When the setting sun fell silently over the mountains, a huge shadow quickly swallowed up every inch of land in the valley.
The sky darkened, and stars gradually became embedded in the night sky.
Dinner was actually fried fish. Surdak felt that there were very few opportunities to eat fish in Helensa City. There were no lakes here, so fish was rarely seen.
After entering winter, these sea fish are transported from coastal fishing boats to the port. Each fish will be frozen to a solid state, and then transported to various inland provinces of the Green Empire in four-wheel trucks or magic airships. Therefore, they can only be eaten during this season.
To sea fish.
In previous years, caravans would never transport marine fish to the deserted land, because the merchants knew that the poor people in Wall Village could never afford to buy marine fish to eat, but this year is different from previous years, whether it is ale, butter, cheese,
The villagers in Wall will buy some from the merchants to try.
This time some frozen fish happened to be shipped, and Natasha and Rita decided to buy some and try them home.
When frying the fish, there are only peppercorns and salt. The fish has a slight fishy smell, but it is little Peter's favorite.
The wheat cakes were also toasted until they were crispy and crispy, and they were paired with sour plum jam, which was so delicious that little Peter almost bit his tongue.
Old Sheila looked at Suldak who was picking fish bones from little Peter, and the grudges in his heart began to slowly disappear... He came all the way to Wall Village just for a promise he made on the battlefield.
Every year, some young people from Wall Village go to the battlefield because of their military service. At least half of them will become cannon fodder on the battlefield and never be able to return to their hometown. These young infantry soldiers fully interpret the meaning of cannon fodder. Therefore, relatives
They died on the plane battlefield, which is a normal thing for the villagers in the deserted land. Old Sheila just prays seriously every day, hoping that her son can return safely...
Old Sheila even felt that it must be because her prayers were not pious enough that she became like this...
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After dinner, Suldak held a cup of lemon tea and spread a map of the deserted land on the coffee table. Thinking about which village the paving team would build the cement road to first, he put the charcoal on Wall Village and
A line is formed between Pudu Mountain, and a line is formed between Pudu Mountain and the edge of the southern foothills of Paglos Mountain. These cement roads have been opened up by the kobold slaves. Next, Surdak plans to
Extend the road to the northwest of the Badlands...
He used charcoal to draw a big cross on the edge of the desert. As the sheriff of the deserted land, before he followed Marquis Luther to the plane to change defenses, he had to deal with the bandits in the desert in front of him.
He sat on the lounge chair next to the glass window of his bedroom, looking at the starry sky above his head, wondering whether he should go to Helensa City tomorrow to share a mercenary group.
The fireplace was in the living room downstairs, but there was a flue passing through the bedroom, so the room was very warm. Suldak was only wearing a cotton shirt and thinking about what the old village chief said before leaving.
The old village chief heard that Surdak was preparing to build a cavalry battalion. In the spring, he would follow Marquis Luther's regiment to garrison the Bailin plane.
Being able to ride on Marquis Luther's chariot is naturally because Surdak is engaged. The main reason is that Marquis Luther wanted Surdak to take this opportunity to earn some merit. Nobles can only earn merit by going to the battlefield.
Only in this way can he be promoted to his own title. After all, when a young baron marries the daughter of a marquis, the status gap is a little big.
The cavalry battalion with the official imperial designation is eligible to recruit some recruits. These recruits can register at the Hiranza Logistics and Munitions Office and then serve four years of military service in the Surdak Cavalry Battalion.
The old village chief first thought of the young people in the village who were of suitable age but had not yet served in the military. He hoped that Surdak could select some of these young people. Although they were young and had no combat experience, they were worthy of training and retired in the future.
After that, they can also become the backbone of the deserted land.
It turns out that he is going to the Bailin plane to switch defenses. This job is obviously some kind of reward in disguise. There is no danger in itself, and those who are capable can also earn some merit...
