The Release That Witch
Chapters 8's

If Roland wanted to develop his territory well, he would have to establish strong roots in this place. Although this land is barren land, it can be easily reclaimed, when the territory is too small, it can be expanded to the outside, but all talk is useless if the people do not want to stay .

If they could be forced to leave a piece of land at any time, then who would be willing to buy it? Who wants to increase production?

After the assistant minister left, Roland called Commander Knight Carter and ordered, “Get your men together, go and find some guards, hunters and local farmers, please, they must have stayed here for over five years, and experienced the Moon Demon. If there is someone who can fight it will be better. "

After the knight saluted and left, Roland rubbed his forehead, continuing to look at the data gathered by the Assistant Minister.

The border town's main exports are from mining and hunting, and most of its imports are food items. Everything will be transported through Longsong fortress or directly through Chishui River in Willow city.

Mining exports contain all types of minerals, such as iron, copper, sulfur, rock crystals, ruby, sapphire. This is completely contrary to the concept of follow-up minerals. He thought of what Anna had told him, that the Northern Mine had been rumored to be an unknown underground lair, as of now there is no proven basis to the mine and it is also unknown how many forks the mine has.

The minerals exported by the city were not paid with the royal gold royals, instead they were paid with arriving groceries. It stands to reason that, since gems can be considered a luxury at a high price, that in the last five years these border towns can hold grain surpluses, but in the end there is no surplus.

In other words, the annual output of mining in the border town was only enough for the ration of two thousand people per year. Before the prince arrived here, the border town was ruled by the duke who was also in charge of Longsong fortress, and he had arranged this arrangement. In his viewpoint, he could save food and have a warning for monsters.

The fur trade was part of the local produce, they ventured into the western forest, hunting some birds and other animals, perhaps selling them to Longsong Fortress, or to the inhabitants of the small town of Willowleaf. Because of this, no transactions were made in the border city so no taxes could be collected.

Roland thought, since he came, it can't continue like this; minerals can no longer be paid for with food. The Chishui River flows through the entire kingdom, and traffic is unobstructed. There is a transportation route, even if we no longer buy food from Longsong Fortress, there are still other places to provide it.

These were all built on the premise that he could stay here in Border Town, blocking out those damn monsters.

Carter worked quickly, the next day he had found two local guards and a hunter and reported, “These two men from the city patrol, every year they are responsible for lighting a flare. The hunter said that he and the devil had crossed paths, he came back with the head of the demonic beast, which he cut off with his own hands. "

The three people bowed simultaneously.

Roland nodded, allowing them to stand up; one of them stepped forward to speak.

"Your Highness .. the honorable prince ... Your Majesty", the first guard called, was too nervous even to speak clearly, "Brian and I are ... When the snow starts to fall, we ... We'll go to the north slope of the mining area... to the Beacon Tower? That's where the first possibility ... it is the first point to see the movements of the demons, if they cross in large numbers ... we will hide ourselves in the forest, from childhood ... The road where we're going to retreat and the boat is prepared in advance. ”

"Since the two of you are together, let your partner answer it", Roland covered his face to hide his disapproval, "demon beasts, can they be killed? ”

The other guard was also very nervous, but at least he did not stutter, “Your Majesty, it should be so. They were just ordinary animals in the forest, but through the influence of the evil poison they became insane and savage, but they could still be killed. Every Demon Moon in the past, Longsong Fortress would send cavalry, clearing the land from the fortress to Border Town from the remains of demon monsters. ”

How long does the Devil's Moon last? Roland asked.

“Depends on sun?” Roland asked doubtfully.

“Ya,” the guard explained, “Your Majesty came to this city not long ago, so you don't know. In this Border Town, once the snow starts to fall, it will not stop, until the sun shines again, then the snow will disappear. "

So, snow indicates the end of the Demon Moon? Roland remembered that at least in Graycastle it was not like this, basically the next day the snow would end, also the sun would look different.

"Serist like this, the longest time I had the Moon Demon was two years ago, which lasted nearly four months, many people were starving."

“Why, should not the grain reserves in Longsong fortress be large enough to support the city?” Roland asked.

Brian's face became a little angry, “That's enough. But Reynolds, the city administrator responsible for managing such things stated that the amount of ore and minerals mined was only enough to buy food for three months, for the fourth month we have to send a new shipment of ore. But the Moon Demon is not over yet, we cannot leave the fortress. "

“So that's what happened.. I get it.”.

They just alienate the fools. If Longsong fortress treated the people living on the border with this kind of warmth like the spring breeze, the border guards would most likely want to stay and not leave, he said, but at this moment it seemed that the group of people behind Longsong fortress was not the kind of benevolent one. Roland gestured for the last person to answer, while inserting the administrator's name into his heart.

The third person looked valiant and strong, with a height of over 6 feet making Roland feel an overwhelming pressure. Fortunately, he advanced with his knees.

You said you killed the animal?

“Yes, Sir,” the sound is low and raucous, “species wild boar and wolf species.”

"Type"?" Roland repeated, "what do you mean?"

“This is the name of that demonic beast, Your Majesty. The more ferocious the variation of the previous animal, the more difficult it is to deal with the variation afterwards. And they will emphasize the superiority of the body. Wild boar, its back feathers will become very hard, even within 50 yards it will be difficult to injure it with an automatic arrow. The wolf species became more cunning, its running speed became incredible, in order to kill it, you need to set a trap first. "

“More stronger will become stronger and faster even faster,” Roland nodded when he heard this, “But they are still animals.”

“Indeed, but they are not the most terrible kind of enemy,” said the hunter got here and then he had to gulp his saliva, before he could speak any further, “The worst is mixed species.”

“They are incarnate demons, only hell is capable of creating such terrifying monsters. I've seen hybrids. It not only had powerful limbs like beasts, but on its back there was even a pair of large wings, allowing it to fly a short distance. And he always knew where I was, no matter how hard I tried to hide, he could always detect me. It doesn't hunt its prey, Your Majesty, it only seduces its prey. " Hunter Liehu lifted his clothes, revealing a huge scar extending from his stomach to his chest as he said, "I lost consciousness and fell into the Chishui River, I was lucky to be able to survive."

"Such monsters exist," Roland felt that the world was becoming more and more like a fantasy; a strong wall could block all kinds of ordinary demonic beasts, but if they could fly what should he do? “Mixed species must be very rare, right?”