As Eddie's slightly thin figure left the study without looking back, Roger also knew very well how much pressure this young man was under, and he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.【】
It is not an easy task for anyone to raise enough food to feed thousands of people for nearly two months when the territory is close to them. But Eddie did not complain about this, but did not complain at all.
Accepting this challenge hesitantly also allowed Roger to understand how loyal this young man was to him. At least Roger knew very well that if he and Eddie were in the same position, it would be difficult to be as outstanding as him.
However, although Roger claimed to leave the major issue of food to Eddie, he certainly would not turn a blind eye to it. In fact, there is a reason why Roger only wanted Eddie to solve the food problem for three months.
, after the castle reaches level three, you can build a building called "Basic Farm".
The primary farm is cultivated by castle civilians trained by the castle pivot. Regardless of the season in the material world, the farm can harvest a batch of grain every three months. If Roger can build the primary farm as soon as possible, it will be ready in three months.
With the harvest, the food crisis in the territory will naturally be solved.
There is a lot of wood and stone in the warehouse in Kent Town, and the horse thief's treasure also happens to contain some gems and magic crystals. The only material needed to build a primary farm is soul power. So where can I get enough souls?
The power became Roger's most troublesome question. After thinking about it in the study for a long time without an answer, he was depressed and decided to go for a walk around the town to relax, maybe he would be able to come up with some good ideas.
In fact, if you don't consider the problem of poor land unsuitable for growing food, the scenery near Kent Town is still very good. The loess soil is dotted with some drought-resistant plants, which gives it a unique flavor.
Kent Town is already very close to the sea, and the scenery on the side close to the sea is even more beautiful. On the edge of the blue sea, the clear water keeps rushing to the golden beach, forming white waves. This beautiful scenery is reflected in the blue sky and white clouds.
The prints make people feel even more relaxed and happy.
Because the land near the seaside is relatively humid, more plants grow on the beach. The most eye-catching one is a tall tree similar to the coconut tree on the earth. Because this tree will also bear fruits similar to coconuts.
The fruit has a sweet liquid, so the locals call this
The tree is called the "honey tree". In addition to the honey tree, there are also large green grass-like plants growing on the beach. This short grass can tolerate the salt-alkali land invaded by sea water, so it grows very luxuriantly on the beach, turning the vast area of the seaside into
The badlands have become a bit like golf courses on Earth.
"It's so beautiful!" Facing such beautiful scenery, Roger's depressed mood became much brighter. He opened his arms to face the sea breeze and thought: "Such a beautiful beach belongs to only one of us. In the future, we will take Anna and the others with us."
Go to the beach to swim, let the girls all wear bikinis, tsk tsk..."
Fantasizing about the beautiful scenery of several beautiful women wearing bikinis and playing on the beach, Roger felt at this moment that his territory was actually not that bad. After all, such a beautiful beach has long been a popular tourist spot on earth, and there are thousands of tourists every day.
Thousands of people come to visit, but where can it be Roger's private beach like in Kent?
"Sir... are you okay?" Just as Roger was intoxicated in his fantasy, a voice timidly rang from behind him: "What are you doing standing here?"
Although the voice was very small, it brought Roger back from fantasy to reality. He quickly retracted his arms and turned around with some embarrassment, and found a town resident standing behind him, looking at him with a strange look.
"Oops, I'm being treated as a lunatic." The strange look in that man's eyes made Roger secretly scream, for fear that his title would change from "Benevolent Lord" to "Crazy Lord" in a few days.
Fortunately, Roger stayed calm in the face of danger, and quickly adjusted his mood and put on a deep expression and said: "I am thinking about solving the problem of food shortage in the territory, uh... By the way, why no one in the town goes to the sea to fish?
, if we can catch some fish, it can solve some of the food problem, right?"
"Sir, you are really our good lord!" Knowing that Roger was standing here worrying about everyone's food, the man was deeply moved. However, he had a completely different approach to Roger's fishing plan.
"To tell you the truth, Lord, my name is Harris, and I used to be a fisherman." The man saluted Roger, then lowered his head and whispered: "But since more than half a year ago, I have never dared to do it again.
Go fishing in the sea."
"What is this for?" Roger was very curious about this.
"It's all because of those despicable, cruel, and dirty murlocs!" Harris gritted his teeth: "Murlocs began to appear on the beach almost a year ago. At the beginning, there were not many of these guys, and they only occasionally stole some of our harvest.
