The weather was getting colder, and Lawrence felt that autumn was coming to an end.

"I'll leave tomorrow with Sariel, and I'll make arrangements with you today for the next month or two."

Lawrence called everyone to a meeting in the communal kitchen, standing and talking in front of the bulletin board.

Bulletin boards are basically useless, and there are not many literate people.

"People listened to Sophia when I wasn't there, and I've told Sophia about the daily food distribution, which is basically less than now."

"Specific things Sophia will arrange, you better think about what days you have lived before, not what days have you lived a few days ago."

Lawrence reminded, "I ate well the other day because I hunted a giant pig, and you have to work after eating my food. ”

"At the same time, I am merciful and I also have to plan for your future, in order to let you adapt to the previous life after you go back, you can't let you live too well, indulge in the good life here and forget the hard days before, so that you will be very uncomfortable after you go back."

Lawrence gave Colin the task of translating his words to the Durellans, who behaved submissively, knowing how to do the things they usually arranged, except for the occasional homesickness.

While Colin was translating, Lawrence arranged a few more things with Seravon, Leglo, Mandelkre, and Keharan.

It's basically the same as before, but there are a lot fewer things to do in the future.

The main thing is to continue to build fences, collect wood, fallen leaves and stones, take care of sheep and chickens, train two dogs, and take advantage of the autumn to make some ropes and sacks that are always not enough.

The general rules are the same as before, except that Sophia is primarily responsible for discretion, while Caharlan and Reglo are responsible for protecting Sophia's power to exercise this right.

He explained a lot of things in a wordy manner, mainly because he was not worried that Sophia was here alone, but it was very troublesome to take her.

Colin spoke to the women over there, and then walked over to Lawrence.

"Master, there is a woman who said that her head hurts a little and her body is very hot."

When Lawrence heard this, he said directly: "Let her rest for two days, if she is sick, she will rest and sleep in the house, bring food to her house when she eats, and work when she is sick." ”

Reglo looked at Lawrence in surprise, and even EDI and the shepherdess, as well as the nearby barbarian males, looked at this side in amazement.

Colin hesitated, "What about her job?" None of them had anything precious enough to exchange for salvation. ”

Lawrence said directly: "Work is rest, just take care of your body, and work hard when you get better." ”

"But don't be lazy and pretend to be sick, people are doing it, God is watching."

Colin quickly translated Lawrence's words with the unwell village woman.

The village woman bowed to Lawrence in thanks.

Lawrence nodded at her, and then moved on to other arrangements.

Explained a lot of things to Sophia, such as what to do if he came back late, what to do when Doug came, what to do when the Baumi people came, and how to arrange Kenny's affairs.

When necessary, when you feel like you don't have a chance of winning, go to Delen, or hide in Mount Talim.

The next day, under Sophia's reluctant gaze, the well-dressed Lawrence and Saryl rode out of the manor on their sheep.

After leaving, Sariel asked, "Lawrence, aren't we going to Phumixiu?" ”

"No, no." Lawrence said, "I've mapped out the quickest route, let's go down from the Ug, directly from the village of Taloki to the city of Trandahoof. ”

"It's faster, it will save you three days, but be careful not to step on the trap left by the Ugers."

Sariel rode a sheep and followed, "Good! ”

Autumn is the time when large animals are active, and Lawrence soon encounters a one-meter-tall wild boar.

However, the two sides were more than ten meters apart, and the well water did not interfere with the river water between each other, and they left quietly.

When I don't want to hunt, I find that the mountains are full of wild animals.

Foxes, grouse, deer, strange creatures like bobcats, strange creatures like weasels, and even several small animals that have not been seen before.

Fortunately, there were not many forest areas, and after entering the sparse grass that was only calf high, Lawrence and Saliel led the sheep one after the other.

Swamps tend to form in autumn, especially in low-lying areas with weeds.

After a day and a night of walking, Lawrence arrived at the village of Gillam in the evening of the second day of his departure.

The village in front of me was different from what I expected, and it was even more dilapidated.

Standing on the hillside, you can see the wooden fence that used to be a fence, and you can see a few huts made of thatch and stone, and there are people walking around the village, but it looks desolate and dilapidated.

Lawrence rode his sheep closer, and Sariel put on her hat.

Lawrence wore mocskinskin trousers with long sleeves, while Sariel wore bearskin armor under a linen skirt.

The bear skin was sent by Delen last time, which can offset the damage of some sharp weapons, and at the same time has a strong heat preservation function.

Dressed in thick clothes, Sariel looked strong and bloated, but it didn't interfere with running and fighting in the slightest.

When Lawrence approached the village gate, he quickly caught the attention of the people in the neighborhood.

