Twenty-two four-wheeled carriages stopped by the reed pond at the entrance of the village. The carriage drivers jumped out of the carriages one after another and removed the carriage panels.
The kobold slave walked out of the carriage with a numb look on his face. He was in a strange environment with a confused look on his face. He was surrounded by large areas of withered yellow reeds and red thatch. Looking around, he saw bare mountains and desolation everywhere in the distance.
A small, dilapidated village is hidden in a ravine between the mountains. A stream that is almost dead flows out of the ravine, connected to the marshland of this river bend. The reed pond is not very big. In late spring,
Early summer is the dry season on Paglos. At this time, the reed ponds will dry up little by little, leaving only small ponds with countless silt deposits in the center of the swamp.
When midsummer comes, the rainy season comes, and the southeast monsoon blows the moist air from the Endless Sea. After a heavy rain, the place will turn into a swamp.
At this time, the floating ice on the pond at the entrance of the river bend had just melted, and the breeze was blowing, making the water surface sparkle.
Andrew drove more than a thousand kobold slaves to the edge of the pond. According to Suldak's instructions, these kobold slaves need to take a good bath here. The kobold slaves are covered with this light brown soft hair, even if they are not
They are not afraid of the cold even if they wear warm clothes, but if they jump into the cold river water in early spring, it will be quite a challenge for these kobold slaves at this time.
These kobold slaves have completely succumbed to the whips of the slave traders. They are used to receiving instructions to do things. Andrew drove a large group of kobold slaves into the pond with little trouble. However, due to the large number of kobold slaves, the pond can be
The area for kobolds to bathe was very limited, so Andrew directed some kobolds to collect some reeds and pile them into a huge haystack on the shore.
Andrew used the fire-gathering scroll to light the haystack, and the flames started to spread. The haystack burst into flames, and the temperature within ten meters around it rose sharply.
Thick smoke billowed from the fire and was blown north by the wind.
Those kobold slaves who washed off their dirt in the pond climbed ashore from the pond, and were arranged by Andrew to warm themselves next to the fire. Moreover, each kobold was given half a piece of cassava, and they had breakfast while warming themselves, because last night was
The lips of these kobold slaves were slightly swollen from the cassava they ate, but this did not affect them.
Seeing that they could receive food after taking a bath and sit there to warm themselves by the fire, these slow and dull kobold slaves began to become more agile.
The coachmen who have completed their transportation tasks have begun their return journey in four-wheeled carriages one after another. If the journey goes well, they should be able to return to Halanza City before the city gate closes.
There was a pile of cassava at Andrew's feet. He stepped on the pile of cassava with one foot, holding a cassava in his hand, and shouted loudly to the kobold slave in front of him who was dripping with water and huddled in the cold wind: "Who?
Anyone who takes a bath first can eat cassava, and those who don’t want to take a bath will not have breakfast..."
The kobold slaves who have been locked up in the Bena City warehouse for more than three months really need a good bath.
Half-elf archer Samira wore red salamander leather armor and stood on a high hillside with a forest bow on her back.
She stared at the kobold slaves in the pond to prevent them from sneaking into the reeds and escaping. These kobold slaves were the private property of the Surdak knights, and even one of them could not be left behind. Even the woods around her looked at them.
In this desolate land, Samira couldn't imagine what the people in the nearby villages did for a living.
The ogre Gulitem sitting by the pond didn't think so much...
He was looking expectantly at the kobold slaves in the pond, hoping that one of the kobold slaves would have the courage to escape, so that he could justifiably catch them back, and then throw them into a bonfire aside to burn.
He licked his honest lips and squinted his eyes like a lion hunting an antelope in the grass. He thought to himself: If you can sprinkle a layer of salt on the roasted kobold slave, it shouldn't be too unpalatable.
Looking at the desolate mountains around her, the succubus Aphrodite walked alone to the distant ridge.
After the reddish-brown rocks are weathered and broken, they are scattered on the hillside. If you step on them, they will roll down the hillside. There are some large rocks piled up at the foot of the mountain. If you walk up the hillside, you will find small pieces of gravel.
More and more. Aphrodite looked at the blue sky. When she thought about living here for a long time in the future, she couldn't wait to get to know the surrounding environment.
In the past, when she had wings, she could see wherever she flew in the sky, so she was used to knowing her surroundings no matter where she went. Now that her wings have been chopped off by a succubus of the same race, she can only climb the highest hillside with her legs.
