Gou is a dark elf in Warhammer

At first glance, Dacus had only one feeling, that is, danger. The ancient salamanders were extremely dangerous in such a closed environment. If they lost control, the entire workshop, the entire tunnel, and even the entire system would have problems. But after a second look, it seemed that this was not the case? Through the smoke and fire, he found that this workshop was different from the workshops he had visited before.

The whole room was empty, except for a medium-sized furnace in the middle and steel plates piled in the corner waiting to be processed. The floor, walls and ceiling were paved with firebricks. The location of the ancient fire lizard was sunken, and the steps for the fire lizard to enter and exit were on the other side of the entrance. The entrance where he was and the entrance to other workshops had safety gates, which would fall down as long as they were pulled.

In addition to these safety measures, there are some liquids in pools by the wall. He does not think these liquids are quenching agents because there is no process of dipping in fire in this workshop. They should be used for fire fighting. There are also a large number of ladders on the walls around the workshop. There are windows at the top of the ladders that only skinks can pass through.

Seeing these deployments, he could even imagine what the Skink boys would look like when something went wrong...

"Five years ago, the constellation of Kotego flickered, and they were born in Hesiota." Koptiti saw Dacus's worry and pointed to the lizard breeder next to the salamander and introduced him.

“Descendants of the Sun God?” Daxus squinted his eyes and saw that the Skin Lizard Keepers had the emblem of the Ancient Saint Kotego on their foreheads. Their crowns were also different from those of other Skin Lizards, being dark red in color.

"Yes."

"This..." Daxus didn't know how to complain. Shouldn't the sacred fire of vitality and strength be bestowed on the ancient fire lizards? What's the point of giving it to the skin lizards? Are they expecting the skin lizards to spit fire?

"They call themselves the Sun Servant. They usually live in a stuffy cave with the salamanders. The salamanders won't eat them." Koptiti kept introducing. After seeing Daquus's wandering eyes, he continued, "The Sun Servant will feed the salamanders with diluted venom from the toad's crop to keep them calm. They are here with the consent of Lord Mazdamuddi."

Daxus nodded. He had no intention of going in. He waved to the ancient fire lizard that sensed his arrival and left.

The workshop at the back is used entirely for processing.

The skink lizard craftsmen were busy operating various tools. Some used tongs to carefully pour the molten metal into the carefully prepared weapon molds, while others directed the giant lizards to prepare for casting.

"Sand casting." Daxus approached and knew what the lizards were doing at a glance.

Metal processing is divided into casting and forging. There are usually four ways of casting. The Skin Lizard has unlocked the simplest and most practical sand mold casting.

Sand casting is to put the finished part model or wooden model in the sand, and then fill the sand around the model. After the model is taken out of the box, the sand forms a casting mold. The molten metal is poured into the pouring hole. In addition, a heat dissipation hole is opened. After the molten metal cools in the casting mold, a metal product exactly the same as the model can be obtained.

This process is relatively cheap and suitable for small-batch production of large metal parts, but the casting precision is low. However, it is just right for the lizard man. He just watched quietly, watching the two giant lizards laboriously take the formed large iron lump out of the mold. Seeing this scene, he pointed his finger at the iron lump and looked at Koptiti.

"Last year, the constellation of Quetli began to burn, and thirty-six war lizards were born in Itaza's hatchery."

War lizards are a subspecies of lizards, much larger than ordinary lizards, like Kami and Nakai. They exist purely for war and are rare elite units. They have very terrifying strength and speed, and what's more terrifying is that they also have a terrifying bite ability. If they are given enough time, they can bite through the solid gate of the fortress.

That big lump of iron, coupled with a pole, becomes a heavy weapon used by the War Lizard, and its power far exceeds that of Hammer 80.

"No wonder."

This workshop is used to cast various blunt instruments, including hammers, maces, clubs, pickaxes and other heavy weapons for use by lizardmen and monitor lizards.

