After the tribal patriarchs received a satisfactory reply, they left one after another with the grain purchased from the mine market.

But the craze has not yet completely cooled down, and many young natives are reluctant to leave.

The existing indigenous miners in the mine will continue to work, and the mine will no longer recruit new miners for the next period of time.

Surdak promised the tribe leaders that every year, the number of recruited miners would be distributed to the heads of each tribe during the turn of autumn and winter, so that the young indigenous people would leave the mine with great anticipation.

At present, Surdak's army temporarily maintains three thousand troops.

One thousand five hundred heavy armored infantry, one thousand cavalry archers and five hundred heavy cavalry.

The young indigenous people join the army and serve in the military and have no monthly salary.

But these young natives can receive some allowance, and every time they go out to perform tasks or fight, they can obtain achievements. If they accumulate 100 points of achievements, they can exchange them for a gold coin.

Therefore, in addition to actively participating in high-intensity training every day, these young indigenous people who have joined the army are the only thing they hope to be able to participate in field operations.

However, the heavy armor and weapons worn by the 1,500 heavy armored infantry are still being customized, and all infantry are undergoing training in the garrison camp.

Only cavalry and archers are outside to perform missions.

...

Samira has led eighteen thunder rhinos frequently back between the copper mine and the northern canyon of the forest in recent times. Her interest in making money is obviously greater than participating in battles.

In order to prevent the old iron trees buried under moss and dead branches and leaves in the woodlands from being stolen, she not only left 800 archers in the northern canyon woodland, but also borrowed 200 cavalry from Andrew's cavalry battalion, and also arranged them to patrol the valley on the northern border of Invercargill Forest all day.

Samira's idea was very simple, to transport the iron wood out as soon as possible, but the iron wood buried under the leaf-decay soil in the woodland was much more than she expected.

Before, Surdak and his group passed by this forest area and saw only some iron wood exposed on the surface, covered with moss.

When Samira transported the old iron wood exposed on the surface of the woodland to Duodan Town in sections, it is only now that it is discovered that a lot of iron wood is hidden deep in the woodland soil, and some iron wood is even entangled with the rhizomes of these trees in the woodland.

Due to its own non-perishable nature, ironwood is buried in the soil for many years. Now it has only rotted the surface, but the ironwood inside is preserved quite well.

These iron woods were buried in the woodlands by moss and leaf-decay soil for so many years, and now they have finally been able to see the light of day again.

Samira was worried that once the Thunder Rhino transported a large amount of iron wood out, it would definitely attract the attention of some interested people.

She doesn't want these ironwoods to be stolen...

...

Surdak also returned to the northern border of Invercargill Forest.

He came here not to transport the iron wood buried in the wood, but to take a group of cavalry to wander the south bank of the mountain stream every day.

He is recently paying attention to this neighbor in the northern part of the territory. The once-in-a-decade beast tide makes him feel urgency. If this dark insect valley cannot be solved within ten years, his territory will be razed to the ground under the trampling of thousands of red ants.

If that is the case, there will be no long-term investment here.

He has been wondering over the past few days whether he can use this mountain stream to build a new line of defense.

This densely populated woodland is located in the north of Invercargill Forest, only separated from the Dark Worm Valley by a deep mountain stream, and occasionally one or two ghost-patterned red ants appear.

Perhaps it was because of the level 4 monster dark bat. The local natives only knew that this forest area was very dangerous and they were not willing to come here normally.

The mountain stream in the north of the forest almost completely cut the Invercargill Forest and the Dark Worm Valley. Although the ghost-patterned red ants are good at climbing cliffs, they are very afraid of water. There is a rushing river under the mountain stream, which is exactly this river that separates the red ants from the way south.

It is said that when a beast tide broke out, the ant colony wanted to cross this mountain stream, which was built by countless soldiers and ants hugging each other and connected to the other side of the river.

When Samira came to the south bank of the mountain stream with Surdak, she also saw some corpses of worker ants with dried ghost patterns on the cliff at the bottom of the river valley. Many of the worker ants were hugging each other densely and hung on the stone wall, but the bridge composed of their bodies was completely broken.

Occasionally, some corpses of ghost-patterned red ants fall into the valley below the mountain stream, and only the sound of the river flowing is heard.

The last time Surdak came here, the indigenous warriors of the Dakuni tribe took him across the mountain stream, but they did not venture into the Dark Worm Valley at that time.

...

Since the three level 4 monsters occupied by Invercargil Forest were hunted by Suldak, there have been no monsters in the forest that could threaten the adventure group.

Everyone knows that Invercargill forests are full of treasures.

After the beast tide ended, there were only a few low-level monsters in the forest, and many of them migrated back from the Anya swamp.

But during this period, a large number of adventure groups rushed into this forest before the beginning of winter, and the monsters in the forest were almost completely hunted by the adventure groups.

There is no space for the monsters to survive in this woodland. Because of this, the adventure team's footprints are gradually moving towards the north of the forest.

A large number of adventure groups arrived at the Invercargill Forest near the south bank of the mountain stream near the edge of the Dark Worm Valley, and finally stopped.

The members of the adventure team found that not only was a deep ravine in front of everyone, but also the poisonous fog that could hardly be dispersed in the opposite valley, as well as the ghost-patterned red ants that appeared in the poisonous fog.

