On the way back to Northern Town, Suhlen went to Centaur City. Centaur City was very big. 70% of the population were Centaurs while the remaining 30% were humans. Compared to Mirror Lake City, Centaur City was much simpler. There were more livestock pens here.
Centaurs were good at breeding, but they weren't good at farming. Outside of Centaur City, there was a large grassland. Aside from cattle and sheep, it was also where North Town's military horses were produced. North Town had six to seven thousand soldiers, but they had more than twenty thousand war horses. Currently, all the soldiers in Northern Town were mounted infantry.
Some of the soldiers could even fight on horseback. For example, some of the Half-Elves could already easily shoot from horseback. Compared to humans, the Half-Elves were a bit weaker. After all, the Half-Elves were born with high agility. Moreover, there were Druids among the Half-Elves, so they could communicate with animals more easily.
The Centaurs used to be a nomadic tribe, but now they were semi-nomadic. With Centaur City, the Centaur herders would return to Centaur City every once in a while to buy all kinds of supplies. In the past, the Centaur tribe would have a large number of livestock freeze to death during winter. Moreover, there was no food during winter, so many livestock would starve and lose their fat. Every winter was very difficult for the Centaurs.
Now that Centaur City was here, these problems were no longer a problem for them. Centaur City blocked out the wind and snow in the Northern Town. Honeycomb coal was now widely used in Northern Town. The Lord's Castle, Suhlen, had also extravagantly installed floor heating. Centaur City was the same. All the livestock pens were equipped with coal stoves and chimneys. It was very safe for the livestock to spend the winter here.
They didn't have to worry about orcs or gnolls robbing them, nor did they have to worry about the livestock freezing to death. In the past, the Northern Town City was researching silage. Suhlen didn't raise livestock in his past life, but he had heard of silage before. However, he didn't know much about it. He only knew the name and some of the steps, but he didn't know how to make it.
Therefore, he could only let the Druids research according to the little information that Suhlen had provided. These Druids had already made some progress, but they still needed to use some nature spells to make silage. This wasn't a problem for the Druids, but it would be hard to spread it. After all, there weren't many people who knew nature spells, so not many spellcasters would do this.
In addition to silage, Northern Town City also provided large amounts of grain. In Centaur City, there were veterinarians, merchants, and even people who were good at farming. There were also tax officials. All livestock transactions were limited to Centaur City, which made it easier to collect taxes.
Northern Town City now had another job, and that was to collect wool. Not long ago, the Half-Elves in Northern Town City researched wool weaving technology. Now, Northern Town City could weave wool, silk, linen, cotton, and several other kinds of cloth. However, besides linen, the production of the other kinds of cloth wasn't high.
The Centaurs' annual income from raising livestock was very good, so the Centaurs' lives were much better than before. After all, in the Centaur Tribe, only the Centaur Chieftain could enjoy a good life. The other Centaurs were no different from the orcs. Salt, clothes, weapons, tea, pottery, wine, and sugar were all things that the Centaurs couldn't produce.
Now that they had joined the Northern Battlefront City, these things could be easily bought with a bit of money. Although the Centaurs still had a lot of power, it would be very difficult to make them betray the Northern Battlefront City. The Centaurs at the bottom of the hierarchy didn't want to go back to their previous lives.
It was easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it was hard to go from extravagance to frugality. This wasn't just a saying. In the past, no one had enjoyed a city that sheltered them from the wind and rain. They had delicious food, warm clothes, and their own property. This was simply impossible in the past. Now that the Centaurs were asked to give up on this life and go back to their previous life, the Centaurs at the bottom wouldn't agree.
This was also done deliberately by Suhlen. His method was completely open. Even if the Centaur Chieftain knew about it, they couldn't blame him or stop him. Using this method, Suhlen firmly tied the Centaur Tribe to Northern Town City.
Suhlen didn't have the intention to completely annex the Centaur Tribe. He just wanted the Centaurs to become a vassal of Northern Town City. Looking at the current results, it was quite good. Mishien was still supportive of the Centaur Tribe's change. Before this, the Centaur Tribe liked to rob.
They had four legs and could run very fast. Their arrows were very accurate, and they were very powerful. This made the Centaurs the most famous robbers in the wilderness. At that time, the Centaurs didn't want to trade at all. Later on, they had a conflict with the Beastmen tribes. Under the pressure of the Beastmen tribes, the Centaurs began to trade on a small scale.
