Outside the town of Crook, there is a prosperous scene. Outside the town, where not many people originally stayed, there are many houses lined with pedestrians.

Lu Xi looked out of the carriage and could get a rough idea without Betem's special explanation.

These people outside Crook Town are all caravans coming to Lingbo Farm to purchase goods. Because Lingbo Farm is surrounded by ice and is not suitable for caravans, they all gathered here in Crook Town.

The team that Betem sent back and forth was mainly to pick up goods and supply these caravans.

Some time ago, in order to take in homeless civilians, Betem built many temporary houses outside the town of Crook to accommodate them.

After Miss Lucy proposed the arrangement of road construction, and all these people moved away to build the road, the remaining temporary houses were somewhat redundant, and it would be a waste to demolish them directly.

It just so happened that due to the increase in the number of caravans coming and going in Crook Town, there were too many people queuing up for inspection every day, and a large number of people gathered outside the town every day.

Bertem didn't know if he was stimulated by Miss Lucy's method, but he even thought of modifying these temporary houses to provide a rest for the caravans.

In this way, only a few people can enter the city, which greatly eases the reception pressure in Crook Town.

At the same time, it also reduces the burden on the caravans. Not to mention the fees that everyone needs to pay to enter the city, just finding accommodation is full of troubles, because there are too many caravans, accommodation is scarce, and the price is several times higher.

Except for those taverns and inns in the city that have increased their prices, it can be described as a win-win situation.

However, people are not vegetarians. After discovering that the caravans were stationed outside the city in large numbers, many smart shop owners approached Betem, hoping to rent and buy a few temporary houses.

Used to open various shops - if caravans don't go into the city to shop, they can still come outside the city to sell things!

In fact, for this kind of thing, it is not a problem to just find some materials and build two houses now without notifying Betem. Let's just say that none of the temporary houses sold has been processed several times later.

But this requires taking into account various exchanges of interests between adults.

They paid Betem to buy peace of mind, to have a reasonable identity, and to prevent the people in charge from seeing them making money and being jealous and randomly finding an excuse to confiscate them.

Although it pays a temporary price, it will be beneficial in the long run.

Lu Xi found it strange that this gathering place outside Crook Town had the feeling of a street stall on earth. All kinds of eaters and sellers had their stalls set up outside the houses. You could see the goods at a glance. Get people to stop and buy.

"Miss Lucy, do you want to take a rest outside the city?" Bertem said with a hint of eye, seeing Miss Lucy's curiosity about this place.

Originally, Bethem was working in Crook town, but after receiving the news that Miss Lucy was coming, he specially left the city to greet Miss Lucy one day in advance.

"No need." Lu Xi looked away. She was just a little nostalgic. She just looked at it from a distance. But when she really got close to him, she would be even more disappointed when she found that it was different from what she imagined.

Bertem doesn't force anything, everything is based on Miss Lucy's wishes.

When they entered the city gate, because Lu Xi's carriage was too big, everyone else had to be evacuated to the side. So that it can pass smoothly.

And this evacuation inevitably caused many minor problems.

In addition to the caravans from other towns, there are also mercenaries coming in and out of the city, and in fact, the mercenaries are the bulk of the traffic.

Especially Crook Town, as the first of the three human towns, is also the most popular place for mercenaries. If there is no choice, mercenaries usually prefer to go to larger towns.

Because large human towns not only have more complete things, but also have higher value of bounty tasks. In other words, it is easier to make a fortune.

At this moment, many mercenaries were asked to give way, and many mercenaries showed dissatisfaction. If they were honest, it would be difficult for them to embark on the mercenary path. Casually joining a patrol or working under a noble would be more stable than being a mercenary. .

It can be said that half of the people who work as mercenaries are not interested in the nobles and are in a state of disgust. It is normal to curse a few times.

Lu Xi didn't care. Her car was so big. If she wanted to enter the city, she would have to let others give way. And she couldn't wait until everyone else had gone in before going in by herself. With such a large population, she wouldn't even wait until the city gate closed at night. You can definitely get in.

Bertem's face turned ugly. He had no intention of letting Miss Lucy hear these dirty words. With a glance, the men next to him calmly moved towards the mercenaries who cursed the most.

