Feige was in the pit and saw where he was going to store his potatoes in the future.

Speaking of which, this mine was an accident. The old stone mill mined the rock at the foot of the mountain, only cutting the surface layer by layer, and did not dig into the interior of the mountain at all. An earthquake more than a decade ago shattered the mountain, destroying the original face of the stone factory and revealing a large hole leading into the mountain.

In the spirit of making a fortune if there is a treasure, the townsfolk of Collingwood went deep into the mountains and looked around with searchlights, hoping to find good things like gold and silver. As a result, nothing was found, except for more landslides caused by the lack of technology, which caused a large number of cavities in the mountain, so everyone gave up.

This time, the model leader suddenly wanted to build a dozen castles, and the price of stone skyrocketed, and the townspeople thought of these old stones piled up in the caves and had not been cleaned. Therefore, the high output of the Collingwood Stone Works also has a lot of credit for these cavitous stones. And after the stones were transported, the space left was just enough for Feige to store the potatoes.

"Sure enough, it is definitely the right choice to cast divine grace on yourself every day, and you can't stop it when luck comes!"

The cave where Feige was located was the size of two basketball courts, with a maximum height difference of about ten meters, and it happened to be a depression structure. "It was literally designed to store potatoes, and now there are only three things left: water, potato flour, and an insulated circle. ”

On the potato flour side, Eddie was in charge, and she already had a clue, and the work of washing and cutting the potatoes was already underway. Both of these things are not difficult and do not require a lot of physical strength, so both the elderly and children can do it. However, due to the need to touch the devil potato, the townspeople still don't want their children to come, for fear that they will not be obedient and eat it secretly, which will not be good. So, a group of old people sat by the river, washed and washed and fished and flicked, cut off the buds with a knife, and then cut the rest into pieces and put them in baskets to dry.

Feitch had to see for himself in the mine, but Kelsen Collingwood, the current head of the stone factory and the mayor of Collingwood, was with him. This is a sturdy man with gray sideburns, rough hands and feet, and he looks honest. When the old mine collapsed, he bravely rushed down the tunnel and rescued seven people. With this prestige, everyone was willing to believe him, so they spontaneously elected him as the mayor of the town.

"Mayor Mare, I need to bring in water from outside, what do you think is the best way to do it?"

Kelsen was much older than Feige, but he didn't know whether it was a priest who respected the goddess of truth and wisdom, or the son of the royal earl's family, he seemed a little nervous and didn't like to talk. "The tunnel is first high and then low, and the front can only be picked by people, and the back can be dug or the sink can be repaired with wooden planks. A plank sink would be better. ”

"Someone picks up the water and then pours it into the trough and transports it, isn't it? How long will it take?"

Kelsen shook his head: "It will take half a month anyway." Now there is a shortage of manpower, either mining stones, or washing devil potatoes, and there is still land to plant at home. Too busy, too busy. ”

"I know the difficulty, is there any way to solve it?"

"Unless you can conjure up people, say ten or twenty people, one or two of whom will use hammers and nails, then the problem is solved. Kelsen scratched his head, then rubbed his hands, and seemed a little embarrassed, but he finally said, "Lord Reverend, people are hard to find, but elves are okay too." If you can get the elves to do the work, the sink thing can be solved. ”

"yes, what are the elves doing now?"

"The elves are running over us. Kelsen sighed, "My lord, that's why I'm saying this to you because you're human." These elves seem to have descended from the sky, and then they formed guards, patrols, tax collectors and sheriffs, that is, our administrators. In fact, we ourselves are doing very well, and we don't need their guidance. Oh, I don't mean to say that model collars are bad......"

"It's okay, just keep talking. ”

"I heard that you scolded the elves and will fight the elves in three days' time, but you have the courage to tell you! Kelsen swallowed hard, as if it was more dangerous to say this than to rush down a collapsed mine. "I've heard that there will be more and more elves, gradually squeezing out the humans and making Minas Ithil a territory of the elves. We don't want to leave the place where our ancestors have lived for generations, and even other places in the church are not as good as the water and soil here. Now everyone is afraid that the elves will do this, after all, they are officials and have formed an army, and we can only obey!"

"First of all, only angels can descend from the sky, and elves are far from counting, and secondly, our lords have no idea of turning this place into elven territory at all, and driving away humans, I can guarantee you, and then, even if there are really elves who think like that, I promise you in the name of the goddess that I will stop this, like strangling to death!"

Kelsen breathed a sigh of relief, "I knew you were on the human side. ”

"If the elves are going to drive out the humans, then I am definitely on the human side, but if the humans are going to drive out the elves, my position will change. As a priest of the Goddess, I am on the same side as the Goddess, and this is a must. Fitch said to Kelsen, "So, after the establishment of Minas Ishir, things will definitely change compared to the past, and my job is to change it for the better." ”

"Can't it be the same?"

"What remains the same is that we still have to live well, take care of ourselves and our families, and try to make our children better off than we are now, right?" Feige waved his staff, releasing several dancing clouds of light that illuminated the underground mines. "Things are changing, like filling this place with food. With food, all your problems can be solved. ”

"Food is a good thing, but I don't think it solves all problems. Kelsen, with his own persistence and stubbornness, scratched his beard and said, "I'll just ask one more question." Lord Feige, can food turn Minas Ishil into a human?"

"Yes. Feige nodded. If Kelsen can be convinced, then at least at Collingwood will be easy to do, which is a very important start. So Feige pondered for a moment and said, "I'll explain it to you like this, hoping to make it clear." Now to establish a territory, this is the whole model of the territory, only accept the non-return, right? If there is a territory, there must be managers, such as officers, taxes, farming, roads, water conservancy, etc., and there will be a shortage of a large number of officials. Elves came here to become officials, partly because the lord was an elf, which was a power she could use, and partly because there were not enough human administrators to be found from Minas Ishir. ”

"Don't worry, listen to me first. It's not that managers don't exist, for example, you can manage a town well, and that's fine. But is there anyone who can replace you after you're gone and do a pretty good job?How many people can there be, how many of them are in the whole territory, is it enough?" Feige observed Kelsen's expression, waited for him to come up with a negative answer himself, and then said, "After all, it's still a matter of lack of manpower. If you find a problem, you have to solve it, in essence, let more people be literate and able to count, and then have the spare energy to exercise, learn martial arts, or have the opportunity to become a priest or magician, or simply learn the ability to manage, and grow up as soon as possible. Humans grow faster than elves, they need to be more than a hundred years old to reach adulthood, and we only need to be more than ten years old, so as soon as we grow up, there will be more humans among the officials of Minas Ihir rapidly, so do you still think this is a purely elf place?"

"What is the biggest obstacle for young people to learn? If a child goes to study, he has one less person to work, and he simply eats with one more mouth, can he hold on? How long can he last? If he wants to become a knight, then he spends more, weapons, armor, mounts, and training, which are as cheap as that? Gritting his teeth, wearing and using almost nothing, but if he can't eat, he will die. Feige pointed to the big pit in the mine and said, "Although this is just a big stone pit, I will make it a shrine to purify the devil's potatoes, change your fate with food, and create a better future." ”

"It started with a sink. Feige finally said, "I can try to convince the elves to fix the sink......"

"No, let's fix it, we can definitely squeeze out time. Also, in addition to the wooden planks, you can also use stones, which may speed things up. Don't worry, my lord, the craftsman will solve these problems. ”

"Alright, I'll leave this matter to you, and then I can safely set up the rune circle needed for the purification ritual and food preservation here. ”

"Can the children come and see it?" Kelsen suddenly asked, "We have rarely seen a priest cast a spell, and the children are a little curious. I thought it might be a good opportunity to open their eyes. ”

"No problem, as long as you don't mess around with the things you have made, and look at the rest - and this circle is safe. Oh, get me some tools for digging the stones, there are some areas that need to be repaired. ”

"Then I'll get someone to come and help. ”

"No, I want to do it myself. Fitch moved his shoulders and said, "If you want to get a better life, you have to start by working hard." ”

"The goddess is full of wisdom!" Kelsen had dispelled his doubts and began to build the sink that Feige needed.

This sentence is not in the canon, but it doesn't matter, Feige never wanted to whitewash himself by pirating other people's wisdom. He has his own hands, feet and mind, he can learn, he can work, he can fight, and of course, he can make a name for himself. What's more, he's got Shani by his side to help, and Peng Peng will be here soon—if it can finish training and stick to the Monster Hunter enhancement ritual.

"Shani, you brought chalk, didn't you? hehe, I knew you knew about me. Feige took the chalk from her soft palm and began to measure the bottom of the pit.

A large circle must make good use of its surroundings, and setting up key spell nodes in the right places can do more with less. The slightly higher than the ground level can then be used as a center for cooling off the "potato dough", while the lower ground and most of the walls are used to draw heat away and provide solid support. Special care should be taken to prevent rats and other creatures from burrowing into the camp.

