Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Return Journey (5200+)
Sanbu knew that he was talking nonsense, but he also had to force a smile.
The rest of the tribes, under the clamor of the blade teeth, were somewhat moved, but they fell into hesitation because of the distance.
Seeing this, Blade Tooth patted his chest and made a lot of assurances, such as "the technology is good, the journey will not take long", "the whole process is responsible for the pick-up" and so on.
After a good talk, it can be regarded as really moving the witch doctors.
Having achieved his goal, Bladefang stepped down with a sigh of relief, and saw the Witch Doctor of Kurifin licking his face and coming up.
"Your Excellency Kurifin, what is this?"
Kulifin replied with a smile and cautiously,
"Toothy... Speaker.. Your Excellency, you see.... Can the captives .. Give it back to us first. ”
"But... Haven't got the guarantee you should have for your teeth yet? What if it ....."
Blade Fang looked embarrassed, and seemed to be reluctant to agree.
"Rest assured, we don't... Dare to lie, as long as... The tooth warehouse is ready... For the first time... Delivery. ”
Blade Fang shirked a few more words, and Kulifen kept persuading him bitterly;
His back, which was not too straight, was bent down a little more at this time, and the hideous and vicious troll's face was forced to squeeze out a little flattery.
With just these few words, the attention of the surrounding trolls was gradually attracted, and the junior apprentices began to see the synchronous translation again.
Blade Fang looked almost there, and then he pretended to be 'I hesitate, but I trust you' and said,
"Yes, after all, the three departments have repented, and I am willing to trust you.... The guarantee will be kept in the 'Holy Mountain' first, and when we build the guarantee warehouse, we will discuss the delivery. ”
This so-called "guarantee warehouse" was only stipulated in the negotiations and must be built within three days of the Holy Mountain.
This is what the three departments insist on, and they are not at ease with letting their reserves go too far.
Blade Fang fulfilled their wish, and even planned to go one step further and build a warehouse directly on the edge of the Culomon Department.... within a few hours.
Once this warehouse is built, it doesn't really matter how much 'collateral' can be collected;
The key point is that the ensuing construction of bases and garrisons is above board, and no one can say anything about 'forcibly'.
Therefore, he agreed very happily at this time.
And this kind of behavior not only relieved the three witch doctors such as Kurifin;
The rest of the witch doctors who didn't think about it so much were also deeply impressed by the grandeur of the teeth.
'What a big loss, you can actually get rid of your previous suspicions when you turn your head, this tribe is worth handing over! “
This kind of 'good' combined with the strong strength of the teeth, at this time, it is just right, not to say that it goes further... Let them have the impression of being 'weak and deceiving'.
Anyway, the butcher's knife raised in the Gabi tribe and the ending of the four wars are still vivid.
The delivery of the captives went smoothly, and after accepting the captives, the three tribes did not even have time to appease their "wounded" hearts, so they hurriedly sent out to hunt.
The initial trust has been basically achieved, and the 40 hunting teams that came with them have no task of guarding the captives, and at this time, the food stocks of the Holy Mountain that they consume are all things that need to be transferred to the pockets of the teeth, and they can save a little bit of it......
As a result, most of these hunter teams were thrown out to hunt and produce together with the three trolls.
This part of the hunter team, in addition to collecting food, actually has a task of 'familiarizing with the terrain);
The hunting grounds of the three departments in various places around the area, there is still a layer of 'war fog' floating in the eyes of the teeth, which belongs to an unknown area;
For the convenience of taking over in the future, and in order to deal with the possible 'punishment war", Blade Fang intends to prepare in advance.
In order to achieve this goal, it is certainly not enough to send Madahar hunters, but also to have clever apprentices who are 'disguised' to accompany them, ready to be 'familiar' as detailed as possible.
With more than 30 teams of hunters from the tooth department and more efficient weapons and equipment to join, the hunting activity went smoothly at once.
Every day, a large amount of food is collected, and except for the part of the food ration consumed, the rest is transferred to the Holy Mountain.
There, Mibu dug a number of ice warehouses near the snow line and served as an emergency granary for countless years.
