The news of the victory of the Western Route Army and the Eastern Route Army Armored Knights on the banks of the Boruin River was like a blown dandelion flying in the sky in the city of Handanaar.

Many of the noble lords in the city heard that Commander Surdak had defeated the demon army three times in a row in just half a year.

Not only the demon army on Moyun Ridge, but also the demon army in the Naroda Gorge this time, these dazzling achievements can prove the excellent command skills of Commander Surdak.

So many nobles in Handanar City had some ideas......

It was not that the noble lords did not have an army in their hands, they just could not afford to lose the war.

If you want to maintain the capital of a war, it is a large expense for many noble lords, once the bet is wrong, the war is lost, and the windfall profits of the war do not bring them any benefits, then they can only shrink in the family territory in this life.

When the nobles saw that Commander Surdak had successfully completed the three wars, many young nobles suddenly had some thoughts in their hearts.

Armed with their weapons and horses, as well as a group of men around them, they left their homes and hurried to the forest camp.

Throughout Handanar County, many nobles who wanted to make a difference on the battlefield ran out this time and went to the forest camp to try their luck......

……

In fact, Surdak has a plan to recruit new troops, but the combat power of these miscellaneous armies is really indescribable, and this kind of army cobbled together by nobles is even more difficult to manage, and the distribution system of spoils is also what this group of nobles wants to take the lion's share.

But there is also the convenience that the army brought by these nobles will be responsible for their own supplies, that is, they will prepare their own weapons and equipment, and carry their own dry rations.

It's just that when fighting, they accept the dispatch of Surdak's side, and once they think there is a possibility of defeat, they can also withdraw from the battlefield at any time.

In a word, it is 'outrageous'!

Surdak spent the whole day receiving these nobles, many of whom were not even as young as Bartholomew. Viscount Allenby.

They walked into the woodyard camp with their toes in the shape of a general reviewing an army, raised their jaws and pointed at the garrison, and then began to imagine their expectations for the battle ahead.

At this moment, every nobleman seemed to be imagining himself as a general, judging the future trend of this war.

Surdak had to admit that he didn't have that many ideas, and there was only one thing he was doing now, and that was to stop the demon warriors on Moyun Ridge north of Mount Gandar to prevent them from entering the Great Meadow and threatening the city of Handanar.

"Moyun Ridge is a plateau surrounded by mountains, it was once a gathering area of the native people of the Warsaw plane, the evil spirits opened a door of evil spirits on the Moyun Ridge, and built a fortress on it, in order to contain the Bena army in the north of Handanar County, prevent the Bena army from advancing northward, they gained a foothold on the Moyun Ridge, completely killed the Gadaros Muka people, and the evil ghosts who occupied the Moyun Ridge caused irreversible damage to the ecology of Moyun Ridge......

At the command post, a noble lord pointed to a map on the wall and introduced Surdak to Moyun Ridge.

To tell the truth, he spoke very well, and there was a lot of knowledge that Surdak didn't understand, and there were even some grievances between the indigenous tribes.

Surdak stood in front of the map and looked earnestly at Moyun Ridge......

Seeing off the noble lord who knew about this history, Surdak sat in front of the map and was silent for a long time.

Andrew didn't understand why Surdak had endured the torture of this group of people all day, some of them could be entertained, but most of the nobles were willing to visit Surdak because they wanted to get some benefits from here.

Every nobleman's eyes were fixed on the Dark Crystals that could be exchanged for merit......

As long as you bring these Dark Crystals to Handanar City, you can get a promotion to the knighthood.

His Majesty Charles, in order to encourage the noble lords to participate in the war, promised that the nobles could be promoted to the title as long as they obtained a certain number of dark magic crystals.

For the titles below the first-class earl, the number of black magic crystals has almost become a constant value.

However, if you want to be promoted to a marquis, in addition to the black magic crystal, you must also have a vast territory and prestige that matches your identity, and it is not easy to be promoted to a marquis.

