A farmer sat in a corner, 40 years old, with messy hair, a black face, and a tall but somewhat rickety. The gray thick linen jacket on his body was patched, and it smelled sour.

Barol didn't show a disgusted expression, he looked at the man in front of him, secretly excited in his heart.

It has been 3 months since Barol arrived in Victor's Domain, and in order to gain Victor's reuse, he tries to help the Lord Lord's digging out the colleagues who are lurking in the camp. But his opponent was not an idle man, and Balor was busy for a month and found nothing. In the end, it was only under Victor's identification that Barol sent a few spies out.

He was then kicked by Victor to a secret camp where he was tasked with teaching a dozen wolf cubs. For the lord's arrangement, Barol was very unconvinced, and he did not show his true level in this test. Barol believed that his poor performance was due to the fact that he did not have access to the hill camp and did not have the manpower to help him, but Balor could not refuse the lord's arrangement. In fact, as long as he does spy related work, Barol doesn't care. Decades of secret agent career has become the meaning of his life. In Balor's opinion, it is more meaningful to train these little agents than to be hyenas, at least these children can carry on his business.

While he was teaching the little agent, Barol received an order, Lord Victor, to go to the free house to screen the new members. It's an opportunity to get Balor back in the first line, so he's going to take it and put in a good show.

Barol smiled kindly at the man in front of him, "You don't have to be nervous, let's talk casually." ”

Perhaps sensing Balor's gracious attitude, the man relaxed, and what was really a light small talk ensued.

During the small talk, the man was pleasantly surprised to discover that Barol was from the Eastern Province, just like him. The friendship of fellow villagers has brought each other closer. They talked about their hometown, their own family, the terrible war, the hardships of migration, and even, some gossip about the nobles of the Eastern Province, and the man named Hans proudly corrected several mistakes in Baror, such as the reversal of the names of the two baroness of the Eastern Province.

Balor had already determined that Hans was not a secret agent, but he vaguely felt that there was something wrong with it.

"Why did you take your wife and children to such a remote place to beg for a living?"

Barol's sudden sharp gaze startled Hans, and he said in a loud voice: "I heard that the lord is short of people here, and as long as you work for the lord for nothing, you can join the division of work system, and then you can become a vassal." ”

Balor's pupils shrank slightly, and he knew the work system very well. It was this system that made the people under the lord's command twist into a rope and burst out with great enthusiasm for their work, even if it was hard. Barol thought it was a genius design, and Lord Victor, who designed the division of work, was a master at controlling people's hearts. But how could these free people, who were hundreds of kilometers away, know so much about the division of labor?

With this question in mind, Barol inquired in detail about the other screening subjects, and all the results pointed to one thing, that someone was promoting Victor's division of labor among the freedmen!

When Barol had finished questioning the twenty-first freeman, he said to the guards on one side, "I want to see Lord Victor at once!"

At the same time, in the forbidden area of the upper camp, Victor is immersed in incomparable joy.

Victor carefully rubbed the silver crossbow in his hand. The heavy crossbow is silver-colored and glows with a faint blue light, which looks very beautiful. Judging only from the appearance, the crossbow bow, crossbow arm, crossbow string, of the heavy crossbow are all made of metal. In fact, all the parts of this heavy crossbow are not pure metal, except for the string, the other parts are made of green bakelite infiltrated with silver. Therefore, the silver heavy crossbow is much lighter than the military heavy crossbow, and the crossbow of the military heavy crossbow is made of a very elastic hundred forged steel.

Victor used the winch to try to fill the groove of the crossbow string, but with all his strength he could only pull it halfway. Instead of being discouraged, Victor was rejoicing.

The power of military heavy crossbows is huge, and it is claimed that it can threaten knights, and the key lies in the crossbow string. The average military heavy crossbow chooses the tendons on the tail of the swamp dragon lizard to make the crossbow string. Victor didn't have this material, and the strings of the Thorsilver Heavy Crossbow were made by infiltrating Mithril from the tendons of a ferocious bear, and were far tougher than ordinary crossbow strings. As a result, its power has also risen.

"Busso, how many of these silver crossbows can you make from the remaining tendons?" asked Victor to Busso.

Buso thought for a moment and replied, "My lord, we should be able to make three, but we don't have enough silver. ”

Victor nodded with satisfaction, Thur Silver does have the effect of turning decay into magic, and the crossbows of military heavy crossbows are all made of 100 forged steel with complex processes, and only such metal materials can withstand the power of heavy crossbows. After the silver is integrated into the green bakelite, its elasticity and toughness far exceed that of 100 forged steel, and it can be used for crossbow bows of heavy crossbows. In addition, after Thur Yin is integrated into ordinary beef tendons, it is not much worse than the dragon lizard's tail tendons. However, Victor asked Busso to make a crossbow that could penetrate 30 points of physique, so Busso chose to use the hamstrings of the ferocious bear to make this Thursilver heavy crossbow.

