Chapter 39: A New Beginning
After Cross finished speaking, the civilians of Copperhill began to whisper.
"That young man is from Seattah, isn't the Kingdom of Seatta taking over our territory?"
"And the alchemist, what does Lord Cross want to do?"
"I didn't expect that cute little girl to be a half-human ......"
"Are we going to live with werewolves in the future?"
"What is in mind that your Excellency Cross can understand for us civilians, we just need to obey orders, right?"
Although everyone didn't understand why Cross had so many strange companions, they also knew that as long as they followed the arrangement, other things were not something they needed to consider.
At this moment, the gray-haired woman came out of the crowd and said, "Unite all the forces that can be united, Lord Cross is indeed the best in the world! With a wise lord like you, we will never be oppressed again."
But, Lord Cross, now we are in big trouble. ”
"What's the trouble?" Cross's expression immediately became serious.
"Your Excellency, the defenders of Sunset City have driven away our cargo ship, which still has a lot of copper ore on board. Without the mines, we wouldn't be able to trade Sunset City for food for the winter. ”
After the old woman said this, everyone realized the seriousness of the problem, without food, they could not survive the cold winter, and what scared the residents of Tongshan Town more than the war was the threat from nature.
The civilians began to whisper again.
"What can we do? Now the mine is covered in fog and we can't collect the ore. ”
"Will Lord Cross let us grow our own food?"
"The lords of Sunset City can't bear to see us starve to death, right?"
"Don't mention Sunset City, I don't want to have any contact with them anymore. ”
"Everyone is quiet. Cross didn't let the discussion last long, "That's the first thing we're going to tackle." I'll figure it out, and you'll have to make a granary in 15 days that's enough to store a year's worth of food for the entire town.
I'll tell you about that later. ”
After Cross finished speaking, the crowd began to stir again.
"Why did you build such a big granary?"
"You don't care so much about what you do, just do it. ”
"Yes, Lord Cross has already said that he can get food, and we just need to build a granary. ”
Most people no longer ask why Cross needs a big granary, they think they just need to do it.
Others were surprised by Cross's words.
"Didn't you find out how powerful Lord Cross is......
He asked us to build the granary in 15 days, which shows that he can get a whole year's worth of food in such a short time!
"Unbelievable! Can this really be done?"
"Do you want to ask Sunset City for help?"
......
Cross motioned for everyone to be quiet again, "I have already told you how to solve the biggest trouble in Copperhill Town, and then you guys will line up, and I will make a registration for everyone in Copperhill Town." ”
When everyone heard this, they began to talk curiously again, and the arrival of Cross today has indeed brought a lot of new things to these people living in the poor countryside.
"Lord Cross, are we going to register too?" asked Lancelot, who was on the side.
"Yes. ”
Hearing this, the old alchemist said with some embarrassment, "Your Excellency, I have forgotten what my name is?"
"What!?"
"I was once refining poison, and I accidentally fainted from poisoning, and when I woke up, I didn't remember anything. Oh, I remember alchemy. ”
Lancelot's eyes widened at the old man when he heard this, and Gawain and Cross burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, no wonder we asked you what your name was along the way, and you didn't answer, it turns out that such a thing happened.
Don't care, I'll give you a name. ”
"Thank you, Lord Cross!"
......
Cross took the white linen he had prepared and began to register, and although there were less than thirty of them, he still kept a detailed record.
It was also the first time he had made such a record, but he knew very well that the more detailed the record, the easier it would be to manage it in the future.
It takes a lot of time to keep detailed records, not that there are a lot of registrations, but the literacy level of these civilians in Tongshan Town is too low, and Cross needs to ask questions again and again, constantly enumerating what they are familiar with in order to get a satisfactory registration result.
In this way, it took a full two hours for Cross to register everyone.
He then told the civilians to go home and rest, and left the gray-haired woman behind.
"Your name is Wendy?"
"Yes, Lord Cross. ”
"You said you were once a court mentor of the Kersman Empire?"
"Yes, my Excellency. ”
"And how did you get here?"
"Your Excellency, it is so, that I left the imperial capital when my students became adults, and from that year on, I decided to travel all over the world. Arrived in Tongshan Town, about a month ago. ”
"Oh?" Wendy's words clearly piqued Cross's interest, "how long are you going to stay here?"
"I'll stay here as long as Lord Cross is here. ”