Surdak stood on the north city wall, watching the hordes of beasts pouring into the Dodan Canyon from the Invercargill Warcraft Forest, and then realized that this beast tide had already formed.
In the early days, only the weakest animals in the Warcraft Forest ran into the Dodan Canyon. Some forest wolves, jackals, bobcats, red foxes and other small predators also followed these small animals and ran into the Dodan Canyon.
In addition, there are also some giant poisonous spiders that are larger than rabbits that have also entered the Dodan Canyon in groups. They have formed a white spider web in the woods at the foot of the mountain. These spider webs almost cover the trees inside. Some hares and lynxes have no intention of
If you accidentally break into the spider web, you will be hunted by these giant poisonous spiders. The sacs made of white silk mesh are hung on the branches of the trees, looking like a piece of white fruit from a distance.
"Aung San, how did you deal with those poisonous spiders before?" Surdak asked Aung San behind him.
"There is no need to deal with it now, just let them stay there until the tide of beasts passes. If they are still there, just set fire to the dead forest and they will leave..." Aung San said.
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Groups of elk have already entered the Dodan Canyon and are eating the turf on the grassland between the canyons.
In addition to elk, there are more wild boars. They are almost everywhere. They can be seen in jungles, grasslands, and bushes.
Their appetites are also very good, and they can eat even tree roots and leaf mold.
The few remaining pools in the valley have also become their bathing pools. A group of wild boars rushed into the pool at a speed of 70 miles, and after rolling twice, the entire pool turned into a quagmire full of mud. They were hanging on their bodies.
Covered with a thick layer of mud, I left happily.
The remaining group of animals could only gather by the pool and drink the smelly muddy water.
The vegetation in Dodan Canyon is disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye...
According to Aung San, if these animals are not hunted, they will become the food of the ghost-striped red ants when the beast tide comes.
Moreover, with the advent of the animal epidemic, the residents of Duodan Town have almost no income in the past few months.
This time is the best time to hunt.
As the gate under the northern city wall was slowly lifted up by the winch, four well-equipped cavalry squadrons walked out of the city gate. They carried five-shot crossbows, wore full heavy armor, and carried knights' swords and shields.
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Surdak and Aung San had different views on hunting these beasts in the valley.
Aung San believed that the North City Gate should be opened to allow hunters in the town to enter the canyon to hunt.
But Surdak does not need those experienced hunters, he only needs cavalry who obey the command.
He asked these cavalry to quickly penetrate into the middle of the canyon. More than two hundred cavalry lined up in the Duodan Canyon, forming a network connecting the east and west of the canyon.
As the net slowly moved towards the north wall, the beasts in the canyon were driven by the knights and all ran towards the north wall.
The cavalry rode on horseback and used crossbows to kill the beasts that tried to break out of their encirclement.
The entire canyon is like a huge fish pond, and these knights are a net in the fish pond. As they continue to advance, all the large beasts in the canyon are forced to move towards the north wall, and most of the small beasts
They all got into the burrows, and many astute hunters hid in the woods on both sides of the canyon.
Groups of elk and wild boars also tried to get into the woods at the foot of the mountain, but were shot dead by the cavalry who had guarded both sides of the canyon in advance.
When the net of cavalry finally formed an encirclement under the north city wall, there were hundreds of elk and hundreds of wild boars in it. At this time, there was no need for precise archery skills. All they had to do was to draw the bows and release arrows collectively, and arrows rained down.
, these elk and wild boars fell in pieces.
All the four-wheeled carriages that the town could muster drove out to load the prey and transport it back to the town.
Some greedy small carnivorous beasts also came out of the woods on both sides of the canyon and tried to take advantage of the chaos to steal some food in the canyon, but they were shot and killed by real hunters on four-wheeled carriages.
This is the first time that Surdak has conducted such a large-scale hunt.
A large number of large animals crowded in the Dodan Canyon were hunted in the canyon.
The clerks of the tannery shop and the butcher shop were almost guarding the entrance to the north city wall. There were twenty wooden stakes erected, each with an iron hook on it.
The elk unloaded from the four-wheeled carriage were piled together like a hill.