Feige used chalk to mark the location on the ground, and simply wrote two or three words to indicate the function, and the right to create a sketch here. He has a global vision and can freely change perspectives, so he can easily get a top view of the entire circle. The distance between the runes, the expansion and interconnection of the functions of the circle, these can be easily seen from a bird's eye view.

"Well, it's a little bit higher here, and you'll have to shovel it. Feige marked the location, and Kelsen brought in a pickaxe, chisel, shovel and other tools, just in time to start construction.

Using a chisel first and then a pickaxe is the usual method, and Feige has other options. Carving spell runes, consuming mana to summon rock-corrosive acid, and then working along the way can be a huge time-saver. Alchemy also has a corresponding method, but it is too expensive, complex and time-consuming, and it is only more powerful when it is built on a large scale. At present, there are relatively few places that need to be changed in this pit, and only a few places where the rune circle is not easy to avoid need to be changed.

"Xia Ni, it's estimated that you're going to spend the night here, so you can prepare. Well...... Let's eat whatever the people outside eat, don't be special - you can cook when you're done with this. ”

"Okay sir, I'll go get ready. Is there a problem with making a fire here? I can prepare tea for you. ”

"Don't start a fire, after all, it's in the tunnel, and air is precious. I took a look, and it is better to prepare more materials for drawing the circle, so as not to run out of them temporarily. There are quite a few frozen fortresses, so take some time to get some. ”

Shani nodded, leaving Feige alone to continue her work. Designing each circle is a challenging intellectual game, with a balance of functionality, safety, stability, and cost. Sometimes a good idea pops up, and Feige is always happy. However, sometimes even a good idea has to be given up for the sake of balance, which can make Feige a little sad.

It's easy to forget the time when you're busy, and many times you can only use your stomach as an alarm clock to remind you of the time to rest. The miners' dinner outside was some kind of minced meat stew, two thick slices of black bread per person, which could be used as a plate or as a brick.

The minced meat stew is so bad that any vegetable that simmers in a boiling pot for two hours will rot, and the flavor will all disappear, and the texture will be like a paste, sticking to the black bread and not dripping even if it is turned over. When Feige saw this, he had no appetite, and wanted to hide secretly, not eat a hungry meal, or quietly nibble on travel food. But Kelsen came over with his plate and his share of the food, and there was no way to do it......

"Lord Feige, I went back and thought about it, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized that what you said made sense. Everything is still a matter of food, as long as there is enough food, children can free up time to study, and they can become knights, priests and officials. I didn't think that otherwise, if I gathered the strength of the whole town, I would always be able to make one or two children become talents. Oh, why don't you eat it, isn't it unappetizing?"

"No, of course not, I was listening to you so much that the spoon slowed down. Fei Qi dug a deep spoonful of the stew, silently saying to himself, 'It's not snot, it's jelly, jelly, jelly,' and then slammed the spoon into his mouth. Unexpectedly, the taste of the dish was much better than expected, and it seemed to be very fragrant, with a strong garlic aroma and a faint aroma of wine, as well as the taste of small dried fish......

"Well, I can eat it. Fitch glanced at Shanny's busy back, pointed to Kelsen's plate and said, "How about giving me a taste of yours?"

"Absolutely, it's my pleasure. ”

Thankfully, Fitch only had a small spoonful, otherwise he would have apologized and repented to his tongue and stomach. After forcing a smile, he tightly guarded his share, not wanting to waste it at all.

Obviously, Xia Ni "tricked up" the minced meat stew, using her own travel food to process the big pot dish to enhance the taste. It's so sweet! Fitch comfortably ate his share, watching Kelsen on the other side swallow his terrible meal, wanting to laugh but not laughing, which was also a pleasure.

"My lord, if you solve the food, will you be able to be a qualified official?"

Could it be that Kelsen likes to be an official? Feige doesn't know much about him to make this judgment, but this behavior may also be a reaction to being stimulated by an elven official. "It depends on which official it is, and the problem of food is not so simple. Now I can only take care of purifying the devil's potatoes, but people still have to eat meat, vegetables, eggs, and milk. Do you want fish? What do you need? What do you want, what do you want, what do you lack? Where do you come from, how much does it cost, how do you transport it, how do you store it? And the crucial question is, how many people need to be served. ”

"My lord, please don't say it, I'm starting to have a headache now......"

