Chapter 168： Andrew's Messenger

"My lord, John is willing to forge weapons for you. You don't have to pay too much. You only need to pay as an ordinary blacksmith!"

"Since you say so, it will be paid with the wages of an excellent blacksmith. However, I will re-build a blacksmith shop and a livable house for you in Maiye Village in a while!"

Narant did not force it. Considering that John Blacksmith would be useless even if he took the money, it is better to provide material rewards at the moment.

After explaining the weapons and equipment, Narant returned directly to the castle with three thin rapiers.

In the next few days, everything in the territory was as usual, and it developed according to Narant's plan.

The barbarian guards began to learn to stand and walk under the alternating instruction of Quick and Vivien.

Although the barbarians are not as good as the guards at the time, they can't tell the difference between left and right.

But with Narant's original teaching experience, their progress is visible day by day.

For the time being, Narant doesn't need to worry about the guards.

The second furnace of the brick kiln in the territory was also fired. The bricks obtained this time were the same as the last time, and all of them had reached the qualified use strength.

Under such circumstances, Narant simply made a decision, that is, to suspend the construction of the stone house on the square and let the masons go to build the big brick kiln first.

Narant made this decision because he found that building a house with stone was too expensive and too slow.

Moreover, now that he has blue bricks, he can completely use blue bricks to build a town, which not only costs less, but also speeds up.

Recently, the caravans on the territory have come more and more frequently, because the construction project has not ended, so these caravans cannot be attracted to stay overnight.

Of course, the construction speed of the stone house is slow. In addition to the difficulty of its own craftsmanship, it is also because the number of craftsmen is too small.

After hearing Mario's report, Narant immediately notified the masons and carpenters to choose three teenagers as apprentices.

This notice is mandatory.

However, Narant will also offer compensation.

That is, the quota of three apprentices is full, and the wages of each craftsman can be increased by ten copper coins per day on the original basis.

If these apprentices can officially graduate at that time, there will also be a one-time silver reward.

With such a reward, the craftsmen are also happy to accept it, and they have selected young people they are satisfied with as apprentices.

In the process, Narant asked Catherine to go back and ask John if he could hire an apprentice or two blacksmiths too.

John did not refuse after knowing it, but he made a request, that is, he only wanted to recruit barbarian apprentices.

Narant felt that John was already full of resistance to the existence of the apprentice because of what Catherine was reported to.

However, for his own sake, he did not refuse.

And let the barbarian become an apprentice, this is because although the barbarian looks fierce and savage on the surface, he is actually simple and honest in his heart, and he does not have so much scheming, so he put forward this condition.

In this regard, Narant of course fully agreed, he wanted a blacksmith, whether it was an ordinary serf or a barbarian, it didn't matter.

And the barbarian also has an advantage, that is, it is powerful, which can also be said to be specially born for the craft of blacksmithing.

In addition to the development of Maiye Village, the recent sea catching movement in Lucky Village is also in full swing.

Thanks to the fact that marine resources have not been over-exploited, these days, large crabs and large oysters are continuously produced and sent to the castle.

However, in this way, the castle side is somewhat indigestible.

But crabs can't be made into dried crabs, and dried oysters from oysters are meaningless.

So Narant asked Chef Rose to bring two apprentices, who were chosen from among the girls in the lucky village.

Selected to follow her to learn cooking, once a caravan came to Maiye Village, let the two girls go to Maiye Village in person to bake oysters for sale.

Such a move was welcomed by the caravans, and of course, the villagers in Maiye Village were also welcome, because the grilled oysters were so delicious.

Although the price of a grilled oyster also requires two copper plates, whether it is the caravan who came to the storm after all the hard work, or the people who have temporarily escaped poverty, they are very happy to spend a little money to taste this unprecedented deliciousness. .

"My lord! A messenger came from outside the castle. He said it was sent by Lord Andrew!"

This morning, Narant was practicing vindictiveness, and Thomas came to the back garden to report.

"The messenger sent by my father? Let him wait for me in the hall!" Narant stopped practicing after hearing the words.

Under the service of the personal maid Lilia, he washed a little before entering the inner castle.

However, before entering the inner fort, there was a strong smell of sulfur.

Of course, Narant has long known the smell of sulphur, because now the repair work of the castle has started.

According to Thomas, every corner of the castle, including storage rooms, basements, etc., was thoroughly cleaned before the repairs.

And sulfur is the best way to get rid of some insects and ants in the dark corners of this world.

Speaking of which, before this deworming, there is a small episode.

That is, the day before yesterday, Narant was quite excited after knowing that there was still sulfur in this world, and asked Thomas if he had saltpeter.

As a traveler, things like gunpowder are a commonplace.

But the answer I got from Thomas was that Thomas didn't even know what saltpeter was.

This turned Narant's joy into disappointment. Fortunately, this world is an extraordinary fantasy world, so even if there is gunpowder, it is only the icing on the cake for him, a traveler, and Narant forgot about the gunpowder. .

Holding his nose all the way to the hall, a messenger was already waiting in the hall at this time.

"Crow has seen Master Narant!"

"It turned out to be Captain Crow, but I didn't expect your father to send you here!" When Narant saw who was coming, he found that he was also an acquaintance, one of the captains of his father's guards.

Narant had followed the captain of the guard to practice swordsmanship.

"Master Narant, you have changed so much!" As someone who was fairly familiar with Narant, Crow also noticed Narant's change for the first time.

In the past, Narant was notoriously cowardly among the three brothers and sisters, and walked slowly and timidly.

But now he walks with a steady pace and an extraordinary bearing, and his confident and genial smile is completely different from before.

"Captain Crowe, people can grow, and a difficult environment can speed up a person's temperament! So, I'm grown up now!" Narant nodded with a smile and gave a reasonable answer.

"Captain Crowe, let's sit down and talk!"

"Master Narant is right, I believe that you will be very happy after seeing you in person!" Crow nodded earnestly, and sat on the side stool at Narant's invitation.

Then he continued: "Master Narant, this is the letter that your lord asked me to bring to you this time!"

Crow took out a letter directly from his arms.

Narant took the letter, confirmed that the seal of the varnish was intact, and then tore it open to check it.

"That Sir Wallard would pay me a shop?"