Chapter 185: A New Inlet to the Sea

February 21, 1771 in the universal calendar of Guelintya.

After twenty-eight days of arduous trekking, the huge team transporting the corpses of the monsters finally arrived in the city of Gildusk. This is also due to Lorist's consideration and arrangement, all the frozen and erected monster corpses are fixed on the sleigh like specimens to facilitate transportation in the snow, otherwise it is not known when the nearly 1,000 men and horses will have to toss to complete the order of Count Kenmax in the cart.

The panicked guards sounded the alarm horn, and after the misunderstanding was resolved, the whole city of Gildusk was in a stir, and everyone flocked to the square in front of the Grand Duke's palace to see the surprise, and the crowd of onlookers watched.

More than two hundred corpses of demonic beasts, and more than forty types of demonic beasts were arranged in several rows in the square according to the size of the individual. In particular, the corpse of the four-meter-tall mammoth baby elephant at the front is even more terrifying and extraordinary. If it weren't for the height of the city gate, Lorist would have wanted to bring two of the five or six-meter-tall mammoth corpses.

Count Kenmeth's face flushed with excitement, Lorist was too face-saving, he transported so many corpses of Warcraft over, and wrote an enthusiastic reply, except for the Warcraft designated for Princess Celivia, the rest was left to Count Kenmax to deal with. At this moment, Count Kenmath had already skimmed several distribution plans in his mind, how to use these demonic beast corpses to pull relationships for himself, gain the favor of beautiful women, and win connections for the Kenmath family......

The second prince took the queen and Princess Celivia, as well as a large group of nobles, ladies and ladies to watch the corpses of these monsters up close, and when the monsters behind him were screaming fiercely and fiercely, the second prince paid more attention to the scars on the corpses of these monsters.

"Count Kenmeth, where is the person in charge of transporting the corpses of these monsters? Now I forgive Baron Norton for repeatedly refusing my invitations, it turns out that he is fighting these monsters. The man in charge of the transport should know the details of the battle, let him tell us about it......" the second prince commanded.

Count Kenmath stroked his chest and saluted: "I'm very sorry, but the people in charge of transporting it are all our family's garrison soldiers, not the Norton family. According to the messenger I sent, the Norton family simply can't spare the manpower to transport the monster corpse. All of their clan armaments have been thrown into the war against Warcraft. ”

"Oh, I see, forget it. "The second prince is a little disappointed.

"My Earl, I want that snow leopard, and those two cyan winter wolves, and I also like the white demon antelope over there, I wonder if the Earl is willing to cut his love?" Unlike the second prince, the queen's eyes were focused on the fur of the demonic beast.

"My beautiful Empress Majesty, your servant is more than glad to grant your little wishes. It's just that the snow leopard and the white antelope were Baron Norton's New Year's gifts to Princess Celevia. I'm not in the driver's seat. As for the two cyan winter wolves, as a token of my apologies, I will give them to Her Majesty the beautiful Queen. Count Kenmax said humbly.

The queen nodded, turned around and whispered to Princess Celivia.

......

The second prince was sitting in the study, and a middle-aged man stood in front of him.

"Have you made any inquiries?" the second prince asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the messenger said that when he met Baron Norton, he was setting up a defensive line in the wilderness with his clan armament, building a wall of ice and snow to defend against the onslaught of the monster tide. He was clear about what the Messenger had said. All the Norton soldiers were on this last line of defense, and they couldn't spare the manpower to transport the monsters. So the messenger had no choice but to go to the Kenmas family's territory and recruit people to complete the task of transporting the corpse of the demonic beast......" The middle-aged man replied very respectfully.

The second prince tapped his fingers on the table in contemplation.

"Your Majesty, the messenger also said that when he passed through the ice and snow defense line, he estimated that the Norton family was armed with no more than 30,000 people, and he was very worried, how could this man and centaur withstand the tide of nearly a million demonic beasts......"

"Oh. Are he sure?" the second prince's eyes lit up.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Courier has always been a herald by the side of Count Kenmeth. In the past, he had seen a lot of exercises organized by the Kenmas family to organize their army of 30,000 people, so he could estimate the number of Norton family horses, which was only a little less than 30,000 horses. The middle-aged man said.

The second prince thought for a while and changed the subject: "Have you gone to see those demonic beasts in the square?"

"Your Majesty. I went down and looked at it. The cause of the death of these monsters was indeed those fatal wounds on their bodies. The mammoth was first hit by the crossbow arrows of three city defenders, and then finally fell to the ground and died under the siege of the soldiers, and the fatal wound may have been the last spear inserted into the head of the Golden Knight, and the spear head was still broken in it after being too strong...... The subordinate also noticed that there were blood stains on the tip of the mammoth elephant's nose and front feet, and it was supposed that the Norton soldiers had paid a lot of casualties to kill the young elephant......"

