A bolt of lightning illuminated the world of mountains and forests.

Lawrence and Stella strolled above the castle as they looked out at the tranquil mountains where lightning fell.

"It's going to rain." Lawrence withdrew his gaze from the distance and continued walking, "It will get cooler after the rain, and then there will be an extra blanket or two on the bed where you sleep. ”

"There will be a lot of people going to the taverns in town tonight, where there will be lively drinking and celebrating."

Together Stella and Lawrence enter the attic entrance of the circular building through the corridor above the building, and together enter the tunnel with candles.

"Why celebrate? What to celebrate? "Stella doesn't know much about this place, so she needs to know more.

Lawrence smiled: "Celebrate that you can rest tomorrow, after the rain will be part of the work will be temporarily stopped, most of the work this year has been done, the wheat and potatoes have been taken care of, except for some people who have to be busy, most people don't need to be so busy." ”

"It's a good thing to rest for a day or two once in a while, and on noisy nights like this when the rain hits the house, it's boring to drink alone at home, and most people like to go to the tavern to have a good time."

Stella wondered, "Why do you want to do this?" What's the point? ”

Lawrence was quick to explain the problem to Stella, as well as his motivations.

People in this era do not understand what depression is, nor do they understand the effects of weather and sunlight on the human body.

Lawrence understands, so if he can, he creates some conditions that make everyone happy.

Both the town of Bhumixiu and the port of Ferry have brothels and casinos, which were necessary buildings in the feudal era.

Lawrence's men were not civilized people with compulsory education, nor were they a group of law-abiding and conscientious people, who had not yet shed their barbaric cloaks, and the character and bloodline they had developed through the harsh environment in the cold land made them sometimes have to vent their dissatisfaction in the blood.

Having long known what kind of things he was under his command, Lawrence naturally did not restrain them with the morality of the civilized age, as long as he did not trample on the weak, did not rob and kill for money, and did not damage the property of the church and their masters, Lawrence allowed them to settle disputes in the traditional way.

No matter how forbidden it is, powerful men will always have relationships with many women, and most of them use coercion and money, not free love.

What was common to all civilized worlds, Lawrence did not believe that he could forbid in this barbaric primitive medieval civilization.

Lawrence himself has a lot of women, and he also knows that powerful men will occupy the majority of women in various ways, and if they don't give some people at the bottom a way out, sooner or later there will be problems.

The bottom does not refer to the barbarians of the town of Bhumitheus, these are the thugs and servants of the Prophet's family, not the bottom, and the main customers of the brothel are heavy manual laborers such as builders and dock sailors.

These people were not slaves of the Prophet's family, but most of them were outsiders who had come from various places in recent years to work and earn money.

Since ten years ago, there has been the act of recruiting workers from Western countries, and in the past ten years, a long-term understanding has gradually formed, and people outside know about this matter, and they also know that this side will really give money and food.

"No matter what kind of job people have, they will be affected by the weather and sunshine, young people are more resistant, the more lonely and weak, the easier it is to be carried away by disease and loneliness, the land of ice has been like this since ancient times, so cruel, so realistic."

"I call this a God-given place, and everyone agrees with that, so I've been taking care of it all the time to make it look like this."

Stella nodded, "I feel more and more about your greatness, and if we elves have a king like you, I think we will all be happier." ”

Lawrence smiled, "I'm very happy you say that. ”

"Now there are more than two taverns in every town and port, and there are also three taverns here in Oak City, I'll take you to see them, these three are the Golden Oak Tavern, the Silver Oak Tavern, and the Iron Oak Tavern."

Lawrence and Stella descended the stairs and soon reached the fourth floor.

The four-storey circular building was built with no one expecting to develop into a large country with a population of millions, and although it was designed according to the limits of the time, it still looked a little shabby at this time, and it was extremely troublesome to repair, involving the roots of large oak trees underground.

The size of the exterior could not be changed, but could only be improved from the inside, and after some people were arranged to live outside and vacate the rooms, it formed the first complex of this era.

It is a large-scale comprehensive building integrating schools, shopping malls, small supermarkets, bars, bathing centers, police stations, factories, production workshops, warehouses, scientific research institutes, training institutions, public kitchens and other buildings.

Stella hadn't wandered around the area the last time she had visited, and Lawrence didn't trust the elf who was fit for assassination, so he asked his sister to take her to the port.

"Golden Oak, Silver Oak, Iron Oak Tavern, sounds like a tavern of three sizes?"

Stella sensed the difference from the name.

