Chapter 146: Follow-up (4000 words)
The camel cavalry, which was mainly composed of the Akam merchant group and supplemented by other caravans, won a great victory, the vulture bandit group was exterminated, the old vulture died, the vulture bandit group's robber den was cleared, and, after some searching, they also obtained a large number of treasures hidden by the old vulture, and this was not over, and under the leadership of a slave girl, they found an oasis in the west of the eastern forbidden area.
The entire oasis surrounds a huge lake where hundreds of horses live.
Since this lake is a saline lake, the water in it is bitter and astringent, and people cannot directly quote it in it, but horses and camels are drinkable, which makes Ake Amu, who is worried about the problem of camel drinking water every year, breathe a sigh of relief.
Moreover, the cavalry on horseback, although not comparable to the camel cavalry on long treks, did have an advantage over short distances.
With a large number of horses, Aglius could form a cavalry regiment dominated by horses, which could not be used on expeditions, but it was useful to defend against foreign enemies and protect Akemu from invading.
After hearing the news, the people in the city of Akam were boiling and cheering.
When Aglius led the cavalry regiment back to the city, he was treated like a hero, and most of the people in the city gathered on the road at the city gate to welcome him, just as he welcomed Anglev back then.
"Tsk, this Agreus is really amazing, with this kind of great feats than Angrev back then, I'm afraid he can set the position of the city lord!"
In a tavern beside the road, a richly dressed and slightly chubby merchant looked out of the window with a playful look in his eyes.
"Then we're going to get in touch with him!" Another guy who was also gorgeously dressed, but much more lean and looked dark and thin, said with a smile: "I hope he can get to know each other a little bit like Angleiff." ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, and continued to drink.
For them, there was no difference between Anglev and Aglius, both were rich landowners in the remote countryside.
Drinking, an extremely luxurious act for Akeam, is a daily life for them.
All they have to do is lie down in this remote place called Akam and absorb the nutrients from it.
From the bottom of their hearts, they look down on this place, they look down on the city, they look down on all the people in this city.
They are from the Emerald City, one is called Silver Coins, the other is called Iron Hook, they are members of the Emerald City Gerton Merchant Group, one is the leader of a caravan under the jurisdiction of the Gerton Merchant Group, and the other is nominally the captain of the caravan's escort, but in fact the status is as high as the caravan leader, and the so-called escort is actually doing the work of the slave catcher.
Yes, the main business of the Gerton Merchant Group was the slave trade, followed by other "serious" businesses.
However, due to the proximity of the huge quarry of Akamu to the Emerald City, the abundant stone resources allowed the Gelton merchant group to see a business opportunity, so after some internal strife, a caravan was sent over, and this caravan began to focus on "serious" business.
However, it is not money that is made from transporting stones, but favors.
So, naturally, it's not a fat job, it's a chore.
These two people, also because of the failure of the struggle, were "exiled" here.
With less money and no beautiful women, the two of them naturally couldn't stand it anymore when they drank this inferior wine every day, so they naturally began to think of ways to make their lives better.
In the beginning, they restarted the slave business without affecting their mission, and they began to interfere with the relationship between Ake Amu and the vulture bandits, and abducted people in Akeam, and then sold people to the vulture bandits.
(Because the eastern exclusion zone is closest to Akeam, it can save costs, and the people of the vulture bandit group are more "upright")
However, Akeamu is sparsely populated, and the scale of the slave business is naturally not large, so although they can make money, it is only a small part of it, and it is only some pocket money for the two of them.
can only earn some pocket money, the two are naturally unwilling, so they began to press a bigger deal,
They need to transport the stones to the Emerald City, but what to transport from the Emerald City to Akeamu is their freedom.
So, they began to contact the vulture bandits, provide information, and let the vulture bandits rob the caravans, and then, using these and their own identities to make the caravans obey them, and raise the price of goods in Akam.
After doing all this, they brought goods from the Emerald City and sold them at several times the price, and later the money was sent to the Vulture Bandits, who in turn wanted to buy slaves, and naturally the money went back into their pockets.
In this way, they made no less money than they used to sell slaves, if not more.
They began to get rich, and the vulture bandits began to grow, and the bitter ones were only Akam, the merchants and stonemasons of Akam.
This time, Aglius caught them off guard, which made them a little annoyed, but soon they calmed down again, and without the vulture bandits, they could still support another one, the key was that Aglius should be obedient.
Agreus waved in response to the enthusiastic crowd, but Sophia, one of the indispensable heroes of the war, was not among the ranks.
She stayed in the Eastern Exclusion Zone.
In one of the most luxurious tents in the robber's den, Sophia looked at Angela in front of her, and she didn't show a trace of excitement about Angela allowing her to stay by her side, but cold sweat was dripping on the back of her forehead, and her heart struggled, because Angela gave him a choice.
It's to protect her ugly brother and thus lose this opportunity. Or hand over her brother to get this chance.
Sophia was scared, it was a rare emotion for her, even her father couldn't make her so nervous.
Angela is different, and Sophia's initial impression of Angela is that of a skilled swordsman.
However, after seeing the magic, Sophia finally understands that Angela is not as simple as a swordsman, and the power Angela showed on that occasion made her understand that this is an invincible existence.
She finally discovered the secret, and Sophia's face was full of bitterness, and she knew that she had never been left to chance.
Sophia's younger brother, a freak, was almost killed by his father, Anglev, just after birth.
It's just that Sophia and the mother of this freak brother saved him.
Even so, Angrev was furious and gave her brother an unusually ugly name, Mouse.
