Forced to become a delicate companion of a paranoid lord

The sugar blocks and sugar sand made by Sveta did not deteriorate and turn black after two days. Shevi told Sal that the shelf life of this sugar is 15 months, and Sveta's sugar can be collected in large quantities before winter.

Sal didn't ask Xie Wei how he determined the shelf life of 15 months. Since Little Rose said so, he arranged for someone to do it.

The current total population of the Far North Territory is less than 60, but its territory accounts for one-fifth of the Lar continent. After driving the invaders out of the snowfields 25 years ago, in order to rebuild their homes as soon as possible and to retain enough combat power, the Paraso people signed slave contracts with some of the captured invaders and sent them to the mines. They also bought some slaves from the black markets of various countries from smugglers and brought them back to the Far North Territory.

Slaves branded with contracts were the most reliable cheap labor. The captives mined in the Far North to atone for their sins. Whether they wanted to or not, they could never leave the Tajiyama Snowfield in their lifetime. The purchased slaves later wanted to stay in the Far North from the bottom of their hearts.

Outside the Far North Territory, except for a small number of people who were forced into slavery through illegal means, most slaves had no legal status. Even if the Parasau people terminated their contracts and released them, as illegal immigrants they could not find decent jobs, were not protected by any law, and could not support themselves, and would eventually face the fate of being trafficked.

Perhaps before coming to the Far North, the slaves would have thought that being sold anywhere would be better than falling into the hands of the Parasau people, but after arriving in this bitterly cold place with a seven-month winter, the slaves discovered that living in the Far North was more like living like a human being than outside.

The Parasau people brought them back to the Far North territory and arranged for them to mine ore, cultivate barren farmland, build houses, and hunt and gather. Some of the houses in the current city of Gute were built based on the slaves' experience.

Before coming to the Far North, all the slaves had thought about how tragically their miserable lives would end. They found that this place was okay except for the winter being too cold and there being nothing to eat. "Okay" means that life was better than being a slave outside the Far North.

At the beginning, the Parasos were very harsh on them, but as long as they were obedient and did not cause trouble, over time, everyone gradually discovered that the Parasos were not as cruel and terrifying as the rumors said. Apart from being too tall and strong, they were no different from them; they were all human beings.

As long as they finished their work according to the instructions of the Parasos, they could rest normally and get clean food. The Parasos would give them two sets of clothes each season, which was almost the same as being a servant in some small noble families.

In the Far North Territory, there is no need to work non-stop from morning to night. When you are tired, you can go to the side to rest by yourself, and then go back to work. In the evening, when the Paraso people finish work, they will also go back to rest.

This kind of life is already a very good life for the slaves, so they cherish it very much and will work hard every day without any supervision.

There are more than 8000 slaves in the city of Gute. In the past few days, all the slaves have been concentrated in the Naya Castle. Many rows of three-story wooden houses have been built where the original wooden houses for making straw paper were built. The slaves have been divided into 50 groups and work step by step in their own wooden houses every day.

Xie Wei was sick for a week. The intermittent high fever made him feel weak all over. He could only stay in bed and rest listlessly. As a result, he was unable to meet the people brought back by Thrall. Instead, Thrall complained to him every day about the dwarves' strange and difficult tempers and that he could not get any useful information out of them.

When Xie Wei learned that the "fugitive from Hutt Island" brought back by Thrall was a young dwarf, he already knew that this would be the case. After all, most dwarves are stubborn and suspicious. They usually find it difficult to trust outsiders, but once you become someone they trust, you will be treated sincerely by them.

Most dwarves live underground, but there are also small dwarf settlements in some areas. For example, Xie Wei guessed that the dwarf who came out of Hutt Island should be a craftsman who was recruited there.

According to Thrall, the dwarf escaped from Hutt Island and was rescued by a group of adventurers. He then followed the adventurers into the Far North Territory.

But after entering the Far North Territory, he parted ways with that team of adventurers after helping them explore the ruins several times. On the day when Thrall went to the adventurer's settlement, he was planning to go to the Misty Forest alone.

Thinking of the Misty Forest, Xie Wei no longer had to guess. He was sure that the dwarf should be planning to go to other countries through the Misty Forest just as he thought at the time.

Xie Wei could think of it, and of course Sal had thought of it too, so he packed the man up and took him back to Naya Castle, where he fed him well for a week. He could see that his face had become plumper, but he was still stubborn.

Xie Wei felt much more comfortable that day. In the morning, he and Sal went to see the straw paper and sugar in the warehouse. There was a special magic circle in the warehouse to keep it dry, but Xie Wei felt that the current magic circle was a bit wasteful of crystals. He had never made a magic circle to keep dry, but he had some ideas, so he planned to discuss it with Lord Nico who made the magic circle later.

Because of Shevi's illness, Nico had not found a chance to talk to Salt about Shevi's special magical talent. He was planning to talk to Salt in the next two days.

There has been no response from the merchant yet, but neither Sal nor Shevi are in a hurry. Sal is not in a hurry because there is enough food in the Far North Territory this year, and there will be no food shortage in winter. The most important thing is that the tribesmen can have enough food, and other things can be put aside and dealt with slowly.

Xie Wei was not in a hurry because he knew what was a seller's market and what was a buyer's market. Their sugar and paper were not like crystals and monster materials.

Even if crystals and monster materials cannot be obtained at a low price, they can be obtained from other places at a higher price.

But straw paper and Sveta candy are now only available in the Far North Territory.

Even though there are substitutes for straw paper and Sveta candy that can be used for writing, the improved version is as soft as cotton cloth, but cheaper than cotton cloth for daily use. Xie Wei feels that those businessmen cannot fail to understand the huge benefits involved.

Now it depends on who can keep calm longer.

The very patient Lord of the Snowfield and the Imperial Rose decided to meet the dwarf guests who were temporarily staying in Naya Castle after a nap.