369. The joy of the elves
The whole mountain was dyed with a pale gold in the afterglow of the sunset, and the logistics team's packs lined up in a long line on the mountain, each horse carrying a heavy load of ore, and they could only walk slowly on the ridge like a thin ice.
It is estimated that this group of Silver Moon Elves may have to walk until the second half of the night before they can climb over this ridge in the second mine.
And the lieutenant wouldn't have set up camp on a rocky ridge before he stepped out of the mountain, at least not for Roy to see his jokes,
The adjutant hurriedly left the second mine before sunset, just to express his displeasure with Roy.
I didn't expect Roy to come up with so many low-grade spinel mines and let his team set off with a full load......
As soon as he left the second mine, there were already silver moon elves secretly complaining,
The afterglow of the slanting sun stretched his back very long, and the face of the adjutant accompanying him behind the pack team became more and more gloomy......
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Roy was standing on the city wall, and the horse team of the logistics department was slowly walking forward along the ridge, Roy turned his head to Mu Lin beside him and asked:
"Mu Lin, what do you usually eat on the plateau?"
"When I was in the village, there would be some bushes around the residence, the main food was red berries and seasonal berries, and there were some wild fruits to eat in the nearby mountains, when the group of plateau hunters burned down the village, even the berry bushes were destroyed, and the materials on the gathering place were already very scarce, in order to be able to find food, the gathering team had to go far to find food." Mu Lin said with some embarrassment.
"Are there any red berries near the mine that you said?" Roy asked again.
Mullene replied, "I know of two places nearby where there are berry bushes......"
"Then you work hard tomorrow and bring some people to collect some berries."
With that, Roy walked down the wall.
Back in his room, Roy sat down at his desk, picked up a quill and wrote a letter to Reshander, saying that he currently ran two mines and needed a pack team to deliver some supplies from Barrier Town to the mines.
After writing the letter, Roy took the letterhead and handed it to a young half-blood elf, telling him to ride back to the gathering place tomorrow morning and give it to Reshand.
This time, although there were a lot fewer fresh apples brought in by the logistics department, more than 100 boxes of elf biscuits were delivered.
Elven biscuits are the elves' marching rations, and they won't feel hungry for a few days after eating a meal, so even if the mine cuts off supplies, it can last at least more than two months.
In addition, Roy had a small vat of Tree of Life sap in his hand.
The sap of the tree of life is not only a drink that quickly replenishes physical energy, but also improves the physical fitness of the elves when drunk regularly, and occasionally has symptoms of headache and brain fever, and the symptoms can be quickly relieved by drinking a glass of diluted tree of life sap.
It's just that the quota is too small, and according to the number on the directory list, there were originally two small barrels of life tree sap, and the lieutenant intercepted a small barrel.
The reason why Roy doesn't want to compromise is also very simple, once compromised, this kind of thing will become a habit in the future......
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The second mine is full of hot scenes......
More than 200 half-blood elves built a long wall of waste stone and grass and mortar from the mine outside the mine fortress, this is the prototype of the stable, and in the future they will have to build a roof on the wall, there is not enough wood in the mine, Roy plans to let the half-blood elves in the gathering place cut some red pine, and then let the pack team of Lessander transport the wood.
After the wooden shelves were erected on the roof, a row of planks was nailed, covered with thin branches and pine branches, and mossed on the outermost part, and the stables were completed.
The half-blood elves know the climate of the plateau very well, and these buildings can only be built in this way to withstand the cold north winds of the plateau.
Mu Lin ran out of the second mine with a group of half-blood elves for a day, and only came back when it was almost dark, bringing back more than two dozen baskets of red berries.
In the evening, the half-blood elf cooked some sour soup with red berries in the kitchen, with some maple sugar, and it tasted okay.
Knowing the speed of the Grey Dwarves' mining, Roy immediately made a rule that he would only take out a barrel of rum and trade spinel with the Grey Dwarves every five days.
Seeing that the Darkmoon Elves were not going to run out and loot the ore, the Grey Dwarves sent the Gem Ore to the exit of the mine, so that ten barrels of Gem Ore could be exchanged for one barrel of rum.
After arranging the affairs of the second mine one after another, Roy discussed with Kepler and Mu Lin, and decided to formally form the second mine guard.
The size of the guard was tentatively set at five hundred elven warriors, and in addition to the three hundred young half-blood elves brought back by Mu Lin, Roy also selected two hundred elven warriors from the more than six hundred half-blood elf miners.
Five hundred half-blood elven warriors of the Guard were chosen, and the elves in the entire Second Mine were talking about it.
Even the Darkmoon Elves in the mine seem to have heard about it, and they are even a little worried that Roy will abandon them under the mine again because of the formation of the mine guards.
It's only been a few days since the comfortable days, and no one wants to go back to the way things were.
