Lord of Hyranza

They stood on the bank of the river and soon saw Suldak and Gulitum on the other side of the river.

After hesitating for a moment, Suldak didn't expect that those herdsmen were so courageous that someone came across the river on horseback, stepping on the chest-deep river.

It was a herdsman with local aboriginal blood, which could be distinguished only from his skin color and forehead.

He was covered with cowhide, got off his horse early, and came in front of Suldak.

"Friends, would you like to come to our bonfire party, where we have fine wine, barbecue and enthusiastic Popotans girl!" The herdsman said in fluent Imperial language.

Seeing Gulitum's expectant eyes, Suldak could only suppress the irritability in his heart, stood up and pointed to the two-headed ogre on the grass over there and said, "It's a great honor to be able to participate in your bonfire party. ...That is my friend, Gullitum and Brainflower Brothers!"

Ever since the herdsman came across the river on horseback, Gulitum and Nao Hua'er had been paying attention to him, and now they heard their warm invitation, and immediately regained their spirits.

When the herdsman saw Gulitham's burly body from the twilight, he was startled at first, but then he said cheerfully, "Welcome!"

When Suldak crossed the river on horseback, he realized that herdsmen were still driving their cattle over in the distance.

The herdsmen drove the cattle together and let them drink water and graze by the river. Everyone gathered together, exchanged warm greetings and talked about each other's recent situation, recent experiences, and some new news they heard.

Surdak found that this kind of bonfire party is more like a means for everyone to exchange information in the big meadow.

A large bonfire has been set up on the grass not far away, and a whole cow is placed on an iron frame. Four herdsmen are standing aside and are vigorously rotating the grill. The cow has been roasted and dripping down. Grease, the herdsman brought Suldak and Gulitum to the campfire, and went to greet the others warmly.

Everyone gathered in front of the bonfire, waiting for the night to slowly fall.

A few bold nomads approached Surdak, looked at his attire and asked curiously, "Are you an adventurer or a mercenary?"

Over there, there are herdsmen girls in leather skirts holding pottery wine jars and starting to pour wine for the people sitting on the grass. They have thin braids on their heads and are well-proportioned. brisk.

"Neither, I serve in a lord's army." Suldak glanced at the horse behind him, and replied truthfully.

Suldak could feel that the herdsmen breathed a sigh of relief.

"So this big man is your subordinate?" Then someone asked tentatively.

Suldak replied readily: "They are my friends."

At this time, a winking herdsman brought a half-roasted beef leg to Gullitum. Obviously, the ogre brothers didn't care how cooked the beef leg was. They tasted it first, and then He started eating and drinking unceremoniously, and the depression of the day was swept away on his face.

Suldak patted his forehead, he didn't expect that Gulitham's bad mood could be reversed only by a meal of roast beef.

An old herdsman with wrinkles on his forehead approached Surdak and said to him, "We are herdsmen on this grassland. We live by grazing animals. We have such a large gathering every month. The main reason is to exchange some information with each other, after all, in this big meadow, it is difficult to meet a few people, and it is even more difficult to obtain outside news."

Then he handed Surdak a glass of fruit wine with a slightly sour taste, and asked again: "Then where are you from?"

Suldak quickly replied: "Handanaer City."

He only took a sip of the fruit wine, then secretly put down the glass.

"Can you tell me the news over there?" The old herdsman looked at Surdak expectantly.

There were even a few herder girls in costumes surrounding them.

Suldak didn't know where to start, so he asked, "What do you want to hear?"

The old herdsman laughed. He felt that although Suldak was wearing a gorgeous armor, he was easy to talk to.

The old herdsman said to Surdak: "This night is very long, everyone can sit down and drink some fruit wine, and say anything you want, except of course lies!"

Suldak didn't delay either, so he said, "Alright then! Let's start with the increasing number of refugees in Handanar..."

Suldak sat down and talked about some recent events in Handanar City, especially the large number of refugees gathered outside the city, which led to an increase in prices in the city. Now the entire Handanar City is almost overcrowded.

"This news is really useful. It seems that tomorrow we have to take out some of the stored cheese and dried meat. We are driving some cattle to the city to see how much we can sell them for!" Excitedly ordered to the young man beside him.

The young herdsman replied honestly: "Got it..."

The more you go to the north of the big meadow, the more lush the water and grass here. The main reason is that there are often evil spirits in the north of the big meadow, so the herdsmen seldom drive their cattle to the north.

Slowly, the more north you go, the thicker the grass becomes.

In order for the cattle to have water every morning and evening, these herdsmen almost always migrate along the river.

Not long after, some herdsmen brought the roasted beef. The meat was roasted with a thin layer of meringue, which tasted very delicious.

