The Defeated Dragon
Chapter 5: The Beast of Thorn Ridge
Located in the northeast corner of Coral Island, Flower Town is not small. But how big, Lester was confused, and as a remote town on Coral Island, it was simply divided to the northeast of Thorn Ridge, with no markings at all.
That is, Lester can line up the size of Flower Town as long as there is no collision with the township southwest of Thorn Ridge.
Even if all of Thorn Ridge were included, no one could blame him —— after all, Thorn Ridge's subordinates, on Coral Island, were equally undivided.
After more than two decades of cultivation by the Tulip family, Coral Island has actually been opened to farmland and settled in less than two thirds of the population.
The remaining third are Wildlands.
Thorn Ridge is such a barbaric land, where the knights of the Lord need to fight externally. These barbaric lands need to be reclaimed by serfs and civilians.
Thorn Ridge's extreme land is poor and uneven, and development value is low.
Moreover, in the face of warcraft, ordinary people are only a delicious food, and even hunters do not dare to easily test the depth of warcraft. Of course, there are adventurers, who still go hunting for warcraft, every warcraft, every piece of meat on their bodies, every inch of fur, every piece of meat that they can swap for gold.
Lister rode on the Dragon Horse, full of enthusiasm for the tour.
Running horseshoes is the natural instinct of every nobleman, and the size of Flower Town depends on where his horseshoes can go. At this time, horseshoes are walking on the streets of small towns, dirty roads, where cattle and human excreta can be seen everywhere - only noblemen build latrines.
“Health, change must be made.” Lester turned around and said to Marcus.
Marcus cannot deny that he is not a government official and is not interested in these. He was hot on the authority of the nobility, especially the serfs and civilians who were on the sidelines of the streets and who were constantly saluting Lester. These people, full of vegetable faces, have the envy and fear of nobility.
Your body will tremble with Cesar.
It is the serfs who kneel and the free people who bow.
Slaves make up the vast majority, and they have sold themselves to nobility, the private property of Lister, who marries and marries, all under Lester's control. Even if Lester is to exercise his right to the first night, these serfs must obey and send their daughters, daughters and daughters to the castle in a clean manner.
There are few free people, many of whom are handicraftsmen, such as hunters, tailors, etc.
The town is small and shattered, with few households, and even though all residents have come to the side of the street to pay their respects, there is still no atmosphere of enthusiasm.
Looking at it, Lester thinks there may be only a few hundred people in the town… not as many students as a school.
Low dirt, thatched houses, stretching over a large area, the town is mostly supported by these rotten houses, even two floors of buildings are rare, only three or two households.
This time, he truly felt that civilians lived in poverty.
My heart is full of emotions.
I am more fortunate to be an aristocrat and live in a castle eating fine wheat flour made white bread.
The Fire Dragon Horse soon carried Lester, finishing the only street in the town that runs through the north and south, in a slightly heavy mood, along the safety route planned by Marcus in the direction of Thorn Ridge.
Cycling all the way around the outskirts of town is a piece of farmland where most of the crops can't be named. These crops do not have a pleasant feeling, they are all diseased and distorted, and many weeds grow with them, apparently without any scientific management.
In this era, there are incredible creatures like dragons and elves, incredible divine powers like fighting and magic, but development is relatively backward.
The industrial revolution is impossible, but the introduction of some of the ways of scientific development is still very promising.
Lester is confident that he will govern his territory and lead the development of Flower Town.
……
Not long after the journey, the town was far invisible, leaving the flat land and entering the hilly areas with sparse forests, which were already on the edge of Thorn Ridge.
“Lord Baron, there are warcraft on the edge of Thorn Ridge from time to time, I hope you will follow me closely and do not rush in.” Here Marcus begins to lead the way and tells the four cavaliers, "Protect the Baron, unless he becomes a corpse, and never let the Beast go any further. Can you do that? ”
“Can do it!” Karl et al., responding loudly.
They come from civilians, where civilians do not have to go to war and only nobles and knights use war. But even though knights are civilians, they are equally responsible for dying for nobility if they are treated better - as logistics soldiers.
To circumvent the beast, a knight can only bypass the edge of Thorn Ridge.
The trees are quite lush, and once in a while wild animals, rabbits, foxes, etc. can be seen. The food on the edge of Thorn Ridge is not abundant, so it is difficult to see wild animals.
“In spring, summer, and autumn, food in Thorn Ridge can meet the needs of warcraft, so flower towns don't often encounter warcraft. But in winter, there are often hungry warcraft, invading the town of flowers, several bad luck eggs each year, and the warcraft is used as food for fruit. ”
Marcus is in a worse mood, still meticulously doing things, thorny information, come along.
“O Warcraft, I wonder if I can meet one today.” Lester searched the memories of his predecessors and saw several types of warcraft. The biggest difference between warcraft and ordinary beasts is that they have magic that can unleash some powerful magic.
A small warcraft, the Fire Rabbit, was also raised in Tulip Chamberlain.
Fire rabbits that can release small fireballs, taste delicious, have bright fur, noblemen like to eat firerabbit meat, and noblemen like leather coats made of firerabbit fur.
He has also seen a powerful beast - the fur of a giant barbarian bear, the beloved chair of the Earl of Coral Island, covered with the fur of a giant barbarian bear, whose stubborn head is tanned all over, giving off a frightening and ferocious scent.
Eight Earth Knights are said to have been killed by the Coral Island Knights to hunt giant barbarians.
Eight Earth Knights, enough to hurt the Knights, will not necessarily kill so many Earth Knights, even in a territorial battle.
Not to mention the death of more Knights Apprentice.
Along the way, Lester kept track of Thorn Ridge terrain, including where to build fortifications, where to build water reserves, where to build fortifications, and where to open farmland. These are all obligations of a landed Duke Lord.
“Lunch time is up, Oden, just here to prepare lunch. ”
“Yes, sir!” Orden's insole immediately disembarks, finds a flat spot, lays the carpet, and places the dried food on top.
Simple lunch with bread, caviar, fruit salad and milk tea.
And a goat jerky specially for Lester.
Thought it was just a simple lunch, after Marcus swallowed a loaf of bread, his face suddenly changed: “Sir Baron, there's a situation, it's the smell of a warcraft! ”