Chapter 161 The fairy tree spreading on the mountains
A few white tits squatted beside the window, chirping, and pecked at the glass on the window from time to time, making a slight sound.
The decoration style in the room is very warm. There are several animal wood carvings sent by the village names on the wooden shelves. Some are honest and stocky black pine boar, some gray-haired swift deer with its head raised, and a red crouching red deer.
Flame lynx.
The walls are light camel, and the furniture is made of fir from the nearby mountains, which still retains a bit of woody fragrance. On the pure white woven bed, Lorraine Hill sleeps soundly.
The few titmouses by the window saw that the 'big bird' inside didn't come out, so they pecked at the window a few more times, and then flew away. They made an appointment to go to the lake on the other side of the mountain to eat berries, so they didn't wait for the big guy inside.
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Near noon, Lorraine Hill woke up slowly and sat up from the bed.
Hmm, I'd better not stay up late from now on, I feel bad.
Shaking her head to wake herself up a little, the girl put on her shoes and went to the dressing mirror nearby to comb her hair, and then put on the clothes she would wear today.
After thinking for a moment, she put down her usual oriental windbreaker dress and put on a set of clothes in the style of an imperial noble girl. This was recently given to her by Gweir. It is said that it was made by a tailor in the city. The lower body is black.
The stockings are paired with a knee-length red pleated skirt, the upper body is a tight-fitting shirt and a corset, and then there is a lighter short shawl on the shoulders.
Looking at herself in the mirror, the girl felt that this outfit was very similar to when Emenas was studying in the past. That time at the Walled City College, she was also the same. She often wore black and red clothes, black hair and red eyes, and Ke Ti goes to and from get out of class together.
It's a bit nostalgic.
Putting the hair in front of her shoulders behind her shoulders, the girl's hair color changed to light blue again, and then she walked out. She has to start work again today.
After developing with the Wenlani Viscounty as its base, various nobles in Longjiao Province were roughly united.
Of course, Lorraine Hill knew that they didn't have much sincerity and were just taking advantage of the situation. But what did it matter? If she didn't want to keep a low profile and develop for a while now, she wouldn't want to do so much cover-up work.
As long as they appear to be on their side, the operatives within the organization can easily infiltrate the entire province without having to worry about being wanted and killed as before.
By the way, these people who are ready to innovate, change the empire, and share the same ideals have given their organization a name of "Drywood".
Dryas, a plant in the Rosaceae family, mostly grows in alpine permafrost. Because it likes cold, such plants are not common in the environment where people live, but that does not mean there are very few. Instead, they often grow in large mat-like shapes when they appear.
Slices of Dryas will bloom on cold mountains. Its petals are white, with a circle of bright yellow stamen filaments in the middle, and a goose-yellow style in the middle, just like the heart of a sunflower many times smaller.
Such flowers are extremely cold-resistant. In the past, locals could only see a few on the mountain tops, but now they can see large swathes of them on the hillside, because the vast swaths of fairy trees blooming on the cold and lonely mountains have a sense of sacred beauty. The locals
People thought this was a good omen, so the organization finally chose this codename as its name.
Like the fairy tree, it blooms in the wild.
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Walking into the lord's mansion, the staff members greeted the green-haired girl one by one, and then continued busy registering and recording various documents and reports.
Now this place is getting more and more lively. Many educated and trained mature personnel have joined in to assist Lorraine Hill in handling various matters. As members of the 'Fairy Wood', they all wear a white medal on their chests.
flower shaped badge to show identity.
"Good morning, Miss Jialan."
In the conference room, Gweir was sitting at the table with a cup of steaming black tea in front of her. It seemed that she had just arrived.
"Good morning, Miss Guerwer, and Iena." The girl nodded and sat down immediately.
After that, Gu Huas, Rubin, and the 'knight' covered in armor also walked into the conference room and sat down.
These are the five people in charge of the territory now. Most matters and policies, big and small, are discussed and decided in this conference room.
"Is there any new news recently?" Lorraine Hill took out a pen and held it in his hand, looking at Lu Bin.
This elder and leader of the 'Drywood' is not only the financial officer of the territory, but also the intelligence leader, sorting out information from all parties.
Rubin pushed up his glasses, then turned over the pages in his hand and started describing them one by one.
"First of all, there is news from the northern part of the empire. The cold wave is still continuing. Even though it is already June, the temperature in most areas is still very low. The snow and water have not melted, making it impossible to plant crops and graze."
"Considering that there should have been food reserves or leftover food last year, but the temperature has not warmed up in the second year, if this continues, it may lead to a horrific famine." His tone was slightly worried.
"Then there is news from the imperial capital of Titiania. Because the emperor's child will turn three this year, many nobles will go there to celebrate. It should be very lively at that time, and there will be a lot of people settled in the southern border at this stage."
