Lord of Hyranza

Suldak held the torch of holy light, and the torch burst into brilliant holy light in the crowd. The commemorative shield in his hand blocked a ghost-striped soldier ant from being strangled by the giant pincers, and waved the torch of holy light to light up a series of complicated magic patterns , a dazzling holy light erupted from the torch, and at the moment it hit the soldier ant's head, a huge light cluster rushed into the body of the ghost pattern soldier ant.

Numerous runes lit up on the body of the ghost pattern soldier ant, and the light in the body rushed out through the runes.

The next moment, the ghost pattern soldier ants turned into a cloud of smoke under the burning of the holy light, and was blown away by the bitter north wind.

The powerful holy aura spread out from Suldak's body, forcing the ghost-striped red ants near him to retreat, leaving a huge space with a diameter of ten meters.

The two-headed ogre was not too far away from Suldak's position. Gulitum used all his strength to smash the bone-crushing stick in his hand on the head of a ghost-patterned soldier ant. The turbid slurry burst open, he stepped on the skeleton of the ghost pattern soldier ant with one foot, and stuffed the fireball in the other hand into the mouth of the soldier ant rushing up from behind.

The exploding fireball frightened away the ghost-striped soldiers ants rushing up from behind, and the two-headed ogre strode forward to chase after him. A group of indigenous warriors followed his footsteps and rushed towards the lake, but they were caught by Sulda not far away. Ke stopped.

At this time, Samira, who was standing beside the armed Thunder Rhinoceros, held up a torch, bent down and lit the fuze at his feet.

In the next second, several sparks rushed out into the great lake with faint blue smoke.

Then there were bursts of explosions coming from the lake. These explosions were not so earth-shattering, but they caused ice and snow to splash.

The ghost-patterned soldier ants ran around in the explosion, but not many ghost-patterned soldier ants were injured by it. The cracks on the ice continued to spread outward, forming a dense blasting sound.

If someone looks down from the sky at this time, they will find that the cracks on the ice lake spread outwards along the center of the lake in a spiral shape. Although the damage to the ghost pattern soldier ants is not great, the cracks on the lake are Spreading outward rapidly, and these ice cracks are constantly expanding.

The ice layer with a thickness of two feet exploded like this, and the ghost pattern soldier ants on the ice layer fell into the frozen lake together with the burst ice.

The soldier ants were stained with lake water, and kept climbing on the floating ice. Unfortunately, they were so big that no ice block could bear the weight of a ghost pattern soldier ant. They floated up and down in the icy lake. It is unknown how many ghost pattern soldier ants fell into the ice lake.

And those ghost pattern soldier ants isolated on the south bank, relying on the constantly exploding ice lake, could only bite the bullet and charge to the army on the north bank of the ice lake, one after another giant crossbow arrows harvested the lives of the soldier ants in the chaotic scene.

It has to be said that these dark red ghost pattern soldier ants are far more ruthless than those soldier ants that broke out in the beast tide, but unfortunately they were still pierced through the body in front of the bed crossbow.

There are a large number of indigenous warriors crowded by the lake. They hold shields in their hands and slash with heavy swords in their hands. Behind them are indigenous warriors holding Paglio's spears. They swarm up and continue to squeeze these ghost-patterned soldiers Ant living space.

The entire ice surface is constantly exploding, and the soldiers and ants want to escape from the ice surface, but they have to face the stubborn resistance of the tribe warriors.

At this time, several huge rocs were circling in the sky, and the continuous and deep blasting sound could not cover up their clear calls.

In fact, the indigenous warriors only approached the ghost pattern soldier ants on the north bank to the lake, and returned to the Shiqiao camp one after another before dark. , take away the heat that their bodies do not have much.

The extremely cold night is obviously the most deadly for these soldier ants. Their joints will freeze after being wet with water. These frozen places continue to thicken, making it more and more difficult for them to move. The cold wind blows on the surface of the lake. A thick layer of ice soon formed.

Some ghost pattern soldier ants climbed ashore, also covered with thick ice, crawled hard on the snow, and finally died under the pursuit of Andrew's cavalry.

Some ghost ants simply drowned in the lake water and re-frozen together with the crushed ice in the lake.

Less than half of the ghost pattern soldier ants were able to escape from the south bank of the Great Lake back to the Dark Worm Valley, and the six giant male ants could only stand on the north bank of the Great Lake and roar angrily.

A night of cold wind re-freezes the shattered lake surface, and countless ghost pattern soldier ants like ice sculptures are buried under the thin ice layer.

In the early morning, Suldak reappeared on the south bank of the glacier lake with his army, and saw an unknown number of ghost-striped soldier ants frozen on the vast lake, and their bodies still maintained the original struggling image.

