our family is gone

Silence... But Amanda's mind was spinning rapidly, and soon she understood what she said solemnly to Lance.

"I am me, your friend Amanda."

Lance couldn't help but froze for a moment when he heard this, then smiled and nodded in agreement.

"I like friends~"

By saying this, she was saying that she was speaking not as a Roma, but as herself.

"Sit down." He raised his hand to signal her, and his attitude seemed much more relaxed.

The moment Amanda sat down, her beating heart calmed down a little, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew she was right.

Using the term "you Roma" to describe himself is because of his identity, and this is the obstacle that makes it difficult for him to accept himself.

"My friend, how can I help you?"

"No!" Amanda shook her head earnestly, "If there is anything I can do to help you, please drive me to your heart's content."

Hearing this, Lance realized that Amanda is also a very interesting person, and at the same time a very practical person, without Tamara's cunning and cleverness at all.

"We are friends, we should help each other, how can we say it is driven." Lance looked at Amanda unhurriedly, "Just tell me, let's see what I can help you with?"

"The organization is preparing to withdraw from the empire, and I..." Amanda didn't put up that gesture again, but told the situation with a tired expression.

Lance also understood why she was so anxious to find him. It turned out that she was afraid of retaliation against Tamara after she gained power, but now she was faced with the situation that she believed that such retaliation had already begun.

"I will mediate the conflict between you. In the final analysis, it is an organizational task. You are just the executor. It is not you who make the decision."

Since everyone expressed their opinion, Lance naturally had to express his attitude.

And Amanda, who got Lance's promise, seemed to be relieved. She didn't know about other things, but this man did everything he promised.

And this was just the beginning, Amanda knew she had to hold on to that man...

But just when Amanda wanted to have a more in-depth discussion with Lance, there was an abrupt knock on the door, and Susan's voice came.

"My lord, Miss Dai'er is back and wants to report to you."

"Let her in."

This sound made Amanda's heart skip a beat just now, and she could only swallow the unspoken words, and set her eyes on Lance.

"Then I... go?"

"Sit down, it's just a report, there's nothing shameful about it." Lance waved his hand casually, not caring.

But this attitude made Amanda quite useful, and most of the interrupted resentment dissipated.

Listening to the footsteps did not have Amanda's aggressive percussion, but soft but not lacking in strength.

Grindel walked in with swinging steps. The temperament she showed was completely different from Amanda. The wide skirt looked dignified, and the calm face gave off a gentle feeling, which always made people relax unconsciously. down.

Obviously, Susan is not a talkative person, and will not reveal to others what the lord is doing.

So when Grindale came in and saw Amanda here, she was somewhat surprised, but she still nodded slightly to Amanda as a greeting.

Although she was dissatisfied with Grindel who interrupted her good business, Amanda didn't show it, but nodded with a slight smile.

"Speaking of business, how is the follow-up processing? Has the loss been counted?"

Lance interrupted the inexplicable atmosphere between them.

Grindel did not talk nonsense, "Hamlet's total death toll in this war was 47, of which [-] soldiers died..."

As soon as Grindale opened her mouth, there was a statistic that made Lance frown. Eleven soldiers at the outpost died. The attack of the war wolf and the killing of the cultists in various places also caused the death of some soldiers and civilians.

But he didn't say anything, but continued to listen to the report.

After completing the counting and registration, Grindel transported the supplies and captives back from the farm, and found an open space in the outskirts to set up a temporary camp to accommodate them. Anyway, if they were all wounded, let the medical soldiers and nursing apprentices take care of them (practice). Or guard them.

As for the two leaders, they will be placed in the town alone to take care of them. As long as you can handle these two people, there is nothing to worry about.

Greendale is in charge of these things, while Leonard and Patton are in charge of the changes in the army.

Leonard took the troubled refugees to the wilderness development area to do coolies, just as a batch was needed for the maintenance of the outpost, and these fillings would not delay the development progress.

At the same time, Patton took the fifty musketeers who were newly equipped with bayonet muskets to the outpost to replace the wounded and ease the pressure on the outpost.

The soldiers in the two camps in the development zone were not attacked and had a complete organizational system, and adjustments were needed to replace the soldiers stationed on the farm.

These are one sentence in the report, but the things involved are quite troublesome, especially the transportation of the wounded.

To be able to make so many transfers, in the final analysis, we still have to thank Bastia for the horses, otherwise, where would Hamlet have the capacity to do these things?
"Preliminary statistics show that the loss exceeds [-] gold coins. The specific situation will have to be reported to you by Tiffany after the detailed statistics are completed."

Probably because Amanda is here, what Grindel said is basically negative, that is, there is no positive mention at all, and it is just selling miserably.

But Lance knew that the gains from this trip were worth a lot of money just from the captives, and more importantly, the extraordinary equipment he got, which couldn't be bought with money.

"You guys are doing great, so be it."

Lance didn't have much to say about their handling. The town can actually function without his presence, and they will take care of what needs to be done.

Amanda is not an idiot, so she naturally understood what Lance meant and gave her face, but she also had a sense of humor, so she made an excuse and left by herself.

Lance didn't stop him either. Although they talked, loyalty can't be reflected in the words. The impression of Roma on him still needs to be changed by realistic performance.

When Amanda left Grindel, she looked at Lance curiously, but she didn't ask, and just looked at it.

"What are you doing~" Lance couldn't help laughing, but still briefly explained Amanda's situation.

"So you're going to invest in her too? Seems pretty risky, and she seems to have been abandoned."

"She doesn't have the terrifying talent of Tamara, but she's not bad. There are so many Roma elders, I don't mind having one more of my own."

