The town developed at a speed beyond Ye Zhou's imagination.
When they discovered that Zou Ming was training the adults in the town to use crossbows, the surrounding farmers would occasionally look on.
At first they just took a peek secretly, and when they found that no one was paying attention, some of them asked if they could learn.
After learning that only residents of the town could learn it, some farmers actually bought houses in the town and settled down there.
The farmers' thoughts were simple: they were rich now, and they had no shortage of food, salt, and sugar. They were considered "rich" among ordinary people. If they encountered thieves and bandits, how would they protect themselves? Especially since most of the strong men in the village were doing business outside, the farmers in the nearby villages were mostly elderly women and children.
The men who stayed behind were either small and frail, or suffered from chronic illnesses or disabilities.
They could see that a crossbow required less physical strength than a bow and arrow, and even a child could use a crossbow as long as he was strong enough.
It does not require that much arm strength. With today's bows, even an adult male, if he wants to inflict substantial damage to the enemy, must be able to pull the string, which is almost impossible for an ordinary person to pull.
Before, when they had no property, they never thought of the need to protect themselves.
Now that they had money and property, they saw people in the town training and immediately thought of themselves. After all, the town was not far from home and they had enough money to buy a house in the town. Since it was safer to move to the town, they decided to move.
Ye Zhou did not stop him. On the one hand, he hoped that the people in the town could protect him, but on the other hand, he did not feel that this town was his property - he was destined to leave, and this town would eventually have to be managed by the residents themselves and absorb new people.
As for the final outcome, Ye Zhou couldn't see that far ahead, but he hoped that at least in this town, people could live a stable life.
The abandoned houses in the town were also renovated.
The newly reclaimed wasteland nearby has also taken shape as fields, and the weeds and gravel in the fields have been cleared away.
Originally, Ye Zhou was worried that there would be conflicts due to too many different races in the town. However, as the population of the town increased, no conflicts broke out, and there were no physical conflicts. Although there were occasional quarrels, they were all minor.
After thinking about it, Ye Zhou understood that there was no single race that dominated this town.
Because they are strangers to each other, they can maintain a balance. Farmers in this era are also in a position of being despised and bullied among the human class. They will not take the initiative to cause trouble out of inertia.
After the humans joined in the training, the atmosphere in the town became better.
Ye Zhou could occasionally see humans and dwarves and goblins heading to the training ground together, and he could also see them going up the mountain together to pick wild vegetables and chop firewood.
Gradually, Ye Zhou Supermarket's business got better.
It may be because the residents have become accustomed to the huge supermarket right next to them and have been trained by the people in the supermarket, so they have become braver. However, the most common thing they buy in the supermarket is salt.
"Let's go out!" The dwarf stood at the bottom of the stairs. His shoes didn't fit him well, but he didn't want to put the crossbow on the ground. He looked around until he saw his companions coming out of the house. He quickly said, "Come and help me get it."
After his companion walked down the steps and took the crossbow from him, the dwarf squatted down and tightened his shoelaces.
After tying his shoelaces, the dwarf stood up and took his crossbow with care.
He held the crossbow tightly with a smile on his face.
The tribes that hunt in the mountains know the advantages of crossbows even better. They have only practiced for three days, but many of them have already become very accurate.
They don't even need to use any strength, they just need to press a mechanism to shoot arrows and nail them into the tree trunks. This is something that ordinary bows and crossbows cannot do.
If we were still in the mountains and had a crossbow like this, we might be able to fight back even if we encountered a large wild beast.
If the aim is good, even large wild animals may become prey.
"I heard that Zou won't come today." The companion and the dwarf trotted to catch up with the "large army" in front.
"It looks like Kelly is here." A female dwarf in front turned around and said.
Half of the dwarves' adults go hunting, and the other half are divided into two groups for farming and training, so every adult must be used, regardless of gender.
Those who came for training were all adult men, even though two of them were physically disabled, and no women participated in the training.
The dwarves walked in front, looking back at the humans from time to time.
"There are only a few of them." The dwarf was a little dissatisfied. "If they really encounter danger, we will protect them."
"Yes." The companion curled his lips, "They are not so few, but there are only these few."
The female dwarf in front also turned her head to take a look. She whispered, "If that time comes, don't bother with them then."
The dwarves reached a consensus. They did not look back but walked out of the city.
The training location is less than two kilometers away from the town. The targets are provided by Ye Zhou, but both the crossbow and the target are charged. However, the fee is taken from the future profits of the branch, and the current townspeople cannot afford this money.
After arriving at the venue, the townspeople naturally lined up, lining up from front to back and from left to right according to their height.
