章 643: Chapter 24 Granting Fields_3

The next step was simple: he distributed land to the soldiers' families, along with farming tools, draft horses, and seeds.

He needn't worry about the rest — did peasants need him to teach them how to farm?

Lonely soldiers looked on enviously as other soldiers waved their arms frantically to their families.

They dared not call out because military discipline restrained them.

"Don't hold back!" Winters ordered loudly, "Shout it out!"

There was silence in the ranks at first.

"Jenna!" Suddenly, a soldier cried out for his wife.

In an instant, countless names were flung in all directions.

The soldiers' families also called out their names; some women covered their faces and wept, while soldiers surreptitiously wiped away tears.

"Dad!" Tamas shouted to the sky, "Mom!"

The soldiers watched as the Centurion yelled himself hoarse, but few knew that Tamas's parents were no longer of this world.