Chapter 278: The Wind Rises
Morado seems to be calm after the orc invasion of the south, but in reality it is not peaceful.
Although it suffered the least damage, it really changed the town a lot.
The yeoman and aristocratic classes, which are the main body of Morado, have not changed much in terms of numbers, but the relationship between them has changed subtly.
In the past, the yeoman farmers were very strong, but the nobles were not weak, even if it was not the lord of the Kanong family, the other nobles still had a bit of status, at least in terms of land area and right to speak, they were not weak at all.
However, with the arrival of spring, a new 'force' appeared among the yeoman farmers, of course, it is a bit exaggerated to say that the forces, but the yeoman peasant groups represented by Arthur seem to be preparing to break away from the control of the aristocracy and become a class existence completely independent of the aristocracy.
Arthur is really the representative of this force, he does not have a title of nobility, nor does he have a prominent and fearsome strength, but whether it is the land he owns or the prestige in the town, there is a faint tendency to suppress the nobles.
Not to mention the peasants and tenant farmers, who left in large numbers in search of more affluent land, and the peasants, unlike usual, began to cooperate with yeoman farmers and began to cultivate in a different way.
The addition of goblins made the farming efficiency of the entire Morado like a small step, and it could not be stopped, although the nobles tasted the sweetness, but for them it was only to increase production and monetary gains.
However, for ordinary farmers, it is a complete change, in the past, they could only rely on hard work to earn barely to maintain the meager income of the previous year, but today they can count on the farmland to make a lot of money and live a good year.
The collision of ideas and interests certainly made some waves in Morado, but it was not unpeaceful, or everyone looked forward to the fruitful fruits of the autumn harvest, and only full of joy.
But this does not mean that it is peaceful, and monsters frequently appear around the town. The farmers on the outskirts suffered a lot of losses, although there were only a few casualties, but this was mixed with sand in the positive and cheerful atmosphere of the townspeople. I just feel uncomfortable, but I can't find the reason.
And that's not all, a month ago, the news of a giant dragon inhabiting the southeastern slopes in Morado made people even more frightened.
It's a dragon. If it appears in the town, even if the big hero Fist Demon Ashuk, I'm afraid he won't be able to withstand it, right?
Fortunately, the dragon seemed to be just passing by, and there was no sound for a month after that, and it is said that out of Arthur's land, there were large pits dug out of it, and only the terrifying explosion when the dragon descended, which makes people still remember the horror scene at that time.
"Doesn't Morado have towers? Why are there still monsters and dragons? "Some of the new tenant farmers who have moved in from the neighborhood are all uneasy, they have all experienced the threat of orcs firsthand, and they stay in Morado more in the hope of safety.
But even the legendary place of tranquility. Without security, what should they do? Do you stay here, or do you choose to leave?
Although the Lord's Mansion continued to quell these unstable rumors, as the number of monsters increased, it only had the opposite effect.
And when Frick Canon, after receiving the news that powerful monsters were gathering in the north, he was even more anxious, and finally chose to find reinforcements in desperation, which led to the origin of the lone wolf looking for Arthur.
"Let's hope Arthur can bring Ashuk here, just banish these monsters. If you are more vigilant and recruit more adventurers who expel monsters, there should be no big problem before this year's tower festival, right? ”
Frick Canon was a little upset, the real rumors in town weren't Warcraft. It's not a dragon, it's a tower.
The sudden disappearance of the mysterious tower last year caused a lot of discussion, but fortunately, an elderly person came forward to confirm that there had been such a situation in the past, so it did not cause any trouble.
But this year is different. Monsters have invaded the territory on a large scale, and even if Frick Canon has searched through the records handed down by the family, he has not found such an anomaly.
Thinking of the disappearance of the tower, he had a faint bad premonition in his heart.
The existence of the tower is related to the existence of the entire Morado, this is definitely not a nonsense, only the tower is there, the Morado is a place of tranquility, if there is no tower, then what is the difference between Morado and other ordinary towns?
Their Canon family, not relying on the protection of the tower, has grown up and grown in the past few hundred years.
Without the tower, I am afraid that the test for their family will be far greater than that for ordinary farmers and yeoman farmers.
This is the key to the family's heritage and the security of the territory, if Morado had no towers, and is so close to the large woodland to the north and the hillside to the south.
Even if the Morado River can stop some goblins, it can't stop strong monsters from attacking the territory.
As a lord, not only to defend the territory, but also to organize a larger number of security teams, this is a huge expense, although it is not enough to shake the foundation of the family, but it can reduce the potential of the family, so that the lords can reduce the trust of Morado.
Morado has been able to maintain a population of more than 2,000 for a long time because of its safety.
Otherwise, like ordinary territory, even if the land area is not smaller than Morado, there are more than a thousand people at most, and some only have a few hundred people, and they don't even have decent town walls.
Frick Canon didn't want his family to weaken in his own hands, so he had to plan ahead and make changes for the sake of his family and himself.
Arthur's proposal had actually helped the Canon family, after all, if the agricultural production could be increased, so that the farmers who planted in Morado's territory could have a good harvest, it would definitely be a big attraction.
Of course, Fist Demon Town also has such treatment, Arthur sent his cronies to Fist Demon Town to obtain a large amount of homesteaders land, which was handled by Kanon himself.
This means that even if there is also a bumper harvest, it is not only the town of Morado, but also the Canon family has an opponent who does not know whether to win over or exclude.
"It's better to win over the main thing, after all, Ashuk is only one person, and he doesn't seem to have any relatives, and he is not too young, it would be better if he could bring Ashur over by marriage, but unfortunately, there is no suitable object in the family."
Frick Canon sometimes thinks about these problems, and marrying Ashuk is indeed a good choice, but he has only one sister above him, and he has already married into a noble family in the royal capital more than ten years ago.
The only ones who can be found are distant relatives, and although they belong to the Kanon family, they are somewhat troublesome. (To be continued.) )