forest kingdom

In Oak Castle there is an area dedicated to growing crops.

There is a wheat seed warehouse here, as well as young crop seedlings under the light.

Lawrence squatted near the wheat field and looked at the wheat seedlings in front of him. These wheat seedlings were not affected by the external environment and climate, and had grown more than ten centimeters high.

Kehalan, who was wearing a tunic, looked down at the crops in the field, and then at the dim lighting beads above his head.

"We don't have enough Holy Light Stones, and now there's a big gap."

Lawrence stood up and continued to look at the fields and buildings on this level. Standing here was like being in a dark cave, quiet and with a special atmosphere of horror and tranquility.

Lawrence turned around and looked at Kehalan and his assistants behind him who were responsible for cultivating crops, and showed a reassuring smile.

"I brought back some trophies from the Kingdom of Gran last time. Among these trophies are lighting beads. The outside world calls these Holy Light Beads. You should be able to find many of them in the great nobles and religious places in the West."

"Among the fourteen kingdoms in the west, the most powerful one now is the Kingdom of Io, and the lighting beads we need are produced in the Kingdom of Io."

"I will send people to trade there, and I will also send people to buy some from the south. We are not what we used to be. We have a very good reputation among western and southern merchants."

Lawrence thought of something and said with some curiosity: "I don't know what's going on over there in the Eastern Islands. I can ask the merchants in Pig Trotter City next spring to see if we can establish a trade channel with the merchants in the East."

Kehalan smiled and said: "That's good, then there will be nothing to do. All the things for this year have been done. All that's left is sleep and rest."

Lawrence looked at the nearby wheat fields again and said slowly: "Yeah."

While the women of the family could rest, Lawrence could not, and there was still much to do.

Winter has been going on for a long time, and the eternal night that the children have been looking forward to day and night has finally come.

The darkness was like a giant figure, blocking the sunlight and vision, covering the entire Oak City in darkness that could not be seen.

Braziers were quickly lit at various exits in Oak City, and coal fires began to be lit in every household, with wooden board windows closed to prevent wind and rain.

The Lawrence family also began to distribute New Year's candy and food, as well as the necessary beautiful clothes.

Salil was in a good mood and distributed food to several girls from Saintess Academy.

"Sophie, this is your first time to spend the New Year with us. You don't have to study or practice sword practice today. You can lie on the bed, eat and sleep as you like."

Salil was very kind to this new female swordsman and took the initiative to introduce things here.

Sophie became a female swordsman under the guidance of Lawrence. At the same time, she also kept in mind that she was a maid. Now she only assists the saint Hela who can use divine magic according to Lawrence's arrangement.

"Yes, Sir Salil!" Sophie is about the same age as the other girls, but is more serious and old-fashioned.

Salil was very happy today and said to several girls: "You can go play now. As long as you don't leave the ring building, you can go anywhere. Remember to come back early and go to bed."

Tim quickly asked: "Lord Sariel, can we use the kitchen stove to cook today? I want to practice making bread."

"Of course!" Salil said proactively: "Let me teach you how to make bread!"

"Okay! Thank you, Lord Sariel!" Tim thanked happily.

Heidi, Clara, and Lolita saw this and joined in.

Since Sophia was educated by Lawrence, she has never argued with these girls and is busy with her own affairs every day.

For example, practicing songs, practicing dances, or asking Jade and Hela to learn the rules in the palace.

Of course it's to control others.

The rest of the people also have their own things to do. Most of the time they play cards, drink, take a bath, and enjoy delicious food.

When I get tired from playing, I will do a little something based on my usual duties.

For example, Sariel is for settling accounts, Sophia is for exercising her perception ability, Catherine is for fitness and exercise, Cassandra is for planning various plans for the coming year, and Delenn is for making some higher quality materials.

The ring building in Oak City is destined to become the exclusive castle of Saint Lady's College and Lawrence, so some ordinary people need to be resettled in the outer areas to form villages and towns surrounding Oak Mountain.

There are still many people living in the building. The Saint's College has not yet developed, and there is a serious shortage of students and teachers. Even Lawrence's palace does not have many people.

When there are more people, many people will have fixed responsibilities and jobs.

