With the green smoke curling up in the kitchen, the aroma of food began to permeate.
The ingredients that had been prepared last night were all processed in the kitchen at this time, and the peasant women who were as strong as men were more careful, and their taste and texture were much stronger than before.
The entire sentry oasis warmly welcomes this.
No one will say no to nothing.
For example, bread and air-dried meat, which are usually eaten the most, can become well-loved delicacies in the hands of these peasant women.
Slice the bread and toast it until golden on both sides.
The air-dried meat is torn into strips, and the roasted oil has a slightly burnt aroma.
After eating this delicious breakfast, there is no problem at noon, especially the light cavalry who go out to patrol the sand dunes, they will bring a few extra pieces of bread and air-dried meat every time, if they miss lunch, they can make do in the desert Have a meal.
Including the new inventions of the last two days.
The wheat grains are boiled and become very soft, and date palms and sugar cubes are added.
Add 20 eggs and beat them into long and thin egg flowers, and finally thicken it with flour and water to form a thick soup.
Sweet egg porridge.
Just two days after its launch, this lightly sweet barley porridge is a hit with everyone.
There are even unique eating methods.
Spread a layer of wheat porridge on the baked browned and crispy bread, bite it down, the slightly sweet and soft taste, mixed with the crispy taste of the bread, chew hard in the mouth, let the tongue absorb the sweetness and burnt aroma , Let’s have a taste of the salty and fragrant air-dried meat that is oily after roasting. This feeling is really wonderful.
Even though he was used to the expensive dishes in the Lion's Castle, Kant also praised this sweet egg porridge.
certainly…
As a lord, Kant's three meals should be richer.
This is one of the privileges of being a lord and superior. People from the Calradia continent with strong class concepts and hierarchical views take it for granted, and it is only normal.
As superiors and vested interests.
Kant, of course, would not correct it.
With 10 Swadian infantrymen, Kant routinely inspected his "Drehem" fortress.
This is his morning job.
However, this routine is really a routine. It usually just patrols around the fortress. The civilians and soldiers who came to this world are usually extremely serious, driving the pioneering spirit, and never slack at all.
Even the workers of the construction team are quite conscientious.
At least Kant never saw the slightest slack from his subjects.
The soldiers did not relax at all.
"That's good." Kant inspected the circle, worked hard as usual, and nodded with satisfaction.
Go back to the Consulate.
But found that Manid was already waiting in the hall.
Seeing Kant coming, he quickly bowed and saluted, and said solemnly: "Master Kant, I have successfully completed the task and returned, and I have bought a lot of tools, as well as some food and fur products to keep out the cold at night."
"Yeah." Kant nodded, and said in a reassuring tone, "I'm very relieved of your work."
Manid saluted respectfully again: "Thank you for your trust."
Kant came to his place, and Manid reported: "This time I went to the Stone Pass. Baron Dylan is still the same. Fortunately, the salt trade is very smooth. We got 20 bags of fine white salt. The profit of 1,000 large silver coins, and at the same time, I used 100 large silver coins to purchase 500 pieces of iron farm tools and 2 full carts of wheat."
"We won't be short of farm tools for the time being, well done."
Kant nodded in satisfaction.
When the farmers unloaded the carriages this morning, he saw the bundles of agricultural tools, including hoes, shovels, farm forks, and logging axes. Not a lot.
But the sentry oasis is useful. After all, most of the farmers are refugees, and they don't bring too many things with them when they flee.
Manid went on to tell what he had seen and heard when he went to Stone Pass.
Kant also interjected and asked: "I didn't see the feather arrows and crossbow arrows on the carriage." And this little request?"
"Yes, he vetoed the idea of purchasing a large number of feather arrows and crossbow bolts."
Manid shrugged and said: "Actually, the purchase process of these agricultural tools is somewhat difficult. The baron's meaning is very subtle. If I didn't give the merchant who provided the agricultural tools an additional 10 large silver coins as a kickback, it would be impossible to buy them. There are so many agricultural tools, after all, you know, if these agricultural tools are fused, they can be forged into weapons."
"Like the inferior products used by the peasants in the Stone Pass?" Kant couldn't help sneering: "Just kidding."
Backed by the continent of Calradia.
Has the upgrade system of the entire Swadia Kingdom, and the support of the other 4 countries.
Kant would need these inferior weapons
Totally impossible!
