Although they were busy, they were all smiling. Their smiles were filled with hope for life, making people feel that they were living a good life.
Zhao Hai couldn't help but smile. He turned around and walked to the ground where the corn stalks were placed. Then, he placed the corn stalks he had collected this morning on the ground.
Zhao Hai had no intention of hiding it from these people. These people were slaves of the Buda family. They had already been branded by the Buda family's mark which would not disappear for the rest of their lives. Their fate was already linked to the Buda family, so there was no need to hide it from them.
Those slaves seemed to have adapted to Zhao Hai's magical performances, so they did not react when they saw Zhao Hai take out so many corn stalks.
Zhao Hai looked at the female slaves holding the corn stalks and said, "These can be used to spread on the ground or to start a fire. But remember, you have to be careful when you start a fire. Also, these corn stalks are still damp. It's best to dry them first before you use them."
The female slaves quickly responded, but this time, they did not kneel in a hurry. It seemed like Meg had communicated well with them.
In fact, Zhao Hai guessed wrongly this time. The credit this time was really not Meg's. Although Meg was a retainer, she was still the granddaughter of the butler of the Buda family. Even before the Buda family was forced to retreat, not many people in the entire family dared to look at her coldly. Her status was much higher than those commoners, and she had not interacted much with them. Naturally, she would not communicate with these slaves who were lower than commoners.
The reason these slaves had such a change was all thanks to Ju. Although Ju was a commoner in the past, she had been a slave for several years. In addition, she had the brand of the Buda family on her now. Although she had been restored to commoner status by Zhao Hai yesterday, in the eyes of these slaves, she was still easier to get close to than Meg.
Most importantly, although Ju had regained her status as a commoner and changed her room, she still worked and joked with the slaves. Therefore, it was easier for these slaves to accept Ju.
Slaves had the lowest status in the entire continent. Sometimes, they were even inferior to their masters' dogs. There was news that a dog of a noble family died, and the noble family killed a hundred slaves to bury with it. It could be seen how low the status of a slave was.
It was also because of this that the slaves were very wary of anyone with a higher status or related to the nobles. They never believed the words of anyone related to the nobles.
Ju's identity was special. She was also a slave, but she had been restored to the status of a commoner. Moreover, Ju had always been very honest and had a good relationship with these slaves. That was why these slaves could accept her so quickly.
When women were together, they would naturally chat. Even the slaves were the same. While working with Ju, these people naturally asked Ju about Zhao Hai. Ju did not hide anything from them. This surprised the slaves. They really did not expect Zhao Hai to be so easy to talk to.
At the same time, Ju also knew from Merlyn that Zhao Hai did not like people kneeling in front of him. Therefore, Ju had told the slaves about it. In addition, Zhao Hai's friendly behavior over the past few days had lowered the vigilance of the slaves, so they did not kneel to Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai did not care. To be honest, even though he had accepted all of Adam's memories, he was not used to having people kneel to him like this every day. However, in order to not let Merlyn and Grimm say anything about it, he accepted it. Now, these slaves did not kneel to him like before. This made him feel more at ease.
Zhao Hai and Merlyn went to the courtyard again. Meg and the others wanted to bow, but Zhao Hai waved his hand to tell them to continue with their work. He walked to an empty space beside the courtyard and released the stone he had just received.
Then, Zhao Hai watched Meg and the others weave the straw mats. Clearly, those slaves were used to this kind of work and were very agile. Even those who did not know how to weave in the past learned quickly. On the other hand, Meg was far inferior to those slaves.
There was a large pile of grass beside everyone. However, there was more grass beside Meg, almost blocking her entire body.
Seeing Meg's expression, Zhao Hai couldn't help but think of a saying 'borrowing arrows with thatched boats'. Zhuge Liang had sent straw-made scarecrows in boats to deceive the enemy from which he got many arrows. Wait, borrowing arrows with thatched boats? Thatched boat!?
Zhao Hai patted his hand hard. He finally thought of what to use to make a boat. He remembered that when he was on Earth, he had seen a news report that someone had used grass to make a thatched boat and was going to conquer the Pacific Ocean. Although he did not know if that lunatic had succeeded in the end, at the very least, there was one thing that was certain. Grass could be used to make a boat!
