The free market was forced to close for half a day because businessmen rushed to the entrance of the forest farm and camp to buy black magic skins.
The transaction at the camp ended. Some merchants bought the Black Demon Skin and talked happily with their companions when they left. Some merchants did not buy the selected Black Demon Skin and could only settle for the next best thing. At this time, they felt a little depressed.
Some merchants began to hesitate, and when they made their decision, they found that all the goods, good or bad, had been sold out, and they could only stand outside the barracks with a sense of loss.
There was no bidding as expected, and the prices for all the Black Demon Skins were very moderate, leaving some room for profit for the merchants.
It was the amount of black devil skins being sold that made the merchants hesitate.
There are too many. It is still unknown what kind of chain reaction such a large number of black demon skins will have entering the trading market of the Green Empire...
In the past, the Black Demon Skins almost always appeared one by one, but now there are suddenly four thousand more.
This kind of high-grade leather cannot be used for magic pattern construction, and only some nobles like it. But now that there are so many of them coming out at once, I don’t know if the market demand is that big.
The battle of Yangchang Canyon completely made this hidden mountain road in Gandaur Mountain a holy place in the hearts of many adventure groups.
Some adventure groups who were tired of living in the forest camp found out about the route of action of the West Route Army and began to pack up and prepare to spend the next half month walking on the temporarily opened hillside forest road before going there again.
Look at the canyon that runs from north to south.
This battle has been spread through the mouths of the adventure group, and the topic of the Constructed Knights' surprise attack on the Yanggu Canyon has been mentioned repeatedly in these people's mouths for several days. Even the Bena people who were born in the hometown of swordsmen,
It is now also believed that Constructed Knights play a much greater role on the battlefield than Constructed Swordsmen.
However, what people discuss the most is the group of monsters in Lord Surdak's army, with their dark red bodies, hard armor, huge fangs, and their powerful ability to travel freely through any terrain.
It is said that the soldiers in the forest camp called these monsters ant cavalry, and they actually showed great success in the canyon battle this time.
Nearly 4,000 ghost-striped soldier ants were killed this time. The main reason was the blocking battle at the waterfall pass. The evil ghosts on both sides wanted to open this passage and attacked desperately. The battlefield during the day was able to block
Those crazy evil ghost warriors are almost filled with the lives of soldier ants.
Looking back now, Surdak overcame all objections and brought 50,000 soldier ant warriors from the Bailin plane. Not only did he suppress the effective force of the red ants in the Dark Worm Valley, these soldier ants also showed great strength on the battlefield.
of combat effectiveness.
…
Selena, Samira, and Carrie Decker planned to take advantage of their free time in the afternoon to go shopping at the free market opposite the forest farm camp.
In the Battle of Gut Canyon, Selina showed great strength at the waterfall pass, which finally allowed her to successfully integrate into the small circle of Samira and Gary Decker.
Surdak rarely had half a day of leisure time, so he followed the three women to wander around the free market.
In the forest camp, Suldak never appeared in public, so few businessmen in the free market knew him.
He replaced the magic pattern structure on his body and only wore the somewhat old salamander leather armor. At first, Surdak planned to hire an inscription master to turn this leather armor into a magic pattern structure. Unfortunately,
There has been no free inscriptionist found. The matter has dragged on until now, and this set of salamander leather armor has become worn out.
The leather armor already has sesame cracks in many places, and there are also several stitched patches. Now even if an inscription master said that he could make a set of magic pattern structure for Surdak, Surdak would not be able to use this set of leather armor.
take it out.
Samira also has a set of salamander leather armor of the same style, but she didn't wear it this time.
Three women walked side by side into the bustling free market.
To be precise, this market is a camp set up by merchants on the grass.
In order to be able to put some stalls in front of the camp, the camp looks more like a street. Food, weapons, armor and groceries can be found on this street.
The entrance to the free market is an open-air tavern. The tables and chairs in this tavern are all made of logs from giant trees split in half. They look a bit rough, but the table tops are not only smooth, but the edges have even been polished.
A layer of batter.
There are only some very light ales in the tavern, and of course they also provide light meals and nuts.