"Is Talokee here?" Lawrence took the initiative to say, "I saved Taloki from the Uger people in the summer, did he come back without any problems?" ”

The people of the village quickly approached.

Lawrence had no weapons in his hands, especially since he looked young, and like Sariel, he didn't look like a robber.

One of the farmers said, "He came back and went again, to the city of Trandahoof." ”

Lawrence wondered, "What are you going to do there?" ”

"He said that his house here was occupied, and he went to the city to find something to do, where a carpenter might be needed, and he is a carpenter now." The farmer stumbled over a description of what was going on in Taloki.

Lawrence did teach Taloki a lot of things, such as the mortise and tenon structure of wood and the precautions for building a house, and also taught him how to use a wooden drill and make a wooden drill.

Perhaps in Taloki's opinion, it is better to go to Pig's Trotter City to work for the nobles than to work for a mountain man.

Lawrence was sure that Taloki wasn't stupid, he just had less exposure and not as much knowledge as he did.

There are actually a lot of active minds that should be there.

Now that he has mastered the carpenter's skills more powerful than before, it must be better to go to the city to work for the nobles than to go to the mountains.

No matter how you think about it, those nobles will not provide any less benefits than those in the mountains.

There is no problem with logic, but most of the buildings in Pig's Trotter City are made of stone......

The more people there are, the more fuel is needed, and the wood near Pig's Trotter City has long been cut down, or it is needed for shipbuilding and repair, and there is no surplus to build houses.

Besides, the place near the sea is very uncomfortable to live in a wooden house.

Most people in this era have never left the village, and Taloki has not been captured by the Ugers, nor has he opened up so many horizons.

Most people's knowledge of the outside city is based on the rumors of merchants and old people, and in the rumors of most barbarians, Pig's Trotter City is a place where you can make a lot of money.

"Then forget it, I'm going to go to Tranda Hoof City too."

Lawrence turned and walked away.

He walked a few meters before Sariel turned to leave.

Behind him, the Giram quickly closed the wooden door.

Sariel approached and asked, "Are those people telling the truth?" ”

"It should be true, after all, there is no need to lie." Lawrence didn't care much about Taloki either.

The people of this area have a sense of looking at primitive people in the mountains, and it is impossible to take the villagers to live in the mountains because of Taloki's words.

Lawrence rode the sheep on his way, "I think their village must have been attacked by wild beasts, and after a while they probably ran to other villages, or to the city." ”

Sariel had long known from Lawrence about the precautions of this trip, and generally did not stop in the village.

I'd rather find a place in the wilderness to spend the night in the village than spend the night in the village.

Idle and bored, Sariel said, "Will other villages take this place?" ”

"No, because most of the villages have enough land, and there is little to eat, and there are very few livestock, not so much to have in terms of livestock, not to be protected by the walls, and not to invite these people to join them, and not to divide people to live here," Lawrence said. ”

The population of most of the villages in this era, including Pig's Trotter City, has not been able to rise.

The population of every village is decreasing, with more births, higher mortality rates, drinking and fighting all day long, and increasing robbery in recent years.

When there are fewer people, the per capita resources will increase, and soon the population will be able to go up.

When there are more people, the per capita resources will decrease, and if you want to eat well, you need more hard work, and gradually there will be fewer people.

Most of the time, it is developed in this kind of population fluctuation.

When the shipbuilding technology and brewing technology are pointed out, the population is much larger than in ancient times, and when the raiding technology is pointed out, the population limit is increased a bit.

Lawrence made careful changes to the route of his first trip, and with a good sense of direction, he arrived at Pig's Trotter City on the eleventh day.

"This is Pig's Trotter City? Bigger than I thought. ”

Lawrence hadn't been back for a long time, looking at the city in front of him, most of the buildings in it were made of stone, and there were only a few luxurious buildings in the central area, and they were also the buildings of the former Southern Kingdom.

The walls of the city have been torn down, and the kingdom of Loven, as a barbarian, does not need such a thing as a city wall.

There are many stone and thatched huts in the city, as well as refugee shacks inhabited by slaves and vagrants.

Lawrence led Sariel into the city, where they were stopped by two soldiers wearing iron chain mail as they entered the gates.

"Where are you from?"

Lawrence said, "We are servants of Baron Bert's house. ”

The soldier looked at the two men and said unceremoniously, "What proof do you have?" ”

Sariel tensed.

Lawrence took out a wooden jar from his clothes and whispered, "This is the wine from the manor, you can taste it, it definitely tastes like Bert's family." ”

The two soldiers quickly drank it in one gulp, and then gave up their seats in satisfaction.

(End of chapter)