our family is gone

Chapter 806: A Heart Longing for Freedom
“But what if I pay more?”

"Don't ask, don't ask." Sera waved her hand awkwardly, "This is not about money. I really don't know."

She was not stupid. In fact, she had long realized that Amanda was the mouthpiece of the lord, and they were the mouthpieces. But the business was here. What price had those ascension potions been sold at? She could tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal...

"It seems that the lord is indeed very powerful. Even you Roma people dare not offend him."

"That lord never meets ordinary people. I've only met him twice, and both times in a safe place with other people. How could I have seen him take action?"

The voice from the throne made Sera feel a little embarrassed, obviously she had misunderstood something.

How can you make it sound as if the Roma people will do anything for money? This is slander and blatant discrimination!

But she certainly didn't dare to say anything. She could only smile awkwardly and make a few excuses. After a while, she left the manor. When she returned, she heard from the guards that Tamara had left on her own.

"Humph! You still want to fight me? You're too young." Sera snorted coldly, and then asked nonchalantly, "Where did she go?"

"The ship to Hamlet has sailed now, it doesn't seem fake."

"I thought she would go back to the teacher, but I didn't expect she had such courage. But Hamlet, Amanda is not as nice as me. The fun is about to begin."

"Should we notify Hamlet?"

"No, if you ask, just say Tamara left Totnes secretly, and we don't know where she went."

Everyone knows that Amanda and Tamara are enemies. Tamara went back to get training from the organization, but Amanda turned around and hooked up with the lord, and is living a comfortable life.

Although Sera didn't dare to offend Amanda and Lance, she didn't mind disgusting them a little. She let Tamara disrupt the situation so that it would appear that her cooperation with them was more important. Otherwise, those guys really thought she was easy to bully!
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Although there is a certain degree of professional ethics in this line of work and reputation is a matter of life and death, smart people will not completely believe the news about the Roma.

The owner of the manor also has his own channels. He doesn't think that the people who run the ship are just ordinary merchants, right? Count Bastia uses caravans to explore the mountains, and Lance uses it to explore the territory. So does everyone else.

Ships travel to and from Hamlet every day, a large amount of goods are traded, and news from the two places is also transferred, so she is very familiar with it.

The reason I met the Roma man today was more to confirm what I knew, and at the same time I wanted to get some information that ordinary people couldn't get access to. Now it seems that he is indeed a big shot, and he has sorted out that mess in just one year.

But just as the conversation between the emperor and his ministers said, when Hamlet got up, the most uncomfortable place was Totnes.

The prosperous business here depends entirely on shipping connecting rivers and oceans. It is a commodity distribution center, but it does not have much output itself. More importantly, the surrounding area is divided into many noble territories and is not unified. No matter how big Totnes is, it is just a city.

But Hamlet covers a large area, and it is located in a resource-producing area. The fertile land ensures food stability, the mountains contain a large number of precious materials, and the geographical location at the junction of the continent is an advantage that Totnes does not have.

The ocean voyage to communicate with another continent was only possible because of Hamlet's accident, which cut off the land route and forced people to take the sea route.

On the sea, there are pirates, demons, storms, curses...these risks are too terrifying, and if something happens, even the body cannot be found.

The main reason is that Hamlet also has a shipping lane, and the sea conditions along the continental shelf are safer and more convenient than crossing the sea, and there is no need to face the most terrifying waves in the deep sea.

How could she not know the nature of those merchants? Now that Hamlet has made it clear that he is reopening the business route and setting out the rules and prices, she wonders how many people will change their ways.

When one rises, the other weakens, just like before...

Although she doesn't care about this worldly thing and gold and silver are of no use to her, she still needs to provide resources.

As for Lord Hamlet? No matter how powerful Hamlet was, he still ended up like this.

In the dim environment, dark red blood eyes suddenly lit up, and a low voice was heard.

"Boring, I want to see a river of blood..."

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Hamlet.

Even in the north it doesn't snow every day. Blizzards that can cover the sky and the sun may only occur two or three times a month. The rest of the time it may just be howling cold winds or continuous fine snow.

