The world is chaotic, life is like chess, and Thor doesn't know that the malice against him on the mainland is quietly spreading.

Even if he knew it, he wouldn't take it to heart, and the revelation of the mystery of the scam was expected. Most things in this world, as long as they have been done, will inevitably leave some traces, and only a few truths can be buried by death and time.

What's more, he has been living in hell for the past few years. Those days were like the sea under the dark night, and in the turbulent waves, there was no consolation, only the light that loomed in the wind and waves in the distance.

No matter how difficult the situation is now, for Saul, it is just four words: 'But so'.

Departing from Kenadze Territory, after a ten-day wilderness journey. Finally, in the morning, the Sauls returned to the territory of Liberty City and returned to their home.

From the relieved and relaxed looks of the three companions, Rissol found that he was not the only one who had a sense of belonging.

This trip to the Knight's Land began in the beginning of spring and lasted for about a month, and it was only the second month of spring.

Regarding the return of Thor and the others, the leaders just sent their usual respect and smiling faces, but there was not much exploration of the whereabouts of several people. For them, the lord must have his own big things to do, and life is the center of gravity of the lords.

Saul's trip took away several powerful combat forces from Staunt and Diller, which is equivalent to completely delegating power to a few left-behind people such as the Tanars and Scott. In fact, Thor also wants to see if new problems will be exposed in the territory without the deterrence of absolute strength.

However, everything in the whole territory is calm, and everything is going on in an orderly manner for farming, construction, and production. The only bad news was that one night the territory was hit by a group of first-order black howling wolves in the wilderness, killing three people, including a first-order hunter who led the team.

The number of the incoming enemies was small, about ten, and the warning of the night watchman alarmed the entire territory.

All the people who had spare strength joined the battle with torches and weapons in hand, united to defend their homeland, and after slaughtering five black howling wolves, they finally drove away the evil people from the wilderness.

In the battle of guards, casualties are inevitable, and Thor has no regrets about this. After all, even if he and Stante and the others didn't pull up this territory, they would have to carry it with their lives when the enemy came. What's more, after the integration of their own population, these lords obviously have a more standardized garrison.

However, sacrifice is a sad thing after all, and the relevant pensions and awards must be implemented as soon as possible.

Although the territory of Liberty City is not large at the moment, there are still many things piling up.

Back in the territory, Thor ran to his bedroom as soon as possible, and after confirming that his original secret door was indeed gone, he turned around and began to get caught up in all sorts of things that needed to be solved first.

The first is the replenishment of various supplies at the distribution point, and Thor almost swept away the bazaars in Zhongming Town and Whispering Town before leaving Kenadze territory, just to deal with the expected situation in front of him.

After the various supplies were in place, the blacksmith Jeff quickly came back again.

As the only blacksmith in the territory, during Thor's absence, he has been leading a limited group of people to mine stone or explore ore veins according to the original territory plan, and his report this time also brought good news.

According to Jeff, after a period of mining in the early spring, copper and iron veins have been found in the shallow depths of the mountain, which are rich in copper and iron ore, and there is also a small amount of silver ore in the surrounding area.

This is indeed good news, which means that from now on the realm can start smelting its own iron, and the existence of copper and silver ore can be used for coinage, and the pattern of the coin will be discussed with everyone at that time.

Thor immediately asked Jeff to get out of the stone mining business and pick a reliable old man to continue the mining, while Jeff returned to his old job as a blacksmith, which Jeff had no objection to.

However, before leaving, Jeff suggested that the mountains behind the territory were more like a screen, cutting off the territory from the shores of the Endless Sea. The thickness of the mountain itself is not too thick, and if it is mined for a long time without changing direction, it is likely that the mountain will eventually be penetrated.

Jeff's advice was that either it would gradually switch to horizontal mining, or the entire territory would be followed by a long ridge that would stretch all the way to the west, and it would be no problem to dig for a few hundred years. Otherwise, every time you mine for a while, find a new mining site.

After listening to Jeff's proposal, Thor's eyes lit up, and asked Jeff if he could keep the form of a tunnel after the mountain was broken, so that the rear of the territory could go straight to the sea at any time and get a lot of fish from the sea to alleviate the food problem in the territory.

Jeff thought about it for a moment and gave an affirmative opinion, as long as there were enough support columns in the tunnel. The reason why he proposed to change the direction of mining was that he was afraid that after penetrating the mountain, he might have to face enemies from the sea, and he would inevitably feel a sense of insecurity.

However, Thor didn't care about this, and there was a battle just to train his troops by the way, and at the same time he could get food, killing two birds with one stone.

