Chapter 120 Foreign...

The exchange with Pittman did not achieve Gawain's original purpose, but it had unexpected results.

He did not learn anything related to the essence of magic from Druid's ritual spells. Originally, he thought that with his traveler's brain hole and Gawain Cecil's insight, he had witnessed the Druid spell." "Magic Wonder" will have an epiphany later, but it turns out that this is a bit too much. But on the other hand, he heard "a little insight" about magic and magic from Pittman.

It is not that humans have stolen the authority of the gods, but that the gods have cut off the power that belongs to humans.

To be honest, although Gawain Cecil claims to be a half-scientist, he is also blessed by bragging. He does know a lot of things, but it is only because he has extensive knowledge and extensive friends in his pioneering journey. A lot of knowledge is in His memory belongs to the category of knowledgeable but not refined. For example, in the history of Druids, Gawain knew from memory that Druids were a complete and unified religion three thousand years ago. Because of the "fall of the white star" event three thousand years ago, it disintegrated from a religious organization and transformed into several academic factions. At the same time in this process The Chinese natural magic has also transformed into the current Druid magic, but in the details of this history, the memory that he inherited is obviously not as good as Pittman, a Druid who has accepted the orthodox inheritance, although he always looks very good. Irregular.

Since each Druid faction attaches great importance to the inheritance of knowledge, the "history of the school" is the basic homework that must be mastered by the Druid. In addition, the inheritance of the Druid relies heavily on the elves, and their inheritance is not Not affected by the magic tide 700 years ago, and the time difference of 3,000 years, Gawain, an "ancient man", has no special advantage in historical issues compared to Pittman, so what Pittman knows, Gawain may not know. .

It is precisely because he clearly knew how the Druid priests used divine magic three thousand years ago, and also knew the process of the evolution of magic to magic, that Pittman was able to say, "It is not that humans have stolen the authority of the gods, but the gods have cut off the power that belongs to man” is an astonishing conclusion.

Of course, Gawain knew that this conclusion was just a one-sided remark by Pittman, and naturally he couldn't take it seriously, but as a way of thinking about gods... it seemed that it was not a bad idea.

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A few days after the Byron Knights were sent out, the plan to increase the population of the territory finally began to pick up.

As Gawain had anticipated at the beginning, compared to recruiting refugees, recruiting artisans, and promoting the introduction of immigrants, the only reliable and stable way to bring in people was the purchase of serfs and slave labor.

Everyone is not stupid, but if there is a way to survive, who will come to open up wasteland at the foot of the Dark Mountains?

Far away from the border of civilization, next to the wasteland of Gondor, the entire New Cecil was built at the gate of hell. The centuries-long decline of the southern border and the dark stories that continue to circulate among the people have dyed this land with a strong terror. color,

Everyone believes that this place is a terrible wasteland, and the ancestor of Cecil's family led people to open up the wasteland mostly because he had been lying in the coffin for too long and his brain had changed a little. People who have no problem will come. here?

Oh, someone will post two notices and then stand by a propagandist to shout a few words, announcing that this place is safe and livable, and it also includes food, housing, and distribution.

In this day and age, the numbness of the people is beyond imagination, and the ability to endure poverty is beyond imagination. They would rather stay in their own homes where food and clothing are difficult to maintain than go to a ferocious place in legend to seek a living, because they have neither It is impossible to see or imagine what life will be like in the distance, and for most people, the cost of leaving their hometown for one adventure is too high for them to bear. Once the wrong choice is made, it will be forever.

Therefore, the first batch of people who came to the territory were all slave serfs, slave laborers, indentured slaves, and all kinds of slaves purchased by Knight Byron and his subordinates from the nearby territories. Thanks to the abundance of funds, the first The number of people who were sent in batches reached as many as three hundred.

And more slaves are still on the road, or in the cages of slave traders.

Of course, Gawain did not directly let these slaves enter the camp and mix with the territorial people. He had already ordered people to level a large area of ​​open space on the west side of the territory near the forest, and built a large number of tents and simple fences. The slaves transported from the wharf must first undergo basic identity registration and physical examination in a temporary quarantine camp on the river bank, record their names and roughly determine their health, and then be brought to the new camp by the soldiers.

After that, these new population will stay in the independent camp for at least two months. During the day, they will be led by supervisors to various workplaces, work with people on the territory, and use their own experience in the process. After learning the basic order and laws of this land, they were sent back to their independent camp at night. Before falling asleep, they had to listen to the "Cecil Basic Law" and "General Chapter of the Labor System" read out to them by the soldiers. to understand the new people management system in this land, and the most important

the way to freedom.

Gawain calls this process "buffering."

After two months of adaptation and learning, the expiring slaves will undergo a simple inspection, which is actually to retell what they have been taught to them on weekdays, and learn about their work from the mouths of the people who work with them on weekdays and adaptation, if both of these two aspects meet the standard, an outside slave will be officially accepted into the Cecil Territory, and if one does not meet the standard...they will return to the "buffer camp" and continue to receive education.

The buffer system that Gawain came up with was just a prototype. It was used to prevent a large number of foreigners from rushing into the territory and destroying the order he finally established, but he knew that this system must have many imperfections. Whether it is the time required for buffering, the content of education and training, or the standards and accuracy of subsequent evaluations, all need to be adjusted and improved gradually, but as long as this buffering system is in place, at least the risk of the situation getting out of control can be avoided.