Although the mouse is short and ugly, he is very intelligent, and Sophia and her mother are very fond of him.
However, Anglev clearly did not like rats and even wanted to kill them more than once.
However, under the protection of his mother, as well as the cleverness of the mouse itself, he escaped mortal danger again and again.
However, Heaven cannot patronize rats forever, and a person can never defend against thieves all his life.
When he was 6 years old, his mother died, and a maid poured poison into the rat's meal, which almost killed the rat.
The rat was in a coma for three days and three nights, and then gained some abilities, which saved his life, but only saved his life, and woke him up, and he became a mentally retarded man.
Sophia was heartbroken, she was too young to protect her brother, especially when he became mentally retarded.
Thankfully, though, Angelev changed his mind when he saw the mouse's abilities.
He took the rats with him, helped them build weapons, and trained them rigorously.
Three years later, the rat became a shadow of Anglev.
Then, Anglev was led deep into the stone forest by Aglius and met Angela.
Eventually, Angrev dies and the rat falls into suspended animation, which is eventually smuggled back by Sophia and brought back to life.
Now, the rat is hiding in Sophia's shadow.
Sophia was in a cold sweat, but her shadow was trembling, not her shadow trembling, but the mouse in the shadow.
Suddenly, Sophia's silver teeth bit down and pounced on Angela.
As swift as a leopard, she jumped onto the table with a single leap and attacked Angela condescendingly.
Although she put the spear out of the account when she came in, she was still extremely dangerous without a spear in her hand at the moment, her legs were long and strong, and with her explosive power, one kick was withdrawn, even if a strong man was hit, he would faint and be seriously injured or die.
Syllable!
Her long legs, which had been whipped like whips, were slapped by Angela, and there was an extra bruise on her slender and smooth legs.
Sophia snorted, followed by Angela's other leg, and then her body was unstable, Angela took off the table and choked her throat and pressed against the table.
Angela's hand was slender and slender, but at this moment Sophia felt that her neck was clamped by iron tongs, unable to breathe and unable to move.
She struggled, but in vain.
Without the supply of oxygen, her brain was dizzy, and she gradually lost control of her body and went limp.
Suddenly, a small man jumped out from under Sophia and raised his two-handed crossbow.
Because of his extreme fear, he became insane, bloodshot, and his mouth let out a howl of terror.
It's not because Angela almost killed him, but because Angela killed Angeleve.
In his heart, Angeleve is the most powerful, and when Angel dies, Angela is the strongest in his heart, and he has an instinctive fear of this most powerful person, which comes from the seeds he planted for him in his childhood.
However, even so, he still wants to attack Angela, just because his sister is in danger.
Yes, there was something wrong with his brain, many times like a toddler, no, just a pet like a dog or a cat to be exact, all thanks to Angeleve's "upbringing".
However, none of this prevents him from knowing who is really good for him.
For the sake of the only sister in the world who is good to him, even if he fights for his life, what does it matter.
However, in front of Angela, he didn't even have the qualifications to fight hard.
A slap came and brought out the afterimage of the debut.
There was a crisp snap, and before the rat's fingers could pull the trigger, it was hit so that its cheeks bulged high, and it rolled in the air, and when it landed, it was already unconscious.
Angela let go of her hand, Sophia fell to her knees, my neck coughed hard, tears flowing: "Ahem, cough, cough...... Thank you, sir! ”
Sophia looked up and looked at Angela's beautiful eyes under her huge hood, feeling a pang of loss.
Just now, she rejected this adult, and rejected that opportunity.
Not only did he refuse, but he also attacked the adults, I'm afraid......
"Follow me."
Angela left three words and headed outside.
Sophia looked at Angela's back with a confused expression, not knowing what was going on.
In a moment of her distraction, Angela had already stepped out of the tent.
Sophia let out a soft cry, quickly picked up the mouse, and chased it out.
Outside, Angela seemed to be slow and fast, and had already walked more than ten yards.
Sophia grabbed the spear from the door and hurried after it.
Angela walked fast, and Sophia was not slow to follow.
Soon, the two walked more than ten miles against the sun.
Sophia was sweating and panting, clenching her teeth and following Angela.
The weather is too hot, and such a continuous and fast run, especially if she is carrying a person, is too draining for Sophia after all.
Gradually, after walking for more than ten miles, passing through several huge sand dunes, Sophia saw a pool of stagnant water, and Angela stopped.
Sophia was relieved, living with the spear gulping for breath, seizing the time to rest and enjoying the rare shade.
Angela made a new move, and she began to raise her head to the sky and roar, the whistling sound was sharp and rapid and spread at a special fluctuating frequency.
Gradually, there was a rustling sound overhead, as if something was moving.
Sophia looked up, but tears flowed from the blinding sun, and she couldn't see what was approaching, only the outline of the dunes.
But based on the contour analysis, there didn't seem to be anything, but his ears clearly told him that there were a large number of objects approaching this way.
Soon, Sophia finally knew that her ears were right, and that there was indeed a large wave of things approaching this way, and it was extremely terrifying.
It's a thumb-sized red-headed ant with huge pincers that testifies to their horror.
Sophia gasped and couldn't help but move closer to Angela, not even daring to take a breath.
She wanted to get out of here right away, but Angela was beside her.
has already betrayed her, if she betrays again, I'm afraid this "gentle" adult will not be able to allow it.
Soon, a huge ant passed by Sophia, ignoring her, and instead of paying attention to her, she rushed towards the stagnant water.
Click! Click......
In Sophia's pale complexion, in the orderly movement of the ants, the stagnant water quickly dried up, and a passage made of colored stones came into view.