Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Lawrence returned to the estate with six new slaves.

"Reglo, these six slaves are under your care. Don't let them escape."

Reglo said quickly: "Thank you for giving them to me, Master."

Reglo and his two male slaves were all slaves of the Ug people, and they suffered a lot from the Ug people.

Now that the Ug people have become slaves of Reglo, their fate will definitely be much worse than being educated by Lawrence.

Lawrence looked at the slaves walking in front and said: "We can only have these six slaves. The rest of the Ug people may not survive long after they are captured by the Pumi Xiu people."

Sophia asked curiously: "Why?"

Lawrence explained: "The slaves here can survive. The Pumixiu people cannot accept so many prisoners, so they will definitely be killed."

"It's like the difference between adopting and taming one wolf and adopting dozens of wolves at the same time."

“For the Pumixiu, a dozen slaves could be kept alive while the men were around because there were enough men to look after them.”

"But if the Pumixiu people start to think about the dangers of these people, they will only take extreme measures to solve these unstable factors."

"Whether it's eating, the destructive power they bring when escaping, or the threats they pose to women and children, these people are not allowed to live."

Sofia asked: "Is there any way to solve this?"

Lawrence smiled and said: "I have thought about it for a long time, but I didn't expect it."

In fact, there is a way, which is to let the capitulation faction participate in the feast of carving up the original owner, so that the situation can be controlled to a certain extent.

At least it's more cost-effective in the short term than killing them directly.

In the long run, you need to integrate into the group.

Just like turning a wolf into a hound, first of all, the wolf cannot be allowed to maintain the habits of the wolf, so whether it is the habits of the Ug people, the Kur people, or the Dom people, there is no need to respect and retain them.

If Lawrence wants to stabilize his manor, he must have rules and regulations that everyone agrees on, and put aside past history and perceptions.

In order to increase recognition, a resounding name is necessary.

Lawrence thought about his name, and the name of the estate.

St. Petersburg, Golden Castle, Mountain Wind Castle, Star-Moon City, Storm Lord, Black Crow Castle, Ice and Snow City...

Lawrence still couldn't think of a particularly good name, so he named it after the geographical location.

Anyway, foreigners who don’t understand the language will definitely call it this.

Lawrence thought for a moment and settled on his last name.

The last name is Crow Feather, and the name of the manor is Mountain Breeze Manor.

Lawrence, Lord of the Mountain Wind, Crow Feather!

Crowfeather's surname came from careful consideration. In this world, crow is a bird that can do divination.

Oak trees, swamps, skeletons, and crows are the four divination methods of this era.

People in the mountains and forests worship the oak tree, believing that the oak tree can provide everything and is a gift from the God of Nature to humans, so humans must provide sacrifices to the oak tree.

Excessive demands will arouse the anger of the gods, and sacrifices must be made regularly.

Human lives are usually used as sacrifices, such as killing and burying people near an oak tree, or nailing them to an oak tree to attract birds and beasts to gather.

Swamps not only refer to water that feeds people, but also refer to places that breed life, because swamp areas are more fertile than the land in forests and are an important transition period for humans from forests to plains.

People at this stage are very concerned about nature or God, and have also formed opinion leaders such as prophets.

The important ability of a prophet is to predict, and to obtain divination results in a way that everyone is willing to believe.

Ravens, who have more intelligence, play this role in places like the Barbarians and the Southern Kingdoms, and it's generally not a good thing.

Therefore, people would kill people and carve out their bellies, let crows peck at them, and then obtain divination results based on the crow's flight direction and posture.

Since he plays the role of prophet, the surname Crowfeather is the most suitable in all aspects.

Lawrence said: "Go back quickly. I will use divination to determine the life and death of these six slaves to determine whether they can stay."

Salil looked at Lawrence curiously, "Lawrence, can you do divination?"

Lawrence said: "Yes, I can. Although the divination of the Pumixiu people is now done by Vipu, I can also do some."

"Please call me Lawrence Crowfeather!"

Lawrence said seriously: "Crowfeather will be my last name from now on."

The old man Vipu is still in charge of many matters of the Pumixiu people. Lawrence is not yet familiar with divination, so he is not in a hurry to become a prophet.

Generally, the inheritance of prophets is relatively mild. In this era without writing and books, many knowledge, techniques and rules rely on the narrations of the predecessors.

Usually a prophet needs more than twenty years of study to master all the knowledge of the old prophet, and in the process the old prophet died of various diseases and accidents.

For those that you have not learned, it depends on your personal understanding and you can come up with solutions on your own.

Or rely on memories from previous years to slowly deduce it.

Vip has no intention of giving up power yet, and Lawrence is not in a hurry.

Now the main identities are still witch doctors and priests. After Vipu's death, they will be witch doctors, priests and prophets.

Lawrence has already been recognized by the Pumixiu people as a witch doctor, and Vip cannot prove that he is better, so the Pumixiu people, including Doug, all recognize Lawrence as a witch doctor.

As for the priests, the main focus is on the sacrifice before going to sea this time.

If Vipu is responsible for the sacrificial activities and does not invite Lawrence, it means that Vipu cares about the identity of the priest.

Lawrence didn't want to participate in this sacrificial activity at all, because it was a traditional activity in which captives were killed and sacrificed to heaven.

Instead of returning to Pumexiu Town to rest, Lawrence returned directly to Shanfeng Manor.

The shepherdess who was tending sheep on the hillside saw someone coming from afar and quickly went to inform Seravan.

Seravan saw Lawrence coming back and stood at the door to greet him.

"Master, the shed for the slave has been built."

Lawrence said with satisfaction: "Okay, let these people stay in the huts by the river."

Lawrence looked at the six slaves, "Men and women live separately. Women live inside the wall, and men live outside in the house by the river. The crows on the mountain are my eyes. You can't escape."

Reglo couldn't wait any longer, "Master, can I teach them a lesson?"

"Okay." Lawrence said calmly: "Don't hit women. As long as these women don't run away or resist, don't hit them. Men can do whatever they want."

After hearing Lawrence's words, the Ug women felt a little relieved.

Whether it is the war of barbarians or the war of civilized people, the main purpose is to kill men.

"These slaves are my private property. Don't kill them until I get the results of the divination tomorrow."

Lawrence also set a limit for Reglo to prevent these savages from losing their sense of proportion.

"Yes, Master!" Regloo agreed in awe.

Lawrence wanted to perform a show of summoning a crow, but the crow seemed to have gone out today, so he gave up for the time being.

In the evening, crows fly back from the mountains and forests, making meaningless cries.

"Gah~"

It landed on the wall near the river and looked curiously at the strangers who were carrying the stones.

After watching for a few seconds, the crow flew back to the stone house to eat and drink with the chickens.

The big rooster has become accustomed to the addition of this little bird.

It can't tell the difference between a crow and a crow, but if a group of crows comes to eat, it will trigger the big rooster's offensive consciousness.

The crows don't get close to the big rooster, they just take a few bites and then leave.

Lawrence waited all afternoon and approached the crow after seeing it finally return.

"Come here and stand on my shoulders."

Lawrence reached out to catch the crow that flew into the window sill.

"Gah!" The crow quickly flew up, flew along the roof of the stone house towards the door, and then left the quiet house.

Sariel scoffed: "Lawrence, it doesn't listen to you!"

Lawrence looked thoughtful and said seriously: "It doesn't matter. I'll just raise them later. Maybe I should raise a few more crows to increase the success rate."

Only with competition can there be progress.

Moreover, a single crow can easily cause faults due to various accidents. Raising a group of crows can pass on the relationship between the two parties to the next generation.