Look at this, and then think about the energy and time I spent in order to solve the problem of food storage, and I had to sigh with the emotion of "the same person is not the same life"....
"Haha, look at your 'ugly' face, is this jealousy? Miya teased in bed at night.
"Hmph.... You're itching again, aren't you? I have nothing to be jealous of, my men are defeated. Without self-motivation and intellectual curiosity, the three of them will grow on the granary, and they will be swept into the garbage heap of history. ”
“... You... That's right..."
"Don't shake it.... Replace me on it...."
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Originally, I planned to stay for a while longer, and then go on the road after gathering enough food for the return trip, but the heads of the tribes urged more and more urgently....
For their urging, Blade Tooth can also understand, after all, they still have their own tribes to take care of, and it is impossible to spend here all the time.
But the food on the return trip was just needed, and Blade had to make another plan....
After thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is no need to take all the hunters back with you on this trip?
Anyway, the construction of the new station is about to start, is it better and more efficient to leave some of them to wait nearby? By the way, you can continue the mission of "opening a map".
He summoned Mia, Shipfang, and the rest of the witch medicine disciples who were with him for a meeting, analyzed the situation according to the situation, and finally decided to prepare according to the charter of 'leaving 15 hunters, 5 apprentices, and one witch doctor ......
This decision was a decision that pleased almost all trolls.
is responsible for staying behind, because there is no so-called wife and children to take care of in the teeth, and the members of the hunting team who stay together all the year round are the most intimate 'interpersonal relationships' on weekdays.
Therefore, they do not suffer from gains and losses because of the tasks left behind.
After being given the basic guarantee of one meal coin per day, plus 0.5 rice coin compensation for being stationed abroad, they happily accepted the 'business trip' job.
And the soldiers are also happy, the sooner they go back, the sooner they have the opportunity to depict the 'totem'.
During this period of time, they felt quite envious of the colorful lives of those "totem soldiers" and "singing day and night".
As the victorious side, the rest of the soldiers and chasseurs also have many 'ministers under the crotch' and 'ministers under the skirt'.
But quantity can't match quality..... Look at the five totem soldiers, they have all begun to mingle with the chiefs of the various tribes.
In addition, some of the apprentices are also very happy, after all, whether they return to their headquarters or the Gabi station, they can return to the 'ocean of knowledge' as soon as possible....
Whether it was the knowledge of magic in the main department, or the 'mechanics' that was in the ascendant in the place where Gabi was stationed, it was the motivation for them to go back quickly.
This three-part area where primitive 'people' are gathered is really not attractive.
The only thing that was left behind was the ship's teeth, and some of the apprentices who were drawn by lot to be assigned to the 'stay-behind' mission, and they had to stay behind to coordinate the construction of the new station.
After the assignment was over, Shiptooth made a bitter face and searched for a suitable place with Bladetooth in the area around the Culomon Department for half a day.
He had the intention of resigning from the appointment, but after thinking about it, he simply gave up this useless work......
In terms of personal affairs, Meiya and Blade Tooth are husband and wife, if you don't keep it, then can you let one of Meiya or Blade Tooth stay?
The heart of the wheel, the responsibility of the blade tooth is destined to be impossible to stay outside for a long time;
And Meiya's research on pregnancy can only be carried out in a stable tribe, so it will not be specially dispatched to be stationed here all year round, right?
Therefore, among the three witch doctors present, he was really the most suitable.
Thinking about this, the boat tooth sighed helplessly and accepted his fate.
Now, he just hopes that the council will have a little conscience, and that he will not be allowed to stay for years.....
It took a day to find a suitable location
"I'm going to have to work hard for you this time."
"It's okay Your Excellency, Speaker, it's not hard at all!"
"Oh? Is it? Then I'm relieved... I wonder if it would be too much to stay for five years.... It's good if it's not hard. In the expression of the ship's tooth as if he had eaten 'dog dung', Blade Tooth said with relief,
"You're a good witch doctor!"
