The ghost pattern male ant, who has been completely dominated by male hormones, chased the queen ant all the way in the Dodan Canyon, and naturally died all the way.

They drag their bulky bodies and desperately chase after the queen ant who constantly sends them distress signals.

The two thunder rhinos shot behind these ghost-patterned males, and after the ghost-patterned males who were seriously injured by the giant crossbow arrows fell behind, the cavalry behind caught up and took advantage of their large and bulky bodies to make it inconvenient to turn around, and continued to stab them with knightly spears. Share.

Ghost pattern ant fart. The strand was stabbed by the cavalry, but it would not die completely, and it was still struggling in place.

At this time, there will be a vigorous veteran who climbs on the back of these ghost-patterned male ants, lifts off the armor piece on the back of the neck, and completely kills the ghost-patterned male ant.

The armor pieces are made into light shields by them, and they seem to have taken it as an honor to hunt the ghostly males.

Not only did many veterans of the cavalry battalion rush to this matter, but many cavalrymen who had not completed the first turn also wanted to try to do so.

It was as if such a thick-armored shield was a testament to the courage of the cavalry.

Throughout the night, the cavalry battalion basically chased after a large group of ghost-patterned male ants and picked up corpses all the way.

When the ghost male ant is completely dead, the cavalry behind will tie the outriggers of the ghost male ant with a lasso, and pull the war horse with dozens of war horses at the same time to turn the ghost male ant over and let them lie on their sides in the canyon.

Only in this way would it be convenient for Surdak to check if the life patterns on their abdomen were intact.

There are not many ghost-patterned males that can harvest the Devil's Pattern of Life, and Surdak will personally decompose the Ghost-patterned males when he finds them.

Those ghost pattern males whose life patterns are incomplete are left to the other skinners in the cavalry battalion to deal with.

Lance and several other magicians used the 'Shimmer Illumination Technique' on the Thunder Rhino, and five faint balls of light floated in the night sky, constantly rotating around the two Thunder Rhinos, making the surroundings of the Thunder Rhinos extremely bright.

By the time Andrew and Gullitham dragged the queen under the northern city wall in one fell swoop, the queen was already dying.

After all, this queen ant is a fourth-level demonic beast, although her body is relatively weak, her own spiritual power is extremely strong, and she constantly emits 'spiritual shocks' along the way.

Even though Andrew and Gulit were rope and still more than forty meters away from it, they were still shocked by the 'mental impact' and their nostrils were bleeding.

The rest of the cavalry were even more embarrassed, and only five veterans were able to hold on to the entire distance on horseback, and when they reached the north wall, they also fell off their horses and lay unconscious on the ground.

The city guards on the north wall saw that Andrew and Gullitham were being chased and killed by more than a dozen ghost-patterned males, and immediately mobilized their bed crossbows to cover these ghost-patterned males.

The rest of these ghost-patterned male ants were immediately shot down by the bed crossbow at the head of the city.

Andrew found that as long as his 'potential' was aroused, the queen's 'mental impact' would not affect him.

Seeing that the last two ghost-patterned male ants also fell on the way to pursue, Andrew dismounted, carried the butcher's axe in his hand, walked to the dying queen, raised the axe and cut off the queen's head without hesitation.

The queen's head fell to the ground, its body became extremely broken, and its entire abdomen had been completely worn away by dragging, leaving only the upper half of its body, and two teams of broken insect wings, but fortunately, the most precious head was not too badly damaged.

After the battle, the cavalry of the cavalry battalion began to quickly clean up the battlefield.

At dawn, the Thunder Rhino Caravan in Dodan Town set out again, preparing to transport all these ghost-patterned males back to Dodan Town.

Surdak continued to be busy in the cavalry camp, but the cavalry force had already entered the barracks to rest.

The hunt went smoothly and the harvest was quite lucrative.

……

Night engulfed this frontier town in the northern part of the White Forest Plane.

The town is located between the Dodan Gorges, and the night here always comes a little earlier than other towns.

The Great Swordsman of Chester went through the whole process of this cavalry battalion hunt from beginning to end.

At first, I thought that the main reason why Surdak was able to hunt so many ghost-patterned soldiers was because he had three capable subordinates.

Thinking that he didn't also rely on the identity of the second-turn powerhouse to achieve the position of deputy commander of the Luthor Legion, then the three new second-turn powerhouses under Surdak could push him to that position, and in the future, Surdak's means of entrapping them.

