Release that Witch

683. Chapter 683 Desert Plan

    “Your Majesty, are you planning to send troops to the Extreme Southern Region now?”Iron Axe’s steady face has had a rare excitement. “Months of Demon is coming soon…”

    “How many people do you think Neverwinter City can afford to cope with the Evil Beast?”

    “This…”He took a deep breath and forced the expression of excitement to be suppressed. “If you look at the scale of the previous year, a thousand people will be able to hold the wall.”

    “So for the sake of conservatism, it would be more than enough to leave 2,500 soldiers, not to mention the fact that a new batch of reserve troops has begun to recruit, and there is no problem in defending Neverwinter City.”Roland stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. “Tell me about the Extreme Southern Region. You should be the one who knows the most.”

    “Yes, Your Majesty!”Iron Axe performed a military ceremony. “Extreme Southern Region is mostly yellow sand. The oasis is scattered along the Silver River to the west of the desert. More than 90% of Mojin people live in these oases. The largest oasis has a city built and is the only city in the Extreme Southern Region, Iron Sand City. ”

    “Silver River is a river?”

    “It’s only half a river,” Iron Axe explains. “Most of the time, it’s buried in the ground, like the underground river, and the exposed parts of the ground form an oasis, so Mojin people call it The river of life.”

    Roland turned and curious. “Where does it originate from? I see from the map that nearby has no mountains and no lakes. ”

    “It comes from the sea and is a gift from Poseidon,” Iron Axe walked over to the table, pointing to the junction of the west side of the Extreme Southern Region and the green space. “There is a huge cave here, and the flowing water continues to pour into the hole. Standing on it, you can feel the tremors on your feet.”

    “You mean, is sea water the source of the Silver River? But it is clearly able to nurture an oasis. ”

    Being able to nurture an oasis means that the Silver River is a freshwater river – the salt in the sea is too high to be used for irrigation and drinking, which sounds totally unreasonable.

    “The mother of the earth absorbed the salt in the sea, and all the areas were covered with white salt, which also isolated Greycastle’s green space. When you need salt, just mention a bucket and go to the ground and try it will be alright. ”

    Is this a magical work of nature? The soil under the yellow sand actually filtered the salt and formed a saline-alkali land? Roland is amazed, and it seems that in addition to oil, he has an additional natural resource to collect.

    “How many people live in Iron Sand City?”

    “About 40,000.”

    “How much more than Greycastle’s old Kingdom Capital?”

    “Your Majesty, the city of Sandpeople is not the same as the city of the kingdom,” Iron Axe smiled. “Iron Sand City has only one core city for six clan’s ruler to live in, and the outer periphery is basically a tent or thatched cottage, with one floor expansion. Down, it has gradually formed what it is today – as long as it enters the oasis, it is into the Iron Sand City territory.”

    “What about Mojin people living in other oases? They should have a lot of them? ”Roland asked. The population is the key to quickly converting local products into usable natural resources. It is unlikely that a large number of people will be deployed from Neverwinter City to exploit oil, and in the end they will have to use local people to work for themselves.

    The commander nodded. “Nobody counted, but I guess there are at least 100,000 people.”

    Then it should be enough to build several mining stations and one transportation line. The next question is how to control them.

    “Right, what happened to the sacred duel you said last time? How did Mojin people determine the rule of power? ”

    This time, Iron Axe’s answer was very detailed. After almost half an hour, Roland figured out how Sandpeople’s power competition.

    Clan’s internal promotion is aside, and for these foreigner people who admire the military force, the strong strength is the only thing that can be trusted. The ruling class of Iron Sand City is usually composed of six Clans. They are not one-of-a-kind, but they compete for their own strength. However, in order to avoid the fact that each Clan has lost blood and become a river, the power of the ethnic group to deal with the dangers of the outside world has weakened, and it is a good choice to select a small number of people to represent the duel.

    Over time, this rule was recognized by all Sandpeople and given a sacred meaning – whether it is the large Clan resident in Iron Sand City or the small Clan born in the oasis, the result of the sacred duel must be observed. Anyone who taints a duel will be rejected by all Sandpeople.

    “Is the highest ruler of Mojin people the Clan Head of all ethnic groups?”Roland doesn’t understand, “You don’t have people like Great Chief?”

    Gsheik

    “It’s the ability to unify all clan’s leaders, like Greycastle’s King.”

    ThisIron Axe hesitated. “Clan has passed a saying that there are only two ways to get all Sandpeople to surrender. One is to get the affirmation and blessing of Three Gods, and the other is to create a vast oasis for the community. Eliminate the sandstorms that cover the sky and keep Sandpeople away from the threat of hunger and death.”

    “Three Gods’s affirmation…How is this calculated? ”Roland frowned.

    “Tell the Three Gods in Burning Lands, the iron shell giant scorpion that dominates the earth, the one-horned sea beast that rules the southern sea corner, and the Four Wings Eagle that dominates the sky.”Iron Axe paused, “The three beasts are gone, killing countless lives, but no one has ever found their nests, baits and traps are not working – I even guess they might be Evil Beast Hybrid, Already have the most basic wisdom.”

    Both conditions are not easy to achieve, especially the second one, which can make the desert grow an oasis, almost close to the power of the gods. Roland couldn’t help but be tempted. If Echo was just re-entered Clan Head and reported the hatred of five years ago, it would not help the integration of the entire Extreme Southern Region. Although the six Clan statuses are different, there is no direct affiliation, let alone those Sandpeople scattered in the oasis. Think of a way to make yourself a great chief of Mojin Clan.

    In addition, the sacred duel is a must-have. The First Army may be able to defeat the Iron Sand City Guard, but it is not so easy for Sandpeople to voluntarily obey the rule.

    The most appropriate method is to use Mojin Clan’s own rules to achieve the annexation plan.

    “Can you invite foreigners to play in a duel?”

    “This is no problem,” Iron Axe said. “I am a mixed-race, but I can still take part in the duel with Brave Sand Clan. In fact, the brave gladiator is often welcomed by the major clan’s, which is the only hope for the small Clan to turn over – if there are three or four brave men in the future generation, there is hope to win a better ranking in the sacred duel. ”

    “Really?”Roland smiled a little. “Since this is the case, it will be much easier.”