For the public, Cesar has a population of 1,000. In an era of scarcity of supplies and backward medical care, people's life expectancy is generally not high. People aged 15-45 years old account for 60% of the total population, 30% of children under 15 years old account for 30%, and only 10% of those over 45 years old account for.

It is simple and cost-effective. There are five or six hundred people aged 15 to 45 who can be called strong labor. This is crucial for the future production development of Black Stone.

Children under the age of 15 can be sent to school to learn knowledge and serve as a reserve of new forces.

This is just a calculation of the ordinary gangsters engaged in production labor. Miller's knight class has a total of 150 people. Because they do not have to do production and have good food, they all practice strong bodies and have martial arts. With a little training, they can become qualified soldiers.

In private, Miller's family is upright, pragmatic and diligent, including Natalie's two brothers who were detained in Deep Water City, both of whom are brave and motivated.

The only problem is that they have been influenced by the church for too long and it takes time.

Therefore, although Riya promised them to leave, she hoped that they could stay and work together to create a better future.

The simple Natalie seems to be the best breakthrough.

Sure enough, Leah's straightforward provocation played a role. Although Natalie is about the same age as Alice and has been a playmate since childhood, her life is different. Her family is a happy and rich life. She has lived in care since childhood and has almost never suffered any setbacks.

Natalie is really a piece of paper, innocent and charming. This leads to her poor ability to resist strikes, and her family suddenly undergoes drastic changes, and she directly doubts her life.

The best sisters deceived her, the parents deceived her, and everyone hid it from her.

This world is full of lies.

I'm the best guy to cheat!

In the eyes of others, I am a fool!

That's right, sure!

A series of self-negation made Natalie feel autistic.

Thinking of the past few days of being in the room and being wronged, Natalie's eyes were filled with bitter tears, and her thin lips shrank, making her look wronged.

"You all lie to me..."

Depressed and listless, and looking sobbing, it makes people feel sad. What a sunny girl, she is autistic and has become a little resentful woman.

"I trust you so much, each of you lied to me... Woo woo woo woo..."

The tears could no longer be held back and they broke out.

Liya was only a few years older than her and was less experienced in coaxing children. She immediately became a little busy and reached out to help her wipe her tears, but she slapped her away.

Then, Natalie collapsed and lay on the quilt and cried loudly.

Liya was both sad and helpless.

On the surface, Alice and Natalie are both innocent children, but there is a substantial difference. Alice is introverted and tenacious. No matter how much grievances she suffers, she still maintains a smile in front of others. She doesn't want others to see her sad or sad for her.

Natalie is different. She has limited control over emotions and is more self-centered.

The reason is due to the living environment.

Her personality has no big problems in front of her relatives, after all, she is just a child.

But the world is cruel, and not everyone cares about her emotions.

Lea understands that it has become a fact that Miller family is tied to fate and Black Stone Collar. She will face more difficulties and obstacles in the future, and her character will only hurt her.

strong!

She must be strong, from now on.

Lea gradually stopped coaxing and persuasion. Suffering is the whetstone of fate. Blind care will make her become a fragile, rootless duckweed that will scatter when blown away.

"Natalie." Leah's eyes showed determination and her tone turned cold: "If you can only cry, that would disappoint me."

Natalie shook her shoulders, sobbed twice, and cried a little lowered.

"There will always be a day when lies are exposed, and the illusion will not become the truth. Whether your eyes, your heart, what you see, what you feel is true or false, only you can give you the answer. Live in the palms of your loved ones and protect you, you will never become powerful."

"At this point, Alice is much stronger than you."

Self-centered people are usually proud. Natalie is no exception, especially compared to her playmate Alice, who never felt inferior.

Liya's words were a little heartbroken, which made her feel a sense of contempt.

Natalie sobbed and stopped crying, muttering dissatisfiedly: "You...you are pagans, you are deceived and bewitched by evil, you have changed."

We have indeed changed.

Leah did not refute: "Since this is the fact you have determined, you should find convincing evidence that Alice and I were bewitched by the evil god. Didn't you say when you were a child that you should protect your parents, brothers and sisters? But now I only see a child hiding in the room and crying."

"I'm not!!"

Natalie suddenly came out of the quilt, crying red and swollen eyes full of dissatisfaction.

Knowing that her stimulation was effective, Liya clapped her hands and stood up, glanced at her 'cold', turned around and left, walked to the door, and said lightly: "Then let me show it to your parents."

