Transcendent Noble

In the afternoon, Jack and Imerson arrived at Fort Sprouts. Victor summoned them in the study.

Sweeping his eyes at the standing straight wizard, Victor leaned back in his chair and asked with a light smile: "Is the injury in your back not in the way? Why don't you ask the priest to show you."

Imerson was flattered, but nodded bowed to the wound on his back, and the corners of his mouth twitched and said, "It’s not in the way, it’s not in the way. It’s okay, you don’t have to trouble the priest."

"It’s fine if you don’t get in the way, because you will have to go to Great Swamp soon." Victor nodded, took out a hide map from the drawer, Spread out on the table, motioned for the two to get closer, and said, "Help me on the map and point out the area of ​​influence including the swamp scout."

This map uses the whole calf leather. Production, depicting the swamp terrain that has been proven by alchemy creatures. It has an area of ​​about 20,000 square kilometers. It is a narrow strip of 700 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide, which is adjacent to the western line of the skylark mountain range.

The alchemy militia Jack pointed out on the animal skin map without hesitation, "The swamp scouts are divided into three teams, each stationed in the southern fortress, with a total of more than 500 people and an activity area of ​​600 square kilometers; The second regiment stationed in the central fortress, with a total of more than 600 people, has an activity area of ​​700 square kilometers; the third regiment of the northern fortress, with a total of more than 500 people, has an activity area of ​​900 square kilometers...This is our forward base, located in the southern and central fortresses. In between, there are 6 dragon lizards, 28 ferocious wolves, 80 secret warriors, and an area of ​​over 6000 square kilometers. The half-dragon human tribes that trade with us, as well as goblin slaves, all live in this area."

Victor retracted his gaze from the map, looked up at Imerson, and asked: "What is the current number of half-dragon human tribes and goblin slaves?"

Imerson's face was embarrassed "My lord, I...I haven’t dealt with half-dragon humans for a year." Seeing Victor’s expression on his face, he quickly remedied, "My last contact with half-dragon humans is close to the number of them. 4500, the half-dragon human warrior exceeds 1600, the goblin slave is about 7000, split into three groups, the largest group has more than 5000 goblin, the remaining two have 600 and 400 goblin respectively, but they all obey half-dragon The rule of human. Now, I don’t know anymore..."

A hundred Imerson are unwilling to deal with orcs anymore, which makes him feel like he is a stranger and loses his identity as the hunting chief of the Randal Family. But he was more afraid of losing his master’s favor, and proactively said: "My lord, I can leave right away to see what they are doing now."

Victor ignored him, frowning and said: "At first half The -dragon human tribe has only more than 1,000 members. According to their reproduction speed, there are now more than 1,300 impossible warriors. Is there any problem in the middle?"

"I know this." Imerson rushed before Jack spoke. , Said: "About two years ago, a group of half-dragon humans who were defeated in the bloody battle fled from the west to the east. Some of them were annexed by our half-dragon human tribe."

Normal situation Down, half-dragon humans will not take in the same kind, unless they have their own Totem giant beast, the tribe’s territory is very large, and the food is sufficient.

Of course, the half-dragon human tribe controlled by Imerson does not have a Totem giant beast, but with the power of refining Golden Dragon lizards, they occupy a vast swamp.

Swamp dragon lizards in nature are powerful and violent creatures, with a territory ranging from 500 to 800 square kilometers. They do not serve Nine-Headed Hydra, and usually prey on half-dragon human and lizardmen. The two sides can hardly coexist. . Due to the wild intuition of the marsh dragon lizards, half-dragon human hunters are difficult to kill them, and they often take the initiative to avoid the marsh dragon lizard’s territory and try not to irritate the other side.

The golden dragon lizard has an omnivorous innate talent, and the plants in the swamp can fill their stomachs. Although the alchemy war mastiffs eat meat, their food intake is limited after all, and neither poses competitive pressure on half-dragon humans and goblins. Six golden dragon lizards and 18 alchemy war mastiffs formed three teams, patrolling the territory of 6000 square kilometers, and provided shelter for the half-dragon human tribe and goblin slaves.

Advance base, half-dragon human tribe and goblin slave have formed a wonderful symbiotic relationship. Refining Golden Dragon lizards and alchemy war mastiffs to protect the territory and expel the mighty wild beast; half-dragon human mines underwater minerals, hunts hexapod alligators, giant anacondas and giant shadow spiders, eats beast meat, hides leather and shadow spider glands The body is handed over to the advance base in exchange for metal spears and harpoons; the goblin slave contributes a large amount of natural resources to the advance base, including the seeds of Qianqu reeds, various herbs and mushrooms, and shellless clams on the premise of having a full stomach. , Capybara meat, ore, etc. But they are attached to the half-dragon human tribe, not directly controlled by the forward base. Once the number of members of the goblin tribe exceeds 5000, the goblin leader will drive some goblin out according to the order of half-dragon human. These goblins are not protected by half-dragon humans and are reduced to the rations of carnivorous wild beasts. However, the territory for patrolling by Golden Dragon lizards is too large, and the exiled goblins are still providing resources to half-dragon human in exchange for the right to stay in the territory, gradually forming two small ethnic groups.

