When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 906: Old Business

Gravel Plains, Rust River County.

Nampo Valley.

The cobalt blue sky is dotted with fluffy woolly clouds.

The gyrfals turned into black dots, circling among the clouds, chasing each other.

The blue-gray mountain ridge lines cut through the sky, transforming the white clouds into a silver stream.

On the side not facing the sun is a granite wall that has been weathered for thousands of years, with purple heather and gorse growing in the cracks.

At the foot of the mountain, there are scattered round huts where shepherds live. The grass on the roofs curls up due to the heat, and the black-faced sheep in the pen huddle in the shade to escape the heat.

Not far from the hut, you can see the square camp of the Iron Fist Regiment.

Deer antlers were nailed to the wooden fence, and dust was flying behind the fence.

But this is not training.

"Bah!"

The golden sheep, whose shoulders were almost as high as a person's belly, bleated like a beast and rampaged through the camp.

A dozen war monks from the Iron Fist Regiment surrounded the Golden Ram in a fan-shaped formation, opened their arms, and moved sideways like crabs to intercept it.

But every time they finally pounced on the golden sheep, the soldiers would cry out in pain and jump three feet high on the spot.

"Ouch!"

"Why is there electricity? Is this a monster?"

"Don't be afraid, it's static electricity on the wool. It's explained in the Common Sense textbook. Hiss, it doesn't hurt!"

"Ouch, liar, liar! It hurts!"

More and more soldiers came out of the tents and watched curiously as they intercepted the Golden Sheep.

Even the Norn prisoners working nearby couldn't help but stick their heads out to look.

As for the corps commander of these soldiers, he was even more embarrassed. With a gloomy face, he rolled up his sleeves and walked up.

"You useless bastard, you can't even catch a sheep... Ouch!"

The corps commander had not even finished his words when he was knocked upside down by the rolling ram.

"Captain of the Corps!"

Standing in the shade under the towering rock wall, Horn pointed forward with his right hand and asked angrily and amusedly: "What's going on? What kind of sheep is that?"

At this moment, at the foot of the mountain, dozens of officers of all ranks and local priests of the Holy Fathers were sitting on the rocks to rest.

After hearing Horn's words, they looked at each other, and finally a guide dressed as an old shepherd spoke.

“My Lord, this is a golden goat, a hybrid and degenerate offspring of the electric antelope, a monster unique to the Gravel Plains, and a sheep.

Generally speaking, when we catch the golden sheep, we have to water it first, and then it will not be electrocuted.

The golden sheep is still okay, but the electric antelope can’t be stopped even if you water it, especially during a thunderstorm. Tsk tsk.”

Despite being told it several times, this man in his thirties who looked almost sixty still couldn't get rid of these titles.

Hearing this, Horn realized that this was the legendary Golden Fleece.

The so-called golden wool is a special kind of fine woolen material, which is not only soft and washable but also cool and breathable. It is often used as summer clothes and underwear for nobles.

"Isn't this Golden Fleece produced in the Crushed Stone Plain?" Andre, sweating profusely, put down the wine flask and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his linen sleeve. "I thought it was produced in the Golden Fleece Beach."

Speaking of this topic, the "guide" was obviously excited: "Golden Fleece Beach does not produce golden fleece, they just process golden fleece!"

But after he finished speaking, he saw that everyone around him was looking at him, so he cried out inwardly, "Oh no!" and lowered his head.

"It seems like you know a lot." Horn looked him up and down for the first time. "What's your name? What did you do before?"

"My name is Stein, Your Majesty." Stein answered honestly, "I used to raise golden sheep for the nobles and transport the wool to the Golden Fleece Beach for sale."

"No wonder, you know these golden sheep very well?"

"My grandfather's generation has been raising golden sheep for sixty or seventy years, Your Majesty."

"It sounds like you are very dissatisfied with Golden Fleece Beach."

Stein thought about it for a while and felt that since His Majesty had rebelled against the Pope, he would not have any good feelings towards the Golden Fleece Beach.

"Yes, combing golden wool is not difficult. It just requires experimentation and the purchase of materials and tools." Stein closed his eyes and lowered his head. "Once the research is successful, the price will be more than ten times that of ordinary wool."

"Then why don't you handle it yourself?"

"My Lord finds it troublesome, and I don't have the money to try it myself." Stein sighed, "My father has had this plan since his time, and he has been saving money.

After much difficulty in saving up some money, either someone got sick and had to go to the church for treatment, or there was a natural disaster or flood, and all the savings were lost.”

"If we make money, most of it will go to your lords, right?" Andre asked from the side. "If we make money, the nobles will still take all the profits."

"There's nothing I can do. At least I still have everyone on the ranch. If I can get a bigger share, it's always a profit." Horn looked him up and down, remembered his name, but did not continue the conversation.

