Chapter 481: What Is That? 】---Hunter Country

The servant standing outside the backyard breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the general come out of the backyard unharmed.

It's just that looking at General Char's face doesn't seem to look good.

Char's calm face is not, to be precise, it should be a black face, and what is even more peculiar is that his black face is not full of anger, but on the contrary, there is a little bit of embarrassment and grievance, as if he has just been insulted by some kind.

Damn, the price of this damn Merlin, what a messy bullshit idea Char is very annoyed, more of a helplessness.

Damn, if you follow the price Merlin said, I wouldn't be some hellish dragon knight When he rushed out of the backyard to his official hall, Dora's voice came to his mind.

"What did Lord Merlin tell you, what is it and what price does it take, why do you seem to be in a very strange mood?"

Char didn't speak, just snorted.

Just now, in the backyard, when Merlin finally said the "price" and the method, he first used a strange spell to temporarily cut off the sensory connection between Dora and Char.

"What I said can't let that cunning dragon know for the time being, and after you hear it, it's best not to tell it."

This is Merlin's request no, or rather, an order.

So, Dora didn't know what Merlin's last words to Char were.

And Char Ma saw his mother's ghost, Lao Tzu wouldn't tell Dora Bu Lao Tzu would never think of this method again in the future, and never even mention it again Merlin's words, it's good that it rots in the stomach Char's mood was very impatient: "Don't ask, I will never say well, what kind of dragon knight is this, just leave it at that" Dora was still a little unwilling: "But Char, don't you want a mount, after you put on the dragon scale armor, there will be no mount?"

"Damn" Char was stimulated by this remark.

It's really a pot that can't be opened "I" Char was angry, and suddenly slapped the table viciously: "It's really not good, Lao Tzu went to find a dwarf to ask for a beast that can carry thousands of pounds, and it must be no problem to carry me, damn, Lao Tzu can't ride a real dragon, so I rode a beast on the ground, and I heard that this thing also has the blood of the dragon clan."

"That's just a rumor," Dora was unhappy with Char's insult to the noble blood of the dragons.

"Anyway, I don't want to mention this matter again" Char snorted angrily and ended the conversation between the two, no matter how much Dora exchanged, Char ignored it.

A person was angry in the room for a while, and Char waited for his mood to calm down a little before going out again, riding out of the city and going to the military camp outside the city.

He really thought of it, and ran straight to the dwarven station, found the rock, and made his request straightforwardly.

"I need a landwalker to be my mount for the time being."

The dwarf grinned when he heard this request, and went to Char, but the honest rock couldn't help but tell the truth: "That honorable general."

This, the earth-walking beast domesticated by our dwarves, has a very strong weight-bearing capacity, but this kind of creature is too slow to run, and a normal human can run with all his strength, and the speed is faster than it, such a defect is probably not suitable for acting as a mount on the battlefield."

Char didn't believe it, so he pulled the rock hard, and asked the dwarf to bring a landwalker to try.

The appearance of the earthwalker is indeed a bit of a "dragon", no wonder the legend says that this creature is a little related to the dragon, from the appearance, the earthwalker is very similar to the earth-based dragon but much smaller.

The body of this earth-walking beast brought by the rock was more vigorous and thick than the most majestic bull, more than three circles, but its neck was not as long as that of a real dragon, and its limbs were as thick as the trunk of a century-old tree, and its hard limbs were covered with rough scales, which were extremely hard to the touch.

According to the rocks, the skin of the earthwalkers is so strong that it can even be petrified, and ordinary swords cannot cut through the skin of this giant beast, and only powerful dwarves can inflict damage on them with heavy hammers.

Listening to Rock's proud introduction, Char shamelessly touched his chin, and then made a request even more shamelessly.

"Oh, this is hard, can I cut it with a knife?"

The rock listened and almost sat down on the ground.

Chop a knife It's just someone else, but you're a warrior who can slay dragons, even if the Earth Walking Beast has a strong skin, it is impossible to withstand a blow from a dragon slayer warrior.

The earthly beast brought by the rock was domesticated by his own family, so he was willing to throw it to Char to test the knife As soon as he saw the expression of the rock, Char laughed dryly: "I'm joking, it's not me who wants to try, I'll let my soldiers try it."

