Harmony Village is one of the few places in the Northland that can be delightful. Although at first glance, the sky, the land, the grass, the houses are no different from other places. But the people who live here can smile with a smile.

Zhou Qingfeng does not collect taxes and only monopolizes the commercial shops in the village. He also did not indiscriminately levy labor, but paid people to do it. He values the population, and human life is worth a few dollars in his eyes. He hates the solidification of classes, and the untouchables have a way out.

Compared to other towns, more than 2,000 people in Harmony Village live very comfortably. The laws of the village are simple, there are no rules and regulations that specifically torture and restrict the bottom, and there are no unrestricted privileges given to those in power.

This is great good governance, and no one is unrepleased.

The people of the village spontaneously love His Excellency David Hugo, and they know very well who their happiness comes from. Of course, the old profiteer Rubio was also instructed to organize a small number of people to publicize internally, to make clear the good and evil in the world.

It has been more than half a year since the establishment of Harmony Village, and when Zhou Qingfeng returned from the Banshee Castle, Ciric let out a rare sigh in his mind - the souls of the villagers are much purer, and many people have a tendency to evolve towards red.

The people in the village come from a variety of backgrounds, and even the largest number of Black Forest natives originally lived in a dozen contradictory and even hateful settlements. In addition, there are a large number of adventurers and outcasts from other places, and their minds are even more confused.

When the complex population came under Zhou Qingfeng's command, a new rule began to bind them. Don't fight at will, don't bully the weak, be civilized and polite, and keep to yourself in order to eat. Those who do not follow the rules are expelled at least and put to death.

The rules that are different from the past seem awkward but have a huge impact, forcibly reversing the originally full of anger interpersonal relationships, and the idea of extreme utilitarianism is gradually changing. This is the biggest difference between Harmony Village and other places, but few people can say it clearly.

The change in thinking is very slow and difficult to detect in the village. But Ciric was trapped in Zhou Qingfeng's mind and followed him everywhere. When the quantitative change leads to the qualitative change, the mad god, who is quite sensitive to the soul, finally notices the difference.

People come and go in the village, and everything seems to be normal. But even the rudest barbarians are learning to talk to people with words like 'please, hello, thank you, sorry, goodbye'. In the past, they just slapped the table and yelled 'Hi'.

Reshaping etiquette and shame is something that Zhou Qingfeng himself didn't expect but has been doing. His original intention was to see that many situations were not pleasing to the eye.

After repeated training, education, and restraint, the gray souls of the villagers have obviously become more agile and active. Some of the most qualified ones even reveal a hint of redness, which is a sign of advancement.

"It's a scene that can only be seen in big cities where you have a lot of money." Ciric rarely praises Zhou Qingfeng anymore. But this time, when he came back, he was extremely excited, "If half of the villagers turn red, it will be a huge success." ”

For the gods, low-level souls are not qualified to believe in them, and the belief in high-quality souls is the foundation that sustains their existence.

Zhou Qingfeng turned to the village barracks, where his rookie guards were trained. These children, with an average age of fifteen, have grown up a lot and are much stronger, which is very different from the weak and windy appearance of the beginning.

Fifty guards were trained in martial arts by the old knight Nasai during the day, and at night they were taught cultural classes by Healy. After half a year, their physical and mental outlook have changed greatly.

Zhou Qingfeng came in from outside the barracks and shouted 'Queue'. The guards scattered on the training ground can form a simple queue of several lines in half a minute and quickly report the number. In each line, a squad leader stood up to report to him, and his speech was clear, simple and clear.

"Yes, yes, their souls are very good, stronger than the villagers outside." With just another year or two of training, they will become low-tier fighters, and after five years, at least half of them will be able to advance to mid-rank. ”

Zhou Qingfeng briefly inspected his personal guards, but in his mind he was asking Shirek, "What do you want to say to this madman?" ”

"I'm learning from you." Ciric laughed, "Victor Hugo, you are indeed a genius. I've always wanted you to work for me, but you don't. I was annoyed, angry, and even furious, but I was wrong.

