"Sir, why are the corpses of these winter wolves left here after falling into the sheep rib trap? Isn't it said that the wolf cannibalism is the habit of cannibalism? "Nois finally asked.
The scene in front of them was truly shocking. On the plains that had been trampled by the wave of beasts, there were all kinds of dead winter wolves lying quietly. Hundreds of corpses stretched far into the distance. All of the dead Winter Wolves were grimacing in pain, but not a single wound could be found on their bodies. Those who did not know would only feel that the scene in front of them was very strange, and their scalps would go numb.
However, the people who followed Loriste out of the city knew that these beasts had fallen into the sheep rib trap. They were just amazed that this inconspicuous sheep rib trap had such a great effect. There were hundreds of wolf corpses in front of them. If they were still alive, they would be in great danger for the people leaving the city. They might even be wiped out.
"Wolf cannibalism is actually a very smart beast. Experts once determined that wolf cannibalism has the intelligence of a five or six-year-old human child. They are the beasts that know how to work together. Cannibalism is a kind of helplessness. The larger the wolf population, the easier it is to catch prey. But similarly, the larger the population, the more prey they need. So when there is a lack of food, they will not let go of even the corpses of their own kind. This is the way to maintain the development of the pack.
"Wolves are smart but also suspicious. During the wave of beasts, they do not lack food. If so many of their own kind suddenly die for no reason, the surviving wolves will only be scared and leave the area. For example, if a group of humans were to travel, and suddenly one or two of them died, we would still stop to investigate. But if half of us suddenly die one by one, the rest will have to leave the area first. In this aspect, human nature and wolf nature are the same, "Loriste explained.
"Alright, everyone get moving. Throw these wolf corpses into the carts and bring them back. There are so many complete wolf pelts. If the fur traders come and see them, they will be so happy, "Padt shouted to the soldiers on the carts.
After a long time, Nois came to report, "Sir, there are a total of 745 wolf corpses. Are we going back now?"
Loriste frowned. "No, we threw out more than two thousand sheep rib trap. This is too little. Joe. Bring some people to patrol the surroundings and see if there's anything else. Be careful on the road … "
Josk and his men scoured the surrounding area and found hundreds of corpses of carnivorous magical beasts. Leopards and Cloud Leopards were hanging from trees, and even Ferocious Beasts like the Liger had fallen into the sheep's rib trap and were lying on the hill. In the end, they followed the traces and found a big guy.
It was a huge Iron Haired Wild Boar that weighed at least two thousand kilograms. Perhaps the immense pain from the straightening of the ribs in its stomach had driven it mad. It ran amok all the way, knocking down trees and breaking rocks. Finally, it fell headfirst into a snowy ditch and died.
The broken trees and rocks along the way left everyone speechless. Even Loriste was sweating profusely. He wondered if his javelin would still be effective if he encountered a beast like this. Compared to the carcass of the beast, his javelin was like a toothpick.
Ell rode to Loriste's side. He watched as the soldiers tied up the carcass and prepared to use a dozen horses to drag it out of the ditch. He asked Loriste, "Locke, are we going to continue chasing after the magical beast wave and rush to the central cities of the other regions?"
Loriste shook his head. "We can't. The wave had just dispersed when we left Maple Manor, so we still have room to go around the entire wave and rush to the front. Now that the wave has fanned out and covered the entire wilderness, we have nowhere to go. Look at the ground, the place where the Magical Beast Tide passed through has turned into mud. Our skis are no longer useful, they can't be used anymore. We can only resign ourselves to fate and wait for the wave to retreat and spring to come. "
"Locke, don't worry. With Knight Belluniac and Yuri's information, I believe that the wave of magical beasts will not cause too much damage to us. In fact, no one here is afraid of the wave of magical beasts anymore. "Ell comforted him.
"Ell, I'm afraid. We have to go to the four villages in front of us to take a look. I'm really afraid of the tragic ending. These people followed us north and finally reached their family's territory. They thought that they could settle down and start a new life, but no one expected a wave of magical beasts. I've let them down. I feel terrible … "Loriste's body trembled.
"Locke, this is not your fault. None of us wanted this to happen. But since it has happened, we have to face it bravely. Let's go, it's time for us to return to the city. Look, the soldiers are already driving the horses to pull that big guy up … "El patted Loriste's shoulder." Brother, don't forget that no matter what happens, I'll always be with you. "
In reality, contrary to Laurist and the others' expectations, the four villages that everyone thought were doomed were not as tragic as they had imagined. At the critical moment of life and death against the wave of magical beasts, the people of the four villages came up with their own plans and struggled bitterly for their own survival.
