Chapter 63: Quiet Years

"You're going to get in trouble, bring back this little monster now, what will you do in the future!!"

The old nun kept blaming the little nun and complaining that the disobedient nun had caused her trouble again.

The little nun sat on the cart without saying a word, holding the sleeping Sea Clan child in her arms.

Although she sat in the car and didn't have to walk, the little nun didn't have the joy of getting in the car and not having to walk, and now she just wanted to go home as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, the ox pulling the cart was not a sturdy cow, and this old cow that had been eliminated from the field was not suitable for heavy work, and it walked very slowly when pulling the cart.

In addition to the little nuns, there were a number of young children and women in the car, all of whom the nuns had bought from slave traders.

These women did not join the monastery as nuns, but as coolies and slaves, washing clothes, bed sheets, carrying water, cleaning ash and chimneys.

Even so, in the eyes of the nuns, it was God's test and trial for these poor women.

After completing the tests of God and the Prophets, they can become inhabitants of this land.

The children have not yet become completely normal in these years, and there are not enough of them in the prime of life, so a group of working slaves will be purchased every year until the cold land no longer needs to collect people from outside.

The little nun was born before Lawrence conquered the Kurs, and in another three or four years, it would be when most of the youth of the Frozen Lands would flood into various trades.

These two years coincided with the greatest shortage of people, and the bustling towns and expanding monasteries were in great need of people who could work.

The old nun's nagging continued, and when the convent that the little nun had been excited about was finally about to arrive, it was quiet for a few seconds.

The group soon came to the door of the monastery, and Ullah got down from the dome sheep and went to the door and knocked on the heavy wooden door.

Inside the heavy wooden doors and tall and solemn buildings is the familiar home of the little nun.

Although she has only lived here for two or three years, the little nun thinks this is the place to live for the rest of her life.

Soon, the nuns of the convent knew what was going on on the other side of the docks, and several of the stewards quickly came over to inquire about the situation, and looked carefully at the baby child.

As if frightened, most of the nuns stayed away from this terrifying and ugly sea monster.

Even Boole was shocked by the monster's appearance.

"Since it was the decision of the Prophet, then this ...... Child. Bull hesitated for a second, but still recognized the identity of this sea toddler as a child, and said to the young and ignorant little nun: "I will give you some things for children, and it will also relieve you of your work, except for the necessary work and prayers, you are usually responsible for taking care of this child." ”

"I don't think it will take long." Bull comforted the little nun and said, "The prophet will soon make a decision, since you have picked up this child, then you have to take on the responsibility that you have accepted." ”

The little nun didn't quite understand, but she nodded anyway, "Yes, Holy Maiden." ”

Bull's face was full of humanity, and he reassured: "You are too young to understand these things, and many of us are not born with blessings, nor are we conceived with respect and expectation. ”

"But I think there may be some things that may be God's will, and since we all have children to take care of, let's take it as a responsibility."

Bull put his hand on the little nun's shoulder, "May the merciful God and the merciful prophet bless you, sister." ”

"Yes, Holy Maiden." The little nun still didn't understand this, and soon after going through the troublesome scenes, she was finally able to return to her house.

But before that, the little nun said to Bull as she was leaving, "My lord, I haven't eaten after noon, can I go to the kitchen to eat?" ”

Bull nodded and said, "I'll bring you bread and hot soup later, as well as things for children, so you can go back first." ”

"Yes! Holy Maiden! The little nun bowed happily and thanked her, eager to kneel down and kowtow to the merciful Saint.

Things didn't go well, and although the problem of eating was solved smoothly, what happened next made the little nun feel the pressure as well.

Originally, the slaves in the house were reluctant to approach this stupid nun, but now this little nun brought back an ugly and terrible child, and soon these people kept a distance from her indifferently.

In the evening, the Sea Clan toddlers, who had been quiet for a day, began to let out screaming cries, and the sound was so penetrating that the nuns of the entire monastery could not live in peace, unable to pray and write quietly.

The little nun quickly took on all kinds of pressure, and spent most of her time holding on to this little monster that she picked up on her own initiative.

***

Lawrence had returned to the castle in the afternoon, and it had taken more than an hour to gather a few people from the castle's vegetable patch and school.

"What's the matter?" Sariel came late and explained, "I'm handing out food to everyone. ”

The Lands of Ice is paid monthly, primarily to warriors and artisans with professions, especially Lawrence's own escorts and direct troops.

Wages have also been adjusted over the years, with more meat and eggs, and more cloth and some industrial goods.

Lawrence, knowing that the family was not idle, told Saril about the day.