Zhao Hai paced back and forth. If the thatched boat was really completed, the problem of the boat would be resolved and it would be easier to move the people to the valley.
At the thought of this, Zhao Hai could not help but be even more excited. This shocked Merlyn, who was standing beside him. She did not understand why Zhao Hai had become so agitated when he had just glanced at Meg. Merlyn quickly said, "Young Master, Young Master, what's wrong?"
Zhao Hai came back to his senses. He turned to look at the others. As expected, everyone was looking at him. Zhao Hai was embarrassed. He quickly said, "Grandma Merlyn, call Meg and Ju to the living room. I have something to tell them." With that, he quickly walked to the living room.
Although Merlyn did not know what Zhao Hai was doing, she knew that he must have thought of something good. She quickly called Meg and Ju and walked into the living room.
Zhao Hai was already in the living room, pacing back and forth while touching his forehead habitually. He stopped when he heard footsteps. He saw that it was Merlyn and the other two.
Seeing the three of them enter, Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Come and sit. I have something to say." The three of them walked to Zhao Hai but did not dare to sit down.
Zhao Hai smiled and sat down first. Then, he waved his hand and said, "Come and sit." The three of them sat down. Ju sat the furthest with her head lowered.
Zhao Hai looked at the three of them and said, "Grandma Merlyn, we need a boat now. Someone has to take care of the land in the valley, but we have too few resources now. We can't build a boat at all. Just now, I saw Meg weaving grass and suddenly got an idea. Can't we use grass to weave a boat?"
Merlyn and the others were stunned. Even Ju looked up. This was the first time they had heard of someone using grass to build a ship.
Merlyn said with uncertainty, "Young Master, will this work?"
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Yes, it will definitely work. However, this kind of boat uses a lot of grass. You have to compress the grass and tie it tightly with ropes. I looked at the grass on the mountain. It's very tough. It shouldn't be a problem to use it to build the boat. How about this, Meg, you and Ju lead others to try it first. You don't have to be afraid of failing. In any case, the grass on this mountain is good. We can definitely make it after a few tries."
Seeing Zhao Hai's confident expression, Merlyn could not say anything. On second thought, she decided to let it go. After all, even if they failed in making the boat, they would only lose some grass and ropes. It was not a big deal.
Zhao Hai continued, "Meg, follow me to the study. I'll draw the thatched boat. Just follow the drawing." With that, he walked upstairs, and Meg quickly followed.
After arriving upstairs in the study, Zhao Hai drew a rough image of a thatched boat according to his memory. It was not very complicated, and the shape was like an Arabian shoe. The front of the boat was raised high, and the back was relatively flat. The bottom of the boat was very thick, and the middle was tied tightly with ropes.
Zhao Hai had only seen the picture of this thatched boat on the computer and roughly remembered it.
After Zhao Hai finished drawing, he handed the paper to Meg and said, "The boat should look like this. Try this first and see if you can make it. It's okay to try a few times."
Meg nodded and left with the blueprint. Seeing that Meg had left, Zhao Hai did not know what to do. Suddenly, he looked at the books in the room and his eyes lit up. He looked carefully at the books.
Fortunately, although Adam was a good-for-nothing, he was still a noble child. Therefore, he had learned to read since he was young. Zhao Hai knew all the words in this book.
It was strange. The language spoken on this continent was Chinese. Although pronunciation was different in some places, the difference was not that big. The written part, however, was very different from Chinese. Fortunately, he had received Adam's memories. Otherwise, he would be illiterate.
Zhao Hai looked at the books in the study. There was nothing too useful. There were only a few miscellaneous books and a few history books. There were also a few books on magic and battle aura.
Zhao Hai picked up a history book and looked at it. He felt dizzy. What kind of history book was this? It was an entire myth and a holy scripture. Moreover, the words were difficult to understand, making Zhao Hai feel a headache.
After reading two pages, Zhao Hai threw the history book to the side and picked up a book that covered various topics. It was a little like a personal travel diary. There was also a lot of information about the local customs on the continent. There were also some legends that suited Zhao Hai's taste. Zhao Hai could not help but read it seriously.
