Three days later, at the Claw Tribe Conference, an old man from the tribe was selected and took office as the new tribe leader. Todd's Muxi Expeditionary Force and Morgan's Blackskull Tribe were also invited to participate in the inauguration ceremony.
After the new leader of the Talon took office, the first decision he announced was to sign a peace agreement with Muxi Town and the Blackskull tribe. Speaking of the peace agreement between the North Islanders, it was much more formal than Todd imagined, and was made from one piece.
A pyramid-shaped stone half as tall as a man is engraved with the testimonies and oaths of the gods. Finally, those who participated in the agreement must use hammers and chisels to carve their names on the stone with their own hands.
The second thing the new clan leader did was to announce the cooperation in ocean trade of seafood. Specifically, the Talon Tribe is responsible for fishing seafood, and the Black Skull Tribe is responsible for preparing ships. The fleet carrying seafood will stop at the west coast of the west coast.
Muxi Town is responsible for the cold storage transformation of the ships. Finally, the transformed trading fleet will go all the way south, docking at the Abbasid Empire and Fatimid Empire in the south, and selling seafood at many seaports.
If the first two things were considered smooth, then the third thing announced by the new leader of the Claw - returning Blackskull Island to the hands of the Blackskull tribe, caused an uproar in the entire tribe.
The leader of the Talon tribe made this decision considering the release of prisoners and trade routes. However, except for a small number of wise tribesmen, most people in the Talon regard this decision as betrayal.
For this matter, Morgan and his warriors almost had a conflict with the Claw tribe. Fortunately, under the pressure of Huggins' troops and the dissuasion of the Claw elders, a conflict that might have destroyed the entire cooperation
The crisis is resolved.
Todd experienced this turmoil and had to re-plan the details of the expeditionary force's return.
In the end, in addition to the soldiers, monks and craftsmen who originally stayed to establish the trading post, Huggins, Edgar and Jerry Jr. will also temporarily stay on the North Island with their teams, responsible for mediating the conflict between the two tribes. Todd
Then he took some alien soldiers back to Muxi Town and began to prepare for the renovation of the cargo ship's cold storage.
Before Todd left, Kendi, a southerner, found him.
"What? You want to go with us?" Todd looked into Kendi's eyes and said in a serious tone: "You know that Muxi Town is the territory of Heavenly Father Parish, right? You know that if a southern pagan appears there, you will
What kind of thing will it cause?”
Kendi shrugged his shoulders: "No matter what, it's better than North Island. I've had enough of life here. I apply to travel with you and ask for your asylum."
Todd laughed: "Do you know what you are talking about? Let the Grand Master of the Knights of the Church provide shelter to a southern pagan?!"
Kendi blinked: "I can prove my worth to you."
"value?"
"Sir Todd, I still remember a few days ago, in the meeting hall, when I talked about archeology and physics, your reaction was not like a church member, but more like a scholar."
Todd paused for a moment and then said: "I am indeed interested in academic matters, but this cannot be a reason to shelter heretics."
Kendi took out several notebooks from the bag he carried with him.
The man opened the note, and the dense Arabic text on it made Todd feel dizzy.
Kendi flipped through his notes and said: "This time I came to the North Island. Although I didn't find the rumored crystal artifact, I did find some interesting things on Claw Island."
Todd heard this term several times and couldn't help but ask: "What exactly is it?"
Kendi looked up at the other person, turned the note to a page of pictures, and showed it to Todd.
A vast forest was drawn on the paper, with a ruined ruin in the center.
Kendi said: "It is a holy place for the people of the North Island. Every year, many believers of the gods from the North Island come from far away to visit this place. According to legend, it is the entrance to Asgard, the divine domain of the North Island, and there is a group of Valkyries.
, are the people you saw a few days ago, who are responsible for guarding this place to ensure that no one can get close."
Speaking of this, Kendi suddenly remembered something: "Sir Todd, I wonder if you have ever heard of the alien race?"
Todd was shocked, and then nodded.
"In the eyes of the people of the North Island, alien species are often accompanied by diseases and mutations, so supernatural powers are regarded as a curse from the gods. But they have a strange effect. Any sick alien species can be cured by living in the ruins for a few days.
Most of them will transform into normal people..."
Todd grabbed Kendi's shoulders and whispered, "What did you just say?!"
Kendi was a little confused and repeated what he just said.
Todd stood there blankly, slowly lowered his arms, and began to think quickly in his mind.
Can relics transform alien species into normal humans?
If this rumor is true, it means that the establishment of the Alien Legion will encounter the biggest variables...
Kendi looked at Todd, who was frowning, and said doubtfully: "Sir, what's wrong with you? I haven't said the most exciting part yet."
Todd was stunned: "The best part?"
Kendi turned the notebook back and turned to the last few pages. There were some strange skeletal patterns drawn on the paper.
Todd looked carefully at the sketches of these skeletons, with rulers and notes underneath. He looked at the man and asked, "What are these?"