Roast beef, fruit wine, this is the delicacy that the herdsmen entertain Suldak.

Then there were herdsmen girls dancing continuously, and they pushed the bonfire party to a peak.

There are even herdsmen girls who came to Suldak to show their unique enthusiasm, but Suldak didn't want to enter the tent with these hot herdsmen girls. These girls who have been herding all their lives probably need Sulda Ke being a cheap daddy...

After drinking some fruit wine, Suerdak felt dizzy, but there was no problem riding across the river.

After the bonfire dance was over, seeing that Suerdak was determined to leave and go back to the other side of the river, the herdsmen didn't hold back too much.

However, Gulitum changed his decadent mood and accompanied Surdak to cross the river, saying excitedly:

"Dak, I didn't expect this to be a gathering spontaneously organized by the herdsmen. It was very lively, and the roasted cow was also very delicious..."

"I didn't expect there to be so many herdsmen in the big meadow. This meadow is too big, with herds of cattle and sheep... So no matter what you say, you can't let those evil spirits in!" Suldak squatted by the river, holding Wash your face in the clear river water.

Walking to the side of the tent, I saw Aphrodite leaning against the tent, hugging her knees, sitting there quietly.

Her eyes are like shining stars in the night sky, silently looking at the night sky.

Suldak walked over and sat beside Aphrodite.

"It's nice here..."

1415 The Hunter

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Under the sky

The gurgling river sparkled under the reflection of the bonfire.

Countless herds of cattle gathered here, and several young herdsmen and girls squatted by the river to fetch water, laughing and cursing from time to time.

Sitting beside Suldak, Aphrodite seemed to enjoy such a wonderful night.

Gullitum's snoring came from the grass not far away...

……

In the early morning, some herdsmen started to drive their cattle away by themselves, and they continued to chase the lush aquatic plants northward.

From the news exchanged last night, these herdsmen judged that the army of evil spirits would not easily cross the Ganda Er Mountain into the large meadow, so the cattle can continue to graze the grass there.

The herdsmen looked at the lonely marching tent on the other side of the river, only to realize that Suldak had already gone away on his horse.

A round of red sun slowly rises from the horizon.

Under the morning breeze, on the rolling grass at that time, the two-headed ogre trotted away all the way carrying a big stick.

The herdsmen breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the ogre was not as scary as the rumors said, and thought that he was going to harm a few cows, but they never thought that he would just leave without making a sound.

This is the first time that Surdak has some new understanding of the Great Meadow.

In the past, he had a bad impression of this large meadow. He felt that it was like an endless green sea, and it was still the kind of sea full of death.

But now this place is much more vivid, his eyes began to chase the clouds in the distance, maybe the few flowers in the sky were the flock of sheep that could not be seen at a glance, and he suddenly had a new definition of abundance.

There is no doubt that Warsaw is a rich plane.

It is said that there are rich resources hidden in the Shiwanda Mountains north of the Ganda Er Mountains, and the Busman family was not able to expand a step in its heyday. In the eyes of the Busman family, Alpine County is a simple pasture, surrounded by mountains, bordering Epsom County in the south, and most of the fresh meat and dairy products in Evelson Province are supplied here.

Going further north, Suldak also saw a team of adventurers. There were only seven of them, but they brought thirteen Gubolai horses, and the remaining six horses carried large and small luggage. I don't know if there are more monster materials in those goods, or gold and silver property, or both...

The leader of the adventure group rode a horse and waved to Surdak from a distance.

Suldak didn't intend to communicate with them, he just glanced at them casually, and then continued towards the direction of the forest farm camp.

It wasn't until he saw the majestic Ganda Er Mountain in the distance that Suerdak realized that this large meadow was about to come to an end, but he couldn't figure out the specific direction of the forest camp, so Suerdak took Gu Li Tem found a higher slope and looked into the distance.

But there was green grass in front of the sky, but there was not a single caravan in sight.

"It may be that our route is a bit off. It would be great if we could meet a caravan at this time..." Suldak sighed at the two-headed ogre.

As the commander of the West Route Army, he couldn't find the location of the forest farm and camp in the big meadow. If it got out, it would probably make the nobles of Bena province laugh for a year.

Looking at the parchment map in his hand, Suldak decided to go further north.

In fact, it was because he didn't see a caravan along the way that Suldak realized something was wrong. After all, there was a free market opposite the forest camp, and many infantry soldiers in the West Route Army had black devil skins in their hands. Well, even if they don't have the Black Devil's skin, then they are not short of money. After nearly two months of trekking, seeing the free market opposite the camp, there must be a wave of retaliatory consumption.

Then it means that there will definitely be caravans traveling between the forest farm camp and the city of Handanal.

But along the way in Suldak, he didn't even see the tail of the caravan, and he didn't even see half of the ruts.

