My Supernatural Life of Leisure

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead stayed where he was and did not approach the distant city gate rashly.

Looking at the caravans passing by, I wanted to get some answers through what these people would encounter next.

"Sir, we have come a long way and I wonder if we can enter the city."

The steward of the caravan looked at the soldiers on the city wall and asked.

"The city gate will not be opened today. You will go to other places to settle down first." The soldiers on the city wall replied.

The steward of the caravan asked again, "Will the city gate be opened tomorrow?"

The soldiers on the wall shook their heads, "I don't know about this."

The steward of the caravan received the answer and immediately returned to relay the situation.

These businessmen could not enter the city now, and their mood suddenly became very bad.

It would be okay to wait until tomorrow to enter the city, but the time to open the city gate has not yet been determined, and we don't know how long it will be closed.

If you stay outside the city, you may be in danger.

After some discussion, the caravan set off again. They did not plan to enter the city and decided to leave directly and go to other cities.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead watched the caravan leave, and when they were about to disappear, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"It's exactly what I thought. Because of yesterday's battle, the time for the city gate to open will be determined in the coming period."

His stomach growled, and the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead who had not eaten breakfast was hungry.

Now that I can’t enter the city, I have to figure out how to make breakfast on my own.

The pig-headed man captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead looked at the alien beasts scattered around. He stepped forward, took off some alien beast meat, and then turned around and left.

The place where we rested last night was a very good shelter. Now that we can't go into the city, the best place to go is the cave where we stayed last night.

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There were two people standing at the door of the inn, both wearing bamboo hats to hide their faces.

The tall investigator looked at the sparse crowd on the road and said to his companions.

"Yesterday's battle scared a lot of people, so they didn't dare to go shopping on the streets today..."

The short investigator said, "I just saw several groups of patrolling soldiers passing by. The roads are now strictly controlled. How about we stay in the inn today and wait until the situation improves before going out to collect intelligence..."

The two discussed it for a while and finally decided to go back to the inn to avoid the limelight.

"Stop." A soldier saw a man standing on the corner of the street and kept staring at them. Then he walked out of the team and shouted to him.

"Sir, what's the matter?" The passerby was just an ordinary resident. He was frightened by the soldier's shout. He looked at the other person nervously and asked in a low voice.

"Where are you from?" the soldier asked the passerby.

Finally, he determined that this was just an ordinary resident and ignored him.

Returning to the patrol team, a group of soldiers continued to patrol the next place.

The scene of the interrogation just now was seen by some people around. These ordinary people were immediately frightened, and then they whispered a few words and hurried back towards home.

Similar things have happened many times in the city. Originally, there were fewer people on the road today, which resulted in the number of people on the street being reduced by more than half as it approached noon.

Many people are discussing how long it will take for these days to end.

There is no word yet, so the discussion is fruitless.

Everyone was dissatisfied with such a tumultuous atmosphere, but no one dared to blatantly stand up and accuse the government of implementing such harsh measures.

The dragoons who reversed the situation yesterday are still staying in the city. The reason why they have not left is probably because they consider that the alien beasts may cause some trouble in the future, so they will stay in the city for the time being.

The camp where the dragoons rested was relatively quiet. Last night they traveled a long distance to come to support them, and a fierce fight started immediately when they arrived.

After the battle, every dragoon felt physically and mentally exhausted.

Now these dragoons are all staying in the camp to rest, and snoring can be heard in each barracks.

There were soldiers standing guard around the camp. These people were transferred from the city lord's palace. They were guarding the outside of the dragoon camp to prevent some people from approaching, so as not to disturb the dragoon's rest.

Some surrounding residents have never seen dragoons and dare not approach the camp to take a closer look, but it is still possible to look into the camp from a high place.

In some restaurants and teahouses, there were many people standing on the high-rise balconies looking at the dragoon camp. These people's eyes were full of curiosity and they were whispering.

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The closed city gate slowly opened, and many soldiers came out of the city.

Although the city gate is open at the moment, people inside and outside the city are not allowed to enter or exit.

These soldiers came out of the city and immediately ran towards the dead beasts.

After observing for a whole morning, I found no dangerous factors outside the city.

So some officials suggested that as the weather temperature is gradually rising, the dead animals must be collected before they rot.

There are two advantages to doing this. One is that it can avoid the plague caused by the decay of exotic beasts, and the other is that fresh exotic beasts can be sold for a lot of money.

Yesterday's battle consumed a lot of supplies. Now we can collect the exotic beasts and get money from reselling them to make up for the consumption.

Groups of soldiers came out of the city and began to carry away the dead beasts.

Inside the city, several temporary slaughterhouses were set up near the city gate.

The strange animals that were transported into the city by the soldiers were immediately sent to the slaughterhouse for processing.

There was a large amount of fresh exotic meat, and it was unlikely to sell it all at once, so a large part of it was frozen and put in the freezer.

It was rare to get so much exotic meat after a war.

The soldiers were very busy and it took a long time to transport all the exotic beasts outside the city into the city.

The next thing was the slaughterhouse. The soldiers who had finished the task of transporting the exotic beasts began to return to the camp to rest.

After resting, these soldiers had to go to the city wall to change shifts with the soldiers on guard.

The next few days were very busy. Everyone was curious about when it would stop, but no one knew, and there was not even a little gossip.

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The captain of the pig-headed man with a brown birthmark on his forehead walked all the way back to the entrance of the cave where he stayed last night.

