Early in the morning, Lawrence heard about um and Hall.

Lawrence, who was eating, quickly made a rough arrangement.

"Ask that Hale to take a look at the manor, where Doug and the rest of his children are, and take um and Hurricane with you."

"Yes, master." The messenger quickly returned to deliver the message.

Lawrence looked at Emma, "Bull, how many people are there in the manor now?" ”

Since the establishment of Oak City, the people of the manor have begun to move to Oak City.

The vacated manor was used as a residence for nuns and maids, and the original cave was used as a workshop for blacksmiths.

The lumberyard workers and patrols were still there, and half of the agricultural personnel had been transferred.

Now the manor is in charge of Bull, and Emma is mainly in charge of some of the things in the town of Bomitheus.

Bull recalled the statistics in the spring, there were a lot of people in the manor, and the work in each area was different, so there was no way to count them in real time.

"Now there are about seven hundred people, including slaves and newborn children."

Lawrence felt that this number was far from enough, and "arrange for some skilled and willing people to come to Ironforge to help." ”

"Yes, master." Boolean should be next.

Sophia listened to Lawrence's words and felt that she must be busy at the manor today.

"Master, we're going to the manor to do something today, right?"

Lawrence smiled, "No, I'm just curious if there are any other good dogs among Doug's descendants, let Hall go up and have a look, so that no good dogs are free-range." ”

"That long-legged Hall is a great fit for being a messenger and a patrolman, and by the way, he can also help us raise dogs, and I always think that Brick's dog raising skills are not very good."

Sophia asked, "Doesn't Brick train dogs too?" ”

For a long time, Brick was the number one dog trainer in the territory.

Lawrence had long been suspicious of Brick's dog training skills.

Compared to the original human Doug's hounds, Brick can only be regarded as accomplice dogs, which are useless when they really fight and search, and are only outstanding when pulling sleds.

When the Pumishus took revenge on the Kurs, as well as in terms of hunting and suppression, those hounds were very active.

The dog domesticated by Brick feels like a slightly obedient dog, not versatile at all.

"It's like farming and farming, the difference between good and bad is obvious." Lawrence felt that Brick's dog training skills could only be considered mediocre.

"The dog training skills of the snow cave people are much better than ordinary people, and this is only compared to ordinary people."

There was no reference before, so I thought Brick was very powerful, and now that a real dog breeder has come, Lawrence confirmed his guess.

"I'll have a look with Catherine and I, and I'll be back at noon if it's okay."

Delenn asked, "Don't you need us to follow?" ”

Lawrence felt that these people were underestimating him, "I'm not that weak, and this is my territory, how many times I've been back and forth, there will be no problem, and Catherine is here." ”

Delenn gave a provocative look, "Then do you want to try a fight?" ”

"I'm not that violent, and I don't like pointless sparring." Lawrence does not take Delenn's provocations.

Soon everyone finished eating and began to go about their own business.

Lawrence made his way to the gate of the manor, where he saw um and Hale crouching in the doorway, as well as several frolicking dogs.

Soldiers standing guard on patrol nearby gathered.

"Prophet!"

Lawrence has many, many slaves, and the laborers on the roadside, in the mountain fields, in the flower fields, and in the forest farms are all Lawrence's slaves.

The slaves under his command are no longer one or two, or dozens, but gradually like ants, they are everywhere, more and more.

"Very well, keep busy with your business and take good care of the children."

After letting the guards continue patrolling, Lawrence looks at Hall and his dog, as well as Doug and Doug's child, Blizzle.

"Hall, have you seen the rest of Doug's children, is there any cultivation value?"

Hall didn't dare to look at Lawrence, and knelt on the ground respectfully and said, "Prophet, those dogs have no cultivation value, only the wind has ancestral blood. ”

Lawrence is not surprised, this kind of thing is like picking up money, it is an accident.

It's good to have it, and it's not forced if you don't have it.

"How far can you cultivate the Tempest?" Lawrence wants to know the gap between Hall and Brick.

Hall replied, "The wind is very intelligent, it can know the way to deliver letters and a few light things, and it can also be used as the head dog of the sled dog, or as a guard dog. ”

"Doug and the rest of his children are too lively, and their personalities, sizes, and teeth don't allow them to take on too many things."

"The wind can continue to grow, its non-moving personality is not lazy, but arrogant, and once the command is given, it becomes serious."

Lawrence didn't expect the black dog to be so good, he didn't care about these puppies when he was a child, and when he was a little older, he thought it was very unusual for the dog to be all black.

The wolves in the north are all snow wolves, and they are smaller than the snow dogs, and Lawrence doesn't expect much from the so-called ancestral wolf blood.

But Hall is definitely better than Brick, because Brick has not trained the dog to learn to deliver letters for a long time.

As long as Hill can learn to deliver letters, then it will be worth it to keep Hall.

"So would you like to stay here and raise excellent hounds and head dogs for me?"