Since the afternoon, many customers have appeared here.
Samira spent four silver coins at a small vendor's stall and bought half a pocket of cat's claw fruit. As a half-elf, she is very picky about food and only eats fruits and fish when possible.
, but she doesn’t hate nuts either.
Gary Decker was used to spending a lot of money. When he came to the market, when he saw some novel items, he would ask the price. If he liked them, he would buy them.
For example, a trumpet made of the sharp horns on the devil's head is engraved with some useless but exquisite patterns, and is also inlaid with gold edges, making the trumpet look very exquisite.
She also bought a woolen shawl said to be woven by local aborigines.
Surdak knew that the aboriginal tribes in the Gandaur Mountains did not know how to weave this kind of woolen shawls. Maybe the herdsmen in the big meadows could.
Selina bought some beef jerky for Xigna and Nika.
This kind of dried meat that is cooked and then cut into pieces and dried is full of salt when chewed. The texture of beef jerky is by no means hard and dry. There is some grease and moisture in it. The main reason to keep them from deteriorating is the beef jerky itself.
of saltiness.
Xigna and Nika habitually put some snacks in their pockets. Even though Nika has become the captain of the medical team, this habit has not changed.
When passing a grocery stall, Surdak saw that there were seven walnut-sized magic cores in the square box in front of the stall. He couldn't help but stopped, squatted in front of the square box, and reached out to fiddle with these magic cores.
An incomplete magic core that can only be born from super-level monsters.
The probability of magic crystals being found in such magic cores is very small, and occasionally some magic crystal fragments can be unlocked, so they are not of much value.
Merchants in Handanar County like to gamble on magic cores, but there are only seven left in this box, and you can tell at a glance that they have been picked apart. The biggest effect of this kind of garbage may be to increase the number of magic cores.
The base number of the core may be able to deceive those who are new to gambling on the magic core.
"Would you like to take a gamble? Let me tell you that the quality of the magic cores here are very good. Someone gambled on three magic crystals that came out of me in a row! These were dug out from the brain of the Mora fish, and they have water properties...
…”
When the stall owner saw business coming to his door, he sat in front of the stall and chattered.
Surdak pointed to the magic core inside the wooden box and asked casually:
"How much does one cost?"
The stall owner saw that Suldak really wanted to buy it. Although his attitude was not that strong, it was at least a rare opportunity.
Nowadays, the magical beasts in Gandaer Mountain have almost disappeared, the magic core is becoming more and more difficult to find, and the activity of gambling on magic core has gradually faded out of people's lives.
If the stall owner hadn't kept the seven magic cores in such ugly condition, he probably wouldn't have kept them until now.
The stall owner rolled his eyes, showed a sly smile, and said to Suldak:
"Normally, it's fifty silver coins a piece. I think you know the goods. I'll sell you twenty silver coins a piece. There's only so much left. Take your pick."
Gary Decker squatted next to Suldak, with his two long legs folded together, looking particularly beautiful.
"Are you still playing this?" Gary Decker looked at Suldak curiously.
Surdak fiddled with the black magic core inside the box, with a hint of memory in his eyes, and said calmly:
"I played it several times when I was serving in the military here, and I was very lucky. It can be said that the first pot of gold I brought home from the battlefield was earned through this."
Gary Decker asked in surprise: "Can you feel... inside this kind of thing?"
Suldak did not speak, but showed a kind of confidence in his eyes, but Gary Decker knew the answer.
"Are there any of these?" Gary Decker asked.
"Indeed there is one," Surdak replied.
As he spoke, Surdak took out two gold coins from his arms and threw them into the square box, then reached out and touched the seven magic cores.
"Wait a minute, I'll give you sixty silver coins..."
The stall owner took the two gold coins, carefully put them in his mouth and took a bite, confirming that they were imperial gold coins, and shouted with a smile to Suldak, who was about to leave with the magic core.
Just when the grocery stall owner leaned over, Suldak saw a copper pot protruding from his legs, and the entire pot body had been polished to a shiny shine.
There is a round chimney in the middle of the copper pot, and there are two small lids on the chimney that can be opened and closed freely like petals. There is a ring of pots around it, which is placed next to the stall owner's right leg. He didn't notice it just now, but now
But it was difficult to look away.
