Chapter XXXVII Acquisitions
The tide repeatedly, and under the sun, the speed of the fish coming out of the sea had all diminished, and they washed up to land with the tide instead of swarming like they did at first.
This also brings great convenience to the mercenaries.
"Whoosh!"
A stone flew from a distance and hit the head of a fish-man who had just come ashore.
"Gollum ——!"
The fish-man screamed and took a few steps back, attracting the attention of several of his own kind, and then the little things looked in the direction where the stone was flying with their big bloodshot eyes!
There, a shrunken mercenary was slowly retreating, holding a pebble that was everywhere on the beach.
There was a pause in the fish-men, as if they were doubting what they were seeing, but immediately, they screamed and ran in the direction of the humans in excitement!
The nearby fish-men also noticed the anomaly here, and followed behind the fish-man butts at the front.
Seeing that the fish-man took the bait, the mercenary threw away the pebbles and ran away.
The fish-men were fast, but obviously not as fast as the mercenaries, but under the mercenary's deliberate rhythm, they ran far away and did not lose their tracks.
Seeing this, the mercenary accomplices not far away smiled.
"One, two, three, four,"
A mercenary excitedly counted the fishmen approaching, and finally shouted, "Seven fishmen, haha, 70 silver coins!"
"Counting the previous ones, we've already earned three gold coins!"
The other four mercenaries also smiled, and at their feet, countless fish-man corpses were pushed into each other, these, these useless things that they didn't care about before, now represented shining gold coins!
The mercenaries screamed and rushed towards the fishmen, and it took a lot of effort to finally solve these fishmen completely!
At the same time, as far as the eye can see, countless mercenaries form squads one by one, constantly hunting and killing the fish people who have been lured over.
It's just that not all mercenaries can be smooth sailing.
An unlucky mercenary rushed too close without paying attention, and rushed directly into the inside of several fishmen who were lured in, and then was knocked to the ground under the impact of the fish-people who couldn't stop the car, and the other companions wanted to help, but the water arrows shot by the fishmen forced them back!
And then
Ah——!h
The mercenary's screams made their companions very anxious, and they quickly killed a few fishmen, and then rushed forward to check.
I saw that the mercenary who had been brave before, was now rolling on the ground with his eyes covered, and his companions opened his hands, only to see that the area around his eyes was already red, and there were spots of blood in his pupils.
Under normal circumstances, the power of the Fish-Man Water Arrow is not very large, and the corrosiveness is not too strong, and the mercenaries will have no problem resisting a few times, but if they are shot at a vulnerable vital point, then even if the power of the Water Arrow is low, it can cause great damage!
"Take him into town and find a doctor!"
"Hell, he's too busy!"
The companions were busy making remedies, sighed to an old man, and whispered to a young mercenary with a young face beside him: "I'm afraid I can't see anything anymore."
The little mercenary nodded heartily.
Although the fishman is easy to kill, if you don't keep a certain amount of caution, it is inevitable that the gutter will capsize.
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Outside the three walls, mercenaries and pirates fought for gold, and on the walls, there was a boredom atmosphere.
There are a lot of fish-people gathered below, and when you look down, the black pressure is full of the terrifying heads of the fish-people, but the scales on their dorsal fins are very beautiful, shining in the sunlight with colorful light.
"My hands are cramping. One of the militiamen yawned boredly, and his hands mechanically pulled up, shot, pulled, and shot again.
The companion nodded in agreement, and his eyes swept to the mercenaries who were killing in the distance, and he couldn't help but show envy: "It would be nice if we were mercenaries, killing fish people outside, interesting and profitable." ”
Another militiaman glanced at him and said angrily, "If you're not afraid of the fishmen coming in and eating your wife, you can treat yourself as a mercenary now." ”
The preparations made by the militia before the invasion of the fishmen were not in vain, not only did the trap kill a lot of fishmen, but the city wall under their feet was also strengthened and heightened by them, and in the face of the fishmen with a single means of attack, there were no traces of damage in a short period of time.
