Chapter 15: Heartbeat

Osm Watchtower Camp.

It's a more restless atmosphere than the serene atmosphere of the Frontier Territory of Gustown, with three layers of thick fencing on the perimeter of the watchtower camp that can easily stop the onslaught of some large beasts.

The design of the three-layer fence also makes it easier to increase the number of arrow towers, and more than a dozen arrow towers are arranged in different directions throughout the camp.

In terms of the scale of defense, it is enough to rival some medium-sized towns.

The west gate of the camp is now a gathering place for adventurers, as there are few entertainment venues in the camp, casinos, taverns, and some hook fences, and the camp on the west side is guarded by the elite warriors of the official Weststream City.

Walk past these grim-looking guards.

On the east side of the camp, facing the Emerald Collar, the area was a thriving smuggling trade not so long ago, with many smugglers and escorts frequenting there.

When Rod came to the camp.

He found that the atmosphere in this camp was very similar to that of the pioneers of some chaotic places, and the atmosphere of this place was set off by the unruly adventurers, and the sound of the men's wanton laughter could be heard from afar.

Near the camp bulletin board.

Rhodes appeared there, and when he first arrived at the camp, the quickest and easiest way to upgrade was to hunt in the wilderness, and the camp bulletin board usually marked the distribution of monsters in the nearby wild.

During special times like Osmu's Watchtower Camp, many hunt quests are also posted on the bulletin board.

Checking those announcements as soon as possible can save Rhodes a lot of time searching for the range of monster activities, and at the same time, it can also avoid some troublesome monsters, and he can earn some extra money, so why not.

"Sure enough!"

When Rod saw some announcements, he let out a sigh in his heart.

"Something happened to the Emerald Leader, and there have been so many monsters near the Osme Watchtower camp recently."

on the bulletin board.

Osmu's Watchtower Camp is a clear indication of some of the more intractable monsters that have appeared nearby.

By comparing the content of those announcements, it is clear that the number of monsters near the Osme watchtower has been on the rise in recent times.

"Temporary Recruitment Announcement ......"

Rhodes even found four or five ad hoc recruitment announcements.

In other words, the army at Osmu's watchtower camp temporarily recruited skilled adventurers to carry out at least four or five clearances.

"Hmm...... Hunt a kobold and exchange your left ear for three silver coins; a bear goblin with his left ear for five silver coins; An ogre, with his left ear in exchange for eight silver coins......"

Rod touched his chin, on the bulletin board, the latest "hunting order" was almost a clear price for the monsters that appeared in the wilderness.

This was the usual method of clean-up in some city-states.

This method is not uncommon, on the earth, two or three hundred years ago, a new country called the United States, they used this method of "head bounty" to defeat the indigenous people at that time.

From the point of view of economic costs.

This bounty in Weststream City is a good deal.

Pioneering the wilderness was difficult in this day and age.

For a city-state like Xiliu City, which has already taken shape, their history of development is a history of blood and fire.

The human ancestors of Weststream City had to defeat kobolds, goblins, ogres, and various monsters entrenched in the vicinity one after another, and only after the major races in the vicinity recognized their strength could they be considered firm.

Then little by little, they have to drive out other races, and spend decades or even hundreds of years cultivating fertile land.

When humans have enough food supplies, they will clean up the nearby monsters from generation to generation, and begin to open up trade routes to other cities with difficulty.

It is precisely because of the strength of the main city that there will be follow-up subsidiary development leaders.

Humans will never give up an inch of land that has been successfully explored, so in order to deal with some large threats in the wild, it is common for territories to build guard towers.

Of course.

Sometimes the Watchtower Defenses are not only against the Wild Monster Race, but also against some of their own kind.

Humanity is more determined to defend its territory than any other race at such a difficult cost of exploitation, so the nobles would rather spend enough money than completely eliminate the wild monsters.

The world is cruel.

As soon as humanity shows a cowardly and cowardly posture of weakness, other races will begin to eat away at you without mercy.

"Get out of the way!"

Not far away, two groups of camp soldiers embroidered with the mark of Xiliu City on their chests, holding spears and walking towards the bulletin board with a grim expression.

"Stick it up."

A young-looking officer motioned for a soldier to post a brand new notice in the blank space on the bulletin board, and then he turned around and swept the adventurers around him with a sharp look in his eyes, and then slowly left.

There are a lot of adventurers around the bulletin board.

Some of these adventurers, like Rhodes, are lone rangers who are ready to earn extra money and improve their strength, while others are people arranged by an armed organization to collect information.

"Latest announcement!"

A lean-looking man glanced at the announcement and said aloud, "It's about the ogres on the northwest side of the camp." ”

"Hey, it's about the group of ogres who have been making a fuss lately!"

Some people glanced at the announcement and muttered.

in the crowd.

Rhodes quietly listened to the gossip of the men around him.

Soon he figured out the situation.

Not long ago.

A powerful ogre leader appeared among the ogres scattered around the camp of the Osmuth Watchtower, and he gathered the scattered ogres who had been driven by the Emerald Leader.

Now that the ogre has killed the adventurers roaming the area, it's almost like the king of the mountain.

But here's what's interesting.

The ogres occupied a valley northwest of the Osmu's Watchtower camp, not near the avenue leading from Westflow to the Emerald City.

They took possession of the place and killed several groups of adventurers who were exploring the valley.

For some reason.

The Osme Watchtower camp did not send a large army to encircle and suppress the ogre.

And no wonder.

The first few times the camp sent troops to encircle and suppress some monster races, the most fundamental reason was that they didn't know whether they were alive or dead near the main road to the Emerald Territory in Xiliu City, and even faintly put on a posture of breaking through the defense line of the watchtower.

For the safety of their own territory, but also for the possibility of a campaign to clear the obstacles.

The army was barely dispatched.

The ogres are kind of interesting.

They stayed away from the watchtower camp and favored the Emerald Collar, whether it was to avoid touching the Emerald Collar's sensitive nerves for political reasons, or to reduce the attrition of the army, the Osme camp had no intention of sending troops.

These days, however, the ogre seems to have gotten a little worse.

As they gathered the other ogres, they seemed to have attacked someone they shouldn't have attacked, and some of the bigwigs in the camp were furious.

Not long ago, the elite scouts of Osm's camp were dispatched.

They entered the valley and quietly touched the bottom.

"Hehe, the announcement shows that there are about more than two hundred strong ogres in the valley, and the leader of the ogres is actually a rare ogre spellcaster, and what is even more exciting is that the group of ogres in the valley actually robbed a batch of treasures, and for the safety of the surrounding areas, the camp called on adventurers to exterminate them."

A man near the bulletin board licked his lips and whispered to himself with excitement in his eyes.

"Bullshit for the safety of the region, but this treasure is kind of interesting...... Hey! ”

Smuggling trade!

Rod was thoughtful.

With the location of the camp of the Osmum watchtower and the turmoil faced by the Emerald Lord, the smuggling of certain tense materials at this time may be a huge profit, and those merchants and nobles may not stop at this time.

"There's something weird in here......"

A trace of doubt flashed in Rhodes' eyes, with the methods of the young city lord of Xiliu City, those smugglers estimated that they would be stripped of their skin by him before they left the camp.

"No matter, this is a chance!"

Rhodes was a little moved.

Hundreds of ogres, as well as a batch of treasures, whether it is harvesting experience or accumulating wealth, he is a little moved.