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After the spring plowing, when the leaders from various places were preparing to mobilize warriors for war, Heidi took the initiative to find Lawrence who was counting the population.

"Master, should we have a festival to thank the benevolent God of the Stars?"

Lawrence is counting this year's population and immigrants, calculating detailed figures behind a table with a large number of copywriting papers.

Heidi looked at the strong man sitting in the middle of the rectangular table. The books and papers piled on both sides were the years of this land. The wisdom in the man's eyes was the direction of this land.

Lawrence showed a gentle smile, "There really should be a day off, one in the fall after the autumn plowing, and one in the spring after the spring plowing."

"After remembering the bitterness and remembering the sweetness in the autumn, spring is just four days later, before the army prepares to go out."

Lawrence agreed to Heidi's proposal, which was very reasonable. The local climate was relatively low most of the time, especially in autumn and winter.

Some happy festivals are a good addition to the overall atmosphere.

Lawrence remembered that Phumexiu, like everyone else, loved festival celebrations, especially young men and women who most of the time had no chance to meet each other. Such celebrations had always been popular with everyone.

Heidi lowered her head happily, "Yes, Master!"

Lawrence could not trust Heidi to arrange this kind of thing, "Let Fleiss, Kellyon and Querrey arrange the spring celebration."

Heidi asked carefully: "Who is Querrey?"

"The leader of Ironforge, the strong bearded dwarf blacksmith." Lawrence smiled and explained Querrey's identity clearly.

Heidi now knew who she was. Sometimes it was difficult to tell the difference just by name. People preferred to use identities, nicknames, occupations, etc. to distinguish them.

Heidi asked curiously: "Master, don't you let Emma and Lord Bull do this kind of thing?"

Lawrence said casually: "It is mainly a celebration prepared for the soldiers. These people know better what everyone likes."

The barbarians here still respect men more, especially for sacred things like celebrations. Even if the saint personally presides over it, it lacks a bit of majesty.

Lawrence didn't have time to arrange it himself, so he left it to Kelion, who was in charge of food production, Querrey, who was in charge of weapons production, and Fleiss, who was in charge of military combat.

Before the bloody battle, you really should relax.

Heidi quickly went to inform a few people that her crow had been training for two years. Since joining the Kingdom of Stars, she has been studying and exercising diligently every day and has never slackened off.

It's more because she hasn't reached Sofia's current position where she can lie down and relax.

Cassandra came in from outside and just missed Heidi.

Cassandra smelled Heidi's scent after entering the house, but she didn't pay much attention to it.

Cassandra stood in front of Lawrence. Although they were a family, Cassandra behaved more politely and did not talk about Lawrence as often as Delenn and Sariel did.

Family education is different. Witches who grew up from regular wizard families are more accustomed to respecting hierarchical rules and will not face their masters with a too casual attitude.

Kassandra believed that she was facing a powerful pure-blood wizard, a messenger of God, and a male ruler with great strength and wisdom. She and the other women were just objects and furniture.

In this barbaric era, it was very normal for rulers to kill those who disobeyed them.

"There is good news from South Town. This year, many people from Pig Trotter City and several southern countries have come to serve us. These people all understand our language and are the warriors who left the Kingdom of Luofen before."

Lawrence nodded, "It is indeed good news."

The Kingdom of Luofen itself is an expanding kingdom. When it was developing, many merchants, pirates and farmers fled to settle in better places. Now that the Kingdom of Stars has been established and stable for several years, those who once wandered away have also returned to their hometown. .

The people who play an important role should be businessmen. The businessmen who come and go describe this place very well. Naturally, many people who cannot survive will target this place.

Then there is the propaganda of the Sidel people and the submission of the Wakiri people.

The Sidel people are outward from the land, and the Vakiri are outward from the sea.

The once enslaved barbarians were scattered in the mountains, forests and islands struggling to survive. Last year, Lawrence did not take away the entire harvest of the Sidel people from farming, nor did he take away their cattle and sheep.

Although a batch of grain and livestock were indeed taken away, they were all handed over by themselves according to the rules, and there was no robber-like collection method in the past.

For example, when Avali led his people to snatch away all the livestock and furniture that could be seen in the Pumixiu people's homes, that was traditional collection. There was no concept of percentage taxation at all. They just took it away when they saw it.

Lawrence only took the grain and livestock from his own land and did not ask for money from the people who farmed the land. To the local Sidel people, he did not pay taxes.

