Twilight crawled slowly through the woodland. Standing in the afterglow of dusk, Fares glanced at Rick and said, "What do you think?"
"Well-trained. As I see it, Satin's Bucks Army doesn't have such efficiency. Just how did that Sire Allen build such an army … "Rick sighed. He and Fares had only been in charge of selecting the camp site just now. But setting up the camp, sawing wood, and starting a fire were all the responsibility of the guards Edward had brought from Dawn Castle.
This unit of soldiers selected from the King Of Mountains, Inch Fire, and regular infantry battalions worked well together and had a clear division of labor. It didn't take long for them to build a perfect temporary camp. Fares had only seen such efficiency in the regular armies of the empire. They had never seen a private army that could be trained so neatly. If a unit of guards was already like this, the combat power of Allen's troops could be seen at a glance.
In terms of pure combat strength, they might already be comparable to the regular armies of the empire. And among them, the soldiers from the King Of Mountains had displayed a new level of strength that made Fares look at them in a new light. This mercenary captain secretly estimated that this group of soldiers from the King Of Mountains was probably comparable to the Ursa Squad of the Grayback Bear Armor Army. In the Bear Armor Army, the Ursa Squad was the elite of the corps. Most of the strategic tasks they were in charge of were breaking through enemy lines. That wasn't a simple task.
At this moment, the guards had already started a fire to cook dinner. Fares pulled Rick back, and the two of them went to help. Suddenly, Fares stopped and turned to look at the dense forest behind the camp. Rick was a bit slower than him. He had only just sensed the aura of a vicious beast in that direction. Rick looked over and saw that the sun was about to set. The setting sun bloomed a final ray of light on the west side of the forest line. However, the dense forest behind the camp was terrifyingly dim, forming a strong contrast.
In the darkness, the aura of a vicious beast could be faintly felt, as if a terrifying beast could jump out of the forest at any time. Fares gestured for Rick and his men to be on guard. Suddenly, a figure emerged from that direction. It was Allen.
Allen seemed to be dragging something in his hand. After a while, Fares finally saw what it was. Behind him was a mountain boar the size of a calf. That big fellow did not move at all. It seemed to be dead, but the aura on its body had not completely dissipated. It could be seen how fierce this thing was when it was alive. The young Abel walked beside Allen with an excited look on his face. Seeing the campsite, the youth sprinted over and shouted from afar, "There's wild boar meat to eat tonight!"
Returning to the camp, Allen handed the wild boar over to Fares and the warriors to deal with it. The wild boar was quickly skinned in their hands. Rick personally went up with his saber and sword and skillfully removed the four hooves of the wild boar. The most fleshy boar body was washed by the warrior from a nearby stream. After washing it, Fares smeared salt all over the wild boar's body. In the end, the warrior set up the wild boar and roasted the whole boar on the fire.
Allen washed his hands and walked between Lucy and the others. He sat on a withered tree trunk and looked like he was waiting to eat. Edward walked over and sat beside him. "The harvest in the Land of Darkness this time is quite ideal. After arriving at Satin City, Sean and the others will visit the local Chamber of Commerce to see if they can get through the joints. If everything goes well, Satin City, the trade route node, will be taken down. "
After the group of bandits gathered that day, Allen stayed on the Evil Tooth Barrier for three days. First, it was to wait for Garden to repair the armor, and second, it was to give the leaders of the bandits time to think carefully. Two days later, Garden first delivered the repaired Eternal Guardian. Just as Garden had said, due to the limitations of materials and craftsmanship, the armor could not be repaired 100%. Of course, its performance was not as good as before, but because the damaged part was only the chest, the defensive performance of the other parts of the armor did not change. The Eternal Guardian could also be equipped with personal equipment, so he was not afraid of being seen through by others at a glance. Apart from the discount in his defense, Garden's craftsmanship was not bad. His technique was standard, but it carried a strong military style, and that was practicality.
So Allen asked Gurus to pick a group of smart and studious young people and hand them over to Garden so that he could train a group of craftsman apprentices first. Although there was a weapons workshop in Dawn Castle, the number of people was still limited. Moreover, the team in charge of Lin Si mainly developed firearms and cannons, and even the war chariots that were currently being developed. Allen still lacked a group of craftsmen who specialized in producing cold weapons and equipment, so it was best for Garden to make up for it.
He even planned to let Garden leave the Land of Darkness and walk around in the future to see if he could win over a group of former Imperial Army workshop craftsmen and strengthen this team.
Then, the day before he left, the leaders of the pirates began to express their stance to him. In the end, more than half of the pirates made a preliminary agreement with Allen. If Allen could successfully arrive at the imperial capital and open up this north-south trade route, then the pirates would fully support Allen and follow his every order. As for those leaders who were still hesitant and wait-and-see in the end, Allen did not make things difficult for them. However, he had a ruler in his heart that had long since divided these people. At that time, if these people wanted to join after seeing that the situation was good, they would have to pay a greater price than they did now.
There was no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and there was no such thing as a sure loss deal. These people didn\'t want to take the risk. If they wanted to join after the trade route was opened, the threshold that Allen had set for them would not be as simple as it was now.
"There are many chambers of commerce in Satin City, and there are even a few large merchant groups. Moreover, the relationship behind these merchant groups is probably complicated. This time, we\'ll offend a lot of powerful people when we go north. Just a dark place has already offended a general and a certain lord. In my opinion, Sean and the others\ 'activities in Satin won\'t go so smoothly. "Allen bent down and picked up a new blade of grass. He put it in his mouth and chewed it lightly. A burst of grass fragrance melted in his mouth.
Edward said calmly, "That\'s normal. But don\'t forget, even the emperor can\'t control everyone, so even if there are merchant groups against us. However, Sean and the others might not be able to win over some of their allies. Haven\'t you heard that in the business world, there are only eternal interests and no eternal enemies? "
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