forest kingdom

Chapter 261 Wild!
After the regiment departed, Lawrence continued construction quietly.

A prototype of the water-powered mill has been built, and houses are currently being built to accommodate the new equipment.

A water-powered mill requires a lot of parts and mechanisms, and most of the wood and metal are easy to wear, so it must be placed in the house.

Not just a dedicated house, but also in a place where water is more plentiful.

At the same time, it should be slightly away from the main house to prevent the continuous sound from disturbing naps.

While Lawrence was building a house with the workers, Sophia ran over pulling a lamb.

"Master, look, my lamb can jump now!"

Sophia tied the lamb's neck with a rope and pulled the lamb across the bridge.

Since the lamb has often eaten the grass and leaves fed by Sophia since it was born, it is now very close to Sophia and is often led by Sophia to run around on the sunny hillside.

Lawrence didn't quite understand Sophia's ability to be friendly with small animals. It might be that the others were busy with other things and had no time to take care of the lamb, which caused the lamb to always follow Sophia.

"Yeah." Lawrence continued to work. He didn't want Sophia to cause trouble here, so he suggested: "Go to the house and see if the eggs hatch."

Sofia immediately said: "I just looked at it, and it's not there yet, but I put it under the sun and looked at it. There is a chick moving inside! It must be coming out soon!"

Lawrence said: "The weather is almost here now, and the hens in the chicken coop are also hatching eggs. Go to Salil's place to see if there is anyone who can help."

"Okay!" Sophia took the lamb and ran back quickly.

She ran faster than the lamb, which bleated behind her and chased Sophia's footsteps.

Lawrence continued to build the house, and the water-powered mill used a lot of wood and metal, and at present it could only turn a stone mill.

It is equivalent to adding an engine under the stone mill. During normal use, the direction of the water tank must be changed through the mechanism inside the wooden house, and used as a switch to start and stop the engine.

The stone mill above is clamped with wood, and a feed port is set up. The original vibration is used to shake the poured wheat in one after another, which can save a lot of manpower.

The traditional stone mill not only requires one person to push the grinding, but also requires one person to add materials and clean it. However, the improved water-powered mill only needs to pour a bag of wheat into it, and then sit outside and chat until it is over.

It's just that it's troublesome to repair, as early-stage things like this are very easy to break.

When Lawrence spent another two or three days building the water-powered mill that had been busy for a long time, Regloro came back with his people.

Lawrence asked: "Why did it take so long?"

Reglo grabbed three men, and after making them kneel on the ground, he said: "The road over to Kuhl Village is not easy. We went over the mountain and caught them in the Cod Fish Village of the Wakili tribe."

"But I beat them several times, and they all said they didn't know about the count."

Reglo didn't ask for any useful information.

Lawrence looked at the three men on the ground. Even though these men were beaten with bruises on their noses and faces, and their hands were tied, they still had unyielding anger and hatred in their eyes.

"How many Valkyries are there with you now?"

Upon hearing Lawrence's inquiry, the man cursed angrily: "Despicable mountain people! Our people will come and kill you all!! Let you hear the sound of your bones being broken!"

Lawrence said: "I don't want to kill anyone. If you think the mountain people are despicable, I have nothing to say to you. After all, you Valkyries have done so much robbery and murder, so if you are robbed..."

"Our warriors will kill you all!" The man loudly interrupted Lawrence's words and struggled to get up. After being suppressed by people nearby, he still roared: "You mountain people, I will kill you. It’s like squeezing a chicken to death!!”

Lawrence looked at Reglo, "Reglo, you defeated him in a sneak attack, and you still caught him normally?"

Reguero replied: "A few of us came together and knocked him down in two or three blows."

The man angrily shouted at Lawrence: "Fight me if you can! I challenge you to a duel! Mountain man! Fight me like a man!"

Since ancient times, it has been the Wakili who have beaten and suppressed the mountain people.

Because the terrain in the mountains is complex and there is nothing to plunder, the Wakiri have no interest in the mountains.

But if they encounter them, they will kill and rob them.

It is normal to capture women from the mountains and bring them back to give birth to children, or to rob food and animal hides.

No one will uphold justice for a group of mountain people. In the world of barbarians, only fists can make sense.

Lawrence didn't want to make sense, there was no other sense to make here.

It was mainly the attitude of these Vakiri people towards the mountain people that made Lawrence realize that the Vakiri people were destined to be unable to integrate smoothly into his side.

This deep-rooted prejudice and arrogance can only be understood if it hurts.

