Lord of the Oasis Chapter 166: .Dawn’s Salt Camel Team

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"Ooh-oh-"

At dawn.

As the first rays of sunlight pierce the dignified darkness, the crowing of sand grouse resounds across the oasis.

This is a sign of dawn.

The drowsiness of the entire Sentinel Oasis was cleared. People opened their houses and windows, stretched deeply, greeted each other, joked and joked, and ushered in a brand new day.

The citizen responsible for the clock tower's timekeeping has also woken up.

Get dressed, look at the sun in the sky, and already estimate the current time.

About 5 in the morning.

Out of his room, he walked quickly towards the clock tower.

There are also citizens and farmers on the street, all greeting each other with smiles on their faces. Although they used to come from different places, since they have all come to the sentry oasis, then they are their own.

A resident of Sentinel Oasis, a close fellow of the Land of Wonders, and a subject of Lord Kant.

The peasant women carry buckets to the spring.

They got up early to prepare breakfast for the many civilians and soldiers.

This is no easy job.

The citizens in charge of the clock tower sighed in their hearts. After all, it is food for more than a thousand people, three meals a day, and a late-night snack for the night staff. If it wasn't for these strong-bodied peasant women who were busy from morning to night, they would definitely be There are soldiers or civilians who go hungry.

After breakfast is busy, it is lunch, and after the lunch break, it is dinner.

After dinner was over, it was time to prepare a late night snack.

In addition, everyone's wooden bowls, wooden plates, cutlery and other tableware need to be washed.

For this reason, all 50 peasant women applied to James, who manages the current trivial matters, and another 50 other citizens were mobilized to help. Otherwise, so much work would be really busy, and there would be very little time for sleep and rest.

This citizen is especially fortunate to think that his job involves nothing more than ringing the bell.

Come to the clock tower.

Next to it is the towering Consulate Hall made of stone.

The citizen swallowed subconsciously.

There are two Swadian sergeants standing at the entrance of the Consulate Hall. Under their linen robes, there is a bulging double-layered chain mail. The sword brings an elite and fierce aura.

This is Swadia's strongest elite infantry.

Any man who aspires to make a living is secretly envied in his heart.

But he hasn't forgotten his work.

Enter the top floor of the clock tower.

A bronze bell is hanging in the center of the top floor, next to a wooden ram, with his hands lightly exerting force, according to the rhythm he has already remembered in his heart, swinging the ram and hitting the bronze bell with skill .

“Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-”

The gentle sound of the bell suddenly appeared in the bell tower.

And as the clock wall vibrated, the bell representing time also spread to the ears of everyone in the oasis.

It's exactly 5:00 o'clock in the morning.

After the citizen finished ringing the bronze bell, there was a chair next to him. He sat down and watched the busy figures appearing on the street below, with a pleasant smile on his face. His next task was to ring the seeds every half an hour. It's good to hit the full bells at the same time. Although it is boring, it is extremely simple for him who was in charge of the clock tower in the city before immigrating.

Leaning against the wall, bored.

He raised his head slightly.

At the top of this clock tower, on the first day he came to work here, he found this yellow disc inlaid at the top, which seemed to be made of gold, with inexplicable and mysterious lines painted on it. .

The infantryman in charge of telling the time had warned him not to hit the golden disc.

Because this is the private property of Lord Kant.

Of course he understands.

Also dare not move.

The private property of the nobility is sacred.

If there is an accident, he, a small citizen, is estimated to have to pay for it with his life.

There have never been many citizens of Calradia who went bankrupt and died because they offended nobles.

But today he couldn't help frowning.

I don't know why, he found that the golden disc today seems to be much brighter than when he first came to the clock tower. As the sun rises, the gold inlaid on the top floor and attic The disc, the brightness is getting stronger and stronger, it seems to be absorbing the light of the sun, and secretly storing it.

He's puzzled.

While I was thinking, there was a lively sound from the street outside.

Shaking his head, he didn't pay too much attention, just wrote it down in his heart.

Just down the street from the clock tower.

Sir Kant was walking out of the Consular Hall, standing in front of the door and giving some instructions. At the same time, someone brought a war horse, and under the **** of 40 Salander riders, he slowly walked towards the city gate on the south side.

30 dromedary camels, laden with sacks, also followed at the urging of 10 farmers.

………………

At dawn, the temperature is still a little cold, but it is a good time to travel in the desert.

Breakfast was eaten half an hour ago.

Freshly baked bread, as well as antelope meat, and a dollop of suet mixed with salt and spices, this is to ensure the physical strength of the next trek, and also to not be overwhelmed by easy-to-digest food Getting hungry.

