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Chapter 99 Fox's Powerful 'Old Friend'

Fox, who was treating the wounded, felt a warm current passing through him, and his body felt full of power.It caused his hand, which was stitching the wound, to tremble and plunge directly into the soldier's flesh.

He looked at his hands with some surprise. They seemed to be no longer so skinny?It's just that he was undergoing an operation, so he put aside some messy thoughts in his mind, muttered something in a low voice, and then continued with his operation.

Fortunately, there is a peculiar herb in this world, which has a strange name-the grass of the past.

Its function is not like its name, it is used to send people to death, its function is similar to ether, and it is often used as anesthesia for surgery.

After steaming it, spread it evenly on a clean cloth and place it on the patient's mouth and nose. In just two to three minutes, they will enter a coma state.

It’s just that it volatilizes quickly and needs to be steamed and replaced after a period of time. If they are not steamed, they have almost no effect, and they can maintain their efficacy when they are dried in the sun.

Also because of this characteristic, they stored a large amount of dead grass.

In the past, after Fox underwent an operation, he often needed to rest for a period of time to recover his strength before proceeding to the next operation.But today, he feels exceptionally well, with no signs of sweat or weakness.

He knew that Roland must have added attributes to him. When he opened the clothes on his body, he unexpectedly found that they were much fuller.

For a moment, he only felt mixed feelings, his eyes were covered with a layer of mist, his hands were tightly clenched into fists, he was no longer a weak cripple who could even strenuously ride a horse.

Although Roland trusted him before, he still hesitated deep in his heart, fearing that he would slow down the marching speed of the entire army.Feeling the extra sword skills in his mind and the power of 'surge', his eyes became brighter and brighter.

He seemed to see his dream beckoning to him.

"My lord, it's time for the next operation."

Hearing the reminder from the assistant next to him, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising. He touched the mask on his face worriedly, and found that it was still there, so he immediately threw himself into a new first aid.

Seeing that Fox's level has changed to 27, his strength has reached 7 points, and both are two levels of iron bone and strong attack, plus 60 points of one-handed weapon proficiency. combat effectiveness.

Andal has also reached level 18, his strength has been raised to 18, iron bone and strong attack are respectively six levels, and his two-handed proficiency has reached 195 points!Except for the qualitative change caused by the strength not reaching 20 points, this attribute is not weaker than the previous Roland,
Seeing that he was only level 19, Roland suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. If he hadn't killed a lot of enemies, he would probably still be level 18.

Immediately called Andal, ready to start his beating routine, so as to make himself feel better.However, the facts told him that apart from the gap in strength, the two of them no longer wanted to be equal.

Fortunately, the improvement of the family level has dispelled Roland's depression. After all, there are more than 2500 orcs this time, but the reputation has only increased by 2171. Compared with the previous improvement, it is less. I don't know if it is because there are old people among them. weak reasons.

Reputation: 2521/10000 Family level: 3.

Looking at the [-] prestige points needed for the upgrade, Roland knew that it was impossible for him to raise the family level in the short term.

two months have passed
The time has come to December.

The weather in the north is still a little cool.

Two months had passed since the last battle, and the spring plowing season had long passed. They took advantage of the idle cattle and took them all to the stronghold at the entrance of the cave to carry stones.

Roland is very precious to these farm cattle, he told them more than once, don't tire them out
As for the sheep, they are raised on a piece of pasture for breeding and providing wool and milk.

Affected by the desertification of the orc prairie, Roland strictly restricted their range of activities and ordered them not to graze on a piece of grass for more than one year.

The kobold slaves were engaged in stone mining under the supervision of soldiers. Of course they were dissatisfied with such work, but under the 'education' of whips and weapons, they could only 'cheerfully' mine stones. , and said this was their favorite.

What makes people laugh and cry is that these kobolds have reproduced 70 people in just 500 days.

In Roland's view, this was a mockery of a 'single' like him, and he extended their working hours in a fit of anger, letting them know what the anger of a 'single' was.

Sure enough, the kobold who was exhausted into a dog no longer has the leisure to do these messy things.

'An affirmation from a single dog. '

As for the prospecting team, there was no news at all. After several inquiries, he didn't get any good news, so he let nature take its course and stopped asking.

Fortunately, the drying of sea salt can now proceed to the next step. After preliminary evaporation and sedimentation of insoluble matter, it has been concentrated into saturated brine.

Due to the construction of the fortress and the lack of understanding of evaporation due to wind and sun at the beginning, the drying of sea salt had just started a month ago.

