The princesses all come to help me move the bricks [Infrastructure]

53.

Because of her words, Anna observed the two princesses for a while.

In all fairness, their looks are not that bad. Maybe their parents have good genes. After they have undergone makeup and clothing modifications, there are no obvious flaws or shortcomings on their faces.

But if you want to say how beautiful they are, this is a bit inappropriate.

If their appearance must be scored, according to the full score of [-], and the standard princess is [-], they are beauties who can score five to six points on the passing line.

But unfortunately, they have another very obvious problem, that is, they are too acerbic in character. This acrimony combined with arrogance and self-styled posture suddenly makes them uncomfortable from appearance to behavior. a feeling of.

Based on this alone, their beauty on the passing line can be directly discounted to below the average line.

Anna also didn't like the way they looked at her, as if Anna was some dreaded opponent——

It can be seen that even if Anna is with anyone, it is impossible to be with Cinderella's potential object, the inexplicable Prince Memphis of Württemberg.

Most of the princes in this world will be married to princesses, and Anna has no idea of ​​competing with others.

It's just that there is no such worldly desire. Has her territory been established or has she become the strongest lv.99 in the world?

The object will only affect her becoming stronger.

Besides, no one is as good as her male god. The male god is Bai Yueguang, an almost invincible existence that only exists in another world.

No matter how good the handsome guy in this world is, he can't compare with someone who doesn't exist here.

Anna decided to keep all her beautiful fantasies about the male god, and be a great lord in an orderly manner.

She still has a lot of things to do—

Are her princesses still waiting for her to save? !

The ball ended soon, and in order to express their friendship to the princesses of neighboring countries, Anna and others received many gifts from the Württemberg royal family.

The gift from Württemberg was nominally prepared by the Prince of Memphis, and the most important point was the Prince of Memphis. As for the actual situation, whether there is a queen and others to help is another matter.

However, Anna is different from other princesses. She has her own territory and has been assigned to the place over there, so it is actually unlikely that she will run for the position of the "Prince's Wife", but she will definitely not face it. There may be a little omission, and the Württemberg royal family is already rich, so naturally they gave a lot.

And they are very upright, knowing that this group of people from the Lore royal family is actually two groups.Therefore, they also prepared two gifts.

One is for the envoys of the Lore royal family. This is to express our gratitude to the Lore kingdom for arranging envoys to give gifts to celebrate the queen's birthday. This is also a consistent etiquette, and there are coming and going.

One is given to Anna as the Grand Duke and Princess Maria as the princess. Although Maria has not yet officially obtained the status of heir and princess, everyone has no doubts about it. After all, even the previous Anna was arranged to leave the fiefdom.

Maria and Anna are going to the Oran territory together, so the gifts given to them must be brought back to the fief.

Here, they also know that the two princesses have a very good relationship, and they are more sincere than many biological sisters, so when preparing, they simply put this part of the gift together.

Anna lamented their thoughtfulness while accepting the kindness.

Before she could go on the road, a prompt popped up from the system, telling her that her Oran territory had reached level 6, and the lord system had been upgraded again, so she could go to the next stage.

【Ding--】

[The system prompts that your lord system (Olan) has been upgraded to level 6, click to view the details. 】

Anna was taken aback, and at the same time surprised, she turned on the system while there was no one there.

At that time, the lord system required her to achieve five points in order to be able to advance smoothly, but now it seems to her that maybe Cinderella, as an officer, did some things and pushed the progress by the way, which made her upgrade so smoothly up.

[The lord system reaches level 6 requirements]

1. The main task is advanced to the mid-term part of task three.

2. Territory infrastructure is relatively complete.

3. Preliminary planning of people's livelihood construction.

4. Preliminary planning of administrative construction.

5. Fiscal revenue and expenditure were basically balanced.

Among these five points, the first point is what Anna has been following up. Of course, she has been watching the task system complete one by one.

The following infrastructure may require relatively low requirements. It refers to some basic supporting small parts, that is, the arrangement of trash cans, simple domestic waste treatment, water distribution in different fields, etc. Now there is no problem with people living in the territory, and this is what it has completed reason.

For the last three points, the first two can be planned. In this regard, Anna has been following up and improving her goals and plans. She plans to continue to recruit an "urban planner" or related talents for a long time. people.

