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Judging from today's incident with the Chris brothers and sisters, there are still great hidden dangers in the safety of the town, I thought that the town was very harmonious inside, but I didn't expect the danger from outside to appear so quickly.

This time it's Daman targeting Chris, and the next time maybe Xiaoman is targeting a certain townsman.

Lyon decided to expand the town's military strength, and all outsiders had to be checked one by one, as well as incoming supplies.

"York, what do you think about expanding the patrol?" Leon needs to consult with York on this aspect, and in terms of command, the title of the chief knight is not boastful.

"Are you planning to expand the army?" York was a little surprised, he had mentioned it to the prince a few times before, but because the population of the town was really limited, the development of the town had to be met first, and the army should be considered second.

"Yes, now that there are more and more outsiders, the town is facing more serious security problems, and today the Chris brothers and sisters almost suffered an accident, and I can't let similar accidents happen again. "Lyon felt that security was imminent and had to be a priority.

"But where do people come from? It's almost impossible to recruit poor people from White Mist City, the surrounding towns are too small to have enough poor people for us to recruit. "York is both in favor of military expansion, and the only problem is population.

"And what about the next city?" Leon, of course, knew that the town had a bad relationship with the White Mist City, so he could only skip it and aim for the next big city.

"The largest city in the northwest region is White Mist City, and the rest are not large in scale, and the population is less than half of that of White Mist City, so you can only give it a try. "York can't guarantee that it will be able to recruit enough poor people, because the top cities in the kingdom are mostly located in the south and east.

"Then go for it. "There's no better way than to do it right now.

"Your Highness, do you know about Gooding Town?" asked Riley, who had been listening.

"The town of Gooding?is the town to the south of us?" Leon had heard the name, but was not very familiar with it.

"Yes, maybe we can recruit a group of people from there. "Riley has a vision of his own.

"Oh, why?" Leon was interested, the town of Gooding was not very far away, and wouldn't it save time and effort if he could get the population from there.

The town of Gooding is south of Ravenwood, separated by a large area of wasteland and low hills, and there is no connecting road between the two towns, and it is precisely because of the lack of transportation that the two towns rarely come and go.

The first snow fell some time ago, and this snow lasted longer and was heavier than usual.

Ravenwood was turned upside down in a short period of time, and the townspeople survived the snowfall, completely unaware that it was a snow disaster for other poor towns.

The town of Gooding is one of them.

The situation there was no better than the previous town, and there were no consuls left to govern there, and the townspeople were basically left to fend for themselves.

A few days ago, a man in Guding town had to come here to seek refuge with relatives because he couldn't bear the hunger and cold.

Riley overheard them talk about it while he was treating the wounded, and when the prince and the knight had not yet returned, Riley had to wait for him to return.

"It's an opportunity. Leon thought for a moment, as long as they seized the opportunity to provide them with an environment to eat and wear, they would not refuse such conditions.

"Your Highness, they are the subjects of the rest of the lords, and we can't solicit them without permission. "York stopped, the townspeople at the bottom were not the same as the poor people in the city, they were all branded as lords, and fleeing without permission was a great crime, and could even be punished by death.

Leon hesitated, he had to find a way to solve it first.

There are also several types of townspeople, one is the commoners who have no money and no power, they are equivalent to the personal belongings of the lord, and the power of life and death is determined by the lord.

The second type is the wealthy, who generally redeem their freedom at the expense of their families at birth, and the lord cannot decide where they come and go as long as they do not violate the law.

The third type is the aristocracy, such as barons with low titles, knights with knightly titles and other figures, where to settle is their freedom, and the lord has no right to interfere.

It can be seen that the townspeople of Guding Town belong to the lords, and soliciting them privately may cause war.

"Ah, there is such a thing?" Diana was a little worried, she just escaped without permission, would she be caught?

"Don't worry, you were captured by the people of the Holy See, and the local lords did not dare to ask the Holy See, and now that you have escaped, the lords do not know that you have come here. Leon explained, in fact, if a few of the lords are missing, they will not attract the attention of the lord, if there is one less and a thorough search, where will they get so much energy and financial resources?

Diana nodded, it was too cost-effective to go from the royal capital to here for one person.

"Your Highness, let them sneak away?" Riley remembered the poor people of White Mist City, who had secretly boarded Ravenwood's ship, and what if the people of Gooding Town had also secretly come here?

"No, one or two is fine, but if there are too many people, the lord will notice, and it will be a big trouble to search them out when the time comes. "Leon vetoed it, and the poor people were able to come secretly because they did not belong to the count, and even if the count knew, there was no way to pursue it.

"Perhaps we can buy from the lords, who are already a bitter cold place, and the source of income is even scarcer, such a buying and selling lord may agree. "York came up with the idea that it was a bit of a violation of the law.

Buying and selling people?

This is forbidden in the Snowman Kingdom, and if the human trade between the lords is known and reported by a third person, both lords will suffer.

Secondly, Leon didn't know what the lord's temperament was, and it would be good if he could keep it a secret, but if there was endless blackmail over this matter, it would be a disaster for Ravenwood.

"There are too many drawbacks, and there are too many risks. Leon thought about it and refused.

"This kind of system is really cruel, they can live a life of food and clothing, but they have to endure hunger and cold. Riley couldn't help but sigh, he used to live the same life himself, but now it was difficult to help others.

"It's not cruelty, it's about power. Leon did not agree with Riley's claim.

In this era, the king seems to be on the top, but the power in his hands can only be manifested in places under the direct control of the royal family, and the royal family seeks the marriage of powerful dukes in order to consolidate power.

In the same way, the lords of various places are also for the power in their hands, and without such a system, barren places like Ravenwood and Gooding Town would have long been depopulated. To keep people is to keep the power in your hands.

"Power?" Riley felt that this nothingness was so far away from her life.

"Power. Leon said thoughtfully.