Chapter 76 White Bird Chapter 19: Northern Refugees
When the call time came, Bai Yi once again fell into a deep sense of powerlessness.
He glanced at the clock on the wall. The time showed 0:05, which was exactly one minute.
The heaviness in my heart is unbearable.
But this is the sad reality.
Bai Yi just rubbed his eyes and took another sip of tea.
Then, turn off the lights and close your eyes.
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Bai Niao's matter didn't come to fruition all day long, so Bai Yi couldn't calm down all day.
To be honest, I wasn't in the mood to work at all during the day, but fortunately there weren't many files today, so it didn't take long to process them all.
The only interesting thing is "refugees".
The first is Black Village. To the north of Black Village, there are actually many other demon villages.
Like the black villages, these villages have poor living conditions and people starve to death almost every day.
Under such circumstances, some villagers left their hometowns and traveled to other places, just to find food to survive.
And a few of these people who had left their homes happened to come to Heicun.
I also accidentally discovered that there was endless [herbivorous food] in Heicun, and no one was starving to death anymore. It was unavoidable to be a surprise.
No, if you ask curiously, you will know the cause and effect.
Then he hurried back to his village and gave an overview of the situation in Black Village.
As for the consequences? It spreads from one person to ten and then to a hundred.
Before long, all the poor villages in the north knew the news.
Then a large number of refugees sailed to the Black Village, just to become a Black Villager and have the authority to harvest [Grass Eating].
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"What did Lao Yang say?" Bai Yi looked at Lao John, who came specially to report the matter.
"He didn't say anything. He just asked me to ask your opinion."
"What are you asking me for? Now he is the head of the Black Village."
Lao Yang has become the new head of Black Village, just yesterday.
They were chosen by the Black Villagers themselves.
At first he didn't dare to accept it, so he immediately came to Bai Yi, hoping that Bai Yi could take over the position.
But Bai Yi refused due to the inconvenience of being a human being and asked him to do his best.
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"Having said that, that piece of grassland was granted to Heicun by you after all.
Lao Yang thought that the city lord meant to give that piece of grass to Heicun.
If you include people from other villages without your permission, you will inevitably be disrespected.
To put it simply, it’s the same as not taking guests with you.”
"He's quite good at being a good person."
"How else could I be the village chief? I still have some discernment."
"How many people are defecting to Black Village now?"
"There are already more than 500 of them. Lao Yang didn't dare to let them enter the village. He just asked the villagers to stop them outside the village. I have to ask your opinion first."
"Is that much?"
"Isn't that right? It has only been less than two days since the news of Black Village came out, but so many people have come. It will take a while, who knows how many people there will be."
"Those refugees didn't cause trouble?"
"Not yet. After all, there are only 500 of them, and most of them are malnourished and have no fighting ability.
But there are a full 2,000 people in Heicun, and the food problem has just been solved. Now that they are full, they will have strength, so naturally they will not be afraid of them.
But that's it now. As time goes by, the number of refugees outside Black Village will only increase.
By then, it will be difficult for the Black Villagers alone to control them.
No, Lao Yang was also a little anxious and feared something might happen, so he stood at the city gate before dawn today.
According to the city gate official, that guy is as cold as a grandson. No, he is still waiting eagerly at the city gate for your reply."
"Why didn't someone notify me earlier?"
"The city gate official thought so too, and wanted to let you know, but Lao Yang refused to do so. He said, 'I'll be fine if I wait a little longer, but don't disturb the city lord and his old man's rest]."
"Humble enough."
"After all, it was Heicun who spread the news. Now that the matter is so big, as the village chief, he is inevitably afraid that you will be angry."
"Let him go back and let him decide whether to accept refugees or not."
"Then if we accept them, those refugees..."
"The refugees will become black villagers, and that piece of grassland was originally designated for the black villagers."
"I understand, I understand, I will inform him right away."
With that said, he left the city lord's mansion and came to the city gate, where he found the old sheep who was walking back and forth.
When Lao Yang saw this, he hurriedly ran over and said:
"Brother, city, what did the city lord say?"
"The city lord said you can make your own decision, which means he agreed."
"The pasture..."
"Didn't I say it? He agreed."
"This...huh..."
He breathed a long sigh of relief and kept mumbling:
"That's good, that's good..."
But Old John said again at this time:
"The city lord is the high priest of the [God of Life]. You should know this. Everyone is understanding. There are some things that I don't need to remind you."
"I understand, I understand. I have already thought about it. After taking in those refugees, the first thing Heicun will do is to emphasize to them that all this is a gift from the [God of Life] and the city lord.
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"Just understand. By the way, there is one more thing."
"You said."
"The population of Black Village is destined to increase, so there must be no problem with your security.
But as you know here in Baicheng, there is no other human city within hundreds of miles.
Therefore, Baicheng's population is a big problem after all.
The population is insufficient, and its security has become a problem."
"You mean..."
"If you have time, form a few militiamen. This way, even if Baicheng encounters trouble in the future, you will be able to send troops to rescue it.
This is a rare opportunity to show off in front of the city lord."
"Understood, I will take care of this matter."
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The old sheep left. Different from the fear when he came, he felt much more confident when he returned.
Looking at his background, Old John just let out a long breath, then looked in the direction of the capital and murmured to himself:
"I hope nothing happens..."
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As the deputy city lord, Old John is not just a foil.
In those invisible places, he actually did a lot for Baicheng.
Old John is well aware of Baicheng's current situation.
We also know that Baicheng’s population of 1,000 cannot train many soldiers and horses.
So he was very worried, worried that Baicheng would one day return to the royal capital's sight.
After it developed well, it was targeted by the royal capital and sent troops to attack and "recover it."
By then, if we don't have enough troops, something could easily happen.
It was precisely to prevent this that he said those words to Lao Yang.
After all, don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens...