I'm not a lord

Chapter 52 Duke's Envoy

In late April, before the first ray of morning light had completely dispelled the chill of last night, fine and continuous spring rain quietly descended on White Bear Territory.

At first, it was just a thin mist, covering the earth like a veil.

Gradually, the fog became heavier and turned into fine drizzle like cow hair.

In the fields, the young wheat seedlings that have just emerged from the soil greedily and happily suck the sweet milk of spring.

They seemed to be under a spell, growing at an astonishing speed visible to the naked eye.

The dense forest in the distance is looming in the rain and fog, with a bit of the hazy feeling of the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River.

The crisp raindrops knocked on the glass window, slowly pulling Yagena back to reality from her dreamland.

She yawned lazily and stretched out on the bed, but the sleepiness between her eyebrows was still so strong that it could not be dispelled.

It’s strange. Didn’t I go to bed early last night? Why am I still so sleepy?
Yagena opened her eyes drowsily, her gaze fell on the empty pillow, and the figure of the sturdy man instantly appeared in her mind.

For more than a week, Lynn was busy repairing the road and never returned to the castle.

Whenever night falls, this spacious and empty bedroom becomes increasingly cold, and Yagena misses the broad chest that gives her warmth and a sense of security.

At this time, the sound of raindrops outside the window came into my ears.

She stood up, put on her shoes, opened the window, and looked at the silky spring rain, her heart filled with melancholy.

Although spring rain can moisten every inch of land in White Bear Territory, it will only hinder the progress of road construction projects.

Then, Yagena felt a sense of inexplicable joy in her heart.

The project will be suspended due to the spring rain, so he will definitely come back, right?
Thinking of this, a hint of anticipation flashed in her eyes.

She quickly washed and changed her clothes, and even put on the expensive perfume that she would never use on a normal day.

But Lynn never thought about returning to the castle.

Just because of a little rain, we have to stop working?
joke!

What does the Civil Engineering Bible say?

Seize the sunny days, grab the cloudy days, treat the drizzle as a good day, treat the moonlight as daytime, and one sunny day is equivalent to two days!

It is dry when it rains lightly, it is dry when it rains heavily, it is dry when it rains heavily, and it is dry when there is no rain.

Do it, do it!
And even if Lin En wanted to stop working, the serfs would not accept it!

The work has stopped, where can they find free meals with meat?

The work has been suspended. Will the weekly reward quota for each group still be distributed?

It’s not that God is not helping me, but the reward promised by the lord is too tempting!

Every day of work stoppage is a huge loss for the serfs.

How can a mere drizzle stop them from moving bricks and plastering?

Lynn was very satisfied with the serfs' growing enthusiasm for work.

Lu Xun once said, as long as you are paid enough, it doesn’t matter if you work like a slave!
Of course, enthusiasm cannot be treated as fire.

In order to prevent the serfs from catching colds, Lin En directed the logistics team to build more sheds and stoves.

Each stove ran at full capacity 24 hours a day, providing the serfs with an uninterrupted supply of hot water.

In addition, he also appropriately reduced the daily working hours to give the serfs enough time to dry their clothes and rest.

At noon, when Lin En was searching for prey in the forest with the fourth and fifth children in the spring rain, the panel automatically popped up in his sight.

[Gathering Experience +1]

[Level 3 Collection: 0/100]

After more than a month of dispatching followers, Lin En's gathering experience finally reached level 3. A large amount of knowledge about mineral mining flooded into his mind, including the excavation and refining of salt mines.

He decisively withdrew the five pixel men who were mining, and without much hesitation, threw them into the blacksmith shop in the center of the territory.

[Forging Experience +1]

[Level 1 Forging: 1/100]

Lin En then gained more knowledge about forging in his mind.

However, this knowledge is relatively basic, and his current forging skills are probably not as good as Qi He, the blacksmith in White Bear Town.

A major feature of the game "Lord" is that the experience points required for upgrading will increase exponentially.

It only took Lin En more than a week to upgrade to the second level of planting, but it took more than a month to upgrade to the third level of gathering.

He estimated that he would have to upgrade his forging to level two in order to surpass Qi He's forging level, and if he upgraded it to level three, he would be able to unlock iron forging knowledge that was beyond his time.

This will take nearly two months.

But Lin En could wait, as he couldn't get away from the road construction project right now.

And even if he unlocked the knowledge, he didn't have the money to do forging for the time being.

As far as Lin En knew, in Sanhe City, a set of the most basic blacksmith tools would cost a full fifteen gold coins.

On top of that, buying a set of tools for forging chain mail would require an additional twenty gold coins.

Developing iron forging in the territory is extremely expensive.

A typical barony only needs a basic blacksmith shop.

"Brother, we found the deer's tracks."

At this time, the rough voice of the fourth brother interrupted Lin En's thoughts.

He quickly picked up his bow and arrow and followed the footprints to track the deer in the forest.

Just as the road construction site was in full swing, a large paddle boat landed at the dock of White Bear Territory.

A striking red flag with a golden shield embroidered on it was hung on the ship's mast.

In the center of the shield, a huge golden elk stands tall, its golden body symbolizing the dignity and glory of the family.

At the elk's feet are three parallel, winding green lines, representing the swamps that dot the family's territory.

A striking red round gemstone is set on the elk's chest, and a circle of silver laurel branches surrounds its body.

The red gem symbolizes courage and passion, and the laurel branch symbolizes victory and glory.

The ship came from Trois-Rivières and brought the latest instructions from the Duke of the Swamp.

According to Lynn's prior arrangement, the sixth brother who stayed behind in the castle was responsible for receiving the Duke's envoy.

The messenger was a capable middle-aged knight, wearing mail armor and with the same elk emblem embroidered on his robe.

Facing Lao Liu who came to greet him at the dock, he pulled down the visor on his helmet, revealing a pair of sharp eyes: "Are you the second son of the Hanfeng family?"

"I am just a knight under the command of the Baron." Lao Liu was also wearing armor, but without a helmet. He bent over with a humble and ingratiating smile on his face.

As the son of a businessman, although he has not been exposed to much business dealings, he still understands the most basic interpersonal skills.

"They look about the same age." The envoy looked at Old Six carefully. "Where's Baron White Bear? Why isn't he here to greet the Duke's envoy?"

"Please forgive me, but recently, many brown and black bears have appeared in the territory, attacking villages. It is said that a large magical beast has also been spotted. The Baron is currently leading other knights on a hunt in the forest, so we were unable to meet them."

Lao Liu's answer was flawless. It was spring now, the peak season for bear activity.

"Humph, he's worthy of being called the White Bear Leader. He lives up to his name." The messenger snorted and asked, "When will he be back?"

(End of this chapter)