The last point is not very accurate, but relying on the development of the handicraft industry, especially the handicraft workshop, there is indeed some progress, but Anna estimates that it can be completed thanks to this "basic".

[Lord System - Anastasia Exclusive - Level 6]

Lord name: Anastasia

Territory: Oran

Region: [Click to view map details]

Population: 2288 (long-term population)/420 (temporary population)

Gender ratio: male 1710-female 1578

仓库：农具·精品（60副）……玉米种·精品（35袋）、红薯种·精品（55袋）、小麦种·上等（55袋）、甜菜种·精品（56袋）、玉米·精品（40袋）……红薯·精品（40袋）、小麦·精品（100袋）、甜菜·精品（20袋）、花生·精品（40袋）……耕牛·幼崽（5头）、乳牛·幼崽（6头）……

Gold coins: 1120 gold, 180 silver, 240 copper

Title: fledgling lord, fledgling lord, slightly accomplished little lord

领地相关信息：绿化（6%）/工业建设（10%）/农业建设（15%）/商业建设（8%）/居民建设（8%）/住房建设（15%）/未利用（38%）/娱乐建设（0%）/教育建设（0%）/行政建设（0%）/医疗卫生保障（0%）/城防建设（5%）……

Territory Defense: Defense Cover Level 6, Ghost Grass Array Level 1

[Population-Details-Overview]

Number of children: 60

Number of elderly people: 94

Number of disabled people: 110

Number of young adults: 2134

……

Loyalty: 110 (mode)

Prestige: 100

Anna felt that the pressure was a bit high, after all, the population was large, but the content that the updated lord system could display was correspondingly more.

Anna felt that she was a bit more confident, and now she was not doing it to slander, not to mention that there were so many reliable helpers.

Today Anna had other things to do, she changed into a black dress that was offset, and asked Catherine to prepare two fresh bouquets for herself early.

Because it is winter, the capital of Württemberg doesn't see too many gorgeous flowers blooming. Catherine bought a bunch of fresh carnations from someone who didn't know where. There are two pink roses in the center. I bought some very fresh white baby's breath stars, the color of this baby's breath is also pretty, the center is lavender.

Anna wrapped her coat and put on the rabbit fur gloves.

"Would Maria come with you too?"

"want!"

Maria was wearing her same style, and the two looked like sisters at a glance, and they were very affectionate.

However, Maria has an extra earmuff on her head, and the hat is not very windproof, and the decorative effect is more important.

Mrs. Perrault did not appear at all, but an old butler of the Perrault family showed several people the way.

Anna didn't forget to promise Cinderella, although she was a little skeptical when she got here. In this cold weather, are there really birds living in the trees?

Or, is everything possible in the fairy tale world?

The cemetery of Cinderella's biological mother is actually not far from home. Her biological father and mother were buried together.

Usually, Cinderella often goes to her mother's grave to cry or tell her life. If she walks, it takes about half an hour to four to ten minutes. If she walks faster.

But it was unrealistic for Anna and Maria to walk. After all, Maria was a child, and the weather was so cold.

Moreover, the old housekeeper was not young, so in the end they chose the carriage to go.

"Today's sky is not as bright as before."

Anna lifted the curtain of the carriage and took a look. It was gloomy outside, and it was an uncomfortable cold cloudy day, and she didn't know if it would rain in the future.

The weather in Württemberg and Lohr is also different.

The winter in King Lore is actually a bit humid. Of course, it is not the kind of damp like "magic attack", but it is only compared to the cold Württemberg.

The winter in the capital of Württemberg is solid and dry. The wind can blow your face and it hurts, as if it can tear your skin in the next second. If you don’t put something on your face , as if the winter that would soon crack open.

A few days ago, I didn't know if it was because of the queen's birthday party, the royal family entrusted the Temple of Light to do something.

Anyway, it felt good before, but now it is very bad, and all the bad places are displayed at once.

Both Anna and Maria were a little unaccustomed to it, and it wasn't quite the same as Oran's winter.

Although they did not spend the severe winter in Oran, the overall weather conditions in Oran are similar to those of King Lore. However, because Oran is further north, the temperature is relatively lower and the winter is longer. That’s the only point. the difference.