"Today I found a Sea Clan child on the beach, and Dahir wanted me to throw it into the sea, but I finally decided to leave it in the care of Lana from the Abbey."

Dana was curious: "Saliel's Dom sheep?" ”

Saliel took the initiative to explain the matter, "It's just the same name, her parents don't know how to give names, they just use this name, Lana means strong girl in our case." ”

Dana was even more curious, "Why do you know she's a strong girl?" Her parents knew about this in advance and named her that? ”

Kehalan sat elegantly on the sofa with his legs crossed, his hands in front of him thinking about the Sea Clan, but he also casually talked to Dana about witches.

"In the beginning, the strong girls were called Lana, and then Lana became a name, just like many names are actually slowly formed by the concept of group, and then given to individuals, as a kind of sustenance and expectation."

Lawrence saw that the two witches elevated this casual thing to a philosophical perspective, so he quickly pulled things back to a down-to-earth perspective, and quickly said: "No, it's just that her parents are uneducated, so they give random names." ”

Kehalan disagrees, and has been with Lawrence for a long time, plus Lawrence often shares some ideas and theories, and selflessly shares insights about the concept of race and divine power.

Sariel and Delenn didn't care much about these things, and when they heard it, they just listened to it, and they didn't take it into their heads.

Kehalan is different, this is a pure-blood witch who has lived in seclusion alone for more than ten years, and her long-standing habits have made Kehalan more adept at thinking about some strange metaphysical things.

"It is not only an act of ignorance, but also a manifestation of the will of the race." Kehalan is very sure.

Sisters Catherine and Kassandra sat in their chairs, looking thoughtful, obviously thinking about the topic of the two witches.

Behind the two sisters are their respective Dark Elf maid sisters, who also stand gracefully behind their respective mistresses, listening to the witch's conversation.

Lawrence, accustomed to the obstacles that arise when talking to the witch, interrupted directly and violently: "What do you think about this Sea Clan baby? ”

With Lawrence's strong interference, the witches also began to discuss the affairs of the Sea Clan, and no longer debated philosophical and theological matters.

"I don't know anything about the Sea Clan, only that it's a bunch of beasts...... Barbarian? Dana frowned, recalling the legend of the tribe.

Once a land of ice, in the impression of the elves, it was a bitter cold land similar to that of the Sea Clan.

Lawrence didn't mind Dana's traditional impressions of some races, but he was a little disappointed after hearing Dana's answer, thinking that the elf knew better.

After Dana spoke, Sariel also shrugged her shoulders and said casually like no one else: "I don't know, how do I remember things when I was a child?" My earliest memories are sitting in front of my house washing beans and watching my father roast me rabbit meat not far away. ”

"I don't know much about Sariel's past, except that she was a witch's child, and Andrew brought her back to land from the Sea of Mist. ”

Lawrence looked helpless, the few people who most likely knew didn't know, and the matter about the Sea Clan kid was confused, and he didn't know what the consequences would be.

After the rest of the people had quieted down, Jade, who was often overlooked, looked around and made sure no one else was talking before she began to speak.

"I know a little bit about this."

Lawrence quickly glanced at Lady Emerald, a learned young witch who had always behaved steadily, though not brilliantly.

Emerald continued, "The children of the Sea Clan are all born from their mothers, and since the mother of that child has squeezed it out of its body, it should be nearby. ”

"It's impossible for a normal sea tribe toddler to float to the edge of our harbor, and the road has long been eaten by fish."

Lawrence found that he had indeed ignored this point, and the crowd was so startled by the monster that they completely ignored some of the basic logic.

However, Lawrence quickly looked out the window, it was not too early at this time, and it was already a bit troublesome to organize people to explore the seaside at this time.

Laziness makes Lawrence want to do things again tomorrow, but his suspicious and uneasy personality makes Lawrence worry about the attack on Ferry Harbor.

"I'm going to Ferry Harbor and I'll be over there for a few days, with Saliel and Sophia, and Emerald and Kassandra with me."

Catherine doesn't need to mention it, unless she doesn't take her with her.

Sariel still has a lot to do, "Now?" Or tomorrow? ”

"Now!" Lawrence set the time toughly, "I'll go first, and you guys will go over tomorrow morning." ”

Oak City is actually quite far from Ferry Harbor, and it usually takes about a day to make a round trip, and the main reason for the frequent traffic in the past two years is the creation of cars that can allow the avian lizards to pull the car on a fixed road.

This type of road is limited to the three areas of Oak City and Port Town.

While having a vast territory, management and governance inspections have become troublesome.

The area of the Ice Land alone would normally take two or three months to complete, and if you count the huge territory to the west, you can't control it at all.