As the sun rose, the sunlight fell on the ground, gradually drying the wet ground.

Because the cave was not in a low-lying area, it dried up relatively quickly. After a few days, most of the area near the cave was wet.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead returned to the cave, put his backpack on the ground, and then went outside to pick up wood.

The city gate was closed, and it was unknown when it would be opened. It was inevitable that he would have to stay in this cave for a while.

The wood for making fire should be prepared in advance, although many dry woods were soaked by rain because of the rain and could not be used to make fire.

But these are all trivial matters. The wet wood can be placed in a cool place to dry, and if it really doesn't work, it can be placed next to the campfire to bake.

In the process of picking wood, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead also found a lot of edible wild fruits.

I haven't eaten breakfast yet, so I picked some wild fruits to eat first, which is also good for filling my stomach.

And just now I cut a large piece of exotic beast meat outside the city, and then I will roast these exotic beast meats to eat. Eating meat alone is a bit greasy, and taking more wild fruits back can relieve the greasiness.

After a busy moment, I collected a lot of wood.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead put the wood soaked in rainwater in a ventilated place near the cave entrance to dry.

Then he returned to the cave and rekindled the extinguished bonfire.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead processed the large piece of exotic meat he had obtained before and made many skewers of meat.

It was definitely impossible to finish all the meat in one meal. The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead planned to smoke the remaining exotic meat so that it could be preserved for a long time.

The tempting aroma of barbecue began to waft, and the whole cave was soon filled with the good smell of meat.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead ate barbecue while taking a bite of wild fruit to relieve the greasiness. He was very happy with this meal and was in a very good mood.

After breakfast, he rested for a while and then left the cave.

Next, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead planned to explore the surrounding area.

Although the alien beast was defeated, it might leave some scouts behind.

The captain of the pig-headed man with a brown birthmark on his forehead went to explore the surroundings to confirm whether the alien beast had arranged some backup.

There was a hill over 300 meters high in the distance. This height was not high, but the surrounding area was relatively open. When you came to this hill and looked around, you could see a large area nearby.

Carrying weapons and walking forward, you encountered many puddles on the road.

Especially in low-lying areas, the area of ​​the puddles was very large, almost forming a small lake.

Because this lake was formed in a very short time, the aquatic life in it was almost invisible.

According to the intelligence received before, this rainy season lasted at least one month.

Like these lakes formed by rainfall in low-lying areas, there will be many creatures living in these places at the end of the rainy season.

Until the dry season comes, the water in the lake evaporates completely, and the aquatic life that migrated here will leave.

When the rainy season comes in the second year, the aquatic life that left will return here to live based on the experience of previous years.

Repeatedly, it happens every year, it can be said that there is no exception!

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead avoided puddles and headed for the destination along some small lakes.

It took more than half an hour, and the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead, with muddy shoes, arrived at the destination.

"I remember that there was no such a spacious open space in that place before..."

"I will go there to explore and see what is going on..."

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead stood on the top of the hill and looked around. He really found an abnormal place.

During this period, whenever he was free, he would take the task and then go to some places outside the city to complete the task.

He was familiar with some of the surrounding terrain. Now there was an abnormality in one place, and he would notice it immediately.

For safety reasons, the pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead came down from the top of the hill and chose a more concealed route, close to the abnormal place.

It was very quiet along the way, not even the sound of insects, let alone birds singing.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead walked slowly in the grass. When he arrived at his destination, he did not walk out of the grass.

Instead, he raised one hand, pushed aside the weeds that blocked his view, and quietly looked forward.

As far as the eye can see, this flat area is very large.

Without too careful observation, you can see that there are many footprints in this area.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead is not an ordinary person. Looking at these footprints, he judged that they were left by the alien beasts.

Further speculation can be concluded that before the arrival of the alien beasts yesterday, some of the alien beasts gathered here.

Originally, the weeds in this area grew very lush, and because of the gathering of the alien beasts, their trampling directly created a large open space in this area.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead concluded his inference in his heart. After confirming that there would be no danger in this place, he planned to leave and patrol other places.

However, just as he was about to retract his gaze, he found something abnormal in the corner of his eye.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead frowned, then he walked out of the bushes and walked towards the place where he found the abnormality.

In this open area, there are still a few large trees with lush branches and leaves.

These trees are more than 30 meters high, and the branches and leaves are like a big umbrella, creating a large area of ​​cool shade on the ground.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead came under the big tree, looking at the embers of the bonfire, and all kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind.

Let alone ordinary people, even a large caravan with many guards, seeing that there are many footprints left by strange beasts in this place, the first thought is to leave quickly, and they dare not rest in this place at all.

There are no wheel tracks at the scene, which can be concluded that the people who rested here did not bring a carriage.

"Who is so bold to rest in such a place?"

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead said to himself in confusion, and then he looked around carefully and found a mark on a big tree.

This mark was left with a very light-colored paint. If you don't observe carefully, it is very difficult to find.

In theory, the mark must be eye-catching, otherwise it is difficult for others to find it.

"It's them."

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead happened to recognize this mark. When he found the mark, his face changed suddenly.

The mark on the tree is a circle with a horizontal bar.

This mark is very simple, but the person who left this mark is not ordinary.

The pig-headed captain with a brown birthmark on his forehead encountered this kind of mark when he was arresting rebels before.

…………(End of this chapter)