lizard lord

Chapter 153 Swamp
"We have every reason to suspect that after the lizard people who believe in demons unify the surrounding areas, not only will they not stop the invading orcs, but they may even help them. In recent centuries, no one has successfully counted The number of lizardmen living in that swamp, but I can assure you, the number will not be less than [-]. At the same time, the orc god Gruumsh has always had many followers, and the advantages in numbers and physical fitness can help They make up for the disadvantages in equipment and training, even if it is a minor military operation, they can pull out thousands or more people."

Tang Zhao is also quite a headache. Judging from the current situation, if the matter in the swamp is not handled well, it will be a fatal hidden danger.

Even if they can block the joint attack of the lizardmen and the orcs, the demon lord behind it is instigated, and it is uncertain when they will be able to pull out a few upper-middle-level demons. Not only Tang Zhao himself can't deal with this kind of existence, The city wall didn't take that much into account when designing it.

If this is the case, in order to preserve his vitality, Tang Zhao may have to turn in in time. He has very few means to harm middle and high-level demons. It seems that only the runes that Bourne got from the dwarves of Dragon Blood Pass Weapons are useful.

[So, how much time do I have before the demon believers completely unify the tribes of the lizardmen? 】

Franz shrugged: "You have to understand that the information I have is limited. It is difficult for me to give you the specific time, but it will not be too long. The god of the lizard people will not care about these things. Without external help, other lizards will People are bound to lose."

Belief in demons will definitely bring some tangible short-term benefits, such as stronger spellcasting ability or stronger physique, which will give them a significant advantage over their peers.

[I understand, while there is still time, I will personally observe the situation.By the way, have you contacted those humans? 】

Franz shook his head: "I have done the relevant preparations, but until the situation on your side is confirmed, I will not do too many redundant things."

[Thank you for passing the news to the Church of Helm, there is no need to hide anything, we need their strength to defend. 】
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After Franz left, Tang Zhao called all the managers who could be present in a short time.

If what the old man said is true, there is nothing to discuss. The question now being discussed is what kind of impact it will have on Karak Solma's defense after Tang Zhao's departure.

Elena, who is in charge of the outer patrol, has the most say: "According to past experience, it takes at least two days for the hobgoblins to march from the Roncevas pass to the elf settlement, not counting the time lost due to guerrilla warfare. All things considered, we'll probably have three or four days."

These are all Elena's conservative calculations. In fact, the hobgoblin will definitely adopt a more step-by-step combat method this time, not giving the elves and goblins in the forest a chance.

It was Bourne who spoke next: "I also don't think you need to worry too much. It was difficult for Mr. Carlos to integrate into Solma's defense system. According to the plan, he had to act independently, and his stay would have little effect on the defense of the settlement. I believe our ability can be defended."

It is also true that Tang Zhao can't play much role on the city wall. The original plan is that he will be in the forest with the elves to harass the enemy's logistics and contain the opponent's troops.

To be on the safe side, Tang Chao was not included in the calculation when planning the defense.

The rest of the people also expressed that they don't have to worry, they can deal with the hobgoblins in the short term with their own abilities. As long as Tang Zhao can handle the lizardmen and orcs in the northeast, the defense of the west will not be a big problem.

The matter was settled like this: Tang Zhao set off after the meeting and went to the swamps in the northeast to deal with demon believers and possible hidden dangers of orcs.

The discussion process went smoothly and didn't take much time. Tang Zhao looked at everyone present, except for Andrea, everyone who should have arrived had already arrived.

[There are many people here, let's take this opportunity to discuss the matter of those noble children.It's okay to put it in winter, but now Insula is already in danger. If the hobgoblins launch an attack, they may directly run into those noble children. 】

Tang Zhao didn't say the latter thing, thousands or even thousands of well-equipped and well-trained soldiers met a group of dudes who were not even stragglers, and the result would only be a one-sided massacre.

The responses to these people sparked heated discussions, which can be easily categorized into three voices.

