The Land of Ice, Ironforge

Lawrence stood beside the vegetable patch that he had once carved out with his own hands, looking at the stout bull munching on fresh leaves.

The nearby family dog barked incessantly at the bull.

Even though Lawrence had allowed the bull to enter the vegetable patch, the watchdogs still did not welcome the bull.

The bull ignored the barking dogs and continued to eat the leaves that grew in the ground.

"Come here." Lawrence beckoned to several barking dogs.

The dogs, who were more than a meter tall, quickly ran up to Lawrence and crouched down and let Lawrence pet their heads.

Lawrence sat on the wooden pier and stroked these big guys who were not quiet.

It's summer now, and several dogs are shedding, and the big bull in front of me can go into the vegetable field to eat today, mainly because of hard work.

It just bred three cows today, which is not easy in nature, and it is normal to do it once a day, and it will not be too tiring for these livestock.

Even if I don't need to do farm work now, I don't need to pull heavy loads, and I eat grass and sleep idly every day, but it's still too hard to have three cows a day.

Lawrence saw that it was almost there, and stood up and walked towards the bull.

"Almost, don't eat it all, I'm going to feed you some eggs."

The big bull is still eating the cabbage leaves.

When Lawrence passed, the big bull ignored Lawrence and even turned his head to eat the vegetable leaves in the distance.

Seeing this, Lawrence directly raised a foot and kicked at the position of the bull's arm.

"Moo!" The bull was pushed back a few steps by the tremendous force, and soon turned his head to see Lawrence, who let out a docile cow call.

Lawrence reached out and grabbed the rocky horns of the bull and quickly rolled over and straddled the back of the cow's neck.

"Let's go, go back."

The big bull mooed again, lowered his head and took the last bite of the leaves, and quickly walked out of the vegetable field.

Lawrence quickly led the big bull out of the manor, followed quietly by the black unicorn and Sophia riding a dom sheep.

Lawrence felt too quiet and asked, "Isn't the West Side over yet?" ”

"It's almost over." Seravon rode a Dom sheep and quickly approached, "The nobles of the Io Kingdom want to become your vassals. ”

"No, you don't." Lawrence calmly refused.

Seravin bowed his head and replied, "Yes, master." ”

Lawrence looked at the hillsides and farmland in the distance, and he hesitated for a long time.

"It takes nine months for a cow to fall to the ground, and another three years for it to grow before it can work in the field."

Lawrence stroked the bull beneath him, "It takes at least sixteen years for a person to become a recruit, and we've been here for almost ten years. ”

"It's hard for those nobles out there to gain my trust, and from the moment we go to war, I have no mercy to them."

Sophia advised: "There are many stakes among those people, as well as many wise men, and if we accept their surrender, we will soon be able to rule the kingdom of Io and gain a number of loyal noble officials." ”

Lawrence said calmly: "The land of those nobles, their treasures and women that I need is not their loyalty. ”

Sophia felt that it made no difference, "They must be willing to give." ”

"I want it all." Lawrence affirmed: "I will redistribute the rented land to the Ions, and I will also distribute the money and land treasures of the noble kings, and even order the noble ladies to do the hard work of the farms." ”

Sophia said helplessly: "But in this way, there are not many, many technicians and scholars, master, didn't you pay special attention to this before?" ”

Lawrence smiled, "Yes, that's because we have enemies, so we need to make ourselves stronger as soon as possible, and these nobles of the Io Kingdom are our enemies!" ”

There is no need to keep these people alive, let alone surrender to them.

Lawrence's spiritual teacher, Lofen III, whom he had never met, used his life to tell Lawrence: The nobles outside are not to be trusted!!

Lawrence may not listen to Sophia and Sariel, but he will definitely listen to the reasoning written by Luffin III.

Once I accept the surrender of those noble wizards outside, what will I do if these grandsons assassinate me?!!

Their hatred will not disappear just because they accept their surrender, this hatred will only get stronger!

Lofen III had accepted the surrender of the nobles and then been assassinated by the wizards, and there must have been the acquiescence of the Church.

The battle has been fought, and a group of pampered wizard nobles have been offended, how can they still have the courage to accept the surrender of these people?

Are they convinced?

