prynovel Chapter 165 Taking Stock of the Harvest and Reassigning Tasks
Chapter 165 Taking Stock of the Harvest and Reassigning Tasks
When everyone returned to the tribe, it was almost dinnertime.
However, they no longer need to worry about what to eat.
A pile of fresh horse meat is waiting to be processed.
With the tribe safe again, Ziyi decided to have dinner at the foot of the mountain.
The unconscious slave awoke.
All the newly arrived slaves were sent by Li Mosi to dig pits in the southwest corner of the mountain to bury the soldiers, while Li Mosi, along with Zi'an and Zi Yi, counted the spoils.
Before them lay a scene similar to that after the first two battles.
The spoils were laid out in three piles before us.
The first pile is horse meat that was dissected this time, the second pile is meat cut from the dragon horse, and the third pile is various weapons and equipment, including the weapons that the slaves brought with them.
Li Moss, pulling Hagi Saint along, led his two disciples to the pile of horse meat.
This is the largest of the three piles.
The nine nobles brought a total of 266 soldiers, each riding a warhorse.
The slave-catching team also had more than a dozen horses.
There's a total of over 280 horses' worth of meat piled up here!
By combining the original owner's memories with Li Mosi's knowledge, the weight of the warhorse can be easily determined.
Each warhorse weighs at least 450 kilograms!
Even if they have already bled dry, and conservatively estimate that only half of them are edible, there are still more than 60 tons of fresh edible parts!
Li Mosi was somewhat bewildered by the result.
Keep in mind that the wheat they found in the slave-catching team's warehouse weighed about this much!
Wow~
Zi Yi stared blankly at the mountain of flesh in front of him, his eyes somewhat unfocused.
"How are we ever going to finish this?!"
Even if it's roasted into jerky, there's no guarantee it won't be eaten before it goes bad.
"It should be alright."
Zi'an scratched his head.
"This means we've gained over four hundred more slaves; we should be able to eat them all."
"Isn't it a waste to always feed meat to slaves?"
Hagi Saint's words immediately drew the attention of the three masters and disciples.
amazing.
He doesn't speak like a human being when he opens his mouth.
Li Mosi tightened her lips.
"You..."
Zi'an was at a loss for words.
Zi Yi frowned and looked up at the sky: "These slaves aren't enemies... but they do seem to be slaves after all..."
"You need to be more flexible in your thinking."
After recording her general findings, Li Mosi looked up at her two disciples.
"The old man and his seven companions, along with these slaves behind him, are different. They are not enemies; on the contrary, they have voluntarily pledged their allegiance. Don't be too harsh on them."
"And don't forget. It was the seven old men who voluntarily pledged their allegiance that caused the slaves to lose their will to fight in this battle. They also deserve credit for this victory."
"That's right!"
Zi'an immediately understood.
"Master, this is the power of benevolence, isn't it?!"
"Wow!"
Ziyi also figured it out.
"That's why you told me to treat humans and goblins equally!"
He had previously thought that this would be a quick way to tame slaves.
But now it seems the effect is more than that!
Li Mosi was also taken aback.
He had only made tactical arrangements subconsciously based on his own ideas, and didn't think too much about it at the time because of the emergency.
These two disciples actually figured it out themselves.
"That's right."
Li Mosi nodded.
"Your understanding of ideas has deepened, which is excellent. When I have some free time, I plan to tell you some stories that might help you understand them further."
Is that how it is?
The saint blinked.
Isn't this exactly what she did to the Light Guardians?
Then, realizing what was happening, she looked at Li Mosi with a complicated expression.
This craftsman seems to be even more skilled than her.
But this isn't right!
She is clearly the Holy Maiden of the Holy See!
"oh!"
"Wow!"
Ziyi and Zian were happy with their understanding.
However, it was almost time to eat, so Li Mosi had to finish what she was doing first.
"Let's take a look at Ryoma. I never thought I'd get to eat this."
The attention of the two disciples and the saintess was immediately drawn back to the matter at hand.
There were only nine dragon horses, so naturally there wasn't that much meat.
Even though each horse weighs twice as much as an ordinary horse, the nine dragon horses only yielded the same amount of meat as the eighteen ordinary horses.
But any piece of their meat is a spectacle.
Legs The core muscles in the back are exceptionally well-developed, and the flesh is extremely tough.
Its bones are light yet strong, its heart is three times larger than that of an ordinary horse, and its other internal organs are at least twice as large as those of an ordinary horse.
No wonder they were able to leap over a meter-wide ditch while carrying heavily armored knights and wearing heavy armor.
"This meat tastes really strange."
Zi'an picked up a dragon horse's liver, smelled it, and his face scrunched up.
This liver smells of iron!
Zi Yi, whose sense of smell is even more acute, stood several steps further away.
