Chapter 118: Lack of food

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As soon as Egger said this, he attracted the remaining few guys who were similar to staff officers, and they were surprised that this newly arrived little mage could grasp the current embarrassing situation of the People's Army so accurately, and they intended to communicate.

"Your Excellency is right, this is what I am most worried about, counting on the great kindness of those rotten nobles is simply conspiring with the tiger, this Van Cleef has set an example for us, believing too much in those nobles is tantamount to killing ourselves, so our People's Army has to save itself! But Egg, don't worry, we are from the mercenary group ourselves, so we know the mind of a free mercenary, and after completing the task, we will never be in arrears. We don't have food, but we can still use some of the coins we have saved. ”

In order to enhance his persuasiveness, Stallman took out a money bag from his bosom and poured out dozens of golden coins from it...... Well, Egger is satisfied, at least there's no problem with the coin reward. There is Article 3 of the Code of Conduct for Free Mercenaries, and we will never do tasks without clear remuneration! What mercenaries sell is their lives, and the profession of grabbing food on the tip of the knife is not a good church, and they don't do a loss-making business! Now he's at least a freelance mercenary, and he has to have a work ethic!

"Okay! It's easy to do things with money! After thinking for a while, Egger dragged out a wild boar carcass from the space: "Oh, you are short of food, I just hunted a wild boar before, exchanged money with you, and I didn't charge you much, 2o silver coins were sold to you in full, this price is higher in normal times, but in the west where there is a shortage of food, I believe you will not refuse!" ”

It's not just a little taller, it's 3 times taller, okay? But everyone also knows that if it is really sold at the market price of 6 silver coins, who is he Aige selling? Apparently he had the space to transport to the western wilderness. It's still at this price, and if you have money, you may not be able to buy it, because not everyone has space equipment.

"Deal! Do you still have any extra wild boars here, and I'm all round? Stallman immediately made the decision to pay.

"Yes! There were also two ends, which were originally kept for their own spare rations. I only have a 4 cubic meter bag on me, I can't fit more, and I will sell it to you if you urgently need it now. "This is Egger hiding, there are many corpses like wild boars, wild wolves, wild bears and so on in his space. But I don't dare to take it out, because it will directly expose the secret that I have a lot of space equipment, only 4 cubic meters can still be accepted, if you really want to move out dozens of wild boars, what will others think? Wouldn't it be stupid to blast him like a boss?

How good is that now? Sell three wild boars for a little money. is not tabooed, and let people remember you well, which is a villain. The carcasses of three wild boars are enough for them to cook a stew or something, everyone can share one or two bowls, one or two slices, and it is still okay to replenish the body.

"Later, when your Excellency travels in the western wilderness, if you encounter a wild beast or something. Please bring it back with you, we will all buy it at this price, please be sure to do us a favor! A staff officer came up next to him, and his eyes lit up and instructed.

"Your strength is actually quite strong, haven't you thought about hunting some beasts yourself? With your abilities, it's all right! Eggage said.

"Of course, there is no problem in terms of strength, but in the area around Sentinel Ridge, not to mention large animals such as wild boars and mountain dogs, I'm afraid even the rats have been caught by us. The warriors have long organized several hunting operations. We got a lot of meat to supplement our rations, otherwise we wouldn't be able to survive now.

Now everything that can be eaten around is either eaten up, or all of them have migrated to distant places, after all, we have to defend one side, if we always send warriors out to hunt. It is easy to cause an empty force and be broken by the Diafi Brotherhood, so you can only endure it. The staff officer also patiently explained.

"So, it's more dangerous to leave a certain range of Sentinel Ridge, right?" Iger asked playfully.

Stallman said, "You're right. Not to mention that our People's Army will definitely be attacked by the Brotherhood if we go out of a certain range, because we are in a hostile state of war, even if you free mercenaries will be attacked by them, but the target is slightly smaller, and there will definitely be danger, and I believe that since Your Excellency is here, you will definitely not be afraid of this danger. The mercenaries were originally begging for a living, and if they were afraid of this, they would be like going home to plow the fields, and the tasks we set up here were relatively more lucratively paid, except for the lack of food......"