The next step is to go through the "basket" to remove impurities.The salt plate itself crystallized during the salt production process is used as a "basket". When the brine in the evaporation pond becomes "blurred", a large amount of white sodium magnesium vitriol precipitates, which removes impurities and purifies the salt-producing brine.

The last step is to put them into the crystallization tank, allowing the seawater to continuously evaporate and concentrate, and the concentration of various salts will continue to increase. As long as the salt concentration reaches saturation, the salt will precipitate in the form of crystals. As long as it continues to maintain Concentration, crystals can continue to grow.

Of course, the crystallization pond is built next to it. When the first batch of sea salt comes out, it will be decided whether to build a stronghold at the entrance of the cave or a stronghold by the sea.

The main problem is the lack of manpower. Although the spring plowing season has passed and many citizens who are not in the field have been recruited to help, the current population of civilians has crossed the 11800 mark, reaching 5400, and the number of soldiers has reached what was previously thought The number that will be reached in half a year is [-] people.

In the case of a large amount of slack farming, the Dongkou Fortress is only built with a stone city wall on the first floor, and the second floor has reached a height of 3 meters. This is because the city wall is still abnormally short, only 15 meters long.

As for others, they plant some seasonal crops as food supplements other than wheat. Because they cannot be stored for a long time, they are destined not to be planted on a large scale.

The matter of road construction has been delayed until now, and there has been no movement. After all, compared to smooth roads, the threat of orcs is obviously more deadly.

Because of the improvement of the family level, the recruitment plan has been greatly advanced. After recruiting a large number of blacksmiths and purchasing a large amount of iron ore to make weapons and armor, the gold coins are less than 1000. Roland is temporarily interested in the orc prairie. Reduced a lot.

Because they are so poor. Such a large orc tribe only has more than 2000 cattle and sheep, and there are still very few cattle.

It's not that the harvest is not as good as the cost.You can get hundreds of gold coins by selling these things, but it is obvious that only by raising them yourself can you maximize your benefits, but this income line is a bit too long.

And they brought back the orc's ears as trophies, and put them on the square for people to visit, to show their bravery, but also to frighten Xiaoxiao.

On the land of the Northland, the slave trade seemed a little lonely. Those orcs, ogres and the like were only suitable for bloody duels, and this often did not consume many slaves.They are not like other elves and dwarves, which are hard-to-need species for most people.

Moreover, arresting and killing are completely two concepts. It is obviously inappropriate for soldiers to arrest slaves who do not know whether they can be sold.

It stands to reason that the Osborne family, as the Duke of the North, should build a colosseum to amass wealth. What is strange is that they did not do this, and no other nobles did this.

This stall is getting bigger and bigger. If Haiyan is bright enough to sell at a good price, we will add 2 new bases.At that time, there will be an astonishing five military strongholds alone!
At the same time, due to the many caravans entering and leaving during this period, it proved that the Evernight Forest is no longer a place to eat people. Baron Powell's stronghold near the Evernight Forest has also begun to prosper. Looking at the inexplicably expanded territory, He smiles from ear to ear every day.

As the population moved in, building houses became necessary, so they began to cut down the forests of Evernight Forest.

After knowing this, of course Roland would not let them steal his property just like that, after he arrived with two hundred horsemen and armored cavalry.

After warning them, collecting a 'fine' of several hundred gold coins, and humiliating Baron Powell, Roland left magnanimously.

During the period, many civilians flooded into Roland's territory. Of course, there were many spies from other nobles. They thought they were hiding well. It's just that the red dots on the map should not be too much for these malicious people. obvious.

After several arrests, the other nobles were a little confused. They couldn't understand why Roland could catch their spies so accurately. The only possibility was the warning from the Duke of Osborne.

Therefore, many people have given up their inner thoughts. Of course, this is indispensable for the increasingly powerful military deterrence in the territory, but there are still sporadic spies operating, but Roland is no longer interested in them.

Because they were only here to obtain valuable information, these spies themselves were not of any value, as long as Roland was strong enough, he would not be afraid of any conspiracy.

Among the influx of civilians, of course, there were escaped serfs, as well as gangs trying to control the dark zone.However, if those serfs were found and they could prove it, Roland would send them back.

Moreover, Roland has no plans to distribute land to these refugees for the time being. They can only earn low salaries as hired workers. As for food, they are enough, but they are not allowed to take it out.

Roland had to use this method to select a group of real civilians before distributing land to them, and they could take it back at any time.

Some sneaky people find it very strange. In the past, the pioneering lords recruited a large number of people. As long as they came, they would be allocated land and take care of food and drink.Seeing that they could not take advantage of it, they left here on their own initiative.

