Claudia smiled and said, "Alright, alright. I'm doing fine. If you don't pay attention to Paltress anymore, she'll be mad."
Butler Rody finally noticed Paltress and the others, who had been waiting nearby, pretending to be on the verge of tears. He quickly said, "It's been six months since we last met, and the young lady has become even prettier. Haha..."
Two hours later, the Rhine family and Natalie were settled in. Although there were many disaster victims nearby, few of them had enough money to stay in a hotel - the rich had already fled to Stormwind by boat.
Claudia and her sister also met Mrs. Mina. She had been a little unsteady in her behavior since she became pregnant, and when she saw Claudia, she cried and laughed for a long time.
After a brief reunion and chat, Claudia called Butler Rody downstairs alone, ordered a glass of wine and a large beer for herself and Rody, and then asked about the business:
"How are Captain Cape and the others doing now?"
Rody picked up the beer, took a long drink, and then said, "The situation is not very good. When we set out, there were more than a thousand of us, but we were killed by werewolves and undead creatures along the way. After we got here, a large number of us fled to the Kingdom of Stromgarde to save our lives. Now there are only about four hundred left who are unwilling to go and are camping outside the town."
Claudia couldn't help but feel a little strange: "Why don't they continue south?"
Butler Rody couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Miss, there's no way to survive if we go south. The Kingdom of Stromgarde has always had the smallest population among the Seven Kingdoms, precisely because the land is too barren to support its people. Otherwise, our ancestors wouldn't have abandoned us."
"Besides, where else can we flee to after reaching Stromgarde? Further south are the harsh wetlands and snowy mountains of the plateau. Without adequate preparation, ordinary people simply can't survive. If one person starves to death in Southshore, three or even four more could die further south."
Claudia couldn't help but gasp when she heard this, and then asked with concern, "How are our people now?"
Roddy replied: "It's not going well."
Then he said a little uneasily, "I'm sorry, miss, in order to feed them, I took out part of your property to buy them food."
Claudia didn't take it seriously. "It's okay. I'll always trust you. Actually, I'm not a very competent lord. Otherwise, they wouldn't have to flee their homeland."
Rody was relieved that the girl didn't care, but when he thought about what was going to happen next, he frowned and said, "But this won't last long. Food is getting more and more expensive. Soon, no matter how much money we have, we won't be able to buy food. Before you came, I was worried about their livelihood."
Claudia was also in distress. She couldn't produce much food. It would have been fine if she didn't find any, but since she had found them, these must be her people, and she couldn't just let them go.
She raised her glass, took a sip, and asked, "How much longer can we hold out?"
"Including what we brought and bought, even if we try to eat frugally and supplement some by hunting, we can probably only last for a month and a half." Butler Rody replied immediately, obviously having calculated it many times.
Claudia held her forehead with her hand and said with a headache, "Don't worry, I will find a way. There is still more than a month left."
Rody was about to say something when he was interrupted by an uninvited guest. A young disaster victim ran up to him in a panic:
"It's bad, Lord Rody, Lord Cape has been surrounded outside the town."
Rody was shocked and angry: "How is it possible? Cape's martial arts are very strong. How many people are there on the other side, Garin?"
The young man named Garin quickly said, "Although there are more than ten of them, they are all very strong. We are no match for them at all. Even Lord Diam was easily knocked away by one of them."
Claudia suddenly said, "Uncle Rody, your legs are not very convenient. I'll go with him to take a look."
Garin looked at the beautiful blonde girl next to him in confusion. After Claudia inherited the territory, she had not spent much time in the territory, so he did not know Claudia.
Roddy refused and said, "No, miss, this is too dangerous. Let's find a way to ask the mayor for help."
"Don't worry," Claudia said unfazedly. "I'm already at the mid-elite level. We're just a bunch of bandits. How dangerous can we be?"
Butler Rody was still a little hesitant. He knew the strength of the mid-level elite, but he was still a little worried.
The girl noticed his concern and took the initiative to say, "How about this? Let Uncle Rhine accompany me. You know him well, right? Also, don't let Paltress know about this for now. Let her stay with Aunt Mina for a while longer."
Rody finally agreed, and then Claudia called Sir Rhine, explained the situation, and set off with the young man.
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