That night, Murphy fell asleep.
When he woke up the next day, it was already bright. With the awakening of consciousness, he gradually heard a lot of voices. The construction of the blacksmith shop is about to be completed. It is very important for the town to be self-sufficient in ironware, so the residents are rushing to work in recent days. The blacksmith shop does not cover a large area, but the personnel training needed is quite troublesome. In the first period of time, Murphy allocated a batch of materials for them to practice.
It was not until these days that the results were finally achieved.
After turning over, Murphy found that her coat was no longer the one she had last night. She was wearing a thin sand Woven Robe, which was very comfortable. The style didn''t look like her own, but it was a bit like the clothes of the female priests
It seems that the high priest changed it for himself last night?
There is a faint fragrance on it.
When Murphy got together, he suddenly found a little itch on his back. He put his hand on his back and scratched it. Immediately, he scratched off a large blood cocoon.
"Is your wound healed?" Murphy felt the new smooth skin behind him, looking stunned.
In that night''s battle with the jackals, because the situation was very unfavorable, even Murphy, as the Lord, had to join the battle in person!
That night, general Hamilton died! Only 11 Spartan heavy infantry survived! And Murphy also left three deep bone wounds on his back that night!
One was a sword wound, and the other two were left by the wolf''s claws.
The latter almost tore off a large piece of flesh on Murphy''s back during the attack!
This wound was initially healed by holy water and high priest''s divine treatment, and some of the flesh and blood regeneration would have to wait for a slow natural healing process if holy water was not used. It''s only been a week or two now. It shouldn''t be so fast?
Murphy suddenly remembered the warm feeling from the soft hands of the high priest last night. In the process of kneading sour muscles, there was a warm current on her body similar to that when she was treated by magic.
Did the high priest heal himself again last night?
Thinking of this, Murphy''s heart was filled with warmth.
What a sweet little girl
Breakfast is porridge, in addition to a bowl of stewed rotten fish soup, fragrant.
After breakfast, Murphy summoned the herald to inquire about the exact number of jackals captured last night. According to the previous agreement, half of the Jackal captives were Murphy''s booty.
After some inquiry, Murphy found that the proportion of prisoners is still a lot.
Of the Jackal clan of about 500 people, nearly 200 adult jackals were captured.
Under the circumstances of being surrounded, with the first group of adult male jackals being killed, soon the other female jackals and half adult jackals lost their confidence and gave up their resistance completely. It must be mentioned here that the so-called semi-adult jackals refer to those who are between 12 and 18 years old and have not yet reached the standard of 20 years old, the most effective age for jackals.
In general, there are only so many members of the Jackal clan, and the internal competition of this ferocious creature is also very fierce. Few jackals can live to a larger age. Generally speaking, when they enter the old age, their survival ability will be greatly reduced!
Because other jackals in the group will also be their potential enemies!
A hundred jackals, even according to the minimum standard of 20 silver coins, are worth more than 2000 silver coins.
Almost equivalent to a whole month''s tax revenue!
Because of trade, Murphy also has some surplus food on hand. He has never been a person who likes to save money. In his opinion, the money spent is money! Hoarding in the territory is not called money, it is called silver precious metal.
So the income from urban trade was basically transferred by Murphy to buy goods from the human rear of the southern plains.
These materials include all kinds of life needs and strategic reserves!
Murphy has trained the first batch of merchants who are similar to the Lord''s, so he does not encourage the territory residents to go into business. The progress of territory construction is speeding up, and the silver coins in the hands of urban residents are gradually increasing. Murphy believes that before long, the gap of businessmen will be gradually filled.
"Lord, there''s a merchant named pliffe outside, asking to see him!" Outside the door came the clear and beautiful inquiry of young girls. After the reconstruction of the governor''s house, a group of new maids were added. These maidens took over the work of the servants and took over the daily life of Murphy in the governor''s house.
And encouraged by the high priest, these girls were allowed to go to the temple to learn the fighting skills of the priests.
