Three days later, the continuous clear skies caused the temperature in Hollier to rise a little.
For the commoners, this winter was not as tough as they imagined. In the past, whenever there was a war, the price of food would often skyrocket. However, this year's war to unify the kingdom was too quick. At the same time, Eiffta did not have any large-scale conscription. Furthermore, with the change in farming methods and the widespread use of fertilizers, when the weather was good, there were markets in the city. Many citizens and even nearby farmers came to buy and sell their goods.
A hunter with his hands curled up in his sleeves wiped away his snot and continued to sell the rabbit pelts he hunted. Some of them had already been exchanged for preserved meat and bread. At this moment, he lowered his head and stuffed the preserved meat into his pocket. He heard a few people discussing something along the lines of "another war" …
He seemed to be very sensitive to the word "war". He quickly caught up and asked, "Everyone, where is the war?"
"Didn't you read the newspaper? It's not the Kingdom of Karen going to war. It's our troops going out to fight! "
"Huh? Going out? Fighting the orcs or the revenants? "
"On the other side of the sea, it's Rahiman who came for a visit last time. No, it's not Rahiman. It's Rahiman who got beaten up. They hope that we can help them fight as reinforcements!"
These words made the hunter blink. He could not react for a long time. The two people who were talking seemed to have nothing else to do. They stopped and gave him a brief explanation. But after listening, the hunter was even more confused. "Paying off the debt through war? That's possible? "
"The Prime Minister has many ways."
As soon as the citizen finished speaking, a huge shadow swept past where they were. The three of them looked up at the same time and saw the enormous Black Dragon Herrlöw descending in a spiral. Finally, it turned into a ray of light and entered the Magic Tower in the center of the city.
The two people who were talking were used to it. They turned their heads and wanted to continue talking to the hunter. However, they found that the hunter had already hidden under a stone wall at the side. His face was pale.
"Haha, did you just come here? In Hollier, dragons fly around almost every day. The only thing you have to worry about is not getting hit in the head by the stones that are blown up by the airflow. "
The tone was indescribably condescending. However, the hunter still clutched his clothes tightly. After a long time, he trembled and stood up.
"Right, this isn't a rabbit, is it a snow fox?"
"En … I was lucky to catch one. Do you want to buy it?"
"I don't need it, but your skills should be pretty good. Seeing that you don't have enough to eat and wear, why don't you try going to the army? If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't pass the test, I would have joined the army by now! "
"Soldier? Are meals provided? "
"Of course! I heard it's very warm in the winter … "
The person next to him said, "But there are so many people in the army who are fighting to go there, and many have been filtered out. Actually, there were other places to make money. Did you see the factories along the river outside the city? When it's time for recruitment, the daily salary will definitely be more than what you can earn by hunting … "
The two of them talked a lot, but to put it bluntly, they were just showing off their superiority in front of outsiders. However, this hunter had a complicated expression on his face. No one knew what he was thinking about.
When this hunter left the city and returned to the forest four to five kilometers away, he went into a hidden cave under a low slope. He hid the dried food that he exchanged for fur in a wooden box. Then, he curled up his body and stared blankly at the saber that had his family's inscription on it.
His name was Delta Williams, a knight who fled from the southern part of the kingdom. His wife and maids had already died in the wave of the orcs' attack. Before he could return, the war of unification had already swept the entire kingdom and leveled it. Williams did not return home, but was dragged by the count that he followed to join the "Rebel Army".
In the past, he also felt that it was glorious to rebel against tyranny, and took the initiative to take up the position of "Scout". Here, he was considered to be at the forefront of the "Rebel Army". His main task was to observe the enemy's base camp.
But today, when he mustered up the courage to enter the city for the first time, he received an unforgettable shock.
After witnessing the situation here with his own eyes, Delta Knight realized that the group of nobles who spoke loudly did not even have the foundation to rebel.
Along the way, there were no refugees in ragged clothes near Hollier City. Whether it was building roads or railways, or just digging foundations or leveling land for new factories, employment opportunities were everywhere. As long as they were willing to work, they would have food to eat. There was no need to worry about starvation and cold anymore.
When the people at the bottom could eat their fill, and even had the spare money to visit brothels, who would want to rebel against Roddy?
Without ordinary people as cannon fodder, what waves could a group of nobles who were like stray dogs do?
Moreover, even if there were people who were willing to rebel with him, with just a group of farmers, how could they go against a regime that was on good terms with the Dragons?
He did not think that his life was too long. After crawling out of the cave, Delta directly headed towards the nearby river. Not long after, he successfully became a worker at a construction site. And because he could read and do simple arithmetic, he was assigned to learn under a supervisor.
He was told that as long as he was willing to sign a long-term contract, then food and housing would be free, and he would get six silver coins a week.
Delta did not say anything else and immediately nodded in agreement. He rubbed his hands and went to the construction site.
"Sir, what are we going to do?"
"You won't understand even if I tell you. Let's start from the basics."
The supervisor waved his hand. "We are only responsible for the construction site. The rest is for the research department to consider."
"Alright."
As a noble, Delta didn't want to talk about glory at this time. He only knew that the power of the nobles in the kingdom had been rapidly weakened and stripped away. Even if he went back … Forget it, with the current conditions, he would definitely die halfway.
Therefore, compared to the fragrant hot soup, the glory of a knight was better left aside.
And Delta did not know that at this time, in the Magic Tower, Roddy was pointing at the construction site he was at and discussing the planning plan with the researchers beside him.
"There is still a long way to go in the smelting of steel. In this area, you will be responsible for researching the characteristics of metals under different ratios and processes. Also, you will be responsible for the research and development of the hydraulic forging mechanism."
He had been talking like this for the whole morning. When the group of researchers received their orders and left, Roddy finally had the time to drink some water.
But before he finished drinking, Lord Pukasto had already walked in. He directly placed a Magic crystal stone in front of Roddy. "I have just sent the ores that meet your requirements to the furnace over there. This is the rough map of the mineral veins in the Kingdom of Karen. If you need it, you can get it yourself."
"Thank you very much, Lord Pukasto."
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