Standing on the northern wall, Surdak watched the hordes of beasts pouring into the Dodan Gorge from Invercargill's Beast Forest, only to realize that this beast tide had formed.

In the early days, only the weakest animals in the Warcraft Forest ran into the Dodan Gorge, and some small predators such as timber wolves, jackals, bobcats, and red foxes also followed these small beasts and ran into the Dodan Canyon together.

In addition, there are some giant poisonous spiders that are more than rabbits also enter the Dodan Canyon in groups, they form a white spider web in the woods at the foot of the mountain, these spider webs almost cover the trees inside, some hare lynx lynx inadvertently break into the spider web, will be killed by these giant poisonous spiders, a white silk web woven sac hanging on the branches of the tree, from a distance it looks like a white fruit.

"Aung San, what did you do with those poisonous spiders before?" Surdak asked Aung San behind him.

"You don't need to deal with it now, just let them stay there and wait until the tide has passed, and if they are still there, just set fire to that dead forest and they ......will leave," Aung San said.

……

Herds of elk have entered the Dodan Gorge and are grazing on the grass between the gorges.

In addition to elk, there are more wild boars, which are almost everywhere, and can be seen in jungles, meadows, and bushes.

Their appetite is also very good, even tree roots and humus can eat in their stomachs.

The few remaining pools in the valley also became their baths, and a herd of wild boars rushed into the pools at a speed of seventy miles, and rolled twice at will, and the whole waterhole became a mud pool, and they hung a thick layer of mud on their bodies, and left happily.

The rest of the animals were left to sit at the edge of the pool, drinking from the stinking muddy water.

The vegetation in the Dodan Gorge is disappearing at a rate visible to the naked eye......

According to Aung San, if these animals are not hunted, they will become the rations of the ghost red ants when the tide comes.

Moreover, the beast tide is coming, and the residents of Dodan Town have hardly had any income in these months.

This is the best time to hunt.

As the gate under the northern wall was slowly hoisted by a winch, four squadrons of well-armed cavalry came out of the city gate, carrying with them a five-shot crossbow, wearing a full overcoat of heavy armor, and carrying a knight's sword and shield.

Surdak had a different view from Aung San on the hunt for these beasts in the valley.

Aung San thought the northern gates should be opened to allow the town's hunters to enter the canyon to hunt.

Surdak, however, did not need experienced hunters, he only needed to obey the cavalry under his command.

He asked the cavalry to quickly penetrate into the middle of the gorge, and more than 200 cavalrymen lined up in the Dodan Gorge to form a network connecting the east and west of the canyon.

As the net slowly moved towards the northern wall, the beasts in the canyon were driven by the knights and ran under the north wall.

The cavalrymen rode their horses and shot with their crossbows the beasts that tried to break out of their encirclement.

The whole canyon was like a huge fishpond, and these knights were a net in the fishpond, as they continued to advance, all the beasts in the canyon were forced to gather in the direction of the north city wall, some of the small beasts burrowed into the burrows, and many astute predators hid in the woods on both sides of the canyon.

Herds of elk and wild boars also tried to burrow into the woods at the foot of the mountain, but they were shot and killed by the cavalry who had been guarding the sides of the canyon in advance.

When the net of cavalry finally formed an encirclement under the northern city wall, there were hundreds of elk and hundreds of wild boars in the middle, and at this time there was no need for accurate archery, as long as the collective bow and arrows were released, and the rain of arrows fell, these elk and wild boars fell in pieces.

All the four-wheeled wagons that the town was able to muster drove out, loaded the prey into the carts, and transported them back to the town.

Some greedy small carnivorous beasts also emerged from the woods on both sides of the canyon to steal some food in the canyon, only to be shot by real hunters on board the four-wheeled carriage.

This is the first time that Surdak has carried out this type of hunting.

In the canyon, a herd of animals crowded into the Dodan Gorge was hunted.

The clerks of the tannery and butcher's shop were almost at the entrance to the northern wall, where twenty wooden stakes were erected, each with an iron hook.

The elk unloaded from the four-wheeled carriage were piled together like a hill.