But Kant really knows what this Baron Dylan is planning. He is simply afraid that after the sentry oasis has obtained so many farm tools, smelting them into weapons may have a partial impact on his future plans.
Kant's proposal to purchase a large number of feather arrows and crossbow bolts was probably rejected for this reason.
"But I think, maybe we can purchase these materials in the future."
Manid shrugged, but his tone was calm: "From the perspective of the two of us, there is still no minimum level of trust."
"Trust?" Kant's mouth curled up slightly: "With those guys, this thing never existed."
"But it has to be there," Manid added.
Shaking his head slightly, Manid continued: "Interests are the best basis for guaranteeing trust. When we let Baron Dylan rely more and more on the benefits brought by the salt trade, trust was born."
Kant shook his head and chuckled: "I guess it's time to attack us."
This is the truth, and it is also in line with his understanding of Baron Dylan.
Both he and Manid couldn't help laughing at this.
If he really strikes, then Baron Dylan will understand how vulnerable an army without logistical supplies is in the Nalun Desert, and will be routed into a pile of the most common soldiers in the desert in just a few days. yellow sand.
The city wall is 7 meters high, and there are nearly 600 soldiers and civilians.
It is easy to defend this fortress.
Humans are not gnolls, they can resist hunger, thirst and heat. The Lion Principality's conquest of the Sentinel Oasis 10 years ago has also proved this point. If you really want to force an offensive, 2,000 troops will not have tens of thousands. Even the low-level gnolls who don't have armor and weapons and only know how to charge in a mess can't take the logistical supplies.
Due to the harsh natural environment, the original Lion Principality did not last too long in the conquest.
In less than a month, they fully retreated from the sentry oasis and withdrew from the Nalun Desert. Instead, they conferred the Hard Rock Pass, which was the logistics supply center at that time, to Dylan, and promoted him to a baron, responsible for guarding this important pass.
"Take a break recently."
Kant arranged for Manid: "Continue to go to the Stone Pass at the end of the month, and I will let you bring more fine white salt. After all, there are only 20 bags, and even the nobles and knights in North County can't satisfy."
Manid nodded and said: "Understood." However, he still suggested to Kant: "My lord, we must increase the scale of trade, especially at present, our three carriages are not enough to pull too much goods. Although the profit of this trade is big enough, but we want to buy some supplies back, it seems too little."
"This problem." Kant frowned, and told his most trusted businessman: "You are responsible for handling it, buy some carriages and horses, and just transport the purchased materials back."
"Okay." Manid nodded.
But Kant thought for a while, of course he understood that relying solely on carriages and harness horses was not the best solution.
The soft desert is not suitable for this kind of plain vehicle.
When Kant and his carriage came to the sentry oasis, they had to let the farmers push the wooden wheels when they encountered some difficult sand dunes. Come up the wagon full of goods.
The best solution, of course, is to form a caravan.
The history of the earth has proved that a caravan composed of dromedary camels is fully capable of serving as a vehicle for crossing deserts.
However, Kant had only 10 dromedary camels.
Compared with the scale of hundreds of camels forming a team, or even thousands of camels forming a camel city, it is simply pitiful, which is why Kant did not use these 10 camels as a trading vehicle.
The cargo that 10 camels can carry is too little.
Compared with the carriage, this is the disadvantage.
"Stabilize the sentry oasis first."
Kant shook his head and did not continue to think about this question.
There are no dromedary camels in this world, and Kant has never seen creatures similar to camels in books or various travel notes in this world.
This means that if you want to form a camel caravan, there is no way to do it except rely on the system.
But if given the chance, Kant would definitely form a camel caravan.
With this camel caravan forming a transportation team, perhaps it would not be a big problem to cross the cruel devil area mentioned by the wolf population. As for the coast of Mannheim, which can only be reached after a 30-day journey, there is also a chance to extend its tentacles.
There was a bit of coldness in Kant's eyes: "The most important thing is the gnolls in the Gray Mane Kingdom."
Victory, he will get a new qualification.
That is to step into a new world, the world north of the Nalun Desert!
PS: There are 3 more tonight! If you say 5 updates today, it will be 5 updates! And the water problem, I'm sorry, it was too hot before, and I couldn't calm down when I coded. Everyone knows that the head is dizzy from the heat, and I can't concentrate on what I want to write. I'm speeding up now, sorry about that. If possible, I still hope that everyone can help to order them all. Although the water I wrote recently, ahem, please help...it won't cost a few cents, thank you very much!
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