Lord Chronicle

Chapter 278 Igna's Diary
4/1

Entrusted by Patriarch Irfan, Buck and I brought a lot of people to Lowell Territory, the territory of our most respected Lord Saul.

Everything here is different from the frozen plateau. I still remember the day when the He clan members first arrived, everyone was dumbfounded when they saw the pedestrians coming and going on the street and the beautiful houses.

It's like, we also stunned the people here.

In fact, at the beginning, when we left our hometown and came to such a strange place, everyone had some doubts in their hearts, "Although this is Lord Saul's territory, will we really be welcomed?" Everyone thought so in their hearts.

After all, to these outback folks, we savages are little more than orcs.

However, the warm hospitality of Lord Saul and Miss Jessica quickly dispelled our doubts.Then in the next relationship, we also felt the kindness of the residents of the territory.

Yes, maybe we barbarians are still discriminated against in other lands of Dinard, but this is Lovell, and the people here will treat us as their own people, and that is enough.

After assigning our respective positions and gradually integrating into the life of this territory, we began to feel more and more the charm of this place.

Better food, better spirits, and more convenience.I still remember that when we lived in the house the lord built for us and slept on a soft bed for the first time, we realized that there are things in this world that are ten times more comfortable than tents and leather cushions.

And Aunt Maisie's hotel has become everyone's favorite place to go after get off work.

For those of us who grew up on the harsh frozen plateau, this place is like paradise.

So one day in the future, we will definitely build Xueyuan City into a place that is not inferior to this place, so that all descendants of barbarians will no longer feel the hardships of severe cold and hunger.

For this reason, every clansman who came to the territory worked desperately.

We can definitely do it.

5/5

The weather has been really hot recently. If I thought everything was fine here before, it was still a bit unbearable.

That's right, the weather.

First of all, it is stated that perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, we savages are weird people who are not afraid of the cold.But I must correct, this is absolutely wrong.

We, like ordinary people, also feel cold and heat, which is why when our babies are born, they must be smeared with antifreeze grease to grow up healthy, and we must also wear thick white bear fur coats to survive in the snow field s reason.

So, if we feel cold, we also shiver, and if we feel hot, we also sweat, and there is no difference.

The only problem is... we don't seem to have the same concept of hot and cold as the people here.

For us savages, the weather is very normal, with heavy snow and cold wind blowing in the face.Only when the entire snow field blows a snowstorm that can cover everything and the temperature drops to the coldest time of the year, we will feel cold in the wild and shiver in the cold wind.

And if there is only a little snow and the sun is shining, oh, it will be very hot, and we will even sweat.Usually at this time, people in the tribe would take off their fur coats, and take advantage of the rare warm weather to cleanse their bodies with snow.

But when I told Master Saul about this, he opened his mouth wide in surprise, and only said one sentence for a long time: "But for us, that is the weather that can easily freeze to death."

Then, he added: "By the way, if I have a chance, I really want to see how you are so hot and sweaty in the snow."

At that time, I didn't quite understand this sentence, but now, I understand it.

Because I also want to ask: How can you act like a normal person in such a hot weather?
A while ago, the territory was drizzling every day, and the hazy weather did not make us feel sad.But as the weather cleared, we finally knew where the biggest difference between the outback and the frozen plateau was.

God, I feel like I'm getting scorched when I get that horrible sun on me.The moisture in my whole body seemed to be turned into sweat and squeezed out of my body, evaporated and gathered under the white bear fur coat, making me feel like I was stuffed in a steamer.

On that day, all the clansmen unanimously took off the white bear skin that has almost become the symbol of our barbarians and has been worn all year round.

It seems that here, there are still many places that we need to adapt to.

5/12

"Igna, do you feel that people in the nearest territory are avoiding us?" Buck whispered to me today.

I noticed this a few days ago. For some reason, as the weather got hotter, people in the territory began to hide from us intentionally or unintentionally. Even if they wanted to make contact, their expressions were a little unnatural.

That's strange, why is that?

Could it be that after getting along for a period of time, they still can't accept us after all?
It can be seen that Buck and many other members of his tribe think the same way. Although they don't say anything, they gradually have expressions of dissatisfaction.

