Lord Highlander

  Chapter 530 529. Flames of Rage

A group of villagers who joined the militia battalion took home a bag of whole wheat flour and were about to receive formal training, but they were told to gather at the security station in Wall Village at this time next month to receive their rations for the next month. Baron Surdak seems to have forgotten when to train.

There was a room in the security office with a row of brand new wooden frames. Suldak placed the old hard leather armor of the rebel cavalry, knight long swords, and knight long spears on the wooden frames. These weapons and armor were somewhat damaged, although The hard leather armor has been rubbed with grease, but the mottled scars are still vivid.

   These hidden wounds on the leather armor cannot be left behind after one or two battles.

Suldak sat next to the wooden frame. He cleaned the blood on a knight's long sword, then wiped it dry, and finally wiped it repeatedly with a greased rag before putting it back into the scabbard. He handles every knight's long sword very carefully.

   "Tuk Tuk Tuk"

   There was a knock on the door.

  Suldak looked up at the door of the room. Several veterans from other villages stood outside tremblingly, and he couldn't even call out their names.

   "Oh, it's you guys, come in!"

  Suldak nodded to them.

These veterans wore shabby linen robes. This linen robe looked like three big holes had been dug out of a sack, and after wearing it on their bodies, only their arms and heads were exposed. They were tanned dark red. There was a hint of embarrassment on his face, his body was a little thin, and he didn't look like a soldier on the battlefield.

  Suldak put down the long sword in his hand and asked them:

   "Is there any difficulty? Why don't you tell me and see if I can help you."

  These veterans waved their hands again and again, and one of them boldly said:

  "Master Suldak, we are all from Wuta Village. Our village is a bit far away from here. We just want to ask when we will participate in the training of the militia battalion, so that we can prepare in advance so as not to be late."

   Only then did Suldak understand that these villagers came to Wall Village because of the long distance, so they asked Suldak about the date of the training gathering.

   "Well, actually, I want to make an official announcement next month. The militia battalion currently has no training arrangements. All training will be arranged after the Harvest Festival." Suldak said to the veterans.

  When several veterans heard the news, they thought they had heard it wrong.

   "Are you... serious?" One of the veterans couldn't help asking.

   Almost asked Suldak directly: Could it be said that joining the militia battalion, the only thing you can do now is to bring home a bag of wheat flour every month?

  Suldak nodded very calmly.

  The answer is yes, he said: "This is the case at present. I just selected a group of people to join the militia battalion, and I have not prepared for training for the time being."

   Then he reiterated what he said to all the veterans: "The only thing you can do when you join the militia battalion is to receive a bag of rations to subsidize your family every month. This is your benefit. Don't forget to come to receive subsidies every month..."

  …

  Veterans from other villages who joined the militia battalion are willing to join the militia battalion. They have some problems of their own. Basically, they are villagers who have lost part of their working ability, and usually live in poverty.

  They heard that the militia battalion provided food subsidies and did not refuse the disabled, so they ran to Wall Village to try their luck, but they did not expect that these benefits were actually real.

  As for the villagers who participated in the militia camp in Wall Village, almost all of them were scolded by the old village chief, Uncle Brett.

They didn't expect that the militia battalion is currently in its initial stage, and the only thing they need to do is to receive a bag of wheat flour every month. No wonder the village chief Bright heard that the villagers were not so active about this matter, so he yelled at everyone and forced Big guys join the militia battalion...

  He did this so that everyone could receive free whole-wheat rations. This bag of whole-wheat flour is a very luxurious gift for any family in Wall Village, and it was unexpectedly rejected by everyone.

Many villagers in Woer Village are "smart but misunderstood by cleverness". Everyone thought about various actions after joining the militia battalion, such as patrolling the city in the barren land, or setting up sentries everywhere, etc., but they didn't think about it. It occurred to me that I didn't need to do anything.

Suldak has only one requirement for the members of the militia battalion: When encountering bandits and rebels attacking the village, you must remember that you are a militiaman in the barren land, and you are willing to maintain peace in the barren land. Those who can bravely face all evil forces!