So, for Surdak, his title of nobility has risen to a bottleneck.

The Black Magic Crystals obtained by the Western Route Army were so numerous that they could smash out several first-class counts in a row, and such a wealthy Black Magic Crystal naturally attracted a large number of nobles from Handanar City.

Everyone came to the forest camp with their subordinates, and to put it bluntly, they hoped to gain the appreciation of Commander Surdak.

Many 'talents' don't even think about what Surdak needs, but just hand over the letter of visit, and after the meeting, they begin to explain their thoughts, ideas, and so on.

"Boss, I really don't know what you can get by spending a day here entertaining them......

Andrew sat in the corner, sharpening his whetstone on the almost crumbling butcher's axe.

In the splash of sparks, there was a strong killing aura in his eyes.

The last few battles have made the berserker's aura stronger and his soul more solid, and every time Surdak sees Andrew, he can think of the phantom of the hideous face behind him.

Surdak sighed and said to Andrew:

"There are always some people coming and they're really here to fight, and I've always believed that, so I want to give everyone a chance and I'm looking forward to their coming......"

"Nowadays, many things like to be linked to interests, and people do a lot of things with less faith in their hearts."

"Since this place already belongs to the fertile soil of our Bena people, then there must be someone willing to protect it, and this group of people I am waiting for."

With that, Surdak sat down on a wicker chair.

The room was a little dark, and the guards had already come in and lit the two magic sconces on the walls, and brought Surdak a plate of dinner, fried meat, white bread, two plums and a bunch of grapes, and the food seemed to be quite rich.

Andrew glanced at it, intending to have the guards go to the dining hall and bring back one.

"It is said that many armies will hire some mercenary groups to participate in the war before they prepare for war, should we consider this?"

Surdak rubbed his forehead.

Andrew asked, in fact, because there are a large number of troops gathered in this forest farm camp now, and at the moment when the Western Route Army has suffered such serious battle losses, if Surdak can make good use of these adventure groups, mercenary groups and noble lords' private armies, he will be able to let the Western Route Army recuperate well for a period of time in the future.

"That's why there are so many mercenary groups out there, and they're willing to stay here because they think I'll hire them?" Surdak figured out one thing at once.

Andrew nodded and said, "That's pretty much it." ”

……

The wooden door of the command post was slammed open from the outside, and Samira walked in from the outside, and before she could even close the wooden door, she threw herself into Surdak's arms.

The half-elf beauty buried her head in Surdak's arms, her crystal clear pointed ears dyed with a touch of ruddy.

Her body exuded the scent of daffodils, her body was light, and when she was held in Surdak's arms, there was a kind of intoxication in her eyes.

After Samira's petal-like lips were blocked by Surdak, Andrew felt that the command post was suddenly unable to stay, so he hurriedly grabbed an axe and slipped out along the wall, helping Surdak close the wooden door of the command post by the way.

Lips parted for a long time.

"Why are you here, what's new over there in the Moyunling garrison camp?" Surdak asked in a low voice, holding Samira's slender waist.

"The evil ghosts on Moyun Ridge have not moved for the time being, this time I came here to deal with the daily affairs of the forest farm camp, and someone has submitted hundreds of applications to the garrison camp." Samira said casually.

Surdak nodded.

Later, Samira mentioned that there was an aboriginal caravan coming from the Moyunling Pass.

"However, there are aborigines from the northern mountains of Moyun Ridge who have come to the garrison camp......"

Surdak didn't expect this group of aborigines from the northern mountains of Moyun Ridge to come to the south so quickly, and it was obvious that Surdak had sent a friendly signal, and these natives wanted to quickly increase their strength.

Perhaps it was the weapons and equipment that Surdak supported them some time ago that gave them some sweetness.

"Who did they come into contact with when they got here?" Surdak asked.

"Merchant, they brought some Warcraft materials."

In short, the natives of the aboriginal tribe came with the materials of the Warcraft and met the merchants in the free market here......