The Great Swordsmen of Chester knew that the trust they had built between them was during the siege of Warjmara.

This can't be compared!

Who made Surdak a knight of the Holy Light who broke away from the belief in Lady Liberty.

Now he was more concerned about the Gubolai horses in the cavalry camp and the two thunder rhinos covered in heavy armor.

Judging from his understanding of the Gubolai horse, this kind of war horse can only be used to equip ordinary cavalry and light cavalry, the Gubolai horse has excellent endurance, but its physical strength and explosiveness are its biggest shortcomings, this kind of horse can not afford heavy cavalry at all, and there is no explosive power to charge frequently on the battlefield.

However, the Gubolai horses in the Surdak cavalry camp were very different, they possessed considerable physical strength, not only could they become the mounts of the heavy cavalry, but their explosive power was almost comparable to that of the black-scaled horses.

When he was in the town of Plantos before, he could see that these two thunder rhinos were extraordinary.

Now he found that in the empty field outside the barracks, a thunder rhino caravan was parked there, and more than a dozen thunder rhinos inside had a solid layer of thick armor growing on their bodies.

Originally, the Thunder Rhino could only be used as a large material transportation unit, which could ignore the complex terrain and transport materials to the frontline positions.

Now these thunder rhinos, which have grown solid and hard armor, look more like siege beasts, and they have a bed crossbow on their backs, which has a great deterrent to these ghost-patterned red ants.

The Chester Archswordsman immediately went to the Thunder Rhino Caravan to investigate, and learned from the caravan steward that the Thunder Rhino had been transformed by a great alchemist known to Baron Surdak.

Someone in the caravan had seen the Great Alchemist, who was dressed in black magical robes, and even her face was made of Mithril metal......

These transformed Thunder Rhinos will continue to stay in the caravan, and there are also unfinished Thunder Rhinos who are also ready to accept the Great Alchemist to continue the transformation.

As for the content of the transaction between the merchant group boss Malacomb and Surdak, the caravan steward only knew about the purchase of a large amount of hard armor and magic weapons, and the other conditions were not very clear.

The Chester Swordsman clearly remembered that when Surdak first came to the White Forest Plane, his cavalry and war horses were not even a new army in the eyes of the Chester Swordsman, they were almost a ragtag cavalry composed of the old, the young, the sick and the disabled.

However, after spending only two months in Dodan Town, this motley cavalry has already grown, not only becoming a powerful cavalry battalion, but also has some background in the construction of knights, and has begun to get in touch with magic weapons and magic pattern construction.

This rate of growth would have been amazed in the eyes of the Great Swordsman of Chester.

However, he also knows very well that these transformed Thunder Rhinos are of great strategic value and can almost become the logistics support of the most complex battlefields.

It was impossible for such a powerful convoy to remain in the caravan, and the ownership was in the hands of a merchant.

This matter had to be reported not only to the military headquarters of Wilkes City, but also to the Marquis of Luther, and it would be great if it could be incorporated into the logistics department of the Luther Legion.

Thinking of this, he decided to return to his residence at once and write to the Marquis de Luthor to report the incident......

……

Some people are born with nothing, but some are born with a golden spoon in their mouth, Hathaway. Luthor is such a woman.

Lily. Cecil lay in the tub, sat up, scooped up a spoonful of ice water and poured it over his head.

The water splashes on the top of the head and down the cheeks to the chest.

Under the sudden cold, Lily shivered in the bathtub, took two deep breaths, and the alcohol disappeared, and her mind became clearer.

Taking this cold shower will make her skin firmer.

As a mother of two, she needs to master some means to preserve her youth.

There was also a small bottle of magic potion on the table next to it, only a crystal clear bottle the size of a fingernail, and in the auction house in Wilkes City, the starting price was actually five magic crystals, and this small bottle cost seven magic crystals.

This magic potion can repair any blemishes on the skin and also make the skin whiter and more refined.

The only side effect is that the skin will turn blue within two hours, and bright spots will appear that will take a night's sleep to get rid of them, hence the unique name of this magic potion: 'Starry Sky Ink'.

It is said to be a magic dye made from magic herbs, and many inscriptionists like to use this ink to draw magic patterns, and it is also an effective skin care product in the eyes of many wealthy ladies.

This magic potion is precious, so Lily. Every time Cecil uses it, he is very careful.

She put down the spoon in her hand.

When I close my eyes, I still see the scenes I saw during the day.

