It is the time when the season of water and the season of the earth meet, the drizzle flies obliquely, like a curtain, and under the moisture of the rain, the seeds of life begin to show their existence to the world after four months of latent and nurturing, so that the world reveals a full of greenery.

Victor's hill camp is very different from what it was two months ago. The low-rise shacks that had once been used for temporary housing were all bulldozed and new wooden houses were built on the site. The wide road is paved with bluestone slabs, and the small trees on both sides of the road have also sprouted, tender green and tender, which makes people like it when they see it, which is the color of hope.

At this time, the hill camp is a village full of hope, clean, tidy, and orderly, and under the shroud of this drizzle, there is a smell of peace and beauty, which is really lovely.

And Victor's mood at the moment is extremely heavy.

Yesterday's oolong brought an uproar to his camp, and it could even be said to be a disaster.

"So, you sent all your guards to find me, and that's why you caused all this?"

Victor stared out the window, and the person he asked was Lilia, who had a drooping head.

"My lord, Lilia can't be blamed for this, it's because I didn't manage the freedmen well, so I got out of this mess. Linda on the side hurriedly explained to Victor.

Victor sighed, he already knew the cause and effect of the incident.

Three days earlier, Victor had thrown five alchemical mastiffs out of the camp and hid them 40 kilometers west of the hill camp. But what he didn't expect was that when Old Hamm's dogs were patrolling around the camp, they smelled the smell of war mastiffs, and they were so frightened that they fled back to the kennel with their tails between their legs, never to come out again.

The dog's unusual reaction caught the attention of old Hamm. As an experienced herder, he knows that this is a sign that the dog encounters a ferocious animal

Out of an abundance of caution, Old Hamm did not inform Victor hastily, but personally searched the area around the camp, and as a result, he found the footprints of a war mastiff on the west side of the camp. After comparing the size of the footprints, he was shocked to find that these footprints were actually bigger than his hand, and what was even more terrifying was that there were five such monsters, which completely violated his cognition, no ferocious animals would be so clustered, they all had their own territory.

With such doubts, he took out the dog again and followed the trail. Perhaps because after two days, the smell of the mastiff became a little lighter, and the dogs tracked 20 kilometers to the west under the reprimand of their owners, and then these dogs turned around and ran, and Old Hamm was sure that they were violent animals, and they were five fierce wolves!

Due to Victor's blockade of the upper camp, Old Hamm could only find Lilia to report the matter, and by the time Lilia brought him to see Victor, Victor and Renault had already set off.

Fearing that Victor would be in danger, Lilia informed Maureen and Linda and dispatched all their guards to find Victor.

After receiving Lilia's warning, Merlin immediately returned to the hill camp with the people who were building the village, and Linda informed the freedmen who were working outside to return to their temporary station.

Tensions began to spread, and the leaders returned to the hill camp and pulled up the drawbridge. The freedmen in the temporary station were in a commotion, and the freedmen already knew that danger was approaching, and they asked Linda to go to the hill camp for safety, but Linda ruthlessly refused, Linda said on the spot that she would face the danger with them, and the freedfolk gradually quieted down due to Linda's status as a sheriff. However, some freedmen took advantage of the riots to attack those who had a grudge against them, and stabbed two of them to death on the spot. Order collapsed suddenly.

The freedfolk fought each other, the scene was chaotic, and when Linda's dissuasion was fruitless, she began to suppress it strongly, killing 3 people on the spot, but to no avail, she had too few people, and they were all militiamen. Fortunately, Morin organized timely reinforcements from the militia in the hill camp, and order was restored to the temporary station, but despite this, 7 freedmen still died in the riots, and more than a dozen freedmen took advantage of the chaos to leave the camp.

"Lilia is responsible, but the biggest responsibility is mine. Victor said bitterly.

What can Victor say? He himself is the one who started it, when Lilia knew that he might be in danger, there was nothing wrong with organizing forces to help him, Linda still stuck to the free people station despite the lack of manpower, and Morin organized the villagers to return to the camp is also a serious move, all of them have performed remarkably, but there is still a big mess. That's what he needs to reflect on.

"Lilia, you are too uncool, if it is really as old Hamm said, there are five fierce wolves, can you bring more than fifty guards to fight them in the wild? fortunately, you did not encounter them, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable!" In Victor's opinion, Lilia's choice was terrible.

The ferocious animals are tough, powerful, fast and intelligent, so that these ordinary guards can fight against 5 ferocious wolves in the wild at once, that is, to deliver food. They couldn't even lock on to the ferocious wolf with their bows.

"Victor, I'm sorry, I'm just worried about you too much. Lilia's eyes were red and she said aggrievedly.

"Sir, please punish me, I advised Miss Lilia to take all the guards and find you. Mo Lin on the side stepped forward and said worriedly.

This is the root of the problem, Victor's personal safety is of paramount importance to these people, it can be said that it is directly related to their net worth and life, so even if their lives are in danger, they must maintain the safety of the lord.

"Morin, how is the construction of the village progressing now?" Victor asked Morin after a pause.

"My lord, the double fence of the village has been built, we are now digging the trench, and it is estimated that it will take another five days to start building the arrow tower. Maureen replied quickly.

"But now the villagers are resting in the camp because the danger is not over. ”

Victor nodded, and Old Hamm, accompanied by Renault, went to investigate the whereabouts of the ferocious animals, everyone was waiting for the latest news, and Victor could only pretend to be confused.

"Linda, since these freedmen have come to us, we should provide security, why are you willing to stay in the freedmen's residence when they are threatened by the ferocious wolf, and you are not willing to let them come up and take refuge?"