The process of melting the steel plates from Naggaroth into molten iron and then casting the molds contained a lot of flaws, and he couldn't say anything about it. As long as it worked, it was fine. Although it was a bit wasteful, it might be the best way at present. The Lizardmen's demand for weapons was far greater than armor. The Lizardmen didn't have armor before, and their defense depended entirely on scales. Without a handy weapon, they really couldn't do it.

As for the Skin Lizard's melee weapons, he didn't even see their shadows. According to the priority, the Skin Lizard's melee weapons should be ranked last. When the Skin Lizard boy entered the battlefield with a shield and melee weapons, what would happen?

After a while, he went to another workshop and came to the other side. Here, the temperature was significantly lower, unlike the workshop that housed the furnace and the salamanders, but it was still full of flames and heat waves. This was the workshop where the Skinks performed cold processing, that is, cold forging.

The Skink craftsmen here use sheer strength and skill to shape the cooled metal at room temperature. They concentrate their attention, and when the hammers fall, the force is precise and even, and the sound of hammer hitting metal can be clearly heard in this workshop.

Daxus saw that the Skinks' hammering rhythm was regular, and each blow was just right, neither too hard to damage the metal nor too soft to be ineffective. The metal was slowly shaped in the hands of the craftsmen, from pieces of raw steel to complex armor parts.

What attracted his attention most was a Skin Lizard craftsman standing beside a huge stone platform. He was chanting softly while holding a heavy hammer, hammering slowly but powerfully on a piece of metal.

He could feel that the metal sheet was made of a special alloy, with a silvery sheen on the surface. Every time the hammer struck, the metal sheet would make a dull sound. As the hammer fell, the metal gradually took shape, the edges were flattened, and the subtle arcs and structures gradually emerged under the craftsman's skillful hands. If he was not mistaken, this Skin Lizard Craftsman should be similar to the Vaal Priest. He could feel that when the Skin Lizard Craftsman struck, energy surged around him.

Not far away, several Skink craftsmen were polishing some parts that had already been initially shaped. Holding the Osinite Stone, they carefully adjusted every detail of the parts, striving to make the surface smooth while maintaining the solidity of the structure. Although the tools seemed simple, they were able to polish the cold-forged products to be as smooth as a mirror with their superb skills.

In the center of the workshop, a group of Skin Lizards were surrounding a metal plate that was so huge that it was prepared for some heavy equipment. Several Skin Lizard Keepers were directing the Ankylosaurs, which were turning like donkeys pulling a millstone.

Under the pull of huge force, a cold forging machine composed of a complex lever system exerts huge pressure on the metal plate through pure physical force. As the ankylosaur turns, the lever is pulled, the machine makes a low clicking sound, and the metal plate slowly bends under pressure, eventually forming a complete armor piece.

"It's OK." Dacus exclaimed. This is a workshop for processing armor. He took a look at it the last time he came. Compared with the last time, the craftsmanship this time has been significantly improved. Although it's still not great, it's better to have it than not to have it. The road to Itaza was not built in a day, so take your time.

And he can see the plan of Coptiti in the workshop, just like that classic picture, a single core is working, and other cores are watching. But once the material supply increases, these other cores will start to play a role.

"There are not enough of them, and most of the time they are idle." Koptiti relaxed his body and sighed.

"Let's deal with it first, five years?" Dacus knew what Koptiti was talking about, but he had no other choice. There were enough ships, but the iron ore output of Hag Graves was there, and the steel mill of the Nagor could not cope with the needs of the Duruchi alone, and also had to take care of the Lizardmen.

He calculated that he would stay in Lustria for two years before returning to Naggaroth, and he should be able to solve this problem in the next three years. By then, he would upgrade Hag Graef's technology, build a steel plant in Naggarond, and connect the two cities with a railway.

"I will leave here tomorrow, but I will leave eighty technicians behind. They will... communicate with you and improve the forging process. You must take good care of them." After walking and stopping, Dakus made a decision. He planned to let the Val priests communicate with the Skin Lizard craftsmen.

"I'll arrange it, I promise."

After leaving the forge and foundry, they came to another tunnel.

The next scene left Daxus speechless. He felt very strange, extremely strange, a kind of strangeness that he could not describe.

