Lord Helanza

Twenty-two four-wheel carriages were parked by the reed pond at the entrance of the village.

The kobold slave walked out of the carriage numbly. The kobold slave in an unfamiliar environment looked blank, all around large patches of withered reeds and red thatch, looking around, everywhere in the distance The bare mountains are desolate.

A dilapidated village is hidden in the ravines between the mountains, and the almost dry stream winds out from the ravine, connected to the swampland of this river bend, the reed pond Not too big, late spring and early summer belong to the dry season on Paglos. At this time, the reed ponds will dry up a little bit, leaving only small ponds with countless silt deposits in the central area of ​​the swamp.

In the midsummer season, when the rainy season comes, the southeast monsoon blows the endless sea of ​​moist air. After a heavy rain, this place will become a lot of water.

At this time, the floating ice on the pond at the entrance of the river has just melted, and the breeze is blowing, and the water is sparkling.

More than a thousand kobold slaves were driven to the edge of the pond by Andrew. According to Surdak's orders, these kobold slaves need to take a good bath here. The kobolds are covered in this light brown soft Mao, even if they don't wear warm clothes, they are not afraid of the cold, but if they are allowed to jump into the cold river water in early spring, this time, for these kobold slaves, it is not a small challenge.

These kobold slaves have completely succumbed under the whip of the slave dealers. They are used to accepting instructions to do things. Andrew drove a large group of kobold slaves off the pond with little trouble. There are slave many people, and the area in the pond for the kobolds to bathe is very limited. Andrew directed some kobolds to collect some reeds and pile them into huge haystacks on the shore.

Andrew used the pyrotechnic scroll to ignite the haystack. The flames sprang up when they were very large, and raging flames appeared on the haystack, and the temperature within ten meters around him rose sharply.

Thick smoke billowed from the fire, which was blown to the north by the wind.

Those kobold slaves who washed off their dirt in the pond, climbed ashore from the pond, and were arranged by Andrew to cook by the fire, and each kobold also gave out half of the cassava while roasting the fire. Eat breakfast, because the cassava that was eaten last night, the lips of these kobold slaves are slightly swollen, but this does not affect them.

Seeing that you can get food after taking a shower, and you can sit over there to warm up by the fire, these slow-moving kobold slaves begin to swiftly.

The carriage husbands who have completed the transportation task have rushed to the four-wheeled carriage and have started to return one after another. If the journey goes well, they should be able to return to Helanza before the city gate closes.

A pile of cassava piled under Andrew’s feet. He stepped on the pile of cassava with one foot, holding a cassava in his hand, facing the kobold who was dripping in front of him and shrunk in the cold wind. The slave shouted loudly: "Whoever takes a shower first can eat cassava. Those who don’t want to take a bath don’t have breakfast..."

I have been confined in a warehouse in Pena City for more than three months. Kobold slaves, really need a good bath.

The half-elf archer Samira wears a red salamander leather armor and stands on the hillside with a forest bow on his back.

She stared at the kobold slaves in the pond to prevent them from sneaking into the reeds and fleeing. These kobold slaves are the private property of Surdak Knight, and even one cannot be missed. Looking at Desolate Land, where there is no forest around, Samira couldn't imagine what the people in the nearby village live on.

Ogre Gulitum, who is sitting by the pond, didn’t think so much...

He was looking expectantly at these kobold slaves in the pond, which kobold he was looking forward to The slave can muster up the courage to escape, so that he can catch them back justifiably, and then throw them into the campfire aside to burn them. He licked his thick lips and squinted his eyes as if he was lying in the grass hunting antelopes. The lion thought in his heart: If you can sprinkle a layer of salt on the charred kobold slave, It shouldn't be too unpalatable.

Looking at the desolate mountains around, the succubus Aphrodite walked to the distant ridge alone.

After the reddish-brown rocks are weathered and fragmented, they are scattered on the hillside. When stepping on it, they will roll down the hillside. Some large rocks are piled up at the foot of the hill and go up the hillside. You will find more and more small pieces of rubble. Aphrodite looked at the blue sky, and when she thought of living here for a long time in the future, she couldn't wait to learn about her surroundings.