You can't hide everything from me, why don't I just learn from you? In addition to Kelly's stupidity, I have countless believers, a large number of wise pastors, and more reliable voters.

I have compiled what you have done and passed it on to my believers elsewhere in the form of oracles. You've been so successful in a poor Northland, and I'm going to be better somewhere else. ”

Hahaha, Ciric's laughter became more and more harsh and crazy, "Victor Hugo, you can't fight me after all." I am an immortal god, a god of murder, a great dark sun.

You're just a mere mortal. All your successes will be replicated by me, and I will do better than you. You will eventually find that your so-called wisdom is ridiculous. ”

If you can do it, I can do it.

Ciric's idea was as simple as that.

Zhou Qingfeng did not comment on this, he gave a few words of encouragement to the guards, and then turned his head to look at the other side of the training ground. In addition to the personal guards, he also recruited a group of adventurers.

For example, Inisa's retainers, as well as Black Forest natives like Luke, and naturalized outsiders like Adrian. These people can be used immediately, and the number is about twenty. But they are not disciplined, and they always have a rogue atmosphere.

Zhou Qingfeng didn't pay much attention to these adventurers, and let the old knight Nasser and the halfling Kelly manage them. Hearing the shout of 'queue', they stood up but huddled together, giggling.

It wasn't until they realized that Zhou Qingfeng's face was ugly that the adventurers lined up slightly.

"Lord Nasser." Zhou Qingfeng shouted, "Let these people rehearse." ”

The old knight stepped forward, waved his hand, and let the adventurers practice one-on-one to show their own leader. But Zhou Qingfeng shook his head and said, "I'm not too interested in personal bravery. Let them put on their armor and change their wooden weapons to fight against my guards. ”

Everyone was shocked, and the adventurers laughed even more. The old knight whispered, "Your Excellency Hugo, your personal guard has made great progress in the past six months. But against these veterans, you will lose badly. ”

"Then let me see how miserable it is." Zhou Qingfeng is very stubborn. He just didn't like the casual appearance of those adventurers. "Do you know how miserable it is, and then you know how to practice next? I will not allow a pile of waste to waste food. ”

The leader spoke, and the people below naturally recruited him.

The rookie guards went to put on their armor. Instead, the adventurers lazily grabbed some wooden weapons wrapped in rags and stood in a random ball. In the latter's view, those rookies are at most armed attendants, who can only do some odd jobs.

The rookie bodies in the parade were armed with spears, a cheap weapon intended for serfs. As the old knight shouted, the adventurers opposite them immediately divided left and right, skillfully avoiding the front of the spear and attacking both wings.

Zhou Qingfeng did not use the 'Holy Light' to command the guards. There is no need to watch the next battle, the rookies were defeated, and they were beaten by those adventurer veterans without holding on for a minute, and they almost sat on the ground and cried.

The veterans who won easily were proud, and even stepped on a few feet humiliatingly, making those rookies suffer more.

The old knight sighed behind Zhou Qingfeng, "Your Excellency Hugo, your personal guard is actually practicing well, but it is too immature after all. Without your personal command, they would have lost badly. ”

Zhou Qingfeng said in a low voice, "Half a month later, we will go to Cold Wind City." This kind of combat drill is carried out at least once a day.

Let those rookies figure out how to deal with it themselves, and I hope they will collaborate more and use their brains more. Tell them that there are people outside the village who want to live their lives. Waste doesn't deserve to live. ”

Before he finished speaking, Ciric also shouted, "This kind of training looks good, I want to learn it too, I want to learn it too." I want to rebuild the 'Dagger of the Dark Sun' that once rampaged Faeron, and I will practice it in this way. ”

Zhou Qingfeng's face sank, and he scolded disdainfully in his heart, "Cirek, you are really crazy. The gods embodied in the rules want to learn from me, but in the end, I am afraid that I will 'follow the cat and draw the tiger' and kill myself"!

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