After a pause, Lin touched his beardless chin and said, "As for the tax part, first tell me what skills you all have?"
Lin has lived in the Lost Land for more than ten years and has learned that you should take what you should take, and not taking it will make people panic. For this group of pioneers, paying taxes to the lord is more like a protection fee.
It's not an obligation. It's like, 'I gave you a sum of money. If any monsters or barbarians come to harass me, you have the responsibility to protect us.'
As for whether they can withhold it? Of course, but Lin has no obligation to protect them.
In the same way, if Lin generously said that he would live here tax-free, it would make them worry that when danger occurs, the magician lord does not intend to take the responsibility of protecting the people; even the lord himself has some evil intentions.
Intention. This is definitely not because these people think too much, but this kind of thing is too common.
Living in such a remote place, within the reach of the magic tower, it is natural to take what each other needs. Ordinary people want safety and security; as a lord, a magician does not necessarily need something grown in the ground.
Food and possibly other services.
Whether the demands made are accepted is another level of issue. If you want to use force to unilaterally make people surrender, most of these people living at the bottom are capable of cheating and subverting. The big deal is,
They put together another one and left.
Therefore, the old man was not surprised by the question from the magician lord. He said honestly: "Sir, among our people, there are tailors, blacksmiths, carpenters, wheelwrights, and bakers. There are also those who are good at farming and raising livestock.
Women also have a lot of strength and can do any heavy things."
It sounds like almost all adults have some skills. In fact, Lin also understands that if they are not such a group of people, they really don't dare to bring their families and move to a new place to make a living.
From Lin's point of view, it would take time for this group of people to reorganize the wasteland, and the food they grew might not be enough for this group of people to eat. Why bother to snatch the little things from the land with them? They bought it from the Chamber of Commerce.
The food supplies are all high-grade food of good quality and quality. If you are still worried about having nowhere to spend your money, and carrying too many gold coins to make others jealous, don't even think about saving this small amount of money.
However, as soon as Lin heard about someone who was good at raising livestock, he immediately became interested. Although many supplies can be solved with money, dairy products are still quite lacking. The main reason is that animal husbandry is not popular in the southwest of the mainland, and most people raise cattle and horses.
Most of them are used for other purposes, or dairy products are produced in small quantities for home use, and are rarely sold commercially.
There was also the idea of raising one or two cows before. But that would be too troublesome. Both dogs have to be kept free, not to mention having to take care of two cows. After a whole day, there are other things to do.
Don't do it. Since there is a professional, of course he wants to invite him to ask: "Can you invite the person who is good at raising livestock to come in? I have something to ask him."
"Of course, sir." After saying that, the old man turned around and said, "Boy, go and ask Mr. Holstein to come in."
"Yes, father."
After a while, the departing people brought in a tall and muscular man. He walked into the tower, saluted Lin, and said, "Sir, you want to see me."
"Yes, I heard that you are good at raising animals. Do you know how to take care of cows or sheep?"
"My father used to help the big lord manage the ranch. I have been helping on the ranch since I was a child. So I am good at animals of all sizes."
"Then can you make cheese?"
"Cheese? Although it is more troublesome to make and it takes time to mature. But yes, I can also make cheese."
Lin Da was overjoyed, clapped his hands and said, "That's great. From now on, you only need to send a bucket of fresh milk every day and two pieces of cheese every month. These will be treated as taxes for you to settle here."
It's just that you are the only one who knows how to do it." His eyes drifted towards the old man who took the lead.
That person was also a shrewd person, and he immediately understood and said: "Sir, please don't worry. We will help him share the tasks of the Holstein family. But if we want to raise cattle, we have to go to the city to buy cattle and build buildings."
Fence the cowshed to prevent wild beasts from invading. This work will not be completed so quickly."
"It doesn't matter, just wait until you are ready, and then start providing. When you first arrive, you must have a lot to do. For now, you just need to find a way to settle down. As for the problem of beasts,--" Lin turned his head and gave instructions.
Girl, "──Halumi, let Grayhoof and Whitenose recognize these people and don't bring harm to them."
Looking at the old man who was a little confused, Lin smiled and said: "We have two guard dogs, and your people will recognize the two dogs later. Don't be too afraid. There are no dogs in this forest."
They are more ferocious beasts than us, so you can feel at ease. That's it."
"Okay, thank you for your magnanimity." The old man led everyone to bow, and then left with Halumi. Lin's figure also faded and disappeared.
The girl who came outside the tower blew a long whistle. The people who gathered under the old man's greeting thought they would see two large dogs the size of sheepdogs, barking and running wildly. But the picture in their imaginations did not happen.
Instead, a commotion in the woods attracted their attention.
The branches and leaves swayed, and the birds started to fly. Although there was no roar, there was an atmosphere of panic in the forest. This made several strong men who got off the carriage feel the crisis, and some even pulled out a large ax for logging from the carriage. The most sensitive ones
The children, on the other hand, grabbed their mother's skirt in fear and trembled slightly.
