The mountainside of the Hill of Arnus was filled with the corpses of countless fallen pterosaurs. According to Cato www.biquge.info the dragon's claws and scales can be used to make strong high-grade weapons or armor. Therefore, they are quite valuable items. Hearing that it was worth a good price, the Self-Defense Forces had the children gather and dry the rotting flesh and blood by peeling off the scales and claws from the decaying corpse. And this time, it was the first time that Leilai and Durga went to the town to sell these.

Maybe this can be used as a sustainable income business. If that happens, it will also help them become self-reliant.

Although it was not clear what the purpose of the priest girl named Lori was, she sat down on it. She was still dressed in a dark gothic loli gown, and she was holding a gun and axe that looked very heavy.

Itami and the others were a good opportunity to observe the reactions of the trading houses and the residents, and to gather information, so they offered to accompany them by the way. In addition, Yanagida, who claimed to want to see what the local merchants were interested in, brought a few samples of the goods.

By the way, the soldiers of the United Kingdoms Army who died in battle, as well as the soldiers of the Imperial Army who came to attack before, were buried in the ground by the Self-Defense Forces.

This is also a huge amount of wealth....... after all, in this world without financial institutions, soldiers can only carry the money they receive, and there are also noble knights or nobles among them....... but there are many ethical problems, as a self-defense force, you can't take it with you. In fact, this move resulted in the massive disappearance of currency in circulation, and both the empire and the surrounding countries received a certain amount of economic damage, but that is for another time.

In addition, the war horses that wandered around after losing their owners also gathered together as much as possible.

This is also done in fear of complaints from animal protection groups, but with such a large number of horses, how to get grass leaves becomes a problem. Although there is also fodder for horses in the local waste resources, it is only a matter of time before they run out. Arnus was surrounded by wilderness, and a little farther away in the forest there was no grass for horses to eat.

So finding someone to take over the horses was also added to Itami's mission.

As for the dragon scales handed over to Leilai, there were about two hundred pterosaurs, and there were three "dragon claws".

That's still so much left after removing the missing, broken, too small parts.

If you dispose of all the pterosaur carcasses in the Hill of Arnus, how many scales will you get? At the thought of this, the evacuees, including Mr. Cato, were dizzy for both adults and children.

At first, they said that they would "live on their own", but the evacuees hugged their heads in annoyance.

Whether it is to build a house for shelter, or to farm for food, or to hunt, it is impossible for the elderly, the wounded, and children.

As for Raylai and Duga, when they were about to sell themselves, they were told to "come and help you", that food was delivered, that their homes were built, and that while they were worried about finding work, they said that they had disposed of valuable things casually, and gave them scales to collect the corpses of pterosaurs scattered on the Hill of Arnous.

It's like saying in front of Baoshan, "Take as much as you want", and it feels like "Is it okay? Is it really possible?"

But it's sad, they're all petty citizens. Fill your hands, your pockets, and wherever you can fill them, and then buy this and that....... thinking about various uses, but telling them to take more, and take everything that is left....... for the villagers and children who have lived a self-sufficient life until now, this is beyond their imagination.

The scales of the "dragon" are actually quite treasures.

There are several types of dragon scales, and when they are bought and sold in the market, they are graded according to their type and status.

The highest grade is indeed the scales of the ancient dragon, and a complete piece is worth ten gold Swarney coins. If you make armor out of the red scales of the Yanlong (which is very difficult to process), it is simply a mythical treasure, and the price is so high that you can afford to buy a country. But that's just "if if".

The next best are the scales of the newborn dragon. But these two scales are "basically" impossible to appear in the market. As I said before, it is impossible for a man to hunt dragons. All you can get is the scales that fall off when the ancient dragon or the newborn dragon sheds its skin. In fact, in several heroic legends or myths, armor made of dragon scales has appeared, and the actual thing is enshrined in the temple of the god of war.

As for the Pterodactyls, countries that use dragoons as a class can be used steadily, so smaller scales will realistically be cheaper. The price of a scale ranges from thirty to seventy silver Denali coins.