  Seeing those veterans struggling to walk while carrying a bag of wheat flour, Suldak felt a headache. He didn't think such a militia battalion could have any combat effectiveness.

  He also retired from the battlefield, knowing how cruel the battlefield is.

  He has lived in Wall Village for nearly a year, and he is more aware of how cruel life in this barren land is.

   That's why he didn't refuse. He was worried that because of his refusal, the last road for these veterans would be blocked.

  Standing at the gate of the security station, he waved to the veterans who had already walked out of the village with wheat flour on their backs and still couldn't help looking back.

  Maybe we can help them heal their hidden wounds in the future. It seems that there is still a long way to go before turning this mob into a qualified militia battalion.

  …

  After nearly half a month of preparation, just in August, Suldak finally completely transformed the 'magic pattern of life' on the salamander's forehead into a 'magic pattern colonization suit' the size of two palms.

  Suldak opened the 'Eye of Reality' and completely peeled off the life magic pattern from the salamander leather.

Although it is not a powerful magic-weave outfit, Suldak can clearly feel the bursting and scorching fire element aura on the magic-weave outfit. The half-elf archer Samira's eyes became a little hot because of this. Pulling off the hood, a pair of clear big eyes stared at the piece of magic pattern clothing on the table, and did not speak.

  Suldak could clearly feel Samira's desire for this magicweave breeding outfit.

  The succubus Aphrodite held a teapot and poured a cup of lemon tea for each of the people in the room.

  Surdak sat at the table, stretched out his hand to press the 'Magicweave Clothing', and said to Samira: "Samira, your carrying capacity is not enough to implant two Magicweave Clothing at the same time."

   "But it's really suitable for me. My intuition tells me that I can shoot rockets with it." The half-elf archer looked eagerly at the magic pattern outfit.

  Suldak shook his head resolutely, and said to her: "There may be better ones in the future. Don't you think that with our strength, we can only hunt salamanders in the future?"

  Samila stepped aside with regret and let Andrew come up.

The native warrior Andrew seemed excited after all. He never expected that Suldak would have the second magicweave colonization outfit so soon. Although it looked like it was of the fire attribute, he didn't mind, as long as he could improve his Strength, he can accept any type of magic pattern cultivation equipment.

   "Captain, I want this!" Andrew said excitedly.

  Magic pattern construction is very attractive to any fighter.

   Now it seems that the magic pattern breeding equipment is no exception.

Suldak patted Andrew on the shoulder and reminded him: "Don't rush to make a decision, you can think again, this is obviously a magicweave clothing with fire element elements, for a fighter like you, it is best It’s better to have a powerful magic-weave outfit, like the one on Samira’s arm, but in order to save her arm, that magic-weave outfit is currently used on her, you can wait a little longer, or you can choose this one , Let me know when you think about it!"

   "Captain, I've made up my mind, I want this one!" Andrew made his choice without hesitation.

Suldak nodded, and said: "Since you have decided, then get ready. Before the mana on the magic outfit is completely broken, I will implant this magic pattern outfit into your body. This piece of leather is too big. One point, there is no way to implant your arm."

   "Then implant it here!" Andrew patted his chest very coolly and said.

   "Captain, does this magic pattern have a name?" Samira couldn't help asking from the side.

   "Raging flames!"

  Suldak said without raising his head, and then patted Andrew, signaling him to follow him into the inner room.

  With the experience of successfully implanting for the first time, the process of implanting the magicweave breeding equipment this time is a little easier than last time.

Still started the sacrificial ceremony, summoned the statue of the demon god, and then sacrificed the head of the hellhound in exchange for the blessed power of the 'Blessed Body' and the 'Eye of Reality'. With the blessing of the Eye of Reality, Sulda Ke spent the whole afternoon implanting this 'Raging Flame' magic pattern into Andrew's chest.

  As the last holy light fell on Andrew, he patted Andrew on the shoulder, indicating that Andrew could sit up.

   "Captain, did you succeed?" Andrew asked expectantly.

