Chapter 19: The Problem
Tarth and Reginad returned, but they didn't come back on their own, and behind them was a long line.
The exiles who stayed on the banks of the Sadol River found a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only one entrance and exit, and the land was fertile, ideal for cultivation. Some of the nobles were moved and proposed to be stationed in this place.
In fact, they were stationed, and their purpose was to build a city, after all, this valley in front of them was more palpable than crossing the dangerous wetlands, swamps, and snow-capped Danmoro Mountains to explore the unknown south.
If they can stay across the river from the Arathi Heights, they don't have to travel long distances, and the nobles can continue to use their influence in the kingdom to live a good life, and they don't even have to guess what choices they will make.
With this in mind, it is not difficult to understand that the nobles regarded the commoners who wanted to be the subjects of the new territory as a burden and a burden.
In addition to the nobles' slaves, most of these commoners were from the destitute class who could not live in the local area. They join Sir Lothar's exile with a hope for the future, in search of a land of their own, knowing that every piece of land in the Arathi Heights has been snatched by the nobles in various ways since the empire was founded.
Originally, everything was fine, just as the nobles said when they gathered them, although it was very difficult on the way, the nobles still gave them a part of the food, so that they could have something to eat. However, after discovering the valley along the Sadol River that was suitable for building a city, the situation came to a great reversal.
There is no need to travel thousands of miles to the south in search of new lands, there is no need to reclaim the unknown wasteland, and the displaced people gathered in the ranks become useless to the nobles. It was enough for the nobles to bring more than 30,000 or nearly 40,000 slaves and retainers in that city - the valley's capacity was limited after all, and the remaining nearly 20,000 commoners dragged their families with their families, and in order to prevent them from making trouble, the nobles had to spend a lot of food every day to feed them, could the nobles be willing?
Give you a smile when you can use it, and once you are useless, you will immediately turn your face and deny people, this is the attitude of the aristocracy towards the commoners.
Ainan pointed to the team behind Tars, "So, what do you mean these people are following you?" ”
"My lord, the nobles refused to accept these commoners, and they had refused to provide food for them when I returned. In order to survive, some of the civilians returned to the Arathi Heights, and the rest of them were irreversible. Tuston paused, observing Ainan's reaction and saying in a pleading tone, "I know that Lord is a powerful mage, and if you can't do anything, everyone else can't do it. ”
What do you think of me, how much magic can conjure food out of thin air?
This is not to feed dozens or hundreds of people, and there are thousands of teams that cannot be seen at a glance.
Ainan was very speechless to Tas, this kid is really his own person, not sent by his opponent to deliberately trap himself.
Just refuse Tass like that?
Looking at those haggard faces, looking at those pairs of hopeful eyes, Ainan couldn't speak. If you don't refuse, where will the food that feed so many people come from, can you really use magic to conjure it out of thin air?
I was very embarrassed, and Ainan tried not to show it. The people brought by Tas were ragged, yellow-skinned, and staggered when they walked, and at a glance they knew that their bodies were extremely weak. The reason why they were still here was nothing more than a hope, and if Ainan refused, they really couldn't imagine what kind of disaster would happen.
Perhaps these people will all die in despair.
Ainan's heart tightened, if that was the case, his sin would be great.
Tens of thousands of people died in despair because of their own words, and Ainan asked himself if he could do it. But if you take these people, where will they get food, and how will they be fed in this swamp where there is not even a grass hut to cover their heads?
Tarth put a big problem in front of Ainam.
Seeing that Ainan was silent, Sloane and Marcus spoke one after another under Tas's eyes asking for help, "My lord, what should we do?" ”
Both of them were commoners, and they hated the nobles for doing so, but they also knew that they didn't have that ability, and it was up to Ainan to keep tens of thousands of outcasts alive.
"What to do? What can be done? Ainan covered his forehead helplessly, he had a headache, "It's all here, it's impossible to drive them away." Sloan, Marcus, organize them to settle down, and I'll find out if there's a good place for a large number of people to be stationed nearby. ”
"Your Excellency, you agreed!"
Tarth cried out in ecstasy.
When Ainan didn't speak before, he thought that there was no hope, and when he thought that he was pulling tens of thousands of hungry homeless people to find Ainan without even saying hello, he also knew that he was very excessive, and it was very normal for Ainan to refuse himself. It's just that Tarth still has a glimmer of hope in his heart, through the contact with Ainan in the past few days, he feels that Ainan is different from the aristocratic lord in his cognition, and now it seems that he really made the right bet.
The homeless people who have been paying attention to Tas's words have also heard it, and seeing that the mage master Ainan promised to take them in, the homeless people's apprehensive hearts finally let go, the mage master who has mastered the mysterious magic power in their simple consciousness is omnipotent, and what a big man like this promised to do can definitely do.
With the hope of surviving, no one will come out to make trouble, although there are only twenty soldiers to maintain order, including the two captains of Sloanan and Marcus, and there is no chaos among the tens of thousands of displaced people under their management.
The Wetland Swamp is known as wetland, and it is conceivable that its air is very humid and humid. Even able-bodied adult men can easily get sick when they sleep out at night, let alone skinny homeless people. Ainan was secretly anxious, he knew that he had to find a place to house these people in the shortest possible time, and at the same time ensure the supply of food, otherwise some of the displaced people would soon die.
Fortunately, I made the Sorrow of the Rune Demon Sword Frost, otherwise there would be no way at all.
"Tarth, don't let anyone bother me until I'm done casting."
As he spoke, Ainan gave orders to the swamp crocodiles through Frost Grief. At this time, the swamp crocodiles controlled by Frost Sorrow have reached the upper limit that Ainan can control at present, and the fifty earth overlords of the wetland swamp can search an area of nearly three hundred miles in half a day with full activation, as long as the luck is not too bad, there will always be good news coming back.
After commanding Tass, Ainan closed his eyes, hoping only that what Tangram had left in the Godhead would have some effect on the current crisis.