Lord Chronicle

Chapter 217
"Daughter, where are you?"

Suddenly, a strange cry sounded outside the door.

Saul slammed his head on the table at the sound.Omg, how did I forget that there is another...

Soon, a middle-aged man in a shabby mage robe appeared staggeringly at the door.

As a result, hundreds of eyes in the hall once again focused on the visitor.

Hitches…

He scanned the hall, and when he saw Mary, his eyes lit up immediately.

"Good girl, I heard that you just made a lot of money, is it true?" The unscrupulous middle-aged man opened his arms and greeted her.

"Come on, come and give Dad a hug."

It's a pity that there will never be a touching scene of father and daughter meeting each other, embracing and crying. When Hitches came to him, Mary unceremoniously kicked him under the table.

"Old man, what do you want to do?"

Hitches, with footprints on his face, got up from under the table: "I've done too many experiments recently, and my money is a little tight. I want to ask you for support."

"You're tight, it's none of my business?" Mary raised her middle finger, not at all ladylike.

Hitches leaned over with a faceless face: "Hey, don't be so heartless, Dad is in trouble, shouldn't a daughter lend a helping hand?"

"Get out, I have nothing to say to you." Mary was not polite to him at all.

"You...what are you talking about? It's a waste of my hard work to raise you, but I said such a thing." Not wanting his daughter to be so heartless, Hitches trembled with anger.

"Bullshit, leaving my daughter alone to hide in such a ghostly place, do you have the right to call me?" Mary immediately retorted.

"It's just a little money, and you don't even recognize your own father?" Hitches was furious: "I don't remember ever raising a daughter like you."

"I don't remember having a father like you!" Mary also became angry.

The quarrel between the two people once again focused the eyes of the surroundings, and the barbarians all stared at this scene in amazement, obviously at a loss for this scene.

Knowing that this pair of enemies will not be able to calm down for a while.It was not an option to go on like this, so Sol had no choice but to walk carefully to the two of them.

"Uh, let me say... two, I'm holding a banquet here, can I go out and argue..."

"Shut up!" The father and daughter turned their heads and shouted angrily at the same time.

Sol immediately retreated magnificently.

At this moment, Mira, who had run away, jumped in from the window after hearing a clatter. She threw herself on the food on the table and began to eat like crazy.

Immediately afterwards, Marlene also appeared at the door: "Mira, come back to me, didn't I tell you that you are not allowed to come here?"

When running past Sol, she hurriedly said to the stunned Sol, "I'm sorry, master, I'll take her away right away."

Following that, the two girls started a chase down the hall.As Mira jumped back and forth between the tables, bowls and dishes kept falling to the ground, and the sound of clattering could be heard endlessly.

Coupled with all kinds of unimaginable scolding between the Hitches father and daughter as the background sound, the scene couldn't be more chaotic for a while.

Looking at the completely destroyed banquet, Sol could only mutter to himself in despair: "It's over, the image of my territory is completely ruined now..."

"Pfft." Unexpectedly, Jessica on the side actually laughed.

Sol couldn't help but looked at her in astonishment. Normally at such a time, shouldn't she go crazy long ago?
Facing Thor's puzzled eyes, Jessica said, "Lord, don't you think this is good?"

"Okay? What's the matter?" Saul asked stupidly.

Jessica couldn't help laughing: "Because no matter how you cover it up, this is the truest appearance of our Lovell. Although it is a bit of a headache and even a bit vulgar, it is the most humane place. It is not like other territories If you follow the rules like that, I hope that the territory will remain like this forever."

As she said that, she pointed her hand: "It seems that our guests think so too."

Sol looked along her fingers, and saw those barbarians looked at the noisy Hitches father and daughter, and Marlene and Mira chasing in circles in the hall, laughing, and some even booing loudly, There is no restraint at all when they first arrived in the territory.

Holding Sol's hand, Jessica sat next to him: "Anyway, thanks to their help, your wish to integrate the barbarians into the territory as soon as possible has been realized ahead of schedule."

What else could Saul say?I could only shake my head dumbfounded.

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Although there was a lot of trouble at the welcome banquet, the 500 barbarians finally officially joined Lovell.

