He brought a large group of people with him when he came, but only took McCann with him when he left.

Although it seems that there will be no new conflicts between Gray Earth Village and the Black Collar Tribe in the near future, if a war breaks out between Shanlin Town and Sen Territory in the future, it will most likely take place in this place.

Therefore, keeping the knights here to live and familiarize themselves with the environment in this area will be very beneficial for future actions.

Although Redal was resting these days, he just didn't use his sword or any other weapon. He didn't stop doing some daily affairs.

For example, he discussed training plans with McKen, screened and eliminated unqualified militiamen, commanded the construction of watchtowers and several scout camps at the border, and formed a team of knight hunters to sweep the Gray Earth Village and its surrounding mountains and forests.

Seeing that the defense here was arranged in an orderly manner by Redal, Roning naturally felt very confident in handing over the front line of Huitu Village to Redal.

He couldn't help but recall that when he summoned the other party, the other party said that he was the commander of the Flame Expedition.

Now it seems that although Redal's memory is incomplete, his talent as a commander has gradually been revealed.

After returning to Shanlin Town, Roning immediately found the political officer Wilson and asked him to cooperate with McKen to select sixty-four soldiers to form a complete knight team.

After dealing with this matter, the only things he needed to focus on were iron smelting and kiln construction, and oh, yes, daily dog ​​training.

The black tiger grows very fast. In just over ten days, it has grown to 30 centimeters in size and looks like a puppy.

Perhaps it was because the little guy had been hanging out with the captured dogs in recent days. When Roning made a few "lick, lick" sounds, the little guy came running over like the other dogs, wagging his tail.

Sure enough, environment is the best way to change a person, no, a dog.

However, Roning also knew that raising a black tiger with a dog could only train its obedience. After all, the black tiger was a magical beast and could not be really treated as a dog. Targeted training was still needed.

Now Irene has to prepare lessons every day. She will take an hour in the evening to teach David, Bella and others how to read and write. Roning needs to take on some training tasks.

He planned to wait until the black tiger grew a little bigger and then take it to Wushan to wander around and hunt some small animals.

The temperature gradually drops. After entering December, the daytime temperature is at most a few degrees, and it will drop to zero degrees at night. According to past experience, Shanlin Town will soon usher in a snowfall.

In order to survive the winter, farmers have stopped reclaiming wasteland and are spending most of their time repairing houses to protect them from wind and snow, while also storing enough firewood and wild vegetables for the winter.

In the past, this time of year would be a busy season, with the people having to pay money, food or labor to buy the right to cut down trees from the government officials. Each tree they obtained had to come at a price.

Some people don't have any of these three things and can only sneak around to pick up some dry branches.

But a few dry branches cannot solve the problem, so every year people have frozen to death due to the cold.

But now it is different, Ronin has opened up its policy on cutting down trees.

As long as they are within the range designated by him, the people of the territory do not have to pay any price for cutting down trees.

This is a great thing for all the people in the territory.

Therefore, families with able-bodied men basically spend their time in the mountains except for spending the night at home.

Even if they had to chisel away at the trees one by one with stones, they would get one or two trees back before dark.

Although it was hard work, they praised the lord's policy while working.

It is actually nothing but a win-win situation.

Roning used their enthusiasm to speed up the process of clearing obstacles and opening up the roads to the outside world and the three northern villages.

"My Lord, as you requested, I have converted the open kiln into a sealed one."

On December 5th, Jim the potter brought a happy event: the transformation of the kiln was completed.

Luo Ning stood with his hands behind his back, looking up and down and left and right at the two-meter-high kiln room in front of him. Although it was only a first version, it was somewhat similar to the appearance he remembered.

Moreover, the independent kiln chamber, air duct, fire channel and other structures he required were all available, but the construction materials were a bit poor and refractory bricks were not made.

"Good. Now that we have all the materials and the site, we can try to fire the first kiln."

Recently, we have completed the steps of refining the clay, trimming the blanks, and drying the blanks.

A large amount of feldspar needed to make clear glaze has also been excavated. After cleaning and grinding, it has now become powder. It only needs to be made into a slurry before it can be glazed.

Roning is very much looking forward to it.

But obviously we won’t be able to see the results today, as the glaze still needs to dry and take a few more days to prepare.

The kiln here is almost ready, and the next key point is the blast furnace for iron smelting.

The construction of the newly built blacksmith shop is also in full swing. Roning has drawn up a simple blueprint of its internal structure, and it will be much more targeted in construction than a kiln for firing porcelain.

However, compared with the kiln, the blast furnace for iron smelting needs to be combined with a larger blower, and the separation of molten iron and slag at the bottom also requires some design, so the overall complexity is much higher.

