Chapter 388 Stone Shaping Wand (Ⅰ)

In the warehouse, a group of gnolls with dull expressions hadn't recovered their senses, and there was already a dense sound of breaking wind outside the doors and windows.

Countless arrows flew in and pierced through the bodies of the surviving gnolls, shooting them all into "hedgehogs" in an instant, and falling down in a pool of blood one after another howling.

Magni led the Asa hunters into the warehouse, making up for the gnolls who were still alive.

When all the gangsters were killed, Joan also walked into the warehouse and saw the piles of bags of flour on the shelves, the corners of his lips raised slightly.

The unfortunate Pickman's family was killed by bandits, and the warehouse will be taken over by the Southward Corps until the command appoints a new ration supplier.

According to Joan's visual inspection, there are no less than 500 tons of flour in stock. At least for the next whole year, the troops don't have to worry about bread.

While Joan was counting the stored grain, Magni led the Asa hunters to move the body of the wolf man out of the warehouse, gathered it together with the gangsters who had died in the mill before, poured lamp oil on it, and set fire to the body.

Such a big battle here would inevitably alarm the residents of Dafeng Town.

First, a few brave passers-by came to watch the excitement, and when they learned that the gang of jackals occupying the town had been wiped out by the military, they happily told their families and neighbors.

In this way, it was passed on to ten, ten to a hundred, and within an hour, almost all the townspeople heard the good news and came to watch one after another.

Seeing the dark crowd outside the warehouse door, Joan whispered a few words to Magni.

Magni nodded again and again, and asked Joan with confusion: "You are very considerate, but I don't understand, why don't you go out and announce these things to the townspeople yourself, which will make you win their love and become their leader?" My hero."

"I'm not good at dealing with strangers, Brother Magni, you can tell me." Joan showed embarrassment.

"No wonder Kandy said you look like a little girl, always blushing and shy." Magny laughed, "Okay, I'll go out and tell them!"

Magny led the Tyndall brothers out of the granary, and stood in front of the gate with his hands on his hips. His tall, burly figure and dignified demeanor were exactly in line with people's imagination of a chivalrous knight.

The residents of Dafeng Town were overwhelmed by the powerful aura he exuded, and all stopped talking, and hundreds of eyes focused on Magni.

"Folks of Dafeng Town, I have three good news to tell you all!"

Following Joan's instructions, Magny raised his voice and announced to everyone that the gang of gnolls entrenched in Gale Town had been wiped out by his Alfheim Southward Brigade to avenge the tragic murder of the Pickman family. In the end, everyone no longer has to worry about being bullied by those monsters that eat people.

Even though most of the townspeople had already heard the news and heard Magni personally confirming it was true, they still couldn't help applauding excitedly, thanking the military from the bottom of their hearts for helping them eliminate a major disaster.

When the excitement of the people calmed down a little, Magny went on to announce the second good news:

"Starting today, the mill, warehouse, and grain store of Pickman's family will be taken over by the military. We promise to follow the rules set by Mr. Pickman when he was alive, and sell flour to the folks in this town at a fair price. Pricing restored to 3 copper coins per pound!"

As soon as Magni finished speaking, the townspeople once again cheered in unison, and some even shed tears of excitement.

Joan fully understands why locals react so violently to changes in food prices.

Dafeng Town is a place with barren land. The year-round howling winds have blown away the top soil rich in water and nutrients, leaving only rough sand and gravel.

Planting grains on such land, no matter how hard you work, it is difficult to get a good harvest.

Most of the local people make a living by grazing and hunting, and exchange bread with cashmere and game.

The increase in the price of flour means that they can get less bread in exchange, and many people from poor families have to go hungry.

Compared with the price of flour per pound as high as 1 silver coin when the gnoll gang controlled the town's food supply, the Alfheim military represented by Magni announced that the price of food would be reduced to the normal level, which is tantamount to giving the town Great news for all residents of the town.

Magny struck while the iron was hot, and then announced the third piece of good news, which was actually the main purpose of their visit to Gale Town this time.

"In order to defend against the gnoll bandits who frequently come from the Brass Pass, the military decided to build a fort near Dafeng Town for the troops to station. For this purpose, a large number of construction workers need to be recruited. Any healthy adult man can come to me to sign up. The daily salary is one silver coin, and it will be settled on the same day, and will never be deducted!"

For the urbanites living in Port Leiden, one silver coin is only enough to take a public carriage or buy a newspaper, but for these people living in remote towns, a well-known silver coin can be exchanged for three There is still a pound of flour left, which is enough to maintain the food expenses of a family of five for a day, which can already be called a high salary.

Besides, working on the construction site does not require any special skills, as long as you have strength, the most important thing for countrymen is strength, so they signed up enthusiastically.

Joan is in charge of registering the registered workers.

He originally thought that it would be great to recruit 100 strong laborers for this trip, but the total number of people registered in the end was no less than 200, which would undoubtedly greatly shorten the construction period for the fortress.

After arranging work, Magni left half of the Asa hunters to guard the granary, rented more than a dozen carts in the town, filled them with flour, and escorted them back to the barracks.

George Vassar was waiting for their return. He listened to Magny, Joan, and Tyndale brothers talk about their experience in Gale Town, and praised their way of appeasing the townspeople. Afterwards, Joan was left alone, saying that there was a Important military supplies must be handed over to him.

"Mr. Vasa, since it is very important, you should keep it yourself. Why did you give it to me?" Joan asked inexplicably.

"This thing has no value in my hands. Only you can inspire its magic power and help the workers build the fort."

Lieutenant Colonel Vasa smiled mysteriously, then took out an ivory-colored rod-shaped object that was two feet long and about the thickness of a thumb from the storage bag, held it in both hands, and handed it to Joan very solemnly.

Joan took the thin stick, and felt the strong fluctuation of magic power in the moment of the tentacles, and then realized that it was a "magic wand".

He lowered his head to take a closer look, and found that the wand was made of clay, with a smooth and delicate texture unique to ceramics. One end of the wand was inlaid with a red drop-shaped gem the size of a pigeon's egg.

Joan thought it was a "ruby" or "zircon" at first, but after careful identification, he found that it was actually a "crimson tear".

This brightly colored rare ore is said to be formed from the tears shed for loved ones who died in war.

In the jewelry store, there is almost no difference between "Crimson Tears" and ordinary rubies, but in the view of Joan, who is good at enchanting crafts, the difference between "Crimson Tears" and "Ruby" in the field of enchanting is quite large.