In the Oak Castle there is an area dedicated to growing crops.

There are wheat seed warehouses and young crop seedlings under the light.

Lawrence squatted near the wheat field and looked at the wheat seedlings in front of him, which were not affected by the external environment and climate, and had grown more than ten centimeters tall.

Dressed in a tunic robe, Keharan looked down at the crops in the field, and at the dimly lit orbs on his head.

"We don't have enough Holy Light Stones, and now there is a big gap."

Lawrence stood up and continued to look at the fields and buildings on this level, standing here was like being in a dark cave, quiet and with a special atmosphere of horror and seclusion.

Lawrence turned to look behind him at Kehalan and his assistants, who were in charge of crop cultivation, and smiled reassuringly.

"Last time, I brought back some loot from the Kingdom of Gran, and among these loot are illumination beads, the outside world calls this the Holy Light Bead, and there should be a lot of them in the great nobles and religious places in the West."

"Among the fourteen kingdoms in the west, the most powerful one is still the Ai Ou Kingdom, and the origin of the lighting beads we need is also in the Ai Ou Kingdom."

"I will send people to trade over there, and at the same time I will send people to buy some from the south, now we are not what we used to be, we have a very good reputation in the west and southern merchants."

Lawrence thought of something, and said with some curiosity: "I don't know what is going on over there in the Eastern Islands, but I can ask the merchants of Pig's Trotter City next spring to see if we can establish a trade route with the merchants of the East." ”

Keharan smiled: "That's fine, then there will be no matter, this year's things have been done, all that remains is to sleep and rest." ”

Lawrence looked at the nearby wheat field again and said slowly, "Hmm. ”

The women of the family can rest, but Lawrence cannot, and there is still a lot to do.

Winter has been going on for a long time, and the eternal night that children have been waiting for day and night has finally come too late.

The darkness was like the figure of a giant, blocking the sunlight and vision, covering the whole of Oak City in darkness that could not be seen.

Braziers were quickly lit at the exits of Oak City, and coal fires began to be lit in every household, closing the wooden windows to protect them from the wind and rain.

The Lawrence family also began to distribute New Year's sweets, as well as the indispensable beautiful clothes.

Sariel was in a good mood and distributed food to a few of the girls from the Holy Virgin Academy.

"Sophie, it's the first time you've spent the New Year with us, you don't need to study and practice swords today, you can lie on the bed and eat, and sleep casually."

Sariel was kind to the new female swordsman and took the initiative to introduce the matter here.

Sophie became a swordswoman under Lawrence's guidance, and at the same time remembering that she was a maid, she is now only assisting the Holy Hela who can use divine magic according to Lawrence's arrangement.

"Yes, Lord Sariel!" Sophie is about the same age as the other girls, but she is more serious and old-fashioned.

Sariel was very happy today, and said to a few girls: "You can go play, as long as you don't leave the ring, you can go anywhere, remember to come back early and go to bed." ”

Tim quickly asked, "Lord Sariel, can we use the kitchen stove to cook today?" I want to practice making bread. ”

"Absolutely!" Saliel took the initiative and said, "Let me teach you how to make bread!" ”

"Good! Thank you, Mistress Saril! Tim happily thanked him.

Seeing this, Heidi, Clara, and Lolita also joined in.

Since Sophia was educated by Lawrence, she doesn't fight with these girls, and is busy with her own affairs every day.

For example, practice songs, practice dances, or learn the rules of the court from Jade and Hela.

To manage others, of course.

The rest of the people also have their own things to do, most of the time they play cards, drink wine, take baths, and enjoy food.

When I'm tired of playing, I'll do something a little bit according to the work I'm usually responsible for.

For example, Sariel is settling accounts, Sophia is working on perception, Catherine is about fitness and sports, Kassandra is planning plans for the coming year, and Deren is making some higher quality materials.

The Circle of Oak City was destined to become the exclusive castle of the College of the Virgins and Lawrence, so some ordinary people had to be relocated to the outlying areas, forming villages and towns around Oak Mountain.

There are still a lot of people living in the building, the Holy Women's College has not yet developed, there is a serious shortage of students and teachers, and there are not many people in Lawrence's palace.

