This village is not too big. There are some dilapidated and low wooden houses everywhere, and the roofs are also made of wooden boards. It looks very depressed.
The only eye-catching thing is the huge livestock pen next to the village. The herdsmen drove the horses into the livestock pen, and the horses ran in familiarly.
There was a well made of stones at the entrance of the village. When the horses were heard in the village, a large group of villagers ran out. Several villagers fetched several buckets of water from the well and smashed a rock with crystalline particles.
, threw it into the bucket, stirred it vigorously, and carried it to the horse to drink.
A group of horses crowded around the water trough, fighting for a drink of water.
This village looks very poor, and all the villagers are local indigenous people. However, they are not as friendly as the five herdsmen. Their eyes are wary and hateful, and they do not dare to get too close. They stand at the entrance of the village with indifference.
He looked at the cavalry not far away with his eyes, but no one was willing to take a step forward.
Surdak looked around and saw that only the upper half of the wooden houses in the village was exposed above the ground, while the other half was buried under the soil. The doors were dug down step by step to get into the mud houses.
Because of this, these wooden houses are built very low and are somewhat damp inside.
Some old people and children were lying outside in the sun, and the children ran to the entrance of the village to watch the fun.
These herdsmen who went out to herd their horses were welcomed into the village like heroes returning in triumph.
When the villagers saw an injured villager on the back of a horse, they panicked and shouted a few words to the crowd...
Everyone hurriedly lifted him off the horse and laid him flat next to the well at the entrance of the village. Two old villagers separated from the crowd and walked to the front. While checking on the injured herdsmen, they also asked several herdsmen who had just returned from outside.
Ask what happened.
Two women in rags squeezed out of the crowd, followed by several children, who gathered around the injured villagers.
Some dried fish, dried wild vegetables, mushrooms, dried radishes and other foods were dried on the roof.
The guide in the cavalry camp introduced Suldak: "This is the village of Desowoc. Most of the people in this village herd horses and manage the horse herds for the Goss family. Their ancestors were a group of nomads. Every day
Every time I pass by here, I usually rest at the entrance of the village. This well is the greatest wealth in the village."
Andrew held the horse's reins with one hand and made the horse stop. He looked at the desolate village and sighed:
"The life of the indigenous people here is worse than ours."
He was talking about the Nanai tribe in the jungle of the Maka plane.
The guide smiled and said:
"The situation in this village has been settled. At least the people in their village can still keep horses for Mr. Goss."
Seeing the eyes of Suldak, Andrew and others falling on him, the guide explained:
"Once some places are occupied by nobles, the people living on that land will move away. If they cannot adapt to the life in Wilkes City, they must move north to the edge of the Warcraft Forest. Many people
Not wanting to move to the edge of the dangerous Warcraft Forest, they moved to those small towns, and in order to survive, they had to work for the rich people in the towns."
"The little money I earn back is not enough to buy brown bread, but it won't make people starve to death. Everyone is like living in a cage. In order to survive, they will inexplicably lose many precious things, such as dignity.
free."
"If you live in a small town for a long time, you will find that even if you want to leave here, it is impossible. The tribesmen have lost their living skills in the wilderness, and this land has no place for them."
"The situation of the villagers here is better. At least they can still ride horses and run as they please on the grassland."
Surdak glanced at the guide, but he didn't expect that the guide would have so many thoughts.
The colonists in Bena Province need some obedient indigenous people to open up farms, pastures, mines, workshops, etc. in the plane. The last thing they want to see is that these indigenous people become extremely lazy because of their wealthy life.
Freedom is even more undesirable. If everyone has their own ideas, it will be difficult to manage.
The nobles are willing to come to the Bailin plane in order to open up some plane territory and expand their private property.
Marquis Luther asked Surdak to lead the cavalry battalion to garrison here, mainly to earn military merit and be promoted to a title, and also wanted Surdak to encircle a piece of land for himself when he had the opportunity. But in the current Bailin plane, I want to
To open up land, you have to go to the northernmost town of Duodan, which is close to the famous World of Warcraft Forest in the Bailin plane.
