"Tough, brave, bloodthirsty, furious. Gnoscan Marauders, I know, I know what kind of people you are, you are a brave and warlike beasts!"

The quiet northern Black Forest is now echoing with the shouts of a human male. In front of him was a group of bloodthirsty Norscan marauders. However, the man did not look fearful at all, he had only a long sword, a spear and a short dagger on him.

In the early spring, the roar of men echoed in the empty dark forest, and Rhodes stood in front of the group of Norscan robbers in a bearskin cloak and let out a deafening roar. It can be seen that when Rhodes finished speaking, the Norsca raiders in front of him obviously felt angry and unconvinced.

However, before they could protest again and challenge Rhodes, Rhodes spoke out again-

"But, I'm also a beast. Bloodthirsty, furious, is the nature of every man. We fight, we crave blood, we crave women, and so do I. ”

Rod shouted. In front of them, the Norsca marauders, who were still gloomy for the last second, suddenly burst into laughter. Hearty laughter echoed in the forest, and this laughter was enough to startle any animal in the forest. They are Gnosca marauders, wild warriors, hunters of the forest, and even the strongest beastmen will be the targets of their hunting.

Ever since the events of the Black Hammer Chaos, Rhodes has been thinking about how to lead these Norscans, who are strong and brave, but difficult to manage. Fighting, fighting, and finding women are their only places to go, but the evil moon has passed, and the beasts and werewolves are not ready to be encountered, and it is not realistic to lead them to plunder the caravans at sea, in that case, the Ice Queen and the Empire will come to the door sooner or later.

After thinking about it, Rhodes had his own idea, he would take this group of marauders north to the Black Forest and hunt deep into the dark forest. The forest is full of dangers, however, the more dangerous the place, the more it stimulates the bloodthirsty nature of these Norskas, who are born warriors, and where there is battle, there are them. Fighting in the Black Forest with this beastly team can not only vent their anger with nowhere to go, but also serve as a training force to continue training their fighting skills. Training in real combat is as useful and effective as any bloodless exercise.

Moreover, Rhodes had already envisioned that the Norscans would be followed by a logging party that ventured into the forest. Blackhammer Fort is located on the northern frontier and does not have many resources, and wood is one of the few resources that can be taken inexhaustibly. In the vast Black Forest, the speed of logging is definitely not as fast as the growth of trees themselves. This is not the Earth, without large-scale logging teams and efficient logging machines, the Black Forest is so large that it would take a whole week to complete. No one dared to enter the Black Forest to log in the past, for the simple reason that the forest was full of all kinds of beasts and werewolves, which were terrible threats. And now, Rhodes will lead this group of Norscan marauders to sweep the forest, leaving behind a safe woodland for the logging team to cut with confidence. Hunting produces fur and meat, and logging can also be economically profitable. It's a triple win.

The premise, of course, is that these Norscans must obey the administration. And now, Rhodes is trying to really lead these barbarians.

"I used to say that I would punish you, and now, it is punishment! I want you to return twice as much as what you have plundered! Marauders, warriors, hunters, tell me with your practical actions that you are not waste eating soft rice, and tell me with your practical actions that you can still be called my brothers!"

The early morning mist shrouded the forest, and Rhodes roared wildly in a wild voice. As soon as the words fell, the Norsca marauders in front of them let out an equally deafening wild roar. They are beasts, the most powerful human warriors of the North. And now, they are going to complete a real hunt under the leadership of Rhodes.

"Now, forward!

The roar of these bloodthirsty marauders echoed through the forest, like a raging wave sweeping through the forest in early spring.

......

"That's what Rhodes ordered you to bring from Kislev?"

A week later, in the inner hall of Blackhammer, Lawrence the Ranger handed Caroline the Ice Pepper Seed, and the Frost Witch stared at the strange plant seed with a blank expression.

While studying at the Kislev School of Magic, she had heard of the plant, but not much about it. After all, this thing is an outlier among plants, and even Kislev is rarely cultivated. Because to grow it, it requires not only extremely low temperatures, but also the magic of the Frost Witch. The wizard profession is a scarce profession in the entire Old World, and the number of them is very small, and even such a small number of frost witches have to bear many important military, political, and intelligence jobs, and few people have free time to grow ice peppers. So, the ice pepper has always been a luxury item throughout the Old Continent, and in the Empire and Bretonnia, its price even surpassed that of spices from the East.

"Yes, I picked it up in the Ushko Grand Market in Kislev, and the price is very expensive, almost catching up with the price of gold. ”

Lawrence replied earnestly.

Caroline picked up one of the ice pepper seeds and took it in her hand to look closely. Unlike other plant seeds, the seeds of the ice pepper are very hard and have a crystal blue color, like crystals that reflect the beautiful ice blue light in the sun. From the outside, this thing looks like sapphire crystal. However, it is the seed of the plant.

Caroline pinched the seed coat with her slender fingers, feeling the energy contained within.

"Rod threw these seeds at me, but I don't know how this thing has to cast a spell to keep it alive. ”

Caroline said with a look of displeasure.

"It doesn't matter, the lord has been prepared, and he asked me to buy the seeds and the planting book at the same time. It records in detail the growth cycle of ice pepper, the growth environment, its habits and various characteristics, as well as the matters that need to be paid attention to in the planting process. ”

"He's really ......," Caroline said with a straight face, "but how could he be so sure I would help him?"

"Oh, this lord also said, Lord Rhodes asked me to convey to you, after the ice pepper is successfully planted and sold, one-third of the proceeds will belong to you. ”

"Ice pepper is a scarce resource, and the income is naturally high, but why is it one-third, not half or two-thirds?"

Caroline turned her face sideways to stare at Lawrence, Rod's loyal subordinate.

"Because the purchaser of this trade is in contact with Blackhammer Fort...... Blackhammer paid for the entire cost of procurement...... And, Lord Rhodes said, as long as you help him grow Ice Peppers, the underground hot springs of Blackhammer will be open to you around the clock. ”

Lawrence stared at the witch and relayed Rod's words word for word. Caroline curled the corners of her mouth slightly.