In the past, the Barbarians did not pay attention to personal hygiene. Later, Suhlen forced them to do so.
Barbarians usually had long hair, and some of them even had braids. However, these guys were too lazy and couldn't be bothered to take care of their hair. Therefore, their hair was often dirty, and there were even many lice in it. The smell on their bodies was also suffocating.
Suhlen ordered the goblin slaves to dig a large hole and sprinkled lime in it. He then directed the water from the Red Sand River into the hole, and personally threw all the Barbarians into it. They were not allowed to come out until they were soaked in it for half an hour.
After a series of forced measures, Suhlen finally taught the Barbarians how to be hygienic. Many of the Barbarians were too lazy to take care of their hair, and they were afraid that Suhlen would teach them a lesson. In the end, they shaved all their hair.
As a result, except for the female Barbarians in the camp, eight out of ten male Barbarians were bald. All the Barbarian warriors were bald. Now, his Barbarian guards were all bald and muscular. They looked very intimidating.
During the hunt, the Barbarian hunters accidentally caught a few wild horses. Suhlen tried to train the wild horses, but these wild horses were difficult to train. Suhlen did not have a qualified trainer. Some of the mercenaries knew how to ride horses, but they were not very good at it.
Suhlen did not want to give up on the cavalry, but he did not have any suitable candidates. In the end, he could only build a stable for the wild horses to live in. Perhaps in the coming year, there would be a few more foals in the stable.
Because of the archer's seal, Suhlen could train the archers. The shooting range in the camp had also been built. At the moment, the territory needed a group of archers to increase their long-range damage.
Aside from the factor of the archer, the factor of the weapon also accounted for a large proportion. It was not easy to make a good bow. From the selection of materials to the production process, it was very complicated. There were also many materials. For example, the bow body of the bow needed to be selected from the best wood.
Even the production process had to be adapted to the seasons. The wood was dissected in the winter, the horn was boiled in the spring, and the tendon was treated in the summer. In the autumn, the wood, horn, and tendon were combined with glue, lacquer, and silk. Finally, the body of the bow was fixed in the coldest season of winter. Therefore, it would take at least two years to make a good bow.
Suhlen couldn't wait that long, so he decided to make some bows and arrows first. After a while, he would see if there was a chance to trade for some centaur longbows with the centaur tribe.
Due to the short amount of time, the bows and arrows made by the blacksmith's shop had a smaller range and power. However, it could also be used for training purposes. The archers were selected from the mercenaries. Although the strength of these mercenaries was average, they had used all kinds of weapons. Suhlen gave them the shooting range in the barracks for practice.
There was a lot of red sand in the Red Sand River, which was why Suhlen named the river. The sand was very fine, and it was very useful for laying a training ground. The barbarians were all energetic guys. When they didn't have a mission, they would often spar and wrestle.
After the construction of the barracks' training ground was completed, these barbarians were happy. They liked to fight on the training ground when they had nothing to do. Now, the training ground was almost turned into a gladiator arena. Because the territory lacked entertainment facilities, the barbarian gladiators were very popular in the camp. Suhlen let them be.
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Most of the trees in the Northern Wastelands were pinewood. Pinewood was not the best wood for making bows and arrows because of its average toughness. The Kingdom of Florence most commonly used oak or teak to make bows and arrows. After these woods were air-dried, the bows made were tough and not easily deformed. The range was also long. It was the standard equipment of the kingdom's army.
Of course, although the Kingdom of Florence's bows and arrows were good, they were still lacking compared to the centaurs and half-elves. The effective range of the Florence's standard longbow was only about 100 meters. Some excellent archers could hit the target at 120 meters. The effective range of the centaurs' bows and arrows was 150 meters or even 200 meters. The same was true for the half-elves.
In addition to their superior bow making skills, there was also the material of the bows and arrows. The centaurs' longbows were made of purple fir wood, coupled with their unique bow making skills. As for the bows used by the half-elves, it seemed to be a special plant that they cultivated.
Purple Fir Wood was expensive and could only be found in the depths of the Northern Wastelands. The wood was tough, elastic, and malleable. The amount of purple fir wood that the Kingdom of Florence obtained every year was very small. Most of it was obtained from the Centaur Tribe.
It was not easy for Suhlen to obtain this kind of wood unless he also crossed the wilderness and went further north to look for it. It was not that humans had never thought of transplanting purple fir wood. With the help of the wizards, humans successfully transplanted and grew a batch of yew trees. However, after transplanting to the human kingdom, the quality of the purple fir wood declined greatly.
Compared to the purple fir wood of the centaurs, the wood was one-third softer. It was not even comparable to oak or teak. The cost was higher than teak and oak, but the quality was almost the same. As a result, the purple fir wood was quickly forgotten in the corner.
Suhlen wanted to develop archers, so it was necessary to find a suitable wood. As for oak and teak, these trees liked warmer climates. His territory was too far north. Whether it was oak or teak, they would freeze to death in the long northern winter.
Of course, if Suhlen had enough money, he could also buy it directly from the system store. Since the establishment of the blacksmith shop, the system store sold a variety of weapons, but the weapons in the store were too expensive. A barbarian two-handed axe cost 150 Kinnar.
He asked the blacksmith shop to make one for him, and the cost was only 20 Kinnar. A short bow cost 40 Kinnar, and a long bow directly cost 100 Kinnar. Suhlen was now so poor that he could not get 100 Kinnar. It could be said that he was now the poorest lord in the whole Kingdom of Florence. Naturally, Suhlen could not afford such a price.
Although there were many things in the territory, it still made him very happy to see the territory change day by day. Just this afternoon, Zeon and Johnson returned to the territory with more than 500 slaves and 20 carts of food. The return of the caravan instantly multiplied the population of Suhlen's territory.
A sufficient population was the foundation of a territory's development. Now the number of humans in Suhlen's territory had reached more than 700. Although the population was still small, as long as they survived this difficult period, the territory would develop rapidly.
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