Suddenly the woods opened, and two figures that were larger than bulls ran out, as fast as lightning and moving like meteors.
This is... Warcraft!
Without thinking, several strong men immediately formed a human wall. Some held axes, while others picked up wooden sticks and canes, trying to protect their wives and children behind them.
They didn't take out the real thing in their luggage because they knew it was too late. Almost in the blink of an eye, two monsters rushed to them. One jumped, and the other flexibly went sideways. They were wrong.
At that moment, they seemed to be able to see the calm gaze of the monster. There was no roar or bared teeth, and it was as confident as a seasoned hunter.
Either they fell back with the monster that jumped over their heads, or they turned sideways with the monster that took a detour. The sudden change shocked everyone, and at the same time they lost their balance and fell to the ground. They were thinking that a bloody storm was bound to arise behind them.
, and saw two monsters squatting obediently in front of the tower master's apprentice.
Really a two-headed dog!
"Be good, be good." Halumi took turns stroking the lowered heads of the two dogs. Of course, they could not avoid the fate of being washed with saliva, but she just giggled. After a while, when the fun was enough, she said: "Be good, smell it. Remember the taste of these people. If you encounter them in the forest in the future, don't bite them."
After hearing the command, the two dogs' heads turned sharply and looked back at the people who had settled here. Everyone was frightened by the sight, fearing that they would be swallowed in one bite. The big dog with black fur and gray hooves circled around from the left A large dog with mixed gray and white hair, with a line of white hair on the bridge of its nose, circled the other side. Two dogs, one on the left and one on the right, walked past the crowd, their noses twitching slightly.
There was no threatening bark or arrogant demonstration, he just walked by quietly. His clear eyes showed no thoughts, as if he was looking at an unrelated dead thing, he was pacing slowly. It was just. Such calmness is even more frightening.
The two dogs circled around and returned to Halumi. Ignoring the people behind them, they whimpered a few times at the girl.
"Hey, you said there is something strange over there to the west?"
There were several more low sounds. Halumi nodded, but came to the leading old man first and said, "Sir, that's it. You don't have to worry about the powerful monsters in the forest. They are all killed by my teacher." Expelled. However, there are still some carnivorous beasts, so protection work must be done. In this way, you can go directly to the village."
After she finished speaking, the girl gave another long whistle. The two dogs got up, one twisted and kicked their legs, and while running past the girl, Gray Hooves lowered his neck and lifted the girl who had grabbed his hair onto his back and sat down. .Then the two big dogs ran with all their strength, and in a blink of an eye, they disappeared into the forest again.
The people who were left behind looked at each other in confusion. After exchanging a few words, they drove their carriages and horses towards the abandoned village. They wanted to sleep on a roof tonight, but there were still many things to do.
However, the curtain of a certain caravan was slightly opened. The person hiding inside glanced at the direction in which the two big dogs were leaving, and then looked back at the three-story tower standing there.
The moss on the outer wall has long been removed, and the masonry has been restored and looks brand new. There is no mottled spot, and it doesn't look like a magic tower that has been passed down for thousands of years. Except for the large gap that was breached on the east side, there is nothing in sight. Even if it is a newly built tower, some people will believe it.
So what kind of person is the magician who worked so hard to renovate the appearance of an ancient tower? The people in the caravan were wondering.
In the core room on the third floor, Lin returned to his work. Although he failed to observe the six stars in a row the previous time, the various sensors and recorders set up did retain the data. In the past few days, , those data are being used to correct the deficiencies of the original program.
Kaya, who was taking notes on the side, let out a sigh. "Teacher, the list they provided does not match the actual number of people."
"Ignore him." Lin looked at the screen in front of him and said without looking back: "The kind of people who would come to the magician's territory to make a living are probably the kind of people who can't survive in the noble territory. And although that group of people brought their families with them, Yes, but they have calluses from handling weapons on their hands, plus they are as strong as a bear, and wearing armor, I believe they are a group of elite warriors. And the people with less names should be the ones they want to protect. The target. Speaking of which, it is doubtful whether their names are true."
"What about us?"
"As before, leave him alone." Lin turned to look at Kaya and said seriously: "We will not intervene in the affairs of the nobles. Those people can live wherever they want. If it hadn't been for the abandoned village in x ten (
Within a radius of 10 kilometers), I don’t even want to deal with them. I don’t need to take them too seriously. Anyway, we live in the tower and can live without them. The most important thing is to keep a distance. If I get too close to them, I guess in the future
There will be trouble. These words must also be conveyed to Halumi and let her know."
"So, milk and cheese?"
"On the one hand, I want to eat. On the other hand..." Lin looked at Kaya's thin, flat body, shook his head regretfully, and said, "We are still in the growth period, and we still need to be saved, so we need to take good nutrition. We need to
Otherwise you will regret it later.”
"Huh?" Although Kaya's expression did not change, she tilted her head and showed doubts in her eyes.