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that they traded with the Humans and received all kinds of supplies, the Centaurs would have already declined in the conflict with the Beastmen tribes. Of course, the Centaurs suffered heavy casualties because they were too careless.
When Suhlen arrived at Centaur City, the city was in the middle of a cattle and sheep trade. The Centaur Tribe's cattle and sheep were currently monopolized by Northern Town City. Of course, when the number of cattle and sheep was increased, it would gradually be opened to other caravans. This time, there weren't many cattle and sheep to be traded. It wasn't the season for cattle and sheep to be sold.
"Welcome, Lord." The little mare Mishien led many Centaurs to greet him and gave him a warm hug.
"How are you living here?" Suhlen asked after he broke away from the two towering balls.
"We are living very well. Just last week, the tribe welcomed a few new lives." The little mare Mishien said happily.
"Thank you again for your help."
Suhlen waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me. After all, the Centaurs are now part of Northern Town City. As the lord of Northern Town City, I have the obligation to make the lives of my people better."
"You are the best Lord."
Led by Mishien, Su Lun arrived at the largest house in Centaur City. The Centaur Tribe did not have a chief yet. A group of Centaurs sat on linen and straw mats. In the middle of the room was a huge bonfire. Several chefs were roasting lambs. Drops of fat dripped from the roasted lambs, creating clusters of flames. While the chefs were roasting the lambs, they were constantly brushing sauce on them. This method was improved by Frodo. After all, the Centaurs would only dip their meat in salt before eating it.
Suhlen and Mishien sat in the main seats. In addition to a dozen Centaurs, there were also some Humans. These Humans were tax collectors and merchants sent by Northern Town City.
Although the banquet was very simple, the atmosphere was very good. These Centaurs were very satisfied with their current life. The purpose of Su Lun's inspection was to see the life of the Centaurs. On the other hand, he was ready to officially appoint the governor of the Centaur City.
Centaur City was different from Mirror Lake City. The residents here were mainly Centaurs. It was impossible to appoint a Centaur to be the governor. This would make the Centaurs panic, so the best candidate was Mishien. However, other than the governor, more than half of the officials in the hall were Humans.
Especially the tax collector, the market manager, the warehouse manager, and even the city defense officer needed both Humans and Centaurs. The Centaur City had a group of soldiers stationed here. There weren't many people, only a hundred. These people were usually responsible for maintaining the security of the territory.
With these people, the Centaur City wouldn't be completely controlled by the Centaurs. The Centaur Tribe was now under the elder system. Under Suhlen's request, the Centaurs began to learn the Humans' language.
Under these circumstances, the Centaurs in the North City gradually began to break away from their primitive tribal state and slowly entered the age of civilization. Perhaps in a few hundred years, the scholars who studied the history of the Centaurs would call this the Centaurs' Age of Enlightenment.
Suhlen stayed in Centaur City for a day before leaving with his team and returning to the North City.
The construction of the North City was still progressing steadily. As soon as they approached the North City, a cry came from the sky. Suhlen looked up and saw a group of Cryopterus with a wingspan of three meters quickly flying over. These Cryopterus had been raised for half a year and were now past their infancy stage.
Cryopterus needed three years to reach adulthood. Only then could they start training. He was looking forward to these Cryopterus Knights. In the last battle with the Orcs, he saw the power of the Orc Wyvern Knights. If those wyverns hadn't met Alex, the 3000 Harpies would have suffered heavy casualties.
The Harpies could bully an army without air power, but once they met the Hippogryph Knights, Wyvern Knights, or Griffin Knights, they would suffer heavy losses.
The biggest one in the sky was Suhlen's Ice Quetzalcoatlus. After seeing Suhlen, the Ice Quetzalcoatlus directly dived towards Suhlen. The little guy flapped its wings and wanted to land on Suhlen's shoulder, but it seemed to have forgotten its size. In the end, it could only land on the ground beside him.
Unlike other Cryopterus, the Ice Quetzalcoatlus had a thin layer of dragon scales on its body. Although its defense was not as strong as a real dragon, it was still much stronger than an ordinary Quetzalcoatlus.
Suhlen rubbed its head and let the little guy play by itself. Although the little guy was less than a year old, a Yaron also had a dragon's aura. Its presence scared the horses. After sending the little guy away, it took a while for the horses to recover. This also made Suhlen notice the weakness of the horses.
When facing the enemy cavalry on the battlefield, it seemed that the dragon's aura could directly destroy the cavalry's horse. What was the difference between a cavalry without a horse and a tiger without claws and teeth?
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