In the past, when she had wings, she could see it in the sky, so she was used to knowing the surrounding environment no matter where she went. The legs climbed up the highest hillside, but Aphrodite would not feel disappointed about it. Whenever she was subconsciously preparing to flap her wings, she would comfort herself in the bottom of her heart:'Lost a pair of wings, but gain the vast sky. '

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After handing over a thousand kobold slaves to the native warrior Andrew to take care of him, Surdak walked into the village of Wall alone.

He is not worried about these kobold slaves escaping, it doesn’t really matter that many kobolds run away. even more how they are not familiar with this piece of Desolate Land, as long as they don't cross the Paglos Pass, they can't live here at all.

Eight four-wheel carriages full of cassava stopped at the entrance of the village. Although these cassava piles were like hills, for more than a thousand kobolds, it was only a ration for ten days at best. If you want to continue to feed them, you must continuously buy more cassava from Helanza.

To feed so many kobold slaves at once, Surdak suddenly felt that the Gold Coin in his pocket would not last long.

This time a total of 30 four-wheeled carriages were hired. Surdak asked those carriage husbands who carried the kobold slaves to also go to the village entrance to help unload the cars, but some carriage husbands who carried the kobold slaves, etc. The kobold slave in the car got out of the cargo box and completed his own transportation task. He quietly bypassed the village entrance and returned to Helanza from the Paglos mountain pass. Some carriage husbands hurriedly drove the four-wheeled carriage to the village entrance. help.

With the help of the carriage husbands, all thousands of catties of cassava were unloaded onto the open space at the entrance of the village. Surdak counted, and only 7 carriage husbands were willing to rush over to help unload the truck.

Buying a full cart of cassava from Helanza City requires almost fifteen Silver Coins. In addition to the shipping cost of six silver pegs, a cart of cassava almost needs to pay 20 Silver Coins. Surdak then Three Gold Coins were found in the purse, and a purchase agreement was signed with the fifteen carriage husbands who stayed behind, asking them to deliver another cart of cassava to Wall Village in five days.

And Surdak also promised that when the time comes, they won’t let them go back empty when they return to the city.

The carriage husbands who stayed didn't expect completely, and there were business coming to the door behind them, and they drove the carriage to leave Wall Village with joy. Although this kind of long-distance business was a bit harder, it took a run. The income from the trip can be equal to the income of the usual three days. In the off-season of this kind of cart business, it is naturally very happy to be able to receive this kind of pulling task.

Watching these four-wheel carriages gradually go away, Surdak walked into the village of Wall.

Almost three months after leaving the village of Wall, this small village has not changed much from the outside. There are some uncompleted civil works on the top of the ravine, and there are still some unfinished civil works on the top of the ravine. Some scaffolding made of wood, but now it looks like it is still in a state of shutdown.

After this winter, the branches of the dead tree at the entrance of the village are obviously missing. The broken wooden board with a white foundation and written "Wal Village" is hung on the horizontal branch of the dead tree. The wind swayed back and forth.

Surdak walked up the dirt road and smoked in the village of Wall in the early morning.

Breakfast is undoubtedly very luxurious for villagers in Wall Village. Except for the busy days in the wheat fields, Wall Village generally has two meals a day, so basically you have to wait until the sun After climbing up the ridge, breakfast will start.

The traditional breakfast here is chestnut rice porridge. It is a gruel made of chestnut kernels, barley grains and beans. It is boiled in the fireplace for more than two hours, and the beans can be cooked extremely fluffy. It is soft and rotten, and it tastes good with a spoonful of maple syrup after letting it cool, but there are not many people who can afford maple syrup in Wall Village.

In famine years, occasionally some cassava diced will be added to the porridge. In order to remove the toxins in the cassava, the villagers’ method is to cut the cassava into small bean-sized cubes and soak them in cold water. Two days, so that it will not be poisoned in the stomach.

Several village women talked and laughed and walked down from the upper reaches of the river, carrying water tanks. This winter is not difficult. Every household has sufficient grain reserves, and there is no heavy snowfall. The tragedy of crushing the roof, and occasionally a meal of air-dried chickens, ducks and frozen sea fish, which they did not dare to think of before, and now everyone knows, it is precisely the yellow ore that is mined on the pustule mountain to improve The life of the whole village.

Spring is here, and the dry season has just begun.