There were twelve new maids, six in charge of daily life and food, and six in charge of the security of the governor''s house. The latter is the girl selected by the high priest who has certain fighting talent. They are receiving more orthodox Templar training. At present, the combat effectiveness is roughly the same as that of ordinary soldiers, but there is considerable room for growth!
And at ordinary times, these girls are also the objects of Murphy''s training.
For now, Murphy is probably able to cope with three girls at the same time. Of course, it''s not the skill, it''s the power of men.
Pulifer?
Murphy rubbed her forehead, trying to remember the identity of the name. During this period of time, he contacted too many people''s names, and he couldn''t react for a while.
Fortunately, he had some impressions of the name. Because it''s the reverse - Philip.
Pulifer seems to be a slave merchant and one of the main men who took part in the battle yesterday?
He wants to see himself?
What could it be?
As a matter of fact, pulifer, who is standing in the governor''s house at the moment, is also troubled.
Pulifer is a middle-aged businessman, not tall, a little fat, but very strong, is a meal can eat a jin of meat man. He was born into a goldsmith family, and after his own hard work, he became a slave merchant with good value. However, his recent luck is not good. As a slave merchant, pulifer mainly deals in goblin slaves. However, since the successful translation of goutouren, some slave merchants have mastered the method of domesticating goutouren, the goblins in the slave industry have been completely replaced by goutouren!
As we all know, goblins are not as diligent and honest as Goutou people, and Goutou people have professional advantages over goblins in industries that demand a lot of slaves, such as mining.
This leads to a problem, that is, the prospect of the goblin slave market is not optimistic.
And that''s why pulifer shifted his focus to the Jackal slaves. In terms of profits, goblins are certainly not as high as jackals, but in terms of security, goblins are obviously less threatening. As a slave merchant without noble background, pulifer did not do well in the human city. They are often suppressed by other slave merchants with noble background!
So, yesterday, after seeing Murphy''s extraordinary leadership and military talent, he thought hard all night and finally decided to come from the sponsor and hold his thigh once! He needs a backstage, and yesterday''s all told him that Murphy has a very high investment value! Of course, it also needs him to have the corresponding value, to bring the interests in line with Murphy!
For this point, pulifer is quite confident!
Because he is one of the few merchants in the human city-state who dare to cross the rocky highlands and successfully trade with centaurs!
That''s why he can still make a fortune without noble background.
When he was young, he was full of adventurous spirit. He once led a group of people across the rocky highlands and saved the Centaur chief who was besieged by a large group of goblins in a coincidence.
At that time, about 600 goblins surrounded dozens of tall centaurs.
The merchant''s unique sharp eyes made him find these centaurs extraordinary, because they were wearing decorations made of mammoth teeth, which were the only things that Centaur nobles could have!
At that time, pulifer made a risky decision!
Then lead your own mercenaries to attack the goblins with less than 50 people! As a slave merchant, he knew that goblins were very timid. As long as he could suppress them in momentum, he would probably defeat them at one stroke!
At that time, fortune stood beside him.
He really broke down the goblins and saved the Centaurs. And this move, also won the Centaur''s gratitude, he got a centaur tribal chief''s recognition, and was honored as - Warrior!
In the face of more than ten times the enemy also dare to attack, this kind of courage and centaurs compared to the same.
Relying on this, pulifer successfully reached a trade with the Centaur tribe and initially established a friendship. He also relied on the trade with the Centaur tribe to accumulate capital little by little and gradually gained his present status.
As a slave merchant, pulifer was different from other big businessmen. Although he was a little fat, his superior material life didn''t corrupt his heart. He was able to make a good sword, and he was able to lead his own team on the barren sand. When facing several times of goblins, he still had the courage to lead the team to defeat them!
And he was also the only slave merchant who took part in the hand to hand fight in the battle yesterday!
For this reason, there was a bloody wound on his arm.
In fact, although pulifer is quite confident, Murphy will accept himself, because only he can buy horses and bows from centaurs! But yesterday Murphy showed extraordinary, or let his heart some rough.