This tunnel has a long history, dating back to before the Great Invasion, but the scene inside is full of futuristic science fiction. A series of complex lens systems are inlaid on the stone walls on both sides. These lenses bring light from the outside world into the tunnel and converge the light beams together through precise arrangement to form an incredible high-temperature laser.

At this moment, the Skin Lizard craftsmen were busy working in the workshop. They all wore thick protective glasses. The lenses of the glasses reflected the light of the laser to ensure that their eyes would not be burned by the strong light.

They pushed the steel plates from Naggaroth meticulously, cutting them precisely into the predetermined shapes. Under the scorching heat of the laser, the steel plates emitted a slight hiss and flashed with hot spots. As the laser moved, the edges gradually melted, forming neat cutting lines one after another.

The steel plates are continuously cut into large and small armor plates, which are then sent to the armor processing workshop for final processing.

In another workshop, a group of Skink craftsmen were carefully engraving gold with lasers. The controllers in their hands adjusted the intensity of the laser, and the light beam fell delicately and accurately on the surface of the gold. With the slight push of the craftsmen, complex runes and patterns were engraved on the gold. The gold emitted a soft light during the laser engraving process, and the light changed as the runes took shape, as if life was surging in it.

After these gold plates are formed, they will be used in various places. The crowns of gods, solar engines, and behemoths all need these exquisitely shaped gold plates decorated with gems and crystals. This is not gold covered with copper, but real gold with extremely high purity. "Let's go." Dacus, who was a little confused, sighed. He still didn't know what to say, but it felt strange. There was still cold forging over there, but laser cutting was done here, and laser was used to carve gold. It felt like one foot stayed in the Middle Ages, and the other foot stepped into the modern era.

However, he then perfectly reproduced this abstract feeling, and here he found what he needed. He had previously studied that he should equip the Duruchi army with a disposable long-range weapon to be used when the two armies engaged in battle and against behemoths, or to put it more bluntly, to focus fire on one wave.

The last time he came, he had gone on an adventure alone with Malekith, and of course Chupakoko. During the adventure, he not only found the Yangyan Sword, but also some other useful things, such as the black cube and the stone tablet.

In addition to some prophecies and words indicating orthodoxy, the slate also contains the usage of the black cube, the introduction of Velociraptor, and matching weapons and equipment. The black cube obtained in Ashoto was given to Lord Hua-Hua, and the cube found in this adventure was given to Master Ma.

He did not ask about the Velociraptor related to Coptiti, because he knew that Coptiti would not mess around. Since so many matching weapons were produced, the number of Velociraptor should be considerable. In the end, he did not ask, and Coptiti introduced himself.

From Coptiti's introduction, he learned that the Velociraptor, a creature blessed by both the ancient saints Typok and Huangqi, had already grown in size and had begun to grow exponentially. Every year, the skin lizards blessed by the ancient saint Huangqi emerged from the hatching pool and became a regular feature of this land. The cube was more reliable than the constellation.

Today's Velociraptor riders are divided into two groups, one is an elite team and the other is an amateur team.

The elite team is made up of Skin Lizards blessed by Huang Qi, riding Velociraptors and using customized weapons, while the amateur team is made up of ordinary Skin Lizards, riding Velociraptors and using ordinary weapons.

As a subspecies of the Cold Lizard, Velociraptor not only inherited the unique cold agility of the Cold Lizard, but also showed amazing wisdom and cunning. Unlike ordinary Cold Lizards, they do not act solely on instinct, but have intelligence comparable to that of the Skink Lizard, and can cleverly use the environment and tactics to hunt prey.

They are not only simple predators, but also predators that are proficient in strategy and camouflage. They never regard themselves as low-level predators in the rainforest, but top group hunters, relying on teamwork and precise hunting techniques to ensure that every action is efficient and deadly.

Their language is unique. Unlike the complex roars or hisses of Skinks, Velociraptors communicate with each other through clicks, which are subtle and faint in the background noise of the rainforest, making them almost unnoticeable.

