Release that Witch - Chapter 8

[Chapter 8 Evil Moon (Part 1)]

If you want to develop well, you must take root here.

If the land is not good, wasteland can be reclaimed, and if the territory is too small, it can be expanded outwards, but everything is empty talk when people leave.

If a piece of territory may be abandoned at any time, who is willing to buy a property here, and who is willing to produce with peace of mind?

After the assistant minister left, Roland called Carter Lannis, his chief knight.

“Take your people and find me some local guards, hunters or farmers. They must have been here for more than five years and have experienced the Moon of Demons. It would be best if someone has fought against demonic beasts.”

The knight took the order to leave, Roland rubbed his forehead, and continued to look through the collected information.

Bianbian Town’s main output is minerals and animal fur, and its bulk import is grain. All transportation goes directly to Longsong Fortress or Liuye Town through the Chishui River.

There are all kinds of ores in minerals, iron, copper, sulfur, crystal, ruby, sapphire… This has completely surpassed the concept of associated mines.

He also remembered what Anna had said that the north slope mining area was rumored to be the lair of unknown underground monsters, and until now it has not been fully ascertained how many forks there are at the bottom of the mine.

Turning to the food item again, Roland frowned. Most of these ores were sold to Longsong Fortress, but the other party did not pay with the Kingdom Golden Dragon, but with grain.

It stands to reason that gems and the like can be considered luxury goods, but after several years of trading, Bianjiang Town has neither saved much food nor surplus financial revenue.

In other words, Border Town’s annual mining output only exchanged for a year’s rations for 2,000 residents.

Considering that the lord of this place was from Duke Changge’s lineage before the prince’s airborne landing, it is understandable to produce and sell it himself.

Anyway, in their view, no matter how much food is stored here, it will only be cheaper for those monsters.

The fur trade is the income of the local people themselves. They go west into the Hidden Forest to hunt some birds and beasts, or sell them to buyers in Longsong Fortress, or to residents of Liuye Town.

Border Town did not set taxes on this transaction, because there was no way to supervise it.

Roland thought for a while, since he came, the ore output can no longer be offset by grain.

The branches of the Chishui River run through almost the entire kingdom, and the traffic is not considered blocked.

With this transportation artery, even if Longsong Fortress no longer provides food, he can still buy it from other places.

The premise is that he can stop those damned monsters here, in Border Town.

Carter moved quickly, and the next day he found two guards and a local hunter, “These two are the patrol captains of Border Town, and they are responsible for setting off the beacon every year. The hunter said that he and the evil ** I have done it, and even cut off the head of an evil beast with my own hands.”

The three bowed and saluted together.

Roland nodded, telling them to step aside first, and come forward to speak one by one.

“Respect… respected prince… Your Highness,” the first guard who was called up was so nervous that he couldn’t even speak clearly, “both Brian and I…are from here, uh…after it snows, We…we will go to the Beacon Beacon Tower in the North Slope Mining Area. There, we can see the movements of the monsters for the first time. If they pass through the Mis… Misty Forest, we will light…light the Beacon, Withdrew from the small… small road, and left…by the fast boat prepared before.”

“Since we are together, ask your partner to come up and answer.” Roland covered his face and shook his head. “What do evil beasts look like? Can they be killed?”

Although the other guard was also very nervous, at least he didn’t stutter, “Your Highness, it should be possible. They were just ordinary animals in the forest. Although they were infected by the breath of hell and became manic and vicious, they can still be killed.” Every year after the month of demons passes, Longsong Fortress will send cavalry troops to clean up the remaining evil beasts on the road from the fortress to Border Town.”

“How long will the Demon Moon last?”

“It’s usually anywhere from two to three months … it depends on the sun,” Bryan said.

“Looking at the sun?” Roland asked puzzled.

“Yes,” the guard explained, “Your Highness, you just came here not long ago, so you don’t know about it. Once it snows in Border Town, it won’t stop until the sun regains its brilliance, and the snow will melt away.”

“The Moon of Demons will not end until the snow melts?” Roland thought about it, at least the snow in Graycastle was not like this, it basically melted the next day, and there was no change in the sun.

“That’s right. The longest demon month I’ve ever experienced was two years ago. It lasted nearly four months, and many people couldn’t make it through.”

“Why, doesn’t Longsong Fortress even have a month’s worth of food reserves?” Roland asked.

Bryan’s face became a little pale, “They have some. But the city official Ferreno who was in charge of the supply at the time said that the ore we produced in autumn was only enough to buy food for three months, and the fourth month had to wait for a new batch of ore It can only be issued when it arrives. But the month of demons has not yet passed, and we can’t leave the fortress at all.”

“I see…I see.”

It is simply a fool who cut himself off from the people.

If Changsong Fortress treats these border residents as warmly as a spring breeze, it may not be easy for him to keep them, but now it seems that the group of guys huddled behind the city wall are not good things.

Roland asked the last person to come up to answer with a blank expression, but he remembered the name in his heart.

The third person was very strong and approached six feet when he stood upright, which made Roland feel very stressed.

Fortunately, he got down on one knee as soon as he came forward.

“You said you once killed a demonic beast?”

“Yes, Your Highness,” his voice was low and hoarse, “one wild boar and one wolf.”

“”kind”?

Roland repeated, “What do you mean?”

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“This is what hunters call evil beasts, Your Highness. The more ferocious the animal before the mutation, the more difficult it is to deal with after the mutation. And they will multiply the original advantages of the body. Like the wild boar, its back fur is extremely hard, Fifty meters away, even a crossbow is difficult to penetrate. The wolf species is more cunning, running at an amazing speed, and if you want to kill it, you need to set traps in advance.”

“The stronger ones are stronger, and the faster ones are faster,” Roland nodded, “but they are still animals.”

“That’s right, none of them are the most terrifying enemy,” Orion swallowed at this point, “the most terrifying is the mixed species.”

“They are the incarnations of the devil. Only hell can create such terrifying monsters. I have seen a hybrid. It not only has the strong limbs of a beast, but also has a pair of huge wings on its back, which can fly short distances. .And it seems to know where I am, no matter how I hide, it can drive me out. It is not hunting, Your Highness, it is just teasing the prey.” The hunter lifted his clothes, and saw a huge scar from the The abdomen extended to the chest, “I survived by jumping into the Chishui River before I passed out.”

“There are still such monsters.” Roland felt that the world was becoming more and more fantastic. A solid city wall could block all ordinary evil beasts, but what about flying ones?

“Mixed species should be rare, right?”

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