In the mountains and forests, the low crescent moon shone its last rays of light, struggling to resist the invasion of darkness.

However, this is in vain after all, and the whole world will soon be plunged into the darkest hours before dawn.

"Madam, I counted it, and there are more than thirty brothers missing."

"So much?" Nala's brows furrowed, and she couldn't accept this number for a moment, "But we didn't encounter a fierce battle when we rushed out, how could there be so many fewer people?" ”

"There should be a lot of clansmen who didn't keep up with the team and fell into the camp of the Blue Skin Tribe."

Nala nodded, then resolutely got up and said:

"I'll go back now and bring them out!"

"Madam, you must not go back!"

"Yes, mother, if you go, you probably won't be able to get out." Natalie also hugged her mother's arm tightly, as if she was afraid that she would never return.

"No, I have to go back." "I brought them into danger, and I deserve to bring them out." ”

"Madam, then we will go back with you!"

"No, you stay here, and if I don't come back, you can take Natalie with you."

"I'm not leaving!" Natalie was so scared that she almost cried.

Nala patted her daughter's little hand lightly and comforted her with a smile:

"Don't worry, it doesn't have to be that bad. As far as I know, the Riverbend nobleman is not a murderous man, and since our Raven tribe is not involved in Linia's conspiracy, he should not be embarrassed by us. ”

"Then you should bring more men, just in case."

"No, I don't. If he really wants to disadvantage me, even if I take everyone from the Raven Tribe, I can't stop him. ”

When they heard this, they fell silent.

The Raven Tribe is only a small tribe, with a total number of less than five hundred, and most of them are old and weak, women and children, so they really can't compete with the powerful Hewan people.

"Well, don't worry, I haven't received a warning from the gods that there will be no danger in this trip."

After appeasing her people, Nala took the right direction and walked into the darkness alone.

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"So, my people will increase by more than nine thousand three hundred?"

"Yes, sir." Gavin had a faint dark circle under his eyes and said, "This is the preliminary statistics of the population of the thirteen tribes, and the final result may be slightly different, but it should not be big." ”

Sam Wilmo's chin was rubbed, but he frowned.

The increase in the population of the territory is certainly a good thing, but it increases too quickly, and it is worrying.

These more than 9,000 people, plus the more than 2,000 people of the original Huya tribe, are more than 10,000.

And this happened in less than a month.

For a territory that has just begun to develop, this is no longer a population explosion, but a population explosion.

The territory's food stocks were already running out, and the population explosion at this time was simply adding fuel to the fire.

Originally, there were more than 2,000 people, and Samwell was able to go to Qingting Island to make a wave of investment and survive this period of time.

But now that the rations have skyrocketed to more than 10,000 people, how can this be fooled?

Do you really think Earl Pixter is a big wrongdoer?

And the cash cow of brandy is in its infancy, and it is not yet able to bring a large amount of income to the territory immediately.

Thinking of this, Samwell finally sighed, and could only decide to temporarily raise these newly added lords.

"We can't supply so many people now, so the more than 2,000 captives who surrendered last night were all put back and let them go hunting and gathering according to the previous method."

"Yes, sir."

Gavin nodded in response, feeling a little sorry in his heart.

Although he could understand the lord's difficulty, he also knew that if he released all the captives now, it would be difficult to gather them again in the future.

It's a pity that the food in the territory is not enough to feed so many people, otherwise, how good it would be for so many people to be sent to build castles.

There are also wineries, which are also in dire need of manpower.

But these captives really can't be moved, after all, they are the main hunting force of the thirteen tribes, and if they are sent to repair the castle, then the rest of the wild people in the tribe will suffer a food crisis.

Therefore, unless Eagle's Beak Island is able to support all the more than 9,000 savages, these captives must be released.

Thinking of this, Gavin asked again:

"My lord, does the welfare house not accept the old people and young children of these thirteen tribes?"

Samwell thought about it, but gritted his teeth and said:

"Close! Otherwise, the hearts of these tribes will be scattered. ”

"Yes."

Samwell sighed, knowing that he had to leave for Qingting Island as soon as possible, otherwise his people would really have to drink the northwest wind.

"In addition, the thirteen new tribes have all been changed to villages, you draw up a list of candidates for the village chief as soon as possible, and remember to use all familiar savages."

Samwell's "familiar savage" actually refers to a savage or his relatives who intermarried with the Riverbend people.

For example, Gavin's new wife Una, and his brother-in-law Ucha.

Samwell had to get rid of the tribal leaders this time, just to make it easier for him to install people he trusted, so that he could better control these savage villages.

He didn't want to wait for him to leave, and the wildlings would start rioting again.

"Okay." Gavin hurriedly jotted it down, and then asked, "What about taxes?" It is also a reference to Huya Village, free for three months? ”

Samwell hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded:

"Yes."

Although the territory is financially difficult, he still plans to level the bowl of water.

After all, buying people's hearts and minds is the most important thing now.

Moreover, those savages are so poor that even if they do collect taxes, how much can they collect?

Hunting and gathering, these are extremely inefficient methods of production, and the wild people can barely feed themselves, and Samwell feels guilty of conscience if he really wants them to pay taxes.

Of course, after three months, it should still be collected.

Even if the tax collected is returned as a welfare, it must be collected.

This is the duty of the people.

If you really want to continue to be tax-free, it is estimated that it will not be long before no one remembers that there is still a lord on their heads.

What's more, Samwell has built a welfare home to help the people support the orphans, widows, the elderly, and children, which greatly reduces their burden, and the collection of some taxes will not affect their lives.

Subsequently, the two discussed some details of the placement of the wild man.

When it was over, Samwell was about to catch up on sleep, but the attendant Catou came running and reported:

"My lord, there is a patriarch who calls himself the Raven Tribe who wants to see you."

"The Raven Tribe? Invite her over. ”

"Yes."

Samwell was disappointed to learn last night that most of the Raven Tribe had fled in the chaos.

Because this tribe has something like Ghost Grass that can improve his spiritual attributes.

When someone from the Huya tribe went to invite the crow tribe on his behalf, he was rejected by the other party.

He was still worried about how to contact the other party, but he didn't expect that now, the crow tribe actually took the initiative to come to the door.

Samwell, of course, knew that the other party should have come for the sake of his own captives.

While thinking about it, I saw a tall woman walk into the wooden house.

The dark veil covered most of her face, revealing a pair of purple eyes, long dark brown hair draped over her shoulders, and the deerskin clothes on her body were simple and coarse, but they still could not hide the mysterious and noble aura.

She walked up to Samwell with graceful steps, bowed, and said:

"Dear Lord Caesar, I am Nala, the patriarch of the Raven Tribe, and I extend my sincerest greetings to you on behalf of all the clansmen."