"Ahh Your Excellency the Speaker! ”
"Haha! The council is not stupid, and when the preliminary construction is completed, it will transfer you back to the riverside station, or the headquarters. Rest assured. ”
"Whew.... Thank you.. Thank you. ”
Bladefang stopped teasing him, and quickened his pace to continue his way back to Culom, and Shipfang hurried to follow.
While a few people were busy outside, there were a number of trolls gathered in the open space outside the gate of the Culombe, one by one, straightening their overdeveloped dorsal crests as much as possible, and stretching their necks to look towards the center.
There, there were three teams of hunters who had not been assigned a hunting mission, and were temporarily transferred to the post of "cooks" to prepare rations for the long march.
The raw materials for the military rations were required by the three departments, and the amount was sufficient for the return journey to the needs of the leaders of the party and the accompanying departments.
However, the rations were not finished when they arrived, and they had to be further processed.
Otherwise, these raw foods will not withstand the test of the climate in the forest, and they will stink after a few days..... These makeshift cooks are preparing for this at this time.
Steel-wood meat knives flew on the eucalyptus board, quickly processing large pieces of semi-thawed frozen meat, mincing fat, mincing bones, and mincing lean meat;
Fruits and vegetables are also pulverized and boiled over high heat in makeshift pottery that is barely in use.
The juice squeezed from fruits and vegetables cannot be wasted, and it should also be packed into a small man separately and put on the fire to simmer slowly;
When the water is evaporated, a layer of sweet and sour extract is left at the bottom, which seems to be sugar, other impurities or nutrients.
This step actually feels like taking off your pants and farting;
If the juices of these fruits and vegetables are poured into the daw, it seems that they can also be used effectively as they are processed along with the food that is being boiled.
But.... After all, military rations are free, but fruit and vegetable extracts can be sold as a 'luxury'.
It's not that if you get into the eye of money, you have to make this money, so you might as well go straight to minting coins... What he made was real money, wasn't it far faster than doing business?
The reason for this operation is that there are too few real 'goods' in the tribe.
As a result, today's 'rice money' is not so much 'money' as a special 'food stamp' endowed with the attribute of 'equivalent', which is far from the 'currency' he expected.
In this way, many things cannot be carried out, and the scope of 'goods' has to be expanded little by little.
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Having said all this, in fact, what attracts the attention of onlookers the most is the 'fire' and the aroma produced during the cooking process of the food.
So when Blade Fang came back, he saw such a scene that seemed to be 'watching monkeys'.
He pulled away the trolls that were in the way, leaned to the center and asked,
"How's the preparation going?"
"The ingredients are almost processed, and there are only two steps left: boiling and drying, baking and dehydration."
"When will it be done?"
“.... Tonight will do. The apprentice who "cameo as the 'chief cook'" first looked at the water content in many Weng, and then estimated and gave an answer.
"Yes.... Boat, go and inform the warband, we can be on our way tomorrow. ”
"Yes, I see."
When the ship's teeth turned to leave, Bladefang asked for some meat from the hunter who had just returned from the hunt, and then found an empty stove and began to roast it.
Under the low heat, the surface of the meat is slowly burned, and the fat falls on the wood below, making a sizzling sound.
Gradually, the aroma of the food, which was far stronger than that of the previous boiled food, permeated the 'square';
This extremely special smell stimulated the trolls who had been watching, but because of the shadow brought by the cavalry a few days ago, they were cautious and did not dare to approach.
Towards finishing, Blade Tooth sprinkled some fruit and vegetable extracts on the meat as a seasoning, and then distributed the roast meat that had been prepared for them.
He demonstrated a bite and chewed it in his mouth.... I think it tastes pretty good.
"Eat! Good stuff. ”
Seeing this, the chiefs and warriors, who did not know what it was to be reserved, immediately devoured it;
Compared to them, the witch doctor seems to be more reserved and eats more gently, but he also doesn't know what politeness is.
The meat grilled in this way is actually not incredibly delicious, it is just ordinary;
The fruit and vegetable extracts added later were even more failures in the eyes of the blades, far less than the cumin and salt in the previous life.