This is not possible, I was entrusted by the chief Irfan to lead everyone to Lowell.Yu Gong wants to learn the advanced skills here in order to build Xueyuan City; Yu privately wants to be able to help Sir Sol.

But if there is a situation where the clansmen and the people here are in conflict, it means that I have not fulfilled the responsibility of leading the team. I am not only sorry for the expectations of Patriarch Irfan, but also for the enthusiasm of Sir Saul.

I will never allow this to happen.

So I said to Buck, "Why, I don't feel it at all."

"But yesterday, when I went to drink at Aunt Maisie's hotel, no one wanted to sit at the same table as me." At this time, another clansman said to me.

"That's right, no one wanted to do sparring training with me when I was training in the defense team during the day. Later, I was appointed by Captain Kress." Another person also said.

Seeing that everyone started to complain, I quickly stopped them: "Don't think about it, we have only come to this territory not long ago, why would others want to drink with you. Besides, we are much stronger than ordinary people, and they don't want to be with us. Fighting is also normal."

"But..." The clansman wanted to say more.

I waved my hand and said, "Stop talking, how about it, I'll go to Aunt Maisie's with you tonight to see if anyone is willing to drink with us."

So tonight, I, Buck and two other tribesmen went to Aunt Maisie's hotel.At that time, I keenly noticed that when Julie brought the wine, she didn't exchange a few words as usual, but quickly put down the glass and left in a hurry.

Could it be that things are really as I thought?
No, I can't jump to conclusions so quickly, there must be something wrong.

So, I picked up the wine glass and said to a guest at the next table: "My friend, are you interested in coming over for a drink?"

The man froze for a moment, then avoided my gaze a little bit dodgingly: "Ah, no, I'm waiting for my friend, thank you for your invitation."

Although he was very polite, he could clearly feel his refusal.

My heart turned cold, and the faces of Buck and the others beside me had already darkened.

I signaled them not to mess around with my eyes, and then walked over to the other table: "My friend, can I sit down?"

This time, they finally nodded.But before I was happy, one of them paid the bill, and soon all the people at the table left the hotel.

Standing blankly in front of that empty table, I really didn't know how to feel for a while.

Could it be that the previous touches were all just my wishful thinking, even if this is Lord Saul's territory, can't we barbarians be accepted?

When I came back to my senses, Buck and the others had left at some point.Instead of chasing them, I went straight to the Lord's Mansion.

It seems that it is time to bid farewell to Master Saul.

We still don't belong here after all.

Knocking on the door, Master Sol covered his nose before I could speak: "My God, it stinks."

"what?"

"Igna, how long has it been since you took a shower?"

"what?"

"Hey, you don't even know you have to take a shower frequently in summer, do you? The smell of sweat is so strong that I almost got smoked through the door."

Although Lord Saul's words were not polite at all, at that time, my heart was as relaxed as if I had let go of a big rock.

It turned out that it was just that.

"By the way, what did you come to see me for?" Master Saul asked again.

I bowed deeply to him: "Thank you."

Then, he ran home as fast as he could.

"From today on, everyone must bathe me every day!"

This is the first sentence I said after entering the door.

In the frozen plateau, due to the severe cold climate, we rarely sweat a few times a year, and taking a bath is something that many people have never done in their entire lives.

Thanks to Master Saul for being straightforward, I learned one more thing.

5/24

Master Sol often said that his territory is full of wonders. If you subtract the tallest and shortest people in the territory, the difference is far greater than the height of ordinary people.

The tallest people refer to us savages, and the shortest are those dwarves.

The hilly dwarf tribe came to this territory earlier than us, and is now fully responsible for the mining, manufacturing and construction of the territory, and these are things we need to study hard.

Therefore, half of the clansmen who came this time were assigned to the work of those dwarves.

However, we, who were supposed to work closely together, did not have a harmonious relationship.No, it should be said that those dwarves are not very friendly to us.

At the beginning, I was also very confused, because I had told the tribe that they must learn the skills of the dwarves with an open mind, and there should be no offense.

But even so, the attitude of those dwarves towards us has not changed in the slightest.

