Section 10: Building a City as a Practice (Part I

Hearing Townsend say this, Hazel guessed that Townsend didn't really want to explain the whole thing, so she changed topics with Wenli.

Gradually, everyone's conversation touched on the destination of the trip, the northern part of the Quelsa Great Plains, the base of Thorns and Roses.

Sister Wen Li Xiǎo is full of good expectations for this trip. It is undoubtedly a great pleasure to meet those who thought they had been killed. In order to alleviate her emotions, and in order to let + passion Everyone have at least psychological preparation for all aspects of Thorn Rose, Townsend very unjustly arrested Ben Naid and asked him to tell the story of Thorn Rose to the three of them.

Poor Bennet, it was impossible for him not to be nervous in front of the head of the house, so he had to sweat profusely to tell every story, and then he had to be subjected to endless questions from Hazel - worse than torture!

It's already autumn, and although it can't be said to be the hottest, the autumn tiger is still very powerful.

After staying away from the Wakale, everyone has to take care of the horsepower, and most of them choose the early morning and evening times to rush for a while, and the rest of the time is more calm. A few days later, the horse team was close to the Great Plain of Quelsa, and this season was the time when Quelsa was at its most splendid and human, and the surrounding was full of unspoiled natural beauty.

White clouds above, vast plains below, tranquil rivers meandering like belts, leisurely herds of animals chasing each other, and countless yàn liye huā blooming in the gently undulating greenery......

"The world is so big. Sister Wen Li Xiǎo said so, and then turned to look at Townsend: "Mr. Townsend, what do you think?"

"You rob me of my lines. Townsend replied with a smile.

"Your lines?" Sister Wen Li was stunned for a moment, and asked curiously, "Then what do you think I should have said?"

"Sister Wen Li xiǎo should say......" Townsend turned his head and looked at the beautiful scenery around him, his eyes became confused, and then said in a dreamy soft tone: "Mine, mine, all my ......"

"Haha!" Sister Wen Li couldn't help but laugh.

This was the first time Townsend saw Wen Li's real smile.

Her smile is sincere. It is enough to make the sun sè, but also to make the beautiful scenery ashamed.

If it weren't for the news of the clansmen, if it weren't for the days spent wandering in the picturesque landscape, if it weren't for Townsend's just the right inducement, this smile would never have been possible—only for a moment, but it was already engraved in Townsend's heart.

Townsend smiled silently, looking at her with a soft gaze, without the slightest force.

Sister Wen Lixiǎo's eyes are pure and bright, generous, and she doesn't dodge or dodge.

For the safety of two groups of people, this kind of time to flow their true selves is very rare. But there was never a shortage of people stirring up trouble around the two, and their eyes had just converged, when a continuous shout came from behind: "Chief, Chief!"

Although the smiles were still there, the masks of the two were covered again. Sister Wen Lixiǎo's smile became polite, and Townsend was naturally in a flow of air.

"Chief!" Bennett, who had absolutely no idea what he had just done, shouted excitedly, "They're coming to pick us up!"

If someone asks: Where do people's impressions of a place usually start?

The answer is definitely: the road and jiāo-do, this is people's first impression.

Now under everyone's feet, a straight and wide avenue appeared. This is the best trade route in the Quelsa Plains!

On both sides of the road, saplings were planted to shade the yin, and drainage canals were built. A little more outside is the farmland, which used to be scattered and unshaped, but now has a unified plan. They are cut into identical strips, arranged next to each other, with occasional xiǎo paths and ditches as boundaries, which look very neat and pleasing to the eye.

In the ripe fields, the farmer and his livestock are working, and the new fields, which are huge in quantity and are piling up féi materials, must have just been opened up - people from near and far are busy with smiles on their faces.

The road stretched forward, through the hustle and bustle of the fertile fields, through the rows of buildings farther away, before being overwhelmed by the black ant-like workers.

In the distant stretch of buildings, the red and blue thorn rose flags are flying high.

On the iǎo mountain bag, looking at the main camp of thorn roses from afar, Townsend couldn't help but feel a strong sense of accomplishment in his heart.

The current main base of Thorn Rose is actually built on the basis of the original March tribe camp. I heard that the main city of the Dawn Council has been reworked twice, so when the Marches build their camp, they have only one criterion - they can use it.

Snatching this big camp from the hands of the Marches, Thorn Rose has the ability to turn the sky upside down, and it can only be rebuilt on the basis of the original camp, and it is absolutely impossible to repair it here and make up a piece there, if you want to break through the original scale or conjure up something.