Although the crossbow is mainly used for training, daily physical training cannot be neglected.
They first have to run on the field to loosen up their muscles before they start training.
Feng Ling, who was standing not far away, was a little nervous - her crossbow skills were average, but Ham came with more than a dozen trucks of boxes this morning, and no one in the supermarket had time to come for training, including Zou Ming, so she had to come to take over today.
After all, her shooting skills are not as good as Cao'er's, but the other shooters in the supermarket are not very good, and they haven't learned the crossbow very well, so she has to take over first.
This time Ham brought three times as many guys as last time.
Nearly two hundred people.
Although it looked like he was bringing money to pay, Ye Zhou did not let down his guard.
The merchants here are not just merchants. There are no complete and strict laws and no surveillance. It is not surprising for Ye Zhou to find that Ham can get what he wants without spending any money.
So this time, all of Ye Zhou's employees had guns on their waists.
Ye Zhou himself did not bring anyone, but Zou Ming and Chen Shu followed behind him, never more than three steps away from him.
When Ham jumped off the carriage, what he saw was Ye Zhou standing at the gate of the town to "greet" him.
"You came to pick me up." Ham walked up to Ye Zhou with a smile.
His fleshy face looked particularly gentle.
Ye Zhou glanced at the person behind Ham.
The people Ham brought last time barely looked like buddies, but this time, everyone he brought looked like desperadoes.
Each of them has strong muscles and tall stature, and you can't even see one who is around 1.7 meters tall.
They are all around 1.8 meters tall, and the tallest two may be 1.9 meters tall.
Such a height is very rare. It may be due to insufficient food and nutrition. Most of the male farmers living nearby are between 1.65 meters and 1.75 meters tall. Occasionally, you can see a few people around 1.6 meters tall.
Most women are between 1.5 and 1.65 meters tall.
Chen Shu looked like a giant standing among the local women.
Ye Zhou sighed in his heart.
By now, he no longer had any emotional fluctuations about this kind of thing.
Ham didn't go into the supermarket this time. He said to Ye Zhou, "I'll still live in the same house as before. You can arrange for them. The house shouldn't be bad either."
Ye Zhou also smiled and asked, "Did Mr. Ham bring enough money?"
Ham looked into Ye Zhou's eyes: "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't come here."
"It's a hard road to get here." Hamm looked a little tired. "I have to go to rest first. We'll talk in the evening."
Ye Zhou did not stop him. He personally sent Ham to the door of the small building.
"Mr. Ham, have a good rest." Ye Zhou reminded him implicitly, "I will arrange for your friends."
Ham yawned, "Thank you for your help."
Ye Zhou watched Ham enter the room. Only when Ham walked into the room did Ye Zhou's face turn cold. The moment he turned around, Chen Shu couldn't wait to ask, "Boss, he brought so many people this time. Does he want to attack us?"
"It should be a deterrent." Ye Zhou smiled, "He may not dare to take action directly."
Zou Ming: "He probably wants more than just one lamp."
Ye Zhou nodded and walked towards the supermarket while whispering, "I guess he will get angrier and angrier when he gets back, and feel like he's lost out."
Zou Ming turned his head and looked at the Ham guys who were taken away by Wu Yan and his men. He asked, "When we start, do we want to leave them alive?"
Ye Zhou's tone was steady: "It depends on the situation. If a fight really breaks out, don't keep him."
"But it's best not to fight if you can. There are so many people in the town now, and there might be accidental injuries."
"We'll know by evening."
Wu Yan, Zhou Wen and Cao'er took the guys to a house that had been arranged long ago. No one knew what the house was used for before. It was very big, and from the shabby furnishings it could be seen how luxurious it once was. It might be a place to hold banquets.
But because it is big enough, after being renovated, it can be used to accommodate so many people.
However, these "guys" did not show any surprise after entering the house, as if it was not the first time they saw such a house and furnishings.
Wu Yan was a little suspicious. After leading people into the hall, he and Zhou Wencaoer looked at each other.
The three of them understood each other's meaning from each other's eyes.
"You can tell us anything you need." Wu Yan walked up to the leading man. He was half a head shorter than the other and not as strong as him. The two of them standing together looked like an adult and a child.
The man nodded, Wu Yan stepped back with a neither humble nor arrogant smile, and prepared to leave with Zhou Wencaoer.
Just as they were about to leave the house, the man suddenly said, "That woman, stay."
Wu Yan and the other two immediately turned to look at the man.
The smile on Wu Yan's face faded, and he looked up at the man's eyes: "I didn't hear you clearly, can you say it again?"
Cao'er and Zhou Wen reached for the guns on their waists.
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