Summoning Total War

(I felt like I was contaminated with poisonous gas when I went up the mountain yesterday, and I’m itchy to death today. Depressed!)

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With the goblin servants coming forward, and under the threat of Athens' powerful military power, the bugbears quickly became honest.

Although some high-level bugbears can understand Common Language, now those high-level bugbear leaders have almost become a pile of corpses in a hornet's nest. Murphy wonders if anyone among them understands Common Language. However, it is much more convenient to have this goblin servant. Let him come out to comfort these bugbears a little in goblin language. At least there will be no problem in language communication.

Although Murphy has used the [Reading Technique] of the Arcane School to learn the languages ​​of many races, he really doesn't know the Goblin language.

Under the leadership of General Leodalius, the Athenian army was divided into two. One half was responsible for escorting these bugbear slaves, and the other half was on guard to prevent anyone from escaping in chaos like a decoy. The Cretan long archers were patrolling on horseback. Once they found any bugbear making any move, they would immediately shoot over with an arrow and kill them on the spot!

The source of the commotion, the leaders who were quite prestigious among the bugbears, had been killed by Murphy first.

Therefore, there was no confusion in the process of escorting these bugbears back to Athens. As for after arriving in Athens, that was not something he considered. There were the enslavement of humanoid creatures leading the temple, and the pressure of the conquest domain from the Temple of War. He There is no worry about what tricks these bugbears can come up with. You must know that the priests in this world all have great attainments in mental magic!

On the way back to the city, Murphy suddenly discovered something.

That is, there are actually a large number of hobgoblins mixed in these bugbear tribes. There are about 1,400 of these hobgoblins. Although they are together with these bugbears, they are distinct and each has its own circle.

Hobgoblins are also one of the goblin-like creatures.

However, they are different from ordinary goblins. The hobgoblins are much stronger than other goblins in terms of physique and combat talent. They are burly, strong and hairy, and look very similar to bugbears, but their bodies are only about six feet (about 1.9-2.1 meters), slightly shorter than bugbears. The nature of hobgoblins is similar to that of bugbears. The two have relatively similar blood heritage. However, hobgoblins generally have darker skin and fur, tending to be brown or brown-green.

These hobgoblins seem to be partly mixed with bugbears, so the two are not very different in size, and they are relatively similar in appearance.

If Murphy hadn't been careful and discovered some differences between these hobgoblins and bugbears, he wouldn't have been able to notice them for a while. But whether it is a hobgoblin or a bugbear, for Murphy, as long as it is a slave with muscles and strength, it is enough. He is not selecting warriors, he does not need to confirm their bloodline, he only needs to know that they are strong and good coolies.

After transporting these bugbears to the other side of the Nidoria River, Murphy ordered General Leo Dallie to take them back, and then process them in batches by the temple.

And he himself led an army towards the gathering place of the Centaur tribe with a batch of gifts.

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Tap tap tap!

A group of cavalry stopped in front of the wooden fence established by the centaur tribe.

After Murphy entered the centaur's territory, he was discovered by the patrolling centaur ranger. After the war with the mammoths, these centaur warriors also grew up and even began to learn some tactical knowledge from humans.

After learning that Murphy was the governor of Athens, he came this time to visit the chiefs of the tribe with gifts.

Those centaur rangers suddenly burst out with enthusiasm and decided to escort Murphy and the others until they went to the tribe. Especially after seeing the heavy carriages of supplies and food that Murphy brought, the centaur warrior headed by him felt that his decision was very wise and very necessary!

The tents where centaurs live are very similar to the nomads on earth.

Their number is not too large, and they rely on grazing cattle and sheep to support themselves. The living habits of the group are very similar to the nomadic people, but they are more aggressive.

These creatures were also among the famous early bandits.

There were cattle, sheep, and some horses inside the wooden fence. They also planted some crops similar to highland barley in some soft soil outside the tent.

Since the Centaur civilization entered the Age of Enlightenment, Murphy felt that the name for them should change from 'they' to 'them'.

