Chapter 84 Attacking the Purple Fruit Tribe
Chapter 84 Attacking the Purple Fruit Tribe
The next morning, Luo Ning and his companions had breakfast and lunch, and then, led by Walton and Dandy, they headed towards the Purple Fruit Tribe along the path.
The reason why he chose this time to set off, instead of leaving before dawn like yesterday, was, on the one hand, to let the guards who were going out for this expedition rest for a while;
On the other hand, he also considered that he should arrive at the Purple Fruit Tribe as early as possible after dark, when the working people would return home one after another, so that he could surround them conveniently.
Since there were fewer people and horses this time, the team looked much lighter as a whole. In addition, this road was often walked by people. Although it was not a smooth road, it was much better than the wasteland between Shanlin Town and Qingzhu Tribe.
Therefore, the marching speed this time was much faster and easier than yesterday.
However, Luo Ning was not in a hurry.
In order to keep the team in good physical condition, he deliberately slowed down the pace of the march. At the same time, he asked Walton and his companions to find a relatively secluded place not far from the Purple Fruit Tribe to stop and rest, waiting for the best time to attack.
Luo Ning looked at the ups and downs of the hills in front of him, and couldn't help worrying about future development.
Although he had this endless forest and a vast amount of various wood resources, transportation was always a problem.
Not to mention processing these woods into something and shipping them to other cities for sale, even sending them from the Qingzhu Tribe to Shanlin Town was a big problem - the carriage couldn't go.
If you want to be rich, you must first build roads, which is the same in any world.
"The Ziguo Tribe has the smallest population, and there shouldn't be many cultivated fields. When the time comes, they can all be moved to Shanlin Town to live, and those who are physically strong will form a road-building team to first open up the road connecting Shanlin Town and the Qingzhu Tribe."
This is Luo Ning's initial plan.
He didn't think about moving all the people of the Qingzhu Tribe to Shanlin Town. After all, nearly a thousand acres of land have been reclaimed here, and he didn't want to give it up casually. What's more, the large piece of Qingzhu forest is also a resource, which can be used in many places.
In addition to the road between Shanlin Town and the Qingzhu Tribe, it will also be opened with the Huitu Tribe in the future. This is a huge project.
Moreover, this is not Earth. When workers build roads between mountains, they must also consider factors such as wild beasts and magic beasts, and must reduce the risks that the environment brings to ordinary people.
"After the war against the Savage Tribe is over, I plan to form a hunter team."
Roning looked at his right and left hands, Rydar and McKen, "The primary task of this hunter team is to sweep the mountain forests between Shanlin Town and the Green Bamboo Tribe, the Purple Fruit Tribe, the Gray Earth Tribe, and even the Black Collar Tribe in the future, and kill or expel particularly dangerous magic beasts and wild beasts."
Wild beasts, especially magic beasts, have strong consciousness and a certain degree of wisdom.
As such a cleanup proceeds, they will realize that this area is a dangerous area and dare not approach easily. In this way, the lives of the road construction team workers are more secure.
Ridar agreed, "Sir, after this war, the number of our knights will increase significantly. If we still let them do general training and sparring every day, the improvement will not be very big. A truly powerful knight must experience the thrill of fighting and temper himself on the edge of life and death."
"Yes, sir!"
McKen also agreed. In fact, Ronin had said this as early as the first time he entered the mountain, and he had always kept it in mind.
"I think we can form multiple teams with three extraordinary people in a group. One part will be responsible for sweeping the wild beasts nearby, and the other part will enter the Wushan Magic Beast Mountain Range from the Black Iron Forest to hunt monsters."
Listening to the two people's words, Ronin nodded slowly.
Forming a hunter team can not only solve the safety problem of road workers, but also allow the extraordinary people under his command to be tempered. At the same time, the hunted beasts and monsters can be sold, which can not only make the knights earn some extra money, but also make Ronin, as the lord, profit from it.
This is a win-win situation.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you two. But you should pay attention to the fact that although the hunter team's affairs are important, you should not take the defense of the territory lightly."
Ronin's eyes flashed with expansion, "After all, there is a Sean Territory in the southeast of our territory, eyeing it covetously."
It is said that there is a swamp in Sean Territory, so the town is called "Swamp Town".
Speaking of the swamp, it is also a very precious resource, but it is a pity that Baron Leisen does not know how to use it.
Rydar and McKen kept Ronin's instructions in mind. As their base camp, Shanlin Town must be well defended.
The reason why Ronin came out in full force this time was that on the surface, his relationship with Baron Leisen was not torn apart, and the possibility of the other party attacking directly was very small.
After all, Wiggins had just had that incident, and Wushan Castle was just trying to establish its prestige. If Baron Leisen attacked Shanlin Town, it would be too risky.
Once this message was passed on, even if he had connections, he would be used as a model to scare the monkeys.
However, if Lu Lans passed away in the future, it is uncertain whether Baron Leisen would take the initiative to attack.
The group rested for two hours, and set off again when it was gradually getting dark.
After climbing two small hills in a row, they finally saw the mountain village located in the valley of the ring mountain below at the top of the second hill.
The scale of this mountain village is smaller than that of the Qingzhu tribe, but not much smaller.
The various houses in the mountain village are located in no regular pattern, and the appearance looks similar to that of the Qingzhu tribe, all very simple.
After all, for a small mountain tribe like this, the first thing they worry about every day is food. They don't have much time to spend on building houses.
For them, as long as there is a place that can shelter from the wind and rain and not freeze to death, it will be fine.
Roning observed himself and found that there were no sentry towers or patrol personnel near the Purple Fruit Tribe. I'm afraid that no one would be able to find him in time even if he walked over there.
"What is that yellow forest?" Roning asked, pointing to the yellow forest on the east side of the mountain.
Originally, there should be more pine trees or trees here, but the direction Roning pointed to was a low, red forest.
Walton and Dandy looked there and then replied: "My lord, there should be the 'purple fruit tree' that grows purple fruits."
Dandy added: "The purple fruit tree used to have green leaves, but in September when the leaves fall, the color of the leaves turns yellow."
So that's it. This purple fruit tree is a deciduous tree. He will have to take a good look later.
"No attack this time." Roning said.
Both Redar and Macken were stunned, especially Macken, who was ready to charge and must rush to defeat the other leader.
But the lord said he would not attack?
"My lord, what is your strategy?" Redar asked.
"There are only two intermediate extraordinary people, they can't resist us at all. A large-scale attack is likely to cause unnecessary casualties. After all, one more person who survives means one more labor force serving me."
Roning told the plan he had thought of along the way.
"When it gets dark, Macken, you will lead ten guards and twenty militiamen to guard the hillside. If someone runs up, drive him away or capture him. The others will follow me around to the valley in front to block the door."
"At that time, Walton and Dandy will go to the leader of the Purple Fruit Tribe to surrender. If the other party is willing to surrender, then we will save time and effort. If the other party is like Willy, we will not be too late to take action."
Roning looked at Macken, "If you hear a battle at the foot of the mountain, you will lead people to rush down the mountain."