Goddess Wanhua Mirror

And Duogen, who had finished playing prestige, was also satisfied, but after turning his head and taking two steps, he faintly sensed that something was not right just now.

He sees a lot of scumbag sub-humans like kobolds, but these weak chickens are generally unkempt, with a stench of feces, urine and fart on their bodies. This smell makes other demi-humans not want to eat themselves.

But the kobold just now was very "clean", and the black and white coat was even a little shiny, which made people very eager to get two RUAs.

"Strange, do they love cleanliness so much?"

End of this chapter

After plundering the abandoned dwarven camp, Dorgen and his men return to their hideout with the "goodies" they've found.The lizardmen of the Greyscale clan have lived in the Nanhe region for more than 200 years. They are familiar with every plant and tree here, and naturally know many hidden places that are not easy to be discovered.

The hiding place of Duo Gen and his men is located in a natural cave behind the water curtain of a waterfall. The location is very remote and it is difficult to find it.

In the past few months, although the large group of Greyscale clan migrated north to other places, Duogen couldn't let go of his hatred. His father's legacy told him not to attempt revenge in ten years, but this resentment could not be expressed, Duogen There is always a hurdle in my heart that I can't get over!

So we have to do something, and we can't let the enemies live too comfortably.

Ever since, Duogen organized more than 200 clan warriors, who have been active around the ancient city, secretly monitoring human movements.Occasionally, they will attack some lonely adventurers and take weapons and food from them.

On the way back, Duogen and his men passed by the giant dragon at one point. The huge monster flew through the air, casting a huge shadow on the ground.Duogen hurriedly led his men to hide on the spot, because they knew that this black dragon was with those hateful humans!

Fortunately, the dragon was just passing by, and Duogen, who was hiding in the shadows, even saw the other party holding two huge hanging baskets with his front paws, which were filled with many things, and seemed to be flying towards the ancient city.

Duogen had heard from his younger brother before that the black dragon was the main accomplice in the defeat of the people who stayed behind in the ancient city in the human sneak attack. Without him suddenly jumping out to add to the chaos, and the lizard people had snake slaves to help in the battle, losses would be unavoidable in the end It's terrible, but at least Lao Wo doesn't know he's being kidnapped, and his father won't die.

For this reason, Duogen also resented the giant dragon. Why did everyone want to help those soft-skinned humans even though everyone was "the same kind" with scales?

"Sooner or later, I will kill you all!"

Swearing viciously to himself, Duogen returned to the hiding place, told his subordinates to continue to keep an eye on the things in the ancient city, and then went back to his nest to take a nap.

He didn't know how long he had slept in a daze. Duogen, who was slaying a dragon in his dream, was suddenly shaken awake. When he opened his eyes, he saw the ugly face of a lizard, and then he slapped him without saying a word.

"You fuck! I'm having a good time!"

The little lizard man who was beaten covered his face, looked at his boss who was so angry that he got up, and thought to himself that it was you who said something happened, so he quickly called you up, why did he turn his face and deny him as soon as he opened his eyes? ?

But the power of the boss is there, and the younger brother dare not complain.

"Boss, Boss, there is a situation in the ancient city."

"Is there a situation? What's the situation? They finally fought?"

Regarding the effect of the Devil Umbrella, Duogen is very clear. This thing can mainly cause chaos, and can make races other than lizard people kill each other, and there is no antidote.

But those dwarves seem to have used some method to temporarily curb the effect of the Devil's Umbrella. He is not very clear about the specific method.

But the younger brother who came to report said that the direction of the ancient city suddenly became lively after nightfall. At first, the lizardmen who were watching thought that the dwarves had finally fought, but as a very special smell of food wafted, they found that the situation seemed to be Something is not quite right.

"Those dwarves... seem to be having a carnival!"

"Um!?"

The subordinate's report made Duo Gen feel that his head was full of "???".

What the hell?So many of them were poisoned, and there was no antidote, why did they suddenly get high?Did they "solve" all the poisoning?

With countless doubts, Duogen got up and ran outside.Their hiding place is not too far from the ancient city. The nimble Duogen shuttled through the luxuriant forest, and soon came to the outskirts of the ancient city, then climbed a towering tree tens of meters high, towards The dwarves' camp looked over.

I saw laughter and laughter everywhere in the huge ground camp area. Duogen still remembered that when he came to spy yesterday, the atmosphere in the camp was not as active as it is now, and he could feel oppression and tension from a long distance away.

"What's the situation? Have they found an antidote?"

Because he couldn't get close, Duogen didn't know the specific situation in the camp, but he already had some bad premonitions. Most of his revenge plan this time would end in failure.

Angry and unwilling!Dorgen wished he could draw a knife and rush up to kill all those nasty dwarves, but his only rationality told him that if he really did this, the result would be tantamount to suicide.

