Chapter 172 Alice's Attention

Thomas was very happy today. He thought the sales of ice cream were already very popular, but he didn't expect that the sales of this ice cube would be truly hot.

The entire square was packed with people, with no empty space to be seen. If it weren't for the hundreds of city guards maintaining order, an accident would have surely occurred.

"Line up, come one by one, there's plenty of ice, don't worry!"

Thomas shouted to the crowd while collecting the money. The team had arranged three people to be in charge of sales. In addition to Johnny and Yura, there was also a serf. Yura was responsible for selling ice cubes to the wealthy businessmen, with a starting price of 1 silver coin, while Johnny was responsible for selling ice cubes with juice flavor for 2 copper coins per piece, and the other serf was responsible for selling pure ice cubes without any flavor for 1 copper coin per piece.

Originally, Thomas thought that the people with the greatest purchasing power for ice cubes were the wealthy businessmen and minor nobles, but he did not expect that all three sales windows were packed, especially the common people who came to buy ice cubes in an endless stream, and a long queue had formed.

Behind Thomas there were already five clay pots filled with copper coins and one clay pot of silver coins. Thomas had no time to calculate how much money he had received. He just mechanically took the money from Yura and others and threw it into the clay pots.

"Ibby, tell them to bring the ice over here quickly, I'm running out of ice!"

At this moment, Johnny shouted to a guard who was guarding the pottery jar containing the payment. Johnny was no longer timid, and under Thomas's guidance, he became more capable.

"I've just gone to urge it. Mainly because the juice needs to be squeezed, so it will take some time, but it should be ready soon!"

The guard named Ibi also looked helpless. There were a total of 7 guards following Thomas' convoy, but because ice was selling so well today, the speed of making ice with only two serfs could not keep up with the sales speed, so 4 guards had been sent to make ice, while he and the other two guards were here to protect the safety of the payment. However, they were still needed to help carry the ice when it was needed.

As for the order at the scene, fortunately, there were the guards from the South District to help, otherwise, with just the three of them, they would probably be lucky not to lose the payment for the goods.

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"Sir, Lord Gervis's caravan is selling ice at the square in the South District today. I heard the price is low. Thousands of people have gathered there, and many more are on their way."

In the Rose Castle, Lina was reporting to Alice. Ever since Thomas came to the castle to meet Alice two days ago, Alice has been paying attention to Gervis's convoy and ordered Lina to report their situation in the city every day. In the past two days, Lina reported to Alice every day about the situation of Thomas and others.

"Well, I didn't expect Gervis to be so lucky to get a golden elf bug. I also happened to have read in a book that the minerals in that space can be used to make ice!"

Alice nodded slightly. She was no longer surprised that Gervase's caravan caused such a sensation in Winterfell, because that was ice cream and ice cubes.

To be honest, she still wanted to eat the smooth and unique-tasting ice cream, but there were only five cans of ice cream that Gervis gave her, and she had already eaten three of them, so the other two were kept in the ice cellar, and Alice planned to savor them slowly.

"Yes, sir, it's really amazing. I watched the ice-making process carefully that night. It's true that you just need to put the white stuff into water and wait for two hours for it to turn into ice!"

Speaking of saltpeter, Lina's eyes lit up and her tone was full of surprise. At first, she didn't believe Thomas when he said that Gervis could make ice.

However, the caravan was left in the castle that night and stayed in the wooden house in the front yard. That night, Thomas invited Lina to watch the ice-making process. Under Lina's gaze, Thomas and his servants really made ice, and there were ice cubes of different flavors. After seeing it with her own eyes, Lina had to believe that Gervis really knew the fact of making ice.

"Are there enough guards over there? Don't let anything unexpected happen!"

"Sir, the deputy commander has already sent over 100 city guards to maintain order, so there shouldn't be any problems!"

Lina answered immediately.

"Well, in that case, let them continue to sell there. Gervis's territory is invaded by orcs every year, and I guess he can't afford to buy a shop in Winterfell for a while!"

Alice was a little annoyed with Gervis at first, but as time went by, she had forgotten about Gervis. If he hadn't sent her things twice, she felt that she and Gervis were complete strangers.

As the saying goes, one should be grateful for what one has received, and one should be grateful for what one has received. Since Alice had eaten the monster meat and ice cream sent by Gervis, she tacitly agreed that the caravan had violated the rules of Winterfell.

This was actually because Gervis took advantage of the fact that he was married to Alice. If any other caravan dared to do this, they would have been impeached by countless jealous nobles. I guess the letters of complaint would fill up Alice's desk.

Precisely because Gervis and Alice were husband and wife, Gervis could do whatever he wanted in his own backyard, and no one dared to say anything against him, so Alice went along with it and helped Gervis. After all, Storm Territory was remote and sparsely populated, and Alice had done a thorough investigation before choosing a husband.

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Gervase was unaware of everything that was happening in Winterfell. He was currently at the stables training war horses with his guards.

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Gervis had said before that as long as the orcs were defeated, all the guards would get a warhorse of their own. Today, Gervis fulfilled his promise and led everyone to the stable amid the guards' excitement.

In addition to the personal guards, there is also Audrey. As one of Gervis' earliest guards, Gervis also plans to let him tame a warhorse. As for Laurie, he will also have his share when he returns.

The two guards who were injured in the battle two days ago were also present. Thanks to the super defensive power of the mithril equipment, the guard who was knocked unconscious by the meteor hammer woke up on the same day and was able to move freely. However, the guard who was burned by the electric arc was in a worse condition and his hands were still wrapped in thick cloth.

This personal guard was unable to tame his own horse today, and Gervis did it for him. Gervis originally wanted to wait for the personal guard's hand injury to heal in two days before letting him tame the warhorse himself, but he did not expect that this personal guard knelt down on the spot and asked Gervis to help him tame one.

Gervis understood then that a warhorse was a godsend for these guards, a coveted piece of equipment, just like men on Earth's yearning for sports cars. Although these guards did not know that these wild horses were top-notch warhorses, even ordinary horses were what they pursued, just like Audrey's fantasy at the castle gate a few days ago, not to mention these serf guards who had just become guards not long ago.

The guards had proven their bravery and were willing to work for him, so Gervis would certainly not refuse such a small request. He agreed to the request in the face of the guard's grateful expression, so that he wouldn't have to worry about losing the opportunity.

(End of this chapter)