The soldier didn't hide anything and spoke directly.
"This is the idea of the Holy Lady. For one, it's for easier management, and for two, to allow you to orderly return to your original villages."
"... Go back?"
"That's right, staying here isn't a solution either; the land around the castle can't sustain so many people."
Weren't you the ones who drove us here?
It's like breaking someone's leg and then giving them a crutch.
The man complained inwardly but didn't dare say it out loud; instead, he voiced another concern in his heart.
"But what about the famine?"
The soldier replied with a smile.
"The Holy Daughter is exactly here to solve this problem! To avoid missing the window of spring plowing, we need to quickly restore the abandoned farmland... Don't worry, during this period, we won't let you starve; we will ensure the supply of food."
The man nodded, feeling a little more at ease, hesitated for a while, and finally wrote his name in the ledger.