Seeing that Meg had been out for a long time and Zhao Hai had not come out of the study, Merlyn could not help but feel puzzled. She went to the study door and saw that it was not closed. Zhao Hai was sitting inside and reading a book seriously.
Merlyn could not believe her eyes. She knew very well what Adam was like. Ever since he was young, Adam did not like to read. He would cry non-stop when he saw books. It was only under his father's coercion that he could recognize all the words, but that was it. There was no way to make him continue reading books.
Although Zhao Hai had been doing well these past few days, he had not mentioned anything about reading. Merlyn only thought that Zhao Hai had become sensible, but he had not changed his habit of not liking to read.
How could she know that when Zhao Hai was on Earth, he was an otaku who lived on books. Asking him to leave books was like asking for his life. He did not read books a few days ago because he had just arrived and was facing such a dangerous situation. He was naturally not in the mood to read.
Zhao Hai did not notice Merlyn. His attention was focused on the book. Although this book was a miscellaneous book, there were many things recorded in it. Most of them were local customs, which were very useful to Zhao Hai.
Adam was just a popinjay in the past and did not know much about the local customs of the continent. Now, the continent was relatively peaceful. There were a total of 32 countries, big and small, led by the five empires. In addition, there were some tribal settlements. It could really be described as vast.
Zhao Hai was in the Aksu Empire, one of the five empires. The other four empires on the continent were the Rosen Empire, the Lyon Empire, the Fudo Empire, and the Bibo Dynasty.
Zhao Hai's current fief, the Black Soil Wilderness, had long been selectively forgotten by everyone on the continent. However, the Carrion Swamp behind the iron mountain range was one of the five forbidden areas on the continent.
The other four forbidden areas on the continent were Mount Akara. That was the territory of magical beasts. Very few foreign races could survive there.
The Arctic Icefield was a world of ice. The temperature was extremely low, and only a few ice-type magical beasts could survive there.
Flame Island was an island on the sea. It was a small island 5,600 nautical miles south from the Bibo Dynasty. However, the volcanoes on the island erupted differently. In addition, there was earth fire. It was an absolute forbidden zone.
The last was the Demon Abyss. It was said that it was connected to the Demon Realm, but it had not been confirmed. However, from time to time, some magical beasts that could not be seen on the continent would appear in the Demon Abyss.
The Carrion Swamp was famous for its poison. Be it the magical beasts or the undead creatures, they were all toxic. It was because of this that the Carrion Swamp became a forbidden area.
Adam's memories were vague, but the records in this book clarified them for Zhao Hai.
When Zhao Hai was on Earth, he was an otaku. If an otaku did not know about transmigration novels, he would not be a complete otaku. After reading this short book, Zhao Hai understood that he had come to a world similar to the ones portrayed in the transmigration novels. There was magic, battle aura, magical beasts, elves, dragons, and dwarves. Everything that existed in transmigration novels was here.
Zhao Hai was even more determined to keep a low profile. He did not know how powerful the top experts of this world were, but seeing Merlyn use water magic to water the ground today, he roughly knew how powerful these people were. That was ten acres of land. It would be too easy for Merlyn to deal with someone like him
Zhao Hai slowly put down the book in his hand. He had developed the habit of reading books over the years. His reading speed was much faster than ordinary people, and many of the things written in this book were not very useful. However, this book made Zhao Hai understand this world better.
The experts in this world were not inferior to those in the novels that Zhao Hai had read in the past. In the past, when Zhao Hai read novels, they said that mages' close combat ability was not good, and warriors did not have long-range attacks, but this world was completely different.
A mage's body was not as strong as a warrior's, but if they did not need to chant long incantations for some simple spells. An advanced mage like Merlyn could use spells below level three almost instantly. No one dared to underestimate such a mage, let alone try to fight them in close combat.
Although warriors knew how to use battle aura, it was not something that could be released easily. It would take some time to condense the battle aura. Most warriors knew how to use bows and arrows. Even if they did not know how to use bows and arrows, they would learn to use long-range weapons like javelins or tomahawks. Their strength could not be underestimated.
Zhao Hai slowly stood up and heaved a sigh of relief. Looking at the things in this book, he felt that his decision to keep a low profile was correct. There were too many experts in this world. Their powers were far beyond his imagination and were not people he could afford to offend.
