Wearing black silk for a foreign woman

When Ranna heard Linde's words, she was confused. She seemed to understand but not understand. He was indeed a noble grandfather. Even though he was four years younger than her, his words sounded more learned than hers.

"When you have time in the future, remember to find a teacher to teach you how to read." Lin De shrugged helplessly.

"Yes!" Ranna nodded.

"Faith, can you read?" At this moment, Linde thought of something and asked the sow opposite.

"Your Highness, Son of God! I don't know you!" Faith shouted enthusiastically.

"..." Linde was speechless. He would open a literacy crash course in the future. The first batch of students would be the beastman chieftains under his command. How could they not be able to read? ? In the future, we can't just rely on messengers to pass on messages! ? After the territory is large, this efficiency will be too low.

"Sir, let's talk about literacy later. Now, can you tell me the contents of this letter?" Ran Na asked tentatively, pointing at the document in front of her.

Since you can't read, why are you saying "How abominable!"? Lind rolled his eyes and prepared to read the contents of the book to Ranna.

"Faith, call Fran and Sal as well." Before starting, Lind suddenly thought of something and asked Faith to call the two shamans as well.

Soon, Faith called two shamans over. When they came in, Fran looked frightened, but Sal looked calm. After the two came, Lind began to read the document.

"To: The most beloved son of the respected Mother Earth, the beast king recognized by all the new beastmen of Ivozhen Island, the most capable assistant of the new Dundalk Lord, Lind Hunter." Lind first read out the long letter. "I have received the message you sent. Thank you very much for conveying such important news to me and my compatriots as soon as possible. I express my sincere gratitude for providing you with such valuable information."

He started with a speech in a very official tone, which made Linde's face turn pale and blue. He didn't expect that this deer had improved so quickly and had some ink in its belly.

Next, Lind read the contents of the document word by word to Ranna and the two shamans.

After some polite words, it was time to get down to business. In the document, Lu Gexian expressed his determination to obey the Son of God's orders and his willingness to fully cooperate, but his own opinion did not count, so he called together the chiefs of each tribe to hold a meeting to vote.

After the vote, most of the chiefs of the tribes agreed with Lu Ge's opinion and cooperated with the Son of God's actions, but some beastmen voted against it. Some of them were dissatisfied with the invasion of humans, especially the massacre of their fellow beastmen, and some simply survived the massacre and joined Lu Ge. The beastmen who survived the massacre by the knights did not all join Linde, the beast king.

Regarding the opposing beastmen, Lu Ge said in a letter that he was just an ordinary chief and could not and should not stop the angry beastmen who wanted revenge. When the letter was delivered, those beastmen who wanted revenge had already set out.

After reading the document, Lind put it down and looked at the three audience members.

"They are great." Faith was the first to speak, and she paid tribute to those who wanted revenge.

"Did any beastmen launch an attack without authorization?" Ran Na frowned, thinking about how to adjust the battle plan.

"Two shamans." Linde looked at the two shamans who were in a state of contemplation. "What do you think?"

Chapter 414 Food

The two shamans named by Lind, Thrall and Fran, looked at each other and saw some doubt in each other's eyes. What is the Son of God asking? What is his opinion?

"Excuse me, what aspect do you want to ask for your opinion on, Linde?" After exchanging eye contact for a while, Sal stepped forward and asked.

Compared to other people, Thrall's way of addressing Lind was much more disrespectful. Other beastmen called him "Your Highness the Son of God" or "Your Majesty the Beast King" and almost never called him by his name.

But Sal always called him by his first name, and Linde had no objection. First, Linde didn't care much about the so-called status, and second, in a way, Sal was also his grandfather, because Kitama and Katie were already his future wives.

"Hmm... let's just talk about the wording in this article." Linde thought for a moment and said, "Can a new beastman shaman write such... neat documents?"

Although it seems a bit discriminatory towards the new Beastmen, Lind does feel that Lu Ge's writing is too good and does not seem like the work of a Beastman Shaman at all.