The blood-boiling scenes are usually told from someone else's mouth at an afternoon tea party, and then all the women exclaim in unison, and the valiant knight will always be the favorite of the noblewomen.

Lily has always been very envious of Hathaway, and even a little jealous already.

When I was in school, I envied her beauty, in fact, Lily was also very beautiful, and she usually paid more attention to drawing fine light makeup, but when the two stood together, the person who accepted the pursuit and praise was always a beautiful woman with turquoise eyes and blond curly hair - Hathaway. Luther.

The two had known each other since then, and they became close friends at the Swordsman Academy.

After a series of contacts and understandings, Lily envied Hathaway for having a marquis father.

There are thousands of noble lords in the province of Bena.

While the dukes of each province are unique, there are many marquises.

Almost all of the people who can become marquis are the lords of a city, and even if they don't rule a city, they will all have a large territory in the dimensional territory.

Lily's father, the Marquis of Cecil, was also a great noble lord.

But his reputation was not as good as that of the Marquis of Luther.

The Marquis of Luther is very famous in the province of Benett, because his Luther regiment is a strong army with many achievements, as the main battle faction of the province of Benett, and he is also a staunch supporter of the Grand Duke of Newman, and the province has the trust of the Grand Duke of Newman.

Of course, Lily was not envious of the Marquis de Luthor's wealth and glory.

The Cecil family also has a large area of land, and has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, and there are countless honors in the history of the family.

What she envied was Marquis Luthor's affection for Hathaway.

Marquis Luthor does not have only such a daughter, but there is only one daughter, Hathaway, but it always makes people think that he only has Hathaway, and it can be said that Hathaway is almost a collection of thousands of favors.

Lily and Baron Sidney. The bed, probably to satisfy her slightly jealous heart.

Because Baron Sidney is Hathaway's fiancé, and then he actually took the lead in stealing a ban with himself. Fruit......

Originally, she couldn't wait to follow Hathaway to Dodan Town, just to see how wonderful it would be when Baron Sidney saw that she and Hathaway appeared in front of him at the same time.

She also fantasized that Hathaway would sleep in the next room, but Baron Sidney would touch her bed at night, and the thought of it would make her heart burn.

Unexpectedly, Sidney died on the battlefield.

When she heard the news, she didn't know whether she was sad and lost a little more, or secretly glad a little more.

Later, she heard that a baron was rushing to take over, and Lily felt that this baron was either old or had no ability of his own, and wanted to climb the Luther family's supernatural tree.

When she came to the town of Dodan and saw Baron Surdak, she was even more envious.

I didn't expect Hathaway's second fiancé to be so good.

He is so strong that even when he walks, his muscles move in rhythm with every step.

She felt that the owner with such a strong body would definitely make people scream loudly when they were sweating in some cases.

It's a pity that no matter how hard I tried, it didn't become a delicacy on the plate.

But he saw a hunt with his own eyes, and it could hardly be a war, because for the ant colony, it was simply a one-sided slaughter.

Although she couldn't understand why the victory in this battle could come so easily.

But she knew very well that now that plane wars broke out frequently, Baron Surdak led such a cavalry battalion, and with the protection of Marquis Luther, it was definitely much easier than other nobles to quickly accumulate military merit and promote the title.

She slammed herself up from the bathtub, startled the dozing maid, and hurriedly took out a towel to help her wrap it up.

But Lily walked out of the bathtub directly, standing in front of the mirror in the bathroom drenched, looking at a few slight stretch marks on her lower abdomen, and wrinkling her delicate golden eyebrows.

After all, it is a mother with two children, and the traces of time will naturally be recorded on the belly.

She turned her head and asked the lady-in-waiting, "You say...... Am I still beautiful? ”

The maid smiled and replied, "Of course, madam, you are the most beautiful woman in the world. ”

Lily sighed slightly, wrapped her body in a bath towel, and stopped talking......

Her maid did not understand at all that the most hurtful words were never insults and accusations, but the most perfunctory compliments.

……

Small building terrace.

Hathaway and Beatrice were huddled side by side in a wicker chair, almost full, and the two were chattering and whispering.

Surdak sat in a chair beside him, and on the small table were three glasses of foamy ale, though the heat was less severe this season.

And after the sun sets, the cool breeze is gentle.

The maid was still standing on one side, holding the fan in her hand to fan the cool breeze on the two young ladies.

Surdak picked up a cat's claw fruit, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, the fragrance was slightly bitter.

Surdak prefers to drink ale rather than golden cider.