The Vakiri, who are accustomed to robbing, regardless of gender, are like reproductive isolation, and it is extremely difficult to reach an understanding with this side.

Moreover, the Wakiri generally do not farm, and are robbing and killing people.

If it is so difficult to communicate with ordinary Valkyries, then introducing too many Valkyries will only do you harm. "Put them in cages and sell them to the Durira people from the west when they come over."

After hearing what Lawrence said, the three men became even more angry.

"You mountain bastard! Your hands and feet will be eaten by wild beasts! Your soul will never rest in peace, lowly bastard!!"

Lawrence did not expect that the fighting skills of this group of Valkyries were as barbaric as their hand skills.

He definitely couldn't stand being scolded, so Lawrence said calmly: "Cast those three! So they can't go to heaven!"

If you dare to insult the prophet, you must be severely punished!
Castration was already being done by the Durilans, and Lawrence gave the difficult task to the reluctant craftsman.

Under the sacred mission and sense of responsibility, the veterinarian could only pick up the knife and boil water to sharpen it in preparation.

The three Valkyries, who were gradually informed of the punishment they were about to face, gradually collapsed.

In the next few days, everyone in the manor was discussing this matter, but the triumphant return of Lathander and others did not cause much discussion.

All three Valkyries died quickly. The veterinary skills were not up to par, and the three Valkyries did not have a strong will to live. They persisted for two days before being unable to hold on in extreme pain.

Lawrence lost his mind to annexing Valkyrie.

Now that there is not enough population, the land that was conquered cannot be used, but it will cause other troubles.

If you are not sure of absorbing those Valkyries, then it is best not to let these bandits get close to the village.

Compared to the Valkyries, the defeated Foresters were easier to manage.

Lawrence originally thought that the Revenge Legion would wipe out all the savages there, but he did not expect that these people were very restrained and left behind a large number of slaves who could be used as labor force.

For those who entered the manorial era, slaves were assets. 
Especially after following Lawrence for a long time, everyone regarded slaves as a kind of trophy, so they consciously did not damage these slaves.

Lawrence asked: "Are these people willing to work? How do they usually work?"

Lathander wasn't sure. "They were obedient when pulling the boat and taking things. I don't know anything else. They make a living by fishing and hunting and don't have their own land."

Because of the Vakiri incident, Lawrence found that some people were unwilling to farm and work.

"That's right. We have so few resources here and the weather is cold. If you don't work, you will die."

Lawrence thought about the reason. The climate here in the north is harsh. The barbarians are just used to looking for more profitable ways to make money. They are not lazy.

At least most people are more diligent than the Cloda people. Some people among the Cloda people are very lazy and difficult to control because they can eat easily.

People from poor places are not necessarily diligent.

The people of Durila and Water City are poor but hardworking.

The Pumixiu people encountered a life and death crisis, and gradually became accustomed to labor and work in exchange for a better life.

"These people live with the Black Goat Tribe and are responsible for digging and widening the river channels to see if they can change their original habits and make them abide by our habits and beliefs."

Lathander said: "Tell your subordinates about this. Those people are as thin as tree branches and don't even have a complete piece of clothing on them. You can exchange their loyalty by giving them a piece of bread."

"Okay." Lawrence quickly arranged for someone to deliver a message to Seravan, and also commended those who participated in the war.

The forest people are not of use for the time being, but these people are very suitable for fighting in the mountains and forests. As long as they are equipped with weapons, have a full stomach, become strong physically, and at the same time learn how to use forest conditions to fight mentally, they will become a strong army.

It's still too early at the moment. It will take at least two or three years of training before it can have any effect.

The strongest one at this stage is the combat legion formed by the Pumi Xiu people. The Pumi Xiu people, both men and women, are elites and deserve better care from Lawrence.

Next are the barbarian mercenaries.

Fries and his group are not weak in terms of physique and combat experience, at least they are better than Friesen and Regloro!
Sariel and others have never tried against Fries. Everyone except the witches are no match for this group of barbarian mercenaries.

Next are the mediocre Cloda warriors.

Finally, there are various slaves and farmers and fishermen.

Lawrence found that he was still very weak, and he did not dare to fight even a slightly larger battle with the few troops he had.

"Keep farming and develop slowly."

Lawrence paid attention to the growth of the population and was actively busy with food production. When summer came, he was busy harvesting various summer crops.

Taking advantage of the rare good weather, various vegetables are dried and dehydrated to make dried vegetables that can be eaten in winter.

While Lawrence was busy harvesting various crops, a big event happened in the Kingdom of Luofen.

Luofen III was assassinated! !

(End of this chapter)