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  Emerald triumphs with great victory, reaping a rich harvest.

  This battle captured over a thousand human prisoners and large quantities of war horses, weapons and armor, and also received the belated logistics team of the Sharba family.

  In accordance with Aegean mainland custom, each captive could be exchanged for freedom by means of a ransom. In other words, it was all about money.

  But what made Liu Zhen slightly displeased was that most of these human captives were slaves and mercenaries. The slaves were definitely not going to be ransomed by anyone. Those knights who were loyal to the Sharba family were definitely valuable, but they had resisted fiercely and were mostly killed. Moreover, two mages were not caught completely. Master Fran, a space mage, used "Kolrein's Escape Technique" and escaped; fire mage Ottega was not so lucky, and after being defeated by the fairy dragon, he was captured along with the fallen Earl.

  There are gains and losses, and this time's loss for Feilongcuo is also not small.

  Guarding the captives, burying the corpses, and counting the spoils of war took Liu Zhen a whole two days to basically complete, and the big fire on the red earth slope still hadn't gone out.

  The more Cong Yu counted the data, the more she felt a bit tricky.

  That night, in the main hall of the bamboo shed, Jingyu anxiously reported to Liu Zhensheng about the existing problems while having dinner.

  "Food is not enough is a big problem."

  "When the big fire started, I thought about this problem." Liu Zhen also felt a bit puzzled.

  Before this battle, no one expected the other side to come up with a "fire on Red Slope". Everyone had only packed some light luggage before crossing the river. The wild beasts, including the Sa beast, fat deer, short-legged horse and deer herd, were all enclosed in a large pen at the back of the high slope. This time they were thoroughly cleaned out, not to mention that even the dried fish and salted vegetables on the high slope and the grain stored in the cave were also taken away.

  "After this battle, we gained a lot of war horses and the Sharba family's carts. However, our income is still far less than our expenses. Another annoying problem is that these slave hunters came with the intention of plundering, and they didn't even bring any money on them. Although Feilong won the battle, he couldn't get any cash from the captives. Jingyu calculated the accounts stroke by stroke, 'We now need a large sum of money to buy food.'"

  "Didn't we capture a large number of warhorses?" Evie asked curiously.

  "Eating it for a short period of time is fine, but eating it long-term is definitely not okay. Horse meat is too dry and hot. If you don't pair it with vegetables and grains, eating it as the main staple food for an extended period can lead to beriberi." The elderly Andurian rejected this idea.

  "The people of Feilongcui had over 1,200 men, plus more than a thousand prisoners. It was not worth it to just feed them with war horses. A well-trained qualified war horse in the human world could be worth several hundred gold coins or even tens of thousands of gold coins, and it was really not worth using them as food. Suddenly, Helen's eyes turned yellow, after all, she was from Foxes."

  "Hurry up and exchange these spoils of war for gold coins to buy food in Weathers." Helen said with a smile.

  "If you want to rebuild Florence, I'm afraid this money may not be enough." The fairy dragon Daisy hesitated for a moment and said, "'Earth Fire Burning City' is also called 'Three Days of Fire', this magic scroll is a standard war-type forbidden spell. It uses magical power to absorb the earth's core fire to participate in the attack, it's a very powerful fire magic. Its power can destroy one-eighth of the largest city in the Northeast Province, Weatherspoon. The most sinister thing about this magic is that even if it's a stone castle, under the burning of this magical flame for three days, it will eventually be burned into pieces."

  The fairy dragon's words made everyone's heart suddenly heavy.

  It's been two days.

  The magical flames on the red earth slope not only showed no signs of extinguishing, but instead burned more and more fiercely. The entire red earth slope's Sleeping Beauty shape was already completely invisible. Everywhere one looked were distorted fire waves, jumping fire spirits, and dispersing flying sparks. The only thing that could still be vaguely seen was the stone statue embedded in the middle of the red earth slope's mud. Under the fire spirits' ravages, the stone statue had turned a fiery transparent color. The sand and glaze in the red earth had become flowing glass-like liquids, quietly flowing along the statue's face and body.

  If it really burns for three days, even the stone that Xiāng Nǚ Lóng mentioned can be burned through, it seems that he wasn't just talking nonsense.

