Large amounts of resources were consumed, and the Wizard Tower was being built bit by bit. At the same time, the construction of the North Town City did not stop. Suhlen had already passed down the city's construction plan and steps. Large amounts of basic construction had already been started, and a large amount of manpower and resources had been invested into the construction of the North Town City.
The Orc laborers lifted heavy stones to tamp down the road, while the Goblin slaves flattened the bricks one by one. The Gnolls pushed heavy stone rollers to flatten the ground, while the Kobolds swung their hoes to dig for ores. Merchant groups from all over the continent were transporting all kinds of resources to the North Town City to be sold, and then they would leave with other goods. The whole city was full of life.
However, the number of monsters around the North Town City had increased recently. As more and more crops were planted in the fields outside the city, goblins and kobolds would often sneak in to steal food. Although the North Town City had an army patrolling regularly, many farms far from the city were still damaged to varying degrees.
There was nothing they could do about it. Winter was coming, and food was scarce in the wasteland. The goblins and kobolds had started stealing from the farms to survive. A hundred thousand acres of land was too big, and the northern wasteland was too vast. The North Town City's army could not cover every area.
In order to reduce the damage to the farms, Suhlen had no choice but to start clearing the land again. Of course, it was not without benefits. The North Town City was developing, and it needed a large amount of strong labor. The goblins, kobolds, and gnolls were here to work for the North Town City.
Whether it was the goblins, kobolds, or gnolls, they didn't know how to farm. Instead, they liked to plunder, so they often died in winter due to lack of food. Although Su Lun treated these monsters as slaves, he also let them eat their fill. As long as they worked in Northern Town City, goblins, kobolds, and gnolls wouldn't starve to death. Compared to other lords of this era, Su Lun was very kind and benevolent.
Of course, those who died from exhaustion or accidents were not included.
Ever since the farms outside the North Town City were destroyed, Suhlen had sent out scouts to track down the monsters. Even the Cryopterus had joined the search. With the Cryopterus in the air and the scouts, Suhlen believed they would soon find the monsters.
As expected, it did not take long for the monsters to be found. The monsters were hiding in a forest. Suhlen would not let these slaves who had delivered themselves to his door.
Thirty miles outside the North Town City, in a forest.
"My Lord!" A scout came out of the dense bushes and quickly walked by Suhlen. "The monsters are hiding in the forest. They don't seem to have noticed us."
"Get ready for battle. Don't let any of them escape this time!" Suhlen spat out the straw in his mouth and waved to the army behind him. This time, apart from the regular army, Suhlen also brought a lot of militia. Training alone would not make good soldiers. Only after strict training and experiencing a few battles could the militia truly transform into soldiers.
During this time, more than a hundred crossbows had been produced in the North Town City. They had all been given to the militia to equip, while the rest of the militia were armed with other weapons.
The tribe that the scouts found was a tribe of bugbears. Bugbears were like goblins. They were evil, stupid, and greedy in nature. However, as the most powerful subspecies of goblins, they were tall and strong. It could be seen from their name that bugbears were as strong as bears.
Suhlen didn't care if these bugbears were strong or not. In his eyes, bugbears were very good slaves. They were strong and worked hard, but they ate a lot.
Bugbears were as poor as goblins, but their discipline was a lot better. When the army of the North Town City quietly surrounded them, the bugbears realized that something was wrong. As creatures that lived in the wastelands, they were highly alert to danger.
This was a medium-sized tribe of 2000 people. There were 300 bugbears, 500 earth goblins, and the rest were green goblins. After realizing that the situation was bad, the bugbears and earth goblins immediately formed a formation. After seeing the bugbears' movements, Suhlen immediately understood that they had been discovered. There was no time to explain, so Suhlen immediately ordered the army to attack.
The camp of the goblins was very simple. Many of them had only dug shallow pits. The camp was very messy and dirty, so Suhlen didn't let the army rush in. The bugbears and earth goblins had already formed a formation. Although their weapons looked very simple, their formation was very decent.
Seeing this situation, Suhlen was also interested. It was a good opportunity to let the militia see some blood. "Crossbowmen, get into formation!"
With his order, the crossbowmen behind him immediately got into formation. It only took half a minute for them to complete the formation.
"Load!"
* Creak creak creak! * The sound of crossbows being loaded echoed. More than a hundred crossbows were loaded, and the cold arrows flickered with a chilling light.
"Aim!"
