Chapter 68: Celebration

After the spring ploughing, when the local leaders were about to mobilize the warriors to fight, Heidi took the initiative to find Lawrence, who was counting the population.

"Master, should we have a festival to thank the merciful god of the stars?"

Lawrence was counting this year's population and the out-of-tillage, counting the numbers behind a table with a large number of paper rolls.

Heidi looked at the strong man sitting in the middle of the rectangular table, the books and papers piled up on both sides were the years of the land, and the wisdom in the man's eyes was the direction of the land.

Lawrence smiled gently, "It is true that there should be a day off, then once after autumn ploughing in the fall, and once after spring ploughing in the spring." ”

"After the bittersweet memories of the autumn, the spring is four days later, before the army is ready to go on the march."

Lawrence agrees with Heidi's proposal, which makes perfect sense, as the climate is mostly low due to the region, especially autumn and winter.

Some joyful festivals are a good complement to the overall atmosphere.

Lawrence remembered that the Baumesius and the rest of the people loved the festival, especially the young men and women who did not have the opportunity to meet most of the time, and that such celebrations had always been loved by everyone.

Heidi lowered her head happily, "Yes, master!" ”

Lawrence didn't feel comfortable leaving this kind of thing to Heidi, "Let Fryce, Kellyon, and Quereth arrange the Spring Celebration. ”

Heidi cautiously asked, "Who is Quirre?" ”

"The leader of Ironforge, the strong, bearded dwarven blacksmith." Lawrence smiled and made clear Quirre's identity.

Heidi knows who it is, sometimes it's hard to distinguish just by name, everyone prefers to distinguish by identity, nickname, occupation, etc.

Heidi was curious: "Master, don't you let Emma and Master Bull do this kind of thing?" ”

Lawrence said casually: "It's mainly a celebration for the warriors, who know better what everyone likes." ”

Barbarians still have more respect for men here, especially for a sacred event like a celebration, even if the saint herself presides over it, it lacks a sense of majesty.

Lawrence didn't have the time to arrange it himself, so he handed it over to Kellyon, who was in charge of food production, Quirre, who was in charge of weapons, and Fryce, who was in charge of military combat.

Before the bloody battle, it is indeed time to relax.

Heidi quickly went to inform a few people that her crow had been training for two years, and that she had been studying and exercising diligently every day since joining the Land of Stars.

It's more because he hasn't reached Sophia's current position where he can lie flat and slack.

Kassandra came in from outside, and Heidi just missed.

Upon entering the house, Kassandra smelled Heidi's scent, but didn't care about it.

Kassandra stood in front of Lawrence, and although she was a family, Kassandra behaved more well, not talking about Lawrence as often as Delenn and Sariel.

Family education is different, witches who grew up in regular wizard families are more accustomed to respecting the rules of hierarchy and will not face their masters with a too casual attitude.

Kassandra believed that she was dealing with a powerful pure-blood wizard, a messenger of the gods, and a male ruler of great strength and wisdom, and that she and the rest of the women were objects and furniture.

In this barbaric age, it is very normal for rulers to kill people who do not obey them.

"There is good news from Nanzhen, this year there are many people from Pig's Trotter City and several southern countries who have come to serve us, these people all understand our language, and they are those warriors who went out from the Kingdom of Luofen before."

Lawrence nodded, "Good news indeed. ”

The Kingdom of Rofen itself is an expansive kingdom, many merchants, pirates, and peasants fled to better places to settle in the past, and now that the Kingdom of the Stars has been established and stabilized for several years, those who were once exiled have returned to their homeland.

Among them, the merchants who play an important role should be the merchants, and the merchants who come and go describe this place very well, and naturally many people who can't survive aim here.

Then there's the propaganda of the Siddles, and the submission of the Vakiri.

The Siddles looked outward from the land, and the Vakiri outwards from the sea.

The once enslaved barbarians scattered in the mountains and islands struggled to survive, and Lawrence did not steal the entire harvest of the Sidels last year, nor did he steal their cattle and sheep.

Although it is true that a batch of grain and livestock were taken away, they were all handed over by themselves according to the rules, and there was no such collection method as before.

For example, when Avari led people to snatch all the livestock and furniture that could be seen in the homes of the Bhumishu, that was the traditional collection, and there was no concept of percentage taxation at all, and it was all taken when you saw it.

Lawrence only took grain and livestock from his own land, and did not ask the farmers for money, which meant that he did not pay taxes to the local Stahls.