Lance's real intention is very simple, to train Amanda to fight with Tamara. Only when the two of them pull together can the internal strength of the Roma be divided. For myself, for my use.

"What do you want to do?"

"It's very simple to improve her voice in the organization, just two words—benefit." Lance was very calm at this time, and he didn't have the same smile on Amanda before, "This benefit is the ascension potion. Celsus has already experimented, the effect is very good but the damage to the human body is too great, I need you to improve and weaken the effect of the medicine, so that we can sell more, and at the same time increase the difficulty for others to crack the formula."

Speaking of Lance, he turned his attention to Grindel, "Hamlet needs trade for blood transfusions, and needs the channels of the Roma. As long as the interests are enough, they will not abandon the empire. Then Amanda, the head of the empire region, can get power.

Amanda has to beg us in order to guarantee power, and we can pinch Amanda as long as we pinch the supply of potions, and we even have the opportunity to intervene in their psychic network for my use. "

"I see." Looking at Lance, Grindel knew that this man would not be able to be charmed. When he took one step, he had already arranged how to take the next three steps.

"No rush, I will check Amanda's attitude first before making a decision, I like friends, but I also need to see if they are sincere.

What we are facing now is the imperfection of medical facilities, I was..."

Lance told Greendale about the situation he encountered, and the need for anesthesia and pain-relieving drugs was very straightforward.

"Isn't the paralyzing incense from the Ascension Sect good for anesthesia?"

"It can be, but it is used as incense. The dose of smoke emitted after lighting is difficult to control, and the effect is unstable. I want something that is more precise, more stable, and less harmful to the human body."

Lance used that thing himself, and the effect was too strong, and he couldn't wake up accidentally. Simply put, Lance wanted a safe and controllable anesthetic.

"I can find a way to modify the formula to make the effect of the medicine more moderate. As for the pain-relieving effect you mentioned, there is a ready-made plant.

The wine brewed by soaking the leaves of this plant is said to be very popular among mercenaries.

Moreover, the wizards of the Levant can also extract a black paste from the flowers, which can make people forget the pain, and is also very popular among the nobles. "

"This is strictly forbidden in Hamlet, who dares to send me directly to a nursing home!" Lance showed undisguised disgust, he knew what it was as soon as he heard it.

Greendale didn't know why the lord suddenly had such an attitude, but she didn't say anything, she just agreed.

"The goods in the town don't have these, and I'll draw attention."

"Let's solve the ascension potion and anesthesia potion first, and I'll let Paracelsus help you. The other things are not something to discuss, so I will ban them all."

Greendale agreed to come down and prepare to go out to work, but she didn't expect Susan to knock on the door again to interrupt.

"My lord, the caravan is back, and Vic wants to report to you."

"Let him in." Lance said and raised his hand to signal Grindale to stay, "Listen too, Owendo City is also in the plan."

Grindale didn't leave after hearing the words, but continued to sit with peace of mind. If Amanda saw it, she would be somewhat envious.

Soon Vik walked in. After working hard outside, Vik's temperament now seemed to be a lot more mature.

"My lord!" Vic was particular about being swift and resolute. When he came in, he handed over a document without saying a word, "This is the report on our actions in Owendo."

Lance briefly looked through and learned about their food war plan in Owendo City, and couldn't help but be surprised by Walter's old way for a while. There really isn't a simple old fox like that.

It’s not just as simple as making money and expanding power. According to Walter’s plan, the population of Owendo City can be directly emptied, and he also spends money to continuously corrupt those bureaucrats, and begins to install his own people in some positions. All he needs is an order to cooperate with the outside world. , At that time, an empty city will not have the ability to defend at all.

What's more important is that Walter didn't ask him for money other than the money he asked for at the beginning, and he even made money after doing this.

What is ability?This is ability.

Of course, the price is to make the city of Owendo miserable, but who cares?

The Archon of Owendor City didn't care, and neither did Lance.

This is the cruelty of war.

"I brought back a lot of people this time. These are all very skilled craftsmen, or people who can read and write. I used some means to bring them back."

Lance looked through the information of those people, most of which were found by Vic from the refugees, and some were from Owendor City.

Vic didn't go into details, but Lance also understood that things didn't go so smoothly, but it was impossible for people to let them go when they arrived in Hamlet.

Now Hamlet still has a great demand for these technical talents, and the delay in completing the army change is due to insufficient manpower and low production efficiency.

"I'll make arrangements for them." Lance put down the report and turned to look at Vic. "The town has just been attacked, and it will take a while to get the goods ready. It's just a matter of time to rest for a while when I come back this time." God, your family will be happy to see you back."

Vic found this when he came back, and the blood stains at the gate of the town couldn't be washed away.

"I was also attacked by cultists on the way, but fortunately there was no loss."

Hearing this, Lance could only sigh. The Ascension Sect's coverage area is really large, and there are problems at such a distance. Who knows how many people have been killed in places he can't see?

Lance was also quite helpless about this. He had just achieved certain results against the Ascension Sect, but he did not expect to be counterattacked immediately.

"It's good to leave this kind of thing to us. It's pretty good if the caravan has no losses."

"Speaking of which, we didn't lose anything because of a weird person. We encountered a very strange team on the road..."

Now that he talked about this, Vic didn't stop, but explained in detail the patients he met, and the weird guy in the lead broke out with great strength when facing the cultists.

Holding a broken giant sword, those ordinary people basically cut off their steel helmets with one sword, even elite cultists.

Can afford that kind of giant sword, and can cut through steel with one sword, this kind of strength...

"By the way, they should be here now." Vic said casually.

"Oops, those who check and register refugees don't know." Lance immediately realized what was happening and rushed out.

And Greendale and Vic soon understood, and hurriedly followed.

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