Lawrence, who had already enjoyed the treatment of a king, did not indulge in women's sex and pleasure. After the arrival of Yongye, he made himself a sandbag and practiced boxing and evading movements every day.

The eternal night of the ninth year of the New Calendar did not leave a deep memory. It was not like fighting and suffering in the past, and nothing special happened.

After a month of darkness passed, the sun once again shone on this land of ice and snow.

The dry cold wind blew across his cheeks. Lawrence, wearing a thick sheepskin hat, breathed in the cold and pungent air and looked at the white, dark and gray world.

After walking out of the ring building, we followed the team of workers to the hillside at the door and looked down the mountain in the distance. What we saw was a world covered in snow, and those tall trees always gave people a gloomy, gray and dry feeling.

The snow-capped mountains in the distance were beautiful, but Lawrence had no intention of admiring them and quickly worked with the workers.

The new year begins with clearing snow and restoring road access.

Lawrence and the workers smashed the frozen snow and ice together, and threw the debris further to the roadside with shovels, waiting for these things to melt on their own.

Because we wore thick coats to work early in the morning, and we didn’t ride a black unicorn. In addition, everyone wore hats with ear protection and face protection, and their noses were all red from the cold. Many times, Of course I can't see clearly who is who.

After the eternal night, it is not spring. The winter in the ice land is very long, and there are still dozens of days before spring.

The wind and snow are still continuing, but they are a little lighter. The dry snowflakes flying in the sun and the cold wind will make it difficult to breathe.

Many people got tired after working with wooden tools for less than ten minutes, but Lawrence was still shoveling snow hard at the front with a shovel.

Soon everyone who was squatting in a nearby snow pit to rest found the figure who was still working in the distance.

"Who is that? Is it Dorset?"

"It's not Dorset. Dorset is wearing a deer head hat."

"Looks like a man."

"Definitely a hard-working man."

"Let him rest, it's not good to work like this."

"Whatever, he knows how to rest when he's tired. Come on, drink some wine to warm yourself up."

"Give me a bite too!"

Lawrence, who was working, was not ignorant of the outside world, and he also heard the loud voices of those people.

Lawrence didn't mind those people sitting down to rest and drink. This place itself was on a mountain, and the altitude was actually quite high, and most savages were actually not adapted to the highland environment.

This is true for both the Wakili and the Sidr people, and the Pumixiu people don't like to go to the mountains either.

It has gotten a lot better over the years, and most of them have adapted to the environment, but this kind of thing is not a matter of willpower. The Cloda people are more adaptable to the environment here than the Valkyrie people. More than ten minutes later, the workers more than ten meters behind them all got up to work again.

Lawrence stood in the snow tunnel dug out ahead and looked outside. A tunnel more than one meter deep and one meter wide had been dug out at his feet, and further ahead there should be a road that slopes downwards and has a curve.

After roughly judging the specific terrain and precautions, Lawrence began to bend down to work again.

Most of the others were holding wooden tools, while only Lawrence and a few others were holding iron tools.

It's not that the iron tools are not enough, the main reason is that the iron tools are too heavy. Especially in highly repetitive work, there is a big difference between using wooden tools and iron tools.

"Meal is delivered! It's time to eat!"

A shout soon came from behind. After hearing the warm shout, the people around him stopped and gathered around one after another.

Lawrence continued to work, and after a while, everyone who had received their meals squatted in the snow pit to eat and chat.

Someone had already noticed Lawrence who was still working, and soon a woman forcefully took some more bread.

The Clodagh man next to him saw it and quickly shouted: "What are you doing with so much bread? I haven't taken it yet!"

Opposite him is a Durila woman. In the past, Durila women were very obedient and weak, but these women have been working in fields and farms over the years, and they have gradually become more aggressive.

"How much work did you do after eating so much? Some people have worked but haven't eaten yet!" The Durila woman stared at the barbarian without giving an inch.

The Clodagh man said angrily: "I don't care whether he eats it or not, I want to eat it!"

As he spoke, the man stretched out his hand to grab the bread basket. He covered the bread basket with a wool blanket, and underneath the blanket was warm bread.

The woman quickly put the basket behind her, "Go to the back and get it yourself! This basket is for those who can work!"