Everyone can see ghost-patterned red ants moving in the dense forest through the mountain stream.

They will hardly leave the forest land full of poisonous fog, nor will they cross the turbulent river valley at the bottom of the mountain stream.

...

I saw a lot of ghostly red ants appearing in the woodland opposite the other side, and many adventure groups did not want to return empty-handed.

At this time, some members of the adventure group showed the imaginative imagination of human beings.

They began to secretly build several iron chains to the north shore on the southern bank of the northern mountain stream of Invercargill Forest, and then these adventure groups started a unique hunting on the bank of the mountain stream.

That is to use various baits to introduce ghost-patterned red ants in the poisonous fog into the forest, and then kill them one by one...

They peeled off the hard armor skin of the ghost-patterned red ant, hung it on the tree to dry it, took out the magic core inside the head, and put it in their pockets.

Originally, many adventure groups had already begun to think of leaving here because there were no monsters in the Warcraft Forest. However, some adventure groups discovered the business opportunities here, so many adventure groups began to gather towards the north of the forest.

In October, the magical materials of ants appeared again in the copper mine and Duodan Town.

...

The night sky in Invercargill Forest was covered with stars, and several members of the adventure group sat in the camp and chatted.

They built several tents under a stone cliff and have been hunting for ghostly red ants on the other side of the mountain stream these days. The rock walls and branches outside the tent were covered with hard armored skins of red ants.

I dare not camp in places that are too close to the red ants. This cliff has to cross a mountain to reach the mountain stream further north.

This kind of harvest will always make people feel happy.

The weather has started to turn cold. At night, you can feel the clear and harsh wind blowing in through the gaps in the tent. Even if you get into the sleeping bag, the cold wind will blow your face a little.

The leader of the adventure group has begun to calculate the return date. He does not want to wait until the first snow falls, as the road in the mountains and forests may be even more difficult.

The adventure group has gained a lot in recent days, and the members are in a bit relaxed. The weather here is a bit cold. In addition to fatty foods and spicy foods, there are also fruit wines that can drive away the cold.

After dinner, several members gathered next to the bonfire and took turns drinking a glass of fruit wine with a glass of wine.

When chatting, people always like to brag, so that the atmosphere of chat can be aroused.

Tonight's topic is: 'What is the other side of the mountain opposite...'

From the boundary mark, we all know that the mountain is the boundary of Viscount Surdak in the northernmost territory of Invercargill Forest.

What made everyone curious was that every intersection in this mountain forest was nailed with wooden boards, and two lines of words were written in imperial and indigenous texts.

‘Private territory, idle people are not allowed to enter’

In fact, if you don’t write these words, it will be the most difficult to walk on this barren mountain and wilderness. There are thorny vines and shrubs everywhere among the tall trees. Perhaps the members of the adventure group will not easily drill into the forest if they solve their personal problems. They will worry that the thorny vines accidentally prick their butts.

But there are always those wooden boards near the boundary marker...

Although the words on the wooden boards are clearly written and the meaning is straightforward, in the eyes of adventurers, the words are more like 'Come in quickly, it's very mysterious...'

Now, the members of this adventure group are discussing this issue after drinking a little fruit wine.

"Every time I pass by that stream, I always see that wooden board. I wonder! What is hidden inside? You must know that there is no such warning sign in the copper mine!" A young ranger said in a low voice while tearing the roasted red ant meat in his hand.

"What did they transport back to Duodan Town?"

A shield warrior sitting opposite put down the whetstone in his hand, inserted the sharply polished one-handed sword back into the scabbard, and began to check the belt buckle behind the shield. In the adventure group, he was mainly responsible for blocking the red ants that were rushing up, and he wanted to make sure that there was no problem with the weapons and armor.

"You'll know if you'll sneak in and take a look!" said a thin ranger with a shiny beard on his lips.

The thin ranger looks the most outstanding in this adventure group. He usually wears very exquisite leather armor and has two long legs, which makes him run very fast.

His bow skills are not outstanding, but he is smart and is always responsible for the most important exploration tasks in adventure groups.

And I always have the only female swordsman in the group every night.

This made everyone feel a little dissatisfied with him in private. Isn’t it just a little pale...

The female swordsman picked out a red ant leg that was steaming from the bonfire, pried open the hard shell with the long sword in her hand, picked out the snow-white and tender red ant flesh inside, and handed it to the thin ranger intimately.

Although she is not very beautiful, this adventure group has not returned to Duodan Town for more than two months.

In everyone's eyes... all her shortcomings were automatically ignored.

In this wilderness, some people may not care about their gender with breasts and butts.

The members of the group sitting under the bonfire couldn't help but shake their Adam's apples, and the wine glasses they passed were no longer as fragrant.

"Look at it..."

The shield warrior muttered in his mouth, then looked up at the night sky again.

"It seems that there is no moon tonight. If we sneak in, we will come back with a glance. No one should know." The shield warrior said again.

However, the young ranger looked at the commander who was sitting next to the campfire without saying a word, and whispered: "Don't go, the mountain roads were not easy to walk at night, but now it's so late. Don't you still have to hunt red ants tomorrow?"

The leader looked up at the young ranger.
To be continued...