Inside the tent.

Sauron stood in the center with a stern expression, and in front of him was a pirate who was unexpectedly well-dressed and looked quite sven, and even wore a pair of monocles. But don't look down on this guy, look at the calluses on his slender palms, you can see that he is a good hand with short weapons, and he also has a pretty good knife throwing skills. He is one of the few people in the pirate who is literate and a physician in the pirate, proficient in various surgical procedures, and has quite good medical skills.

The man who looked like a noble governess reached out to probe the snort of the unconscious man on the ground, then opened his eyelids and looked at it, then reached out and opened his mouth to look at his tongue, and said slowly: "Your Excellency! It didn't seem to be poisoned, just temporarily unconscious. But when he wakes up depends on how good his physique is. Under normal circumstances, he should be able to wake up tomorrow morning, and this guy's physique is still very good. ”

Sauron nodded, and walked around the place.

There were actually quite a few scouts he sent out, but it seemed that only one of the five made it back. If the other four had not died at the hands of the natives, they would have been caught. The area of this island is actually quite large, about 500 square kilometers, and due to the tropical rainforest-like climate and the fact that it is adjacent to other islands, there is a high probability that there will be indigenous tribes here.

Sauron sent men to explore the nearby area early on, and lost three or five men in the process.

At present, the scope of exploration of the entire island is mainly concentrated in the vicinity of the camp for about ten kilometers, and the most dangerous place is still the remains of those strange plants, and Sauron himself does not dare to go over to explore the secrets. Then the more dangerous place is the territory near the southern coast, where there is a high cliff where about ten large pterosaurs of about three races live. Then to the northwest, through the jungle and a large river, there is another place full of strange flowers and plants.

No surprises!

The indigenous tribes are over there. The distance from Sauron is about thirty kilometers or more, and there are several dangerous areas in between, including the territory of some dangerous and fierce creatures in the overseas archipelago.

"Your Excellency?"

A bald-headed, ugly-looking pirate glanced up at Sauron and said cautiously, "Do you want us to give those native monkeys a little color?" ”

Sauron turned to look at him, shook his head slowly, and said, "No hurry. ”

"After all, this is still their territory, and this group of natives is more familiar with the terrain than we are. The most important thing is to find out the surrounding environment, make sure that there are no such creatures as marching ants and flying insects nearby, and then have a good fight with them. If we want to make this our territory, we have to get rid of these indigenous people. ”

"If we don't move, we must be thundering!"

Don't act rashly.

Sauron was well aware of the troubles of the natives. Because they were a scattered tribal system, maintained by shared totemic beliefs and kinship, there were troublesome ties between the tribes everywhere. He didn't want an endless war, so he had to crush the natives with a thunderbolt if he went to war with them, or it would be a nightmare for the group of guys to hide and harass them. The indigenous people were semi-slave internally, and the main members of the labor were ordinary people and slaves, and most of the slaves came from inter-tribal wars.

The indigenous people belong to a certain sense of separation between soldiers and peasants.

Aboriginal people who are qualified to become professionals are selected to train and then participate in hunting operations.

These natives are first-class warriors and hunters, and they are quite dangerous. More dangerous than many professions, they have raised the challenge level of the entire overseas archipelago. Think of this group as warriors trained from childhood, proficient in stealth, bowing, tracking, and so on, and most of their tasks are hunting and fighting.

Indigenous inter-tribal warfare was brutal. It is also very bloody, and it occurs frequently throughout the overseas archipelago.

In an indigenous tribe, the most important structure is the shaman and the warriors, and the rest of the common people mostly serve as laborers. The hierarchy within the tribe is quite strict. The strength of a tribe is measured not only by its population, but also by the proportion of warriors in that population. Because for the natives, they only need to conquer and defeat one tribe. You can capture a large number of slaves, and these people are actually as rich and goods as gold. The slave trade in the overseas islands also developed in this way, and the vast majority of indigenous slaves were not of the warrior class.

They grew up living a slave-like life and were responsible for feeding the upper echelons of the entire tribe.

