Chapter 31: Chapter 31: The Old Man

Seeing the barbarians pouring out, Aslan was a little surprised.

I remember that when he took over the old, weak, women and children from Laianning Village in his previous life, there were only seven or eight hundred people, which was several times the number at that time!

"My lord, you asked me to take over all the clansmen, you can't refuse!" Lai Anning, who was a full head taller than Gawain, stretched his neck while hiding behind Gawain.

Aslan was speechless for a while, was he that scary?

A white-haired old man among the savages heard Laianning's words, followed suit and bowed his head very humbly.

"My lord! Please don't make it difficult. We old guys who are waiting to die are fine. I hope you can accept these children. Although they are very thin now, as long as they grow up, they can definitely become your most brave and loyal soldiers." My subordinates." The old man knelt down on his knees and gave Aslan a prostrating salute.

The eyes of many barbarian warriors were red, even Leaning was no exception.

The old man lying on the ground was Laianning's teacher, one of the most powerful warriors of the barbarian clan, and the pillar of their lineage.

It's a pity that when he was old, there was no great sword master level in their lineage. Even after the strong sword masters, the food ration was reduced, so that the people in their lineage began to be hungry. Do not live all clansmen.

Prolonged starvation makes the elders weak, the children are malnourished, and their physical fitness is getting worse and worse. Naturally, there is no way to cultivate excellent fighters, and they fall into a vicious circle.

Leaning's line will only get weaker and weaker until one day it is annexed by a stronger tribe.

Although Aslan didn't know this old man, he had heard it from Laianning and Teyes many times in his previous life. Unfortunately, the old man died of starvation just a year after he came to Laianning Village.

Gululu!

Before the old man heard Aslan's answer, his stomach gurgled. He wondered if it was due to years of hunger. The gurgling was so loud that everyone around him could hear it clearly.

Gao Wen opened his mouth beside him, but he didn't know how to speak.

It is true that there are really too many people in Laianning Village this time, more than 2,000 people. With the food intake of barbarians, even the elderly and children eat three to four times the daily food intake of ordinary people. The young and middle-aged are even more terrifying. More than 2,000 people doesn't sound like much, but it's the appetite of a barbarian.

That's tens of thousands or more. With the current population of Melo Town, there is not that much food at all.

Aslan was only stunned for a short moment, because he recalled some past events.

Leaning's eyes couldn't help but dim. He was also very aware of the situation in Melo Town. Relying on Melo Town alone would not be able to support his people.

But as soon as he raised his head, Aslan said, "Essien will bring everyone into the house, see how hungry they are, and have a celebration feast."

Essien was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized, and said quickly, "Lord Lord, our food production cannot satisfy such a large population."

Aslan waved his hand indifferently, helped the old man who was kneeling on the ground up, and grabbed his wrist. Aslan couldn't help but feel sad, what a hero.

Judging from the bones of the old man, when he was young, he was a mighty and majestic warrior like Laianning, but now he was starved to the point where he was almost skinny, and even his waist was a little bent.

"You have endured hardship, Melo Town will be your home from now on." Aslan very naturally helped the old man into Melo Town.

"Everyone has worked hard, and you all came to the Lord's Mansion to attend the celebration banquet." Aslan supported the old man, and said to the surrounding people who came to support him.

The celebration banquet was very simple. After all, the town of Mellow had just solved its food and clothing problems, and it was not easy to be able to eat enough and dress warmly.

That night, many savages wept while eating.

They don't know how long they haven't had enough to eat.

Essien walked over with a gloomy face. Aslan had become a good guy, so naturally he would be the bad guy.

Seeing Essien's gloomy face, Leaning and Yorkoff hurriedly stood up to say hello. As the town order, Essien has the right to rule over barbarians like them in the future.

"Master Zhen Ling!"

"See Your Excellency the Town Order!"

Essien glanced at the two of them with some surprise. In the past, Le Anning was a person with high eyesight in the small town of Melo. Except for Aslan, everyone else was not a bird. Now he is so polite. It seems that he is very clear about the situation in front of him. .

"You should know the current situation in the town! If you are just ordinary people, saving a little is not a problem, but you don't need me to tell you how big your food intake is." Essien said with a more relaxed expression.

Yorkoff and Leaning glanced at the strange gazes of the clansmen and ordinary people around them, and couldn't help lowering their heads, feeling ashamed.

"We understand that we will definitely not take free food. I don't know what job the town magistrate can give us. We promise that we will not take free food." Yorkoff said decisively.

Essien nodded with satisfaction.

"That's about the same. All the people who work in Merlot Town have been counted on wages and rations. I think Leaning should be very clear about this. I have already calculated that barbarian fighters are much better than ordinary fighters, so A barbarian fighter earns four times as much as an ordinary fighter."

Hearing that the current salary had been quadrupled, Leaning raised his finger and counted. They now have forty-six qualified barbarian fighters joining the army. This salary is enough to meet the monthly needs of five hundred people. I can't help but be overjoyed by the food consumption.

"As for those barbarian fighters who are not qualified, they will get the same salary as ordinary fighters." Essien continued to add.

"This is specially approved by the lord for you."

"What a benevolent lord!" Yorkoff praised.

Leaning's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to ask: "Lord Zhenling! Then if my clansmen become qualified barbarian fighters, will they be able to get the same salary as me?"

"That's natural, but the assessment is very difficult, you have to be mentally prepared." Essien added.

"It doesn't matter, I will definitely train those brats hard." Lai Anning said overjoyed.

"I've done the calculations too. This can probably solve the food for a thousand of you. You still have more than 1,300 people. The lord has already set aside a piece of land in the east, and you will be responsible for the production. If it can be fully utilized and developed, it will be completely There is a surplus of food for your family to live a good life."

When Essien said this, he also felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, because Aslan was too lenient to the Laianning family.