Darkness will eventually dissipate, and light will surely shine upon the earth.
But it couldn't reach Ed, who was fast asleep in the room.
He was only awakened by Adelaide's knocking.
"Adelaide, inform everyone that we will have a meeting in the castle hall," Ed said to the doorway.
"Yes, Master."
I walked too much yesterday and got back quite late. Even Ed's young body couldn't take it anymore.
In the castle hall
There are many people in the hall today, all waiting for Ed to arrive.
This time, Ed sat at the head of the long table, and the others took their seats in turn.
There were still a few standing.
Why are they standing?
Because there was no seat.
The table is only so big.
"The hunt was a great success. We not only caught a hare, but also killed a red deer, and most importantly... we found iron ore." Ed's voice rang out in the hall.
Upon hearing this, a fat man sitting in the back immediately stood up excitedly and said, "My lord, is it true? This is amazing!"
Even those who didn't go hunting exclaimed in astonishment—how incredible! Iron could be found even in such a remote and impoverished territory!
"Yes, Smith, a whole mountain of hematite."
Smith's hands were trembling; his hammer was rusting, and his furnace hadn't burned in a long time.
His eyes were filled with a longing for iron, and he felt immense satisfaction watching objects take shape in his hands.
Ed looked at the excited Smith: "Smith, you're in charge of this. Go up the mountain first and find out where it's suitable to smelt iron."
"Thank...thank you, lord...my lord," Blacksmith Smith stammered, too excited to speak clearly.
Ed ignored the excited blacksmith. "Andrew, you continue leading the guard on the hunt. Be careful and don't go too deep into the woods."
"Yes, my lord," Andrew replied crisply.
Ed continued, looking at the old butler on the left, and said:
"Marcus, I've taken in some serfs from other places in the mountains. Take some venison and bread with you, record their situation, and explain this 'Rabbit Breeding Techniques' to them."
After Ed finished speaking, he handed a piece of parchment to Marcus.
"Yes, my master." Butler Marcus took the items and carefully put them away.
"Roderick, continue to lead your men to build a few more houses at the temporary camp, and also find a large spot on the edge of the village to build a rabbit hutch. The location should be downstream of the village's water source."
"Take a look at this rabbit hutch." Ed planned to build it all at once, making it large enough to resemble a factory in later times.
The rabbit hutch doesn't need to be completely enclosed by walls. Nowadays, it's too much trouble to enclose it completely. Just use a net to block it off at the top.
The rabbit hutches are difficult to build; they need to be constructed one by one.
Once this rabbit hutch is built, other livestock sheds can also be built in the same style.
"Adelaide, you're in charge of gathering the women in the village to weave more nets, with smaller mesh and thinner hemp rope. Also, make more of these improved fish traps." He then handed Adelaide a piece of parchment.
"Yes, Master." Adelaide was very happy; finally, she, as the logistics officer, wasn't just distributing bread anymore.
Ed made all of these things overnight after he came back yesterday.
Just like the blacksmith Smith, Ed was also content to see the people of his territory smiling.
Ed took a satisfied sip of 'tea,' looked at everyone, and asked, 'Is there anything else?'
"My master, are you preparing to go fishing in the lake?" asked the butler, Marcus.
"Yes, Marcus, I have improved the new fishing nets and fish traps."
Butler Marcus said worriedly:
"Ah! My master, there is a monster in the lake. People were dragged into the lake by the monster before, which is why fishing has always been forbidden."