Chapter 24: Successful Capture!

The Fire Steeds, upon seeing the arrival of these two-legged beasts, seemed to sense something, and their struggles grew even more violent.

Seeing this, Gervas led his subordinates to a distance of over ten meters, daring not to be negligent again.

"Throw!"

The subordinates took a deep breath, swiftly swung the lassos in their hands, and then cast them toward the herd of horses ahead.

One, two, three... seven!

Their luck was extraordinarily good; this time, all seven Fire Steeds were hit, indicating that the guards had indeed practiced hard for some time beforehand.

And being able to lasso a Fire Steed meant half the battle was already won.

The subordinates in the rear, who had been pulling the ropes, immediately split half their number and rushed toward the group.

A creature as strong as a Fire Steed could naturally not be controlled by a single person.

Soon, the support of more than ten subordinates stabilized the Fire Steeds, which had been struggling violently.

Once all the lassos were secured to the wooden stakes, the capture of the Fire Steeds was completely successful.

"Haha, we did it! We succeeded!"

"That's right, seven Fire Steeds, all captured by us. I can brag about this for the rest of my life; I captured Fire Steeds worth dozens of gold coins each!"

The guards cheered and jumped for joy. Seeing this, Lauren smiled and said, "This capture was arranged and organized by my lord. When you brag in the future, everyone must not forget to mention my lord's achievements first!"

"That is certain; we will definitely mention my lord's might first!"

"Hahaha!"

For a moment, laughter filled the field.

Gervas was also very happy, but although the Fire Steeds were caught, getting them back seemed a bit difficult.

These Fire Steeds had violent tempers and simply would not let anyone approach.

As soon as anyone got close, they would charge at the group and kick fiercely with those hooves.

Clomp! Clomp!

Just then, the sound of hooves approached; it was Zhuuiyue arriving.

Earlier, Gervas had worried that Zhuuiyue's presence would trigger the Fire Steed's magical technique, so he had kept him away from the pasture.

Zhuuiyue must have seen that the capture here had ended, which was why he returned so quickly.

Roar, roar, roar!

And indeed, Zhuuiyue's arrival made these Fire Steeds even more restless; they constantly kicked the ground and struggled, and streams of hot breath were喷 out from their nostrils.

"Quick, secure the ropes further!" Seeing this, the subordinates immediately panicked.

Seeing this, Gervas frowned.

Just as he was pondering whether to let Zhuuiyue leave first, he saw Zhuuiyue suddenly spread his wings, and at the same time, with his front hooves and both feet leaving the ground, he let out a long neigh to the sky.

In the instant of the long neigh, his slightly raised small horn emitted a faint Bai Guang.

Although the Bai Guang was not conspicuous under the scorching sun, a miraculous scene appeared.

The Fire Steeds, which had been violent before, instantly stopped neighing and struggling, stared blankly at Zhuuiyue, and each one became as well-behaved as a little baby.

"This..." The guards were all stunned.

Gervas's eyes lit up brightly. "Zhuuiyue, I never expected you had such abilities?!"

Facing the shock of Gervas and the guards, Zhuuiyue immediately raised his horse head slightly, wearing an arrogant expression as if to say, "You only just found out."

But it made sense; although the Fire Steeds possessed dragon bloodline, it was extremely thin.

Therefore, facing the unicorn, the king of a hundred horses, and being frightened by the unicorn was normal.

After ordering his subordinates to move forward and lead the Fire Steeds, and confirming that the Fire Steeds were no longer struggling, Gervas immediately ordered his subordinates to prepare for the return journey.

It is worth mentioning that although the Fire Steeds were no longer struggling,

they still would not allow anyone to ride them. Gervas had his subordinates try; whenever anyone attempted to mount their backs, the Fire Steeds still resisted, though with less force.

However, this was not a big deal.

With the Fire Steeds in hand, everything else was negotiable!

"Let's go! We return!"

At Gervas's command, the team, carrying today's harvest, began their return journey.

