The promise of slow wear for the rest of your life

The person in the coffin neither breathed, nor had a heartbeat, nor a pulse.

Even the faint mental wave that should have been sealed in the opponent's brain disappeared without a trace.

Obviously, at this moment, this human body only looks like a living thing, but it is actually dead.

Although before the opening of the museum, Arnold had already made mental preparations and checked whether the mental power barrier outside the coffin was damaged.

However, even so, it was still difficult for Arnold to accept that this human body was really an empty shell as he inferred.

After closing the lid of the coffin, Arnold didn't do anything more, and set up a mental barrier outside the coffin.

Just because the remaining spiritual body that he wanted to protect has disappeared.

The super-level system made another sound after he put away the coffin.

"Host, when did you wake up?"

"Field?" Arnold was puzzled for a moment, then suddenly said: "Just awakened."

Strictly speaking, it is not a domain, but a barrier developed by the spiritual body clan when they use their spiritual power to the extreme, and the spiritual power forms a barrier.

According to different usage, its basic function is also divided into two types.

One of them is for external objects, which can imprison everything in the barrier, including time.

The other is used for oneself, which can shield the prying eyes of the outside world, resist all forms of attacks, and form a space that is absolutely dominated by itself.

This second type is very similar to the manifestation and function of the domain power here.

No wonder the super-bit system misunderstood.

Arnold didn't bother to explain the difference between the two to him, so he simply accepted his statement.

When the super-bit system asked that sentence, there was no sound.

Arnold was not in the mood to talk to him at this time, so he fell silent.

When he walked out of the underground alchemy room slowly, the noise outside the castle suddenly reached his ears.

Nick, who was guarding the stairway, didn't wait for him to ask, and excitedly said to him: "Master, the citizens have heard the steward's call and have come to collect food and cloth. Would you like to go over and talk to them?" Say something?"

Anol shook his head and said, "I won't go. You can tell the housekeeper, don't forget to distribute grain seeds to them."

Nick happily replied: "Okay. I'll go then. If the master has anything to do, you can call me at any time."

"Hmm. Go."

Anol watched him run out the door quickly, as if he couldn't wait to join in the fun, he couldn't help sighing secretly, it's great to be young!Everything you see is fresh, and you want to take part in everything you see!

The noise outside the castle continued until it was completely dark before it stopped.

The old butler had been busy all afternoon, so it was inevitable that he looked tired at this moment.

Anol raised his hand to stop it. He wanted to tell the progress of various matters in detail, but said that he was tired and would talk about things tomorrow, and told him to rest earlier.

The old butler, who saw his intention, accepted his kindness with satisfaction.

Early the next morning.

As soon as Arnold stepped out of the room, he saw the old butler waiting at the door full of energy.

Moreover, standing beside him was Cudo, who was supposed to be guarding the gate of the manor.

This time, Arnold didn't shirk again, and led them into the study next door.

After he took a seat behind the table, Arnold first looked at Kudo who never left the gate of the manor: "You came to see me, do you have any questions?"

"Yes, sir." Cudo said respectfully: "We have never seen some of the grain seeds you asked the housekeeper to distribute yesterday, and we don't know how to plant them. So, I want to ask you, those How should the seeds be planted?"

Arnold asked, "Which part of the seed will not be planted?"

"The shelled part," Cudo said.

Arnold, who had been prepared for a long time, said without thinking: "Just plant it directly. The specific planting method is similar to that of corn seeds."

Cudo hesitated: "Don't you need to remove the shell?"

Anol shook his head: "No."

Kudo replied hesitantly: "Okay. I'll go and notify the locals."

"Ah."

After the other party left, Arnold turned his eyes to the butler Basil: "Tell me about the progress of the few things I asked you to do yesterday."

The old steward nodded solemnly, and said: "Yesterday, the document you asked me to send to the administrator has been delivered for record. Moreover, I have asked Master Sir Semid to take people to the territory of the West Three Counties , to count the total population there.

"The administrator has also sent someone to accompany him, so that he can deal with the transfer of the territory with the administrator and the noble lord there in time. It is estimated that it will take at least half a month before the knight leader and his party can rush back to the territory."

"In addition, I hired people yesterday to build a house on the open space on the west side of the manor and repair a few houses around the castle. They prepared almost all the materials they need yesterday, and they will start construction today. .”

"Well, you've done a good job." Arnold further affirmed the old housekeeper's ability to work, and felt a lot relieved.

Basil smiled and said, "In the next few days, there may be some noise in the manor. Do you want to live in the city for a few days?"

The old butler said this because he knew that the original owner was Xijing.

Arnold has no worries in this regard, but in order not to collapse the design, he can't directly refuse.

So he said: "There is no need to live in the city. In the next few days, I will stay in the underground alchemy room. They can't disturb me."

