The village of Black Swamp is the worst human settlement in the Black Forest, and the village is also inhabited by a bunch of rotten people. But for Zhou Qingfeng, who has no foundation, he can only rely on this muddy village as his foundation.

The village was renovated in Zhou Qingfeng's hands, and the best thing to say is to "boost employment and maintain social stability through large-scale infrastructure construction." ’

At present, the effect is still obvious. At least the waste in the village all praised the kindness of Lord Hugo, and even let the villagers barely have a full meal when the external traffic was cut off, and there was no big trouble.

In order to make the village for his own use, Zhou Qingfeng had to take out valuable materials such as food to buy people's hearts in the village. Although he knew that building a road, digging a well, and building a toilet didn't mean much to him, he had to do these things.

Such a transformation is actually difficult to last, but at least it is temporary. Luke, Nal, and other outsiders came to Black Marsh Village, and naturally saw the novelty everywhere, and felt that they had gained a lot.

The group arrived at the dwarf witch doctor's shack, where the five Coldwind City artisans led by Wilson were in charge of the work. Seeing the craftsman and trebuchet, Luke and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and they were a little more confident in their next move.

Zhou Qingfeng didn't have time to talk nonsense, he was pressed for time, and asked Wilson directly, how is the formation of the team in the village, can you start immediately?

Wilson carefully reported: "The convoy of fifty men is ready. I organized them into five groups, and five of us craftsmen personally led the team. All vehicles, including trebuchets, can be guaranteed to depart normally. ”

"Besides, I don't think it's enough to have a convoy. I also recruited an additional 50 logistics troops. Mainly cooking, camping, and doing chores. The next thing to do is to go to war, and someone has to do it. ”

"In addition, we took away 100 people from the village and took away all the food, what about the remaining 200 or so? I don't know what to do about it. After all, there is not enough food. ”

When Wilson made the report, he was a little apprehensive. He probably knew what Zhou Qingfeng wanted to do, but he was a little soft-hearted, so he took it upon himself to recruit another fifty people in the name of the 'logistics team'. In this way, there should be fewer villagers starving to death.

Zhou Qingfeng actually knew that those 'skinny' guys in the village couldn't do any logistical work, and it was a complete burden to bring them. But after he closed his eyes slightly and thought about it, he also sighed and said, "Let's recruit another hundred logistics personnel." ”

The big war is coming, and Zhou Qingfeng already has enough capital and enough stage to show his ability. The role of the springboard of Kuronuma Village is greatly reduced. After he led the team away this time, he was afraid that he would not come back.

Those left behind have no food and clothing, and in a matter of days there will be mass deaths.

At this time, being able to go with Zhou Qingfeng is like being on the 'Schindler's list' and having a chance to live.

But for every more person in the team, there is one more person who can't do much work, and there is also one more mouth to eat.

Fifty more moves made Wilson very uneasy, and he was even more shocked to hear that Zhou Qingfeng actually opened his mouth to recruit another hundred more. The original apprehension turned into panic, and he couldn't help but remind: "Your Excellency Hugo, our food is only afraid of ......"

"Recruit a hundred more people, and the food will be enough for a few days?" Zhou Qingfeng asked with a gloomy face and a low voice.

"Four days at most." Wilson held up four fingers in a concealed way, for fear of being seen by others, "But once you start working, even if you are a slave, you have to eat more, otherwise you will die of exhaustion in a day." So maybe it can only last two days. If there were fewer people........"

"There's no need to be a few people." Zhou Qingfeng shook his head resolutely, "Two days is enough." In two days we must conquer the Rat Village and grab food from the goblins to feed ourselves.

Also, tell the people in the village that if you want to survive, follow suit. I don't have extra food to give them, but I can find a way for them to live. ”

"You're going to take the whole village with you?" Wilson shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, this is absolutely not going to work." I know your kindness, Lord Hugo, but you really don't need to save everyone in this village.

In fact, the village is full of homeless people, thieves, and corpse robbers, who do not deserve sympathy at all. I know very well the character of this garbage, even if they give more benefits, they will not be grateful. ”

"I know." Zhou Qingfeng nodded with a wry smile, "I know that this broken village is full of garbage, and I don't want to save them." I'm just giving them a way to live. If anyone dares to make trouble, it would be good to put him to death. ”

In addition to the 'too benevolent' sentence that Wilson did not understand, this behavior really could not bring any benefits to Zhou Qingfeng. But he couldn't do it......

At the moment when Zhou Qingfeng returned to the village, the virtual screen that had not moved for a long time suddenly popped up and issued him a task - to save as many villagers as possible in Black Swamp Village, so that they could survive until all fifteen human villages were liberated.

Quest rewards will be calculated based on the number of villagers who survive in the end.

This forced Zhou Qingfeng to 'show mercy'.

Luke and the others did not come to the Black Swamp Village as guests, and after confirming that the craftsmen and trebuchets were in good condition, they had to escort this group of valuable personnel and materials to quickly leave and rush to the battlefield. Everyone was busy and could only eat some dry food casually, without stopping for a moment.

Zhou Qingfeng gave the order, and Wilson could only comply.

When the call to assemble and set off sounded, the true side of Kuronuma Village was revealed to the adventurers.

One by one, the half-human, half-ghost villagers came out of their shacks. They are faltering, their eyes glazed, and the African refugees are better off than they are. Some people are as thin as living skeletons, with deep eye sockets, countable ribs, and are too tired to walk a few steps.

"Lord Hugo, you want to take these people to battle?" Nal was most shocked that her worst servants could turn over the waste in front of her. "You're so merciful. These burdens are worthless, they only drag us down. ”

"I know." Zhou Qingfeng also sighed. It was also the first time he had gathered the whole village, and it was also the first time he knew that hunger could turn people into ghosts. Looking at the villagers who could only wait for death, he was also sad in his heart. "I'm not kind, I'm just ......"

At the end of the day, I really don't know what to say.

At most half of the villagers can take care of themselves, and the rest are like walking dead. If Zhou Qingfeng hadn't given porridge to the whole village in the past few days, they would have begun to die on a large scale. But now these people are just more breathless than the living.

Someone really fell to the ground in the process of assembling and couldn't get up again.

The adventurers are all high-ranking masters, no matter how hard and poor they are, they will not be hungry for a while.

When they first entered the village, the adventurers who accompanied them were curious about Zhou Qingfeng's various measures to govern the village. But now that he sees that his family background is so shabby, he is a little suspicious and contemptuous. Although they don't say it, they are muttering in their hearts.

When Wilson took great pains to gather the whole village, when the transport team and the logistics team were rushing to push the wagons and prepare to leave, when there were still more than 100 villagers who would have been abandoned watching helplessly as the convoy took away all the survival supplies......

The mood of the outcasts is at a low ebb.

It's a silent march to death, and those who can't keep up will only become starving on the side of the road.

"I have to say something, I have to give them some hope."

When the team began to set off, Zhou Qingfeng rode to the side of the road, stood on a high place, and shouted with a serious face: "The garbage of Black Swamp Village, listen to me. ”