Every day someone cleans the streets to keep the city clean and tidy, so residents' normal travel will not be affected too much. When the wind and snow stop or are not so heavy, the streets are crowded with people, and normal production and life are as usual.

Lance had done some research. How did ordinary people in the North survive the winter in previous years? They stuffed hay into their tattered clothes, covered the cracks in the walls with mud, and gathered together as a family. Sometimes they didn't even dare to light a fire, because everything in the territory belonged to the noble lords. Cutting firewood was taxed, and ordinary people couldn't afford it.

Even if there was some stored food and firewood, they had to use them sparingly, because no one knew how long they would be able to survive. Even so, they had to go to work when the master called them up. Sometimes, within a few days, their hands and feet would be covered with frostbite, and many people were frozen to death.

It was very difficult for the barbarians in those mountains to survive the heavy snow, but at least they did not have to pay taxes on firewood, and the people they robbed during the autumn hunt were ordinary people.

The nobles of the empire had people to serve them, and every day they had an endless supply of firewood that kept the whole house hot. It was unknown how many civilians had frozen to death before the firewood was collected.

The barbarians plundered ordinary people, and the fucking imperial nobles and bureaucrats also plundered ordinary people to survive the winter. What crime did the civilians commit?
It is no wonder that religion is so prevalent, as if as long as one suffers in this life, one will be able to enjoy happiness after death. However, in the end, the church is nothing more than a part of exploitation.

People living in cities also need to keep working to make a living, and the cold never ignores them. Even if their hands are covered with frostbite, they still have to work.

Nowadays, houses in rural areas are built with kangs, stoves, and cheap firewood. Families in cities also have similar means of heating.

Even when they go to work, there is heating in the workshop. They don't even want to stay at home, but go to enjoy the free heating, because the public literacy class has started, and they have nothing to do anyway, so they just go and take a look.

And the most important thing is that everyone has some savings. The stable situation and the promising future make them willing to buy a new set of clothes at the end of the year. Clothes made of rat fur are very popular.

This winter was not too difficult for many people, and it could even be called the best winter. After all, it was so cold that I didn’t even get frostbite.

The main roads in towns and cities will also be cleaned, and people will constantly be traveling on them. As long as the connections are not broken, there will be no chaos, and they will also take the opportunity to digest the recovered territories.

It was just that the progress of road construction was inevitably slowed down due to the frozen soil, which was a pity. Fortunately, there were many criminals and they didn't have to pay. They just had to use their strength. These former nobles, knights, bureaucrats, and churchmen enjoyed an unprecedented winter, and what they experienced was not even one-tenth of what ordinary people experienced. At least Lance didn't let them go out to work in the snow, and they didn't have to bring their own food.

Because he is kind!

No matter how turbulent the outside world is, Hamlet has been very calm recently and everything is going according to plan.

The ruins have been thoroughly explored, and even if there are some risks, they have been resolved by the SS. Now, prisoners have been arranged to clear the road to the north.

Under the cover of death, the wild plants did not invade the city, so recovery was not difficult. Perhaps it was possible to solve this problem in the winter and head north in the early spring of next year.

Those guards were also arranged by Lance to continue exploring, preparing to completely plan and develop Hamlet in the spring of next year. After all, some books found in the old house's library recorded Hamlet's former mineral resources.

As for Lance, he also had time to devote himself to the study of supernatural powers and mysticism, and constantly sorted out his various gains.

A fire was lit in the room of the lord's mansion. In the warmth, Lance sat on a fur-covered chair, immersed in the materials in his hands.

[When they sleep, they will connect with the dreams of mortal souls; when the stars return to their positions, they will wake up, and the day of destruction will come immediately...]

The ancestor is gone, and everything in Hamlet is thriving. Even the cold winter can hardly stop the vitality, but the shadow of the ancient god has always shrouded Lance's heart...

"Boss, what is this?"

Boudica couldn't help but lean over when she saw Lance staring blankly, only to see Lance calmly raise his hand and push Boudica away and complain, "Astrological records, can you read?"

"Knowing each other!"

Boudica was not afraid at all. It had been so long, and even though she didn't like studying very much, she knew quite a few words and liked to show off.

But the few hundred basic words she had just learned were completely incomparable to the complex contents of the astrological records. She couldn't understand many of them individually, let alone connect them together.

