(it''s said that the sprayer is in the city, and the sprayer has money? There is such a good thing!)
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Whether they are descendants of giants or orcs, these two races, as the protagonists on the earth, are able to provide financial aid to other creatures.
But Murphy can''t.
Athens is just a small territory. All he can do is to equip and maintain his army. So for the needs of the centaurs, Murphy could only raise some equipment for them by way of trade from the human city states in the southern plains. The greatest help is to be a little bit soft when squeezing their surplus value.
It''s true that he was friendly to Milun, the beautiful little mare.
But that doesn''t mean Murphy is friendly to the still primitive and savage centaurs.
Moreover, in his opinion, these centaurs are not so reliable.
If there is no natural defense line of the nidoria River, I am afraid what they need to do is not cooperation, but direct conquest.
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Governor''s house, study.
Murphy looked at Milun, the beautiful mare in front of him. He frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "do you need food?"
"Yes." Milun nodded softly and answered.
After the defeat of the Salma basin, many scattered Centaur tribes were looted by the mammoth pioneers. Although most of the surviving centaurs escaped, the grazing cattle and sheep could not be brought out. In addition to the fast running horses, the tribe of centaurs almost lost most of their livestock. In fact, now they are on the verge of having to kill their horses.
"Weapons! I can buy iron ore from the southern plains and arrange for someone to forge it for you. " Murphy looked at Milun in front of him, tapped his fingers on the table, and said slowly, "armor, as long as you can afford it. I have a way to get some for you, too. "
"But this is the only food!" Murphy frowned and said in a deep voice, "it''s really difficult."
As we all know, the current food in Athens was obtained by Murphy from the barbarians. Although the barbarians also cultivated land, they could not reach the scale of plain people. So they don''t have a lot of food in their hands. As for the aristocratic Council in the southern plains, they may have a lot of food in their hands, but they may not sell it to Murphy.
Especially at this time when the half beast army is moving abnormally.
The battle of the Jackal lasted nearly two years, during which almost all the cultivation of the southern plains was greatly affected.
The young men were called into the army, and there were only some old and weak women and children working in the fields. In this way, it is inevitable that the grain output in the southern plain will decrease in the past two years. This is also because there is a relatively stable rear area. Otherwise, there will be no harvest in the two years'' War, and there will be a food crisis in the whole southern plain. Once there is a war, food problems will inevitably arise.
Murphy''s not sure about getting food anymore.
"Is there really no way?" Milun looks at Murphy with a gloomy look. Her eyes are big, with golden pupils and a faint green. Especially when she looks sad, she looks watery. In addition to reaching a cooperation agreement with Murphy, another important thing in coming to Athens this time is to find a way to get a batch of grain.
Because the Centaur tribe has lost a lot of cattle and sheep, if they have eaten all the horses now.
What should we do in the future?
"How long will your food last?" Murphy looked at Milun in front of him and said in a deep voice, "you have to tell me the truth before I can help you."
"A month." Milun leaned over to meet Murphy''s eyes and said in a soft voice, "if you kill the injured horse, it will last another month."
"If there was no food at that time, we would have to kill the other horses."
Kill the horse!?
Murphy was stunned. Murphy, the horse of the Centaur tribe, knew that it was much better than the horse of the southern plain. It was tall. It can be said that it is one of the most suitable horses for large-scale training of heavy cavalry in the world.
It''s a luxury to kill such a precious horse.
"Horses can''t be killed!" Murphy arranged his thoughts a little, and said slowly, "the horse has been killed. What are you going to do in the future?"
You killed all the horses.
You don''t care. In the future, Athens will form a heavy cavalry Corps. Where can you find such a good horse?
Milun could not help showing a trace of gratitude on her delicate face. She did not know Murphy''s mind, but simply thought that this human was the same as what she thought. After all the horses have been killed and eaten, what else can the tribe rely on for grazing in the future?
