The ghost-striped male ant, which has been completely dominated by male hormones, chased the queen all the way in Duodan Canyon, and naturally died all the way.
They drag their heavy bodies and desperately chase the queen ants who constantly send them distress signals.
Two Thunder Rhinoceros were killing them wantonly behind these ghost-striped male ants. After those ghost-striped male ants that were seriously injured by giant crossbow arrows fell behind, the cavalry behind them caught up and took advantage of their bulky bodies and inconvenience to turn around.
The knight's spear continued to poke their butts.
The ghost-patterned male ant's butt and buttocks were stabbed to pieces by the cavalry, but he would not die completely and was still struggling on the spot.
At this time, a skilled veteran will climb on the back of these ghost-striped male ants, peel off the armor piece on the back of the neck, and completely kill the ghost-striped male ant.
The armor pieces will be turned into light shields by them, and they seem to regard hunting ghost-marked male ants as an honor.
Not only many veterans in the cavalry battalion are eager to do this, but many cavalrymen who have not completed a rotation also want to try this.
It seems that such a thick armor shield is the proof of the courage of the cavalry.
Throughout the night, the cavalry battalion basically chased behind a large group of ghost-striped male ants and picked up corpses along the way.
When the ghost-striped male ants were completely dead, the cavalry behind them tied the legs of the ghost-striped male ants with lassoes, and used dozens of horses to pull the horses at the same time, so that they could turn the ghost-striped male ants over and let them lie on their sides.
In the canyon.
Only in this way can it be convenient for Surdak to check whether the life magic patterns on their abdomens are complete.
There are not many ghost-marked male ants that can harvest the magic pattern of life. Once Suldak finds it, he will personally decompose the ghost-marked male ants.
Those ghost-patterned male ants whose life magic patterns are incomplete are left to other skinners in the cavalry battalion to deal with them.
Lance and other magicians used the "Glimmer Illumination Technique" on the Thunder Rhinoceros. Five slightly bright light balls floated in the night sky, constantly rotating around the two Thunder Rhinoceros, making the surroundings of the Thunder Rhinoceros extremely special.
bright.
By the time Andrew and Gulitem dragged the queen ant to the north wall in one breath, the queen was already dying.
After all, this queen ant is a level four monster. Although her body is relatively weak, her mental power is extremely powerful, and she continuously sends out 'spiritual shocks' along the way.
Even though Andrew and Gulitem tied it with a rope and were still more than 40 meters away from it, they were still shocked by the "spiritual shock" and their nostrils were bleeding.
The other cavalry were even more embarrassed. Only five veterans were able to finish the whole race on horseback. When they reached the north wall, they fell off their horses and lay unconscious on the ground.
The city defense guards on the north city wall saw Andrew and Gulitem being chased by more than a dozen ghost-striped male ants, and immediately mobilized their crossbows to shoot at these ghost-striped male ants.
The remaining ghost-striped male ants were immediately shot down in large numbers by the crossbows on the top of the city.
Andrew discovered that as long as he stimulated his own "power", the "mental shock" of the queen ant would not affect him.
Seeing that the last two ghost-striped male ants also fell on the road of pursuit, Andrew dismounted, took the butcher's ax in his hand, walked to the dying queen ant, raised the ax and chopped off the queen's head without hesitation.
Come down.
The head of the queen ant fell to the ground, and its body became extremely damaged. The entire abdomen was completely worn away by the dragging, leaving only the upper half of the body and two groups of broken insect wings. Fortunately, the most precious
The head was not severely damaged.
After the battle, the cavalrymen of the cavalry battalion began to quickly clean the battlefield.
At dawn, the Thunder Rhinoceros caravan in Duodan Town set off again, preparing to transport all these ghost-striped male ants back to Duodan Town.
Suldak will continue to be busy in the cavalry camp, but the cavalry force has already entered the military camp to rest.
This hunting operation went quite smoothly and the harvest was quite rich.
…
Night engulfed this border town in the northern part of the White Forest Plane.
The town is located in the Dodan Gorge, and night here always comes a little earlier than in other towns.
Swordsman Chester experienced the whole process of this cavalry battalion hunting from beginning to end.
At first, I thought that the reason why Surdak was able to hunt so many ghost-patterned soldier ants was mainly because he had three outstanding subordinates.
Thinking that he had reached the position of deputy commander of the Luther Legion by virtue of his status as a second-level strongman, then the three new second-level strongmen under Surdak could push him to that position.
In the days to come, Surdak will use his methods to win over them.
