Stepping into the familiar castle, Leah had a very strange feeling, it seemed that nothing had changed, but it was obviously different. For example, the castle guards, they still salute respectfully when they see them, but their faces are full of lightness and happiness that are different from those of the past.

Including the old Ron, who was guarding the granary, and a new young apprentice had been added, and when they opened the granary with a smile, Ria didn't quite believe her eyes.

On the neat rows of wooden shelves, there are sacks, which are full and neat and orderly at a glance. Touch the bulging sack with your hand and feel the plump touch of the wheat grains.

No statistics are needed, only visual inspection is needed to determine that the harvest has at least doubled compared to last year.

"Leah, these grains of wheat don't lie, do they?" Alice patted the sack with satisfaction: "Not only do we people in Blackstone Fort have enough food, but those serfs have also received two percent more rations than in previous years. ”

"Uncle Karrick. Alice smiled at Karrick and nodded, and Karrick smiled knowingly and waved his hand to order Eric to take out two crank scythes and come to Leah.

Looking at the strangely shaped huge scythe, Lia looked a little surprised: "Alice, this is the scythe you are talking about?"

"Yes. Alice nodded: "Not only can it be used to harvest crops, but it can also be used to harvest forage at a rate of speed." At present, we have made thirty handfuls, and Uncle Karrick has carefully selected thirty males, and after training, their harvesting efficiency is equivalent to 100 people. ”

"100 people ......" Liya's eyes were a little complicated, she took the scythe herself, simulating the action of harvesting crops, even if it was air, she could also appreciate the lightness and speed of this scythe.

But soon she realized a problem, and frowned: "Alice, we don't have a blacksmith here, do we? This is Beska steel, how is it made?"

"We'll talk about that later. Alice blinked mysteriously and took her hand: "And cotton, go." I'll show you there. ”

The cotton bolls have been picked, but the separation of cotton and cottonseed is still in secret. The location is in another vacant granary, where six trusty maids, hand-picked by Carrick, operate the stripper.

When Karrick pushed open the door, Leah saw stacks of unfilled cotton stacks in the corner of the warehouse, white and fluffy, like hills.

In the middle of the hill, six maids each guard three strippers, one of whom shakes the crumble and the other takes charge of feeding and discharging, turning the bolls into fluffy cotton with astonishing efficiency.

Leah walked over with a look of amazement on her face, looking at the strangely constructed machine, tearing the boll and jamming the seed in the rotation, while the hook tooth pulled the cotton out, and then the brush brushed to the outlet.

The program is self-explanatory, and the principle seems very simple.

But the efficiency shocked Leah.

"Leah, do you want to try it for yourself?" Alice interrupted the maid's work, holding the crank in her hand, "The six of them also do the work of nearly a hundred people, all relying on this stripper. ”

"Stripper ......"

It is indeed very vivid, there is an inexplicable excitement in Liya's arms, gently holding the crank, and with the rotation, one cotton peach after another easily turns into cotton.

"Could this be a hallucination?" Alice smiled and narrowed her eyes, "If it's my hallucination, what about them, what about you?

"It's ......," Leah couldn't refute.

"Leah, I can testify. Karrick smiled and said, "Every cotton peach is picked by our peasant women from the cotton fields. ”

"Lord Leah, I can testify as well. Eric smiled and said, "I've tried this thing myself, and I never imagined that peeling cotton would be such a simple thing." ”

Enough cotton, enough food, winter at Blackstone Fort, hardly to worry about. Leah's mind was even more confused, as a lord, she was happy, but as Alice's sister, her heart was full of confusion.

The surprise was far from over, but Alice led her to the more mysterious juicing workshop, pointed to the jars of pear juice, and told her that it was these things that cured the curse of the sea god, and that Lia's heart was already turned upside down.

"Alice, you're really not kidding?" Leah's face was in disbelief, and she knew all too well that the Poseidon curse was bothering her.

Karrick said with a bitter face, "Leah, strictly speaking. We were cured by a, well, how to say, jam or something. That taste, tsk......"