These ice cubes reflected the dazzling sunlight, causing the soldiers on the lake to squint slightly.

Since the ice was not frozen solid, Suldak forbade the soldiers to run to the lake to collect the spoils.

At this time, the allied forces of the adventure group and the mercenary group rushed out from the rear. They did not go to pick up the corpses of the soldier ants on the frozen lake. These are the trophies of Viscount Suldak and are sacred and inviolable private property. .

However, those ghost pattern soldier ants who fled to other parts of the Great Lake to freeze but not completely died became the prey that the coalition forces competed for.

Three days later, a group of indigenous warriors with spears in their hands began to walk up to the frozen lake, and began to dig through the ice surface, taking out the frozen ghost-patterned soldiers ants from the ice surface little by little.

The corpses of countless ghost pattern soldiers were transported to the Stone Bridge camp.

After this battle on the lake, the ghost pattern soldier ants completely retreated into the ant nest in the dark worm valley and refused to come out.

The good news of the victory has been sent back from the Stone Bridge Camp to Dodan Town. Suldak did not rush to the Dark Worm Valley. He just set up seven catapult carts on the north bank of the glacier lake and threw explosive barrels every day. The ant nests in the dark worm valley carry out continuous bombardment.

During the recent period, there are always countless roc birds circling in the sky...

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At the end of December, the chiefs of 25 tribes in the Invercargill Forest arrived at the Stone Bridge Camp on the south bank of the glacier lake. Seeing the chiefs of their own tribes coming to the camp, the indigenous warriors were in high spirits and dedicated their lives to the chiefs. rewards received.

Those patriarchs were sitting in Suldak's marching tent with embarrassment and embarrassment. Everyone looked at each other, but no one was willing to speak.

Suldak walked into the military tent covered in ice and snow. He kept sending warm greetings to the chiefs of the indigenous tribes. When he entered the tent, all the chiefs of the indigenous tribes stood up one after another.

Then everyone sat down, and Suldak asked them why they came. Is it necessary for these indigenous warriors in the military camp to return to their respective tribes this severe winter?

The patriarchs shook their heads, expressing that this was not the case.

The patriarch of the Dakuni tribe coughed a little unnaturally, then looked at Surdak cautiously, and said to him:

"This year, the food reserves of our tribes are not bad, enough to eat until the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, and the tribes have also started to raise yellow sheep. Speaking of these, we must also thank Lord Suldak for his strong support, so that we can survive the beast tide. It's been such an easy first winter since."

The patriarchs of other tribes nodded in agreement.

"Is that a problem with the copper mine?" Surdak asked a little strangely.

The patriarchs shook their heads again to say no.

Seeing the puzzled look on Suldak's face, the Dakuni patriarch said: "Lord Suldak, you have achieved brilliant results in the Dark Worm Valley, but please forgive us for making an unreasonable request. The most important thing is that we can no longer kill these ghost-patterned soldier ants..."

Unexpectedly, the indigenous tribe who had just been slaughtered by the beast tide was actually the lobbyist of these ghost-striped red ants.

Suldak asked even more puzzled: "Why is this? Why don't you let me continue hunting these red ants?"

"If the killing continues, it will affect the life of the rocs living on the cliffs of the Shenshan Mountain in the north. These red ants are usually the rations of those rocs." The patriarch of the Dakuni tribe explained, his voice was a bit dry.

"The number of red ants is huge, and they reproduce in large numbers every year. Once the number reaches a limit, a beast tide will break out..."

After hearing what he said, Suldak knew that these natives actually had a deeper understanding of this forest, and they just didn't talk about it usually.

The patriarch of the Dakuni tribe continued: "However, after you clean up these ghost-striped red ants on such a large scale after the beast tide, they will quickly reduce their numbers. Once they can't catch enough red ants to fill their stomachs, they will plunder Through Invercargill Forest, hunt the monsters in the forest and us."

"For us, the beast swarm only happens once every ten years. Once the birds are recognized as food that can satisfy our hunger, we may not be able to live in the hills and mountains. You know...they are the overlords who control the sky here!"

Suldak nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

Then he said: "Although this Northern Expedition was not too successful... I originally planned to occupy the Dark Insect Valley, but the strength of the ghost-striped red ants here is beyond my imagination. Now that I say it this way, I accept your wishes." Persuasion, I will gradually withdraw my troops within a week and retreat to the chain bridge camp in the mountain stream."

"In the future, it is estimated that this large-scale encirclement and suppression operation will be carried out every winter to control the number of these ghost-striped red ants..."

