"Horses are a valuable resource, they can help farmers plow their fields in peacetime, they can be used as mounts for cavalry in wartime, and if there is a need for expeditions, it is better to use mares, which can produce milk and can be used directly as rations for soldiers. ”

"Well, I'm in favor of that. But the quality of the horses in Kislev is not good, the horses of the Empire and Bretonnia are of good quality, but these two countries hardly go on expeditions. The empire was in disarray, Bretonnia's system was not working, and no lord could have enough property to supply his troops for a long time. ”

In the cold snowy forest, a few people sat down to chat, and Lawrence somehow caught game, which was a rabbit that had frozen to death. It doesn't appear to be affected by the winds of chaos, and it's still a normal body type and sexual characteristics. But five big men, one hare, is obviously not enough to stuff the teeth. But in this icy and snowy world, it's better to have meat to eat than not to have it at all.

The flint was crackled, and the dry wood soon sparked. In this icy and snowy place, this is precious warmth.

Rhodes pulled up the bearskin cloak and wrapped it around his body to protect himself from the cold weather. Others were also enjoying the brief warmth by the fire. Their hands had become rough from prolonged exposure to the cold, and in some places they had cracked, like soil that had lost moisture, struggling and longing.

"Rabbit, wild vegetables, flour, pepper, herbs, well, that's the best game. ”

The mercenary Khufu read. He is a retired veteran of Kislev, who once participated in the Ice Queen's Eagle Legion, and is used to killing and blood, and after retiring from the army, he can't find the meaning of life, so he rejoins the army and becomes a mercenary. It can be said that apart from the chief knight Virgil, Khufu was the best warrior under Rhodes......

He took out a large spoon, helped his lord make a bowl full of rabbit broth, and handed it to Rod. The heat turned into a white mist and kept rising. Rabbit meat is not delicious in soup, but it is only the only way to cook wild vegetables and get the most out of the food. Although everyone carries dry food with them, it is important to know that dry food is often difficult to swallow in this cold northland.

Taking the big bowl, Rod tasted the rabbit broth. Since the blood was not completely boiled, the soup had a strong smell of blood, and it was indescribable. Compared to any broth he drank in his previous life, the bowl of soup in front of him was simply hard to swallow. But this is the universal food of the people of this world.

Although he didn't like the broth, Rhodes swallowed the smell and drank the soup slowly. After all, hot soup is an important way to keep warm in this icy and snowy world. On the other side, Khufu gulped down the soup and took out the black bread he had brought with him and nibbled on it.

The croaking of teeth chewing on hard bread can be heard. It was a food consisting of bread, nuts, and preserved fruits, and because of its ease of preservation, it became the ration of most northern soldiers. However, due to the lack of food, many breads were not actually added so many ingredients, and most of the soldiers' and vagabonds' ration bread was actually just baked with the cortex, germ, endosperm, sawdust, and mud that had been ground from the wheat milling process. Although it is easy to preserve, over time it becomes almost as hard as the bark of a tree. Therefore, the teeth of every wanderer and field soldier are as sharp as a wolf.

Although Rhodes was able to eat better food, in order to share the weal and woe with the soldiers, most of the time, his own food was the same as theirs. As soon as you take a bite of the bread, countless dust is sprinkled on your mouth, and you can't tell whether it is flour residue or wood chips and mud crumbs.

Knock knock, knock knock......

"Hey, can you eat quietly?"

When night falls, the woods are gloomy and dark. In front of Rhodes, the soldiers Carrot and Khufu quarreled over a bit of.

Rhodes didn't usually ask much of them, except that he had to show him the necessary respect, and in other respects, he mingled with the soldiers and there was no obvious estrangement. As a result, even in front of the lords, they still do not seem to have much restraint and dogma.

"You're eating loud!"

The disgusted soldier Karot couldn't help but shout in dissatisfaction.

However, Lawrence, a ranger who had been patrolling the forest for a long time, stood up vigilantly. His dark blue eyes stared into the woods, and an uneasy aura was approaching.

Rhodes also found something. To be exact, it was not what he discovered, but the power of the bear spirit hidden in his body, which made him instinctively feel the danger in the forest. He could sense the presence of beasts in the land, however, something different from normal creatures was approaching.

"Shh......h

As the sound approached, the earth seemed to tremble uneasily. Rhodes lay his head on the ground and listened with his ears to the sound coming from the other end of the ground.

It was an uneasy vibration, like a beast......

"Alert!"

Before the guards could react, Rhodes drew his greatsword and roared loudly. He picked up the wood from the fire in one hand and held a great sword made of cold iron in the other. Keep your eyes on the trees around you.

Passing through the woodland was not the best route, but in order to save time, Rhodes chose this route. Now, danger is on the horizon.

Before Karot and Khufu could react, a huge shadow appeared in the darkness, and almost as soon as the shadow pounced on the veteran Khufu, the sharp arrow in the Ranger Lawrence's hand also flew out. In just an instant, the sound of arrows piercing into flesh was heard in the air, and with the low roar of the beast, a beastman with horns fell to his knees, less than two meters away from the veteran Khufu.

However, before they could pick up their weapons, the second and third beastmen rushed out of the woods.

The blood-red eyes, the rugged arms, and the rough and inferior giant axes all stimulated the fragile nerves of the soldiers, and if they hadn't served in the regular army, several of Rod's men would have been paralyzed with fright.

"Roaring ......"

The beastman roared, and the huge axe slammed down on Rhodes like a shadow. However, the Lord of Blackhammer Castle, who fused the memories of the two lives, was not a weak chicken, and the moment the opponent's tomahawk fell, Rhodes rolled and dodged this infinitely powerful blow. The beastman's tomahawk slammed into the ground with a hearty roar, but before he could turn around, Rhodes appeared behind him, rose from the ground, and stabbed the beastman in the back with a sword, and at the same time, the torch burning with blazing flames pierced the beastman's thigh.

Under the double blow, the beastman warrior let out a painful wail, he turned around and tried to fight back, but Rhodes didn't give him a chance, after pulling out the blade hard, the Lord of Blackhammer Castle crouched down again, and a sword cut through the flesh of the beastman's calf, the blade bit deep into the muscle, and when he pulled it out again, the warm blood had already splashed all over the ground. The slaughter was so bloody, and the beastman warrior kneeling on the ground was full of fear, and in front of him, a man like a giant bear was holding a bloody sword, and with a sword, stabbed his throat. Suddenly, blood splattered, staining the beastman's chest red.