The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1492 - 429: It Must Be the Flame King's Doing! (Part 4)

It seemed that the one looking at him just now was not this Sister, but Saint Sis himself.

Clearing her throat, Carian continued.

"From tomorrow onwards, I need you to do one more thing for me. I need your soldiers to register all the hungry people coming to receive food during the distribution. Record their names and the villages they originally belong to... even if it's just a nickname or a childhood name."

"Then, we will issue them a number, ensuring their names correspond to this number. In the future, when they receive food, they will do so at a designated soup kitchen according to their number."

"I bet there will definitely be people applying for two or three, just to get two more meals," a man carrying a great sword said in a low voice.

Carian looked at him and replied.

"It's a possibility, but that doesn't matter. What's important is that we first ensure everyone is on my register. As for confirming duplicate names, that's the next step. We just need to ensure everyone can eat their fill and has no other stomachs to feed elsewhere. If a number hasn't shown up for a long time, we'll strike it off the register."

Moreover, the area where the hungry reside will gradually be divided according to numbers, just as soldiers are separated into camps.

A person can hold three numbers, but it's impossible to live in three places simultaneously. And if they register three times in the same place, it will be exposed in no time.

She would not punish those who lied.

As she said, the purpose of this task was simply to register the hungry on the Salvation Army's list, not to catch thieves who ate a few extra bites.

Instead, she will set up a code of law to punish real thieves and evildoers who take advantage of the situation.

Over time, people's previous impressions of the Salvation Army will fade, while confidence and faith are restored as a new order is established.

"I don't understand."

Brennan finally found his voice, looking at Carian with confusion, "Why are we registering these people? We are an army, not tax officials?"

Even if it was for tax collection, it's not the right time.

At least wait until the war is over, right?

Carian understood his confusion well, as she had no fewer questions when she first heard Mr. Colin's arrangements.

If it were just to distribute food, hungry people could line up at the soup kitchen, and registration might seem unnecessary.

However, that seemingly omniscient man had a completely different perspective —

"If our goal was just to give them a full meal, of course, we only need to feed them. But they number in the tens of thousands, possibly even hundreds of thousands or millions in the future... even Lord Saint Sis couldn't let them have their fill without doing anything else."

"Registering the hungry is a prerequisite for all tasks, not only for them to leave Sparrow Wood Castle orderly and return home but also to catch up with the almost-ending spring plowing season and upcoming land allocation... We must ensure every bit of Strength is utilized to its full potential, not wasted."

Seeing Brennan speechless, Carian continued in a serious tone.

"It's not just the hungry, but your soldiers need to cooperate with registration, including yourself."

"Whether or not you want to return to farming, someday they will all go back to their hometowns, and even those who lost their homes deserve a piece of land to settle down."

"If you want to prove you're different from that guy in the castle, don't wait until the castle is breached to think about the future; start doing it now."