"In addition, the Chain Bridge camp will not be withdrawn. It will become the bridgehead of the northern border of the imperial army, and it will also become the entrance to the hunting ground in the northern part of the Bailin plane. The corps is open, and of course tribe hunters can also come here to hunt ghost-striped red ants."

He raised his head and said to Andrew and Samira who were standing at the door: "Get ready, the supply troops will leave the Stone Bridge camp first, and the cavalry battalion will be in charge of the rear..."

All the indigenous patriarchs didn't expect him to withdraw so resolutely, and they all stood up and saluted Suldak.

Chapter 934 Return to Dodan Town

Samira stood on the platform armed with Thunder Rhinoceros, looking up at the roc birds flying in the sky. She even expected these roc birds to fly lower, so that the sky strike bow in her hand would have a chance to kill them. A big bird that is always hovering in the sky.

It is said that the indigenous tribes have a certain relationship with these roc birds, at least no one in the aboriginal tribes has ever thought of hunting and killing roc birds.

They even think that these roc birds between the rock walls of Tianzhu Mountain are their guardians. When the imperial army entered the Bailin plane, the indigenous army and the roc birds jointly resisted those troops. The imperial cavalry was defeated, and the alliance army was disbanded.

The indigenous tribes were like dogs in the water. They were driven northward by the imperial cavalry from the fertile central grassland. The original indigenous tribes planned to build a natural barrier with the help of the Thorny Mountains. Vulkagil Warcraft Forest, competing with the Warcraft over there for living space.

After the coalition forces of the indigenous tribes were dispersed, the rocs also returned to the northern cliffs, but they were the veritable overlords of the air in the Bailin plane. They have always dominated the sky of the Bailin plane and migrated from Bena province. Because of these roc birds, most of the immigrants failed to open up an airport terminal on the Bailin plane.

The main reason is that these birds will always attack those magic airships, and they can split lightning bolts from their mouths. This kind of powerful lightning is just a sharp weapon to restrain the floating device, so there has never been a magic airship in the Bailin plane.

Of course, another reason why the airport terminal has not been opened is that the occupied area of ​​the Bailin plane is actually not that big.

Every native warrior has respect for these roc birds, and this idea is slowly affecting the entire army.

The army passed through the poisonous swamp, and three thousand tribal warriors crossed the chain bridge first, and then Samira led the archer brigade and finally returned to the Viscountdom of Suldak and lived in the barracks on the south slope of the canyon.

Andrew's cavalry will remain in the chain bridge camp to continue to garrison.

The combined forces of the adventure group and the mercenary group followed Suldak's army back to Invercargill Forest. Of course, some members of the adventure group chose to stay at the Chain Bridge Camp.

This northern expedition officially ended on the day Suldak crossed the chain bridge.

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The first to disband were the indigenous warriors from various tribes, and they returned to the tribe with their own trophies.

The indigenous warriors gained a lot from this battle, and almost everyone left the barracks with two magic crystals, wearing a set of imperial armor, a craftsman's epee on their waist, and a tower shield and Paglio's spear on their backs. .

These armors and weapons will be the basis for them to settle down in the Invercargill Forest, and it will also be the reason for them to continue to fight for the Horde next time.

The Archer Brigade and Cavalry Battalion under Suldak were much simpler. They only recorded their own merits in the account books. No one was foolish to receive the magic crystal at this time. Everyone was accumulating merits to exchange for some better ones. magic weapon.

It has almost become a trend in the barracks to exchange merits for magic weapons in the barracks.

Although Suldak lost a lot of bed crossbows and catapults, he has hunted more than [-] magic cores. According to past experience, it is estimated that half of the magic cores can produce complete magic crystals, which can just make up for the loss of the last battle. loss of time.

The magic spar fragments harvested can also repay the soldiers' salaries.

In addition, he also harvested the heads of two giant male ants. This kind of high-level sacrifice is more valuable, and the high-level magic core in the skull is also extraordinary.

It was only after Suldak left the chain bridge that he had a chat with the native warriors before he knew that the giant beast was called the Drone Warlord by the magicians.

In this Northern Expedition, nearly a hundred giant ghost pattern soldier ants were also hunted down. Probably this is the real purpose of Suldak's trip. He harvested nearly 300 "strength and toughness" magic patterns this time. And all of them have been packed into his magic pocket.

Suldak intends to continue to expand the cavalry battalion, but among the more than 200 soldiers who died in this battle, more than 40 of them were cavalry. The cavalry who died in the battle were all veterans, which made Suldak a little annoyed.

He also needs to pay a considerable amount of pension.

