In the early morning, bright eyes emerge from the thick clouds, bringing light and warmth to the creatures of this land.

To the south of Dorman City, near the Linton River, a tall monument in the shape of a sword rises over the wilderness, densely engraved with the names of militiamen who died in the last war.

Surrounding this monument are small tombstones, which are square, spreading from the inside to the outside in circles.

Thousands of people gathered here, black and oppressive, they have soldiers, military families, and people...... There are various identities, but they all have a pious heart to send the ashes of those warriors to the cemetery.

The unclaimed ashes have all been buried, and some military family members have claimed the ashes but have also been sent here.

Young Evans stood in the crowd and personally carried his uncle's ashes inside. Looking at the tall figure in front of him, his expression was full of admiration, it was the lord of Kanna, the person he admired the most besides his father......

Although there were a large number of people at the scene, the whole process was solemn and solemn, and there was no impassioned speech, nor did it say anything about the righteousness of the family and the country.

Ryan, Allen, Delai and the others all mourned silently, without saying a word the whole time, comforting the heavenly spirits in silence.

Elsewhere, it's an incredible picture, but now it's actually happening, and not many people are surprised.

This lord has already brought them too much shock and incredible.

Ryan's purpose in doing this is indeed not simple, it is to win the hearts of the army, but it does not mean that he is just acting on the spot, all of what he is doing now is from the heart.

"From now on, these lonely souls finally have a home." Alan tucked his helmet under his arm, stood straight, and silently stared at the monument like an unsheathed sword.

He was thinking that if a person like himself could be buried here one day, it would be the best home.

"They are not alone, their heroic spirits will watch over us in the kingdom of God, and their efforts will not be in vain." Ryan bowed slightly to the monument in a deep voice.

It was very windy that day, and everyone stood in the wind for an hour, and silence was better than sound......

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In Dorman City, the refugee quarters are a little different from other places, and although they live in a humble place, they don't go hungry if they are willing to work hard or have a skill.

They are simple and willing to endure hardships, as long as they can get two meals a day, they don't care how much effort they put in.

However, there is a special group among them, and that is the orphans whose relatives have been separated or killed, which is a large group among thousands of refugees.

Fortunately, Ryan had anticipated this, so he stipulated in the relief clause that children under the age of fourteen and the elderly over fifty could get food without having to work.

It is precisely because of this rule that these children have the opportunity to survive in this land, otherwise the older ones can only barely support themselves, and the younger ones will either starve to death or sell them to large families as servants.

Others may become pickpockets, gangsters, hooligans, and even ducks......

Willer is one of those orphans, who is only 12 years old this year, but who has already lost eight of his relatives, and who had already planned to sell himself after fleeing to Dorman City.

Fortunately, he met a generous and benevolent lord who would take the initiative to work as a handyman at the construction site during the day, and because he could receive food, he could save one or two copper a day.

His greatest wish is to save enough money to buy a few acres of thin land and support himself.

Unexpectedly, the arrival of a person completely changed the trajectory of his fate, it was a young man in his twenties, who looked more kind, but with an indescribable aura on his body.

When he saw him, he bluntly said, "If you are grateful for what the lord has done and are willing to obey the lord's call, then you can come with me......"

Young Viller looked at the two soldiers standing behind him, the clothes he had seen were the same as those in the castle.

He finally believed the man and followed him to the castle, where it turned out that the man was not lying.

Was Viller grateful to the lord, of course, he believed that the people around him thought the same way, and they all admired and appreciated the baron in their hearts.

Yes, there were a lot of people like him, one or two hundred, who were placed in separate buildings at the back of the castle.

A large room for every eight people is used as a dormitory, with brand new bedding and basic household items.

Wheeler and his companions were stunned, and when they arrived at the territory, they did not feel the comfort of the "bed".

On the first night of their arrival, they gathered in the hall on the first floor and saw again the young man who had led them here.

He looked at them from a half-man-high platform and said, "Good evening, children, my name is Ham." He is a retainer of Lord Baron, and a former chief of guard.

And now, like you, I await the Baron's call......"

Ham said a lot, but Willer only felt dizzy and didn't remember much, he only knew that his life had changed since then.

That night, they had a very hearty meal, not only fragrant bread, but also delicious mutton, and then slept beautifully.

The next morning, they were called up by Ham's men one by one, and after getting dressed and washed, they had their first lesson—literacy.

Since Ham could only speak basic words, Ryan assigned him a well-educated assistant who was also a former refugee and accepted Ryan's call-up.

His task is to teach these eight- to twelve-year-olds literacy during the day, requiring them to be able to complete basic literacy in a short period of time.

The reason why it is said to be eight to twelve years old is because the younger ones have other things to do, and the requirements for those over five years old are to be completely self-sufficient, such as dressing, folding quilts, washing clothes, etc.

Those under the age of five are responsible for living, and other arrangements will be made later as they get older.

In fact, there are very few children under the age of eight, because they are too young, these orphans do not survive at this time, and often fall on the road.

And some lucky people were basically adopted by some well-meaning people or refugees, and they were not within the scope of the plan.

Some of the things that have been collected now are basically going to be sold, and they were bought after Ham asked Ryan for advice. This also opened up new ideas for him, and he began to send people to other territories to buy slaves or collect refugees and orphans to bring back.

In addition to being literate during the day, at night Ham had to build their minds, and it was not appropriate to say that it was brainwashing, because he did not instill in them the idea of sacrificing everything for the lord.

Instead, he guided their thoughts little by little according to Ryan's requirements, such as building and dedicating to the territory in the future, and never betraying them.