This kind of symbiosis structure is similar to a simple small kingdom. The forward base resides at the apex of the kingdom. It controls the kingdom’s territory. Through unequal trade, it occupies a lot of resources, arms the half-dragon human tribe, and squeezes the goblins. slave and control their number. But in the eyes of half-dragon human, this is similar to a social relationship that serves Totem giant beast. Six-headed Golden Dragon lizards patrol the boundaries of the territory and act as the role of Totem giant beast.

The problem is that Golden Dragon lizards are not half-dragon human Totem giant beasts. They are not attractive to half-dragon human at all.

half-dragon human The fratricide surrounding the Nine-Headed Hydra will always affect many half-dragon human tribes. Each tribe wants to seize the opportunity and desperately to the territory of Nine-Headed Hydra Approaching, which triggers a larger-scale bloody fight-this is the bloody battle of half-dragon human.

The half-dragon human tribe advancing to the base clearly smelled the smell of bloody battle and became begin to stir, planning to leave the kingdom built by Victor to fight for their own position.

They play their brains with their kind, Victor doesn't care, the defeated will always fill their place. But who could have imagined that this group of half-dragon humans actually knew how to absorb the defeated front-line bloody battles, first strengthen their strength, and then join the bloody battle of half-dragon human and lizardmen.

The reason is actually very simple-their life is too comfortable, they have a lot of supplies, and they can raise new members.

If the half-dragon human tribe pulls all the defeated away, the structure of the small kingdom of the advancing base will completely collapse, and the goblin slave will become a terrifying problem.

Victor stood up from his chair, leaned on the map with one hand, and said angrily: "It looks like a half-dragon human blood battle broke out in Great Swamp. The half-dragon human tribe we control definitely wants Join the battle... These stupid bones are in a good territory. Don’t have to run over and lick Nine-Headed Hydra’s ass!" He paused and asked, "Jack, if I want to clean up all the goblin slaves in the swamp, do you think it used to be? Is it possible for the power to enter the base and the swamp scouts?"

The alchemy militia thought for a while, shook his head and said, "These goblin slaves have adapted to the swamp environment. Hobgoblins have wisdom, and bear goblins are dangerous. Intuition, we can inflict heavy damage on them, and there is almost no possibility of completely destroying them."

Victor pondered for a moment, and nodded: "I agree with your opinion...Then I want to know, if I order the slaughter of the goblin slave, Reduce their number and wait for the new half-dragon human to attach to us, will the surviving goblins come back?"

Jack without the slightest hesitation replied: "They will not come back on their own initiative, we You can catch some back, but other goblins will flee in all directions and breed their own tribes."

Victor nodded, facing the wizard, said happily, "Imerson, you heard it all. Half-dragon human tribe Leaving the territory, then no one will control these goblin slaves for us...Goblin slaves have a very bad habit, as long as their number and strength exceed the slave master, they will in turn enslave each other. The number of dragon lizards I have domesticated is too small, Once the half-dragon human tribe leaves, these goblin slaves will definitely have to live in nests. In order to eliminate the potential threats brought by the goblins, I have formulated three plans. First, you go to half-dragon human to talk and try to convince them Keep 1,000 members and continue to control these goblin slaves. If they refuse, I hope you will be the goblin king for a period of time and provoke them to kill each other until the defeated half-dragon human fills the vacancy...Neither plan It works, then I can only design, first concentrate the goblin slaves, and then kill them as much as possible."

Imerson pleaded with a sad face: "My lord, the first plan will definitely not work...I, I really don't want the local king of fines. ……You can simply clean up the goblin slaves, anyway, they will eventually spread."