Great Swordsman Chester knew that the trust between them was established during the siege of Wozhimara City.
There is no comparison with this!
Who made Surdak a Holy Light Knight who broke away from the belief in the Statue of Liberty?
Now he was more concerned about the Gubo Lai horses in the cavalry camp and the two thunder rhinos covered in heavy armor.
Judging from his understanding of the ancient Bolai horse, this kind of war horse can only be equipped with ordinary cavalry and light cavalry. The ancient Bolai horse has excellent endurance, but its physical strength and explosive power are its biggest shortcomings. This kind of horse simply cannot
It cannot afford heavy cavalry, nor does it have the explosive power to charge frequently on the battlefield.
However, the ancient Bolai horses in the Surdak Cavalry Battalion are very different. They possess quite outstanding physical strength. Not only can they become mounts for heavy cavalry, but their explosive power is almost comparable to that of black scale horses.
When he was in Plantos Town before, he could see the extraordinary qualities of these two Thunder Rhinoceros.
Now he found that in the empty field outside the military camp, a Thunder Rhino caravan was parked there. There were more than ten Thunder Rhinos inside, all with a layer of solid thick armor growing on their bodies.
Originally, the Thunder Rhino could only be used as a large material transport unit, able to transport materials to frontline positions regardless of complex terrain.
Now these Thunder Rhinoceros, which have solid armor all over their bodies, look more like giant siege beasts. They have crossbows on their backs, which act as a great deterrent to these ghost-striped red ants.
Great Swordsman Chester immediately went to the Thunder Rhino caravan to investigate, and learned from the caravan steward that these Thunder Rhinos were transformed by a great alchemist known to Baron Surdak.
Someone in the caravan had seen the great alchemist. She was wearing a black magic robe, and even her face was made of mithril metal...
These transformed Thunder Rhinoceros will continue to stay in the caravan, and there are still uncompleted Thunder Rhinoceros waiting here to be transformed by the great alchemist.
As for the contents of the transaction between the merchant group bosses Malacom and Surdak, the caravan manager only knew about the large quantities of hard armor and the purchase of magic pattern structures and magic weapons. The other conditions were not very clear.
Great Swordsman Chester clearly remembers that when Surdak first came to the Bailin plane, his cavalry and war horses were not even considered a new army in the eyes of Great Swordsman Chester, they were almost just an army.
A motley crew of cavalry composed of old, young, sick and disabled.
However, after just two months in Duodan Town, this miscellaneous cavalry has grown up. Not only has it become a powerful cavalry battalion, but it also has some background in the Constructed Knights, and has begun to have initial contact with magic.
Weapons and magic patterns are constructed.
This kind of growth speed is even amazing in the eyes of the great swordsman Chester.
However, he also knew very clearly that these modified Thunder Rhinoceros were of great strategic value and could almost become logistical support for the most complex battlefields.
Such a powerful logistics transport team cannot be allowed to stay in the caravan, and the ownership is in the hands of a businessman.
This matter must not only be reported to the military headquarters in Wilkes City, but also written to Marquis Luther. It would be great if it could be incorporated into the logistics department of the Luther Army.
Thinking of this, he decided to return to his residence immediately and write a letter to Marquis Luther to report the matter...
…
Some people lose everything when they are born, but some people are born with a silver spoon in their mouths. Hathaway Luther is such a woman.
Lily Cecil lay in the bathtub, sat up, scooped up a spoonful of ice water and poured it over her head.
The water splashed on the top of the head and flowed down the cheeks to the chest.
Under the sudden cold, Lily shivered in the bathtub and took two deep breaths. The alcohol disappeared and her mind became clearer.
Taking this kind of cold shower can make her skin firmer.
As a mother of two children, she needs to master some means of retaining her youth.
There is also a small bottle of magic potion on the table next to it. It is a crystal clear bottle the size of a fingernail. In the auction house in Wilkes City, the starting price was even five magic crystals. This small bottle cost seven dollars.
A piece of magic crystal.
This magic potion can repair any blemishes on your skin and make your skin whiter and more delicate.
The only side effect is that after application, the skin all over the body will turn blue within two hours, and bright spots will appear, which will take a night of sleep to be eliminated. Therefore, this bottle of magic potion also has a very unique name: 'Starry Sky Ink'
'.
It is said to be a magic dye prepared from magic herbs. Many inscribers like to use this ink to draw magic patterns. It is also an effective skin care product in the eyes of many wealthy ladies.
This bottle of magic potion is very precious, so Lily Cecil will be very careful every time she uses it.