Of course, before leaving, a significant amount of Night Fragrant Grass on the land was harvested again, leaving only one-third behind.

Regardless of whether the remaining Night Fragrant Grass could reproduce again, Gervas would not do the thing of draining the pond to catch all the fish.

"Rest here for a while!"

The team arrived at Tianehu, and Gervas called a halt directly.

Afterwards, leaving the crowd of subordinates behind, he rode Zhuuiyue himself toward the southeast corner of Tianehu.

As large patches of yellow and red tulips appeared ahead, Gervas knew the location from the system intelligence had been reached.

"Zhuuiyue, search for it; there are fruits here that can make you grow quickly. See if you can find them!"

"If you find them, consider it a reward for your help in suppressing the Fire Steeds just now!"

"Food that can make me stronger?" Sensing Gervas's meaning through his thoughts, Zhuuiyue widened his eyes.

"That's right, search; if you find them, I'll give them to you as a reward!"

Roar!

With a neigh, Zhuuiyue did not dare to be negligent.

Although divine beasts possess noble bloodlines, their juvenile stage growth still requires a considerable amount of time.

Therefore, they would not miss any opportunity to grow quickly.

Originally, that Demon Fragrant Fruit hidden within the tulip bushes was very difficult for magical beasts or wild beasts to discover; otherwise, by the shores of Tianehu, it would not have been able to wait until it truly ripened.

But since Gervas had confirmed its presence here, after Zuiyue's careful scrutiny, sure enough, the Demon-Scented Fruit was soon discovered.

It was a plant as tall as a tulip, and its fruit was a purple berry no larger than a fist.

Hidden among these tulips, without careful distinction, the naked eye could certainly not recognize it.

Fortunately, these magic-infused plants all carried a faint fragrance on their own, so Zuiyue still found it.

Roar, roar, roar!

Sensing the dense magic contained within the Demon-Scented Fruit, Zuiyue immediately grew excited, neighing and whinnying incessantly.

"I know you're anxious; here, take it!"

After observing for a moment, Gervas held the Demon-Scented Fruit out to Zuiyue's mouth.

Immediately after, Zuiyue gulped and swallowed the Demon-Scented Fruit in one bite.

"Master, you're the best!" Enjoying the swallowing of the Demon-Scented Fruit and feeling the magic sweep through his body, Zuiyue immediately acted spoiled, rubbing his head against Gervas.

"Now you know it's good, after seeing how anxious you were just now!" Gervas was even amused by this fellow, who actually knew how to use hindsight to comfort him.

"Wow, look over there, what is that?"

"Oh my, what huge horses! Why are those horses a head taller than ordinary horses?"

"Yes, such huge horses, even taller than Baron Kane's warhorse next door!"

"You lot just lack experience, don't you? Those are Fire-Horses. Back when Baron Ma Qiaoer was still alive, I was shoveling manure in the stable and overheard Baron Ma Qiaoer and his knights talking; they said that on the Chaotic Wasteland, there are Fire-Horses worth seventy or eighty gold coins each!"

"Seventy or eighty gold coins each?! Oh my! Is that true?"

"Of course it's true; those warhorses were half again as big as other horses, and their whole bodies were brown-red. That is exactly how Baron Ma Qiaoer described the Fire-Horses at the time!"

When Gervas returned to Wheatfield Town with his subordinates, it was already midday.

Unexpectedly, the small town was now teeming with people.

For serfs who, in previous days, toiled day and night to avoid starving, this was rare.

However, upon entering the small town, Gervas immediately understood what was happening.

It was the news he had issued yesterday to recruit guards that caused all the subjects of the entire territory to put down their current work and come to participate in this recruitment.

Because in any noble territory, recruiting guards or recruiting servants is the serfs' only chance to change their fate.

No one wanted to miss this opportunity.

And the serfs naturally also saw the Fire-Horses newly acquired by my lord; immediately, whispers and exclamations rose from the crowd.

Especially after someone mentioned the value of the Fire-Horses, the serfs' mouths all gaped into an O-shape.