Duke's various orders have mobilized all the human resources of Stormcastle, and Duke previously thought that 60,000 homeless people were a surplus of manpower for Stormcastle. As a result, I never expected that with the start of spring ploughing, there was a shortage of labor.

After all, Storm Castle is now too big and there is a shortage of manpower in all aspects, in order to alleviate this situation, Duke can only encourage women to come out and work, and take over some jobs that do not require heavy physical strength. In order to stimulate women's employment, Duke also announced that each woman would receive an additional silver coin subsidy for her work.

When the news was announced, the first thing was that all kinds of aunts responded positively, and after the subsidy was determined, the eldest girls and little daughters-in-law of each family also began to show up, and in an instant, Storm Fort liberated a lot of labor to carry out spring ploughing.

In the face of this enthusiastic scene, Duke was full of emotion in his heart, it would be good if the recruitment of nurses was so active, the current medical staff in Storm Castle is still very short.

February 4, 4356 in the Bright Calendar, is an extremely important day for Storm Castle, and even more festive than the New Year. Because from this day on, it marks the departure of winter and the arrival of spring.

Spring represents a festival of growth for all things, and it is also a new life for Stormcastle. From this day on, the winter ice demon defense period is over, and the peasants outside the city no longer need to live in the valley inside the castle, they can enjoy a wider world, and the cold and hunger will also be gone.

As is customary for Stormcastle, there will be a grand parting celebration on this day, and all the residents of Stormcastle will party all night, which is also a supplement to the New Year in a sense, because only then can the residents of Stormcastle let go of the celebration without worrying about the attack of the Ice Demon.

But the Storm Army didn't dare to relax in the slightest, after all, the situation in Monster Valley this year was too abnormal. Moreover, in the 100-year defense time, there were also one or two incidents of ice demons tentative attacks in the spring, although it is now a time of celebration, but the Storm Army's vigilant defense is still meticulous, and even the dwarven cavalry regiment has joined the patrol to ensure that the monsters will not take the opportunity to raid.

However, Duke will not reveal the defensive work behind these things, and the residents of Stormcastle have been frightened for a day, so let them celebrate happily for a day.

At night, the Campo de' Fiori is already full of people, and there is a grand bonfire in the center, around which tens of thousands of people sing and dance, celebrating the dark winter past.

In a small two-story building next to it, there were also more than a dozen tables of wine banquets, and Duke had a banquet for the main military and political personnel of Storm Castle this time. Witches, scientists, dwarves, and others who have contributed significantly to Stormcastle celebrate this important day.

Looking at the happy smiles on everyone's faces, Duke felt infinite emotion in his heart, because this small building was the place where he watched Galileo's trial at the stake. It was because of that time that he met Galileo and other scientists that he began to decide that he would no longer live a muddy life, not to mention that for the sake of scientific truth is so great, at least for the sake of survival, he should also fight against the darkness of the Middle Ages.

At this time, Cassel stood up with his wine glass and shouted to everyone: "Everyone, let's first salute the lord, if the lord, there would be no storm castle today." Seriously, I've never seen Stormcastle so powerful!"

Cassel was very excited when he said this, and this was also what he was saying. As the native knight of Stormcastle, he has experienced countless moments of crisis in Stormcastle, as well as scenes of ruthless abandonment by several lords. But at the most critical moment of Stormcastle, Duke arrived, he saved Stormcastle, and he made Stormcastle so powerful, it is not an exaggeration to say that Duke is the lifesaver of the entire Stormcastle.

"Bearded, you look down on our lord too much for just a glass of wine, at least one jar!"

The dwarven hammer stood up with the jar of wine, which was about the size of his head. In the past, the Hammer tribe had a hard time in Mont Saint-Michel, even basic food could not be guaranteed, and wine was equivalent to a luxury.

And the dwarves are very good at drinking, and some are even addicted to alcohol. The leader Hammer is such a person, and he even told Duke privately that if he had known that Storm Castle could supply wine, he would not have put on a posture outside the city walls to test the strength of Storm Castle, and he could have worked hard for wine!

Now that the hammer had a chance to drink openly, and everyone else was using the cup, the dwarf had almost buried his head in the jar.

"It's vulgar, do you think the lord will be like you, a drunkard?"

"What do you say, I'm called heroic!"

"Vulgar!"

"Heroic!"

Cassel and Iron Hammer couldn't help but fight again, in fact, this is also the norm for the two of them, they were originally two upright men. As a result, I don't know why I don't like the other party, and I have to compete for a superiority in all aspects.

However, under Duke's absolute authority, these two people did not dare to act aggressively, so they could only keep arguing.

Faced with such a situation, Duke could only shake his head helplessly, then raised his wine glass and said: "Actually, the change that Storm Castle can have today is not something that I can do alone, but the efforts of everyone here can make the current situation happen. I hope that in the days to come, Stormcastle can become everyone's home, a home that is so strong that it is not afraid of any enemy!"

Duke's words simply spoke to the hearts of everyone present, whether it was witches, dark mages, or outcasts and dwarves who had defected. Even the original script of Stormcastle was in a state of instability, and they didn't have a home to rely on.

"Salute to Your Lord!"

Hera picked up her glass and shouted like a heroine.

"Salute to Your Lord!"

When the others heard this, they also raised their glasses and shouted such a sentence.

"Salute to our homeland. Duke raised his glass, then smiled back, and finally drank it all.

The crowd in the flower square, as if they heard the voice inside the small building, also let out their inner screams.

"Long live Storm Castle!"

"Long live your lord!"

This cheer of excitement has not been seen in Storm Castle for a long time. And this is not an echo of Duke's various routines, but what the residents of Stormcastle want to say from the bottom of their hearts. The entire Storm Castle has been completely cut off from the past since this night.