Victo r slightly smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, I am not at all worried about the spread of goblins in Great Swamp. Even if their number increases by 20 times or 30 times, when the ant tide comes over, they will become the first defense of Centaur Hills. The barrier can weaken the scale of the ant plague and buy me more time. This move is what I learned from the murloc. So I would rather disperse them than slaughter them. That being the case, why don't these goblins continue to gather resources for me and create wealth? "

Imerson said dumbfounded: "My lord, did you make this idea at first?" "

Victor nodded, said: "In order to prevent the ant tide from entering the Centaur Hills to eat purple cane, they send hundreds of thousands of centaur warriors to cross the Great Swamp, at the other end of the swamp, eliminates the ant tide. The Zesheng race can hide in the water and never confront the ant tide. The forest people and horses moved westward, and we became the first line of defense against the ant plague. "

"We were not strong enough at the time, so I had the idea of ​​using goblins as a barrier. Why can't they get into the water? Except for the hard anti-ant tide, they have no way to go back. "

Speaking of this, he was silent for a while, and shook his head again to say with a bitter smile: "I must admit, I did a stupid thing..."

Imerson said hurriedly:" Sir, this is a brilliant idea, how could it be stupid? "

Victor sighed, said in a low voice: "If you know that the goblins once enslaved the orcs of the Land of Extreme North, severely damaged the human kingdom, killed hundreds of thousands of human soldiers, and directly led to the end of the golden age, you I don't think so... In fact, the loss of fertility in the northern wilderness of the human kingdom is caused by goblins. And those orcs who enslaved the goblins are also consciously controlling the number of goblin slaves. "

"The golden age? What is the golden age..." Imerson muttered blankly.

"I'll talk about this later. "Victor waved his hand and said, "In short, hobgoblins are very smart. If they find that they are not Ant-Man's opponents, they will turn around and attack human fortifications, which will consume our war preparations. "

Pressing the right hand on the shoulder of the wizard, Victor said in an expectant tone, "Imerson, now only you can help me make up for my mistakes... Limit the goblin slaves to this area, not let them Spread out, and when the next wave of ants arrives, Ant-Man will completely eliminate them. "

"Wish to serve the adults! "Imerson half-kneeled on the ground, said solemnly. The lord's respect allowed him to regain the feeling of being a vassal.

Victor personally lifted the wizard from the floor and said with a smile:" I don't need you. I live in the forward base of Great Swamp for a long time. You just need to come regularly and meet the hobgoblin slave. You usually live in your own manor. "

Imerson was overjoyed, rubbed his hands, thanked him, "many thanks big t-shirt." "

"in order to guard against the unexpected, I allow you to cultivate an alienated creature in Great Swamp..."

The wizard's face suddenly turned pale, Victor asked in surprise : "Why, is there a problem? Your injury is not healed yet? "

"My lord, please forgive me... Wisdom guides out of control again, I'm afraid I won't be able to live anymore. And... I'm too far away from the alienated creature, and I often use the wisdom guide to check its soul state... This wisdom guide will show the witchcraft rune. If I was caught by the church, it would be all over. "Imerson said shiveringly.

Fr. Miller is backing you up, you are worried about a fart... Victor sneered, but couldn't say it, and nodded: "Okay." , I will deploy another group of elites to assist you... You go to rest first, and you will live in the castle during this time. When the secret warrior comes over, you and Jack will visit the half-dragon human leader. "

Imerson settled, cautiously asked: "My lord, then my family..."

"I will send someone to tell your woman, you have my arrangements With his mission, he won't be able to return home this month. "

Imerson was still worried, and asked, "My lord, you won't let them remarry, will you?" "

"get lost!"

Looking at Imerson leaving the study in a panic, Victor turned his head and asked, "Jack, can the marsh scouts dispatch alchemy militias to the forward base?" "

"My lord, the swamp scout currently has 37 alchemy militias and 81 alchemy assistants, scattered in the three major fortresses. It will take at least two months to transfer them all to the forward base. "Jack replied.

"Forget it...it's useless with such a small amount of manpower. "Victor shook the head, returned to the chair, and continued: "I will go to Mercury Manor later and transfer all the homunculus types in it. You take them and Imerson to meet the leader of the half-dragon human tribe for a while, and then Place these people in the forward base. "

"As you wish, my lord. "

Victor thought for a moment, then asked, "I want to send a team across Great Swamp and enter the endless forest to detect Ant-Man's nest." How many alchemy creatures do you think this task requires? "

Jack shook his head and said, "My lord, half-dragon human. During the bloody battle, the swamp creatures move. It's best to send someone to cross the Great Swamp. If you have to go, you can choose to start this year's snow season and arrange for 10 alchemy militias to be equipped with 5 alchemy war mastiffs, 2 golden dragon lizards, and 40 golden crow crows. "

The alchemy creatures that perform the reconnaissance mission can't come back when they are sent out. This configuration is equivalent to smashing 110,000 goldsoul, and you may not even hear the sound... Victor moved the corners of his mouth, and asked with a dull expression: "How long does a half-dragon human blood battle generally last?" "

"Two to three years. "

Victor sighed, shook his head helplessly, and said to himself.

"When the time comes, look again..."