The Nibel River originates mainly in the Warcraft Mountains, gathers a large amount of melting snow, flows through the evergreen Red Pine Ridge, joins the Liucui River in the town of Nibel, crosses the central Grand Canyon with the treacherous terrain, twists and turns in the Great Plains of the East, and finally flows into the sea to the east. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

On the north shore, not far from the eastern exit of the Grand Canyon, there is a large trading port, Wolf Castle, and Lord Tony Edward is a legendary figure.

The Edward family rules the entire North, and is known as the Wolves of the North.

Because of the harsh climate, most of the year is buried in the snow, and the living materials in the north are extremely scarce, which has created the tenacious and unyielding character of the residents of the north and the unusually strong folk customs.

Twenty years ago, Little Wolf Castle was just a nameless town, where merchants traveled to and from the Nibel River to repair ships or replenish supplies.

Tony, who had just come of age, was reluctant to accept the family fiefdom, and after a big argument with his father, he angrily left Wolfsburg and came to this small port.

He expanded the port and monopolized shipping on the Nibel River, forming caravans to sell coal from the north, iron from Black Iron Town, timber from Red Pine Ridge, and cattle and sheep from most of the steppes of the west.

Wherever the water of the Nibel River can flow, the Little Wolf Castle marker can be seen.

It is also this time of year that the Celestial Fish merchant ship will always arrive as scheduled, bringing a lot of business opportunities to Black Iron Town, and at the same time, it will also send a large number of laborers.

Mining is hard work, but it can earn a relatively high income, and you can get four to five months off a year, which is a very good option for many people who only have labor.

The temple notice had been sent out last winter, and the monsters in Black Iron had been cleared, so some brave people followed the first merchant ship up the river and came to Black Iron Town in search of work.

Pete, the captain of the Skyfish, is a cousin of Lord Tony and is primarily responsible for trade with Blackiron, spending a lot of time in Blackiron for a long part of the year.

He knew more about Black Iron Town than Little Wolf Castle.

But when the Tenfish came to Black Iron Town, if it weren't for the familiar dock, Pete would have thought he was in the wrong place.

The familiar houses and streets, the blast furnaces everywhere, the black ash of the sky, and the familiar crowds were all gone, and the sound of striking iron could not be heard.

In his place of sight were dozens of imposing steel buildings.

What's going on?

The merchants who came with the ship were also amazed, and first stood on the deck dumbfounded, and talked a lot, not knowing whether to get off the ship or not.

At this moment, a cavalry team slowly walked out of the town, and on a carriage behind it, a middle-aged man with a mustache was standing.

Dressed in well-cut clothes and decorated with mink fur, he came to the dock smiling and waving to the people on board.

"Welcome to Black Iron Town!"

It seemed that this was the real Black Iron Town, and Pete led the merchants down from the sampan, and the man greeted them warmly and shook hands with them.

Faced with this unfamiliar face, Pete was very confused.

In the past, when I came to Black Iron Town for the first time every year, it was Lord Roshi who came to greet him personally, but this year he was replaced?

He asked with some confusion: "May I ask who are you ......?"

"My name is Bucky, and I'm the mayor of Black Iron Town, and I'd like to welcome you on behalf of Lord Renault. Badge said with a smile, he was originally just a manager of a mine, but now that he is the mayor of the town, he has naturally added a suit, which is very human-like and dog-like.

Judging by his appearance alone, he was no worse than a nobleman.

"It's Lord Buggy!"

Pete shook hands with him warmly and introduced the merchants who had come with the ship.

The rumors of the forcible occupation of Black Iron were true, but Pete and the merchants didn't care too much, they were here to do business, as long as they could make money, they were good lords.

"Everyone, please get in the car. ”

Led by Badge, the group boarded a luxurious viewing carriage.

The carriage is more than 10 meters long and very spacious, and can seat 40 people at the same time. On each side of the aisle are two soft and comfortable seats.

The thick wooden wheels of the carriage pressed against the steel ground covered with fine lines, and the merchants stretched out their necks curiously to look at the road, these people were also somewhat knowledgeable, but even when they arrived in the royal capital, there were few streets so spacious and smooth.

The carriages soon passed through the lodging quarters, and as early as the time on the ship, the dense houses attracted the attention of merchants who speculated about their purpose.

In the open space in the middle of the building, some women are turning over the dirt and planting saplings and weeds.

They were dressed in half-worn clothes, cleanly washed, and looked very healthy and energetic in the warm spring sun.

The merchants couldn't help but be a little surprised, no matter which town, there were poor people everywhere, and in the past, under the dilapidated eaves on both sides of the streets of Heitie Town, you could always see many dirty women, most of them the families of the miners.

"What are they doing, and why are they growing grass here?" someone asked.

Seeing that the merchants all showed curious looks, Baji replied: "This is greening, in order to let the residents of Black Iron Town have a better living environment. ”

"Living? Are you saying that these tall buildings are meant to be inhabited?"

"That's right," replied Badge, "these sixty houses can hold more than two thousand families, and Lord Renault provides them free of charge to those who work for Black Iron Town. Most of these women are family members of our escorts, and they also get paid for growing the grass. ”

The merchants looked at each other and did not say anything.

What Baji said, in fact, they did not believe it, and provided shelter and paid these women, and no one believed them when they deceived ignorant children.

They walk in the Oro continent all year round, and after a winter, there are people who freeze to death and starve to death everywhere, and Black Iron Town has changed a lot, but this kind of good thing that only appears in poetry and legends is too good to be fake.

At the same time, they also feel a little scary, with such a good place to live, they can still earn money, if it spreads, I am afraid that people from the entire continent will flock to it.

Whether they believe each other or not, unbelievable things appear one after another along the way.

When passing by the school, according to Badge, the people who are now studying in it are all street children adopted by Black Iron Town.

The thought of those annoying imps made the businessmen's scalps tingle.

They were always in groups, and when they saw the merchants' carriages, they swarmed around to ask for food, and they could not even drive away with leather whips.

But here, not only were they adopted into the school, but if they could learn to read and write or do arithmetic well, they could also get a more decent job.

The more Badge spoke, the more it sounded like the truth, and the merchants looked at each other.

If this is all true, and that Renault spends so much money on this, is he really a philanthropist?

But even the biggest philanthropist in the royal capital only donates a little gold coin every year to repair the dilapidated school. Who's going to really waste a lot of gold on these dead imps?