There will never be a shortage of people in this world who can take advantage of the situation and take advantage of opportunities. The clever Rabil is undoubtedly such a person, no matter how unpopular he is. However, when he put forward the suggestion of getting all the refugees to vote as one, no matter how

Whether it was William or anyone else, they had to accommodate his surrender.

It can be said that the clever Rabiel is worthy of the word "clever". He has returned to the representative class of the entire refugee group in the most convenient and cost-effective way. Otherwise, just by his deliberate manipulation of lips and tongue, he disrupted the way forward for a town of people.

After such actions, even if they are not directly expelled into exile, they will be completely marginalized and become the lowest guilty person among the entire refugee group.

The referendum is not a panacea for governing the world. It relies on and manipulates people's hearts, but people's hearts are difficult to determine. People's hearts are changeable and easily deceived by external things.

But sometimes, people's hearts are surprisingly unified, such as when they are in crisis.

The refugees in Waterfall Town lack everything, including food to keep them warm, clothing to keep out the cold, and even dangerous weapons to protect them from. However, these are not problems they can solve by themselves, so the refugees need a leader, a strong one.

The seemingly omnipotent leader allows them to survive as much as possible in this disaster.

Therefore, when the refugee representatives led William to the refugees and asked them to vote on whether to recognize William as the lord of Falls Town, they almost unanimously approved.

The reason why I say almost does not mean that there are people who oppose William, but that a few of the refugees are not residents of Waterfall Town, and they are not qualified to vote, at least in the eyes of most of the refugees in this town.

William did not care about the difference between a local and a foreigner. After all, he was also a foreigner. Moreover, William's ambition was not to win over people's hearts and consolidate power, but to borrow manpower to provide disaster relief.

So the first thing he did when he was recognized by the people was to count the population and check supplies. After a lot of fussing, the general situation of the refugees was finally summarized in William's hands.

The statistical results were even worse than William expected.

Due to the sudden arrival of the flood, everyone was almost unprepared when they left their homes. Most of them were wearing only single clothes. Fortunately, the solar term was summer at this time. Although it was a bit cold at night, everyone was still able to bear it, except for eating.

Following.

According to statistics, there are a total of 394 refugees here, including 112 adult men, 179 strong women, 22 old people, and 81 weak children.

The terrible thing is that this team of nearly 400 people has almost no supplies. Not counting the seizures from the Black Sword Legion and the orcs, the entire team has about ten swords, spears and axes, so that the refugees had previously faced bullying by the orcs.

Sometimes, I had to use sticks and branches as protective weapons.

Others include a dagger for cutting, a few knives, ropes, and a little fresh leather, but there are no pots, stoves, utensils, and no food reserves.

It should be said that the refugees had no food today. Otherwise, they would not sit still and wait for death in front of the orcs. They would not even be able to escape because they no longer have the physical strength to run away.

To be honest, if poverty had not reached the extreme, the residents of a well-known focal town would not have fallen at the feet of a stranger like William who did not know the details.

Fortunately, William came in time. After all, it was only three or five days before the flood occurred. Otherwise, if he had come a few days later, he would have seen a miserable situation with people dying of hunger everywhere. By then, William might not be able to hold on. own true intention.

After understanding the details of the refugees under his command, William knew that if he wanted to use these people, he had to first make them full of food. Without food in their bellies, everything would be in vain.

There is a lot of food in William's fire spirit armband, but the food is enough for his family of four. If it is divided among the nearly 400 refugees, it will no longer be a drop in the bucket.

However, no matter how small the rations were, he had to provide them for emergency relief first. William first selected more than thirty young laborers, armed them with all the weapons and captured weapons from the Black Sword Legion soldiers, and served as a guard for the entire refugee team. Keeper of order.

Then he set up the big pot for cooking at home, took out all the food, whether it was meat, grain, vegetables and fruits, chopped them into pieces, mixed them together, mixed them into the pot, added water to make porridge.

When the food was taken out, the entire refugee team suddenly became restless. William and a group of guards who had been selected in advance spent a lot of effort to bring some order to these hundreds of people.

Queuing up to receive porridge is the biggest reason why refugees are willing to abide by order. Of course, it is undeniable that the shining swords and William's strict rules are also factors that cannot be ignored.

"I have my own way to solve your problem, but you must act in accordance with my rules. Anyone who dares to disturb the order will not only be deprived of porridge, but will also be punished by being driven out into the wilderness!" This is William cooking porridge. The first rule I made before.

In view of the fear of the powerful, although many refugees were agitated, no one dared to test the law with their heads.

The people receiving the porridge were divided into two teams. One team was composed of ordinary men, strong women and old people, and the other team was composed of women with children. William did not ask whether the two were relatives, as long as one woman received the porridge. If you have a child, you are eligible to be in the mother-child queue.

The two teams receive the porridge at the same time. After every ten groups have received the porridge, the distribution will be suspended. The pot will be filled with water again, and the distribution will continue after the water boils.

The ten groups of people who have received the porridge in each round will be assembled into a group by William. Among them, the middle-aged men will be selected for other appointments. The remaining strong women, children and the elderly will form a basic survival team. People in the team support each other and elect a team leader in a self-selected way.

Through this team leader, William issued instructions to the entire team to complete some tasks within their capabilities, such as collecting supplies, making items, moving things, taking care of the wounded, etc.

The selected men shouldered more important responsibilities, including hunting, guarding women and children, setting up camps, and doing some heavy or dangerous physical work, etc. They were also divided into several teams, each with a person with higher prestige. As leaders, these leaders are basically former refugee representatives. However, they are not equipped with real weapons and are basically in a state of cutting wood into soldiers.
Chapter completed!