The first row of crossbowmen took a step forward and squatted down. At the same time, they leveled their heavy crossbows and pointed at the goblins not far away. The goblins saw that there weren't many enemies, so they immediately waved their weapons and rushed over. Even the bugbears maintained their formation and raised their simple wooden shields and spears as they moved forward.
"Five shots ready!" Suhlen raised his arm and swung it down.
"Release!"
"Bang bang bang!"
The dense sound of bowstrings kept ringing, and then a row of crossbow bolts flew out in an instant. The goblins in front fell like grass being mowed down, and some crossbow bolts even penetrated two goblins in succession. In an instant, a large number of goblins in the front row died.
After the crossbowmen fired their arrows, they immediately retreated to the back through the pre-reserved passage. Then, they stepped on the foot of the crossbow and began to load the crossbow with both hands. The second row of crossbowmen quickly stepped forward and fired the crossbow bolts in their hands. Then, the third row, the fourth row, and the fifth row.
The whole crossbow formation was like moving clouds and flowing water. It was like a war machine running at full speed. Every crossbowman was like an insignificant part of this machine. After the fifth row of crossbowmen finished firing, the first row of crossbowmen, who had already been prepared, went forward and fired again. They continued to attack according to the command.
Row after row of crossbow bolts were fired continuously. The aggressive goblins were immediately stunned. A large number of goblins died, and the Bugbears in the battle formation did not have any effect. Ordinary wooden shields could not stop the crossbow bolts at all. For a time, the goblins suffered heavy casualties.
Suhlen did not let the crossbowmen attack for too long. After four rounds of attack, the goblins were completely defeated. Suhlen did not let the crossbowmen continue to attack. After all, he still needed the slaves to work. After seeing the goblins being defeated, Suhlen immediately ordered the regular army to capture them.
The whole battle only lasted for a dozen minutes. It took a lot of time to capture the slaves. Fortunately, Suhlen had ordered the soldiers to surround the place in advance. Except for the dead goblins, the rest of the goblins were all captured.
After the cleanup was completed, Suhlen ordered people to escort the slaves back to Northern Battlefront City. He continued to lead the rest of the soldiers to continue the cleanup in the wasteland.
In the next few days, Suhlen used the opportunity of clearing out the monsters as an opportunity to train the crossbowmen. Not only did he capture a large number of slaves, but he also let the militia complete the special training and become soldiers.
After more than a year of development, there were many dog-headed traitors, goblins, and jackals among the slaves in Northern Battlefront City. In order to obtain a better life, these monsters had completely adapted to their identities and helped Northern Battlefront City to transform and exploit their own kind.
All the troublemakers were picked out and locked in prison or killed directly. The other monsters quickly adapted to their identities.
The number of slaves in Northern Battlefront City increased again, and the construction of the city gradually sped up. Suhlen planned to establish a principality after Northern Battlefront City was completed. In fact, Northern Battlefront City could already be declared a state, but he did not want Northern Battlefront City to be a construction site when the declaration was made.
Suhlen wanted Northern Battlefront City to be a dignified, beautiful, prosperous, and powerful city when the declaration was made. He did not want to make it look like a self-entertaining ceremony.
In the outer city of Northern Battlefront City, a large number of slaves were digging the foundation and laying the roads under the instructions of the supervisors. All the roads in Northern Battlefront City had to be paved. The main roads were made of bricks or slabs, while the other roads could be paved with stones. Every street had to have public toilets and bathrooms, and every street had to have a small park with fake mountains and fountains. Every street also had to have a fountain.
The outer city of Northern Battlefront City was divided by roads. The whole city was like a giant chessboard, and the blank areas on the chessboard were the streets and markets.
Hundreds of thousands of slaves and workers were building under the blueprint.
After a series of exterminations, the number of monsters in the territory was greatly reduced. Many places were completely devoid of monsters. To prevent the monsters from regenerating and destroying the farms, Suhlen assigned the soldiers in Northern Battlefront City to other places.
Apart from leaving two thousand soldiers in the city, the rest of the soldiers were divided into two groups by Suhlen. Half of them were stationed at the edge of the territory in groups of twenty. Their job was to warn the others, and the other half would lead the army to exterminate the invading monsters after receiving the warning.
At the same time, the groups of twenty were responsible for exterminating small groups of monsters that appeared in the territory. While Northern Battlefront City was thriving, the dark clouds of war were slowly approaching.
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