Will looked at the young girl; she was covered in dirt, but her face was relatively clean, which made Will somewhat lost in thought.
Of course, she can't be blamed for all of this; Will knew about the situation in that valley.
"What's your name?" Will asked.
Alice
"Okay, Alice, all of you come with me off the ship." Will said, then led them toward the main road.
The group soon arrived at Chenghua Avenue. Alice followed behind Will, and the moment she stepped onto the main road, she felt as if she had entered another world.
This place is like a fairyland, with very flat and wide roads and exceptionally beautiful houses.
"Hurry up, Alice, there are many more surprises for you in the future," Will reminded them, wanting to settle them in as quickly as possible.
Amidst exclamations of surprise, they finally arrived at the newly established windmill village.
"You all take a rest first, and find your own places to stay." Will was really tired; leading such a large group was such a hassle. He found a place to sit down at random.
The newcomers and those who arrived earlier were already chatting enthusiastically.
"This place looks really nice! If you had come a few days earlier, would you know what it was like here?" The newlyweds, leaning against the wall, asked the elderly couple who had been there for a few days.
"It's not just that it looks good, it really is good. As long as you have copper dragon coins, you can eat whatever you want in that big house. You have no idea how delicious that black bread is. It's a delicacy you've never tasted in your life."
The speaker swallowed hard. He simply didn't have enough copper dragon coins. These past few days, they'd been clearing land and farming, receiving only a small amount of copper dragon coins. Just enough for them to eat, and not enough for them to eat too much or too well.
"Grandpa Archie, is it true?" Alice asked the old man who had arrived before her, listening to their conversation.
Old man Archie's eyes also lit up. "Yes, Alice, this place is truly special. It might be better than anywhere else."
"And you, Grandpa Archie, how many copper dragon coins do you have a day?" Alice asked, having heard that copper dragon coins were needed to exchange for food.
The old man took out a copper dragon coin from his pocket and handed it to Alice. "Alice, I'm old and don't eat much. This can be exchanged for a very ordinary black bread. Go and try it; it's really quite good."
Alice held the bronze dragon coin the old man had given her. The coin had very beautiful designs on both sides and was exquisitely crafted. Alice quite liked the bronze dragon coin.
"Thank you, Grandpa Archie. I will pay you back later."
The old man shook his head. "Alice, you and Lilac helped me a lot before, so you don't need to repay me. I really can't eat much more."
"Oh, where's Sister Dingxiang? How could I have forgotten about her?" Alice suddenly realized that she hadn't seen Dingxiang since she disembarked.
Oh, Sister Dingxiang may have passed away with her husband.
Sigh, there's one less person to talk to. But she still intends to ask. It's better to confirm.
"Lord Will, one of the people who came with us was named Dingxiang. I haven't seen her yet. I don't know if she left with her husband. Her husband seems to be from this place."
Will was taken aback. Why were they still short of people? Something had gone wrong with the task the lord had entrusted to him.
"Just call me Will from now on. What's her husband's name?" If she just went with her husband, that's fine. But if she got lost, that's his problem. Although it's not a big problem, he needs to find out.
"I'm not really sure either. I've only seen him at mining sites. By the way, Sister Dingxiang's husband is named Yumu."
Will didn't know anything about Elmwood, because Elmwood hadn't been there long and had been mining in Red Iron Village, but he still decided to ask someone about it.
"Alright then! Alice, come with me over there and ask."