So in the days that Townsend left, for nearly three months, the headquarters camp was still the same. If anything, it's very clean, very tidy - Thorn Rose is a big barracks, and the house regulations must be enforced.

If you think about it that way, at least they've changed something.

Because of the large number of slaves, the roads around the camp have been renovated and rebuilt. The wagon convoy that followed behind the phoenix-tailed huā chamber of commerce finally didn't have to worry about the wheels getting stuck in the mud.

After entering the Quelsa Plains, the coachmen suffered a lot because of the trade routes that had fallen into disrepair.

On the West Coast, the trade route that Thorn Rose tried to build is considered a high-level, and this thing is good at everything, but it is expensive and time-consuming. Even if Townsend carried forward the spirit of hard work and made the business of high-value alloys prosperous, it would be difficult to promote this kind of trade route to other places - it is easy to say that his own territory is good, but on other people's territory, how can outsiders be allowed to build roads?

The trade routes are not smooth, and even if the business is good, it is limited. Or do you want to put aside the rest and build the road to the seaside port first?

Townsend on horseback pondered, and entered the camp under the protection of the guards.

Behind Townsend, the horse team and convoy of the Fengwei Huā Chamber of Commerce also entered the camp one after another, and then were led directly to the headquarters of the Thorn Rose, next to which two luxury inns had been built, which were the most suitable for receiving guests.

The people of the camp did not panic and dodge as the convoy passed by, but smiled at the wagon, and the bare-bottomed children would catch up with the wagon and hang themselves on the swing at the back of the car...... The coachmen were very uncomfortable with this, but the leading carriage at the front firmly held down the speed, and they could only follow in unison.

If it had been another city, they would have cleaned up these xiǎo rabbit cubs a long time ago!

But in the Thorn Rose, the coachmen did not dare to play any tricks. Because of the local soldiers who accompanied them, not only did they not drive away the bare-ass xiǎo children, but they would also point out some climbing essentials from time to time, and they must wait until they had enough to play before they pretended to blow away.

It can be seen that the relationship between the top and bottom of the Thorn Rose has been outrageously good, or rather, the value of the Thorn Rose to its own people is almost pathological, even if it is a group of bare-ass xiǎo children!

Many of these people who dot on bare-ass xiǎo children are survivors of Harvey Town.

They didn't know that in the second carriage of the convoy, there was her own head of the family, Sister Wen Lixiǎo, who was going into the city in this way, and Hazel couldn't understand her decision, but Townsend guessed it, and persuaded her to no avail, so he went with her.

As the owner of this place, Townsend felt that he had done his best, whether it was for Sister Wenli or the Swarosia family. What should be said has been said, and what should be reminded has also been reminded, so from the moment Sister Wen Li Xiǎo entered the camp, it was not good for him to have any more meetings or cordial conversations with her.

Because the two of them each represent a group, and there are hidden contradictions between the groups. It's certainly not a stranger, but until the two groups reach a new agreement, the leaders will have to lead by example and keep their distance.

Sister Wen Li xiǎo didn't have time to think about this, her mood when she entered the camp was probably a bit similar to "hometown timidity".

She didn't know what kind of life her people were living outside, and she wasn't sure what kind of posture she should take, let alone what to do so as not to hurt their fragile state of mind.

Bennett's relays contain all the links, but he was originally just a mid-level member of the family, with a narrow vision and a lack of detail. So Sister Wen Li Xiǎo decided to observe first, and she wanted to see with her own eyes.

There is no doubt that there is a taste of the Swarosia family here.

Many people would smile and wave as the carriage passed by. This kind of etiquette is the tradition of Harvey Town. Through a layer of screens, Sister Wen Li Xiǎo tried to find among these smiling faces, and occasionally a familiar face appeared, and her fists hidden in her handkerchief would tremble slightly......

Gradually, not only Sister Wen Lixiǎo, but even Master Hazel beside her was also surprised.

Townsend once described how Thorn Rose treated the people of the Swarosia family, how to protect them, and how to help them. Inside, Sister Wen Li Xiǎo is indeed full of feelings for Townsend's actions, but she still can't fully trust him, because no force or family will treat the survivors of the disaster as Townsend said.

Even Sister Wen Li Xiǎo herself is difficult to do.

It is a common rule in this world that people must first be loyal to their family and family name, especially when it comes to interests. People like the Harvey survivors, who have lost their homeland and the protection of the upper classes, are in fact the best targets for enslavement - no one to speak for them, and they themselves have no strength to speak.

But now, these Harvey survivors who live in Thorn Rose have no signs of enslavement in their bodies at all, and there is no depression and decadence in their expressions. On the contrary, in the bright sunlight, they have the most determined faces!

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