I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 76 The Second Conscription

“Your Excellency Baron, I have realized my folly, and therefore I have gone so far as to fabricate the story of the Lord of the Holy Land in the name of the Prophet.”

The White Frost Prophet looked at Rhodes with a sincere expression.

"With your wisdom, you should be able to realize that if this lie is exposed, I will completely lose my title as a prophet."

The White Frost Prophet wanted to say something more, but he held back.

Rhodes noticed his hesitation and, after a moment's thought, guessed what the White Frost Prophet wanted to say but hadn't.

The White Frost Prophet spoke of his sacrifices, but not of what he desired in return.

White Frost Prophet is not a selfless person.

"Don't worry, I won't discriminate against the White Frost Tribe because of what happened before."

I'll be very frank with you: as long as you work diligently for me, I'll treat everyone the same, without distinguishing between savages and imperial citizens.

Rhodes stared at the White Frost Prophet, then casually offered another reassuring reassurance.

"You were once a prophet of the White Frost Tribe, and in the future you will be a prophet of the Lord of the Holy Land."

The White Frost Prophet's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what Rhodes meant.

He hurriedly stood up, bent down and knelt, his face filled with excitement.
"By the name of my ancestors, and with the punishment of my soul being torn apart, I, the lowly White Frost Prophet, will forever serve Lord Rod Tulip of the Holy Land!"

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Beyond the Holy Land, the White Frost Prophet mentions more information about the wildlings in the Blade's Edge Mountains.

They hide deep within the Blade's Edge Mountains, occupying a larger area of ​​forest, and rarely appear on the outskirts of the mountains.

They are said to control the road to the eastern coast.

Rhodes was curious, but he also knew that the Blade's Edge Mountains were not a place he could currently reach.

There are still many things to deal with at Black Pine Ridge, and the matters there are irrelevant to me.

With the autumn harvest in full swing, it's not just carpenters and stonemasons who are busy; blacksmiths have even more to do.

Frostleaf Town has never been this crowded before; the blacksmith shop needs to hurry up and forge all sorts of farm tools for the autumn harvest.

But the forging of weapons could not stop, and a large number of arrows were also needed to defend the town.

After the autumn harvest, everyone has food and time.

Various bandits and robbers will gradually emerge to prepare for winter.

Without a doubt, in the Northern Wastes, many people are farmers in the autumn harvest but become bandits afterward.

Of course, Rhodes also needed to expand his army, recruiting thirty new soldiers.

This is a conservative estimate; if there is a bumper harvest, Rhodes will need to support even more soldiers.

Even if you don't plunder others, you should still protect your own food.

If you have grain but don't use it to support your army, won't you just become someone else's granary?
The slaves in Frostleaf Town were well-fed, and Rhodes' slaves worked hard every day, so most of them were strong and healthy.

Everyone knows that new recruits receive good benefits, and when they heard about the expansion of recruitment, they all rushed to sign up.

Despite Durant's increased demands, the number of townspeople and slaves selected through the pre-selection process has reached 73.

Rod asked Durant to select his ten favorites, and the rest would be selected through a test of comprehension and intelligence.

So-called knowledge is nothing more than basic arithmetic and reading skills.

At the very least, Rhodes' army must be able to obey orders and understand and execute some basic tactics.

Of course, the most important thing is that there are enough candidates.

Rhodes's request instantly filtered out most people, leaving only eleven.

Rod had no choice but to let Durant pick nine more clever players from among those who were not selected.

"Actually, there are a few exceptionally strong among those savages, all of whom are promising young warriors ready to charge into battle."

After screening the soldiers, Durant couldn't help but mutter to Rhodes, "It's a pity they can't even speak the language and don't even meet the basic requirements."

“I know what you mean. You don’t need to worry. They will eventually integrate into Frostleaf Town.”

Rod had already made a plan in mind.

After settling the new recruits, Rhode returned to the manor and called Lawrence and Avril to his side. After they sat down, Rhode looked at Avril...

"Millie has learned a lot of new words these days, thank you for your teaching."

Over the course of their time together, Rod had basically figured out where Millie came from.

He didn't come from a noble or illustrious family; he was just the child of an ordinary, solitary hunter.

However, Millie has no memory of her mother, only of her father.

Millie's father never returned from a hunt. On her way to find him, she got lost and was chased by wolves, whereupon she encountered Lady Rose's slave-catching team.

"Millie also brought me a lot of joy."

Ivy still had a sweet smile on her face. "Besides, I was just trying to help out."

"Haha, okay, I happen to need your help with something."

Rhodes said with a smile, "Those children from the savage tribes need teachers. I hope you, Us, and Lawrence can take turns teaching them."

Rhodes explained, “Us can speak the savage language, but he writes very little of the common language.”

Being able to do something yourself and teaching others are two different things; it would be very difficult for Us to write down the teaching process.

"Lawrence can write a lot, but he has a lot of other things to take care of, so this matter will probably require more of your help."

Lawrence and Us also had to teach the other savages their common language.

"There's nothing wrong with me teaching those savages, it's just that..."

Avril explained, "I don't speak the language of the wild men."

“You can first be Us’s teaching assistant and help him with the teaching. Once you have learned some of the savage language, you can then take the lead.”

As a noble lady, Avril's learning ability is beyond doubt, given her extensive foundational knowledge.

This is similar to how modern humans on Earth who have received compulsory education can learn the same thing much faster than savages.

Sufficient knowledge allows one to draw inferences from one instance to another.

"In addition, I will arrange for the White Frost Prophet to teach you regularly. I believe you will soon be able to master the basic savage language."

Rod added, "But Avril, you don't need to learn too much of the Savage language. My main goal is to get them to learn the Common Language, so you just need to be able to communicate in the most basic way."

"In that case, I can give it a try."

Avril said with a hint of fear, "Then you have to send troops to protect me. Those savages look scary."

Because of what happened at Razor Plains, Avril is now more wary of rough people.

"You don't need to be nervous, and you don't need to be afraid."

Rhodes' smile held a hint of mystery as he slowly said, "Tell them that you were appointed by the Lord of the Holy Land to guide them on the path to the Holy Land."

After talking with the White Frost Prophet, he was able to continue weaving the story of the Lord of the Holy Land.

The identity of the Lord of the Holy Land of Rhodes has been deeply ingrained in the hearts of the savages.

Even though Rhodes couldn't speak the language of the wildlings.

"Does the Lord of the Holy Land refer to you?" Avril asked curiously.

“You can understand it that way, but you’ll know the specifics later.” Rhodes didn’t elaborate further.

Avril nodded slightly in agreement, "Yes, I'll give it a try."

"Lawrence will arrange the location and teaching materials first, and will notify you once everything is ready."

Rhodes planned to provide Avril and Us with teaching aids similar to blackboards and chalk, which would not be difficult to obtain in Frostleaf Town.

Then Rod gave Lawrence a few more instructions regarding the arrangements for the children.

It's basically a boarding school-style management system, where students reunite with their parents every week and spend the rest of their time at school.

Rod hadn't been speaking for long when a sudden gust of wind blew up.

Turning my head, I saw Frost flapping its wings and landing at the window.

Before we knew it, these two little guys could already fly.

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