Chapter 137: See the Caravan Again
The Blue Wolf Thieves withdrew, but the caravan's troubles were not completely resolved. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Some people are seriously injured, some people die, the injured need to be treated, and the bodies of the deceased must be taken away, even if they are buried in this northern wilderness plain, they must find a secluded and uninhabited place, and it is impossible to bury the corpses in front of the Iron Horn tribe.
What's more, the caravan also has to guard against whether the Iron Horn Tribe will suddenly attack.
Fortunately, as luck would have it, until the caravan had disposed of all the wounded, the coachman drove the carriage away, and the Iron Horn tribe did not make any misleading moves.
"The losses are not small, but they are still acceptable. ā
In a carriage, Kidd, the captain of the guard, and Max, the leader of the caravan, sat there, and Kidd followed behind the caravan with the carriage.
"In the past two years, the Northern Wilderness Plain has become more and more unstable, there are more and more thieves, the Green Wolf Thieves Group is an old thief group, I heard that even the Bear Man Tribe and the Lion Man Tribe have appeared in the thief group now. Max sat there, wiped his fat cheeks with a handkerchief, and said with a serious expression.
The two looked at each other, and both saw the worry in each other's eyes.
"It's getting less and less calm, I'm afraid the war is coming again......" Kidd sighed, a little helpless.
"Orcs are not good at production, they hunt but fight, and if hunting is not enough to provide them with sufficient daily necessities, killing and war are their first choice. Max carefully put away the handkerchief: "Once the war starts, no matter who wins or loses, at least the orcs have achieved the goal of reducing the population." ā
Kidd looked ahead, his eyes deep: "I don't know what the adults above think, what is the point of sending smuggling caravans here every year other than being able to plunder the orc tribe's supplies through trade......? Previously, orcs waged wars out of a desire to kill and expand their territory. Now, I wouldn't be surprised that they were going to start a war even for the sake of fine salt. ā
"Captain Kidd, what you said is beyond your identity, if I report it to the adults above......" Max rolled his eyes and looked at Kidd with some helplessness.
"Will you?" said Kidd as he looked at Max, not showing the slightest concern.
"Of course...... Nope!"
Max smiled: "If I go to the informant because of your words, you will definitely be transferred out of the smuggling caravan work, and in the end you will just return to the army and wait for the battle, but where can I find a captain of the guard who is as compatible with you? If a fool is sent from above, I am afraid that I will die here before you die on the battlefield first." ā
"Huh. Kidd chuckled, then looked sideways at the front of the convoy and continued, "Hey, what do you think of this new guy?"
Max sat there, leaning back against the bound goods, with a leisurely expression: "Isn't it good, if he hadn't seriously injured the leader of the Blue Wolf Thieves Group, our losses this time would have been even greater." ā
"Isn't it too coincidental for a powerful silver level to appear inexplicably?" said Kidd in a low voice as he drove the carriage.
"Maybe it's just such a coincidence, after all, we are just a smuggling caravan, even if his origin does not match what he said? ā
"I always feel uneasy......
Max twisted his neck and glanced at Kidd helplessly: "I don't know who said that he was welcome to join......"
"The situation is different, I can't always examine him first when he has made meritorious contributions, and then the situation does not allow it. If it is convenient in our own territory, it will be convenient to notify the 'Military Secret Office' directly, and the group of black dogs will ensure that they will find out how big the pants he is wearing. ā
"Don't worry, I've already ordered him to go down, and there will be people watching him along the way. What kind of food, how many sips of water, how many times did you let the wind out, how long was the time, who did you talk to, and what questions did you ask...... Guarantee that not a word, a detail will be missed. Max chuckled, "There are no military secrets in the caravan, but don't forget what kind of origin I am from......"
"Hehe, you old black dog......"
At the front of the convoy, Ronald was assigned to a wagon, which was said to be a cargo press, but he did not have to follow the convoy along the way like the guards, which was already a good thing in the caravan.
This is also his silver-level strength, and the reward for helping the caravan against strong enemies.
The convoy continued, Ronald lying on top of the wagon, the cold wind blowing in the North Wilderness Plains, cold, but extremely refreshing. Especially in the vast plains, the waist-high weeds look spectacular, even if they are a little dead.
This is a different kind of natural landscape from human territory.
The caravan stopped and went, but it kept following a certain route in the vast grassland, and every few days, it would come across an orc tribe. Tribes are usually small, with a population of a few thousand and a few hundred for the lesser......
