Chapter 287 The Scoia'tael are in action
. The ice giant's attribute panel is in front of Zhuyu. Although the red dragon Kelturis's skill panel is powerful, it will not surprise Lann to the point of losing his composure.
For comparison, Kelturis' health value is lower than that of the Ice Giant, which means that it is inferior in physical strength; while the Red Dragon's mana value is higher than that of the Ice Giant, but according to the settings of the Red Dragon The dragon is not good at using magic. Lann later confirmed through questioning that the red dragon has a poor knowledge of magic. This allowed him to nip the hope of the magic turret in the cradle.
The Red Dragon's main combat method is still as a mobile bunker that can fly into the sky and breathe fire. The rich magic value only provides Kelturis with magic resistance and the ability to guide magic as a material after being hunted and decomposed into alchemical materials. As for the red dragon's own spellcasting ability, there is no need to expect it... As far as spellcasting ability is
concerned , the red dragon is not as good as Mossack or even Triss, it is just a little stronger than itself. Lan felt that this was really a waste of talent, so he ordered Saskia to serve as Kelturis' magic teacher in Cintra to help her become familiar with the use of her own chaotic energy.
Saskia readily agreed.
After Kelturis, Lann successively contracted the remaining three dragon eggs. Since the young dragons have not yet hatched, they are all useless and have no skills. Although no new talents or skills were obtained, the skill points spent were returned, and the last three dragon eggs hatched into baby dragons after a while.
At this point, Lann has obtained a red dragon with immediate combat power, four young dragons, a new [Chaos Creature] talent, matching the red dragon's [Rapid Metabolism] with the Demon Hunter's [Metabolism Enhancement], and three more. A wealth of skill points.
The growth cycle of young dragons is very long, longer than the time it takes to cultivate a warlock. Lann feels that there is no need to expect these young dragons to play any role for decades. But they were an unexpected harvest, and it was their mother that Lan was planning on anyway.
As for the remaining three skill points, Lann thought about it for a moment and was not in a hurry to add more points to himself.
He is not in a hurry to increase his power now, and most of the skills in the system are not capable of bringing him significant enhancement. It is better to save up and activate a big skill in [Second Mutation]; or contract a few more Useful followers, allowing them to bring more experience to themselves.
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"Duke Lannister!"
The ice giant returned from the distance with a slight earthquake. Vavznek rushed to greet him and asked Lan before he could stabilize his body.
"We just saw Kelturis leaving. Didn't you kill it?"
Lann shook his head regretfully: "She has wings after all. Even the ice giant can't stop her if she wants to leave."
Kelturis is definitely going to be on the battlefield. She is an important weapon that Lan uses to close the numerical gap between Cintra and Nilfgaard. But Kelturis did not have the ability to transform into a human form like Saskia. For the sake of a secret weapon, Lan could only hide her first and summon her when needed.
As for why Vavznek was kept secret - Lann felt that after letting these dwarves know, the outside world would soon know about it, so there would be no need to talk about secret weapons.
"That's really a pity. I don't know if she will come back in the future..." Vavzinek was disappointed with the result.
After failing to kill the red dragon as the Ferenc clan wished, Vavřenek refused to provide half of the clan's warriors to Cintra as previously agreed on the grounds that the red dragon might come back to harass the clan.
Lann expressed his understanding. Although he had made a promise that "the red dragon would not harass Ferenz again", it was "empty" now. And now that he has conquered the red dragon and has most of Zygrin and Fuchs, he actually doesn't care much about the support from the Ferentz clan.
But what belongs to Sintra must belong to Sintra. They were not able to "slay the dragon", but the people of Cintra did help the Ferenc clan pay off the monsters. Lan used this to negotiate with Vavzinek, and Gabo and Petritt used it to Through mediation, the number of reinforcements was finally determined, and a considerable amount of infantry support was also obtained.
From the current point of view, this is the most normal support negotiation for Lann after going through three clans.
Now that things are over, the people of Cintra no longer need to stay in the Ferenz clan. Next, they need to return to Carbon Mountain, pick up the Zyglin warriors who have gone through the procedures for trial there, and make a handover with the Great Elder. Just bring these reinforcements back home.
