For Teflin, their first night in Elsen City was a sleepless night.
Among the cities built by Tasman's "lambs," even the most prosperous Fort Collins could not compare to Hollier City. This was the upper limit of their economic base. After all, they were isolated in an environment surrounded by mountains and had almost no foreign trade. It was inevitable that they would develop slowly.
Before being "infected," they were all residents of the villages on the outskirts of Tasman's cities. In other words, they were country bumpkins who would never go to the city in their entire lives.
After becoming Teflin, their lives were basically no different from those of savages. They lived without clothes and food for decades. Farming became an unattainable luxury. But ever since Elder Luther decided to follow Roddy, their lives seemed to get better.
They could eat meat porridge every day in Tasman's villages. Under the protection of the soldiers, they did not have to hide in fear. This kind of life was enough for them to shed tears of gratitude. But when they came to Elsen City and lived in warm and clean houses, the huge contrast made it hard for them to digest for a while.
Walking on the flat stone road, Nora looked up at the blue sky.
There was no damp environment or continuous rain here. The warm and dry wind slid over her fingertips. She could not help but take deep breaths. The street in front of her was spotless. It did not have the dirty smell of feces mixed with the filth of a village. The stone buildings were not only similar in shape but also very elegant. High Elven-style sculptures could be seen everywhere on the buildings. The exquisite carvings were so exquisite that Nora did not dare to touch them.
More than 200 Teflin were temporarily allocated 60 houses according to their families. For ease of management, the residential areas in Elsen City were built centrally. So the 100 houses were all next to each other and distributed around two streets. Outside the residential area was the area that Elder Luther warned not to go out for the time being.
Now, Elder Luther was no longer the only person in charge of all the Teflin. Nora looked curiously at the tall building at the end of the street. There was a wooden sign on it, but she could not read it because she was not educated. She only vaguely remembered that it was called "District Committee" or something like that.
On the first day, everyone received new clothes, food, and house keys from this "committee". At the same time, he also saw the shop next to it — there were fancy new clothes, cooking utensils, and all kinds of delicious food.
During dinner, Elder Luther personally gathered everyone and talked about the rules of Elsen City for two hours.
What made Nora a little excited was that Elder Rood said that in the future, they would be able to freely travel between cities, be it markets, theaters, or pubs. However, for the first month, everyone was only allowed to move within the designated area.
At the same time, Elder Rood emphasized that no matter if it was to purchase goods or to watch a play, they would have to pay with money.
The older generation of Teflin had at least used currency in Tasman, but the younger generation, who were born and raised in the forest, had no idea what "currency" was. Nola plucked up her courage and asked a few more questions before she figured out what the currency looked like and how it was worth. Then she asked the question that everyone in Teflin wanted to know: how to get the currency?
"Tomorrow morning, someone will come and assign us tasks. If you complete the mission, you'll receive the corresponding currency as a reward. If you don't, you'll have to starve. Do you understand? From tomorrow onwards, you'll have to exchange for food with your own labor! "
Nola still remembered the exclamations that followed after Elder Rood's words. Teflin had already gotten used to the days of starvation and filling their stomachs. At the same time, they had also blurred the concept of "equivalent exchange." Teflin, who were old and weak like Nola's mother, could not do anything during the migration. They could neither hunt nor grow crops. At most, they could only go to the forest to pick wild fruits and mushrooms for a sumptuous meal.
The concept of "food would be taken care of by the hunting team" had been implemented for decades. Before they arrived in Elsen City, they had been eating from the same pot. So, until now, many Teflin had not accepted this concept. When Nola walked on the street, she could vaguely hear many Teflin complaining about this system.
There were lazy people in every tribe. It was normal for this to happen.
Nola was young, but she was already a reserve hunter. So, she was already mentally prepared to work hard. After eating the oats her mother cooked in the morning, she went to the "District Committee" early and waited for the "task" that might appear today.
Nola's attitude towards life was very positive, which was something that no other Teflin could compare to.
Not long after, a group of Elsen City soldiers arrived as scheduled. The first thing they did was to ask Teflin, who was willing to accept the task, to follow them to the location. Nola did not hesitate to sign up with the other members of the hunting team. Behind them, some young Teflin who had gained the "transformation" ability because of the mutation also eagerly followed them.
However, those who had been with them for a long time now stood where they were and did not move.
There were more than 230 people, but only 70 of them were willing to come out. Rood's face did not look good, but he did not say anything. The leading soldier was even more expressionless. He turned around and led the group across the street to a warehouse full of goods. Then, he explained the task in detail.
The task was very simple: carry boxes of goods to the transport ship. Each person would be paid according to the amount of goods they carried.
This kind of task was easy for Teflin, who had the "transformation" ability. The group of young people started to do it. After the transformation, this group of tall and strong guys could easily carry a few hundred kilograms of weapons. Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh, the ship was filled to the brim.
Just when they were feeling proud of themselves, the group of country bumpkins almost fell to the ground in fear when the transport ship started to move. When they saw the dozens of tons of goods being easily carried away, Nola and all the other Teflin members could not help but open their mouths. They could not say anything for a while.
The best transportation tool they had ever seen was a horse carriage. And a horse carriage could only carry a little more than a ton of goods. Not only that, it was also troublesome to take care of the horses. They could not starve or freeze, and even if they were sick, they had to rest. But what was this monster that carried away dozens of tons of goods in the blink of an eye?!
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