  "Can summoning the 'Heavy Rain Technique' extinguish this big fire?" Evie rolled up her sleeves and took out that mysterious bamboo tube again. The dragon girl's gaze was immediately attracted to the bamboo tube made of dragon root.

  "Hot and cold stimulate each other, shattering even faster." Liu Zhenhong shook his head.

  "Is our home just gone like that?" The bamboo shed was very simple, and Helen could see the raging fire on the crimson hill of Pha Lae in one glance.

  Her eyes were moist.

  Helen's words are almost the voice of all Phoenicians. Whoever sees their home being swallowed up by a big fire and can only stand by helplessly, will not feel good in their heart.

  O'Neill's eyes slid to one side as he quietly wiped away a tear from the corner of his eye.

  "This isn't necessarily true. Our Verdigris is a city of red earth, and after this great fire, we might be able to turn disaster into fortune. Humans might just give us an impregnable fortress with walls of copper and iron." Liu Zhen shook his head with a smile, "Everything has two sides, we need to look at it more openly ourselves. Even if things really reach the point that Daisy mentioned, as long as we still have our hands, Verdigris will never disappear."

  "An impregnable fortress? Richard... have you been stimulated by something?" Helen anxiously patted Liu Zhen's head.

  "Never mind... I'd rather not talk about it." Liu Zhen said with a bitter smile and shook his head.

  "It's funny you say that, having a man at home makes all the difference." Coach Cui Peishan said with a smile, "Although I know Richard is just bragging, but somehow it feels much more reassuring now."

  Everyone burst out laughing at this remark.

  Liu Zhen was also amused.

  I'm blowing bubbles? You want to be like me, having seen the big kiln for burning bricks in the production team, you wouldn't think so. Liu Da thought to himself.

  "By the way, why did you stop Gu De from exterminating the mice? If this continues, the bamboo forest that pandas love to eat will also be destroyed!" Jingyu asked.

  The scorching magical flame spirits on the red earth ridge conveyed heat waves through geothermal energy, silently and quietly, had already roasted the plants within a radius of half a mile around the emerald green to withered branches and leaves. The phoenix trees and Buddha's belly bamboo on the red earth square were all steamed dry, turning into the shape of a hundred-year-old poplar in the desert.

  If the mammoths' food, the ferns and horsetails, were destroyed, that would be one thing, but at least the lord still had the Fountain of Life and the seeds of the ferns and horsetails. But disaster does not come alone: the pandas' favorite food, the bamboo forests, also ran into trouble.

  Since the red earth slope turned into a volcano, the bamboo rats within this half-mile radius have been stimulated like crazy, frantically gnawing at the roots of the remaining bamboo forest. Every night, as soon as it gets dark and quiet all around, the "rustling" sound of chewing on bamboo roots coming from underground sends shivers down one's spine.

  Pan Shuai and the Panda Warriors had dug open some bamboo forests to check. In the deep soil layer, there were fine mouse trails everywhere, all filled with yellowish crushed bamboo fragments. Although the Buddha's belly bamboo forest is vast, covering an area of three or four hundred acres. But looking at these rodents' desperate gnawing and fleeing, it's likely that in another half month, this bamboo forest may have escaped the disaster of being parched by the geothermal heat, but it will not escape the ravages of these rodent mouths.

  Gud and the pandas wanted to go and exterminate the mice, but were stopped by Liu. Not only did Ningyu want to know why, but everyone else was also a bit puzzled in their hearts.

  "These hamsters have been driven mad by this big fire. These poor little creatures. Don't worry, their bellies are only so big, how much can they eat? Originally I was also planning to clean them up, but I decided to let them go for a few days..." Liu Zhen shook his head, "After a few days you will understand. Maybe our food is all on these little creatures."

  As soon as grain was mentioned, everyone's eyebrows furrowed again.

  "It would be better if this battle were fought in autumn." Jingyu sighed.

  If it were autumn, the reindeer herds of Mount Tanggula would be coming down from the mountains. If the weather hadn't turned cold, the Sanggan River wouldn't have frozen over, and without ice, fishing would still be possible. In autumn, wild vegetables could also be gathered. The money saved on food purchases would provide sufficient funds to rebuild a stone castle even if Red Soil Ridge were burned down.

