Chapter 449 [Return] (1)

Compared with the endless green sea on the grassland, the northwest of the empire is a different scenery.

It seems like an endless wilderness, hillsides, sparse vegetation.

Even if it's not in late autumn, it seems that the four seasons are always shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.

This barren land has given birth to the most powerful families in the Empire, the most elite army in the Empire, and ......

"I'm in big trouble?"

Chen Daolin sat on the horse, his mood was slightly excited.

It's been too long, too long since you've left your home base!

Although for the Roland world, his departure may only be a few months.

But for Chen Daolin himself, he has been in the small world for six years!!

"Six years...... An adolescence has passed......" Chen Daolin smiled bitterly and touched his face.

He had already shaved off all his beards - unlike many men in this world who like to grow beards, many men in the Roland Empire thought that men would look majestic and masculine if they had beards, but Chen Daolin came from the real world and only felt that it would look sloppy to have a beard.

This is purely a personal hygiene practice. In this world of feudal civilization, neither sanitary nor medical conditions are far from the level of the real world, and even bathing is a place where it is a luxury, and having such a long beard is simply to recruit lice and fleas for yourself.

Following Chen Daolin, Anicee rode on another horse, and she seemed to feel that her immortal teacher was a little different.

When he was on the border between Tulip's house and Nulin Province, Chen Daolin encountered the border patrol cavalry of Tulip's house, but he still repeated his old trick and took out the badge given by Du Weiwei, which was naturally unimpeded.

Even the patrolling cavalry kindly gave Chen Daolin directions and shortcuts, and kindly reminded him that after the crossing. Beware of patrols of the local garrisons who are trying to make their way to the province.

After Chen Daolin crossed the border, he did not encounter the patrol of Nulin Province, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised-of course, he didn't know that just a few days ago, the governor of Nulin had been deposed by his old acquaintance Panin. And the Northwest Commander has already ordered all the local garrisons to gather and return to the camp, and not to make a mistake.

The entire border of Nulin Province, almost facing the direction of Tulip's house, is almost completely undefended and open.

Chen Daolin rode leisurely all the way. With their little apprentices. And, of course, the seven or eight sheep, and a puppy.

In the vast wilderness, there is nothing that obstructs the view.

So Chen Daolin was far away, and he saw the smoke rising on the horizon in the distance.

He knew that it was the smoke from his small brick kiln burning bricks.

The river that came down from Mount Kilimano meandered and tossed like a serpent in the wilderness.

This is the season of late autumn. It's getting to the dry season. The water is also starting to calm down.

Riding a horse can be effortlessly traversed over the river, and the surface of the water is only below the horse's belly.

It was those sheep, Chen Daolin could only run back and forth twice by himself and carried them across the river.

"There. It's my home. Chen Daolin pointed to the brick kilns under the dirt slopes on the distant horizon, and pointed to the "new city" that was already slightly formed in the distance. Then he glanced at Anice: "It's also your home." ”

Anice's eyes widened as she looked at the place in the distance.

Compared to a patch of green grass on the prairie. It's a little more desolate, but it's more quaint and tangy.

The building that appeared on the horizon looked far away. It is also an earthy yellow, as if it blends in with the color of the earth.

The sky is blue, and the earth is yellow. Only on both sides of the river, because of the moisture of the river, there are so many scattered patches of water and grass land. In Anice's eyes, it was a good pasture for grazing, albeit a little smaller.

To Anice's surprise, there were some herders grazing on the water meadows on the east bank of the river.

There were herdsmen wearing grassland clothes and leather jackets, wielding whips, driving cattle and sheep, and herdsmen riding horses, running around the pastures......

This scene is exactly the scene that Anicee has watched the most since she was a child, and she thought that with the teacher leaving her hometown, she would never see such a scene again, but she didn't expect it......

"I forgot to tell you, my family, there are some herders from the grasslands like you, who live here, and they come here to escape the war. This land of water and grass is the land I have set aside for grazing, and they graze cattle, sheep and horses for me, and I provide shelter for them. ”

Chen Daolin stopped his horse and smiled at Anice, who had a look of surprise on his face.

He knew that the little girl who was young and in great trouble followed him to come here, even if her mind was tempered with tenacity after the tribal tragedy, she would still panic in her heart.

In this strange place, seeing her own people may bring her some comfort and make it easier for this little girl to integrate into this new world.

Chen Daolin and Anicee approached on horseback and soon attracted the attention of the herdsmen.

There were already a few herdsmen galloping on their horses and coming over to meet the two of them. Seeing that these herdsmen were full of red light, their bodies were vigorous, and their faces and eyes flashed with the light of wealth and comfort, Chen Daolin's heart was a little more settled.

As he got closer, he heard some of the herdsmen coming near:

"The master is back! the master is back!!"

It turned out that among these herdsmen, some people recognized Chen Daolin. At the beginning, Chen Daolin walked all the way on the grassland with Lu Gao, and he personally recruited those herdsmen, and many people remembered his appearance. When you see him coming back at this moment, where will you not recognize him?

Chen Daolin laughed, rode his horse over, and those herdsmen waited for him to approach, and they all dismounted one after another, and saluted him on the ground with the etiquette of the grassland.

