Hunting wild beasts is almost not difficult for Team Gibbs, as long as they don't encounter powerful creatures such as trolls and bugbears, let alone Shado following them.
The only unexpected thing was that on the way to kill three wolves but not a bear, I encountered two wandering goblins, and then followed them to clear out a goblin colony.
Of course, this is not a big surprise. Goblins in the forest are like inexhaustible weeds, everywhere.
Although many wild beasts were hunted, only one bear was really brought back. Gibb and others dragged the bear to the camp, where they liberated and cleaned it by the water.
It was almost summer now, and the flow rate of the Wolfsburg River had also accelerated a lot. With the sound of running water, accompanied by the chatter and laughter among the soldiers, the bear meat was processed in a moment.
After that, a few slaves came out and started cooking. These people were originally ordinary villagers and later became slaves. They could all do basic work.
Of course, this so-called cooking is just putting the meat in a pot, mixing hard bread and bacon, and finally making it into a pot of pulpy minced meat.
And for Xia Duolai, the food that he wouldn't even look at is absolutely delicious in the eyes of others.
As the aroma of the three cauldrons continued to spread, the people in the five working groups began to turn around frequently, and even the slaves became a little commotion.
Xia Duo simply called everyone in front and announced a new order——
"For the 5 working groups, the first one can eat as much meat as he wants, the second, third, and fourth members each have a bowl, and the last one can eat bread; for the 3 slave groups, the third queen and the group of slaves work together, as long as they can The group that surpasses the leader will be given half a bowl of meat for each person. The group that performs best after one year will be allowed to escape from slavery." As soon as the order was announced, the leaders immediately looked at each other. Although there were no words, their eyes were full of But the spark of competition was ignited, even stronger than before, because the treatment of the last group may not even be as good as slaves.
But they didn't dare to question the lord's decision. They put aside the past and came here, weren't they just trying to get ahead?
Just do it! The subjects were silent, trying hard to perform well, but on the slave side, some people were already crying with joy.
They had long been numb to life, but since they came to this pioneering territory, they felt something different from other places.
Now when they heard that their status as slaves could be lifted, all the slaves fell to their knees and shouted——
"Lord, please be merciful!"
"Thank you, Lord!"...Xia Duo looked at this scene calmly, not too moved. Merely relying on kindness cannot manage the territory and convince the people. When the scene calmed down a little, Xia Duo continued to announce: "All The working groups are all under the responsibility of the team leader. If the team members do not obey the orders, the team leader must report to the Leiden priest and cannot deal with it privately. Similarly, if the team leader’s order is unreasonable, the team members are not allowed to resist on the spot. They can report it to Leiden afterwards. Priest reports.
"As long as you make a mistake, the leader will be whipped 20 times, and the slave will be hanged directly." As soon as these words came out, the originally enthusiastic scene suddenly cooled down. The leader group was fine, it was just twenty lashes, and the slave group finally broke away. The hope of the slaves, now came the threat of death.
Only by contrast can one leave a deep impression. The slaves were trembling, but Chateau ignored them. Finally, he told Leiden to be responsible for supervision and grading, and then left.
As for the two groups of soldiers, it's not that Xia Duo ignored them, but that they had already been arranged. As long as the caster cannot fly or teleport, he can still be surrounded by ordinary people with ordinary weapons.
Xia Duo still attaches great importance to ordinary soldiers. Although they are not strong now, if they wear magic-resistant and spell-breaking equipment, they may be able to cut down even the archmage.
And Xia Duo's only requirement for soldiers is to obey orders. No matter whether there is a mountain of swords or a sea of fire ahead, they must be able to rush forward without hesitation when given an order.
In this regard, neither Team Gibb nor Team Qiaoqi can do it, and it is even unlikely that any soldiers recruited in the future can do it.
This is possible only if soldiers are selected from the next generation of citizens and have a sense of honor and belonging. For Qiao Qi and others, Xia Duo only gave them something that ordinary citizens did not have - wages, and the rest was similar to ordinary citizens.
Of course, this alone is not enough to make them give up, but it is useful. ...When they came to the river bank, Team Qiaoqi was having a barbecue. When they saw Xia Duo coming, everyone stood up quickly.
"Lord Lord!"
"You eat what you have, don't worry about me." Xia Duo waved his hand, came to the river, stretched his hand into the river, and in a moment, he fished up a foot-long white phosphorus river fish.
Skillfully remove the scales, clean the internal organs, give it a final wash, rub it with crushed salt, and put it on the fire with the long sword at your waist.
Without a lot of seasonings, all Xia Duo can accept is grilled fish with a relatively bland taste. While waiting, Xia Duo reminded Qiao Qi's team about the upcoming mission: "There will be new soldiers in the future. Qiao Qi, you are responsible for teaching them daily vigilance. Next, each of you will assign one person to follow Ji Bu." Go clean up the living creatures in the forest. You have all been adventurers. I hope you can adapt as soon as possible."
"Yes, Lord Lord!"
"Eat quickly. After eating, go and replace Gibb and the others. They have a hunting mission in the afternoon!"
"Yes." Watching Qiao Qi and others gruntingly finishing the bear meat that still had a strong smell, Xia Duo frowned, picked up the cooked fish and left directly.
...After the meal, Sha Duo discussed with Leiden the evaluation criteria for the working group before leaving the camp.
After a long time, he had long wanted to hunt for treasure in the mysterious lock, but this time, he had a new tool in his hand - a shovel specially used for digging soil.
Finally, there is no need to use a shield to shovel the soil, and the shovel can also directly test the things in the floating soil, without the need to slowly scratch it with a sword.
Efficiency was immediately improved. As for this shovel, Shado specifically asked Arman to find it for him. It was not at the blacksmith shop, but at an adventurer's place!
There is no need for ordinary people to buy this thing, and there is no blacksmith shop. The one he is holding now was specially made by the adventurer for the convenience of digging for treasures.
At 10 gold each, it was almost the same price as an ordinary one-handed sword. ...Going through the puzzle and arriving at the Zheng of Ruins. This time, Xia Duo's target was the center of the ruins. Although he would always search all over, the chance of finding a treasure in the center should be higher.
This is really heartbreaking. Once inside the mystery lock, he lost his magic ability and became less convenient. Xia Duo quickly approached the center of the ruins with a shovel. He couldn't wait.
He felt like he was no longer running away with the shovel, but the shovel was dragging him away!