The two-headed ogre stood beside Suldak. He didn't care where the forest farm camp was located. He would always find it if he walked along the foot of the mountain. It was nothing more than a longer walk.

He stood on a mound with a wide view, and almost all the places he could see were hollows with puddles, or an occasional solitary tree growing on the meadow.

This is not to say that Gulitham wants to find water in puddles, or to enjoy the shade under a lone tree. His eyes are looking for prey nearby.

Unfortunately, the further north you go, the fewer animals you see along the way.

Two days ago, some small groups of antelopes could be seen hiding in the grass, but now it seems that even a rabbit cannot be found.

Gulitum touched the scones in his satchel and licked his lips. He wanted to tell Suldak that he should have a barbecue tonight.

This is considered to be a large grassland close to Ganda Er Mountain, and there is a touch of black on the tip of the mountain in the distance.

The grass under his feet grew almost as high as his chest, but here he couldn't even see wild rabbits.

Just as Suldak was looking at the puddle two miles away, the ogre's eyes also fell on that place.

The two looked at each other very tacitly, and there was a kind of excitement in the eyes of the hunter who found the prey.

Suldak didn't ride a horse, and Gulitum also bent down. The two of them lay in the chest-high grass and touched towards the puddle.

"Did you see it?" The good brother Naohua'er asked Suldak in front of him suspiciously.

Suldak said frankly: "No, I just feel that there is something hidden in the grass in the puddle."

Brain Flower was brewing a magic spell, and whispered: "Then go and see..."

……

A green-faced, fang-toothed ghost lay in the grass. His bone armor was dark in color, and half of his body was hidden in the wet muddy water, surrounded by tall reeds.

He had been hiding near this puddle for nearly a day and a night, just to catch some prey that came to drink water.

Now the prey on the grass is becoming more and more difficult to catch, in fact, he also wants to go inside again.

It's just that once he walked into this vast grassland, he would become the most eye-catching target.

He didn't know how many human adventure groups were hidden in the big meadow to the south, but he knew that many hunters went in and never came out again.

Of course, some evil spirits come out with their prey on their backs, but in the depths of the grass, there are no trees, so they can’t cook bacon. Once the prey dies for a few days and cannot be processed in time, the meat will become smelly. Do not like to eat spoiled food.

He hoped that the upper echelons of the legion would agree to send a ghost hunting group into this large grassland, so that they would be able to defeat those adventure groups with a numerical advantage and transport the prey out of the meadow in time, but once the hunting group's target was too big, They will be hunted down by the heavy cavalry stationed in the forest camp.

In this large meadow, as long as the heavy cavalry of the empire line up in a charge formation, they will become unstoppable...

He lay his body in the wet mud, and even his face was covered with some rotten mud, so as to cover up the smell of his body, otherwise the prey would not dare to approach the puddle.

A few black beetles crawled between his arms and got into the gaps in the skeleton. He moved quickly and crushed those little beetles into a pulp.

His patience became less and less. After waiting for more than a day, he didn't even see a shadow, and he didn't know what to gain from hunting his companions nearby.

Suddenly, the grass on the other side of the puddle showed signs of moving, which was definitely not caused by the wind.

A head appeared on the opposite side of the puddle, followed by another head. The two heads were almost touching. These two heads were very large, and their faces were even painted with black totem patterns. They were only ten meters away from the blue-faced evil spirit. Far.

This distance is only two steps away from a three-meter-high blue-faced evil spirit...

Seeing a strong body poking out from the grass, those copper bell-like eyes kept scanning around, and the upper body was actually wearing black heavy armor.

The blue-faced evil spirit who was about to jump out suddenly choked. At this moment, he hesitated, just because the target opposite him was actually stronger than him.

It's just that his arm moved the reeds and grass on the side, and the prey on the other side of the puddle had obviously noticed him. When the eyes fell on him, the green-faced evil spirit's whole body was tense, and the fist sword in his hand came out of the muddy water. The tip of the sword flitted across the grass, cutting off a clump of grass immediately.

And like a cheetah, he sprang out from the grass and jumped over the puddle.

……

Even if Gulitum bent his back, it would be difficult for him to completely hide in the grass.

He was too tall, and his belly was more like a round rock.

He and Suldak touched the side of the water puddle together. The moment he pushed the grass away, he saw the grass on the other side of the water puddle shaking violently. The long horns on both sides are almost half a foot long, and that terrifying grimace shoots out devouring gazes.

Then, before Gulitum could react, he saw a dazzling light reflected from the sword that the green-faced evil spirit pulled out of the muddy water.

The good brother Naohua'er put the 'petrified skin' buff magic on himself almost in the next second, and he can recite the magic spell more fluently than he can speak Imperial language.