When there are more people, many people will have fixed responsibilities and jobs.

Lawrence, who had already enjoyed the treatment of a king, did not indulge in femininity and pleasure, and after the arrival of the eternal night, he made himself a punching bag and practiced boxing and dodging every day.

The eternal night of the ninth year of the new calendar did not leave a deep memory, unlike the previous wars and hardships, and nothing special happened.

When the month of darkness had passed, the sun was shining on the land of snow and ice again.

A dry, cold wind blew across his cheeks, and Lawrence, wearing a thick sheepskin hat, breathed in the cold, pungent air and looked at the white, dark gray world.

Walking out of the circular building, following the workers to the entrance hillside and looking down the mountain in the distance, they saw the snow-capped world, and the tall trees always gave people a gloomy, gray and dry feeling.

The snow-capped mountains in the distance were beautiful, but Lawrence didn't have the heart to appreciate them, and soon worked with the workers.

The new year begins with clearing the snow and restoring road access.

Lawrence and the workers smashed the frozen snow and ice and threw the debris farther away to the side of the road with a shovel, waiting for the things to melt on their own.

Because I came out to work in a thick coat early in the morning, and I didn't ride a black unicorn, plus everyone was wearing hats with ear and face protection, and their noses were frozen red, many times it was natural to see who was who.

It's not spring after the eternal night has passed, the winter in the Ice Land is very long, and there are still dozens of days before spring.

The wind and snow continued, just a little smaller, and the dry snowflakes and cold winds flying in the sun made it difficult to breathe.

Many people were tired after less than ten minutes of working with wooden tools, and Lawrence was still at the forefront with a shovel shoveling snow.

Soon, the people who were squatting in the nearby snow pit to rest noticed the back of the person who was still working in the distance.

"Who's that? Is it Dosse? ”

"It's not Dosse, Dosse wears a deer's head hat."

"Looks like a man."

"A hardworking man for sure."

"Let him take a break, he won't work like this."

"Whatever, he knows to rest when he's tired, come, drink some wine to warm up."

"Give me a bite too!"

Lawrence, who was at work, was not ignorant of the outside world, and he heard the loud voices of those people.

Lawrence didn't mind those people sitting down to rest and drink, it was in the mountains, and in fact the altitude was not low, and most of the barbarians were not used to the highland environment.

This is true of both the Vakiri and the Sidel, and the Bumishians do not like to go to the mountains.

It's been a lot better over the years, and most of them have adapted a bit, but it's not a matter of willpower, and the Kloda people are more accustomed to the environment here than the Vakiri.

After more than ten minutes, the workers more than ten meters behind them all consciously got up to work again.

Lawrence stood in the snow cut in front of him and looked out, a passage more than a meter deep and a meter wide had been dug at his feet, and the road ahead should be sloping down, and it was still a curve.

After roughly judging the specific terrain and precautions, Lawrence began to bend over again.

The others were mostly wooden tools, and only Lawrence and a few others held iron tools.

It's not that there is not enough iron, but it's mainly that the iron is too heavy, especially in the work with high repetitude, there is a big difference between wood tools and iron.

"Delivered food! Time to eat! ”

Soon there was a shouting behind him, and after hearing the hot shouting, the people around him stopped and gathered around one after another.

Lawrence continued to work, and after a while the people who had finished their meals were squatting in the snow pits eating and chatting.

Someone had already noticed Lawrence, who was still working, and soon a woman forcefully took a few more loaves of bread.

When the man next to him saw it, he quickly shouted, "What are you doing with so much bread?" I haven't taken it yet! ”

Opposite him was a Durella woman, who used to be very obedient and weak, but who had been working in the fields and farms over the years, and had gradually become spicy.

"How much work have you done to eat so much? Someone has worked and hasn't eaten yet! The Durella woman glared at the barbarian, not giving an inch.

The man in Kloga said angrily: "I don't care if he eats it or not, I want to eat!" ”

As he spoke, the man stretched out his hand to grab the bread basket, and covered the bread basket with a woolen blanket, and under the blanket was hot bread.