But for these poor trolls who are still drinking blood and have tasted very little with their taste buds, the aroma of fat, the deliciousness of protein after reaction, and the overall layered taste.....
Coupled with the richer and more varied taste buds of the extract, they all made them 'Ah, today I know that I am me!' "Feelings.
After adding layers to the appeal of the tribe, Blade Fang didn't stop any longer, and after a brief exchange, he took his leave.
This night was torturous for many trolls who had tasted the delicious taste of barbecue for the first time in their lives, and it seemed that the smell of barbecue was in their dreams.....
On the second day, the logistical preparations were finally completed, and after entrusting the construction of the new station to the ship, Blade led a large army on the way back.
Along the way, the Hunters were divided into two parts, half of which were used as scouts to scout in front and the other half in the rear to echo the main force.
Naturally, the trolls followed the soldiers in the middle lane, and saw the different interpretations of the word "warrior" by the fangs along the way.
In the process of advancing, the soldiers either collectively remained silent or shouted slogans in unison, and there was almost no phenomenon of talking to each other in private;
There are also strict rules when eating, and 'swiftness and uniformity' are achieved to the extreme;
The camp at night was even more orderly, everyone adhered to the principle of three-shift vigil, and there was never a night watchman deserting.
Yabu's very different style of marching pattern once again blinded the trolls, and they gradually began to believe in the gossip that the four wars were "disparity in strength".
Bladefang saw all of this, and was very pleased with the long faces of the soldiers.
Although the vast majority of these 'rules and regulations' are routine operations, some of them are 'face-saving projects', such as 'hand-to-ear'.
Loud noises were not allowed on the march, but it was necessary to keep the silence of the whole group, as was the case with the previous attack on the remnants of the three tribes in the dense forest.
Otherwise, the rest of the time, it will never be so strict that even 'whispering conversations' are allowed, and it is not so unforgivable for the soldiers to walk down the aisle while chatting.
And the reason why there is such a performance this time is after all, it is the result of the order given by the blade tooth in advance......
'I used to scold the school leaders who arranged the cleaning before the temporary inspection of the Education Bureau, but I didn't expect that I would have such a day myself. “
In this way, deepening the concept of 'strong teeth' all the way, a team of hundreds of trolls finally arrived at the Gabi station.
Far away, before even completely out of the forest, you can already faintly see the tall fence in the distance.
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the new station of Gabi, which sits on a large mesa of devegetation;
Due to the shrinking defense phase, the gates of the station are closed at the moment, and few trolls appear outside the fence.
As Bladefang's troops made their way through the forest, a long, low horn sounded from the watchtower on the fence, followed by trolls climbing the fence to look down.
Bladefang raised his hand to stop, and then asked the 'divisions' in his queue to act as well.
Orr, the same trumpet sounded from this side, informing the other side of his identity with a special knot.
After a while, the gate of the station was slowly opened, and several trolls who had actually seen the identity of the comer, but were unable to greet them at the first time due to the "system", welcomed the blade teeth and his party in a happy face.
Blade Tooth walks by the way,
"It was all found on the edge of the station.... The means of defense seem to have been designed to be a little negative. ”
"Didn't you design it too, and you want to change it?"
I have long been accustomed to her husband's thoughts, and Meiya rolled her eyes and responded.
"What do you mean by 'again'! Yes? What do you mean by 'again'? Can this practical test of truth be called 'again'? ”
"Okay, okay, you're right, what is the preparation for 'practice' this time?" ”
"Send scouts.... Or set up another watchtower in the middle of the forest? At the very least..... Intelligence within a three-day radius at least, right? ”
"I don't know much, but it sounds reasonable? Just look at the arrangement, I support it. ”
"Mm-hmm, go back and let them try it first and see if they can do it. I really can't do it, so I only master it for two days... Or a day, it's better than the enemy sticking to their faces and finding out. ”
During the couple's communication, they had already walked into the fence.
At this moment, Blade Fang turned back and was about to say something to greet the guests, but saw them stop outside the gate, and looked at them with incredible eyes.