Of course, although he complained in his heart, Gawain also knew that there was no way for the world to develop like this.

The development of civilization has its own rules, but it is also full of uncertainties, sometimes a single explosive technological innovation is enough to make an entire civilization leap to a level, but more often than not, especially when feudal obscurantism prevails overwhelmingly, the development of civilization will be rigid and sluggish for hundreds of years.

In a world of supernatural powers, class solidification, and a great destruction, the situation will only get worse.

The existence of extraordinary power has made this world have many conveniences beyond the times, but at the same time, extraordinary power has also put shackles on the development of civilization in this world. It makes it easy for those at the top to live extremely comfortable and comfortable lives, and to form absolute dominance over the vast majority of "mortals" who have no power, and due to the scarcity and uncertainty of the "magical talent" itself, it is difficult for this power to be a driving force for social development - because it cannot have a beneficial effect on the mass population of this world, and the lucky few who occasionally awaken the magical talent will only become a new aristocratic class, and they will not and are powerless to change the fate of the majority.

Supernatural powers do not belong to "mortals" - this is a rule that is taken for granted.

It is precisely because of this that the progress of society has become extremely slow, on the one hand, the ordinary people, who are the main body of the population, are powerless to change anything, and on the other hand, the upper classes, who enjoy the convenience of supernatural power, do not see the need for social progress at all—in fact, even the common people do not see the need for social progress, and they only pray that they will one day awaken their magical talents.

In a world where ice arrows exist, who would have thought of inventing refrigerators and air conditioners?

However, the Ice Arrow will always be an Ice Arrow, and it will not allow everyone to eat ice cream in the summer, nor will it allow medical scientists to save serums and vaccines anytime and anywhere.

At least that's the case in this day and age.

This is certainly not true, Gawain knows this quite well, supernatural power should not be a hindrance to civilization, nor should it be trapped in the Middle Ages forever, the so-called magic is ultimately just a way to use energy, and its flexible and convenient nature should be the driving force of rapid development, not a shackle - but none of this can be solved now.

He explained to Hetty and Rebecca in more detail the need for his own statistics and some of the things to keep in mind when making the table. Of course, since they had never counted these things, and that the uneducated commoners were likely to not be able to tell their surnames and ages at all, he relaxed the requirements for the form, and only asked them to count the artisans, while the other civilians only registered their names.

Everything will be perfected after the new territory is built.

No one has ever made such a count of commoners, because to the aristocracy of this world, commoners are of little value - not even enough to be cannon fodder on the battlefield. The only role of the common people is to produce food and to serve as free labor, and no one recognizes the importance of "people", and naturally no one recognizes the need to register population information.

Thankfully, Rebecca, who was confused about other things, was the only one who knew a little about this, and she quickly understood what Gawain meant, and happily led someone to sort out the information.

Remembering that she had previously issued a decree allowing serfs to be converted into freedmen through service, it seems that this "incompetent" lady lord was not really useless.

This kid, if he is well educated, may be able to deceive and manage personnel (not really).

Luckily, there were less than nine hundred people to count, and after Settling down in Tanzania, Philip Knight had already made a brief record of the survivors, and Rebecca, with Hetty's help, quickly put together the information Gawain had requested.

After getting the information, Gawain decided to split the team into two groups and go to the "new home".

One is the advance team, led by him, Rebecca and Hetty, including half of the soldiers and militia led by the Byron knight, as well as the necessary craftsmen and a hundred laborers, the advance team will set up temporary camps at the destination, find out the water source and other conditions, and do a good job of preventing the attack of the surrounding beasts.

Most of the civilians will then follow under the escort of Knight Philip.

It would be unwise to take more than 800 people directly into a barren land, although there were basically no old, weak, sick or disabled among these 800 people (they did not escape), but the civilians who lacked combat effectiveness were still safer behind the advance team.

No amount of preparation was enough to open up a barren land, but the first step had to be taken, and after planning and planning as carefully as possible, Gawain and his advance party finally left Tanzania and headed for the dark mountains to the southeast.

They marched along the tributaries of the Whitewater River on the flatter beaches, with knights and lords leading the way at the front of the procession, soldiers guarding on both sides of the procession, and skilled craftsmen were protected in the center of the procession along with various supplies and tools.

