Chapter 82: Chapter 78: The Caravan Returns
Frost never expected Thunder, who had always submitted under its intimidation, to rebel. It was caught off guard and immediately pinned to the ground.
"Ow!"
Frost let out a sharp scream, filled with a piercing anger and shame, the sound sharp and grating like ice rubbing together.
It suddenly spread its wings, breaking free from Thunder and retaliated fiercely.
Its claws tore violently, yet it could not budge Thunder in the slightest, forced to fly away clumsily to gain some distance, disbelief flashing in its eyes.
During these days, Luo De treated both equally, although Thunder was bullied, it never lacked food.
As a result, Thunder’s physique did not fall behind Frost’s in the least, and instead appeared more robust, with muscle lines more pronounced beneath its scales.
Seeing its strength was not inferior, the pride dormant in Thunder’s blood was completely awakened.
With an aggressive aura, Thunder relentlessly pursued Frost, each dive accompanied by the whistling wind.
"Stop!"
Luo De hurriedly ran to intercept, blocking Thunder.
"I told you no infighting, remember?"
Luo De turned and pointed at Frost, "Your dominance ends here; otherwise, I won’t help you next time Thunder gets angry!"
As he spoke, his finger aimed unyieldingly at Frost’s eyes.
Saying this, Luo De picked up the snake on the ground and directly tossed it to Thunder.
"This is compensation from Frost to you!"
The heritage of dragon blood contains information for identifying food. Since Frost caught this snake as prey, it was essentially harmless to the Two-legged Flying Dragon.
Thunder’s rage clearly hadn’t dissipated, but with Luo De blocking in front, it retreated obediently.
It suddenly pressed down on the black snake’s corpse, its claws sinking deep into the snake meat, tearing it into shreds.
Thunder seemed to vent its anger on the black snake as if it were Frost, each shred filled with endless fury.
Yet Thunder did not eat this snake, flapping its wings to take off into the nearby forest after a short run.
Luo De turned to Frost, "Do you want to be the leader without enough strength? Behave quietly!"
Frost seemed very surprised by its defeat, not knowing how to react for a moment.
However, Luo De’s command was quite effective, Frost didn’t pursue Thunder further, folding its wings as it obediently stayed beside Luo De to rest.
Until Thunder flew back again, bringing a wild rabbit to Luo De.
Luo De chuckled bitterly, "You bring prey, and your master is very happy, but,"
He pointed at the rabbit’s darkened wound,
"But with the poison on your claws, your master really can’t eat it."
Frost and Thunder’s teeth, claws, and tail stingers have started to secrete venom, though not much, Luo De wouldn’t risk eating it for a few bites.
If it’s a large prey, it’s fine to carve out the poisoned parts.
But these small animals, forget it.
As soon as Luo De finished speaking, Frost, who was resting quietly nearby, suddenly rose, flapping its wings and flying to another side of the forest.
Seeing it disappear into the woods, Luo De thought for a moment and understood.
Since he forbade the little ones from fighting, the contest began in a different form.
Sure enough, two hours later, Luo De was surrounded by piles of prey.
Pheasants, sparrows, crows, wild rabbits...
The small animals nearby suffered thoroughly.
Unfortunately, Luo De had to decline the good intentions of the two little ones.
Well, you both have food for the next two days."
Luo De casually grabbed a sparrow and accurately tossed it into Thunder’s mouth, picking up a crow to give to Frost.
Just as Luo De was feeding with enthusiasm, a caravan came slowly along the distant road.
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"Welcome back, young and handsome Silver Dove."
Luo De led the group to greet the caravan.
The owner of the caravan was Man Xiu from Oak City.
"May the light of the Lord of Dawn shine upon you."
Man Xiu maintained his gentle demeanor, bowing to Luo De in respect.
Then he said to Luo De with a warm smile,
"Lord Baron, this time I’ve brought you new slaves."
"Oh?"
Luo De glanced behind the caravan but saw not many people.
Seeing Luo De’s doubt, Man Xiu explained, "They’re all premium slaves, surely you need them.
Four carpenters, two stone masons, and three leatherworkers."
Luo De’s eyes lit up, these slaves were indeed scarce and in no trouble to sell.
Bringing them to the Northern Territory for sale wasn’t exactly a smart choice.
Being a businessman, Man Xiu understood this well and candidly said, "These are not like the slaves from deep within the Desert last time, you can’t push my price down again."
Luo De was in high spirits, happily saying, "Don’t worry, this time I will surely give you a satisfactory price!"
"I knew you were not a stingy person."
Man Xiu sighed in relief.
Then proceeded to present more goods to Luo De.
Ten oxen, two dairy cows, twelve draft horses.
Exactly what Luo De needed.
The oxen and dairy cows were alright, the draft horses were just in time for transporting grain during the autumn harvest.
The goods Man Xiu brought clearly took some thought.
In addition, there was wool, cotton clothing, spices, honey, and so on, all that Luo De needed.
"Did you bring all these livestock from Oak City?"
It would take at least three weeks to travel from Oak City to Northern Border City, bringing so many livestock wasn’t an easy task.
"No."
Man Xiu shook his head with a smile, "I just thought you might need these, so I specially exchanged some at the Border City for you."
Luo De turned and looked at Man Xiu in surprise, "But you won’t make much Gold Coin that way!"
"Of course, these livestock aren’t for profit, but for our friendship."
"I’m really touched by your gesture."
Luo De couldn’t help but hug Man Xiu’s shoulder, "Then how about you don’t head into the Desert this time, recently the alien races there have been going mad, possibly won’t treat you too kindly.
As for all your goods, I’ll take them all."
Wool, grain, spices, all these are needed in the Northern Territory.
Though the weather still seems a bit warm, by October clothes will need to be added here.
And the winter of November and December, without cotton clothes, would mean immobility in the Northern Territory.
As for food, just five thousand pounds, the Black Pine Ridge can handle it all.
"You want all these things?" Man Xiu was a bit surprised.
He couldn’t help but ask, "Without selling iron ore, do you have that many furs and herbs to trade?"
"Man Xiu, do you trust me?"
Luo De smiled mysteriously without further explanation.
"Of course." Man Xiu nodded.
"Then don’t worry, I will ensure you return fully loaded."
Luo De waved his hand, signaling the caravan to continue into the town.
Man Xiu didn’t stop, following Luo De, walking behind the caravan.
"This isn’t your first time here, leave the caravan to Lawrence to arrange, and come directly with me to the estate, the kitchen is already preparing the banquet."
For someone like Man Xiu who considered his needs, Luo De wouldn’t be stingy.
"Thank you for your generous hospitality."
Man Xiu smiled, bowing in salute, and just as he stood, the sound of the wind whistled above him.
Man Xiu’s smile instantly disappeared as he stumbled forward from losing his footing.
Luo De quickly supported him, explaining, "Don’t be afraid, it’s just the Two-legged Flying Dragon from before."
Man Xiu was present when Luo De acquired the Two-legged Flying Dragon Egg, well aware of the entire process, needing no further explanation from Luo De.
But this made Man Xiu even more surprised, looking at the two figures circling the sky, asking,
"Did you hatch them all?"