Alice grinned and said, "At that time, I had not fully comprehended the wisdom of the gods. Also, the juicer hasn't been made yet. ”

"This ...... This cures the Poseidon's curse???" Riya felt that her worldview was beginning to be subverted: "Jam, no, pear juice, can cure the Poseidon curse?"

Alice stretched out her white fingers and shook them: "Not only did it heal the sailors, but it also brought us a huge fortune - a full thirty pounds of gold bars." ”

"What!!" Liya's eyes widened instantly: "Thirty pounds of gold bars, the income of Blackstone Fort for three years!"

"Three hundred pounds, to be exact. Karrick added with a smile: "Captain Mason of the Pierre family in Arabe City buys out the recipe for the antidote and will pay thirty pounds of gold bars a year for ten years. ”

"Ten years, three hundred pounds......" Lia could barely find the words to describe her feelings, she felt like a fool, she didn't understand anything, she didn't understand anything.

A sudden frustration rose in her heart, and in her longing, Alice should be lonely, pitiful and helpless, waiting for her salvation. However, in fact, she was lonely, pitiful and helpless.

Oh my God! I'm not really dreaming, am I?

"Leah, are you alright?"

"It's fine. Leah's voice was faint, and her face turned pale for bursts, and from last night to now, waves of surprise and disbelief have hit her heart.

But she couldn't find a reason to refute it, and the hallucinations were blinded and so pale.

In the end, Liya, who was her sister, looked at Alice with a complicated expression and sighed softly: "Alice, I think we need to talk about it alone." ”

Leah found that she had no way or reason to question the things that kept the farmers fed and clothed, brought wealth, and benefited Blackstone Castle.

Well, all she needs to know about now is Alice and her gods.

"Of course. Alice also understands that the root of the problem will eventually return to the choice of faith, and that more needs to be done to reverse Leah's opinion.

In Leah's familiar room, everything was taken care of as when she left, clean and tidy, full of warmth.

"Leah, you must be hungry. I ordered the kitchen to prepare something to eat for you. Alice smiled and sat on her bed, patting the place next to her, "Sit down." ”

From Alice's attachment to her before the expedition, to now Alice has the initiative, this psychological contrast makes Liya a little uncomfortable.

Sitting down next to Alice, I don't know where to start.

"Leah, do you remember before you set out?" Alice snuggled up to her shoulder, bringing a little comfort to Lia: "I was in a dream, I dreamed of my father. It was a god who brought me out of my sad predicament. ”

"Yes. Liya showed a reminiscent expression, with bitterness at the corner of her mouth: "But at first, I just thought that you were looking for psychological sustenance for yourself." I don't think there's any need to debunk it if you can be happy. ”

"But I know it's true. Alice's face was full of sweetness: "He is the greatest, most merciful, most loving, and wisest god I have ever known." His words just sound very reasonable, and he taught me to be confident and self-reliant, so that I can get the sublimation of my soul. ”

"Alice. Leah's face was full of concern: "In the Church record of the Holy Spirit, the devil's most common trick is disguise and demagogy. They give good things to their believers, they lose their minds, and in the end they reveal their terrible side, destroying everything about believers, making them suffer and causing calamities to satisfy the devil's twisted hope. ”

"Holy Spirit?" Alice straightened up and looked directly at Leah, "What about the Holy Spirit, what does it give you?"

Leah was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously replied, "Faith, loyalty, benevolence, glory and courage." ”

Alice suddenly smiled, and there was a hint of sarcasm in that smile: "I only heard one word after another that sounded good. What about our farmers when they are starving, when Uncle Carrick is cursed, when the mercy of the Holy Spirit? You must say that God loves the world, but those people are not religious, right?"

Leah's lips moved, and she didn't speak.

Alice asked, "But how can they be pious when they have never felt the kindness of the Holy Spirit? Don't you think it's very contradictory?"

"My god, who never boasted of mercy, said in his mouth that the great is nature, that is life, that is the creation of wisdom. Knowledge removes the curse, drives out hunger and cold, and gives every lowly person the right to live. However, he never asked for anything in return. ”