The elven warriors of the mine guards stood neatly in the courtyard, and Roy stood on the terrace on the second floor, holding on to the railing with both hands, and said to the half-blood elven warriors below:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I asked Captain Mu Lin to invite you to the second mine, just to form a guard team and fight the headhunters on the plateau."
"That's right, your opponent is a group of insidious and vicious highland headhunters, who have burned down your villages, captured your relatives, and displaced you......"
"Now I want you to take up arms and fight, and I want you to declare war on the headhunters of the plateau."
"Elves aren't that easy to bully."
This group of young half-blood elves had originally formed a resistance army on their own, but they lacked all kinds of armaments and materials in the gathering place, so they could only stay in the mountains, relying on the surrounding dangerous terrain to maneuver with the group of plateau headhunters.
Now Roy said that the guards on this side of the mine are going to fight the highland headhunters, which just happened to talk about the hearts of these half-blood elves.
"The captain of the second mine guard team is Mu Lin."
With that, Roy asked Mullin to stand beside him.
Almost all of these young half-blood elves followed Mu Lin out, and naturally supported Mu Lin to become the captain of the guard.
Roy asked the elves to open warehouse six, which stored the weapons and armor left by the previous mine owner, although there were only more than two hundred sets of armor, and it was not enough to issue a set of armor to every elven warrior, but at least during daily patrols, the elven warriors could still wear armor and weapons.
Roy was also preparing to build a shooting range to the west of the fortress, and he wanted to make all the half-blood elven warriors proficient in archery.
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Seeing that Roy had formed a guard of 500 men in just two weeks, Captain Kepler was amazed and prepared to lead the Silver Moon Elf Guard out of the Second Mine.
The First Mine in Roy's charge is also currently stationed in a Silver Moon Elf Guard Regiment.
In fact, it was also a group of Silver Moon Elf warriors assigned by Kepler's Captain this guard regiment in the past.
Now Captain Kepler is preparing to evacuate from the Second Mine, and the Silver Moon Elf warriors on the other side of the First Mine will also leave with Captain Kepler.
Roy left Mu Lin in the Second Mine, and he took two hundred half-blood elf guards to the First Mine first.
The first mine, which is located in the same vein as the second mine, looks like a huge cliff rising from the northern slope of the mountain, but at this time, on the top of the cliff, the banner of the Silver Pegasus Legion is waving in the wind at the head of the city, allowing Roy to see the mine fortress at a glance.
The elven warriors patrolling the city seemed to notice Roy's team, and it wasn't long before Roy saw Lambo standing on the city wall, and he waved at Roy excitedly.
Later, the gate outside the mine fort was opened.
Roy rode slowly into the mine fortress, followed by two hundred half-blood elven warriors.
The fort of the First Mine has been re-installed with three gates, and all the holes in the outer walls have been blocked with mud.
Walk through the deep doorway and into the inside of the fortress, and the courtyard is also clean and tidy.
A crane was parked next to the mine, a huge wooden box was placed at the edge of the mine, and everything was restored to its original state.
The blood and scorch marks from the battle had been cleaned up, the walls had been plastered with mortar, and there were potted plants on the railings of the hallway.
Lambo hurried down the stairs and bumped Roy the shoulder.
"Hey, Roy, you're finally back." Lambo laughed.
"Well done, Lambo, you've got the First Mine in order!" Roy stood in the courtyard, looking around and complimenting.
Among the half-blood elves behind Roy, there were many young half-blood elves who knew Lambo and stood in the line to constantly greet Lambo.
Lambo was also surprised, and asked these friends in the gathering place, "Ha, why are you here?" ”
"It's not Mu Lin's guy yet, who told us a lot about the battle situation here, and how much the mine needs manpower, so we followed her!" A half-blood elf said to Lambo.
Lambo walked over and greeted his acquaintance: "It's great that you guys can come, now I dream every day that the plateau headhunters climb the city wall, sometimes I can wake up from the dream when I fall asleep, now that you are here, this pressure can be shared by everyone, hehe." ”
A group of young half-blood elves shouted, "Lambo, you're still the same as before, you really haven't changed at all......"
In the fortress of the first mine, except for the hundred half-blood elves brought by Mu Lin, there are only the elven warriors of the Silver Moon Elf Guard Regiment.
The Silvermoon Elf warriors heard that Captain Kepler would arrive at the First Mine one step later, and when the time came, Captain Kepler would return to the valley camp with all the Silvermoon Elf warriors.
Hearing this, the Silver Moon Elf warriors also raised their fists happily.
Lambo arranged dormitories for the half-blood elves, and all the half-blood elves in the mine gathered in the dining room, and although the dinner was a little simpler, the elves played the accordion......
Cheerful notes came out of the restaurant, and happiness turned out to be so simple.
(End of chapter)