Chapter 357 Public Security Issues

In the third week of the month of recovery, Cecil received a small amount of rain.

Norris, the agricultural supervisor, stood in front of the farmland that had just been leveled, watching the farmers busy in the fields-they were carrying metal boxes similar in shape to those combat soldiers' combat backpacks, with iron pipes and pressure on the metal boxes. The rods are connected, and as the user presses those rods, the nozzles at the front end of the iron pipe can spray the liquid evenly and in large quantities.

That is the "sprinkler" newly manufactured by the third workshop of the Machinery Manufacturing Institute this spring. It is said to be a new thing invented by Miss Rebecca. There is no magic device inside it. Can learn to use. Using this sprayer, a farmer can do the work of several people in a single day, and its function is simple, to quickly and efficiently spread the alchemy potion to the field.

The mist sprayed from the sprinkler glows with a slight blue-green radiance in the sun. These magical mists act quickly when they come into contact with the ground, soaking the soil and breaking down the plant debris in the soil. The harmful magic power accumulated in the soil is released - the plant will continuously enrich a specific type of magic power or element in its root system during the growth process. It is common sense that all farmers have, and there are usually only two ways to deal with it, either fallow and rotate crops, and spend two or three years of fallow in exchange for rebalancing the magic and fertility of the land, or use Druids. Potions or Abundance Magic to adjust the land.

The former wastes time and land, while the latter is expensive and hard to find.

But in Cecil Land, nothing is a problem.

The commissioning of the alchemy factory has brought an incredible supply of alchemy potions to this land. Under normal circumstances, agricultural growth promoters and earth rejuvenation potions, which are always in short supply, are directly and quantitatively distributed by the Government Affairs Office to each farmer. That's why spring ploughing farmers can use devices such as "sprayers" that are so terribly efficient to spray precious alchemy potions, so that every inch of land can be adequately maintained.

Seeing those medicinal mists soaking the land little by little, making the whole farmland float with a faint magical glow, Norris himself even had a feeling that he finally tasted the rain after being thirsty for a long time. He knew that after the land was adequately maintained How much grain can be grown, and these grains are the lifeblood of people - all this should be thanks to the efforts of the lord and the smart people in various research institutes in the territory.

So what will those smart people come up with in the future that unexpectedly can change the entire territory?

It is located in the Government Affairs Office in the central area of ​​the territory.

Gawain met Hetty who had just completed the latest demographics.

"We have welcomed the 30,000th settler in the territory," the beautiful lady reported the good news excitedly when she saw Gawain, "On the cargo ship that arrived at the Whitewater River pier this morning, there was a A batch of farmers from the western region have completed the registration, and they have already reported to the buffer camp."

When he was in the government affairs hall, Hetty usually wore a plain black dress and had her hair up. Looking at her like this, the words "workplace elite" could not help but pop up in Gawain's mind. Hearing the other party's report, he couldn't help showing a smile: "It seems that the Xicheng District, which has just been expanded in winter, will soon become lively."

"Yes, this is all thanks to the news we actively disseminated last year, and the results of the caravan activities," Heidi said happily, but then she frowned slightly, "but recently There are some problems... As the population of the main urban area increases, especially from various regions, fights occur from time to time. Although the newly established security team is actively dealing with it, the order has not been affected, but It's a bad trend..."

When the territory was just established, the security in the camp was maintained by the soldiers, but after the initial development of the territory, after the original camp became a town settlement, Gawain established a "security team" separate from the army to Specially responsible for maintaining order in the territory and dealing with public security issues within the territory, the knight apprentice named "Krim" accepted by Byron was the first sheriff of the security team.

So far, this security team, which is independent of the military system and is directly responsible to the Government Affairs Department, has done a good job, but it is clear that the root cause of the recent problems in the territory is not just as simple as "there are more people fighting".

Hearing the contents of Hetty's report, Gawain showed no surprise on his face. In fact, he had already heard about the recent rise in brawls in the territory - the reporter was Amber.

"I know this," he nodded to Hetty, "Amber told me about it three days ago."

"Amber..." Heidi looked surprised, "Is she still doing business?"

"...Occasionally, I do something serious." The corner of Gawain's mouth trembled, and he smiled bitterly in his heart: That half-elf wanders around the territory whenever he has free time every day, going to various departments to eat food or running into the streets and alleys. To make fun of passersby, Gawain said that her behavior was fishing for fish (this statement once aroused Tyre's dissatisfaction), but in fact, Miss Half-elf can really do some serious business - she will take everything she has on the territory. Everything she saw and heard was reported to Gawain. Although in most cases, she just thought it would be interesting to come back to bbc after running wild like this, but Gawain did know a lot of changes in the city in time during the process.

After hearing his ancestor's explanation, Heidi also smiled helplessly: "That guy... well, it's still useful. But ancestors, the issue of public security still needs to be dealt with, although fighting is only a small matter, but this trend Continuing development is problematic.”

