Ride and Cut

　　 As the days passed, the chaos in the wilderness did not stop at all, but intensified.

　　 A large tribe going south is like putting a 20-jin dog carp in a half-acre square pond. The ecological relationship of the entire fish pond must be reshuffled.

　　Unrest and turmoil will be the main theme here before a stable relationship is re-formed.

　　 In the breeze passing by the Gaoshan Fort, it seems that there is also some scent of the wind.

　　 There are more and more wandering bandits in groups, and sometimes they even gather to try to attack the mountain fort. Of course, this kind of attempt was just like a pebble hitting a rock and being defeated by soldiers cutting grass, but the tension of the situation has become the tacit consensus of everyone.

　　 Richard personally cut open the stomach of a dead robber. It was no longer unsatisfied grass seeds and bark, but raw meat and a few fingers that were not chewed.

　　 This discovery made everyone present feel terrified.

　　 "Seeing that their red eyes are gone, cannibalism will cause red-eye madness. In fact, it is hard to escape." Richard said that he washed his fingertips with clean water and gave the soldiers present.

　　 It’s better not to let the civilians know about this kind of news. The more turbulent the situation, the more it needs to maintain internal stability.

　　 There were even vicious incidents in which herders who went out to graze were robbed and killed, and their livestock were looted, which once caused a large-scale panic among the people. Compared to normal times, Richard was extremely silent that day, and set off with the centaur when the sun went down, and did not return until noon the next day.

　　 They were covered in blood, their clothes were soaked in sweat, and their fatigue was beyond words, but each of them carried a few heads of jackals that hadn't closed their eyes until they died.

　　 These heads were inserted on the surrounding steeple stakes to warn the bandits, and the last-minute fear in their eyes remained until they were pecked by a crow or dried out.

　　 The leaders did not comment on this, but silently shrank the living area and began to spontaneously organize sentry or help the centaur blacksmith to forge ordnance.

　　They are actually very scared, afraid that Lord Lord will choose to withdraw to Coron temporarily, because they are all natives of the wilderness, and it is impossible to be accepted by the Pompeii Empire even temporarily. And once they were left behind... they simply didn't have the courage to imagine the result.

　　 Actually, the citizens didn’t know that Richard received the letter sent by Noble Family Yuan with a letter falcon a few days ago.

　　The load that the letter falcon can carry on a long-distance flight is very limited, so the space of the letter is precious. How to convey as much information as possible within a limited space is even a knowledge worthy of the essays.

　　 But the aristocratic group of Noble Court is still unreliable as always, using three lines to write honorifics and format, and the body content is only two lines.

　　 is generally to warn of the risks of pioneering lords stationed abroad, calling on them to return to Pompeii as soon as possible.

　　 Xin Falcon flew into the sky again after eating some shredded pork, and the wooden tube on his feet was empty. Alpine fort is still alpine fort. Daily patrols are trained to graze and fish, but there is no wavering due to this episode.

　　 For a pioneering lord, once he returned to Pompeii to avoid disaster, it also meant that the pioneering failed. This was absolutely unacceptable for Richard in any case.

　　 The benefits of turning a wooden building into a nest were revealed at this time. The part exposed on the ground is very low. Coupled with the transplanted one-person tall grass nest, it is just an ordinary barren mountain from a distance.

　　In this season of veterans, Richard never expected to see Annie.

　　 "Why are you here?" Annie rode a tall horse in a leather safari outfit, with her hair wrapped in a linen turban, and a thin thorn sword at her waist. She looked heroic.

　　 Behind her is a team of more than one hundred mercenaries, complete with steps, riding, and bows. The queue is neat and solemn, and it can be regarded as a small army.

　　 "What is it that I am here? I should ask you this. Alpine Fort is my territory." Richard was puzzled.

　　 "We were passing by here to take a rest. I didn't expect that you haven't returned to Coron. Didn't Noble Court inform you?" Annie stopped the large group behind her and drove her horse slowly towards Richard.

　　 "I've notified, but I don't want to." Richard waved his hand, "It's not necessary at all, just let the bandits dare to come and give them away."

　　 He has a very loud voice, and the mercenaries couldn't help laughing when they spoke. But the soldiers and leaders of Gaoshan Fort did not. They looked at the mercenaries as if they were pitying the mentally retarded.

"Master Richard, you may be the last pioneering aristocrat in the entire northeast province who is still holding on to the territory." Annie's face was dim originally, and after hearing this arrogant words, she couldn't help bending her mouth, "I was thinking, Are you really that brave, or is it just that the information channels are too blocked."

　　 After she finished speaking, she stretched out her small hand to Richard, the lord also raised her hand to support her, helping her get off the horse.

　　 "Do you know what happened recently?" Annie asked.

　　"It is said that there was a big tribe of bear people going south~www.readwn.com~ Richard himself was a little hesitant to say it.

　　 He got the news from the mercenaries of Woya Trading Company, and Annie must have known it a long time ago. But as far as Richard knows, there are at least a dozen pioneering collars in the northeastern province. If it is just a threat from a tribe, it should not be enough to make them all evacuate like rats crossing the street.

　　 "Maybe no one knows the ins and outs of the whole thing better than me. I dare you to say that you don't know the truth." Annie sighed, and the blind could see that the heart was heavy.

　　 "I would like to hear the details." Richard also immediately climbed along the pole.

　　Commercial firms tend to have very broad contacts, and in terms of their ability to acquire information, the average little nobleman can’t keep up with it.

　　 "This used to involve the top secrets of our firm, but now there is nothing left, nothing to talk about."

　　 Annie and Richard walked into the Lord's Hall and sat at the table. Richard waved his hand to let Gunther and Hutt go out and take the door. Annie was followed by only one female swordsman.

　　 Outdated secrets are also secrets. If one person knows it, one person knows it.

　　 "This kind of building you designed is really practical." Annie looked up at the roof made of logs, "It's cool and easy to hide. My scouts were all fooled, but the appearance can actually be improved."

　　 Before she left last time, Richard said that she would start a brand-new building with an exclusive design and named it "Di Nest". At that time, Annie firmly believed in the elf motto of "the more showy, the more scarce". After listening to it, she didn't take it seriously. She never expected that the first one to experience the effect was herself.

　　 "Come on." Richard impatiently lifted the teapot and added a glass of water to her.

　　 Elves are recognized that they like to talk about architecture and art. In this regard, Annie is obviously deeply influenced by the elves' blood. Lord Lord has already experienced it.