Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 36: Year-End Festival

The 2759st day of the last month of the th year of the Imperial Calendar.

The entire Cremona camp was in a state of extreme excitement because today was the empire's traditional festival, the "Year-End Festival".

Unprecedentedly, everyone except the patrolling sentries was granted a day off today.

The people of the camp can do whatever they want to celebrate this special day.

The current operating model of the Cremona Camp is still essentially the same as that of the aristocratic lords, but with some subtle changes, it has become more humane.

After all, the New World is different from the Old World. Population is a very important resource. We cannot exhaust the resources to the limit. We must exhaust the resources sustainably.

The ones belonging to the lords are necessary, but the ones from the immigrants from the New World are also indispensable.

In the empire, we worked for the lord for free. In the New World, we still worked for the lord for free. So, didn’t this trip to the New World come in vain?
In order to attract more immigrants, any colonist with a little ambition implemented policies and guidelines that were obviously more conscientious than those of the nobles in the Old World.

Compared with the cattle and horses in the empire, the happiness index of the people in the Cremona camp is obviously higher, because they earn more from their labor, and the camp only collects a small part of it.

Hunters feel this most deeply.

These hunters were previously professional hunters serving the nobles and landlords. They hunted in the hunting grounds of the nobles and landlords and provided meat and furs to the lords.

The prey you hunt with great effort does not belong to you, and you can only occasionally get some scraps as a reward.

How one lives depends entirely on whether the lords are kind-hearted, and there is no essential difference between them and the "farm tools" responsible for farming.

At the Cremona camp, all the prey caught by the hunters will be sent to the work area in the southwest of the camp, where they will be evaluated and purchased.

The staff will make the final price based on factors such as the completeness of the fur, the value of the meat, etc. The standards are transparent and there is no deception.

Although it is also a compulsory acquisition, and the purchase price is certainly much different from the market price outside, it is already conscientious enough, much better than those noble lackeys in the Old World who throw a few bronze lions at will according to their mood.

In the past, even after going through untold hardships and hunting more prey than others, the result was only a few more bronze lions.

Over time, no one was willing to work hard anymore. Instead, everyone tried to find ways to be lazy and just call it a day after doing enough work to get the job done.

It is completely different now. The rewards of your efforts can be seen immediately.

The more you work, the more you can earn. If the fur is well preserved and the meat of the animals you hunt is abundant and of good quality, you can get more rewards.

This greatly stimulated the subjective initiative of the hunters, making them go hunting every day as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and began to think about various ways to properly preserve fur and hunt large animals.

Like the hunters, other types of workers were treated with preferential treatment in the Cremona camp.

Lumberjacks, leatherworkers, carpenters, blacksmiths, stonemasons, anyone with a skill lived a prosperous life.

This makes the "Year-End Festival" celebration more meaningful, and everyone can enjoy the joy to their heart's content.

The weather is nice and the sun is shining brightly today.

The sun shines on the medieval-style camp, illuminating every smiling face.

Specially made small colorful flags are hung in front of each log-colored wooden house, swaying gently in the sea breeze.

The sound of a melodious horn was heard in the central square of the camp. Under the organization of Lyle Cremona, the "Year-End Festival" celebration officially began. He seemed to have rich experience in organizing annual meetings.

The camp's inhabitants streamed in from the residential area, their faces brimming with the joy of enjoying the festive atmosphere. The few children who remained cheered and jumped for joy alongside their parents, filling the air with a sweet fragrance. Karen, among them, followed the crowd, feeling somewhat affected, a smile crossing her face.

In the center of the camp, a wide arena was built, and the wooden arena was covered with brightly colored carpets.

Two warriors, wearing armor and holding long swords, were fighting on the arena. They were swift and powerful in their movements, and every clash of swords caused exclamations and cheers.

Martial arts competitions are always an indispensable feature of various celebrations. Soldiers crave cheers, glory and prizes, while the people love to watch and envy, and each of them wishes they could take their place.

Although Karen thought it was just a fight between weaklings, it was indeed a good pastime for the people in the camp.

"Sniff~"

Karen's nostrils twitched, and he smelled the aroma of barbecue. The rich aroma of spices intertwined together and spread far away, arousing his appetite.

When I walked over to take a look, I saw that on one side of the arena, the halfling [Nobi Daqiong] was constantly flipping the steaks. His homemade charcoal finally came in handy.

"Don't miss this if you're passing by! Charcoal grilled steak! Delicious and inexpensive!"

[Tengu is not a dog] was shouting on the side. This stall was jointly built by the two of them, and they vowed to make a fortune in the "year-end festival"!
In addition to their barbecue stalls, there are also some other stalls selling all kinds of things, some set up by the camp officials and some set up by the immigrants themselves.

The immigrants brought a lot of things from the Old World, and when they didn't want some of them anymore, they tried to set up stalls and sell them for some money.

They are all exquisite little gadgets, and the wide variety of goods is dazzling.

Karen walked to the barbecue stall and stopped. The eyes of [Nobi Daqiong] and [Tengu is not a dog] immediately lit up.

"Master Karen, would you like to try it? It's free!"

[Nobi Daiqiong] acted decisively and spoke directly. His words stunned [Tengu is not a dog] standing beside him.

"Okay, have one."

Karen smiled, but didn't care about Nobi Daqiong's little thoughts.

"Right away! Please wait!"

[Nobi Daqiong] quickly prepared a steak and handed it to Karen.

"Eat it with care, and come back if it tastes good!"

[Nobi Daiqiong] smiled with a flattering look. He felt that the vampire demon in front of him must have understood his thoughts, but the other party didn't care at all.

"it is good."

Karen nodded and left with the steak. He took a bite and found it tasted really good.

This [Nobi Daiqiong] is really a qualified halfling and has good cooking skills. Is there a reason for this racial distribution?

Soon after Karen left, the barbecue stall, which had few customers just now, suddenly began to attract more customers, which made [Tengu is not a dog] dumbfounded.

"Xiong Da, this is a good trick of yours!"

[Tengu is not a dog] couldn't help but admire. He was originally upset about not controlling the cost well and causing the unit price to be too high. He didn't expect that just Karen's advertising effect could attract a lot of people to come and buy it.

(End of this chapter)