Chapter 84 Attacking the Purple Fruit Tribe

Chapter 84 Attacking the Purple Fruit Tribe

The next morning, Roning and his companions had breakfast and lunch, and then, led by Wharton and Dandy, they headed along the path towards the Purple Fruit Tribe.

The reason why he chose this time to set out, instead of leaving before dawn like he did yesterday, was, on the one hand, that he wanted the guards on this expedition to have more rest;

on the other hand, he also considered that he should arrive at the Ziguo tribe before dark, when the working people would return home one after another, making it easier for him to surround the tribe.

Since there were fewer people and horses this time, the team as a whole looked much lighter. In addition, people often travel on this road. Although it was not a smooth road, it was much better than the barren forest between Shanlin Town and Qingzhu Tribe.

Therefore, this time, the march was much faster and easier than yesterday.

But Roning was not in a hurry.

In order to keep the team strong, he deliberately slowed down the pace of the march. At the same time, he asked Walton and the other man to find a relatively secluded place not far from the Purple Fruit Tribe to stop and rest, waiting for the best time to attack.

Luo Ning looked at the undulating hills in front of him and couldn't help but worry about future development.

Although he owned endless forests and had a vast amount of various wood resources, transportation was always a problem.

Not to mention, processing these woods into something and shipping them to other cities for sale, even transporting them from the Qingzhu Tribe to Shanlin Town, would be a big problem - the horse-drawn carriage couldn't move.

If you want to be rich, you must first build roads. This is the same in any world.

"The Purple Fruit Tribe has the smallest population, so there shouldn't be many cultivated fields. We can move them all to Shanlin Town, and the strong ones will form a road-building team to open up the road between Shanlin Town and Qingzhu Tribe first."

This was Ronin's initial plan.

He did not plan to move all the people of the Qingzhu Tribe to Shanlin Town. After all, nearly a thousand acres of land had been reclaimed here, and he did not want to give it up easily. What's more, the large tract of green bamboo forest was also a resource that could be used in many places.

In addition to the road between Shanlin Town and Qingzhu Tribe, the road between Shanlin Town and Huitu Tribe will also be opened in the future. This is a huge project.

Moreover, this is not Earth. When workers build roads between the mountains, they have to take into account factors such as wild beasts and monsters, and they must reduce the risks that the environment poses to ordinary people.

"After this war against the Savage Tribe is over, I plan to form a hunting team."

Roning looked at his right and left hands, Rydar and McKen, and said, "The primary mission of this hunter team is to sweep the mountain forests between Shanlin Town and the Green Bamboo Tribe, the Purple Fruit Tribe, the Gray Earth Tribe, and even the Black Collar Tribe in the future, and kill or drive away particularly dangerous monsters and wild beasts."

Wild beasts, especially magical beasts, have strong consciousness and a certain degree of intelligence.

As the cleanup continues, they will realize that this area is a dangerous zone and will not dare to approach it easily. In this way, the lives of the road construction team workers will be more secure.

Riedal agreed, "Sir, after this war, the number of our knights will increase significantly. If we still let them do general training and sparring every day, the improvement will not be very significant. A truly powerful knight must experience the thrill of fighting and be tempered on the brink of life and death."

"Yes, sir!"

McKen also agreed. In fact, Roning had mentioned this matter when they first entered the mountains, and he had always kept it in mind.

"I think we can form several teams of three extraordinary people. One team will be responsible for clearing out the wild beasts nearby, while the other team will enter the Wushan Monster Mountain Range from the Black Iron Forest to hunt monsters."

Listening to what the two said, Luo Ning nodded slowly.

Forming a hunter team can not only solve the safety problem of road construction workers but also allow the extraordinary people under his command to be tempered. At the same time, the hunted wild beasts and magical beasts can be sold, which allows not only the knights to earn some extra money but also Ronin, as the Lord can profit from it.

This is a win-win situation.

"Then I'll leave this matter to the two of you. But please note that although the matter of the Hunter Team is important, you should not take the defense of the territory lightly."

Luo Ning's eyes flashed with a gleam of expansion, "After all, there is a Sen Territory in the southeast of our territory, eyeing it covetously."

In Sen Territory, it is said that there is a swamp there, so the town is named "Swamp Town."

Swamps are also a very precious resource, but unfortunately, Baron Leisen doesn't know how to use them.

Riedal and McKen took Roning's advice to heart. As Shanlin Town was their base camp, they really needed to do a good job of defense.

The reason why Roning came out in full force this time was that, on the surface, his relationship with Baron Leisen had not broken down, and the possibility of the other party attacking directly was very small.

After all, Wiggins had just gotten into that incident, and Wushan Castle was trying to establish its prestige. If Baron Leisen attacked Shanlin Town, it would be too risky.

Once this news gets out, even if he has connections, he will be used as an example to scare others.

However, if Lulans passes away in the future, it is not certain whether Baron Leisen will take the initiative to attack.

Everyone rested for two hours and set off again when it gradually darkened.

After climbing over two small hills in succession, they finally saw the village located in the valley of the crater below at the top of the second hill.

The scale of this mountain village is slightly smaller than that of the Qingzhu tribe, but not much smaller.

The various houses in the mountain village are arranged in no regular pattern, and their appearance looks similar to those of the Qingzhu tribe, all very simple.

After all, for a small mountain tribe like this, the first thing they worry about every day when they open their eyes is food, and they don't have much time and energy to spend building houses.

For them, as long as they have a place that can provide some shelter from the wind and rain and avoid freezing to death, that's enough.

Luo Ning observed for a while and found that there were no sentry towers or patrol officers in the area near the Ziguo Tribe. He was afraid that if he walked past in a swaggering manner, no one would notice him in time.

"What is that yellow woodland?" Luo Ning asked, pointing to the yellow woods on the eastern mountain.

Originally, there should have been more pine trees or tall trees here, but the direction Luo Ning pointed to was a low, red forest.

Walton and Dandy looked at it and then replied: "My lord, that should be the 'purple fruit tree' that grows purple fruits."

Dandy added: "The purple fruit tree used to have green leaves, but when it falls in September, the color of the leaves turns yellow."

So that's how it is. This purple fruit tree is a deciduous tree. He will have to take a closer look at it later.

"We won't attack this time," said Roning.

Both Redar and McKen were stunned for a moment, especially McKen. He was already ready to charge, determined to defeat the opponent's leader.

But the Lord said he would not attack?

"My Lord, what is your strategy?" asked Riedal.

"There are only two mid-level transcendents. They can't resist us at all. A large-scale attack is likely to cause unnecessary casualties. After all, one more person who survives means one more worker serving me."

Luo Ning told him about the plan he had been thinking of along the way.

"When it gets dark, Macken, you lead ten guards and twenty militiamen to guard the hillside. If anyone comes up, drive them away or capture them. The rest of you, follow me around to the valley ahead to block the gate."

"Then let Wharton and Dandy go and persuade the leader of the Purple Fruit Tribe to surrender. If the other party is willing to surrender, it will save us time and effort. If the other party is like Willy, who doesn't know what's happening, it won't be too late for us to take action later."

Luo Ning looked at McKen and said, "If you hear a fight breaking out down the mountain, lead your men down the mountain."

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