Dear Broom Knight

The commoners of the Barony of Gezarr quickly discovered the value of the small square.

Purification inevitably carries with it a degree of healing.

Although it might not have much effect on serious injuries or illnesses, a simple scrape or a bit of fatigue would almost completely heal after sitting in the small square for half an hour.

Housewives were among the first to feel these benefits.

Their mischievous and active children, no matter how carefully cared for, would still get frostbite in the biting northern winds. However, spending half an hour in the small square every so often would return them a perfectly clean child.

Yes, even their clothes would become much cleaner.

This was truly important for commoners who had only two or three sets of thick clothes to change into throughout the entire winter.

The people of Qingfeng Territory were actually quite fortunate, as they had a large supply of inexpensive rabbit fur products to wear.

Moreover, even fur-lined leather jackets needed a layer of soft cotton cloth inside.

The general store in the territory seemed unremarkable, carrying all sorts of goods, but all of ordinary quality and plain colors.

Its only saving grace was its tearfully cheap prices.

For the common people, living like a human being was already a great achievement.

Not to mention, they could occasionally save up enough money to buy a large item from the store that would satisfy the whole family!

Housewives had never felt so comfortable as they did now… Although they were still busy every day, at least their lives had direction.

In recent years, the only thing they still found difficult was the winter washing.

During the three-month-long winter, it was impossible for a family to stay indoors all the time.

Even if it was just to work as a delivery person for the general store… The lord was a kind and thoughtful person. To keep the prices of goods in the general store as low as possible, he basically didn't allow professionals to participate in the store's work.

Ordinary people who could only exert physical strength were naturally much cheaper. Even if the number of people needed to be hired was several times that of professional apprentices, it was still worth it.

Of course, that was just the price.

They were just not afraid of the cold.

Ordinary people could really only sell their brute strength.

The most frightening thing was that relying on the lord's kindness was all that was needed to sell this brute strength.

The fact that their lord was a rich man had long been firmly imprinted in the hearts of everyone in the Barony of Gezarr.

Therefore, when the commoners saw the general store, which had never raised its prices, the gratitude in their hearts was simply overflowing.

They also didn't think that the lord hired ordinary people to work just to reduce costs… They weren't unaware of the prices in other territories.

Indeed, the goods in the general store were not so cheap that they had never appeared in other territories. It could even be said that they were the lowest prices in the entire North.

But, a store with the same price in spring, summer, autumn, and winter, without any fluctuations… who had ever seen that?

No one was a fool. In the end, the lord was bound to be losing money.

But, no one could say it out loud… no one dared to work for free.

Even if the work was clearly squeezed out for them.

After all, in winter, most people didn't have the ability to catch rabbits.

Although the hounds would still go to catch them, they also needed a lot of food to replenish their strength in winter. The only thing that could be utilized was the rabbit skin.

However, the hounds used more strength than usual to bite the rabbits before they burrowed into the snowdrifts, and the fur that could be sold was only a third of what it used to be.

Of course, in the past, everyone couldn't really get through the winter… The family huddled in the smallest room, relying on the warmth provided by the fireplace, and the pot of mixed grain, potato, and dried vegetable soup hanging in the stove.

Adding a little meat to it had to wait until the hounds living in the outer room were full first.

For ordinary people, these hounds, which could allow them to quickly escape with all their belongings, were the foundation of their lives, and no one would touch their rations.

This was the North, where there could be blizzards for half a month, with no time to clear the roof.

It wasn't that no ordinary people wanted to go to warmer, inland areas to make a living… but being able to come back alive was already the best outcome.

Disappearing without a trace often meant being sent to some unknown mine.

Did they really think they could run around as they pleased just because the lord didn't manage things?

That was like sending themselves as a gift.

The people of the North lived harder, but they were still better than those who were worse than cattle in the inland areas.

However, now that they finally understood how comfortable people could live, asking them to return to their original state of life was something no commoner in Gezarr was willing to do.

Everyone could only accept the lord's kindness once again with gratitude but thick skin.

When people were well-fed and clothed, they seemed to develop self-esteem.

Going out dressed in rags and looking dirty seemed to make them lose face.