The civilians of the Bena Province came to the Bailin plane through the portal, mostly to make more money. To them, the natives of these planes are a group of cheap labor, and only by letting them work hard can they create
Wealth comes.
When the Bena people first entered the Bailin plane, they used force to suppress the local indigenous people until they surrendered.
Finally, they must be absorbed into the Green Empire's plane people. Once the situation stabilizes, more Bena people will continue to enter the Bailin plane through the portal. They will occupy a large area of the Bailin plane and continue to squeeze it.
Their living space draws nutrients from the Bailin plane and feeds back to the Green Empire.
In the eyes of the Bena people, these aboriginal people are a group of second-class citizens. From birth to death, they are used to be exploited. Only by exploiting them can they quickly create wealth. This is deeply impressed upon them.
The deep-seated obsession of the Imperial people.
The guide in front of him turned out to be a very special aborigine, and it was hard for Suldak not to be impressed by him.
At this time, they probably heard the herdsmen herding horses say that it was Suldak who saved the injured herdsman. The old man in the village walked cautiously towards Suldak.
"Dear Lord Baron, all the villagers of Desovotz Village thank you for your selfless help!"
The old man saluted Surdak.
Surdak dismounted and asked the old man: "Are you the village chief here?"
Although Surdak is the garrison commander who came to the Bailin plane from Bena Province and can be regarded as a ruler-level figure, he feels... at least the superficial things, such as being polite, gentlemanly, and knightly.
Spirituality and other things should still be there.
The old man is indeed the elder of the village of Desovotz. For these aborigines, the elder is the village chief.
Surdak was just passing by here, so he had no intention of having too deep contact with them. Therefore, he did not accept the elder's invitation and entered the village. Instead, he stayed outside the village for a while and prepared to lead the cavalry battalion.
Departing from the village of Desovars.
Andrew quickly called out to the cavalry who were resting at the entrance of the village: "Everyone, we are setting off!"
The cavalry mounted their horses one after another and marched to the north in formation. As soon as they set off, before the team had gone a few steps, they heard a Gubo horse neighing, and then the war horse roared in the team.
He fell down with a sound.
The body of the cavalryman on horseback was very flexible. He jumped off the horse the moment the horse fell, and was not crushed by the body of the horse...
The moment the war horse fell, it struggled on the spot twice more. Its two front legs supported half of its body. The war horse stood up again and shook its body hard. The heavy materials on the horse's back were shaken.
There was a loud clanging sound.
Surdak, Andrew, Samira, and Vilu rushed over immediately.
Surdak jumped off the horse and walked to the horse to check its physical condition. He could feel that the muscles of the horse were trembling, but he didn't know what was wrong.
Vilu pulled the frightened and pale cavalryman up from the ground and patted him on the shoulder to calm him down.
The village elder, surrounded by a group of villagers, walked up to Suldak. He stepped forward and looked up at the tall ancient horse. There was a hint of unbearability in his cloudy eyes. He turned to face
Suldak said:
"They are all in poor physical condition. They have not received adequate rest. They are very tired and not suitable for walking long distances. If they continue like this without making any changes, more horses will continue to fall."
Surdak did not expect that the elder would say this, so he asked the elder:
"Are these horses sick?"
The elder shook his head.
"Can't you eat?" Suldak asked again.
The elder shook his head. He sighed softly, walked to the war horse and put his arms around the horse's head, as if to comfort the war horse. He was still muttering some indigenous words in his mouth. It seemed that the war horse was not repulsive.
He then put his head on the war horse's forehead, closed his eyes, stretched out his hands and gently stroked the war horse's ears, as if he was whispering to his lover.
After remaining like this for a while, the elder raised his head and said to Suldak:
"It said that it came to a very distant desert, experienced some thrilling battles, was cold and hungry along the way, and then sat on an airship for a long time. The wounds left by standing in the battle have never been fully recovered. Their physical strength
It can no longer meet your needs. Not only do they have to carry such heavy supplies, heavy armors, weapons, and a strong warrior, they not only need rest, but also need comfort and careful feeding."
Unexpectedly, this elder could actually communicate with the war horses, which made everyone in Surdak stunned.