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Sauron took out a quill and drew a few circles on the map, which was the area that had been explored, as he was in charge of the camp, and it was all pirate experts who went out to scout. The five most dangerous places are on the south, south, and west sides of the camp, the first is the nest of strange plants, the second is the nest of large pterosaurs, the third is the mud swamp where crocodiles are entrenched, the fourth is the territory of a group of man-eating insects, and the last is the river that separates the island in the center.

The river flows through the entire island, from the adjacent islands, and then all the way to the sea.

Strictly speaking, this river is the most dangerous place, but people have to fall into it. Because there are a large number of piranhas the size of half a hand, these piranhas have very sharp teeth, and they can eat any creature that falls into the water when they move in groups, even an elephant can eat it in a short time, and finally there will be no bones left. This piranha is one of the many parts of the overseas archipelago that is large in the millions, and is very sensitive to the smell of blood.

You have to cross the river by boat!

Even the natives couldn't swim through, let alone the large electric eels inside.

Electric eels are creatures that can corona an adult man when they move near land, and it is even more difficult to deal with here. The large electric eel is almost as fast as a spell attack, and the current intensity generated is quite dangerous, and some special mutated electric eel bosses can directly electrocute a third-order professional.

"Your Excellency."

A one-eyed dragon pirate next to him looked at the pensive Sauron and said cautiously, "What now?" Don't we just leave them alone? If those indigenous monkeys don't teach us a lesson, I'm afraid they'll think we're easy to deal with! ”

Indigenous people underdraw.

They are quite xenophobic, and if you don't kill them, they will treat you like a soft persimmon to take care of.

Even pirates know this!

Sauron glanced up at them and commanded, "Leave them alone, you have plenty of food prepared and the wine from the ship brought out." It's almost the New Year, so let the rest of your men have good wine and meat for the New Year, and then we'll deal with them well. During this time, I will personally go and find out what they are all about, and now everyone should not move too far from the camp. ”

Because Sauron was a non-alcoholic, pirates were also forbidden to drink during this time.

The pirate minions below have been complaining a little for a long time, but no one has dared to say it openly because they are afraid of Sauron's majesty. There are a lot of drunkards among the pirates, and there are many people who secretly drink a few sips during this time, but there are still few people who drink blatantly. There were too many people in the pirates to drink, and Sauron had to take care of it, otherwise some of his men would get drunk all day long. Sauron wasn't against them drinking, but he would never allow anyone to drink and mislead when he was doing his business.

The pirates quickly withdrew and went to their tents.

Although it is not clear why Sauron let them celebrate the New Year, the pirate minions below have been tired lately, and many people have complained that it is enough to appease them by letting go of the wine and meat to celebrate. After all, pirates are not soldiers, they themselves have a low level of discipline, and obedience to orders is more out of awe.

Prohibition was lifted, and cheers soon erupted in the camp.

Many pirate minions sneaked out a small bottle, put it to their lips and took a big sip, which was the pirate's usual equipment, and it was filled with strong rum. This wine has a high degree of alcohol and can be used to disinfect it when necessary, and it is a custom passed down from the pirates of the north. Perhaps because the New Year was approaching, the pirates' tempers were much better, and they didn't even beat and curse the slaves much. Boxes of supplies were brought out, including bacon, vegetables, salted fish, and so on.

Sauron's preparations were actually quite varied, almost including things that the pirate's men didn't think they would need at all.

The day went by.

Sauron stared at the rare joy in the camp, a smile on his lips, but it looked a little cruel.

"Let them have a good New Year."

He looked up into the distance and muttered, "Next year will be the most difficult year, and whether we can gain a foothold here depends on whether we can kill those natives next year." ”

Other danger areas, all kinds of wild monsters, these can wait.

Because monsters have an active area.

If no one provokes them, the monsters of the overseas archipelago will not easily run to other territory, including the most aggressive and predatory large pterosaurs, and their hunting range is mostly fixed. So the most troublesome are the natives, as long as the natives are defeated, there will be time to clean up other small troubles.

Moreover!

For Sauron, the natives have a greater significance, and the slave labor force he needs to develop and grow, I am afraid that in the end, he will have to find a way from the natives.

If so, then things need to be carefully planned!

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(PS: Adjust it, the state is much better.) Restore the normal two watches, and there will be more changes at the end of the month. (To be continued......)