"That's it! That's what I said, since I'm here, of course I'm here to help. ”

"Well done! One yard to one yard, these 6o silver coins are the money to buy meat, put it away first! ”

Stallman immediately handed over some coins, and then shouted outside: "Come outside, some people, cook these three wild boars, peel off the skins, and make them into leather armor." Cut off the large pieces of meat and store them for emergencies, and then stew the rest in a large pot so that each brother can drink a bowl in the evening. ”

He turned to Egger and said, "It's not getting early now, Brother Egger don't leave, I will send someone to arrange for you to stay in the largest hotel here first, and you will not be charged, this is a benefit that free mercenaries who come to the west have." Come to me tomorrow morning, and I'll explain the situation to you, and by the way, I'll set up a mercenary mission. ”

The little mage nodded in agreement, and immediately a young orderly respectfully led him down the watchtower......

Sentinel Ridge was not entirely inhabited by soldiers, it was already the economic center of the entire western region, with a large number of civilians settling here, and then it gradually expanded into a small town. Thanks to the swift action of the People's Army and the help of the residents of Sentinel Ridge, this place was basically preserved. The sawmills, blacksmiths, and leather workshops were not greatly damaged and were still in working condition, and many shops were open to the public and could trade many kinds of goods, such as pottery, woodware, daily sundries, salt, and other condiments, but if it was food, it would have been swept away long ago......

The entire Sentinel Ridge is now in a state of semi-starvation, and a limited supply system of food per capitation is implemented here, and all food is not allowed to be hidden in the slightest, and after all food is handed over to the public, the KPA will have two meals a day and put food in the designated place. When they arrived, everyone would leave their place and head to dozens of food ration stations to pick up their meal, most of the time a bowl of thin rice porridge and a black bread mixed with a lot of wild vegetables and coarse grains.

It's certain that you won't have enough to eat, but fortunately, you haven't starved to death yet! After all, most of the people in the Western People's Army are from local residents, they have the enthusiasm to protect the party, and of course they will not do the act of fish and meat villagers, this non-governmental organization is very popular in the local area, because maybe one of the soldiers who came to patrol today is her husband, or his son, such a team is fighting to defend the homeland, how can it not be loved?

There are people and places, but the time is still missing......

God seemed to have played a joke on the people here, and just as they had worked hard for more than half a year, looking at the heavy ears of wheat in the fields with satisfaction, and preparing to organize the harvest, the Diafi brothers returned. These people, who were once worthy of sympathy, have now become extremely extreme and dangerous saboteurs, killing local people, stealing their food, and setting fire to it if they resist. Because of the "masterpieces" of these invaders, the whole west is now extremely short of food.

Fortunately, the Yuexi Brigade came, fortunately, Stallman came, and it was at this time that the Western People's Army was established. In this war-torn land that has shed the blood of the people, the legendary leader of the mercenary regiment ascended to the heights and shouted, and a large number of westerners had the backbone, and the young and strong among them put down their hoes, picked up bows and arrows, knives and guns, and went into battle after simple training. After several bloody battles against the Brotherhood, Diafi's momentum was curbed......

However, the culprits of the trauma to the land remain, and the Brotherhood, though also broken, is still active in various parts of the West, inflicting greater suffering on the people.

Many of the productive fields were burned down in repeated battles, some of which were released by the Brotherhood, and some of which were indeed put in rebellion against the hopeless masters...... Since he is no longer able to resist, he cannot use this food to fund the enemy. In this sense, I am afraid that the life of the brotherhood may not be easy, and everyone is half a pound and eight taels.

However, Diafi is Diafi after all, and Van Cleef is Van Cleeff, who controls the long coastline of the Western Wilderness and colludes with the notorious South Sea pirate group. With the support of these pirates, they could get some food by sea, and life was much better than that of the Western People's Army.

At this time, the group of nobles in Stormwind City made a move. These decadent aristocrats who originally wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, what they like to do most is to let others fight to the death and reap the profits themselves. But now they can't sit still, because the intervention of the South Sea Pirate Regiment has tilted the balance of victory directly in favor of the Diafi Brotherhood.

They calculated this account very clearly, if the People's Army won, their leader would be just a civilian mercenary, given a certain status and benefits, or at most a certain right of autonomy, and the western wilderness would still be under their control...... At least mostly.

But if the Diafi Brotherhood wins, they will lose the People's Army as cannon fodder, and they will need to face Van Cleef's wrath directly, and there will be no room for compromise between them. Especially when the pirates of the South China Sea are still helping these bandits, the perfect match between bandits and pirates makes the nobles of Stormwind feel like pins and needles.

They had to make a choice!