Suldak's original idea was to recruit some veterans with rich combat experience and return to the battlefield as mercenaries. He did not lack the salary of the mercenaries, so that such a cavalry battalion would have combat effectiveness, but Bright Village
The suggestion of the commander made him change his mind somewhat. He thought that if he did not recruit these young people in the village and let them obey the dispatch of the Military Supplies and Logistics Department of Helensa City, they would be destined to be stuffed into a certain army.
Serving as cannon fodder in heavy armored infantry regiments, the battle damage rate of this infantry regiment ranks first among all military services.
There were already very few men in the village, so he scratched his hair in distress.
Natasha walked to Surdak's feet holding a silver plate filled with warm water, placed the silver basin on the floor, knelt down gently and helped Surdak take off his long military boots, and then
Pull up his trousers, soak his feet in the warm water, and drizzle the water on his calves.
Suldak took the opportunity to sit up, cooked Natasha's pretty face with his hands, and kissed her soft lips.
Natasha's face instantly turned red, and she resisted while whispering: "The door isn't closed yet..."
With a strong and flexible body, she avoided Suldak's hands, turned around and quickly walked to the door and closed it. Then she walked back to the recliner with a blushing face, squatted down and put her hands into the warm basin of water.
She grabbed Suldak's calloused feet. The toes were compressed and deformed due to long-term wearing of these hard military boots. She rubbed the feet with her hands without saying a word.
foot.
Suldak stretched out his hand, traced his fingers along the side of her face to her chin, raised her chin with two fingers, looked seriously at Natasha's blue eyes, and gently pressed his forehead against hers.
On the forehead.
After wiping her feet dry with linen, Natasha took away the basin, and then squeezed into the slightly narrow lounge chair with Suldak. She was wearing a long dress with a low-cut neckline, and when she lay down, she was completely white.
Her skin was exposed to Surdak's sight, and she shyly stretched out an arm to cover her eyes, not daring to meet Surdak's fiery eyes.
Kiss is like a small fire ignited from the bottom of the heart. It can silently express the longing and love in the heart...
"You won't abandon us, will you?" Natasha's eyes became bright and she asked Suldak in a low voice.
Surdak gently stroked Natasha's brocade-smooth back with his hand and said to her: "Of course, I am here to continue his life and the original promise. I will always take good care of you. I will also
I want to protect this village well, so now that I have become the Sheriff of the Desolate Land, I may have a heavier responsibility on my shoulders. I also have to protect every inch of the land in the Desolate Land. This is my responsibility."
Natasha's lips curved upward, and her hands wrapped around Suldak's neck...
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The old village chief acted very quickly. He probably mobilized the villagers of the right age in the village last night and gave them a very attractive salary. Each person has one silver coin per day and is also responsible for three meals a day. In the past, this season, Wo
The villagers of Er Village all follow the old village chief to cut trees in a forest farm to earn some money to support their families. Therefore, the villagers responded positively to the old village chief's proposal.
Moreover, there are so many four-wheeled carriages in the village, which can be used to transport volcanic ash. Most people in the village can drive carriages. This work is not tiring and can make a lot of money in this cold winter. The next morning, the village square
A large number of villagers gathered there. In order to receive double wages, some villagers even roped in young people who had just participated in the coming-of-age ceremony this fall.
According to the laws of the Green Empire, as long as you participate in the coming-of-age ceremony, you can no longer be considered a teenager, and you should be a new batch of young people.
However, this time the old village chief made another decision that made some villagers dissatisfied, that is, all young people in the village who have not served in the military are not eligible to participate in the village's road construction team.
Regardless of their age, these young people must join the winter training team in Wall Village from now on in order to prepare for the spring recruitment. He plans to let the young people in the village go through a short-term special training before some of them can join the Suldak organization.
The cavalry battalion, even if the young people who are not selected cannot join the cavalry battalion, they must at least have some combat expertise, so as not to be thrown into the cannon fodder by the logistics quartermaster without even thinking about it when they serve in the army.
The old village chief's idea was very simple. He felt that no matter what, since it was a cavalry battalion established by Surdak, if the young people in the village could pass Surdak's approval and not ask for special care, they could at least be treated equally, and...