Li Mosi didn't like the taste either, but it was meat nonetheless.
It's meat, not poisonous.
That's good stuff!
The saintess had already turned her head away, holding her breath as she spoke.
"Why do you think no nobles eat dragon horses? They're the worst-tasting of all the mounts."
"It's alright, we can just chop it up and cook it into porridge."
Li Mosi put down the dragon horse meat and pulled Hagi Saint toward the third pile of spoils.
"what?"
The saintess's body trembled.
"Can I not drink this?"
"what?"
The saintess's body trembled.
"Can I not drink this?"
"You can't be a picky eater."
Li Mosi sorted through various equipment and answered casually.
"Ryoma is so strong, eating this will make him even stronger."
"How is that possible!"
Upon hearing this result, the saintess's expression remained as one of displeasure as it had been during the first few days after her capture.
"If eating could make me stronger, how could I not break free from these vines?!"
"hey-hey--"
Zi'an couldn't hold back for a moment.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'll force it down your throat."
"don't want!"
Zi Yi glanced at the two of them with a tight smile, then continued to help Li Mosi sort the equipment.
The spoils obtained from the nine nobles were easy to count.
Nine sets of armor covered with welded patterns and greatswords, along with the giant shields of six nobles, were tossed aside for the time being.
Only Koyasu is usable; there's nothing worth looking at in detail.
The armor, crossbows, and most of the weapons of more than three hundred enemies are here.
Among the equipment looted from the soldiers were 266 sets of vest-style chainmail, 266 sets of hard leather armor that could protect key areas such as the chest and shoulders, and 266 cloaks.
Unfortunately, only the chainmail, the 167 cloaks obtained during the subsequent chase, and the hard leather armor remained intact.
The hard leather armor that was taken directly from the battlefield at the foot of the mountain was punctured in many places, so we could only pick it up and see how many complete sets we could make.
As for those cloaks with countless transparent holes...
It can probably only be washed, disassembled, and used to make patches or torches.
The slave-catching teams received the same treatment in terms of equipment.
It was even worse because of the slaves' anger.
However, these equipment items are not the most important thing.
The most important thing is the weapon!
Hundreds of iron-tipped spears, longswords, shortswords, and other ordinary items were briefly noted by Li Mosi and then skipped over.
He looked at the weapon he truly cared about—the crossbow.
The arms of these crossbows are made of steel!
Li Mosi couldn't take her eyes off it after just one glance.
No wonder a winder is needed to wind the winder.
No wonder the wind-up speed is so slow.
This is really good!
It can definitely break through armor within thirty paces!
The crossbow is about 80 centimeters long and about 30 centimeters high. The main body of the crossbow arm is made of steel and covered with pieces of horn from some kind of animal and birch bark.
The crossbow body is dark brown, which is the appearance of walnut wood after being soaked in oil.
Li Mosi examined it carefully and then picked up the matching winder.
He had seen this type of winder before he traveled through time.
It is a ram's horn-shaped lever winding mechanism commonly used in the Middle Ages.
The entire winder looks like a large fork.
Li Mosi picked up the wind instrument and recalled the wind-up action she had seen before she transmigrated.
"First, position the crossbow head downwards and insert the fork into the fulcrum."
Once he confirmed that the crossbow was stuck, he pressed one end of the cocking handle against his waist and then pressed the crossbow down.
"Uh~~"
This crossbow is powerful!
It took Li Mosi nearly ten seconds to string the crossbow while standing on solid ground. Including the time to load the bolt, it took almost twenty seconds to get the crossbow into aiming mode.
It will take much longer if you ride on horseback!
The items are indeed good, but using them to equip cavalry is too abstract.
Why not a longbow?
Are the nobles afraid that the soldiers will assassinate them?
collapse--
Li Mosi casually shot an arrow at the ground and handed the crossbow and cocking device to Zi Yi.
"Ziyi, you give it a try."
In the end, both Ziyi and Zian experienced how to use it.
For Zi Yi, the crossbow was too long, and it took more than ten seconds to cock it.
This is also troublesome for Koyasu.
"Master, I still think the bow and arrow are more useful."
It's troublesome to draw the bowstring, and its power is about the same as when she shoots an arrow.
"This thing is only suitable for human use."
Li Moss shook his head and threw the crossbow and the cocking device back.
Next, he counted the number of crossbow bolts.
There are a total of more than 13,000.
In short, leave it for now and use it when you need it.
At the very least, they could unleash a barrage of arrows before the battle even begins.
Li Mosi glanced at Haji Saint, who hadn't spoken for a long time, put away the list, and addressed his two disciples.
"The loot is pretty good. Now we have one more thing to do."
Zi Yi immediately realized what was happening.
"Is it time to assign team leaders?"