There is no other reason. It''s just awe.
Yes, in yesterday''s battle, pulifer found out a little bit.
That is, the Greek Lord does not seem to have a strong enough long-range attack force in his hand!
Javelin throwing, as early as the human entered the city-state era, has been gradually abandoned, the range and power of bow and arrow completely replaced javelin. The Greek Lord''s military talent should not be able to see this, so the reason why he did not form a long-range attack force is that he did not have enough bows and arrows in his hand?
In fact, bows and arrows are not easy to make.
It will take a while, and if the quality is guaranteed, the bow will need to be made step by step, and it will take nearly a year.
Pulifer''s biggest advantage is that he can buy a longbow from the Centaur tribe, a powerful Longbow with an effective range of 210 yards (about 200 meters).
Of course, there is one drawback, that is, this kind of Longbow requires high strength (because it is used by centaurs), and it can not buy too many.
But Philip is sure to buy more than 300 longbows from the Centaur tribe based on his past friendship!
Because he knows that the Mahalanobis are at war with some large intelligent creature in the North! They needed a lot of armor to arm themselves, and because of the war, the Centaurs were short of food. As long as they provide what they need, it is not very difficult to buy a long bow and a fine horse from them!
In order to win the trust of Murphy as much as possible, he also brought his only Centaur bow!
"Is this the Centaur Longbow?" Murphy quietly looked at the long bow in front of him. It had smooth lines. The length of the bow was about one meter five. Because it was a weapon used by centaurs, it was bigger and needed a lot of strength to open the bow, but it was still within the acceptable range of human beings!
Although he was ecstatic in his heart, Murphy''s face was still. He looked at the bumpy middle-aged man in front of him. This man looked more like a soldier than a businessman. He had shrewd eyes, but he didn''t look philistine. He seemed to know how to stay in his heart. Almost as soon as the man expressed a little bit of the meaning of taking refuge, Murphy had the idea of soliciting him!
The reason is very simple, he knows the trade route with centaurs, and can buy materials from centaurs!
These materials include horses and weapons!
"It''s a pity to be a businessman because of your talent." Murphy stood up slowly, and his eyes fell quietly on pliffe in front of him. Although his real age is only 16 years old, as a lord, the long-term command and the momentum cultivated in the war have made him have a strong influence on others! Especially after the war yesterday, pulifer can feel the unusual momentum of Murphy!
When Murphy saw the slave merchant in front of him, he remembered such a man.
The reason is very simple. The man in front of him looks more like a soldier than a businessman. He is the only slave businessman who went to fight in person yesterday.
This makes Murphy feel good and appreciate his courage!
"My territory is short of a clerk. I wonder if you would like to work for me?" Murphy smiles, and that smile immediately relaxes him.
Murphy''s words stunned pulifer!
He just wanted to take refuge in Murphy and seek noble support for himself, but he didn''t expect that Murphy would value himself so much before he made achievements! This is not to blame Philip''s misunderstanding, because the position of clerk in the aristocratic circle of the world is generally held by the little nobles, and by the little nobles who are relatively close to the high Lords. According to the division of aristocracy in the world, although the territory is not large, Murphy''s strength is at least a viscount. Then his clerk, at least, is a lord!
Murphy''s view, in the eyes of the world''s indigenous people, basically represents a series of promises of position, identity, nobility and so on.
So it''s no wonder pulifer was stunned.
A Leng is ecstatic after, pulifer immediately kneels down on one knee, deep voice way: "willing to serve you! Your lordship
As a slave merchant who was not born well, pliffe knew very well what the identity of an aristocrat could represent in this era! And to get a noble identity requires the efforts of several generations!
Merchants, no matter how much money they have, are always pigs full of copper smell in the eyes of nobles.
They have no status and are not allowed to raise private soldiers. In the eyes of the great nobles, there is no difference between merchants and captive pigs and beasts!
They can be slaughtered when necessary.