The rock hesitated for a moment, looked at the guards standing behind Char, and hesitated for a moment, although these guards were also strong men among humans, but in the eyes of the dwarves, it was nothing unusual.

"Okay."

For the sake of caution, Rock also proposed that he must choose the candidate.

Then the honest dwarf went back and forth twice among Char's guards, and finally picked out the guy who looked the youngest and was the least strong.

The rock picked this man for his own reasons.

According to the dwarf's point of view, strength is directly proportional to age, and the older you are, the longer you cultivate, the stronger your strength will be.

This young human warrior selected by himself really doesn't look very old, how much time can he spend practicing martial arts, the group of guards around Char, all of them have big shoulders and round waists, and they are all murderous, but this one looks a little more pleasing to the eye but soon, the rock found that he had made a fatal mistake "Oh Hawke, our dwarven brother has picked you."

Char showed a hint of sympathy in his eyes, looked at the rock, and patted the rock on the shoulder: "Good eyesight, this is the number one master of the guards around me." ” First, first, master The rock's mouth immediately opened wide The dwarves were chosen by Hawke, the leader of the young mercenary group that once roamed the wildfire fields.

Char recruited two mercenary groups from the wildfire field, and the leader of the two mercenary groups, the older Russell, is a steady and cautious person who has already served in the army.

And this Hawke, because his surname is too intense, temporarily stays by Char's side as the head of the guard, all along, Hawke is the guard in charge of the garrison, and he did not go out with Char.

And at this moment, the other guards Char was carrying were all strengthened cavalry warriors in the "strong cavalry battalion", judging from the appearance, these warriors who had been strengthened with the magic liquid of muscle fruits, each of them looked taller and stronger than Hawke, although Hawke himself was also a rare strong man.

Moreover, the soldiers of those strong cavalry battalions are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, who have killed countless people, and have experienced the scene of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and they are all full of evil energy.

Hawke was just a mercenary in the past, and he was naturally inferior to the guards of the strong cavalry battalion in terms of murderous spirit.

But Char's statement that Hawke was the number one master of the guards around him was not exaggerating at all Hawk Ke is a standard mercenary warrior, his martial arts skills are very exquisite, his strength has reached the level of the empire's middle-level warriors, he can skillfully use his fighting spirit, his martial arts are strong, and he is also a good master And the other guards, even though they are very murderous, but after all, they are not orthodox warriors, they are only trained in the army, and if you want to say that the individual strength alone is really inferior to Hawke.

Rock looked apprehensive, and Hawke grinned and strode out.

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The young mercenary warrior pulled out a long-handled machete from behind him.

Originally, Hawke's effective lance hammer and battle axe were not suitable for the role of the guardian leader, so he had switched to a long-handled sword.

The knives are specially crafted, the back of the knife is a finger thick, and the iron material is also high, and the weight is heavy.

Hawk took the knife in his hand and strode to the side of the earth-walking beast, the young warrior sneered with a sneer, the earth-walking beast seemed to also feel the evil aura on Hawke's body, and immediately let out a hostile roar, but although the body moved, the chain around the neck, held in the hands of the rock, was domesticated and matured, and did not dare to struggle too much.

Hawke had already raised the knife, at this time, he glanced at Char, and saw Char wink at him, Hawke suddenly realized and shouted Suddenly, the samurai's blade and his body erupted with a ball of fighting light As soon as he saw that this guy burst out with fighting energy, the rock's eyes suddenly darkened, and he secretly screamed in his heart: It's over The fighting spirit of a human warrior is a symbol of strength, and the dwarves are naturally very aware of this.

Dwarves domesticate the land beasts, they are all domesticated by themselves, which is their own private property, and a land beast is domesticated from a young age, and it takes a lot of effort to consume food and take care to tame.

Moreover, not every dwarven family has the strength to domesticate a dwarf beast, and the amount of food consumed by an earthwalker beast is amazing, and it is not something that ordinary dwarf families can afford.

Although the rock has a high status among the tribe, there are only two earth beasts under his name.

If you were to be slaughtered here because of Char's words, it would really make the dwarves' hearts drip blood Seeing this human warrior slash down with a knife with a fighting light, the rock had already subconsciously closed his eyes and slammed After a muffled sound, I heard the earth-walking beast suddenly raise its neck and roar, the sound of which was like that of a cow or a horse, but it was much louder.