The butcher men dragged the carcasses of the elk and wild boars under the stakes, hoisted them one after another, stripped off the leather, then entrailed off the entrails, and put all the intestines and stomachs into wooden barrels, and transported them to the river on the east side of the town for further cleaning.

The liver and lungs and internal organs did not have time to be processed, so they were cut into cubes and thrown into an iron pot to squeeze out the fat directly.

The rest of the meat is dismantled into four hams and two ribs, laid out on a cutting board, coated with a layer of heavy salt, and hung in rows in a wooden shed.

Dismemberment and pickling require a measure of manpower.

Aung San is well-known among the indigenous people of Dodan Township, many of whom are half-hunters and have no problem handling the prey.

This hunt lasted for three days before hordes of elk and wild boars were slaughtered, and although many animals still flocked into the valley, the herds of herbivores no longer entered the valley.

As fierce monsters such as Northland Man Bear, Moonblade Fire Wolf, and Ghost Leopard gradually appeared in the canyon, the hunters of Dodan Town did not dare to run out alone.

Only some mercenary groups in the town still dare to go out hunting.

In just three days, Surdak's cavalry hunted nearly a thousand wild boars and more than six hundred elk, all of which were salted and hung in shady wooden sheds.

With five or six ghost leopard injuries in the canyon in quick succession, the number of people who went out hunting was significantly reduced.

Surdak held his hands on the battlements and looked at the beasts in the canyon.

At this time, only Andrew, Samira and Gulitum dared to go out of the city to hunt, and they specifically searched for those demonic beasts in the valley to hunt.

"How long will it take for the Invercargill Warcraft Forest to recover? Three years, or five years? Surdak asked Aung San behind him.

As a native of the town of Dodan, Aung San experienced three animal tides, and his parents died in the second animal tide of his life.

Aung San looked into the distance of the canyon and said with a faint expression:

"It won't be that long, after this beast tide passes, more beasts will migrate from the Northlands, and Invercargill will recover soon."

His skin was bronzed in the sun, and his broad forehead was particularly shiny.

Surdak turned to look at the slum behind the northern city wall, where many aborigines had hunted small beasts such as rabbits and guinea pigs, and rows of gray fur and rows of dried sausages were dried in front of the rows of wooden houses, and some animal oil was distributed in the homes of these aborigines, and almost all the townspeople ate meat in their homes.

"Every time the beast tide is so profitable?" Surdak asked Aung San.

Aung San shook his head and said: "Last time the beast tide, Dodan Town had a hunting permit, and only by buying a permit could you participate in the hunt, and the trading firm and the mercenary union hunted the monsters in the Dodan Gorge, and the aborigines like me were not qualified to leave the city in previous years." ”

Aung San's gaze followed Surdak's gaze to the wooden shed in the slum area of Dodan Town, looked at the food drying on the roof, and said with emotion:

"But this year is different, we aborigines can also participate in hunting......"

He repeated: "Yes, this year is different. ”

He didn't know that there was more faith in his eyes at this moment......

……

Wilkes is beautiful at dusk, with the burning sun sinking into the clouds on the horizon.

Golding Manor held a ball tonight, the people who came to the ball were all the nobles of Wilkes, the inner courtyard of the manor was decorated with lights, many nobles had already arrived in advance, some nobles gathered in front of the cold table, chatting with wine glasses, and some nobles stood by the garden pool, admiring the exquisite gardening and sculptures.

This was the daily life of the Wilkes nobility, balls, salons, and the occasional horseback ride in the manor outside the city.

There were constantly magic caravans parked in the open space in the courtyard in front of the manor.

A gorgeous magic caravan slowly approached and stopped at the gate of the manor.

The retinue of Florian, the consul of Wilkes, stepped out of the carriage and whispered a few words to the guard at the gate.

As the consul of Wilkes, the Count of Florion rarely attended such balls, lest he be stained with the colors of the local aristocracy, and the Count of Bena had more political ambitions, and Wilkes of the Bellin plane was just a small platform in his life.

What he needed to attend was a ball held by a nobleman from a higher level in Bena City after crossing the portal.

