"Sir, John is willing to forge weapons for you. You don't have to pay too much. You only need to pay an ordinary blacksmith!"
"Since you said so, then I will pay you with the wages of an excellent blacksmith. However, I will build you a new blacksmith shop and a house where you can live in Maiye Village in a while!"
Nalant did not force it. Considering that John Blacksmith would have no use even if he took the money, it was better to provide him with material rewards at the moment.
After explaining the weapons and equipment, Nalant returned directly to the castle with three thin stabbing swords.
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In the next few days, everything in the territory went as usual, developing according to Nalant's plan.
The barbarian guards began to learn how to stand and walk in unison under the guidance of Quick and Vivian.
Although the barbarians were worse than the guards at the beginning, they couldn't tell the right from the left at all.
But with Nalant's original teaching experience, their progress can be seen day by day.
Narant doesn't need to worry about the guards for the time being.
The second furnace of the brick kiln on the territory was also fired. The bricks obtained this time were the same as last time, and all reached the acceptable strength for use.
Under such circumstances, Narant simply made a decision to suspend the construction of stone houses in the square and let the masons build the big brick kiln first.
The reason why Narant made this decision was that he found that using stone to build a house was too costly and too slow.
Moreover, now that he has blue bricks, he can use them to build a small town. Not only will the cost be lower, but the speed will also be faster.
Recently, the caravans coming to the territory have become more and more frequent, but because the construction project has not been completed, it is not possible to attract these caravans to stay overnight.
Of course, the slow construction speed of stone houses is not only due to the difficulty of the craftsmanship itself, but also because there are too few craftsmen.
After Narant learned of Mario's report, he immediately made a notice and asked each of the stonemasons and carpenters to select three teenagers as apprentices.
This notification is mandatory.
However, Narant will also provide compensation.
That is, when the quota of three apprentices is filled, each craftsman's salary can be increased by ten copper coins per day on the original basis.
If these apprentices can officially start their apprenticeships by then, there will be a one-time silver coin reward.
After being rewarded like this, the craftsmen were happy to accept it and selected young men they were satisfied with as apprentices.
In the process, Nalant asked Catherine to go back and ask John if he could also recruit one or two blacksmith apprentices.
After knowing this, John did not refuse, but he made a request, that is, he only wanted to recruit barbarian apprentices.
Narant felt that John was already full of resistance to the existence of apprentices because of what happened to Catherine.
However, for his sake, he did not refuse.
The reason for letting the barbarian become an apprentice is because although the barbarian looks fierce and barbaric on the surface, he is actually simple and honest at heart and does not have so much scheming, so he put forward this condition.
Of course, Nalant agreed wholeheartedly to this. What he wanted was a blacksmith, and it didn't matter whether he was an ordinary serf or a barbarian.
Moreover, barbarians also have an advantage, that is, they are powerful. It can also be said that they are specially born for the craft of blacksmithing.
In addition to the development in Maiye Village, the recent sea movement in Lucky Village is also in full swing.
Thanks to the fact that marine resources have not been over-exploited, large crabs and large oysters are constantly being produced and delivered to the castle these days.
However, this made the castle unable to digest it.
But crabs can't be made into dried crabs, and oysters can't be made into dried oysters.
So Narant asked Chef Rose to bring two apprentices, and these two apprentices were selected from the girls in Lucky Village.
They were selected to learn cooking skills from her. Once a caravan came to Maiye Village, the two girls were asked to go to Maiye Village in person to bake oysters for sale.
Such a move was welcomed by the caravans. Of course, the villagers of Maiye Village also welcomed it, because the grilled oysters were so delicious.
Although the price of a grilled oyster requires two copper plates, whether they are the caravans who have worked hard to come to the Storm Territory or the Territory residents who have temporarily escaped poverty, they are very happy to spend a little money to taste this unprecedented delicacy.
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"Sir! A messenger came from outside the castle. He said he was sent by Lord Andrew!"
This morning, Nalant was practicing Dou Qi, and Thomas came to the back garden to give a report.
"The messenger sent by my father? Ask him to wait for me in the hall!" Nalant stopped practicing after hearing this.
Under the service of his personal maid Lilia, he washed himself briefly before entering the inner castle.
However, just after entering the inner castle, there was a strong smell of sulfur.
Of course, Nalant had known about this sulfur smell for a long time, because the repair work of the castle has now started.
According to Thomas, before the renovation, all corners of the castle, including storage rooms, basements, etc., were completely cleaned.
Sulfur is the world's best way to get rid of some insects and ants in dark corners.
Speaking of which, there is a small episode before the deworming.
That is, the day before yesterday, after Nalant learned that there was sulfur in this world, he was quite excited and asked Thomas if he had any saltpeter.
As a time traveler, things like gunpowder are commonplace.
But the answer he got from Thomas was that Thomas didn't even know what saltpeter was.
This turned Narant's joy into disappointment. Fortunately, this world is an extraordinary fantasy world, so even if there is gunpowder, it is actually just the icing on the cake for him as a time traveler. Narant then forgot about the gunpowder.
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Holding my nose, I walked all the way to the lobby, where a messenger was already waiting.
"Crow has met Master Narante!"
"It turns out to be Captain Crow. I didn't expect my father to send you here!" When Nalant saw the person clearly, he found that he was also an acquaintance, one of his father's guard captains.
Narant had practiced swordsmanship with this guard captain.
"Master Nalant, you...you have changed so much!" As someone who is relatively familiar with Nalant, Crow also noticed Nalant's changes immediately.
In the past, Nalant was notoriously cowardly among the three siblings. He shrank and walked slowly and timidly.
But now he walks with a steady pace and extraordinary bearing. His confident and warm smile is completely different from before.
"Captain Crowe, people will grow, and a difficult environment can sharpen a person's character faster! So, I have grown up now!" Nalant nodded with a smile and gave a reasonable answer.
"Captain Crow, let's sit down and talk!"
"Master Nalant is right, I believe that you will be very happy after seeing you in person!" Crowe nodded seriously and sat on the stool beside him at Nalant's invitation.
Then he continued: "Master Nalant, this is the letter that your Excellency asked me to bring you this time!"
Crowe took out a letter directly from his arms.
Narant took the letter, confirmed that the lacquer seal was intact, and then tore it open to examine it.