Pieces of snowflakes were flying all over the sky. Slowly, the snowflakes became bigger and bigger, faster and faster, turning into fine snow, and then gradually turned into heavy snow.
It snowed heavily for several days and nights.
The entire small village of Nisei seems to have turned into a beautiful world of ice and snow, full of poetic beauty. The ground is covered with a layer of snow blanket seven to eight centimeters thick.
Outside the small village of Nisei, the open space hundreds of meters away is also covered with thick snow.
At the edge of the clearing is the forest.
The trees in the forest are hung with shiny silver bars, and the evergreen trees are covered with heavy snowballs.
All the animals disappeared without a trace, and the entire ice and snow forest was silent, as quiet as a pure girl.
As early as when it snowed, all the villagers and wild slaves in the small village of Nisei who were working outside had already withdrawn.
The open-pit coal field was temporarily closed, the clay transportation was stopped, and the limestone was not dug. On William's order, everyone retreated to the village.
The villagers returned to their drafty huts, lit the red clay stove, put on the clay pots, added water and cooked sweet porridge. The family gathered together, feeling the warmth from the stove, drinking the sweet porridge, and casually
Chatting on the ground.
Occasionally when I got bored, I would go out to the villagers I knew well, and while thanking the lord, I would curse the weather, which made it impossible for them to continue working, and they lost a lot of wages.
The children got bored, so they yelled together and ran out to have a snowball fight.
At this time, adults usually don't care. Only when the weather gets colder, they will call them home to roast the live donkey to drive away the cold.
As for the wild slaves, there were about ten people in a shack, and the same was true. They lit the red clay stove day and night, ate the sweet powder provided by William for free, and felt that the heat had taken away the stiffness and coldness in their bodies, and they were filled with emotion.
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When you were in the mountains, did you ever have such a scene?
Every winter is a disaster.
In the mountains without enough food and firewood, many people die every winter.
They never thought they could live such a happy life!
Some of them looked at the snowy sky outside the shack, and some of them turned sideways and lay on the thatch to fall asleep. They all had the same thought in their minds: How wonderful it would be if days like this could go on forever!
However, some people enjoy it, and some people have to pay for it!
What allows the villagers and wild slaves to enjoy life so leisurely is the existence of the guards who patrol continuously day and night and maintain the highest vigilance.
In the past, the escorts never had to participate in the physical labor of village construction, and could receive high wages and enjoy sumptuous food. But now, it is time for them to pay.
Sheds have been erected in the area next to the front and rear city gates. The escort members were divided into four teams and worked in two shifts. They were stationed at the city gate to closely monitor the situation outside the small village of Nisei.
A large amount of combat supplies are concentrated here.
Most of the Guardsmen would rest by the fire in the shed or clean their weapons.
The wild slaves and some official escort members will be sent to the corridor on the city wall.
Some are responsible for clearing the snow, while others climb up to monitor the forest scenery.
In the snowy winter, it's impossible to keep the guards up there all the time, and no one can stand it!
William doesn't want to cause non-combat attrition, it would be too embarrassing!
Therefore, every time a piece of briquettes is burned out, a group of wild slaves and escort members will be replaced.
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Due to the experiment, the energy consumption of the magic mirror is too high, and it can only last for about a month.
William really didn't dare to use the magic mirror to detect the situation in the swamp.
What should I do if the magic mirror accidentally runs out of energy and "shuts down"?
William can use the magic mirror but can't "turn it on"?
The magic mirror is his most important treasure, and William cannot take the risk!
But William couldn't rest assured, so he could only come here often to inspect.
However, as a lord, William was not afraid of danger and went to the front line in person. This rare behavior inspired the fighting spirit of the members of the escort team, and they were all full of fighting spirit!
But it became an unexpected gain for William.
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As evening approached, the sky became gray.
William took old John and old Gretel to the city gate at the end of the village again.
A few hundred meters beyond here is the dark forest, which is the most dangerous place.
So William comes the most often.
At this time, the leader of the escort team responsible for guarding this place was Klimac.
When he saw William coming, he quickly saluted.
William nodded calmly and was about to walk to the top of the city wall.
Suddenly, the magic mirror in his arms vibrated, and the voice of the mirror spirit appeared in his mind, "Master, there are traces of lizard people in the dark forest ahead. Currently, 973 lizard people have been detected."
973 lizardmen? Nearly a thousand? William's expression suddenly changed. This number was almost three times the number of members of his escort.
Without saying a word, he immediately rushed up to the city wall.
Climaco, Old Gretel, and Old John all saw something was wrong and immediately followed him.
On the walkway of the city wall, William looked far into the distance.
In the dark forest hundreds of meters away from the clearing, dense black shadows appeared in the snow-white environment, approaching continuously.
William had good eyesight and could see clearly what those black shadows were!
The head is ferocious, the fangs are sharp, the legs are upright, like a human being, the forelimbs are short and claw-like, the body is covered with black scales, and there is some viscous solution on it. Behind their body, there is a trail
On the ground, a tail covered with shining cuticles swung from side to side.
It is indeed a lizard man!
The lizard-men in reality are much uglier than the lizard-men William saw in the magic mirror last time.
The lizard men are getting closer and closer.
At this time, Old John, Old Grete, and Crimac also saw them.
Old John's face turned pale, and Old Gretel became extremely panicked. However, Klimac showed an extraordinary psychological quality. Although his face was not good-looking, he did not lose his purpose, but looked at him with questioning eyes.
William.
William immediately yelled, "Why are you still standing there! Why don't you inform the others quickly!"
Only then did the others come to their senses.
"Old John, Old Grete, you go down. It's too dangerous here. This is not your battlefield! Organize the logistics! That's where you show your performance!" William ordered again.
Old John and Old Grete are both people who know their own sense of proportion. They know that being on the front line of the war at this time will only affect the performance of others and will not have any effect!
The two old men quickly climbed down the city wall and returned to the village to inform other villagers.
"The guards at the city gate at the head of the village are not moving!"
"Notify other resting escort members! Come all over to the village end and gather together!"
"Check the other areas of the city wall to see if there are any lizardmen?"
"Bring all the bricks to the city wall! Servants, stand as you rehearsed before! Once the lizard men get close to the city wall, use the bricks to smash them down!"
"I promise you that as long as you perform meritorious deeds and as long as you kill the lizard people, you will receive my special reward. You will no longer be a slave. Your lord, I, Baron William, will grant you freedom!
You will become free citizens of the small village of Nisei!"
"Guards, with the same achievements, you will get honor, money, and power from me!"
"Fight! Fight for our survival!"
William gave orders calmly.
Under his command, the members of the escort team and the servants who had been absent-minded also came to their senses, and they all got busy nervously, executing every order of William!