Victor's question made several people in the office look at each other, and after a while, Linda said hesitantly: "My lord, those free people are dirty and smelly, they don't take a shower for many days, and they still defecate in the open, so 。。。。。。。 I'm afraid they'll dirty our camp. ”

Seeing that several village leaders and Lilia nodded again and again, Victor came out angrily, and he sneered: "I am really wronged by working with these stinky freemen every day. ”

"No grievances, no grievances!" Dean nodded and sneered.

Victor shook his head helplessly, these villagers under his command were very different from those freedmen in terms of habits and psychology, and the hill camp was their home, who would allow a large group of strangers to run into their homes for refuge? Not to mention that vassals were xenophobic.

"Linda, how many freedmen have taken refuge with us now?" Victor continued.

"We've taken in more than 600 freedmen, and the exact number is uncertain, because people come every day and leave occasionally, like this one when 17 freedmen left the camp. Linda explained in detail.

Victor nodded, since she promoted Linda to be a sheriff, she has indeed done her duty, and this time she can stick to her post in the face of danger, and Victor also sees it, although it is just a misunderstanding.

"How dare these freedmen leave the station, aren't they afraid of dying outside?"

For those freedmen who left on their own initiative, Victor was puzzled.

"My lord, although this is the pioneer territory, there are very few monsters in the territory, especially since we have cleaned up back and forth a few times, and it has been determined that there are no monsters and orcs near the camp. Moreover, the freedfolk who left were mostly wild people who knew very well how to survive in the wild. In fact, this upheaval was a clash between ordinary freemen and wildlings. Linda explained.

"Savages? Is there still a group among the free people? Linda's words immediately aroused Victor's interest.

"My lord, the wild people are free people who have lived in the wilderness for generations, and they are different from us farmers who have lost our land, they are very savage, they are very fierce. One of the village leaders explained to Victor that he pouted disdainfully at the mention of the wildlings.

Victor suddenly realized that the wild people were free people in the true sense of the word, they were used to the life of free people, and they didn't care so much about the identity of the people, and those wild people who lived by hunting and gathering were also called mountain people.

"Is the perpetrator a mountain man? Have you been caught?" asked Victor to Linda

"It was the mountain people who did it, and the people had already been caught, and they took the opportunity to take revenge because they were ostracized. Linda replied.

"Well, the root cause of this riot accident is the weak defense of the temporary station, and the free people have no sense of security, so I have decided to suspend the construction of the village! Victor commanded.

"You must know that we need time to convert these freemen, and for some unavoidable reason, we must not allow these people to be exiled, especially to the eastern part of the realm. Do you understand everything?"

Seeing that the leaders of the villagers under his command nodded their heads but looked a little disappreciative, Victor had to add that he had to prevent the free people from being used by their neighbors to the east to drag him back.

Although Victor had in fact abandoned the eastern territories, the village of Pinghu and the camp of the Chebman family still stuck in his throat like two thorns, making him very uncomfortable. Especially now that there are signs that the chief of Dick, whom he appointed, has compromised with Beyer.

"Understood!" Hearing Victor raise his voice, several village leaders were shocked.

"Linda, you have drawn up 20 freedmen who can be promoted, and I will give them the status of subjects in public tomorrow, and at the same time publicly execute those who commit the murderers. Victor said coldly, now to stabilize people's hearts, a sense of security and grace are indispensable.

"My lord, Old Hamm and Renault are back!" the guard outside the office announced.

"Old Hamm, how's it going?"

Seeing old Hamm and Renault walk in, Victor asked with a fake look that he was actually behind it.

"My lord, it seems that it is a misunderstanding, I also found the footprints of several people near those wolf paw prints, they should be mountain people who came out with mastiffs to hunt, these hunters may also carry the feces of ferocious animals, so the dogs will mistake those mastiffs for fierce wolves. Old Hamm respectfully explained to Victor.

"Old Hamm, how can you be sure that you are not a ferocious wolf? This cannot be mistaken!" a villager leader couldn't help but ask Old Hamm.

"How can there be five fierce wolves at a time? and they can still walk with people? Besides, they have gone all the way to the west, and they are already 60 kilometers away from the camp, I can't be wrong this time!" said Old Hamm with some anger when he heard that he was being questioned.

"Old Hamm, I've worked hard for you, and I'll ask Lilia to compensate you for a thousand cents. ”

Victor was very sorry for Old Hamm, this old herdsman usually treats his baby dogs, this time for Victor's safety, he reluctantly sacrificed two dogs, and he risked his life to support Victor.

"My lord, I don't want to work, I only have one request. Old Hamm hurriedly bowed to Victor and said, "If those mountain people come to us, I want to get two, oh no, one mastiff like that." Adults, they're really big!"

"There will be a day, I promise you. Victor nodded to Old Hamm, then raised his voice. "Since it's a false alarm, let's all do what I tell you to do!"

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After everyone left the office, Victor took a sip of the world's unique "coffee", a drink that was friendly to the fire element, which lifted his spirits.

This incident made Victor see a problem, now the hill camp seems to be on the right track, and it looks like a prosperous faction, but in fact, it is just a strong outsider.

Because, there is a problem with the middle stratum of the territory. The people promoted by Victor have no experience in managing territories like him, and once they leave him, there will be chaos.

Victor didn't believe that other lords would have the same problem, otherwise how would the territory be inherited?

Originally, Victor also planned to use alchemy humans to control those free people, but the low emotional intelligence of alchemy humans could not take on this task at all. Therefore, he must redesign an effective system to ensure the operation of the territory, otherwise the development of the territory will be restricted.

And the fear of the fierce animals of the lords also gave Victor a hint, and maybe he could do something to suppress the thorns in the throat.

In this regard, Victor already has a plan.

(Today's update is a little late, sorry, sorry, thank you for your tips and recommendations.) ）