Wearing black silk for a foreign woman

"Well, I have felt your determination. What's your problem now?" The fairy in the lake smiled.

"I... have come to Aiwozhen Island according to the guidance of the goddess of the lake. I want to get guidance on the next step." said Jiyang IX.

The Morgan brothers both showed dissatisfaction when they heard this. Once a knight embarks on the Holy Grail Trial, he cannot take the initiative to ask for the next step until he completes the trial and obtains the approval of the Lady of the Lake.

"I understand. I will give you new guidance." To the surprise of the two Holy Grail Knights, the Fairy of the Lake agreed.

The two knights looked up in shock, staring at the beautiful face of the Fairy in the Lake with confusion. Why! Why did they give him a hint! Just because he is the Duke's son! ?

Then, the Morgan brothers felt something was wrong. This fairy in the lake seemed to be a little different from the one they had seen before.

"Next, you only need to complete one thing to find the Holy Grail."

"What's the matter?" Ji Yang IX asked excitedly.

"Defeat the beast king here."

Chapter 384 Lind has grown up

While King Guiyang IX went to seek the fairy of the lake for the next move, Lind and his party were sitting on the stolen boat and heading towards New Dundalk.

It takes about fifteen days to go to New Dundalk by land, but it is much faster by boat. After sailing for about five days, the ship arrived at New Dundalk.

If there was no one to coordinate the sails, the speed would be even faster. After the ship arrived at New Dundalk, Ranna commented. There were 160 people on the ship, but there were not enough people who could operate the ship.

Although 160 people were not a small number, the grain transport ship was able to accommodate them all without being crowded. During this journey, many serfs were filled with uncertainty about the future. Although Linde assured them that there would be safe land and no high taxes, they were still unavoidable.

Except for Jana and her sister Hespin. After Lind had given them medicine on time for five consecutive days and personally sutured the wounds that had improved significantly and had fresh granulation yesterday, the two sisters had completely surrendered to Lind and had no second thoughts.

By the way, Jana's sister Hespin also gave Lind a big surprise. Since there was no anesthetic and physical anesthesia was difficult to control, Lind did not recommend suturing the wound. However, after Hespin heard that the scar would be very large if it was not sutured, she strongly requested that the wound be sutured.

So, Lind sutured Hespan's wound without anesthesia. Although Hespan was sweating profusely, he still managed to get through it, and his legs didn't even shake during the whole process.

"You are amazing." After the operation, Lind admired from the bottom of his heart.

"Thank you... for your... praise..." Hespan, who was almost exhausted from the pain, thanked Lind.

During these five days, Linde lived in a single room. Originally, Linde did not want to be treated specially, but Fran firmly said that the Son of God had a noble status and must live alone, and she said it in front of all the serfs. Looking at the serfs' doubtful and awed eyes, Linde had no choice but to live alone in the single room belonging to the captain.

Then that night, Linde knew why Fran insisted on doing this. Fran sneaked into Linde's room alone at night on the pretext of discussing the contents of the scriptures, and then was force-fed with puffs. Linde was very upset, "Grandma, if you are so weak in fighting ability, don't be so incompetent and playful."

Fran walked away holding her waist, and then the next night, Schnee was instigated by the unscrupulous queen to come over, and then it was pumping. They were so active because they all knew that they would have no chance after returning.

The serfs arrived at New Dundalk with trepidation. During the five days, Lind gave them speeches several times and distributed food. It was not until the ship arrived at a prosperous camp that the serfs were sure that Lind had not lied to them.

"Sir, is this your territory?!" The village elder Mike asked Lind in disbelief.

"No, this is my lord's territory." Linde corrected with a smile.

"Can we really...stay here?" Mike asked nervously.

"Of course, as long as you abide by the rules here, I will fulfill what I say to you."

The spirit finally burst out from the eyes of these serfs who had been nervous all the way.

Since there was no dock in New Dundalk, the ship had no place to dock. However, the appearance of the ship naturally attracted the attention of the residents in New Dundalk.

Ilufa soon appeared on the coastline, facing Linde across the sea. Linde made a trumpet shape with his hands and shouted to Ilufa, "It's me, Madam! Let's meet at the Dundalk ruins!"

"I understand!" Ilfa responded quickly.

There was no port in New Dundalk, so the ship could only go to the ruins of Dundalk City, but the distance between the two was not far. Soon, the ship stopped at the natural harbor of Dundalk.

"We're here!" Quite a few people had already gathered at the port. As the population grew, the camp had gradually expanded to the outskirts of Dundalk. "How is it? Did I lie to you?"

Under the protection or surveillance of the beastmen, the serfs got off the boat and set foot on this new land. Soon, Ilufa came on horseback.

"Madam, why are you alone?" Linde was very surprised to see that Ilufa came here alone on horseback.

