If you want to develop well, you must take root here. If the land is not good, you can reclaim wasteland, and if the territory is too small, you can expand outward, but if people leave, you will be empty talk.

If a piece of territory may be abandoned at any time, then who is willing to buy a property here and who is willing to give birth with peace of mind?

After the assistant minister left, Roland called Carter Lannis, his chief knight.

"Take your people and find me some local guards, hunters or farmers, who will stay here for more than five years and experience the Demon Moon. It's best if anyone fights the evil beast."

The Knight took the order and left. Roland rubbed his forehead and continued to look through the summarized information.

The main output of Bianfeng Town is minerals and animal fur, and the bulk import is grain. All transportation is directed to Changge Fortress or Liuye Town through the Chishui River. All kinds of ores in the minerals include iron, copper, sulfur, crystal, ruby, sapphire... This has completely surpassed the concept of companion mines. He remembered that Anna once said that the Beipo mine area was once a nest of unknown monsters underground, and until now, it has not yet fully discovered how many forks there are at the bottom of the mine.

When he turned to the item of grain, Roland frowned. Most of the ores were sold to Changge Fortress, but the other party did not pay with the Kingdom Golden Dragon, but used the food to offset the price. Logically speaking, gems and other things could be considered luxury goods, but after a few years of transactions, Bianfeng Town did not save much surplus grain and its fiscal revenue was not surplus.

In other words, the mining output in Bianfeng Town only received rations for 2,000 residents a year. Considering that before the prince arrived, the lord here was from the Duke of Changge, it was understandable that it was self-produced and sold. In their opinion, no matter how much food is stored here, it would be cheaper for those monsters.

The fur transaction belongs to the local people's own input. They go west into the hide-and-see forests, hunt some birds and animals, sell them to the buyers of Changge Fortress, or to the residents of Liuye Town. Bianfeng Town does not set taxes on this transaction because there is no way to supervise them.

Roland thought for a while, since he came, the ore output could no longer be paid with grain. The branches of the Chishui River almost ran through the entire kingdom, and the traffic was not blocked. With this transportation artery, even if the Changge Fortress no longer provided food, he could purchase it from other places.

The premise is that he can block the damn monsters here, in the border town.

Carter was quick to move, and the next day he found two guards and a local hunter. "These two are patrol captains of the Border Town, and they are responsible for setting off the beacons every year. The hunter said that he had fought with the evil beast* and had also cut off the head of an evil beast with his own hands."

The three of them bowed together to salute.

Roland nodded, asking them to retreat aside first and come forward to speak one by one.

"Honor... the respected Prince's Palace... Your Highness," the first guard called up was so nervous that he couldn't even say anything. "Bryan and I were... all from here. Uh... when it snowed, we... would go to the beacon tower in the Beipo mining area. There you can see the movements of monsters at the first time. If they crossed the mysterious... the hidden forest, we would lit the beacon, withdraw from the small path, and take the fast boat that we prepared before... to leave."

"Since they are together, please ask your partner to come and answer," Roland covered his face and shook his head, "What do evil beasts look like? Can they be killed?"

Although the other guard was also very nervous, at least he did not stutter. "Your Highness, you should be able to do it. They were originally just ordinary animals in the forest. Although they were infected with the breath of hell, they could still be killed. Every year after the Demon Moon passed, Changge Fortress would send cavalry teams to clean up the remaining evil beasts on land in the border town."

"How long will the Demon Moon last?"

"It usually takes two to three months...it depends on the sun," said Brian.

"Look at the sun?" Roland wondered.

"Yes," explained the guard, "Your Highness, you have just arrived here for a while, so you don't know. Once it snows in the border town, it will not stop until the sun returns to its glory, and the snow will not melt."

"It will be the end of the Demon Moon until the snow melts?" Roland recalled. At least the snow in Gray Castle was not like this. It basically melted the next day, and there was no change in the sun.

"That's right, the longest demon moon I've ever experienced was two years ago, and that lasted nearly four months, and many people couldn't get through it."

"Why, does Changge Fortress not even have an extra month of food reserves?" Roland asked.

Brian's face became a little bad, "They had it. But the city magistrate Ferreno, who was in charge of supply at the time, said that the ore we produced in autumn was only enough to buy three months of food, and the fourth month had to wait until a new batch of ores arrived before they could be distributed. But before the Demon Moon passed, we could not leave the fortress at all."

"So that's it... I get it."

He was simply a fool who was self-destructive to the people. If Changge Fortress treated these border residents as warm as the spring breeze, it would be difficult for him to keep them. But now it seems that the group of guys huddled behind the city wall are not good things. Roland asked the last person to come up to answer with expressionless expression, but wrote down the name in his heart.

The third man looked powerful and approached six feet when he stood up straight, which made Roland feel very stressed. Fortunately, he knelt on one knee as soon as he came up.

"You said you've killed an evil beast?"

"Yes, Your Highness," his voice was low and hoarse, "a wild boar, a wolf."

""Seed"?" Roland repeated, "What does it mean?"

"This is the name of the hunter for evil beasts. Your Highness. The more ferocious the animal before the mutation, the harder it will be to deal with after the mutation. And they will double the original advantages of their bodies. Like the wild boar species, its back fur is extremely hard, and even crossbows are difficult to penetrate fifty meters away. The wolf species is even more cunning, with an amazing running speed. If you want to kill it, you need to set traps in advance."

"The stronger ones are stronger, and the faster ones are faster," Roland nodded, "but still animals."

"That's right, they are not the most terrible enemies," Hunter said, swallowing, "the most terrible thing is the mixed species."

"They are the incarnations of the devil, and only hell can create such terrifying monsters. I have seen a mixed species. Not only has strong limbs like beasts, but also has a pair of huge wings behind them, which can fly for a short distance. And it seems like it knows where I am, no matter how I hide, it can drive me out. It is not preying on, Your Highness, it is just teasing the prey." The hunter lifted up his clothes and saw a huge scar extending from his abdomen to his chest. "I jumped into the Chishui River before I was unconscious and survived."
Chapter completed!