In the next three days, Nalant spent his time practicing fighting spirit during the day and practicing magic at night.
The territory is also very lively these days, and the reason is naturally because of the fire kang.
Nowadays, no one among the serfs in the territory knows about the fire kang created by the lord and specially prepared for their serfs to spend the winter.
The warmth of this heated kang was something that no serf had ever experienced before.
As long as you spread a thick layer of straw on it, lie down on it, and cover it with a thin linen quilt, you can stay warm all night.
And more importantly, this kang saves firewood very much.
It only takes an hour to burn, and the warmth of the kang can last all night.
Compared with the previous fires, which lost their warmth immediately after being extinguished, this was a life-saving tool for the serfs.
With the mobilization of craftsmen in the territory and the help of the serfs themselves, fire pits began to be built in their thatched houses one by one.
When these fire pits were built, the serfs did not forget who gave them this gift.
Before lighting the fire for the first time, all the serfs took their whole family and knelt down towards the castle in front of their home, and then shouted three times, 'Your lord is kind, thank you lord for your gift!'
In this way, within the Storm Territory, the reputation of Lord Nalant has reached an unprecedented peak these days.
Both the indigenous people and the newly captured serfs were grateful to their lords.
They all now deeply remember that it was this lord who kept them from starving and freezing in the winter.
In the early morning of this morning, Narant finished his breakfast in a refreshing mood. When he arrived at the gate of the inner fort, he discovered that snowflakes were flying outside and the vestibule was covered with white snow.
"It's snowing! I don't know how the progress of the fire kang project is!" Looking at the snow on the ground, Nalant was stunned for a moment, but then he didn't have time to appreciate the beautiful scenery, but first became worried about the situation of the serfs.
"Sir, I met Civil Affairs Officer Mario yesterday. He seemed to have said that most of the construction of the fire pit has been completed, and it will be completed in a day or two at most!" At this time, Thomas, who had just passed by, heard the worried voice of his elder.
, with a moved expression in his eyes, he immediately spoke to comfort his master.
Because things are so busy these days, Nalant gave Mario permission not to come to the castle to report daily, so Nalant is not very clear about the specific progress of the fire kang.
"Oh? Can it be completed so many days in advance?" Nalant was slightly surprised.
The deadline he gave Mario that day was half a month, and it has only been eight or nine days now. If it can be completed in one or two days, then he can feel at ease.
Snowflakes have just begun to fall today, and the serfs still have enough firewood to burn in the next day or two.
"Sir, your cloak!" At this time, Lilia, the personal maid, returned from the third floor and thoughtfully handed over the hooded cloak.
"Yes!" Nalant nodded, put on his cloak under Lilia's service, and immediately stepped out of the inner castle gate.
"It's really beautiful!" No need to worry about the territory, Nalant was in the mood to enjoy the snow scene.
As a southerner, although I have seen snow in my previous life, I have never seen a scene where the ground is covered with a vast expanse of white.
So when he stepped on the snow and listened to the crunching sound, Nalant still felt quite novel.
"My lord, my lord, we are over here!" At this moment, the voice of little girl Shirley floated over from not far away.
Nalant turned around and saw Shirley, Vivian and several lucky girls braving the heavy snow and building a snowman.
The faces of several girls were red from the cold, but their smiles were exceptionally bright.
Nalant also smiled when he saw this and walked directly towards the lucky girls.
"Sir!" Nalant approached, and the women immediately stood up and saluted respectfully.
"Well, no need to salute, are you building a snowman?" Nalant waved his hand to signal the others not to be polite, and then looked at a strange-shaped snowman in front of him.
"Yes, sir, we are building a snowman. Do you think it looks good?"
After hearing this, several girls lowered their heads and became nervous. Only Shirley responded excitedly, pointing to the snowman in front of her that was the same height as her and spoke proudly.
"Well, not bad!" Nalant praised against his will. Apart from the height, to be honest, everything else about this snowman was a mess.
It seems that the girls wanted to create the appearance of an adult guard. Unfortunately, due to their lack of skill in craftsmanship, the body was extremely bloated and the feet were like elephant legs.
As for the face, it is even more unsightly. The lips, eyes and nose are all made of charcoal, especially the lips are a big sausage mouth.
However, a piece of linen rag is used as a cloak on the back, which is a highlight.