In the next few days, Jessica was busy arranging life matters for them, assigning positions, and coordinating all aspects of work, and she was too busy.

And the engineering team led by Manson also started full-scale work, building their residence outside a beautiful forest specially opened for these savages in the northwest of the town.

The difference is that with the participation of barbarian workers, the progress of the project has been greatly accelerated, and soon the prototypes of huge wooden houses have stood by the woods.

At the same time, the 300 barbarian soldiers assigned to the garrison also started recruit training under the auspices of the vice-captain Pochi.

There is no doubt about the combat ability of these people, but what they need to learn is combat coordination and discipline. I believe that after the training is completed, they will become a powerful combat force.

And as the barbarians entered the territory for a long time, the residents of the town gradually accepted these tall neighbors from curiosity and fear at the beginning.

Especially under the arrangement of Sol, the savages carried out a series of friendly activities such as helping the widowed elderly to carry water and chop firewood, assisting the villagers in harvesting crops, and even playing games with children.

Let the residents realize that although these people look scary, they are just a group of tall and gentle big men, which speeds up the integration of the two sides.

During this period, Mary tried to plot against these barbarians several times, but it is said that Igna had a private order to treat her and her alchemy workshop as a first-class forbidden area, and strictly prohibited any young people from approaching.

In addition, a few young savages did not listen to the advice and sneaked away, but after they fled back with shameless faces, no one dared to approach there again.

And the terrifying "Little White Rabbit Tale" also began to spread quietly among this group of barbarians who had just arrived.

But in general, everything is developing in a good way.

On this day, ten days after the arrival of the barbarians, on the training ground of the garrison.

"stand at attention!"

Kress shouted loudly, and the 300 heavily armed barbarian soldiers stood still in unison.

They wear special full-body armor and hold weapons such as huge spears or sabers. Some hunter-born warriors also carry exaggeratedly large bows and arrows. Coupled with their strong body shape, they are impressive.

After the ten-day recruit training was completed, it was the first time for Sol to inspect the newly joined team.

"Lord, everyone has assembled, please review." Kress turned to Thor.

Looking at the majestic army in front of him, Sol nodded in satisfaction.As expected, they were hired at a high price. Just by standing here, you will feel invincible. With them, the combat effectiveness of the territory defense team will immediately improve several levels.

With a light cough, Sol walked in front of them: "Thank you, everyone, for coming thousands of miles from the frozen plateau to work for me. I won't say anything else, because we are a family, and this is your home. You defend Lovell , is defending his hometown.”

He said with a serious face: "Therefore, I hope everyone will do their best, and Lovell will definitely not let you down!"

"For Master Saul!" Under the leadership of Igna, all the barbarians raised their fists and slapped their breastplates, making a deafening and orderly noise.

Sol turned his head and looked at Jessica, both of them were full of relief.

"Tomorrow, I can send them to do some simple tasks such as patrolling and standing guard. You need to worry about how to arrange it." After the barbarians disbanded, Sol and Jessica pulled Kress aside and ordered .

"No problem, I will arrange it properly." Kress nodded.

"By the way, they are all simple people. Be careful not to let the veterans in the garrison bully them." Jessica said again.

Kress immediately patted his chest to assure: "Don't worry, if there is such a guy in the defense team, I will be the first to spare him. I don't know how good we get along these days."

Saul was relieved now, and he patted Kress on the shoulder: "Okay, then I will leave these people to you."

"By the way, Lord Lord, there is one more thing." Kress suddenly said coyly.

"What's wrong?" Thor asked.

"That's right... about their meal..." Kress murmured.

Sol suddenly realized: "Ah, I understand this. They have a lot of food, so it's not a problem. I have already ordered that their meals will be specially customized, and one person will be served according to the amount of five ordinary people."

Kress scratched his head: "I know this..."

"Then what's the problem?" Saul was very surprised.

"That's it..." Kress took a deep breath, and finally got up the courage to say: "I want to transfer to them when I eat, and eat the same quota as them, hehe..."

Boom... Thor fell down.

You big stomach monster, you eat until you die.

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After coming out of the garrison camp, Sol and Jessica came to the construction site again.

"How about these people?" Sol found Manson and asked.

The dwarf nodded vigorously: "It's great. Although they learn slowly, they are hardworking and never lazy. One person can serve several others, and they are the best workers."

As if to prove his words, before Manson finished his sentence, a barbarian walked over with ease carrying a huge log that was twice as thick as Sol's waist.

Manson said proudly: "If you can find me another 500 people, even if you want to build a castle in the territory, it will not be a problem."

"What about those who go to factories to learn armor and weapon making, and blacksmithing?" Jessica asked again.

Manson stroked his beard: "I have already sent dwarf craftsmen to guide them, and they are also studying very hard. I believe it will not be long before they can get started."

Sol nodded. The reason why the sparsely populated barbarians are willing to send so many people is not only respect for Sol, but also a big reason is that they want to learn various techniques of Lovell.

Therefore, Sol did not intend to hide anything. Except for the key coke refining and other core technologies being kept secret for the time being, he sent the barbarians to various workshops in Lovell for them to learn.

For him, since the other party trusts him, he must fulfill his promise to them.

Thor is not worried that the barbarian will affect Lovell after he learns the technology.The frozen plateau is sparsely populated, and its resources are relatively scarce. They can only meet part of their own use at most.

As long as coke, coal and iron ore and other raw materials, as well as technological advantages are in the hands of Lovell, they will still be the active party.

After inspecting some places, Sol and Jessica left the construction site and walked towards the territory.

"By the way, what do you think of Reed's proposal to build a shipping network?" Saul asked as he walked.

Jessica said: "I have read his plan, and I think it is a good plan. Although it requires a huge investment of money and material resources, in terms of Lovell's long-term development, it is worth a try."

"Although we have an exclusive trade route to the frozen plateau, the four major chambers of commerce have always wanted to get involved. Although there will be no problems in the short term, it is too dangerous to rely on only one way for most of the income of the territory, so we There is a great need to open up other trade routes.”

Sol nodded: "I think so too, it seems that Reed can let go and do it."

As he said that, he said worriedly: "It's just that such a huge network requires a lot of investment. I'm worried that it will affect other aspects of the territory."

Jessica comforted: "You don't have to worry about money. Now the territory's economy is getting better and better. I have calculated that it is enough to support this plan. What I am worried about is manpower. The most lacking thing in the territory has always been people. A lot of refugees are being taken in, but there are good and bad ones, and there is always a shortage of people available."

"This plan requires a lot of people to operate. If you can't find enough people, it's useless to invest more money."

The population problem has always been Lovell's weakness. Although Jessica has been taking advantage of the impact of the war to accept refugees, it still cannot meet the needs of the rapid development of the territory.

Because of this, Reid wanted to develop water transportation and attract more people to Lovell.

Sol couldn't help scratching his head in distress: "I know this too, but people are different from money, it can't be conjured out of thin air, right?"

Jessica said: "Can't we hire more people from the frozen plateau?"

Sol shook his head and said: "The Frozen Plateau is short of people like us. This time, 500 people are their limit. Don't think about it in the short term. Besides, although they are good workers and soldiers, they are not suitable for the job. Businessmen, with that size alone, I don’t know how many customers I have to scare away.”

Jessica couldn't help but chuckle: "Look at what you said, they seem to be monsters. Even if they can't be sent out, it's good to have more people in the territory. Manson complained to me before that the coal mine was short of manpower."

As soon as this was mentioned, Sol didn't say anything: "Hmph, the iron mine is occupied by that female dragon, so what's the use of digging more coal?"

Jessica also said worriedly: "Yes, Reed also told me that if there is no source of ore, the manufacturing industry in the territory will stop completely, and the fleet we have worked so hard to build will be meaningless."

Sol shook his fist fiercely: "Ah, I'm so annoying, it's all the female dragon. If possible, I must sell her to the black market to dance."

This was just an angry remark from Sol's annoyance, but as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a cold snort from beside him.

"Well, so you have always thought so?"

"Ai, Ms. Elebena!?"

Looking back in astonishment, Sol looked at the person next to him in disbelief, and then stuffed back the eyeballs that almost fell out of their sockets.

(End of this chapter)