The Vakiri felt this kindness earlier, so even the countess didn't do anything, but most of the Vakiri who fled like Redbeard came back with their families.

Kassandra asked, "These people want to rent your land and get a place to live like the Vakiri." ”

"Yes." Lawrence smiled, "As long as you speak our language, obey our order and rules, believe in our gods, and obey my rule, then you can get residency status." ”

"Kurtown already has a group of returning Vakiri there, and there are still large fields on the side of Nanzhen and the Viper tribe, and I will allow them to live in nearby towns for the time being, and then slowly clear the land."

Kassandra nodded and said, "Yes, I will send someone to tell the heads of Southtown and the Viper Tribe." ”

Lawrence saw that Kassandra had nothing else to do, so he asked her to help with the statistics.

Kassandra has a good memory, accurate arithmetic, and experience in presiding over the Chamber of Commerce, and has a very strong ability to process all kinds of data.

This kind of calculator-type witch is indeed a waste ability in this era, but it has become a very important ability in Lawrence's hands today.

With the help of intelligent calculators and data storage retrievers, Lawrence's processing power has increased more than ten times.

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There is no shortage of warriors in the land of stars, nor is there a shortage of fierce men.

After the return of a large number of exiles, there are now 100,000 pure-blooded barbarians alone, including many veterans and chieftain-level warriors of various tribes.

After merging with the tribes and villages of the Rofen Kingdom, there are more and more soldiers to fight.

Young people who have not yet grown up have also begun to learn various combat techniques, honing various killing techniques through games and household chores.

It's not just the barbarians of the Frozen Lands.

There is no shortage of fierce men in this fantasy world, and there is no shortage of warriors more powerful than barbarians.

The warriors of Hasenli, Durella, Kojako, the Hokuriku Kingdom, and the Elven Forest have also stepped into the land of Flying Fish Harbor because of the legends of these years.

Many people live for a year or two, gradually become familiar with the rules and language, and like the prosperity here.

Everyone knows about the Dawn Church and the Star Church, this time the two sides are preparing to go to war again, and there are some people who are eager to try.

While Lawrence enjoyed traditional tunes at a celebration arranged by Saliel and Sophia in Oak City, pre-war celebrations were also being held in places such as the town of Bomixiu and Port Ferry.

The celebration at Flying Fish Harbor was presided over by a traditional barbarian prophet, an old man with thick gray curls like a lion, who took off his shirt and led the warriors who came out of the icy land behind him to stand in front of St. Lawrence Cathedral.

The war drums were beaten vigorously by the warriors, and various instruments made from the materials obtained from the prey began to mix.

The barbarian prophet of the Icy Lands raised his hands and sang a sacrificial song with the sturdy warriors behind him.

"The hour of darkness never dissipates, the light rises from the darkness, the shining stars!"

The men in the vicinity danced the sacrificial dance, also the war dance of the barbarians, meaning that the sun rises and everything begins.

Powerful dances and rhythmic war songs soon merged.

"The light of the sun shone on his face, and he opened his eyes to see the darkness, and he saw the darkness and saw the light."

"He arose from his slumber and looked up at the sun and the moon, and listened to God."

"The sun and the moon and the stars are on his head, the ground under his feet is full of wheat and flowers, his arms are strong and strong, and we follow behind him."

"The brutal bear became his armor, the wise raven became his shawl, the cunning wolves became his domestic dogs, the mountains sprouted molten iron and turned into weapons, the dark beasts surrendered to him, our homeland was no longer dark and cold, the spring of sunshine returned to this cold land, and we knelt at his feet to thank him for all that he had bestowed."

"The soles of his feet stand in our fields, and the palms of his hands caress over our heads, bringing divine guidance."

"His eyes look into the darkness, we feel his will, we come out of the mountains and forests! Follow his orders! ”

"We are God's people, and we become the spring breeze of mercy to dispel the lightning of darkness and break the darkness above the heads of the kingdom of darkness!"

The stirring traditional music, especially the dance and sound that infuses emotion and fighting spirit, quickly became infectious.

The aborigines of Flying Fish Harbor were all shocked, and the people who came out of the icy land also had a strong resonance.

Lawrence, the Raven Feather Prophet, is a messenger of the gods, ruler of the Frozen Lands, and a guide to all the people of the stars.

The Prophet's command has been given!

War! Subjugate!!

This is no longer a Lawrence-led war, but the embodiment of the will of the entire Star Nation. (End of chapter)