"Those demon cows are also sword marks and spear stabs, and the subordinates have noticed a phenomenon, that is, the Norton family's city guard car crossbow may not be too much, except for the mammoth demon elephant and a few huge demon cows with crossbow arrow scars fired by the city guard car crossbow, the rest of the demon beasts are more fatal injuries caused by swords, axes and spears, but those small monsters are basically arrow wounds shot by longbows...... "The middle-aged man did look very carefully.

The second prince asked another question: "Where did that Baron Shaheen get so much snow salt?"

"My lord, Baron Shaheen purchased nearly 10 million catties of miscellaneous grains from the Grand Duke last September, and then shipped them all to the Norton family's territory. Therefore, he suspected that these snow salts were all produced by the Norton family, because the Knife Peak Mountain Range in their family territory was by the sea, and there were only two companies that bought and sold snow salt, one was Earl Kenmax and the other was Baron Shahin, and they were all friends with Baron Norton and had business dealings with the Norton family. The middle-aged man replied.

The second prince stood up and walked around the study.

"Three years ago, the Norton family armed more than 40,000 people to rob the Grand Duke, and in a battle under their family's rock castle, they defeated the coalition of Northland nobles led by Duke Lukins, and coerced more than 200,000 Northland Grand Dukes' subjects to move into their family territory. Since then, the Norton family has become a shadow hanging over the Northlands......"

"Since I arrived in the Northland, I have been deeply disturbed by the unclear attitude of the Norton family, who have rejected my kind invitation. Refusing to obey my dictates and even accept the canonization of the Andinac crown is treacherous! Even if I had the First Legion, I would not dare to provoke the roaring bear lying on the border of the Northlands. Because I'm afraid that the legion I've worked so hard to build will fight with this angry bear, and let other people take advantage of it......"

"I'm worried. I'm afraid that after the Norton family gets those 200,000 people, they can live in the family territory, and their power will expand greatly. But today, I'm very happy and very happy, hahaha......" The second prince suddenly laughed wildly.

"It turns out that the Norton family still has to face the threat of the Warcraft tide, and the more than 40,000 family forces from three years ago are now less than 30,000, and I don't know how many people they will lose this winter. The tide of demonic beasts swept through the territory of the Norton family, and they had no way to settle the more than 200,000 people, so they could only arrange for them to boil the sea and get salt. and then exchange snow salt for food, and even the iron armor of their family is taken out and sold, just to get a large amount of grain and grass to feed so many people..."

"I've never seen such a stupid lord, it's a shame for our nobility. I still can't figure out why the angry bear is lying on their family's territory and can't shrink back, it turns out that they have found a big burden for themselves, and now they can't get rid of it. Rock Castle, hehe, do you think this level castle can protect their family territory? In fact, there is no need to attack, just besiege. Cut off them from the outside world for food and grass, and within half a year they will collapse. Unless they want to eat people. Otherwise, just lie down in front of me and beg me to let them live...... Haha......"

"Your Majesty is wise......" the middle-aged man complimented.

The second prince walked around the study a few more times and stopped: "Let Viscount Hinderson go to the Norton family again as my messenger on March 15 after the snow melts, and deliver my ultimatum." Pretend to be an acolyte and go with you to find out what the Norton family is all about. Let's see if they're hurt by the Warcraft Tide......"

"Yes, Your Majesty. The middle-aged man bowed and retreated.

......

March 15, the hall of the Rock Castle.

Lorist was very satisfied with the family knights and many civilian officials, and expressed his feelings: "...... Last year it was May that we were able to gather here. Arrange a year of territorial work. But now it's only March, and we're sitting here, why? It's because we've worked tirelessly and fought for a long time to finally wipe out the wave of demonic beasts that had been trapped in the family's territory for hundreds of years! From now on, we will live and work here in peace and contentment, and enjoy a peaceful and tranquil life......"

"Thank you all for your efforts, and I want to thank you all for your hard work, as well as the heroic family soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the tide of demonic beasts for the peace of the family territory......" Lorist bowed deeply to the family knights and civilian officials.

Everyone in the hall stood up and saluted Lorlist......

"Norton, Norton, Norton......." Then the hall erupted in rhythmic cheers.

Lorist pressed down with his hands, and waited for the cheers to calm down to continue his speech: "For three years, we have been vigorously building family territories while fighting the tide of demonic beasts, we have built villages and towns, built city walls, built new homes for nearly half a million people, built roads, and opened mine workshops, building wastelands from scratch and building the wasteland into our paradise. As your lord, I am proud of what you have achieved, and I am proud that my family has such wonderful talents as you......"

