Translator: Mr Voltaire Editor: Modlawls123 Lolist stood on the city walls and looked around. The sixth district's central city was like a small boat on a sea of magic beasts, in danger of capsizing at any time.
After three days and three nights of pouring water on the wall without rest, the wall that was originally made of mud had now become a thick ice wall. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Some of the overworked ones even lay down and fell asleep right away …
"Lord, you should rest. You haven't slept in three days." Nois came to Lolist's side, his attitude extremely respectful.
If Loriste had not rushed to the central town with his men and thought of a way to pour water on the walls to build an ice castle, the central town of District 6 might not have been able to survive the massive wave of magical beasts when they were defenseless. More than 13,000 lives would have been turned to dust under the hooves of the magic beasts.
Lolist's eyes were slightly red. He shook his head and said, "It's fine, I can still hold on. Let's stay a bit longer and see how the magic beasts react to the ice walls …"
The closest to the city walls were demon yaks that were two to three meters tall. These big fellows weighed more than a thousand kilograms, and they were the most irascible of the magic beasts. They were huge and covered in dark brown fur. Their horns were thick and sharp, and they were publicly acknowledged as one of the hardest to deal with. Apart from the ballistae, only gold-ranked knights or swordsmen could harm these demon yaks.
The land near the central city had mostly been cultivated, and there were very few lichens that these herbivorous magic beasts loved. Thus, the magic beasts here were not very dense. However, the guards on the city walls could only see the demon yaks digging through the snow to eat the winter wheat sprouts …
"Sigh, the winter wheat we sowed is all gone, ruined by these beasts …" Nois was very dispirited.
"Since the winter wheat is gone, we can think of a way to plant other crops. Potatoes, millet, and millet are all fine. These don't need to survive the winter. What's important is that we need to take root here, so we need to think of a way to fight for territory with these magic beasts. We were caught unprepared by the magic beast tide this year, but it won't be so easy next year. They destroyed our winter wheat, so we'll take their meat as compensation … "Lolist said fiercely.
A three-meter-tall Giant Yak walked up to the ice wall and rubbed its body against it in a very satisfied manner …
Laurist and North were speechless …
After noon, the Great Demon Yaks near the central city walls left. Laurist relaxed, ate something, and then went to rest.
He slept soundly, but he was still shaken awake. When he opened his eyes, he saw Padt's anxious face. "My lord, my lord, wake up! The magical beasts are coming!"
What? Demonic Beasts invading the city?
Before Laurist could react, Ell, who was sleeping soundly on the bed beside him, opened his sleepy eyes. "Nonsense. The magical beasts don't even have siege ladders. How could they climb up the seven-meter-tall city wall?"
Padt grabbed Ell and pushed him to the window. "Open your eyes wide and take a good look. If it's not a monster, then what is it?" Padt said, opening the window a crack.
A gust of cold wind rushed into the room as soon as the window was opened. Everyone shivered and became alert. Josk, who was next door, also came over with his clothes. He looked through the window and exclaimed, "That's strange. How did these demon goats climb up the city wall?"
Laurist laughed. "Nothing strange. They're called Mountain Horned Goats. They're good at climbing cliffs to avoid their natural enemies. Our city wall is only seven-meter-tall, so it's a piece of cake for them. Let's set off after we're dressed. We'll have fresh lamb today. Lamb delivered to our doorstep, it'll be a waste not to take it. By the way, be careful not to get hit by these goats. It's said that when they can't escape their natural enemies, they'll choose to crash into their natural enemies and fall off the cliff with them … "
"Are they easy to deal with?" Josk asked. He'd never seen these goats before.
"On flat ground, a Bronze-rank one can take on three or four of them," Laurist answered.
"Pfft, scared the hell out of me. Looks like they're just good-looking but useless. They only know how to climb walls …" Padt felt embarrassed. He had woken everyone up because of these guys. If he had known this would happen, he would have climbed up himself.
"It's fine. Are you ready? Let's go hunting." Laurist was the first to rush out.
The sky wasn't bright yet, but it wasn't dark either. Laurist's wooden house was very close to the city wall. As soon as they came out, they attracted the attention of the Mountain Horned Goats on the wall. They started bleating.
"Don't go up the wall. Just stay in the empty space below. Light a torch," Laurist ordered.
As expected, the bleating became more urgent as soon as the torch was lit. They could even hear the anger and annoyance of the Mountain Horned Goats.
The sound of rushing footsteps could be heard. A large group of black shadows rushed down the slope of the wall, heading straight for the people in the empty space. Padt held his shield and collided with the first Mountain Horned Goat. His feet were rooted to the ground, and he didn't move an inch. However, the Mountain Horned Goat was knocked down.
