Chapter 93 After the Victory

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A crisis is over, but more work is just beginning.

The injured need to recuperate, the aftermath needs to be dealt with by someone, the frightened citizens need to be appeased, and the production work in the camp needs to get back on track.

The first thing Gawain did was to collect the blood-red skeletons that were piled up outside the camp, scattered on the mountain pass, and piled up on the mountain roads. He dispatched almost one-third of his strong labor to catch up with these wrecks. They were transported back to the camp before being completely disintegrated by the forces of Order, and then piled up on the south bank of the Whitewater, creating a forbidding mountain of bones near the sawmill next to the camp.

The size of those monsters is so huge and ferocious, even after death, the bones "decompose" for a day and a night, these remnants still have a terrifying size and appearance, they are piled up in a disorderly manner, constantly rising black and red smoke and dust. And fog, like an invisible flame burning, and among all the bones, less than 10% of the skeletons are relatively complete.

Most of the complete skeletons were left in the battle with the guards, and those monsters buried by rock walls or killed by "mines" had almost no complete corpses.

Gawain picked out the relatively complete skeletons from the pile of bones, supported them on wooden shelves, and arranged them neatly on the south bank of the Baishui River. From a distance, it seemed as if a terrifying new addition had been added to the north of the camp. The wall was normal, but in front of the bone pile in the middle of the wall, Gawain set up a high wooden platform.

Everyone in the camp can see the process of building the bone pile and the wooden platform. Most of the civilians and serfs were startled when they saw the terrifying blood-red corpse, and the fear of the destruction of their former homes spontaneously occurred , but the defensive battle in the thunder blast the day before somewhat offset the fear in their hearts, even the illiterate serfs can understand one thing-since they are still standing here alive, and the monsters are Being piled up on the river bank is enough to show that the lord's army has won a big victory, so the monsters are not so scary.

The soldiers ran through the camp, reading the lord's summoning order aloud: Duke Gawain Cecil gathered all the people of this land and went to the high platform on the river bank to listen to the new order.

The camp with less than 1,000 people was easy to mobilize, and soon the square next to the sawmill gathered the population of all the people in the territory. Gawain stood on the temporary wooden platform. In front of him was the gathered citizens. It is the blood-red bone pile that is constantly decomposing and rising elemental dust mist.

Hetty released the amplification spell, so the sound from the high platform resounded throughout the square——

"Cecil's citizens, today, I want to announce three things," Gawain put the pioneer sword on the ground, glanced at the people below, and then suddenly raised his sword, pointing at those lined up along the river bank. open skeleton,

"First, I want to announce a celebration, to celebrate that those who once destroyed Cecil's territory, those who once slaughtered your brothers and sisters, relatives and friends, these monsters that threatened the lives of all of you and me again not long ago, have been defeated! Being hit head-on, crushed and defeated! Nearly a thousand monsters, almost ten times the number of camp guards, but in the end, none of them could step into our camp—you should know how powerful and terrifying these monsters are, but Now you should also know that these freaks are not invincible!"

This remark made the crowd below a little commotion, and it also made them feel suddenly, this is really simple and simple words, the lords in the original camp are already guessing when the lord will announce the celebration this time. It was an incredible victory. At this time, Gawain's words only gave a real hammer to everything, so an atmosphere of excitement and excitement was brewing in the crowd.

What turned this atmosphere into cheers was Gawain's next words: "To celebrate, after work this afternoon, everyone in the camp can eat broth and white bread! There is also ale from Tanzania Town. !"

Soon, there were several cheers scattered in the crowd - these cheers became the introduction, and finally everyone cheered.

Gawain waved his hand, the crowd gradually quieted down, and then Gawain continued: "Second thing, I would like to thank everyone who contributed while guarding the camp - including my soldiers, Including you."

Gawain stopped deliberately, and the crowd below really became agitated.

Because it was the first time they had heard such a bizarre statement.

The nobles are thanking the commoners, and even the untouchables and serfs - and it's no joke in this formal, serious setting!

Some people started to look at each other because they were confused, while some of the serfs who were standing on the edge of the crowd simply looked around because they didn't think it had anything to do with them.

But they saw a few people walked out under the "escort" of the soldiers, walked all the way to the stage, and stood behind Gawain.

