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Chapter 93 This Is My Land
"Do dragons still feel the cruelty of the human empire? If dragons can speak, they can form a society and have values. Otherwise, they can only understand simple instructions and most of the time they should still act instinctively.

Whether the things humans do is cruel or not, the giant dragons definitely don't have any feeling, because they are not humans, so they must not understand. "

Roland laughed after finishing speaking, it was a good joke.The values ​​​​of dragons are obviously different from those of humans. You can't expect an animal to understand what cruelty is.

Even many animals will attack the same kind. In their view, eating other creatures is an instinct, and there is no distinction between good and evil.

"Yeah, I don't really believe in this, but the official statement is like this. What is certain is that the last two giant dragons did abandon the Abbas family and left without the imperial city being breached. Imperial capital."

Speaking of which, His Excellency the Duke also dismissed this statement, but Baron Leon did not choose to say it out.Because such a lord duke doesn't seem to agree with His Majesty Rhodes' rule?
'It may be because the Osborne family has been inherited since the First Empire, and has been performing its duties, guarding the Northwind Fortress.And the current four royal families can only be regarded as [betrayers]. '

Looking at the Baron Leon who seemed to have something on his mind, Roland hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his doubts, "I often hear people talk about the brutality of the First Empire. The destruction of an empire?"

"I'm not too clear about this, but I heard that in order to build the Four Winds Fortress and the roads through the entire empire, too many civilians were recruited, because the empire couldn't allocate money and food, and many people died there. That huge construction is underway."

Roland:? ! ! ?
The expression above expressed Roland's mood very well. Although he could not imagine what it was like during the First Empire, he also knew that the human world must have been short of food at that time, otherwise they would not be where they are now. The location of the fortress.

Because it is necessary to organize a lot of people to transport the grain and grass to supply the army, and the people along the way eat horse chews, the supply line is really stretched too long, resulting in most of the grain and grass being eaten by the transport team.

However, if you want to transport enough food and grass for the army, you must increase the scale of logistics. Increasing the scale will increase the consumption during transportation. This is an unsolvable problem.

It can be said that the logistics have collapsed, and they only left tens of thousands of soldiers, reclaiming wasteland there and casting cities to guard against the orcs.

The pioneering territory was also established at that time, with the purpose of serving as an outpost to monitor the movements of the orcs.They did play their role, but now they are all gone.

It was the first time for Roland to hear about the Fortress of Four Winds. In his opinion, the emperor of the First Empire was extremely insecure. Otherwise, he would not have carried out such a huge project at that time, or maybe it was just a simple ecstasy?

Letting go of the thoughts in his heart for now, Roland still has more important questions, "Can dragons know magic? Is that kind of supernatural power?"

"Magic? Supernatural power? I don't know what magic is, but the word you use later is very interesting, supernatural power, I like this word.

Of course dragons have supernatural powers, they all breathe, that is, breathe fire, this is something that children know, don't you know? "

Seeing Baron Leon's disgusted expression, Roland could only continue to say helplessly, "Of course I know this, what I mean is, do they have other means? For example, if you read a word of dragon language, ice, fire, thunder and lightning will appear. s things."

Baron Leon looked at Roland with a strange look, and at the same time touched his forehead to see if his brain was burned out.Only Roland slapped it away, and then he replied:

"Some of your words are very strange, but there is no such thing as you said. I wonder how you came up with these."

In this regard, Roland could only use the legends he had heard when he was a child to deal with it, and was laughed at by Baron Leon for a while.

"My lord, is there really such a creature as a dragon?"

"Maybe there used to be, but it's been 300 years now, so it should be gone?"

Looking at the curious Vasili, although Roland said no, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart, because he didn't know how long this legendary creature could survive.

You must know that the two giant dragons left at that time, and large creatures generally grow slowly, and it may take several generations to reach adulthood alone. It may not be certain that they will not die after 300 years.

What's more, they are very likely to be one male and one female, and they may also produce offspring. "Baron Leon, do you think it is possible that those two dragons have reproduced offspring, and where are they hiding now?"

"I am not sure as well."

