Outside the walls of the West, fugitives are guided by soldiers of the First Army to undergo an unprecedented identity check. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Barov naturally knew that population was the most important wealth for His Royal Highness Roland, and in order to bring these people back to the border town, His Highness spent a lot of golden dragons, and even did not hesitate to send the first army to the royal capital. When the bill from the Margari Chamber of Commerce was placed in front of Barov, he almost dropped his jaw.

For most of the month, the charter fees, transportation fees, food supply fees, etc. provided by the caravan added up, and it actually cost more than 2,000 golden dragons, which is equivalent to the price of four steam engines. Had it not been for the fact that deposits were received last month for the renovation of two sailboats, the financial statements would have been in deficit this time.

After the fugitives were brought back, the tedious and huge statistical work fell on him. Almost all the officials and apprentices of the town hall were dispatched, and wooden sheds and passages were erected at the foot of the city walls, and these people were sorted and recorded. Looking at the fugitives slowly passing through the checkpoint in a line of more than a dozen, Barov seemed to see a group of moving coins.

Compared with the long queues of ordinary civilian registration offices, the channel for professionals in his personal responsibility is much colder, and so far, only fifty or sixty people have passed.

"I'm ...... A carpenter," at this point, a middle-aged man cautiously approached, "I heard that any craftsman can get a dwelling?"

"That's right," asked Seni Dali, "what's your name?

The former knight of the Wolf Running Family had done a good job at the Ministry of Agriculture, at least so far, and Barov was very satisfied with his eyes on people. Although it was a demographic this time, there were so many literate people in the city hall, so I had to bring people from other departments over with me.

"Uh...... My name is Marcel. The other person paused, "I don't know how to read." ”

"Can't read or write?"

"Yes. The middle-aged man lowered his head and said.

"Well, carpenter's words......" Saini rummaged through a stack of inquiry forms for forms labeled carpenter, "ah, I found it." Let me ask you a few questions. ”

His Royal Highness came up with this method of preliminary examination, and he gathered craftsmen from various industries together, asked them about their expertise and corresponding methods, and recorded the answers to form a set of inquiry forms. This way, just ask a few questions against the form during the review and you can immediately know if the other party is lying. The first time he saw this polygraph, Barov couldn't help but applaud the devil's careful thinking, most civilians would not know about these things if they were not engaged in the profession, and if a person wanted to impersonate, he would choke on two or three questions.

"What is the tool used to flatten the surface of wood?"

"Yes...... Planer, sir. ”

"What are the commonly used saws?"

"Frame saws, pull-saws, and occasionally hand saws are used when cutting small pieces. ”

After asking a few questions, Marcel was able to answer almost all of them, and his tone gradually became smoother.

"Well, it looks like you're a carpenter," Saini stopped as he was about to write down the man's name on the identification slip.

"Your Excellency?"

"Don't be so quick to judge, you look at his hands first. He looked at Marcel, "Stretch your hand out." ”

Marcel was stunned at this, and spread out his hands in bewilderment—the skin in his palms was rough, and the cracked lines were mixed with many particles of earth, and under each finger there were thick calluses, which looked weather-beaten.

"If he were a carpenter, his palms should not be so rough, especially at the bottom of the palms, where the two pads of flesh would become smooth and hard when rubbed against the wood. In addition, carpenters often need to draw outlines with black lacquer, so the palms of their hands will be stained with a large amount of black ink that is difficult to remove, and they will become jet black instead of yellow. "Another point, "he always looks away when he answers—many people have a similar expression when they recall memories that they don't usually use, and if he were a carpenter, he should have answered very naturally." ”

"Yes...... Is that so," Seni's eyes widened.

Barov looked at Marcel, who looked surprised, and said in a deep voice, "You should have heard the warning of the soldiers of the First Army when they summoned you, and any impersonation, deception, and refusal to register will be severely punished. Either you'll be sent out of the mines, or you'll be expelled from the West, and now, do you still think you're a carpenter?"

"No, my lord, I was wrong!" Marcel couldn't help but fall to his knees, "The carpenter is my neighbor, and I just watch him work from the sidelines!"

"Let's go over there and line up. ”

Seeing that the other party was deserted and fled, Seni was speechless, "My lord, how do you know these things?"

"I did a census for His Highness during the Demon Moon, and I dealt with every carpenter in the town, so I wrote it down in passing then," replied Barov, pretending to be nonchalant. Seeing the expression of shock and admiration on the knight's face, a sense of pride suddenly rose in his heart.

Although the devil's method is ingenious, it will eventually be deceived by some people, and only people like himself can make up for the void for His Highness.

And under the influence of His Highness, the way he deals with problems recently has become different from before...... Barov couldn't help but sigh to himself, in the past, civilians like this must be punished by thunderous means in order to deter those who are ready to move. Now he is directly released, probably to save some gold dragon for His Royal Highness the prince - after all, every fugitive is worth a lot of money, and if he doesn't work for the border town for more than ten years, it can't be worth the cost of transporting them from thousands of miles away.

When the next fugitive was professionally questioned, Seni did not register immediately, but set his sights on Barov.

He glanced at the interrogator a few times, nodded and said, "You can record it, and I will take him to His Highness to have a look." ”

Passing through the hole in the wall, on the other side is Roland Wimbleton's shed, which is also the final checkpoint.

Here, they will be personally questioned by His Highness and, if proven to be fine, will be able to obtain a resident ID card and become official residents of the border town. At present, there is a shortage of housing in the town, and only the artisans can only be given priority to live in, and as for the fugitives who do not have any skills, they will have to wait outside the city walls for another two or three months.

Barov also had an identity card — a coloured piece of cardboard about the size of a palm, with his face in the upper left corner of the picture that looked like a real person, with his name, address and number in the middle. The back of the piece of paper bears the emblem of the two guns of the Grey Keep, as well as the signature seal of His Highness. Whether it is the paper itself or the film wrapped outside, the material is very strange, whether it is soaked in water or baked on the fire, it cannot damage the ID card in the slightest.

There was no doubt that this thing must have been made by a witch named Zoroa. His Royal Highness Roland seems to be planning to extend the ID card to the whole town, and in the future, whether it is to buy food or pay salaries, it will be necessary to receive vouchers.

Since presenting the medal to the eldest lady of the Pyne family at the ceremony, His Highness has clearly no longer intended to hide the existence of witches, and Barov no longer wants to care about who is right and who is wrong between the devil and the church, or even ...... He began to vaguely hope that His Highness Roland could defeat the church and completely unify the Grey Keep.

There is no doubt that the higher the position of His Highness, the greater the reward he can receive.

Of course, there is still a long way to go before this step can be considered later. Now that the population of the town has surpassed the Changge Fortress, His Highness has also revealed to him the plan for the construction of the city in the coming year - once the fortress is connected, most of the western territory will be turned into a whole, and its scale will undoubtedly surpass the royal capital and become the most magnificent city in the Gray Castle, and what kind of promotion will he get as the head of the city hall at that time?

Barov is looking forward to the future. (To be continued.) )