The Valkyries felt this kindness earlier, so even though the Countess did not do anything, most of the Valkyries who escaped like Red Beard came back with their families. Kassandra asked: "These people hope to rent your land and get a place to live like the Valkyries."

"Yes." Lawrence smiled and said, "As long as you speak our language, abide by our order and rules, believe in our gods, and obey my rule, you can obtain residency qualifications."

"Kul Town has already accommodated a group of returning Vakiri people, and there are still large fields in South Town and the Viper Tribe. I allow them to live in nearby towns for the time being, and then slowly open up wasteland. "

Kassandra nodded and said, "Yes, I will send someone to tell the leaders of South Town and the Viper Tribe."

Lawrence saw that Cassandra had nothing else to do, so he asked her to help with the statistics.

Cassandra has a good memory, accurate arithmetic, and has experience in hosting a chamber of commerce. Her ability to process various data is very strong.

This kind of calculator-type witch is indeed a useless ability in this era, but it has become a very important ability in Lawrence's hands today.

With the assistance of intelligent calculators and data storage and retrieval devices, Lawrence's processing power has increased by more than ten times.

***

The Kingdom of Stars has no shortage of warriors or fierce men.

After a large number of exiles returned, there were now one hundred thousand pure-blood barbarians alone, including many veterans and leader-level warriors from various tribes.

After integrating the tribes, villages and towns of Luofen Kingdom, there are more and more soldiers to fight.

Young people who have not yet grown up have also begun to learn various fighting techniques and hone various killing techniques through games and housework.

Not just savages from the Ice Lands.

This fantasy world never lacks fierce men, let alone warriors more powerful than barbarians.

Warriors from Haisenli, Durila, Kojako, Hokuriku Kingdom, and the Elf Forest also entered the land of Feiyu Port because of the legends over the years.

Many people have lived here for a year or two, gradually becoming familiar with the rules and language here, and also falling in love with the prosperity here.

Everyone knows what is going on with the Church of Dawn and the Church of Stars. This time the two sides are once again preparing to go to war, and some people are eager to try.

While Lawrence was listening to traditional tunes at a celebration arranged by Saryl and Sophia in Oak City, pre-war celebrations were also taking place in places like Pumexiu and Dumm Harbor.

The celebration in Feiyu Port was hosted by a traditional barbarian prophet. This old man with thick gray curly hair like a lion took off his shirt and led the warriors who came out of the ice land behind him to stand in front of St. Lawrence Cathedral.

The war drums were beaten vigorously by the warriors, and various musical instruments made from materials obtained from the prey began to mix.

The barbarian prophet from the Ice Land raised his hands high and sang a sacrificial song together with the strong warriors behind him.

"The dark moments never fade away, light rises from the darkness, dazzling stars!"

The men nearby danced a sacrificial dance, which is also a barbarian war dance, which means that when the sun rises, everything begins.

Powerful dance and rhythmic war songs quickly merged together.

"The sun's light shone on his face, and he opened his eyes that could see the darkness. He saw the darkness and also saw the light."

“He rose from his slumber, looked up at the sun and moon, and listened to what God had to say.”

"The sun, moon and stars are above his head, and wheat and flowers grow on the ground beneath his feet. His arms are strong and powerful, and we follow behind him."

"The cruel giant bear became his armor, the wise crow became his shawl, the cunning wolves became his family dogs, the molten iron from the mountains turned into weapons, the dark beast surrendered to him, our homeland is no longer The darkness is cold, and the sunshine spring has returned to this cold land. We kneel at his feet and thank him for everything."

“The soles of his feet stand in our fields, and his palms caress the tops of our heads, bringing divine guidance.”

"His eyes looked into the darkness, and we felt his will. We walked out of the mountains, forests and farmland! Follow his orders!"

"We are the people of God. We turn into the spring breeze of mercy, drive away the lightning of darkness, and shatter the darkness above the head of the kingdom of darkness!"

The passionate traditional music, especially the dances and sounds infused with emotion and fighting spirit, quickly infected those around them.

The aborigines of Feiyu Port were deeply shocked, and the people who came out of the ice land also had a strong resonance.

Crowfeather Seer Lawrence is the messenger of God, the ruler of the Ice Land, and the guide of all the people of the stars.

The prophet's command has been issued!

Let the war begin! conquer! !

This is no longer a war led by Lawrence, but a manifestation of the will of the entire Star Kingdom. (End of chapter)