And when he drinks, he likes to eat some nuts.

Next door to this courtyard is the town hall, and the big tree on the courtyard wall can see the light from the building over there.

Beyond the gate is the center of Dodan Town, but I didn't expect the town to be very lively at night, some people gather in taverns, and the streets are also full of people.

The beast tide has not yet ended, and there are already many outsiders here, merchants, mercenaries, adventurers, retinues, coachmen, etc. The reason is that it is easier to make money here than elsewhere.

Of course, the bigger reason is that it's very safe here.

The only thing that makes people uncomfortable is that the tax officer here is a mad dog.

Even the slightest bit of business behavior will be sniffed by him, and once he finds out that he has not filed a tax return, he will give the first warning, the second fine, and the third time will confiscate all the goods and expel him from the town of Dodan.

Hardly anyone wants to risk confiscating all goods and evading taxes.

Everyone pays taxes, and those merchants who have paid taxes in front of them have a much more balanced mind at this time.

"How long can you stay here?" Surdak took a sip of the ale and asked Hathaway.

"Why, did you feel annoyed when you just saw us?" Beatrice, with a round face, put her arms around Hathaway's slender waist and smiled sweetly at Surdak on the chaise longue, "We won't bother you, as long as you have time, just come and accompany us more." ”

Hathaway squinted at a pair of emerald cat's eyes, languidly like a Persian cat, and although she didn't stare at Surdak, her ears were listening attentively to what Surdak was saying.

Surdak leaned over, patted Beatrice's round face, and explained to them, "Of course I want you to stay here forever, I ask you how long you can stay, and I hope you can stay a little longer, and you can help me here......"

Beatrice immediately came to his senses, stretched out his arms and hooked Surdak's neck, and asked in a greasy voice:

"If there's anything you need our help with, tell us quickly, Hathaway and I are just discussing the matter of hunting the ghost-patterned red ants with you tomorrow, our swordsmanship is not bad, so don't hide in the wooden house, we can also go and kill one or two soldier ants."

Surdak was still a little cramped about this kind of scene, and hurriedly put Beatrice down and said:

"It's that there are so many caravans in the town of Dodan, I hope they are orderly to accept the management of the town, all the caravans must be registered in the town, and all transactions must be completed under the supervision of the tax officer, these things The tax officer in the town obviously does not have much experience, you two work in the Foreign Affairs Bureau of Bena City, you should know something about this, right?"

Beatrice frowned, and grumbled with some distress:

"Hey, you're really good at finding someone!"

Hathaway, however, sat up from the recliner and asked with some concern:

"Dark, aren't you the military commander here? The mayor of the town is the chief executive, and you will not annoy the other party if you reach out to intervene in the town's taxes, right? ”

Surdak smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Ha, there is no mayor of Dodan Town for the time being, and the original mayor of Marko has been sent to a military court for misappropriating armaments and materials without authorization. ”

He added: "Now there is only one acting mayor of Dodan Town, and she was originally the secretary of Mayor Marco, so she is quite familiar with some of the affairs of the town. ”

Hathaway's eyes lit up slightly, and she asked, "Ah! That's right...... So how can we help you? ”

Surdak said: "When the beast tide is over, I want to lead the cavalry battalion to continue to expand northward, I want to expand the entire Invercargill Forest into the territory of the northern region, the town here will naturally have more trade, and the top priority is to have a sound financial supervision system, so that the town of Dodan can grow rapidly." ”

Hathaway glanced at Beatrice, who shook his head again and again, suggesting that his good vacation should not be wasted on work.

Hathaway smiled slightly and said, "We know a little bit about this, but we only took a month's long vacation, and we will waste half a month on the road, so we can live in Dodan Town for two weeks at most, I'm afraid we won't be able to help......"

Hathaway and Beatrice had been working in the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the province of Bednar for half a year, and were very familiar with some business activities.

Surdak wanted them to help the tax collector of Balat, at least not to make the tax collector in the town a negative image in the eyes of the merchants.

Both of them were born into aristocratic families in Bednar City, and the family also had similar affairs in terms of management, so these things were not too strange to either Hathaway or Beatrice, after all, they were both noble ladies born with a golden spoon, and compared to Beatrice's spoon, the gold content of Beatrice's spoon may be slightly insufficient.

It's just that they would have preferred to have time to spend a little more time with Surdak.

Hathaway took the matter into her hands, and Beatrice could only complain in a helpless whisper......