Victor believed that only he could shoot any ogre within four hundred meters of such a heavy crossbow with such a heavy crossbow in his hands. However, the flaw of the silver crossbow is that it is too slow to wind, and if the ogres attack in droves, a heavy crossbow will not be able to resist it. So, Victor needed more Thorsilver Heavy Crossbows for him to use. There were already three Thursilver crossbows in the camp now, but there were never too many of them.

In fact, Victor also needs to guard against the knights of the Chebman family. Compared to the huge ogre, the knight is much more agile, and the average archer is armed with a heavy crossbow, and he cannot keep up with the speed of the knight, and the knight can also use a shield. But if a knight encounters an extraordinary archer like Victor, I am afraid that it will be more than lucky.

If a knight does attack my camp, shall I shoot the thigh first, or shall I shoot the thigh first?" Victor pondered this question, and he had not forgotten the humiliation of the Chebman family.

The bell outside interrupted Victor's fantasy, and as soon as he stepped out of the restricted area, Victor saw Nelson and Lilia with serious expressions, as well as Baror.

Victor frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Nelson and Lilia looked at Balor, who stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "The spies haven't discovered yet, but they have discovered a conspiracy against adults. ”

Barol recounted what he had found to Victor, and concluded: "I surveyed 21 freedmen, and they all said they had come here after hearing rumors about the division of work. This means that someone is behind all this, but they don't know who it is, and what is their purpose?"

Lilia continued, "Victor, there are currently more than 100 freedmen in our territory, and I have already asked, all of them are here for our division of labor. ”

Victor looked at Nelson with a grim face and asked, "Has anyone come here in the last two days?"

Nelson nodded: "There are people coming every day, a few people, a dozen people. ”

Victor's heart sank, and he thought of one word: mass events.

"We're in big trouble! Gather all the village chiefs and come to my office to meet me!"

Soon, the middle level of Victor Collar gathered, they had already heard about the general situation, and their faces were solemn, which made the atmosphere in the office dull.

Victor knocked on the table and said, "You have heard that rumors are spreading among the freedmen that if you come to our territory, you can join the division of work. So, the freedmen keep flocking to us. Do you have any countermeasures?"

Several village chiefs glanced at each other, and Morin took the lead and said to Victor: "My lord, we must intercept these people, otherwise our villagers will clash with these people, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

The village chiefs are all beneficiaries of the division of labor system, and the recommended places in their hands are the source of their authority, and now that there are people who want to compete for the quota of the division of labor, the village chiefs must stand up to defend the interests of the villagers.

"Yes, they must be stopped, and we will set up checkpoints on the borders of the territory to keep these people out of the territory. ”

"My lord, these freedmen must not be allowed to enter, they will cut down purple cane. They must not be allowed to enter territory. ”

Seeing the raging feelings of the village chiefs, Victor could only smile bitterly. These people still don't understand the gravity of the matter. On Earth, there was once a country that discovered gold near the Arctic, and as a result, countless poor people sold all their belongings and risked their lives to go north to pan for gold, even the harsh natural environment could not stop these people's enthusiasm. In this world, the division of work is more precious to the freemen than gold. The number of people who came for this is by no means hundreds or thousands, I am afraid that there are tens of thousands, how can so many people be blocked?

Victor thought for a moment and asked, "Morin, how did you cross the entire kingdom when you first migrated?"

Morin was stunned for a moment: "My lord, when we left our homeland to move west under the organization of the kingdom, we were maintained by the church along the way, and there was the support of lords from all over the country. A small number of people were recruited by the lords of various places, and the rest were exiled to the Centaur Hill, and the pioneer lords of the Centaur Hill recruited some of them, and most of the rest of the people begged for a living in Castle Black. There are also a small number of people who have formed free camps in the wilderness, after all, there are very few monsters in the Centaur hills, even fewer than our original territory. ”

Victor's brow furrowed, and this was the problem, one was an organized migration, one was a chaotic flow. It's okay to say that there is a way to communicate and get them back to Black Castle. And the chaotic flow, there is almost no way to communicate, they will only find ways to mix into the territory. As for accommodating these free people, Victor doesn't need to think about it, he doesn't have the ability to do it at all, and if he doesn't become a saint himself, it will only cause catastrophic consequences, and there will be a riot if he doesn't do it. After all, someone is calculating themselves, and who knows how many demagogues have been planted among them.