What surprised Surdak was that he actually saw a copper hot pot on the free market.
It’s hard to imagine how this unique pot appeared here?
Do the gourmets here also have the habit of eating hot pot?
And happened to develop this kind of pot?
Surdak squatted in front of the stall again, leaned forward and took the copper hotpot from the stall owner.
Unexpectedly, this kind of copper hot pot actually has a fire-gathering magic rune plate engraved on it.
"how much is this?"
"Do you want to buy this magic self-heating pot?"
The stall owner's eyes lit up.
Then he introduced it seriously:
"This was shipped from the Imperial Capital, and you can also see that it is a magic item. If you use it normally, you need to consume magic crystal fragments. The experience of using it is very average. There is really no problem with using this thing to cook oatmeal, but
The biggest problem is that it takes a lot of effort to clean and... As for the price! It is not expensive among magic items. If you want to buy it, you need to give me another gold coin."
"..."
Surdak didn't say anything else, he threw a gold coin on the stall, picked up the copper hotpot and left.
Not in the mood to continue visiting the market, he took the copper hot pot back to the camp.
Then I spent the entire afternoon in a daze in the command post.
Selena and Samira came to visit several times, but he remained silent and did not speak.
…
Surdak sat alone in the command post, with a brightly polished copper hot pot placed on the square table.
The fragments of memory hidden in the deepest part of his heart gradually became clearer, but he did not dare to stare at those memory fragments for too long because he would feel a strong dizziness every time.
"The last time I saw you look like this was when we were in Wall Village." Selena walked behind him quietly and rubbed his forehead with her hands.
Surdak raised his head and leaned against Selina, closing his eyes and enjoying quietly.
"Is it so obvious?" he asked depressedly.
Selena did not answer directly, but said: "At that time, I thought you might be remembering the life on the battlefield..."
"What now?" Suldak opened his eyes and looked at the beautiful and flawless face in front of him.
"I feel like you might be homesick!" Selena lowered her head and whispered to him, with an unnatural smile on her face.
Suldak was startled, then he stood up from his chair and walked outside without looking back, saying as he walked:
"I'm going to call Gulitem and Andrew and let us eat mutton tonight..."
In fact, there was still something stuck in Selena's throat. She really wanted to say to Suldak, 'Everyone misses home, it's just homesick. What's the matter...'
Suldak walked out quickly.
Selena's eyes changed from dark to blue, and the next second, her eyes became as clear as lake water again,
With a look of helplessness on her face, she clasped her hands in front of her chest and prayed seriously before following Suldak's footsteps out of the command post.
…
News of the victory of the Western Route Army led by Surdak in the Goatgut Gorge of Gandaur soon reached the headquarters of the Bena Army near the city of Handanar.
This battle caused quite a shock in the Bena Legion. In the past two years, the Bena Legion had almost no decent victories. The Lord of Surdak's army suddenly became famous among the Bena Legion.
What is a bit surprising is that Duke Newman suppressed the matter and sealed the news in Handanar County.
Although some people within the legion would discuss it privately, no one mentioned the issue of rewards for the West Route Army.
According to the Green Empire calendar, this month has entered the last month of 2591.
In the winter of 2591, Duke Ryan Busman failed to survive the New Year, and the nobles of the entire Ivorson Province were waiting for news of his death. He had just died in the castle of Ivorson City.
, the news of Duke Ryan's death spread throughout the city like it had wings.
The speed at which the news spread was as if he was afraid that he would come back to life...
The announcement in Ivorson City stated that Duke Ryan died of illness.
However, some great magicians from Ivorson City said that if Duke Ryan Busman had not gone to the imperial capital after the Battle of Kemperto River, he might have lived 80 more years.
What killed him was not disease or lifespan, but a young magician who had a close relationship with the royal family of the Green Empire.
Finally, the news of Duke Ryan's death came. As the troops of the Bena Army entered the area along the Moss River on the border of Kornberg County in large numbers, the news of the Battle of Gandaur Goatgut Gorge came from Handanar.