The leisurely time passed quietly with a smile on Altolia's face.
At some point, the leaves in the forest had all fallen, leaving only a bare tree trunk. And the gray sparrows that were jumping on the tree branches and looking around.
The water flow in the river had also decreased by two-thirds, and there was even a faint trend of drying up.
At the same time, the food and resources that could be collected in the wild were also decreasing. Even if it was just a pile of dried grass, those children would have to walk a long distance and spend an entire day.
But Artolia didn't want them to go too far.
For these children, this dangerous mountain forest was still too dangerous.
In this season that was getting colder and colder, everything stopped growing. The villagers who lived in the forest were not the only ones who needed to find resources.
The ferocious beasts hiding in the forest, who had been starving for a long time, also wanted to find an opportunity to have a good meal.
Therefore, when Artolia, who was holding the Holy Sword, helped the children defeat a terrifying black bear for the fourth time-
"From today onwards, don't go out to gather.”
In order to ensure the safety of these children, the wise king made a decision.
Looking at the supplies piled up in the warehouses and cellars, Artolia thought that they could survive the winter safely.
Therefore, she gave the order to seal the village. All production activities were carried out in the village.
This was actually a very correct thing to do.
After all, not hunting in winter was a tradition passed down from generation to generation.
At the same time, the villagers who had accumulated so many resources. It was also a good opportunity to repair the village where they lived.
Rubbing grass ropes, cutting animal skins, repairing houses, making furniture…
The aunties who were clever and skillful continued to pass on these skills that had been passed down from generation to generation to their descendants.
Under their joint efforts, this originally simple village gradually became full and lively.
Isolated from the world, they enjoyed a simple yet peaceful life.
In fact, they even took it for granted. Under the protection of Altoria, they could live in this paradise for generations.
However, not long after.
When Kai, who had left the village for more than a month, brought a group of people back to the village that had undergone earth-shattering changes, he said,"
"Are you robbing a tribe?”
Looking at the team of at least two to three hundred people, Altolia felt a headache coming on.
He could tell.
Kel, who had been out for nearly two months, was really enjoying himself.
He ignored the promise that Altoria had made with him and groped his way to the border between the north and the picts. He reluctantly turned around and returned to the village.
But this time, he also gave Altoria a big problem.
"That's food for 300 people!”
"Where can I find so much food?”
……
This was an almost unsolvable problem.
In fact, when Altolia decided to build her own kingdom from scratch, she was destined to face this problem.
"As the mystery passes, the food on this land will become less and less.”
This was what Merlin had told her, a fact that could not be changed.
And in order to obtain more food that was enough to feed his subjects.
Altolia had to aim her weapon at the people from other countries.
Since resources were limited, as the king, she had to prioritize protecting her own people as much as possible.
"The so-called king is an existence that kills more people in order to protect them.”
Altolia had already realized this.
But now, when she was faced with such a choice, she hesitated.
"Is it because your conscience is uneasy?”
Shaya asked.
At this moment, he could clearly feel that Altoria was in low spirits.
He could understand how Artolia felt.
After all, righteousness was the way of Artoria.
And for the sake of the limited resources, they would casually start a war or something like that... What was the difference between such a method and those bandits recruited by the lowly king, Votigeng?
" An unjust war," Artolia thought.
But at the same time, Shaya had a different opinion.
"Actually, I think you can change your way of thinking.”
Shaya thought about it and said seriously,"
"We should still have some food, enough for these people to last for a while, right?”
This was an indisputable fact.
Because Altolia placed great importance on food, she had prepared three warehouses for storing food.
Furthermore, Shaya, who possessed the Icicles of Death, would replenish the ice and snow in the warehouses regularly to ensure the freshness of the food.
After more than two months of preparation, the three warehouses were already filled to the brim. If only the villagers used it, it would probably last for half a year.
And now, even if Kel, who didn't know his priorities, suddenly brought back so many people, with the food reserves in the warehouse, it was enough for them to survive for a month.
"And for us, this month is also a crucial month.”
Looking at the confused Artolia, Shaya sighed helplessly and told her his plan."
"Then take out the weapons and armor that your father prepared for you and prepare to train your soldiers.”
"There's no need for too many people, just a hundred will do.”
"As for the training targets…we'll use the other magical beasts in the forest as our enemies.”
At this moment, because Altolia had stayed in this area for a long time, the two of them were very excited.
It was already rare to see large ferocious beasts and magical beasts in the vicinity.
However, if one was willing to go further and search carefully, they would be able to find traces of them.
In Shaya's eyes, those powerful but not intelligent magic beasts were probably the best training targets.
He wanted to use those magical beasts to temper the courage of those new recruits.
At the same time, the meat of the magical beasts could also help the village that was gradually growing stronger.
"In this way, winter is already halfway through.”
"And we also have a troop that can't be called 'valiant', but is enough to strengthen our prestige.”
"You don't want to lead these soldiers to wage an unjust war?”
"Alright, no problem!"
"We can take these soldiers and become mercenaries.”
"I think that the lords of Britain, who have been harassed by the Saxons or the picts all year round, wouldn't mind taking out some insignificant food or resources to solve the big troubles that continue to trouble them, right?”
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