Don't look at Duogen's self-promotion in front of his subordinates on weekdays. The lizard people are a stronger race than humans, but he also knows that the so-called "powerful" in his mouth actually refers to the brute force of the body. But this slight advantage is easily offset by other factors.

For example, various weapons and equipment made of metal!

Dorgen still remembers a failed battle a few years ago. He led more than a dozen clan warriors in an attempt to attack a human adventurer team at night, but was accidentally noticed by the other party's night watchmen, and a big melee broke out immediately. .

That team of human adventurers only had eight people in total, less than half the number of Duogen's team, but the per capita "tin cans", especially one of the big men, was holding a long-handled mace, which was really amazing when he swung it. Let's talk about a child. If Duogen hadn't hid fast enough, he would have almost disappeared.

After this incident, while Dorgen was afraid of the mace, he also yearned for metal weapons like many other tribesmen who had suffered.But it's a pity that the lizard people don't have this technology, so they can only rely on stealing and robbing.

Realizing that his poisoning tactics had not achieved the desired effect, Duogen hesitated again and again, and finally chose to retreat.

If the opponent really got rid of the poison and returned to a full state, even if the Greyscale clan went all out, the result would be nothing more than hitting a stone with an egg.

Duogen comforted himself in his heart. They at least caused a lot of trouble for each other this trip, and they also got a lot of "metal weapons" for nothing, so strictly speaking, this wave...is not a loss!

"Hmph! Let you go first, we'll see!"

After a distance of two or three miles, Duo Gen turned his head and left with his men, preparing to return to the hiding place first, pack up his luggage and return to his lair.

Then, when Duogen and the others returned to the hiding place, a trace of bloody smell wafted in the air, making them instantly alert.

"Why is the sentinel missing?"

Sensing that something was wrong, Duogen immediately took out his weapon, and the other four lizardmen around him also alerted their surroundings.There were more than 10 lizardmen in front of the hiding place. He just went to check the situation in the ancient city. After leaving for less than [-] minutes, the cave became silent.

If it wasn't for those guys who wanted to play pranks together to scare people, they would have been killed. The strength of the attackers must not be underestimated!

"Clan, patriarch! What should I do?"

"……withdraw!"

After hesitating again and again, Duogen gritted his teeth and chose Congxin.But before they could get away with oiling the soles of their feet, there was a strange friction sound in the cave where there was only the sound of the waterfall outside the cave, as if some kind of heavy metal object was being dragged across the rock surface.

Several lizardmen looked around and saw a green "wild fire" floating from one of the branches of the cave. When the will-o'-the-wisp approached them, they realized that it turned out to be a lantern, and the one holding the lantern was a chest. Very large human woman.

The other party lowered his head, his purple front bangs covered his face, he was wearing a blood-red dress, he was holding a magic lamp in his left hand, and he was dragging a huge mace in his right hand. Contaminated with a lot of red and white slime.

Looking at this extremely horrifying scene, several lizard people were horrified. Although the woman opposite looked like she was not very strong, she exuded an astonishing evil spirit, which made them think that she was in a trance. What appeared in front of him was a terrifying monster.

At this time, the woman raised her head, revealing a face that was very beautiful by human standards, but her smile was so distorted that it made people shudder.

"Oh! Isn't this Xiao Duogen? It's really a shocking and touching reunion!"

As soon as the purple-haired woman opened her mouth, Duogen was surprised to find that the other party's voice sounded familiar. Combined with the title "Little Duogen", he suddenly thought of something, and a turbulent sea surged in his heart for a while.

"Snake, snake spirit?"

"Oh! Did you recognize me just by my voice? I'm really touched! But I don't call him a snake spirit now. The great master gave me a better name. My name is Hydera now. I must Remember it clearly!"

In front of Duo Gen, the Snake Lady who had a new name and a new body freely admitted her identity.Dorgen never expected that the snake spirit that disappeared along with the "Book of Ashes" would reappear in front of him in its current form, but this is obviously not a touching reunion, because he can clearly feel that the other party's body The killing intent was so strong that it was about to turn into a substance.

Thinking about it carefully, their Greyscale Clan really cheated their own guardian beast. If Duogen himself was backstabbed by his younger brother, he would wish he could kill the other party's family within three days, so he can understand the snake spirit's anger .

But in order to survive, Duogen can only try to plead with the other party now.

"Snake spirit, no! Lord Hydera! I know that my father has done unforgivable things to you. I tried to stop him, but he insisted on doing that. But our Grayscale Clan has already apologized for our mistakes. I paid the price, my father also died at the hands of human beings, for the sake of the friendship we have lived in harmony for hundreds of years, give us a chance... I, we can also be loyal to your master, please. !"

