lizard lord

Chapter 109 Scale Armor (Combined)

In this evolution, the change in body size is not that big. It has grown from eight meters to ten meters. The body structure has not been optimized. It is still the standard form of reptiles, but the degree of sturdiness has increased, and it looks more powerful. .

In the previous several evolutions, his body size and weight have grown exponentially, but this time there is only a small increase. Tang Zhao thinks that he has reached a more suitable body size range. It will affect the combat effectiveness, and his size may not grow explosively in the future.

Maybe that's why the increase in the time it takes him to evolve has slowed down, since the size change isn't as big as before.

His scale armor was strengthened again, which was the first body part of his body that had been strengthened twice, and the result shocked Tang Zhao into a heavenly man.

The thickness of his scales has been reduced a bit compared to before, and the color has also faded a little, from black to dark gray, but there is a metallic luster on it, and it looks extremely dense and smooth, and the hardness will definitely not be low.

Tang Zhao experimented a little with his own minions, and he couldn't leave any marks on it with six points of effort, and even the force transmitted through the scales was very small. He suspected that the scales could even reduce the impact to a certain extent.

The difference between the front and back of his scales is like cast iron and aluminum alloy, it cannot be said that there is no difference, it can only be said that there is a huge difference, the latter is light and strong, while the former is too thick and not very superior in hardness.

The lighter scale armor is exchanged for stronger defense ability, and the combination of the two can bring Tang Zhao a huge advantage-the creature can only carry so much weight, and he can run faster if the scale armor is lighter, or he can run faster. Add some armor on his body to enhance his defense. He can get it any way he chooses.

Looking at his current appearance in front of the lake, Tang Zhao was still not satisfied with the color of his scales. After thinking about it, he changed the color of his scales back to black.

The first is that he thinks black looks better, and the second is that the surrounding creatures are used to him using black. This is his signature color, which can be regarded as an alternative brand value.

He is too clear about the thoughts of the humanoid race. Two creatures that are obviously equally dangerous, one has long been famous, and the other is an unknown little person. They will definitely value the famous one and despise the unknown one. The truth has happened many times in history.

What he wants is to try his best to make a name for himself in the surrounding humanoid world, so that he can be valued and feared, and won't be approached by some creatures who don't know what to do or what to do.

Insula's location communicates things. In his plan for the settlement, he wants to make it a trade and metallurgy hub. Let's not mention metallurgy. If you want others to come to do trade, the most basic thing is to prove One's own strength, the strength to guarantee the safety of merchants, and the strength to maintain the stability of the trade zone, so that merchants can be attracted and goods can flow normally.

Except for a small number of businessmen who made war fortunes, no one is willing to do business in the flames of war, and their property will be destroyed if they are not careful.

Under this general premise, if Tang Zhao can have more mediocre titles such as "Black Maharaja", "Black Death" and "Black Meteor", it will actually be beneficial to the entire settlement.

It is impossible for him to get a good reputation for his appearance, there is a high probability that he will get a bad reputation, and he may be misunderstood if he does a good deed. He has long been aware of it, so he doesn't care much about it.

Fame is the first priority. Whether it is notoriety is not a big problem for him. Anyway, the people who will deal with him in the future are businessmen. Most of these people are pragmatic and have their own judgment ability. Tang Zhao only needs to have a clear conscience .

The increase brought by the scales is still secondary, and what Tang Zhao finds most interesting is the so-called "primary change".

The dark green emblem classifies this ability as magic, and it is indeed magic in a broad sense, but it is not magic in a narrow sense.

Magic in a narrow sense requires the user to systematically learn the entire magic system, learning bit by bit from level 0 tricks, and it takes years and months to learn higher-level magic, which is better than a comprehensive system. This kind of magic can perform targeted spellcasting, and it can not only be used in a single aspect.

Tang Zhao's "primary change" is more similar to a natural ability, you can release it if you want, and you don't need to learn any special knowledge, but you can only cast this kind of spell.

