Warlord: King of All Clans

(Volume 10: The heroes compete for supremacy, uh K Shen!)

On the third day after Leo returned to the river bay, the cement barge carrying the red dragon's head slowly crossed the Liuli River embankment and arrived at the river bay, towed by a steam sailboat and coastal trackers.

The heavy head of the red dragon pressed the cement barge deep into the river, and the channel upstream of Isenpol was not wide, and a cement barge with a draft that was too deep would easily run aground on a reef if not careful.

Therefore, they not only needed the traction of a steam sailing ship, but also recruited an additional two hundred young and strong people to serve as trackers.

Even so, the heavily loaded cement barge was already covered with cracks when it arrived at the river bend after various bumps and collisions.

As early as a week before they returned to the city, the Hewan newspaper put the news of the dragon-slaying battle on the front page and distributed it widely.

Almost all the people in the entire territory of Isenbol knew Leo's title of "Dragon Slayer".

The villagers on both sides of the river had learned about the fleet's itinerary early on and rushed to the shore to watch the giant dragon's head.

Some knights and their subjects in remote areas would even set out in the dark of night and walk forty or fifty miles just to catch a glimpse of the dragon's skull.

After all, in the world of the lower-class civilians, extraordinary things are rare. Even in a village close to the wilderness, if the villagers see the traces of a low-level magical beast from afar, it is enough to brag about it in front of others for the rest of their lives.

The skull of a holy dragon is something that ordinary people, let alone ordinary people, even high-level warriors who have traveled around the world would not dare to say they have seen it.

Especially at the port of Isenpol and the glazed riverbank at the river bay, there were crowds of people everywhere, cheering loudly at the sight of the giant dragon skull, and some even knelt down to worship it.

But it is not known whether they are worshipping the dragon or the dragon slayer.

As for the people of the Isenkulov family knight territory in the northeast, they don't have that much leisure time.

At the beginning of autumn, there was a gap between the old grain and the new grain. The old grain was eaten and the new grain had not yet been harvested, and many families in the territory began to suffer from famine.

This season in previous years was a good time for the people of the North to fight. Even if there was no external war, the knights could fight each other and plunder a lot of money and food to supplement their families.

Even if the defeated side loses some people, it can still save a lot of food.

But things have been different in the past two years. Under the rule of Earl Riverbend, the people in the entire Isenpol territory have almost no chance to fight.

The auxiliary corps formed by Arnold was only responsible for maintaining order on the waterway and assisting the river fleet in transporting logistics and weapons. It had no chance to fight and kill the enemy.

After half a year of expedition, their military achievements were even less than those of Xix's alien army.

The Northeast region is the most densely populated area in Isenbol, and a few acres of land alone is not enough to support a family.

In the past, if one returned home without money and food from military merit, the whole family would have to starve for two months.

However, starting this year, the people in the Northeast region have also developed a new way of survival.

During this year, a large number of young and strong civilians crossed the World Tree Avenue or the Anzeno River and went to the Northwest United Knights Territory or the Southeast United Knights Territory to apply for infrastructure workers, or simply went to the mines to mine with the kobolds.

While the people of the other three places were looking at the giant dragon's head, the young and strong men from the Northeast region pushed wheelbarrows or carried baskets on their shoulders, taking the wheat and barley grains and copper coins they earned to the potato flour shop opened by the Lord of Hewan, and exchanged them for coarse potato cakes.

One bag of barley can be exchanged for two bags of hash browns.

The coarse potato cakes are a crude product made from detoxified cassava. They contain a large amount of plant fiber. They are rough and difficult to swallow, but at least they fill you up.

By exchanging a few bags of stored food or two months' wages for a double portion of potato cakes, the whole family can get through the lean period until the wheat in the field matures.

If the migrant workers are hardworking or smart, they may even have extra money to buy a few pounds of bacon to nourish their families as they prepare to enter the busy farming season.

As for the residents of River Bend Territory, they no longer look down on potato cakes, as they are used to feed pigs.

The thin potato cakes and potato vermicelli they eat are all refined grains, the same price as barley, and they don't need to be shelled and ground into flour in the mill.

In addition to the allocated fields, many residents also planted small potatoes on the slopes and vegetable plots in front of their homes. This new crop can be used not only as a staple food, but also as a dish that can be digested by the elderly and the weak.

The giant dragon's skull and the load of spoils not only caused a sensation among the common people, but also shocked the nobles of Isenbol. They all rushed to the river bend, ready to meet their seldom-seen lord again.

Many nobles from the city of Arbroath also arrived at River Bay to congratulate the Earl of River Bay on his triumphant return, and to take the opportunity to promote their daughters.

After the Earldom of Beboos was divided, the resistance forces in Abros lost their reputation and were suddenly extinguished, and were quickly suppressed by Roman's patrol cavalry regiment.

When the dragon skull arrived at Riverbend, Leo was working while watching the dragon-slaying battle taking place in the Riverbend House.

"War Tramples!"

Strong stepped heavily on the wooden floor of the big house, and the whole hall shook. The cubs of various tribes around him were all shaken half a meter away and rolled everywhere.

Strong roared loudly, "I am a dragon! I breathe fire! I breathe fire!"

The cubs got up from the ground, grabbed toy muskets and swords, and rushed towards Strong.

After a fierce battle, the groundhog flapped its little yellow duck wings, flew to Strong's head, and stabbed Strong's horns with the wooden sword, "Silver Blade Falling! Dragon Falling Strike!"

But her actions obviously violated the pre-designed plot, and the real dragon slayer Totos was immediately unhappy, "No! You are not Leo, you are Pegasus!"

Freya flew down unwillingly, carrying Totos on her back, and sent him crookedly to the top of Strong's head.

Totos shouted, "Dragon-falling blow!"

Strong cried out, "Ah, I'm dead!"

Then he lay down on the ground.

The cubs around cheered loudly, feeling proud.

After the dragon-slaying battle, Freya quickly recruited soldiers and prepared to lead the cub army to fight a battle of revenge.

The wife of the groom in the lord's mansion raised a few geese, which have now grown up. They pecked Freya who rashly approached the stable and made her doubt her life.

How could a dignified Elf Princess and God of War of River Bay endure such humiliation?

Freya immediately assembled the cub army and prepared to fight a desperate battle with the enemy.

Unfortunately, after she followed Leo to fight for half a year, the cubs at home started to feel shy and were unwilling to go with her.

Therefore, Freya could only actively join the activities of the Big House, starting with Pegasus, gradually being promoted, and regaining real power.

Leo finally calculated the merits and spoils of war and glanced at Xikes at the small desk beside him. "Xikes, why don't you go play with them?"

Six sat upright next to Leo. Hearing this, he suppressed his envious look and said with his arms folded in disdain, "Too childish!"

Leo snickered and deliberately asked, "You didn't finish your homework, did you?"

Six immediately became depressed, drooping his ears and lying on the table with no interest in life.

General Six returned triumphantly, and the River Bay Matron was worried that she would sneak out to fight and kill again, so she assigned her a lot of homework!

The addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in the second grade of elementary school trapped the powerful Six.

While he was doing his work, Pegasus Knight Weir came in to report, "My lord, the nobles of Isenbol and Abros want to see you, two square flags, seven or eight corner flags, and several wealthy merchants in the city."

Leo refused directly, "No."

Before going on an expedition, no matter how much he resisted such nobles, he had to treat them with courtesy and patience to avoid losing the support of the people.

But now, he is the Great Earl of the North and a triumphant dragon slayer.

Such nobles should be left alone for a few days, and when all the visitors have arrived, a small banquet should be held to entertain them collectively, which would be considered as giving them enough face.