A silver Denali coin can last a person for five days if it is used sparingly. Therefore, if all the two hundred scales can be sold this time, Leilai and the others can be regarded as rich.

Of course, selling these things also requires the right buyers.

In short, it is best to exchange it safely for cash, and Leilai hopes to choose a big store as a buyer. However, she was worried that the owner of the big store would not have a business with a young girl who had just arrived...... But if a small-scale store can't pay that much money, it has to ask the other party to pay on credit. As for bills and remittances, even if Leilai is a sage, he won't know about it.

At this time, fortunately, her master Cato had an old friend who was a merchant, and although it was a little far away, he still went there. Anyway, there are people from the Self-Defense Forces who follow...... So, Lelai looked at Itami and them.

"Huh, what's wrong?"

After asking Itami, who was looking at her, Relai replied with a blank face that meant "nothing".

"So, where did that guy named Ryudo set up shop?"

Du Jia and Lori asked together. Leilai only answered the main points.

"The city of Itarica, the streets of Tisaria to the west, the mountainside of Romania. ”

"The streets of Tisaria, the Romanian hills, and the city of Itarica......"

Kuwabara marked all the places whose names were known on the topographic map made from aerial photographs. During this operation, he heard a lot of place names from Relai, and the topographic map around Arnoos can be said to be almost complete.

"So it was, the streets of Abiah, the Roman River, the plains of Gelpas, the mountains of Dima, ......."

Leilai also seems to be interested in a topographic map that depicts the surrounding terrain in detail. The map she knew was a first-class map as long as it depicted the mountains and rivers and the approximate location of the map. Therefore, it is impossible not to be interested in such a detailed map. Leilai pointed out all the places on the map that he knew and named them one after another. In addition, what intrigued her even more was the compass.

Kuwabara was able to confront himself in the same direction as the map, and Relai felt that it was in it.

Kuwabara, who is already fifty years old, wonders about how far the North Pole and the magnetic North Pole of this world will deviate from, and at the same time gives the use of the compass to Relai, who is considered his daughter. Well, because I was sitting in a tall car with a Mercedes, the magnetic needle was also a little shaky, and I couldn't point the right direction.

"The uncle who is called the ghost army Cao, seems to be very happy when he gets along with cute girls. ”

Glancing at Kuwabara in the rearview mirror, Kurata muttered under his breath.

Generally, in the early course of Lu Cao's alternate students, he has been ordered to "run with weights" (as if you run with a rifle. For a similar example, the experience of running with a four-kilogram iron block was held, so Kurata accumulated a lot of hard work and resentment in his heart. But seeing Kuwabara is like a grandfather who loves his granddaughter, all of this has vanished.

Lori was talking to Durga.

But because it was a local dialect and the morpheme was fast, Itami couldn't understand it. However, it can still be seen that Du Jia was teased by Lori. In the end, Duggard puffed out his face and remained silent. And a mischievous smile appeared on Lori's face, giving Kurokawa a look. Just as she was thinking about what she wanted to say, Duggard's face and slender ears turned red.

It's a little "inexplicable" when you look at it.

Seeming to enjoy Duja's flustered appearance, Lori smiled happily. Although Leilai said that she was "old and old", after all, Durga was one hundred and sixty-five years old, and she didn't expect to be treated like a child.

"Captain Itami, there's smoke coming out of the front right. Kurata, who was driving, pointed to the right front.

Almost the same report was radioed, and it appears that the vehicle ahead of it was also spotted.

Itami used a telescope to observe the source of the smoke, but it was too far away to be confirmed. Itami asked the convoy to a halt and asked Kurata.

"Kurata, does this road lead near the source of the smoke?"

"You should say it leads to the source of the smoke?"

"I hate it. There's smoke coming out of the front, isn't it the second time? There's always a sense of foreboding. ”

"The smell of gunsmoke. Eva, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.

"Is there a fight in that place!?"

Kuwabara refers to the topographic map and points out the town of Itarika, written in katakana, near the source of the smoke. The convoy heading for the streets of Tisaria was, of course, heading towards Itarica.

Itami gives the telescope to Leilai and asks her opinion.

Leilai took the telescope backwards and backwards, but immediately noticed the mistake and correctly picked up the telescope and looked ahead.