The guard at the gate of the manor saw that it was actually the Archon of Florion sitting in the magic caravan, and hurriedly let him go.

A servant guarding the door hurriedly ran to the manor and rushed to inform the owner of the manor, Councilor Golding.

As the magic caravan slowly drove into the manor, Councilor Golding, who was entertaining other guests in the courtyard, also received a message from the servant, and hurriedly took his family out of the villa and stood at the bottom of the steps to greet him.

The magic caravan stopped at the bottom of the steps, and the Archon of Florion stepped out of the carriage in a noble gown, stepped on the freshly laid red carpet, and walked into the villa surrounded by a group of nobles.

The scene was very lively, and the nobles gathered around the Suls of Floreon.

The Archon of Florion, accompanied by Councillor Golding's wife, danced a dance, then chatted with Councillor Goldin before hurrying away.

When the Archon of Florion left, Councilor Goldin's face darkened.

He asked his wife to wander around among the guests, went into the room alone and wrote an urgent letterhead, and then asked his cronies to leave Wilkes City on fast horses.

……

'The military governor of Dodan is a member of the Luther family'

Josh. Baron Golding sat on the sofa, holding the letterhead with a few words in his hand, and for a moment he was a little distracted.

Councillor Golding's servant sat on the sidelines and said to Josh. Baron Goldin said: "The councillor means, don't have any conflict with this Baron Surdak, if you think that the business of Dodan Town can't be done, you can give up here, and someone from the family will come and take over everything here." ”

"But if you want to continue here, you have to deal with Baron Surdak, and although we don't need you to befriend him, don't annoy him either." Hu Congyi said seriously.

Then he changed his relaxed demeanor and said, "The viscount said this in the room, Josh, what do you think?" ”

"Of course I want to stay here, the town of Dodan is located on the northern border, and the resources here are far from comparable to other towns, but in the future, the profits of the trading houses will be cut off, which is really a bit unwilling!"

Josh. Baron Golding clenched his fist and smashed it into his other palm.

The councillor's servant nodded, and said, "If you think so, this Baron Surdak seems to have come to gild, and he will stay here for three years at most, and every commander of the garrison cannot be a son of a nobleman." ”

"Isn't it just some fines...... Tomorrow, I'll have someone send it. "Josh. Baron Golding lazily lay down on the sofa and said a little depressed.

Councillor Hu Cong shook his head and said, "I think it's better for you to go in person, and it's best not to be angry at this time." ”

Josh. Baron Golding glanced at Hu Cong, and seeing that his expression was very serious, he could only snort lightly and said:

"Got it."

……

No one in the town expected that half a month after the Wilkes Trading House was seized, the Trading House would pay taxes in full for the first time.

In fact, it was just a flattened receipt for the City Guard bills on Mrs. Luna's desk, and there was not a single copper plate added to the town hall vault.

But even this is a relief for Lady Luna, as this is the biggest debt in the town hall.

At the same time, the fines paid by Anthony's manager and the attendants of the trading house were also placed at Mrs. Riluna's desk, and Mrs. Luna looked at Baron Golding, who was usually arrogant, with some embarrassment, and said:

"In addition to the fine, you also need to pay sixty-three silver coins for the meal, if you want to save this money in the future, please remember to send someone to bring them food!"

If it's in normal times, Josh. Baron Golding felt like he was going to grab a handful of silver coins from his pocket and slam them on Lady Luna's face.

But now he could only hold back his anger and ask the butler next to him to count out another stack of silver coins and put them on the table.

"What else does it cost...... I'm sorry to tell you about it! ”

Josh. Baron Golding struggled to squeeze out a smile.

Mrs. Luna stared at Josh with some trepidation. Baron Golding, continued: "No, your staff will be released by noon today, and the town hall will agree that your trading firm will continue to operate, but in advance you will pay a tax every quarter, and twenty percent of the tax will be cheap whole wheat flour and ten percent cotton. The business industry needs to be supervised by the tax officer......"

Josh. Baron Golding's face turned pale with anger, and he said hatefully: "Just do as you say!" ”

After saying that, he turned around and left the mayor's office with the butler.