The port area is the only area that has basically returned to normal after the massacre and burning of Stratholme.
Whether it is the supplies and goods piled in the warehouse, or the temporary governance center established by the entire church, it is located here.
As the plague and the undead natural disaster destroyed the original order of the large land surrounding the city, basically all the nobles and officials of the Kingdom of Lordaeron died, and the few who survived decisively joined the church.
As a result, the church acquired a large amount of ownerless wealth in a short period of time.
In particular, many wealthy families have accumulated treasury and collections for generations or even more than ten generations, as well as tobacco, tea, furs, fine wine, jewelry, and artworks, glassware, and silk made by the northern elves that were too late to be shipped away.
, clothing, shoes and socks...
In short, as the northern town of Lordaeron, the most powerful human kingdom, Stratholme may not be as rich as the Royal Capital for the time being, but it can definitely be ranked second.
Under Zuo Si's instruction, Lanni discounted these items that were useless for land reclamation and sold them all to merchants who owned ships.
In exchange, they must sell part of their ships, or fill the remaining warehouses with refugees and daily necessities to head to Stranglethorn Vale.
In this way, tens of thousands of people have been transported away continuously in more than two weeks.
Of course, things such as grain, herbs, metal ingots, livestock, tools, salt, weapons and armor will definitely not be sold.
Not only are they not sold, but they are purchased in unlimited quantities and stored in warehouses.
In addition, you can also see a large amount of freshly harvested grain being transported continuously from the entire East Weald region to Stratholme, and there is an endless stream of other foods such as vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs, and milk.
Those that are easy to store for a long time will be put into sealed wooden barrels or pickled and air-dried, while those that cannot be stored for a long time will be distributed to refugees to eat.
Here, the concept of money has been completely abolished for the time being, and an efficient and fair rationing system is uniformly used to ensure that everyone can fill their stomachs and avoid starvation.
And people perform various tasks under the command of the church.
Some of them will go to nearby mines to dig ore, and then send it to the furnace to be smelted into steel ingots, copper ingots, gold ingots, silver ingots, mithril ingots, thorium ingots, true silver ingots, and occasionally they can dig out gems and arcane crystals.
thing.
Others will learn to identify herbs under the guidance of pharmacists, and will be protected by militiamen to conduct large-scale searches and excavations in the wild. Finally, priests will concoct various advanced healing, mana recovery and strengthening magic potions.
The blacksmiths and apprentices wielded hammers and continued to forge various tools, armor and weapons in preparation for arriving in their new homeland.
Peasant women also gathered together to use looms to spin hemp and wool into fabrics that could be made into clothes.
With strong organizational and mobilization capabilities, almost every qualified labor force that comes here is fully utilized, and there are no idlers at all.
Even the slightly older children will gather to help kill fish, process the seafood caught by the fishing boats, or do some cooking, making soup and other tasks within their ability.
Through the creation of visible value through labor and the recognition of faith, as well as the comfort of faith brought by religion, countless refugees who had just experienced a nightmare and lost relatives and friends have come out of pain and sorrow, and began to show an unprecedented vitality.
Because the church preached about going to the Valley of Thorns to build a new home, it planted a seed in their subconscious, a seed of hope that allowed them to abandon the past and start a new life.
Under this subtle influence, people will be willing to show their positive side, encourage and support each other, and thus form a good social atmosphere.
Relying on common beliefs and goals, this group of people who have endured hardships are united together unprecedentedly.
Sitting in the royal carriage, Caliya looked through the window at the bustling labor scene outside in disbelief. Her whole person felt a strong sense of unreality.
Because of the remaining tragedy on the streets, she thought she would see a group of miserable refugees immersed in sadness, depression and lifelessness.
But the actual situation is completely opposite.
Not only did this place not look like it had experienced a massacre, it was actually full of enthusiasm that was not found anywhere else in the Kingdom of Lordaeron.
Everyone seems to have a clear goal and knows what they should do.
Don't underestimate this.
In this kind of medieval lord and manor-based country, most farmers may not have a clear life goal throughout their lives. They just live in a muddle all day long, running around in order to support themselves and their families.
what on earth is it?
What exactly did the Church of the God of Contract do?
Princess Lordaeron's originally sad face finally showed strong curiosity, and she began to look forward to meeting him.