And there was a painful smell in the roar.

When Rock opened his eyes, he thought he would see blood all over the ground, but he froze This earth-walking beast of his own, was just beaten directly to the ground, and there was a mark on his left back, which was obviously a blow from the samurai, and it was very unbearable to beat it, but that's all, and there was no bleeding and injury.

"I'm using the back of a knife.

Our general is merciful, how can you really kill your livestock" Hawke walked over and patted the rock on the shoulder, smiled, put away his knife, and then looked back at Char, and said: "My lord, this thing is indeed not bad, although the knife I used just now is the back of the knife, but it can be regarded as using fifty percent of the strength, it is estimated that it is a broken bone, but it is not a big problem, such a rough skin and thick flesh, it is indeed worthy of a monster."

Warcraft is Warcraft, even if it is tamed, it is Warcraft after all, not ordinary livestock. ” Rock's heart was relieved at first, but then he looked at the place where his earthwalker had broken its bones, and his heart hurt again.

Char laughed and grabbed the rock: "I'm sorry, my dwarf brother, it's not that I want to hurt your livestock, but if you don't have the real strength to try, how can you try it on the battlefield, but there is no room for vain."

Now, I'm happy with the result. ” A middle-level samurai, using fifty percent of his strength, and adding fighting energy, although he used the back of a knife, he couldn't kill this thing, it seems that this thing's ability to resist attacks is indeed extraordinary Moreover, the earth-walking beast's weight-bearing capacity is extremely excellent, and it doesn't ask about its body at all when it weighs thousands of catties Such a stout and powerful guy with such a huge and majestic body, if he was to put on a hard iron armor and throw it on the battlefield, Char's eyes would start to light up The turtle began to imagine such a picture in his mind: on the battlefield, a full-body iron-clad earthwalker rushed into the enemy's array and collided, and the surrounding enemy soldiers swords were all on it, but it was just a tinkling sound in vain on the iron armor on the earthwalker's body, which could not stop this infinitely powerful thing from continuing to collide, and the speed of the people who hit the ground on the way was not fast enough was a defect.

But what if I used it not as a cavalry mount, but as an infantryman?

Imagine that a team of fully armored earthwalkers charged and rushed to the front, even if the enemy was an array of ironclad heavy infantry, I am afraid that they would not be able to stop such a rushing team, as for the archers, for this kind of demonic beast with a sword that is difficult to hurt, it is not even a tickle If there is such a team of pioneers, the number does not need to be too much, on the battlefield, responsible for attacking the fortifications, and can knock a gap in the enemy's array, then it can play a decisive role The more Char thought about it, the more excited she became, and in the end, she even wanted to slap herself twice Damn, I'm such a good thing with a pig brain, why didn't I think to use it earlier The relationship between humans and dwarves has always been very stiff, except for a very small number of caravans that can gain the "limited trust" of the dwarves and make some small transactions with the dwarves, the entire human world cannot cooperate with the dwarves in other fields on a large scale.

As for the earthly beasts domesticated by the dwarves, they have never been sold to any human caravans The dwarves distrust, and even hostile to, humans, and this situation has never really improved.

Myself, if it weren't for the powerful backstage existence of Merlin, these proud dwarves would probably not even look at themselves.

Taking a deep breath, Char suppressed the excitement in his heart, and looked at the rock with a calm look on his face: "Well, it's not bad, I can be satisfied with this result."

Now, rocks, let's discuss, can you sell me these earthwalkers?"

"Wait, wait" The rock suddenly seemed to hear a hint of something wrong: "You are talking about these great Thor, respected generals, did I hear me wrong, don't you just need to find yourself a temporary temporary mount?"

Char smiled slyly: "Don't forget, I'm a nobleman, the habit of our nobles" "Okay, General, we dwarves are just simple, but not fools."

After all, the rock still has a brain, and after thinking about it for a moment, he smiled and said, "It seems that you are attracted to the earth beasts domesticated by our dwarves."

Do you want to use these animals on the battlefield?"

