Three days later, successive clear skies warmed up a bit in Hollier City.

For ordinary people, this winter is not as difficult as imagined - in previous years, once there was a war, the price of food often soared, but this year, the war for the unification of the kingdom was fought too quickly, and at the same time, there was no large-scale conscription in the territory of Ivta, coupled with the change of farming methods and the widespread use of fertilizer, when the weather was good, the city could even see the market open, and many citizens and even nearby farmers rushed to buy and sell goods.

A hunter with his hands curled up in his sleeves, wiped his snot at this time, and continued to sell the rabbit fur he had hunted, part of which had been replaced with bacon and bread that could be stored, at this time he lowered his head and stuffed the bacon into his pocket, and heard a few words in his ears, probably saying "there is another war" or something...

He seemed to be very sensitive to the word "war", and when he heard this, he hurriedly caught up a few steps and asked, "Everyone, where is the war?"

"Didn't you read the newspaper? It's not the Karen Kingdom that is fighting, it's our troops who are going out to fight!"

"Huh, go out, fight orcs or undead?"

"On the other side of the sea, it's Rahiman who came to visit last time - it's not right, it's not Rahiman, it's Rahiman who has been beaten, I hope we can help them fight and be reinforcements!"

These words made the hunter blink, and he didn't react for a long time. The two who spoke didn't seem to have anything to do, so they stopped and gave him a brief explanation. But after hearing this, the hunter was even more confused: "Pay off debts by fighting?"

"Your Excellency Prime Minister has a lot of options. ”

As soon as the citizen finished speaking, a huge shadow crossed their location, and the three of them looked up at the same time, and saw the black dragon of astonishing size spiraling and landing, and finally turned into a ray of light and entered the magic tower in the center of the city.

The two men who spoke turned their heads to continue talking to the hunter, but found that the other had already hid under a nearby stone wall, and his face was pale.

"Haha, you're new here, and dragons fly around almost every day in Hollier, and the only thing you have to worry about is not getting hit in the head by a rock whipped up by the current. ”

There was an indescribable superiority in this tone, but the hunter still clutched the placket of his clothes with both hands, and it took a long time for him to stand up tremblingly.

"By the way, it's not a rabbit, is it?"

"Hmm... Luckily, I caught one, and you're going to buy it?"

"I don't need it, but your skills should be good, seeing that you don't have enough food and clothing, why don't you go to the army to try it? If I hadn't passed the test, I would definitely have been a soldier now!"

"Be a soldier?"

"Of course, it's still in charge, I heard that the house is very warm in winter..."

The man next to him said: "But how many people in the army are fighting to go now, and they have been screened down a lot." In fact, there are other places to make money - do you see those factories along the river outside the city? When the time comes to recruit workers, the daily salary is definitely more than what you earn from hunting..."

These two people talked a lot, but in fact, to put it bluntly, they showed off their superiority in front of outsiders. But the hunter had a distinctly complicated expression, not knowing what to think.

When the hunter had left the city and returned to the forest, four or five kilometers away, he went into a hidden cave under a low slope, hid the dried food in exchange for fur in a wooden box, and then curled up and stared at his saber with a family article.

His name was Delta Williams, and he was a knight who had fled from the southern part of the kingdom. The wives and maids of the family have been killed in that wave of the orcs. Before he could return, the War of Unification had swept away the entire kingdom and drawn it, and Williams did not return home, but was dragged by the earl he followed to join the "rebel army".

He also felt honored for his rebellion against tyranny, and took the position of "scout" - here he was at the forefront of the "rebel army", whose main task was to observe the enemy's base camp.

But today, the first time he dared to enter the city, he was hit by an unforgettable shock.

After witnessing the conditions here, the Delta Knight realized... The group of aristocrats who talked about the mountains did not even have a basis for rebellion.

Along the way, there are no ragged refugees in the vicinity of Houllier City, whether it is building roads or railways, or just digging foundations or leveling land for the opening of new factories, employment opportunities are everywhere, as long as you are willing to work, you can have food, and you no longer have to worry about dying of hunger and cold...

When the people at the bottom can eat enough and even have spare money to go to the brothel, who will follow to make a coup d'état and rebel against Roddy?

Without ordinary people as cannon fodder, what waves can a group of lost dog-like aristocrats make?

Besides, even if someone is willing to rebel with him, how can a group of farmers go against a regime that is friendly with the dragons?

After crawling out of the cave, Delta headed straight for the nearby river - and it wasn't long before he became a laborer on a construction site, and was assigned to study under an overseer because of his literacy and simple arithmetic.

He was told that if he was willing to sign a long-term contract, he would have free food and housing, and that he would receive six silver coins a week.

Without saying a word, Delta immediately nodded in agreement, rubbed her hands and went to the construction site.

"My lord, what are we going to do here?"

"You don't understand, let's start with the basics. ”

The overseer waved his hand: "We are only responsible for building the site, and the rest is for the group of people in the research department to consider." ”

"Okay..."

As a nobleman, Delta didn't want to talk about any glory at this time, he only knew that the power of the nobles in the current kingdom had been rapidly weakened and stripped away, and he would go back... Forget it, with the current conditions, it will definitely die halfway.

So, compared to the fragrant hot soup, the knight's honor is still put aside.

And Delta didn't know that at this time, in the magic tower, Roddy was pointing to the construction site where he was, discussing the planning plan with the researchers next to him.

"There is still a long way to go in the smelting of steel, and you are responsible for studying the metal properties under different proportions and processes in this area, as well as the development and use of hydraulic forging mechanisms..."

He had been saying this all morning, and when the group of researchers had been ordered to leave, Roddy finally had time to drink his saliva.

But before he finished drinking, Lord Pucasto had already walked in, and he directly put a magic crystal-shaped stone in front of Roddy: "I just sent the ore that meets your needs to the furnace over there, this is the approximate vein map of the Karen Kingdom, if you need it, you can get it yourself." ”

"Thank you very much, Lord Pucasto..."

Roddy gestured sufficiently, and the latter waved his hand: "Actually, the veins in the kingdom are not rich, and there are gold mines, but they are too deep, I suggest that if you want gold, you should go to Rashman to find it." ”

Alive, alive, starting more

(End of chapter)