After returning to Cintra with this dwarf heavy infantry, they will prepare to go to war with Nilfgaard and officially prepare to regain the country. At this thought, all the people of Sintra felt hot inside even if they were standing in the snow and cold wind.
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"Duke Lannister, we have another request." Just as Lann and the others were preparing to set off, Vavznek approached Lann again.
Under the doubtful gaze of the Lion of Sintra, Vavřínek took a step back, revealing the Scoia'tael prisoners behind him and the Ferenc youth guarding them.
Vavznek explained: "We are preparing to escort these traitors to Carbon Mountain to face the trial of the Great Elder. These guards are young people in the clan and have little experience, so they want to go with Duke Lannister. Please take care of them." Take care of them."
Lann looked over and found that most of the young people responsible for escorting the Scoia'tael were the young dwarves he had brought back from the foot of the mountain.
"Are you going to Carbon Mountain?"
After listening to Lann's words, a young dwarf walked out of the queue and saluted. Lann recognized him as the young man who originally asked him to chase the red dragon and save the clan. He was the smartest among these dwarf youths, and he was also vaguely the leader among the young people at the beginning.
"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke. We have just returned to our hometown. We want to find our place in Mahakam as soon as possible and arrange our future positions and work. Taking care of these... the Scoia'tael is the beginning of our work. After that, each clan has just returned All the young people in the village will have to send representatives to meet with the Grand Elder to accept inquiries and arrangements."
Lan En understood at that moment, he showed a meaningful smile, and looked between these Ferenc youths and the Scoia'tael Party Jump back and forth. Kolgrim, who was behind Lan, looked at the team escorting the Scoia'tael and couldn't help but look sad, because he found that most of the dwarf youths they had brought back were inside.
"What's your name?"
Young Ferenc saluted again: "You can call me Bittrark, Your Majesty the Duke." "
Okay, Bittrark." Lan nodded, "Finish your job well and follow me. Join my team."
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Returning to Carbon Mountain again, even if it is not the first time, the people of Sintra are still amazed by this city that was built by hollowing out the entire mountain.
The guards of Carbon Mountain were facing the ice giant they saw for the first time. The last time they came to Cintra, they did not bring this big guy with them; and this time Lann did not move the ice giant to other places. , but just let the giant follow the team all the way back to Carbon Mountain.
The existence of the Ice Giant is no longer a secret, and Lann has no intention of concealing the existence of the big man; it just so happens that one of the purposes of Lann coming to Carbon Mountain is to build a suitable armor for the Ice Giant, so that the Ice Giant can be generously Displaying it also facilitates subsequent communication.
However, the visual impact of this ancient behemoth on Carbon Mountain was indeed too strong, and now it was difficult for Lann and his party to enter the city.
While Lan was waiting outside the city, looking up at the giant city, and wondering if two dragons and a giant could work together to take down the city, a familiar figure ran out of Carbon Mountain. .
Barclay Ayers, Colonel Mahakam who helped Lan pass the Great Elder's order and prevent the war between the Zigrin and Fuchs clans. He had a brief but pleasant exchange with Lann in the land of Davor, and he was the one to receive Lann when he returned to Carbon Mountain this time.
"Duke Lannister, you have never said that there is such an amazing thing before." Barclay raised his head high on the ground, facing the ice giant's guard and exclaimed, "I heard about what happened in Ferenz. The thing is, he drove away Kelturis, right? If you had summoned him back then, Zyglin and Fuchs would never have been able to fight!"
Lann did not answer this sentence, but just smiled and said: "I didn't reach the right place before. It’s the right time, and I’m calling him out now to try to see if I can give him a suitable armor in Mahakam.”
Barclay couldn’t help but raised his head when he heard this: “Do you want to give him a suit of armor... I’ve already I can't imagine the expressions of the Nilfgaardians... Please come in."
The gate of Carbon Mountain is very high, and the ice giant can barely pass through it while bending down. The dwarves did not keep the ice giant out of the city. The power contained in a country's capital and an outside clan are two different concepts. Even Kelturis would not dare to attack Carbon Mountain with wings, let alone Ice giant.
The ice giant can defeat the red dragon head-on, but for civilizations such as humans and dwarves, the ice giant is much easier to deal with than the red dragon. Although the dwarves were wary of the ice giants, they did not make any shameful gesture as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"You guys came back too soon. The Great Elder has not returned to Carbon Mountain yet. We have to wait until tomorrow to arrange a meeting between you and the Great Elder." Barclay explained in a low voice while leading Lan to the residence arranged for him. .