However, the real horror of them comes when they start to hunt. In order to stay hidden when hunting, they rarely make any sound, and even this subtle ticking sound will stop. Instead, they use the faint light on their crowns to transmit silent signals. Each flicker and change of light represents a complex command, and the group can coordinate precisely in this way to avoid alerting the enemy.

In the process of tracking prey, they show rare wisdom and cunning. They can set traps according to the terrain, using various natural barriers and obstacles in the rainforest to trap prey. They will dig deep traps and bury sharp stakes to lure prey into them. They will use objects with strong smells to cover their own breath to avoid the olfactory tracking of prey or enemies. They will even imitate the smell of prey to lure other predators into their ambushes.

Velociraptor's cunning goes far beyond this. They often use their nimble feet to move quickly, sometimes shuttling between treetops, sometimes lurking in dense bushes, waiting for the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. When they find prey, there are usually several Velociraptors quietly approaching the prey. Before the prey realizes the danger, they will distract the prey by throwing stones, making it unable to determine where the enemy comes from.

Once the prey is confused, the Velociraptor group will attack quickly, using their powerful hind legs to pounce on it. For smaller prey, they will directly pounce on it, pierce its body with sharp claws, and tear it apart. For larger targets, they will attack in a team, with one or two Velociraptors jumping on the prey's back and tearing its flesh with sharp teeth, while the others will surround the prey, gradually exhausting its physical strength and eventually knocking it down.

The elite team is further subdivided. One group uses javelins and shields. The shields are mediocre, but the javelins have incredible flight capabilities, enough to hit targets that seem out of range, and can even penetrate the target's armor. Another group holds sharp lances that can use energy to release deadly beams.

Amateur Team is just as the name suggests. These lizards cannot activate the weapons used by the elite team and can only use ordinary beggar's version of weapons, but they are still terrible killers.

No matter whether it is elite or amateur, enhanced version or beggar version, it is useful in the continent of Lustria.

Velociraptors are currently the best light cavalry of the Lizardmen. With their wisdom, speed, cunning, and unique concealment and pursuit abilities, they silently wander in the depths of the rainforest, guarding the core of the Lizardmen civilization like ghosts in the rainforest. Their appearance frightens any enemy who dares to offend them, because no one knows when a group of Velociraptors will quietly emerge from the darkness and tear the invaders to pieces.

While Koptiti was talking, Dacus picked up the javelin and started playing with it, but he didn't take the customized one, but the ordinary one. In his opinion, the ancient saint's creations were too weird, and perhaps those customized weapons could only be used by Ryan, the brilliant oracle, and he couldn't use them.

The spear thrower is made of solid wood, with runes and decorations carved on the surface, and the handle is decorated with complex feathers, which is both beautiful and provides a better grip for the user. There is a groove and fixed rod at the end of the spear thrower, which is specially designed to carry the spear, which can extend the leverage of the throw, so that the spear can fly out with extremely high speed and accuracy. He inserted a long and pointed spear into the groove of the spear thrower and gently adjusted the angle.

"The more you live, the more you go backwards, right?"

As he finished speaking, he took a deep breath, leaned forward slightly, and bent his knees slightly, his whole posture like a cheetah ready to attack. His wrist drove his arm to exert force, and at this moment, his right hand deftly clamped the index and middle fingers of the spear and gently released them, while his arm suddenly swung forward, driving the entire spear thrower to generate huge centrifugal force.

The spear was thrown out in an instant, drawing a sharp arc in the air. Due to the unique design of the spear thrower, the spear body maintained perfect stability in the air and quickly rotated towards the distant target.

The cheers from the surrounding Skinks provided him with sufficient emotional value.

After slapping his hands and accepting the cheers from the spirit lizards, Daxus picked up the javelin and began to study it. He felt that the javelin was too long and he didn't need such a long range. In actual combat, fifty meters was the limit. He didn't need his soldiers to be able to hit balls, pheasants, squirrels, etc. fifty meters away.

He only asked that the javelin be thrown out before the two armies engaged in battle, not to kill or injure, but to cause chaos. If the enemy's shield-bearing personnel were shaken by the huge force, it would be a victory, even if the shield could not be used normally because of the javelin, it was also good, in order to create as many opportunities as possible for the moment of engagement.