Chen Daolin knew that this was the etiquette that the grassland herdsmen would only practice to their own tribal patriarchs.

Chen Daolin also got off the horse, helped a herdsman up, and then quickly asked a few words.

When he heard the other party's answer that he had come here and was well settled, Chen Daolin's heart became more and more settled.

Listen to this herdsman. At present, the total number of herdsmen recruited from the grasslands on this territory has exceeded 500.

The thousands of cattle, sheep and horses that Chen Daolin got from the Northwest Independent Division and Tulip's family were all well taken care of by these herdsmen.

These herdsmen are still very simple.

Everyone talked as they walked, and soon some herdsmen complained to Chen Daolin that they were too bored.

These people know very well that they can leave the grassland and come to such a place where there is no war, and they are protected by such a powerful big man, and they can live in such a water and grassland where no one robs them, it is all thanks to Chen Daolin.

More than 500 herdsmen. Grazing only more than 1,000 cattle, sheep and horses is too easy.

It was so relieved that it almost made these herdsmen feel a little scared in their hearts.

According to the customs of the grassland, you have to do as much work as you eat. No one feeds for nothing who doesn't work.

Now here, they can be fed and clothed every day, but everyone only does such a little work, and such a comfortable and happy life makes these herdsmen who have been living in crisis and urgency all year round feel uneasy.

I only feel that I am being raised like this, and in the long run, in case the master abandons these people again. That's it......

When Chen Daolin heard this, he just laughed and casually comforted these herdsmen:

"If you want to work, it's not easy...... After a while. I'm afraid there will be a lot more horses and livestock here. And...... There are more important things for you to work for me. ”

Well, there are more than 500 herdsmen, excluding the old and weak, women and children, and there are more than 100 men in the prime of life.

More than 100 people. But they are all the cavalry riding instructors that Chen Daolin is planning.

Leaving the water meadows and refusing to be accompanied by these herdsmen, Chen Daolin asked them to go back and continue to take care of the cattle, sheep and livestock. With Anice, he continued towards his territory.

Anicee turned back step by step, and seemed to be very reluctant to give up on the tents that were set up beside the water meadows.

Chen Daolin saw it in his eyes and smiled lightly: "You can choose freely here, if you like to live here with these herdsmen, I will ask someone to get you a tent." Or if you like to follow me, then follow me back to the city house. ”

Anicee lowered her head and thought about it, then raised her head, her little face full of determination: "I want to be with the teacher." Wherever the teacher goes, I will go. If the teacher lives in a tent, I will live in a tent, and if the teacher lives in a tent, I will live in a house. ”

Chen Daolin laughed and rubbed the little girl's hair.

When he was still less than a kilometer away from his gathering place, a small team of horses ran in front of him.

The horses were all dressed in weapons and armor, and they even had swords in their hands.

Chen Daolin saw it in his eyes and immediately recognized that this was the horse team in the military group that he had differentiated—and it was also the prototype of his future cavalry.

There are not many people under his command who return to horseback to ride horses, and those who can be selected to be included in the military group require loyalty and reliability, so they are only selected from the families of believers and divine servants.

As a result, the number of horse teams in the military group is naturally smaller.

There are only more than ten horses in this area, and the riding skills are not very skilled, and the team is a little scattered.

But fortunately, on the whole, it can barely be regarded as a cavalry.

At least when they came around, they were very careful to set up a vigilant queue, and the wings were spread out.

Chen Daolin nodded secretly. It seems that the training of the military group was not wasted.

These horse teams were supposed to be in charge of patrolling and guarding the perimeter of the territory, and when they saw strangers approaching, they hurried up to check on them.

The cavalry of these horse teams were all believers and divine servants, so they naturally quickly recognized Chen Daolin, the "high priest".

Suddenly, another group of people turned on their horses, saluted and greeted, and then re-mounted the horses and lined up to lead Chen Daolin to his own territory.

Chen Daolin had the highest status among the Peerless Martial God Cult he founded, and he had established his supreme majesty in the previous time, and the cavalry of these horse teams simply regarded him as a god.

This meeting, however, was not like those simple shepherds, who dared to come up and talk to him, these horse team believers were trembling, and they looked at Chen Daolin with awe-inspiring eyes from afar.

Chen Daolin saw it in his eyes, and his heart moved slightly, but he didn't take the initiative to speak—he had already realized that since he was trying to win over these people's hearts in a religious way, it was actually best for him to maintain some mystery and majesty as a religious leader.

But as the team approached their territory, the horse team slowly walked past the small brick kiln on the hillside outside the territory......

The scale of the brick kiln has expanded by three percent compared to when Chen Daolin left, and the chimneys of the rows of brick kilns are emitting smoke.

Chen Daolin saw it in his eyes, and he originally had a smug smile on his face.

But then, when he saw that in the distance, his gathering place, next to the building of the new city, which had begun to see its scale, was erected......

Chen Daolin's face suddenly changed! He almost didn't fall off his horse!

That banner is ......

Flame Tulip Flag!

Chen Daolin's face was as white as earth, and he quickly pulled over the cavalry of a horse team, and quickly asked two questions.

Then I got the message:

"Tell the High Priest, the Duke of the Tulip Family is a guest with us right now. She's been here for five or six days to meet you. ”

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[There will be a change later!]

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(To be continued......)