It's just that Roland is fundamentally different from those pioneering lords. With the Calradians as his basic base, he will never treat them as lords like other pioneering lords, thus cultivating their lazy character.

This is extremely detrimental to the future development of the territory. Many pioneer lords have been bankrupted by a group of such people. They can only gain support by selling their land or offering their loyalty to other nobles.

He is not a savior, he himself is in financial crisis, and now it is not the farming season, he does not want to support so many people, not to mention that many of these escaped serfs were charged with murder and robbery.

As for those gangs, they were already beaten and fled under the sea of ​​people, which made Roland a little bit dumbfounded.

The seemingly prosperous territory made Roland so worried that he couldn't sleep all day long.

During this period, an old friend of Fox came to the door. According to her, Baron Leon found her and told her the news.

To Roland's surprise, she turned out to be a warrior with a grumpy temper and a burly figure. Facing Roland's jokes on them, she even clamored to beat Roland.

Roland:! ? ! ?
It was just pulled away by Fox, and looking at Fox, he seemed to be interested in this lady.

This made Roland feel a little weird. He wanted to ask, but found that the two of them were going out together every day, so he couldn't find any opportunities.

Just today Roland finally seized the opportunity to ask out the doubts in his heart, and Fox also frankly stated the fact that they like each other, and planned to get married after Roland's knighting ceremony.

When Fox had not been cured of leprosy before, he was very depressed at that time, even the servants avoided him, and he kept a long distance from other people when he gave various orders every day.

There is only her - Aveline, a person with a bad temper who has always wanted to be a warrior. Whenever she sees herself in the territory, she will pester him in the hope of becoming a warrior.

It's just that without anyone's guidance and relying solely on her own brutal practice, she looks a bit 'burly', at least compared to other ladies, she is indeed a bit strong.

Because of leprosy, the guards kept a certain distance from him, but gave Avelyn a chance to get close to him.

The strange thing is that Aveline showed no signs of being infected.And he often speaks out to the point of embarrassment.

'I know it takes a lot more work to be a fighter, and you can see what I've put in by the way I look.I have seen a lot of nobles like you, who sigh every day because of little things. Since other people can't cure you, why can't you teach yourself medical skills to cure yourself?

If I were born into a noble family, I would at least be a knight now, and maybe I would become a pioneer lord instead of like I am now, even if I have proven my bravery countless times.It's still so difficult to be a soldier. '

Seeing Aveline who was imprisoned again for beating several soldiers, and listening to her words, Fox suddenly understood.

Even a woman can work hard for her dream, and she doesn't hesitate to change herself into what she is now (actually, Avelyn really doesn't care), it's not that she can't move now, she can completely solve her leprosy by teaching herself medical skills sick.

From that day on, Evelyn became a bodyguard to protect Fox's safety, and Fox, under Avelyn's poisonous tongue, began to search for the books his mother gave him, and worked hard to learn everything he needed.

And because of this, he cured his leprosy, but the ugly face can no longer be cured, but he is wearing a mask, so he doesn't care much about it.

As the books he dabbled in became more and more extensive, a dilapidated territory was also managed by him in a colorful way. The long time together also allowed Eveline to see Fox's perseverance and the charm of having everything under control.

Because of this, she fell in love with Fox, but no matter how bold she was, she did not dare to expect to marry a nobleman.Similarly, because of Avelyn's encouragement, Fox has everything he has today. He also fell in love with Avelyn, but because of his frailty and ugly face, he didn't dare to expect to be able to take Avelyn as his wife.

He didn't tell Aiweilin until he finally left, because he already had nothing and he couldn't even take care of himself, so how dare he expect this love.

The two have dragged on until now. Baron Leon, who was an insider, looked at Fox, who was expelled from the family, and told Avelyn about the matter, and bluntly said, "Your age does not allow you to drag on any longer." . '

In this way, Evelyn confessed her love to Fox, and Fox was also resolved due to physical reasons, and confessed to Avelyn, and chose to accept this love.

Roland was a little envious of their pure love. This handful of dog food really caught Roland off guard, and he was very angry about it.But when he saw Evelyn approaching, he still chose to slip away.

A question appeared in his mind, that is, as a member of his own family, Fox, after getting married, it seemed that Avelyn would also become a member of the family.

Maybe Avelyn could really be a mighty warrior, no, no, no, she'd be a knight.

Maybe it's the legendary female knight!

At this time, a message reached him, the development document from the Duke of Osborne arrived.

(End of this chapter)