She put down the spoon in her hand.
Close your eyes, and the scenes you saw during the day will still appear in front of your eyes.
Those scenes that make people's blood boil can usually only be told by others at an afternoon tea party, and then all the women will exclaim in unison. The heroic knight will always be the favorite of ladies.
Lily has always been very envious of Hathaway, even a little bit jealous.
I was envious of her beauty when I was in school. In fact, Lily is also very beautiful. She usually pays more attention to applying delicate light makeup. But when the two of them stand together, the one who receives the admiration and praise is always a beauty with green eyes and golden curly hair.
Hathaway Luther.
The two knew each other before and became close friends at the Swordsman Academy.
After a series of contacts and understanding, Lily envied Hathaway for having a marquis father.
There are thousands of noble lords in the province of Bena.
Although there is only one duke in each province, there are many marquis.
Almost all those who can become marquis are the lords of a city. Even if they are not in charge of a city, they will own a large territory in the plane territory.
Lily's father, Marquis Cecil, was also a noble lord.
But his reputation is not as good as that of Marquis Luther.
The Marquis of Luther is very famous in the province of Bena, because his Legion of Luther is a powerful army with many victories. As the main militant faction in the province of Bena, he is also a staunch supporter of the Grand Duke Newman, which saves the Grand Duke Newman.
trust.
Of course Lily is not envious of Marquis Luther's wealth and glory.
The Cecil family also owns a large area of land, has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, and has countless glories in the family's history.
What she envied was Marquis Luther's favor for Hathaway.
Marquis Luther does not only have such a daughter, but he only has one legitimate daughter, Hathaway. However, people always think that he only has one daughter like Hathaway. It can be said that Hathaway is almost loved by thousands of people.
Lily went to bed with Baron Sidney, probably to satisfy her slightly jealous heart.
Because Baron Sidney was Hathaway's fiancé, and then he actually took the lead in secretly tasting the forbidden fruit with him...
Originally, she couldn't wait to follow Hathaway to Dodan Town, just to see how wonderful the scene would be when Baron Sidney saw herself and Hathaway appear in front of him at the same time.
She also fantasized about Hathaway sleeping in the next room, but Baron Sidney would touch her bed at night, and just thinking about it would ignite a fire in her heart.
Unexpectedly, Sidney died on the battlefield.
When she heard the news, she didn't know whether to feel more sad and disappointed, or secretly grateful.
Later, she heard that a baron had taken over the business quickly. Lily felt that this baron was either too old or incompetent and wanted to climb up the Luther family's giant tree.
When she came to Dodan Town and saw Baron Suldak, she became even more envious.
I didn't expect that Hathaway's second fiancé would still be so outstanding.
He is so strong, even when he walks, his muscles move very rhythmically with every step he takes.
She felt that the master with such a strong body would definitely make people scream loudly when he was sweating profusely.
It's a pity that no matter how hard I try, I can't become a delicious dish on the plate.
But I witnessed a hunting with my own eyes. It could hardly be called a war, because for the ant colony, it was simply a one-sided massacre.
Although she didn't understand why the victory in this battle came so easily.
But she knows very well that plane wars are breaking out frequently nowadays. Baron Suldak leads such a cavalry battalion and has the protection of Marquis Luther. It is definitely easier than other nobles to quickly accumulate military merit and be promoted to a title.
Much more.
She suddenly stood up from the bathtub, startling the maid who was dozing on the side, and quickly took out a towel to wrap it around her.
But Lily walked out of the bathtub directly and stood in front of the bathroom mirror, dripping with water. She looked at the slight stretch marks on her lower abdomen and wrinkled her delicate golden eyebrows.
After all, she is a mother of two children, and the traces of time will naturally be recorded on her belly.
She turned around and asked the maid: "Do you think... am I still beautiful?"
The maid covered her mouth and smiled and replied: "Of course, madam, you are the most beautiful woman in the world."
Lily sighed slightly, wrapped a bath towel around her body, and stopped talking...
Her maid simply didn't understand that the most hurtful words are never insults and accusations, but the most perfunctory compliments.
…
Small building terrace.
Hathaway and Beatrice were squeezed side by side on a wicker chair. The two of them almost occupied the wicker chair, and they were whispering.
Surdak was sitting on a chair nearby, and there were three glasses of foamy ale on the small table, although the heat was not that severe this season.
And after the sun goes down, there is a cool breeze.
The maid was still standing on one side, holding the fan in her hand to cool the two ladies.