Driven by a strong desire to survive, Dogen keenly grasped the last ray of life he could find, that is, the "master" that the snake lady Hydera just said, but this last hope could not be sustained In a second, Hydera sneered and broke it.

"No need! My master doesn't need you useless trash lizardmen, he ordered me to come out and get rid of you."

"Why, why!?"

"Because the master said, you lizardmen can only be a threat when he needs to be a threat! Do you understand what I mean now?"

End of this chapter

As for the dwarf dungeon, the "sauna therapy" is very popular. The chief priest Wenig who is in command would never have thought that a terrible infection crisis would be ended by a feast of feasting, and he couldn't help but sigh The God of Medicine Sect is the God of Medicine Sect, and it is indeed capable of curing diseases and saving lives!

Interestingly, affected by this incident, the dwarves fell in love with kebabs and saunas. Songshu Village also started to plant spices on a large scale in the second year. With the help of the dwarves, they built a greenhouse , all just to be able to eat the delicious food you want in any season.

The lizardmen who were suspected of triggering the poisonous mushroom crisis were discovered by some dwarf patrols shortly afterwards, but without exception, they were all ugly wreckages eaten by wild beasts, and a lot of them were found piecemeal. few.

Considering that this is a virtual forest full of monsters and beasts, this is not an abnormal situation.

In any case, the crisis was resolved after all. The dwarves did not invest too much energy in this regard to explore the so-called "truth". Open the road to the dungeon before winter.

Two weeks later, Gulig, who was looking for the surrounding lords, finally returned. After learning the whole story of the incident, he expressed his heartfelt thanks to Lude for his help. In addition, he brought back good news and bad news for Lude.

The good news is that Songshu Village can finally be upgraded to a town. The promotion of the administrative level of this kind of area generally requires the local conditions to reach the corresponding level, and then apply to the directly subordinate lord.However, Songshu Village is still in the development period, and it is nominally under the direct control of the royal family, so you have to go to the capital to apply.

Fortunately, there is Lude in Pine Tree Village, and his relationship with the two surrounding lords is very harmonious, so both of them wrote letters of recommendation to Wang, praising Pine Tree Village on the northern border for its rapid development and a permanent population of several There are thousands of people, and it is located in an important transportation area. It is recommended to set up a town here.

The reason why the two lords competed to write letters of recommendation was not entirely out of good intentions, because once Songshu Village changed from a village to a town, it would no longer be a "small place".Out of the need for balance, the royal family generally would not entrust this kind of place with sufficient resources and strategic location to a powerful noble, but would most likely entrust it to a new noble.

This trick is a bit like the "offshore balance hand" of the Great Yin Brother Kingdom. For the king of this feudal country, the most ideal state of the country is that the lords are hostile to each other, but they are all loyal to the king and decide to You can't sit back and watch the lords unite in private, or someone sit down and threaten the central rule.

The lords below actually knew what the king was thinking, so as Pine Tree Village became more and more valuable, the two lords gradually understood that there was a high probability that they would not be able to eat this piece of fat, so they changed it in time. Strategies no longer insist on nominal ownership, but focus more on the coverage of influence.

For big lords like them, the "actually controlled areas" are much larger than their own fiefdoms. Some places are not owned by them in name only, but they have already controlled all aspects of the local area. There is room for operation Not small, belongs to the "Game of Thrones"!

The bad news is that by the beginning of spring tomorrow in March, the five-year tax exemption period of Pine Tree Village as a gathering place for pioneers will officially come to an end, and tax officials will come uninvited in late autumn at the end of September.

According to the kingdom's tax law, [-]% of the common people's annual income goes to the king and [-]% to the lord. "Four lords and six people" can be regarded as a benevolent government that is quite popular in this era.

But this is only the basic official tax, and the local lords who are in power can completely set up a tricky name and make some exorbitant taxes with various tricks to further squeeze the people at the bottom.Even the religious forces in some areas are not willing to be lonely, and make another wave in the name of fundraising.

For thousands of years, such a ruling model has formed a deep-rooted common sense. The people at the bottom place their hopes on the "benevolent lord" and "the gift of the gods". Few people try to resist, and no real warrior dares to shout " Princes, princes, generals, and relatives would rather have something to do with each other." Such heart-wrenching rhetoric.

But Lude doesn't actually have to worry about paying taxes, because he is a noble "religious person" and belongs to a special group that doesn't have to pay taxes.

It's not that the king doesn't know that these gods are rich, but religious forces often control the hearts of thousands of believers. If they incite the people to riot, their destructive power will be much more powerful than ordinary lords rebelling!

What Lude was really worried about was not the issue of whether to pay taxes, but the fear that a difficult and greedy aristocratic lord would come and mess up his local development plans.

