A group of villagers who joined the militia camp took home a bag of whole wheat flour and were preparing to receive formal training. However, they were told to gather at the security station of Wall Village at this time next month to receive next month's rations.
As for when the training will take place, Baron Suldak seems to have forgotten to say.
There was a room in the police station with a row of brand-new wooden racks. Surdak placed the worn-out hard leather armor of the rebel cavalry, knight's swords, and knight's lances on the wooden rack. These weapons and armor were somewhat seriously damaged, although
The hard leather armor was greased, but the mottled scars were still visible.
These hidden wounds on the leather armor cannot be left behind after one or two battles.
Surdak sat next to the wooden frame. He cleaned the blood on a knight's long sword, then wiped it dry, and finally wiped it repeatedly with a grease-covered rag before putting it back into the scabbard.
He handles every knight's sword very carefully.
“Tuk tuk tuk”
There was a knock on the door.
Suldak raised his head and looked at the door of the room. Several veterans from other villages were standing outside tremblingly. He couldn't even call out their names.
"Oh, it's you, come in!"
Surdak nodded to them.
These veterans wore shabby linen robes. This linen robe looked like three big holes dug in a sack. After being put on the body, only the arms and head were exposed. They were sunburned dark red.
There was a trace of embarrassment on his face and his body was a little thin. He didn't look like a soldier on the battlefield.
Surdak put down the sword in his hand and asked them:
"Are you having any difficulties? You might as well tell me and see if I can help."
These veterans waved their hands repeatedly, and one of them bravely said:
"Sir Suldak, we are all from Uta Village. Our village is a bit far away from here. We just want to ask when we will participate in the training of the militia camp so that we can prepare in advance to avoid being late."
Only then did Surdak understand that these villagers came to Wall Village because they had a long journey, so they asked Surdak about the date of the gathering for training.
"Well, actually I want to officially announce it next month. The militia camp currently does not have any training arrangements. All training will have to wait until after the Harvest Festival." Surdak said to these veterans.
When several veterans heard the news, they thought they had heard it wrong.
"Are you...serious?" One of the veterans couldn't help but ask.
I almost asked Surdak directly: Could it be that by joining the militia camp, the only thing you can do now is to take home a bag of wheat flour every month?
Suldak nodded very calmly.
The answer is yes, he said: "That's it for now. I'm just selecting a group of people to join the militia camp, and I haven't prepared any training for the time being."
Then he reiterated what he said to all veterans: "The only thing you can do by joining the militia camp is to receive a bag of rations every month to subsidize your family. This is your welfare. Don't forget to come here to receive the subsidy every month..."
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The veterans who participated in the militia camps in other villages had some problems of their own if they were willing to join the militia camps. They were basically villagers who had lost part of their ability to work, and they usually lived in poverty and hardship.
They heard that the militia camp provided food subsidies and did not refuse the disabled, so they went to Wall Village to try their luck. Unexpectedly, these benefits were actually real.
As for the villagers in Wall Village who participated in the militia camp, almost all of them were scolded by the old village chief, Uncle Bright.
They didn't expect that the only thing the militia camp needed to do in its initial stage was to receive a bag of wheat flour every month. No wonder Village Chief Bright heard that the villagers were not so positive about this matter, so he scolded everyone and forced them to
Big guys join the militia camp...
He did this so that everyone could receive free whole-wheat rations. This bag of whole-wheat flour was a very luxurious gift for any family in Wall Village. Unexpectedly, it was turned away by everyone.
Many villagers in Wall Village are "clever but mistakenly clever". Everyone has thought about joining the militia camp and taking various actions, such as patrolling in the deserted city, or setting up sentries everywhere, etc., but they have not
Come to think of it, nothing needs to be done.
Surdak has only one requirement for the members of the militia battalion: when encountering bandits and rebel bandits attacking the village, you must remember that you are a militiaman in the deserted land, and you are willing to maintain peace in the deserted land.
A person who can bravely face all evil forces!
Seeing the veterans struggling to walk while carrying a bag of wheat flour, Suldak had a headache. He didn't think such a militia battalion could still have any combat effectiveness.
