"This ......"

Looking at the silly look on this thing, David recognized it at a glance - wasn't this the famous Hanhan Jenny turtle? Then his head was filled with question marks: How did this thing end up here?

He thought of the possibility that the Jenny turtle, like Laura, Fordin, and Mark, had come to him from another world.

What's a little special is that those guys are all human, and they made contact with David in the first place; And this thing is not a person, and he ran to live by the river?

So, when did this Jenny turtle come here? David thought that Jenny Turtle had just arrived, but soon thought of another possibility: maybe the little guy had been living here for a while.

Not long after Laura first appeared, Fording appeared!

After the two had lived in Winter Village for a while, Mark Watney appeared, and no new person appeared since, at least that's what David thought at the time.

He originally thought that there was no pattern to visitors from the other world, but now he felt that he might have misjudged, perhaps...... Probably...... Jenny Turtle came to Winter Village with Mark on his back and forth? So it's just two people (?) A group appears, according to a certain pattern.

David didn't rule out other possibilities, anyway, as long as his village always existed, as the number of people from other worlds increased, sooner or later he would know what was going on.

"This blue turtle seems to be very smart and interesting." When David was stunned, Maloney and Jenny looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly felt that this thing was very fun, and it would be good if it could be brought back: "Does Village Chief David mind if I catch one back?" ”

Maloney simply thought that this was a characteristic creature of the Winter River, and under normal circumstances, if she saw an animal of interest in the countryside, she would just catch it and it would be over.

He behaved politely in the face of David, after all, in his 'speculation', David's identity is very special, he will not treat David as an ordinary commoner, or a rural village chief, but put David on an equal footing with himself.

Maloney's attitude in the past two days, Huey and Knight Hackett both saw it, although they didn't understand why, but they understood that even Lord Maloney-Mansfield had to treat him politely was definitely not an existence they could afford to provoke.

Therefore, this group of 'official masters' who came to Winter Village from Iron Tree Fort behaved very kindly, and spoke politely to anyone in Winter Village, even if the living environment was a little worse, no one expressed dissatisfaction.

Even so, when the knight Hackett saw that Maloney had to ask David's opinion even to catch a turtle, he was still taken aback, and began to think in his heart that he should not have offended the village chief during this time, right?

David looked at Maloney, and then at Jenny Turtle, he didn't know how to answer Maloney's question, and finally could only say: "This is the first time I've seen this blue turtle...... If Mansfield-sama is interested, feel free. ”

He didn't think Maloney could catch Jenny Turtle, this thing just looked silly, but it was actually very smart, and it had good combat power.

"Just call me Maloney." Maloney smiled and nodded, still standing still.

How could such a thing as catching pets be done by Maloney Mansfield herself? When David expressed his attitude and Maloney nodded in thanks, Huey, who was the squire, walked over to Jenny Turtle.

Although it looks like a fool, Jenny Turtle is not as innocent as it looks, after realizing that the danger is approaching him, he turned around and jumped into the Winter River, and in a blink of an eye, he swam far enough to be safe, and then revealed his round blue head, grimacing at several people on the shore, and finally opened his mouth to spew out a lot of water, which drenched Huey's heart.

"......" Huey looked at the blue turtle that swam far away, and then at himself who was a little embarrassed, thinking if he could catch this blue turtle that could spray people with water by jumping into the river.

"Hahahaha!" Looking at the slightly embarrassed appearance of his attendant, Maloney did not feel angry because of his subordinates' incompetence, after all, this blue turtle showed an extraordinary appearance, it seems that this should be a kind of magical beast: "Okay, Huey, it seems that you can't catch that little guy, hurry up and change into clean clothes!" ”

"I'm sorry to disappoint you."

Maloney waved her hand, signaling that she didn't care about this little thing: "Go and change your clothes, I don't want the only attendant around me to get sick." ”

Huey said goodbye and went back to the village to change his clothes, probably to rinse down by the way.

Maloney stood on the shore and looked into the river, but could no longer find the turtle. He didn't care that an interesting creature slipped away from his eyes, although the turtle was certainly interesting.

"David, you've chosen a good location for this Winter Village." Maloney wasn't just a nobleman who studied fun, and no matter how interesting the turtle was, it only caught his attention for a moment, and soon his attention turned to something else.

