Heaven’s Intention

This is a quiet field. A heavy snow had just stopped the night before, and the pure white color covered the entire field. At a glance, it was a vast expanse of whiteness, which was very spectacular.

There is a saying that if Ruixue shines in a good year, maybe next year will be a good year.

It was early morning at this time, the roadsides were quiet, and there was a unique cold breath in the air in winter mornings, because the color of the sky was blue and cold, which contrasted with the whiteness of the ground, and the fireball in the sky suddenly showed that the heat had weakened. few.

A few winter birds with bright colors flitted across the field in an arc shape in an extremely brisk manner. Accompanied by their vigorous fitness and their crisp and melodious calls, the blue and cold sky , It seems that there are layers of ripples because of this.

At this moment, a golden carriage pulled by four high-quality horses, guarded by several attendants, approached from a distance. The horse's hooves made a loud sound on the silent ground, and the peaceful field was soon disturbed by this sound of trampling, as if just waking up from sleep.

Although it was still in the cold winter, the signs of early spring seemed to be coming little by little accompanied by this sound. Brown boots embroidered with gold thread stepped out of the carriage and landed on the snow. With a slightly trembling body, with the support of his attendants, he stood cautiously on the road beside the field.

My lord, be careful.

Baron Rocas nodded, his slightly trembling hands slowly dropped to the sides of his body, and he moved two steps forward slightly, but felt a little stiff because his body went numb, so he had to stop there , slowly moving his hands and feet.

Looking at the vast white fields, his eyes are focused, but also a little lonely.

I'm old, I'm old, I'm old. Baron Rocas sighed softly.

He slightly raised his head and glanced at the sky, the blue and cold heaven seemed to be one step closer to him.

It's another year, I'm old, I really don't accept my old age. Another new year has passed. The festive atmosphere seems to be still there, but this feeling of happiness seems to be gradually leaving him as he gets farther and farther away from his childhood.

The wind blew gently, carrying a severe chill. Baron Rocas was wearing heavy clothes, but he was not afraid of such severe cold.

Hasn't the agricultural manager arrived yet? At this time of the year, he would come to inspect the fields, and winter rest is also very important to the farmland.

Only this time, it just happened to catch up with another heavy snowfall, so it was delayed for a few days.

Back to my lord baron,

The agricultural steward has been notified and should be here soon. said a trusted servant beside him.

Sure enough, after a while, the agricultural steward who got the news rushed over.

Baron Rocas stood by the farmland, listening to him report to himself on the protection measures for the fields in winter and the arrangements of the farmers, but his eyes kept looking at the large fields.

To the east of here is a territory that was newly included in the territory during the evil disaster, but now more than a year has passed. This territory is still barren. Except for the manors built in a few places and distributed to some subordinates and free people, other large areas of land are so deserted that it makes people feel distressed.

That is a large piece of land, as long as it is cultivated appropriately, it can become a fertile farmland that produces food. If you have food in your hands, you don’t panic. This is definitely true. He is a majestic lord, how can he not understand? ?

It's just that he has land, but...Looking around, apart from the farmland, there is only land. Even the prosperous towns in the past are only better than the villages now.

There is simply no extra labor force to reclaim new land.

There is still a lack of population. It seems that it depends on him... Baron Rocas was secretly thinking about when he would be able to get some labor from that son-in-law. Every now and then, some land will be reclaimed. These are extremely important.

The grain produced this year is 10% less than last year. This year, how sure are you that you can reverse this situation? After thinking for a while, Baron Rocas finally spoke, and the person standing beside him was naturally the one who asked. That farm is in charge.

Lord Baron, last year's grain harvest was low because of insufficient rain. As long as there is enough rain this year, the grain production will definitely increase... The agricultural steward wiped his sweat and explained cautiously.

Insufficient rain? Why did the grain harvested by Tetashaw increase instead? Baron Rocas asked coldly.

My lord, Tetashaw collar will release new seeds every year, you know... But when your old man was sowing last year, he was having a fight with the other party, and he didn't use the seeds sent by others at all, and later reduced the production I am depressed, who can blame this?

Besides, I told you about it during the autumn harvest. Didn’t you criticize it at that time? Why are you bringing this up again now?

The agricultural steward felt depressed, but he couldn't explain it clearly.