Sending Jeff away for him to arrange, Kundir came back to him.

Kundir is an elderly farmer in the territory, and it is said that he has many years of farming experience, and he has already led people to do the manure accumulation in late autumn, and Kundir is also responsible for the reclamation and spring plowing of the farmland in the territory.

Farming on this continent has always been a troublesome and dangerous thing after the dark calendar, because it is inevitable to face the dangers of the wilderness when cultivating farmland in the wilderness, but arranging a large garrison to guard the farmers is obviously too costly.

So in terms of farming, Thor adopted the practice of most of the small territories on this continent, that is, the urban fields. The wheat fields are cultivated directly in the settlement, which is roughly a row of buildings and a row of fields.

Now there is a lot of room for expansion around the territory, and no matter how much land there is, the problem of lack of manpower is the constraint. As for the future, if there is a need for re-planning in the territory, it is good to fill in the field and add buildings to it.

Kundir had come to give Sol a rough report on the progress of spring ploughing and the expected grain production.

Previously, because of the timely expansion of cultivated land and the abundance of crop seeds, this year's grain production to feed the territory is not a big problem at present, but it is far from reaching Saul's goal.

Thor's goal is to hoard food in his realm faster than the population can grow. However, the population and explosion period of the territory is coming, and when there are enough people, fishing and hunting on the seashore will also begin.

Speaking of food, Thor immediately found the improvised militia team currently led by Sean and divided the militia into three squads. One team is in charge of the order of the territory, one team is on guard in the wilderness around the territory at all times, and one team is handed over to Stant.

Thor is ready to start this spring, with Staunt leading the squads into the wilderness in a rotational fashion. There are three main purposes for entering the wilderness, one is to hunt for animal meat, the second is to train troops to explore the surrounding terrain, and the third is to grow mushrooms in the swamp west of the territory.

Passing through the woods on the western side of the territory, there is a swamp after about half a day's journey.

Thor and Staunt came to the edge of the swamp to take a look, although the field of vision was limited and the panorama could not be seen, the swamp should be not small, and there was no poisonous fog around. As for whether there are any powerful enemies or hosts lurking in the swamp, it is unknown.

However, Thor didn't ask the people to go deep into the swamp, what they had to do was simple.

Every day before leaving the territory, take a log that has been formed, and then split the log in half with an axe in the middle.

Then carry the broken log on your shoulders as a weight-bearing exercise, and when you get to the edge of the swamp, just throw the log with the broken section up into the swamp.

"That's what you said earlier, how to get food from the swamp?" Stante's gaze was a little suspicious, didn't all mushrooms grow out of the woods on their own, and it seemed that mushrooms could be grown on this continent.

"Yes, that's what I got from a book. However, the book only says that before the kingdom, there was a tribe who obtained mushrooms from the trees in the swamp and survived the famine, thus avoiding the danger of the dead. ”

"Since it can be obtained, it can be planted naturally, but the process has changed from natural growth to artificial planting. I guess the tree is soaked in water, and because of moisture or temperature or whatever, the mushroom absorbs the nutrients from the tree and completes the growth process. ”

"Of course, everything is just theoretical, and I haven't done it before, but I can try it. Don't underestimate this, once successful, it is said that mushrooms can be harvested almost every ten days, and this short-cycle food is very valuable. ”

"And from a food or culinary point of view, mushrooms are not only easy to accompany meals, but also can enhance the umami flavor of meals, and at the same time, mushrooms can be dried for long-term storage after drying. Saul pondered and offered some prospects.

"So you mean if we throw the wood into the swamp and soak it in the water, mushrooms will grow? Will different trees grow different mushrooms? Will those mushrooms be poisonous?"

"It should be, but it's not completely out of the way. For example, if the wood is soaked in the swamp and rotten, or there are no nutrients, it should be replaced in time. If you want to test the poison, you can catch a few small animals to achieve the goal. ”

"As for whether different trees will grow different mushrooms, this ...... I feel like I need to try. ”

"Well, in short, you have a lot of ideas, at least the most thoughtful lizardman I've ever seen, and I am optimistic about you, and the survival of the territory from now on is on your shoulders. Thor patted Staunt on the shoulder, giving him an encouraging look.

God is on my shoulder, I have traveled through most of Sarvinia to bleed and do great things, but you call me a two-knife lizardman to take the lead in growing mushrooms?Stante rolled his eyes speechlessly, and with a flick of his tongue rolled a passing fly into his mouth and chewed it.

Thor had a toothache at the sight, and secretly made up his mind to stay away from this guy in the future using the Fly Charm.