"These are some fossils I excavated nearby. Look at this bone, which is somewhat similar to a bird's shoulder blade, but its length is 4.3 meters and its width is 2.2 meters; look at this leg bone again.
The length reaches 7.5 meters." Kendi turned the pages of the book,
Pointing to hundreds of illustrations, he said excitedly: "I compared these skeletons with all known animals, and none of them matched! Moreover, these skeletons are incredibly old. I dare say their age must be
It’s older than we know!”
Todd listened without interest, but he was still thinking about the transformation of alien species into normal humans.
Kendi looked at the other person's expression, raised the notebook in front of him, and shouted anxiously: "Sir Todd, do you know what the discovery of these things means? It means that we have discovered a new piece of history.
A new breed of species!"
As the man spoke, he opened a wooden box he carried with him and opened the layers of red cloth. Inside lay a small half of a skeleton: "This is a bone that I secretly hid before I was caught by the Claw tribe."
Todd glanced at the bones in the wooden box, and something flashed through his mind. After thinking for a while, he found nothing.
"Kendy, I can take you away from North Island..."
Todd's words cheered up the man.
"But, I need you to pretend to be a church member."
Kendi's eyes widened: "Do you want me to convert to Heavenly Father's Church?"
Todd shook his head: "No, I just want you to change your attire. You can still stick to your beliefs, but you can't make it public in Muxi Town."
Kendi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly: "As long as you can take me away from North Island, I will listen to you on other matters."
After dealing with Kendi's matter, Todd found Morgan, who planned to return to the tribe to prepare the ship: "I want to walk in, what can you do?"
Morgan listened to the other party's words and stood there blankly. Later, he hurriedly pulled Todd aside: "Sir, do you know that there is the holy land of the gods of the North Island?"
Todd nodded.
"Then you should also know that heretics will be attacked by the Valkyrie even if they approach the holy land, right?"
Todd nodded again and continued: "But I have important things and I have to get in there."
Morgan rubbed his forehead with a headache, thought for a long time, and finally said: "It is not impossible to enter there. The elders of the barbarians once obtained the approval of the Valkyries and were allowed to enter the sanctuary.
"
"How on earth did they do it?"
"If you can show enough sincerity to the Valkyries and gain their favor or respect, maybe they will agree to let you enter the Holy Land."
When Todd heard this, he somewhat understood what Morgan meant. To put it simply, it was to try every means to increase Valkyrie's favorability. But how to do it required some careful thinking.
After Todd said goodbye to Morgan, he thought about it for a while, then found Huggins, who was responsible for staying behind, and told him to send some food and daily necessities to the Valkyries every once in a while. Although he didn't know how to do this.
, whether it is useful, but it is better than doing nothing.
After handling a series of matters in the North Island, Todd returned to Muxi Town with some personnel. After settling Kendi, he began to deal with the backlog of affairs in Muxi Town non-stop.
Although every industry and every field in Muxi Town has dedicated personnel responsible for it, some decisions and matters that others do not have the authority to decide or cannot solve still require Todd to do it himself.
For example, Queen Mary proposed that due to the increasing wealth plundered by the nobles by the Knights of Muxi, the church's holy treasury could no longer house so much gold and silver property, and hoped that the church could be expanded and renovated.
After Todd read it, he agreed with a stroke of his pen.
Knight Dion proposed that due to the increasingly fierce war situation in the east, more and more refugees are flowing into Muxi Town from all directions, and coupled with the residents transferred from the noble fiefdoms, the population of Muxi Town will soon exceed 3,000. Public security
It is becoming more and more difficult to maintain and handle cases. It is recommended that the scope of functions of the Holy Order Arbitration Tribunal be re-formulated and expenditures on maintaining public security be increased.
Professional things should be done by professional people, Todd signed his agreement again.
Writer Hans proposed that since more and more people in the town have devoted themselves to writing recently, and more and more literary lovers from eastern and southern countries have come to Muxi Town, can the Knights approve the upgrade of their own.
As for the venue rental and activity funds, Hans is willing to pay part of it himself and then look for businesses in the town to become sponsors. No additional investment from Muxi Town is required.
Something that costs nothing will also contribute to the development of literature in Muxi Town. There is no reason not to criticize Todd. The more he signs, the more proficient he becomes.
But next, there are two extremely important things. For Todd, they can't be fooled by just writing them down.
One thing came from Rachel. The other party reported that because Cumberland's troops mainly focused on blasting the noble fiefdoms in order to reduce losses, the production of explosive packs could not keep up with the demand. Moreover, the explosives last
The scarce material, saltpeter, has been purchased by Muxi Town in the surrounding towns, and there is no way to produce it anymore. What should we do now?
Another thing came from Brother Joe, who was busy planning residential areas for new residents recently. Based on the recent situation, he warned Chief Todd that a food crisis was likely to break out. He calculated
The inventory of Muxi Town and surrounding markets,
If the population continues to grow at this rate, Muxi Town will soon run out of food. Due to the war, the price of food in surrounding markets will also skyrocket. By winter this year at the earliest and spring next year at the latest, Muxi Town will fall into an unprecedented crisis.