Strange, aren't these dwarves more unacceptable to us than the average resident?But they are also a foreign race, so we shouldn't have any conflicts.

It wasn't until a very accidental opportunity that I discovered that the reason for this was not related to what the dwarves thought of us, but simply because of our height.

Yes, it is height.

Dwarves have always been very averse to being joked about their height, and one of the things they dislike the most is talking to people with their heads up.

It would be fine if we were ordinary people, but we are too tall, so when the dwarves stand with us, we have to try to raise our heads as high as possible.Over time, no dwarf will give us a good face.

Alas, I really can't laugh or cry at this point.

Fortunately, those dwarves are very straightforward. Although they don't like us, they never hide their secrets when it comes to teaching skills, and they usually don't make excuses to make things difficult. It's just that there is no hope for further communication with them.

It is said that the dwarves have such a stubborn personality, and they often get angry for some inexplicable reasons.

So my clan and I don't care too much, after all, you can't expect yourself to be popular with everyone, can you?
Things turned around three days ago.

With the arrival of summer, the rainfall in the Territory has also increased. The recent torrential rains not only made us who have never experienced this kind of weather miserable, but also brought a lot of trouble to the Territory.

For example, the water level of the Yire River has reached a very dangerous level.

So these days, the entire territory has focused its attention on both sides of the swollen Yier River. The engineering team has all dispatched to reinforce the embankment, and finally even the garrison team joined in to help.

I remember that on the most dangerous day, it was raining heavily, the muddy river had already reached the bank, large chunks of soil were sucked into the water, and the entire embankment was in danger.

Since the banks on both sides of the Yire River are very high, the whole town is actually protected by a natural "river embankment". Normally, there will be no danger, but it is still difficult to get water.

However, due to continuous rains, the river has gradually reached the level of the river bank, and almost all the waterwheels built along the river have been washed away. Even us savages who have never seen a flood can see that once the river bank bursts, it will be a disaster. What dire consequences.

Therefore, almost everyone in those heavenly territories gathered on the banks of the river, and under the leadership of Lord Saul, they reinforced the embankment in an attempt to keep the flood out.

And the main force among them is the engineering team centered on dwarves.Although they are not very friendly to us, we have to admit that they are indeed an unrivaled race in terms of construction.

Although he is only such a short person, he has admirable strength, and can accurately see where the river bank needs to be maintained and where it needs to be reinforced.

Under their command, we nailed wooden stakes into the soil on the river bank, and then threw a large number of sandbags. Although the river was turbulent, we still couldn't get past the last obstacle.

However, God doesn't seem to want to let the territory pass so easily, the rain in the sky began to fall harder and harder, and compared to the entire long river, the territory can use too few people.

Finally, we heard the cry we least wanted to hear: the embankment has burst!
The place where the embankment broke was a soil slope on the left side of the river bank. A tree trunk brought down by the river from upstream knocked away the accumulated sandbags, and the loose soil behind was immediately washed out a gap, and the river rushed in along the gap.

The residents of the territory, the people who fled from the war, the dwarves, and us barbarians all rushed over there immediately.

I think at that time, whether it was local residents or foreigners like us, they all had the same idea.

That is - protect your homeland!

The water flow at the breach is very fast, and because the embankment has not been maintained much, the soil is very loose, and the gap is getting bigger and bigger under the washing of the water.

Behind that gap is a large farmland, and behind the farmland is a barn, and after that, a small town.

"Block it, the embankment must not collapse from here!"

Master Saul was almost yelling, and then was forcibly pulled to a safe place by Miss Jessica.

Then, I saw Manson rushing to the breach with a group of dwarves.

They carried wooden stakes one by one, and inserted them into the gaps in the river bank one after another, then smashed them into the ground with hammers, and dropped sandbags.

The efficiency of these dwarves is very high. After a series of dizzying movements, most of the originally huge gap has been blocked, and the gushing river is only left to squeeze out from the gaps in the sandbags.

Everyone on the bank cheered. Without these dwarves, the town would have been submerged by the surging river water.

But I found that something was wrong, because those dwarves were standing on the river banks on both sides of the breach, and the soil that had been soaked soft was sinking little by little due to their weight.

