Mountain and Forest Kingdom

After dinner in the morning, Lawrence discussed the wild boar with Reglo and Sariel.

"We need to set up some traps nearby, like the traps set by the Ug people, so that the wild boars can't get out if they fall in."

Reglo said directly: "That way the wild boars may not come. We can go directly to the wild boars and kill them!"

Lawrence didn't want to take risks. Wild boars in this world were like fish. There were various species, and some of them were more than ten times different in normal size.

Being hit by a charging wild boar on the mountain is not as simple as a flesh wound.

"We're not sure where the boars will be, the success rate of setting traps in the pine forest is not low and the boars are definitely there to feed."

"If you use grains and acorns to lure them, I think the wild boar will come close to the trap."

Reglo said: "Yes, Master."

Lawrence is a prophet-like character, and Reguero himself lacks wisdom like everyone else, so sometimes just a few casual explanations are enough.

Even if you don’t explain, it doesn’t matter. Even if you don’t understand, these people will follow suit.

Most of the progressive periods are the periods when power is most concentrated. This can prevent the concentrated power from being ineffective and wasted.

Lawrence began to arrange today's tasks.

Today is the same as usual, not much different.

Salil asked doubtfully: "Don't those five men at the bottom of the mountain call up?"

Lawrence: "No need, just let those two people watch over the three Ugrs at work. Now is not the time to safely assign them work."

After more than ten days of adaptation, the three Ugren girls have generally become accustomed to their current life.

Even if no one is watching them, there is little chance of them escaping.

If the slaves brought back by Andrew had lived in this period, they would not have escaped.

The main problem was that Lawrence's stone house had not been built at that time, and they were in a state of ice and snow with little food and clothing. It was normal for them to escape.

Most slaves did not escape for freedom, but mainly because they did not have enough to eat, or were often beaten, and were afraid of being killed.

The slaves of Shanfeng Manor don't need to worry about these things. Even crows and grouse can stay here. These Ug people who used to live in the forest are not brainless and can clearly distinguish between good and bad.

But the minds of barbarians are very direct. Most barbarians think that this place is good, which does not mean that they will work peacefully, but they are thinking about how to occupy this place.

Male slaves are too risky and cause too many problems. No more prisoners of war will be accepted until the armed forces increase to a certain level.

Sophia was in charge of looking after the house today. After Lawrence and others finished talking, she reported: "Master, Edith seems to be pregnant."

Lawrence asked curiously: "Whose child is it?"

Sophia shook her head, "I don't know."

Salil was equally curious about this kind of thing, "Is it Seravan's, or Taloki's? Or is it from another Phumexiu?"

Edith used to live in a house at the foot of the mountain. Barbarians have no morals at all and can easily harbor evil intentions towards slaves whose status is inferior to their own.

Edith is a traditional barbarian woman, and traditional barbarian women don't mind this kind of thing at all.

And Edie's own will is also very strong. She wants the father of her child to be a warrior.

Lawrence didn't want to have a child with her, so it was normal for her to find someone else.

Lawrence frowned and thought for a while, "It should be Seravan's. Taloki has been away from here for more than a month. I see that Seravan and Itty often work together these days."

"Etty has given birth to several children, and there must be no health problems." Lawrence said: "Don't worry about this matter. When the child is born, he will be the child of our manor. As long as Seravan can do things for me with peace of mind, our manor will protect him." Good for this kid."

Salil nodded, "Well, I also want to see how children are born."

For a woman, giving birth to a child has a very special meaning and is the most important moment in her life.

The wedding day is meaningless in this day and age.

Reguero touched his belly and said sheepishly: "I seem to have a child too, and the bleeding has stopped recently."

Lawrence smiled and said: "Okay, I think we will have a strong child in our manor next year."

Sariel asked curiously: "Lawrence, do you know who the father of the child is?"

There is no need to ask who the child's father is, it's not mine anyway, it doesn't matter whose it is.

Lawrence smiled and said: "Reglo, do you know?"

Reguero shook his head quickly. She had slept with more than a dozen men, but she couldn't remember them clearly.

"You don't have to worry about this, as long as the child is your own."

Lawrence also began to think about the issue of children, but there was no need to worry about this. When the children grew up, they could marry from passing travelers or outside villages to ensure that there would be no bloodline confusion.

Not only did pregnant barbarian women not become weaker, they actually became stronger.

During this period, the body will require more nutrients, and both physical fitness and resistance will be much stronger than before.

Lawrence is not so luxurious as to give one-month maternity leave to pregnant women. Every labor force is very important during this period.

In order to ensure the normal operation of the manor during special periods, there must be more than three laborers in the manor.

Lawrence's own pregnancy plan is for the end of the summer.

If you start preparing for pregnancy at the end of summer, the time of birth should be spring.

And now that she is pregnant during this period, if she calculates the time, the child of Reglo and others will be born in or after the eternal night, which is the time of the year when food is most scarce.

Most of the shepherdess are also pregnant. There are no contraceptive devices in this place, and most people cannot restrain their physical desires. It is very normal to kill someone.

Lawrence didn’t mean to accuse others, but he had to make more preparations for this matter.

Both Edith and Reguero had experience in pregnancy. Especially for a woman of Reguero's size, giving birth would not be too strenuous, and she could work normally in a day at most.

This winter will definitely be much more lively than last year, and we must make more preparations now.

Prepare enough clothes, enough food, and enough fuel.

Lawrence quickly led the team into the forest to lay traps.

Seravan followed to the door and said proactively: "Master, please let me go hunting with you."

"I'm not going hunting, I'm going to lay traps." Lawrence saw that Seravan wanted to go with him, so he said, "Okay, you can come with us with your hoe. You can dig the soil later."

"Yes! Master!" Seravan agreed very excitedly and quickly went to the warehouse to get a hoe.

Lawrence waited for a while, and then took the people with him to set up pig traps in the nearby forest.

Everyone waded across the river from the shallower part of the upstream stream and walked around to the other side of the river.

The forest here is at the foot of the mountain. At a glance, you can see large trees forty to fifty meters high, as well as the majestic mountains in the distance.

This place is very suitable for cultivating farmland, but there are too many trees and too many stones, making mining extremely difficult.

Lawrence and the others walked into the forest carefully. Some squirrels and crows quickly moved away from here, and the insects in the forest temporarily became quiet.

A few people carefully observed their surroundings, and soon the sounds of insects and birds came from the forest.

"Go ahead, dig a hole here." Lawrence found a flat place.

Seravan quickly started working, while Reglo and Salil were watching the surroundings to prevent any beasts from approaching.

Lawrence found a huge stone in front of him, like a rectangular coffin rolled down from a mountain, which happened to be pressed against another big stone.

This boulder is an irregular rectangular stone, and the stone being pressed is a flat bluestone with most of its body exposed.

This combination is rare in nature, but it is not that unusual. Neither Sariel nor Regloo paid attention to it.

Lawrence's eyes lit up as he looked at it, and he walked around the stone carefully.

"This is a natural stamping machine. As long as it can pry up this stone that seems to weigh three or four tons, it can then press the iron block into iron sheets, right?"

Lawrence looked at the nearby terrain again. It was some distance from the river, but it wasn't too laborious as long as we diverted water.

Although this place is not suitable for farming, it is very suitable for a blacksmith shop!

Although there is a blacksmith shop in the town, getting such a stamping machine is not an easy task.

River water can be used here to drive blowers for heating, and iron sheets can also be stamped. Firewood is easy to obtain, and water is also easy to obtain. The innate geographical advantage is great!

Best of all, it's Lawrence's Smithy!