Surdak picked up a cat's claw fruit, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully. The aroma was slightly bitter.
Surdak prefers ale to golden cider.
And when he drinks, he also likes to eat nuts.
Next door to this courtyard is the town hall. Through the big trees on the courtyard wall, you can see the lights coming from the buildings over there.
Outside the gate is the center of Duodan Town. Unexpectedly, the town is also very lively at night. Some people gather in the pub and people are coming and going on the street.
The beast tide has not yet ended, and many outsiders, merchants, mercenaries, adventurers, followers, coachmen, etc. have gathered here. The reason is that it is easier to make money here than other places.
Of course, the bigger reason is that it is very safe here.
The only thing that makes people uncomfortable is that the tax official here is simply a mad dog.
Even the slightest bit of business behavior will be smelled by him. Once he discovers that he has not filed a tax return, he will give him a warning for the first time, a fine for the second time, and for the third time, all the goods will be confiscated and he will be expelled from Dodan Town.
Almost no one is willing to risk confiscation of all goods and evade taxes.
Everyone pays taxes, and those businessmen who have paid taxes before now feel much more balanced.
"How long can you stay here?" Suldak took a sip of ale and asked Hathaway.
"Why, you just met us, are you already bored?" The round-faced Beatrice hugged Hathaway's slender waist and said to Suldak with a sweet smile on the recliner:
"We won't bother you, as long as you stay with us when you are free."
Hathaway squinted her emerald cat eyes, looking lazy like a Persian cat. Although she was not staring at Suldak, her ears were also paying attention to what Suldak said.
Surdak leaned over, patted Beatrice's round face, and explained to them: "Of course I hope you can live here forever. I asked you how long you can live here, and I also hope you can live here long."
A little, you can help me here..."
Beatrice immediately became energetic, stretched out her arms and hooked Suldak's neck, and asked in a tired voice:
"If you need our help, please tell us quickly. Hathaway and I are just discussing about hunting ghost-marked red ants with you tomorrow. Our sword skills are pretty good, so don't hide in the wooden house. We
You can also kill one or two soldier ants."
Surdak was still a little embarrassed about this kind of scene, so he quickly put Beatrice down and said:
"There are so many caravans coming to Dodan town. I hope they are managed by the town in an orderly manner. All business groups must be registered in the town, and all transactions must be completed under the supervision of the tax officer.
, the tax officer in the town obviously doesn’t have much experience in these matters. You two work in the Foreign Affairs Bureau of Bena City, so you should have some knowledge of these things, right?"
Beatrice frowned and complained with some distress:
"Hey, you are really good at finding people!"
However, Hathaway sat up from the recliner and asked worriedly:
"Dak, aren't you the military commander here? The mayor of the town is the administrative chief. If you reach out to intervene in the town's taxation, you won't make the other party angry, right?"
Surdak smiled awkwardly and said: "Ha, there is no mayor in Dodan Town for the time being. The original Mayor Marko has been sent to a military court for misappropriating military supplies without authorization."
He added: "Now there is only one acting mayor in Duodan Town. She was originally the secretary of Mayor Marco and is quite familiar with some affairs of the town."
Hathaway's eyes lit up slightly and asked: "Ah! That's it...how do you want us to help you?"
Suldak then said: "When the beast tide is over, I want to lead the cavalry battalion to continue to expand northward. I want to expand the entire Invercargill Forest into the territory of the northern region. Naturally, there will be more small towns here.
For trade transactions, the top priority is to have a sound financial supervision system so that Dodan Town can grow rapidly."
Hathaway glanced at Beatrice, who shook her head and hinted that her wonderful vacation should not be wasted on work.
Hathaway smiled slightly and said: "We understand this a little bit, but we only took a month's leave, and we would waste half a month on the road, so we can stay in Duodan Town for two weeks at most.
, I’m afraid I can’t be of much help…”
Hathaway and Beatrice have worked in the Foreign Affairs Bureau of Bena Province for half a year and are very familiar with some business activities.
Surdak wanted them to help the Bharat tax collector, at least not to let the tax collector in the town have a negative image in the eyes of businessmen.
Both of them were born into aristocratic families in the city of Bena, and their families also have similar affairs in management, so these matters are not too unfamiliar to either Hathaway or Beatrice. After all, they are both
A noble lady was born with a gold spoon in her mouth. In comparison, Beatrice's spoon may not contain enough gold.
It's just that they hope to have time to stay with Suldak for a while.
Hathaway took this matter into her hands, and Beatrice could only complain in a low voice with a look of helplessness...