I am not unfamiliar with that kind of scene. There are many snow mounds piled up with soft snow on the frozen plateau. The surface is very solid, but once a person walks on it, he may sink into his chest immediately, and finally freeze to death because he cannot move. .

"Igna?" Buck also seemed to see something was wrong.

"Quick!" I rushed up with a few clansmen.

No sooner had they reached the bank than the earth gave way under the dwarves' feet, and they slid into the river before they could even scream.

We must know that the current of the water is very fast at this time. Once we fall into the water, even with our savage physique, we may be washed away in an instant.

Fortunately, they were discovered in time, and they were all caught by my people, except Manson.

Since Manson was in command, he stood on the farthest side of the breach.There was no time to rescue him when the collapse happened, and we could only watch him fall into the water.

However, I'm not going to sit around and wait for disaster to happen.

"Buck, hold me!" I yelled, and jumped into the river.

At the same time Buck rushed to the shore and grabbed my hand, and then another tribe grabbed him, and the third tribe grabbed the second man...

The moment I fell into the water, a huge uncontrollable force immediately rushed me far away. If it weren't for Buck and the clansmen holding each other, I might have been rushed somewhere in a few seconds.

Grabbing my mind, I happened to see Manson sinking and bobbing in the distance, and I was swept into the water.Moving my body as far as possible, I took advantage of my arm length to fish into the water.

Thankfully, just caught Manson's beard.

When everyone was ashore, we were all speechless.It seems that no matter how powerful a force is, it is insignificant in front of nature.

After thanking me, Manson and the dwarves gathered on the shore again.Although they had just experienced the danger of their lives, these dwarves were not affected at all. Their strong will is really admirable.

Although fortunately no one was washed away, the situation is getting worse.

Because of the collapse just now, a long gap appeared on the river bank. Although the soil has been strengthened after emergency treatment, water seepage has begun in many places. If the situation continues, a complete collapse will only happen sooner or later.

"The soil is soft because it is washed by the river, so it cannot be reinforced from our side. It must be reinforced from the inside of the river to keep the embankment." Manson analyzed.

"From the inside of the river?" Someone couldn't help but said: "But the soil on the river bank is already very loose. If many people stand on it, it will collapse immediately."

"So someone had to stand in the water and drive stakes along the bank from the inside," Manson added.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath.The river is so fast, jumping into the river now is not equal to courting death?
However, if this is not done, the river bank will collapse sooner or later, and the whole town will be lost.

For a while, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but didn't speak.

"But the river is so deep, even if someone dares to jump in, they can't stand still." Miss Jessica said suddenly.

Manson shook his head: "Because of the scouring, a lot of mud has accumulated on the bank, so the river is no longer straight up and down, but a trapezoid. So I think there should be enough places to stay close to the river bank .”

"Originally this was our responsibility, but it's still too deep for us dwarves, so I hope someone can stand up bravely." Manson said slowly, looking at everyone.

At this point, I already knew what to do.Only we savages are tall enough to jump into the river and move about, and only our strong bodies can guarantee that we will not be easily washed away.

"Please let me go with my tribe." So I stood up.

I want to prove to everyone that we are not just a bunch of hired people.We came to this territory because we respect Lord Thor, love this place, and will not hesitate to sacrifice our lives to protect him.

Because, we have regarded this place as our second home besides the frozen plateau.

Manson didn't say anything, but just nodded to me: "Okay, I'll let you do it. We will pull the rope for you here. Once someone is washed away, there will be dwarves who will follow you into the water. Never let go."

"Not one savage will come ashore till all the stakes are driven down," said I too.

In this way, our first cooperation with dwarves began.

Although it was a difficult and dangerous process, in the end we managed to keep the embankment, and we both fulfilled our promises to each other.

"It turns out that being tall isn't such a bad thing." Manson told me as he pulled me out of the river with his own hands.

"Your dwarves' architectural skills are indeed the best." I responded with a smile.

After that incident, we completely eliminated the misunderstanding, whether in the engineering team or the garrison team, the barbarians and dwarves have become the closest friends.

Even with the biggest difference in height, it seems that they can live in harmony, don't they?
Well, no more writing, Manson called me outside the door to drink.

(End of this chapter)