Unparalleled Beast Soul

Chapter 220 IX Surprise Attack on the Harbor

Linsk port. 【】

This important port of the extreme northern barbarians ushered in the busiest moment.

The blizzard has finally subsided, and the clear blue sky and the rising sun in the east herald the beginning of a sunny day, and such weather is rare at the end of winter.

Barbarian men in messy animal skin jackets got out of the stone sheds next to the port. Under the command of the port steward, they either went to clear the snow-covered roads, or carried supplies to nearby warehouses to earn meager wages. .

Linsk Port is a seaport port, with rolling snow-covered mountains to the north and west, and relatively plain hills and snowfields to the south. The barbarians built a fortress city near the port to protect its safety.

Despite hundreds of years of history, the human race who really controlled the fortress and port did not intend to build it into a truly prosperous and beautiful seaport, but only used it as a transfer point for the support and plunder of the barbarians.

So apart from Linsk Fortress, which still looks like a city, the barbarian settlements outside the fortress are completely slums, where barbarian porters, vagabonds, small fishermen, handicraftsmen, and prostitutes live.

Relying on these tens of thousands of cheap labor, the human nation plunders a lot of wealth from here every year, far exceeding the support they give to the barbarians.

Due to the bad weather, a large amount of food, fodder, and weapons shipped from the southern countries piled up in the warehouse area by the port and could not be transported out. The severe cold weather even caused the sea water around the port to freeze, and ships could not get close to it. The same Timber ore and animal skins hoarded in the port area.

"Open all the warehouses, we must load [-] snow camels today!"

The chubby second deacon of the port, Oransk, roared at the savageness of his subordinates, wishing he could use the whip in his hand to whip these slackers a few times.

The barbarians are famous for being strong and hard-working, but these barbarians who have lived in the port of Linsk have settled in the port for generations. slaves who work hard like slaves.

Oransk cursed these lazy guys in his heart, but he didn't dare to really offend them.

You must know that although the barbarians are servants of the human race, they are quite united. If the whip in his hand is really pulled over, the consequences will be quite serious.

Once a strike is triggered and the supplies in the warehouse cannot be delivered, it will be a small matter for him to lose this lucrative job.

So the over 200-pound deacon can only be moved by emotion and lure for profit, "Think about your companions who are fighting with the orcs, they are still suffering from hunger, uh... after today's work, everyone can Two extra pounds of rye!"

The former obviously couldn't stimulate the nerves of the workers, but obviously no one could resist the temptation of two pounds of rye. The hundreds of savages all cheered up, and their movements suddenly accelerated a lot.

After clearing the snow in front of the warehouse, the wooden gate was opened, and snow camels were brought over from the pens to load the most urgently needed food for the front line.

The raging blizzard cut off the main road leading to the west, and only the road leading to the south is barely passable. Many transport teams have been stranded in the port area for seven or eight days, and they are eager to go back.

Taking advantage of the fine weather, Oransk wished he could transport all the supplies in his inventory at one time, so that he could rest comfortably in the Fortress of Yulinsk for a period of time without having to deal with barbarians in this dirty port.

"Quick! Hurry up!"

While he was busy directing his men, a long team entered the port area from the south.

Oransk soon found out, so the scale of this team is very large. Thousands of snow camels and hundreds of fully armed guards showed its strength.

The most eye-catching thing is the Frost Giant War Puppet following behind the team, such a big guy, it is difficult for people not to notice.

Which regiment's baggage train is this?Is it Valencia?Oransk was a little surprised, but he was very annoyed that the other party brought all the frost giants into the port area.

"Stop, stop!" He didn't care about the mud all over the ground, and rushed towards the opponent with an agility that didn't suit his body.

Running all the way, he finally stopped the opponent outside the warehouse area, "Where are you from, and how did you bring the Frost Giant in?"

A leading barbarian soldier jumped off the snow camel and said in a rough voice: "We are from Valen City, a few days ago one of our convoys was attacked by a despicable convoy and lost all its supplies. "

So it is!Oransk understood, that's why this transport team is so large, and there are frost giants accompanying it for protection.

"Now Valen City urgently needs [-] heads of food, arrows, and mane oil. Please fill our snow camels immediately, and we will go back soon!" the barbarian warrior continued.