However, Aphrodite would not feel disappointed about this. Whenever she subconsciously prepared to flap her wings and fly, she would comfort herself in her heart: 'I lost a pair of wings, but gained a vast sea and sky.'
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After handing over a thousand kobold slaves to the care of the indigenous warrior Andrew, Surdak walked into Wall Village alone.
He is not worried about these kobold slaves escaping. It doesn't really matter if there are so many kobolds and a few run away. What's more, they are not familiar with this desolate land. As long as they don't cross the Paglos Pass, they can't survive here at all.
Go down.
Eight four-wheeled carriages loaded with cassava stopped at the entrance of the village. Although the cassava was piled up like a hill, for more than a thousand kobolds, it was only ten days of rations at best. If you want to continue to feed them, you have to
You need to continuously buy more cassava from Hiranza City.
Having to feed so many kobold slaves at once, Surdak suddenly felt that the gold coins in his pocket would not last long.
A total of thirty four-wheeled carriages were hired this time. Surdak asked the carriage drivers who were carrying kobold slaves to come to the entrance of the village to help unload the carriages. However, some carriage drivers who were carrying kobold slaves were waiting for the kobolds on the carriages.
The human slave stepped off the cargo box, completed his task of hauling, and then quietly bypassed the entrance of the village and returned to the city of Hiranza through the pass of Mount Paglos. Some coachmen hurriedly drove their four-wheeled carriages to the entrance of the village to help.
With the help of the coachmen, several thousand kilograms of cassava were unloaded into the open space at the entrance of the village. Surdak counted and found that there were only seven coachmen who were willing to rush over to help unload the cart.
It costs about fifteen silver coins to buy a cart full of cassava from Helensa City. In addition to the shipping fee of six silver coins, a cart full of cassava costs almost twenty silver coins. Surdak took it from the money bag again.
He paid three gold coins and signed a purchase agreement with the fifteen coachmen who stayed behind, asking them to deliver another cart of cassava to Wall Village in five days.
Moreover, Suldak also promised that when the time comes, he will not let them return empty-handed when they return to the city.
The remaining carriage drivers did not expect that there would be business coming later, and they drove the carriages out of Wall Village with joy on their faces. Although this kind of long-distance business was a bit harder, the earnings from one trip could be as much as the usual three days.
With a daily income, it is naturally very happy to be able to receive this kind of transportation task during the off-season for the carriage and horse business.
Watching these four-wheeled carriages gradually go away, Suldak walked into Wall Village.
I have been away from Wall Village for nearly three months. From the outside, this small village has not changed much. There are some unfinished civil engineering projects on the top of the ravine, and there are some scaffolding made of wood at the gate of the reservoir.
But it looks like it's still on hiatus now.
The branches of the dead tree at the entrance of the village have obviously lost some weight after this winter. The broken wooden board with the word 'Wal Village' written on it in white foundation is hung on the horizontal branch of the dead tree, and it sways back and forth when the wind blows.
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Suldak walked up the dirt road, and the smoke from the village of Woer curled up in the early morning.
Breakfast is undoubtedly very luxurious for the villagers of Wall Village. Except for the days when they are busy in the wheat fields, breakfast is generally two meals a day, so basically they have to wait until the sun climbs over the ridge before starting.
Eat breakfast.
The traditional breakfast food here is chestnut and rice porridge. It is a gruel made from chestnut kernels, barley grains and beans. It is cooked in the fireplace for more than two hours to make the beans extremely fluffy and soft. After cooling, add
A spoonful of maple sugar also tastes very good, but in Wall Village, not many people can afford maple sugar.
If there is a famine year, some diced cassava will occasionally be added to the porridge. In order to remove the toxins in the cassava, the villagers' method is to cut the cassava into fine dices the size of soybeans and soak them in cold water for two days, so that they can drink until they are full.
It won't be poisoned.
Several village women walked down from the upper reaches of the river carrying water cans while chatting and laughing. The winter this year was not difficult. Every household had sufficient food reserves, and there was no tragedy of roofs being collapsed by heavy snow.
Occasionally, they can also eat dried chicken, duck and frozen sea fish, which they never dared to think about before. But now everyone knows that it is the mining of yellow ore on the Pudu Mountain that has improved the lives of the whole village.