After asking, he looked down at the red magic pattern on his chest. He jumped out of bed, closed his eyes, and felt the scorching breath in his body. As his mind turned, Andrew only felt a scorching force pass through his chest, and passed through it again. The arm, and finally the palm of the hand suddenly became hot, and a ball of flame appeared on the right hand.

  Andrew looked at his palm excitedly...

  …

  During this period, news of the discovery of salamanders came from the Lava River Sulfur Mine.

Each salamander is a considerable fortune, its own value even surpassing the five-chariot sulfur mine, so Suldak took the ogre Gulitum without hesitation, and rushed to the pustule mountain to deal with it. Salamander.

  After the half-elf archer Samira got the imitation bow of the 'Withering Painting', she seemed to be keen on patrolling the barren land again. Recently, she always went out on patrol on horseback, often for nearly a week.

  The sulfur mine on the lava river side of Pustule Mountain has already begun to be officially mined.

Four hundred kobold slaves can almost dig out a carload of sulfur mines every day. Kobold slaves are very adaptable to the hot and dry environment. They are not afraid of the volcanic ash flying in the sky. The work of the sulfur mine has been going well, the only trouble here is that occasionally a salamander or two will emerge from the depths of the volcano.

  The kobold slave miners here couldn't handle it, so Luke sent someone to send a letter to Suldak.

With the frequent outbreak of plane wars in various places, many previously inconspicuous workshops have also begun to receive a large number of orders. Many workshops are making some fire scale bombs, and the demand for sulfur in various places has soared to the point that they need to snap up raw materials. , The price of sulfur mines in various places is also rising continuously.

  Although the price increase is not as exaggerated as magic herbal medicine, sulfur ore has risen three times in a row in the past two months, from three silver coins per pound to five silver coins per pound.

At this time, some merchants in Hailansa City finally realized the value of sulfur. Hailansa City did not have a large sulfur mine, but it was able to continuously supply sulfur ore to the magic market. They found that the sulfur in Hailansa City The source of the mine came from the barren land, so many people went to the barren land, intending to find sulfur mines here.

   There are actually no sulfur mines in the Badlands. The only place with sulfur mines is the pustule volcano at the southernmost tip of Mount Pagros.

  Then these merchants suddenly discovered that Pustule Mountain, which was a land of no man a few months ago, had actually become the territory of a certain nobleman, and the scope of this territory almost covered the entire Pustbag Mountain and its surrounding areas.

   Seeing the newly erected boundary markers around them, the merchants who entered the barren land with the mercenary group and the adventure group regretted it.

It's not that they didn't know that there were sulfur mines in Bump Mountain before, but the price of the sulfur mines had been hovering around three silvers. They opened sulfur mines, hired labor to dig the mines, and rented four-wheeled trucks to pull the sulfur mines to Hailansa City. The cost added up to more than the purchase price of the sulfur mine itself, so it was a losing business.

  But now that the price of sulfur mines has soared by two-thirds, many businessmen realize that business opportunities are coming, but the volcano that no one cares about before has turned into a territory.

  Suddenly, a large number of adventure groups to explore sulfur mines emerged in the cities bordering the Pagros Mountains in Bena Province.

Apart from Pustule Mountain, there are no other volcanoes at the southern end of the Pagloss Mountains, but along the way to the north of the Paglos Mountains, there are some hot springs full of sulfur smell in the mountains on the edge of the Mountains. Following these clues, there are really Some adventure groups have found several sulfur mines with extremely low reserves.

   It was under such a circumstance that Suldak's territory came into the eyes of some caring people.

   During this period of time, the Dark Moon Gate organization and the northern rebels have remained silent.

It is said that it was Duke Jingyue of Sloit Province who found the secret base of the rebels in the mountains bordering the Ziqing Mountains in the northern part of the Burning Plain. This Duke Jingyue gained an advantage in the battle against the barbarians last winter, and finally this summer Freeing up his hands, he sent twenty light cavalry scouts to plow the entire Burning Plain, and finally found the last bit of rebel forces hidden in the mountains and forests, and completely defeated the rebels.

  …

   "Lord Baron Suldak, I have a letter from you!"

  A villager ran into the security station and delivered a letter to Surdak.

  (end of this chapter)