On a summer morning, Lawrence came downstairs and was in a good mood to change into his boots suitable for hunting.

Get ready to go out for a ride and enjoy the day today.

Since the return of Loshanda and the others, Lawrence has been much more relaxed.

The Holy War between the Covenant and the two Churches intensified, with the Covenant and the Dawn Church fighting to the death in the west, and Pig's Trotter City and the Southern Resistance Army resisting the Church of Light at the same time.

The Southern Resistance Army is a resistance organization that naturally arose under the brutal expansion of the Holy Light Church, and it is basically a local from the south.

The third battlefield should be near the Elven Forest, and now the people of the Star Alliance have moved away from the dwellings of those elves, and no longer trade medicines and cloth with those elves.

Whoever trades with the elves at this time, for whatever reason, will be put to death.

Even if the motive is very simple and innocent, that is, to make some money and obtain cheap medicinal materials and treasures from the elves, but a capital crime is a capital crime, and the barbarian society rarely accepts refutations.

There has always been a war out there, and it is still a high-intensity war, with a level of intensity and a far greater number of people than the previous wars.

Lawrence doesn't pay much attention to these things, what natural and man-made disasters occur in the outside world, and how many people die are outside things.

Just like everyone in this land, everyone just needs to live well and don't have to feel sorry for those who are suffering outside.

Because he accepted that he was not a perfect person and not a qualified king, Lawrence had an easy life.

The weather has been getting hot lately, and it is one of the few good days to sleep outside on the grass and also to take a walk outside.

Lawrence called out to Catherine and saddled her with Candace.

"Master!" Sophia quickly ran down from the stairs and shouted anxiously to Lawrence, who was about to go out, "Master, when will you come back?" ”

Lawrence turned his head suspiciously, looking at Sophia, who seemed to be in a hurry.

"I went out for a walk and came back in an hour or two, what happened?"

It's rare for Lawrence to see Sophia in such a hurry, and it's not clear what has been going on lately to be in such a hurry.

Sophia breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said happily: "That should be about the same, when you come back, I will show you the finished clock!" It will take a little time to tidy up, and it will be good in the afternoon! I promise! ”

Lawrence knew that Sophia was working on a clock recently, and smiled when he heard it, "Okay, I'll be back soon." ”

Sophia wanted to show Lawrence the clock she had made, and in the face of Lawrence's approval, she shouted happily: "Thank you, master!" ”

Lawrence quickly got on the unicorn, "I'll go out first, and I'll be back by evening." ”

"The master has worked hard!" Sophia happily thanked Lawrence.

Lawrence soon left the castle under the watchful eye of the maid and Sophia.

Sophia quickly rolled up her sleeves and went back upstairs to continue her work.

In a room in the circular building outside the castle, several women in their teens, twenties, and thirties were repairing the silver machine in front of them with bare arms and sweating profusely.

The machine resembled a giant monster, with a head like a newsstand, long whiskers of metal pillars lying across the ground, white heat coming out of many places, and a loud noise at the end.

The temperature in the room reached more than 50 degrees, and most of the women were flushed with the interference of some moisture, as if they had been in the sauna for a long time.

There was also a woman in this room who seemed to be fine, and she was standing quietly in front of the monster, watching the monster change.

Heidi watched the changes inside the water container, which was imperceptible to the average person, with a special heating device underneath the container, and a huge amount of pressure was constantly tilting outward from the pipes, pushing the irons and runners to move the pis and plugs at an astonishing speed.

Unlike traditional watermill windmills, this equipment not only consumes a large amount of high-quality metal, but also uses dozens of unused processes in the process.

Several female workers next to the machine are holding water-soaked mops to cool the iron pipes to prevent the equipment from overheating and malfunctioning.

When the machine continued to run, the female workers in the vicinity felt that it was very dangerous, and that it could be easily eaten if it got closer.

Clara ran to the window and gasped, wiped her sweaty forehead with her sweaty arms, and quickly picked up the water bottle next to her, and took a few sips of water.

Tim had only been here once and didn't come yet, and continued to work in the clean and cool kitchen, washing the dishes and cleaning.

After Clara went to the window to drink, Lolita came to drink with her, and the water here was different from the normal water, with some beans and sugar, which was Lawrence's reward for Heidi's team.