He glanced at the people in the shade of the mountain, but gave Andre a wink.

Andre was the one who could read people's expressions the best, so he naturally followed behind happily.

After walking around behind a bush, Horn turned around and said, "This man, you can remember this. If you are in charge of Gravel Plain in the future, you can try golden sheep breeding."

"Me? In charge of Gravel Plain?" A big pie fell from the sky, and Andre was instantly at a loss.

"I'm just saying if." Horn glared at him. "If we win in the future, I will consider imposing martial law on Gravel Plain for a period of time, and you will be one of the candidates."

Andre immediately restrained his original expression and put on a righteous attitude: "Yes."

"Don't play that with me. It makes you sound like the Chapter Master of the Stonecrushed Plains Military Colony."

In fact, Horn was indeed considering appointing Andre as the commander of the military settlement regiment in Gravel Plains after the war.

On the one hand, it is to remove his influence in the Iron Fist Group, and on the other hand, it is to cherish Andre's talent.

This veteran soldier is a rare talent who is not only capable of leading large-scale military operations, but also understands political governance.

Like Jeshka, when it comes to military command, he can lead a large army in battle, but when it comes to governing, he can only be a mayor at best.

This is even more true for Das. Although he has the potential to command a large army and is good at managing the army, he is no better than a mayor in governing a town.

If they can win this battle, Qianhe Valley must be conquered. Gravel originally topped the list of must-eats in the Holy Alliance.

Unfortunately, due to the mobility of the shepherds and the sparse population in the Gravel Plain, the thinking and civilization level were too backward.

Moreover, there are a large number of aristocratic remnants among the people, and the current administrative capacity of the Holy League is really difficult to manage.

If it is difficult to manage, then let the military government take charge.

Andre's farming skills in Upper River County showed that this man was indeed good at military settlement.

As for the warlord habits, Andrei suffered a loss before and did not dare to act recklessly for three to five years.

As for what happens next, the smartest people in the Council of Cardinals and the Privy Council will try to deal with this warlord's habits.

Just by thinking about it, Horn had nine ways to deal with him, nine.

This is not because Horn is too smart, but a problem of resources.

Andre only has his own hands, while Horn not only has all the hands of the believers but also the big hand of the Holy Father, so naturally he will win no matter how he fights.

Just like the Kingdom of Leia at the beginning of the war, they would win against Horn no matter how they fought.

It's just that the Leia can't control his hands, and his eyesight is not very good.

For some reason, while Horn was smiling, Andre felt particularly hot.

Wiping the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve, Andre quickly changed the subject: "I heard that the Rapid City riot was handled? I was really scared at the time."

"Now that it's taken care of, you can focus on dealing with the Norns."

I heard that the Lord of Norn Bear Castle announced his participation in the war on June 3, and news came from the rear that there was a rebellion.

At that time, Andre's heart sank again and again, thinking that he would have to deal with pressure again, but it was solved unexpectedly easily.

On June 18th, the Holy Alliance army went to war with the Xiongbao army and won.

There is nothing much to say about this battle.

The Iron Fist Regiment and the Guards Regiment arrived, bombarded, fired muskets, and the Spear Monks charged, and the army of Xiong Baoling, which was said to have 50,000 men, was defeated.

They are currently hiding in Yinwan City and clearing the countryside.

Who are the Border Knights? At least I have seen guns and cannons on Leia's side, but what level are these Norns led by Bear Castle?

If it weren't for the flood and the inhumane nobles that made it impossible to buy supplies locally, they would have rushed to Silver Bay City long ago.

"In the future, I guess you will have to hold on to Yantanji." Horn knocked on the rock wall with a mountaineering stick. "If you hold on, you will be the chief of the army in Shattered Stone Plain. If you can't hold on, you will be the chief of the army in the eastern county of Black Snake Bay."

The Eastern County of Black Snake Bay, that's where the exiled prisoners went during the riot on the 18th.

You smiling tiger!
Andre cursed in his heart, but his face was firm: "I issue a military order."

After saying that, he couldn't help shaking his head: "It's a pity that you have to go back to defend the Nauan River defense line. The original..."

Although the Norns have not really invaded the Thousand River Valley, their presence in Silver Bay City is still disgusting.

If Andre went to plunder the Thorn Garden, it would be a pain for the Norns to come to the border to harass us.

"It doesn't matter. Someone will take care of it."

"Do we have any extra troops?" Andre was stunned.

"We have 5,000 excellent war horses looted from the Border Knights, as well as matching cavalry equipment." Horn laughed. "As for manpower, don't North Mound County have plenty of them? Their main business is riding and plundering!"

(End of this chapter)