It's not like he would do anything serious to them. Bertem knew Miss Lucy's bottom line, but with such a dirty mouth, it was necessary to receive a lesson.

But ordinary civilians, except for the mercenaries, consciously got out of the way. Especially when a few heard that the person entering the city was "Miss Lucy", they knelt down towards Lu Xi's carriage. Go down.

His forehead almost bled from the bump, which immediately caused a sensation.

"Thank you Miss Lucy for your charity. The garlic you gave us helped my sick child survive." said one of the villagers who kowtowed.

The people around him also started to speak. They were all sick in the family and began to recover after eating the garlic sent by Miss Lucy.

Lu Xi wanted to distribute the garlic seeds, so he definitely didn't have to bring them to Crook Town himself. He would have delivered them to Betem earlier and asked him to distribute them.

Several other villages, very close to the town of Crook, also served as "test subjects" to test the efficacy of garlic.

The effect of garlic is definitely not that strong, but after all, people in the other world have never taken medicine at all. Their bodies are very clean and have no resistance to medicine. Whatever they eat can have several times the effect.

Rather than saying that the disease was cured after eating garlic, it is better to say that after eating garlic, the virus in the body was temporarily suppressed. At this time, the body's resistance gained the upper hand. With the physical strength of people from another world, as long as there is A chance to take a breath is basically a cure.

After the mercenaries heard about these things, they were originally reluctant to give way, but they became more willing.

Most people come from poor backgrounds, so who would be willing to become a mercenary if they have no choice?

After learning that this "Miss Lucy" actually did such a thing, the mercenaries' senses suddenly changed. If it was a noble lady who did such a thing, then there would be no problem for them to give way.

No one would think that "Miss Lucy" was putting on a show to win people's hearts, because nobles never had to do this.

If you get the benefits of being a mercenary, it will make people wonder if there is something wrong... those civilians outside human towns? Nothing of value.

At the same time, many mercenaries are also interested in the "garlic" they mentioned. If it really has this effect, if they can bring some back to...

Of course it can be bought. For the villages with Croak urban household registration, Lu Xi kindly distributes it for free, but others need to spend money to buy it.

He was also worried that some mercenaries did not have martial ethics and would go to ordinary civilian villages to rob them. For mercenaries who wanted to buy garlic, Lu Xi also gave a chance to get it for free, that is, they would help with work for a day and give them a bag of garlic later. Garlic is used as wages.

Not to mention the commercial road being built in the distance, there are also many construction sites in Crook Town, responsible for processing building materials and so on.

Instead of running around to rob the village, it is better to work for nothing for garlic seeds for a day, and provide three meals a day, so the food money can be recouped.

Needless to say, there are many mercenaries working specifically at the construction site, not just for the bag of garlic seeds, but just to have enough to eat. It seems that not all mercenaries are living a good life.

After entering the city, Lu Xi felt the atmosphere of the "Ice Festival".

Because of the ice dragon's feat of covering hundreds of kilometers in ice, the temperature in Crook town this year is not too high. The heat can only be felt when the sun is particularly strong.

But even so, the "Ice Festival" started as usual. When Lu Xi was walking on the road, he could see several pots of ice sculptures placed at the door of every house. Maybe because the weather was not so hot, everyone was willing to put the ice sculptures in the yard. For passersby to enjoy.

When she arrived near the mayor's mansion, Lu Xi's eyes twitched. She was faced with an ice sculpture mansion. If she saw such a scene in the middle of summer, Lu Xi would be a little surprised.

But she had just come out of the "ice field" hundreds of kilometers away, and she actually wanted to see something else rather than feel like she was "going home."

Bertem's expression was awkward for a moment, and he obviously wanted to understand something. For others, ice in summer is rare, but for Miss Lucy, she hopes that there will be no ice in summer.

"Ahem...what about me?" Bertem said, wondering whether he should restore the mayor's mansion to its original state.

"No, let's do it." Lu Xi sighed. She didn't like it, but the residents of Crook Town were looking forward to the "Ice Festival".

This frozen mayor's mansion was also a part of their holiday, so it was better to keep it as it was. She wouldn't be staying for a few days anyway.

I have a headache. I seem to have a slight fever in the afternoon. I have taken medicine, but my head hurts so much. I will write less today.