Since they got that wooden bicycle, Adelaide and Carly have been seen less and less in the castle.
In contrast, apart from the newly established Novice Village, all other places in Grey Castle Territory are places that are steeped in their legends.
Of course, people in the territory were extremely envious and rushed to the castle to ask Ed about the situation.
Below the grape arbor, Ed was receiving the people from his territory who came to see him.
"My lord, Red Iron Village is quite far away, and we really need a vehicle like the Adelaide." Since going to Red Iron Village, Village Chief Smith has rarely come out, except for a few meetings; this might be the first time he's voluntarily shown up. This clearly shows how important the Bicycle is to him.
"My lord, actually our Windmill Village isn't exactly close either. Could you perhaps give us priority consideration?" Will also really liked the car.
"My lord, as you know, we're on the move every day. Although we have such an excellent team member as Runs Fast, he's only one person, and the rest of us aren't that fast. You see, we're the ones who need that vehicle the most." Fir Tree didn't really want to come, but there were just too many Police Squad members wanting him to come.
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Ed almost laughed as he listened to their complaints. He really didn't think much of the Bicycle in the experiment, but they all loved it. However, there was nothing they could do about it.
Currently, only Roderick knows how to make this bicycle. With the current speed of manual labor, it's unthinkable that he could make one in less than ten days to half a month.
Ed smiled and looked at everyone, saying:
"Okay, I understand. We're working on it now and I'm sure it will be ready soon. You can go back and wait."
"Really? My lord, when can we get the bicycle?" Hearing that they would get it soon, everyone present was very happy, and they hoped to ride it tomorrow.
"Yes, probably in about a month!" Ed thought a month was a conservative estimate.
"Huh? Is a month from now very soon?" Smith wondered if the lord had some misunderstanding about what "very soon" meant.
"Yes, Smith, that's very fast."
"Uh, okay then, will we all have them a month from now?"
"Yes, Smith, although there will only be one bike after a month, you can take turns riding it. It's the same as having both of you."
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Having received the outcome they didn't want, the area below Grape Arbor gradually quieted down.
Ed took a sip of ice water, got up and went outside. The sun outside didn't seem as strong as before, and he knew that summer was almost over.
Following the newly paved road, Ed arrived at the newly built dock at Melodious Lake. The road connecting the dock to Chenghua Avenue doesn't have a name yet, but since it will be used for freight transport, he plans to call it a pedestrian walkway.
As for the pedestrian walkway, he didn't plan to name it. The dock was actually very rudimentary; apart from some facilities for loading and unloading goods, there was nothing else.
Ed looked at the distant lake, hoping that Eric, who had left a few days ago, would bring back some good news. As the population of the territory increased, the trees were far from enough to burn, and with his repeated efforts to control the situation, the trees around the territory were gradually decreasing.
If Eric brings nothing back, then he'll have to send people elsewhere to search for those energy resources. While there's no shortage now, that doesn't mean the territory will never be.
"Huh? Is that Eric back?"
Ed hadn't seen anything on the lake when he looked down to think, but when he looked up again, he saw some small black dots on the distant lake.