"That's fine." The old housekeeper believed his words, and then asked: "Does the master have any other orders?"

Anol waved his hand and said, "It's gone for now. You can just be a good supervisor for a few days, and you can talk about other things after you finish your work."

The old butler nodded in response.

After finishing the business, the old housekeeper went to work on his own.

Arnold kept his word, and went into the underground alchemy room after breakfast.

And he stayed for a whole day, and even had lunch delivered to the small window by Nick, so that he could find time to eat.

It was still the same the next day.

Until the umbrella-shaped houses on the west side of the manor were completed, the hundreds of slaves he collected along the way also rushed to the manor. They had thoroughly understood the alchemy learned by the original owner, and concocted a few bottles of magic potions. Anol, now he no longer stays in the underground alchemy room all day long.

The hundreds of slaves were all bandits, and all of them had a certain fighting power. In addition, they were always driving behind the convoy. Although they encountered a few ogre attacks along the way, no one lost their lives. .

After Basil counted the total number of people one by one, he arranged them to live in the newly built rows of houses on the west side of the manor.

After doing this, Basil picked a dozen young and strong male slaves and female slaves to stay in the manor as handymen.

In this way, the burden on the Basil family was much lighter.

For the remaining nearly 500 people, Basil couldn't think of what to do with them, so he had to ask the master for instructions.

Fortunately, Arnold had already made arrangements for this, and immediately told Basil to let some of the slaves go to open up wasteland and farm, and some to dig canals to divert water.

Hearing this, Basil hesitated for a moment before expressing his concerns.

"My lord, these jobs are all physical work. After the slaves start working, the daily food consumption will definitely increase. Otherwise, if they don't have enough to eat, they won't have the strength to do those jobs."

"But if you want to feed them every meal, the food you brought back may only last for a month at most."

Anor thought for a moment, and said, "Then let the captain of the entourage, Sally, take people to a nearby territory and find some nobles and merchants there to buy some food. These silver coins should be enough."

In the end, the bag of silver coins he took out before fell into the hands of the old housekeeper.

Basil was holding the silver coins, his hands were shaking, just thinking about using them to buy food for the slaves made his flesh ache.

"My lord, it's too wasteful to spend these silver coins on slaves. Why don't some of the slaves be responsible for hunting wild game and collecting wild vegetables and fruits, and then I will notify the people in charge to pay back the unpaid taxes in previous years."

"If you live like this, you should be able to last another month. After two months, the food that the leaders planted a year ago will be harvested. If you pay this year's tax, we will no longer be short of food."

Anol was stunned when he heard the words, and asked: "Can the leaders still use their surplus grain to pay taxes?"

Basil made up his mind, gritted his teeth and replied, "Squeeze, you can always get some out."

Arnold: "Any larger animals in our territory?"

Basil: "If you don't have big ones, you can hunt more small ones, and it will work."

Arnold: "Wild vegetables and fruits, can they be picked in the territory?"

Basil: "Yes. You can always find some if you look for it. No matter how bad it is, there are still young thorn stems and thorn fruits that you can pick. Those two things can also be eaten. In the past, when the leaders did not have enough food, they used them to satisfy their hunger. .”

After deliberating for a while, Arnold finally rejected the proposal: "Let's forget it, let the slaves concentrate on digging canals, diverting water, opening up wasteland and farming land."

"The people in our territory don't have much food left, so they will definitely suffer from hunger after paying the tax. Besides, they also have to farm, so they can't go hungry."

"Besides, small animals are harder to hunt than big ones, and even letting the slaves go would be a waste of time. Wild fruits, weeds, thorns and tender stems can satisfy hunger, but they can't fill the stomach. The effect is too small. "

"So, as I said, let Sarri and the others take these silver coins and go to the nearby territories to buy food. I can still earn after the silver coins are spent."

"The seeds I brought back are also short-term mature crops. After planting, there will be a harvest in about three months at most. The more you plant, the more you will harvest. Until then, we will There will be no shortage of food.”

After hearing this, the old housekeeper wanted to ask him what to do if he couldn't produce any food.At that time, all the gold and silver coins will be spent, and all the food reserves will be eaten.Can't everyone just wait and be hungry.

However, they are just master and servant after all, after all, Arnold is not the old Bert whom he has served up and down for decades.

The old housekeeper thought about it, but he still didn't ask those questions that were too questionable and seemed a bit disrespectful.

That's how the matter was settled.

Surrey and the others set off that day with the bag of silver coins.

With their footsteps, it only takes a few days to rush to the nearby territory to buy food.

If you count the time spent in the middle and the large amount of time required for the return journey, you will have to wait at least nearly a month before you can return.

To be on the safe side, the old steward ordered hundreds of slaves to open up wasteland and dig canals to divert water. He still let them collect wild vegetables, wild fruits and thorny stalks growing in the wasteland without waste. :) :)