Anna only felt that the carriage was jolting for a while, and then she heard the old housekeeper speak.

Although the Perrault family in Württemberg has fallen into disrepair, the cemetery is still on their own territory, so they will not be reduced to the point of being buried in a cemetery.

However, the cemetery here is not necessarily well-maintained. When she got out of the car and walked over, Anna only saw a cemetery keeper. Everything else seemed to be the tombs of related ancestors of this branch of the Perot family.

After walking for a while, the old housekeeper voluntarily stopped.

In fact, Anna, who was holding Maria and her bouquet of flowers, also saw it.

In fact, there are very few tombs with a big tree in front of the tomb, and it is obvious that the location of Cinderella's birth mother's tomb is not very good, even a bit remote.

And she originally thought that according to what was said, the two couples were buried together in the same place, but in fact the two graves are still somewhat apart, about seven or eight meters away, and they are far away from each other.

Ana didn't know who was "working" this part, and made such an arrangement.

She also didn't know what the lady who died young was thinking, or whether Cinderella herself had any other thoughts.

But after all, everyone has already been buried, and now Cinderella doesn't seem to care about her stepmother any more.

"Maria, let's go and offer flowers." Anna reminded her in a low voice.

"Okay." Maria looked a little sluggish.

She is no stranger to this kind of situation. Her biological mother was buried in the cemetery of the royal family of Lor. She had also visited it, but her biological father, His Majesty the King, did not allow her to go all the time, for fear that she would fall into excessive grief. Here, as a princess, she cannot have such a "weakness" that "can't get out".

Just looking at her later appearance, one could tell that the little girl was good-looking and taught well. Although she missed her biological mother, she did not overdo it, and she always abided by etiquette.

The two first put a bouquet of flowers on Mr. Perrault's grave, and the butler was waiting for the two not far away.

Anna took the initiative to tell Mr. Perot about Cinderella's related deeds in Oran, and promised that she would take good care of Cinderella to ensure that she could have a relatively happy future and live up to her. Follow her to Oran's friendship, Maria made some additions.

Then, the two of them walked to the grave of Cinderella's biological mother, which was a little more remote and not close to the location. She thought of taking Cinderella to Oran because her life under her stepmother was not so satisfactory and she even suffered a lot of bullying.

Although Oran is poor, there will be no stepmother who has been suppressing and harsh Cinderella.

Anna actually doesn't know whether Cinderella's current life will be better than the development in the story where she lived according to the rules and finally married the prince and became the future queen——

Oran is poor, but it gives Cinderella another possibility of development.

Oran will be even better in the future, and Anna is confident that Oran will become the best place. Although Cinderella has worked hard, she knows that there will be rewards.

"Sister——" Maria pulled her sleeve suddenly, motioning her to look up.

That big tree is very special, it was just a branch a few years ago, it was planted by Cinderella, and now it has become a big tree more than two meters high, and it is extremely luxuriant.

Although it is winter now, unexpectedly, this tree can keep green, and at this moment, no one has any doubts about this incredible and extraordinary tree.

"It's a bird." Maria reminded her.

"Huh?" Anna was taken aback for a moment, regained her senses from her thoughts, and looked up.

Between the trees, a small head seemed to poke out, making a "tweeting" sound, but Anna didn't activate the skill, and she didn't understand it, and Maria didn't understand it either, but she has a child and a voice. Princess spirituality.

"Sister," Maria said to her, "are they friends of Sister Cinderella?"

"Yes." Anna thought for a while and nodded.

Then, as Cinderella taught her before, she said to the elves who might be hiding behind the trees:

"I am Cinderella's partner, the lord of Oran, Duke Anna, and I am entrusted by Cinderella to tell you."

"Little bird, little bird, your friend Cinderella begs you—"

"Please follow Duke Anna to Oran—"

"Would you like to start a new life in a new land with Cinderella—?"

After being quiet for a while, Anna didn't know if they didn't hear them or were thinking about something. Maybe they didn't hear what they said before, but Anna just said it again.

Then, Maria also spoke, and the content of what she said was roughly the same, but she added that they must be good people, and asked the little birds to believe them.

After a while, the little bird hiding among the trees flew down.

It was a very special gray turtledove. It made a "chirp" sound, flew around the cemetery, kept chirping, and finally landed on Anna's palm.