In fact, Baron Rocas also knew about this. When a person gets old, sometimes he will inevitably have a temper. Especially since his little daughter, whom he has always loved, has a husband, and it makes him even more depressed to concentrate on her husband and children, which is why he had some awkward troubles with his son-in-law, Romon, last time.

Okay, okay, I won't mention this matter. Looking at the aggrieved look of the agricultural steward, Baron Rocas became more and more depressed. For the manpower problem, I will find a way. This year, you will lead people to cultivate as much land as you can in the east. I will reward you when the yield is high at the end of the year.

Yes, my lord. Hearing that the manpower problem will be solved by the lord, the agricultural steward let out a sigh of relief, feeling that the burden on his shoulders is not so heavy.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by these subordinates, Baron Rocas walked for a while, and the sky began to darken. The cold wind swept across the earth, and little snowflakes fluttered down from the sky, carrying the cold that seemed to be able to penetrate into the skin, and the white blanket on the ground became thicker and thicker.

Go back. Baron Rocas, who had been dissatisfied with his old age, really felt his own aging at this time. Perhaps, he was really old, right?

Looking up at the sky again, he exhaled and turned to leave.

In the edge of the forest.

The white snow has also made its home here. In addition to the thick layer of snowflakes on the branches, the dark ground is also covered with a thick layer.

A few lines of deep footprints, on a small road, are so clear, they are a few people wearing adventurer costumes, but their capable appearance is not like ordinary adventurers at all, more like A well-trained sergeant.

How is your situation? One of the middle-aged men asked the young man next to him. There are five people in their party, all aged between twenty and forty, which is the most golden stage.

There was a thin layer of sweat on the young man's forehead. Although it was a cold season, it was not so easy to move forward in the forest. What's more, they were used to riding horses, so they were really not good at walking.

The ground is very slippery, the snow and the occasional stumbling stones and branches make it hard to guard against. But fortunately, they were nimble, and although it was difficult to move forward, they were still able to continue walking inward.

It's almost to the place where the elves are, everyone be careful. The leader middle-aged man said softly. They are actually paladins of the Church of the Lord of Radiance. This time, the church above sent them a team of five to investigate the truth about the annihilation of the members of the Lord of Glory Church in this county. Now, they have been walking in the forest for a week, carefully avoiding the forest house The attention of the people there slowly moved towards the depths of the forest.

Suddenly, a strong light flashed in front of them, and the five people felt the danger coming at the same time. They all fell to the ground immediately, but the younger man was less experienced, so he fell a little slower, and the neck He was pierced through by a flying arrow, and when he fell to the ground, he was already dead and could not die anymore.

Not good! I was discovered by the elves! The other four were shocked and resisted quickly.

Dou Qi kept rising from around their bodies to protect their bodies, and many elves on the opposite side were naturally good at magic.

Powerful magic fluctuations were stirring the air, and a dangerous aura rushing towards them made the four people turn around and want to escape.

It's a pity that it was too late. The snow fell heavily that day, and the five people had no chance to step out of the forest.

What? The five-member team also died there? In a resplendent place, a man in a noble robe walked back and forth, with a hint of anger and a hint of anxiety in his tone.

What secret weapon does the elves have? They can kill my paladins again and again? It's really puzzling. What do you think it is? Magic? Forbidden curse? Or some kind of formation? An angry voice kept echoing in the hall.

Regarding Anion's deification, the news did not spread among the middle and lower classes. Even though this person was the newly transferred archbishop, he didn't know about it.

The other people in the hall held their breath carefully, as if they were very afraid of the person in front of them, so they didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing this situation, the angry man was somewhat satisfied, but he felt depressed when he thought that all the church members in the entire county had died in that inexplicable forest.

what is this? A slap in the face from the elves?

I heard that there is another group of people in that forest? Is that so? Recalling what was said in the secret report, the man suddenly asked.

At this moment, someone came out cautiously, and said, Go back to the bishop, there is an area on the edge of the forest, which is a village of Viscount Tetashaw...

Oh, so that's the case. At first he thought it was some useful information, but when he heard that it was the young viscount's location, he didn't care. With that young man's future and talent, it is impossible to mix with the elves.

In particular, Romon's large-scale transformation of the farmland is completely separate from the elf druids, and it cannot be disguised. Thinking of this, he ordered: Continue to pay close attention to the edge forest, and the inland You have to hurry up about the evil disaster, do you understand?

Yes. Someone replied respectfully. (!)