Chapter Ten, Departure.
The Northern Barbarian Guard; Quantity: 35 people.
After joining the army of Suren, these barbarians directly surpassed the barbarian militia and became second-tier barbarian warriors. The leader, Johnson, is not only a barbarian warrior but also a hero unit.
Only saw those rough men wearing brand new leather armor, holding sharp axes, their palm as big as a fan gently rubbing on it. That expression, as if caressing a lover's skin. Wait, no, Su Lun dares to bet that even their wives have never enjoyed such treatment.
Money is never enough when you need it. Suren stayed in Karen City for ten years and used various methods to earn more than 5,000 gold coins. He spent a lot of money on buying a noble status and arming the barbarians. He also had to prepare various supplies. All in all, even with more than 5,000 gold coins, he was still struggling to make ends meet.
After the fourth day of entering the wilderness, the number of tails around the convoy had already swelled to over a hundred. This quantity was sufficient for a single cleaning.
The experiment thus fell into a deadlock, and eventually all countries abandoned this thankless endeavor.
Arriving at the Western Market, Suren took these barbarians directly to the shop where he had previously reserved things. With the gold flowing like water, he exchanged it for cart after cart of goods, even the barbarians got new clothes.
After traveling in the wilderness for five days, Suren and his companions finally arrived at the northernmost city of the Florentine Kingdom, Blackstone City. It is a small border town with a permanent population of only five thousand people. However, it has a thousand soldiers. The city is not large in size, and outside the city, Suren did not see any human settlements. Obviously, this is a fortress-like city.
He is preparing to let these barbarians try the axe and see their combat power.
Suren provided these barbarians with double-handed axes as weapons. Of course, these axes were crafted according to the physique of the Florentines, but for the barbarians, they could be lifted with one hand. One can imagine the scene of a group of barbarians wielding these giant axes, entering a frenzy state, and charging into the enemy formation, swinging their axes in a "windmill" motion.
Don't say, swaggering around with more than thirty strong men over two meters tall is really reckless. Most of these barbarians are bare-chested, each with scars, bulging muscles, tattoos, and a poker face. Their domineering aura is truly intimidating.
There are people who want to solve this problem, whether it is the Kingdom of Florence or the Kingdom of Grent, including the Southern Alliance of Alenst, have studied this issue. After all, the combat power of barbarians is still very strong after their frenzy.
However, they quickly discovered that this problem was fundamentally unsolvable. If those barbarians were to maintain enough rationality, then they would be unable to maintain a state of frenzy. To maintain a state of frenzy, they could only lower their rationality.
Five thousand jinnares is already equivalent to one year's tax revenue of a town, but it can only support a hundred regular soldiers.
Of course, they are not without weaknesses. The rationality of a berserker in a state of frenzy is reduced to the minimum, only able to distinguish between friend and foe. Although powerful, they completely lack discipline and, moreover, experience a period of weakness after the frenzy ends.
Their team is very large. There are thirty carriages full of goods alone. In order to transport these supplies, Suren specifically hired a mercenary group. The total number of people in the team has exceeded one hundred. Such a large caravan, the small tribes in the wilderness dare not and do not have the ability to attack.
After leaving the city of Kalt, Suren and his party headed northeast. To the north of the city of Kalt, there are more than a dozen cities of various sizes. There are many human gathering points around the city of Kalt, which belong to the actual control area of the city of Kalt.
Applying an old cliche is like the wheels of history starting to turn.
There are also attributes of this army on the system panel:
Other than some tattered clothes on those barbarians, they had no other belongings. Su Lun had to prepare clothes for them. He brought this group of rough men to the western market of the city of Kalt, which was the largest market in the city.
This also thwarted Suren's plan to take advantage of the situation to brush up on his monster-killing skills.
The convoy did not enter the city. They bypassed it from the side of the city and then officially entered the wilderness. Since then, Suren and his team have never encountered any human cities again.
Walking on the street, a spontaneous isolation zone forms within a three-meter radius. Suren is like a spoiled young master accompanied by a group of bullies. Unfortunately, he hasn't encountered any passionate young people who stand up for justice. Suren is even prepared to teach them a lesson and let them experience the harsh reality of society.
The garrison troops in the surrounding cities will conduct a "clean-up" in the wilderness near the city every once in a while, with the aim of reducing the number of these things. As for completely cleaning them up, it is not realistic. Goblins and kobolds are like weeds in the wilderness, and their reproductive ability is too strong. They are born in litters every time. Even without food, they can survive by gnawing on grass roots or even soil. Goblins and kobolds are like weeds in the wilderness, and their reproductive ability is too strong. They are born in litters every time. Even without food, they can survive by gnawing on grass roots or even soil.
During the weakened state, the barbarian's status will decrease by 50%, and their energy will drop by 30%. At this time, they are basically lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Many times, barbarian berserkers suffer heavy casualties because these hot-headed guys rush too far and get surrounded, and when their frenzy subsides, they are easily killed by others.
After preparing all the supplies, Suren left two months' worth of food for the remaining barbarian women and children in the camp, and then left the city of Kalt with the caravan.
The real test begins right here.
Especially when facing undisciplined monsters without armor in the wilderness, they can be described as human meat grinders, much faster in killing than regular troops.
After spending a whole day, Su Lun finally managed to transport all the goods back. As for whether he was cheated, there was no need to worry about it. Su Lun deliberately brought more than thirty strong and barbaric men with him to intimidate those unscrupulous merchants. If they offered an unreasonable price or there were problems with the goods, he didn't mind letting those merchants taste the feeling of being surrounded by big men.
Actually, after he formally left the city with these barbarians, his system already received a prompt. Suren now possesses an army of thirty-five people.
After crossing Blackstone City, the number of monsters on the wasteland has noticeably increased. Suren has already noticed many scrutinizing gazes around the convoy. However, these monsters lurking in the shadows have not directly attacked. As the convoy ventures deeper into the wasteland, the number of tails surrounding the convoy continues to grow.
Unit: Barbarian; Morale: 85.
Blood and flesh flying, corpses scattered everywhere...
Suren can only expand his territory by going to a farther place, outside the control range of the Celtic city. The roads become rugged again, different from the north and the south. There are vast wilderness areas between cities, where many bandits, goblins, gnolls, and even humans live.