But because of this, killing fishmen on the city walls became a very boring thing.
The city walls were full of fishmen, and the militia didn't need to aim at all, they could shoot an arrow at the end, but they didn't dare to kill the bottom of the wall.
The fish people don't know any tactics and don't know how to use tools, and in the face of the towering city wall, they can only spit water arrows indiscriminately, and they can't help the militia on the city wall in a hurry, but if they are given the opportunity to climb the wall, then the militia will not have a good time.
The militia did not dare to shoot the fishmen under the city wall, otherwise the corpses would gradually pile up, and it would not be long before the fishmen would rush onto the city wall with the corpses of their kind, so they only shot the fishmen who were far enough away from the city wall, and if they killed too much, they could create a little obstacle for them.
But because of this, they could not stop the fishmen from corroding the city walls.
"I wish the wall was thick enough!" the countless veterans prayed silently.
The militia on the city walls are constantly shooting at the fish people, and under the city walls, they are also busy.
Some citizens volunteered to help the militia with logistics, carrying bows and arrows, repairing tools, and running errands to deliver food.
Many of the houses near the city walls have been converted into blacksmith shops, where countless blacksmiths are responsible for repairing broken weapons that have been brought back from the war, while new arrows are crafted.
In all corners of the city, many women have formed patrols to patrol the streets of Bay City.
These people were spontaneously organized by some aunts who claimed to be the directors of the neighborhood committees, and they took the initiative to replace the original patrol team without paying a penny.
Barry wouldn't have agreed to this because it seemed child's play, but as the lord, Alan supported the actions of the women, and he couldn't help it, even if he didn't agree.
Then the original patrol was assigned to the city wall as a replacement.
Of course, not all, there are still some official personnel who are left in patrol positions just in case.
At this moment, countless residents of the city are busy in their respective posts, and as their lord, Eren is also not easy.
As the initiator of the mercenary bounty, it is impossible for Alan not to consider the overall situation, before the mercenaries left the city, he had already set up a "purchase point" of fishman corpses near the three secret passages.
At this time, the mercenaries and pirates who had a good harvest carried a fish-man out of the secret passage and walked to the acquisition point to exchange for bags of coins.
It is those in the original tax system who are responsible for the acquisition. These people are no longer the ones they used to be, and under Allen's continuous recruitment, the tax system has basically achieved a major change.
The corpses of the fishmen were transported back in an endless stream, and the acquisition personnel were busy sweating, and behind the acquisition point, countless porters also had a feeling of being too busy.
The fish-man is not very heavy, only the weight of a child, but it can't hold too much, and the destination they carry is relatively far, so that these dozens of porters can't move it without stopping their work all the time.
Some porters have found a convenient carriage in advance, they are very relaxed, only responsible for loading and unloading, but most porters do not have this condition, can only rely on manpower.
Their destination was the square in front of Pochi Castle, where the fish-man invasion had begun for half a day, and a large "mountain" had already been piled up there.
There was a lot of movement here, and some of Allen's old friends also ran over, including Raphael, including Oliver.
Green blood pooled into pools, looking at the peak, several of Oliver's alchemy apprentices stood here looking at each other, silent.
Oliver gloated and laughed: "Trust me Alan, it won't be long before you're going to go bankrupt!"
Oliver protested badly against Alan leaving him alone, but unfortunately it was too late, and even if he protested against Allen, he was indifferent.
However, because there were too many fish-man corpses to deal with, Simon alone couldn't keep them busy, so Alan had to agree to Oliver's proposal to process them.
Oliver disagrees at first with a gold coin for each piece, but Mr. Gnome, who wants to make the deal, has to compromise in the face of Alan's insistence.
"Anyway, he has money, and he is not afraid that he will repay his debts. Oliver thought to himself, and at the same time had other ideas.
"Do you want to do it yourself?"
You know, because of the cooperation, he has seen the design drawings before.