The first one thinks that these noble children should be expelled or resisted from entering the depths of the forest to avoid further complications. Anyway, with the hobgoblin’s attack as an excuse, Tang Chao can easily make those noble children suppress their dissatisfaction. I will thank Tang Zhao.

The second is to tell those noble children the truth, and sell them miserably by the way, and use them, or the power of the family behind them to defend the city. The matter is related to the devil, and it is a good opportunity for gilding. Tang Zhao believes that these noble children are behind The family has no reason to refuse.Even if they don't want to do this, as long as they can fool the noble children themselves and let them enter Karak Solma's defense, the matter will be more than half successful. They have to take into account the safety of these noble children, and they have to help if they don't want to.The noble children who are the key to the matter are obviously not difficult to fool. Both Tang Zhao and Andrea have rich experience and are confident that they can do things well.

The third is that some people think that they should be ignored, and let the hobgoblins directly kill or capture them, causing disasters to arise, and causing major conflicts between the hobgoblins and the human nobles. This will definitely arouse the anger of the royal nobles, send troops or force It is not difficult for the latter to come over and repel the enemy.At the same time, this can also directly remind the opponent: the Everlook Mountains are not impossible to pass, and the hobgoblins and orcs are planning to attack Oran, which may arouse the opponent's high vigilance.

Considering that the Church of Helm is directly related to the royal family, Tang Zhao believes that the royal family already knows about the western Oran. It's not that they can't see the potential threat of hobgoblins, but there are more important matters in the country to deal with.

For example, a demon summoned from a scroll, or a nobleman who is dissatisfied with the royal family.

After some consideration, Tang Zhao chose to support the last point of view, which is most likely to be effective, but there is also a risk that the fire may burn on their own heads, and it is not incomprehensible to be angered.

But there is no way, the second choice is to hand over the initiative to a group of humans that Tang Zhao doesn't trust, and the first one is a bit of a disagreement, so it's better to choose the most radical one.

【Maybe it's time to go to Luford again, and visit the city lord or something like that】

Tang Zhao now needs to know the attitude of the nobles in the capital, and maybe he needs to choose sides. Obviously, there is a conflict between the central faction represented by the royal family and the local faction represented by the Marquis. If the means are suitable, these energetic nobles Children can be a good target for operation.
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The area of ​​the Kubango Swamp is not small. To be honest, it is several sizes larger than Insula. It is said to be the top five swamps in the eastern part of the mainland, and there are even adult black dragons inhabiting it.

Apparently Tang Zhao didn't have the ability to fight against adult dragons, and he was a bit confused about young dragons, so he asked Franz about this before he set off, hoping to know the authenticity of the news.

Franz didn't answer directly, but only showed a mysterious smile, telling Tang Zhao to follow the guide closely, not to go too deep into the swamp, let alone venture into the territory of unknown creatures.

He said so, Tang Zhao's IQ is not a problem, even if there is no adult black dragon in the swamp, there are probably similar terrifying creatures.

It's no wonder that this place can stop the orcs. The risk of conflict with the black dragon in the swamp is extremely high. Their bodies have evolved to adapt to this environment. In addition, they have strong strength themselves. The swamp has nothing to do with the black dragon.

Now they have the intention of making a move, either because they have reached an agreement with the black dragon, or because the black dragon has left the nest or hibernated, the latter is okay, but the former is very dangerous.

Of course, Tang Zhao also expressed his worries to Franz. The other party was not sure about Yilong's specific thoughts and actions, but he assured Tang Zhao that as long as he did not offend the other party, the other party would definitely not take action in person, and the influence of the black dragon The range is limited to the Kubango Swamp and cannot extend to Insula at the foot of the Everlook Mountains.

The reason is that the black dragon doesn't like to act in front of the stage, and prefers to weave conspiracy behind the scenes to achieve its goals. It thinks that direct action will lower its own level, so it is not necessary to use force.At the same time, there are also some tricky creatures inhabiting the Yongwang Mountain Range, and the black dragon will never want to provoke each other.