"This land is not only my territory, but also your home. It is not only the lord and the lord's army who guard this land, but also your credit," Gawain said solemnly, saying that in this era it must be regarded as deviant. , bizarre words, "Every one of you has worked hard for the previous defense battle - those 'slag' you burned, the crystals you washed, the wooden boxes you made, the runes you carved, you The herbs you picked, the clothes you washed for the soldiers, the holes you made in the rock walls of the dark mountains, the traps you dug in the mountain roads, all these things protect your own homeland and your own life!"

There was even more commotion in the crowd. At least half of them didn't understand the logic and meaning of Gawain's words for a while, while the other half couldn't believe what they heard, and mixed in the crowd, Amber, who was in charge of shouting 666. At that time, he also forgot what he should do, but stared at Gawain and muttered in his mouth: "Is this guy mentally ill... Doesn't this admit that commoners and nobles have the same value and function..."

After Gawain finished speaking, he ignored the reaction below, but turned sideways and motioned for a few people behind him to come forward.

Except for one of them who was a soldier on the territory, the others were all civilian coolies in rags and thick hands and feet. These people walked to the stage nervously and seemed at a loss: they already knew in advance what the lord would do. , but he didn't know how to react at all, he just moved his limbs stiffly like a rusted golem, for fear of missing an instruction.

The mason Gordon accidentally took half a step longer than the others, and suddenly came to a position almost flush with Gawain. He didn't notice this at first, and only saw the dense crowd below. It was the first time that he was standing in front of so many people, and he was still standing on the stage. This made the muscular old craftsman tremble with his hands and feet. Then he noticed that his position had "overstepped", and his expression became even worse. Big change.

But Gawain just smiled and whispered to the others, "Standing on the line of the mason, this line is for you."

At this time, the people in the audience have already recognized who the people standing above are - there are only 800 people in the camp, and they are all survivors who survived the Cecil disaster. Familiar, even the name of the serf can be called out by everyone.

"That's Mr. Gordon, the mason!" "The one next to him is Hunter? The hunting one?" "Who is that skinny and small?" "It seems to be a serf in the territory, called Holm, in the furnace. Burning scum..." "I know that soldier, his name is Kerim, I heard that yesterday he killed two monsters by himself - all his brothers and sisters had not been able to escape from the territory before... …”

At this moment, Gawain's voice sounded, interrupting the following whispered discussion:

"These people have made great contributions to guarding the camp. They are the best performers in their work. They are the most industrious craftsmen and the bravest citizens. For them, I will fulfill my promise in advance. .

"Homme, Terry, Wacker, you were serfs and slave laborers, and now you are freemen--you will be able to own your own goods and earn your own land and houses with your own hands, But remember, the freedom to work and live is also the freedom to starve and degenerate. Your future life is in your own hands. Don't let this freedom be let down.

"Gordon the mason, Hunter the hunter, Kerim the soldier, you are already freemen, so you will get a piece of newly cultivated land in advance, and you will be the first to get your own residence after the house is built. In addition, Kerim , Because of your extraordinary bravery, Knight Byron intends to guide you, and if you agree, you can start with a knight squire."

The people whose names were read straightened their chests, while Gawain took several copper badges that had been prepared from Hetty's hand next to him and pinned them to the clothes of several people.

This badge is really simple. In fact, the emblem of Cecil's collar is engraved on the flattened copper cake, and the words "Memorial of the First Defense of New Cecil" are written on the back. It was made by working overnight. , everyone including Hetty and Rebecca didn't understand the point of doing these things - because these "copper cakes" were not currency, and Gawain also stated that they could not be used for trading, in other words, these It's all worthless, unless it's melted and sold as a copper nugget.

But Gawain had to do these things.

He pinned these things to several people's clothes and whispered to them, "This is a badge of honor."

This symbol is indeed a bit rudimentary, and he has no time to come up with various expressions such as "Brave Battle Award", "Production Promotion Award", "Outstanding Contribution Award" (not to mention that people in the territory may not understand it. ), but in any case, such an honor system must be established.

This is not only an encouragement to the parties involved, but also a symbolic effect to others.

Although the people standing under the stand couldn't see what the medal looked like, they could clearly feel that they had a sense of yearning and envy for this honor standing on the stage.

Then Gawain announced the third thing: "Third, it's about the army on the territory."