At least now she no longer resists becoming the nominal leader of these people.
With this thought in mind, the convoy quickly passed through the busy port and stopped in front of the door of a three-story masonry building with a red flag. The car door was opened by the paladin responsible for escorting it.
Caliya took a deep breath, put on the air that a royal princess should have, puffed out her chest and walked out of the carriage.
But this elegant and noble image only lasted for less than ten seconds. It disappeared instantly when he saw the familiar figure standing at the door to greet him, and was replaced by unabashed surprise and joy.
"Gi...Gianna? Why are you here!"
With the exclamation, Caliya lifted up her skirt and ran over quickly to give the other party a warm hug and a loving kiss on the cheek, with an unstoppable smile on her face.
Because she and Jaina had become very good friends through Alsace a long time ago, and could even be described as best friends.
She also expressed her envy on more than one occasion that the princess of Kul Tiras could choose her beloved to marry.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! From this alone, we can see that Navy Commander Dai Lin is definitely a more qualified father than King Terenas, and he is willing to give up the huge politics brought about by marriage.
Interests, let your daughter choose the person she likes.
You must know that the relationship between Daelin, the leader of Kul Tiras, and Terenas, the king of Lordaeron, is not good at all, and they are even at odds with each other on issues including taking in orc captives.
As early as the end of the Second Orc War, Dai Lin took the lead in withdrawing from the alliance and no longer assumed any responsibilities and obligations.
But even so, he did not stop the love affair between his daughter and Alsace, but allowed the two to develop freely.
Therefore, Jaina betraying her beloved father for the orcs is simply heartless, and is far worse than Arthas, the most dutiful son of Azeroth.
At least the latter's father-killing was done when he had gradually degenerated and completely turned into a death knight under the control of the Lich King.
The former, in a completely clear and rational state, made a decision that she thought was right, but later proved to be outrageously wrong. She regretted it and wished she could kill all these bloodthirsty, cruel and ungrateful green-skinned beasts.
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"Why, aren't you happy to see me?"
Jaina's face was also filled with a smile of reunion after a long absence.
Calia quickly shook her head: "No, of course not, I'm just surprised that you appear here. After all, the situation in Stratholme and even the East Weld area is a bit complicated now."
As she said that, the princess of Lordaeron subconsciously glanced at the surrounding soldiers who only bowed to her but did not kneel down with the corner of her eye.
From this alone, it can be judged that the Church of the God of Contract does not have much respect for the royal family Menethil, and does not even think that it should submit to the rule of the kingdom.
Jaina obviously noticed her friend's reaction and immediately comforted her: "Relax, the God of Contract and his church are not as scary as you think. They just foresee the disaster that may happen in the future, so they are doing their best to save this place."
common people living on this land.”
"Disaster? Haven't the plague and undead natural disasters been completely eliminated?"
Caliya suddenly became a little nervous.
Unlike Alsace, who had received various combat training since childhood, she had never received any professional training. When she was young, she learned more about business management, etiquette, history, politics, etc., and could at most simply release a few
Holy Light Healing Spell.
"Total annihilation?
Didn't King Terenas and the paladins of the Knights of the Silver Hand tell you that there are hundreds of thousands or even millions of undead creatures hidden in East Wilder?
According to recent reports, the trolls deep in the forest also seem to have been attacked.
They are fleeing outside in large numbers, often robbing villages, pedestrians and vehicles transporting food.
The church even had to send cavalry to patrol and escort along the main roads to reduce possible casualties."
Jaina introduced the current situation in a serious tone.
She didn't want this flower who had been living in a greenhouse since childhood to be ignorant of the current crisis-ridden situation.
"Hundreds of thousands or even millions of undead?!!"
Caliya was stunned for a moment.
Because King Terenas, his father, did not mention this when he came.
Similarly, the princess finally understood why she was escorted by Uther the Lightbringer and the Knights of the Silver Hand.
She simply couldn't imagine how miserable the convoy would end up if it was attacked by an army of undead on the road.
Jaina nodded solemnly: "Yes.
Not only East Wilder, it is said that there is an even larger undead natural disaster in Northrend in the far north that can destroy everything.
Now the various kingdoms within the alliance have become vigilant and are preparing for the upcoming war.
To be continued...