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Chapter 362: Predicament

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At the pier, more than 10 sailships were lined up in a colu hemp ropes covered in snow, such that they looked like threads of clear silver Refugees filed out of the cabins and rushed towards the large open space in front of the pier

This was not the first tidom of Graycastle, and therefore the entire procedure seemed very orderly Four lines of iron fence separated the crowd into two columns, which helped to control the crowd movement and prevented a stampede On both sides of the fences, there were police batons on patrol Anyone who pushed his way through or atteh there was punishment, there was also reward—in order to coees would each receive a hot bowl of gruel when they passed through the railed passageway In any case, filling up their stoees' fear and discon land

This time, aside from the policeale and Sylvie also took part in the inspection to locate the drug users ere planted in the crowd by Tiic, pills and snoder had nowhere to be hidden

"Thank you for all that you've done for Western Region" Roland looked away froaret beside him "If it wasn't for your fleet, these people would've to spend the winter in the sluhness to ask ent tone of voice, and naturally I had to doto set sail in the heavy snow, and hence I was only able to pool together these 13 sailships"

"It's better than not even one" Roland puffed out a white breath After he learned that there were still large nuees held up in Silver City, Redwater City and Willon, he sent a letter of help to Margeret's Cha that it could deploy a fleet of sailships to help hih 13 was a sees could be transported bythat each sailship could accommodate 100 people, and each trip to and fro required an estihly a old royals brought along by a small platoon of the First Army were insufficient to last for this entire duration, therefore, on the last return journey, the sailships had to transport food and winter clothing as well Roland did not wish to see the refugees carry their hopes of a better life on board the ships yet eventually fail to reach the destination

Thanks to Lightning, Margaret calculated the transportation costs to be two times the normal daily rate Any other merchant would have considered this to be a foolish transaction, as the transportation costs alone exceeded the value of the goods On average, it cost one gold royal per two people, which, according to the currentand high-quality slaves Margaret had initially expressed her doubts to Roland, but he was insistent on bringing these people over to the Western Region

Froether with the eation, they were considered subjects of the Western Region, and it was in line with his duty to provide them with asyluees was far greater than that of slaves After receiving education and training, and eventually given eh their jobs would be i back to the reception room of the castle, Roland ordered the kitchen to prepare a hot pottage for Margaret "Drink this, it'll make your limbs feel much warmer"

"Thank you for your kindness" The businesswoman scooped up a spoonful of the soup and sniffed "There seehed, "In addition, there's also pepper and honey, and the base is chicken soup Spirit is always an excellent drink to dispel the cold, and when heated with chicken soup, it becos are added to cover the pungent taste, as well as add flavor and a little spice to the soup, such that even a person who rarely drinks alcohol will find it palatable

Margaret slowly drank the pottage and finished it with a loud burp "That's great Every time I'm on the way to your place, I' what novelty is in store It's a pity that next year I'll probably be unable to visit you"