The Clodagh man was so angry that he wanted to hit someone, but the Durila woman was not afraid at all, "Even if the prophet is here today, I won't give you this!"

The woman quickly put the basket on her arm and walked forward with the remaining soup pot in both hands.

The Cloda man mumbled and went to the back seat to get his food, without bothering to find the woman.

There are people who support these women, so they dare to talk to men like this. If they were in the original Kingdom of Durila, these women would not dare to be so arrogant.

After the woman came to a place two or three meters behind Lawrence, she said gently: "Stop it and come over to eat."

Lawrence paused, feeling the heat in his body.

This feeling is not a psychological effect. From the time I started working in the fields, my body has gradually strengthened.

This kind of change is definitely not achieved by simple training, but the collective power absorbed after integrating with the collective consciousness.

Most people don't know their own value. People in this world can exude a powerful power, which is born in a higher dimension and exists in this world. It is a "divine power" that is incomprehensible to all living beings.

Lawrence smiled, he had obtained this power correctly, even though it was still very, very weak.

Sister Pumi walked over curiously, wondering who this hard-working man was.

Although I didn't see the front, it didn't feel like a woman. Women in the castle shouldn't have this kind of endurance that is stronger than men.

Women are inferior to men in terms of strength and endurance, especially today when the men who work are the main force in the production team and the head of the family.

It is precisely because they are the head of the family that these people will not hold grudges because of women's aggressiveness like those single men.

If a group of single men were working here, women would not be allowed to be so arrogant.

"Thank you." Lawrence turned around and looked at the basket handed over by the woman, quickly took it and squatted on the ground to take a few pieces of bread.

Seeing Lawrence squatting down again, the woman asked curiously: "If you wear a hat, I can't see your face clearly. Take off your hat and I'll see your face."

Lawrence said with a smile: "If you don't pick it off, I have a wife and children, so don't try to mess with me."

The Durila woman smiled and said: "Looking at how young you are, why doesn't your wife come out to work with you? Is she still giving birth? Then it would be great if you find someone else who can work with you."

This woman acted very proactively, and Lawrence also remembered that the problem of the rise and fall of yin and yang here had not been properly resolved.

Especially since many men died last year and the polygamy system is practiced here, young and capable men are very popular.

Lawrence felt as if he had done something wrong. If an honest and capable man raised several women and a dozen children, he would definitely be more likely to die from exhaustion.

"No need, don't interfere with my business." Lawrence refused coldly, quickly took a few bites of bread, and quickly poured the cold potato soup into his mouth.

Potato soup is boiled crushed potatoes in hot water with some salt in it. It just tastes like that and is not delicious.

But potatoes and bread can keep your stomach full, and more importantly, they are free. After you finish your work, you can get some wages and go home.

A hard-working man is a very sought-after man in this land and usually has two or three wives.

Lawrence quickly resumed his work in front, and the Durilla woman quickly returned with her basket and soup bucket.

Several women quickly gathered together to discuss quietly.

"He ate everything? Is the leftover enough for four people?"

"He eats more and works more. You see, he can do the work of five or six people by himself. I think he can get seven or eight times the wages."

"Indeed, he can do more on his own than the five of us women combined. It's just not possible without a man in the family."

"Is he married?"

"I'm married, I have a wife and children, but I don't want to get married yet."

……

Lawrence in the distance continued to work, feeling even happier.

"I realized that I created a heaven for honest and capable men, so it doesn't matter that I get the power emanating from these believers. I deserve it."

Lawrence felt from the bottom of his heart that he had done the right thing and sincerely recognized his efforts.

The simple wishes of people who have lived in hardship for more than ten, twenty or thirty years, with their wives and children on the hot bed.

When you have this desire, you will naturally agree more with the teachings of the Church of the Stars.

"Hard work will pay off! Hard work will pay off!"

Lawrence was once very afraid that everything about him came from disguise, from organizations and relationships, and that he would lose it all if others didn't recognize him.

But now there is a steady stream of power appearing in the body.

Even if the people around him don't recognize his face, even if someone comes to look for trouble, Lawrence can rely on his strength to let these people know who the person in front of them is.

This kind of power is the real power! (End of chapter)