Although he was very tangled about the RAND family, soon Loren was not in the mood to consider it - only a week later, the howling cold wind completely conquered the whole count.

    Even if the sun in the sky is still shining, the biting cold is like falling into an ice cave!

    The speed of winter is far faster than Loren expected, and more terrible things are still ahead - according to the calculation of the little wizard and her past experience in shenlinbao, this winter is likely to be extra long.

    This means that the grain storage of Shenlin castle may not last until the spring ploughing next year. Even if there is only a slight accident, the whole castle may run out of grain.

    At this point, the dark haired wizard finally understood why Barry Senna would willingly surrender the land - according to the tradition of the Principality of lottel, the vassal had only the obligation to be responsible for the subjects in the fiefdom, and the free people were the subjects of the Lord.

    In other words, they don''t care about these people. The only thing these farmers who had just got their land could rely on was count Reuven Fred.

    They abandoned some barren land and a group of helpless farmers and took the opportunity to consume the few grain reserves in the castle. When these people eat up the food in the castle and the count is desperate, he will naturally surrender to them!

    The other party''s means are extremely vicious. They must know that hundreds of people will starve and freeze to death in the cold wind, but they are worthless in their eyes. They are just props used to force Lu Wen to surrender to them.

    I actually miscalculated again

    Loren now found that he seriously overestimated the moral bottom line of these nobles and thought that even if they did not treat their tenants as people, they should be "property" that could not be easily abandoned, but the reality was cruel.

    Loren hates accidents, instability, sudden situations... But by contrast, he hates his "failure".

    As long as there is still a breath, as long as there are chess pieces in his hand and room to turn around, he will never admit that he has failed - not to mention that he is only preempted by the other party.

    This game of chess is not over yet, at least before he is general!

    Even though the fireplace is burning hot, the temperature in the map room is still shivering. Flickering candles left a black silhouette on the wall, swaying like a devil.

    And ruwen Fred, sitting in the armchair beside the map table, was colder than the temperature. The moment he heard the black haired wizard say it, he even felt a little desperate.

    "Can your alchemist friend really guarantee accuracy?"

    "He is the best alchemist I know. His knowledge of meteorological changes and natural science is far better than me."

    Lauren nodded expressionless: "if even Isaac said so, I can only respect his judgment."

    The young count''s expression was even more ugly. Of course, he knew what the long and harsh winter meant. Those farmers who have just obtained land will not be able to withstand the severe cold if they do not take out the food from the castle to relieve them.

    But Loren has just said that although shenlinbao has plenty of food, it is definitely not enough for so many people to consume. It can only last for a month at most.

    For more than a month, everyone has to starve to death!

    "Today, many village elders have come to the castle to plead, saying that the farm has run out of food." Loren said calmly: "if they can''t allocate some food to them as soon as possible, they will have to starve to death in addition to poaching and being robbers."

    "If the expectation is good, more refugees will soon come to Shenlin castle to ask for relief. At that time, the situation may only become more dangerous. The weather is getting colder and colder. Once they have no food, they can do anything. Even if they go back to be tenants for those lords, the whole plan will fall short!"

    "What should I do?"

    Lu Wen, who was almost unbearable, stood up directly from his chair: "really there is no way? We are about to succeed. Is it necessary to let a natural disaster erase all the achievements?!"

    Lu Wen is not willing, of course he is not willing - it is clear that victory is close at hand and the fruits of success are within reach, but he has to stop at this time. How can he accept it calmly?

    But the reality was too cruel to bear. Shenlin castle alone could not feed everyone. Without the support of those nobles, he had to watch those who believed in himself turn into corpses trembling in the cold wind.

    "Of course there are."

    "Say!" the impatient count became much more fierce.

    "We need support, otherwise we can''t hold it." Lauren said with a confident expression: "since this winter is so severe, you have every reason to ask your father for help and ask the Duke to give us some relief food, or even... Reinforcements."

    "At the same time, release the news as much as possible. It''s best to let the whole count''s people know that a carriage full of grain will soon arrive at Shenlin Castle - which can not only give confidence to the civilians, but also attack the nobles."

    "If it''s for shenlinbao, my father shouldn''t refuse." Luwen nodded and turned his eyes to Sir Aaron next to him: "you''ll set out tonight. Be sure to let my father understand how serious the situation is now!"

    Sir Aaron was going to ask a few questions, but Lauren slipped him a note from behind, and he was silent with a frown.

    "In addition, the refugees who ask for help from the castle should be solved separately." the black haired wizard continued: "first, gather the young people as much as possible, so that only the old and weak women and children can be solved, and there is no need to worry about any riots."

    This is also cruel, but there is no choice. The count could understand why Loren did this: "but when these young people are gathered together, they also need relief."

    "It''s very simple. Find them some work." Loren raised his eyebrows. "Among them, the stronger ones will be temporarily incorporated into the guards of the castle to guard some unimportant places instead of the original guard Knights; while those who are thin will be arranged with easier work."

    "As long as they still have work to do and can barely eat enough, these people will not be an unstable factor, which can temporarily ensure that there will be no riots." the black haired wizard bent down slightly and crossed his right hand gently from the map led by the count: "we can buy time to solve the nobles who have not yet surrendered."

    No amount of means can only buy time. As long as we can''t solve these nobles in Shenlin castle and get enough land and food from them, everything is empty.

    If you want to solve them, you need more intelligence and control. As it happens, there is someone around me who can do this.

    Loren, who left the map room, looked at the hat standing waiting outside with a kind smile on his face - but in the eyes of the hat, it was like a prehistoric beast bared its teeth and stood upright with cold hair.

    "Do you have anything to tell me, Lord Loren?" the boy holding the brim of his hat was afraid and nervous, and pretended to flatter with a smile: "as long as you tell me, I will do it for you."

    "I sincerely hope you didn''t lie to me, dear hat." squatting down slowly, Loren and the boy looked at each other. "So let''s make a deal."

    "Transaction?"

    "As long as you help me this last time and never betray me, I will never ask for anything from you again."

    Loren''s tone was full of temptation: "not only that, I can help you find a place in this castle. If you''re lucky, maybe I can convince the count to let you become a knight''s attendant."

    The knight''s attendant... The hat swallowed his saliva hard and tried to make himself look calm, but he still exposed his heart. The dark haired wizard slightly raised the corners of his mouth:

    "So... Deal?"