Lord of the Scourge: Become the Demon Archduke In the Beginning

April 7, 6120 in the Norr calendar.

A convoy full of food, cloth and various living supplies was escorted by hundreds of barbarians in armor and as strong as calves, and slowly headed out of the city.

The luxury carriage in the center of the fleet uses three pure white horse-drawn carriages. On the left and right sides are the doors of the carriage. The exquisite patterns carved on them reveal elegance and dignity.

The carriage is so spacious that it can even accommodate several people lying down and sleeping.

What caught the crowd's attention the most was the flag issued by the noble elders' house on the carriage - a silver crescent moon.

Only nobles who rank above earls are allowed to use the exclusive banner of the nobles of the Silver Moon Kingdom.

Noble and rare.

Lauren half-lyed on the soft cotton cushion of the carriage, looking at the street through the glass window, with anticipation in his eyes.

After successfully subduing the barbarian yesterday afternoon, the five members of the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce quickly equipped him with all the supplies he wanted - one piece of armor per barbarian and a lot of living supplies.

After resting overnight at the Jasmine Chamber of Commerce, he didn't stay in the city any longer and left directly with the army and supplies.

The territory of Gray Eagle is waiting for the return of its owner...

Outside the glass window, the scenery of this great northern city was reflected in those dark and deep pupils as the carriage drove.

The 300-year-old streets in Decker City are old and rough, and the towering obelisk buildings on both sides are carved with reliefs about religion, majestic and sacred.

At the crossroads stands a bronze sculpture of an empty knight riding a griffin fighting, full of power.

His eyes moved, looking at the pedestrians on both sides.

The streets are almost all adventurers wearing leather armor or armor, and there are not many civilians.

The city guards patrolled the streets in sturdy armor, and stopped from time to time to enter a certain shop to check

Some adventurers who came back from outside the city held monsters in their hands and talked loudly with excitement. Some merchants immediately came out of the shop to ask for prices when they saw the monsters.

Some were covered in blood, their faces were gloomy, and their hands were empty.

What's more, carrying his partner with broken arms and legs behind his back, his face is full of sadness...

The humble beggars on both sides of the street looked at the adventurers who had captured monsters in their hands with numbness, fear and pleading in their eyes, wanting to beg for some coins or food rewards.

But those adventurers were in a hurry, and didn't bother to give alms to the beggars at all. Only some young ladies couldn't bear to see some young beggars, so they took out a few cards and put them in front of them.

Nobles, adventurers, beggars, merchants, city guards...

When Lauren saw this scene, he was inexplicably stunned...

This familiar yet strange world seemed to be opened to him only at this moment.

Tread~

The horseshoes inlaid with iron palms made a crisp sound when they stepped on the bluestone ground. The convoy, guarded by barbarians at the front and rear, passed the long street and slowly drove out of the towering city gate.

The moment Lauren saw the walls of Decker City, he instantly raised his head.

As the largest city in the northern region, Decker City has a city wall built of huge stones that is more than 40 meters high, which can be called a ravine in this world.

On the top of the city wall, there is an arrow tower more than ten meters above the city wall at a certain distance.

The ferocious siege crossbow exudes a deep cold light from the shooting holes, ready to hunt and kill the invading enemy at all times.

What is even more eye-catching is the huge monster in the sky - Griffin.

Those terrifying existences with falcon wings and the body of a lion are spreading their wings and soaring at this moment, casting shadows one after another on the ground, covering the sky and the sun.

The air cavalry has always been a sharp edge in war, and the Griffon Legion and the Golden Knights in Decker City are the biggest reason why this city has stood up for hundreds of years.

It's hard to imagine such a majestic city,

What kind of strength is needed to be captured.

This scene made Lauren yearn for it.

The Gray Eagle Territory will one day be more majestic than this city!

The convoy drove out of the city gates, leaving the walls behind.

But the convoy was not far away from the city gate when a breeze blew in. The breeze that should have been comfortable made him frown.

The smell of blood, the strong smell of blood.

Feeling something in his heart, Lauren suddenly turned his head to look at the city wall behind him.

I saw that the outside of this ravine-like city wall was smeared with a thick layer of blood, which was even exaggerated to the point that it had already turned black.

And the scratches on the city wall, like the bites of wild beasts, were extremely dense, as if a carving knife had been scratched hundreds of thousands of times on a piece of wood.

This scene gave him a strong sense of shock.

Blood polluter.

Those terrifying monsters hiding in the dimension plane will attack human cities every bloody day.

As the largest city in the north, Decker City endured the pressure of the bloody polluters' attacks every month, which outsiders could not imagine.

Soldiers in solid armor, towering arrow towers, flying griffins, all prepared for those horrors...

Fianna, you participated in the war against the Lizardman Empire.

Who is more terrifying, the lizardmen or the blood polluters attacking the city?

Lauren looked at the girl with a cold temperament beside her.

The Lizardman Empire borders the Silvermoon Kingdom. An unprecedented war broke out between the two sides a few years ago, and the parents of the predecessor were killed in that war.

lizard Man......

Fianna narrowed her eyes slightly, some dusty memories came to mind, her voice was low.

