Lord of the Oasis Chapter 14: .A very hearty dinner

Time flies by.

The sun sets among the dunes in the west, and there is a veil of twilight.

It's getting dark.

A dazzling galaxy faintly appeared in the sky, and a crescent moon also shone brightly.

This is the Narun Desert, the Sentinel Oasis.

Dehrim.

The peasants from the kingdom of Swadia are still busy.

They are holding tools, carefully cultivating the sandy land on the north side of the oasis, removing useless weeds, leveling the outline of the cultivated land, and digging out canals to allow the spring water to form an effective irrigation channel.

These cultivated lands are the agricultural areas of Dehrim.

Although it is still bare and no crops are growing, it is always good to cultivate it in advance.

The most important thing is that the target of the extension of the irrigation channel is those date palm trees.

The 20 adult date palm trees are currently the only grain-producing crops in "Dehrim". Although they are trees, they also produce strings of date palms, but after all, they can satisfy hunger and alleviate food shortages. embarrassment.

At the same time, these date palm trees are also a solid line of defense against desert erosion.

As long as the root system of the tree is developed and the growth area is large, the sand in the ground will be fixed.

This will keep the oasis stable. It will not become smaller and smaller due to the erosion of the desert. On the contrary, it will re-form the soil layer due to the accumulation of many fallen leaves. With abundant water resources, the oasis will gradually become smaller and smaller. big.

Of course, this kind of virtuous circle of oasis becoming bigger is a natural evolution over the past century.

"Prepare dinner, we'll have a snack today."

Kant looked at the tired peasants and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Put more air-dried meat. After manual labor, you need to replenish it."

The three farmers who were chefs nodded and quickly packed up the kitchen utensils in their hands.

They were pre-arranged by Kant, so they did not dig canals and clean up the oasis carefully. Instead, they prepared dinner at noon. After all, Kant, the lord, had ordered to eat better at night.

Although their cooking skills are actually not high, as long as there is meat, it is an excellent dinner.

Besides, there were 40 baskets of dates picked in the morning.

Even if everyone only eats bread and dates, and drinks the spring water in the oasis, they can last for 15 days, not to mention the 20 bags of flour newly added in the storage room, which can meet everyone's guarantee for 30 days. food consumption.

Although they still lack an effective food source, they don't have to worry about food for the time being.

The fire in the Consulate's kitchen is lit.

Soon, a smell of food began to spread among the oases, wafting far away with the wind.

The peasants who only ate some bread and dates at noon were already hungry by this time. Smelling this mouth-watering fragrance, they all swallowed and looked at the kitchen.

The waiting before meals made them very uncomfortable when they were hungry.

But what's more uncomfortable is the Swadian recruits who are holding spears and guarding the oases.

They also haven't eaten yet.

But for the safety of the entire village, they had to make sacrifices.

The 20 people were divided into two teams, stationed on the dunes on the east and west sides respectively. The sky was getting dark, but with the bright stars and bright moonlight, they could still barely see the scenery 100 meters away.

As for the gnolls, they are always on the defensive.

In Dehrim, the 10 Swadian militiamen were also vigilant.

Fortunately, it is still safe.

But this kind of luck can't let down our guard. No one knows when those ferocious gnolls will appear.

"Dinner is ready."

In the kitchen, three farmers moved out of the cauldron.

There is toasted browned bread, dried meat, cabbage, and a thick vegetable soup made from flour.

Of course, fresh dates are also indispensable.

"Thank you Lord Lord for giving us food." While eating, soft thanks appeared in the mouths of these farmers.

And Kant also nodded, raised his hand and said: "hard work."

This is a simple ceremony. After all, Kant is their lord and the owner of the system. It is also equal to the supreme king of these Swadians. The object of respect is the reverence from the heart.

Kant's dinner is also prepared.

Added black pepper and sugar, as well as fine white salt precipitated by desert robbers after filtering and cooking.

"It tastes good."

Kant nodded in satisfaction.

The air-dried meat is pre-grilled and sprinkled with crushed black pepper, giving it a strong, enticing smell.

Dipping the white fine salt in the wooden dish and chewing it in his mouth, Kant felt as if he had returned to the banquet of Cameron, the Duke of Lions, and was enjoying the delicious aristocratic barbecue.

After swallowing, Kant's eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled back: "It's awesome."

Dinner was very satisfying.

Not only Kant, but also the farmers who had a busy day.

Including the soldiers who took turns to eat at the changing of the guard, also expressed their sincere satisfaction with the meal tonight.

In this barren desert, not every meal can have such delicious food, and after a meal, you can also enjoy the sweet dates and drink the sweet spring water, the feeling is really great .

Even the farmers were thinking that it would be better to be in a bed, not a sandpit.

It's a pity.

The current "Dehrim" has only two buildings: the Consulate Hall and the Desert Bandit Stronghold.

If you want to have more residences, you also need to complete a new temporary task, which is to find the origin of salt, and the system will only reward 5 standard Swadia Kingdom brick and wood houses.

Now, most of them sleep in tents and sandpits.

"Be vigilant at night."

Before going to bed, Kant also ordered.

The soldiers replied affirmatively: "Lord Lord, please rest assured."

Everyone gets tired all day, so it's always good to get some rest early.

And the soldiers will take turns off, they will stick to the night watch work to ensure the safety of everyone.

Soon, everyone rested.

When the Swadian peasants returned to their bunkers to lie down, the oases were filled with purring, loud, like a piercing whistle.

The night is getting darker and darker, and the night is coming.

At the sentry oasis, only the purring of the farmers continued.

And the 5 Swadian militiamen who are on guard during this time period and watch out for everyone.

"Oh, that snoring is really annoying."

One of the militiamen shook his head helplessly and sighed: "I don't have any sleepiness now."

"Persistence ~IndoMTL.com~ is no big deal." The militiaman beside him was holding the heavy spear in his arms, and his tone was not too strange: "Sleeping with you, you don't know, your night The snoring is equally loud."

"No way?" The militiaman rolled his eyes helplessly: "How come I don't know."

"You're all asleep." His companion laughed and scolded: "Like a dead pig."

The militiaman was about to refute, but out of the corner of his eye, he noticed some black shadows on the sand dunes not far away, which suddenly made his heart skip a beat.

"Hey, what's over there?"

He was not careless, but instead touched the companion beside him with his arm.

"Huh?" The militiaman also frowned and looked in the direction indicated.

It was the eastern sand dunes of Sentinel Oasis. The moonlight and stars were shining there. Under the deep and dark starry sky, there were patches of khaki sand, with traces of being blown by the wind, which looked very strange.

But the militiaman's face also became solemn: "It's not right."

"Yes, I saw a shadow just now." The other militiaman swallowed.

But he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, and couldn't help but muttered: "Could it be, those **** gnolls, want to sneak attack us at night?"

"Go and wake the others up."

His companion did not respond to him, but said in a serious tone: "Hurry up!"

"Okay." The militiaman was equally awe-inspiring, and immediately ran under the roof.

Because at the end of their line of sight, at the top of the dune, black shadows are slowly appearing on it, looking at them from the moonlight, they don't look like humans, just like upright beasts. How could they not know that the defeated gnolls really attacked by night!