Self-discipline is king in horse riding and slashing

The next day, before it was fully light, Chen Sheng couldn't wait to head towards the manor where he came for free. In addition to the three die-hards, there were 3 farmers accompanying him, 500 of whom were recruited by the Orig Knights. came, and the rest were free people living outside the city.

As one of the three major human countries in the "otherworldly" Old World, Bretonnia's local wealth is naturally unmatched by its expeditionary force. However, no matter how rich the land is, it cannot support a population that far exceeds its carrying capacity, let alone a large population. Part of the land was in the hands of knights and nobles.

Therefore, the kings of the past who wanted to change the status quo, after finding that they were unable to compete with the entrenched aristocratic group, all chose to launch the "Knight's Great Crusade". In name, it was to eliminate evil creatures in the world, but its original intention was just to alleviate the growing epidemic in the country. It's just population pressure.

Bretonnia prospered because of the Lady of the Lake, but it was also difficult to change the status quo because of the goddess. During the reign of Lawn Leo Cornwall, the population of the Kingdom of Bretonnia, which only had 14 duchies, had reached an astonishing 6 Ten million.

You must know that his neighbor, the Sigma Empire, has 13 electors, and its 26 dukes add up to just over 1 million people!

Faced with this situation, Lawn had no choice but to make an exception and launch the "Knight's Great Crusade" again within a short period of time, and gave all serfs and civilians in his country the opportunity to choose freely. That is, all those who participated in the Great Crusade could be promoted to freemen. Or they could stay in the country without changing their status and become the lord's domestic slaves or residents with restricted movement.

If this policy had been implemented in Bretonnia centuries ago, it would naturally not have passed the level of the nobility. But now, not only is there no one who opposes it, most of the nobility have even lowered their status to personally persuade the peasants in their territory to pursue freedom. and wealth.

What happened was naturally not because of the conscience of these pampered nobles, but because they felt that supporting so many people, even if they only provided the minimum rations, would sooner or later destroy the wealth they had "hard-earned" to accumulate.

In order to get rid of these blood-sucking insects lying on their families, some nobles even took out a lot of copper coins covered with thick mold from their own treasury, euphemistically claiming to be funding the warriors participating in the Great Expedition.

In this way, whether voluntarily or forced, a large number of Bretonnian civilians left the land where they grew up with one official or private expeditionary army.

Wealth, land, and title.

This is what many Bretonnian free people had in mind before arriving at their destination. However, when they encountered the harsh environment and the evil army, reality instantly made them recognize themselves. In order to survive, a large number of free people chose to follow Strong.

Becoming a resident of the Kingdom of the Knights, or a tenant farmer of the Knight Lords, has become the choice of most Bretonnian free people.

Isn't this just another place to continue to be a serf?

Most free people knew it, but they had no choice in order to survive.

But there are also a small number of people who firmly believe that "my destiny is up to me." These people neither choose to become residents of the Knights Kingdom nor intend to attach themselves to any knights and nobles. They believe that as long as they work hard, they will be able to achieve their ideals one day.

As long as it is beneficial to themselves, this group of truly free people will go, even if it means risking their lives.

Some people took the lead, and others followed. Gradually, it became a considerable force in the Bretonnian expedition team, and many free people who continued to arrive also chose to join.

For such a group of people, although the knights who have taken root do not like to see them very much, they will not bully them. Instead, they will allow these independent free people to live around their cities or camps.

The same is true for most of the residential buildings scattered outside Zandili City. The freedmen attached to the big city spontaneously established their own markets on both sides of the road. Under normal circumstances, they relied on barter to survive.

But most of them are still like the residents of the city, taking jobs as merchants and knights to earn enough money.

Sometimes they would go hungry due to paying city fees, and sometimes they would flee or even lose their lives due to monster attacks, but even such hardships still did not overwhelm the determination of this group of free people to fight for a future for themselves.

Therefore, when they heard that the mysterious and generous Duke of the East was recruiting people to build the "Holy Spring Manor", the free people outside Zandili City instantly fell into a carnival.

As for why there are only 100 people?

It's not that the Duke was too kind. He said that he would recruit them after establishing a defense.

........

"This place is really shabby..."

Standing in the center of the Holy Spring Manor, Chen Sheng stared carefully for a long time without finding a complete building. In this medieval castle manor, the only thing that was still intact was a well in front of him.

Holy spring.

The two Bretonnian characters on the wooden sign standing next to the well are still clear.

crunch ~ crunch ~

The winch of the well moved.

The dwarf Boris shook his head vigorously under the coquettishness of the elf girl.

Does this thing still work?

Hearing the movement, Chen Sheng also came over curiously.

He was a little confused as to why the well was still so intact despite the entire manor being abandoned. Not only was there no trace of decay in the well pavilion (the small shed above the well), but even the hand-cranked winch was still silky smooth.

"ah!"

The dwarf moved quickly, and the bucket was quickly pulled up by the winch. However, the bucket was not empty. It was not mud or water, but black and red blood, with dense eyeballs floating on it. Such a terrifying scene. The curious Nilu was instantly frightened and her face turned pale.

"What the hell is this?"

The dwarf Boris was the closest and could see it most clearly. He immediately released his hands and quickly exited the range.

哕~

啕（yue）~

Naturally, Chen Sheng couldn't stand such a weird and terrifying scene. Under his leadership, several onlookers also vomited on the ground. Boris and Aisha, who had experienced many battles, had no reaction at all. of.

But the continuous sounds around them forced them to join in.

"Tu'er, what's going on? Huh~ Didn't it mean that the spring water has dried up a long time ago? Huh~"

Hearing the Duke's call, a middle-aged man squatted on the ground and vomited violently. He hurriedly washed his hands and face with a water bag before standing up.

"Duke... report to the boss, I don't know. This place was indeed empty before. This well has long been abandoned."

Tour Bonaparte, a former ordinary resident of the Knights of Origo Country, has now become a foreman of Dachen Construction. Although he does not understand why the Duke went there, they call him "boss", but this does not mean It does not hinder his heartfelt respect.

Not only were they given the status of free citizens again, but they were also given excellent jobs that included food, accommodation, and copper coins. This way, I am afraid this is the only noble family.