"Why can't I write it?!" Before Sal could say anything, Fran gave up. "Whether it's The Scripture of the Earth or The Words of the Son of God, aren't they all written by me? Is my writing so bad?!"

After being reminded by Fran, Linde thought about it and it seemed to be the case. Although Fran's writing style was not as good as some of the great writers of the human race, it was still pretty good, at least it was smooth to read.

"I understand what you mean. You doubt the Beastmen's literary literacy, right?" Thrall said with a smile. "I understand why you have such thoughts, but we Beastmen are not as ignorant as you think. We also have our own culture."

"For example, the hymns sung during prayers and the dances performed during prayers are all like this."

Are you talking about the totem pole that is directly inserted into the ground and then leaned against it from time to time, with unknown primary tremor? Linde's mouth twitched, but he didn't say it out loud.

"If you still doubt the literary literacy of us beastmen... I just happened to write a poem recently, and I would like to invite you to enjoy it." Thrall smiled, coughed to clear his throat, and made a gesture to prepare to recite the poem.

"Ah!" A loud mooing of a cow frightened Linde and Ranna. "I have a totem pole! It's big! It's black! It's long! It's hard! I love it very much! I told all my friends! I cherish it very much! It's my best friend! I will always be with it!"

"Okay! Grandpa, you don't need to read anymore!" Linde's feet were about to tear his shoes. "We will appreciate your masterpiece another day! Now we have to discuss military intelligence!"

After sending Thrall away like a plague god, Lind patted his chest with lingering fear.

"Are all the beastmen's poems... so... bold?" Ranna said with lingering fear, as if she had been ravaged.

"Sister Ranna..." Lind held Ranna's shoulders and stared into her eyes. "Please don't misunderstand the image of the new beastman."

"Yeah." Ran Na nodded seriously.

After this episode, Lind continued to discuss tactical issues with Ranna. Now the situation has changed. Some beastmen disobeyed Lind's orders and set out on their own to seek revenge on Jiyang IX's team.

"We need to find out the size of these beastmen as soon as possible," Ran Na was the first to analyze. "If there are not many of them, it won't have much impact on our tactics, but if there are many, then it will be troublesome."

"Do you think no matter how many beastmen there are, they are no match for them?" Lind asked.

"This is one of them." Ran Na frowned. "If the beastmen rush forward without organization, not only will they fail to take revenge, but they will also provide supplies to the enemy."

"Are you worried that the beastmen who are going to attack will bring too much food? And that it will be seized by the enemy?"

"I guess so." Ranna nodded. "I heard that when the knights are extremely short of food, they will eat the defeated beastmen."

"…What did you say!?" Linde was confused.

"The Knights will eat the flesh of the Beastmen," Ranna repeated.

"...It seems that we have to find a way to stop them." Linde scratched his head and said helplessly.

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Jiyang IX's team encountered unexpected troubles.

Without food, they could still obtain supplies by robbing from the Beastmen tribe, hunting, etc. Many knights had done this before. Although the Beastmen were twisted creatures created by the power of the Chaos God, they were different from the real Chaos God's followers after all. Some of their food was normal and edible to humans.

The plan was very good, but it ran into trouble after it was actually implemented. The refugees who were used as bait were now nowhere to be seen, and all disappeared. This was understandable, after all, for the beastmen, refugees who didn't even have a piece of iron in their hands and had no power to resist were the best prey.

The refugees were attacked by the beastmen. Following the traces of the remaining beastmen, the knights began to track them down and successfully found several beastman tribes hidden deep in the forest, but these tribes, without exception, were empty.

All the beastman tribes found by the knights did not have a single beastman. From the traces left behind, it could be seen that they had just withdrawn not long ago. Not only had they withdrawn, but all the edible things in the tribe had been taken away, not even a bone was left.

It would have been fine if all the Beastmen tribe members had left and taken away all their belongings, but what was even more outrageous was that all the wild animals in the forests surrounding each tribe had also disappeared. The knights who went out hunting had not gained anything for several days in a row, and even the fruits on the trees had all been picked.