Fighting against the Lizardmen is to defend the interests of the Silvermoon Kingdom, while fighting against the blood polluters is to survive.

The two are not comparable.

After finishing speaking, he stopped talking.

That's not a memory worth digging into...

Looking at the girl's expression thoughtfully, Lauren sensed the girl's emotions, so she stopped asking.

He looked at the burly barbarian chief Yas Frost in front of the team.

If this army is entrusted to you, can it be trained within half a month?

After Fianna calmed down, she shook her head.

I'm not good at training armies, and it's you these barbarians serve.

Even if I am a platinum rank, with my barbarian character, I will never obey my orders so easily.

Their pride is engraved in their bones. This group of brutal warriors who are not afraid of death can only be made to obey if they are truly subdued.

Lauren understood.

There is no doubt that the barbarians are powerful, but how to use them well still needs a lot of effort.

The speed of the convoy is about 10 kilometers per hour, which is not fast.

The physique of humans on the main plane of Nuoer is far stronger than that of humans on Earth, so this speed can only be regarded as average.

After leaving Decker City, large tracts of wasteland began to appear.

The endless wasteland, the living environment is very harsh.

The reason why so many land-expanding lords could be attracted to reclaim the territory is that there are a large number of rare ore veins hidden in this land.

This is an indispensable precious resource, forging weapons and casting armor, and daily life is also inseparable from various gold, silver, copper and iron supplies.

So here is the battleground of various empires and tribes.

The barren scene didn't last forever.

More than ten minutes later, a stretch of farmland appeared next to a small river, and the green crops inside were blooming with pure white flowers.

Even just watching from a distance can make people feel at ease, as if they are in a sea of ​​flowers.

Is that blue heart fruit?

Lauren asked the only girl next to him who could speak.

Fianna, with a cold face, didn't want to pay attention to such a boring question, but she couldn't help but opened her mouth when she saw those curious eyes.

As a lord, you should learn the necessary knowledge of a lord.

Because of the existence of blood polluters, the main food crop on Noel's main plane is blue heart fruit.

The rhizome of the blue heart fruit is buried about one meter underground. Planting requires a lot of water resources. When it is immature, it can still grow even if the flowers and leaves are uprooted.

This is also why blood polluters attack human cities every month, but they don't cause food crop failure.

After satisfying his curiosity, Lauren smiled and said nothing.

He used to be a standard son of aristocrat, and he is very proficient in some knowledge that requires artistic attainments, such as appreciating elf paintings... But he is very at a loss about the things that only farmers need to know.

The rest of the journey was silent.

About one hundred kilometers around Decker City belonged to the actual control area of ​​Decker City. You could often see troops patrolling, and you could also see convoys dragging a large amount of goods on the road.

Territories and villages built along rivers are not uncommon, and you can often see a sea of ​​blue heart fruit flowers.

But after the team walked out of the control area of ​​Decker City, they could immediately feel that the surrounding environment became harsh.

Not only is the road getting more and more difficult to walk, but there are even many robbers around who are eyeing the convoy.

However, most of the people still had good eyesight, and immediately retreated after seeing hundreds of barbarians as strong as calves.

No one wants to clash with mountain savages—unless they are ready to die.

Not to mention that this is a convoy of a nobleman.

Lauren originally planned to let the barbarians kill these robbers to increase their level, but these enemies advance and retreat, and the guys who follow them from afar are not slippery and have no desire to fight at all.

The barbarian ran away before they got close to them. After doing this several times in a row, he was not interested in continuing to entangle with these robbers.

After dispatching the barbarian chief to patrol around with a dozen barbarians, he speeded up to the territory.

Although ordinary human bandits dare not do anything to Loren's convoy, other races don't think so.

In the endless wasteland, besides humans, there are also a large number of other races living.

The most numerous of them are the orcs. The orcs are not a race but a general term for all intelligent life with the characteristics of beasts.

Gnolls, kobolds, half-rats, boars, werewolves, tigers... etc. are all orcs.

Large and small orc tribes are scattered throughout the endless wasteland.

These savage races usually rely on hunting for a living, and they will return to their territory during the bloody day, or hide in some bottomless caves for refuge.

And if outsiders dare to step into their territory, they don't mind being hunters and robbers.

The mighty convoy is driving on the wasteland after departing from the main road of human beings, which is very eye-catching.

As a result, there was an accident soon.

After the convoy passed a creek, the barbarian chief Yas came to report with a serious face - there were a large number of kobolds around, at least more than two hundred people.

And among these kobolds, there seems to be a blood mage.

Hearing this, Lauren immediately became vigilant.

Kobolds aren't scary, but no matter how bad a spellcaster is, they shouldn't be underestimated.

Just when he was about to make an arrangement, the system prompt sounded suddenly.

Ding~ Trigger the task: Kobold's Peeping.

On the endless wasteland, there are large and small orc tribes, and the kobolds are one of them. These greedy and cowardly beings will become bloodthirsty when they gather to a certain level.

Please defeat the kobolds within three hours.

Quest Reward: Kobold Bloodline Mage's Allegiance.