The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth

Chapter 696 Ismir personally leads the team

"Are you crazy? Are you going deep into the jungle?" Ismir's eyes widened and he looked at these Goblin knights dragging deer carcasses and carrying pheasants with horror. It was obvious that wild deer could not appear in Windhelm Town. Nearby, human smoke would drive away approaching beasts, so they could only go deeper into the jungle.

"Sir, we have been chasing these fine prey for a long time!" The leader of the Goblin Knights obviously did not focus on going deep into the jungle. Instead, he kept emphasizing to Ismir how plump the prey they captured...

"Thank you for your hard work. Give these things to the women and you can go down and rest!" Ymir said sincerely to the Goblin Knights and patted their shoulders in a friendly way to encourage them. The Goblin Knights laughed. After dropping the prey in their hands with a smile, they all ran towards their tents, and soon there was the sound of washing...

"They..." Ismir was still a little confused at the moment and pointed at the Goblin Knights who were walking away, not knowing what to say.

"They are also kind-hearted. We don't have much fresh food!" Ymir reminded Ismir.

"If we don't find a way to open up the source of food, your food reserves won't be enough to eat!" Ymir said sharply.

"I'm just afraid that something will happen to them..." Ismir, who had already reacted, blushed and said, was he stupid enough to question those soldiers who were out hunting?

"They are Wild Goblin Knights! They have been living in the jungle since childhood! You have to believe them!" Ymir shook his head.

"Is the food shortage serious?" Ismir frowned. It was obvious that he could deal with it some time ago, right? Why did the food shortage suddenly soar?

"It's very serious! Don't forget that we have ten more knights! Even the lowest level Goblin Knight is still a knight! Their food itself consumes more than ordinary people! Besides, they also have Warcraft mounts!" Ymir shrugged Shrugged, although Tutu Pig can live by chewing grass roots by itself, of course, people who pledge their allegiance to you and work hard for you are not just asking their mount partners to chew grass roots! So the appetite of these ten pigs was enough to make Ismir terrified!

Fortunately, Roland didn't hire those Goblin knights for a long time, otherwise he would be bald by now! The amount of food and grass consumed by the knights and war horses in the kingdom has given Roland a huge headache. There are still a large number of war horses that have not been taken out from the system space. If he is feeding these thousands of monsters... Roland estimates that the kingdom will go bankrupt in less than two months. Got it!

Ismir just thought about the appetite of those Tutu pigs and then silently calculated his several large carts of supplies, and suddenly he felt a sense of urgency.

"Then we should save some money!" Ismir said seriously. After all, all his gold coins were used to hire these Goblin knights. Master Ismir, who did not have many big men at hand, naturally did not have the ability to go to the kingdom to buy food to deal with the famine. , we can only rely on our own ability to reduce expenditure and increase revenue.

"I have sealed up the flour and rice! Now our daily diet is dried fish and meat with wild vegetables!" Old God Ymir said. He inherited the knowledge of his ancestors and knew the importance of food reserves, so he did not wait. Ismir ordered him to start making it. Unless there are special circumstances, bread and other staple foods should disappear from their tables before the next autumn harvest.

"Don't starve everyone..." Ismir shook his head and said nothing more. Although he left food for emergencies, he couldn't starve the people in the territory. That would be putting the cart before the horse.

"Don't worry, it won't happen. I have already arranged for the young men to go fishing, the women and children to pick berries and wild vegetables nearby, and the Goblin knights to go deep into the jungle to hunt!" Ymir told Ismir about his plan.

"Just let the Goblin Knights hunt. It's too dangerous to go deep into the jungle. Although they are knights, they don't have comprehensive skills!" Ismir shook his head and refused. He had carefully understood the combat effectiveness of these Goblin Knights. The result can only be described in one word. Unless they have enough numbers, it is really useless. Now they can only fight against ordinary cavalry, and they are not qualified to compete with real death cavalry and human cavalry.

"I remember that Goblins seem to be very good at catching voles and hares. The gentle riverbanks along the fast-flowing river are full of vole holes and rabbit holes, which allow them to catch these small things. It is not dangerous and very efficient!" Ismir Then he thought about it and said to Ymir.

"It's okay..." Ymir thought about it carefully. This method is indeed possible. Although catching voles and rabbits is not as rewarding as hunting large prey such as wild boars and deer, it is very efficient! As long as they catch enough, it will be enough for the people of Windhelm Town to fill their bellies.

"It's a pity that clothes made of field mouse skin and rabbit skin are not as warm as deer skin..." Ymir smacked his lips and said regretfully. For Windhelm Town, they were short of all supplies, although Ismir brought a lot of supplies. There is less cloth, but those thin cloth clothes still can't stop the severe cold of winter, so the territory still needs leather clothes to prepare for the winter.

"It's good to have it!" Ismir was very open-minded. He rolled his eyes and complained helplessly. Why should we choose a bicycle now that it's like this? It’s good to be able to deal with the past!

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"What? Your Highness wants to teach the Goblin knights knight skills?" Ismir looked at the griffon knight coming from Lulong Fortress and said in shock. This griffon knight came specifically to inform Ismir to send the Goblin knights. To learn skills, because apart from Roland and the wild goblins, Ismir is the only one who has hired Goblin knights in the kingdom, so he naturally needs to be notified.

"Great!" Ismir said excitedly. He has long been dissatisfied with the thin skill pool of the Goblin Knights. Now he has the opportunity to fill up the pitiful skill pool to improve the combat effectiveness of the Goblin Knights. The improvement is huge! It’s also a good thing for Windhelm Town! As the high-end combat power of the territory, the Goblin Knights will only become stronger, and Ismir will have more confidence to expand!

Later, after Ismir informed the Goblin Knights of the news, as expected, the Goblin Knights also sang and danced excitedly. They had been envious of the human knights for their complete skill system for a long time! Now that they have the opportunity to touch the most sacred skill of the knight, they are naturally extremely excited!

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"So what are you talking about? We are sealing up the food, so without the Goblin Knights hunting team we will soon run out of food!" Ymir poked and was still stupid after watching the Goblin Knights cross the river. The happy Ismir said helplessly with a headache.

"..." Ismir then realized that it seemed like this. The warehouse couldn't last long without inventory.

"I will take people to hunt!" Ismir said firmly. After all, he is a druid, the most suitable person to enter the jungle!

"Do you need me to go with you?" Ymir asked.

"Forget it, your aura and aura are too terrifying and obvious. Those beasts are very perceptive. If you go there, you will only scare them away!" Ismir thought for a while and shook his head. Ymir went there. He is just a light bulb with an apex predator light on. No wild beast will notice him. When he appears, he will scare away those timid wild deer and other creatures.