Then, doves and sparrows appeared from nowhere.

The three little birds chirped in harmony with each other, and finally they all stayed, the pigeon, the turtledove, the sparrow... and the little oriole that had already arrived in Oran, this should be Cinderella's best friend.

The three little birds were not very big, except for the turtledove that landed on Anna's palm and flew to her shoulder, the other two were by Maria's side.

Maria was talking to them almost seamlessly. Anna couldn't understand it even when she was using her skills. She understood it as a child's spirituality. Anyway, Maria is so lovable, and she is also loved by animals. .

Anna herself didn't know much, but she wasn't too bad either.

Then, Anna raised her head, stretched out her hand, and broke off the branch closest to her.

【The tree in front of Cinderella's mother's grave - ordinary plants】

Health bar: none

Blue bar: none

Description: Cinderella asked her father to bring her a gift. A branch was planted in front of her biological mother's grave and grew into a big tree. Because of Cinderella, she has a different kind of spirituality. Many small children live on the tree. Animals may become the home of more creatures in the future.With a special ability, it contains a mother's love for her daughter and a daughter's deep thoughts and love for her mother.The specific effect remains to be explored.

When Anna broke a branch, she habitually threw an appraisal.

Although the system said so, it looked like something extraordinary. Anna didn't believe it all, and the system didn't say enough.

I don't know if it was her illusion, but when Anna stretched out her hand, the branch itself seemed to be sent down a little, as if it was actively handed to her hand.

Anna is of the light attribute, so it is naturally impossible to activate some undead skills, otherwise maybe she can really see something different.

Although she is not really interested in it.

I got the branch with a small bud on it, which is not common in winter, and the little animals followed Anna.

Anna and Maria followed the old housekeeper back to Perot's old house.

On the second day, everyone had already packed their luggage.

"Dong dong dong."

"My lord, it's almost time."

Catherine came to the door to remind her, presumably the others were ready.

Anna also opened the door.

"I'm ready too, let's go."

"Want to say hello to Madame Perrault?" Catherine asked.

"Yes." Anna nodded.

The captain of the guard has changed this time, or there are two captains, leading the two teams respectively.

One is the captain of the cavalry, and the other is the captain of the infantry. At present, the two captains don't seem to have any major conflicts, but Anna feels that there should still be a competition between them.

Anna planned to wait for them to arrive at the territory, and then let the two compete according to the traditional rules of knight competition, and then they would be able to choose who is superior and who is inferior, and who will be the captain. This is better than her direct appointment. It's better to come.

Although she is more familiar with the cavalry, but the infantry has a lot of twelve men, and it will not look good if it makes a fuss.

The two captains can still control and control the soldiers under their own hands. Instead of letting them fight secretly, it is better to fight openly.

When the outcome is clear, they will be able to settle down together with their subordinates. Although Anna can beat ten of them by herself, this is their internal matter, and it is absolutely reasonable to be tougher than her.

Anna, Mrs. Perot and others thanked and said goodbye politely. As expected, although Mrs. Perot tried to persuade them a lot, she was not very sincere.

For her stepdaughter Cinderella, who seemed to be planning to stay in Oran, Mrs. Perrault only made a little bit of retention and reluctance, but the other two sisters in the family couldn't see it. She was a bit reluctant, and she didn't even pretend to be good. It seemed that she wished that Cinderella would die outside and never appear in front of their eyes.

At this level, they really haven't practiced well, and they haven't even learned half of their mother's level.

Anna put down all her thoughts and did all the superficial work. Then she said goodbye again and boarded the car with Maria.

"So, are we going to take a shortcut?"

Maria also heard about this incident, and she seemed a little excited in the car, the kind that couldn't hold back.

"Is it a strange adventure?"

For Maria, taking a different path is a different kind of adventure.

Anna was very happy to see that she didn't have the timidity and fear of ordinary girls. Courage and wisdom were both good qualities.

Maria is the one who will be the queen in the future. I don't know how many challenges she will face. Even if she is a kind-hearted and gentle king like her father, the Kingdom of Lore, she can't be too cowardly. A little courage In other words, a fearless spirit is very necessary.

"Yes." Anna nodded. "We are a little tight on time. It is already the 20th. We have to take a shortcut and try to reach Oran in about three days."