The fourth village was built on a small hill. The silver swordsman guarding the village was Loriste's old acquaintance, Paul Binns. He was currently the captain of the light cavalry scouts. Before winter came, he was ordered to lead a small group of light cavalry scouts to defend this small village. When he discovered the wave of magical beasts, he surrounded the entire village with ice. Like Loriste, he also used water to freeze the ice on the hill, making it difficult for the magical beasts to climb, and saved the lives of the villagers.
However, when the herbivorous magical beasts passed by, the village was attacked by more than ten snow leopards. More than ten people died, and even Paul Binns was injured. However, they managed to chase away the snow leopards, and the village was safe. Faced with this result, Loriste was overjoyed. He immediately promoted Paul Binns to become a family knight, fulfilling his long-cherished wish.
The third village was not as lucky. The casualties were extremely high. The old, the weak, the women, and the children mostly escaped by hiding in the cellars. However, the young and strong guards, as well as a small group of light cavalry scouts, were led by a silver swordsman. They fought with a herd of large-horned bulls in the village, but were all wiped out …
The second village gave Loriste and the rest another surprise. Apart from the village being flattened, no people or resources were lost. This was mainly because the village was built halfway up a stone mountain, close to a large cave. When they discovered the wave of magical beasts, the villagers, food, and other resources were all moved into the cave, and the entrance was sealed. They successfully avoided the disaster.
The worst was the first village. Out of a population of more than three thousand, only seventeen survived. When the wave of magical beasts arrived, it was midnight. The guards on guard duty thought that a small group of magical beasts had come to destroy the newly cultivated fields, so they fired arrows and threw torches to chase them away. In the end, they angered the magical beasts, and the village was attacked. The seventeen survivors had survived by hiding in the gaps of the collapsed wooden houses and the ruins. That was how they managed to survive until the very end.
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On the 18th of March, it was a day of spring rain. In the hall of the Monolith Castle, there were many people. All the knights and officials of the Norton Family were listening to Fatty Shi's report and summary of the winter magical beast wave.
"… This winter magical beast wave caused the family to lose almost ten thousand citizens and more than a thousand brave family soldiers. There were also seven silver swordsmen and three family knights. I am the one who bears the most responsibility. I did not fully understand the situation of the family territory, nor did I do a detailed investigation before I hastily launched the development plan of the wasteland. As a result, the family suffered great losses during the wave of magical beasts.
Especially after I received the message from the lord, I did not care about the wave of magical beasts. In fact, I did not even take it to heart. I even set up a defensive position near the center of the third district, gathering the family's military forces to eliminate the wave of magical beasts. If not for the lord sending Knight Beruenik and the others to bring the idea of using water to build an ice wall, I would have almost let the family's armed forces be destroyed in the wave of magical beasts. In these matters, I cannot shirk my responsibility. I ask the lord to punish me personally … "
Lirist's face was as dark as still water. He never dreamed that Fatty Shi would behave like a pig in the face of the wave of magical beasts. When Jim and the others spent two days and one night rushing to the Monolith Castle to report about the wave of magical beasts, Fatty Shi did not take it seriously. He thought that the so-called magical beasts were those herbivorous magical beasts such as demon goats and deer, just that there were more of them. He even boasted shamelessly to Bofinger that the arrival of these magical beasts could replenish the family's food consumption.
It took Fatty Shi and Bofinger seven days before they finally set off. Because of the heavy snow, it took them more than ten days to reach the third district. They just happened to meet Beruenik and the others who came to deliver the order to water and build a city. Fatty Shi ignored Bofinger and Beruenik's objections and ordered the twenty thousand family soldiers to pile up snow to build a wall and a defensive position in preparation to eliminate the wave of magical beasts.
Lirist could only smile bitterly when he heard the news. Fatty Shi was treating the wave of magical beasts as the human's enemy. He thought that they were equally vulnerable and underestimated the enemy to this extent. He did not consider that the longbows and crossbows in the hands of the soldiers could only cause a small amount of damage to those large magical beasts.
