The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead stayed where he was and did not approach the city gate in the distance rashly.
Looking at the caravans passing by, I wanted to get some answers through what these people would encounter next.
"Sir, we have come a long way and I don't know if we can enter the city."
The steward of the caravan looked at the soldiers on the city wall and asked.
"The city gate will not be opened today. You should go to other places to settle down first." The soldiers on the city wall replied.
The steward of the caravan asked again, "Will the city gate be opened tomorrow?"
The soldiers on the city wall shook their heads, "I don't know this."
The steward of the caravan received the reply and immediately returned to report the situation.
These businessmen could not enter the city now, and their mood suddenly became very bad.
It would be fine to wait until tomorrow to enter the city, but the time to open the city gate has not yet been determined, and we don't know how long it will be closed.
If you stay outside the city, you may be in danger.
After some discussion, the caravan set off again. They did not plan to enter the city and decided to leave here directly and go to other cities.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead watched the caravan leave. When they were about to disappear, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"It's exactly what I thought. Because of yesterday's battle, the time for the city gate to open in the next period of time is yet to be determined."
His stomach growled, and the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead who had not eaten breakfast was hungry.
Now that I can't enter the city, I have to figure out how to make breakfast on my own.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead looked at the alien beasts scattered around. He stepped forward, took off some alien meat, and then turned around and left.
The place where we rested last night was a very good shelter. Now that we can't go into the city, the best place to go is the cave last night.
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There were two people standing at the door of the inn, both wearing bamboo hats to hide their faces.
The tall investigator looked at the sparse crowd on the road and said to his companions.
"Yesterday's battle scared a lot of people, so they didn't dare to go shopping on the streets today..."
The short investigator said, "I just saw several groups of patrolling soldiers passing by. The roads are now strictly controlled. How about we stay in the inn today and wait until the situation improves before going out to collect intelligence..."
The two discussed it for a while and finally decided to go back to the inn to avoid the limelight.
"Stop." A soldier saw a man standing on the corner of the street and kept staring at them. Then he walked out of the team and shouted to the man.
"Sir, what's the matter?" The passerby was just an ordinary resident. He was frightened by the soldier's shout. He looked at the other person nervously and asked in a low voice.
"Where are you from?" the soldier asked the passerby.
Finally, he determined that this was just an ordinary resident and ignored him.
Returning to the patrol team, a group of soldiers continued to patrol the next place.
The scene of the interrogation just now was seen by some people around. These ordinary people were immediately frightened, and then they whispered a few words and hurried back towards home.
Similar things have happened many times in the city. Originally, there were fewer people on the road today, which resulted in the number of people on the street being reduced by more than half as it approached noon.
Many people are discussing how long it will take for these days to end.
There is currently no news, so the discussion is fruitless.
Everyone was dissatisfied with such a tumultuous atmosphere, but no one dared to stand up and blatantly accuse the government of implementing such harsh measures.
The dragoons who reversed the situation yesterday are still staying in the city. The reason why they have not left is probably because they consider that the alien beasts may cause some trouble in the future, so they will stay in the city for the time being.
The camp where the dragoons were resting was relatively quiet. Last night they traveled a long distance to come to support them, and a fierce fight began immediately upon arrival.
After the battle, every dragoon felt exhausted physically and mentally.
Now these dragoons are all staying in the camp to rest, and snoring can be heard in each barracks.
There were soldiers standing guard around the camp. These people were transferred from the city lord's palace. They were stationed outside the dragoon camp to prevent some people from approaching, so as not to disturb the dragoons' rest.
Some surrounding residents have never seen dragoons and dare not approach the camp to take a closer look, but it is still possible to look into the camp from a high place.
In some restaurants and teahouses, there were many people standing on the high-rise balconies looking at the dragoon camp. Their eyes were full of curiosity and they were talking in whispers.
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The closed city gate slowly opened, and many soldiers came out of the city.
Although the city gate is open at this moment, people inside and outside the city are not allowed to enter or exit.
These soldiers came out of the city and immediately ran towards the dead beasts.
After observing for a whole morning, I found no dangerous factors outside the city.
So some officials suggested that as the weather temperature is gradually rising, the dead animals must be collected before they rot.
There are two advantages to doing this. First, it can avoid the plague caused by the decay of exotic beasts. Second, fresh exotic beasts can be sold for a lot of money.
Yesterday's battle consumed a lot of supplies. Now we have collected the exotic beasts and the money gained from reselling them can make up for the consumption.
Groups of soldiers came out of the city and began to carry away the dead beasts.
Inside the city, several temporary slaughterhouses were set up near the city gate.
The exotic animals that were transported into the city by the soldiers were immediately sent to the slaughterhouse for processing.
There is a large amount of relatively fresh exotic animal meat, and it is very unlikely to sell it all at once, so a large amount of exotic animal meat is frozen and placed in the freezer.
It is relatively rare to obtain so much exotic animal meat after a war.
The soldiers were very busy and spent a lot of time transporting all the strange beasts outside the city into the city.
The next step was the slaughterhouse. The soldiers who had finished the task of transporting the exotic animals began to return to the camp to rest.
After resting, these soldiers will go to the city wall to change guard with the soldiers standing guard.
The next few days will be very busy. Everyone is curious about when it will stop. However, no one knows, not even a little bit of gossip.
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The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead walked all the way back to the entrance of the cave where he stayed last night.
As the sun rises, the sunlight falls on the ground, gradually drying out the somewhat moist ground.
