Chapter 54 [Freedom?]
Although they are so arrogant when facing the enemy, these Tulips teams will not take it seriously.
I still maintained full vigilance all the way south.
In Ge Yan's words: "When you are in front of me, you must naturally put on your feet and not lose the majesty of my Tulip family. But who knows whether those savage beasts with insufficient brains will suddenly run crazy and attack us? Should you be alert or not be careless."
A few horse-riding guards were assigned to go out and check in and watch around the front and back of the team.
There was no danger in this day.
But when the team stopped to rest at night, Chen Daolin did not pretend to behave and deliberately camped separately from the other party. During the day, he encountered an orc team, and he was actually protected by the Tulips team.
Now if you take a stance and deliberately hide aside to camp, you will seem too hypocritical.
Since I owe this favor, I just want to find a way to pay it back.
In the evening, Chen Daolin set up a small tent on the edge of the Tulips' camping site.
I saw a good show.
After dinner, the Messiah summoned the tulips' guards and decided to give them a reward.
Charlotte, who had been demoted to level three for making a mistake, was because he had an arrow intimidated the rhino warrior during the day, and then another arrow shot through the helmet of a wolf rider. As a wise leader, the Messiah naturally would not turn a blind eye to such a behavior that greatly boosted his morale.
Besides, although Charlotte was very disliked, Chen Daolin had to admit that this bastard's archery skills were really good - this point, as an elf who is famous for his excellent shooting skills, Barossa also recognized it.
Charlotte was raised one level in public and was rewarded with ten gold.
Geyan was also praised by the Messiah for being in danger and not falling into the majesty of the Tulip family. Although his behavior a few days ago was very slack in the eyes of the Messiah, today's actions finally regained some impressions.
The other samurai guards also received the promise of reward and could be fulfilled after they returned home.
Chen Daolin watched from the side, and saw the Messiah talking around surrounded by many subordinates, with awesome expressions and clear rewards and punishments. The eyes of many subordinates looking at her were full of unconcealed reverence. Seeing this scene, Chen Daolin couldn't help but sigh in his heart and couldn't help but sigh.
Perhaps it was because of the reward of subordinates that they were wasting time, or because everyone was camping together, in order to avoid suspicion, in short, the Messiah did not come to chat with Chen Daolin again that night, which made Chen Daolin, who had already prepared several problems, inevitably felt depressed and held his strength but punched him in a punch.
The following journey gradually calmed down.
The team traveled from north to south on the territory of the Orc Kingdom. Wherever they passed, most of the land was desolate. Occasionally, some fields were encountered, which seemed to be very crude in Chen Daolin's opinion. I think the grain production in this field was not very good.
However, I encountered several small orc tribes on the way.
These orc tribes are like small villages and towns, most of which are small in population, and only a few hundred people.
At the beginning, Chen Daolin was still interested in these orc village tribes, but after seeing them, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.
I originally thought I could see what the orc civilization in this world was like, but what made Chen Daolin laugh and cry was that these orcs were speechless because they were primitive and backward.
The so-called villages are actually just some similarities to primitive tribes. These tribes do not even have serious houses, and most of them are sheds made of various animal skins. Although they are stronger and more reliable than tents, the sheds are just shanty towns after all.
The orcs' villages are often composed of hundreds of shanty towns of all sizes. The land in the villages is muddy - and these orcs are obviously extremely barbaric and backward. The mud under their feet is probably mixed with feces from unknown to people or livestock.
In addition, those shanty towns were originally built with various animal skins. When passing through such villages, the smell can be imagined.
Several times, Chen Daolinxun almost fell off his horse.
And the orcs' civilians, who also looked similar to refugees, were dressed in rags, mostly wreathed leather robes or jackets. Many adult male orcs simply wore only a pair of shorts and were naked.
Only those female orcs wear clothes, and as for the young orcs, they basically run around in the mud naked.
When the convoy passed, these orc tribes did not have the hostility they imagined, but instead welcomed these teams too low.
