Ed is finally back. It feels so good to be back. He can finally get a good night's sleep.
Ed felt he was still young and shouldn't be having such feelings.
Young people should consider the world as their home, and when they grow old, they should return to their roots – that is the true meaning of life.
No, that was a thought he had a long time ago. Now, he just wants to live in a secluded place.
The following day, the main figures of the territory arrived in the castle hall.
"Marcus, how's spring planting going?" Food was a big deal, so Ed asked the butler first.
"My master, the farming was carried out according to your methods, and everything is normal and there are no problems. Also, congratulations on your safe return." Marcus remained as respectful as ever.
"Yes, you did a good job. Once you have iron farm tools, you can start cultivating some wasteland. After the wasteland is cultivated, some small farm tools can be exchanged for food and become personal property. Large farm tools still belong to the territory."
Everyone was taken aback; this change was quite significant!
"Furthermore, all livestock must be fed in the rabbit hutch. Villagers can only raise chickens and geese. If chickens and geese belong to a territory, they will be distributed equally among everyone. From now on, chickens and geese will be personal property."
Everyone was taken aback again. What was the lord going to do? But for most people, this was a good thing!
"Marcus, remember this: go to the village tomorrow and post the notice. Fir Tree and the others have been here for more than half a year. From now on, they will be the same as everyone else."
"Yes, my master."
"Roderick, how's the house coming along?" Ed asked the carpenter.
"My lord, the houses are being demolished and rebuilt one by one, which may take some time. However, while we were quarrying stones, someone suggested building a statue for you, and I have already agreed on your behalf. I hope you can understand."
This time it was Ed's turn to be stunned. What? Build a statue? And he even agreed on my behalf? I don't understand a thing! Why would I build a statue for no reason?
"No, I don't really understand. Why build a statue all of a sudden? Stone isn't so easy to dig up."
"My lord, it's like this. My apprentice, Sophia, painted a portrait of you, and everyone was very satisfied with it, so we decided to keep it permanently," Gisela quickly explained.
"Oh, Sophia, I didn't know she could draw. What an amazing girl." Ed wanted to see how Sophia had drawn him, to see if she could make everyone happy.
"It won't look like black bread, will it?" Ed thought uncertainly, since everyone would be satisfied with only black bread.
"By the way, where is she? I haven't seen her." Ed asked Gisela.
"My lord, she enjoys studying prescriptions and medicines, so she's not here."
"Yes, tell her that staying in the room for too long is not good, and that she should go out and see more of the world. She might encounter a lot of interesting things."
"Yes, my lord, I will speak to her."
"And has everyone's itching improved? I didn't encounter any sulfur on this trip."
"It's all better now, thank you so much. You've reduced everyone's suffering. I've already written something about the bug so everyone knows it was just an annoying bug tormenting them, nothing else. And this annoying bug can be killed, so if we're careful, we won't get these diseases again."
Wow, Ed really wanted to applaud this doctor.
"Gisella, very good. It's just some annoying bugs causing trouble. Explain this to everyone."
"Is there anything else, everyone?" Ed looked around.
At this moment, Andrew stood up and said:
"My lord, there is a severe shortage of manpower in Crimson Iron Village."