"That's the 23rd?" Maria blinked, "That's about the same time as we originally estimated."

Originally, it was planned to depart from King Lore on the 15th, and then return to Oran in about a week.

In this aspect of planning, Anna didn't deliberately hide Maria because she was a little girl, and Anna had always been very equal in this regard.

What's more, the princesses in the fairy tale world are innocent, but they are not fools.

Especially those who lost their mothers when they were young, most of them are more sensible since they were young, like Maria, because she knew her father was very hard-working and busy, even if she was reluctant, she never bothered him with things. The habit of "reporting good news but not good news" has been broken.

This kind of thoughtfulness and kindness, or filial piety and innocence, are almost the standard of every princess.

It's like Cinderella understands her father's hard work and understands the difficulty of the family, so when his father was still alive, when he asked her what gifts she wanted, she didn't say that she wanted various gifts like her sister. Precious jewelry or some cherished gorgeous dress, but only a branch that touches the father's hat.

This can be said to be the poorest of all in terms of material value, but it is indeed a daughter's various considerations for her father and the gentle love from her daughter.

Of course, Anna believes that all the gifts that Mr. Perot chose for his three daughters were carefully selected by him. From the point of view of heart, the value should be similar. For Cinderella, that branch is also a priceless treasure.

This branch was well preserved in the brocade box. This box is a magic prop, and it is usually used to contain some special or cherished magic plants.

Now it is definitely enough to "keep fresh" for a special branch, but Anna also has doubts. Maybe she can break a branch at random, and according to Cinderella's ability, it will definitely be able to grow it?

Cinderella is so careful, of course, Anna herself was very cautious when breaking the branches, and she was careful all the way, otherwise the little animals would not recognize her.

For two days in a row, the carriage drove forward without stopping.

Finally, according to the plan of taking a shortcut after the diversion, they have successfully entered the area that is said to be more dangerous.

"Be careful."

Anna heard the knight commander outside reminding everyone.

Immediately afterwards, Catherine and other servants came over.

This journey, no matter how luxurious it is, will inevitably be a little disheartened. Anna and Maria just rely on her extraordinary skills to barely hold on, but a little bit of travel is always unavoidable.

"What's wrong?" Anna opened the curtain.

Maria didn't sleep well at night, so she made up for sleep during the day, and just fell asleep. Anna got out of the car carefully so as not to wake her up.

"I just want to ask you, according to the local guide, the road behind is said to be not safe, there may be bandits, but after passing this section, you can go to the nearest farm over there, and then take a rest there it is also fine."

"Then rest there when the time comes." Anna made a final decision and understood Catherine's concerns.

"Maria and I can still hold on, let's go this part of the road first, there is no need to stay here for too long."

Anna has seen the status of the guards and others. Everyone's data is in good condition. The attribute bar is in front of them, and the status is normal.

That being the case, there's no need to stay here for too long just to accommodate the two of them. It's not beautiful to stop and go when the time comes, so it's better to go all out.

The carriage continued to move forward, and the guards were all on standby, and the cavalry team had already lit up their weapons and were in a standard marching state.

It is worth mentioning that this time, Anna also brought the white horse that Anna owned before. In their line of business, there are definitely enough horses, and they are also diligent enough to change at the post station.

After driving like this for a few more hours, the carriage stopped before the sun went down, and there seemed to be more sounds around.

"what's going on?"

Anna opened the curtain and asked.

When traveling in winter, all the formations in the carriage to keep warm, maintain balance, control temperature, and defend are all on. Anna will not open the curtain to look out if she is fine. .

Maria had just woken up and was eating snacks with Anna.

"Grand Duke Anna, we've arrived at the cottage." Catherine went down to ask clearly before replying.

"Would you like to go down for a walk?" Anna asked Maria. In fact, she was a little interested in the witch and the girl raised by the witch. She just didn't know if she could be lucky enough to hit it right away.

"Okay." Maria nodded.

"But don't leave my side!" Anna reminded her.

"I know." Maria was very sensible.

With Anna's help, Maria put on thick clothes and wrapped them tightly. Anna was worried and added a few more magic spells to her to ensure that she would not catch the cold.

