"Yes! Yes! Thomas Just go ahead and do it!" Nalant heard this and had no objection. There are indeed fewer servants in the castle now. They not only have to take care of the castle to serve themselves, but also help deliver food to the guards. A mere three or four people must be dizzy with work.
Of course, as for Thomas's considerate servants and not allowing them to dress and wash themselves, that was entirely the brainchild of Thomas's housekeeper.
The real reason is that Nalant is not used to this kind of atmosphere, especially when a grown man washes his face, brushes his teeth and puts on clothes. What does that mean?
If it is a delicate little maid, then see if Nalant will refuse?
"By the way, Thomas, by the way, notify the people of the territory that they need to recruit five more guards! After the notification, set a time for selection, and you will ask Quick to go with you!"
"Yes, sir!"
These days, Nalant seemed not to care about the second Dark Creature invasion, but he just kept his anxiety in his heart.
More than thirty Dark Creatures can break through his shabby castle, and one hundred and seventy Dark Creatures can probably cleanse his castle twice.
It's a pity that there is only one Vivian at the moment, and there are only ten guards she can lead. Otherwise, Nalant will definitely recruit a large number of temporary guards regardless of the situation, and make everyone a soldier.
Unfortunately, without the magical blessing of Daughter of Luck, we can only recruit available soldiers honestly.
Moreover, when he wanted to expand the army and recruit soldiers, he also encountered a problem, that is, there were not enough young soldiers of suitable age.
Storm Territory has a total of more than a thousand people, and Misfortune Village is originally mostly girls, so it is very difficult to find suitable strong young people to serve as guards.
Nalant didn't want to make up the numbers, so he continued to recruit five guards. This was already the limit of the territory's population ratio.
If you want to continue to recruit excess guards, you can only think of another way.
"The territory is large, but the small population is also a problem. I hope that the reputation of Storm Territory will spread in the future, and some desperate civilians will come to seek refuge."
After thinking for a moment, Nalant stopped disturbing himself after finishing breakfast.
There is actually a way to solve these problems, and that is money.
With money, population is not a problem, money can buy it.
With money, Dark Creature won't be a problem. You can build elite soldiers yourself. Even if you really can't stand it, you can still spend money to find foreign aid.
After breakfast, Nalant came to the vestibule, where Vivian was already waiting with a team of archers.
"Let's go!"
I got two Sprite last night, so I naturally wanted to use them as soon as possible.
The first is Green Sprite.
Although this Green Sprite can only increase the yield of crops, and its function is slightly lower-end than Sprite of other colors, it has the advantage that it does not need to be random.
Nalant You can choose where you want to place it and what crops you want to cultivate.
So these Green Sprite and Nalant were directly placed on the wasteland less than 500 meters away from the castle.
These wastelands outside the castle used to be the most fertile land in the territory, and they were cultivated land specially used to provide various fruits and vegetables for the castle.
Under normal circumstances, these farmland nobles would leave it to the families of guards or castle servants for farming, because in addition to providing a certain amount of output for the castle, this farmland does not need to pay heavy taxes.
This is also a means for noble men to win over their subordinates and ensure their loyalty.
"Little guy, go ahead! Work hard. If one day you can transform into Sprite, I will give you a nice name!" Nalant took Green Sprite out of his arms and put it on the ground.
"Migu! Migu!" I don't know if the little guy understood the words "name", and immediately happily circled around Nalant twice.
Naturally, Sprite in this world can be named, but most nobles prefer to name the little ones after they transform.
Because the nobles feel that only in this way, the little guys will work hard to find ways to transform.
Nalant originally had a capital letter in mind: Something is wrong. Is the transformation of Sprite so cheap? Working so hard just for a name?
But after thinking about it, I realized that this is the so-called class treatment everywhere. The nobles are used to classifying everything, so the treatment of Sprite is no exception.
As for him, naming has always been his weakness, so he just does as the Romans do.
After Green Sprite occupied an acre of surrounding fields, a little green light spot that was visible to the naked eye like a mist appeared on the land.
These light spots are the reason why crops are not afraid of pests, heat and cold, and can increase yields.
After confirming that Green Sprite had no other problems, Nalant continued to move forward with the team.
Next, I passed Wheat Leaf Village all the way and walked on the dirt road for more than an hour. I saw Misfortune Village right in front of me, but the second Blue Sprite in my arms still didn't respond.
"Little guy, don't imitate your big brother and run into the sea! Although your big brother in the sea has brought me unexpected goods, I'm afraid my heart won't be able to bear it if there are a few more ups and downs like this!" Riding on horseback, Nalant muttered to the little guy in his arms.
He was really afraid of these little guys. If Sperm Whale hadn't appeared last time, Sprite worth hundreds of gold coins would have been wasted.
Next, Nalant could only continue to move forward with Blue Sprite. Finally, the little guy actually had a reaction after walking more than a mile past Misfortune Village.
"Isn't this near the place where I picked it up last night?" Nalant didn't expect that after going around and around, he actually came back here again.
The roar of the monster last night was still fresh in his memory.
However, since it is the place chosen by the little guy, Nalant cannot be changed.
"Go, little guy!" After being put on the ground, Blue Sprite continued to move forward for several hundred meters, and finally stopped at the edge of a large lake.
"Fortunately, although it is a bit remote, as long as the woods not far away are cut down in a few days, there will be no need to worry about ferocious monsters!"
When Nalant was sighing, circles of blue light were already radiating from Blue Sprite's body, and then the large grassy vegetation nearby became more green visible to the naked eye.
Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!
The next moment the vegetation was completely transformed by Blue Sprite, a series of cries suddenly came from the sky.
"Three-Colored Chicken! Sir, this is Three-Colored Chicken!" The guards and Vivian were dumbfounded as they watched Sprite take immediate effect, and a group of birds attracted from Flame Forest.
When they got closer, everyone immediately recognized the bird because its appearance was so easy to identify.
Three-Colored Chicken, as the name suggests, is a wild bird with three colors of spotted feathers.
The chickens or eggs usually eaten by nobles are ordinary poultry raised in captivity as in previous lives, and the taste is neither good nor bad.
But this Three-Colored Chicken is different. It can be said to be the top delicacy among chickens and poultry.
Three-Colored Chicken Not only is the meat delicious and tender, the eggs they lay are also very large, nutritious and delicious.
In the past, if nobles wanted to eat Three-Colored Chicken, they had to go hunting in the forest. Often, one Three-Colored Chicken could be sold for fifty silver coins.