[Chapter 51 Who would surrender if there is no benefit?]

Who would surrender without benefits? Don’t you understand such a basic principle?

David felt that it was not that Gregory didn’t understand, but that he understood too much. This guy ate the benefits given to him!

He laughed and responded a few times. Even though Gregory was dry-mouthed, David didn’t express excitedly as he expected, “It’s my blessing to be favored by the Forrest family!” Instead, he responded with meaningless responses such as “Yeah, that’s right”, which he used very skillfully.

“Is this guy really a civilian from a hunter?” Gregory vaguely felt that he was not facing a village chief from a civilian background, but the old-timers who managed logistics in Iron Tree Fort.

He looked at David again with surprise. No matter how he looked at him, he was just an “ordinary” young man. He thought that he might have thought too much, or that he couldn’t digest such a big surprise all at once? Why not give him some time to think about it?

In fact, David had started to use the skill he had learned in his previous life, “getting by”. He just hated the way of talking in circles, which was like guessing a riddle. It was a waste of time to talk for a long time without getting to the point.

But hating it didn’t mean he couldn’t do it. In the environment of his previous life, anyone with a little work experience would know this skill. After dealing with it casually, he also started to talk in circles, constantly saying things like “Winter Village has recently built a toilet.” “The aquatic products in Winter River are very fertile during this period.” Such meaningless nonsense, he never mentioned Sean Forrester and the family’s recruitment of him.

The two chatted awkwardly for a while, and Gregory finally realized that David was unwilling to accept the recruitment.

After realizing this, Gregory found that there was no way to talk about this matter, so he could only use the excuse that it was getting late and stay at David’s place for one night.

“Of course no problem.”

David called Addis, lent Addis and Alfie’s room to Gregory, and then gave his room to Addis and Alfie.

Although Addis didn’t know David’s “secret”, Addis had seen many of the things Laura brought, so he wouldn’t be surprised to see anything in David’s room.

In addition, Addis’s house retained the original appearance of this world, and there was nothing shameful in it.

After realizing that Gregory was not trustworthy, David would naturally make such an arrangement – in addition, he and Fording would also keep an eye on these people at night.

Nothing happened that night…

At dawn the next day, I don’t know if Gregory had made some big promises to his new master, and now he felt ashamed for not getting things done. His whole spirit seemed very bad. After

trying for a long time, even asking David if he was willing to accept the Forester family’s recruitment, and finally getting a rejection, Gregory left Winter Village with a face full of indignation, and didn’t even buy the potatoes that he had agreed to buy.

“Why not accept it?” After knowing Gregory’s real intention, Addis asked David this question curiously: “Joining a noble family like Forrest, there seems to be nothing wrong with Winter Village, right?”

In Addis’ eyes, the Forrest family has a huge amount of resources. If David becomes a subordinate of the Forrest family, the development of Winter Village will be smoother and faster. Various resources, population, and labor will no longer be a problem that restricts the development of Winter Village.

“At that time, will Winter Village still be my village?” Not to mention that the other party does not value him at all, joining the Forrest family will not get any actual benefits, and there is even a high probability that the other party will take away the actual control of Winter Village.

Just to say that his gold finger is related to his territory, he can’t give up his territory easily. If he becomes a subordinate of the Forrest family, Winter Village becomes the territory of the Forrest family, and the gold finger directly does not recognize Winter Village as his territory and disappears, what should he do? “

But if I refuse directly, it will cause dissatisfaction from the other party, right?” Addis is most worried about this matter. What these nobles want to get, but David clearly stated that he will not give it. What will the other party react?

“I think that the other party’s invitation without any promises shows an attitude.” Fording, who rarely speaks on such matters, rarely expresses his own opinion: “They don’t care how you choose.”

“I think so too.” David believes that the Forrest family thinks that Winter Village is something they can easily obtain, so they don’t want to promise David anything at all – even if the other party gives him a knighthood and guarantees that Winter Village will always be his territory, he will not refuse so straightforwardly.

Now, it can only be said that the Forrest family has never looked at David at all. The benefits they offer may be some money or something, and it is likely that Gregory has eaten it all.

When he expressed his unwillingness, Gregory did not use money to convince him. Maybe Gregory knew the subsequent methods of the Forrest family and knew the Forrest family’s attitude towards David, so he was so greedy and unscrupulous?