Although Baron Leon had also thought about this problem and asked Duke Osborne for help, because Duke Osborne stored a large number of books from the First Empire period in his study room, but no one and no books could give him a Answer.

During the chat, they had come to the entrance of the cave.

The strong wind blew towards the sea, raising a small amount of dust.

Looking at the cracked land due to long-term drought; the yellow and sparse grass, the horseshoes stepped on it and raised a slight dust. If you look closely, you will find that there are fine particles inside.

Baron Leon, who came to the Orc Prairie for the first time, and the cavalry, including the Wind Legion, all stared at the scene in front of them.

Although the edge of the coast is already at the edge of the orc prairie, this situation is still far more shocking than it sounds.

"Has the entire orc prairie turned into this?"

In Baron Leon's opinion, if it is like this on the edge of the coast, then the situation in the orc prairie will probably be even worse.

Looking at the frowning Baron Leon, Roland knew his worries and didn't choose to explain.Instead, he signaled them to follow him. After all, facts are far more convincing than words.

As they headed northwest all the way, this sign began to ease, which also made Baron Leon relieved that the situation was far from the worst.

As the dead scout said, the center of the entire orc prairie is still in a verdant state, but the desertification at the edge will be unstoppable, and they will eat up the entire orc prairie step by step.

And this time may come earlier than Duke Osborne estimated.

This matter must be reported to the Duke of Osborne immediately, and he and others must return to Osborne City immediately, waiting for a new transfer order.

When they returned to the entrance of the cave again, they only felt that the wind blowing from the cave was extremely humid.In fact, the senses amplified their feelings, because the air was too dry where they were before.

Baron Leon felt a little parched, looking at the sea in the distance, the previous question resurfaced in his mind.

"Why is this place so close to the sea, but it is the place with the most severe desertification?"

"Because the wind blows from the continent to the sea."

Roland has also considered this issue, and he also has a basic understanding. In short, it is because of the wind direction.

For rain or water vapor in the air, the source and transportation of water vapor should be considered.The pull is mainly the ocean or the larger lakes, the latter being the wind.Only when there is sufficient water vapor at the seaside, and the wind blows from the sea to the land, will water vapor or rainfall be formed.

"I didn't expect you to even observe these things, so is it possible for this wind direction to change?"

Roland's explanation made Baron Leon nod with some understanding, as he agreed with this statement.However, he also raised new questions, because it was related to the speed of desertification of the orc prairie.

But regarding this issue, which is related to the climate issue of the entire continent, Roland has never even been to the northern border, and there is no such thing as a satellite. This has already touched upon Roland’s knowledge blind spot. He smiled and said: "I won’t do this. Now it’s clear, those things before were just the wisdom of our predecessors.”

Although Baron Leon had some doubts about the wisdom of the predecessors that Roland said, he had no basis to refute.

Returning to the entrance of the cave, looking at the fortress with the first layer of walls already built, this showed that Roland had plans for the orc prairie, otherwise there would be no need for them to do so.

It's just that Baron Leon couldn't think of what they were planning for a moment. In his opinion, the land over there showed serious signs of desertification and was worthless.

In Baron Leon's opinion, the choice of fortification was very unwise. This would make them face the threat of orcs. As long as he thought of the huge number of orcs and the consequences of entering the human world from here, he would shudder.

"The Pioneer Lord Roland, I need you to answer my question seriously and sincerely."

Looking at Baron Leon who spoke formally, Roland straightened his figure, and then said: "Please ask your question, Baron Leon. I will definitely know everything."

"Why do you want to keep this passage? You should know its dangers. Don't use the landfill to perfuse me. You can dig it and make the whole passage collapse."

Roland did not think of this method at first. He was only limited by the knowledge of later generations, and only thought of using explosives to collapse it, thus ignoring other possibilities.

It was only the ocean and alien races he discovered afterwards that made him dispel this idea.

Because the ocean means that they can make sea salt to make up for the lack of funds in the territory.

As for the aliens, they can provide experience points, and killing them will not make people feel any psychological pressure. Not only can they strengthen themselves, their companions, and even the soldiers under their command, but they can also gain prestige and improve the family level.

