Chapter 69: The Dust Settles
"What? you're leaving us to live with humanity?" Sinclair's face was full of consternation.
"If you leave here and come with me, we still have a lot of spare land there, all kinds of resources and products are abundant, and the surplus food purchased from all over the country this year is also abundant, and all of you can live a stable life on our territory. We will provide you with everything you need to get through the winter with ease. Luo Ling said sincerely, "This place was ruined like this. If you stay here for the winter, it will be your fellow dwarves who will suffer. ”
"This. Are you really going to treat us the way Farrell says you do?"
"I can't guarantee that everyone will be able to get along with you. But most of us have similar philosophies to us, we all come from the same place. If you're not at ease, you can even send someone to take a look at it first. ”
At this time, there was a loud noise not far away, and the ground, which was originally fine, suddenly cracked into a large crater, and the two dwarves who passed by screamed and fell down. Sinclair pulled his leg and rushed over, but before he could arrive, Chen Hansheng and Kalanda jumped, and soon they jumped out with the wounded dwarf in their arms and carried them to Elaina's side.
Sinclair stopped, glanced at the devastated village again, and said to Luo Ling, who came up, "No need, I think you have proved your attitude with what you have done here, and I believe this cannot be faked." ”
"However, I believe that there is no unwarranted help in this world, and you must also value our strength and heritage, and I believe that it will be of great value to you to take away our people. He held out a finger and said, "I can't make decisions for everyone, but I'll give you a chance to convince them with your sincerity." ”
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The next night, the belongings that could be salvaged were almost salvaged, and the dwarves had calmed down, and they were eating dinner around the campfire.
Sinclair stood on a high ground and said to the people of the village: "Everyone has become familiar with Her Excellency Luo Ling and her companions in the past few days, they have helped us a lot in the past few days, I want to thank them on behalf of the people in the village!"
The dwarves applauded, and some shouted words of thanks. Ji Yijun and Chen Hansheng also mixed among the dwarves to eat, and the dwarves around these people all patted their shoulders, shook hands, and even hugged them.
Sinclair waited until the applause stopped, and continued: "In the past two days, there have been several more big pits, several houses have collapsed, the fire and smoke have not yet dissipated, and the next days will be very difficult, everyone has slept on the ground and shacks for the past two days, and even two children are frozen and sick." ”
There was a sigh all around.
"Actually, Her Excellency Luo Ling gave me a proposal yesterday, and she suggested that our entire village move to their territory. I can't make my own decisions on such a big matter, I have to fight for everyone's opinions. Next, I would like to ask Her Excellency Luo Ling to talk about it with you. ”
To the surprise of many people, no dwarves jumped out directly to oppose it. More often than not, they whispered to each other or put on thoughtful expressions. Some of the half-grown children were happy, and it was a novelty and excitement for them to get out of this little valley.
Luo Ling walked onto the high platform where Sinclair stood, she was still wearing the down jacket she came in, and the torches around her reflected her face red, giving people a warm and reassuring feeling.
"My proposal has already been said by your new village chief, and I don't want to mention the difficulties and dangers of living here, I just want to say two things. She glanced at the dwarves who were listening to her, and a surge of confidence welled up in her heart.
"The first thing is why I want to take you away, sympathy for your plight is of course one aspect, but more important is that I value your talents. The dwarves, who have an amazing talent for forging and fabricating, will make many of you good workers, and some of you will be able to invent new things and become good inventors and designers.
There's a word in my hometown called Thirst for Talent, and that word says my attitude. We are different from the Black Dragon Empire and the rest of the people, everyone in our place will be treated with due respect, and everyone will be free to choose what they want to do. ”
There was a burst of controversy below, and Luo Ling and the others slowly subsided and continued: "The second thing is how I want to ensure everyone's interests. Here I will make four points, which are called the four chapters of the covenant:
First, to protect the property that everyone takes away from here, we don't take a stitch or a thread.
Second, as long as you work, you can have enough food, clothing, warmth, and a house, and you can get more for more work.
3. Treat humans and dwarves fairly in all things.
Fourth, if someone commits a crime, he will be punished by law.
If there is a problem in any of this, you can come and complain to me, and I will call the shots for you. ”
The dwarves began to talk again, and the people sitting next to Chen Hansheng all gathered around them to ask questions, and Farrell became the star of the crowd again.
"That's fair. Those bastards of the Black Dragon Empire never thought about us. An old dwarf said.
"But will they force us to work late every day?" asked another dwarf.
"If you work late, you can get more food and drink, I'm willing. The Black Dragon Empire uses whips to make you work. The old dwarf said, "Don't you have to work every day in the village?"
I don't know if these words are true or not. ”
"They saved my little Alain. I believe what they say. Let's go, I don't think I can live here. A dwarven woman said.
"yes. I fell into the pit today and broke my head. Thankfully, Mr. Chen saved me, and Miss Elf healed me. They are really not the same as the legendary humans, elves. I'm willing to give it a try. A young dwarf said.
Luo Ling looked at the dwarves' excited, expectant, eager and confused expressions on the stage, revealing a faint smile.
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A few days later, a long procession of board cars walked out of the mountain road. The dwarves looked back at their village with different expressions on their faces.
Ola rode a horse and stood in front of Luo Ling and the others.
"I'm leaving. She looked at Ji Yijun and said.
"Well, be careful. Ji Yijun said.
"Can you ......" Aura looked at Ji Yijun's face expectantly, but the hope in his eyes turned into disappointment in his silence, "Goodbye!"
Seeing her hit the horse and leave, Chen Hansheng patted Ji Yijun on the shoulder and said, "You made the right choice." You're not all the way after all. ”
Ji Yijun looked at the long line of dwarves, sighed, and then stretched his waist and said, "Let's go!"