Chapter 154 - Letter to the King!

The Willson brothers spared no second, they all lined up to sign this Contract with much enthusiasm. They are the three leaders of this little revolution, no one in town would oppose them. If it wasn't for them, they would still be ruled by the ill.u.s.tratian Alliance now. Considering that, why would anyone oppose them? The offers seem great, but the rules are very strict. The rules of course are just security measures. And a trick to imply order in this town. When the ill.u.s.tratios ruled this little farming town, they likely forced order upon these Ignites. But of course it was one sided, working only to the ill.u.s.tratios advantage. Now it will work for both.

All three of them signed the Contract, neatly as they were taught. Thankfully they were fast learners. Otherwise Delrus would have to wait ages for them, it isn't really nice to wait in this Blistering cold. Eert was the last to sign. When he did, he gently handed the Parchment to Guard Commander Delrus Aze. This contract is very valuable and Eert likely didn't want to damage it. He carried it like he would carry a child.

The deed is done, the Contract is signed. Now all Delrus had to do was send a Message to King Zar, with of course this Contract attached to it as well and the other little letter containing statistics. That letter would be handed to the governors as soon as it reaches King Zar. It's a valuable piece of information, because with it they know what measures to take. This town sure needs a lot more resources for a start. But Delrus was mostly excited about the itch for literature. These people really want to learn, or at least these three.

"In the meantime, you can help the Platoon with the tasks they have. The town will be a little bit out of order until the Governors arrive." Told Delrus as he walked towards a Waggon. There at least he will have a small little legless table so he can write more neatly. Plus there are more Parchments and ink there. The Willson Brothers already used all of that ink.

Entering his Wagon, he reached for a small metallic bottle, containing ink. It was plugged with a small neatly crafted piece of wood since having the bottle open while they are travelling, would be a bad idea. The Wagon could turn into a mess. Imagine if the ink reached the Contract! Thankfully he had several of these bottles stuffed in a bag too. You never know how much you might need here with the closest place to get more, being 100 Kilometers away.

Quills however were easier to get. Especially at Winter when Chickens reach down for towns or Kingdoms, dropping feathers here and there. But in summer, other birds drop feathers which of course are great to use as quills. Pigeon Feathers are usually preferred by most, since it fits the hand better.

The Wagon's inside structure was simple. Since it wasn't built to carry Cargo but people instead, it only had two bench like sitting areas with comfortable fur on them. One in front, and one on the back. In the middle, it had a small legless table. It stood rather firm through travel since it was nailed to the foundation. For a week, he called this small Wagon his home.

"Alright now i should write this letter." Taking the statistics he wrote a bit earlier based on what the Willson Brothers told. It will be the base of what he will request for Bale Town.

"King Zar. I'm proud to tell you that I managed to convince the three Revolution Leaders to sign the Contract, Bale Town shall have Governors for a year now. but as suspected, the town will need a lot of effort in order to become an independent domain. If you look at the letter attached with this message, you will see that Bale Town has roughly 160 people able to work, the rest are either Elderlies or Children. Most of the capable townsfolk are either Lumberjacks, Level 2(Warrior) Swordsmen and Clay Sculptures, half of them are farmers and some who have other skills, do farming to. The housing here is also a problem. When I got an overall look at the houses here, I noticed that most of them are damaged, crumbling. I doubt that any of them have a stone foundation. Considering that, we won't need any StoneMasons for now here since they are used to it, I know how much Pameres Kingdom needs them considering that the second wall didn't even start construction yet. We need at least 10 Construction workers up here, it's a reasonable amount to borrow considering that 250 people here are battling the blistering February cold. Furthermore, with a lot of people here being farmers, we can teach them to be Construction Workers as well, but we need better construction tools as a start. And with so many lumberjacks capable to bring wood here, we need tools to turn that wood into planks. It would be a huge advantage. Please take it into consideration that the food is scarce to. The ill.u.s.tratian Alliance barely left them with anything to eat after the Harvest season. Because they send most of the crops at some other Domain. Considering that there technically are 350 people up here now, we need more food until we set a stable supply. Since Pameres Kingdom doesn't have many hunters itself, we just need more proper hunting tools. I'm certain that they hunt from scratch here. There are no Blacksmiths here either, I have a thought that if we train Blacksmiths here, we will be able to take on bigger orders in the future if we provide these people with the Iron to work on. Last but not least, the Three leaders have an itch for education. I helped them sign the Contract, and they learned the letters almost instantly. I have plans to teach them more, but you might have better plans for them now that you know this Information. The town has 25 Clay Sculptors too, it can prove rather useful for your ale project, and bring some profit up here too. That's all to tell from these parts for now, I hope you will take the requests into consideration and I hope to see the Governing party down here soon. I didn't hear about a Governing party before, so I'm eager to know who you've picked for the responsibility. Delrus Aze."

After he finished the letter, he went outside of the Wagon and called for a Messenger. There are many Guards with Horses in this Platoon. It's easy to deliver the message under 3 days even though the distance is 100km away. A Horse can travel around 30 kilometers a day, some more. But the message can be delivered in 3 days. It is certain unless misfortune falls upon the messenger.

Now all they had to do was put some work here and there until the second wave of help arrives. What else would the Platoon do with their time considering their shorter training schedule?