The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 587 Simple Formation of a Team

There will never be a shortage of people who play tricks on the wind and opportunistically in this world.That was certainly the case with the shrewd Rabier, however unlikable he may have been.However, when he proposed that all the refugees vote together, whether it was William or others, they had to accommodate his vote.

It can be said that the clever Rabier is worthy of the word "smart". He has returned to the representative class of the entire refugee group in the most favorable and cost-effective way.Otherwise, based on his intentional manipulation of lips and tongue to disturb the way forward of the people of a town, even if he was not directly deported, he would be completely marginalized and become the lowest guilty person in the entire refugee group.

Referendum is not a panacea for governing the world. It relies on people's hearts and manipulates people's hearts, but people's hearts are hard to set, people's hearts are changeable, and they are easily confused by external things.

But sometimes, people's hearts are surprisingly unified, such as when they are in crisis.

The refugees in Falls Town lacked everything, food to wrap their stomachs, clothes to keep out the cold, and weapons to protect them from danger. All these problems were not something they could solve by themselves, so the refugees needed a leader, a strong, The seemingly omnipotent leader, so that they can survive this disaster as long as possible.

Therefore, when the refugee representatives led William to a group of refugees and asked the refugees to vote on whether to recognize William as the lord of Falls Town, almost unanimous approval was obtained.

The reason why I say almost is not to say that anyone opposes William, but that a few of the refugees are not residents of Falls Town, and they are not eligible to vote, at least in the eyes of most of the refugees in this town.

William didn't care about the difference between local and foreign people. In the final analysis, he was also a foreigner. Moreover, William's ambition was not to win people's hearts and consolidate power, but to borrow manpower to rescue disasters.

So when he was recognized by the whole people, the first thing he did was to count the population and check the supplies.After a lot of fuss, the general situation of the refugees was finally collected in William's hands.

The statistics turned out to be even worse than William expected.

Due to the sudden flood, all the staff were almost unprepared when they left their homes. Most of the people covered their bodies with single clothes. Fortunately, the solar terms are very summer at this time. Although it is a bit cold at night, everyone can bear it. Only food is hard to do. continue.

According to statistics, there are a total of 390 four refugees here, including 110 adult men, 170 nine strong women, 22 elderly people, and 81 weak children.

The terrible thing is that this team of nearly 400 people has almost nothing.Not counting the seizures from the Black Sword Legion and the orcs, all the staff had more than a dozen swords, spears and axes, so that when the refugees faced bullying by the orcs, they had to use sticks and branches as protective weapons.

Others, such as some portable daggers and knives for cutting, and some ropes and fresh leather, but there are no cooking pots, utensils, and no food reserves.

It should be said that the refugees had already run out of food today. If not, they would not have sat and waited to die in front of the orcs, and they would not even be able to escape, because they had no physical strength to run away.

To be honest, if it weren't for the extreme poverty, the residents of Tangtang, a well-known focus town, would never bow down at the feet of a stranger like William who didn't know the details.

It is also fortunate that William came in time. After all, it was only three to five days before the flood occurred. Otherwise, if he came a few days later, he would have seen starvation everywhere and a miserable situation. By then, William might not be able to hold on. It's my own heart.

After learning about the details of the refugees under his command, William knew that if he wanted to drive these people away, he had to let them have enough food first. If there was no food in their stomachs, it would be useless to say anything.

There is a lot of food in William's Fire Spirit Armband, but the food is still enough for his family of four. If it is distributed to nearly [-] refugees, it is no longer a drop in the bucket.

However, no matter how low the ration was, he had to take it out first.William first selected more than [-] middle-aged laborers and armed them with all the weapons and seized from the soldiers of the Black Sword Legion to serve as the escort and maintainer of order for the entire refugee team.

Then he set up his big pot for cooking and took out all the food, whether it was meat or grain, vegetables, fruits and vegetables, chopped them up and mixed them together, mixed them into the pot and added water to make porridge.

When the food was brought out, the entire refugee team suddenly became agitated. It took a lot of effort for William and a group of guards selected in advance to keep these hundreds of people in a little order.

Queuing to receive porridge is the biggest reason why the refugees are willing to abide by the order. Of course, it is undeniable that the shining sword and William's strict rules are also factors that cannot be ignored.

"I have my own solution to stuttering, but I have to act according to my rules. Anyone who dares to disturb the order will not only have no porridge to receive, but will also be punished by expulsion into the wilderness!" This is William cooking porridge The first rule set before.

In view of the fear of the powerful, although the refugees were restless, none of them dared to defiantly try the law by themselves.

The porridge recipients were divided into two teams. One team consisted of ordinary men, strong women and old people, and the other team consisted of women with children. William naturally didn’t ask whether the two were relatives, as long as one woman led the food. If you have a child, you are eligible to be in the mother-child team.

The two teams received the porridge at the same time, and after every ten groups of people received the porridge, the distribution would be suspended.Then fill the pot with water again, and distribute it after the water boils.

The ten groups of people who received the porridge in each round will be assembled into a group by William. Among them, the men in their prime will be selected for other appointments, and the remaining strong women, children, and the elderly will form a basic survival team. People in the team support each other and elect a team leader in a self-selected way.

Through this team leader, William gave instructions to the whole team to do some work within his capacity, such as collecting materials, making items, moving things, taking care of the wounded, and so on.

The males who are drawn out are responsible for relatively heavy responsibilities, including hunting, guarding women and children, setting up camps, and doing some heavy or dangerous physical work, etc.They were also divided into several teams, each with someone with high prestige as the leader, and these leaders were basically former refugee representatives.However, they are not equipped with real weapons, and they are basically cutting wood into soldiers.

The more than 30 personnel equipped with real weapons are the strategic force in William's hands. They are not only responsible for maintaining the order of the team, but also responsible for exploring the surrounding environment, hunting and storing food, expelling beasts, and killing people from Santi. The task of the enemies of Castle Fort.

(End of this chapter)