By the way, this snowman is also holding an upside-down broom, which should be used as a weapon.
"It's great. You can like it, sir. Sisters Vivian, Catherine, Winnie and Bessie and I made this specially for you. Previously, we were worried that it would be too ugly for you. When the time comes,
Sir, you don’t like it!”
"..."Narant.
Is this me, sir?
Narant suddenly had the urge to vomit three liters of blood and wanted to cut off the food that Shirley had only recovered two days ago.
Even the low-end version of the master shouldn’t have a sausage mouth or elephant legs!
Tap! Tap!
However, just when Nalant wanted to express his opinion, the sound of horse hooves was heard at the castle gate.
"Sir, there is a messenger sent by the Earl!"
At the same time, the guard at the gate quickly reported.
"Messenger?" Nalant turned around and saw two cloaked knights entering the castle gate. Under their cloaks were the tulip family's guard robes.
Upon seeing this, Nalant immediately waved hello to the women, and then walked towards the two knights.
"Young man, I have met Lord Nalant. We were sent by Lord Earl to deliver a message to you!"
When the two knights saw Nalant arriving, they immediately greeted him respectfully, then raised the envelope in their hands and handed it over!
"Well! Thank you for your hard work!" Nalant nodded and took the envelope, "Take the two messengers to rest!"
It looked like the two of them had traveled day and night, and there was frost on their faces.
After the guards took the messenger away, Narant took the envelope directly back to the inner castle hall.
"If you are sending an envelope at this time, has something big happened?"
Out of curiosity, Narant opened the envelope directly, and the content of the letter really surprised him.
It is about the major events that happened in the Northern Principality during this period.
"Field's second son killed his own brother, and then forced Field to abdicate and inherit the throne himself. This... this is exactly the same as the second prince in the palace usurping the throne last time!"
"It seems that this church really wants to enslave the entire Glory Continent and even kill its own collaborators!"
After just briefly reading the events described in the letter, Nalant knew that the initiator of this incident must also be the church.
Originally, he thought that since the Northern Principality cooperated with the church, the two would definitely become allies in a short period of time.
Even if the church really wants to establish a country based on theocracy, it will have to wait until the main enemy of the Agate Principality is solved before it can start.
But now he may have overestimated the patience of the church. Obviously, this plan to usurp the throne must have been planned before the Autumn March, and it was still carried out in the Northern Principality and the Agate Principality at the same time.
In this way, if they capture the kings of the two principalities at the same time, half of their plan will be completed.
Especially if Nalant hadn't intervened in this year's Autumn Campaign, the Agate Principality and the Northern Principality would probably have lost their minds.
And in such a weak situation, the king was plotted, and within a few years, the entire Glory Continent would fall into their hands.
"It's a good plan to kill two birds with one stone!" Narant couldn't help but feel afraid of the church's insidiousness and foresight.
Fortunately, because of his appearance, the single seedling of the Agate Principality was temporarily saved.
Of course, the current situation is not optimistic.
Because the envelope also mentioned the decree of the new king of the Northern Principality, which allowed churches to be opened throughout the noble territories of the Northern Principality.
Nalant was even more aware of the church's methods than the other earls.
In such a world where serfs and common people have been oppressed for a long time, as long as the church shows a little kindness to the common people, it can directly gain the support of all serfs and common people in the Northern Principality.
At that time, with the overwhelming public opinion, there may be nothing that can stop the church's attack.
Of course, if the church is really good to the common people and serfs, then this is not a bad thing.
But the problem is that the church has bad intentions. They pretend to be messengers of gods to help the suffering, but in the end they want to oppress all sentient beings more severely, and lead the entire continent's races to be devoured by dark creatures.
Although the great nobles like Bernard did not know the background of the church, they were actually aware of the crisis, so they sent a letter to all the vassals.
The meaning is obvious, that is, it is to warn all vassals to stop enjoying themselves. A crisis is likely to come in the near future, so that all vassals should be prepared to deal with it.
"The church is too powerful!" After reading the letter, Nalant couldn't help but frown.
If there were only three thousand paladins, it would be better to say that at least with the strength of the Agate Principality, they should still be able to resist one or two.
But the church comes from the Holy Continent. If they have reinforcements, such as a large number of magicians or more high-end combat power, then the Agate Principality will be in danger.