood, and many of them had scabbed and stuck to the hair, so it was difficult to wash off with water.

Lance simply threw it into the bucket to soak, leaving two front paws on the edge, with a huge wolf head resting on it. In this hot weather, it is better to be cold to make it a little more comfortable.

Lance also washed himself. There is no condition outside, and the dirt on his body must be cleaned as soon as he comes back.

It takes a lot of labor to bring this water back from the well, and to fill such a large bucket requires constant travel between the two places, and one person may spend half a day on it.

That is to say, he is a lord, so he can use water so unscrupulously, otherwise, how could ordinary people be willing to take a bath?
This means that the production capacity is low, and all production and life are greatly restricted. Labor is very cheap, but it is difficult to effectively convert it into materials.

It was only after living in this world that Lance realized how convenient the modern life of his previous life was, and only then did he realize how much people paid for the things he enjoyed...

The news of the lord's return spread, and after Lance finished cleaning, he began to meet with them, deal with various affairs in the town, and what happened in the town after he left these two days.

The operation of the town is very stable without any problems, and the seized materials have been sorted out and recorded, and they have begun to be transformed into means of production and put into the construction of Hamlet.

It's just that the convoy caused some minor problems. As a representative of the army, Leonard wanted to draw these horses out to fill the cavalry.

As the administrator, Tiffany hopes to continue to use these carriages to rebuild and transport materials. Now she is facing a situation of insufficient transportation capacity, which seriously slows down the progress of the project.

Lance is also quite helpless about this problem. Before the appearance of automobiles as a means of transportation, horses were very precious and irreplaceable.

Investing in cavalry can enhance the mobility of the troops while enhancing their responsiveness.

But when these convoys are used, the increased transport capacity can speed up urban construction. After all, the transportation of supplies and materials requires horses.

"Okay, I have another role for this group of teams, and I will find a way to solve your problems."

Lance did not give them these consignments. This was a dilemma. After all, he was still too poor and his family was not rich enough to do anything.

When the lord speaks, they will naturally let go of the dispute. Adults have their own considerations about this kind of thing.

When those people dispersed, Grindel was the only one left.

"Please sit down, I have worked hard for you these days."

Before Lance left, he explained some things to her. The reason why he chose her was helpless, because Grindel was the only one who possessed some extraordinary power in the town except himself.

Moreover, Tiffany's character is not suitable for being a ruler. Leaving things to her before almost caused problems, so Lance must find someone who has the ability and means to stabilize Hamlet after he leaves.

At the same time, this incident is also a test, a test of Grindale's ability. Lance needs someone to help him share the increasingly heavy government affairs.

She didn't say much at the meeting just now, but from the things she handled, it can be seen that her administrative ability is not bad, at least better than him who became a monk halfway through.

That's right, she herself was trained as a tribal manager, and she has been familiar with Hamlet's situation here for a while, so it is normal for her to show very strong abilities after being delegated power.

After talking to her about the government affairs she had handled, she slowly shifted to the tasks that were left for her at the beginning.

"The batch of herbal medicine left by the witch's medicine field has been transplanted, and the survival rate is about [-]%. As for those formulas for strengthening the body, I have quite a few formulas, but some powerful formulas require very expensive resources.

As for the several aromatherapy formulas you gave me for the Ascension Sect, I have also deciphered them. These things are indeed related to our tribe, and they should be researched by witches..."

Lance was also quite surprised when he listened. This Grindale is not only strong in administration, but also strong enough in handling affairs. He has basically completed the tasks that he entrusted to her.

This is a baby!

"This is [necrosis fungus], a virus specially cultivated by witches to restrain the Ascension Sect's flesh and blood ritual. I need you to help me develop a more stable and controllable effect..."

Lance took out a tube of pale yellow powder encapsulated in a transparent glass tube, and took out some materials he had sorted out. He stayed up all night for the present.

"These are the materials left by the witch, which may be helpful to your research."

Greendale didn't expect the lord to keep her for this matter, and she seemed a little hesitant when she looked at the information.

Letting herself take over the research on witches, she was a little confused about what Lance meant?
"Uh... is there any difficulty?"

"I'm currently studying how to improve the yield and disease resistance of crops." Grindel said the reason for hesitation.

Lance is not stupid. He knows better than anyone that improving crops requires large-scale experimental screening, and it is not something that can be done by personal ability. What he said before was just to describe the possibility of the future, so no matter how you look at it, it is true. More like an excuse to decline.

"After our trip into the wilderness, we discovered..." Lance briefly explained the situation, and also explained why he did this suddenly.

"I can feel that they are brewing some kind of conspiracy. There must be some secrets hidden in the ancient sewers guarded by them. We must master any power we can, otherwise our chances of winning this war are not great."

After speaking, he looked at Grindel, the expression on his face revealing a deep helplessness.

"I said before that there should be no dissatisfaction between us. If there is anything, you should speak out directly. Even if you are dissatisfied with me, I need to know where I am not doing well enough to correct it."

No matter how powerful the external enemy is, he has never been afraid, but the inability of the internal staff to unite is what chills him the most.

Because Lance adheres to the credo of "employing people without doubt, doubting people without using them", especially those who are recognized by him give the greatest trust.

Seeing Lance's lost look, Grindel was a little overwhelmed for a while, feeling inexplicably as if she had failed something, and felt a sense of guilt in her heart.

What Grindel was worried about just now was that Lance's behavior made her a little confused.

Because she had just delegated power to herself to be in touch with administration not long ago, but she took back the power as soon as she came back, and at the same time gave herself a difficult task. This situation made her feel a crisis.

She didn't know if this was a temptation, so she seemed hesitant.

(End of this chapter)