"We can't stop them, and even if they do, they're going to come in from somewhere else. Victor shook his head and sighed.

Lilia said worriedly, "Then what should we do? these people will enter our territory at will, and they will definitely destroy our purple cane. Why don't we build a freedfolk garrison on the border, temporarily house them, and then organize them back to Blackcastle?"

"We must not come forward to organize them, and the more we organize, the more we will not be able to get rid of them. Victor shook his head and continued:

"Now, a few of you go back to your respective villages, pacify our men, and organize a militia to guard the village, and no one will be allowed to infiltrate the village. Go now!"

After the village chiefs had left, Victor asked Lilia, "Lilia, how many kinsols do we have now?"

"And 677 Kinsol. Lilia replied without hesitation, and her favorite thing to do when she was okay was to count money.

"Arrange a convoy to go to Blackcastle to buy food, the more the better. ”

"Balor, I want you to change your face and infiltrate the town of Blackcastle to find out who is behind me. I'll arrange two escorts for you. Victor commanded Balor.

"Yes, sir. Barrol's eyes lit up, and that's what he loves.

Victor said to Nelson again: "Nelson, build a few posts on the border. Warn all freedmen who want to enter the territory that there are ferocious wolves operating here. Enough dry rations were then distributed to those who wished to return to Blackcastle. Those who do not listen to counsel do not need to be hindered, let them in. ”

There was a hint of ruthlessness in Victor's deep eyes, and he was ready to let the alchemy mastiff act as a ferocious wolf, but this time it was not a bluff, but a fatality!

Victor wasn't hard-hearted, and he was weak, but as a result, more people died. Now, Victor thinks more and more like a lord. Sitting in the liege's position, there will be a force that pushes him to make the most reasonable decisions, and this power comes from his vassals and lords.

Faced with the influx of thousands, surging freedmen, Victor had no choice. His territory was vast, but his food was scarce. If these freedmen are allowed to enter the territory, they will soon have a famine due to the lack of food, and these people will surely storm Victor's village for food, and the villagers and guards will inevitably fight back, and the result will be a river of blood.

Victor's plan is simple, he is going to set up three red lines, the first line is the survival line, that is, the outpost, those who are willing to follow the advice will not be in any danger, and they will also be resupplied on the return trip. The second line is the line of life and death, and the freedmen who cross this line will be attacked by war mastiffs, and some will die, and some will turn back. If there are still people who are obsessed with moving on, then they will encounter a third line: the death line. Those who cross the line of death can only die.

The plan would certainly be dead, but it would never be catastrophic, and the free people died from ferocious animals, and the Church could not sanction Victor. After all, the lord had already warned and provided rations for the return trip.

Since the free people came because of the rumors, the rumors of the ferocious wolves will make most people go back the way they came. In the face of vassals and survival, most people will choose to survive.

Victor believed that this cruel plan would have an effect against the disorderly and chaotic freedmen. He's just going to use rumors to deal with rumors!

"Your Excellency, Baron Escre's emissary has asked for an audience, he has something important to inform you. One of the guards reported to Victor.

——————————————

Baron Eskerry stood on the castle with a grim face, watching as a large group of freedmen lined up in a long line led by the Paladins of the Church and marched towards Victor.

"My dear, are you worried that Baron Victor will keep these people at the border?" asked the beautiful baroness softly to her husband.

Eskeri sighed: "Yes, if Baron Victor refuses these people entry, then these people will have a big impact on our territory. ”

The baroness chuckled, "Then why didn't we stop these people?"

Esqueri's eyes lit up, and he smiled: "Yes, these people have the maintenance of the church, we can't stop it, and Baron Victor can't stop it." What's more, they were originally directed at Victor. ”

"Who told Baron Victor to come up with the idea of a division of work? he smashed himself in the foot, and I am afraid that he will not end well this time. The Baroness shook her head and said, "However, we also have to make some preparations. ”

"You mean, prepare some food for these freedmen?"

"No! We're going to close all the villages. ”

Eskeri nodded: "There will definitely be more and more people coming from behind, we can't wade into troubled waters." In addition, we need to close the borders so that these freedmen can bypass the edge of the territory. ”

Eskery looked at the majestic paladin again, and couldn't help but scold: "Are the people of the church in water in their brains? Send so many people to Victor Collar! What do they eat? Victor Collar has only been developed for a few months, and there is no food at all!"