...The cavalry battalion, this is cavalry, not some cannon fodder regiment like a heavy armored infantry regiment!
The old village chief did not say anything about these inside stories. Despite the dissatisfaction of some villagers, he quickly formed a road construction team in Wall Village. On the same day, he drove more than 30 four-wheeled carriages along the desolate land.
The first cement road goes deep into the area covered by the volcanic ash of Pudu Mountain, and continuously transports truckloads of volcanic ash to the planned new road.
The construction work had just started in Woer Village, and the villagers from the neighboring village ran to the old village chief and applied to join the road construction team.
The old village chief firmly refused. He braved the north wind, smoke and snow to transport volcanic ash to build roads in the winter. The main reason was to find something for the villagers to do, lest they destroy the village due to their high energy.
There was a lot of commotion in the village. As for the chaos in other villages, he didn't have the ability... and it was not his turn to take care of it.
After thinking about it, the old village chief felt that it was those shining silver coins that changed the faces of these simple villagers.
The old village chief called together some young people in the village who were of suitable age but had not served in the military. Under the active call of the old village chief, a temporary winter training team was finally established. In order to allow everyone to actively participate, Surdak
It is promised that the training team will provide free breakfast and lunch every day, and the recruitment of the training team is not limited to Wall Village, as long as villagers in the desolate land who have not served in the military can join.
Andrew and Samira temporarily served as instructors of the training team. They did not let those in the militia camp do as Suldak did. On the first day, they pulled the team of less than ten people into the freezing snow.
They were made to run until they vomited out all the food in their stomachs, and finally fell exhausted in the snow. The first day of training was almost over, and three young people asked the old village chief to withdraw from the winter training.
The old village chief sighed slightly and did not stop him. He just stood on the steps and turned to the other young people and asked: "Which of you still wants to quit? No matter who it is... you can leave at any time."
The other seven young people had a slightly stronger will and gritted their teeth without choosing to quit.
Young people in the surrounding villages heard that Wall Village had formed a winter training team and provided free breakfast and lunch meals to all members who participated in the training. They then asked clearly about the conditions for joining: "As long as it is a deserted land and there is no service."
Young people who have served in the military can participate without taking the exam.'
So the next day, there were suddenly more than fifty young people who had not served in the military in Wall Village. Andrew was still leading the team that day. This guy led the team for outdoor training. His only goal was to make everyone run to the point of exhaustion and unbearable.
, you can exit directly and no one will stop you.
It wasn't until the seventh day that no young people finally joined the training team. These days, Andrew led this group of young people to run wildly in the wild almost every day...
It is said that only young people who can persevere in this high-intensity training can receive Andrew's subsequent teachings on several combat postures.
In seven days, more than 150 young people gathered in the training team. Suldak had the opportunity to recruit so many young people at once. Suldak did not expect that these young people were in good physical condition despite the seemingly difficult environment.
And his psychological quality is also very good, at least he is strong enough.
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While Andrew and Samira were busy training these young people in Wall Village, Surdak made a special trip to the city of Hiranza.
Aphrodite returned to Hiranza City with the carriage team, and there were also war horses brought from Bena City. Although there were only more than thirty horses, Surdak still needed to make a special trip to Hiranza City to pick them up.
Moreover, Surdak is also planning to recruit a mercenary group in Helensa City. Only those who have the courage to go into the desert with them to hunt down the bandits will have to have an eagle eye who can cope with the complex terrain of the desert...
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He did not ride through the rugged oak forest on the mountain road, but Aphrodite happened to come to the city of Helensa and asked her to summon him directly...
Recently, he seems to have become accustomed to this convenient way of airborne landing.
The top of Helensa City is already covered with snow, and Helensa City, which is located on the mountainside, is also hidden in this mountain scenery.
After walking out of the Void Gate, he gave Aphrodite a big hug and said repeatedly: "It's been a hard journey, a hard journey!"
Looking at Surdak walking out of the magic circle, Aphrodite couldn't help but roll her eyes and was unmoved by her gratitude to Surdak...