"I will give you and your family a house, give you food and clothing, and you will rely on your own diligence and labor on this land, to feed and clothe you, and to raise more children."

Hall leaned down excitedly, "I do!" Thank you, merciful prophet! ”

The standard of living here is significantly higher than that of Stahl's territory, and since the people of Stahl know that it is powerful and wealthy, Hale is willing to move his family here.

Lawrence smiled and said, "Okay, then um will learn dog training skills with you in the future, you will pass on all the knowledge you know to him, and you, like him, will dedicate your life to this land." ”

"Yes, Prophet!" Hall has no opinion and is willing to do so.

Lawrence looked at the nearby houses, and there were two more vacant houses near the walls of the manor.

This was originally the house of Seravon and Reglo, who guarded the manor one after the other.

But now that both of them are village chiefs, they don't need a house here.

Lawrence lent the house to Hale and um to live in, the same cave and cabin where Tim and the rest of the children had lived in the same cave and cabin that Tim had gone to live in after he became a maid.

Lawrence rode a black unicorn in the direction of the church, and a woman basking in the sun nearby saluted Lawrence with a child in her arms.

After Lawrence left, the women continued to sit outside the cabin chatting and basking in the sun.

There wasn't much good weather in the north, and the days when the sun came out were scarce, so Lawrence didn't mind these people gathering after work to chat and bask in the sun.

The benevolent Lawrence is not a false rumor, and the people in this territory are doing very well.

As long as you work hard, whether you are a slave in mining or a slave who digs dung, you can have enough to eat, and you will not be beaten if you don't make a mistake.

Lawrence went to visit his old friend and had known the Great Raven for five years.

"Ga~"

The big crow flew down from the roof of the church and landed on the arm of a chair not far from Lawrence.

Lawrence looked at the big crow, its feathers were still supple and shiny, and its body was healthy and strong, and it should have no problem living for another five or six years.

"Come over for dinner." Lawrence shouted softly.

This time he brought bread worms, which the crows liked to eat, and after getting off the unicorn, Lawrence sat on a chair and fed the crows.

These crows are very clever and have now learned to live peacefully with chickens and humans.

As the pets of the Raven Feather Prophet, these crows have a strong symbolic meaning to the Church of the Stars.

After resting for more than half an hour, and feeding all the bread worms he had brought to the nearby crows, Lawrence returned to the bottom of the mountain to greet the returning expeditionary force.

Two hundred people had been sent to assist Kassandra, one hundred were stationed, and one hundred were escorted home and returned, mainly to find the way and make it easier for this place to establish contact with the other side.

Andrew and the others escorted Kassandra home safely, and the 100 people who have returned now have also arranged to go home to rest.

There was no need to be in such a hurry to go to the south to do business, Lawrence first took advantage of the good weather and gathered a thousand people to train at Ferry Harbor.

The main mode of warfare in the future will still be naval warfare, and the techniques of throwing javelins, opening boats, controlling sails, jumping boats, swimming, and broadside warfare must be familiar in advance.

Lawrence soon showed the model of the sailboat he had built to the shipyard's craftsmen.

"It's called the rudder, and it controls the direction in which the ship is going."

At the stern of the model sailboat, there is a rectangular plank that can be used to control the direction of the boat with the help of the resistance of the current.

The sail, rudder, and compass are combined to lay the foundation for a real voyage.

In naval battles, it is necessary to face the enemy on one side of the long face, and use more angles to strike at the enemy in the distance, and the rudder that can turn in time can make the ship turn faster.

Sailors began to train rope skills, exercising their arm strength to hold the rope from side to side.

Lawrence had a hundred sailors aboard the ship, and the men on board were divided into offensive groups, pilot groups, and logistics groups, and then each group was again subdivided into different positions.

For example, the attacking ones include strong boarders, throwers, and escorts, and the driving team is also divided into sail control and oars at the helm.

The high production of food and war reparations gave Lawrence enough food to support the group to take time off production and train.

Train for three months, then fight the strongest barbarian pirates of the era!

If you don't really fight a fight, some people don't know who counts here.

This summer, both humans and dogs are undergoing various trainings.

Lawrence is learning swordsmanship, exercising his physical fitness and fighting skills.

The new witch family is learning the rules and culture at a rapid pace, and even the little child, Clara, is mastering the language.

Tim Um and the others are learning from the adults around them.

Keharan is learning about plants outside and cultivating new high-yielding crops.

Sophia is learning to dance, and she also works with Delenn, Saliel, and Catherine to practice her fighting instincts, and practice throwing axes, which are very useful.

Most of the slaves were learning the language and writing in order to communicate and speak better.

Some people are also learning artisan knowledge because there are more rewards to be given.

Ironmaking, stone carving, winemaking, tailoring, farming, planting, logging, cooking, papermaking, salt drying, shipbuilding...... Under Lawrence's guidance, a very strong atmosphere of learning has arisen in this land that was once a savage land.

(End of chapter)