For several days, Ji Yang IX's team could only eat wild vegetables and grass roots. After not having a piece of meat for several days, the combat effectiveness of Ji Yang IX's team had obviously declined.

For ordinary people, not eating meat may not be a big deal, but for soldiers, it is fatal.

"Damn it! Have you come back from hunting with nothing?" After another day of fruitless hunting, Jiyang IX, whose face was already a little pale, waved his whip in anger. "What are you all doing for a living!"

The knight kneeling before King Guiyang IX did not dare to argue or explain, because he had said the same thing for several days, and saying it again would only make King Guiyang IX even angrier.

"I'm so mad! Useless thing!" Waving the whip around to vent his anger, Ji Yang IX suddenly looked at the knight's horse and his eyes lit up.

“I found food!”

Chapter 415: Getting More and More Chaotic

Ji Yang IX's voice was not very loud. Although his tone was very excited, he had been hungry for several days after all and did not have the energy to speak loudly.

The voice was not loud, but it still attracted many people to look over, with a look of surprise on their faces, because of the trigger keyword: food.

No matter their class or status, whether they were knights or followers, no one in the team had eaten meat for a week. Not only meat, but even wild vegetables and grass roots would not have been enough to fill them up. Suddenly hearing the word "food" was like a criminal who suddenly saw black stockings after being released from prison after being locked up for ten years.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, but they didn't see anything that could be associated with food around Ji Yang IX. Everyone looked at Ji Yang IX with disappointment and confusion, asking with their eyes, where is the food?

This of course included the knight who reported to King Guillon IX and faced his wrath. He looked around in confusion at first, but didn't see any food.

"My lord, where is the food you mentioned?" Not finding anything that could be considered food, the knight bowed to King Jiyang IX and said, "Did you see any small animals? If so, please tell me where they are and I will take people to catch them right away."

The knights thought that Jiyang IX saw some small animal, such as a rabbit or a deer. Not to mention a small animal, even if it was a bear that appeared, the hungry knights would rush over and chop it up and share the food.

Jiyang IX did not speak, but licked his lips and looked towards... the knight's side.

An ominous feeling.

The knight followed the direction of Guillon IX's gaze and saw his beloved horse.

"No!" Subconsciously, the knight stood up and stood in front of his beloved horse, his hand subconsciously grasping the hilt of the sword.

"What's wrong?" Ji Yang IX asked with his eyes wide open.

"You can't eat my horse!" the knight said sternly. "My horse is not food!"

"Oh? I didn't think of that, but you reminded me." Ji Yang IX said as if he suddenly realized something. "We can also eat horses!"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd was instantly excited. Knights and followers began to whisper to each other, discussing this topic enthusiastically.

This is not surprising. In Batoran, horses are of such importance that they have even risen to the legal level.

"Sir." The knight finally kept his sanity and did not hold the hilt of the sword. After all, holding a weapon when facing the lord is a serious crime anywhere. "According to the decree issued by the great founding monarch of Batorland, Karl I, no one can kill a horse at will."

"Indeed, but that is killing horses at random." Jiyang IX said slowly. "If it is killing horses without reason, it is indeed a crime that is not allowed, but if there is a reason, it can be lenient, such as being affected by the evil magic of the beastmen, or..."

"There is a serious food shortage." Guillen IX licked his lips again. "One of my ancestors, the great Duke Gilles of Aquitaine, once survived the siege by eating horse meat, and eventually fought back and won the battle!"

Guiyang IX looked at the knight triumphantly, feeling proud that he had refuted the other party.

The knight was stunned for a moment, a look of panic appeared on his face, but he quickly calmed down and even smiled.

"You are right, the great Duke Gilles did do that before." The knight agreed. "Faced with food shortages, Duke Gilles took the lead in killing his own horses and sharing food with the knights. Afterwards, the knights were moved by his spirit of sacrifice and followed suit. You are now willing to emulate the spirit of your ancestors, which is very great!"