"That's right! That's smoke. Relai replied in Japanese.

"What is the reason for the smoke?" the clever Leilai immediately understood Itami's question.

"Fields, burning, no smoke. Season, no. Artificial、What。 But too big, then, war. ”

"It's not the 'key', it's the 'fire'. Correcting the wrong words, Itami thought about it and gave instructions.

"It's heavily guarded, it's approaching town. Particular attention should be paid to air vigilance. ”

Kuwabara and Kurokawa picked up their guns, each looking left and right. Dolga and Kurokawa together, and Leilai and Kuwabara pay attention to the surroundings together. Then the convoy set off again.

Lori huddled between Itami and Kurata and whispered "the smell of blood" while showing an indescribable bewitching smile.

Itarica Castle is a fortress city built by lords 200 years ago, gathered surrounding merchants, and built after surrounding walls.

Politically, it was the intersection of Tisaria and Abia, and developed as a transportation point, but with the expansion of the empire's borders, its political importance diminished considerably, and now it is only a medium-sized local market. Although there are no special products, the crops harvested in the surrounding area, livestock, and handicrafts such as textiles are sent to the imperial capital, so it serves as a base for accumulation.

Now, it is the domain of the family of the Count of Folma, an imperial nobleman.

Colt, the head of the House of Forma, had three daughters, Ellie, Louie, and Miuyi. Except for the little girl Miao Yi, the two have already married into other families. Colt is now thinking that when his youngest daughter grows up, he will find a son-in-law to inherit the family business.

However, Miu is still single, and since Colt and his wife died in an accident, the town has had its misfortunes.

The eldest daughter, Ellie, and the second daughter, Loui, married into the family of Count Ron and Count Mizner, respectively, so their inheritance was inferior to that of Miuyi, and this was the law of the Empire, and there was no room for debate. However, the youngest daughter Miao Yi is only eleven years old, who will be her guardian............ In other words, who will hold the real power? And so the dispute began.

The sober conversation between the eldest and second daughters turned into an ugly scolding, then into a farce of hair-pulling fights, and finally involving their respective husbands, and the soldiers of Count Ron's family and Count Minaz's family engaged in a small dispute.

But the dispute between the two sides did not expand endlessly. After all, they didn't have many troops, and the husband was not as carried away as his wife.

The security of the territory was protected by the remnants of the Count of Folma, the soldiers of the Count of Ron and the Count of Minaz, so there was no threat to the flow of merchants and the lives of the inhabitants. Itarica's value lies in trading, and if it is deserted, there will be no profit.

And just like that, the situation was stalemate.

The sisters' dispute was transferred to the court of the imperial capital, and soon under the emperor's arbitration, it should be possible to decide Miao Yi's guardian.

However, the Empire's dispatch of troops to another world has made the situation even worse.

The Count of Ron and the Count of Minaz, each of whom were killed in battle. And Ellie and Loui no longer have the energy to care about the territory of the Count of Forma's family, and the family of Count Ron and the family of Count Minaz also retreated, and in the end, only the widows of Miu Yi and the Count of Formar's family remained.

The young Miao Yi was powerless to restrain his retainers, and the operation of the territory sank in inertia. There are not many retainers with a heart left, but there are many retainers with selfish desires, and when they come to their senses, the territory has been corrupt and rampant, full of injustice and lawlessness.

Public sentiment has fluctuated, and law and order have deteriorated sharply.

The banditrified soldiers and ruffians from all over the country began to attack the traveling merchants in the territory, and the trade was stopped, and Itarika's logistics came to a standstill.

And the thieves and ruffians formed a party, and now there are hundreds of them. Finally, the town of Itarika itself began to be attacked.

Bi Niang, who occupied the gates of the town and pulled the bowstring, sighed deeply after shooting a few arrows at the retreating thieves.

The wounded soldiers around them either staggered or fell bleeding. Arrows shot into the stone wall, and the surrounding area was in shambles. At a glance, there are many citizens with farm tools and wooden sticks.

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I don't have enough time, so I can only make up the numbers with this!(To be continued.) )