Mountain and Forest Kingdom

The Durila people and the Pumixiu people have gotten along well.

The Cloda people occupied the missing noble class, and after joining the manor, they took on positions such as craftsmen, guards, and warriors.

At present, the three of them are getting along quite harmoniously, and they are slowly getting used to each other.

There are no internal conflicts, so the foundation for adding new members is already in place.

Lawrence returned to the house and began making maps out of clay, arranging stencils of nearby mountains and rivers on the floor and adding flags representing various gathering places.

Salil and Sophia followed, squatting or sitting on the floor and watching curiously.

Sofia squatted and watched for a while, "Master, are we going to fight next?"

"Yes." Lawrence gave a clear answer, "I am going to resettle a group of people at the outpost near the Ug people. The Black Goat tribe discovered this time is the best resettlement people."

Sofia smiled and said: "They are definitely not willing to come here honestly, just give them a good beating."

Lawrence sighed. Although he had made the relevant decision, he still felt a little guilty about enslaving this group of people.

"We don't need too many people. As long as more than ten people are willing to go there, the rest will live in the same place. We need a supply point downstream."

Sophia asked curiously: "If we don't capture the people from the Black Goat Tribe, then why are we beating them?"

Lawrence pointed with his stick down the river.

"If they are unwilling to surrender to us, we will naturally beat them until they are convinced."

"But if they are willing to surrender, I will provide them with better potatoes and wheat, and I will also reward them with some wine."

"It takes us twenty hours to reach the Black Goat Tribe. This is based on freezing on the ice and walking across the river."

"If you take a boat, it will probably take five or six hours to get there, but it will be a lot more troublesome if you go against the current."

"This tribe happens to be on the periphery of us. After defeating it, the main thing we have to do is to control this place."

"I will arrange for some people to live in the manor, and I will also arrange for our people to go to this tribe to guard it. It will be used as our main external port in the future."

Sofia asked: "If you can make them obedient by giving them food and wine, then why beat them?"

Lawrence said calmly: "There is a big difference whether they listen to us or listen to themselves."

Sophia thought for a few seconds, but still looked confused.

Lawrence explained: "Do you think you can reason with a group of savages? Are fists more persuasive, or is the fur food business, or etiquette more persuasive?"

“Trade without the support of force is like walking on freshly frozen ice, you may fall off at any time!!”

"Whether you are developing yourself or doing business by following the rules with others, what you need is not civilization and reputation, but strength!"

"If we show our strength, others will not trick us casually, or rob our caravan casually."

There is no such thing as a peaceful rise. If you want to rise, you will definitely experience war.

The cake is only so big. If Lawrence doesn't occupy the surrounding territory and plant his own nails, then the aristocratic power that begins to expand inward after the peace will hit the doorstep.

Lawrence also wanted peace and not to think about so many troublesome things, but he was very aware of the reality.

"When we build a port downstream, we can develop water transportation."

"When there are more people in the future, we can also start one in Dumu Village, so that we can develop marine resources. There will be endless fish and sea vegetables, as well as crabs, prawns, eels, tuna, oysters and other delicious seafood. .”

Sophia looked forward to it, "Hurry up then!"

***

A pirate team of twenty people set out from the Ice Sea, went to the Western Kingdom, and then returned to the Ice Sea.

The leading man was a strong bald man, wearing leather armor with iron plates on his body, and wooden protective gear similar to iron rings on his hands and feet.

"Lord Crete, that direction is Dumu Village. Do we want to go there?"

Crete hesitated for a moment, then looked at the Valkyries and the treasure on his own ship and the two pirate ships behind him.

This time the earl asked them to fight the Pumixiu people, but Crete and others went directly to the Western Kingdom to rob.

More than twenty people used two pirate longships to quickly penetrate into the inland river of a certain western country. They followed the river channels where eels and other creatures swim to spawn, and inserted into the hinterland.

Then a group of people killed and robbed. Twenty people chased three to four hundred people and ran around, grabbing a lot of things and pulling a boat back.

The people of the Western Kingdom were more aggressive than those of the Southern Kingdom, and Crete fell in love with that land.

But the Pumixiu people...

If the town of Pumixiu was conquered by Avari with a few people before, then Crete would certainly dare to go there, and even dare to go there and occupy it with even fewer people.

Now...

In front of a group of subordinates, Crete felt a little timid to go back like this.

"Let's go up and have a look!"

Crete left a few people behind to guard the loot, and not much was gained this time.

The boats were too small to carry women, and one or two women on board would soon be killed, and fights could easily result.

In addition to some food, there are also some clothes, jewelry, iron pots, iron cans, helmets, shoes, headscarves, iron tools and the like.

However, if you can rob the city in a planned way and bring more people and ships, the loot will be much richer, and you can hold more livestock, food, and slaves.

Crete and others did not need a guide, they only needed to walk along the higher and easier places.

Soon everyone saw Dumu Village, which was so quiet that it didn't look like anyone lived there.

A group of people continued to approach the Pumixiu people's position, and they all carried very useful weapons.

"That mountain is so weird? It's so small."

Crete heard his men talking and looked towards the hilltop ahead.

That hilltop is indeed a bit strange, like a big tree.

Everyone quickly continued walking forward for more than half an hour, and then gradually saw the "small mountain peak" clearly.

Their speed became slower and slower. When they were close to the giant sculpture 300 meters away, they finally saw clearly that half of the giant's body was as big as a mountain!

"Giant!" After seeing Lawrence's face, the brave Valkyrie was too frightened to leave.

"Lord Crete! It's the stone giant! It's looking at us!"

Crete's heart was beating fast. No one told him that this thing existed here when he came here.

"Let's go!" Crete quickly turned around and ran out.

Upon seeing this, the others hurriedly followed, staying away from the terrifying stone giant.

Only half his body is so tall. When he stands up, he can trample everyone to death with one kick!