The great cause of coin minting was finally determined, and the coin master was composed of sixteen core members. These sixteen people were all natives of Black Hammer Castle. Some were blacksmiths before, and some were apprentices who later joined Black Hammer Castle. Although
The craftsmanship is not as good as that of dwarf craftsmen or imperial craftsmen, but the loyalty of these people is trustworthy. After all, it is Rhodes who allows them to live a prosperous life.
The mint is located inside the castle and was transformed from the original blacksmith's workshop. In addition, Rhodes arranged for twelve soldiers of the Norse Guards to be on duty at the entrance of the mint, taking turns to ensure that only Rhodes, Caroline and Al
Weiss can enter this workshop. No other idlers are allowed to enter.
The minted coins can only be smuggled out at night. Ursock will patrol from time to time to ensure the safety of the gold coins. It is also equivalent to supervising the staff here. It can be said that this is the most confidential job in the entire Blackhammer Castle.
The sixteen coiners couldn't even tell their families what they were doing. They just told them that the lord had an order to let them work in the castle, doing their original work of blacksmithing and making armor for the castle defenders.
Of course, these mints also know very well that not telling the truth is good for them. As long as the confidentiality work is done well, they are guaranteed to be the best-paid people in Blackhammer Castle in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
After everything was slowly on the "right track", Rhodes was complacent because his pockets were getting richer and the industries of Blackhammer Castle were becoming more and more diversified. According to the semi-annual census, according to the table data provided by Alves,
The total population of Blackhammer Castle has now exceeded the 10,000 mark, reaching more than 11,200 people. Including the floating population, it is estimated that the actual population in the town will exceed 15,000.
The growth of the population has brought about a surge in food demand. In order to maintain the vitality of the land, Rhodes asked the Ministry of Agriculture to implement a rotational farming program. Starting next year, each farm will no longer be able to cultivate without restrictions, but will adopt a rotational farming system.
to maintain soil fertility.
In addition, there are more and more dwarves coming from Dulong City. After several large-scale battles, there are no strong enemies near Blackhammer Castle. The vodka trade route has increased the prosperity of this town, making more and more people
The dwarves from Dulong City came here to settle and gradually formed their own living area.
Just like the Norscans have their own living quarters, the dwarves also gather together to form a whole block full of dwarves. These dwarves in Dulong City rent the houses in the block and then transform them into what they like.
style. The entire Blacksmith Street is like the exclusive territory of the dwarves. Of course, this is essentially Rhodes' territory.
The dwarves of Dulong City settled here and transformed the community school into a trade association, explorers association, archaeological association, etc. The tavern sells the dwarves’ favorite cold beer and dwarf spirits. Of course, there are also many
The civilians of Blackhammer Keep spend their time here.
Similarly, rugby is also very popular among dwarves. They are even eager to form a dwarf team to play. Rhodes remained silent and said that if you like playing, you can play, as long as you are not afraid of short legs. But he is strong enough.
Their advantage. As for the specific operations, Rhodes doesn't care. They can just create their own teams and sign up for them.
However, these dwarves do not like other entertainment activities in Blackhammer Castle. For example, theaters, hot spring parks, etc. Watching a two-hour theatrical performance is simply a kind of torture for the dwarves of Dulong City. They would rather
They go underground to study the composition and structure of stones, read adventure stories and world geography, and are not willing to sit in the theater and watch those boring and lengthy performances. As for hot springs, they are equally unattractive to dwarves, not to mention the
Cheating ticket prices.
Although Alves did not make statistics on the specific population of dwarves in the neighborhood, but by inferring the food consumption, Alves came to the conclusion that the total number of dwarves in this area is close to one thousand. They occupy the entire Blackhammer Castle.
One-tenth of the population.
In order to facilitate management, Rhodes simply set the entire area as a dwarf area and named it Ironforge...
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Kislev, Academy of Magic.
Since the end of the last Erengrad rebellion, Dennis has never seen his father again. It's not that he doesn't want to, but that he doesn't have the chance. All witches have no chance to see their parents before graduation. They are kept in captivity like animals.
, the daily schedule is prescribed. When the sun rises from the horizon, they have to get up from the bed and start the day's training. They cannot have dinner and rest until the sun sets.
Only cold water is allowed for bathing. This rule has little impact on senior students. After several years of study, their physiques have already tended to be cold, and they are not repelled by cold or ice water. However, taking a cold water bath is not good for low-level students.
For students in the first grade, the impact is greater. Since they are little girls who have just entered the academy, their physiques are still normal. Exposure to cold water in winter is almost fatal. But this is how the Ice and Snow Queen stipulates, survival of the fittest.
, those who can bear it are the elites. If they can't, it can only be said that they are not talented enough, and it doesn't matter if they freeze to death.
The daughters of some great nobles will receive some special care and can take cold showers after one or two years of schooling. However, the daughters of common people have no privileges. Generally speaking, you can carry it if you can. If you can't, no one will do it for you.
Collecting the corpses, there are countless civilian witches who die in the magic academy every year. Some are little girls who have just awakened and stay here forever in fear and despair.
Dennis is luckier, because she is already extremely talented and has a natural affinity for the power of frost. She doesn't feel much when the cold water is poured on her body. She is just a little worried about the new Bella. This little girl is just like herself.
Coming from Blackhammer Castle, Dennis wanted to take care of her. However, there were so many people in the academy that he couldn't help her too much.
"Today we are going to learn a new lesson - blood freezing."
In class, the great instructor Eileen read in a cold voice.
"Dennis, come and show us how to physiologically freeze living creatures."
The senior instructor said that this is almost a routine in every class. Because of Dennis’s unparalleled talent, she is almost always ahead of her classmates. Before the main class starts, she has already passed the preview and private classes.
After mastering the skills through communication with the teacher, when the main class came, Dennis had already fully understood the contents in the magic book and used them flexibly. Over time, an unwritten unspoken rule was formed. That is, Dennis went on stage to demonstrate first, and then the instructor began to teach.
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The students stared at the witch apprentice who was much younger than themselves as he slowly walked up to the podium. There was envy, jealousy, disdain, and admiration in their eyes...
I saw Dennis walking up to the podium, grabbing an energetic white mouse, and playing with it in her hand. Her movements were sometimes gentle and sometimes strong. The white mouse struggled to escape from her fingers, but it could never break free.
Dennis used a slight ice magic to freeze its legs and feet, and then breathed out a breath of cold air to freeze the rat. Then he chanted a simple spell, and the lively experimental rat was like an ice sculpture, frozen in the
Dennis' hand.
Dennis returned the experimental object to the instructor. However, Irene did not take the frozen white rat. Instead, she directly recited a short spell. There was a sound of cracking bones in the air. In an instant, the frozen rat was
The white rat exploded in the palm of Dennis' hand. The frost exploded... The frozen flesh and blood scattered like fragments on the floor. The servants responsible for keeping the classroom clean hurriedly stepped forward to clean up the residue.
At this time, Grand Instructor Eileen slowly said——
"Blood freezes. It's not just blood that freezes, but all liquids. Any living thing has a lot of water and blood in its body. For them, these are the source of life, and for us, they are hidden in their bodies.