"You came back suddenly without even saying hello. Everyone else has work, so I came here alone." Ilfa said while riding on a horse.

"Be careful..." Linde said with a frown.

"I'm just a magician, how could there be any danger for me?!" Ilfa raised his eyebrows and dismounted.

"That's not what I'm talking about... Be careful!" Linde said with a wry smile, and wanted to continue saying that it was unsafe to ride a horse in a dress, but when Ilfa dismounted, her skirt got caught and she fell off the horse.

Seeing his wife fall off the horse, Linde was quick to act and hugged her.

"Madam, I sincerely suggest that you change into sports clothes next time you go horseback riding." Linde smiled as he held Ilfa in his arms like a princess.

Ilufa's eyes widened, and he subconsciously put his hands over his chest. Ilufa's heart was pounding, and he looked at Linde with a dazed look in his eyes.

It has only been a short time since we separated, but why does it seem that Linde looks much more pleasing to the eye? Before we left, Linde was still a handsome young man, pretty but immature. Now his appearance has not changed much, but he feels much more mature, more like a charming handsome man.

Ilufa's feeling was indeed correct to some extent. Before leaving, Linde was still a virgin, but after returning, she had completed several growth processes.

Sometimes, people can change overnight. In one night, a young girl can become a young woman, and a beautiful boy can become... still a beautiful boy.

Linde put Ilufa down gracefully. The young lady's heart beat rapidly, and the suspension bridge effect began to appear.

"Ahem." In order to relieve her inner excitement, Illufa coughed, tidied her messy clothes and hair, put her hands on her waist, saluted Linde very formally, and said, "Thank you for saving me, Baron Linde."

"This is what I should do as your vassal." The lady was so formal that Linde followed suit.

Seeing the interaction between the two, the serfs also talked about it. Most people said that Ilufa was the lord of Linde, but some people said that the two were husband and wife.

Hearing the serfs' mumbling behind her, Fran glared angrily at the serfs who were talking about husband and wife. If you can't speak, shut up!

"You came back much earlier than planned." Illufa said softly. "What happened? And who are these people?"

Chapter 385 Serfs and Freemen

"Originally, I did plan to scout the enemy's situation before coming back, but after arriving near the city of Velcro, something unexpected happened. We encountered a group of serfs who had separated from Velcro to build a village camp."

"At that time, there was a small conflict between the two sides. We killed all the other side's sentries. In order to prevent these serfs from running back and informing on others, I took the initiative to take them all in."

"After that, many things happened, and finally we robbed a boat and came back."

After Lind got ashore, he reported to Ilufa, who arrived first, what had happened during this period and why he came back early, and by land and sea.

Ilufa listened carefully to Lind's report, and especially frowned when he heard that the other side was an immigrant group of more than a thousand people, including two hundred soldiers.

"Has the Kingdom of Batoran ignored its contract with the Holy Empire?" Ilfa frowned.

"Contract?" Linde was stunned.

"Although the Batoran Kingdom and the Holy Empire are at peace now, there have been several wars between the two countries in the past. Did you know that?"

"know."

"After the last war, the Holy Empire and the Kingdom of Batoran signed a treaty that stipulated the territorial demarcation line between the two sides, as well as a part of their sphere of influence. The contract stipulated that neither side could occupy the other's territory."

"Velcro is the territory of the Holy Empire."

So that's how it is. Linde nodded, understanding what the lady meant.

"Since they have occupied the territory that belongs to you, madam, and massacred the new beastmen here..." Lind looked at Ilfa seriously.

"They crossed the line first." Ilfa nodded.

"What about these serfs..." Linde pointed at the serfs here and asked Ilufa with his eyes.

Ilufa rolled her eyes at Linde. Silly boy, how could she not agree?

After obtaining the approval of Daoilfa, these one hundred serfs officially became subjects of the city of New Dundalk.

All the hundred or so serfs were brought to the land of the New Dundalk Territory, and then the familiar process was followed, including registration and then work arrangements.

The same situation that had occurred when registering the serfs of the Holy Empire happened again to the serfs of Batoran. The difference was that this time, there was no need for Lind, Elisa and Ilufa to come in person. Instead, those literate serfs among the original serfs would do the registration.

Although still very immature, capable grassroots civil servants have begun to take shape.

Since there were not many people, only about 100, the registration was done quickly, and the general situation of all the serfs was sent to Linde. What surprised Linde was that most of these serfs were free people before they became refugees.

"No serfs, all free people?" Looking at the list in his hand, Linde was surprised.

"It's like this, Master Linde." After learning that Linde had returned, Efit, who rushed to the scene as soon as possible and performed her duties as a female secretary, immediately answered softly. "In Batoran, there are almost no serfs who become refugees, because serfs are the private property of the Batoran knights, and all the output of Jiuchen will be handed over to the lord, so they will not become refugees because they cannot pay taxes."