He also retired from the battlefield and knew how cruel the battlefield was.
He has lived in Wall Village for nearly a year, and he is more aware of how cruel life is in this barren land.
That's why he didn't refuse. He was worried that because of his refusal, the last avenue for these veterans would be blocked.
Standing at the door of the police station, he waved to the veterans who had walked out of the village carrying wheat flour and still couldn't help but look back.
Maybe we can also help them heal their hidden wounds. It seems that there is still a long way to go before we can turn this ragtag group into a qualified militia battalion.
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After nearly half a month of preparation, just as August had just entered, Suldak finally transformed the 'Magic Pattern of Life' on the salamander's forehead into two palm-sized 'Magic Pattern Clothes'.
Surdak opened the 'Eye of Truth' and completely peeled off the life magic pattern from the salamander leather.
Although it is not a power-oriented magic pattern clothing, Surdak can clearly feel the explosive and scorching fire elemental atmosphere on the magic pattern clothing. The eyes of the half-elf archer Samira also became a little hot because of this.
He took off his hood and stared at the piece of magic-patterned clothing on the table with his big, clear eyes, without saying anything.
Surdak could clearly feel Samira's desire for this magic pattern colonization outfit.
The succubus Aphrodite held the teapot and poured a cup of lemon tea for each of the people in the room.
Surdak sat at the table, stretched out his hand to hold down the 'Magic Pattern Clothing', and said to Samira: "Samira, your carrying capacity is not enough to implant two Magic Pattern Clothes at the same time."
"But it is really suitable for me. My intuition tells me that with it, I can shoot rockets." The half-elf archer looked at the magic-patterned clothing eagerly.
Surdak shook his head resolutely and said to her: "There may be better ones in the future. Don't you think that with our strength, we can only hunt salamanders in the future?"
Samira gave up her position with a look of regret on her face, letting Andrew come up.
The indigenous warrior Andrew seemed excited after all. He never expected that Surdak would have a second magic pattern breeding outfit so soon. Although it seemed to be of fire attribute, he didn't mind, as long as it could improve his
With his strength, he can accept any magic pattern breeding equipment with any attributes.
"Captain, I want this!" Andrew said excitedly.
The magic pattern structure has great appeal to any warrior.
Now it seems that the magic pattern colonial clothing is no exception.
Suldak patted Andrew on the shoulder and reminded him: "Don't make a decision in a hurry. You can think about it again. This is obviously a fire-attributed magic pattern clothing. For a warrior like you, the ultimate
It would be better to use a power-oriented magic pattern clothing, like the one on Samira's arm. However, in order to save her arm, the magic pattern clothing is currently used on her body. You can wait a little longer, or you can choose this one.
, tell me when you think about it!"
"Captain, I've thought about it, I want this one!" Andrew made his choice without hesitation.
Suldak nodded and said: "Now that you have decided, then prepare yourself. Before the magic power on the magic armor is completely destroyed, I will implant this magic pattern colonization armor into your body. This piece of leather is too big."
There's no way to implant it in your arm."
"Then implant it here!" Andrew patted his chest very coolly and said.
"Captain, does this magic tattoo have a name?" Samira couldn't help but ask from the side.
"Raging flames!"
Suldak said without raising his head. After that, he patted Andrew and motioned for him to follow him into the room inside.
With the experience of the first successful implantation, the process of implanting the magic pattern breeding equipment this time is simpler than the last time.
The sacrificial ceremony was still started, the demon statue was summoned, and then the head of the hell dog was sacrificed in exchange for the blessing power of the 'Blessed Body' and the 'Eye of True'. With the blessing of the Eye of True, Surda
Ke spent a whole afternoon implanting this 'Raging Flame' magic pattern into Andrew's chest.
As the last holy light spell fell on Andrew, he patted Andrew on the shoulder, indicating that Andrew could sit up.
"Captain, was it successful?" Andrew asked expectantly.
After asking, he looked down at the red magic pattern on his chest. He jumped out of bed, closed his eyes and felt the burning breath in his body. As his mind changed, Andrew felt a burning force pass through his chest and then pass through.