The butcher shop clerk dragged the carcasses of the elk and wild boar under the wooden piles, hung them up one after another, peeled off the leather first, then took out the internal organs, put all the intestines and stomachs into large wooden barrels, and transported them to the river on the east side of the town.
Perform further cleaning.
There was no time to process the liver, lungs, and internal organs, so they were cut into cubes and thrown into a large iron pot to squeeze out the fat.
The remaining good meat will be disassembled into four hams and two ribs, placed on the chopping board, directly coated with a layer of heavy salt, and hung in rows in the wooden shed.
Dismemberment and pickling require a lot of manpower.
Aung San is very prestigious among the aborigines of Dodan Town, and many of these aborigines are half-baked hunters who have no problem handling these prey.
This kind of hunting lasted for three days in a row before killing all the hordes of elk and wild boars. Although many animals still poured into the Duodan Canyon, large groups of herbivores no longer entered the Duodan Canyon.
As ferocious beasts such as the Northern Man Bear, the Moon Blade Fire Wolf, and the Ghost Leopard gradually appeared in the canyon, the hunters in Dodan Town did not dare to run out alone.
Only some mercenary groups in the town still dare to go hunting.
In just three days, Suldak's cavalry battalion hunted nearly a thousand wild boars and more than 600 elk. All the prey was pickled with salt and hung in a shady wooden shed.
With the five or six incidents of ghost leopards injuring people in the canyon, the number of people going hunting has significantly decreased.
Surdak held his hands on the wall and looked at the beasts in the canyon.
At this time, only people like Andrew, Samira and Gulitem dared to go out of the city to hunt. They specifically searched for those monsters in the valley to kill.
"How long will it take for the Invercargill Warcraft Forest to recover? Three years, or five years?" Surdak asked Aung San behind him.
As an aborigine of Dodan Town, Aung San experienced three beast tides, and his parents died in the second beast tide in his life.
Aung San looked into the distance of the canyon and said calmly:
"It won't take so long. After this beast tide passes, there will be bigger and more beast herds migrating from the north. Invercargill will recover soon."
His skin looked bronze in the sun, and his broad forehead was particularly shiny.
Surdak turned and looked at the slums behind the northern city wall. Many aborigines had hunted some small animals such as rex rabbits, guinea pigs, etc. outside the city. In front of the rows of wooden houses, there were rows of gray furs drying, and there were rows of gray furs drying in front of them.
After drying the meat sausages, these aboriginal families were also given some animal oil. Almost all the residents in the town had meat at home.
"Do you make money like this before every beast wave?" Surdak asked Aung San.
Aung San shook his head and said: "Last time there was a beast wave, Dodan Town issued a hunting license. Only by purchasing a license can you participate in hunting. Trading firms and mercenary unions hunted warcraft in the Dodan Canyon. People like me
Aboriginal people were not eligible to leave the city in previous years."
Aung San's eyes followed Surdak's and fell on the wooden shed in the slum area of Dodan Town. He looked at the food drying on the roof and said with emotion:
"But this year is different, we indigenous people can also participate in hunting..."
He repeated again: "Yes, this year is different."
He didn't know that there was more faith in his eyes at this moment...
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Wilkes City is particularly beautiful at dusk, with the burning sun disappearing into the clouds on the horizon.
Golding Manor is holding a large-scale dance tonight. The people attending the dance are all nobles from Wilkes City. The inner courtyard of the manor is decorated with lights. Many nobles have arrived in advance, and some nobles gathered in front of the cold dining table.
, chatting with glasses of wine, while some other nobles stood by the garden pool, admiring the exquisite gardening and sculptures.
This was the daily life of the upper class nobility in Wilkes, including dances, salons, and occasionally riding horses at the manors outside the city.
Magic caravans are constantly parked in the open space in the courtyard in front of the manor.
A gorgeous magic caravan slowly came and stopped at the gate of the manor.
The entourage of Florian, the consul of Wilkes, stepped out of the carriage and whispered a few words to the guard at the door.
As the consul of Wilkes City, Count Florian seldom attends such dances to prevent him from being stained with the color of local aristocrats. This count who came to Bena City has greater political ambitions.
, Wilkes in Bai Lin's plane is just a small platform in his life.