The hall was once again thunderous.

"Then this year, we will vigorously reclaim wasteland, repair water conservancy facilities in Fengle Yuan, and fulfill our promise to each of the people who follow us to the family domain, and allocate them land so that they can live a happy life in the family territory. Lorist announced the focus of this year's work.

Reddy and Pat stepped forward and hung a large map in the middle of the hall.

"Next, I would like to explain to you the strategic layout and planning of the family in the future. Lorist walked to the front of the map with a small stick.

"The Northland is notoriously remote, far from the center of the human settlement. Originally, there were two external passages in the north, but now there is an additional chain bridge in the east, which is regarded as three external traffic arteries. But now this crossing on the lower reaches of the Mitobro River has been completely closed by the Grand Duke of Madras, who refuses to allow anyone to cross the river from there. It was probably our fault, the northbound convoy had gone too far when it returned to the family territory......" Lorist laughed to himself.

Many people in the hall laughed, they were all members of the former northbound convoy.

"Without this downstream ferry, there are actually only two exits left in the Northlands, but we must be clear that both exits lead to the territory of the Iberian Kingdom, like the Kenmax family, who are in charge of the eastern chain bridge, and they also have a hard time, although they can levy a lot of customs fees, but they have to face the pressure of the border guards of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, and they have to strengthen their family arms to protect themselves. ”

"We, the Norton family, have never set our sights on these two exits, from the land to the central region of the Gelinthia continent and other countries, the road is too far and too many changes, I believe everyone will be like me, I don't want to have another convoy to the east, one time is enough......"

"We have set our sights on the sea, and you see, if we can find an outlet to the sea in the Blade Mountains, we will build up a fleet, and from our northland we can follow the coastline to the Duchy of Madras, to the Kingdom of Antinac, to the western part of the Kingdom of Redlis, to the Duchy of Rum, to the Kingdom of Haneyabada, and we will be able to reach the city of Morente in a little more than a month, and even to the Ruins Islands, as long as we can reach the coastal countries......"

"It's a pity that the Blade Mountains didn't find the estuary we needed. However, this does not mean that there is no port to the sea in our family territory. Look at this map. Lorist motioned for Reddy and Pat to hang up a large map that was unfamiliar to everyone.

"This map depicts the most dangerous part of the family's domain, the Black Mud Swamp. Lorist said.

Everyone in the hall was taken aback and whispered in their ears.

"Everyone, be quiet, maybe everyone has heard of it, without the fighting strength of the silver rank, it is best not to enter the advice of the black mud swamp. This is the truth, because the black mud swamp is inhabited by a very ferocious magical beast like the Iron Spine Bay Crocodile, and only the sword of the Silver Swordsman can effectively bring damage to this magical beast. But if you take a closer look at the map, you'll understand why we chose the Black Mudswamp as our outlet to the sea. ”

Lorist pointed to the map with a small wooden stick: "Look, this is the Lancang River, which originates in the Demon Dragon Mountain Range, it divides the black mud swamp into two halves, and the Lancang River flows through the black mud swamp and then enters the sea. The black mud swamp on this side of our family territory is only a quarter of the entire swamp area, and it borders the edge of the Blade Mountains, just at the junction of the Black Muddy Swamp and the Knife Peak Mountains, which forms a large bay, and this is the best harbor address!"

"In fact, we checked a lot of literature and found that the real black mud swamp should be on the other side, that is, on the other side of the Lancang River. The black mud swamp on this side of our family territory is because after each winter, the ice floe in the upper reaches of the Lancang River does not melt and blocks the estuary, and the river water swells and floods the land on the bank, and it gradually becomes a part of the black mud swamp over time. ”

"Now, we're going to change this swamp again and make it our home and harbor. Look, here is a hill that looks like a turtle on the riverside, we named him Turtle Mountain, from Turtle Mountain to Woniugang is only more than 20 miles, we will build a city wall from Turtle Mountain and connect with Woniugang, so that in the future, whether it is the Monster Tide or the Mountain Barbarians, they will not be able to threaten the family territory from this side.

Next, we will build a long embankment along the coast of more than 100 miles from Guishan Mountain to the border of the Blade Mountain Range and the mouth of the Lancang River, which is not only a defensive wall to defend against the attack of the crocodile of the Black Mud Swamp, but also a dam to prevent the Lancang River from surging in the future. Once this 100-mile causeway is built, then this 100-mile black mud swamp on this side of the family territory will become our rich countryside and a prosperous harbor city......"

...... (To be continued.) )