"I'm thinking... um... this..."

Lance wanted to laugh when he saw her scratching her head, so he stopped making fun of her. After all, she was willing to learn something with great effort, and he couldn't dampen her enthusiasm, so he helped her change the subject.

"Okay, okay, why don't you go to the animal pen to play with your wolf cubs today, but come to me when you have time?"

"Oh, right!" Boudica seemed to have realized what was happening, dropped the notes and started to talk about what happened, "The mad dog ran away."

"..." Lance couldn't help but frowned when he heard this, "What's going on? Isn't that cage specially made? How could it run away?"

"I thought it would be quiet after a few days of beating, so I let it walk around in the yard. But it jumped out of the fence in the blink of an eye, stepping on the hardened snow. By the time we found it, it had already run away into the wilderness."

Lance was speechless when he heard this. How could a grown man like you be fooled by a mad dog?

Fortunately, the animal pen was located in a remote suburb, and the mad dog might have been really scared after being beaten, so it did not dare to go to where people gathered, but ran into the mountains and wilderness, otherwise it would have hurt people and it would have been troublesome.

"I'm going to catch it!" Boudica's character is not at all a good one. After discovering that the mad dog had run away, she was going to tell Lance and then go catch it.

"The weather is unpredictable. What if there's a snowstorm? Wouldn't it be suicide if you go in alone? And how are you going to find it?" Lance was speechless, but he couldn't possibly let that man-eating mad dog wander around outside.

"Go find William and Figos, and see if Laura is free. Junia should be in the city, so ask her to come along. Ask Amanda to predict the weather before you go. Remember that their bounty will be deducted from your savings."

Lance waved his hand, but still arranged a team for her, otherwise it would be easy for something to get into trouble if she went into the wilderness in deep winter alone.

Those bears may be hibernating, but wild animals like tigers and wolves are still plentiful, and they are starving.

The team is full of experienced hunters and healers, so as long as they don't encounter anything like the Screaming Demon, they should be fine.

In other words, in winter, Greendale was unwilling to go out at all, otherwise the mad dog would not be able to escape from nature.

Rewards and punishments are clear. Since she was the one who caused the trouble, she must pay the price. She has to pay the reward for this mission herself.

"Bring enough supplies and come back quickly. If you can't find it in three days, come back."

Three days is required for going there, and three days is also required for coming back. Spending six days in the wild is very risky, and it will be even more difficult to control if it exceeds this period.

"Don't worry, boss." Boudica stretched out her hand and grabbed it, her face became fierce, "I will definitely catch it and bring it back to eat with wine!"

Boudica didn't care about money. She saved all her money with Lance. In fact, she didn't have much to spend money on. If she needed anything, she would just ask Lance for it. Many of her gifts were given by Lance.

What she cared about was that the stupid dog actually lied to her and embarrassed her. The mad dog had better pray to die immediately, otherwise if she caught him, she didn't know how many dragon fruits he would have to eat.

Boudica came and left in a hurry. Lance was disturbed by this incident. Lance, who was originally feeling a little bored staying in the room, went out and went to the animal pen which he hadn't been to for a few days to see what was going on.

There was no crazy behavior on the full moon night some time ago. Of course, it may be that the wolf cubs are too young and many of their eyes have just opened. It may also be related to the rituals of the disappeared Wolf Fang tribe.

Anyway, nothing happened. After a few days of raising it, it became more and more lively, even making the female wolf a little impatient.

Fortunately, there were quite a few dog training apprentices here to take care of the dogs, so nothing went wrong.

As for the hounds that were captured, William came up with an interesting idea, which was to catch the troublemakers and let them watch Boudica beat the dogs.

Dogs are wolves in the wild. They are naturally obedient to groups. Before, they followed the mad dog who was leading the group, but now seeing the mad dog wailing under Boudica's fist, it became obedient in a short while.

Later, the mad dog was locked up alone. That was why Boudica was worried that the dog would feel suffocated in the cage, so she was kind enough to let it stay in the yard for a while after it had eaten. But the accident happened during this short period of time. Its obedience was all pretended, as it had a heart that longed for freedom.

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