  Now there's nothing left. If we only count the people in the bamboo forest, including the captives, the current population of Feilongcui is about 1,200 people, which is a bit worrisome.

  "Don't worry about it anymore. I, Lord Liu, have a plan!" Liu Zhen once again reassured everyone.

  Liu Zhenhong suddenly remembered that his mother had once told him about a strange event that occurred in the bamboo forest of their hometown during the national hardship period in 1960, which saved countless lives.

  The fairy dragon furrowed her brow and stared at the lord who had fallen into deep thought. She was a bit worried that the lord would take advantage of the weak and feeble mountain goblins, most of whom were old, weak, women, and children, and if they robbed them of their food in winter, those goblins would be done for.

  "Don't worry! I've already acknowledged the mountain goblins as my subjects. What kind of logic is it for a lord to rob his own subjects of food?" Liu was shocked and saw through the little hoof's thoughts at a glance.

  "Master, what about those human prisoners? How are we going to deal with them?" Bellamy said, brushing his golden hair. "Especially those mercenaries, they're not good for anything. The dungeon doesn't have a big gate, it's not very effective in locking them up. Every night someone escapes, I've already beheaded several of them. They don't even think about it, who can escape from under the noses of the Cheetah people on the Great Plains!"

  "What about Viere?" Liu Zhen asked, "Didn't I tell him to work with Kalu to manage these prisoners? How did this end up on your hands? You're already exhausted from cleaning the battlefield. Where is he? He didn't even show up for meals?"

  "Now it's winter, Weier is a bearman. Although he doesn't need to hibernate, his sleeping time will definitely be longer. You let him watch the captives, it's really too difficult for him." Jingyu reminded her beloved in a low voice.

  "How could I have forgotten this?" Liu Zhen was taken aback and stuck out his tongue, "Right, what about that traitorous Bat-person? These past two days have been busy with all sorts of miscellaneous tasks, and there hasn't been time to deal with or interrogate these captives yet."

  "The wizard and the earl are being kept under close guard by our militia. He and that wizard have been clamoring to see you, I put a stop to that idea." Good's fist clenched with a series of sharp cracks.

  "To be honest, I'm more interested in learning about the Bat Clan than Meng Nai becoming a noble in the Human Kingdom." Liu Zhen shook off the running Ka Qiu Sha and waved his hand to signal bringing over these two captives.

  The appearance of Count Toti and Master Ottega clearly has nothing to do with the noble magician and the groom.

  Looking at the two humans tied to the large wooden stakes, Liu was shocked and scrutinized them up and down for a long time before barely recognizing that they were indeed the two of them from their bruised and swollen faces.

  "Two noble friends, permit me to say good evening first." Liu Zhen said politely after pulling out the wooden wedges from the two humans' mouths.

  "How dare you be so rude to a noble magician! Lord Montague! You truly lack the spirit of a knight!" Master Autega was too agitated, and as he spoke, he coughed up a mouthful of blood. "I...cough...demand that I be ransomed back myself!"

  "Anyway." Liu Zhenhong smiled and pinched Master Autauga's cheek.

  Guo Guo rode a parrot all the way, laughing and flying in. The parrot landed on Mr. Magician's shoulder and pecked at the master's earlobe with its hooked beak.

  "Stupid! Stupid!" The parrot squawked in a strange tone at the master.

  This is what he learned yesterday evening when Lord-sama made a declaration.

  The faces of several girls in the bamboo shed were all said to be red, and Master Autga almost fainted on the spot.

  Next to him, Count Toti strained his swollen eyelids into a line and stared at Liu Zhen.

  "Where are your wings?" Liu Zhenrong circled around him three times, and finally found a small black ball curled up at the base of his scapula exposed by his torn clothes. Guo Guo jumped over and pulled the little black ball open with all her might.

  "We can make a deal." Count Toti stared at Liu Zhen, sweat dripping down his face - Guo's grip was not light.

  "Silence, traitor!" Gotanni's face immediately turned red with rage as he drew his long sword. "If it weren't for the joint attack by you Walenpore and humans on our Bodd tribe in the Tennessee air battle back then, how could our Bodd tribe have been reduced to just two branches?!"

