Volume 9: Home Chapter 309: Friends of the Grassland People
"That is to say... you have captured more than 10,000 Far Eastern Allied Forces?"
The Snow Elf Lieutenant tried not to roll his eyes too much. Apparently, this was difficult...
"Yes, Xiaohua's troops discovered the enemy after two months of waiting in the eastern part of the grassland. They engaged the enemy on the west side of the York Mountains and successfully defeated the enemy before they set foot on the grassland." Xiao Yun said seriously.
"Hehe..." The Snow Elf Lieutenant, who had just returned to the Snow King City and had been away for less than a month, twitched his mouth and suddenly shouted, "Be serious! Do you think I can't see the lions, tea bears and foxes running around the city? The bear captives don't get the same treatment as them!"
"Don't be so excited~~" Xiao Yun took a sip of tea and spoke slowly, "These four tribes are old friends of us grassland people. How can we really fight them? Anyway, the Beast King just wants to weaken the opposition forces within the empire, and he doesn't expect this randomly assembled army to decide the outcome of the war... Of course, we still have to play the whole play, otherwise the Beast King will find an excuse to suppress them, and then won't we be harming all our old friends?"
Selina was silent for a moment, then said quietly, "You really know the difference between enemies and friends..."
As for Yuexiong, they "captured" other people's able-bodied men and provoked internal strife among them. So far, Yuexiong City has not come to a conclusion on whether to exchange officers or elite soldiers; as for the coalition forces of the four tribes, they took everything into consideration.
"Of course we should. We should treat our enemies as harshly as the cold wind in winter, and treat our friends as warmly as spring. We have always been clear about gratitude and resentment." Xiao Yun stood up with a smile, "It's almost time. Elder Kuku and the others should be back. Should we go get to know them?"
Selina stood up and followed with a look of disgust.
The Snow Elf Lieutenant, who had lived in Huoyan City for half a year and witnessed with his own eyes how the grassland people gradually transformed the bear captives into surrendered citizens, was very curious about how the grassland people would treat their "old friends" the coalition of the four tribes.
If Xiao Yun also picked up a hoe and dug into the four tribes' coalition forces like he did to the bears, then the danger rating of this lieutenant who came to Huoyan City to be the Elf King's spy would rise to a very high level for the grassland people and the sage Ayun - the means they used to dig into the bears were too cunning and too upright, leaving no room for words! If these guys also set their sights on the elves and started to dig into their corners, Selina didn't think the people would be able to resist!
Especially the forest elves who are close to Fire City and have close ties with it!
If the queen's girlfriend is poached, the snow elves will also be ashamed!
If Xiao Yun knew what the snow elf lieutenant was worried about, he would probably want to say: You are so naive!
Who dares to dig into the corners of your elves? Brother is not tired of living yet!
Well, it’s not that we can’t dig, it’s just that we can’t dig… (not a wrong sentence )
The meeting place with the elders/generals of the four tribes was still in the cafeteria. The elders/generals of the four tribes were not surprised by the sudden appearance of the snow elf lieutenant - Xiao Yun had given them a shot of prevention - and they all politely greeted Selina.
The orcs and elves of the Far East have been fighting off and on for thousands of years, and there is still no peace. But that doesn't mean that the two families will turn on each other as soon as they meet...
"We tea bears also grow sweet potatoes, but we never thought that sweet potato leaves could be used to feed livestock and poultry. This thing has a short growth period and can be harvested continuously, which is great!" Elder Kuku, who had been visiting and studying in the greenhouse area for the whole morning, was still in an excited state. He didn't even have time to enjoy lunch. As soon as he sat down, he couldn't wait to say, "We will also grow sweet potato leaves when we go back. At least it can replace half of the grass fodder."
The white fox sage Aloi also nodded, his eyes shining: "There are also earthworms. I didn't expect that this little thing is the secret to making chickens and ducks grow meat and lay eggs!"
The Wing Clan elder, wrapped in a thick cotton coat, had a flushed . He choked on his own saliva as soon as he opened his mouth. He coughed twice before speaking weakly, "We only knew to feed soybeans to cattle and horses, but we didn't expect soybeans to have so many uses. Mr. Ayun, you grassland people are really smart."
The lion general Gloria was not as excited as the three elders. She said with some shame: "The snow-covered grasslands are still trying to grow crops. In comparison, the golden plains of our lion tribe have such a good climate, but large tracts of land are left uncultivated... Alas!"