"Kill!" Laurist ordered. In an instant, thirty Mountain Horned Goat corpses were strewn across the ground.
"They're so weak, yet they're attacking. I don't even know what to say about these goats," Ell commented.
Laurist laughed. "They're still magic beasts even though they're so weak. Can't you see that their eyes are all red? They'll attack anyone they see. In the barbarian plains, these Mountain Horned Goats are famous for their cowardice. They'll run away quickly when they see their natural enemies. We can go up the wall now. There are more up there, so be careful. "
Everyone was shocked when they looked out from the wall. There were Mountain Horned Goats everywhere under the wall, and even on the ice walls. The Mountain Horned Goats that climbed up the wall were habitually looking for higher ground to spend the night. Occasionally, more Mountain Horned Goats would climb up the wall.
However, when these Mountain Horned Goats saw Laurist and the others, they immediately charged over with bloodshot eyes. But soon, their corpses were lying on the wall.
After circling the wall and killing more than a thousand Mountain Horned Goats, the guards in the city were alerted. Nois led his men up the wall and fought with the endless stream of Mountain Horned Goats.
They fought until the sky was bright. The Mountain Horned Goats that had been reduced by half finally gathered into a large flock and left the central city.
Laurist and the others were covered in goat blood. The walls were filled with frozen Mountain Horned Goats' corpses.
Nois was also covered in blood. He rushed over with a guilty expression. "Sir, it's my fault. I didn't let anyone stand guard on the wall last night …"
Laurist waved his hand and laughed. "It's alright. We're facing magic beasts, not enemies attacking the city. I also told you not to let the guards alert the magic beasts below. It's normal not to send anyone to stand guard at night. Besides, everyone has been working hard for three days, so they should have a good rest. Look, these Mountain Horned Goats are fresh meat that delivered themselves to our doorstep. Get everyone to clean up. I've long heard that the meat of Mountain Horned Goats is extremely delicious. Everyone is in luck today, haha. "
The harvest of more than five thousand Mountain Horned Goats made everyone beam with joy. Nois got people to set up more than ten large pots in the central square of the city. Goat offal and bones were thrown into the pots to cook. Anyone who wanted to drink could have as much as they wanted …
Laurist was currently enjoying a delicious lamb chop. The chef in the Sixth District's central town was quite skilled, and the lamb chop was tender and juicy. Ayer, who was sitting beside him, had already eaten six pieces in one go. His stomach was bulging, and he asked for another piece.
Laurist was also nibbling on his fifth lamb chop when he suddenly thought of something. He hurriedly ordered Nois to tell the chefs to clean up all the lamb ribs. He had a use for them. He then asked for the layout of the central city and started thinking hard.
Josk held a roasted leg of lamb and walked over to Laurist's side. He asked, "What is it? What are you thinking?"
Laurist replied, "I'm thinking if we should let the magical beasts into the city …"
"What? Are you crazy? "Josk was shocked.
"You're the crazy one! What I mean is if we should set up a trap in the city and lure some herbivorous magical beasts into the city like we did today. You see, the whole city was in a state of panic two days ago, the atmosphere was lifeless. After killing so many coiling mountain horned goats today, look at how happy everyone is and how full of vitality they are. What I'm worried about is that if we can only defend the city to the death, people will panic and despair at the wave of magical beasts. If we do as I said and lure some magical beasts into the city to fall into a trap, then everyone will treat the wave of magical beasts as an opportunity to hunt. No one will be afraid of the wave of magical beasts anymore. "Laurist hurriedly explained his thoughts.
"You scared me," Josk said embarrassedly. "Sir, since you're confident, then do it. I don't understand the big picture, but I'm on your side. "
Nois walked in with a fresh rib of a Mountain Horned Goat. There was still a lot of meat on it. "Sir, do you want to eat this? How do you want to eat it, roast it or boil it? "
Laurist took the rib and used a knife to cut off the meat. Then, he sharpened the two ends of the rib. "Bring a basin of hot water …"
The hot water was quickly brought over. Laurist placed the two sharp ribs into the hot water and slowly broke them into a circle. He took it out and told Padt to tie the two sharp ends with a rope. Then, he wrapped the cut meat around the rib circle and threw it into the snow.
Everyone was baffled by what they saw. "I used the rib to make a trap," Laurist explained. "It's specially used to deal with carnivorous magical beasts and beasts."
"Sir, you're not talking nonsense, are you? This rib can deal with carnivorous magical beasts and beasts?" No one believed him.
The rib circle was already frozen, so Laurist had someone pick it up.
"Look, when those carnivorous magical beasts and ferocious beasts find this on the ground, they will swallow it in one gulp." Laurist removed the rope from the top. Because the ribs of the sheep were frozen, the circle remained the same.