The arm, and finally the palm of the hand suddenly felt hot, and a ball of flame appeared on the right hand.
Andrew looked at his palms with excitement...
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During this period, news came from the Lava River Sulfur Mine that traces of salamanders had been discovered.
Each salamander is a small fortune, its own value even exceeds that of five carriages of sulfur mines, so Surdak did not hesitate to take the ogre Gulitum and rush to Pussy Mountain to deal with the sulfur mine.
A salamander.
After the half-elf archer Samira got the imitation bow of the Painting of Withering, she seemed to be keen on patrolling the deserted land again. Recently, she always went out on horseback to patrol, often for nearly a week at a time.
The sulfur mine on the Pudu Mountain lava river has begun to be officially mined.
Four hundred kobold slaves can dig out a cart of sulfur ore every day. The kobold slaves are very adapted to the hot and dry environment. They are not afraid of the volcanic ash flying in the sky. The fur on their bodies makes them less afraid of the scorching heat, so they mine
Work in the sulfur mine has been going smoothly. The only trouble here is that occasionally one or two salamanders emerge from the depths of the volcano.
The kobold slave miners here couldn't handle it, so Luke sent someone to deliver a message to Suldak.
As plane wars break out frequently in various places, many previously inconspicuous workshops have begun to receive a large number of orders. Many workshops are making some fire scale bombs. The demand for sulfur in various places has surged to the point where raw materials need to be snapped up.
, the price of sulfur mines in various places has also continued to rise.
Although the price increase is not as exaggerated as that of magic herbs, in the past two months, sulfur ore has risen three times in a row, from three silver coins per pound to five silver coins per pound.
At this time, some merchants in Hiranza City finally realized the value of sulfur. Hiranza City did not have a large sulfur mine, but it was able to continuously supply sulfur ore to the magic market. They discovered that the sulfur in Hiranza City was
The source of the mine comes from the deserted land, so many people went to the deserted land, intending to find sulfur mines here.
There are actually no sulfur mines in the Deserted Lands. The only place with sulfur mines is the Pussy Volcano at the southernmost tip of Mount Paglos.
Then these businessmen suddenly discovered that Pudu Mountain, which was a deserted land a few months ago, had actually become the territory of a certain noble, and the scope of this territory covered almost the entire Pudu Mountain and the surrounding areas.
Seeing the newly erected boundary markers around them, the merchants who followed the mercenary group and the adventure group into the deserted land felt regretful.
It's not that they didn't know that Puyubao Mountain had sulfur mines before, but the price of the sulfur mines had been hovering around three silver. They opened sulfur mines, hired laborers to mine, and rented four-wheel trucks to haul the sulfur mines to Halanza City.
The total cost has exceeded the purchase price of the sulfur mine itself, so this is a money-losing business.
But now when the price of sulfur mines has skyrocketed by two-thirds, many businessmen have realized that there is a business opportunity, but the volcano that was originally ignored has turned into a territory.
Suddenly, a large number of adventurous groups exploring sulfur mines emerged in the cities in Bena Province that bordered the Paglos Mountains.
Except for Pussy Mountain, there are no other volcanoes at the southern end of the Paglos Mountains, but all the way north along the Paglos Mountains, many edge areas of the mountains have some hot springs full of sulfur smell. Following these clues, there really are
Some adventure groups found several sulfur mines with extremely low reserves.
It was under such a situation that Surdak's territory came into the eyes of some caring people.
During this period of time, there has been no movement from the Darkmoon Gate organization and the Northern Rebels.
It is said that the Duke of Jingyue of Sloit Province found the secret garrison of the rebels in the high mountains bordering the Purple Green Mountains in the northern part of the Burning Plains. This Duke of Jingyue gained an advantage in the battle against the barbarians last winter, and finally this summer
With his hands free, he sent out twenty light cavalry scout regiments to plow the entire Burning Plain, and finally found the last bit of rebel power hidden in the mountains and forests, and completely defeated the rebels.
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"Lord Baron Surdak, I have a letter from you!"
A villager ran into the police station and delivered a letter to Suldak.