Elder Kuku and Aloi raised their hands at the same time, silently patting Gloria's shoulders one on each side... The Lion Tribe has a population of more than 200,000, but only a small half of them are actually working (excluding the old, weak, and male lions). The fact that the Golden Plains cannot be effectively developed is really not the Lion Tribe's upper echelons' problem...
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "There is no need to wait until we return to bring back what we have learned. You can all write letters, and our snow elf friends can help everyone pass the letters back. It is more efficient than the Bards Guild, and it is safer and more reliable."
Selina: “???”
You took the initiative to introduce me to the leaders of the four tribes. So you have no good intentions?!
--etc!
Selina's face changed slightly. This guy sold her out. No, he sold out the snow elves and told the orcs in the Far East that the snow elves had an intelligence agency in the Far East? !
"Really?" Elder Kuku and the other four looked at Selina at the same time, their eyes brighter than the others, and they greeted Selina more enthusiastically than before...
Before Selina could even vent her anger, she was confused by the four tribe leaders who were trying to show their courtesy...
Xiao Yun ate his lunch while winking at Selina.
Selina: “…”
Selina's facial muscles relaxed, the corners of her mouth curved upwards, revealing a decent and friendly smile, and she chatted with the four leaders...
Seeing that Selina understood so quickly what message his actions were trying to convey, and was able to quickly make the most advantageous choice and go with the flow, Xiao Yun's smile became even kinder.
Therefore, it makes sense for the Elf King to send this seemingly cold but actually passionate lieutenant to be his "spy". This girl is not only good at fighting...her brain is still very useful!
In Xiao Yun's opinion, the spies that the Snow Elves had buried in the Far East had been circling around the circle closely united around the Beast King, which was a real waste of time and energy.
When attacking an enemy fortress, how can you only attack the strongest part of the fortress? Of course, you should attack the soft sand first!
When the local Communists dug up a corner of the wall, they didn't say that they would target the Central Army that was under the command of Kong Yige from the beginning!
Everyone enjoyed the meal. Selina promised to provide a (secret) communication channel between the four tribes on the grassland and the Far East tribe. The four tribes euphemistically expressed that they were very happy to have the opportunity to "get close" to the snow elves - there was no question of betrayal, the Beast King treated them as consumables and used their fate to exchange for the blood of the grassland people. Under such circumstances, it was too much to ask them to share the same hatred with the Beast King.
There are not many fools in this world. Before the four tribes set out, they knew that their own troops were not highly regarded by the Beast King. He would not provide them with food or fodder, nor would he send them military supervisors. He did not expect them to achieve much results. He simply wanted them to sharpen the knives of the grassland people and consume their manpower.
This was not an incomprehensible move for the Beast King. After losing more than 24,000 bear tribe troops, the Beast King would definitely not let his own people fill the hole left by the grassland people. However, he could not give up. What should he do? Of course, he would send out cannon fodder troops to blunt the enemy's sword first. Even if he exchanged ten for one, the grassland people would have to suffer a thousand casualties to defeat the four tribes' coalition of more than 10,000 people, right?
How many thousands of people can there be on the grassland?
Can the grassland people, with a total population of only 50,000, outpower the Far East, with a total population of tens of millions?
This is a simple arithmetic problem.
The only thing is that for those who are destined to be subtracted from the arithmetic problem, the feeling will definitely not be very good... Although the four tribes have been "secretly colluding" with the "enemy" from the beginning and have no intention of letting their own people be cannon fodder, they will definitely be unhappy!
The snow elves have extended an olive branch, it would be strange if they didn’t accept it!
As for Xiao Yun, the person who pushed all this forward...of course he is just watching the situation with a smile!
The Snow Elves should set more fires in the Beast King’s hometown so that he can enjoy farming here!
Winter on the grassland has reached its harshest time. Heavy snow has blocked the doors and made it difficult to move. The vermicelli OEM factory, which has been busy all year round, has finally had a short "annual holiday".
In the warm cement brick house which was newly built less than half a year ago, Ted Zhongzhang sat cross-legged on the kang, holding a cup of warm milk tea and sipped it with his eyes narrowed.
"The snow here is no less than that in my hometown. It's piled up under the window." White Bear Hal, who was standing by the windowsill, leaned over to the laminated glass window and muttered something. He then sat back on the kang, picked up the condensed milk bottle, and added tons of it to the milk tea made from milk powder. "Ted Zhongzhang, how do we maintain the machines in the vermicelli factory in this kind of weather?"
Ted stared blankly at the white bear's milk tea with too much condensed milk, and then stared blankly at the guy who stirred it a little and poured the extremely sweet condensed milk tea into his mouth happily. Suddenly, he felt nauseous...