One thing that must be mentioned here is that although the centaurs keep a lot of horses, they rarely eat horse meat. Unless their food is so short that it threatens the continuation of the race, otherwise those horses are more for them to keep. exist as material. Just like humans grow flax, cotton, etc., the horses raised by centaurs are used to exchange for scarce supplies from other intelligent creatures.

Of course, these centaurs will never use the stupid method of trade if they can grab it.

So they kept more and more horses in captivity. If the war between the mammoths hadn't caused them heavy losses, there would even be hundreds of thousands of horses grazing in their group!

However, among the early uncivilized centaur tribes, these horses still had other 'special' uses.

The previous special uses are now strictly prohibited in the ancient [Earth Doctrine] that centaurs believe in.

Tap tap tap.

Murphy and his group were led by a tall centaur wearing leather armor to the largest tent. A centaur who looked young and strong, but seemed to have a high status, accompanied Murphy. He seemed to be the son of a certain centaur chief, and his name was 'Vas'. The young centaur looked back at the wine barrel on the carriage from time to time as he walked away, his eyes filled with heat, as if he knew what was inside.

Last time, in order to thank the Centaurs for their assistance, Murphy sent them several barrels of spirits. However, this thing was also quite valuable. One barrel was equivalent to nearly a hundred silver coins, which was equivalent to a year's salary of a Greek hoplite. He just sent a few barrels to show his appreciation.

Wine was a very precious thing in the early days of the era.

Even in Middle-earth, wine was only used in rituals such as offering sacrifices to ancestors in early history.

Winemaking consumes a lot of food. This is a problem that everyone knows.

When a white figure appeared, Murphy knew the person he wanted to see was coming. Because among the centaur tribe, pure white symbolizes noble blood. Even the former chief's descendant named 'Vas' only had brown hair on his body. Pure white represents the blessing of the god that the centaur believes in, although Murphy does not yet know the specific name of that god.

"Welcome, my close ally." The beautiful little mare was as enthusiastic as ever. She opened her arms and leaned over to hug Murphy, smiling.

Murphy was a little uncomfortable. Because of the mare's height, the weight on her chest was still a bit too heavy compared to ordinary humans. This excessive weight put a lot of pressure on him. The feeling of oppression could even make him feel uncomfortable. He clearly felt the point above, so he was very uncomfortable and not used to it.

However, he still leaned slightly to return the greeting and said, "I am here to express my gratitude."

To be able to harvest so many bugbear slaves today, I have to say that the little mare's information played a key role.

Murphy is not a person who eats everything and then turns his back and refuses to admit it. Since he has received help from others, it is appropriate to take some time and bring some gifts to express his feelings.

"You are my friend, this is what I should do." The little mare didn't think she had helped Murphy in any way, but after seeing the things on the carriage, especially the barrels of spirits, she His eyes suddenly lit up, and his watery eyes were full of brilliance.

I have to say that the little mare Milune's eyes are really beautiful, like a pair of gems, pure, clean and flawless.

So after her shining eyes fell on the barrels of spirits, Murphy quickly discovered it.

"Drunk filly."

A strange idea suddenly popped into Murphy's mind.

He shook his head to throw this unreasonable thought out of his mind, looked at Milun in front of him, and said, "I'm here, and I have a few things to discuss with you."

"Well, what's the matter?" Milun withdrew her shining eyes, held Murphy's hand, and said with a sweet smile: "Let's go inside and talk."

I don't know if it's her imagination, but Murphy feels that she is more intimate with it at this moment.

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The earliest use of wine was mostly for sacrifices, because it was a precious luxury product.

This situation did not gradually become popular until the productivity of the entire world developed and there was sufficient food and other substitutes for wine making. In Middle-earth, wine was only used when offering sacrifices to heaven and earth and ancestors. In the early days, wine was called the ‘gift of the gods’, and the cross religions called it the ‘blood of God’.

“Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.”—John 6:56.

On the way back.

A doubt suddenly appeared in Murphy's mind, almost purely intuitively. He felt that high-alcohol wine seemed to have some special uses for people who were similar to priests.

Just like barbarian humans, high-alcohol wine is not just a drink for them.

However, he has no way to confirm it yet.