Lawrence explained, "That's right, the Golden Oak Tavern is on the top four floors, inside the Holy Virgin Academy, and in addition to drinking and eating, it is also used to exchange information and supplies, and it will also issue some commissions. ”

"Silver Oak and Copper Oak are taverns for residents, on the first and second floors."

Stella asked, "Why isn't there a tavern on the third floor?" ”

Lawrence leads Stella to the entrance to the fourth floor and explains Stella's doubts.

"The third floor is the school and the cafeteria, and there is no need for an additional tavern."

"The fourth floor is the higher school and the library, and this place was built a few years ago, and the idea at that time was that the first floor was used to store goods and trade, the second floor was used for living, the third floor was for eating, and the fourth floor was for studying."

"Now there's a change." Lawrence pushed open the iron door in front of him and entered the interior of the Holy Virgin Academy, "Now this building is mainly for imparting knowledge, followed by scientific research and training, and it is for me. ”

"The third floor below is a place to study and work, and the fourth floor is a place where people who are familiar with this place are free and active, and where new ideas and technologies can be exchanged, so a tavern is needed."

"Work is work, life is life, it's not that the Golden Oak Tavern is the most upscale, it's just that this Golden Oak is only open to the extraordinary, if you want to taste the food, I recommend going to the Silver Oak, if you want to know the customs and anecdotes of this area, you can go to the Iron Oak Tavern, where the news is more informed."

At this time, the two of them walked to a window in the hallway, and suddenly they heard a constant noise.

Outside the building, it was pouring rain, and the rain hit the walls and stones, and hit the trees and leaves in the distance, and the shadows of the trees in the mountains and forests swayed in the dark night.

Stella looked out the window at the world, "It seems like it's been raining for a while, it's weird, I didn't even notice when it was raining." ”

Lawrence smiled and reached out to take Stella in his arms and said, "Because the walls here are thick enough and my arms are strong enough, it's hard for you to hear the wind and rain outside." ”

"When I was about 10 years ago, I lived in a house made of wood, and when it rained, the roof would crackle and crackle, and sometimes I couldn't help but worry about whether the planks would collapse."

Stella was suddenly very touched and echoed: "I can understand this, the treehouse I live in is very dark and noisy when it rains, and the silence makes me very uncomfortable. ”

Lawrence thought for a moment, "Maybe I should take you to see the town and the harbor on a rainy night, I used to go out and see when I was bored." ”

Lawrence put his arm around Stella and described to her what he saw.

"At that time, you will feel that the tavern that radiates the light is particularly bright and warm, and the tavern that you see in the rainy alley is glowing from the door to the window, and you can hear the cheerful sound of the lively and unclear inside, and you can also see the white smoke in the chimney rising slowly in the rainy night."

"At that time, I really wanted to go to the bright tavern that was still open and sit down and have a warm drink."

"The more quiet and lonely rainy nights like this, the more lively the tavern becomes."

Stella remembered Lawrence's words, and felt that such an uncomfortable rainy night was starting to become lively.

Whenever the women around him were depressed, Lawrence would comfort them well.

But there was actually something to do today, and soon Lawrence took Stella on a tour of the various buildings of the Saintess Academy.

Witches possess the power of the bloodline, which can be unleashed not only in various awakened abilities, but also in some common public abilities.

Pendant abilities such as mental resistance, language mastery, and sense of smell sensitivity.

Lawrence doesn't know how to master these powers, but after studying with Dana and the rest of the witches, he is figuring out a witchcraft system suitable for witches.

If you compare witches to machines, you have all kinds of machines that can move and run on their own, and although you don't know the specific principles and structures, these machines can move and communicate, and you will definitely be able to gradually find out the principles.

Murder is only the most direct manifestation of this violence, and Khallan's ripening ability was mainly used for killing deterrence at first, and it was only after meeting Lawrence that it had another direction of development.

Since the witches possess mystical powers, this primordial power may have a more complex use, just like Boole's healing and Hela's strengthening.

Heidi can make a water pressure combination with Clara, and other witches are naturally opened to ideas.

In the past, witches could not cooperate and could not be trusted, but now with Lawrence's strong intervention, especially the protection of everyone's life and safety, this gives the witch and the witch a basis of trust to let down their guard and think about technical things.

Although the current Holy Maiden Academy is not so advanced, both Dana and Stella have seen the freedom that the elves do not have, as well as tolerance and progress.

The number of witches attached to Lawrence will only increase, and the number of witches will also decrease due to fertility restrictions.

More and more, less and less. (End of chapter)