Red Beard and others are indeed very tough, they would rather go hungry than betray their tribesmen, and are even prepared to be tortured.
However, what they didn't expect was that after they rejected the proposal of the man from the empire in black uniform, the other party actually didn't make things difficult for them again.
The food supply to them was even restored two days later.
It's just that this time the food placed in front of them made their faces look very ugly.
——Acorn Rye Cake.
This is the most common staple food among the savage tribes in the Dragon Ridge Mountains. Because rye is better adapted to cold environments than wheat and has lower soil requirements, it is also planted on a large scale by the savages.
However, growing rye alone was not enough for the entire tribe, so they mixed some acorn powder into the rye cake, combined with the meat obtained from hunting in the mountains, and preserved it through smoke.
In this way, the people in the tribe can barely fill their stomachs.
Of course, this is only when the weather is good. If the harvest is bad and there is not enough food to eat, they will have no choice but to rob each other, or make an appointment to go down the mountain to rob the dwarves.
Eating familiar hometown delicacies again, Hongbeard and others did not feel warm or happy at all.
Because these foods were all robbed by the imperial people, the people who were robbed were a tribe called Giant Crow, which was very famous in the neighborhood. The tribe totaled seven to eight hundred people.
But this time the number of enemies they faced was more than ten times theirs, and most of the warriors from the Giant Crow tribe followed the dwarves to block the mountain pass.
The rest, old and young, are even less able to resist.
They could only watch helplessly as the female lord emptied all their food reserves, leaving not a single grain of wheat for them.
An old savage tried to step forward to stop him, but was kicked to the ground by the soldiers of the empire. However, the old savage still hugged the thigh of the soldier in front of him, pointed at a female savage with a big belly behind him, and begged.
But all he got in exchange was a severe beating.
Seeing this scene, Red Beard and the others' expressions became even more ugly, even though they were not from the Giant Crow Tribe, and some even had enmity with the Giant Crow Tribe.
However, when the savages who also belonged to the Dragon Ridge Mountains saw the Giant Crow Tribe being annihilated, they couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness.
Winter has just begun now, and spring is still very early. If all the food reserves are lost at this time, most people in the Giant Crow tribe will starve to death.
Only the strongest warriors or young women are likely to find new tribes to accept them.
This is also why the old savage is so desperate, because it is difficult for him and the pregnant female savage to find a new place to stay.
When the female lord saw this, she couldn't help but feel sympathy, and her excitement after grabbing the food also lightened a lot.
This was the second time she felt the cruelty of war, and the last time was when she heard the bad news of the death of Marquis Cullen.
Du Lun was someone who had been here before. He noticed Miss Rabbit's loss and took the initiative to say, "Leave the rest of the looting to me. You can take the people here to rest for a while."
"No," Miss Rabbit shook her head, "I have killed a dragon, and I am also the champion of the tournament, so I am not that fragile."
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"But war is a completely different thing," said the former Royal Guardsman. "As the commander, any order you give may change the fate of many people, especially when the desire to win conflicts with inner morality, it is very likely that It’s easy to feel tortured.”
"How did you solve this problem?" the female lord asked humbly for advice.
"You have heard of the name of the Silver Knight, right?" Duren said, "He possesses all the virtues of a knight. Like many people, I admired him very much and tried to imitate him when I was young.
"But later I found that I couldn't be him, especially after taking office as the Chief of the Guards. I chose to remain absolutely loyal to His Majesty, which meant that I also had to give up something, something very precious."
Miss Rabbit looked thoughtful when she heard this, "Is this why you still chose to stand up and testify against Garth, even though you knew it might implicate your wife, daughter, and the family behind you?"
"This is the path I chose, and you have to choose your own path," Du Lun said.
The female lord first frowned and thought, and then showed hesitation, as if she was having a fierce inner struggle, but in the end her brows relaxed again.
"Have you answered yet?"
"No." Miss Rabbit paused and added, "But I know who to listen to when I'm not sure, and that's enough.
"Help me gather those savages together and tell them that only by doing what I say can they have enough to eat. By the way, they can also have two days off a week."
The female lord robbed the giant crow tribe, used their food as wages, and recruited a group of men on the spot to conquer a savage tribe.
The soldiers of the empire were mainly responsible for holding down the formation from behind and preventing the savages from escaping halfway.
However, they were really overly worried. Without food, the savages would starve to death even if they escaped. Even if there were no Imperial people following behind, they would have to fight their neighbors now.
Moreover, the giant crows belong to a large tribe nearby. Even though there are not many young people left, there are even fewer other tribes, so Miss Rabbit's robbery plan went very smoothly.
When she grabbed the fifth tribe, Red Beard and others finally started to feel a little restless.
Those savages now understood clearly that the Great Crow Tribe's disaster was not due to bad luck and happened to be bumped into by this imperial army.
But these imperial people really have a way to find the tribes hiding in the mountains.
This conclusion made Red Beard and others feel deep fear.
Even if they rack their brains, they can't figure out how the other side did it, but the facts are right in front of them, and they can't help but not believe it.
And if they keep fighting like this, sooner or later it will be their tribe's turn.
Like the Giant Crow Tribe, they were of course unable to resist the imperial army, so all the savage captives panicked.
There were also people clamoring to see Li Yu.
Unfortunately, it happened to be that Li Yu was on holiday on Saturdays and Sundays, and it would be eight days before the prophet, who had both holidays, came back.
Miss Rabbit is already used to eating acorn and rye cakes. The taste of this stuff is average and cannot be compared with bread, but now is not the time to be picky about food.
The female lord set an example and led a group of nobles to start nibbling first, so the people below didn't complain anymore.
And happiness comes from comparison. Looking at those hungry savages, and then looking at the acorn rye cake in my hand, I will suddenly feel that this inconspicuous cake has become delicious.
This chapter has been completed!