According to what Koda heard, no one knew where the locusts came from, as if they had fallen from the sky.

The area where locusts appear is very large, and it is expanding at an incredible rate, and now it has entered the borders of the Duchy of Bubai.

At this rate, it won't be long before the locusts will fully occupy the Duchy of Bubai.

The severity of the disaster is unprecedented, and this is not to frighten people, but this time the locusts are really bad.

First of all, in terms of quantity, it is dense and innumerable, as if there is a fountain constantly coming out of the locusts, and those who have dense phobia faint when they see it.

The second is a big head, according to the sample captured by the people who went to probe, the locust is black in color, the size of an adult's palm, and the pheasant does not dare to eat it when he sees it.

Finally, there is the speed, these things move at a speed similar to that of a person, day and night.

It's a little scary, people see that those ugly locusts have swept through a large bran field in just half an hour, and there is not a single grass left!

Sending Koda away, Meron frowned, if this is the case, then this winter is really not good.

Adult palm-sized locusts are scary to think about.

Shake your head, drive the troubles out, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, God will not leave no way for people to live, or deal with the affairs on the territory first.

Greeting O'Barton, Meron was going to see the slaves.

"Haven't you seen Lord Viscount yet? You have a house to live in instead of a shack during this time, and you have enough bran dumplings to eat occasional brown bread, and that's all because of the generosity of Lord Viscount! ”

Seeing Meron coming to inspect, Booth, who was in charge of managing the slaves, shouted at the top of his voice.

"I've seen Lord Viscount!"

The slave hurriedly knelt down and shouted loudly.

Listening to this voice, Meron frowned slightly, because the voice was very mechanical and did not have any emotional color.

Meron's gaze swept over the bodies of these slaves one by one, and he sighed in his heart, they were all oppressed and numb people, although they were called human beings, they had no human souls.

All of them stared blankly, as if they had nothing to love.

However, the children brought by the piggybacks were fine, although they were all malnourished, yellow and thin, but there was a light of fear and curiosity in the eyes of the people around them.

Walking to the side of a little girl, Meron squatted down and touched the little girl's hair, which scared the little girl's whole body, and she almost didn't cry.

"Don't be afraid, although I am the lord of the territory, but unlike other lords, you should understand this, as far as I know, you don't have black bread to eat in other places, even if it's not much."

Meron tried to make her voice as soft as she could, and she almost spoke softly, and took off her coat and draped it over the little girl.

This little girl is about eight or nine years old, with her head down, her hair is very long, very disheveled, it should be because she has not been taken care of for a long time, her face is also messy, like a little flower cat, and more importantly, she has no clothes to wear when she is so old.

In fact, most slaves, whether they are adults or children, only have a few animal skins around the key parts, and this little girl is the norm compared to them.

Meron chose this little girl just because of the principle of proximity, not because she had anything special.

The little girl never raised her head, nor did she make any extra movements, but Meron noticed that when she draped the clothes over her, the little girl touched them secretly......

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Meron continued: "Do you like clothes very much? The people in the castle are all well-dressed, but if you don't talk and communicate with people, it's hard to get along with people, and you can't stay in the castle if you don't get along with people. ”

As he spoke, Meron sighed: "It's a pity that you don't speak, otherwise you can eat a lot of delicious things when you come to the castle, exquisite bread that is ten thousand times better than black bread, as well as meat, and fruit wine......"

"Really?"

Just as Meron was about to tempt, a weak voice came.

Meron was overjoyed, and the first step was completed, but there was also a sense of guilt for blaming Shu Huang for cheating on the child.

"It's absolutely true, I don't believe I'll give you something delicious right now, which of you has fine bread on you?" After reassuring the little girl, Meron asked the escort again.

Now the people in the escort have exquisite bread to distribute, but it is limited, and it can be almost one meal a week.

Maybe it's not much, but compared to other places, it's a medium treatment.

The guards looked at each other, and at last Booth came out, saluted Meron, took out a very tightly wrapped small package, and said, "Lord Viscount, we don't have any delicate bread left, but I still have two slices of black bread here." ”

Booth's face flushed a little as he spoke, obviously embarrassed that he had eaten all the fine bread after it had been sent.

After thinking for a moment, Meron took Booth's black bread and handed it to the little girl.

When the little girl saw the black bread, her eyes flashed, and she took the black bread, and the little girl cast a grateful look at Meron: "It turns out that this delicious thing is called black bread, and I grew so big that I ate it for the first time yesterday, and I don't know the name yet." ”

Gently patting the little girl's head again, Meron stood up and said aloud to the other slaves: "Some of you were born slaves, maybe some of you were defeated and captured, no matter what it is, as long as you work hard in the future, you will be my Meron's people." ”

"You used to do the most tiring work every day, eat the least and most unpalatable things, and you never knew what it was like to be full for the rest of your life.

I, Meron, swear to heaven in the glory of lords and warriors that as long as you do what I say and do not violate the rules of the territory, you will be able to eat a full stomach every day, and those who perform well will even have black bread to eat. ”

Speaking of which, Meron had some urge to curse.

After spending a long time talking about these people, they didn't even have the slightest reaction, and now when they mentioned eating, they all turned their heads to look at themselves, their eyes were full of longing, as if they were black bread.

Holding back the depression in his heart, Meron continued: "In addition to these, those who perform well within a year can become civilians in the territory, and if a woman marries a civilian in the territory if both parties are willing, she can immediately become a commoner and enjoy all the treatment of a civilian. ”

These words were like a bombshell, and finally the stagnant water of the pit made waves, and the eyes of the slaves, who had been numb and blind, began to glow.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Meron was completely relieved, afraid that if she didn't react at all, it would really be hopeless.

There is nothing greater for a slave than the temptation to become a commoner.

It's just that Meron just breathed a sigh of relief, and a weak voice made Meron's expression stiffen, and he almost burst out of breath.

"Lord Viscount, I want to get married."

It was none other than the little girl who had just eaten bread.

There is no distinction between girls, women, and women here, and whatever they are are all collectively.

twitching the corners of his mouth, Meron could only pretend not to hear and continue to say loudly: "I will establish a special institution to adopt children who do not have adults, they will live a good life there, and when they become adults, men will have the opportunity to become civilians, even warriors, and women will find someone to marry." ”