Only Anna, who is almost open, can "waste" magic so much. She herself has enough resistance, and ordinary clothes are enough, and she doesn't need to be so strict.

The two got out of the car together. Some of the infantry guards were negotiating with the people on the other side of the village. On the other side, there were still people maintaining a tight defensive posture. Check the things on the car and make sure that there is nothing missing or loose.

"Wow, here..." Maria widened her eyes and looked around.

"Compared to our previous ones, it's even more dilapidated..."

Indeed, this village is not as good as what Anna saw when she first arrived in District [-].

But the good thing is that the farmland here is still there, but it seems that the harvest is not good. There are only some dry or frozen seedlings in the field. I don’t see any food reserves at home in winter. The most important thing is that the people here People's mental state seems to be very bad——

This is why Maria felt that she was worse than the first district.

If it was said that when Anna went, the people in District [-] barely held their breath, but the people here seemed to have lost their last breath.

"Let's share some things." Anna was also prepared for this, and she told Catherine and the others, "Just rest for one night. Continue on the road tomorrow morning depending on the situation."

Probably the food opened up the situation, and the locals, who were very afraid of them, gradually relaxed a little.

They didn't dare to inquire with the guards, but they could talk to the guide or the driver near here.

Soon, Anna and Maria came back after wandering around, and heard them asking where they came from, and then heard the coachman talking about the many benefits of the Oran territory, and saying that if they couldn't get on, they could Go to Oran, they have a lot of jobs there, even if it is winter, you can go there.

"There will be new jobs soon... The Christmas holidays and the winter holidays are all over, not to mention the spring will start soon. There must be a lot of jobs."

"Tell you about the employment here... yes, the ones that pay a lot, much better than other places..."

"Actually, your place is not very far from ours..."

"It only takes a day for us to go here in a horse-drawn carriage. If you work hard, it doesn't matter if you go from one village to the other."

"That's right, even if it's a day and a half, it's okay, after all, there will be a way to survive there, it's better than being cold and hungry like now..."

"The child is important, you can't ignore the child..."

"Ah... child..."

A woman not far away suddenly burst into a loud cry.

Everyone was startled, her husband seemed to be disturbed when he saw the distinguished guest, and hurriedly dragged her back to the house. The woman lived not far from them, and it seemed that the house was a bit Susukada, but judging from her clothes, she was not. rich.

"What's wrong?" Anna handed Maria warm water, telling her not to drink cold water directly.

"Thank you, sister." Maria took it and looked at it curiously.

The person who answered was the local village head, but he seemed to be old, his hair was gray, and he looked tough when he walked, but it was said that he was only in his early forties.

Come to think of it, life is not easy.

"Hey, their family..." He sighed, and didn't know whether he should speak, but finally the guard got curious and asked several times before he found out.

It turned out that this family lost a daughter more than ten years ago.

It's not considered lost, it's really a bit of God's will.

More than ten years ago, this woman and her husband finally had a child. Her husband was a farmer and knew some farming and hunting skills, so the family was not poor. He even said that the land was not as barren as it is now. Under the circumstances, their family belongs to the middle level in the local area.

A few decades ago, this place was still a large village with hundreds of households, and the place was relatively good, with water and land.

Their family had finally had a child, so they naturally cherished it, but one day they didn't know why the woman suddenly shouted that she must eat lettuce.

But lettuce is so easy to get, there is only one family in the area——

It was the Witch not far from this family, that very mean old woman known to be a Witch, who had planted a garden of lettuce.

Usually, everyone does not offend the river, and does not deal with witches much. Everyone is afraid, but witches usually do not provoke them, and the two sides do not communicate with each other.

As a result, the woman had no choice but to ask for lettuce. The husband had no choice but to take the risk and go to the witch's house to steal some lettuce and bring it back for his pregnant wife to eat.

The wife's wish was fulfilled, and the witch didn't find out. Everything seemed to be lucky.

But I didn't expect that after eating it on the first day, not long after, the woman wanted to eat again, and couldn't sleep if she couldn't eat it. .

As a result, there were only three incidents. Finally, one time, when the farmer went to the old witch's house to steal lettuce, he was caught.

In exchange for eating her lettuce, their child was taken away by the witch after birth, or more precisely, they could only offer their own child for the lettuce they had eaten.