"Tough, brave, bloodthirsty, and violent. Norscan raiders, I know, I know what kind of people you are. You are a group of brave and capable beasts!"
The quiet northern black forest is echoing with the cry of a human male. In front of him is a group of bloodthirsty Norscan raiders. However, the man does not look afraid at all. He only has a long sword on his body.
Sword, a spear and a dagger.
In early spring, the empty dark forest echoed with the roar of men. Rhodes, wearing a bearskin cloak, stood in front of the group of Norscan bandits and let out a deafening roar. It can be seen that when Rhodes finished speaking, the man in front of him
The Norscan raiders were obviously angry and dissatisfied.
However, before they could protest and challenge Rhodes again, Rhodes spoke up again——
"But, I am also a beast. Bloodthirsty and violent are the nature of every man. We fight, we long for blood and women, and so do I."
Rhodes shouted. In front of them, the Norscan predators who had looked sulky just a second ago suddenly burst into laughter. The hearty laughter echoed in the forest, and this laughter was enough to scare away any animal in the forest.
They are Norscan raiders, wild warriors, hunters of the forest, and even the strongest beastmen will become their prey.
Ever since the chaos at Blackhammer Castle, Rhodes has been thinking about this issue, how to lead these Norscans. They are strong and brave, but difficult to manage. Fighting, fighting, and finding women are their only places to go, but the evil
The moon has passed, and beasts and werewolves cannot be encountered at any time. It is unrealistic to lead them to plunder caravans on the sea. In that case, the Ice Queen and the Empire will come sooner or later.
After thinking about it, Rhodes came up with his own idea. He would lead this group of marauders north to the Black Forest and hunt deep into the Dark Forest. The forest is full of dangers. However, the more dangerous the place, the more these Norskars will be inspired.
People's bloodthirsty nature means they are born warriors. Wherever there is fighting, there are them. Leading this beast-like team to fight deep into the black forest can not only vent their anger with nowhere to go, but also serve as
Train troops and continue to train their fighting skills. Training in actual combat is more effective and effective than any bloodless training.
Furthermore, Rhodes had already imagined that following the Norscans would be a logging team venturing into the forest. Blackhammer Castle is located on the northern border and does not have many resources, and wood is considered a rare resource.
One of the inexhaustible resources. In the vast black forest, the speed of logging can never keep up with the growth speed of the trees themselves. This is not the earth. There are no large-scale logging teams and efficient logging machines. The black forest is so large that it takes a whole week to
Finished. In the past, no one dared to enter the Black Forest to log wood. The reason is very simple, because the forest is full of various beasts and werewolves, which are terrible threats. Now, Rhodes will lead this group of Norscan raiders to sweep away
What is left of the forest will be a safe woodland for logging teams to cut down with confidence. Hunting will produce fur and meat, and at the same time, logging can also produce economic benefits. It can be said to kill three birds with one stone.
Of course, the premise is that these Norscans must obey management. Now, Rhodes will try to truly lead these barbarians.
"I once said I would punish you, and now it is punishment! What you have plundered, I want you to pay back double! Predators, warriors, hunters, tell me with your actual actions that you are not freeloaders of waste.
Show me with your actual actions that you can still be called my brothers!"
The early morning fog enveloped the forest, and Rhodes roared with a wild voice. As soon as he finished speaking, the Norscan raiders in front of him let out an equally deafening wild roar. They are wild beasts, the most powerful in the north.
Human warriors. And now, under the leadership of Rhodes, they want to complete a true hunt.
"Now, onward! Towards the forest!"
The forest echoed with the roars of these bloodthirsty predators, like raging waves sweeping through the forest in early spring.
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"Is this what Rhodes ordered you to bring from Kislev City?"
A week later, in the inner hall of Blackhammer Castle, Ranger Lawrence handed the ice pepper seeds to Caroline's hand. The Frost Witch stared at the strange plant seeds with a blank look on her face.
When she was studying at the Kislev Magic Academy, she had heard of this plant, but didn’t know much about it. After all, this thing was an alien species among plants, and it was rarely grown even in Kislev itself. Because
Planting and cultivating it requires not only extremely low temperatures, but also the magic of Frost Witches. The wizard profession is a scarce profession in the entire Old Continent, with very few people. Moreover, such a small number of Frost Witches have to endure a lot.
For important military, political, intelligence and other work, few people have the free time to grow ice peppers. Therefore, ice peppers have always been a luxury product throughout the Old World. In the Empire and Bretonnia, its price even exceeds
Spices from the East.
"Yes, I picked it at the Ushko Market in Kislev. The price is very expensive, almost as much as the price of gold."
Lawrence answered seriously.
Caroline picked up one of the ice pepper seeds and held it in her hand to observe carefully. Unlike other plant seeds, the seeds of the ice pepper are very hard and show a crystal blue color, reflecting the beauty in the sun like crystals.
The icy blue light. From the appearance alone, this thing looks like a blue crystal. However, it is actually the seed of a plant.
Caroline pinched the seed coat with her slender fingers, feeling the energy contained in it.
"Rhode just threw these seeds to me, but I don't know how to cast this thing to make it survive."
Caroline said with an unhappy look.
"It doesn't matter, the lord has already prepared it. He asked me to buy seeds and a planting book. It records in detail the growth cycle of ice pepper, its growing environment, its habits and various characteristics, as well as the requirements during the planting process.
Things to note.”
"He really means it..." Caroline said with a straight face, "But how can he be so sure that I will help him?"
"Oh, this adult also said that Lord Rhodes asked me to convey to you that after the ice pepper is successfully planted and sold, one-third of the proceeds will belong to you."
"Ice peppers are a scarce resource, so the profit is naturally high, but why is it one-third, not half or two-thirds?"
Caroline turned her face sideways and stared at Lawrence, Rhode's loyal subordinate.
"Because the purchaser of this trade is with Black Hammer Castle... Black Hammer Castle paid all the purchasing costs... and Lord Rhodes said that as long as you help him plant ice peppers, Black Hammer Castle's underground hot springs will be
You’re open 24/7.”
Lawrence stared at the witch and conveyed Rhode's original words to her word-for-word. Only then did Caroline slightly raise the corners of her mouth.