0165 Trading captives
Augustus felt nervous after hearing this, and the thing he was most worried about happened!
He had thought before that abnormal weather was related to the resurgence of ancient creatures, but he was resistant and unwilling to believe it.
"The sad wind goes south from the White Sea, and the earth is full of trauma. Don't engrave despair on your face, everything will become the past..." Augustus suddenly remembered the poem Hallo once sang. It turned out that it was not artistic creation, or that art originated from life!
"This is so fast that it's a bit unacceptable..."
Augustus frowned. The sky was almost completely dark at this moment. The birds in the sky covered the sky and the sun, which was even larger than that of Baihe Town. It probably covered most of the glorious plain!
"I'll deal with the matter first. You can go to Shitou Mountain in the north to see. If there is any biological recovery, it is likely to come out of the iron ore cave!"
Augustus decided to go back to the castle and deal with the matter on Sylve, not mentioning the smuggling of goods. The most important thing was to knock a sum of money from Sylve into his own pocket, otherwise a lot of follow-up work would not be carried out.
Sulani nodded and said, "I'll go, Maranna trained from yesterday until just now, let her go back and have some rest."
After saying that, Sulani turned into a raven and flew towards the north.
"So hardworking?" Augustus looked at Maranna with a little surprised and said with concern: "Is the injury seriously wrong?"
Maranna looked at Sulani flying away and nodded, pursing her lips. The suppression of darkness made her feel unprecedented pressure. Everything was moving in a bad direction, and even the elf with immortality would be afraid of death.
"Let's go, let's go back to the castle first."
On the way back to the castle, the sky gradually returned to light, and the flock of birds had gone south, only some clumsy birds left the large army and followed behind the large army with flapping their wings!
At the same time, in the study of Yinhui Castle, Earl Giles looked at the sky with a serious expression, and witnessed the wonder of thousands of birds flying together in Guanghui City. The birds had already flew away, but the Earl's mood could not calm down for a long time.
"The wind from the south of the White Sea is chilling, at least seventy or eighty days earlier than before! I'm right, Queenstin."
Assistant Queenstin nodded and said respectfully: "You are right, Lord Earl, I'm afraid this winter will come earlier than before!"
Earl Giles twisted the letter paper on his hands, his face heavy.
"It's a coincidence that Duke Bladen just issued a convening order, and the weather changed!
The letter from the earl was the Northern Region Grand Announcement of the recruitment order, requiring all earls to dispatch their troops, including the military power of their vassals, to gather in Liehuo City within 30 days. No one is allowed to be absent for any reason, otherwise it will be considered treason!
The letter I just received in the morning was darkened soon after, and countless birds flew across the sky with the cold wind, making people feel uneasy and bleak.
"The food this year has not been harvested, but the weather has changed. Even if you want to fight, there will be no military rations... I bought a soil-turning device from Augusta but couldn't catch up with the change of the weather. Many people are going hungry this winter... How to fight without food? The soldiers will starve to death. Let's see what others react first..."
Earl Giles was talking nonsense, just expressing one thing, not wanting to lead troops to the Fire City!
He had never fought a war, but he knew what winter in the Northern Region looked like. Everything was covered with ice and snow. Traffic between city-states was cut off. There was no trade exchange. Warriors would not go out to train. Most civilians did not have to work. Everyone tried their best to fight the cold so that they could ensure that they could live until the arrival of the next spring!
It is very likely that the army will be assembled in thirty days. Winter will come just after the formation of the Northern Territory Alliance. At that time, there is no need to fight with anyone. Hunger and cold will kill everyone!
"If you don't go, don't go to the Fire City for now...Qunstin, go and do your business!"
The more he thought about it, the more terrifying he felt. He called Queenstin to come over and wrote a letter to the vassal. After experiencing the cold wind and the birds flying together, he hesitated and felt that if he had taken his subordinates to the Fire City at this time, he might never return to the glorious plain.
Since stretching his neck and shrinking his neck is also a knife, he would rather die more comfortably!
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Augustus returned to Thunderaxe Castle and found Sylves as soon as possible, or Sylves was waiting for him in the castle vestibule. Both of them knew that time was tight and they had to quickly finalize the agreed matters.
Augustus sold Zach and Gerald to Sylve for five hundred gold coins, including three months of agency fees. No matter how much profit Sylve could squeeze from the forest and the Fierce Wind Highlands, he would not have to give August a penny within three months.
"I'm losing money, Sir Sylve, you've made a lot of money!"
At the west gate of Baihe Town, Augustus said to Hilf, with a helpless expression on his face. As for what he thought in his heart, only he knew.
On the surface, Augustus did lose a bit.
Gerald and Zach brought more than 30 gold coins in total, which of course became August's spoils, including the supplies and goods he honestly and unceremoniously, were taken into the Thunder Axe Castle warehouse (the people who pulled the supplies ran away).
However, considering the current actual situation, Augustus could not bring people to the forest and the Fiery Wind Highlands to sweep, so this right was also traded to Silve.
The wealth in the two baron castles can be worth four or five hundred gold coins in total, but many things do not exist in the form of gold coins. Besides, the clay mines in the Fierce Wind Highlands can produce nearly two hundred gold coins in three months, not to mention the wood in the forest!
If there was enough time, Augustus personally took people to the forest and the steep wind highlands, he would probably get nearly a thousand gold coins. Unfortunately, time and conditions did not allow him to do so at all. The cold wind had arrived, and only he knew what this meant...
Five hundred gold coins seem to be at a disadvantage, but this is already the maximum benefit if conditions permit.
Hilf combed her mount with a mane and smiled, "Dear Sir Augustus, you won't be confused about the risks and a lot of troubles I will face, right?"
There is no free lunch in the world. If you want to make money, you naturally have to pay. If possible, Sylve would rather exchange positions with August and get 500 gold coins without doing anything. She is very satisfied, but the fact is that she does not have the ability to enjoy the fruits. If Deer Antler Harbor faces the joint attack of the two barons, she will pay a considerable price even if she can win.
Augustus felt a little sorry for Hilf, but he couldn't make it clear now, and everyone had selfish thoughts.
Chapter completed!