"Lawrence, it's almost winter, what are we going out for?"

A few days after Sariel returned from the mountain, she was planning to set up the cave and prepare for the fried chicken festival, when Lawrence was going out again.

Lawrence said: "I want to consolidate the forces in the territory, there are still many threats from the Vakiri and the south, if you don't want to go, just rest here in the cave and let Keharan follow." ”

Sariel walked out, looking unhappy.

"I didn't say I wouldn't go, Keharan is researching herbs, or I'll follow you, I won't do what she does."

Lawrence smiled, "Okay, this time I'll be back after going out for two or three days, and I'll use two days if it's fast." ”

Sarriel asked, "Who else is with us and Sophia?" ”

Lawrence thought for a moment, "Delenn and his mother are going to open up a room here, Keharan is cultivating wheat seeds, and we and Turaka, plus Reglo and a few warriors." ”

Sariel was a little worried, "Is that okay?" There are a few hundred people there, and we will go to a few. ”

In Sariel's eyes, the foresters are a bunch of wild people.

Lawrence felt the same way before, but after learning a few things with Turaka, he realized that the foresters were only poor, not savages.

Lawrence hopes that more people will be able to change this arrogant impression, just like his previous arbitrary perception.

"The Forester camp has been stable for more than a year, and with continuous management, it is now very subject to the control of the territory."

Lawrence explained: "Ordinary territories are prone to chaos, mainly because they are too ruthlessly plundered, such as the town of Phumixiu at the beginning, and after Avari became the lord here, he kept plundering things from here and putting them into his pocket. ”

"This kind of large-scale plundering and abuse naturally caused a revolt from the people below."

"In fact, after we conquered the forest people, as long as we didn't enslave them too much, robbing them of their food and livestock, they wouldn't resist so strongly."

Sariel seized on the loophole, "So it's still going to resist?" ”

Lawrence said: "Resistance is nature, a gift from nature, and animals and people who do not know how to resist will long since perished." ”

"Force is necessary, violence is also a necessary means of survival, but there is no such thing as good or bad in this world."

"Pack it up, we went with good intentions, and of course weapons for self-defense are also essential."

Salil nodded in response, "Yes! ”

Sariel called Sophia, who was playing outside, back, and Lawrence cleaned up and said goodbye to the rest of the group, explaining the matter of going downstream.

As soon as he entered Kehalan's room, Lawrence saw Kehalan sitting in a chair, and two young women lying on their stomachs on the ground in front of him, illuminated by the dim light of the fire.

"What are you doing?" Lawrence watched as Khallan moved.

At this time, Khalan's feet were stepping on the head of one woman, and both women humbly surrendered to Khalan's feet.

And the two women had their hands tied behind their backs and ropes tied to their feet.

Keharan glanced at Lawrence, then at the two women on the ground and said, "I'm testing the obedience of these two hybrids, and among the dark elves there are not only prostitutes, but also assassins. ”

Lawrence looked at the two dark elf hybrids on the ground and quickly said, "What are you going to do with them?" ”

Kharan looked at the two trembling women on the ground, and when they felt the wizard approaching, the two half-bloods became emotional.

"Dark elves are different from wizards, wizards are male witches who are easier to inherit their abilities to offspring, and dark elves are females who are easier to inherit."

"It's not easy to get a female dark elf pregnant, most dark elf males can't do this kind of thing, and ordinary humans can't do it, so usually this kind of dark elf woman who has inherited the maternal bloodline is more valuable."

Lawrence asked, "You mean there's more than one pure-blood wizard in the family of the Arguer?" ”

Keharan looked at Lawrence in surprise, "I didn't think so, why do you think so?" ”

"Guess." Lawrence gave a casual answer.

Keharan smiled: "No, this kind of thing is not easy to say, dark elf women are just not easy to get pregnant, it's not that they can't, since there is a dark elf race in the ancient word's family, then it's not surprising that elven hybrids appear." ”

"There are also many strong people in the southern country, and I think the next time the ancient speaker family will come over there will be a descendant of wizards."

Lawrence now has a lot of people, and he is not as afraid of wizards, mages, and priests as he used to be.

If you can't afford to fight, you can't afford it, and now it's still a steady development, but if you can't avoid it, you should fight it.

"I'm going to go out and have a look at the foresters downstream, and I'll be back in a few days, is it okay to leave these two here?"

"These descendants of the Dark Elves are not suitable for free-range breeding, they cannot integrate into other races, and can only exist as vassals of the powerful. ”

"These two women and the other men are of no value at all, and it is better not to trust the gifts sent by other wizards."

Lawrence looked at Khallan's hands, the woman had leaned over and grabbed the necks of both women with her hands, clearly intending to kill.

"Leave them alone." Lawrence hesitated for a few seconds, but then spoke.