“The peaceful life seems to be over.”

David felt that he had chosen the most remote place in the Kingdom of Tilan. There were no other villages and towns within a large distance, so he could play a farming game quietly.

Unfortunately, he still had to compete with others.

“Will the Forresters use force?” Addis was troubled. He just wanted to find a place to live quietly, raise his friend Alfie, and teach him to be an excellent hunter, and then live out the rest of his life with Alfie.

Winter Village was originally a perfect place for retirement, but now trouble has come again.

When the Forrest family occupies Winter Village, he will definitely not be able to continue living here. Maybe he and Alfie will have to find a new place to live.

It’s not that Addis looks down on David. Winter Village has to face the Forrest family, one of the most powerful noble families in Iron Tree Castle. Such a noble family is simply not something that a few “commoners” can contend with.

Unless… Addis looked at Fording not far in front of him, and asked what Laura was busy with recently? Why did he rarely see her recently?

“Laura is busy with something recently, and it will probably take some time for her to come back.”

“This…” Addis actually wanted to ask, can Laura’s family help? But he felt that these words seemed to be unable to be said directly?

“Don’t worry, if the Forrest family really takes action against Winter Village, it won’t be us who are unlucky.” David is not worried that the other party will use force to seize Winter Village. Although there are few people in Winter Village, he is really not afraid of anyone in terms of force.

The real trouble is the encirclement and suppression from other levels. If Forrest uses the power of the family to force Winter Village, even if he still can’t do anything to David, David also lacks the means to counterattack in this regard and can only passively take the beating.

The other party can also cut off the firewood from the bottom, force away the few farmers in Winter Village, so that Winter Village can’t develop at all, and then give the land next to Winter Village to someone, surrounding Winter Village geographically.

In the eyes of normal people, with these means, the destruction of Winter Village is only a matter of time.

They would never think that if that kind of thing really happened, David would fight back with more intense means-including but not limited to bombarding the Forrest family.

Of course, if it really comes to that, don’t think about farming quietly, just change the script “Northern Hegemony”.

Ardis, who didn’t know that David’s thoughts had drifted to bombarding Iron Tree Castle, was still worried about the future of Winter Village. He felt that he couldn’t just wait like this. Even if it was for his own retirement, he had to do something.

“I’m going back to Iron Tree Castle.”

“What are you going back to Iron Tree Castle for?” David knew that although Addis was a well-known old hunter in Iron Tree Castle and had good business skills, he had no power in Iron Tree Castle. At most, he knew a lot of people.

“I’m going to check the situation of this Forrest family.” Addis knew how capable he was: “Don’t worry, I’ve lived in Iron Tree Castle for half my life and I know a lot of people. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to help Aesop find out all kinds of information.”

“Okay, if you want to go…then find out which families are planning to build villages and towns on this plain.” David knew that if Addis just stayed in Winter Village and did nothing, it would only make the old hunter uncomfortable. It would be better to let him go out and move around: “Be safe, coming back safely is more important than anything else.”

“Don’t worry, what I’m best at is saving my life.”

Addis got up and went back to his room to pack his luggage. He didn’t plan to ride a horse this time, as that would be too conspicuous. He didn’t plan to bring anyone with him. He could better protect himself by traveling alone without any worries.

Watching Addis leave, David thought for a moment and thought of the little blacksmith Will Turner. Laura is busy with her own things now. Even if she comes here occasionally, she can’t replenish David’s firepower.

The only one left who can bring things here is Steve, but Steve can’t help him bring various weapons. Will and Fording are the only ones he can count on.

Moreover, he doesn’t want Will to help him “bring weapons”, but wants to ask Will if he knows how to make artillery?

There are many pistols, some shotguns, and some semi-automatic rifles in the village. But there is a lack of heavy firepower. Even if only a few small steel cannons are made, it is better than nothing.

Just when David wanted to find Will, he happened to see Will walking around the village with a woman.

“Will… huh?” David called Will loudly, and the next second he realized something was wrong: “This is… Elizabeth Swan? How did this woman get here?” He

looked at the smiling Will in surprise, bringing Elizabeth to him, and while greeting him, he was also introducing: “This is Elizabeth Swan, and this is David, the village chief of Winter Village.”

(End of this chapter)