"Leah, the tents we've prepared for you have been set up and the food is well prepared. If you come from afar, you can let everyone rest and rest first. ”

Heller leads Leah to a flat riverside area where round tents are set up. However, Leah took a brief look, then shook her head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Uncle Heller." ”

Heller's face was full of incomprehension.

"Our fighters brought supplies, including tents and food. We were able to set up our own camp and support our daily diet. Ria looked up and pointed to the melting river, smiling, "The water source is also readily available. I think it's very nice here, the wind is light and the ground is flat. ”

"Isn't it a little far?"

There is still a long way to go before the negotiation site will take place. Heller asked, but thought to herself: Leah is so cautious, I'm afraid she is worried that something will happen.

"No, it won't. Leah was resolute.

"Oh well. Heller didn't continue to insist.

"Pass the order down and set up camp!"

Liya gave an order, and the battalion commander Meng Ke, who was accompanying her, gave a sonorous military salute and strode back to the center of the team.

"Dismount and set up camp!"

Then the 'cloth knights' dismounted in unison, their movements were uniform, their horses were tied, and they immediately took down the supplies, and under the command of the company commanders and squad leaders, they began to set up camp with good training.

During the whole process of action, the warriors moved tacitly, the rhythm was unified, and there was an indescribable sense of coordination, which made those unaware knights feel a burst of surprise.

And that's how fast you set up camp!

The warriors carried a foldable shovel with them to quickly level the ground, then took out straight metal rods and quickly assembled a herringbone frame and square brackets through a wonderful tenon structure, which together formed the basic framework of the house.

Then they stretched out the prefabricated tent fabric, quickly covered the frame, and nailed it firmly to the ground with iron drills through multiple evenly distributed cables, stabilizing the overall structure.

Finally, the bottom of the tent began to be filled with earth to increase the tightness.

Looking at the military tents rising from the ground, the onlookers were completely stunned and looked like an eye-opener. This strange tent also has windows and ventilation nets, and has a lot of space, like a simple version of a small house, more than a notch higher than the wooden teepee they live in!

Heller was also completely shocked, as a veteran knight, he knew very well that the construction of the camp was a test of logistics ability, and logistics ability was also an important criterion for the combat effectiveness of a knight order.

This kind of tent with extremely fast construction speed, spacious space and neat organization subverted his cognition.

"Leah, this ...... It's incredible. I mean, I've never seen a camp like this. ”

Liya maintained a humble smile: "Actually, this is nothing, but using some simple construction principles, the camp can be quickly assembled and disassembled, saving a lot of time." ”

Heller opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

If the relationship between the two parties is still the same, then he can unceremoniously ask for the construction principle of this kind of tent and use it to equip the knights.

Can ...... now

Leah saw the loss and helplessness written on his face, and suddenly said, "Uncle Heller, can we talk privately?"

Chat privately?

Heller's heart tightened.

Could this be the purpose of Leah's early arrival?

During his time in Blackstone Territory, he was always surrounded by the Church's Templars, and Leah may have been aware of it, and she kept a respectful attitude throughout the time, never having any kind of private conversation.

Today, however, there is no Templar surveillance.

In terms of the identities of both parties, Heller should avoid talking in private to avoid being bewitched by demons. But emotionally speaking, if you refuse, it will be too emotional.

And Heller is precisely an emotional person.

Taking a light breath, Heller winked at Leah, "Let's walk along the riverbank, when you were young, you and Alice and Natalie used to sneak around here to play." ”

"Good. Leah smiled knowingly, "I often miss those days. ”

......

Drifting away from everyone's sight, Heller had been silent all the time, waiting, waiting for Leah's opening words.

Liya's expression was calm, her steps were unhurried, and her eyes were full of brilliance and restraint. She would not choose to denigrate the Holy Spirit with righteous words, prove the greatness of her faith, and persuade her uncle to abandon the darkness and turn to the light.

The belief in the Holy Spirit was so ingrained that she knew that it was far from being erased with a few words.

"How's this year's autumn harvest going?"

Leah's tone was like a homely conversation.

Heller was stunned for a moment and nodded: "It's not bad, after deducting the taxes that should be paid, the remaining grain can be supported until the end of winter, and there are also enough seeds to ensure spring ploughing." ”

"Will there be a leader starving?"

"This ......"

The water and soil of Cesar's territory are indeed good, but agricultural backwardness is unavoidable. He was already very kind and gentle to his people, but he did not dare to guarantee that everyone would have enough to eat every day.

It's not bad, but it's just that you can't starve to death.

"I remember being here as a child, and you used to tell me about it. In the future, I will definitely inherit my father's title, so I must not be a lord who treats the people harshly. Because every lord is a source of food. They consume food in order to produce more food. ”

"Yes, that's right. Heller nodded and admitted, "But I have to admit that it is not easy to get the people through a peaceful winter." The grain harvest is too low, and I have to make careful calculations every day, patrolling the territory to ensure the safety of the people. ”

"You are very diligent, which is a noble quality that I have admired since I was a child. Leah turned her words around and blinked her eyes full of sincerity: "But, there are still people who will starve, right?"

Heller touched his nose: "Yes." ”

"Yes, the soil and water farmland in the Cesar Territory is far more fertile than the Black Stone Territory. Rao is the same, and there is also a situation of hunger. But our Blackstone Collar ......"

Leah shook her head bitterly: "The land is barren and the population is sparse. Especially during the autumn harvest, there is also orc harassment. Every winter, if you don't starve to death and freeze a few people to death, it will be abnormal. ”

"How hard I want to change all this, to be a loving lord like you. But the cruelty of reality is beyond my imagination. The Blackstone Knights were wiped out in the Autumn Crackdown, and I was nearly imprisoned in Waterdeep. Alice was the only one left, and at that time, I was desperate that Alice would not survive. Our grain will rot in the fields, our cotton will be crumbled in cotton pods, and when the harsh winter comes, groups of people will freeze to death and starve to death, and be killed and devoured by the orcs. ”

Finally, Leah suddenly stopped, stared at Heller with burning eyes, and said word by word: "The Blackstone Leader no longer exists." ”

Regarding the fall of the Blackstone Knights, Heller also got the news. What Leah told was the truth, and there was nothing wrong with the desperate conjecture.

Heller didn't shy away from her gaze, and replied with a frank response: "I've thought about the Blackstone Leader's predicament, and I've made a plan. After our autumn harvest is completed, I will try to put out some food and supplies to help you tide over the difficulties. ”

"Thank you, uncle, for your kindness. But we can't be so selfish. Leah shook her head, a smile full of relief on her face, "Alice has done wonders. ”

Heller slowly furrowed her eyebrows, miracles are not something that an ordinary fourteen-year-old girl can easily create.

He knew Alice too well, and like Natalie, she was just a simple-minded little girl who liked to fantasize.

Behind the miracle, there may be a hidden truth.

Just as he was about to hear the truth, Leah again lightly shifted the subject: "Uncle Heller, what do you think about tomorrow's negotiations? ”

Heller chuckled inwardly, he hadn't expected Leah to ask such a difficult question.