Suldak didn't stay in the canyon camp for too long, but the army rested in the camp for three days, then continued to break out and continue to move towards the copper mine.

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Suldak rushed to the copper mine, and the copper mine was still being mined in an orderly manner.

However, due to the cold weather, the labor efficiency is greatly reduced.

Suldak feels that the free market here has become more lively than two months ago, and it has even become a material transfer station. The loot, Warcraft materials, and magic herbs brought back from the Chain Bridge camp have attracted many merchants. And to.

Many caravans did not dare to venture into the front-line war zone, and could only wait here. They tried to purchase some supplies transported from the front line, some of which were even sold in the trading market of the copper mine, and some were transported back to Wilkes City In this way, you can earn the price difference inside.

There are a lot of goods sold here, and the market is also very lively. There are always some adventure groups rushing to the copper mine to pan for gold.

Merchant Malakom's Thunder Rhino Caravan is now mainly responsible for transporting tons of copper ingots produced by the copper mine. He has already transferred five nearby Thunder Rhino caravans here to transport these materials to Weiwei in turn. Alex City.

On the prosperous copper mine, some members of the adventure group also returned to the copper mine one after another.

Some indigenous warriors also followed the army back to the copper mine. They took two magic crystals and began to try to buy some food and supplies in the market.

At this time, they discovered that two magic crystals can really buy a lot of supplies.

The natives need to exchange the magic spar for some gold coins, and then exchange the gold coins for some silver coins before they can go to the free market to buy things.

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After returning to Duodan Town, Suldak found that even though it was winter, there were still some workers on some construction sites in many places. They were working hard against the north wind. Many things happened in Duodan Town these days.

A brand-new wooden house has been built along the south bank of the river, and the area where the imperial immigrants gather in the town is also being renovated, and Baron Martino is in charge of these two things.

In addition to these, the foundation of the Junior War College on the slope outside the town has been leveled out, and some pillars and ropes have even been used to completely expand the boundaries of the college, and even the stone road between the college and the town has been cleared. built.

On both sides of this stone road, some homesteads can't wait to appear. It seems that the pre-sale of Mrs. Luna's land is not bad.

At least many people in the town know that the land on both sides of this road may increase in value...

Chapter 935: Chain Bridge Hunting Ground

Today's Duodan Town has entered the lane of rapid development. The prosperous commerce in the town has driven the rapid development of the surrounding agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, and mining. The town is not only building new houses on a large scale, but also renovating old ones. residential area.

Suldak brought back a large amount of Warcraft materials from the Invercargill Forest, which once again became the goods that the merchants in Dodan Town competed for.

Merchant Malakom's Thunder Rhino Merchant Group is mainly responsible for transporting copper ingots from the copper mine, and is not very interested in the hard armor of the ghost pattern soldier ants.

The large amount of hard armor that was hunted in this Northern Expedition was brought back to Dodan Town by Suldak and piled up on the square in front of the military camp. Inquire about the specific information of these Warcraft materials with Bartra tax officer.

Some businessmen also found Aung San, an aborigine who is also considered a popular man in front of Viscount Suldak. He has a labor team of more than a thousand people in his hands, mainly to undertake various tasks in Dodan Town and the copper mine. construction project.

The Junior Warrior Academy in the town of Dodan will also be built by Aung San's labor group, and Baron Marlin Martino will be responsible for the design and production.

The entire mound has been piled up with foundation stones of various sizes, and the site looks very messy, and even looks a bit depressed after a few snowfalls.

The construction of the Junior Warrior Academy requires a large amount of stone, which is mainly supplied by the quarry in the town of Dodan, but some fine marble and statues are purchased in bulk from the art center in Wilkes City.

Unlike the Temple of the Twin Goddess, which was built quickly, the construction period of the War College took up to two years. Most of the buildings were built of rocks, and after the college was completed, it would be filled with a large number of artistic statues and reliefs.

Now the foundation of the college has been built, and dense wooden frames have been built around the mound.

Rows of exquisite wooden houses have been built in the large open space between the Warrior Academy and Dodan Town. These wooden houses have been built all the way to the south bank of the Dodan River. These wooden houses have not even been painted, and the original yellowish wood grain is exposed. Lived in the merchants who came to the town of Dodan to do business.

Surdak rode through this residential area and saw many four-wheeled carriages pulling bundles of firewood and selling them to the residents here.

Smoke billows from the chimneys of wooden houses, and you can smell the aroma of bacon and grilled fish standing on the street.

On both sides of the street, some snowmen and castles were built by children. A group of bear children stood in the castle made of snow and threw snowballs at the passers-by on the street. When they were found, they scattered into the back alley run away.