Leaving "Drehem" won't be much fun.

"Please be careful."

Fatis and James stand in front of the city gate to say goodbye.

"Okay." Kant beckoned, and led his troops and camel caravan toward the depths of the desert to the south.

Look out to the horizon in the distance.

I don't know if it's an illusion, the rolling hills of the Sanwaya Mountains seem to be vaguely visible, but for them, that is indeed the destination, where the Stone Pass is located.

The 40 Salander riders are scattered around.

Holding a refined military spear in his hand, he stared grimly at his surroundings.

Occasionally, a scrawny, low-level gnoll appears, just like discovering Xintiandi, rushing towards the horse's belly lightly, with the shrill howl abruptly stopped, the spear was stained with bright red blood, and then returned to the queue among.

These riders in Sarandian mail are better than desert robbers.

They are heavy cavalry after all.

And it is the more flexible assault cavalry among the heavy cavalry.

Low-level gnolls, meet or die.

Kant rode his horse forward, looking at these Salander riders, he also remembered that when he went to the Stone Pass for the first time, there were only 5 people, and the others were desert robbers, and their combat effectiveness was almost Worlds apart.

If ever encountered danger.

It is estimated that the 40 Salander riders charging shoulder to shoulder would be enough to defeat most enemies head-on.

This is a show of strength.

It is also a guarantee for the safety of the caravan.

The camel caravan behind them consists of 10 farmers and 30 dromedary camels.

The camels carry 120 bags of fine white salt as trade goods, equivalent to 4 bags per camel, plus an additional 4 bags of food and water for each camel, as well as feed for war horses and camels.

The name Desert Ship is not for nothing.

As it is now, it seems to be loaded with cargo like a small boat, and it swam briskly in the sand sea.

The march is neither fast nor slow.

Travel at a well-balanced pace.

A mere three-day trek in the desert is enough for a war horse, not to mention these dromedary camels.

From Sentry Oasis to Stone Pass, it's easy.

After all, the "elves" in these deserts are better at traveling long distances, using their amazing endurance and strength to cross the entire desert, rather than transporting goods over short distances. For once in the Middle East, the communication between Asia and Europe For the dromedary camels in the mainland, this is a bit of a fuss.

Kant can't help it either.

Currently, the only trade target he has is Stone Pass.

If he has a top road and a trade object on the coast of Mannheim north of the Nalen Desert, there is no need to mention that a trade camel team of at least 50 dromedary camels will directly cross the desert and trek there.

According to those higher gnoll captives.

The coast of Mannheim, next to the Sea of ​​Stars, is also one of the bustling areas in maritime trade.

Hundreds of merchant ships dock at the royal port of the Greymane Kingdom every day, unloading a large number of materials from overseas into warehouses, and at the same time loading various specialties from the coast of Mannheim onto merchant ships, forming a complete trade chain .

It's exciting just to think about it.

Take Kant's most familiar lion principality as an example.

Riversneston River, which flows from the source of the Eastern Everglades and moistens the soil on both sides, is nearly 200 meters wide on the river ~IndoMTL.com~ In the busiest months, there are only dozens of merchant ships sailing every day.

The Lionheart City Wharf, which focuses on river trade, has no more than 30 merchant ships berthed every day.

This is also due to the fact that the South County, directly under the Principality of the Lion, is a grain-producing area.

If this Reisniston River, which means the river that has been transporting food, appears in the desolate North County, it is estimated that there will not be 5 merchant ships every day, and more should be transporting materials to the shortage of products. Northshire, rather than engaging in mutually beneficial trade, transported large quantities of important food along the rivers to the borders of other duchies or kingdoms to earn large silver coins.

"I really want to see the scenery on the coast of Mannheim."

Kant has a look of anticipation on his face.

A region dominated by maritime trade, not a region dominated by humans.

Really appealing to him.

But this is just an idea, a simple idea. After all, the current "Drehem" has just finished the expedition of the Greymane Kingdom, and is basically in a hostile state with the coast of Mannheim.

If you really rush to the north of the Naron Desert.

It is estimated that the final result is not to harvest trading partners, but to be hunted by sensitive gnoll forces.

For safety reasons, Kant will not travel to the coast of Mannheim for the time being.

When he has completely established the sentry oasis as an iron wall, so that the Principality of Lions has to face his existence, Kant will choose to send a few elites to the coast of Mannheim to investigate the situation.

What he needs now is to make himself stronger as soon as possible.

After absorbing the bonuses of this campaign.

First, upgrade "Drehem" to a castle, and at the same time, set up a new administrative hall in a hidden area of ​​the Sangwaya Mountains, so that your power will start to spread and grow strong at the same time!

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