Chapter 290 Their New Hometown
A large group of colorful fish suddenly appeared in the river. They were swimming upstream at such a fast speed that a ripple appeared on the surface of the water and did not disappear for several minutes.
Hai Jiaqi shouted in surprise: "There's another war somewhere nearby!"
Frederick asked him curiously: "How did you know there was going to be a war?"
< br>Hai Jiaqi pointed to the river and replied: "Those are rainbow fish. They eat meat. If an injured animal enters the water, they will follow the smell of blood and chase after it. The more blood in the water, the farther it will flow. There are more and more rainbow fish passing by. There are so many fish now, which means that many people have died in the upper reaches.”
Frederick said thoughtfully: "It should be one of the countries upstream fighting."
At this time, the girl Rosanna sitting next to Aisha whispered: "There is only our new home in front of us. "
Rosanna is the girl who threw a frost spell on the fire-spotted snake that climbed onto the boat a few days ago. She is also the sister of Ayesha's late husband. She did this after seeing that Frederick could also do magic. I kept asking questions for several days.
Frederick asked her in surprise: "So someone is attacking your home?"
Rosanna replied nonchalantly: "It's a common thing. Some people attack us when they see us newcomers." If you want to take advantage of us, you will be thrown into the river to feed the fish.”
Frederick was speechless. Bila's group had fought their way out. Although there were many old and weak, their core combat strength was not weak, and they were more than enough to deal with the mountain king in the forest.
The fleet arrived at its destination two hours later, and Bila and the others named this place "Xinxiang".
Almost one kilometer away from the pier, the river was churning violently, as if it were boiling. From time to time, severed limbs floated up and were torn off.
On the shore, a group of strong men walked back talking and laughing.
Rosanna ran to the bow of the boat and excitedly waved hello to her second uncle.
The fleet soon took turns docking at the dock. The soldiers who had just laid down their weapons were talking and laughing as they unloaded the goods from the ship and placed them on the trestle where they had not had time to wash away the blood and flesh.
Frederick stood on the edge of the trestle and looked around curiously. The terrain of this place was both good and bad.
This is a basin surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing a river on one side, with an area of three to four kilometers. The surrounding mountains are five to six hundred meters high, and many streams flow down from the mountains. There is a hilltop more than 100 meters high near the west. The town stands on this hilltop. The trees on the hillside have been basically cut down, and people have cultivated farmland and planted crops there.
However, the flat land inside the basin is basically swampland, overgrown with reeds. Bila and the others also built a long wooden bridge using wood to connect the town to the mountain road leading to the dock.
This is why they want to set up the battlefield at the dock. If the enemy takes over the dock and wooden bridge, they can trap everyone in the town before the floods brought by the rainy season turn the swamp into a lake. .
At this time, Rosanna's second uncle walked carefully to Frederick, took a closer look, and then said in surprise: "It turns out it is really Duke Wesson!"
Frederick turned to look at the old man. After taking one look, he replied with a smile: "I don't think Billa will lie to you. It sounds like you have met me?"
The old man introduced himself: "My name is Robbie, and I was once a scholar. "
Then he shook his head helplessly: "I used to think that I had deep knowledge in the field of ice magic. In Billa's letter, I saw that the salaries of scholars at Weisenberg University were very high. I went to Weisenberg University years ago, intending to seek a professorship to make some money."
"But I was... in your words, brushed aside in the first round of interviews. They said that I was rejected. My knowledge structure has become outdated and I cannot go to Weisenberg University. You can consider going to elementary school to provide enlightenment education for children.”
"When I came out of the interview, I saw you and Sage Manuel walking past, as if they were talking about differentiation and integration that must be tested in the future exams."
Frederick nodded slightly and said to himself I have no impression of Robbie, but it happened to be the period when he requested that calculus be made a required course at Weisenberg University. For this reason, the school has received a large amount of re-examination fees every year since then.
