Chapter 115: Alien Grenade! (Free)
After finishing the work in the mill, Gervis asked the servant who had just come with Anna to find Thomas. After Thomas arrived, they entered the ore space together.
At this moment, the sky outside had basically darkened, and torches and candles were lit throughout the castle. However, when Gervis brought Thomas and Anna into the mining space, the sky in the space was still bright. Although it felt like night was about to fall, at least they could see things clearly. Gervis had discovered this a long time ago. The training space was the same as the mining space. Although it would get dark, it was basically delayed by more than an hour compared to the outside world.
When Gervis and his companions arrived at the space, the miners were sitting or standing, resting. Although they all looked a little uneasy, their emotions were much more stable than when they first arrived. This was all due to the effect of the food that Thomas had sent in the afternoon.
When these people saw that the lord actually sent people to deliver food to them, they felt relieved. At least the lord would not kill them, otherwise there would be no need to waste food on them.
"My Lord!"
After Gervis and his companions entered the space, the miners also noticed Gervis' arrival. They immediately knelt on the ground and shouted loudly, especially the captain of the miners who took Gervis to check the mine that day. He shouted with almost all his strength. He was the only one present whose body was still trembling slightly.
"Okay, get up!"
"May I have your name?"
After all the miners stood up, Gervis pointed at the captain of the miners who had obviously recognized him and asked.
"My Lord, my name is Rick Coal Ball."
When Gervis called him by name and asked him, Rick quickly gave his name with a trembling body. Other miners might not know who the lord in front of them was, but he remembered it clearly. When he saw the lord for the first time, Rick thought he was dead. After all, he had discovered the lord's identity. You know, hundreds of people in the camp were killed by the lord. It would not be surprising if he was killed to silence him.
What Rick didn't expect was that the lord didn't kill him, but just locked him up here. He was given bread to eat in the afternoon. He thought his life should be saved. However, after what happened that night, even though he knew he would not be killed, he was still terrified.
"Very good. Since you have escaped to my territory and were caught stealing food, you must be punished. Stealing in my territory is punishable by hanging..."
Gervis paused deliberately, and then glanced at the miners. The miners didn't dare to look at Gervis, and they all trembled and lowered their heads. Seeing this, Gervis continued: "But because you are from other places and don't know the rules of my territory, this matter is excusable. The death penalty will be spared, but I will punish you to do things for me here for two years. After two years, whether you live in my territory or leave, I have no objection. Are you willing?"
"Yes, yes!"
"Yes, my Lord!"
Of course, the miners didn't dare to say no. Not to mention a year, even if Gervis said a hundred years, they wouldn't dare to object.
"Very good. To reward you for being so sensible, I will pay you half a copper coin a day from now on, once a month."
"Rick, all the miners here are under your charge, and your wages are one copper coin."
Looking at the miners nodding like chicks pecking at rice, Gervis smiled with satisfaction. However, he was a man with a bottom line. He would not let these people work for him in vain after locking them in the space. He also offered them low wages. Ordinary serfs could get three copper coins a day, while these people only got half a copper coin a day.
The arrival of these people was actually a pleasant surprise for Gervis. Although ice and saltpeter mines could be exposed, the production of gunpowder and wine needed to be kept secret.
Especially for wine, Gervis was not sure whether there were wild grapes in the territories of other nobles. If there were, it would be very important to keep the brewing process secret. These miners happened to have no family and no identity, so no one would notice that Gervis had left them here. As for whether to release them or keep them two years later, Gervis would not consider it now and would decide based on the situation at that time.
"Thank you, Lord!"
The miners became excited. Of course they were forced to stay here. Who would be willing to stay in a space of only one acre for two years? But they dared not resist. They were lucky that the lord did not kill them. Now they had enough food to eat and got paid, which made them feel that hope was right in front of them. After all, they were just meat on the sticky board. If Gervis wanted to imprison them or kill them, he didn't need to use so many tricks.
Everything Gervis did made them realize that the lord would definitely let them out in the future, which at least gave them a glimmer of hope.
"Very good, then you should have a good rest tonight. Someone will send you tools tomorrow, and you need to build the house by yourself. There is also a very important requirement that you must obey. You are not allowed to step out of this space without orders. Anyone who dares to disobey will be shot by the guards outside immediately! Rick, I hope you can live up to your position as captain."
As he spoke, Gervis' tone suddenly became serious, solemnly reminding all the miners who were still happy.
"Yes, Lord, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of them!"
Rick saw that although Gervis was trembling with fear, since he could become a captain in Lanny's camp, he was not a good person. He immediately bent down and made assurances to Gervis in a servile manner.
"Well, that's best!"
After explaining everything, the sky in the space darkened, so Gervis did not stay any longer and left the mining space with Anna and Thomas.
After returning to the inner castle, Gervis gave some instructions to Thomas and then returned to the study. Due to the lack of entertainment, the only way for Gervis to pass the time at night was to read a book, or record the random memories in his mind, and tease the little maid Anna.
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Nothing happened that night. The next morning, with the service of Anna, the little maid, Gervis began another busy day. After eating a few bites of bread and drinking a glass of milk for breakfast, Gervis went to the mill without stopping. After a night of wind, the fuse had dried up, and because it was covered with black gunpowder, the fuse was gray-black in color.
Gervis couldn't wait to insert the fuse into the clay pot filled with gunpowder, then carefully sealed it with dry soil and pressed the sealing soil hard with a small wooden stick. In this way, a simple grenade was made.
Then, following the same method, Gervis made two more simple grenades.
"It's done! I hope it won't fail!"
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Sorry!! The previous chapter was skipped!! This chapter is free, I apologize to everyone. The previous chapter has been changed back. Sorry sorry!!!
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