Lawrence follows Kate down the hill to the town of Phoemetheus.

The town of Bhumixiu is half an hour away from the house, and it was difficult to walk because of the wind and snow a while ago, and it is even more difficult to walk after the snow melts these days.

The ground was full of mud and potholes, and it was difficult for the domes to walk here, and several men dismounted from their mounts and dragged their cattle forward.

The rate of snow melting on and below the mountain is inconsistent.

The stone houses were still icy and snowy, the houses had melted away, and the places near the town of Phumixiu were mostly the roads under their feet that had been damaged by snow and water.

The good news was that the animals down the hill were also active, and Lawrence saw rabbits and quite a few birds.

There was already greenery in the wasteland, and Lawrence realized that spring was coming sooner than he expected.

"Kate, I need some people to help me clear my farmland."

Kate was curious: "How much is needed?" Now everyone is building ships, and the blacksmith needs people to work, and there is no way to help you. ”

Lawrence said, "I can pay for it, skins or ores. ”

Lawrence suddenly realized that the ores were no longer his own, and that they belonged to the Bhumitheans since Andrew was gone.

Not surprisingly, Kate said casually: "When I come back from this trip, I will give you a bag of noodles, and the three of you can't eat much, so you don't have to go farming." ”

Sariel said unhappily: "Let's find someone ourselves, don't worry about it!" ”

Kate didn't want to quarrel with this woman when she saw that Sariel said this, and said with a smile: "Sariel, are you going to go out to work with us?" Maybe you'll meet Andrew. ”

Sariel looked at Lawrence with some emotion.

Lawrence said calmly: "No, we still have a lot of things to do, and Andrew doesn't want you to go to him, if you find him at the place where he and his new partners are, Andrew will feel very shameless." ”

Sariel was a little disappointed, "Well, then I'm not going." ”

Kate persuaded: "Andrew will not be like that, he will be proud of you, Sariel you are a brave female warrior, we all know it." ”

Lawrence said in a deep voice, "She is my woman now, and she will not go anywhere without my permission." ”

Kate smiled and pulled the big moose to the front.

Lawrence especially hated this kind of provocation that had nothing to do, which reminded him of what happened in the kingdom of Loven.

Such is the case in the society of the barbarians, where the strong have an almost infinite provocation against the weak.

What's even worse is this kind of instinct, even if you were impressed by some things a moment ago, it won't be long before you are put in a lower position again because of factors such as your size and fists.

When I was in the manor, no matter how well I worked and solved many problems, even if I was praised a few words?

On the contrary, it is easier to be found fault by some people who are neither strong nor weak.

relied on the head of the revenge war before, and gained the recognition of some people, coupled with Andrew's deterrence, so many people did not take the initiative to find trouble.

But even Baron Avari, who had the Earl behind him, couldn't escape the contempt of people like Andrew.

It's not a matter of two people, it's the ethos of the Barbarian Kingdom.

The solution to the problem is simple, and Lawrence is thinking about whether to do it.

Sariel looked at Lawrence and sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

"Lawrence, are you angry?"

"Yes." Lawrence replied calmly.

Thinking it was her relationship, Sariel whispered, "Is it because of me?" I promise you won't leave. ”

Lawrence shook his head, "I trust you, but the reason I'm angry is because of Kate, who doesn't respect me." ”

Sariel smiled lightly, "That's right! I'll teach him a lesson! ”

Sariel didn't mean to hide it, and when Kate in front heard it, she quickly got on the big moose and ran away.

Seeing Kate running away, Sariel shouted, "Kate! Cowardly Kate! You're scared of even a woman!! ”

Kate shouted loudly without looking back: "You're not a woman, you're a she-bear!" ”

Sariel, who had only intended to teach Kate a lesson, quickly rushed over when she heard the humiliating words.

The moose couldn't run fast on the muddy ground, so Saliel pinched her skirt with both hands, carefully stepped on the muddy and watery place, and it didn't take long to jump over and grab Kate's clothes, and threw Kate into the muddy water, and stomped hard.

"Sariel! Don't do that! Get me up! ”

Kate struggled to get up from the muddy water, but Saliel stomped on the back of his neck, preventing him from getting up.

Lawrence led the sheep closer.

The strong, that's the strong, and that's why a strong person like Andrew is respected.

If you don't give them respect, they will gain respect for themselves.

Lawrence walked past the shouting Kate, looking at the town in the distance, thinking that he deserved that respect.

Relying on brute force is obviously impractical, so rely on something else, such as an awe-inspiring assassination method?

The barbarian is not intelligent enough to memorize too many things, and coupled with the reckless character, there are really not many lessons that can be learned.

"Mr. Lawrence!" Kate wasn't so stupid, and soon realized who was in charge, "Mr. Lawrence!" Help me! ”

Kate has no malicious intent, he just can't control his brain and mouth, and subconsciously does something that tries to belittle others and elevate his status.

Lawrence smiled, "Mr. Lawrence...... What a wonderful title, I think I'm only now being treated with the respect I deserve. ”

"Sariel, don't bully Kate, at least not for now."

Sariel let go of her foot and followed Lawrence.

