Chapter 58 (1/2)

The inhabitants of Dawnbreak had been psyched up for the past few days.

Once the security team, with a monthly salary of 12 silver Pykes, was fully recruited, the first order of the day was the measurement of the untilled lands outside the Southern District.

The land was divided into 10-acre pieces, and a deep trench, a rhent wide, was dug in the middle as a partition.

In order to speed up the measurement process, the Vampires of the Divine Light also hired fifty civilians and promised that once the work was completed, they would receive three silver Pykes as a reward.

The swarming crowd filled up all fifty positions instantly.

At that moment, everyone could see that the Divine Light Vampires were really fulfilling their promise… to allocate each adult land.

Goddess of Life above, this was the best news they have heard.

Many of the excited residents volunteered to help after receiving free food, just to finish up the measuring job as quickly as possible. Because the earlier it was completed, the earlier they could get their land.

Rackel had also come to the untilled lands outside Southern after receiving Harrison’s notice.

Looking at the black soil under the low grass, Rackel had an inexplicable urge to cry.

He swore to the Goddess of Life that this was fertile land. Even in Ayric, such land was no more than 20 acres wide.

Land represented hope and the future.

Plus, he would be getting a piece of it too. Ten acres of land was enough for him to feed his family, and perhaps he could even take a wife and bid farewell to his previously unsettled life.

Common folks who had land were ones who were rooted, without any worry of starving to death at any time. Hence, Reed’s land distribution plan had undoubtedly struck a chord with the common folk.

“Rackel, you are the leader of the logistics team, go and help organize it. Land surveying is a massive undertaking.”

Harrison was standing under a big tree, clad in a white mage robe. His appearance was neutral, and his tone of voice very gentle. Behind him were two vampires who looked pained due to day time.

Day time was just too unfriendly to the vampires, so the measurement of the land could only be done by humans.

“Yes, My Lord.”

Rackel’s original fear of the vampires had mostly disappeared after getting in touch with them.

These vampires were unlike the ones in the legends. They were polite and well-mannered, plus every one of them was handsome and beautiful, which made people feel good about them.

If it had not been for the fact that they were really vampires, Rackel believed that these people would have already chosen to settle down in Dawnbreak.

That said, seeing how things had progressed, they would still probably settle down in Dawnbreak even if the other party were vampires.

The temptation given out by the vampires was far too great, and no one could refuse.

Not only were they giving out land, but they were also going to build a school and a mage tower. It was as if they had completely settled the issues of survival and development for them, and only needed them to feel at ease to see the future.

The feeling of seeing hope was an unprecedented experience for the civilians who had survived the turmoil at the border.

Therefore, this group of civilians felt a sense of belonging to Dawnbreak faster than Reed had expected, so fast it was that his goal was already achieved long before he could pull out his other bag of tricks.

However, he was still buying supplies in Grimm, and naturally, he did not know the of changing residents.

The second day, the third day.

On the fourth day of the land surveying, with the participation of hundreds of people, the measurement and surveying that were estimated to be completed in a week were done in half the time.