The wharf on the banks of the Whitewater River is busier than ever before. The freighter hired from Tanzania is unloading a new batch of serfs and mine laborers. Cecil combat soldiers in full armor are watching intently. At the scene, although there is a lack of "humanism" to maintain order, the fact is that only when these soldiers draw their swords, those chaotic serfs and slave workers will know how to line up, and will they pass through the pier fence in an honest and orderly manner. the reserved gap.

Hetty led a group of people who were literate and literate selected from the hundred-person aid group to register the basic information of the slaves here. When another slave left in front of her, she couldn't help rubbing her forehead.

This is the third "Sam" she has seen today.

Few of the slaves had a decent name, and no one took them seriously, including their parents, usually only when a buyer was found. What good name can a slave trader with little knowledge come up with?

The better ones were called "Sam" and "Hom", and the lesser ones were called "Fool" and "Big Man".

Moreover, the slaves can't tell their age and place of origin. When asked what they are good at, they can't think of any skills, but "strong", "resistant to fight", "eating fast" and so on. Reply.

But she also has to keep the population registration going, because a lot of information is better if it is registered than not.

Fortunately, the ancestors had the foresight to think of numbering these people, even if their names have a high repetition rate, but they are not afraid of repeating a number, and they only need to remember their own number. As for forgetting?

Heidi lowered her head and sorted out the forms that she had just filled. At this time, an extraordinarily tall figure blocked the sunlight in front of her.

She raised her head and saw Gawain's face.

She hurriedly wanted to stand up: "Ancestor, you are here!"

"Sit down," Gawain waved his hand and glanced back at the pier, and found that there were a lot fewer people gathered. It seems that today's registration work is coming to an end, "How do you feel?"

"To be honest, I feel more and more that the organizational management you told me before is really necessary," Heidi almost wanted to cry, "I never thought that writing a few forms would be so exhausting... What if this kind of thing could be handed over to someone else?"

"General education and night school have been launched, and there will be more and more people who can read and count in the territory, and I have sent a letter to Knight Byron to find clerks and teachers, even if they have high salaries, they will have to dig a few. It will improve."

"Hopefully," Hetty beat his waist, "you have planned a large set of management agencies for me, but 70% to 80% of the positions above are empty. To fill up the staff, God knows how long it will take."

Gao Wen smiled and changed the topic: "Today there are only serfs and slave laborers?"

"That's right, only serfs and slave laborers," Hetty glanced at the table in his hand, "Oh no, there are also refugees... a family of three, probably there is no way to survive, hugged to death in the dark mountains and starved to death outside the town There is no difference in the mentality of getting on the boat arranged by Knight Byron, and I have arranged accommodation for them according to the standard of free people."

Gawain frowned: "There are only three people..."

"There's nothing we can do," Heidi sighed softly, "even the homeless refugees, few people are willing to come to the Dark Mountains. They don't know the real situation here and dare not come."

"I have already asked Knight Byron to use his channels to spread the news," Gawain's brows stretched quickly, "For many people at the bottom of society, the news spread in the taverns and the homeless is always more posted than the nobles. The information on the bulletin board should be more reliable, and I am sure there will be refugees willing to come here to try their luck after the gossip has spread.”

Heidi blinked, and her face suddenly became strange: "That's the kind of way you sent people to spread rumors when you went to the royal capital... way?"

She actually wanted to say "tricks", but considering that it might be embarrassing to be chased and beaten by her ancestors when she was so old, she used a neutral statement.

"Please call this influencing public opinion." Gawain reminded solemnly.

At this moment, a lazy voice suddenly floated from the air next to him: "You can really come out of these strange words in your mouth."

Gawain didn't have to look back to know who was talking: "Amber, can you use a more normal way to travel? Do you have to run around in shadow every time?"

As his voice fell, an amber gradually appeared in the air, and the half-elf lady jumped out of the shadow state, without taking Gawain's lesson to heart: "I'll tell you, over there in the camp. But it's almost time for dinner, I kindly came over to greet you for dinner..."

This guy really can only appear at the meal time.

Gawain gave Amber a dumbfounded look, and was about to say something, but at this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from not far away.

Gao Wen looked around and saw that the last slave to register was standing in front of another registration gate not far away, and the noise came from the recorder in charge of the registration. The recorder was very loud. : "Name, I asked your name, don't just dangle it!"

However, the slave standing in front of the recorder just stood blankly, shaking his body slightly as if he was ill and unable to keep his balance, turning a deaf ear to the sounds outside.

The recorder's voice became louder: "Hey, do you have a problem with your ears?! I asked your name! Or you don't understand Common Language?!"

The slave finally seemed to have some reaction, but he just glanced at the recorder with cloudy eyes, and the shaking of his body became more violent, and he even started to tremble obviously.

The recorder stared at the other party's turbid, lifeless gaze, and couldn't help but feel a little hairy: "You... what do you mean?! Soldier, soldier!"

At this moment, Gawain suddenly sensed the extremely unstable magical energy that was suddenly rising in the slave's body!