"My lord, it's unbelievable. The speed these peasants… no, our people are capable of…"
As the second-in-command of construction in the Affleck Domain, Gerard felt the changes to the territory more keenly than anyone.
He had never imagined such a scene. Peasants were supposed to be the very definition of lazy, yet now these people were actually scrambling over each other to work. It was truly incredible.
Robson just smiled, having no intention of explaining. Even if he did, Gerard likely wouldn't grasp the finer points.
The peasants' previous laziness was partly due to the system and partly because they were genuinely in poor physical condition.
'Under Lord Robson, the men are all strapping young lads. Naturally, their speed can't be compared to before.'
'Of course, the system was still the main reason.'