The specific effect is very useful-he can control his size, he can shrink from a ten-meter-long behemoth to a small and medium-sized lizard less than half a meter, he can only shrink and restore, and cannot grow bigger, and his strength will also Then shrink.

Although it can't directly enhance the combat ability, the ability to control the size is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow to Tang Zhao: a large body can represent a strong combat power, but it also means bulky and inconvenient. Kobolds always have just enough to build crypts Style, with his current size, he can't get in at all. He can only walk the specially designed and opened road underground, which greatly affects his actions.

In addition, he will definitely deal with humans in Rufford, the largest city in the west of Oran in the future. There is a high probability that a ten-meter-long behemoth will be considered as a conspiracy, but if he is only half a meter long, then he will at most It would be regarded as a fairy pet like a pseudo-dragon, an ordinary commodity.

This is equivalent to giving him a halo of harmlessness to humans and animals, which is exactly what he wants. He doesn't want to raise his arms like a unicorn and call out hundreds of people to respond, as long as he is not considered a monster anymore. sad.

In the end, Tang Zhao obtained the ability to "destroy evil". This ability is more difficult to test, but you can probably guess from the name. It is probably inherited from the ability of the paladin's weapon, and it has special effects on some dark creatures.

This dark creature is not a negative term for aliens, but specifically refers to undead creatures, demons, devils and other races. Tang Zhao has not been able to contact these creatures for the time being, but it does not mean that he will not deal with them in the future. Multiple cards can It is always a good thing to use.

When Tang Zhao observed his appearance, almost all the people who were supposed to arrive had arrived - dryads, dwarves, kobolds and goblins, and Tang Zhao even saw a few old elves.

After trying his own psychic power, Tang Zhao found that he could communicate directly with the dwarves. It is estimated that his psychic power has also been enhanced after evolution. Not to mention how helpful it is for combat, at least it is more convenient for communication. Take a goblin translator with you everywhere.

【Long time no see, everyone. You just finished moulting. You all look pretty good. Can you explain the current situation to me? 】

Tang Zhao's enlarged size made the new elves feel a little worried. They had heard other residents talk about Tang Zhao's "sloughing" before, and now they have seen it.

The rest of the people were not surprised, and began to explain the current situation to Tang Zhao with ease.
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A month has passed, and generally speaking, nothing major has happened. The settlements in the valleys are being built in an orderly manner, and the settlements of the dwarves and woodland residents are occasionally harassed by some creatures, but overall there is no serious problem.

Before the evolution, Tang Zhao deliberately ran around to patrol frequently, and even drove away and even killed many creatures that showed a tendency to covet his territory, and the rest were all silent, not daring to do too much.

During this period of time, they basically collected all the kobold settlements in the north of Insula, and the number rose to nearly two thousand.They also collected some scattered goblin settlements, and now they have more than 700 goblins and hundreds of pixies.

Except for some woodland residents following Lorraine, the goblins and kobolds in the entire northern part of Insula are basically concentrated here, which can be called a force that cannot be ignored.

After the winter, although the intensity of the war between the elves and the hobgoblins has decreased, generally speaking, it is still going on. Since the settlements of Tang Zhao are willing to provide the elves with the food they need for life, there is no need for elves Paying any extra compensation, the situation on the elves side is really stretched, so another village of elves came to Tang Zhao's settlement, and the combined number of people in the two villages was 550.

There must be a lot of noteworthy things, but right now is not the time to go into details, Tang Zhao will contact and communicate with them one by one in the future.

[Everyone has worked hard, and you have done a good job. Next, don't spread your influence to the south of Insula, and deal with our internal affairs smoothly. 】

Tang Zhao's settlement needs more people, but he doesn't want the population to expand too fast, it will be too late to digest, and failure to fully integrate these populations may cause hidden dangers in the future.