Because the cave is not in a low-lying area, it dries out relatively quickly. After a few days, it disappeared and most of the areas near the cave were wet.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead returned to the cave, put his backpack on the ground, and then went outside to pick up wood.
The city gate is closed, and I don’t know when it will be opened. It is inevitable to stay in this cave for a while.
Fire wood must be prepared in advance, although many dry wood have been soaked by rain due to rain and cannot be used to light fire.
But this is a trivial matter. Wood that is soaked can be placed in a cool place to dry. If not, it can be baked next to a campfire.
While picking up wood, the pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, also discovered a lot of edible wild fruits.
I haven’t had breakfast yet, so I picked some wild fruits and ate some first, which was good for padding my stomach.
Moreover, I just cut a large piece of exotic animal meat outside the city. I will roast the exotic animal meat to eat later. It is a bit greasy to eat just the meat. Bringing more of these wild fruits back can relieve the greasiness.
After working hard for a while, I collected a lot of wood.
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, placed the rain-soaked wood in a ventilated place near the cave entrance to dry.
Then he returned to the cave and relit the extinguished bonfire.
The pig-headed captain, who had obtained a large piece of alien meat with a brown birthmark on his forehead, started processing it and made many meat skewers.
There was definitely no way to finish the whole meal in one meal, so the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead planned to smoke the remaining exotic animal meat so that it could be preserved for a long time.
The alluring aroma of barbecue began to spread, and soon the whole cave was filled with the delicious smell of meat.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead was eating barbecue and taking a bite of wild fruit to relieve his greasiness. He enjoyed the meal and was in a very good mood.
After breakfast, I rested for a while and then left the cave.
Next, the pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, planned to explore the surrounding area.
Although the alien beasts have been defeated, there may be some scouts left.
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, went to explore the surrounding area to confirm whether the alien beast had any back-up plans.
There is a hill with a height of more than 300 meters in the distance. The height is not high, but the surrounding area is relatively open. When you come to this hill and look around, you can have a panoramic view of a large area nearby.
As we walked forward with our weapons on our backs, we encountered many puddles on the road.
Especially in low-lying areas, the area of puddles is very large, almost forming small lakes.
Because this lake was formed so briefly, almost no aquatic life inside is visible.
According to previously received information, this rainy season will last for at least a month.
Lakes like these formed by rainfall in low-lying areas have many creatures living in these places at the end of the rainy season.
It is not until the dry season arrives that all the water in the lake evaporates, and the aquatic organisms that migrate here will not leave.
When the rainy season arrives in the second year, the aquatic organisms that left will return to live here based on their experiences in previous years.
It happens over and over again, every year, without exception!
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead avoided the puddles and headed towards his destination along some small lakes.
After more than half an hour, the pig-headed captain arrived at his destination with his shoes covered in mud and a brown birthmark on his forehead.
"I remember there wasn't such a spacious open space in that place before..."
"I'll go there to investigate later and see what's going on..."
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead stood on the top of the hill and looked around, and he really found an unusual place.
During this period, whenever he is free, he will pick up tasks and then go to places outside the city to complete them.
I am relatively familiar with some of the surrounding terrain. If something abnormal happens somewhere, I will notice it immediately.
For safety reasons, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead chose a more hidden route after coming down from the top of the hill, approaching the place where the abnormality occurred.
It was very quiet along the way, not to mention the chirping of birds, not even the chirping of insects.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead walked slowly through the grass. When he arrived at his destination, he did not come out of the grass.
Instead, he raised a hand, pushed aside the weeds blocking his sight, and quietly looked forward.
As far as the eye can see, this flat area is huge.
Without looking too closely, you can see many footprints in this area.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead was no ordinary person. Looking at these footprints, he judged that they were left by alien beasts.
Further speculation can conclude that before the arrival of the alien beasts yesterday, some alien beasts gathered here.
Originally, the weeds in this area grew very vigorously, but due to the gathering of strange beasts, their trampling caused a large open space to be dug out in this area.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead concluded his mental reasoning and determined that there would be no danger in this place, so he planned to leave and inspect other places.
However, just when he was about to withdraw his gaze, he noticed something unusual out of the corner of his eye.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead frowned, then he walked out of the grass and walked towards the place where he found the abnormality.
In this open area, there are still a few large and leafy trees.
These big trees are more than 30 meters high, and their branches and leaves are spread out like a big umbrella, creating a large area of cool shade on the ground.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead came under the big tree and looked at the embers of the bonfire, with various thoughts flashing through his mind.
Not to mention ordinary people, even a large caravan with many guards, when they see the footprints of many strange beasts in this area, their first thought is to leave quickly, and they don't dare to rest in this place.
There are no ruts at the site, so it can be concluded that the person who rested here did not bring a carriage.
"Who is so bold as to rest in a place like this?"
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead muttered to himself doubtfully, then he searched around carefully and found a mark on a big tree.
This mark was left with a very light-colored paint and is very difficult to spot if you don't look carefully.
Logically speaking, leaving a mark must be eye-catching, otherwise it will be difficult for others to spot it.
"It's them."
The pig-headed captain, who had a brown birthmark on his forehead, happened to recognize this mark. When he discovered the mark, his expression suddenly changed.
The mark on the tree is a circle with a horizontal bar.
This mark is very simple, but the person who left it is extraordinary.
The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead had encountered this kind of mark before when he was arresting rebels.