lizard lord

Chapter 172 Persecution Paranoia

It is not easy to communicate with Honglin, because the other party really doesn't like talking.

The Red Scale Tribe was originally a relatively strong branch in the Kubango Swamp. The tribes that suffered heavy losses all chose to merge into the Red Scale after the war. In addition, it was the shaman of their tribe who first decided to cooperate with outsiders. It can also be regarded as preserving the fire of the Lizardmen tribe, so Red Scale has a high status among the Lizardmen, faintly the leader of the crowd.

After many discussions among the Lizardmen themselves, they have basically reached a consensus, so Honglin came to negotiate with Tang Zhao as a representative.

After quite a long negotiation, finally there is a result.

The total number of lizardmen who chose to migrate to Karak Solma with Tang Zhao is still about 500.

Tang Zhao is willing to set aside an area from Insula for the lizard people to live in. The main location is a lake with rich fish resources, which is quite suitable for living.

Correspondingly, they also need to separate their manpower, participate in military training, join patrols and escorts, and defend the security of the territory. Just like other races, they are actually merged into Karak Solma.

Of course, there are not many lizardmen tribes who are willing to accept this proposal. Most of them are small tribes with a small number of people, and they are not able to live in a good living environment with tribe members. They prefer to return to the place where they have lived for generations.

This part of the Lizardmen signed a defense alliance agreement with Tang Zhao. The content is rare and cumbersome. There are four main items.

First, when any party is under attack, the other party must support and provide maximum help.

Second, the parties conduct regular barter transactions.

Thirdly, the Lizardmen will send a small number of strong fighters to join Karak Solma's defense force and receive more systematic fighter training. The personnel will be rotated regularly, which can be regarded as helping them train fighters.

Fourth, Karak Solma will provide the Lizardmen with suitable weapons and equipment at a relatively low price, and at the same time, the Lizardmen will also try their best to support their operations in the Kubango swamp and other areas.

Highlight a mutual benefit, everyone can earn, so there is not too much quarrel.

Tang Zhao also happily prepared supplies for the lizard people who were going back to their homeland, mainly food. He gave half of the dried meat stock and most of the elven bread to the lizard people. In addition, there were many seized weapons Equipment, these things are enough for them to support for a period of time.

Overall, the conversation was pleasant, and Redscale left with satisfaction.

……

After sending off the lizardmen, the next ones came to the door were kobolds and dwarves, who came for food.

The elves and goblins don't care about this kind of thing, they live a life of gathering, fishing and hunting, but the dwarves have a farming tradition, and the large number of kobolds can only be fed by farming.

Bourne was the first to speak: "Fortunately, we put all the arable land in the river valley, and the original arable land has not been affected much. But the food is definitely not enough for us to survive this year. Considering that there are wars everywhere this year, I will I feel like I need to plan ahead.”

[Indeed, outside assistance and exchange are not considered for the time being, how is the mushroom thing? 】

"The dryad is maintaining those fungi. It has been harvested for a round. The taste is acceptable and the yield is not bad. The important thing is that this fungus can grow and harvest all year round. As long as the temperature is maintained, it is not difficult to grow deep underground. We There is still a need to expand production over the next year, so…”

[Okay, I understand, I will dig over there, and find me after preparing the materials and manpower. 】

Tang Zhao consciously spoke for the other party, which was one of the reasons why Bourne came to him.

Bourne was stunned for a moment: "Uh...you can understand, it's really a big help now that there is a real shortage of manpower. Besides, there is one more thing that needs to be discussed with you."

After finishing speaking, Toby lifted the sheepskin scroll in his arms to the table and slowly spread it out. On it was a map of Insula, and there were many unknown architectural engineering drawings on the left and right sides.

"The tunnels dug to deal with the hobgoblins, we all thought there was room for further expansion. You may know that we used to have underground transportation lines connecting the various dwarven kingdoms in the golden age, and these lines are basically useless now. Only dragons There are still active underground passages in the dwarven core area south of Blood Pass and a few dense dwarven areas.

Although this kind of channel is time-consuming and laborious, it is also very useful.Our current ability cannot restore the magnificent emerald road before, but the technology of building the passage is still lying in the heads of us old dwarves. "

Bourne hopes to build a tunnel like this under Insula, which is very convenient for transporting troops and goods, without destroying the forest above, and can avoid enemy attacks to the greatest extent.

If outside caravans come over, they just need to set up checkpoints at the entrances and exits, and then lie down and collect money. There is no need to send people to patrol and protect them. It is a beautiful thing to think about.

But it is obvious that this is a huge project, and the ultra-long underground tunnel is very difficult for modern people to do.

[It is indeed useful, as long as you think there is no problem.But I think we should focus on defensive line construction first. 】

Toby handed over another architectural drawing, which looked quite complicated, densely packed with various numbers.

It's really inappropriate to let the respected kobold elders do this job, but considering Bourne's age is almost ten times that of Toby's, it doesn't seem to be a problem.

"Of course, we also believe that defense is more important than transportation, and manpower should be put on it first. But we are still discussing how to do it. There are a lot of loopholes."

Bourne briefly explained several construction plans to Tang Zhao, each of which was larger than the other, which can be regarded as the traditional art of dwarves.

Build a pass at the Longcevas pass to completely block the hobgoblins invading east; improve the existing city defense system according to the previous plan of the Tang Dynasty; or choose a more dwarf plan to completely fortify the underground community...

Obviously he is very insecure and wants everyone, but he can only choose one thing to do with so many things.

After thinking about it, Tang Zhao decided to stick to the original plan and improve the city wall.

The pass requires too much manpower and material resources, and they have to guard against Oran behind them, and their underground community is not self-sufficient. It is useless to rely on building defenses if they are blocked, and they will be trapped to death sooner or later.Considering the city wall comprehensively, it is a little more practical.

"Understood, this matter will be finalized at the meeting later, there is no problem. But I still suggest that we use our hands on mining first. The ore and steel we got from the dwarf fortress are almost used up, and we have to think about it in the future." Method."

[No problem, do as you think.By the way, do you have anything else to say? It's rare to see your hesitation on your face. 】

It has nothing to do with keen observation, Bourne has written this mood on his face.

"I can't hide it from you," he smiled wryly, "I have another unfeeling request, can you arrange for the birds and rangers to find our lost kin? We must not be the only 500 people who rushed out of the fortress. What's more, there are many secret escape routes in the fortress, and there are quite a few people who have fled from the secret routes. If I don't look for them carefully, I will have trouble sleeping and eating."

PS. I have made up what I owed, and the number of words added is still a little short.

(End of this chapter)