  "Miss, you are mistaken. The blood that flows through my veins is not entirely that of the Warlenpaul tribe. I am merely a half-breed between a Batperson and a human." Count Toti said calmly.

  "Half-blood?" Liu Zhen was taken aback and rolled his eyes.

  "Now the pure-blooded Batmen are probably gone." Count Toti sighed, "Even for us hybrids, the Saint Paul's Court has been hunting us down."

  "A few days ago I caught a guy who claims to be the younger brother of Marquis Dolores. He says his name is Cassano. Do you have such a brother?" Liu Zhen asked.

  "Not bad, Casano is indeed my brother." Earl Toti nodded in acknowledgement.

  "Why can't he fly like you?" Liu Zhen was a bit puzzled. That good-for-nothing had never shown any signs of having the bat-like racial abilities before being "planted with lotus flowers".

  "The half-bloods of the Bat People and humans, some people will never 'awaken' in their lifetime. Only those who have 'awakened' can possess the racial abilities of the Bat People." Count Toti said, "My brother and my father did not awaken. Currently, only I and my uncle - Chancellor Caperro Marquis of Dolotte Principality - have awakened within our family."

  "Ah..." Beside him, the Autauga Master couldn't help but take a deep breath. He hadn't expected that in a human republic, where one person was below and ten thousand people were above, the Prime Minister would actually be a Mong.

  "Who would have thought that the Sharbat family, with whom we've done business for so many years, are actually vampires." The beautiful snake instructor shook her head with a bitter smile.

  "Kill him!" Gotanni's long sword shook out a cluster of silver flowers.

  "Don't kill me! Leave me in the human kingdom, continue to plague humanity!" Count Toti struggled desperately, his voice urgent, "We bat people are also Ba Miao! Show mercy! Let me go to the human world. I will continue to plague them humans!"

  "Now that's interesting." Liu Zhen's eyes lit up in front of him, and he lightly tapped Song Tanni's long sword. "Continue, traitor. You've already ignited my flames."

  "The position of Grand Duke Dolore, our family has been planning for a long time! In fact, the Grand Duke Dolore was poisoned by me and my uncle with a colorless and tasteless chronic toxin, which is why he is bedridden and dying!" Count Toti said gritting his teeth.

  The Autega Master was a court-appointed magician, and at the sound of these words, a pair of eyes filled with terror, staring fixedly at the Earl.

  "I can understand your approach." Liu Zhenhong nodded, "But what does this have to do with me?"

  "If my wife becomes the Grand Duchess of Dolore, I'll be the future regent of Dolore! Then I can help the Kingdom of Bimon more generously. I can open more weapon shops in the Kingdom of Bimon! I..."

  "Shut up!" Liu's hand grasped the Earl's chin, his eyes suddenly becoming extremely fierce.

  "It's okay if you're a bit bad." Liu Zhenhong sneered, "But being bad should have some backbone. If you dare to do something bad, then you should dare to take responsibility. You're not even good at being bad, just a low-level scum who makes people want to kill you. You stupid fool, do you know who I am? Do you think I'll let you go with just two sentences?"

  "I'm telling the truth," Count Toti argued in desperation. "As long as you grasp this handle, can I jump out of your palm? As long as you spare my life, Dorlotte will actually be the territory of Baimon from now on!"

  "Richard..." The beautiful snake instructor stood up, hesitated and stopped.

  Dorothy and Kareem's entrance to the Great Plains are connected. A thousand years! Returning to the Great Plains of Kareem, how thrilling is this word! Even if it were King Mong, this temptation would be too moving.

  Even Robi, who hated these human robbers the most, suddenly had a burning gaze.

  Kotani was also stunned.

  "Everyone, with our military strength compared to the Kingdom of Mong, it's basically impossible for us to counterattack the Karim Great Plains." Liu Zhen was stunned, shook his head slowly.

  "If I were to become the regent, I would make the Kingdom of Bimon and the Duchy of Dorotea officially trade with each other. At that time, you can all go to the Great Plains of Karimudo without any obstacles! Think about it! The Great Plains of Karimudo! The sacred mountain of Haigal in Bimon! There are still the giant stone statues and totem poles of the war god Kampas there!" Earl Toti apparently knew exactly what he should say at this moment. As soon as his words came out, not a single person from Bimon could breathe normally.