In addition to two large barrels of cold bean soup every day, Lawrence also gave a lot of bread and fruit.

"Lolita!"

Heidi's voice rang out in the room, majestic and cold, with the air of command.

"Good!" Lolita, who was eating strawberries, quickly wiped her mouth when she heard this, quickly walked to the large iron stove, and pressurized the closed water container.

The core of this team is Heidi, and now Heidi is no longer the original ten-year-old girl, but a cold beauty of the academy with both wisdom and beauty, and the number one female guard with the most potential and strength under the saint.

Heidi did not choose to become a nun of God, did not choose the nun route, but chose to become Lawrence's bodyguard.

Since childhood, the goal has been very clear, that is, to stay by Lawrence's side, and he doesn't care about the so-called god at all.

There is no faith in her heart, only the goal to chase!

"That's it!" Heidi quickly ordered.

Lolita also quickly stopped, and after being with Heidi for a long time, she already knew how to cooperate with Heidi.

If you don't do what Heidi says, you're going to get in trouble.

Heidi no longer asks Lolita to do anything, and Lolita is too embarrassed to walk away at this time, so she can only endure the heat and continue to wait here.

Clara continued to stand by the window and watch, she couldn't help at this time.

Clara turned her head to look out the window and saw Lawrence riding out on a unicorn.

After watching Lawrence leave view, Clara looked back at the busy women in the room.

Actually, I really want to do something, but I can't help here.

The reason why I come here every day is that in addition to being able to eat together and receive reward money, there is also Heidi's invitation.

Even if she didn't do anything, just coming here every day to have a bite to eat and chat, Heidi clearly wanted her to continue.

Clara wiped the sweat from her forehead and took another sip of the cold bean soup that had become hot.

It's so hot here!

Clara wished she could go to work in the kitchen, but her mother didn't have the ability to do it well, and the owner said, "Clara is still too young, go to school, she still has a lot to learn." ”

The thought of this made Clara, who was just eight years old this year, very unhappy.

***

In the afternoon, Lawrence returned early from outside.

As soon as he walked into the confines of Oak City, he found a group of people waiting for him on the side of the road.

This is the area around the circle of residents outside the Ring, which is within the actual boundaries of Oak City, and is usually patrolled by the Holy Legion and the faithful of the Church, and outsiders cannot approach it without permission.

Since declaring war on the Church, Lawrence has spent several years developing his own circle of protection, increasing immunity from assassination and using layers of circles to eliminate the danger of strangers.

Basically, most of the assassinations are done by strangers, and if you can prevent strangers, you can prevent most of the next methods.

The few men in aristocratic attire in front of him were looking at this place with anticipation, much to Lawrence's surprise.

Who are they?

Why did the guards allow these people to stand here?

Lawrence was puzzled.

For a ruler, the presence of unsummoned strangers in his usual area is a dangerous sign.

Lawrence rode the unicorn to the intersection, and several decent men dressed in aristocratic attire in front of him quickly knelt down.

"Your Majesty the Great Merciful Prophet!" The man knelt on the ground and shouted excitedly, "According to your will, I have brought new slaves to the powerful you this time." ”

Lawrence was even more puzzled, and asked condescendingly, "Who are you?" ”

The man looked up in shock, looked at Lawrence, and then hurriedly lowered his head, becoming nervous.

"Gracious Prophet Your Majesty, I am Dulu, faithful to your fellow merchant, and I have been searching for you for the best slave for the past few years!"

Lawrence quickly reacted, this guy was one of the early businessmen who came over to do business.

At that time, there was no one to come, and in order to let these merchants bring food and goods in the future, they were very enthusiastic about them.

It cannot be said that they are friends, because they were treated as distinguished guests at that time.

Lawrence looked at a few Baumixiu people who followed him nearby, probably because he had remembered what he had said to these merchants back then, so he felt that these merchants were qualified to meet him.

Lawrence recalled a little that he had indeed been very polite to a few businessmen in the early years, in order to attract investment.

"Very well, so you remember this." Lawrence smiled, "Come in with me, I want to know what's going on outside, and I want to see the best slave you brought." ”

Lawrence has not forgotten Dulu, but Dulu now is very different from eight years ago, wearing more decent clothes, hairstyles have changed, plus the change in age, it is normal not to recognize it at first.

