Chapter 1618 - 544: Massive Population and the Returning Legion
Chapter 1618: Chapter 544: Massive Population and the Returning Legion
Aside from the Dwarf Clan, there are also Human Clan blacksmiths.
Altogether, there are close to two hundred people.
At this moment, after landing, these blacksmiths and Polar People jumped down from the backs of the Griffins, then stood somewhat awkwardly in place.
Knight Captain Futage stepped forward and respectfully said, "Lord, these are blacksmiths captured by Lady Hilda at that outpost."
"The other Polar People were collected from other outposts."
"Because the number is quite large, I first brought the Griffins and brought all these captives back."
Cao Xing nodded slightly, "Well done, you have worked hard."
The knight respectfully replied, "It was not hard, esteemed Lord!"
"It is our honor to contribute to the territory!"
Including the other knights, they looked at Cao Xing with eyes full of respect and admiration!
Cao Xing first let this group of knights wait aside, then turned his gaze to the hundreds of captives, scanning their panel information.
Without needing to say much about the Polar People, in this world, they are a hardworking race, described as eating one bowl of food but doing the work of ten bowls.
These Polar People are between Level 3 and Level 10, numbering over 150, which is quite good.
As for the blacksmiths next to them, most are of the Human Clan or Dwarf Clan.
Their skin is blackened, or dark yellow, with mottled patterns on it.
This is formed from years of dealing with high temperatures and forge fires.
On these blacksmiths’ panels, they all have the [Forging Mastery] life skill.
There are Basic-level blacksmiths to Advanced-level blacksmiths, and even two expert-level blacksmiths.
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Cao Xing’s face.
These blacksmiths are indeed rare talents!
Currently, his territory’s military strength is growing.
And those soldiers are still wearing the initial equipment they had when first summoned, which has scarcely any protective capacity.
Although relying on Cao Xing’s [Ice Armor Skill], they are already able to increase their armor by thousands of points, equivalent to the bonus of dozens of pieces of armor.
But if these warriors could wear equipment and further enhance their strength, it would be a great thing.
He had this idea before.
However, because at that time, there was only Harold in the territory, his forging tasks were always at full capacity.
Now with so many blacksmiths, this model can be implemented.
Under sufficient resources, combined with the three blueprints he traded for not long ago.
He can batch produce a large number of equipment.
Cao Xing walked over and said, "Everyone, as you see, the Light Church has been eliminated by us."
"In the future, you will no longer have to worry about this church capturing you, nor work for them anymore."
"And now, my territory is in a stage of development, still needing a lot of manpower."
"Are you willing to join my territory?"
In the field, the group of Polar People immediately responded without hesitation, "We are willing!"
They had already seen that every Polar Person in this territory is robust and strong, with an astonishingly powerful aura!
Clearly, those Polar People live very well here.
So, what’s there to hesitate about such a territory? Of course, they would join!
However, the group of blacksmiths, facing Cao Xing’s question, did not immediately respond. Instead, they stood still, appearing somewhat hesitant.
Some blacksmiths seemed to want to speak but stopped, as if they had something to say.
Naturally, Cao Xing noticed this, so he said, "If you have anything to say, feel free to speak."
"Even if you do not wish to join my territory, I will not force you."
Upon hearing this, the group of blacksmiths’ expressions changed slightly.
At the same time, two figures emerged from the crowd.
One was tall, the other short.
One was of the Human Clan, the other of the Dwarf Clan.
Cao Xing glanced at them; both of them have [Expert-level Forging Mastery].
In other words, among the group of blacksmiths, they possess the highest forging skills.
Among them, the Human Clan expert-level blacksmith tentatively asked, "Mighty Lord, we are honored to receive your invitation to join this strong territory."
"We also wish to join your territory and work for you."
"But before that, I would like to represent everyone to ask a question."
Cao Xing gazed at this Human Clan blacksmith.
His name is Hogson, and he appears to be in his forties, with a slight disability in his right foot, making his walk not smooth, looking like an injury from his youth.
Cao Xing said, "Ask away."
The blacksmith named Hogson respectfully said, "We want to know if everyone can have a few days of leave every half-year or year when the work is completed?"
"A few days leave, you want to rest?"
Cao Xing’s eyes showed a flicker of confusion, then he said, "Rest assured, in my territory, excessive labor is not required, and everyone’s work hours each day are not too long."
"After finishing the work during the day, the evening time is yours to be free."
Upon hearing this, the people in the field exchanged looks, appearing somewhat surprised.
However, the blacksmith Hogson still shook his head and said, "Lord, you misunderstood."
"We are not afraid of the work hours being too long or exhausting..."
"We just want some time each year to be able to go back and see our families."
Cao Xing was slightly stunned.
At this time, another Advanced-level blacksmith behind him said, "Esteemed Lord, ever since we were captured by the Light Church, we have been working for them day and night, forging weapons."