In this process, Ham has to further screen them according to their performance, for example, some bad habits will be put aside after determining that there is no room for change, and the direction they will cultivate in the future is probably on the dark side, similar to spies or spies.

The more intelligent ones will further learn all kinds of knowledge, and their training direction is probably to be government officials, and even enter Liman's laboratory.

There are also some that will be cultivated in the direction of the army, etc.

What Ham has to do is to amplify their strengths as much as possible, so as to become the tentacles of Ryan's development and control of the territory, and their loyalty will be more secure due to the cultivation from an early age.

During this time, Ryan will also take time to show himself to strengthen his impression in their hearts and instill some ideas of his own in them.

They may not understand it now, but with indoctrination over and over again, some of them will sooner or later understand the implications, and those people will be his staunchest supporters.

No matter how noble the "Sprout Plan" is, it can't change the fact that Ryan is cultivating his vassals, and everything is carried out under this premise.

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In the Monster Mountain Range, Hans's team stopped in a valley on the outskirts, they were lucky enough to have not encountered a large monster after entering the mountain for so long.

The few first-level demonic beasts encountered on the way were just to give them extra food.

Perhaps it was the old man's "family heirloom" that led the way that played a role, and in this valley they saw some strange stones exposed.

They are light gray or gray, and if you don't pay attention to them, they can go unnoticed, but fortunately, the old man who led the way noticed them in time.

In this world, this ore is called limestone mine, which has been discovered for a long time, but it is rarely mined on a large scale, and it is often crushed into powder and made into mortar to plaster walls.

And in Blue Star, the limestone mine has another name called the limestone mine.

Limestone ore is a treasure, it has the characteristics of large reserves and easy mining, and often associated with metallic ores such as gold, iron, copper, as well as asphalt, clay, gypsum, etc.

And it itself is also very versatile, making cement is only the most widespread use, it can also be used as a solvent for smelting iron, copper and other metals.

It is also widely used in glass, papermaking, coatings, food, etc., and it can also improve soil, make desiccant, etc.

The old man and Hans may not know so much about the role, but after all, the old man has some real skills, he knows that this mine will be associated with metals, but he doesn't know what it is associated with.

"My lord, we can actually go back to pay if we find this mine, although the gray stone is useless, but it will be accompanied by a lot of other ores, and it is also a lot of wealth, the lord will be satisfied."

The old man bowed and said cautiously.

Hans's expression was cloudy, he looked at the ragged soldiers around him, he didn't know how to choose for a while, if he just went back, he was not reconciled, not finding the iron ore was a failure in his opinion, and the graystone mine was just an excuse for whitewashing.

However, for such a long time, they have poured more than a dozen people, sleeping in the open all the way, and the food they carry has long been eaten, but fortunately, there is no shortage of game in the Warcraft Mountain Range, so they have been able to persist until now.

It's just that, compared to the physical, their mental test is the heaviest, and they are almost on the verge of collapse, completely relying on his personal prestige to support them.

If the search continues, it is difficult to say how long it will last, and if the army's spirit is scattered, then it will be a very dangerous thing to be in the Warcraft Mountain Range.

After careful consideration, Hans sighed heavily, looking for a needle in a haystack to find a vein, and now it is not easy to gain something, for the sake of these soldiers who have always supported him, it is time to give up.

"All of them, rest in place for the day, gather food, and prepare to evacuate!"

Eventually, under the gaze of dozens of pairs of eyes, Hans announced that he had stopped moving on.

The crowd erupted in a burst of suppressed cheers, experience had taught them not to make loud noises, but the joy could not be concealed, and the exhaustion seemed to be swept away, and they began to prepare camp and food......

After a night's rest, the team took a few samples and set out on the return journey, marking and opening up roads along the way, which could be quickly found with the next one.

It's always exciting to get home, but what they don't notice is that there is a pair of eyes watching them from afar in the canopy behind them.

Seeing that they were trending out of the mountains, the figure could no longer hold back, and craned its neck to let out a high-pitched roar.

"Oh oh oh~"

The roar startled a group of birds, and it also startled Hans and the others, who had not let their guard down, and they immediately entered the battle mode.

Hans was even more keenly locked on the figure that made the sound, and he immediately took off the longbow on his back and bent it to shoot an arrow.

Although his archery skills are far inferior to Ryan's, it is also a compulsory course for knights, and at a distance of more than two hundred meters, the arrow shoots out like a meteor, shooting directly at that figure down the tree.

A soldier immediately ran over to pick it up, Hans suddenly changed his face when he saw it, and said in a lost voice: "This is a first-class magical beast red-tailed monkey, although this kind of magical beast is not of high level, but it often lives in groups, we are in trouble, hurry up!" ”

For a while, they didn't care about leaving a road, so they hurried to speed up, and could only make some simple marks where they passed.

And not long after they accelerated their evacuation, a dense group of figures appeared in the canopy, led by an exceptionally strong red-tailed monkey, which let out an angry howl when it saw the monkey's corpse.

Then he led hundreds of red-tailed monkeys to chase in the direction of Hans and the others' evacuation, and in the woods, their speed was many times faster than Hans and the others.

Within half a day they had been overtaken, and looking at the red-tailed monkeys emerging from the trees, Hans's heart suddenly fell to the bottom, and his face was as gloomy as water.

"Warriors, form a formation, let's kill it!"

Hans drew his sword from his waist, and a roar erupted from his throat, and a team of dozens of people, led by him, formed a cone and rushed towards the encirclement of the red-tailed monkey.

The leading monkey king let out a roar from the tree, and hundreds of red-tailed monkeys instantly collided with this group of creatures that they had never seen before......

(End of chapter)