In addition to engaging in combat, it is also used to deal with behemoths and heavily armored targets, allowing infantry to pose a threat to behemoths. Therefore, range and accuracy are not important, what is important is the lethality and the threat to behemoths. Let the behemoth know that the infantry in front of it is not food, but hunters, and let the behemoth know that if it continues to fight, it may really die. Even at the moment of the spear attack, directly concentrate fire to kill the behemoth.

He believed that the existing spear throwers should be upgraded to be more modernized, with armor-piercing cones installed in front of the spears, and the length should be shortened, and the spear throwers should be improved so that the spears bite the front end of the spear throwers. Soldiers should be equipped with three to five spears, which should be hung on the waist with the spear throwers, and they can also be used as defensive weapons such as daggers when necessary. As for the specific tactical arrangements and spear thrower improvements, he planned to leave it to the followers of Edreze to handle.

After making the decision, Dacus left, but there was nothing to see next. Many of the tunnels were recently built, and the workshops inside were empty. Occasionally, you could see a construction team, opening up tunnels and building new workshops.

Although there was nothing, he liked it very much, and he liked the fact that Coptiti had prepared for a rainy day. The main frame had been built, and he had brought back the stone slabs, and these workshops would be filled and put into use immediately.

He and Koptiti walked down the main tunnel, and the ground beneath their feet made a slight echo, as if the underground world was responding to his arrival. The air in the tunnel gradually became moist, with a hint of seawater, and passed through a series of interception devices and carefully designed checkpoints. Obviously, these interception devices and checkpoints were designed to defend against intruders or some unknown dangers.

The last time he came here, this underground sea was like a desolate land, with darkness covering the silent water surface, and only the occasional sound of water drops breaking the silence. However, this time, when he approached, the scene before him made him stop in his tracks, and a burst of amazement passed through his heart.

The first thing that caught my eye was a pier, standing on the deep coastline. The pier was built of huge stones, each of which was polished to be extremely smooth, showing the lizardmen's obsession with details. The stone pillars stood tall, supporting a wide platform, which was covered with sturdy wooden boards. This wood had obviously been specially treated to resist erosion from the humid underground environment.

In the distance, a huge lighthouse stood on the edge of the coast, casting a warm light. The crystal on the top of the lighthouse emitted a pale yellow fluorescence, like the eyes of an ancient creature, quietly overlooking the waters.

"This place is incredible. You are an excellent manager!" Dacus narrowed his eyes and looked at the underground port, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart. Compared with the silence and darkness when he came last time, this place is now full of vitality, like a hidden fortress, full of hope and power for the future. He whispered, with a hint of respect and ridicule in his voice.

Standing aside, Koptiti showed a satisfied smile on his face, his tail swaying gently, and his scales glowed slightly under the soft light of the lighthouse. His heart was filled with pride and pride. This rising temple city was the key to the revival of the Lizardmen, and as the planner and manager of this huge project, he finally found his own value.

Here, he is not just an ordinary priest, he has become one of the founders of this city. These well-organized surfaces, mines, workshops, docks, every pile of stone, every rune carving, are the crystallization of his wisdom and hard work. Those tunnels that were once empty will become busy workshops in the near future, continuously providing resources and weapons for the Lizardmen and Duruchi.

"If you hadn't appointed me back then, I might be..."

He was grateful to Dacus, who discovered Horlot and helped Horlot's closed temple city get out of trouble. It was Dacus who appointed him as a general and made him the manager of Spicazuma. With Dacus' support and trust, he was able to boldly carry out his plan and plan this temple city according to his own ideas.

"Did an attack occur?" Daxus laughed when he heard some familiar words. After he finished laughing, he asked seriously.

"no!"

"They don't dare to come up?" Daxus sneered. He had encountered something here before. Now standing here, he had a vague feeling of being watched, as if in the darkness in the distance, a pair of eyes surfaced and stared at him. "We still need to take precautions. Don't be careless." (End of this chapter)