Dulu breathed a sigh of relief, believing that the prophet was dissatisfied with what he had not been over for several years.

This is really wrong, because I knew that this side was not dealing with Pig's Trotter City, and later it was not dealing with the church, so I didn't want to get hot.

It wasn't until the business had grown over the years that Dulu, who was complacent, heard news from afar.

Dulu found that he had nothing to be proud of, and had established a chamber of commerce of his own, but the countrymen who had once looked down on him had built a rich country, and even the mighty church could not help them.

Lawrence rode a unicorn and led the merchants towards the ring.

Just as he was about to go back and talk to the merchants, he found Clara waiting for him outside the building.

"Master!" Clara walked over briskly and bowed respectfully to Lawrence, who was riding on a black unicorn.

Not everyone is qualified to call Lawrence Master, and many people out there are called prophets.

Even though most of the people in the land were Lawrence's slaves, the masters were the exclusive titles of a very small number of people, such as Seravon and Beoff.

Clara didn't join too late, because of her mother's relationship with her grandmother, and she herself belonged to the slave system of maids.

Lawrence knew about Clara, Lolita, Tim, and Heidi playing together, and knew that they had small groups.

It was a normal choice for Heidi to woo Clara, and compared to the act of wooing Clara, Lawrence thought that Heidi's courting Sophie, who was from an inferior background, was an admirable act of wisdom.

Sophie is a country girl who was sold to the Frozen Lands by outsiders, born into a poor family, and has no noble blood of her own, but she works hard enough to be a lucky female swordswoman who can often get Lawrence's guidance.

Heidi is of noble birth, not only a pure-blood witch, but also a noble princess, who has a clear memory and knowledge reserve before coming here, and also has the pride of nobility.

It is not easy for this kind of proud female aristocrat to put aside her prejudices and take the initiative to win over Sophie and some talented women.

At least Sophia didn't do it.

If Sophia can rely on her absolute dominance to win over the little girl at the beginning, then Heidi will not have so many things going so smoothly without the help of Clara and Tim.

In the early days, Clara was a child when she joined, and Tim was also the little maid of the family, and Sophia only saw them as maids, not as helpers.

Lawrence understands Sophia's mentality very well, she is already the master class, she can't let go of face to win over those people, and proud girls always feel that they don't have to pay attention to some things, just continue to be proud.

If Sophia really has intelligence, Heidi may also be Sophia's subordinate?

Lawrence thought about it and decided it couldn't be.

Some people are really stereotyped in their bones.

Heidi is like this, Lawrence feels that the hatred that he perceived from Heidi's eyes when they first met was not fake, and Heidi's hatred was not those who destroyed the country, nor Lawrence, but his own misfortune.

This kind of girl with a goal, Sophia can't control it.

Lawrence also maintains a caring and laissez-faire attitude towards Heidi and his gang, and has always guided them to become useful talents for the land.

"Clara, what's the matter? I guess it's not a bad thing. Lawrence had a funny chat with Clara.

Clara quickly showed a happy and sweet smile, nodded and said, "Yes, Heidi, they have successfully made a steam engine, it is a big steam engine, and it has no problem running for two hours!" You can go back and forth thousands of times! ”

Lawrence was not surprised at all, and smiled, "Today is really a good day." ”

Clara quickly said, "Master, I'll take you to see the steam engine, everyone is waiting for you!" ”

Lawrence made a choice between electric and flint.

The merchant must have been put last, and now the first thing to see should be Sophia, but also to appease Heidi and his group.

Lawrence smiled: "I just came back from outside, and I was about to take a little rest, and I also felt your efforts, you sweated a lot today, right?" The face is dirty. ”

When Clara heard this, she covered her hot little face with her hands and said embarrassedly, "It's hot in the house, and I drank a lot of water." ”

Lawrence laughed, "Well, then you go and tell Heidi to let all the people who work hard go to my big bathroom and enjoy it quietly, and I will invite everyone to dinner tonight and listen to you at the table about this effort." ”

"Thank you, host!" Clara thanked her excitedly, and only after Lawrence allowed her to bounce back to inform everyone.

After Lawrence arranged the order, he asked the merchants to wait in the guest house of the circular building, and he went home to see Sophia first. (End of chapter)