"This is a good opportunity for us, haha." Gu Huas smiled and patted the table with his thick palm.
"In addition, because no news about the Red Dragon Princess has been found after months of searches, the military has gradually given up and begun to reduce the dispatch of investigators and focus on training and troop expansion."
"It's good news, but it's also bad news." Lorraine Hill nodded slightly.
"Finally, here is the situation in Longjiao Province that we are now gradually understanding." Lu Bin paused and then introduced.
"Longjiao Province is located on the northwest side of the Southern Territory, above the Dragon's Head, close to the edge of the Western Territory and the central part. It has about 4 million people. It has 2 counts, 16 subcounties, and 68 baronies. The number of knights is about
More than 600 people.”
"Currently, Long Kok Province has about 100,000 tons of grain reserves, most of which are in the castles and warehouses of nobles. Common people only account for about 30%, which is barely enough to feed the entire province for three months."
"Seeing the famine in the north and the cold wave affecting various parts of the empire, food will become a scarce material in the next few years."
"Then how much food can our territory and Longjiao Province save this year?" Geweier asked curiously.
"Due to large-scale land expansion and reclamation in our territory, as well as the help of Miss Jialan, we can probably harvest 150,000-25 tons of grain this year, which means that we can supply food for the residents in the territory for more than two years." Facts
This is Lu Bin's slightly conservative calculation result. After all, he has never seen this girl's true methods.
It's still not enough, Lorraine Hill thought to himself. It was already very fast, but compared to the entire Southern Territory or the Empire, it was nothing more than a drop in the bucket.
We have to work faster, try to integrate resources as soon as possible and reduce internal consumption.
In addition, I wonder what the witches in the empire think of the cold wave in the north. Are they more anxious than me, or are they indifferent?
In other words, taking advantage of this peaceful time, maybe I should go to other places in the south to see if there are any opportunities, or potential allies with similar interests.
To do big things, you still need people. Just like what I said to Pullman in the past, with more people, there will be more power. This is exactly the purpose of changing the empire.
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"Then, let's end it here today."
After discussing some recent matters, the meeting ended and Lorraine Hill stood up.
"I'm afraid I will temporarily leave the territory for a while."
"Is there something wrong? Jia Lan." Geweier raised his head, slightly curious.
"Well, because our goal is not just Longjiao Province, now that the surrounding situation is gradually under control and stable, it is time to go out and have a look." Lorraine Hill said about his plan to travel around the southern provinces in the next few months.
She plans to go to other provinces to see if she can support forces with common aspirations or allow more members of the 'Drywood' organization to spread.
"Is it unsafe to act alone?" Gweir didn't know the strength of Miss Jialan, but she looked so young, so she shouldn't be particularly powerful, maybe?
"Don't worry about this." Lorraine Hill waved his hand and said that he hadn't been underestimated for a long time.
"Don't worry, we will contact you via letter bird from time to time, about as much as one letter every 2-3 days."
Seeing that the eldest lady was still a little worried, the girl had to raise her hand to show it. A tiny seed sprouted in the palm of her hand, and soon extended outward, gradually forming a natural wooden sword.
Holding it in the palm of the hand, he simply waved it, and a sword light was directed towards the window, but before it could fly out of the room, the girl's figure was like a blurry TV scene, and the trajectory in front of the window emerged, and another sword strike appeared.
, block his own attack.
The time difference was less than one second, and the silent and ghostly movement shocked everyone in the hall.
Gu Huas: Unexpectedly, this person is a rare strong person. If I fight her, I probably won't win much.
Lu Bin: He is indeed a hero. He is so powerful. Perhaps such a person can save my sister from the chaos.
Iena: Sister Mesia is really powerful, but that night, I felt that she could be even more powerful.
Gweir: Is this Jialan’s true strength? Even in the East, such talent can be considered rare.
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In the following June, Guhuas was busy continuing to train the 'Knights of the Lake' according to the classics left by Lorraine Hill. Lubin spent the rest of his financial work to begin to improve the training system of 'Fairy Wood' and try his best to
to remain hidden.
And our Star Witch got on the carriage again and headed south. This time she may be going to the southernmost tip of the empire, Linchao Port.
There, she will receive support from the distant southern islands. After her arrangements, the Carites Chamber of Commerce has now begun to prepare all kinds of weapons, armor, munitions, cannons, and even skilled personnel and craftsmen.
These fleets carrying cargo will arrive in the empire in batches, and the earliest batch is scheduled to arrive at the end of August.
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ps: The Younger Dryas incident is a major turning point in the development of mankind. Under the approaching severe cold, this small flower in the cold zone spreads from north to south like a wave. Ice and snow cover the earth, and living creatures gradually become extinct. Homo sapiens have to say goodbye to blind collection.
Along with the hunting life, agriculture began to develop, and from this, civilization was gradually born.