Whenever they encountered a tribe, the Mais would come forward to communicate and communicate, exchanging their animal skins or other plain specialties for things such as fine salt and wound medicine brought by the caravan.
Ten days have passed, and the caravan has already made contact with four tribes.
Three of them are the Minotaur tribe and one is the Bear tribe.
The bear people, another branch of the orc race, are burly and strong enough to be as strong as the minotaurs, but they do not have the well-defined muscles of the minotaurs, they are chubby and extremely stocky, covered in black and brown body hair, with a bear's head staring at their necks, thick limbs, and sharp claws.
It's literally a pack of brown bears walking upright!
It's just that the bearman tribe's belongings are obviously much better than those of the Iron Horn tribe, and many warriors are actually wearing iron armor and holding mace-like weapons in their hands, but there are not so many sharp iron thorns, but looking at the heavy weight, it is estimated that even a rock can be smashed if a stick goes down.
In addition to the tribe, the caravan would occasionally encounter some orc warriors who left the tribe alone to hunt in the corners of the plain, and they would also exchange the animal skins or other strange things stored in their hands for the caravan's goods, but they were all less salt and more medicine.
The caravans were bringing fewer and fewer goods, more and more hides and other supplies were being purchased, and a dozen wagons were already full.
At this time, Max finally ordered the caravan to turn around, preparing to leave the Northern Wilderness Plain and return to human territory.
It has been nearly half a month since he inexplicably came to the orc's territory through the teleportation magic array, and Ronald always has a smile on the surface, as if he doesn't care about anything, but in his heart he is getting more and more anxious day by day.
In 6 months, he had to loot tens of thousands of gold coins, and now half a month has passed, but he has not made any progress at all.
Tens of thousands of gold coins, but it's not much, and if you find a noble family with a territory, you can loot this amount.
But the difficulty lies in how to find the target, how to loot, and how to escape safely after looting!
It's a completely unfamiliar environment, and Ronald is alone again. The strength of the silver level is not low, but any noble family with strength and heritage has no shortage of silver-level masters.
Just by himself, if he stands there and says that he wants to rob, it is estimated that he will soon be suppressed and arrested by other masters.
Grab...... In this world where force is paramount, it is not only necessary to have enough strength, but also to have chance, and even a certain amount of luck.
"It's difficult, everything has to wait until we return to the territory of the human race before we start planning, starting from finding the right target, timing, if not lucky, at least a month or two...... If you don't have enough time, if you don't want to take on more interest, it's best to be able to loot at once. ā
"It would be nice if the orcs also circulated gold coins, but they are still in the stage of bartering. Gold coins have no meaning to them at all. ā
Ronald shook his head and sighed self-deprecatingly.
"A successful raid is the best result, and if there is really no chance, it will have to drag the interest. After all, life is always more important than points, fortunately, the system allows arrears, but if it drags on for a few months, the interest will definitely snowball, and in the end, I will lose the help of the system for a long time. ā
The system's delinquency is simply a model of usury, and usury is notoriously easy to borrow and difficult to repay, unless it is a pie that falls out of thin air.
"Leader, there's another caravan ahead!" a guard who was scouting in front of the caravan suddenly ran back and reported to Max.
"Caravans?"
Max frowned slightly, stretched out his fingers and scratched his scalp, and thought for a while: "Contact the other party to see which family it is." Our goods have been cleared, there is no need to make trouble at this time, if there is a conflict, let the people below back down. ā
"Yes!"
The guard answered, and immediately ran back.
Kidd had been patrolling the back of the convoy and when he noticed that something wasn't right, he immediately rushed over and asked, "What's going on?"
"There's a caravan coming from the other side. Max said with a serious expression.
Kidd frowned, and his palm slowly touched the hilt of the sword: "I'll go and prepare, if there is a conflict, it's best to be able to solve them at once." ā
"Don't be in a hurry, let the people below be patient, we don't need to cause more trouble at this time. What's more, it may not be our opponent. Max shook his head, his expression serious.
Kidd hesitated, then nodded.
"Inform Ronald and tell him to be careful, if he really wants to do it...... Let him kill the master on the opposite side first, and our goods must not be lost. Max rubbed the palms of his hands together and said suddenly.
"No problem. ā
Kidd answered, and walked towards the carriage where Ronald was resting.