"Think about it. The stomach of a magical beast should be warm, just like this basin of warm water." Laurist threw the rib circle into the warm water.
After a while, the frozen minced meat on the rib melted and left the rib circle. Then, everyone watched as the rib circle gradually changed shape. Soon, it stretched out and finally returned to a slightly curved, pointy end.
"If there's a rib like this in the stomach of a magical beast and it stretches out, hehe, then even the most ferocious magical beast and beast will die. Does everyone understand? "Laurist smiled at everyone.
"Wow, Sir, you're a genius. Dealing with carnivorous magical beasts and beasts like this is as easy as blowing off dust," Padt and Nois praised.
"As expected of Loke. Only you could think of such a sinister thing. I like it." Aire praised as he picked up the rib.
Lollister's expression darkened. Hey, El, are you even praising me?
"That's not right," Josk said with a frown, "Sir, most carnivorous magical beasts would chomp down on something like this. With the sharpness of their teeth, the ribs of the sheep would be crushed to pieces in no time at all, and it wouldn't be of any use."
Laurist clapped. "Josk, you're right. I didn't have anything just now, so I could only wrap the meat around it. The real trap is made of sheep fat. You know, no matter how solid sheep fat is, it'll melt in the mouth. That's why the magical beasts and beasts will rush to swallow it. "
"This isn't a trap I came up with. It's the idea of the greatest adventurer in history, Kamen Prite. He was once trapped on a deserted island for two years, and he used a trap like this to capture two magical beasts during the winter. He survived the famine and survived until the day he was rescued. Because of the custom of mountain goats, their ribs are very flexible. They're the best material for making traps like this. "
Laurist looked at everyone in the room. "In two days, the magical beast wave will leave the sixth district and head for the fifth district. The beasts at the back are carnivorous magical beasts and beasts. These carnivorous magical beasts are different from the herbivorous magical beasts below the city. The herbivorous magical beasts will only attack us when they see us, but the carnivorous magical beasts will attack us when they smell us. Although we have the protection of the ice wall, we can't be careless. Make more traps like this, and try to be prepared. "
"Yes, Sir."
"There's one more thing. I'm thinking about opening the city gates and using the herbivorous magical beasts to attack humans on sight to release some low-attack magical goats and deer into the city. That way, we can stock up on fresh meat. What do you guys think? "Laurist asked.
"Sir, I'm fine with it. We'll follow your orders," North said.
During the last two days of the magical beast wave, Laurist found an opportunity to open the gates twice, bringing in a group of large-horned goats and single-horned magical goats, as well as a group of spotted magical deer into the city. However, he didn't find the right time to close the gates the first time, and as a result, too many of the two types of magical goats were released into the city. There were more than twenty thousand of them, and everyone worked until midnight to clean up the rampaging magical goats. Nearly a hundred unlucky fellows were injured by the magical goats. Fortunately, the people participating in the hunt were all armored guards and family soldiers. With proper protection, there were no casualties.
The atmosphere at the time was very lively. The people participating in the hunt were running around the streets and alleys, either being chased by the magical goats or running after them. Often, a group of soldiers would chase after a few magical goats in front of them, only to realize that there was a large group of magical goats in front of them. They would immediately turn around and run, and the magical goats would chase after a large group of soldiers in front of them. Everyone would turn around and kill this group of magical goats before chasing after the remaining magical goats …
The townspeople who didn't participate in the hunt filled the windows, and some even climbed onto the roofs to shout. They were all in high spirits, cheering non-stop. When there was only a small group of magical goats left, everyone stopped killing them. Instead, they used their shields to collide with the magical goats. Those who lost would scram, and those who won would become heroes. They won the cheers of the crowd, cheers, and flying kisses from the women …
Laurist never dreamed that his plan to release magical beasts into the city would become the grandest local festival, the 'Goat Bumping Festival'. In order to protect these hard-earned magical goats, there was even a rule that no weapons could be used. The participants could only use their shields to collide with the magical goats until all the magical goats were knocked unconscious …
Laurist didn't want to try it again after the first mistake, but he didn't expect to meet the unanimous objection of the excited crowd.
Laurist could only follow the advice and open another city. He lured a few thousand spotted magical deer into the city for everyone to enjoy again.
The spotted magical deer were already at the end of the line of herbivorous magical beasts. Following them were a large number of carnivorous magical beasts and ferocious beasts that followed the wave of magical beasts to hunt. The most common ones were various kinds of winter wolves.
The largest winter wolf pack that Laurist saw on the city wall was close to a thousand. Thus, he ordered the circle traps made with goat ribs to be thrown outside the city. He planned to collect the corpses in two days …
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