"In addition to food, there are craftsmen, after all, you can't be naked. Then there is the law and order and the army, which must be able to catch thieves and protect themselves from robbers. Then there is faith, then there is entertainment, then education. Feige paused and patted Kelsen on the shoulder: "I don't say this to scare you, but to tell you that there are many, many things to do in the future, and many vacancies to fill." If you want to reach the future, you must go through it step by step, you need to work hard to overcome the thorns on the road, and you can't stay in fantasy and complaining. ”

Kelsen's eyes lit up, he understood what Feige was saying, and he was determined to train young people to take control of Minas Ihir's future destiny. "The wisdom of the goddess is as light as the sky and as deep as the sea......"

"Yes, you're right. Fei Qi felt that it was too noble for him not to compete for merit and not to steal fame.

However, being able to eat and speak is only the most basic, and the key is to be capable. After Fitch quickly finished his dinner, he was busy carving out his magic circle again. Although it was very dramatic, it was not that he deliberately acted in front of Kelsen, but that the time was so urgent. It is expected that the potatoes will be sent to the mill three days after drying, and then they will be in the pit immediately, so how can you not hurry up and get ready?

After two busy days, Mohm came in the middle of the trip, deeply complained about Feige's stonemasonry, and then said that he was fine now, and he could go and look around. Feige gave him the map, and that was a matter of concern.

It's not just humans who want it but they want it, but also some elf. On the third day of the duel, Feige finished drawing the circle and finally had time to return to town. At this time, he found that the eyes of the townspeople had changed from strange to affectionate, affectionate, and enthusiastic.

"Mayor Kelsen has said a lot of good things about you in the past two days," Bennie whispered to Feiqi, "I also found an opportunity to brag about you, such as the double champion of the Church Tournament, the legendary priest who was inspired by the goddess to go to the kingdom of God and meet the goddess herself." I haven't even forgotten the propaganda slogan of learning magic to find Feige in the frozen fortress. How's it going, I'm doing well, aren't I?"

"You did a great job and helped me a lot. ”

"When I mentioned learning magic, Kelsen was very surprised, asked about the situation in detail, and was very happy. Do you remember yesterday when a lot of people went to fix the sink? Actually, it was all Kelsen's work, and he went to find people one by one. ”

It seems that Kelsen understands that Feige is not just talking, not fooling him for the sake of the sink, but really about educating and raising the next generation. Obviously, this next generation will of course be dominated by humans, and this is an unstoppable force.

"Lord Feige, you must win!" Kelsen not only came by himself, but also brought two boys, one girl and three children to watch the battle. It's not just him, many young people are also watching. Feige thought about it, this is not on Earth, there is no hierarchy, blood and battle are part of everyone's life, there is nothing to avoid.

"Mrs. Xiong! "Where's the boss!" Fei Qi shouted into the Hammer Hotel, "I'm hungry, bring some meat, the sooner the better, and there will be a fight in a while!"

Many people smiled knowingly when they heard Feige's shout. This shouting was more like the adventurers, mercenaries, and monster hunters they were familiar with, rather than the arrogant and cold elven officials. After a while, a meat dish of cabbage mixed with chicken and roasted fish was served, and it was said that there was a large piece of stewed pork behind it.

"Pork stop, that's enough, if I eat too much, I won't be able to run, but the elves are very flexible. Feige sat on the steps of the innkeeper with his plate in hand, his feet never leaving the street where the duel was supposed to take place, and he waited while he grabbed something to eat, and looked at the end of the road. "This dish is good, why didn't you make me one the night before when you wanted to improve the food?"

"I didn't know you liked this, my lord. Mrs. Xiong's one eye was wide open, with a somewhat aggrieved expression. Of course, this was just a kind of philistine performance, and he quickly changed the subject: "Pork doesn't have to stop, it is just right to replenish the energy expended after the victory, and it can also be celebrated." ”

"You're a smart man. Hey, Eddie is here too. Feige beckoned, and Eddie turned the donkey, went straight to Feige, and jumped down.

"Are you here to cheer me on? Fei Qi held up the plate: "Have you eaten it? ”

"Wouldn't it taste good for five silver coins?" Eddie sighed, and Mrs. Xiong took the opportunity to slip away, and went back to the kitchen to stare at the cooing pork stew. "Can you win?"

"It should be fine, I'm confident. What, you're worried I'm going to lose?"

"Of course worry, because if you lose, then the potatoes will be purified by no one. Eddie patted his hair and could see some fine pieces of powder falling from the ends. "There was nothing wrong with the water mill, and after several attempts, I finally found the right strength and speed, and I knew how much the devil potatoes should be dried and cut into large pieces. Potato flour will be made in large quantities starting tomorrow, how about you?"

"Everything was planned. Feige looked at the end of the street, and Hawkeye Meditation saw a group of knights instead of one. "Everything was planned......