The woman quickly put the basket behind her, "Go and get it yourself!" This basket is for those who can work! ”

The Clauda man was angry and wanted to hit someone, but the Durella woman was not afraid, "Even if the prophet is here today, this will not be given to you!" ”

The woman quickly hung the basket in her arm, and walked forward with the rest of the soup pot in both hands.

The Clauda man muttered and went to the back to get his meal, not bothering to go to the woman.

There are people who support these women, so they dare to talk to men like this, if it was in the original Durella Kingdom, these women would not dare to be so arrogant.

When the woman came two or three meters behind Lawrence, she said gently, "Don't do it, come and eat." ”

Lawrence paused, feeling the heat in his body.

This feeling is not a psychological effect, and the body is gradually strengthened from the beginning of one's own farming.

This kind of change is definitely not something that can be achieved by training alone, but a collective power that can be absorbed after being in tune with the collective consciousness.

Most people don't know their own value, and the people of this world can exude a powerful power, and this power is born in a higher dimension and exists in this world, and belongs to the "divine power" that all beings cannot understand.

Lawrence smiled, he had gained the power correctly, albeit very, very faintly.

The woman came over curiously, curious about who this hard-working man was.

Even though they don't see the front, they don't feel like women, and the women in the castle don't have this kind of stamina that is stronger than men.

Women are inferior to men in strength and endurance, especially today these men who work are the main force in the production team, and they are all the heads of families.

It is precisely because of the head of the family that these people will not hold grudges and hold grudges because of women's pungency like those single men.

If it were a group of single men working here, women would not be allowed to be so arrogant.

"Thank you." Lawrence turned to look at the basket that the woman had handed him, and quickly took it, squatted on the ground and took a few pieces of bread.

The woman saw Lawrence squatting down again, and said curiously: "I can't see your face clearly if you wear a hat, you take off your hat, I'll look at your face." ”

Lawrence said with a smile: "Don't pick it, I have a wife and children, don't beat me." ”

The Durella woman smiled: "Seeing that you are so young, why doesn't your wife come out to work with you?" She's still giving birth? Then it would be nice for you to find someone who can work with you. ”

The woman was very proactive, and Lawrence remembered that the problem of yin and yang had not been properly solved.

In particular, a lot of men died last year, and the polygamy system is practiced here, so young and capable men are very popular.

Lawrence felt as if he had done something wrong, and that an honest and capable man would surely be more likely to die of exhaustion if he raised a few women and a dozen children.

"No, don't get in my way." Lawrence coldly refused, ate a few quick bites of bread, and quickly poured the already cold potato soup into his mouth.

Potato soup is boiled and crushed potatoes in hot water, and some salt is put in it, and it tastes like that, and it has nothing to do with deliciousness.

But potatoes and bread can fill your stomach, and more importantly, these are free, and you can go home to get some money when you finish your work.

A hard-working man is a very sought-after object in this land, usually with two or three wives.

Lawrence soon continued to work in front, and the Durella woman quickly returned with the basket and soup bucket.

Several women quickly got together and whispered a discussion.

"He ate it all? That's enough for four people to eat, right? ”

"Eat a lot, do a lot of work, you see he has done the work of five or six people now, I think he can get seven or eight times the salary."

"It's true that he can do more alone than all five of us women combined, and he can't do it without a man in the family."

"Is he married?"

"I'm married, I have a wife and children, and I don't want to marry yet."

……

In the distance, Lawrence continued to work, feeling even happier.

"I found that I had created a kingdom of heaven for honest and capable men, so it didn't matter if I had the power that these believers were exuding, I deserved it."

Lawrence felt from the bottom of his heart that he was doing the right thing, and he sincerely recognized his efforts.

Most of the wives and children have lived for more than ten years, more than 20 years, and more than 30 years of suffering.

When there is such a desire, it is natural to identify more with the teachings of the Church of the Stars.

"Hard work pays off! Pay will pay off! ”

Lawrence was terrified that everything about himself came from disguise, from organization and networking, and that he would lose it if others didn't recognize him.

And now there is a steady stream of power in the body.

Even if the people around him didn't recognize his face, even if someone came to ask for trouble, Lawrence could rely on his strength to let these people know who the person in front of them was.

This kind of strength is really powerful! (End of chapter)