The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

A few days later, after Isabella and Flora checked and confirmed that all the nuns and refugees present were out of danger, Lind began to prepare for these people to settle down in the gray-white neighborhood.

Of course, even if you soak in holy water every day, you can't cure the plague and the curse. In fact, everyone still has ugly scars and some dead sores on their faces and bodies, but at least no disgusting liquid is flowing out anymore.

The highly contagious plagues have all been killed or purified by the holy water. As long as you pay attention to personal hygiene, there will be virtually no more cross-infection.

With this, the battle came to a perfect end.

The soldiers escorted the nuns and refugees to their prepared settlement next to the gray-collar workers.

All the soldiers wore expressions of pride, especially those led by Laurie, whose mouths were practically twisted to the sky. These past few days, they'd been telling everyone they met that the demons were nothing special, easily crushed by them.

Now, Linde's demand that these soldiers walk at the front with full gear made it even harder for them to suppress their smiles than the muskets in the laboratory. They marched in high spirits, looking quite impressive.

Several wounded soldiers, whose injuries had not yet healed, insisted on following the group. Although there were no deaths in this battle, there were also injuries.

It was mainly caused by that wave of warhorse charge. Several unlucky ones were hit head-on by the warhorses. Fortunately, the demons were charging forcefully at the time, and the frightened warhorses had little speed left to regain. They were also carrying recovery potions, so they barely survived.

The people were even more enthusiastic. The battle report clearly stated that the main force this time was the team led by Laurie, and Lars's knights were only responsible for preventing the enemy from escaping. Even ordinary people could fight against the demons as long as they followed orders.

Many of those who regularly participate in militia training are now even more excited, feeling that no enemy is invincible. This is why Linde insists on making these ordinary soldiers the main force in the fight. Unlike these soldiers who are completely off-duty in their daily lives, the militia who only do routine drills are very dependent on morale. They need a victory as a foundation so that they won't collapse at the first touch when they actually fight alongside the soldiers.

However, many people were still quite shocked when the Jingguan (a mound of skulls) appeared.

Because the enemy's numbers were relatively small this time, with only twenty heads, they could only build a very small tower. So Laurie simply put the small tower made of these heads into the net and hung it up like a flag.

Even though it was sprinkled with lime, it was still extremely frightening.

Many parents simply covered their children's eyes.

Just when some people couldn't understand why the lord was so cruel, the nuns and refugees finally caught up with the group.

Although they had changed into clean clothes, their messy hair, unintentionally exposed scars on their faces and arms, and scabbed marks all told the world what kind of treatment these nuns and refugees had suffered in the past.

The crowd that had just been cheering fell silent, as if they were remembering the days they had spent living on the frontier.

Some people were shouting a name, and someone among the refugees who heard the name immediately responded, shouting back at the person. They seemed to be two acquaintances who had met at the Basilica of Our Lady of Salvation.

The atmosphere at the scene gradually became lively amidst these shouts.

Yes, all of that is in the past. And the lord just easily defeated the demons who came to show off. People are shouting loudly, and the demon heads hanging on the net no longer seem so terrifying.

Many people are even eager to join the army.

Annihilating twenty demons might seem like a commonplace achievement, but back in the frontier, any general or commander who could produce twenty demon heads would have been celebrated and praised by the Lars family, especially given that their troops were mostly composed of ordinary people.

Because it involved military merits and the Lars family, and because they were indeed no match for the demons on the front lines, the battle reports from the frontier were somewhat like those from the late Ming Dynasty in Linde's previous life, where battle reports with double-digit kills were already considered great victories.

Many nuns and refugees looked in surprise at the buildings on both sides of the road. Just as the maids had said, they were all two-story buildings, and the streets were clean and tidy, as if they were a paradise on earth.

Linde and Lena greeted the group at the end of the road. The soldiers saluted Linde excitedly, and Linde returned the salute.

This is a show, not only to give the people confidence, but also to deepen the cohesion of everyone.

It wasn't just these newly arrived nuns and refugees, but also the wild people who had just been "persuaded" to come down from the mountain.

Now, no one feels like they belong to any frontier territory or are unrestrained free spirits; everyone is shouting "Long live the gray and white-collar workers!"

Amid cheers, Lind handed a mask and a set of clothes to Flora, the leader of the refugees.

It was a bird-beak mask, similar to those worn by medieval plague doctors, which Linde urgently contacted the Goldsmiths Alliance to order.

Unlike the bird-beak masks of her previous life, these bird-beak masks were filled with genuine alchemical materials, which could help the nuns heal the scars on their faces and aid in their recovery. This peculiar attire also helped the people of the territory distinguish these nuns from ordinary citizens.

Because of the British philosophy of using whatever is useful to the fullest, Linde did not intend to give these ladies who had received church education much rest time.

Other refugees can wait until they are free of infectious diseases before they can go out to work, but these nuns cannot be wasted.

The nuns who helped others on the northern frontier had long since become experienced doctors, but now that there was no church in the territory, they could only seek medical treatment by boat to the town of Fassen downstream, where they could find unreliable itinerant doctors.

Now, these nuns can take on the work of the church in ordinary territories, including but not limited to healing the sick, taking care of children, and handling some trivial matters. Of course, the spread of faith must be restricted, at least divine authority must be under the authority of Lind.

Most importantly, the proportion of professional nuns among these nuns is not low; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to lead a group of refugees in resisting on the frontier for so long. Flora is even a fifth-tier professional, although she is more of a support type, but it doesn't matter, as the computing power is the same.

"Welcome to my new home, my lady."

Linde personally put the bird-beak mask on Flora, which perfectly concealed her still stunningly beautiful face, even with the scars.

"I will serve you, my lord."

Lind had already discussed the specific details with Flora beforehand. The gray-collar workers designated an area with already built houses for the nuns and refugees suffering from plague and curse to live in.

As for the original residents of this area, Linde gave them materials to build new houses and a sum of money, commonly known as demolition compensation, free of charge. Judging from the envious looks of other residents, these residents were very satisfied.

While ordinary refugees cannot leave the quarantine zone until the infectious plague subsides, the nuns wearing bird-beak masks can. Their already heavily covered nun's habit, combined with the bird-beak mask and gloves, essentially constitutes a complete quarantine suit, allowing the nuns to go out and work normally.

The nuns not only had no objections, but were even pleasantly surprised. In their eyes, Linde's actions were not only not exploiting them, but also reflected God's love for the world. Even though he was cursed, he still wanted to dedicate his strength to everyone. Wasn't this perfectly in line with the teachings of the goddess? This could even be regarded as a form of martyrdom.

In the hearts of many nuns, there is only one sun: the Pope? They are not familiar with him.

In the gray and white-collar world of the future, the nun wearing a mask even became a characteristic of the territory and has been passed down ever since.