After nodding, he committed his old habit again. He pointed to the swamp in front of him and said, "Do you have any plans to develop this place?" Robbie pointed to the mountain on the east side and replied, "As Bila According to our plan, we are going to burn the mountains to the east. When the rainy season comes, there will be mudslides, and the mud washed down will fill up the swamp over there."
Fedt. Lie looked over there. The mountain was relatively steep, but the trees were lush. It would take a lot of effort to burn it.
Robbie then pointed to the swamp in front of him and said: "During the rainy season, the river overflows. The water here is more than one meter deep. Billa wants to build a two-meter dike here to turn it into a lake, so that it is not so There are so many bugs.”
Frederick took a look and found that the section of the basin facing the river is about one kilometer long, and the amount of earth above the ground is only 20,000 to 30,000 square meters. However, there is a swamp below, which may cause unstable foundation and water seepage. .
So he said: "I'm worried that the foundation is unstable. Tell Billa to fill the foundation with small stones and clay first, and then compact it before building the embankment."
Robbie immediately agreed. , Duke Wesson's engineering accomplishments are universally recognized, and he heard about it a lot when he was in Wesson.
The two chatted for a while, and Ayesha came to see Robbie. After they murmured a few words in the distance, Robbie said he had something to do, and Ayesha called Rosanna to take Frederick. Go back to town first.
Only in the evening did Frederick find out that Robbie and his men ransacked the enemy's home and brought back rich trophies and many young women.
Most of them were young adults, and most of them were guards and soldiers at that time. There were fewer women, and many of them were young ladies from several families. The previous concepts still existed, so the population multiplied. is a big problem.
Frederick and Haijiaqi saw the women who were brought back outside the house acting very calmly, lining up in a row on the roadside, looking around under the torch, waiting for the men here to choose.
Robbie hinted to Frederick to pick a few first, and Frederick naturally refused. This is two different things from engaging in passion.
At this time, an older woman and Ayesha started to argue so fiercely that Frederick didn't know who was the loser.
It's just that they spoke the local language with dialects, fast and urgently, and Frederick couldn't understand them.
Ayesha was defeated in the end, and Frederick asked Robbie curiously: "What's going on?"
Robbie was also a little confused, and it took him a while. Answer: "That woman said that fighting is a matter for men. If their men lose, they will follow the winning man as a matter of course. According to Lin Hai's tradition, they are our people when they enter our town. According to custom, they should have the biggest butts. Women match men with the broadest shoulders.”
Hai Jiaqi, who was on the sidelines, said: “There is such a thing. Women who are good at childbearing match strong men, so there will be more and more strong children. ”
“Locals also believe that if the father is strong, the child will also be strong. A woman with a small butt cannot tolerate such a strong child, and it will kill someone. ”
"There is nothing we can do about it. There are too many people in Linhai who have given birth and died."
"You may not know that in some places and several countries, martial arts competitions are held regularly, and the first place can be the winner. Find the woman whose husband has the biggest butt and take it home.”
Frederick nodded after hearing this. In such a place with harsh environment, shortage of supplies and poor medical conditions, it is also common for locals to adopt this method. Their reason.
Hai Jiaqi smiled and said to Robbie: "Hurry up and find the ruler. Don't delay doing good things tonight."
"Don't underestimate the women in Lin Haili. , when they become stubborn, they can’t even hold back ten buffaloes.”
Robbie thought he was well-informed. This was the first time he heard of this kind of thing. He shook his head and said, "I seem to understand. When I asked them to hand over half of the young women, I was worried that these women would cry or make trouble. I also prepared A lot of ropes. I didn’t expect them to not cry or make trouble when they came out, but also helped us move things.”
Frederick smiled bitterly and shook his head. In the current environment, fighting ability is the guarantee of survival. Being strong means having the ability. Having a house, a car and a deposit means you have an economic foundation. Whether it is society or a family, whoever controls the economic lifeline must listen to whoever is in charge.
(End of this chapter)