"Natalie, from now on, I will not stop you from any action in Blackstone Corps, Daotan Town. You can investigate everything here and find the evidence you want! Opportunity, only once!"

"Of course, it depends on whether you have courage!"

"I...I..." Natalie's face turned pale.

Before closing the door, Natalie paused for a moment, deliberately lowered her voice, and said in a slight manner: "This is the pagan's nest, you have thought about it."

Bang~~

The door was closed, and Natalie, who was sitting on the bed, held the quilt and curled up. Her thin melon-shaped face turned a little white, and her mind was messy.

A voice said, "Coward, you dare not go..."

Another voice said, "I'm not a coward, just go!"

The third voice said: "The pagan's nest is so scary, it's safe to hide in the room."

There was a faint voice deep in my heart repeating: "I want to protect my parents, brothers and sisters..."

...

"As for the spring plowing ceremony, I invited the Miller family and the Knights of Cesar. If you have any opinions, you can just say it."

After returning to the government hall, Liya immediately held a meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the spring farming ceremony. This was a plan that Qin Song had formulated in advance before leaving.

The purpose of holding the ceremony is to celebrate the winter, show the rich achievements of the Black Stone Leader to the leaders, give everyone the confidence to fight, better unite and lead the people, defend their homes, and overcome difficulties together.

The new farm is one of the focus of the ceremony. After several months of personal experience, farmers will show up and fully feel the adequate food. They take this opportunity to announce new citizenship plans, welfare benefits, etc. to attract the participation of the refugees in the Yuandaotan Town.

The second focus is the display of force - the military parade.

Leaded by the commander of the legion, Ralph himself, the First Blackstone Legion was fully armed and divided into three square formations to show the leadership of the army's style, strict discipline and strong organization.

After the queue inspection is completed, there is a trophy exhibition—including the blood warhammer held by the orc centurion, the leather armor of the orc warrior, the bone armor and skeletal remains of several pairs of blood terror beasts, the head of the golden statue, the full set of armor and weapons of the Holy Spirit Knight, the Holy Spirit War Horse, etc.

In the Black Stone Collar, which lacks steel, Qin Song still insists on retaining some of the seized spoils.

Thousands of words are worse than ironclad evidence.

In fact, this kind of thing is done every year in Deepwater City, which is the human head view established at the city gate after the autumn suppression - a hill piled up by the heads of orcs, which is used to show the church's proud martial arts.

The most important part is also the finale, a live-fire training, and various light and heavy weapons in the world are officially unveiled.

The purpose of the military parade was to uncover part of the veil of the Black Stone Legion and let the leaders know what they rely on to defeat the orcs and the Holy Spirit repeatedly, strengthen the leaders' confidence, increase cohesion, and maintain stability.

Qin Song, influenced by Grandpa Mao, knew very well the importance of uniting all forces that can be united, strengthening ideological work, and strengthening public opinion propaganda.

New Year's atmosphere, spring plowing sacrifices, military parades are a new beginning.

But now the storm is changing, Qin Song is far away in the Duchy of Fandeng, and many things cannot be discussed effectively.

At this time, Riya's courage as a lord showed up, and she immediately realized that inviting the Miller family to attend the ceremony might have an unexpected effect when the Blackstone Corps was about to face a major crisis.

Princess Vanessa cannot and will not waste energy to bribe all the knights, a considerable number of them are just dissatisfied with the status quo. The trophy exhibitions and military parades will definitely bring them a strong psychological impact and shake them.

In addition to being shocked, the insiders had a high probability of passing information to the princess through secret passages.

Instead of hiding it, it is better to make a big fuss and show off your muscles, adding another variable to the tense confrontation between the church and the orcs.

As soon as Leah talked about her purpose, the mature and persistent Sir Weimar pondered: "The problems of the Miller family are always to be solved, and dragging them is not a solution. However, I think you should contact the Lord Zhizhe as soon as possible to listen to his opinions, and we will make additional or modify them."

"Yes, Luna will convey my meaning tonight."

The military chief Ralph has limited strategic vision, but his personality is smart and cunning. He immediately shines in his eyes when he hears this: "Sir, I have a suggestion."

"Please say it."

"We might as well turn the exercise into an act and make a grand drama! Your Highness, don't you want to know our strength? Then let her know it well."

Liya was stunned for a moment: "Acting? How to act?"
Chapter completed!