Chapter 43: The Jackal Attacks
"Quite like a dog."
Verin stood up, looked at the rock monitor, and said to Baird and Eunice.
Later, another rock monitor lizard was unchained and lay on the ground equally docile, without any sign of violence.
"Go get some wolf meat."
Looking at the new pet, Verin ordered the soldiers on the side.
After a while, two soldiers carried two buckets of wolf meat coated with mineral salt and ready to be cured. They came to the rock monitor and dumped it on the ground.
The two rock giant lizards stared at the wolf meat on the ground, drooling, and their eyes revealed a look of desire, but they did not dare to act rashly.
"Hahaha, quite sensible."
Weilin stepped forward, picked up a piece of meat, and threw it to one of the rock monitor lizards.
I saw the rock monitor lizard open its mouth wide and swallow the wolf meat in one mouthful, licking its mouth with unsatisfied content and looking longingly at its new master.
Baird stood aside and watched the scene calmly. He subjectively believed that the Lord must be someone protected by the goddess of life. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the two brainless beasts showed surrender in the first place.
Eunice on the side was even more refreshed. In her more than fifty years of life, she had never encountered this kind of phenomenon. This kind of ferocious beast, even if it was facing a legend, it would show its teeth, but now it looks like He was like a little puppy, which was hard for the half-elf to accept.
However, Eunice knew that she had missed another opportunity, and she didn't know when she would get another chance.
When I think about the next ten years, I can only work diligently as a coolie-like architect, and I feel that life is gloomy.
As for escaping, in the Lake of Praying Stars where there are many silver knights, her idea is no different from committing suicide.
During the interaction, Verin named the two rock monitor lizards.
Those with whiter skin are called Xiaobai, and those with yellower skin are called Xiaohuang.
"Be obedient, and I will build a home for you two. Now follow the two keepers to the lake to clean yourself."
After the rock giant lizard left, Verin noticed Eunice next to him and said with a smile: "There is hard work without credit. I will ask Orlando to send you a low-level magic crystal later."
"Thank you, sir."
Eunice bowed slightly and saluted, returning to the castle construction site.
At this time, the silent Baird asked: "Lord, I feel that there is no need to do this to the alien race of half-elves. If you dare to complain, just give them a beating. If you dare to run away, just cut off your legs."
"Hahaha, Baird, your idea is a bit extreme." After hearing this, Weilin replied with a smile, without any blame in his words. He had neither objection nor support to Baird's suggestion.
"Okay, I have my own set of rules for dealing with alien races."
After hearing this, Baird saluted respectfully and then left the village square.
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At the end of November, there is no green grass in the wilderness, and the desolate scenery is revealed everywhere.
More than thirty kilometers west of Lake of Prayer for Stars, three warriors sat around a campfire, bragging, chatting, and killing time.
"Captain, I heard that you have saved enough money soon and can buy a woman soon." A soldier looked at the team leader with envy, his words full of envy.
After hearing this, Eden wiped the iron sword and replied with a smile: "It's coming soon. After this month, I will be able to start a family."
"Captain, when you get married, don't forget us brothers." The younger soldier took a sip of water and said kindly.
"Don't worry, I won't forget you."
Eden, who was born a serf, had never experienced what home felt like.
At this time, another soldier on patrol returned to the camp, his face was pale, and he was trembling on his horse.
Seeing this, Eden quickly helped his comrade who was about to fall off his horse.
"Machel, get the water quickly."
"oh oh"
After some fussing, the reconnaissance soldier recovered and said anxiously to Eden: "Captain, Jackals, there are many Jackals as far as the eye can see, coming towards us, about ten kilometers away. "
"Did I find you?" Eden asked in a deep voice.
"Probably not. I looked from a distance and when I realized something was wrong, I immediately turned around and returned."
"That's good." Eden breathed a sigh of relief, and then ordered the other soldiers, "Hurry up and pack up. Let's leave here immediately, return to the Lake of Praying Stars, and report the situation to Lord Baird."
When everyone heard this, they immediately put out the bonfire, put away the iron pots, food and tents, tied them to their horses, and went back as quickly as possible.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Weilin, who was training in the open space of the castle, stopped because he saw Baird walking over in a hurry.
"My lord, the sentry reported that a large number of jackals were found approaching the Lake of Praying Stars. They are still thirty kilometers away from the Lake of Praying Stars."
Weilin didn't show any surprise after hearing this. He already knew all this.
For this reason, he had already moved most of the food and supplies from the villages down the mountain to the castle so that he could evacuate more quickly when the Jackals arrived.
"Baird, inform everyone that from now on, the Lake of Praying Stars will enter a state of war. Let the remaining people evacuate to the castle and distribute weapons to the strong serfs. The war has begun."
"Yes, Lord."
That night, Verin's order was read out.
Throughout the night, the Lake of Praying Stars was brightly lit. Under Baird's command, freedmen and serfs leading their own private property retreated towards the castle on the mountain.
Welin stood on the inner city wall, looking at the busy crowd on the mountain road, thinking in his heart how to benefit from this turmoil.
All the western provinces of the Kingdom of Elia will be attacked. According to his guess, the first to be hit should be the province of Lunsa, and there should not be many monsters coming to the small transparent province of Kadlo.
A hundred years ago, the Gray Wasteland dispatched millions of monster coalition forces, driving countless goblins and dog-headed men to invade the western border of the Kingdom of Elia, which caused a great blow to the pioneers at that time. However, the upper class of the kingdom took advantage of this turmoil to expand more than two million square kilometers of land.
The province of Lunsa, with an area of up to 750,000 square kilometers, was established as a province directly under the royal family under the circumstances at that time.
Today, the province of Lunsa, as the most important hub of the Gray Wasteland and the Kingdom of Elia, has prosperous business. Its capital city is known as the Pearl of the West and is the first choice for these monster coalitions.
"A golden dragon and two red dragons fought a great battle. It's hard not to suspect that the defeat of the golden dragon led to the war."
Whatever the reason, it was not something that a small silver knight like him could explore now.
The next thing to consider was to stop the attack of the gnolls and protect his people and property.
