Chapter 57: Planning
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"The townsfolk reacted exactly as you expected. Al gave a thumbs up to Angus, who was sitting in the chair in front of him, as he spoke, "They all share the same hatred now, and they can't stop scolding the brutality and insensitivity of Dracon. At the same time, I was surprised that the lord had turned into a dragon knight. In addition to this, everyone has worries about their future. Even though I hadn't been there for long, I still felt the heavy atmosphere. ”
"Wait, you didn't have long to say you were there. Angus, who sat behind the square table, stared at Al in surprise.
Al was very embarrassed by this question, "Lord Knight, if you only sit for an hour, and you encounter a series of things one after another, such as 'being sprayed in the face by the foam of the fallen wine glass', 'four or five flies under the omelette on the porcelain plate', and 'the chair where you are sitting carelessly suddenly limps a leg', I am sure you will not stay long." ”
The heroic Hippogriff looked like a mournful woman, "Sure enough, the most unoffended thing is a woman, and I now know who smashed the window of my house last time." ”
When Angus saw him like this, he smiled and said nothing.
"I guess you must have been teased by Blanche again, and then taught by Amanda badly, right? As I told you, the Harpy there is not the girl in town, and none of them are easy to mess with. ”
The knight gentleman immediately put on the appearance of a passerby.
"Knight, let's get down to business. Al blushed with embarrassment, like a ripe apple, "I really don't understand, why did you ask me to inquire about such news?"
"Do you think such an important thing can be easily said to people?" Angus also became serious in the face of his non-answering rhetorical question.
Looking at his square, serious face, Al immediately straightened up, then put his left hand on his right arm and bowed to Angus. This means apology in the knightly ceremony.
However, when he looked up again, he saw Angus staring at him with a wicked smile.
"I won't tease you, in fact, it doesn't matter if you tell you, it's just that you have to tell me honestly about the Harpy House......"
"Lord Angus!"
"Alright, alright, I'm not going to talk about it. Angus looked at the other party's flushed face, and nodded, "Let you go over there to inquire about this, the purpose is to prepare for an order that the Lord's Mansion is about to issue." With that, he shoved the book spread out on the table towards Al.
Al reached out and took the book bound with a thin hemp rope on the cover of cooked cowhide, and when he saw Angus nodding at him, he opened it and looked at it. After a while, he was shocked, "You're not kidding, are you?
"You're already the seventh person to say that to me after reading it. Angus looked indifferent.
"Only, Lord Angus, if you really do what I said above. That is, to organize the people of the town and train them all as a militia, so who will plough the land, who will weave clothes, who will do business? I'm afraid that in the end, there will not even be a person who bakes bread, and we will all starve to death?"
Faced with this question, Angus continued to be the old god, "The six people before you, they almost all said this to me. I'm here to tell you exactly what they replied to. First of all, militia training is only at certain times of the day, such as early in the morning, for example, in the afternoon, when everyone is free. Moreover, the time is not too long, only one hour at a time to train, and it will not have much impact on everyone's life. Second, the training here is not so comprehensive, just the most basic content of the queue. ”
"But what's the use of that?" Al's mind couldn't turn, "just knowing that, they can't beat those lizardmen and demons." It's not unclear to you how powerful these monsters are. Even a regular militia that has been trained for a year or two may not be able to retreat in front of them. ”
"Train them, not to get them into battle. If that's what you say, then why are these three or four hundred guards in Greystone just basking in the sun there?" Angus rolled his eyes, "You, like them, don't understand the intent of doing this. Let me ask you a question, if there is a sudden fire in the town, do you think it is better for everyone to work together to fight the fire, or should we all scatter and flee for our lives?"
"Of course, it's a concerted effort to put out the fire. Al looked at Angus with a puzzled expression.
"Everyone wants you to think so, but when I was a mercenary, I saw a lot of extras. "Fighting a fire is a very troublesome thing, it requires someone to find water, someone to bring it, and someone to use it to douse the fire." Sometimes it is necessary to demolish some buildings that are not on fire in advance to prevent the fire from spreading. This series of troublesome things is not something that can be done. Unless someone gathers them together and gives them different jobs, there is a good chance that they will be in a mess. I remember seeing this in the city of Sado. The houses that caught fire were clearly leaning against the river, and the people there could put out the fire in time by working together. But after panicking one by one, they actually fought directly. The only thing they did after that was to find a wizard. As a result, by the time the wizard arrived and was about to perform the rain spell, the fire had already burned out......"
"Impossible, isn't it? Why are people over there so stupid?" Al's was dumbfounded.
"How is it impossible, the people gathered over there are refugees from other places, and they are three different groups of refugees. They haven't been here for a long time, and they often quarrel over trivial matters. As a result, in the face of the fire, they quarreled over who would carry water and who would water it, and then they would fight. Angus waved his hand helplessly, "I'm telling you this to tell you about the importance of everyone working together. Although Limestone Town is not a Sado City, there are so many things that require the cooperation of everyone like a fire. It will only get worse in the future, and the old people in the town alone will not be able to do it at all. ”
"So you think it's okay to do this, to make everyone more united?" Al nodded to Angus, as he seemed to understand, "It seems to make some sense. ”
"It's not that I think so, it's my lord who thinks so. Angus corrected.
As soon as he heard this, Elden blurted out, "I feel that you should think about it again, and then persuade the lord to be cautious and not to do such a senseless thing." ”
"The six people before you said the same thing to me. Angus was silent.
Sure enough, everyone's opinion was unanimous. Al said seriously, "Hurry up and warn the lord, he always likes to do such boring and meaningless things. ”
Angus waved his hand at him. "Do you know what I had in mind when I heard about his plan?" the knight sighed, then added in an accentuated tone, "Why wasn't I the one who proposed it......?"