Kehalan looked up at Lawrence, "What are you going to do with it?" ”

Lawrence said, "I arranged for them to go to Ferry Harbor to guard the lighthouse, so they should be more accustomed to the dark hours than normal people, and these people will be the night watchmen of Ferry Harbor from now on." ”

It's too dangerous to keep around, and Lawrence is also afraid of assassination.

Since Keharan said that there was danger, he would never just talk about it.

But with the example of the Foresters in mind, Lawrence didn't want to be too arbitrary in classifying a race as inhuman.

The best arrangement is to send to Ferry Harbor, which is not close or far away, does not affect the safety of this place, and at the same time is under the protection of the territory.

Keharan nodded, "It's okay, they're really fit for a vigil." ”

After deciding what the men were going to do, Lawrence found clothes for the two women to put on, and arranged for the twelve to be sent to Ferry Harbor for resettlement.

Lawrence was determined to speed up the integration, otherwise something would happen sooner or later when the various people in the territory mixed up.

The first is to synchronize the language, synchronize the time to eat and work.

The festivals of any race are inseparable from these.

If you work when it's time to work, you'll get rid of 90 percent of the holiday habits, and when you've set a time for eating, you'll be able to get rid of most of the remaining troubles.

The big pot of rice still has to be continued, and the eating habits are synchronized first.

Eating in one place and eating the same meal makes it easier to form a sense of identity.

Lawrence sailed down the river in a five-meter-long, 1.8-meter-wide boat, followed by three boats of the same style.

The hull was tied with ropes, and some anti-collision wood chips were specially added at the bow.

The boat quickly headed off into the distance, drifting from the lumberyard to the forested area below.

When he reached the bend in the current, the boatman pointed his long pole under the water and gently walked around the place.

The hull of the ship inevitably touched the rocks on the shore, but fortunately it was fine, and it soon went down the current again.

There were some obvious signs of collision on the shore, and I knew that the foresters were slow to work and slow to cut wood, so they threw wood directly from the lumberyard into the river.

The logs that go down the river open up a part of the river, mainly breaking some branches of aquatic plants and trees, and where the wood is blocked, there will be people on the bank to dredge it with sticks.

Salavan salvaged wood in areas where the river meandered, and moved the wood to the shore to build houses.

A day's worth of wood in the lumber yard is enough for a forester to last a week, so they usually soak in water and put it away.

For the first time, Lawrence carefully examines the slope of the shores, and the difference between the top and bottom experienced in a small boat.

This land and water is indeed a bit steep, and it is basically impossible to go upstream.

The natural river is not suitable for human cargo ships.

Lawrence looked at the mountain behind him, and he could no longer see the area where the manor was located, but he could see the location of Mount Ug.

After seeing a quiet apiary in sight, Lawrence remembered the memories he had explored.

At that time, I was exploring the downstream area with Kharan, and there was a water surface with a bit of a drop in front of me.

Thinking of this, Lawrence sat down and said, "Sariel, I remember that there was a hanging land and water in front of me. ”

When Sariel saw Lawrence sit down, she sat down with her.

The boat soon reached a drop of more than a meter, and the whole ship fell to the surface as if it were drifting.

Both Sarry and Sophia held on to the ship, and this kept their balance.

Lawrence sat on the bow of the ship and looked ahead, already entering unfamiliar territory that Lawrence had not explored.

From the beginning to the present, most of the areas within Lawrence's territory have been explored by Lawrence himself step by step, but with the expansion of territory and population, Lawrence has also begun to accept the results of other people's explorations.

Lawrence looked at the boatman behind him, "What will we encounter next?" ”

Turaka said respectfully, "Prophet, there is a wide river ahead, and there are many big fish in the river that like to jump, and you need to be careful not to stain your clothes. ”

Saril raised her shield and said happily, "Leave it to me!" ”

Sophia also said happily: "I will find them in advance!" ”

Lawrence said, "Are these big fish that like to jump out the main food of the foresters? ”

"No, the foresters don't eat this fish, so they don't eat it, but feed on the fruits and wild beasts of the forest," Tukara explains. ”

"I once split a fish and looked at it, and there were a lot of disgusting bugs in the flesh of these fish, and I thought it was better not to eat this fish."

Lawrence thought for a few seconds, "How big is this fish?" ”

"It's about a metre long, but there are some bigger ones," Turaka said. ”

Lawrence felt a little troubled, "Since this fish is so big, then the animals that feed on this fish are not too small, and it is very likely that there will be a big creature like the Earth Storm Bear." ”

"There is a big water snake, but it only comes here in spring and summer, and according to the foresters, it doesn't eat people," Turaka said. ”

Lawrence didn't speak, but began to think about how to hunt the giant in the water.

Sariel was well aware of Lawrence's temperament and asked, "Are we going to kill that snake?" ”

Lawrence affirmed, "No creatures are allowed in my territory that threaten ordinary people. (End of chapter)