  Although a thousand years have passed, the hostility of most human nations towards Bimon has never dissipated. Even in terms of economy and trade, they have been blockading the Kingdom of Bimon all along. The vassal state of the powerful continental empire of San Francisco, Dorotea, has also blocked all roads leading to Mount Haggar.

  Worship the holy mountain ~~ The god of war is above! In the entire kingdom of Bimon, only "Sacrifice Legend" Mr. Murini has had this experience. Unfortunately, in Bimon, only he possesses a flying magic beast.

  Helen's hands trembled slightly after hearing this sentence.

  "It's truly an irresistible condition." The beautiful snake instructor let out a long sigh.

  "Wait a minute!" Jingyu stood up and walked to the front of the earl, saying in a low voice, "There are many captives here who know your true identity. Even if we let you go, I'm afraid that once you return, you will still face the judgment of the Inquisition? The stake? Or nailed to the cross?"

  "You can choose not to let these people go." Count Toti said calmly.

  "There was also a magician who escaped. This matter cannot be concealed." Jingyu said again.

  "Master Fran and my uncle have known each other for many years. And you should also know, the magician is an atheist..." Count Toti pulled up his tattered lips, revealing a complacent smile, "As long as I can go back, nothing is a problem."

  "Don't forget that Dolores has more than one son-in-law, and there's also the Danze family." The fairy dragon lady, Daisy, chimed in.

  "I hired the heavily armed mercenaries from the Danze family's Tornado Mercenary Group. You should also know that mercenaries have a habit of carrying homing pigeons with them. Since entering the wasteland a week ago, I haven't hidden my true purpose for coming to Florence. Of course, due to military meetings, I couldn't hide it anyway. I don't believe these heavily armed mercenaries didn't inform their masters about the real situation." Count Toti said in a tone full of temptation, "Just think, if I return to Dolotte defeated... Think about it, if I spread the word that Florence's beauties are unparalleled in the world, what will the Danze family do?"

  "I'm afraid the Danze family is already preparing, or may be on their way. Perhaps they plan to ambush you halfway." The fairy dragon, Daisy, tightened her cloak and sneered coldly, "You humans are better at this sort of thing than anyone else."

  "You're absolutely right, beautiful lady! Your wisdom shines like a beacon! Defeat them just as you defeated us!" The count's eyes, narrowed to slits, suddenly widened. "How formidable is the military might of Florence! You still have enough time to ask for help! The 'Whirlwind' mercenary corps has only 10,000 men. This is in the Kingdom of Bimon, where you have enough troops to kill them all! In that case, Dorotea would be mine... no... would be a pawn in the hands of the Kingdom of Bimon!"

  The Autauga master had completely collapsed, shaking his head non-stop. The whole person seemed to have aged fifty years instantly.

  Under such conditions, all captives would no longer have any hope of survival.

  Autauga Master does not believe that this condition will be rejected by Meng.

  The bamboo shed fell silent in an instant.

  "Although it is said that the captives of this battle should all belong to you. But this matter is too big! It must be reported to the temple, and let the temple decide." Cui Peishan thought for half a day, quietly approached Liu Zhenshen's ear and whispered. A gentle fragrance blew against Liu Zhenshen's ear, making it itch.

  "This guy's mouth is really something." Liu Zhen shook his temples with both hands and gave Count Toti a thumbs up, "The fact that the Walpurg tribe can survive for a thousand years without becoming extinct among humans is indeed due to their own set of skills."

  "I won't let you down, sir. As a token of my gratitude, I'll repay you with a large sum of gold coins in the future. Moreover, I'll open up weapon shops and other workshops in Florence, many, many workshops! You and I can be business partners!" continued Count Toti, tempting him.

  The blockade policy of all human nations against the Kingdom of Bimon has always been the biggest problem for the Kingdom of Bimon, so that some lone merchant humans are also very popular in the Kingdom of Bimon.

  If this earl can really become the regent of the Grand Duchy of Dolotte, it's not a problem to do so. If this promise is truly fulfilled, the trade volume with the Kingdom of Bimon will also surge significantly. This will be a huge boost to the national strength of the Kingdom of Bimon. In fact, there is no need for an open policy, just a private agreement between the two countries, relaxation of control over merchants, and elimination of bandits, then there will definitely be a large number of merchants traveling back and forth between the two countries.

