CH 20

Taylor and Barnard asked the man where Conrad Brown lived.

The big man said, “Those people who have settled in Niramo from outside live almost in the same place. Go to the most marginal part of the east of the city. Ask someone and they’ll tell you.”

After leaving the tavern.

Barnard asked, “Do you want to recruit Conrad Brown back to Wissas?”

Taylor nodded, “Just listening to him, you can see that Conrad Brown has a good ability. As for the craftsmen’s guild, bullying others, climbing the flames1, it’s fundamentally broken. Don’t worry about them.”

Barnard agrees very much.

Conrad Brown does not know the decision made by the two for the time being.

He’s on his way home, at the end of the east side of the city—a messy place full of immigrants.

They suffered the same discrimination and oppression in Niramo, but no one has ever stood up or united.

Everyone is very indifferent, just want to live their own life, don’t want to be nosy.

Just like the people who live here know that Conrad Brown didn’t do anything wrong, but try to make corrections when he discovered the problem, but later, he offended the president of the craftsman’s guild and his son, and suffered a lot of humiliation and oppression.

Conrad Brown is innocent.

But no one speaks for innocent people, and lacks even a thoughtful comfort or even simple greetings.

Conrad Brown walked to the house silently all the way.

He has a considerate and uncomplaining wife and two intelligent and excellent sons. After arriving in Niramo, Mrs. Brown gave birth to a lovely and beautiful daughter for him. Now she is just over one year old.

Thinking of the obedient and soft daughter.

Conrad Brown couldn’t help showing a smile, stepping into the house and saying, “I’m back.”

Darren Brown, the oldest son, and Dave Brown, the youngest son, rushed out of the room to meet him.

“Dad, you…”

Darren Brown’s smile faded gradually after seeing the torn hem of Conrad Brown’s clothes and the dirt mark on his knees that obviously knocked on the ground until it disappeared.

Conrad then remembered the “marks” on his body that had not been cleaned up in time, and hurriedly raised his fingers to his mouth, “Shh.”

Because Mrs. Brown was cooking, she had not had time to get out of the kitchen.

He didn’t want his wife to worry.

However, the youngest son Dave didn’t notice his actions, and immediately shouted angrily, “Dad, are the people in the craftsman’s guild bullying you again?!”

“Clang”.

There was a sound of bowls falling to the ground in the kitchen.

The next moment, Mrs. Brown walked out quickly.

“Conrad, oh no, how are you…”

Mrs. Brown felt distressed about what happened to her husband and seemed to be about to cry.

“Why do they always…you clearly have never done anything to them. God of Creation, they will definitely get retribution…”

Darren and Dave clenched their fists tightly, their hearts swelled with anger, and their faces showed extreme anger.

Dave even wanted to rush to the craftsman’s guild to find someone to argue with, but Conrad stopped him.

“It’s no use, kid.”

Darren also said, “Don’t go, Dave.”

“You will only make dad’s situation more difficult. They will not reason with you, or they’ll even throw you out and laugh at you. “

Dave spoke angrily, “But, do you want dad to be bullied by them all the time?!”

Conrad sighed, “Ignore it, maybe they will feel bored before long.”

On the contrary, sometimes the more you resist, the more you’ll be suppressed.

Just when the atmosphere at home was a little dull, there was a sudden shout outside that someone came to see Conrad Brown.

Conrad wondered.

He doesn’t have any familiar friends in Niramo at all, who will come to him?

After he went out to look, he found that the people who came to look for him were the two knights just now.

Conrad couldn’t help feeling a little flustered and uneasy. He stood at the door for a long time without moving. He said, “You, what can I do for you…”

Taylor, “Let’s go in and have a talk. Don’t worry, it has nothing to do with the craftsman guild.”

Conrad hesitantly walked out of the way, “Two sirs, please come in.”

The place where he lives is dirty, the house is dilapidated, and the things in the house are also very dilapidated.

Taylor looks around and sits in a chair with Barnard.

Mrs. Brown uneasily brought two glasses of water.

Darren and Dave stood on the side, watching them without any trace.

Taylor, “I’ll go straight to the point. The two of us are taking the intention of Lord Desinia to gather skilled craftsmen to return to Wissas.”

“At that time, you will participate in the reconstruction of Wissas and Fort Comoy, all treatment will be preferential…”

He paused, glanced at Conrad’s family, and continued, “You can leave by yourself, or you can take your family to Wissas… Can you read? What is written on the parchment is the preferential conditions and benefits given by the lord.”

Conrad is naturally literate, nodded and took the parchment that Taylor handed over.

Darren and Dave couldn’t help looking at each other, wondering what the benefits were.

And the more Conrad looked down, the more unbelievable he was, “This, the conditions given above… are they true?!”

Barnard, “Of course it is true!”

“Can we still lie to you? Look at the seal on the parchment. This is the family emblem of Lord Desinia.”

Conrad saw a rose pattern surrounded by thorns at the bottom.

He held the parchment in his hands and hesitated, “Why me?”

Taylor, “We heard about you.”

“There is no doubt about your ability. Wissas is the time to recruit talents. If you want to stop being bullied like that, it is the wisest choice to seize this opportunity.”

