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The train passed through city after city, and the cold wind grew fiercer day by day. When it arrived at its destination, Chaotic City, it was already three days into winter, but it had already started snowing heavily outside.
"Pass down the word: everyone should be issued cotton-padded coats and trousers, wear hats, and transfer to buses. They must reach the territory by today!"
Qin Yiyi looked at the weather. She couldn't stay in Chaotic City for another night. Who knew if it would hail tomorrow? But it gets dark especially quickly in winter, and it was already dark.
She called Sid to tell him to turn on the lights and cook dinner that night, and to come and meet the group three kilometers away. She also told him to strengthen security recently.
More than 10,000 new people are being added, which is no joke.
The vehicles traveling from Chaotic City included large trucks, buses, and all sorts of vehicles, all designed to transport these more than 10,000 people back.
Older, who had just gotten off the last train from another route, saw Qin Yiyi.
Let's go together!
Ald felt safer driving behind the main group.
Qin Yiyi ignored him. Going back to reorganize the elves was the most important thing right now. Ald had his own butler and bodyguards, and he was no longer the miserly person he used to be, so no one should try to assassinate him on the way.
She held a walkie-talkie, the simplest and most practical way to command the entire convoy.
From the Eternal City to Chaos City, it was like coming from the future to the wasteland. Now she knows that the wasteland is a name only low-end cities have. There is no signal here, a car is a luxury, and these walkie-talkies are precious gadgets.
"We will arrive at the territory in two hours. Please get ready!"
Half-elves are much more particular than slaves. Even in sardine-can-like trains, they line up to use the restroom and keep it clean and tidy. They would never urinate on the ground outside on a freight train.
Both male and female half-elves are of significantly higher caliber.
This is what makes Qin Yiyi very gratified, because it means she doesn't have to spend more time explaining personal hygiene issues.
The half-elf in the carriage, however, was very uneasy and couldn't help but whisper among himself.
“I’m very worried about where we’ve arrived. It’s a territory that even trains can’t reach directly, and we have to transfer to freight trains to get there.”
They worry about not having enough to eat in the future, and life is even more difficult than in the Eternal City.
“Since we’re already here, let’s go take a look. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll leave! Even if this territory is small, the lord must be quite capable to be a guest of the Duke. This territory shouldn’t be too bad.”
“That’s right. Many city lords can’t get the Duke’s Bauhinia Token. This guy actually used the Bauhinia Token to negotiate with the Duke. Just for that, his territory can’t be that bad.”
"Apart from the four pillar cities of the empire, the other cities are more or less dirty and chaotic. I can't believe what the situation is like inside the territory. But the only thing to be thankful for is that we will no longer be discriminated against. Didn't you notice? When we changed from freight trucks to buses, those people were very surprised by our half-elf identity, but that was all. They didn't look at us strangely at all. After taking the money, they urged us to get on the bus. They didn't look us up and down like elves do! And they didn't show any disdain in their eyes."
Even though they did so much dirty, tiring, and hard work, in the eyes of the elves it was nothing more than what they were supposed to do, and they looked down on their status as people from the lower class. But this was not the case here.
"That's right. No matter what, at least the people here don't discriminate against us. Even if life is tough and we're physically tired, it's okay. Mental hardship is what's truly unbearable!"
Everyone was convinced by this explanation, and they comforted themselves that even if the territory's environment, food, and housing were poor, it didn't matter. As long as they worked hard, there was hope for everything, unlike the Eternal City where there was no light to be seen.
Upon receiving Qin Yiyi's message, Qin Ling and Xide immediately notified the slaves.
"The lord has returned with over ten thousand half-elves. Tonight is definitely not going to be a restful night, and tomorrow will be very busy as we need to arrange accommodation and work for over ten thousand elves. The lord said that after we finish today and tomorrow, he will give everyone two days off!"
Qin Yiyi had given prior notice that she was bringing back more than 10,000 elves, and the houses were already prepared.
First of all, tents are definitely not a good idea. Nobody sleeps in tents in winter; everyone moves into apartment buildings. This is because there's a risk of earthquakes during the sandstorms here, so buildings are generally no more than three stories high. However, these three-story buildings have been converted into apartment buildings, with individual rooms. Each floor is shaped like an arc, with a total of fifty units, and each unit can house a family. That's one hundred and fifty units across three floors.
Such a building meant that there was definitely not enough time to build dozens of buildings to live in immediately. Fortunately, the pangolin clan had helped beforehand. The current buildings extend from the ground, creating a solid prototype of an underground city, with three floors above ground and three floors below. Even so, dozens of buildings would be needed to house the entire territory. Therefore, after taking a count of everyone, girls living alone would live together, boys would live together, and families with elderly people or children would be allocated only one room. With the existing rooms, it would be barely possible to divide the space.
Whether it's above ground or underground depends entirely on drawing lots, or only those who have made great contributions can choose freely.
An hour before the elves arrived.
The territory already smelled delicious.
Qin Yiyi had been gone for a little over ten days, and the people in the territory hadn't had a moment's rest except when they were sleeping.
The pork was made into cured pork and sausages, and the more it was cured, the longer it could be stored.
The huge iron pot was placed on the earthen stove, which was only used for group banquets.
"We don't have enough pots, let's go borrow some from each household! We'll make some fried rice later to fill everyone's stomachs. The lord said to use low-pollution rice. Go, someone go wash the sausages and cured meat. A new batch of eggs is ready, so bring out some vegetables too. The lord said this is the first meal for this half-elf family, so they need to eat well!"
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