Gawain had been thinking about this a few days ago, and now he heard this and asked Hetty a question: "Have you ever thought about how Lingmin spends his free time every day."

"While spending... leisure time?" Heidi was stunned, obviously she hadn't thought about this question, and after thinking about her situation carefully, she answered uncertainly, "I don't know how they did it. , I can only say that in my spare time I usually read magic books or study astrology..."

"Ordinary people don't have this condition," Gawain shook his head with a smile, and then looked at the clock hanging on the wall (because of the existence of mechanics and mechanics, mechanical clocks have long existed in this world), "This way Well, when it's time to rest, you come home with me, and I'll show you something."

Heidi didn't know why, but she followed Gawain home obediently, and what Gawain showed her made her even more confused.

She thought it would be some kind of new magic device, or a new management method that could improve the security situation. These two things were the best things the ancestors were good at, but she didn't expect Gawain to hold a square After the wooden box came over, there were only dozens of chess pieces carved from wood inside.

"This is..." Hetty watched curiously as Gawain took out a piece of parchment with checkered lines drawn on it from the wooden box and spread it on the table, then took out the black and red paper from the box. The colored pieces were placed on the parchment, and finally he couldn't help asking, "What is this?"

"Chess," Gawain pointed to the chair across the table, and motioned Hetty to sit there, "I'll teach you how to play."

"Play? Is this something for play?"

Heidi sat opposite Gawain full of curiosity. She couldn't feel any magic fluctuations from the chess piece, and even the material was just ordinary wood. She really couldn't see the difference between it and her. There was nothing to do with the deteriorating public security reported earlier, but with the utmost trust in Gawain, she still seriously began to listen to Gawain's explanation of the rules of this "game".

The rules of chess are not complicated, even ordinary people with little culture can easily learn it, not to mention Heidi, who is very comprehensible, this lady quickly understood the meanings of these simple pieces - Gao. Wen made a localized "translation" of the chess pieces, calling them "king", "emperor", "guardian", "knight" and so on, so as to facilitate Hetty's understanding.

After figuring out the rules, Hetty tried to play a game with Gawain.

"This... is it a step forward?" She held the pawn marked "Infantry", raised her head and asked Gawain while pushing forward cautiously.

"That's right," Gawain nodded with a smile, "then it's me..."

In less than ten minutes, Hetty's first chess game in his life ended by throwing away his armor.

However, she felt an incredible pleasure from the first game that bumped and failed miserably - these pieces can contain so many changes, and things with such simple rules... Can it be so interesting? !

"Can I do it again... again?" Heidi looked excited and looking forward, looking straight into Gawain's eyes, "I think I don't need your prompt this time!"

"Of course," Gawain rarely saw Heidi appear so relaxed and happy, so he readily agreed, "This time you will place the pieces, and I will teach you."

Ten minutes later, Hetty looked at the "king" who was surrounded by chariots and wizards and had fallen into death, and squeezed his fist unwillingly: "Ancestor, I want to... do it again..."

It wasn't until the sun gradually went down and the sky became dim that Betty walked into the living room and lit the magic spar lamp. The lady who was addicted to chess suddenly reacted. She glanced at the time and then at the chessboard in front of her. Ji Ling sat up straight: "Ah! When I forgot... (click)."

Heidi's shoulder and neck made a loud click, and the second half of her unfinished sentence immediately turned into a scream: "It hurts..."

"I have to do some activity after sitting for a long time," Gao Wen raised his eyelids and glanced at the other party, "What, is chess fun?"

"Okay..." Heidi said subconsciously, but then she finally remembered what the real topic was before, "But does this have anything to do with the deteriorating security of the residents in the territory?"

"Of course," Gawain crossed his chest, "Why do you think they fought and caused trouble?"

Heidi thought hard while rubbing her shoulders and neck: "Because...they are grumpy?"

"There are people who are grumpy, but it is impossible for so many people to be grumpy, and it is even more impossible for everyone to be mild-mannered in the past autumn and winter, but it was only in the spring that they became grumpy," Gawain shook his head, "The real reason is Our territorial people finally have extra energy. They have enough food and clothing, and they don't need to use up all their energy to make a living, but after they are full and warm, they have little entertainment, so fights are of course inevitable. Of course, That's not the whole reason, but it's also an important reason."

"No means of entertainment?" Hetty seemed to be thinking about the issue of "commons' entertainment" for the first time. "But before... and in other territories, why wasn't there such a problem of concentrated fights?"

Gawain glanced at Hetty: "That's because they've never had enough to eat."

Heidi was stunned, and understood Gawain's words vaguely, then she looked at the chess in front of her: "Then do you think that with this game, the security problems in the territory can be solved?"

Gawain's answer this time was more straightforward: "No."

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