Chapter 137: Distribution
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Rachel woke up and forgot all about what had happened, and Leon told everyone not to talk about it again.
Outside the castle.
"Your Highness, you must be careful. Riley knew the Prince's purpose, and there was nothing else he could do to help him but support him.
"Don't worry, I'll be back soon. Leon patted her on the shoulder, and it seemed that the dangerous journey was not so terrible.
There shouldn't be any problems transporting food, but the subsequent exploration should be safe, after all, there are bandits around the town of Guding.
Several ox carts moved slowly, led by experienced old townspeople, and the road was fairly smooth.
The distance between the two towns is not very long, and it takes most of the day to walk, but now it is necessary to choose the road for the ox cart, which wastes some time and does not reach it until the next evening.
Leon estimated that he had taken some detours when he came, and even if it didn't take much time to improve in the future, the ups and downs of the terrain were the most headaches.
In order to improve the efficiency of transportation, the best way is to build roads, and then go back to the original point, and Ravenwood does not have enough labor.
But at this time, it is impossible for him to give up, the establishment of land transportation is a task that must be completed sooner or later, once the White Mist City blocks the water transportation, the town can only survive by this land route.
"Your Highness, there is the town of Guding in front. The leader pointed ahead.
It's a run-down town, and it's no better than Ravenwood.
The lord of the town also owns the other two towns, and the town of Guding is the poorest of the three, there is no administrator here, and the lord has no people to take care of it, and the townspeople are almost left to fend for themselves.
"Be careful. "Leon couldn't see anyone moving around and it didn't feel right.
The group protected the food and walked forward.
Arriving at the entrance of the town, Leon understood why he couldn't see anyone walking.
There were some people lying on the side of the road, with yellow faces and thin skin, and their clothes were in tatters, some of them hung their heads and didn't know what they were thinking, and some of them looked up at the sky with dull eyes and no senses.
"Your Highness, it seems that the heavy snow in the past few days has caused them to suffer a lot. "The leader knows this very well, and many years ago, Ravenwood could have seen the same scene on the side of the road.
Not just the townspeople, Leon found that some of the houses had collapsed, apparently because the roofs could not withstand the heavy snow, and once the houses were damaged, there was no shelter for the people inside.
"Look again. Leon also wanted to know the specific situation, this time there was not much food brought, and if the victims rushed up, it would be difficult to clean up the chaos caused by the time.
The size of the town was small, and along the way Leon drew a general outline of the town in his mind, and he came to the center of the town, which was about the same distance from here to the surrounding area, just enough to distribute food.
"Your Highness, didn't their lord think about help?" The guards who followed Leon couldn't stand it anymore, the prince came with food, but their lord didn't care about the lives of the townspeople.
"Maybe it's out of frustration, maybe maybe you just can't see where the benefits are. "Leon doesn't want to guess what other people think, the lords generally value their own interests, and they may not be able to do it in their eyes, or they think that the townspeople have no value and meaning.
"It's really unfortunate to have such a lord. "The guards were originally Ravenwood natives, but now their lives are very different from what they used to be, and I can't help but feel sympathy for these people in my heart.
"Okay, let's prepare for the distribution of food. Leon told the guards not to complain, and if it worked, the town wouldn't be like this.
Under everyone's careful arrangement, the news of food spread through the town, and almost everyone surrounded the center.
There was mixed emotion in their eyes.
Some expressed doubts, who is this person and why is he sending us food?
Some people were surprised, the car was loaded with real food?
Some of them looked at it with their eyes glowing, and hunger made them have no other thoughts.
"I know you live a life of hunger, but there is not enough food to distribute to everyone today, and I will distribute them one by one in order until the last grain. Leon stood in front of the crowd and loudly explained his rules.
There was a lot of talk in the crowd, what was this doing?
Leon thrust his sword into the ground: "If there is anyone who violates the rules, I will not be merciful." ”
The voice of the discussion was a little quieter, most of them were honest people who had never seen such a scene, even if they were hungry, they had to look at the shining sword.
Leon nodded to the guards, and they proceeded as planned.
"The kid comes first. The guard said loudly, all the children present can receive it first.
"Go, go. The parents urged their children to come forward.
When food really appeared in front of everyone's eyes, some people couldn't help it.
"It's food, everyone grab it. "I don't know who is yelling in the crowd, if this really gets everyone to act, the scene will definitely get out of control.
Leon was worried about someone doing this at the beginning, but he didn't expect to run into it.
Before he could draw his sword, he heard a man's scream.
"If there's anyone who doesn't know the rules, I don't mind letting him understand. In front of the man stood another man, who looked around and shook the people with a loud voice.
Leon looked at this man carefully, his hair was half white, he should be about fifty years old, his face was a little wrinkled but his eyes were bright, not like an ordinary townsman, and from the strength of his punch to knock the man down, his martial arts were not bad.
"Go on. Leon motioned for the guards to continue.
Then came the old man and the woman, and no one came to mess with the whole process.
There was not enough food, and the women had no more food to eat, but most of the families were not bad, and the children and wives had a share, enough to make do with it for a few days.
Seeing that there was no food, those bachelors could only be annoyed why they didn't marry and have children earlier, and now they can only dig wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger.
Leon noticed the half-white-haired man, when the old man received it just now, he didn't come forward, and he was completely in the ranks of the distribution by his appearance, but why did he refuse?
"Your Highness, what should we do next?" the guard stepped forward and asked about his next steps.
"You can disperse, and I will come back if I have the opportunity in the future. Leon drew his sword and plunged it into its scabbard, and the matter was over.
"Thank you, sir. Most of the townspeople thanked Leon sincerely, but some of the people who didn't get the food left angrily, wasting their time. The half-white-haired man did not receive any food, but he still bowed respectfully.