That’s all, as long as we can drive them away in time. But later on, the number of murlocs increased and their sizes became larger and larger. At this time, they not only rob us of our harvest, but what’s even more terrifying is that they also eat humans!”
Harris took a breath here and then continued: "Since half a year ago, the beach and seaside have completely become the territory of these fishmen. As long as anyone comes close, they will be attacked by them. Let alone fishing in the sea.
Even getting close to the beach is very dangerous!”
After listening to Harris's words, Roger understood why there was no one on the beach. He thought that his private beach was actually occupied by fish people. From now on, when he takes the beauties to play in the water on the beach, there will be a group of fish yelling at any time.
Rushing out of the sea, Roger was completely angry at this moment.
"According to the laws of the kingdom, both the sea and the beach are my territory, Baron Roger Lee!" Roger clenched his fists and announced loudly: "I will eliminate these fishmen as soon as possible and regain control of this land!
"
Harris was surprised to see Roger, who was so full of fighting spirit, and couldn't understand why the lord was so angry over a seemingly insignificant beach. However, as a fisherman, Harris naturally agreed with Roger's decision to eliminate the fishmen, and hurriedly asked him
Suggestion: "Sir, I know that the fish people's nest is on a small island not far from the sea. If you want to completely eliminate them, you must go to that island."
"Well, the information you provided is very important." Roger admired Harris's cooperative attitude and waved his hand: "You wait for me here tomorrow morning, and then drive me to the island by boat!"
"Ah, I'm going too?!" Unexpectedly, the lord who was going to eliminate the fishmen included him, and Harris couldn't help but feel extremely annoyed at his talk just now.
"Of course, aren't you a fisherman? Who else is more familiar with the conditions of this sea than you?" Roger said to Harris: "You should feel very honored to be able to play a part in my lord's action to eliminate the fishmen.
!Meet me here at sunrise tomorrow, don’t be late!”
Roger had already said this, so why did Harris dare to resign? He could only respond with a sad face: "As you wish, my lord!"
Of course Roger knew that Harris was unwilling to take risks with him, and he also knew that if he wanted people to sacrifice their lives for him, he had to give others some benefits. So he quickly stopped Harris who was about to leave and said: "This lord has always been
There are clear rewards and punishments. If you perform well in this operation, all the fish boats in the territory will be under your management from now on. Don’t let me down, I’m very good to you!”
Roger's words immediately put a smile on Harris's face. Reversing his previous negative attitude, he slapped his chest and loudly assured: "Don't worry, Lord, I promise to send you to that island safely!"
"Go and get ready, don't delay tomorrow's departure." Knowing that the conditions of his promise had impressed Harris, Roger waved him away.
"The beach is mine, how could it be occupied by these fishmen!" When Harris walked away, Roger clenched his fist and said, "By the way, I can also collect some soul power, which is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone!"
That night, Roger announced his decision to Bonnie and others. Knowing that he wanted to deal with the fishmen alone, Bonnie and the other two knights were not at ease, and they all proposed to go together to destroy the fishmen.
However, Roger did not adopt everyone's suggestions because he had already arranged their own work for everyone.
According to Roger's arrangement, Bonnie will take a team of town residents to cut down trees on the edge of the Green Sea Forest, while Chris and Phil will take another team to mine stones in the Red Mountains in northeastern Kent.
These two materials are the most needed materials when building a castle. Roger used to spend money to buy them. Although wood and stone are not expensive, it is a big expense if they need more quantities. Now Roger's territory
Both of these materials are available, and there are also a large group of residents who have enough to eat but are doing nothing. Of course, he will not waste such good conditions and let these people work for him.
Early the next morning, Eddie announced Roger's order to the residents of Kent Town. It was the lord's prerogative to let the residents of the territory work for him, not to mention that Roger was currently providing food for everyone for free, so his
There was no objection to this decision.
On the contrary, because Roger also promised that all mature men who worked for him would receive a salary of one silver coin every month, everyone was very enthusiastic. Before long, nearly 400 people were selected, and under the guidance of the three knights
Under his leadership, he divided into two teams and left Kent Town to cut wood and mine stone for their lord.
And just when everyone left Kent Town, Roger had already arrived at the place he had made an appointment with Harris yesterday. Harris had been waiting here for a long time, and after meeting Roger, he quickly took him to the beach not far away.
, the operation to eliminate the fishmen has officially begun.