Char smiled, he was seen through his mind, and he didn't feel embarrassed, so he simply made it clear: "Yes, I have this meaning, this thing seems to me to be of some use, let's put it bluntly, my dwarf brother, what conditions do you have to offer before you are willing to sell me some earth-walking beasts" Char quickly calculated in his heart, these dwarves came to him this time, and there were almost a hundred earthwalkers with them, and if he ate all of them, it would be enough to form a separate "attack camp".

No matter how slow the speed of the beast runs, there is a normal person running as fast as it can be used as an infantry attack, which is enough.

In the field, no hoplite will try to block the onslaught of such monsters Can the shield wall stop the mighty earth-walking beasts?

Can a spearman pierce the hard skin of a groundwalker, not to mention that he is going to clothe these things with a layer of hard, thick iron armor As for the archers, for the Groundwalkers, they are all Divine Horse Fuyun in Char's memory, and the weapons in the human army that he knows are only afraid that only the heavy hammers of high-level warriors may be able to cause damage to the Groundwalkers when they are in close combat, and ordinary soldiers can ignore them.

Also, the ballista can also kill the Ground Beast, but the ballista is generally used on the city wall for fortifications, and although the power of the ballista is huge, the accuracy is not high, and it can only be used to kill in the way of covering the area.

Good stuff, absolutely good stuff Such a good thing, how come those human chambers of commerce that trade with the dwarves have never thought of buying it is a waste "Honorable General, I have to tell you that I have no right to sell these earth-walking beasts to you."

Rock's answer made Char's heart chill.

"The tribal composition of our dwarf clan is different from that of you humans, these earthly beasts are the private property of each dwarf family of the dwarf clan, even our graybeard king can only requisition dwarf warriors, let dwarf warriors carry their own domesticated beasts to use, and have no right to sell these things.

The ownership of these earth-walking beasts belongs to their respective owners. ” So it was, and Char breathed a sigh of relief.

That's easy to do, Lao Tzu sent people to talk to these dwarves one by one and ask for them.

"In addition, the dwarves are an important productivity in their homes.

We dwarves are good at mining and forging iron tools, but we have to carry heavy ore out of the mines in large quantities, and even the strongest dwarves will not be able to withstand the intense physical labor.

The Earthwalker is our greatest help.

I am afraid that the dwarves are seldom willing to sell their earth-walking beasts, and if they do, although they gain temporarily, they will lose their greatest labor and future source of income. ” Hearing this, Char frowned a little, but he was not discouraged.

Although the earthwalkers are very important to the dwarves, they are nothing more than asking a higher price for themselves.

"The dwarves have always been reluctant to make any trade with humans, we don't trust humans, oh, I say this, please don't mind, General."

Rock explained: "Although our tribe also has some human caravans that will come and trade with us, these transactions are controlled at the tribal level, that is, those human caravans trade with our tribe, and our dwarven tribes will concentrate their goods and trade with human caravans in the name of the tribe.

However, the individual dwarven families are not willing to deal with human merchants. ” I see, no wonder the human caravan can't buy the Earthwalker.

Human caravans deal large sums of money with tribal leaders, but tribal leaders do not have the right to sell land-walking beasts, as these are the private property of the dwarves.

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The dwarves alone refuse to trade with human merchants.

These dwarves are really stubborn and excessive.

"I must explain to you, these earthwalkers, you only see their good side for you, but you don't see their flaws."

The rock is a kind reminder.

"You mean the problem with their running speed, I don't think it's a problem, I have my own way."

Char smiled, but the kindness to the rocks was still very useful.

"No, no, no, running speed isn't a big deal, and as stupid as I am, I probably understand that you need these Earthwalkers, not as cavalry mounts.

What I'm trying to say is the other flaws of these earthwalkers.

Rock sighed: "First of all, they eat a lot of these things, because of this, domesticating the earthwalking beasts is a very expensive thing for dwarves.

Ordinary dwarven families don't have so much idle grain to domesticate the land beasts.

Among our dwarven tribes, only those dwarven families with considerable status and well-to-do families are capable of domesticating the land beasts.

The amount of food consumed by these earthwalkers is definitely a staggering amount."

"Oh how many" The rock groaned for a moment and gave a number.

As soon as he heard this number, Char's face changed a little.

But then, Char's face quickly returned to normal.