When the wave of magical beasts swept into the third district, they ran into the defensive position that Fatty Shi and the others had set up. At first, the longbows of the family soldiers could still cause damage to the small herbivorous magical beasts, but when the endless number of magical cows and mammoths that were five to six meters tall appeared, everyone was stunned. Fortunately, Bofinger made a prompt decision and ordered all the soldiers to retreat to the center of the third district. They poured water with all their might to build a wall of ice, and only then did they manage to escape the pursuit of the magical beasts and protect the twenty thousand family armed forces.
Then, the twenty thousand family armed forces that Lirist had high hopes for were trapped in the center of the third district for more than a month. Not only did they deplete the food reserves of the third district's central city, they also went hungry for a few days. Only when the wave of magical beasts retreated did they leave the city to hunt some magical beasts to fill their stomachs and return to the Monolith Castle with low morale …
"I announce that Knight Shredder is relieved of his position as the chief development manager of the Fengle Plains. At the same time, Shredder is relieved of his position as the chief knight of the family. He will be demoted to an ordinary family knight. The position of chief development manager of the Fengle Plains will be temporarily replaced by Sadekamp. "Lirist stood up and announced his punishment for Fatty Shi.
"In the family's territory, the arrival of the magical beasts in winter is something that many of us have never heard of or seen before. But do we lose the confidence to develop the Fengle Plains because of this? The magical beast wave isn't scary. We can't stop bad things from happening, but we can try our best to make the bad things have a good ending, "Lirist said.
Then, Lirist explained in detail what he had done in the sixth district's central city, and even took out a rib of a lamb to demonstrate how to set a trap. "The facts show that as long as we have the protection of a sturdy city wall, the arrival of the magical beast wave will give us a good chance to hunt in winter. With the right arrangements, we can even use the city wall as a trap for hunting magical beasts. Of course, we have to be careful not to provoke those large herbivorous magical beasts when they are around. At the right time, we can lure those small herbivorous magical beasts into the city. Not only will we be able to obtain large amounts of fresh meat and fur, we can also make the new citizens fearless of the magical beast wave and have confidence in the future. "
Lirist then introduced the situation of the four villages. "From the circumstances of these four villages during the magical beast wave, it is clear that even if it is a settlement village, it can still avoid the magical beast wave. First, there must be excellent defensive facilities. Second, there must be a reliable path of retreat, such as a cave or cellar. This way, they can safely survive the magical beast wave during the winter. "
"Therefore, the new year has begun. This year, our family's focus is to build the city walls and civilian facilities of the cities and villages in the second district to the seventh district. We must ensure that the new citizens live in peace and safety. Although the magical beast wave has retreated, there are still large numbers of magical beasts lingering in the Fengle Plains. From tomorrow onwards, the family's armed forces will sweep the entire wasteland of magical beasts. On one hand, we can replenish our meat supply, and on the other hand, we can ensure the safety of the family's territory. This will allow the working citizens to have no worries. "
"Sederkamp, your focus this year is to build six central cities. I will get Miss Tracy to arrange for the designers of the original city construction command to come up with six plans for the central cities as soon as possible and build them according to the plans. Also, the settlement villages must be built with defensive walls and a reliable path of retreat. As for reclaiming wastelands, we can arrange for crops such as potatoes to replenish our food consumption. The family will also purchase large amounts of food from outside for storage. "
"In addition, the sixteen silver swordsmen who have contributed during the winter magical beast wave crisis will be promoted to the family's knights. The others who have contributed will also be rewarded. I hope that everyone here will think carefully and brainstorm to see if there are any good ways to stop the magical beast wave from destroying the family's territory. Everyone can write your ideas in a letter and tell us. The prosperity and development of the family's territory cannot be separated from everyone's hard work. I'm counting on everyone. "
After the meeting, Lirist kept Fatty Shi behind. Although Fatty Shi was stripped of his position as the development manager, it didn't mean that he was going to be left in the cold.
"Brother Shi, I'll leave Monolith Castle and Mountain City to you. These two places have not been harmed by the magical beast wave, so you will be in charge of them. The first is the construction of Mountain City and the development of the fields. The second is the planning and construction of the rear city of Monolith Castle and the reclamation and distribution of the surrounding wastelands. Before Fengle Plains can avoid the magical beast wave, the future production of food in these two places will affect the survival of the family's territory. In addition, I plan to build a new town here, at the intersection of the Blade Edge Mountains and the Morgen Hills. The residents of this town will be the families of all the miners and blacksmiths. This will be our family's industrial city, and it will become our family's weapon production base. Do you understand the importance of this place? "
Fatty Shi nodded, "Locke, thank you, brother. Please rest assured, as your brother, I will not let you down."
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