Lofen III may have been a man of great talent, believing that a fight would convince others and trust those who surrendered.

Lawrence thought about it for a long time, but still felt that there was no need to take the risk.

It is not accepted, whether it is a fish family, a bird family, a snake family, a bear family, a lizard family, it is not accepted.

Not even if you know someone.

Sophia asked, "What about the Decor Kingdom?" You should know that you're scared by now, right? ”

Lawrence had already arranged this matter very early, "There's nothing to do over there, the Deco Kingdom is located right between Dureira and the Io Kingdom, and with such a neutral country with shallow relations, it is easier to show the depth of the alliance's relationship." ”

"For example, the relationship between the Hokuriku Kingdom and Haisenli is very good, followed by the Kocako Kingdom, and the Durella Kingdom is a little farther away."

"The Deco Kingdom is a reference for the Durella Kingdom and the rest of the kingdoms, we continue to maintain trade relations with the Deco Kingdom, but we will not support him."

There is happiness only when there is contrast, and the kingdom of Deco, with a population of more than 200,000, is the best reference.

As a traditional agricultural country, the trade routes and markets of the Deco Kingdom have been occupied by several other countries, and in the future, they can basically only rely on selling grain for a living.

Soon Lawrence locked the bull in the cowshed, which was Andrew's cabin, now a mining farm.

Copper and iron ore mining has not been completed for almost ten years, in the past few years there was not enough manpower, and in recent years, a number of ironworks have been built outside, and most of the tasks have been diverted.

Lawrence stands at what was once ...... In fact, I didn't live long in front of the house.

"It's not the same place as it used to be."

Lawrence looked at Andrew's house, there were many different places, there were many more houses around, and it was also renovated and changed to the original layout.

Sophia said: "Indeed, Sister Saliel hasn't come back for a long time, and now she still lives comfortably in the mountains." ”

Lawrence was curious, "Did Sariel talk to you about Andrew?" ”

Sophia shook her head, "No, Sister Saliel and we are all dead as Andrew. ”

Lawrence thought that Saliel would make small talk about Andrew with the rest of the group, but he didn't expect to accept it so simply.

But if you think about it, Andrew did leave everyone in the way he hoped to die.

When people recall Andrew, they will praise him as a fierce man, a warrior of war.

Lawrence thought for a few seconds, and felt that Andrew was so temperamental that he would not come back even if he survived.

"The east......," Lawrence sighed after thinking about it, "the problem between the west and the south has not been resolved, but it is better to send someone to the east to have a look, and it is time to re-establish the connection with the east." ”

The Western Church is no longer a cause for concern, and with the huge demographic and cultural advantages, the propaganda advantage of the Dawn Church is gone.

Compared to strength, those transcendents are not as hard as this.

Now that the cattle and sheep have been raised in batches, the wheat has also been renewed, the iron tools have been piled up, and the pigs and sheep are fat and strong, so you can contact the East a little, at least you should have the qualifications for dialogue.

The things in the east are not in a hurry, and Lawrence has no idea of being in a hurry, so he calms down and continues to wait for news from the west, and then waits for a few more new big ships to be launched before talking about the affairs of the Eastern Islands.

Because of the infestation of ship insects, the big ships of the outside countries will dock in the ice sea for a while, so as to prolong the service life of the ships.

Oak is still in high demand, along with playing cards, vodka, citrus, milk powder and honey.

"Master, it's time to eat~" Sophia took out the food for Lawrence from the mine kitchen, a plate of mutton pies.

Lawrence picked one up and took a bite, and was about to finish it when he suddenly remembered something.

Soon Lawrence walked out of the house under Sophia's quizzical gaze.

Lawrence lifted the remaining half of the pie and threw it hard down the hillside in the distance.

"To you, elves of the mountains!"

"Woohoo!" Several big dogs ran out excitedly, scrambled to the grass to find the discarded mutton pie, and then scrambled to eat it into their stomachs.

Lawrence watched the scene, and the food offered to the mountain elves was eaten by the dogs.

But anyway, if the leaves fall back to their roots, they will eventually return to this land, and it makes no difference.

After doing the ritual that Andrew had told him, Lawrence went back to the house and continued to eat the pie, feeling more comfortable and feeling better. (End of chapter)