In short, the troublesome things have come to an end for the time being, the dwarves continued to build their roads, Sharo and Rodriguez have also been very good at restraining the subordinates they brought, and Lude, who has been busy for a while, also has the intention Relax a little bit and give yourself a vacation.

Lu De thought about it carefully. In the past six months, he has really done a lot of things, big and small.Although he often oppresses the goddess around him, and occasionally fools ghosts, the real cruelest person is actually to himself. Lude is busy from morning to night every day, and he rarely has time to relax.

So Lude, who figured it out, decided to take a vacation for himself!

"It's decided! I'm going out to make waves!"

After making up his mind, Lu De planned to wait a few days until the few important tasks at hand were settled, and then announced to the outside world that he was going to retreat and study the Dao, and he would not see anyone before he left.Then, he took the opportunity to change his face and go out with a new identity to play with him unscrupulously for a few days.

But although he has made up his mind to go out for a walk, Lude hasn't decided where to go.

He himself didn't have any pressing desire to visit the place, he simply wanted to get away from the paperwork and go out to relax.So Lude's plan is to go west to the sea, and go to Oyster Harbor, the largest port city in the Kingdom of Duran, which is the kingdom's shipping hub and a prosperous commercial center.

It just so happens that Lude has some spare cash on hand now, so he can go there to enjoy the fun of shopping and buy some interesting things back.

At the thought of going out to play, Lu De, who seemed to have regained his childlike innocence, leaned back in his chair and conceived a travel plan.At this time, he suddenly thought that if he really went out to play, he must not be alone, and it would be great to take a few girls with him.

But there are so many girls in the family, and the temple has to keep people, so someone must stay behind. If those who stay are not voluntary, there will inevitably be complaints.If you think about it this way, it will be a little more troublesome.

Lude thought for a long time, and suddenly had a good idea.

"Well! Looks like it's time to evaluate the performance of the employees!"

End of this chapter

Lu De took a rough inventory of the "employees" around him. Except for Hume who is currently on a business trip and Romean, the dragon lady who has not been drawn into the inner circle, the rest are Aina, Shanisi, Luo Ye, and Elaine. , Hydera, and the three sisters can be included in the selection category, that is, these eight.

As for the young dragon Kangna, she certainly cannot be regarded as an employee, but if you say it is a "pet"... Lu De really didn't dare to have such a bold idea.

So if you really want to make a comparison, you must choose from the above eight.

In terms of merit alone, although the three sisters were the latest to join, they undoubtedly contributed the most.The large underground palace with a total area of ​​nearly [-] square meters under the temple is the masterpiece of the three of them, not counting the special tools.

It is no exaggeration to say that without the great assistance of the three sisters, many of the things Lude wanted to get would have remained in the blueprint stage.

But if it comes to the length of seniority, it is obviously ranked first with Lude's oldest Aina, she is the first goddess created by Lude himself!In addition, the biggest source of income for the temple also completely depends on her pair of watery eyes.If I really spent the money I earned from her tears to go out and play without bringing her with me, no matter how I thought about it, it would be too much.

Lude is planning a travel plan, and at the same time, in the large bathroom in the underground area, the girls in the temple are enjoying the newly put into use "God Made Hot Spring".Jade bodies lie horizontally in the misty warm pool, and a black and white young dragon lies on its back and floats on the water, like a cozy sea otter.

"Phew! It's great to take a bath after work!"

"Unfortunately, it would be great if we could let Romean come with me. I really don't understand, why did the master hide it from her?"

"Why else? I'm afraid she won't be able to accept it! After all, that little girl is a naive child. If you really let her know that the two senior sisters you get along day and night are the goddesses you worship, maybe she will faint. past."

In the bathroom, Shanis, who was naked, was sitting on the edge of the bath, leaning on the edge of the bath, next to Atropos, who had known each other for a short time but had a similar smell. The two had already become drinking friends in private, relying on their own The body of the goddess is fearless, while soaking in the hot spring, while pushing a cup for a change, it didn't take long for her to become a little tipsy.

At present, the three sisters have no "public identities" in the temple, and they usually stay in the basement that is getting bigger and bigger on weekdays, studying the blueprints that Lude gave them, building something they are interested in, or continuing to expand and transform .

With the continuous efforts of the three sisters, the basement first became an underground palace, and then developed into an "underground city". There are more and more facilities for various life enjoyment, and the size is quite ridiculous.

Like this super-large hot spring bath newly put into use, the gourd-shaped bath has an area of ​​thousands of square meters, and it is no problem to accommodate hundreds of people at the same time.On the day of the completion, the elder sister Atropos specially invited Lu De to come over for a miniature ribbon-cutting ceremony, and set up a big signboard saying "Goddess Bathing Center" at the door of the bathroom, which was full of flaws in Lu De's eyes.