Even when the convoy passed by the village, there were small orcs running around cheering and leaping in front of the convoy. This scene reminded Chen Daolin of a scene where he participated in a teaching support event in a remote and poor mountainous area. Before the car entered the village, many children were running there...
"These orcs... welcome us so much?" Chen Daolin couldn't help asking the Messiah.
The Messiah said lightly: "Our caravans always bring some rare goods. Who would refuse such good things?"
But after a pause, the Messiah glanced at Chen Daolin: "Don't be fooled by these guys. These orcs are also bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. My team is hung with the tulip flag. Who doesn't know that the orc kingdom dares to attack my team and is going to be wiped out? So these guys are friendly to us. Besides, our team is strong and strong, with more than a dozen well-trained elite warriors in charge. Ordinary tribes can't afford to provoke us at all, so they are polite."
"Oh?" Chen Daolin nodded: "Then... if someone else was replaced, that wouldn't be the case?"
"Is it a change?" Messiah's eyes showed a strange light, and she said lightly: "The north trade is very profitable. Many smuggling and adventure teams in the empire will come to the north to find gold, but there are more people here every year. These orc tribes are sometimes for the people and sometimes for bandits! If it weren't for our fully armed team passing by and changing to others, if the team is less people, they can measure and fight, and what they are greeted at this moment will definitely not be these orc children, but the orc men who pick up butcher knives, and even those orc women, the single combat power is stronger than ordinary adult men. Don't look at these orc children jumping and cheering in front of our convoy, I have seen the cruel appearance of this orc children with these age. When a little orc is picked up a knife, it is not adorable at all!"
The villages where the team traveled, they would occasionally make some trades with these orcs, but these orc tribes had nothing good. In Chen Daolin's opinion, the ones that these orc tribes used were nothing but some lacquerware with strange shapes.
The orcs' craftsmanship is very unique, and I don't know what method they use to make them. These lacquerwares are dark but not heavy, bright but not greasy. They are obviously very good things. What made Chen Daolin even more curious was that these lacquerwares are basically made of bones and have different shapes, especially the utensils that some orcs took out to sell. Chen Daolin was very moved when he saw them. There were a set of utensils, including food and wine utensils, so he wanted to buy one and go back.
But when the Messiah saw it, she stopped him.
"If you buy this thing and drink it, you'll be afraid that you will vomit it out after you know the truth." Messiah sighed and told Chen Daolin in a low voice: "The orcs' lacquerware has always been a favorite drink in the empire, but these lacquerware must be carefully selected... You must know that these orcs' lacquerware are made of various bones, and these orcs eat everything. The bones used to make lacquerware may be wild beasts, or monsters, or even dead orcs! Of course... there are also some, even humans! Every year, the small smuggling team that goes north to adventure, and there are many people who die in the north. Orcs have the tradition of eating the enemy and making lacquerware..."
As he said that, Messiah pointed to the set of lacquerware that Chen Daolin valued, and laughed in a low voice: "If I read this thing correctly, this wine vessel is probably made of human skulls and then painted."
Skull?
Chen Daolin immediately changed his expression and quickly threw away the lacquerware in his hand.
Chen Daolin, who was originally quite curious about orc civilization, almost lost interest when he was hit.
The small orcs’ villages were too dilapidated and primitive. The orcs were covered in clothes and were short of supplies, as if they had entered a beggar’s nest.
Although there are farmland around, most of them are crooked. It seems that the orcs are not good at farming. The village buildings often lack iron tools.
I heard that the orcs are not good at mining, and the orcs occupying the northern territory lacks minerals. The iron tools needed must be purchased by dwarves or quietly smuggled a small part from the Roland Empire in the south.
In such a small village, there is no iron tool to buy. In the orc kingdom, only some large towns have the profession of blacksmiths, and iron tool can be bought.
As for these small village tribes, many supplies can only be sold by travelers. There are also orc caravans in the orc kingdom. Among the orcs, there is a fox tribe born with cunning and shrewdness and talented in doing business. The orcs of the fox tribe often organize caravans to wander around in the orc kingdom. I heard that they are very popular in various places.