It consumes a lot of food I'm afraid of a few territories under Lao Tzu, all of which are the largest grain-producing areas in northern Byzantium Those who open restaurants are still afraid of jokes from pot-bellied men Besides, although the number of rock newspapers is a bit excessive, it depends on how to analyze it If this earth-walking beast is used well, its combat effectiveness will definitely exceed that of three battalions of heavy armored infantry armies, and its ability to attack fortified positions can be compared to the heavy armored infantry of a banner regiment Heavy infantry is the second most expensive type of infantry in the human army, second only to cavalry, and the infantry army covered with heavy armor is a huge amount in terms of the selection of soldiers, salaries, and equipment And a battalion of the Terraching Beasts can be worth the heavy infantry of a flag regiment, even if the food consumption is more, it will not be higher than feeding the heavy infantry of a flag regiment "Grain, Lao Tzu has grain, and my area is a grain-producing area, so these are not problems for me."

Char shook his head: "Is there anything else?"

The rock sighed, and was really envious of Char's "luxury".

Dwarves have always been poor at cultivating food, which is also a necessity for dwarves.

Although the dwarves are hostile to humans, they still have to maintain trade and contact with some human merchants, which is really a last resort.

If the dwarves want to grow and develop, food is the biggest constraint, and the dwarves are good at digging holes and striking iron, but they are really not good at working in the farmland.

Planting is not a dwarven talent.

But if the dwarf race wants to grow, it needs to dig bigger mines, and if you want to dig bigger mines, you need more earth beasts, and if you want to domesticate more earth beasts, you need a lot of food, which is the biggest shackle that imprisons the development of the dwarf tribe.

For this reason, the dwarven tribe had to trade with the human caravans, and even exchange the valuable minerals in their tribe for the high-priced food brought by the human caravans Those human caravans were all black-hearted, and the same grain, trafficked to the dwarven tribes, was sold for at least ten times more than in the Byzantine Empire And the ore dug up by the dwarves in exchange for grain from the dwarven tribes, and even the iron tools made by the dwarves, brought back to the country, can be sold for a hundred times the price they bought This is one of the important reasons why the dwarven tribes do not trust humans Grain dwarves dream of getting a lot of food The dwarves like to drink, but because of the shortage of food, the dwarves don't have much food to brew, and anyone in any caravan knows that the most common spirits in the human world, trafficked to the dwarves, can be exchanged for a barrel of inferior rye wine for a dwarven silver coin, which is twenty times the price of the human world The food there is so expensive, and this human general can squander it at will, and then he sighed very emotionally, and then said: "Okay, if food is not a problem, then there is another problem These earthly beasts, they are burrowing things, that is, every winter, they have to hibernate, at least for two or three months, they are unable to engage in any labor." ” "Ahh It is not available in winter But where is the matter of war accurate, even if Char can control himself not to start a war against the enemy in winter, but he can't guarantee that his enemy will not come to fight him in winter "Isn't there any other way for them to sleep in the winter?"

Char frowned.

"It's not impossible to force them."

Rock scratched his head: "If this earthwalker is forced in winter, they will be listless and lazy, and besides, driving them to work in winter will consume much more food than usual, so we dwarves never do this." ” "It's still food, then it's fine."

Char nodded: "Their role will be much less in winter, I remember."

Is there anything else?"

"Nope."

Rock smiled, "If none of this is a problem for you, then I can responsibly tell you that these Groundwalkers will be the best labor you've ever seen, they are extremely load-bearing, and they can still work in harsh environments."

They can go three days without drinking water, and are very obedient, absolutely obedient to their masters, and very loyal to their owners. ” "Well, now, it's time to make an offer."

Char held a horsewhip in his hand and shook it gently.

"As I said, these earthly beasts are private property, and I can't make a price for others, so you have to negotiate this with them yourself.

Let me start by reminding you that we dwarves are stubborn, and we don't trust humans very much, so most dwarves are reluctant to trade with humans.

So" "What if I trade it for food," Char smiled.

"Maybe it's possible.

But Shogun, if I sell you one or two, it's not a problem, but if you need a lot, I'm afraid it won't work.

The code of our dwarven Graybeard King stipulates that the earth-walking beasts are important assets of the dwarven race and cannot be traded with humans.