Although a fast horse is very important, Lawrence also consciously reduces the number of times the unicorn is used for the sake of Catherine and the future child, so that Catherine can appear in public as a saint.

The Prophet soon returned to the port of the ferry and stayed at a villa with a view of the sea.

Nothing happened that night, and the port was as quiet and peaceful as ever.

Early in the morning, Lawrence got out of bed, put on his nightgown and walked to the balcony, looking at the busy and quiet dock market in the distance.

The sunshine, the sea breeze, the busy town with wooden houses, the crowds and the lively bazaars, and the brand-new merchant ships moving slowly in the bay in the distance.

In the field of vision, you can also see a tower, the lights of the tower have been replaced, and that kind of thing usually starts at six or seven o'clock in the morning, when the light is not needed, a black cloth is covered, and the glowing lighting stone is turned off.

Lawrence was sure there wasn't any major trouble last night, and he was sure it was about seven or eight o'clock by now.

Neither Sariel nor the maid or the others came, and Lawrence was alone in her bed.

Lawrence quickly walked to the door and opened it.

"Prophet." Two male soldiers stood guard at the door, and quickly lowered their heads when they heard the door open.

Lawrence arranged: "Send someone to the monastery and ask if the Sea Clan baby is still alive, and by the way, inform the port guards and let the fishermen look in the nearby waters to see if there are any Sea Tribes landing in the nearby waters." ”

"Yes, Prophet!" The two guards quickly went to work.

Lawrence went back to the house and began to prepare for the day, dressing himself.

Catherine had already woken up, got up from the bed and began to lazily comb her hair, and only changed her clothes to wash her face and rinse her mouth when she was almost awake.

Lawrence had already sorted it out in advance, habitually moving his hands and feet before eating to deal with any troubles that might arise.

The current personal strength is almost equivalent to the level of a normal male witch, not too weak, not too strong.

With Deren as the standard, the strength and reflexes are indeed very strong now.

But compared to the few pure-blood wizards he knew so far, Lawrence was not confident that he could pick up a few solid cannonballs, nor did he have the ability to instantly ignite a twenty or thirty-meter-long wooden ship.

Lawrence knows himself very well, and now he is an enhanced version of the Barbarian Berserker, and he is not qualified to play melee combat with those mages.

Dare to fight with that group of male witches, especially pure-blood male witches, most of them are themselves.

Whether it's a mental storm blow or all kinds of lightning flames, those wizards are all at their fingertips.

Since there are witches in the Sea Clan, there must also be male witches, and I have never heard that the Sea Clan is a race with only women.

Even the elven clan ruled by the queen has many strong men, and the main reason why Lawrence and the elven clan have not fought so far is that there are no dead people on either side.

The elves did not die a single elf, the willingness to start a war was insufficient, and there were no dead people on the side of the country of stars, and everyone was busy building homes and had no time to take care of elven affairs.

Lawrence was unsure of the Sea Clan's movements, but in general information he knew that the Sea Clan was a loose group, like the tribal system of primitive societies.

Whether it's hatred or kindness, the only people he can influence are some sea tribes.

After the exercise, Lawrence found that the affairs of the Sea Clan were not as complicated as he thought, and he could already treat them with a normal heart.

In the afternoon, the fishermen who collected the lobster crabs ran back to land in panic to report that they had found the body of a half-man, half-fish monster in the sea, but it had been eaten empty by the sea beast and the crab.

Lawrence quickly had the sea cordoned off, and no frightened fishermen were sent into the water to retrieve the corpses, nor did he dispose of the crabs and lobsters.

For the next few days, some people didn't want to eat fish, as well as lobster and sea vegetables.

But as time passed, after a few days everything was back to normal, it was time to eat, it was time to drink.

It is normal for people to drown in the sea, whether it is a fisherman or a sailor, they have to live.

The fishermen also continued to go into the water to catch the fish they depended on, and everyone stayed away from the area and kept silent about it.

The affairs of the Sea Clan passed peacefully, except for the noisy little monster in the monastery who stayed in the house all day, and the people returned to their previous peace.

The little nun with the little child in her arms was taken out of the large room by the old nun and walked to the outer corner of the monastery.

The old nun pointed to the dirty and smelly dog house in the corner of the wall, which was two meters high and covered an area of less than six square meters, and said, "Clean this place, and you and it will live here in the future!" No one will care about you if you cry to death here in the future!! ”

The little nun and the little monster soon have a small home at home.

This is the dog house, a dog house made of wood and stone.

Fortunately, they all lived in peacetime, and the kennel of the monastery was not bad, sheltered from the wind and rain, and they were able to get three meals a day. (End of chapter)