Last fall, the old village chief Bright led everyone to build a large dam in the upper reaches of the village. At this time, a pool of spring water was also filled. In previous years, the water shortage in the planting season probably won't be there.

When these village women saw Surdak walk in from the entrance of the village, their eyes became bright.

Almost to meet him, surround him, put his full and bulging chest on top, and brag about him, just like those usually said in small talks.

"Oh, that's not Little Duck!" someone inside the village woman exclaimed.

A village woman who was well informed immediately corrected: "You want to call Lord Surdak Knight..."

"haha, Little Dak actually became Lord Knight!" Other villages The women laughed and said, they laughed exaggeratedly, but the smiles on their faces were so brilliant.

In the mouths of these village women, it seems that there is no slightest awe for Knight.

Surdak greeted briefly, looked towards the house and walked away.

When passing by Selena’s house, from a distance, I saw a faint smoke from the chimney on the roof. He didn’t walk into the small courtyard, but walked quickly to the house. , The courtyard wall is still a bit dilapidated. For a canonized Knight who has a Knight collar, it is too shabby to live in this kind of house.

I didn’t have time to build a new house before. Carl suggested that Surdak directly buy Funak Manor. However, Surdak still prefers to build a big house in Wall Village, the one that Old Sheila wanted the most. A large villa with a loft should be built near the stream. It is best to build a small wooden bridge. It is best to transplant a few chestnut trees in front of the house.

The old cow in the yard made a dull low hum, and Rita could hear the crisp whisper across the courtyard wall. She seemed to be chatting with Natasha.

Surdak raised his hand and pushed open the courtyard door, and saw Rita and Natasha squatting beside the cow, holding a small iron bucket to milk the cow.

The courtyard door was suddenly pushed open. The two turned their heads and looked at the door at the same time. They saw Surdak standing at the door. Rita stood up from the ground in surprise, and wiped her hand on the apron twice. , I was surprised to yelled: "It’s Surdak who is back..."

As he said, he strode to the door and threw himself into Surdak’s arms. His blue eyes were filled with excitement and excitement. joy.

On the contrary, Natasha stood quietly next to the cow. She was wearing an ash-gray cotton skirt. Her golden hair was wrapped in a silk scarf. Her big eyes were like shining night stars. There is a lightly smile on it.

Hearing Rita's cry, the door of the house was also pushed open, little Peter rushed out with a wooden sword in his hand, and suddenly squeezed between Rita and Surdak.

Old Sheila stood by the door, and the wrinkles on her face have deepened a bit this winter.

"Didn't you go out with the guard battalion to perform the mission? Why are you still free to come back?" Old Sheila asked Surdak.

When she received the letter from Surdak, she had been having nightmares for several days in a row. It was only three months since she came here, and Surdak actually came back.

Surdak released Rita, raised little Peter on his shoulders, then walked directly to the door, and said to Old Sheila: "This time I went to a set of Maca planes. I just took the magic airship yesterday. Back in the city, I came back overnight because I wanted to settle some slaves!"

"Have breakfast..." Old Sheila squinted her eyes, looking at Surdak with her muddy eyes.

Surdak nodded with a smile, followed Old Sheila into the house.

As soon as Surdak sat down in the chair, he said to Rita who followed in: "By the way, Rita, I'll cook a big pot of porridge for me later. I have a few people At the entrance of the village, I will prepare some breakfast for them later. Let’s prepare it for 20 people!"

"Your subordinate?" Rita asked Surdak with wide-eyed eyes.

Surdak proudly pointed to the Knight badge on his chest, and said to Rita: "I am now a Small Captain in the guard camp. I participated in the Maca Plane War this time and recruited several people. You guys, but they’re a bit special. When you see them, it’s best to prepare a snack. There is a big man and the others are very kind. Don’t be afraid when you see him go, and don’t look too surprised."

"I heard Charlie say that you joined the guard camp in the city, and now you are still promoted to a Captain?" Rita kept asking like a gun: "Will we move to the city in the future?" Go?"

Surdak touched his nose and replied: "For the time being, I will not be officially appointed by the guard camp. I will serve as Desolate Land outside the Paglos Pass in Helanza City. The Sheriff of Peace..."

"..." Rita opened wide at her mouth and looked at Surdak incrediblely. It was just a winter that didn't expect Surdak actually became the Lord Knight in the guard camp... …