What he needs to attend is to cross the portal and attend a dance held by the higher-level nobles and celebrities in Bena City.
The guard at the gate of the manor saw that the person sitting in the magic caravan was actually Archon Florian, and quickly let him go.
A servant guarding the door quickly ran to the manor to notify the owner of the manor, Mr. Golding.
As the magic caravan slowly drove into the manor, Councilor Golding, who was entertaining other guests in the courtyard, also received the message from the servant, and quickly led his family out of the villa and stood at the bottom of the steps to greet him.
The magic caravan stopped at the bottom of the steps. Consul Florian stepped out of the car wearing a noble dress, stepped on the red carpet that had just been laid, and walked into the villa surrounded by a group of nobles.
The scene was very lively, and the nobles gathered around Consul Florian.
Consul Florian danced with Senator Golding's wife, then chatted with Senator Golding for a few words, and left in a hurry.
After Consul Florian left, Senator Golding's face darkened.
He let his wife hang around among the guests, went into the study alone to write an urgent letter, and then asked his trusted followers to leave Wilkes City on fast horses.
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‘The military and political commander of Dodan Town is a member of the Luther family’
Josh.\nBaron Golding sat on the sofa, holding the letter with only a few words in his hand, feeling a little lost for a moment.
Congressman Golding's retinue sat aside and said to Josh. \nBaron Golding said: "What the Congressman means is that you should not have any conflict with Baron Surdak. If you feel that Dodan Town's
If the business can't continue, you can give up here, and someone from the family will come over to take over everything here."
"But if you want to continue operating here, you must handle your relationship with Baron Suldak. Although we don't need you to make friends with him, we don't want to annoy him." The servant said seriously.
Then he changed his expression to a relaxed one and said, "The Viscount said this in the study. Josh, what do you think?"
"Of course I hope to stay here. Duodan Town is located on the northern border. The resources here are far from comparable to other towns. However, the profits of the trading house will be cut off a lot in the future. This is really unacceptable.
ah!"
Josh.\nBaron Golding clenched his fist and smashed it into the palm of his other hand.
The congressman's retinue nodded and said: "You can think of it this way. It seems that Baron Suldak is here for gilding, and he will only stay here for three years at most. He cannot be the commander of the garrison every time.
All officials are descendants of nobles."
"Isn't it just some fines...I'll have someone deliver them tomorrow." Josh.\nBaron Golding lay lazily on the sofa and said a little depressed.
The congressman's retinue shook his head and said: "I think it's better for you to go in person. It's best not to be angry at this time."
Josh.\nBaron Golding glanced at the retinue and saw that his expression was very serious. He could only snort and said:
"knew."
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No one in the town expected that half a month after the Wilkes Trading Company was seized, the Trading Company would pay all the taxes for the first time.
In fact, there was only a flat receipt for the bill for the City Defense Brigade on Madame Luna's desk, and not a single copper was added to the town hall treasury.
But even so, Mrs. Luna breathed a sigh of relief, because this was the largest debt in the town hall.
At the same time, the fines paid by Manager Anthony and the waiters of the trading house were also placed in front of Mrs. Luna's desk. Mrs. Luna looked at the usually arrogant Baron Golding with some embarrassment and said:
"In addition to the fine, you also need to pay sixty-three silver coins for meals. If you want to save this money in the future, please remember to send someone to deliver meals to them!"
If it were normal times, Josh.\nBaron Golding felt that he would grab a handful of silver coins from his pocket and throw it at Lady Luna's face.
But now I can only hold back my anger and ask the steward next to me to count out another pile of silver coins and put them on the table.
"What other fees are there...please finish it with me!"
Josh.\nBaron Golding tried his best to smile.
Mrs. Luna stared at Josh with some fear.\nBaron Golding continued: "No, your employees will be released before noon today. At the same time, the town hall agrees that your trading firm will continue to operate, but in advance.
Taxes are paid every quarter, and 20% of the tax is cheap whole-wheat flour and 10% is cotton cloth. Business operations of businesses need to be supervised by tax officials..."
Josh.\nBaron Golding turned pale with anger and said bitterly: "I will do as you say!"
After saying that, he turned around and left the mayor's office with the housekeeper.