This is Kant's domain.
Although it was in name, he was gradually controlling it in his own hands.
Stepping forward slowly, Kant came to the top of the hill. In front of him was a vast sea of sand. The continuous sand dunes echoed the hills under his feet in the distance, but the scorching breath from the desert rushed towards his face with the breeze.
All that is contained in this breeze is a cruel confession of civilization.
No civilization can conquer this desert.
Even the gnolls who are endowed with patience and the bereaved dogs driven into the desert by humans will never be able to return to the relatively prosperous North County Territory for them, even if they are taking advantage of the war between the Principality of Lions and the Principality of Silver Pan, they are unable to take care of them , so large-scale migration and invasion of North County, the final result is also a massacre of corpses everywhere.
The brutal massacre ten years ago even stretched from the North County of the Lion Principality to the sentry oasis in the Nalun Desert. Hundreds of low-level wolf man tribes were slaughtered, and the remaining ones were all killed in terror.
It can be seen from the arrival of Kant.
The low-level wolf man tribe has been completely dispersed in this desert.
If it is still at the beginning.
Hundreds of Gnoll tribes, close to tens of thousands of people.
It is estimated that even if Kant was canonized as a sentry oasis and the baron who commanded the Nalun Desert, he would not dare to take office easily. After all, after the crowd tactics reached its peak, even if he had a quality advantage, he would not be able to do so!
What's more, when I first came to the Nalun Desert, the quality was not dominant.
"It's really embarrassing."
Kant sighed, because it is different now.
He has initially mastered the Nalun Desert, and has already established his own foundation here.
There are not only a large number of elite soldiers in quality, but also a towering, strong and fortified military castle built on the sentry oasis, the only large water source in the southern part of the Nalun Desert.
If you want to destroy it, you have to pay a cruel price!
Meditate for a moment at the top of the mountain.
Kant turned his head, and the five desert robbers behind him were still standing respectfully.
On the paved road under the hill, 103 top Swadian knights were accompanying them, holding cone-headed guns and forming a formation ready to start at any time, quietly waiting for Kant to continue to set off.
Indeed, he won't be waiting here for long.
This mountain pass is very important.
Kant also wanted to make some arrangements here.
A little pondering, Kant's thinking communication system.
A card that was still floating in my mind immediately shattered.
On the top of the hill next to it, the waves of the void spread, and a two-story building built with neat stone and wood immediately appeared on it, with a solid foundation and solid wood walls.
Even the topmost roof has vents that can be closed at any time.
This building is a coaching station.
The desert robbers stared wide-eyed in astonishment in the rear.
"It's for you."
Kant turned his head and said to them: "In the future, you can live in this inn, which is much better than a temporary tent." After a pause, Kant reminded at the same time: "However, the task of guarding the mountain pass must not be relaxed, and we must remain vigilant."
"Understood, thank you for your kindness, my lord!"
The desert bandits immediately bowed respectfully.
Obviously, it is more comfortable as a building station than a temporary tent built with linen.
The same as the post station established by Kant at the top of the underground lake, there is also a 5-meter-high watchtower at the top of this post station, which allows people to climb up to observe the surrounding conditions. Facing the unobstructed sand sea on the outside, the view is better. Under certain circumstances, the target can be abnormal at a distance of more than a thousand meters.
It can be counted as the most important building for these desert bandits when stationed at this mountain pass, which integrates guarding, monitoring, investigation or response.
If Kant has enough troops in the future.
It can also form a transportation network between this post station and the central post station, which is not inferior to the convenient waterway.
"So be it."
Kant walked into the station to check.
The house is well-equipped with everything, and there are still a lot of grains and bacon piled up in the storage room.
It seems that there is absolutely no problem in accommodating about 20 people.
As for more, it is necessary to let the troops set up tents around the station like the central station, otherwise it is impossible to live too many people with these two-story small wooden buildings.
But this Yamaguchi station does not need too many people to be stationed.
The biggest function of this mountain pass station is to serve as an outpost for the town of "Aaron".
On weekdays, there are naturally supplies from cities and towns.
As for drinking water, it is even simpler.
Kant took a step, walked down the hill, and came to the desert outside the hill.
The paving road originally paved with stones and slabs reaches the pass next to the hill. Even the river channel built by Kant is the same. The river channel with a width of about 5 meters seems to be just slightly inside the pass and parallel to the paving road. Cut off, the flowing river overflows to form a natural creek, flowing and infiltrating into the sand layer outside the mountain pass.