  Similarly, the Sharpa family didn't lose out either. The trade was a win-win situation, with both sides getting what they wanted.

  This Count Toti, descendant of the great traitor Bat People, today's words are all that everyone in Bimon dreams of.

  "It's unreasonable to refuse." Even Xian Nü Long Daisy pursed her attractive cherry lips and nodded slightly: "There is really no reason to refuse."

  The fairy dragon's words have expressed the voices of many people.

  "Tomorrow I'll ride the Flame Stag to the wasteland and take a look around, see if the Danze family has really entered the wasteland." Liu Zhen shook his head again. He found that he had shaken his head many times tonight already.

  "What to do?" The eyes of the three bosses' wives were all staring at Liu Zhen.

  "What do you say, Robby?" Liu Zhen looked at the man who was performing the ritual sacrifice. "You have the deepest hatred for them. Whatever you tell me to do, I'll do it. I don't care about the temple or anyone else."

  "Me..." Robert; Bajiao's eyes flickered, but one thing was certain, that was being moved.

  "I know what to do now." Liu Zhen shook his collar, patted Robbie on the shoulder and turned back with a smile, saying "Good..."

  Pan Shuai immediately took a step forward, his mountain-like physique casting a shadow over Count Toti.

  The earl's face instantly lost its triumphant glow and all its blood color.

  "Right! Kill him!" Ottega Master shouted loudly beside him.

  "Wait a minute." Gottani pressed down on Pan Shuai's broad shoulders.

  "Our fellow humans, the Eagle People and the Bull Headed Tribe, are living in the dark underground world of Karimdo Plains. We need a safe passage to rescue them. And Dolote is the gate of this safe passage." The Swan Maiden said coldly, "Let these degenerate traitors harm humanity, it's not necessarily a bad thing."

  Liu Zhen's eyes swept around. Helen and Cui Peishan's eyes were eager, while O'Neill's eyes were filled with longing.

  "This captive is taking advantage of us," Liu said.

  "Such use is hard to stop," said Cui Peisheng.

  "To be honest, my heart was also moved." Liu Zhen said with a smile, "I don't know why, but thinking about being able to open up a safe land route, thinking about being able to rescue the Bimon tribesmen who live in the dark underground world, my heart, my blood, it's like they're boiling over. Oh... and that Haigal Sacred Mountain!"

  "I am also a sacrifice!" Liu Zhen's voice trembled with a long sigh.

  Ancestor worship? Otga and the Earl were both stunned.

  This guy charges forward with a fierce momentum, sweeping through thousands of troops, and is actually a Bimon priest who is known for his weak physique? The two humans' minds are in complete disarray.

  "If you can do all that, you will be a greater hero than the legendary Mont!" Gottani gave the lord a rare smile.

  "Let's think about it for a long time." Liu Zhenyu took out a cigar, "Feilong now is just a small boat in the turbulent waves. Master, tomorrow return to Shenmiao Temple and secretly report this matter to Wei An Dasa. Robbie, tomorrow I'll send you back to Yanbei Forest, help me gather some volunteer troops... The God of War is above, once this decision is made, Feilong's war fire will be reignited!"

  "No problem." Robbie and the beautiful snake instructor both nodded solemnly.

  Liu Zhenhuan shook his cigar and Gottani immediately took out a flint to light it for him.

  "This is indeed a wise choice." Count Toti laughed with relish, "May I be let down now, my lord?"

  "Pan Shuai..." Liu Zhenhong took a mouthful of thick smoke and held his neck to choke it into his stomach.

  Goode stood up straight.

  "Three ribs." Liu Zhen was comfortably blowing out a string of smoke rings.

  In the dazed eyes of Count Toti, Pan Shuai punched him in the ribs. The punch didn't use much force, but still transmitted a muffled cracking sound of bones.

  "Hmm......" The Earl's mouth was wide open, but all that came out was a moan like a dying cat.

  "Don't be surprised." Liu Zhenhong flicked cigar ash into Earl's wide-open mouth.

  "Agreeing to your terms is one thing, but I want to hit you, that's another matter." Liu Zhen said.

  The earl was about to say something when General Pan's other fist came up again.