"It doesn't matter, I understand this kind of life very well. It just so happens that I can use this emptiness to deal with other things."
Lan said, turning his gaze not far away.
At the end of his sight was House, whom he had left behind in Carbon Mountain to take charge of negotiations. He had been waiting here for a long time. As soon as he saw Lan appearing, he strode forward and said, "Your Majesty the Duke." Barclay gave a few instructions out of procedural
necessity
. Tanshan left after paying attention to the matters, and then handed over the space to the pair of sworn masters and attendants.
After handing over and arranging the guards and the dwarves who followed him, Lann sat down at the table, and his attendant fetched a wine glass for him and poured wine for him.
"Tell me about it, House." Lann smelled the fragrance of Mahakam ale and motioned for House to pour himself a glass. "How was your discussion with the dwarves during this time in Carbon Mountain? You fought for us. How much equipment did you get?"
"In addition to the equipment, how much information did you get?"
A confident smile appeared on House's face.
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At night, Mahakam Dungeon.
The guards here are still talking about the scene of the Cintra people arriving during the day and praising the amazing power of the ice giants.
However, this kind of amazement towards outsiders soon stopped, and the attention of the dwarf guards quickly turned to the compatriots imprisoned in the dungeon. These new prisoners all wore squirrel tails as accessories.
"When the Zyglin people caused trouble before, I thought I had seen Colonel Barclay in his most angry state." The guard let out a long sigh, "But when he escorted you over, the expression on his face was almost Makes me think we are at war with that country."
"Children, why do you just want to imitate those elves? The Scoia'tael is a thing created by the elves to fight for gathering places. This is no secret. And we have Maha. It's a hurdle." The dwarf guard said earnestly to the Scoia'tael in the cage, "Do you know how embarrassed the Great Elder was when facing humans due to the commotion you made?" Although the Scoia'tael was imprisoned in the dungeon
, Their current faces are quite neat, and it can be seen that they are being treated well.
After hearing what the guard said, the dwarf with his beard tied into three whips retorted loudly: "We don't need to compromise with humans to gain benefits, that is humiliating! We are dwarves, and what we need should be done by ourselves with hammers and axes. Fight for it!"
"The era when dwarves ruled the continent has long passed. We should wait for the opportunity now instead of being so impulsive...Forget it, it's too late to talk to you now." The guard shook his head and stopped trying to talk to Squirrel. Party communication.
Soon, there were footsteps at the end of the road.
"Bitrelke! Are you here to visit your brothers from the same clan?" The Scoia'tael locked in the cell are all dwarf youths who left the Ferenz clan a few years ago and have not returned. The guard felt sorry for them and at the same time expressed his concern for the current Ferenz dwarves. I also understand my mood very well.
"I'm so sorry." Bitrik looked apologetically at the guard, as if he was apologizing for the trouble caused by his brother of the same race.
"What kind of bullshit is this? It's obvious... ugh!"
The guards in the dungeon were not wary of these young men from Ferenz, and were easily knocked unconscious by them at the same time. Although these dwarves returned in despair after staying in human society for a period of time, they had already learned "cunning" and "sneak attack".
Bittrek gasped for breath due to nervousness. He searched for the key from the dungeon guard with trembling hands, but failed to insert the key into the lock cylinder several times, making a futile metal collision sound.
Until two hands reached over the iron bars and grasped Bittrek's wrist. Looking up, he saw a dwarf with three braids.
"When we fight for the rights of the dwarves outside and avenge them from human society, they will understand us and know that we are just." The three-braided dwarf said with relief.
Bittrek took a few more deep breaths and gradually stabilized his hands.
Soon, the Scoia'tael members filed out of the cell. They skillfully peeled off the guards' armor and were about to put it on themselves, but they were immediately scolded by the three-braided dwarf.
"Stop! We will keep our disguises, and we will let our compatriots know what we are doing to gain their support. This is Mahakam, and we do not need to hide our identities in Mahakam!" After saying
this , the three-braided Scoia'tael dwarf turned around and asked Bitrik: "How are you ready to explain your affairs?"
(End of this chapter)