Looking at the vast river in front of him, where he could barely see the opposite bank, he felt that the development potential of the village was very large, in addition to the vast northern plain, there were more places to explore, and even with the convenience of water transportation, it was easier and faster to find out the situation in the lower reaches of the Winter River.

"It's a pity that this aspect was not taken into account this time." Although the few people brought by Maloney will record the Winter River, at most they will collect the situation on the east bank, that is, the side where Winter Village is located, and they will not be able to cross the Winter River to explore the geography of the west bank: "Moreover, Iron Tree Fort should not send people to investigate the situation over there in a short period of time." ”

To check the West Bank, you have to cross the river. Considering all kinds of manpower, materials, possible risks, the speed of evacuation, etc., there are certain requirements for the transportation capacity of the ship.

In addition, there is no tributary of the Winter River that leads directly to the Iron Tree Fort, so the ships must be built on the side of the village, which means that the manpower must be transferred and a shipyard must be built in the village. In addition, such a vast area as the Northern Plains takes a long time to digest, and there is no need to spend effort to cross the river from any point of view.

David didn't answer, he didn't think about the situation on the other side of the river for the time being, and in the future, if he had the ability and ability, he could consider building a Golden Gate Bridge or something, and it could also be used as one of the landmark buildings of Winterfell.

After chatting for a while about the Winter River, Maloney went back to the village, he came here to work, and it was impossible to maintain a quiet state all the time, the two men and soldiers would go to explore the geography around the Winter Village, but they needed to report to Maloney after the records were summarized.

Wait until Maloney feels that the information is almost done before giving the order to return.

As for whether Winter Village is a qualified village? That's not a problem anymore!

Watching Maloney walk in the direction of the village, David did not rush back with him, but found a random place by the river and sat down, looking at the river and thinking for a while.

I don't know how long it took, but the sun was still radiating heat above his head anyway, and David's thoughts were broken by a splash.

Looking at the blue round head poking out of the water, David waved his hand and said hello: "Hi~"

The Jenny turtle and David looked at each other for a while, and finally stretched out their short 'front paws', waved their hands in the water, and finally showed a very silly smile.

"Haha!"

I have to admit that Jenny Turtle is really interesting, even just looking at this little thing makes people feel happy, David thought that this little thing might not know how he came to him, so he simply sat by the Winter River and said a lot of things as if talking to himself, and explained in detail how he left this world freely and how to return to Winter Village.

He knew that Jenny Turtle could understand, and after finishing speaking, he waved his hand at Jenny Turtle again: "If you can't find something to eat, you can go to the village...... It's best to wait until those people are gone. ”

Jenny Turtle was still soaking in the water, and he didn't react to David's previous words, as if he didn't understand. It wasn't until after this sentence that he nodded violently and replied: "Jenny Jeni!" ”

Standing up and patting the dirt off his buttocks, David also turned and walked in the direction of the village, but he did not enter the village, but stayed on the side of the wooden house on the outskirts of the village, that is, the large wooden house that was originally used as a kitchen and warehouse, leaning against the wooden house and waiting for something.

David didn't wait long, and soon a shadow appeared not far in front of him, and then gradually became solidified, and Laura, carrying a bag of potatoes, appeared in front of David.

Laura, who was carrying a large bag of potatoes, did not greet David, but looked down at her empty left hand, and then shook her head helplessly with David: "I didn't bring the chicken." ”

"I see."

Laura took advantage of the fact that Maloney's men were not in the village today when they were not in the village, and agreed in advance about the approximate time, and David came here to guard when the time was about to avoid any accidents.

"In this case, the deal with Gregory will need to include poultry such as chickens and ducks."

"I think it's okay to change more chickens." Laura thinks that it may be less difficult to raise only chickens, and that pigs and sheep, including milk, can directly buy finished products: "Also, livestock such as pigs and sheep are not easy to transport. ”

Although two horses were taken as a deposit in advance, it was better to have a cart to transport livestock such as pigs and sheep, but neither horse-drawn carriages nor ox carts were available in Winter Village.

"Next, it's just a matter of waiting for that Lord Maloney to finish surveying the situation around the village, and for Ferdin's return." By the time Fording returned, the expedition to Winter's Village and the surrounding area should be over: "Then I'll go to Irontree Fort again...... Are you going with you this time? ”

"No, I won't go to Irontree with you this time, I have some things to do."