As early as a few days ago, the original small river had scoured the edge of the desert with indirect and continuous water sources, forming a pit seven or eight meters long, wide and half a meter deep, and the shimmering lakes became small lakes.
Even the scouring of the creek brought soil originating from the Samwaya Mountains.
In just a few days, heat-resistant vegetation and shrubs appeared just outside the water source.
The vegetation in the desert grows quickly as long as there is water. Judging by the emerald green appearance, it is estimated that within a few months, another small oasis will be formed at this mountain pass.
It is a small man-made oasis.
When Kant saw the greenness, he liked it a little more.
Then he turned his head and told the five desert robbers stationed here: "If you have nothing to do on weekdays, go to the mountains to dig some soil and cover it around the puddles, which will also make the vegetation grow more lush."
"Understood." The desert robbers nodded.
This is not a big deal.
What's more, it was Kant's order, so of course they had to do it with heart.
"let's go."
Seeing that nothing happened here, Kant got on his horse again.
Immediately, 103 Swadian knights rushed over behind him. Kant tapped the horse's belly, shook the reins vigorously, and took the lead in galloping forward.
The roar of galloping horses disappeared, but there was a dull sound of horseshoes stomping heavily on the sand, including the dust raised behind the horses. It was hard to see clearly for a while, just like hundreds of heavy cavalry in the desert. Mercedes-Benz, the imposing manner is powerful and majestic, which makes people frightened.
In the face of the galloping cavalry, no army can maintain a balanced mentality.
But no one can see it yet.
The path Kant chose was to travel behind the hidden sand dunes.
This is a specially selected path in order not to touch the spy caravan that appeared at the Stone Pass. Although it took a long detour, it can be prevented from touching the towns in the Sanwaya Mountains.
This is Kant's trump card and secret.
If it is known so easily, the situation is not optimistic.
Of course, those spy caravans usually head north towards the sentry oasis. No one would have imagined that Kant established another town in the deep mountains of the Sanwaya Mountains in the southwest, and could To produce a large amount of materials urgently needed in the Nalun Desert, if the development is successful, the Stone Pass and the Lion Principality may not be needed.
This is Kant's way of getting rid of the nobles in the Lion Principality and launching a material blockade and restriction. It will definitely make those nobles who think they can control Kant's lifeline, a logistics base that will gnash their teeth.
In the traditional impression, the Nalun Desert is a barren and uninhabited civilization forbidden zone.
And indeed it is.
But it was different when Kant came.
Once the salt mines were discovered, it was even more different.
The profits from the salt allowed the nobles to endure terrible losses, and sent mercenaries and slaves to mine the salt. After it was shipped out, it was turned into the finest refined salt and sold to countries across the continent.
Although the price is high, it is indeed worth the price!
The salt purchased from the distant dwarves is not expensive, but there are still countless merchants who endured the long journey and the dangerous bandits on the way to transport Baihuahua's salt back.
It is all caused by the greedy heart attracted by expensive salt or equivalent silver coins!
Now, in the depths of the desert within easy reach, salt mines have been discovered.
So what if we lost some slaves and mercenaries
For those nobles, what they lack most is people, and what they lack the most is desperadoes who are willing to give their lives for the silver coins in their hands.
And those who sit high on the top are eating human blood steamed buns and making a fortune.
Of course, the only difference.
In the hands of these nobles, there is no blood, only employment documents.
Some are desperate desperadoes, or greedy mercenaries, businessmen who want to speculate, become partners of these mercenary documents, and use their own lives to blaze a trail for the nobles, even if it means paying their own lives. , because the attraction of silver coins is infinite!
After half a day's trek, Kant arrived at the central station at dusk, but facing the light of dusk, Kant squinted slightly because he found an unusual picture.
Just next to the post station, a large number of merchants and carriages gathered, and the uproar seemed to be condemning.
And just inside the station, 10 Swadian militiamen were standing at the top with crossbows.
Just outside the post station, 120 Sarande riders lined up neatly. Rolf was standing at the front, and behind them were 220 desert bandits, restlessly holding spears and scimitars, with a ferocious look on their faces.
There was a lot of voices, and the two sides seemed to be about to break out of conflict.
"Go and have a look."
Kant frowned, and led the troops to rush down the sand dunes.
The muffled sound spread across the gentle desert plain, waking up two waves of troops that were still confronting each other in the distance.
Compared to Rolf's surprise, the team formed by the merchants was in a lot of panic, especially the caravan guards with weapons on the periphery, all showing fearful and frightened eyes.
Because the comers were hundreds of heavy cavalry!
(end of this chapter)