Surdak couldn't tell if it was good or bad.

In this way, supplies from the Empire's side will continue to flow into the indigenous tribes of the northern mountains.

"It seems that they are ready to trade with us, and since they are willing to take this step, it is not in vain for me to run to the north of Moyunling." Surdak said.

When this group of natives becomes dependent on the supplies of the Empire, perhaps some of the materials will be controlled.

When the time comes, they will need to exchange some resources......

Then the two talked about the affairs of the forest camp again, and since Selena sent Samira over, there must be a way to deal with it.

"What are you going to do with the nobles who submitted the application?" Surdak asked Samira.

The half-elf beauty tied her shoulder-length hair together, then pushed open the window on the side of the command post, and the noise of the camp was immediately heard.

"I am going to reserve in the forest camp city, and those who meet the combat conditions will be sent to the Moyunling battlefield, and if they can't meet the combat conditions, they will be trained in the forest camp camp." Samira said.

Surdak nodded.

"Got it......"

Samira came, and there was enough weight to deal with the affairs of this side.

Surdak only stayed in the forest camp for a day, and then rushed to the military camp in Moyun Ridge with the giant soldier ants and the Knights of Constructed Arms.

……

The forest road, which was once full of weeds, has now been cleared again.

The trail was originally flanked by old roots, but now covered with plenty of shrubs and vines, and the trees on both sides of the trail have regrown to completely cover the entire trail.

The trail is now more like a tunnel in the woods......

Giant soldier ants prefer to walk under the shade of this tree.

Along the way, you can see many caravans pulling horse-drawn carriages carrying a large amount of supplies to the foot of Moyunling Mountain, one after another wagons lined up closely, and the carriages are covered with tarpaulins.

Probably because there are fewer evil spirits roaming around in the forest, and those little beasts in the forest don't know where to emerge.

Cereals were hauled on many wagons, and the smell of these cereals attracted a lot of small animals to roam around the trails, and they were not even too afraid of people.

The woods are slowly regaining their former life......

Compared to those demons, human invaders are undoubtedly mild.

When the merchants looked at the Western Route Army's Constructed Knights, the worship in their eyes was also very clear, and they had long known the news of the Western Route Army's victory......

While the knights were resting in the woods, some merchants would come up and ask the knights for their booty.

Fists and swords, demon horns, fangs, and dark hides, there's nothing they don't want to buy. As long as it's cheap enough, or if it makes them profitable.

Surdak is not averse to this kind of deal, but it needs to be 'fair'.

Be fair to the warriors, and fair to the merchants.

Since these warriors had traveled thousands of miles to follow Surdak to the Warsaw plane, Surdak felt obligated to let them gain some wealth.

And this wealth can basically only be obtained from the demons, so this part of the benefits Surdak will not be given to the merchant under any circumstances.

The merchants knew that the soldiers of the Western Route Army had a lot of good goods in their hands, but the soldiers of the Western Route Army had strict military discipline and rarely sold the spoils of war in private......

This time, many merchants had the opportunity to contact these warriors on the forest road, only to find that they really didn't know anything about the price of these loot in the market, but some people made successful transactions, most of them gave some high prices at the purchase price.

Many merchants don't understand why these warriors (including the Constructed Knights) would bite the price so hard.

Later, it was discovered that they actually had a price list of loot, which was made public in almost every team, and everyone was selling their loot according to the price list on the price list.

Along the way, quite a few people sold their loot.

By the time they arrived at the Moyunling garrison camp, almost half of the soldiers had already sold the loot they were carrying.

Surdak finally saw how many adventure groups had gathered on the battlefield on the front line here, and the makeshift tents set up on the entire hillside had spread into the mountains, and many adventure groups were coming in and out, surrounding a large free market, which naturally seemed to be extremely lively.

Even Gullitmu, who was following him, was a little stunned, looking at the tents all over the mountains and muttering:

"Why are there so many people gathered here at once?"

(End of chapter)