"Huh?"

Roddy was obviously stunned - although he had similar thoughts, he obviously didn't think about this issue specifically: the orcs were coming, the undead were eyeing him, and the nobles of the kingdom were now eyeing him, so where did he have the time to think carefully about "marriage" in this case, and besides, Akasha's side...

"Hmph, I know you're worried about a lot," Sally certainly understood what he was thinking, but she didn't have much resentment, and just whispered, "That's... You promised me one thing, okay? ”

"Okay, I promise. ”

Roddy would never ask before answering, because that would be death.

"You bad guy, you're getting better and better now, aren't you?" Sally twisted his cheek and whispered, "I want a big wedding, okay?"

The little girl is always looking forward to romance, and although Roddy doesn't know how big it is, she thinks of the emotional experience she and Sally have gone through along the way, and she feels that she has no reason to hesitate.

"No problem, let's do it in Elson City when the time comes, I will definitely make this wedding a big deal. ”

Roddy thought of a lot in a flash, from past adventures to dreams of the future - he had never been a big talker, but in the face of Sally's request, Roddy made such a promise.

With Elson City in place, Roddy is confident he can achieve that goal.

At the same time, the city of Elson, which stood alone in the westernmost part of the kingdom, had already become a sacred place in the hearts of countless civilians after a winter.

Designed and built by the most powerful arcanists of the High Elves, the city still retains its centuries-old appearance—exquisite, elegant, and with an indescribable sense of oppression that is intimidating to civilians who enter it.

And the most incredible thing is... It does not have any snow inside.

Snowflakes fell from the sky and slowly slid away near the top of the city, and not a single snowflake had fallen into the city for three months since the blizzard covered most of the kingdom's territory. Not only that, but the temperature inside the city is always warm like spring - even when the outside temperature reaches minus 30 degrees Celsius, the residents of the city can still move around with a single coat.

The effect of the "thermostatic barrier" has made the civilians who live here thoroughly appreciate the changes that "magic" has on their lives.

Originally, Elson City was almost an empty city, and there were no "residents" at all, except for some teams transporting supplies. But by the end of the winter, the city had quietly grown to 3,000 inhabitants, and the number was rising...

The reason is simple: under the severe cold, many families who have no hope of surviving due to lack of materials have to migrate to the city to survive.

Most of the western territories of the kingdom were notoriously poor, and the commoners here were so taxed by the nobility that many people died every year, even if there were no natural disasters. In the event of a disaster, the death toll from starvation alone is staggering.

Before the arrival of this harsh winter, the news that "Elson City can withstand the cold", "there is a job in the city to make money", and "the whole family can enjoy the treatment of urban citizens after two years" had long been spread in the Western Territories through the propaganda of the "Parr Collar Firm".

At first, these words were treated as a joke as much as firewood sold by trading houses. But when the harsh winter really came and everything was proven, more and more people chose to "leave their hometowns", and the whole family and even the whole village moved to the empty city.

No one wants to abandon their homeland to an unknown city if they are not desperate, but for these poor and impoverished civilians, they can survive... It's really a luxury. If there is a glimmer of hope to live, who wants to stay in a cold house and wait for death, or even change children to eat?

Some people died silently, but more people chose to take a chance and moved to the legendary "warm spring" city with all their belongings

In the end, the "city of Elson" lived up to their expectations: roads guarded by soldiers, food supplies sponsored by the merchant, warm cities, temporary housing allocations, inhabitant contracts, and reasonable remuneration - the people who gambled with the intention of death were completely stunned by the "pie" that fell from the sky.

After registering and relocating, the identities of these civilians were naturally transformed into the lords under Roddy's name.

This kind of thing is easy to say, but it is very complicated to do. However, when Camilla, who had been busy for a winter, saw the results of today, her heartstrings, which had been tense, finally relaxed - although the population of 3,000 is not much, there is a follow-up and slow publicity, and the growth of the population is only a matter of time... It is believed that by this time next year, the villages on the outskirts of the city will start construction.

"With such a result, I don't know if he will be satisfied..."

In the city lord's mansion in the center of Elson City, Camilla, who was dressed in a red robe, looked at the figure working outside the window and whispered unconsciously.

The harsh winter seemed to others to be a disaster, but for Elson it was an unspeakable opportunity: the money earned by the "Parr Collar Firm" completely solved the financial crisis of the running city, and after more than 3,000 civilians moved into the city one after another, the entire city's facilities were ready to operate - Camilla was also completely convinced by Roddy's strategic vision at the moment, at least for now, this winter's efforts were almost equal to the accumulation of several years.

However, this method of absorbing the population also has some drawbacks: not all of these guys who are entering the city are civilians, and many of them... With all kinds of ulterior motives.

However, they naturally didn't know what kind of city it was, so in her spare time, Camilla always took the time to keep an eye on the movements of these guys - after becoming the "guardian" of Elson City, her thinking ability, memory, and energy have improved significantly, and the most obvious point is that she has no difficulty in managing the city vertically, so that she can observe the words and actions of at least seven or eight people at the same time, and make judgments separately.

This ability to be distracted and multi-purpose, when used for "management" is "efficiency", but if it is used for "magic", it is "terrible" - Camilla did not stop researching ways to break free from the confines of Elson City, but as the level of spells increased, she felt more and more that she had reached a dead end...

Do you really want to stay here for the rest of your life?

As I was thinking about these things, I heard the sound of brisk footsteps in my ears. Camila's originally somewhat gloomy expression immediately dissipated, and the corners of her mouth curled - when she turned her head, her daughter Nefi happened to come to the door, and she asked softly, "Did you end training so early today?"

After a winter, Neffie was significantly taller - perhaps because of the good food nutrition during this time, she was at a long age, she had changed from "little Lori" to "beautiful girl", her body was getting more and more slender, her chin was getting more and more pointed, and with the cunning look of her laughter, she was simply a beautiful little fox.

"Well, I've finished reading the book, so I'll hurry over to see my mother!"

Having said that, Nefi's eyes looked left and right without a trace, and this look really made Camila laugh, and said bluntly: "Roddy hasn't come back yet, no need to look for it!"

"Who, who's looking for him? I didn't look for him!"

[Thank you for the support: please call me pepper]

[Thank you for the monthly pass: Lonely high floating clouds]

[Today's update of 2000 words, because the air conditioner has caught a cold in the past few days, it is really uncomfortable, diarrhea leads to deficiency, less and more forgiveness. 】