"...make sure to apply antifreeze oil." Ted Zhongzhang put down the cup of milk tea he had just taken a few sips from. He had to slowly continue drinking. "After the snow melts, the Hilly New District will send you a production line and a maintenance manual. Just follow it. If the machine breaks down, you can contact the Hilly New District and they will send a gray dwarf to fix it."
The bear tribe can also use magic. Based on the principle of making the best use of talents, they can naturally apply to set up a vermicelli OEM factory and obtain the production line provided by the Hilly New District through loans.
As the "pioneer" of the vermicelli OEM factory, Ted Zhongzhang was arranged by Chief Arthur to be the "guide" for a new batch of industrial workers of the Bear Tribe, sharing the experience of the Tiger Tribe with them.
"The maintenance of the machine is actually not that difficult. In winter, the most troublesome step is to clean the raw materials." Ted Zhongzhang diligently taught the new factory manager, White Bear Hal, who had already formed a team and was waiting to take up his post. "The wheel of the sweet potato cleaning machine is easily frozen. Be prepared to thaw it with boiling water. Do not use salt, which will corrode the machine and shorten its service life. A sweet potato cleaning machine costs hundreds of gold coins, and just replacing the wheel parts will cost several gold coins. If it is damaged, you will lose money..."
"The cleaning work in the starch workshop is very important. The starch pool must be cleaned every day, there must be no garbage on the ground, and workers must wear rubber shoes and hats when entering and leaving the workshop. They must not drop hair in the workshop... Well, they must not transform in the starch workshop."
"The flour-making workshop, like the starch workshop, needs to pay attention to the indoor temperature. If it is too low, the flour-discharging machine will be frozen..."
As Hal listened, he took out a small notebook to take notes. He didn't know many grassland characters, so he replaced some words he couldn't write with symbols whose meanings he knew.
Ted Zhongzhang went through the key points of the work, and then he thought of something and quickly added, "The Snow Wolf people attach great importance to food hygiene. You must be careful in this regard. They will come to inspect from time to time. If it is found that the workshop is not clean enough or the workers are not hygienic, then everyone in the factory will stop working and have to take classes for several days in a row."
"I understand." Hal's expression was stern, and he said solemnly, "Thank you for your advice."
After finishing his business, Hal stayed in Ted's room for a while (the high-paid tigers had money to build their own houses), and said shyly: "Well... I want to go see General Wood again... I wonder if it's convenient?"
"Of course." Ted was not surprised and stood up and put on his coat.
The resettlement housing in the shelter was not as good as the personal housing of the tiger tribe, but it was very warm. When Hal followed Ted into the room where General Wood was imprisoned, he was pleased to see that the general, whom he had not seen for many days, had a ruddy complexion and was as fat as when they were in the Fire City prisoner camp together.
Well... the food in the shelter is pretty poor, but I can still gain weight by eating and sleeping...
Hal was standing and Wood was sitting. The two looked at each other silently for a long time. Wood moved his butt slightly to the side and patted the empty kang with his hand: "Sit down."
There were only a dozen people in a room, and there was enough space for the big kang (a heated brick bed). But when the weather got cold, the kang was piled with clothes, blankets, quilts and other items, making it seem quite crowded.
Hal walked forward and sat half of his butt on the kang.
"General, you..."
"If you are here to persuade me to join the grassland people, then there is no need to say more." Wood interrupted.
Hal smiled bitterly and turned his head to face Wood. "General, I just want to say that we live in a land that is extremely cold for several months every year. Why can the grassland people live so well, but my tribe can't? Our white bear tribe has a much larger population than the grassland people, and our territory is larger than theirs."
He reached out and pulled up his collar. "This is a coat lined with sun cloth and made of tanned sheepskin on the outside. There's also a layer of cotton from the southern continent in the middle. It's very warm. Not to mention us polar bears, even moon bears can move freely in this snowy day wearing this kind of clothes. In the grasslands, you can buy this kind of clothes from the Welfare Department after working for two to three months. In the polar regions, how long does it take for an average person to save up enough money to buy this kind of clothes? I'm afraid even if you save up for several years, you won't be able to do so."
Hal looked at the general he once respected sincerely and said, "The people of the grassland are willing to make friends with all those who are friendly to them, General. The Fox Tribe, Wing Tribe, Tea Bear Tribe and Lion Tribe are now in Fire City. The people of the grassland are generous and honest in teaching them how to live a good life. The people of the grassland are not the kind of people who only want to live a good life and are happy to see others suffer. Why can't we, White Bear, be friends with the people of the grassland?"
"We have no hatred towards them, General!"