"Oh! Oh! Brave young man, I can understand your eagerness, but things are not that easy!" Oransk wiped the sweat from his face, shook his hand and said, "You have more than a dozen The transport team is waiting to deliver supplies, you have to wait according to the rules, and it will be your turn after they all leave."

"How long will we have to wait? We can wait, but Valen City can't wait!" The barbarian warrior became anxious when he heard this, and shouted loudly: "We have been rushing for three days and three nights to get here, and it will take even longer to go back !"

Oransk didn't care about the other party's anger. After working in the port for so many years, he was used to seeing these anxious guys: "This is not my responsibility, unless you can get special permission from the fortress commander. "

He pointed to Linsk Fortress not far away: "I only obey the commander's order!"

The barbarian warrior stared at him, the anger in his eyes could melt steel, but Oransk stared directly at him without giving an inch, and he was sure that this guy would not dare to do anything to him.

After confronting each other for a while, the barbarian warrior's aura quickly weakened, he turned left and right, lowered his head and approached Oransk and said softly, "Your Excellency Deacon, please think of a way, we really need this batch of supplies urgently in Valen City. "

As he spoke, he quickly stuffed an animal skin bag into Oransk's hand.

There was a smile on Oransk's fat face. He didn't expect that the big man in front of him was so knowledgeable and knew how to get priority through bribery.

There is no doubt that this guy is much smarter than the captains of the original supply teams in Valen City, um, it's better to be attacked!

As the second deacon of the port, although Oransk is in charge of dozens of large and small warehouses, he has neither the ability nor the courage to embezzle the materials inside, which is where the interests of higher levels lie.

But he can profit from these transport teams from different places, want to get the best supplies?Want the fastest way to load away?No problem, as long as you are willing to spend some money!

He weighed the heavy money bag, even if he didn't open the bag, Oransk could accurately judge that it was full of gold coins, the amount was no less than two hundred, which was equivalent to half a year's salary.

"Okay! You convinced me, I will let you load in advance..." Oransk nodded and said, "Give me the letter of approval from the military department."

Linsk Port is a port under military control, and the power is in the hands of the supreme commander of the fortress. After a transport team arrives at the port, it is impossible to remove supplies at will. It needs to obtain a confirmation letter from the military department.

"We have just arrived, and we haven't gone to the military headquarters of the fortress to change the approval letter..." The barbarian soldier smiled bitterly: "Well, I will send someone to handle it right away, and let our soldiers go to the warehouse to move arrows and mane oil first, so that it will not be too late. Affect the food loading on your side."

"This is against the rules!" Oransk frowned: "I can help you load ahead of time, but I can't..."

A cold spar stuffed into his hand made the deacon shut his mouth. This is a magic crystal that is more valuable than gold coins, and the quality is quite good!

The situation in Valencia is really bad!Oransk smiled in his heart and twisted his mouth. The life and death of the barbarian has nothing to do with him, and the benefits in front of him are real.

The so-called rules are for people to break. Anyway, as long as the supplies are sufficient, the fortress military will basically not veto the needs from the front line.

"Okay! I'll make an exception today..." He said to the barbarian followers who followed him: "Take them to the weapons warehouse and mane oil warehouse, and let them install three hundred heads first!"

The standard load for a snow camel is about 15 pounds, and [-] is [-] pounds. If it weren't for the effect of gold coins and crystals, Your Excellency the Deacon would not be so generous to make an exception.

"We are short of manpower, you have to install it yourself, and my people will be responsible for counting out the warehouse." Oransk turned his head and said to the barbarian warrior: "Hurry up and ask someone to change the batch of reply letters, otherwise you will not be able to leave after loading it." .”

"Okay!" the barbarian warrior agreed.

Hundreds of warriors entered the warehouse area with three hundred empty snow camels, and Oransk's men opened the weapon depot and mane oil warehouse opposite the granary.

Mane oil is an important war material in the north. It is made from the fat of snow bristle pigs. It can be eaten and used to maintain weapons. It can be applied to the skin to keep out the cold and treat frostbite. It can even be directly used as fire oil when necessary attack the enemy.

The barbarian warrior took Oransk aside as his men began to carry large jars of mane oil.

Oransk was in a great mood, and the sneaky behavior of the other party made the cunning deacon smell the charm of money again.

"What else do you want?" Oransk asked with a smile, his eyes narrowed.

The barbarian warrior also smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

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