Chapter 36: The Rocks
A Cato swamp monster, this tribe of lizardmen is very reluctant to feed, and now with the addition of three cubs that are getting bigger and bigger, it is getting more and more difficult.
The old lizardman decided to find a way to solve it once and for all before they caused trouble, and the warriors who often passed by in Midozawa Village were the ones he came up with.
Anna only inquired about the first half, not the second half.
This cunning old lizardman, the story is true, but it doesn't tell the whole story, the three little Cato swamp monsters, not born this year, nor last year, but the year before last, he has been wandering around the green for more than a year, fooling no less than four waves of warriors, and went to help their village.
The plight of their village has not been resolved, but the warriors, most of whom have never returned.
Obviously, this cunning old lizardman is now killing two birds with one stone.
If those warriors can deal with the Cato Swamp Monster, they will be happy.
If those warriors can't solve the Cato Swamp Monster, it will naturally become food for its mouth, and an adult can basically satisfy the meat needs of an adult Cato Swamp Monster - the Cato Swamp Monster is an omnivorous creature that feeds on swamp moss and aquatic plants most of the time.
The well-fed Cato swamp monsters naturally won't trouble this lizardman tribe anymore, not only do they not have to pay the promised heavy money, but they even get rid of the meat they offer that month, and they can even pick up some equipment for those brave people.
Gavin has reason to suspect that even if he really killed all the Cato Swamp Monsters, he may not be able to get the heavy money promised by the old lizardmen.
When they kill the Cato Swamp Monster, will they stab back?
The possibilities are not only there, but they are great.
After learning the ins and outs of the whole thing, Gavin's heart was even more determined not to go.
After listening to Gavin's analysis, Anna's angry little face turned red, and she took her heavy mace to find the cunning old lizard theory, but she couldn't find the other party all over the village.
The cunning old lizard's nose was just as sensitive, and he sensed that Gavin was all over the world to inquire about him, and knew that the matter was revealed, and slipped away in advance.
This unexpected episode taught Anna a good lesson and let her know what makes people unpredictable.
As for the effect, I can only say hehe.
The education of human nature and goodness that she received since she was a child made her think about everything for the good.
This point, in this life, she estimates that it will be difficult to change.
This is also Gavin's favorite place, people's hearts are oriented towards the light, especially those who can't do it themselves.
In his previous life, Gavin had two rays of light in his life, one that illuminated the first half of his life and the other that illuminated the second half of his life.
The first bundle is Zalanda, who has just left, and the second bundle is the one in front of him.
This kind of mutual market was held again in the open sea swamp.
When I came, the whole caravan was full, and when I left, it was also full.
It's just that 80% of the goods on it have changed, and some have even changed several times.
In Faerun, with goods, from destination A, unchanged to destination B, this kind of caravan is not nothing, but there are very few, most of them are those large-scale caravans to play, only they have enough manpower and material resources, bear the expensive cost of risk in the middle, every success, the profit is extremely amazing.
More caravans, especially those composed of independent merchants, will leave very little space to carry the most profitable core goods, from the origin to the destination, and most of the remaining goods will be resold along the way, and then purchased, and the profits generated will support their next journey.
Even if there is a problem on the way and you can't go to the destination, you will basically not lose too much if you sell goods on the spot, and you can even make a small profit, the risk is relatively low, and the profit is relatively thin.
Along the way, they also came across a village and town that was completely covered with all kinds of fungi, and even the livestock there were covered with fungus.
At Gavin's strong suggestion, they avoided the village as fast as they could.
He didn't know what was going on in the village, but experience had told him that either it was a plague or some powerful predator hiding inside, definitely not something they could provoke right now.
As the terrain began to change, Gavin knew that their destination was about to arrive.
Rocks.
Just like its name, the last thing that is missing here is a variety of stones.
It is located on the remnants of the Cape of Storm Mountains, the most typical hilly area, and the highest mountain does not exceed 600 meters.
But it can't stand the hills, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, like the folds on the face of a centenarian, one after the other, forming a huge labyrinth, and people who are not familiar with the road, if they get into it, it is likely that they will not be able to get out.
The forest kingdom of Cormier has always claimed to own it, but it has never been able to occupy it.
The complex terrain here accounts for a large part of the reason.
Cormier's most powerful Purple Dragon Legion is rarely useful here.
Their army drove in, and those monster colonies drilled into the mountains and played hide and seek directly with them.
After a long time, Cormier could not afford heavy supplies and had to withdraw.
In a few years, it will become a monster again.
In a helpless situation, the Cormier royal family issued a special war order to the outside half a century ago, no matter where he was born or where he came from, as long as he could conquer the rocks, he would be officially canonized by the Cormier Kingdom and become a baron here.
Unfortunately, half a century has passed, and no one has won this honor.
Following the caravan all the way, Gavin basically didn't see a few decent human villages and towns in the rocks, on the contrary, goblin dens, kobold caves, everywhere.
Here, day and night, the shouts of goblins and kobolds echo in your ears.
Fortunately, both of them were known for their timidity, and the caravans that Gavin and the others followed were large enough that they only dared to peep from afar, and few dared to rush out and rob.
There were also tribes that traded with caravans, but they were scattered and not very large, at least not in the same way as the swamps of Thun and the swamps of the open sea.
"Uncle Bedder, do you have time to talk?" Gavin said to the chubby middle-aged man who was busy counting the goods.
"Brother Gavin...... Wait a little bit, and when I'm done settling the account, I'll be fine soon. The middle-aged man Bader replied while doing rapid mental arithmetic, his fat body, and his fast movement, which perfectly interpreted the term flexible fat.
The middle-aged man's name was Bed Sage, and he didn't have the name of the caravan leader, but he did, and many of the key decisions along the way were made by him.
When he first hit the road, his three big wagons were full of grain, fruits, and ale wine.
Other merchants did business with the villages and towns along the way, and although most of the food could be obtained locally, it was difficult to replenish the ale and fruit, because the prices were relatively fair, and the business was always good.
This business continued until the bogs of the open sea, where all but one wagon was still the cargo, and there were two more wagons, one purchased from other merchants and the other commissioned by Gavin to repair in the wagon grave in the Thun marsh, where there was too much to load.
The two extra trucks, along with the goods on them, were all earned in vain from this trip.
"Alright, it's finally over." Bader wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said with a smile, "Brother Gavin, what are you looking for me?" ”
"We're also acquaintances, so I won't hide it from Uncle Bed, and when I reach my destination, I won't continue to go." Gavin got straight to the point.