After several days, the orc villages I saw were dilapidated. Although the Messiah told Chen Daolin that the kings of the orc kingdom were quite prosperous, Chen Daolin had preconceived ideas and thought that no matter how prosperous the kings of such barbaric things were, they were probably very limited.
After traveling south for seven or eight days, the road above the plain was very fast, and the north was open and wilderness, with flat roads and no mountain roads blocking them.
In the past seven or eight days, it is said that he had already passed through the orc king and reached a place close to the border.
Chen Daolin asked, this is about the eastern part of the Roland Continent. To the south is the northern border of the Roland Empire.
More than a hundred years ago, the Roland Empire built a majestic military line - the Kaspersky Line of Defense, on the northern border to resist the invasion of foreign races.
When Chen Daolin heard this name, he determined that it must have been taken by the first duke of the Tulip family.
This Kaspersky line of defense stretches thousands of miles north of the Roland Empire, consisting of countless fortresses of all sizes, and spent a sky-high price to build the city walls to connect most of the fortresses.
The empire has three major military fortresses in the western central and eastern north, respectively, as the military center of the empire's northern border defense.
At this moment, the team is located, walking south for another two days, you can reach the eastern fortress on the border of the Roland Empire. After entering the Eastern Fortress level, you have officially set foot on the land of the Roland Empire.
However, before arriving at the eastern fortress of the Roland Empire, one has to pass through a special place...
"Young Master." After listening to the report of the guards who came back from the road, Ge Yan turned around and rode his horse to the carriage and whispered: "You can get to the town in the evening. Do you think we will stay in the town tonight?"
Ge Yan said, looking at the Messiah's expression, he lowered his voice and said, "It has been more than two months since we were out. We were in the forest. Many brothers said that their bones were almost rusted. The town is prosperous, so I would like to ask the young master to allow everyone to have a good rest. We have been tight for so many days, so we have to relax. We have a good meal and drink, and then take a hot bath with great pleasure. I want to come..."
The Messiah smiled faintly and glanced at Geyan: "What a Geyan, you think I'm a young man who has never left the door, so you say such words to deceive me. Don't think I don't know that there is a red yard in this small town, but it's very famous. I heard that even the officers in the Eastern Fortress will sneak across the border to come and have fun while they are resting. Do you guys have old lovers in this red yard?"
Ge Yan's old face turned red.
The Messiah looked calm: "Although I am a woman, I am also your master. If I can't be polite to my subordinates, I'm a good master. You are the leader of this team, just be the master. I'll just be the master. I'll pass the message, enter the town tonight, and the wine will be enough, and I'll pay for it. But if I go to the yard to find a woman, I'll pay it out of my own pocket!"
Ge Yan then breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately turned around and shouted loudly: "Young Master has orders, so stay in the town tonight! You can ask everyone to drink tonight, so please do enough!"
A sound came out, which immediately attracted a lot of cheers.
Chen Daolin felt aroused in his heart, rode his horse forward a few steps, and arrived at the carriage: "There is a town in front? But... it's not that kind of orc tribe again, right?"
"It's a town, not an orc, but a town where humans live, very prosperous." The Messiah's tone was a bit strange: "To put it, this is one of the most prosperous places in the north."
Town?
Not an orc?
Is it the territory of mankind?
Chen Daolin looked puzzled. The horse under his crotch gradually slowed down and fell behind. But Barossa arrived beside Chen Daolin. The elf girl looked a little excited and looked at Chen Daolin: "Have you arrived at the 'that' town in front? I often heard about this magical place in the Frozen Forest! I really didn't expect that I could set foot in this legendary town one day!"
"Uh?" Chen Daolin looked at the elf girl: "Is this town... very famous?"
"Yeah!" Barossa nodded vigorously, and the elf girl's eyes shone: "I have heard a lot of stories about this town before! Legend has it that this is the most prosperous place in the north! And... it is also the freest paradise in the north of the entire continent!"
Chapter completed!