Zhao Hai slowly walked to the window of the study. There was also window paper on the window. Only some commoners on the continent had window paper. Some of the noble families on the continent used glass, but it was not popularized yet. It was very expensive to make, so Grimm did not buy it.
Zhao Hai gently opened the window and looked outside. This study was on the third floor. The lighting was very good. From here, he could see the square between the inner and outer fort clearly.
He could see many women weaving straw mats in the front yard. However, Zhao Hai did not see Meg. It seemed like she had gone to prepare the materials for the thatched boat.
Zhao Hai looked at the busy people and couldn't help but smile bitterly. These people were really too easy to satisfy. Moreover, they didn't know that they were facing a huge crisis.
At this moment, Zhao Hai really hated himself. He did not have the strength to protect these people. At most, he could only send these people into the Space Farm and let them escape this calamity. However, hiding was not a solution. The Carrion Swamp would always be a hidden danger.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Then, Merlyn's voice followed, "Young Master, it's time for lunch." Zhao Hai was stunned. He did not expect time to pass so quickly. He looked out again. Indeed, the women who were weaving the grass were returning to their houses to eat.
Zhao Hai opened the door and saw Merlyn standing at the door happily. He was stunned and said, "Grandma Merlyn, what's the matter?"
Merlyn did not say anything and only said, "It's nothing. I'm just feeling happy. Young Master, let's go down and eat."
Zhao Hai nodded and followed Merlyn downstairs. At this moment, Meg and the others had returned and were waiting for him downstairs. They entered the dining room and realized that Merlyn had already prepared lunch.
After the few of them sat down, Zhao Hai turned to Wood and said, "Wood, I have tasked Meg to try making a thatched boat for the next few days. You have to lead more people to gather more grass, and also assign some men to help Meg and the girls."
Zhao Hai turned to Rock and said, "Rock, help An and the others gather all the stones we need as soon as possible. Pile the stones somewhere. When there is a certain amount, I will help you transport them back. This will save a lot of trouble."
He then turned to An. "An, you have to be careful when you mine the stones. You have to pay attention to your safety."
He turned to Ju and said, "Ju, you should organize everyone to weave the straw mats first. After they learn it, you have to follow Meg and think about how to make a thatched boat. Don't make this thatched boat too big. It is quite good if it can accommodate ten or so people. Don't be afraid of wasting the resources. Anyway, there is a lot of grass on the mountain."
They all nodded in response. Zhao Hai then turned to Merlyn and said, "Grandma Merlyn, do you think we should build a sentry post at the top of the mountain to watch the Carrion Swamp and the surroundings of the castle? If there are really magical beasts or undead creatures coming out of the swamp, we can make preparations in advance."
Merlyn thought for a moment and nodded. "Young Master is right. We should build a sentry post. I'll arrange it after lunch. Young Master, you don't have to worry. You should read more if you have time."
Zhao Hai was stunned by Merlyn's words. He did not expect Merlyn to ask him to read more books. However, he would be spending a lot of time in the study room in the future, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, Grandma Merlyn, I will read more. However, there are too many things that need to be settled right now. After our lives are more stable, I will spend more time reading."
Merlyn nodded, but Meg and the others looked at Zhao Hai in a daze. They had grown up with Adam, so they naturally knew how Adam was. Now that they heard Zhao Hai say that he wanted to read seriously, they really could not believe it.
After saying that, everyone began to eat. Zhao Hai ate quickly and immediately walked to the study. He really wanted to understand more about this world.
When Merlyn saw that Zhao Hai had gone to the study again, her eyes could not help but light up. Although the strong was respected in this world, a knowledgeable person was very respected as well. Even in the Aksu Empire, many important management positions were held by famous scholars because those emperors realized that a country could not be without scholars.
This was also one of the reasons why Merlyn was happy. Because Zhao Hai had drunk the Void Water, it was impossible for him to learn magic and battle aura. Now that he had the Space Farm, it was equivalent to a life-saving place. If he could not defeat others, he could run into the Space Farm and hide. No one could do anything to him, but this alone was not enough. He still needed the respect of others. Since he could not learn magic and battle aura, the only way he could gain respect was from knowledge.
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