You are a friend of our dwarves, a few, even a dozen, and I think that we dwarves have lived with you for so many days, and if we have your hospitality, maybe someone will be willing to sell it to you, but if you want to buy more, even if we do, the dwarven code will not allow it. ” "Damn, what a headache."

Char's eyes sparkled.

Obviously, the turtle began to hold back some ideas again.

After a while, Char suddenly glanced at the rock, and he came out with the most sincere tone.

"Brother Rock, can you do me a favor?"

The rock smiled, "Let's talk about what it is." ” "It's not too difficult, I need you to help me make a trip, I want you to go back to your tribe and pass on a few words to your Greybeard King, and tell him some of my proposals."

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Rock was stunned: "Proposal" "Yes."

Char cleared his throat: "You remember my words: I, the general of the Northern Garrison of the Byzantine Empire, the Duke of Noz of the Empire, and the Grand Duke of Char Thundering, greetings to the great Graybeard King, may the God of Thunder bless you."

As a garrison general in the north of the Byzantine Empire, my domain had four counties, millions of people, and tens of thousands of troops.

I am willing to start some sincere cooperation with the tribe of the dwarven Graybeard King, I know that the dwarven brothers need food, and my territory is the largest grain producing area in the Byzantine Empire, as a gesture of goodwill, I propose that we can have some grain trade in the future.

As for the price, I think it's probably going to fluctuate between that number. ” Char groaned for a moment and quoted a number, which was already twice the price of grain in the Byzantine Empire When Rock heard this number, he was immediately stunned Before Char finished speaking, the rock had already grabbed Char tightly: "General, you, what you said is really true" "Of course it's true, Lao Tzu, the general of the northern garrison is here, and my words are the supreme decree" The rock almost fainted happily on the spot Char began to get depressed.

Judging from the rock's reaction, the turtle suddenly realized if his offer was too low, and he immediately couldn't help but ask: "What is the price of the grain sold to you by the human caravan that your tribe is trading now?"

I have to say that the dwarf is still very honest after all, and he said the answer very sincerely: "After the number you quoted, add a zero." ” "I," Char scolded a few foul words.

He scolded the black hearts of those human caravans, and even more scolded himself The turtle felt remorseful in his heart, and he couldn't wait to slap himself a few times, why was he in such a hurry to quote, if he had known, as long as his offer was a little lower than that of those human black-hearted merchants, these dwarves might have begged for their own deals However, the turtle is still a turtle after all, and he is cunning, so he immediately thought of a way to make up for it.

"The price I said does not include shipping, which means that in order to trade at this price, you dwarves must bring your own team to my territory to buy it, and I am not responsible for home delivery."

Char is very righteous and stern in his supplementary explanation.

I thought to myself: at least save some shipping costs.

"Although I don't have the authority to promise you, but in my judgment, there is no problem at all" Rock was eager to kiss Char fiercely, and the dwarf said in a sincere and loud voice: "General Char, you will be the best and closest friend of our Graybeard clan" Char immediately took a step back to prevent the guy from actually hugging him.

You know, none of these dwarves are in the habit of bathing.

"However, have you forgotten something" Rock suddenly looked a little worried: "I heard that your country seems to have a law, which does not allow the emperor of your country to sell grain to our dwarves to have an imperial decree, and it is not allowed to trade grain with our dwarves, and those caravans are also secret caravans sent by some of your country's great nobles, and conduct some secret small-scale transactions with us."

But your status is different, you are an official of one side, if you openly engage in such an official direct transaction with us in your capacity as a local official, are you not afraid that the emperor of your country will punish you or the laws of your country?"

Char rolled her eyes directly.

The turtle replied arrogantly.

"The law is in Lao Tzu's territory, and Lao Tzu is the king's law."

The rock was still very worried: "But the emperor of your country, Yanjing, has made a harsh imperial decree, you are just a general, a duke, after all, you are not as big as the emperor, are you not afraid of the emperor to you" Char didn't even bother to roll his eyes this time, and his tone was very disdainful, "Emperor Che, what is that, does this kind of thing still exist in the world?"

The puppet wood has broken his promise, oh, the nine-thousand-word big chapter is on a mission, and the forty-eighty-one chapter is complete, what is that The servant standing outside the backyard breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the general come out of the backyard unharmed.