"Well." The beautiful little mare nodded and said, "the five chiefs of the tribe are sending the most elite warriors to sneak into the enemy''s rear to hunt mammoths for food. But the result is not clear
"Mammoth!" Murphy was stunned and said, "those mammoth people keep mammoths in captivity?"
He should have guessed!
Since centaurs can graze a large number of horses, mammoth people are likely to keep mammoths in captivity.
"Yes." Milun looked at Murphy strangely and said slowly, "mammoth people are said to have some giant blood. Their ancestors are the descendants of a pure blood giant and an ancient mammoth. Mammoth priests are able to control mammoths. In war with us, they always make mammoths charge ahead, and then let soldiers charge behind mammoths. "
"Otherwise, they will be dead by the time they reach us."
The Centaur bow can shoot through the armor, but it is difficult to shoot the world''s coarse mammoth, and the mammoth''s size just provides a cover for the mammoth people. It''s hard for the Centaur archer to attack the enemy behind the mammoth before he kills the mammoth in the front row.
Like centaurs, mammoths have a similar attitude towards mammoths.
Mammoth is one of their food, and because of mammoth''s huge size, it''s very troublesome to make skin armor that they can use. In this way, mammoth with the same size is a very practical material.
As a primitive and barbaric race, they really don''t have much left but don''t eat people.
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Mammoth!
Battle elephants!
Murphy''s middle finger knocked on the desk very rhythmically. After thinking for a moment, he raised his head and said in a deep voice, "can you get me some mammoths?"
"What do you want them to do?" The beautiful little mare had a puzzled expression on her face. She whispered, "except for the mammoth priests, it''s hard for other creatures to control the mammoths and make them obedient."
"And their meat is not good."
Who said they were going to eat them.
"I just asked if you could get me some mammoths." Murphy frowned and said slowly, "they are of great use to me!"
Very important use?
Milun still looked puzzled, but she nodded and said, "there are more than a dozen mammoths captured in the tribe, but most of them are injured. And it''s very troublesome to transport them to this side of the river. "
"Never mind!" Murphy showed a smile on the corner of his mouth and said in a deep voice, "you just have to take them to the river."
"I''ll arrange the rest!"
That''s great news!
It''s the best news Murphy''s heard in a while.
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Murphy turned her head and looked at the high priest beside her. Her soft face was very calm. She just watched him quietly. Since the last big change, her support for Murphy has undoubtedly improved a lot. Sometimes, she even deliberately let Murphy be the leader of everything. As a person who is used to analyzing things, Murphy naturally understands how well intentioned she is to do so.
Out of the drawer came an account book, which Murphy presented to Milun.
The beautiful little mare took it suspiciously and looked over the contents. As a priest who believed in the earth doctrine, she could understand most of the Elvish and human languages.
"This is the food that exists in the territory of Athens. I can give you half of it. " Murphy gazed at the beautiful mare in front of her, looked at the surprise expression on her face, and said slowly, "but these grains can only support your tribe for one more month at most."
"For the rest of the month, you still need to figure out your own way." Murphy stopped for a moment, saw a little sadness on the beautiful face of the little mare, and then said, "I can show you a way out."
"As long as you can hold on to the winter wheat harvest in June this year, I will be able to provide you with a lot of food!"
"Enough food for all of your tribes!"
three months.
It''s January, and after Murphy''s food aid, there are three full months left.
The integrated Centaur tribe has a population of nearly 110000, which is a huge base. Even if it only provides the minimum demand every day, the consumption of three months is also a large amount of food!
Thinking of it, Milun''s pretty eyebrows wrinkled again.
Murphy took the oak insignia that altoria had left him from his pocket, handed it to Milun in surprise, and said in a deep voice, "take it to the gathering place of the half elves. If you can impress them, maybe the rest of the food will be available. "
The beautiful little mare was stunned.
She looked at Murphy for a long time with her big golden eyes.
All of a sudden!
She put her arms around Murphy, leaned over his lips, gave him a kiss, and said softly, "you''re a good man."
The high priest was moved at last.