Luo Ning took the opportunity to inspect the construction of the new blacksmith shop. He was satisfied with the progress and believed that by the beginning of next spring, there would be considerable gains.

"grown ups!"

On the way back to the castle, Roning met Wilson who had rushed back from Qingzhu Village, followed by three newly recruited cavalrymen who were able to ride horses.

"It's Wilson. What's the situation over there?" Roning asked.

In the second half of November, Wilson took the village chiefs and team leaders of Shanlin Town to Qingzhu, Ziguo and Huitu villages.

"This time we went there mainly to check on the winter preparations in these three places."

"Your kindness to the people in your territory has ensured that their homes have enough firewood and food, so they should have no problem getting through the winter."

"I have also conveyed your order to the commander, Knight Horn, and Chief Celis. No one in the territory is allowed to freeze to death or starve to death due to the cold."

Roning nodded. Wilson was indeed becoming more and more like a "boss", with his enthusiasm and initiative greatly improved.

He was just about to give some praise when he suddenly felt a chill on the tip of his nose, and discovered that snowflakes had begun to float in the air without him noticing.

“It’s snowing!”

This was his first winter after traveling through time, and the first snow he saw.

"Everyone has worked hard. Come back to the castle with me."

At the same time, outside the Gray Earth Village.

Rydar brought Babblin, Tom and others to the border to have an end-of-year showdown with Joffrey, the former leader of the Black Collar tribe.

Originally, Redal had no interest in this inexplicable challenge, but the other party had been mocking, scolding and provoking the sentinels and scouts for several days in a row.

With the mentality of teaching his opponent a lesson, he took action.

Redal originally thought that Joffrey's strength was average and he would not be able to last more than a few rounds against him, but he found that the opponent's level was not low. He should also be a high-level peak knight, and he was only one step away from reaching the bronze level.

However, under Rydal's fierce attack, Joffrey was quickly defeated by the quick sword.

"Tell me, why have you invited me out for so many days in a row? Why is it?" Rydal pointed his sword at Joffrey who was lying on the ground.

"Hey, you're really strong!"

Joffrey wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Baron Rayson asked me to tell you that as long as you are willing to follow him, he will not only not pursue the previous things, but on the contrary, he will also give you a manor, servants, beauties, mounts, etc., which is a hundred times better than your current treatment!"

"oh?"

Riedal was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the person who had been clamoring for so many days to lure him out was actually trying to recruit him for Baron Leisen.

Joffrey dropped the sword in his hand, sat on the ground, and continued in a low voice:

"Ronin is just a small baron trapped in this mountain. It is difficult for him to get out of here. And I heard that his qualifications are very poor. It is estimated that he can only be a high-level knight in his lifetime. You are very powerful and talented. Following him will only bury your talents."

"Do you want to be trapped in this forest forever? Don't you want to get rid of your commoner status and become a noble?"

He looked at Ridar seriously, his eyes revealing a sense of cherishing talent, "You will have no future if you follow Ronin. At most, he can confer you the title of Honorary Knight, the lowest nobility."

At this point, Joffrey changed the subject, "But Baron Rayson is different. He has the ability to become the new Viscount of the north of Wushan Territory and has a bright future!"

"With your ability, if you are willing to follow him, you will definitely become a baron in the future!"

Redal swung the sword in his hand and slowly put it back into the scabbard.

When Joffrey saw this, he thought that his words had touched the other party, "How is it?"

Rydar laughed, "You only see the trees, but not the forest."

As he spoke, he took two steps forward and approached the other person.

"If you follow Lei Sen for glory, for the opportunity to go out, and for a future, I can act as a middleman and recommend you to my master."

"Um???"

Joffrey stared, and it took him a while to realize that the other party was trying to recruit him.

He was a little amused, "Rydar, what qualifications does Ronin have to compare with Lord Leisen?"

"Lord Lei Sen is at least a bronze-level knight with a complete team of knights and extensive connections, but your master has nothing!"

Rydar shrugged and did not answer the question.

After all, Roning’s true strength is still a secret to outsiders, and the extraordinary people in Shanlin Town have been asked not to tell anyone about it.

"If you are here to recruit me, you don't have to come here in the future. Of course, if you are here to serve my master, then I am always welcome."

Rydal looked up at the group of knights behind Joffrey and a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Then he turned around, with his back to Joffrey, and said loudly as he walked: "Think about it carefully, Joffrey. Sometimes the choice is more important than your own strength. Hillwood Town is more suitable for you than Thane County!"

Joffrey frowned tightly, then snorted disdainfully and bent down to pick up the sword.

He must be crazy to follow a lord with no future.

I have to get up early to go to the hospital tomorrow, so the update for noon should be in the evening.

(End of this chapter)