Surdak immediately realized the problem faced by the cavalry battalion. These war horses were not strong enough to bear the weight of heavy armor, weapons and cavalry.
After all, the ancient Bolai horse is more suitable for forming light cavalry.
Surdak was also a little worried. If he rushed to Dodan Town with the cavalry battalion like this, how many war horses would fall on the road. This group of war horses was not very wealthy to begin with.
He said to Andrew: "I thought I could form a cavalry battalion with one person and one horse, but now it seems that these horses are far from enough. I don't know if the Goss family ranch sells Gubo to fight horses."
He turned to the guide beside him and asked:
"Do you know about the Goss family's estate here?"
The guide immediately stood up straight and replied:
"Yes, Lord Baron Suldak, Mr. Goss's manor is right next to the small town of Kilan. It's a day and a half's journey from here to there."
Suldak walked to the elder of Watts Village and thought for a moment before saying to the elder:
"If possible, I would like to hire a few young people to join the cavalry camp. I don't need them to help me fight. I want them to be able to teach my cavalry with their knowledge of horse breeding and superb riding skills.
I will pay them as horse trainers, and if my request embarrasses you, just pretend I didn't say anything."
The elder did not expect that Surdak's request did not have any coercive tone.
He turned to the group of people behind him and asked: "Which of you is willing to join the baron's cavalry camp, help him take care of these horses, and teach these soldiers to ride horses in his military camp?"
A group of aboriginal villagers behind him looked at each other in confusion. They exchanged a few words in low voices, and then each said a few brief words to the elder in aboriginal language.
The elder pondered for a moment and then said to Suldak:
"Speaking of which, we are still herdsmen in the Goss family ranch, specifically herding horses for Baron Goss. If you want us to join your army, I'm afraid we have to say hello to Mr. Goss."
Suldak originally wanted to meet the ranch owner and discuss buying horses with him.
Then he said: "I will. Let's go to the small town of Kilan and take the opportunity to visit Baron Goss."
After hearing what Surdak said, these villagers felt relieved and stood up one after another, expressing their willingness to join Surdak's cavalry battalion.
Considering that the new recruits should become familiar with these war horses as soon as possible, Surdak almost refused to accept all comers and recruited a total of twenty-seven herdsmen with excellent equestrian skills to join the cavalry battalion.
He also adopted the advice of the elders of the village of Watts and shared the heavy armor, heavy knight's lance, and flails carried by the war horses with the other fifty horses carrying some supplies behind the team, in order to reduce the burden on these horses.
.
However, the number of idle war horses is too small after all, and it is impossible to carry all the heavy armors on the horses. Some heavy armors can only allow Surdak to temporarily put them into the magic pocket, but Surdak
The magic belt bag is also full of supplies and cannot hold these heavy armors.
We had no choice but to inform Aphrodite to activate the summoning circle in full view of the public, so we could only have the cavalry battalion stationed outside the village of Watts and rest for a day.
Surdak might as well take advantage of the night to quietly return to the lava cave of the sulfur mine in his tent, take the opportunity to transfer his supplies, and then go to the secret room of the Red Dragon Treasure to feed the red dragon Iser.
Surdak knew that it was not easy to lead a cavalry battalion, but he did not expect to encounter such trouble as soon as he arrived in the Bailin plane.
"If I had known earlier, those two hundred war horses would not have been sold to the horse market. It would have been good to carry some supplies for us." Surdak told Aphrodite his troubles.
The succubus lay lazily on a stone bed, supporting his side cheek with one hand, looking at Suldak with a smile and said:
"Didn't you say that those horses have been eliminated? Even if they are kept in service, they will not last long..."
Surdak frowned and said: "It won't take too long, but it's better than nothing. When I first arrived in the Bailin plane, I had to consider buying a horse. I don't know if I can buy it yet!"
"If you think about it, I have gained something this time. At least I have hired some local natives who are proficient in raising horses." Although the succubus Aphrodite comforted Surdak in this way, there was a clear expression of gloating on his face.
There is no cover-up...
Surdak waved to Aphrodite and walked towards the lava mine.