In his view, these are a kind of wealth, which can quickly make him rise up, and are the cornerstone to ensure the safety of him and the people in the territory. Only the power in his own hands is the reliable power.

If everything can be counted on others, then the world would have been unified long ago.

It was also from then on that he gave up the idea of ​​the collapse channel.

'And one's own territory does not need others to dictate. '

Roland took a deep breath and suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, "You should know the situation in my territory. Our military-civilian ratio has exceeded 1:1. At the same time, in order to deal with the threat of orcs, this ratio will even be maintained for a long time. a period of time.

After all, I promised the Duke of Osborne that in a year's time, under his call, I could bring a total of [-] soldiers.

The best way to train a soldier is to experience war, and only a soldier who has experienced the baptism of blood can be regarded as a qualified soldier.

What I Roland said, I will definitely do.

This is a question of military resources.

And we are very short of money, we not only plan to build a city here, but also plan to build a city over there, in case foreigners block our way out.

Because the territory does not have any special products or minerals, if I want to feed the people and support the army, I can only choose to make sea salt by the sea. I need a lot of qualified soldiers to defend it, which is why I must train so many soldiers. .

Similarly, without money, we may not be able to pay soldiers’ wages in the future.Regardless, these two things complement each other.

Facing the threat of the orcs, I must improve my strength as soon as possible. No matter what, I have reasons for doing so. "

Although Roland explained his difficulties and the reasons why he had to do this, Baron Leon still said uneasy: "It's very dangerous for you to do this."

Before Baron Leon could finish speaking, Roland interrupted him, "I know the danger of doing this, and I also want to develop steadily and slowly, do you think I like doing this?

After seeing the situation in the orc prairie, I am more anxious than anyone else, why don't you talk to the orcs so that they don't invade us?Um? "

Facing Roland's words, Baron Leon was a little at a loss, but still looked at Roland stubbornly.In his mind, the orc threat was greater than anyone else.

"The orcs who face the danger of life and death must be crazy and united, but the passage here also gives us a chance, a chance for us to give the orcs a fatal blow.

They must have made complete preparations before attacking Beifeng Fortress, and it will take a long time to capture it. At this time, we set off from here and burn their food and grass.

Although this will make them even crazier, as long as they block this wave, they will only become weaker and weaker, thus establishing the victory!

You can also see the width of this hole. The terrain here determines its danger level, which is even worse than the North Wind Fortress.I can guarantee that if the orcs want to break through here, it must be no easier than breaking through the North Wind Fortress.

The important thing is that we must defend the passage over there. Of course, it is difficult, but we can still choose to retreat when we lose the enemy.

What's more, you have also seen that the barren land over there is full of "foreign races" rejected by orcs. There are no orcs there, and orcs don't look down on it.

Of course, this is just a good wish. They chose to come out because of the lack of food, and they will definitely guard against food, and maybe they don't have any chance. "

Having said that, Roland just shook his head with a wry smile. As for the idea of ​​burning the food and grass, he only just came up.That was not a good idea, he admitted, because it had little chance of being realized and would end up costing lives for nothing.

Baron Leon only felt his blood boil when he heard what Roland described earlier.

Different from Roland's realistic guess, in his opinion, although the orcs are well-defended, it is up to humans to make things happen.He believes that as long as there is a suitable opportunity, the Gale Wind Legion led by him will surely turn into a sharp knife at that time, cutting off the hope of the orcs' life.

At that time, his name must be known by the entire continent.

What Baron Leon doesn't know is that with human nature, as long as it doesn't happen to them, they don't care about those things. They only care about how much food is left at home, and whether they can pay the lord's tax and other things. .
When Roland turned towards his land, he opened his arms and said in a positive tone:

"This is my land. There are people who support me here. No one is more worried about her comfort than me. So, needless to say, I know the dangerous things better than anyone else! Everything here can only be done by I'll make the decision."

Looking at Roland with his back turned to him, Baron Leon felt a little dazed.

Indeed, no one is more worried about the comfort of their own territory than the local lord!
(End of this chapter)