Ji Yang IX, who was originally laughing, stopped smiling in an instant.

The face of King Jiyang IX turned red. The knight looked at the angry King Jiyang IX with a contemptuous smile.

Originally, Guillon IX wanted to use the example of his ancestors to force the knight to submit, but unexpectedly, the knight fought back with the same example, asking Guillon IX to kill his horse first before he would follow suit.

Want to kill my horse? Yes, please kill your own horse first!

Many knight families with a long history have their own family mottos. The family motto of the knight opposite Guillon IX is "Treat your horse like your lover."

The Cavaliers did the same thing, and did it very thoroughly.

The situation suddenly became tense, and many knights subconsciously grasped the hilts of the swords at their waists.

Seeing this, the two Holy Grail Knights felt that they could no longer stand idly by.

"My lords, the situation is not that serious yet. Lord Gilles only started eating horses after the castle had been under siege for three months." Fred, the elder brother of the Holy Grail Knights, walked between the two. "And Lord Gilles also said afterwards that eating horses was a last resort, because there was no fodder in the castle at the time, and the horses were dying because of the lack of fodder. Eating them was also a way to give them relief and to achieve the final victory with their will."

"...You are right." After hesitating for a while, Jiyang IX nodded and walked down the steps Fred gave him. "I was reckless."

"As Mr. Fred said, our situation is not serious enough to require eating horses." King Guillon IX said to the knights and everyone around him.

"You are right." The knight also relaxed and agreed.

A crisis was resolved, and there was no internal strife in Jiyang IX's team, but the food problem was still not solved. Everyone could only go to sleep on an empty stomach.

After dawn the next day, Guillon IX received shocking news that the knight and his followers had left without permission.

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"The enemy has divided its forces!?" In the main tent, Lind was surprised after listening to Fenrir's report.

"Yes, Your Highness," Fenrir said respectfully. "According to reconnaissance, a small team of fifteen people broke away from the main force and acted on their own."

"...There is not enough food. Should we split up?" Linde thought with his head down.

"Excuse me, where is that team moving?" asked Ranna.

"Move over here." Fenrir walked over and marked something on the sand table.

In front of Ranna, there was a simple sand table with a topographic map of the nearby area on it. The map was provided by Lind's "mother", Ms. Amora.

Looking at the direction the team was moving, Ran Na looked thoughtful.

"In this direction... they are likely to come into contact with a group of beastmen seeking revenge." Looking at the marks on the sand table, Ranna frowned.

"...Why does this battle feel like it's getting more and more chaotic?" Lind said with a frown.

Chapter 416: Division of Troops

On the ground in the center of the main tent, there was a model-like object made of sand, which was a map of the nearby terrain.

Sand table, this is something Linde made based on the knowledge of the world before crossing. Ranna asked Linde if there was a map of the area, and then Linde took out this.

The sand table was not difficult to make and was completed quickly. Compared with the map, the description of the terrain was more intuitive and clear. Where the mountains, rivers and lakes were, they could all be seen at a glance. Ran Na saw at a glance the importance of military command.

"Is this what the Holy Empire uses to command battles?!" When she saw the sand table for the first time, Ran Na was shocked, even stunned.

"No, the Holy Empire always uses maps." Lind said truthfully. In his memory, every time he followed his father to attend a combat meeting, he used maps to arrange troops and formations, and never used a three-dimensional sand table.

Linde had never seen a sand table in the Holy Empire, and Ranna had never seen one when she was doing odd jobs for the knights in Batoran. It was unclear whether there were any other places. After all, the speed of information transmission in this world was indeed a little slow. Although she had never used it before, Ranna got the hang of it quickly.

On the sand table, Ranna used different colored chess pieces to mark the situation of her side and the enemy. In order to make it easier to distinguish, Ranna used a total of four colors of chess pieces, representing different forces, her side, the enemy, the neutral beastmen, and the Sami tribe.