Besides, since Baron Lowry had taken over the territory, he had clearly shown a pursuit of environment and hygiene… Many commoners believed that the reason Baron Lowry abandoned the plain area, which was more suitable as a lord's castle, was because he disliked it for being too dirty.

Those living on the outskirts of the original baronial castle were either poor and destitute commoners or adventurers who didn't live here, and they didn't care about anything.

Dirty things were everywhere.

Many people vowed that when Baron Lowry first walked into that baronial town, he immediately turned pale, and then quickly came up with that broom, wholeheartedly wanting to keep himself from touching the ground.

Later, destroying the entire baronial town at all costs also stemmed from this… Otherwise, those adventurers would have left a lot of goods underground when they left.

No matter how rich Baron Lowry was, he couldn't possibly not want anything!

The people of Qingfeng Territory… since this name was exported and then re-imported, the people of the Barony of Gezarr also liked to use this beautiful-sounding name to refer to their home… If they couldn't do anything else, they could at least ensure that they appeared clean and tidy in front of the baron.

Therefore, no matter who it was, as long as they went to the commercial street in front of the lord's castle, they would definitely make themselves look clean and tidy enough, and they would usually try to make themselves look more hygienic.

But this brought a lot of work to the housewives, especially in winter.

The biggest test for every housewife was how to make their children not lose face when they went out, and not damage the rare few thick clothes because they were washed too frequently.

Until the appearance of this purification array.

Lowry, in fact, really thought too much.

The reason why people hesitated was not because this purification array easily made people lose their ambition and fighting spirit, and thus feel good about the creator, Lowry.

Who cared about that?

But now these commoners, after all, had experienced those bad things before. Even with Lowry, they didn't dare to place 100% trust in him.

A month's time was mainly for these commoners to use their own experience to judge whether this matter was good or bad.

Once they were sure, at least in their hearts, that there was no problem, everyone would naturally go over.

Who would have any dissatisfaction with such a lord?

Moreover, the small square covered by the purification array was also very warm.

The sunlight brought down was also very comfortable… Lowry had already used the least impactful purification array: Scorching Sunlight.

It mainly focused on the inspirational power from the sun. People who went in could enjoy warmth, and those who didn't dare to go in, those who feared the bright sun in the sky the most, would feel a needle-like sting as long as they approached his city.

As Travis said, Lowry preferred to use overt schemes.

Whether you dare to come in is your business, whether you can come in is his job.

Of course, Lowry's actions could not harm those spies from humans or legitimate churches.

But how should I put it… 'Those who are not of our kind must have different hearts' was written in his bones.

The struggle with people of this world was only related to interests. Even if it was a life-and-death struggle, that was… just his own death.

Lowry actually felt that he was a bit abnormal, still not used to this world of quietly eating people, but he didn't plan to change anything.

He would not take the initiative to do anything for the world, he didn't have that high of an awareness.

But he would not leave any chance for those outsiders in his home.

Even if he actually glimpsed many opportunities for himself from it.

But he really didn't plan to…

In fact, he had seen the shortcomings of the human-shaped dragons from Ruthkania and some inherited memories.

With the personality of the nine-faced dragon god Io, if the human-shaped dragons really had any advantages, even if they were only a little better than those dragons he cared for, he would not have allowed these human-shaped dragons to wander in the multiverse to be seduced by various creatures.

But Lowry understood a little about why Io, and other powerful dragons, looked down on human-shaped dragons.

To put it bluntly, dragons were a race that would be very good with effort, but could also live well without effort.

From top to bottom, they were racists in their bones… pursuing the awesomeness of bloodlines completely.

It was all about being extraordinary by birth.

Just like those hatchling dragons who could survive even if abandoned by their parents, as long as the place they were in was relatively safe, and they would live better and better.

And although the aptitude of the human-shaped dragons was also very good, there was a growth process, and they really couldn't live without someone taking care of them.

And Lowry, who was slowly awakening, had particularly prominent weaknesses.

However, Lowry was quite satisfied with his identity.

Not being valued by that one also had its advantages. At least life was very free, and he wouldn't bear any heavy responsibilities.

The nine-faced dragon god Io knew his offspring very well. He would not only send a list to one dragon when arranging work.

Even for peerless strong dragons like Bahamut and Tiamat.