Hetty rode on his horse, looked back at the not-so-large team, and suddenly sighed: "We seem to have become pioneers......

"We are the pioneers." Gawain looked at her and said with a smile.

Hetty blinked: "I want to talk about the great ...... seven hundred years ago"

Gawain shrugged: "Isn't that still me?" ”

Hetty: "...... That's right, too. ”

"Be confident," Gawain looked at the lady who seemed to be a little worried about the future, "Every time you step into an unknown place, it is a great journey, whether it is the second exploration seven hundred years ago, or the first exploration in ancient legends, or what we have to do now, it is essentially the same." We're not just going to build a new home – maybe we're going to build a new era. ”

Hetty looked at Gawain in a bit of a daze, then nodded. She didn't quite understand what the other party meant by "new era", but since the ancestors who were legendary heroes said so, it must be a great and glorious thing.

And Amber, who was accompanying her, slapped her face, Miss Thief thought simply, anyway, now that Gawain is the boss, what the boss says is right, whether you understand it or not, it's always right to slap it first......

The closer you get to the Dark Mountains, the more desolate the landscape becomes, and the power of human civilization is showing signs of waning in this southern land.

When the pioneer boom had not yet declined, the descendants of the first generation of pioneer knights had used swords and flames to set up small settlements in this wild land, and planned to re-expand the territory in the direction of the Gondor wasteland, but with the aftermath of the demon tide restless again and again, the dark and primitive forces on the border of civilization have eroded again and again, and the continuous breeding of monsters and the deteriorating natural environment have made these settlements difficult to maintain. The last few pioneering villages that barely survived the land were wiped out.

Today, the barbaric forces of the counterattack have swallowed up all the traces of civilization back then, and between those withered and dilapidated settlements and primeval mountain forests, only wild beasts and monsters remain.

Although the magic has now calmed down again, and the dark tide is bound to the wasteland of Gondor, humanity seems to have been satisfied with the current civilized territory, and with the decline of the Cecil family in the south, the Ansu Kingdom has no intention of redeveloping this land to this day.

The procession of horses and chariots marched silently along the rough and potholed road, and while Gawain's encouragement to Hetty was effective, the rest of the group was still uneasy, and no one knew what the outcome of this march towards the wilderness would be, even if it was the great pioneer of seven hundred years ago who led them—especially for the craftsmen found among the commoners and serfs, and it was not so much a sense of glory that drove them to their feet, but rather the habitual obedience to the lord and the numbness of life that drove them to their feet.

In this way, they made their way along the river beach, and after three days stopped at an open field.

This open field is already next to the Dark Mountains, and in fact it is sandwiched between the rivers and mountains, a small narrow plain where the tributaries of the Whitewater River are slightly widened, and the river flows slowly and gently through the northern side of the Dark Mountains, all the way eastward into the Typhon Empire.

Facing south, looking up, there are majestic and formidable dark mountains.

Gawain climbed a boulder on the side of the riverbank, looked at the surroundings, and compared it with the satellite view in his mind, he saw that on the west side of the plain there were forests growing, mostly of hard black cedars and giant woods, which could be used as a valuable source of timber in the early days of the territory, and the mountains on the east side were more prominent, and if Gawain Cecil's memory was correct, there should be iron ore there.

In addition to the iron ore, there are several other deposits in the vicinity - the Dark Mountains are a treasure.

Although the pioneer team led by Gawain Cecil and Charles I did not stop in the Dark Mountains, they still did basic surveys and explorations along the way, and Gawain knew the mineral vein resources found on the road but could not be used.

Now that the Ansu royal family has given up on these, then he happily accepts it.

After observing the terrain, Gawain jumped off the stone and looked at Hetty: "You camp here, set up all the tents you have brought, and let the soldiers escort the lumberjacks to the woods to fetch wood - but not too deep into the forest to avoid being attacked by wild beasts." Don't worry about monsters, the Dark Mountains are not as terrifying as you think, and the effects of the Dark Tide have long since subsided, and you don't want to encounter monsters unless you get into the vicinity of the focus of the magic. With the exception of the wood-harvesters, the rest of the labor remained here to help build the camp first. Rebecca, Byron, Amber, you three come with me. ”

Hetty was stunned for a moment: "Ancestor, what do you want to ......?"

"Go get my inheritance back."