Conrad understood what he meant by what he said. His heart had been shaken a little, but he was more uneasy, and he hesitated again and again.

Taylor, “I understand you can’t make a decision right now.”

“I can give you one day to think about it, and come to the Nass Hotel tomorrow night to find me.”

After speaking, he left with Barnard.

…

After they left.

Mrs. Brown and her two sons hurriedly asked Conrad what exactly was written on the parchment? That would cause him to show such a gaffe expression before.

After Conrad explained to his family, he received three unbelievable glances just like him.

Darren was surprised, “The conditions given above are also very good. You can have a free residence in Wissas, and you can get a subsidy… Dad, aren’t they really liars?!”

He denied it immediately after speaking.

“No, no, they are obviously knights, impersonating knights is a felony, how could they be a liar.”

Dave is already looking forward to it, “Dad, shall we go? After you leave here, will you never be bullied again?!”

Conrad hesitated.

Mrs. Brown took his hand at this moment and said, “My dear, I understand you have doubts in your heart.”

“We finally settled down in Niramo, but now we have to decide whether to leave here and go to another city to live and work.”

“This is undoubtedly a very difficult choice.”

“But you know, there’s nothing more difficult than today’s situation.”

“If the president and his son are in the guild for a day, you will not be better. I don’t want you to go back to the guild… It’s better to take a gamble. At least there’s hope for a good life.”

Darren nodded, “Yes, Dad, I think so too.”

“But no matter what decision you make, I will support you unconditionally.”

Dave, “Me too, me too!”

Conrad, “Let me think about it. Tomorrow… there will be a definite answer.”

Mrs. Brown enters the kitchen again to prepare dinner.

Darren and Dave also went back to their rooms.

Conrad went to the couple’s room.

Their little daughter, Belle, was lying in bed, sleeping soundly, her little fists clenched on both sides of her head, and her little mouth slapped twice from time to time, as if she were still drinking milk.

Conrad looked at his little daughter’s lovely appearance with a smile on his face.

He gently stroked his daughter’s soft little face, and said, “Our Belle has already grown up a long time ago.”

Conrad watched for a long time and finally made a decision.

The next morning.

Conrad did not go to the craftsmen’s guild but went directly to the Nass Hotel.

After that, he went home to pack his things, and when the Thorns Chamber of Commerce set off again, he would leave with the chamber of commerce.

More than a month later.

The two teams who went to various cities in batches returned to Wissas one after another, bringing back a lot of craftsmen and their families.

No craftsman came alone.

Xia Zuoyi summoned them in the open space in front of the castle.

The Conrad Brown family was among them, and they met the little Earl Desinia.

After confirming the number of people.

Xia Zuoyi said, “I know what you need to confirm urgently.”

“I can give you a positive answer. All the promises and conditions on the parchment are true and valid, and you will get what you deserve.”

The artisans and their families couldn’t help but smile.

Xia Zuoyi continued, “But the premise that I give the benefits and conditions is that you need to do your best to rebuild Wissas and Fort Comoy for me.”

“If I find that there are people who cheat, trick, take advantage of others, or even want to reduce labor and materials to deceive me in the process of construction, I will take back what is given to you as soon as it is found out!”

“Not only that, you will be permanently expelled from Wissas and Fort Comoy!”

Add the candy first and then the stick.

The craftsmen looked honest underneath and nodded repeatedly.

Xia Zuoyi, “At that time, I will set up a craftsmen’s guild in Fort Comoy, and the leader of the guild will be someone with ability. You can all participate in the competition.”

Wissas has enough people now.

But Fort Comoy… After his conscription and tax reduction incidents, the city was too depressed. It’s necessary to find a way to balance it.

As soon as these words came out, the craftsmen could no longer help their expressions of excitement, and their eyes burst into a riot of brilliance.

“President of the craftsmen’s guild?! Can anyone really do it?”

“Is what the Lord Earl said true?!”

“God, I must fight for it!”

…

Conrad Brown turned red with excitement.

Xia Zuoyi raised his hand to calm them down, and when the noise subsided, he went on to say, “The way to compete for president is—I ask you to get familiar with Wissas and Fort Comoy as soon as possible in two months.”

“And re-plan and design the layout of the entire city according to your own ideas. Not only must the area be clear, but also the function and role of each area must be meticulously and clearly marked.”

“In two months, I want to see the drawings you submitted.” 

The craftsmen looked at each other.

It seems…a bit difficult…

Xia Zuoyi said with a serious expression, “You can form a team with others to plan and design. Of course, you can share the credit equally, or you can give it to the people who give the most, or you can work alone… Compete as you like.”

“However, during the competition, if someone steals, snatches or destroys other people’s drawings, there is no way to be fair and just. They just want to win the competition by playing some careful thinking…”

“Such people, I welcome you to report to any knight in the city at any time and they will report it to me.”

“Once it is confirmed that the incident is true, immediately take back the things given to you, and be permanently expelled from Wissas and Fort Comoy. “

“Do you understand everything?”

“Understood!” 

The craftsmen brought up a jumbled answer.

Conrad Brown yelled especially loudly.

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