Kate got up from the muddy water, quickly took off her dirty coat, and pulled the moose to follow.

As soon as I got close to the village, I saw Emma standing guard.

Emma stood guard at the entrance with a spear in one hand, along with another female villager.

"Mr. Lawrence, Sariel, what's wrong with Kate?"

Kate didn't wait for Lawrence and Saliel to speak, and rushed to say, "I stepped on a mud puddle while moving things." ”

Lawrence didn't debunk Kate, and Sarriel wasn't interested in dealing with him.

Lawrence also knew that Kate would be very unconvinced of herself, and relying on Sariel was not a skill, at least not a real skill for the barbarians.

Saliel said to Emma, "Emma, why are you standing guard here?" ”

Emma explained: "The men in the village are all building ships and moving wood, and the slaves will do the work of the house, so we just come and stand and don't let the slaves escape." ”

Both men and women have realized the usefulness of slaves, and the current town of Bhumixiu has entered the age of serfs.

Kate went home without saying a word, and Lawrence and Salyl and Sophia stood here chatting, and it wasn't long before Doug came over.

"Lawrence, you're finally here, and I want to thank you."

Doug walked slowly, still as strong as he had seen before, reminiscent of the endangered man he had mortally wounded not long ago.

Kate didn't tell her parents about being bullied, in this kind of primitive society, she really deserved to be bullied because of her weak strength.

Lawrence smiled, "It's great to see you so healthy. ”

Doug said, "The king has ordered a fleet to attack the last port of the Southern Kingdom, and we will go to the city of Trantahoof with the Earl next month, and we are now building ships. ”

Lawrence nodded, "Kate told me that mining is going on outside Andrew's house in the mountains. ”

Doug heard Lawrence talk about this, and said with a smile, "Andrew's share we'll give you when we get back, I think I should be able to meet him." ”

Lawrence said, "Doug, I want to find someone to help me clear the farmland in the mountains, and I need five people, three people. ”

Doug shook his head regretfully, "I'm afraid not, there are not enough men in the village now, even women have something to do, this time I will bring more people back from outside." ”

Kate stood next to her and said, "Mr. Lawrence is worried that there will be no wheat to eat, so we can send Lawrence a bag of grain directly when we come back." ”

Doug laughed and said, "That's right, you can send three bags!" ”

Lawrence found that the communication was fruitless, and now his reputation here in the town of Phumixiu was not high enough, and there was indeed no idle population here in the town of Phoemixiu.

When a tribe wants to expand, it is easy to fall into this dilemma of labor shortage.

Lawrence had a meal in town, and when she returned, Sariel saw how preoccupied Lawrence was today.

"Lawrence, Doug and Emma if they won't help, we can ask the Ugg people to help."

Lawrence was suddenly opened up and quickly asked, "Are the Ugers similar to the Bumicius?" Is it a mountain man or a seaside man? ”

Sariel explained: "They are from the mountains, and they usually come to the town of Phumixiu to exchange things, but they are very weak and live in the mountains to the south of us. ”

The strength ranking of this area is that the people of the sea are greater than the people of the plains and larger than the people of the mountains.

The seaside is the area of the Vakiri, the plains are an extension of the power of the Kingdom of Loven, and the mountains belong to the secluded mountain barbarians, who are the most backward in technology and lifestyle.

The Clauda were secluded and protected by two witches, and the Bhumithes had little contact with them, and the Ugers were one of the few targets remembered by the Bhumixiu.

Lawrence asked, "Can the Uggs communicate?" ”

"Yes." "They are weak, they don't have much strength, they don't stand tall, they are very talkative when they do business, and they are not as arrogant as the Vakiri. ”

Lawrence asked again, "What about the Cave Man?" ”

Sariel thought for a moment, "The Snowcave People only have flesh and skin, and the people there are ugly, and they were hunted down by the Dum in the northern snow, and they don't dare to go near the territory of the Vakiri, nor do they dare to come near us, and my father said that those people will die sooner or later." ”

"But they have good dogs, and Doug goes there every year to exchange them for iron, and a knife can be exchanged for two dogs, and Doug is said to have several children there."

Lawrence remembers that the village of the Ferry was now occupied by Doug, who didn't look like a fat man with no heart.

His ambitions are not small.

But it's better this way, this kind of Doug is more concerned about his physical health, he doesn't let himself have an accident, and he doesn't want to leave his current place and go outside.

Lawrence returned to the stone house on the hill and heard the crow rattling in the house as soon as he opened the door.

By the light outside, both Lawrence and Saliel could see the pieces of meat beneath the crow's claws.

"Mouse!!" Sariel was about to collapse, "How can there be rats?!" ”

The crow ignored Saliel and continued to eat the dead rat with her head down.

Crows prefer this kind of fresh flesh to long-stored jerky.

Lawrence also had a headache, although this rat didn't know where it came from, it was enough to show that his current house couldn't prevent rats.

Clearing farmland, raising animals, building fences, obtaining food, collecting firewood...... Now add to that the defense against rat infestations, and Lawrence finds himself with too much to do.

"Woo ~ woo woo!" The puppy in the basket barked energetically, as if sensing movement outside.

(End of chapter)