"On the contrary, freemen are more likely to become refugees because they have to bear high taxes and do not have the protection of knights."

Serfs who had no freedom and were almost completely dependent on the nobles were less likely to become refugees, but free people who were relatively free were more likely to become refugees! ? Hearing this, Linde was surprised.

"Did you hear this from the guests at the tavern?" Lind asked, looking at Efit and raising his eyebrows.

"Yes." Efit smiled brightly.

"Rana! Is Rana here?" Linde's heart moved, he thought of Rana, and called Rana over loudly.

"My lord, I'm here!" Soon, Ranna, who was taking care of her sister in the crowd, came jogging over.

"There's something I want to ask you."

"You may ask me anything, sir."

"Is it true that in Batoran, freemen are more likely to become refugees than serfs?"

"It's true, sir." Ranna nodded, and then asked in confusion: "Isn't it like this in the Holy Empire?"

Linde was speechless for a while. In the Holy Empire, the situation seemed to be not much different, except that compared to Batoran, the tax rate in the Holy Empire was not that high, and there were more job opportunities for free people, so free people were not as likely to become refugees as in Batoran.

While Linde and Ranna were chatting, Efit was also observing Ranna. Efit could see that his boss had a different attitude towards this woman. For now, he still appreciated her, but there was no guarantee that it would not deteriorate in the future.

Just like myself.

Lind knew that Efit was definitely observing Ranna, which was what Lind wanted. Efit was an undercover agent of the evil god, and Lind was also a little worried that Ranna was also an undercover agent of some god. When it comes to catching undercover agents, of course, undercover agents are the most professional.

"Sir Lind." Winter walked over and saluted Lind. "The Countess asked me to inform you that everyone is here and we can start the meeting at any time."

"Okay, I understand. I'll be there right away." Lind nodded to Winter.

"Let's go to the meeting." Linde waved his hand and walked towards the meeting room.

"Hmm? Ranna, come here too." After walking for a while, Linde found that only Efit followed him, and Ranna was still standing there, so he greeted Ranna.

"Ah?" Ran Na was stunned. "I want to go too!?"

"Of course, why don't you go?" Linde smiled.

So why should I go...Ranna was anxious. The nobles were having a meeting, so what was the point of a commoner like her going to do?

"You were the one who proposed the battle plan, so of course you have to go." Linde said as a matter of course.

"Sir, you can just say it for me." Ran Na said timidly.

"Come here if I ask you to!" Seeing Ranna's timid look, Lin De also became anxious. "If you don't come, I won't continue to treat your sister."

"You don't want your sister to be unable to receive treatment, do you?"

Under Linde's "tyrannical power", Ranna had no choice but to surrender and timidly follow Linde to attend a meeting with a group of noble grandfathers.

Linde walked in front, and Efit and Ranna walked behind. Noticing Efit's gaze, Ranna smiled and saluted politely.

(Threat level: Medium.) Efit initially assessed the threat level of Ranna in his mind.

The three of them soon arrived at a brand new building. The others had already arrived and were just waiting for Lind.

Chapter 386 Meeting Room

When Lind led thirty strange-looking beastman cavalrymen to attack, the first batch of concrete buildings in the camp had already been put into use.

Many people still instinctively resist cement, a new type of building material. This is also human nature. It is a normal psychological phenomenon to reject new things that you see for the first time.

But Linde would not stop using it just because the people rejected it. However, in order to set an example, the first batch of buildings were occupied by leaders first. Therefore, among the first batch of concrete buildings, there were Linde’s own house and the meeting hall.

From now on, we no longer have to hold meetings in tents.

The first time Linde entered this building made entirely of cement, he felt a little fresh, but it was just fresh. After all, he had lived in this kind of house before he traveled through time. The only fresh feeling was the style of this meeting hall.

Completely different from the cement houses before the time travel, the craftsmen here seemed to have built them in the way of stone buildings.

Although the craftsmen in the camp had never used cement before, it was not complicated after all and they quickly got the hang of it. Due to the limitation of materials, the decoration and interior were not very good.

Ranna was very surprised. From a distance, Ranna thought it was a building made of stone, but when she got closer, she found out that it was not.

The conference room wasn't too big, but it was enough to hold more than 20 people at the same time. When Lind and his party came in, everyone else had already arrived.

After coming in, Ran Na looked around curiously, especially at the identities of the people in the conference room.

A rectangular table was placed in the center of the room, with humans and beastmen sitting on either side. Ilufa sat at the head. Ranna had seen Ilufa before and knew that she was the lord here and Linde was her vassal. Elisa, who was next to Ilufa, looked like a mother and daughter.