Adelaide now basically knows when the two will say something pointless.
So the two of them chatted back and forth, and she tidied up the long table and brought out a teapot and teacup.
"Master, Carly, would you like some ice water before you drink? Aren't you thirsty?"
"Indeed, the cookies are a bit salty. A little ice water would be just right." Ed glanced at Carly, who was looking at him arrogantly. She was indeed a formidable opponent. He gave her a good assessment, then picked up his glass and took a sip of water.
"Yes, Sister Adelaide, that is indeed a good idea, but my ice water will be unsweetened."
Carly's voice was still very loud; she was clearly still excited.
"Heh, you're making it yourself without sugar, and you're asking for so much, Carly." Adelaide chuckled, a little annoyed.
"Uh, I mean it doesn't taste good without sugar," Carly quickly explained, then immediately picked up the glass and took a sip.
" Adelaide, what do you think we should do about the northern part of our territory? Two people ran over from there today, and I took them in and sent them to Novice Village in Shipyard."
After joking and arguing with Carly for a while, Ed felt it was time to get down to business. He still wanted to get everyone's opinions on the arrangements for the north, since it was the only place that was relatively close to the people of other territories, and it deserved attention from every perspective.
"Master, is the road over there open?" Adelaide asked.
"No, they climbed over from the blocked area, so it's still impossible for them to transport goods."
"Oh, Master, then let's just ignore it. We don't need the salt over there anyway."
" Adelaide, we don't need salt. We still need other things. Our Grey Castle Territory is so barren, we have nothing. As the population grows, we will run out of supplies."
"So you're planning to move the stones blocking the road and exchange them for what we need in the north? But we're so close, what if the lord in the north finds out we have something good and tries to steal it from us?" Adelaide was a little worried about this.
Adelaide's concerns were not unfounded. Ed had already heard from Henry that the war in their territory was caused by their lord seizing someone else's Copper Mine. Although Ed was not afraid of such things, he could not tolerate others coming to his territory to start a war and cause destruction.
" Adelaide, I don't think the road will be dug up for the time being. But what you said is also possible. I've heard that the lord of that territory isn't a kind person. We need to be more careful."
"What should we do then?" Adelaide was also at a loss for how to solve this problem.
" Lord Ed, I have a way, would you like to hear it? But you need to tell me a new way to make cuisine. It doesn't count if it can't be made right away, like the raisins last time." After drinking some ice water, Carly calmed down a bit, and her voice became much softer.
"Okay, no problem. As long as your ideas are good, I don't mind telling you a few more." Ed looked at Carly; he didn't think Carly could have any particularly good ideas.
"Alright, didn't you say that two people ran over from the northern territories and came here? Do you know why they ran over? They must think Grey Castle Territory is better than theirs! What does Grey Castle Territory lack right now? It lacks people! Now that those two have come here, they must have seen how rich our territory is. If we let them go back and spread the word, won't everyone from the other territories come over? Wouldn't our urgent problem of lacking people be solved?" Carly finished speaking and looked at Ed with anticipation.