The valley is shaded by green trees, filled with birdsong and the fragrance of flowers. The scenery remains the same, but the people in the valley have changed.
An elderly man, trembling with fear, was carrying silver ore from the open space into a warehouse.
Since he could no longer push the cart, he had to carry each piece by hand.
The people nearby wanted to help, but just as they were about to go over, the guards' voices rang out from not far away.
"Nobody move him. He won't get the black bread until he moves enough ore."
The guards simply carried out orders, because that was what Lord Worthy had said when they arrived.
Everyone who comes here must work; his black bread won't support idlers.
So there are no idle people here; men, women, and children are all working.
If we have to name any idle people, it would be the guards.
Apart from a few guards supervising the work, most of them were resting in the house.
Why are they so relaxed? Because this place is truly a good place, and they have enough confidence to hold it.
They just wanted those damned barbarians to get here soon so they could leave this godforsaken place as quickly as possible.
Yes, the annoying bird calls in this place, both day and night, make them very irritable.
They really didn't want to stay any longer; once they dealt with the barbarians who came to steal their things, they could leave temporarily.
"Coo coo coo".
The annoying bird calls started again, and someone covered their ears; it was so irritating.
But they weren't the only ones annoyed; Elm was also quite annoyed because his bird calls went unanswered.
Yes, Andrew and his team have sneaked up here again, just like before, to check the situation first.
The elm tree looked down at the valley from its high perch, but the people working in the valley did not react to its distinctive bird call.
Clearly, they didn't know the difference in his bird calls, and Elm was somewhat disheartened.
Seeing Elm's expression, Andrew comforted him, "Elm, maybe it's too noisy during the day. Let's try again tonight!"
Elm turned his gaze from the valley to Andrew, who was comforting him. "Well, let's try again tonight."
However, what Yu Mu didn't know as he looked away was that someone suddenly ran out of the mine.
But when the people who ran out listened again, there was no strange bird call outside.
"Have you finished transporting your ore? Don't even think about slacking off. We keep a daily record, and if you don't finish, you won't get any food."
A stern voice came from not far away, but he wasn't telling the truth; they hadn't taken any notes.
They won't just randomly attack these miners anymore. Otherwise, the previous example of Arthas would be a good illustration, and besides, Lord Worthys himself has given instructions.
The people who came out quickly returned to the mine.
"Sister Dingxiang, why did you suddenly run out?" The girl who spoke was dressed in tattered clothes, and her dark face was only marked by her eyes.
At this moment, she was loading ore onto a cart with her rough little hands. Her hands were already rough at the age of sixteen or seventeen, which clearly indicated that this girl's life had never been very good.
"Alice, I heard some strange noises and I wanted to go out and check it out," Dingxiang replied as she entered the mine.
Dingxiang appears to be a very capable woman, with a more robust physique than the average woman, which seems somewhat at odds with her delicate name, "Dingxiang." However, she has a very gentle personality.
"Sister Dingxiang, I didn't hear any strange sounds. I only vaguely heard a lot of birds chirping," the girl Alice replied.
"Did you hear any different bird calls?" Dingxiang asked anxiously. She couldn't imitate the bird calls, but she could tell the difference.
Alice shook her head.