Lynn did not deny anything.

After all, he had the system's support.

A proof for eternity.

As long as he worked hard, he could gain related experience and abilities.

After confirming there were no other prey, a guard rode forward to pick up the wild rabbit.

Having spent most of the day in this area, Lynn also hunted a few pheasants and a fully grown red deer!

The open grassland, near the Acadia River, had abundant water resources.

This was the red deer's favorite living environment.

When several guards brought back the red deer, its massive antlers caught Lynn's eye.

The shape was large and complex, with multiple branches.

Unfortunately, as it was almost September, it was past the time for antler collection.

Whether it was antlers or venison, both had rich nutritional and medicinal value.

Lynn pondered in his mind.

The current ranch was already built and needed a large amount of poultry and livestock.

This was to ensure the territory's meat supply.

Pigs, horses, cattle, and sheep were the main sources of meat.

However, if they could capture and domesticate the red deer, it would naturally expand the meat supply.

But, capturing red deer wasn't easy, so he had to give up temporarily.

Looking at the sky, it was already near four or five in the afternoon.

Lynn instructed them to set up camp on the wasteland.

Dismounting, Lynn walked into the wasteland, searching for traces of herbs.

[Collection Experience +1]

[Collection Experience +1]

[Collection Experience +1]

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This wasteland had never been visited, so it was rich in wild herbs.

The text recognition function allowed Lynn to see the information on those herbs at a glance.

[Chamomile]: Flowers are white, petals long and thin, centers yellow, with a strong fragrance, used for soothing and calming, etc.

[Sage]: Long oval, leaves have a hairy surface, texture is hard, color is gray-green, used to enhance brain activity, treat sore throats, mouth ulcers, and also in cooking, etc.

[Thyme]: Leaves are thick and papery, with short ash-white fuzz and white glandular dots with small pits, used for warming the lungs, stopping bleeding, repelling insects, etc.

...

One after another, herbs were collected by Lynn and placed into the vine basket.

Red, standing guard beside him, continuously scanned the surroundings, observing every movement.

He was already used to Master Lynn's behavior.

His task was to protect Master Lynn from harm, and that was enough.

Until dusk fell.

Red reminded, "Master Lynn, it's getting dark."

A sense of fulfillment from the harvest made Lynn stand up and glance around.

Indeed.

In the distant western horizon, the sun had sunk below the horizon, leaving only a faint afterglow illuminating the entire world.

Soon enough, darkness would completely take over.

Lynn responded, "Let's return to the camp."

Red sensibly picked up the herb basket beside him.

The two headed towards the camp, one leading, the other following.

A line of text suddenly appeared in Lynn's view.

"Ore Vein Detector: 200 meters northeast, small Open-pit Iron Mine."

Another iron mine?

Lynn turned and walked towards the direction of the iron mine.

Red followed closely with a puzzled expression.

A short while later.

A mountain of iron appeared in Lynn's sight.

Also standing open to the sky.

Previously, no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find it.

Now, going out without the aim of searching for veins, they discovered an iron mine.

However.

This place was too far from the village.

Nearly 200 miles away!

Both mining and transporting posed great challenges.

It could only be used as a backup iron mine.

Without further words, Lynn led Red back.

Not yet close to the camp, Lynn smelled waves of mouthwatering meat aroma.

He was indeed a bit hungry.

Sitting by the blazing campfire, the chef placed plates of food before Lynn.

The chef respectfully spoke, "Master Lynn, this is the rabbit and venison you hunted today..."

Lynn nodded, "Let them all eat together!"

With Master Lynn's permission, they no longer held back.

Lynn grabbed a leg of deer and tore off a chunk, chewing it.

The tender and flavorful texture instantly enveloped Lynn's taste buds.

Swallowing the venison, Lynn took a gulp of beer brewed with hops.

The satisfaction of eating meat made Lynn's eyebrows slightly raise.

Later.

After finishing dinner.

Lynn sat a short distance from the campfire, letting its glow dance on his cheeks.

In his mind, plans for development unfolded almost uncontrollably.

The village reconstruction proceeded according to plan.

Moreover, he hadn't diverted labor from mining, not affecting the rock salt extraction and fine salt production.

The completion of rebuilding was only a matter of time.

Next would be the full construction of the Handicraft Workshop District.

And begin vigorously developing handicrafts...

After pondering for a while.

Lynn gathered his thoughts and noticed that aside from the guards on patrol.

The other guards were cheerfully drinking beer, chatting and laughing.

The beer wasn't strong, almost like water.

Lynn didn't ask Red to stop them.

This outing was only for hunting and collection, not requiring strict vigilance.

Even Lynn himself had drank several large mugs of beer before contentedly entering the linen tent, sleeping through the night.

In the blink of an eye.

Five days passed.

A few warhorses were laden with wild boars and red deer, while others carried bundles of herbs.

Lynn and his party galloped toward the village.

The speed of the warhorses wasn't fast.

Because, at the edge of their vision, they could already faintly see the outline of a village.

In five days.

Lynn's [Hunting] skill experience had reached over 120 points, while [Collection] skill experience also surpassed 150.

It wouldn't take long to reach Level 2.

A little over an hour later.

Lynn and his party returned to the village.

The orderly array of red brick houses, even at just a glance, gave an inexplicable sense of order and comfort.

Lynn took a cursory look, and there were at least a hundred completed red brick and clay tile houses in the village.

But it was still not enough.

The current village had a population of 2800!

Even with villagers from the Red Brick Factory, iron mines, and pastures living on site, and additional slaves arriving later, more building would be needed.

At least a thousand red brick houses were required!

Upon Master Lynn's return, Kuisi came from the fields to report the village's recent situation.

"Master Lynn, the Salt Factory's output has been increased, now producing 800 pounds of fine salt daily."

Lynn nodded.

Although no additional labor was allocated to the Salt Factory.

Over time, as proficiency improved, the advantages of division of labor became apparent.

Kuisi continued, "There was a fight at the coal mine involving two people, but it was stopped immediately by the guards on site."

Lynn's expression remained calm.

Villagers were human too, with emotions and desires, conflicts were inevitable.

"What is the punishment?"

Kuisi hesitated, explaining, "No punishment has been enacted yet..."

Lynn wasn't surprised, "Make them cooperate to mine 500 pounds of coal each day, when it's finished, they can end their work day!"

Kuisi's eyes blinked a few times.

This punishment seemed a bit unusual.

Yet, upon reflection, it was better than others.

Subsequently.

Kuisi reported some other matters before taking her leave.

Watching Kuisi depart, the earlier thought resurfaced in Lynn's mind.

Establish a Territory Court, draft Territorial Law!

The Territory Court was for handling trifling matters within the territory.

The Territorial Law, regardless of who violated it.

All would be treated impartially.

This would ensure an equal treatment, with no complaints.

In this way, it would also improve the villagers' quality of life and sense of security!

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