The battle was over.
Seeing how smoothly it had gone, a smile appeared on Roland's face.
"Everyone did well. Tonight, there'll be fine wine and plenty of meat. Eat your fill."
"Praise Apothecary Roland!"
"Praise the Lord!"
Roland's generous promise immediately sent the mercenaries into celebration.
Their wages were indeed quite high, but not high enough for them to afford meat at every meal.
Especially in the Sea of Ten Thousand Islands, meat was undoubtedly more expensive than grain.
Roland casually waved his hand, then began counting the Green-Haired Turtles in the cave.
However, after finishing the count, Roland frowned. There were only twenty-two Green-Haired Turtles in the cave, and there were no hatchlings among them.
"Chopper, the number of Green-Haired Turtles here is wrong. Where are the rest?"
"My lord, they may be hiding. I'll search for them immediately." At Roland's question, the smile vanished from Chopper's face. He immediately led more than a dozen mercenaries deeper into the cave.
Before long, Chopper and the others appeared before Roland, herding a group of Green-Haired Turtle hatchlings no larger than washbasins.
"My lord, the rest are all hatchlings. They're all here."
Roland's eyes lit up as he looked at the hatchlings curled into a ball on the ground, their bodies trembling and their two heads filled with fear.
Compared to adult Green-Haired Turtles, these hatchlings would undoubtedly be much easier to tame.
Even if they were sold, they would be worth more than adult Green-Haired Turtles. Even if they only reached the strength of Level 3 Magical Beasts after maturing, countless people would still be willing to become Magical Beast Knights.
Moreover, Green-Haired Turtles had excellent defensive capabilities and could play a tremendous role in battle.
However, after Chopper captured the hatchlings, the Green-Haired Turtle Leader, which had been hiding