Chapter 1323 Villagers Mutual Aid Association, New Nature Druid
[Daxia-Saville Passage] starts from the Tower of Time in the south and ends at White Sheep and Gray Rabbit Village in the south of Savile Territory in the north. It has a standard width of 500 new meters and a total length of 25 new miles.
In the past three months, from the time when the weather got warmer after the severe winter to now, the efficient people of Daxia have completed nearly a quarter of the development in the south.
At this moment, Xia Duo was flying in the sky, and he could clearly see a mottled middle strip below that was completely different from the green forests on both sides.
Although there are still many trees on it that have not been cleared away, at least there is the appearance of a passage.
At the end of this mottled middle strip, the residents who had not yet taken their turn were still working, knocking down the trees in front of them.
Further north, there are only narrow strips of trees cut down at the planned standard width of the [Bactria-Saville Passage], like two rulers, extending all the way to the north.
Since Xia Duo was flying in the sky at the moment, even if he didn't deliberately cast a special far-sighted spell, he could still see an obvious forest middle strip at the end of the planned passage, extending to the north.
But Xia Duo could also see that the development progress of the Saville Territory was not as good as that of the Great Xia Territory. Both sides started construction at almost the same time, but the efficiency was almost half lower!
The number of people may be a factor, but Xia Duo believes that it is the boundless expectations of the people of Daxia for the future and the more accessible command and coordination system of the Development Department that make their work efficiency far better than that of the north.
"Leiden, according to the plan, it should be possible to open the north-south passage before winter, right?"
"Yes, sir, it is being implemented according to the plan, and it is slightly ahead of schedule. There will definitely be no problem before winter."
“But land leveling is a big problem!”
Xia Duo is not the kind of lord who has never been to the grassroots level. He knows very well what a real forest looks like. Even if the trees are cut down, there are still roots underground.
In addition to the trees themselves, there are also various stones of different sizes blocking the road. Without the stones, the ground itself also has ups and downs.
Cutting down trees is just the simplest step in the [Daxia-Saville Passage] project. The subsequent steps, whether it is wood collection, clearing, land leveling, compaction, or brick laying, all require more man-hours.
According to the prior plan, the tunnel will be completed within three years, but now it seems that the previous plan may have been a bit too optimistic.
It will take more than half a year just to open the channel. Can the follow-up work really be completed within the planned time?
Thinking of this, Xia Duo once again turned his attention to the north dozens of miles away. The previous plan of the Daxia Territory did not include the Saville Territory.
If we include the north, we may be able to advance a lot earlier, but Xia Duo is not satisfied with just a little advance, he wants more!
It’s not just the project itself!
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"I saw Atwood, let's go down!"
After informing Leiden, Shado took the two of them to the southeast corner of Codex Square.
From here to the south is a lush green wheat field. The wheat that has successfully survived the severe winter is now desperately absorbing nutrients, showing its most vigorous vitality to the outside world.
Of course, Atwood did not come from the wheat field, but from the north [Bactria-Saville Passage]. The reason why he landed on the edge of the wheat field was just to stay away from other territorial residents.
In this way, while Shado and Layton were waiting for Atwood, they continued to chat about the territory's development plan. Facing the vibrant wheat fields, the two of them did not feel that time passed very slowly.
Almost ten minutes later, Atwood appeared in front of Shado with a child in his early ten years, "Lord, Atwood is late!"
"It's not too late. I just talked to Leiden about the villagers' mutual aid association you established in the north!"
"Sir, do you know everything?"
Atwood stroked his gray beard that had grown to his chest with one hand, and his eyes could not help but reveal a hint of pride, but he still did not dare to show off too much when facing the lord who inspired him.
So he immediately revealed everything he had done before——
"Sir, although a pioneering team has been organized in the north, most of them are organized with the help of people from the Adventurer's Union. Mayor Thain is very firm in carrying out your instructions, but the people below are too slick.
“When I was carrying out legal education work in Baiyang Village, I often heard complaints from villagers who had taken on development tasks, saying that some people from the Adventurer’s Union and the town office often deducted development subsidies for various reasons.
"Some of them reported it to Mayor Sein, but they were not able to get their subsidies back in the end. I sat in on a trial of a law enforcement priest. Sometimes the villagers did not do their job well, but more often than not, it was the petty officials and their wives.
Too harsh!
"Even Mayor Thain can't do anything to those people most of the time. After all, strictly speaking, what they did is not wrong.
"I gained the respect of many villagers because of my legal education, and I felt that I should not let down their respect, so I organized a mutual aid association to unite many villagers and negotiate with the pioneer organizers for more specific subsidy standards.
"The officials of Savile Territory knew that I came from Daxia Territory and was directly responsible to you, sir. They quickly compromised.
"Because of this, I gained a higher reputation among the people of Savile Territory who participated in the development in the north, so they began to take the initiative to ask me about the content of the new natural concept.
"Nowadays, many of the Savile Territory residents who participated in the development have accepted this idea."
After saying that, Atwood coughed again, "Lord, I have another good news to tell you!"
"what news?"
Xia Duo glanced at Atwood, who was looking slightly deliberate, and a thought suddenly arose in his mind, no way, could it be——
At this time, Atwood took a deep breath, stretched out a hand in front of Sha Duo, and then a ball of holy power with a light green glow appeared out of thin air on his palm.
"Sir, look! I have regained the holy power! It is the real natural holy power!"
At this moment, Atwood could no longer suppress the joy in his heart, and the corners of his grinned lips almost hung on his ears. At the same time, he pushed the silent child beside him to Shado and continued:
"Sir, this is Fannie. He has already sensed the will of nature. Maybe it won't be long before the territory will have another true natural druid!"
"Fanny?"
"Sir-sir, it's me."
Little Fanny bowed to Xia Duo blankly, and then Xia Duo noticed that this little guy turned out to be Rude's son.
And Rude was the first batch of new citizens who followed him to open up the territory, and he was also one of the fifty people who personally granted the land to him at the first land granting ceremony three months ago!
"Little guy, don't be afraid. The lord is the one who protects everyone and is the most trustworthy person! Come and tell the lord uncle, what does the natural will you perceive look like?"
Chateau touched Fanny's little head and said softly.