Similar things, the unicorn Lorraine also vaguely mentioned, Tang Zhao thought that what he said should be true, and chose to believe that the other party should not fly to Karak Solma, and then spit out several tons of dragon breath A strong corrosive liquid that will corrode the city wall.

As for things like "weaving a conspiracy", Tang Zhao forced himself to believe it. Anyway, he has to go to the swamp where the other party lives. Scared myself.

In order to save his energy, Tang Zhao directly transported himself over by air—some super-large raptors in his previous life could grab lambs, drag them into the air and drop them, throwing the prey to death. With their strength, they could grab Tang Zhao and transport them for a certain distance. It doesn't take much effort, after all, his minimum weight is only a few kilograms.

Although the raptors living in Insula are not that big in size, they are blessed with magical power. The druid cast spells before taking off, so it is not a big problem to carry the Tang Dynasty.
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Tang Zhao was placed near the human city wall, and he wanted to take this opportunity to observe the human defense situation.

It turns out that Franz was right, shitty.

The rammed earth wall was three to four meters high, mixed with some outposts, and some soldiers gathered sparsely. Their awareness of defense was not very good. The weapons and equipment were almost at the level of militias, and the most important thing was that there were not many of them.

This kind of defense, at night, a five-person elf team can clear the entire city wall, and it will definitely be over when facing a large-scale orc.

Of course, humans have the ability to build a solid defense line. The series of fort chains and large fortresses established by the Oran people on the eastern plain are remarkable. A large number of orcs have tried to break through the defense line and plunder the human rear for years, but they have never been successful. .

Therefore, in the current situation, it can only be said that this place has been peaceful for too long, so that the local chief is not concerned about basic defense.

It is completely handed over to the legion directly under the royal family. Once the legion is transferred, the defense can only rely on the bravery of the village and the militia.

Shaking his head slightly, Tang Zhao came under the city wall, and with his long and sharp claws, he easily climbed on the nearly vertical wall. After a while, he climbed over the city wall and formally entered the Kubango swamp.

Franz said that someone would come to meet him, and indeed there was, but Tang Zhao was a little surprised by the identity of the person who came.

Thick tail, semi-erect body covered with scales, reptilian limbs and features - this is a lizard man.

There is a pendant hanging on his chest. It is the coin minted by Tang Zhao and the others with a hole punched and hung around his neck. This coin is still in the experimental stage, and the amount of coin minted is very small and it is not rumored. It is very suitable as a token. .

[Now everything makes sense. 】

Franz has a connection with the lizard people through some means, so that he can quickly learn about the internal changes of the lizard people.

Tang Zhao has already made up his mind. After this matter is resolved, he must get to the bottom of it and find out what kind of human being Franz is. Normal human beings will never have such connections.

Of course, he was abnormal enough that normal people wouldn't mess with a lizard.

Now it was night, Tang Zhao shrunk and changed color again, looking like an ordinary lizard, still hiding in the lush bushes, the other party obviously didn't see him.

Tang Chao also didn't have any ink marks on it, and enlarged it to its original size, walking slowly in front of the other party.

The lizard man was obviously taken aback at the beginning, but he quickly adjusted his mood and looked at Tang Zhao with awe-inspiring eyes.

Both are reptiles, and the two can still empathize to a certain extent. Tang Zhao used to be envious of the strong muscles of gorillas.

"Carlos, I'm called by Franz. He said that you can help us solve the problem of demon believers."

There is no honorific, the tone is flat, and the voice is hoarse. Tang Zhao has no objection to this. He has done some homework earlier. Lizardmen are such a race and will not follow human rules.

He was willing to cooperate with Franz probably because the demon believers really threatened their survival, so they had to resort to external forces.

[You can think so, lead the way, explain the situation, and I will solve the problem.Don't worry, I am very experienced in dealing with demons, and so are the orcs. In the name of the ancestor gods and the gods of nature, you just need to do what I say and provide accurate information. 】

(End of this chapter)