Spring is here and the dry season has just begun.
Last autumn, the old village chief Bright led everyone to build a large dam upstream of the village. At this time, it was also filled with a pool of spring water. The water shortage during the planting season in previous years will probably no longer exist.
When the village women saw Suldak walking in from the entrance of the village, their eyes became bright.
She almost went up to him, surrounded him, pushed her plump and bulging breasts up, and boasted about him, just like what she usually said in casual chat.
"Oh, that's not Little Duck!" someone among the village women exclaimed.
A village woman who was relatively well-informed immediately corrected her: "You have to call me Sir Knight Surdak..."
"Haha, little Duck has actually become a knight!" The other village women said with a smile. They smiled exaggeratedly, but the smiles on their faces were so bright.
From the mouths of these village women, there seemed to be no trace of awe for the knights.
Surdak simply said hello and walked home.
When passing Selena's house, he saw a faint smoke coming from the chimney on the roof from a distance. He did not enter the small courtyard, but walked quickly to the house. The courtyard wall was still a bit worn, so for
For a canonized knight with a knighthood, it is a bit too shabby to still live in such a house.
There was no time to build a new house before. Karl suggested that Suldak buy the Fornak Manor directly. However, Suldak still preferred to build a big house in Wall Village, the kind of house that old Sheila longed for most.
A large villa with an attic should be built near a stream. It would be better to build a small wooden bridge and transplant a few chestnut trees in front of the house.
The old cows in the yard made a dull low cry, and Rita's clear whisper could be heard through the yard wall. She seemed to be chatting with Natasha.
Suldak raised his hand and pushed open the courtyard door, and saw Rita and Natasha squatting beside the cow, milking the cow with a small iron bucket.
The courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and both of them turned to look at the door at the same time. They saw Suldak standing at the door. Rita stood up from the ground in surprise, wiped her little hands on her apron twice, and then
Shouted: "Suldak is back..."
As he spoke, he strode to the door and threw himself into Suldak's arms. His big blue eyes were filled with excitement and joy.
On the contrary, Natasha stood quietly next to the cow. She was wearing an off-white cotton skirt, her long blond hair was wrapped in a silk handkerchief, her big eyes were like shining stars at night, and she had a faint smile on her face.
Hearing Rita's cry, the door of the room was pushed open. Little Peter rushed out with a wooden sword in his hand, and suddenly squeezed between Rita and Suldak.
Old Sheila stood holding the door. The wrinkles on Old Sheila's face had deepened a bit this winter.
"Didn't you go out on a mission with the guard battalion? How come you still have time to come back?" Old Sheila asked Suldak.
When she received the letter from Suldak, she actually had nightmares for several days in a row. She didn't expect that Suldak would actually come back just three months ago.
Suldak let go of Rita, lifted little Peter onto his shoulders, then walked directly to the door and said to old Sheila: "I went to the Maca plane this time, and I just returned to the city on the magic airship yesterday.
, because I had to settle down some slaves, so I came back overnight!”
"You haven't had breakfast yet..." Old Sheila squinted her eyes and looked at Suldak with cloudy eyes and asked.
Suldak nodded with a smile and followed old Sheila into the house.
As soon as Suldak sat down on the chair, he said to Rita who followed him in: "By the way, Rita, you will help me cook a big pot of wheat porridge later. I have a few men waiting at the entrance of the village.
We will also prepare some breakfast for them, so let’s prepare it for twenty people!”
"Your men?" Rita's eyes widened and she asked Surdak in confusion.
Suldak proudly pointed to the knight badge on his chest and said to Rita: "I am now a squad leader in the guard camp. This time I participated in the Maka plane war and recruited several subordinates. However,
They are a bit special, so you'd better be prepared when you see them later. There is a big guy and he is very kind. Don't be afraid when you see him going, and don't look too surprised."
"I heard from Charlie that you joined the guard camp in the city and now you have been promoted to a captain?" Rita kept asking questions like a barrage of questions: "Will we have to move to the city in the future?
?”
Surdak touched his nose and replied: "Not for the time being. The official appointment at the guard camp will be made soon. I will serve as the peace officer of the deserted land outside the Paglos Pass in Helensa City.
…”
"..." Rita opened her mouth wide and looked at Suldak in disbelief. Unexpectedly, just after a winter, Suldak actually became the knight master in the guard camp...