Holding the bloody head of the bull guard, Rhodes roared loudly. The remaining beastmen immediately turned into birds and beasts and fled. But the siege network has been formed, and the "hunting party" will not spare any of the beastmen, and Rhodes' goal is to completely purify the dark forest and wipe out all the beastmen in this area.

One by one, frightened and fleeing beastmen died under the axes and swords of the Norscans, and the thick smell of blood attracted a large number of ravens and carrion-eating creatures.

After a painful slaughter for half a day, everyone gathered under the evil Ten Thousand Demon Rock and pushed it down in a brutal manner. According to the dwarves, it is best to break it to pieces, so as to prevent the beastmen from elsewhere from gathering here in the future. So Rhodes ordered his troops to camp in the same place and completely smash it in the shortest possible time.

It is said that after every battle victory, there will be a lot of loot, however, the battle against the beastmen is obviously not like this, these poor ghosts have nothing, and the bones of various humans and animals are most around the Ten Thousand Demon Rock. The bones were piled up like garbage around the large stone and were used as sacrifices to the gods of the beastmen. If I had to find any loot from the beastmen, it would be the tattered armor they were wearing. Most of these armors are too large for humans to wear, and they don't know where the beastmen got them.

Rhodes ordered the group to strip off all the armor from the corpse and drag it to the Blackhammer Fort Market to sell it as scrap metal.

However, that night, the hunting team that went to exterminate the Harpy made a surprise discovery. Celta returns with a group of Norscan raiders ecstatic and reports to Rhodes what they have found in the Harpy's lair—a large number of jewels and gold and silver jewelry. This made Rhodes wonder that the Harpys were not originally a species that coveted gold, silver and jewelry, they were only interested in fresh flesh and blood, and everything they did was to hunt, kill all living humans and domestic animals, and devour their flesh and blood. Why does such a bloodthirsty species have gold and silver treasures in their nests?

And when Rhodes arrived at the banshee's lair, he learned that these jewels and gold and silver jewelry were nothing more than ornaments on human bodies, some were gemstone rings, some were gold and silver inlaid in clothes, and some were gold chains hanging around his waist and gemstone necklaces hanging around his neck.

So, Rod understood on the spot that these things were indeed not deliberately plundered by the harpy, but the things on the prey (people) they caught, and after swallowing humans alive, these gold, silver and jewels could not be swallowed, so they abandoned them in the nest, just like bones, and threw them in the nest at will, and over time, they gathered a lot of gold and silver jewelry.

To the Harpy, these glittering things were as worthless as the bones of the Mori Mori, but for Rod, they were a windfall. He rewarded the two Norsca warriors who reported this information on the spot, because without them, he would not have known that there was such a place to hide treasure, as long as greed prevailed over fear of the lord, then the Norscans could not tell themselves at all, and then he would not have known that there was such an unexpected gain from sweeping the harpie's lair. Eventually, however, they told themselves that they had to reward them, for their loyalty and honesty.

You can see the surprise on the faces of the Gnoskar warriors who received the reward, they may not have expected that they would be rewarded so handsomely for telling the news to their lord. Rhodes gave ten percent of the treasure of the lair to the two Gnosca raiders who reported the situation, and also rewarded Celta with a share. Reward the remaining Norscan warriors with another 10 percent, for not stealing the treasure privately, and for their bravery in battle.

With this windfall, Rhodes knew that many things could be done, such as the expansion of the mines, the construction of the Temple of Thor, and the repair of the town's docks. Funds are still very short for themselves at this stage.

Now that the forest has been completely cleared, Rhodes knows that when spring comes, the logging team will be able to enter the forest to collect timber resources. Moreover, without the Beastmen, the forest would inevitably be more numerous in other animals, which would make hunting easier and the fur would be more profitable. A battle that solves the problem of development for at least the next 10 years is worth it......

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Blackhammer Fort.

"Your Excellency, I have something to ask you, and you must tell me the truth. ”

In Blackhammer Castle, just as Rhodes was leading a group of younger brothers to sweep the forest, the new partner, the Kislev nobleman Laheim, found the butler Muros and asked him with a serious face. Although Muros didn't know what he wanted to ask, judging from the other party's serious expression, it was probably not a good thing. Yunnan

"Ask, as long as I know, I will tell you the truth. ”

Muros replied earnestly.

"Is there a lot of fighting in this castle?"

Laheim's expression was so serious, as if he was questioning a prisoner, but Muros was not a prisoner. The old butler stared at him and replied earnestly-

"Not very often, in fact, only during the Evil Moon each year does the castle face a major battle, and the rest of the year, there are not many enemies. ”

"But Black Hammer Castle is in a very dangerous position when the evil moon comes, isn't it?"

Raheim asked pressingly.

"You can't say the same, as you can see, Lord Rhodes has ordered people to build the outer city walls, and at the same time, Black Hammer Fort has hundreds of well-trained soldiers and warriors. Even if the evil moon comes, we can defend it well. ”

"But this year, the evil moon almost didn't hold on!"

Laheim asked loudly, this time, it was a real question. Because in the Battle of the Evil Moon, he was also on the scene, watching the Beastmen almost attack the city, and was finally blocked back by Rhodes. Such a dangerous place is not suitable for living and at the same time not for investment. Laheim began to regret that he should have investigated more before deciding whether to mine the deep pit mine with Rhodes, and there must be a reason why this high-quality mine has not been deeply excavated for so long.

And the reason for it is that the threat of the beastmen has never been eliminated.

"But it still held on, and the Beastmen didn't even get into the town, you may not know, my lord, this time last year, Blackhammer didn't even have an outer wall, and the townspeople were just floating people, who left the town before winter came, went south to escape the winter, to hide from the beastmen, and then returned here to work in the following spring. It's a town that definitely doesn't seem to grow. But Lord Rhodes changed all this, he did what no one else could do, he not only built a strong city wall in just half a year, but also expanded the number of garrisons, went north to trade with the dwarves, and obtained firearms for the imperial blockade, all within this year, so that Blackhammer Castle would not become a desolate northern town. And I also believe that in the future, it will be safer and more populated. ”

In the face of his partner's questioning, Muros replied without humility or arrogance, he spoke with facts, listing the events of the past year one by one, so that Laheim could see the changes in the entire Black Hammer Fort, as well as hope for the future.

"The number of Beastmen is relatively fixed, and we will only get stronger and stronger, as long as the cooperative development of the mine is smooth and there is enough money, we can purchase more weapons and recruit more soldiers, and then the threat of the Beastmen will slowly disappear. What's more, Lord Rhodes has already taken people to the forest to exterminate the remaining beastmen, and I believe that he will return in a few days with news of victory, and then there will be no such thing as the power of the evil moon. ”

Muros continued. I have to say that his words are still very convincing, in a few words, even coaxing and deceiving, not only listing the facts that happened in the past, but also analyzing the future situation, so that the nobleman Laheim temporarily dispelled his concerns.