In the cold morning that seemed like late autumn, Losey crawled out of the abandoned kennel, circled around the kennel, squatted and jumped to warm up his frozen body.
The bleary-eyed brother Xiluo crawled out of the kennel, nostalgic for the warmth of last night: "Brother, can we take the house with us?"
"No...not yet." Losi's tone was a little loose, "Let's go to the square first. If you don't want us to come back, we'll come back."
Luo Xi moved stones to block the door of the kennel, and took his brother Weiliang's hand to the square.
He thought he had arrived very early, but many refugees had already gathered in the square. They were photographed in front of two felt tents.
The refugees walked to a felt tent to check for lice and ringworm. If there were no diseases or problems, they would be selected as a refugee and receive a cotton coat to keep out the cold from the felt tent next to it.
The autumn wind that swept away yellow leaves and dust made the brothers shiver, and they got into the crowd to resist the cold wind. Taking advantage of their advantage, they squeezed from the back to the front.
"Damn it, someone ran away again."
The statistical official flipped through the lists of previous batches, called out a few names, and crossed out the names when there was no response: "Ignore those idiots... next... next?"
"We are here!"
An arm from deep behind the table.
The statistics official had to stand up and lean forward to see two malnourished boys, one about twelve or thirteen years old and the other about six or seven years old.
"You...can't do it, you're too young." The two children reminded the statistics officer of his sons of the same age, and he couldn't bear to say.
"Please sir, we will die here..."
"The city lord will not let you die."
But Luo Xi didn't believe it. Their idea was quite simple - what they saw was true. Annan gave them three silver coins, so they believed Annan was good.
"We will never run away, and we only have one meal!"
As a result, there was a chorus of echoes from behind:
"I'll have a meal too!"
"I won't eat a single meal!"
"We have met Mr. Jie...Annan, he knows about us!"
The magician next to him said at this time: "He didn't lie. These two little guys did come into contact with Mr. Annan."
For the sake of the King in the North, the statistician thought: "Okay, what are your names?"
"I am Luo Xi, and he is Xi Luo." Luo Xi said hurriedly.
"Brother Silo, younger brother Losi?"
"I am Luo Xi, and my brother is Xi Luo."
"It's really a mouthful."
The statistics official hesitated for a moment and did not let the two of them take off their clothes on the cold morning. He wrote down their names, took out two pieces of paper and handed them to them. He pointed to the felt tent next to him and said: "You pick out the lice on your body first and then collect them."
Cotton coat.”
"Thank you, sir!"
Holding the piece of paper, Losey looked like Jack had received an invitation. He ran to the felt tent with his younger brother, then leaned in a corner sheltered from the wind and searched for lice in his younger brother's hair. He could not restrain his excitement in his words:
"We don't have to wander anymore! We are citizens of the King of the North!"
"Can we take the house?" But Cillo was still thinking about his doghouse.
"We will live in a big house and no longer have to live in a place like that!"
"Really?"
"Is Brother Jack a bad person?" Losey asked her brother.
Silo shook her head: "He saved Sister Ruth, gave us silver coins, and gave us cotton-padded clothes. He is a good person."
"Yes, he is not a bad person, he must be a good person."
…
City Lord's Mansion, second floor office.
Annan and Olmedo looked down at the refugees in the square, as well as the "preparatory residents" who sneaked away with cotton-padded clothes in their hands.
Annan didn't stop him. Cotton clothes are now not much more expensive than linen clothes.
"I thought you would directly recruit a thousand people." Olmedo asked the guards outside the door to bring two cups of coffee.
"In that case, I might be in a hurry. I'll start with 500 people and then gradually increase it."
"But we don't have much time."
This is the second time Annan heard Olmedo say this: "Are you pessimistic?"
"Are you optimistic?" she asked back.
"I asked first."
"I'm just being realistic..." Olmedo replied, "The south couldn't resist the invasion of the rat people, why can we? With the demons guarding the north of the snowy mountains? But if the rat people really invade, we will have to face it at the same time.
right"
"My answer is, look, it's cold and dark now, and there's no hope." The guard brought coffee. Annan took his cup and looked at the morning light that had just emerged behind the roof in the east, "But the sun is rising.
…”
"Those who remember hatred will live with hatred. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade out of it."
"What is a lemon?"
"A very sour fruit."
"Your example can be changed to life giving you coffee beans, just make it into coffee."
Annan's explanation relieved Olmedo's many anxieties.
Olmedo's sense of security and pessimism stems from her father's departure. In the past, she had Augusta to rely on, but now she only has herself, and...
“When will the North freeze?”
Annan's question brought Olmedo back to his senses, and after thinking for a while he said: "In previous years, it was at the end of October or the beginning of November."
"It seems that I need to buy some clothes to keep out the cold...Jeffrey..."
"...You should call me Olmedo, what's the matter?"
"I can't manage it alone."
"Where are Michael and the others?"
"They still have to stay in Breeze City. Only Francois will go to Star Moon Bay with me."
Olmedo said that she would let her assistant go over to assist Annan for a while.
The reception of the refugees will last until at least the morning. Annan first went to invite Tina Wright to join Xingyue Bay.
Tina hugged her chest: "What do you want to do?"
"I just think this cooperation is quite pleasant."
Tina Wright didn't agree, so Annan ran to the scavenger headquarters again.
"Your magic image is very beautiful, but why is there no scavenger?" the centurion asked jokingly.
Annan euphemistically said that the scavenger was among the deleted parts - in fact, he was trying to persuade others by saying, "Look, even the scavenger has joined, are you going to miss the opportunity?"
Then there are the spinning mills.
Annan told the female workers that they could bring their families with them. Some of the female workers agreed to go to Xingyue Bay, while most of the rest stayed in Breeze City.
The goblins all chose to follow Annan.
"We are participating in the legendary revival of the King in the North!" said Dorai.
There was an interlude during this period. Old Zoron also wanted to go there at his own expense. Since he was a scavenger patrolman and knew Aunt Susan and her family, Annan agreed to him.
Finally, when we returned to the city lord's palace, the list sent by the statistics official was very small, only 268 people. Many refugees ran away after receiving their cotton-padded clothes. Even if we include the people brought back by Annan outside, there were only 300 people.
However, Olmedo promised to continue to accept refugees.
On the eve of departure, Annan summoned the blue dragon and tried to send out an invitation.
"I will build you a beautiful lair made of gems and gold in Xingyue Bay."
The blue dragon did not agree to Annan, but its attitude was not that firm. Annan felt that as long as he persisted, there would soon be a blue dragon nest in Xingyue Bay.