As for how many people a colony in a fantasy world needs, he actually lacks a concept, so he can only say that he is taking one step at a time.

[The previous reserves were said to last for three months, how long can the current food reserves be used for? 】

Cynthia, who had been prepared for a long time, replied immediately: "Those beasts have used up a lot of food reserves. Based on the current progress, there is probably only enough for us in early January next year."

It is undoubtedly the right decision to set up a dedicated statistical team. Calculating these data in advance can save a lot of effort.

【How about crop planting?In other words, can the normal operation of the settlement be maintained by trade with humans alone. 】

"There has been news from Jacques that their winter supplies are limited, and he can mobilize even fewer supplies, so it is difficult to expand trade on a large scale. But it is not without good news. The team of Melikai who assisted the dwarves before Rangers, most of the surviving ones are now left, one is to protect the elf civilians here, and the other is to help us do something as a thank you for our acceptance of elf refugees."

[How many of them are druids? 】

Tang Zhao didn't ask about those rangers at the first time. After all, in peacetime, technicians are always more valuable than soldiers.

There were quite a few druids in their settlement before, but their ranks were not considered high, and the highest was only the second rank. They could do a little work related to plant cultivation, but they could only do a little.

"Fifteen rangers, five druid spellcasters, four of them are second-level spellcasters, and one is a third-level spellcaster. Most of the rangers will release some zero-level tricks.

They came here with the elf refugees 20 days ago, and now they have helped us improve some wild mushrooms. The mushrooms planted at the beginning are barely edible. The mushroom planting room has expanded five times compared to a month ago, and it can already Some of the population has been supported on the ground.”

To Tang Zhao's surprise, the leader of these elves is still the female elf named Elena, and she is also a third-level druid spellcaster. Now he understands why the female elf is so "elven-like proud" .

Although it is not a big deal on a large-scale battlefield, a third-tier spellcaster can already be regarded as a strong party, and can be a fief noble with certain real power in human society or hobgoblin society, controlling the territory and population in his hands.

After listening to a group of people report the situation, Tang Zhao left the river, ran to his own exclusive food storage warehouse, and started to eat wildly.

While eating, he had a hunch that this would probably be the last full meal in recent months—the beasts that Lorraine pulled over were so delicious that he ate all the hunting shares that Tang Zhao left for him Gone.

These are the last remaining parts of the food. Before the breeding industry starts to bear fruit in the future, if he wants to have enough to eat, he may have to go hunting elsewhere.

He still has a lot of things to do. After thinking about it, he chose to observe the situation in the river valley settlement first.
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In the river valley, a seemingly large-scale settlement is gradually taking shape - a solid city wall made of marble is beginning to emerge, and the treated fire-resistant iron birch city gate is wrapped in metal and reinforced with high-quality steel bars. With a layer of light golden paint, it looks solid.

They built city walls at the beginning and end of the valley along the terrain of the valley to ensure drinking water while saving construction materials and labor to the greatest extent.

In fact, if you take a closer look, you can find that these marble blocks have a layer of traces of time attached to them, and many of them have a considerable degree of wear and tear. Some of the stone blocks even have dents caused by crossbow arrows.

That's right, these are the stones removed from the dwarf fortress. Now they are not qualified to pick and choose. The quality of these marble blocks is definitely very good. It is more than enough to build their city walls. The problem of aesthetics is not at all. It doesn't matter.

In ancient times, this kind of thing was not uncommon. It is not easy to find good building materials for cutting and transporting, and it is not shabby to save money and labor.

Otherwise, they are only a few thousand people, and they are not able to build a tall city wall at all. They can build some wooden city walls, and their defense ability is far inferior to that of marble.

Seeing Tang Zhao's arrival, the bear man who guarded the gate hurriedly opened the city gate, and then Tang Zhao found that the residents working inside had gathered together, and countless pairs of eyes looked at Tang Zhao with a little excitement.

(End of this chapter)