His highness Randall''s tone revealed an unshakable will. The heartless akar and bell ran out to play with "white bread" before. The rest had their own ideas and questions, but no one was willing to speak first. The atmosphere of the banquet was silent for a moment.
Charlotte stood up, commanded the maid with the sword and the guards to remove the remnant banquet, put out the cooking brazier, put on the charcoal fire small tea stove prepared in advance, carefully poured a cup of hot mushroom tea for everyone, and spread the sketched topographic map on the splicing wooden table.
Nelson didn''t have the habit of looking ahead and backward. Victor said he would defend in place and fight with the nearby half dragon tribe. He began to think about the strength comparison between the two sides and their respective combat conditions.
The total population of the nearby Banlong tribe is about 10000. They are divided into more than a dozen small ethnic groups, occupying a territory of about 8000 square kilometers. There are at least one ferocious half dragon leader of the gold level and more than 20 half dragon leaders of the silver level in the tribe, more than 300 ferocious half dragon warriors, about 700 ferocious half dragon warriors, and more than 6000 adult half dragon hunters.
The Banlong tribe with a population of 10000 has more than 6000 soldiers, which is not reasonable. However, the half dragon people have just experienced a bloody war, and the member structure of each tribe has been reshuffled. The old and weak half dragon people are either blood stained swamps or expelled to remote areas by their peers, while the strong cubs are adopted by the winning tribe. This will make the half dragon clan grow stronger and stronger.
This half dragon tribe can occupy a territory on the edge of the core area of the Everglades, which shows their strong strength.
In addition, the half dragon tribe domesticated more than 300 swamp snake demons as helpers. This kind of Zesheng monster is also known as petrified lizard. They are about the size of spotted tiger, have the same fierce temperament, but have a stronger physique. Although they are not agile beasts, it is said that the eyes of the snake demon have the magic of death, and anyone who looks at the snake demon will lose his life. In fact, the snake demon has the blood talent of element stagnation. Their gaze can slow down the operation of elements in the hunting object, and make the prey gradually stop thinking and become motionless, just like being petrified.
The blood ability of the snake demon is very weak. Only when ordinary people look at it for a long time can they be caught. Nevertheless, more than 300 snake demons are still a force that can not be underestimated.
These intelligence information has been confirmed by his highness Randall. Even if it is different from the actual situation of the Banlong tribe, the difference will not be too great.
It is generally believed that swamp lizards are weak and timid orcs, which is the conclusion compared with other orcs. The orc''s physique is obviously better than that of human beings. The average height of adult lizards is 1.7 meters. Their tough skin has a defense force close to skin armor. Their strength is stronger than that of ordinary adult men, and they also have more advantages in speed and physical fitness.
The swamp half dragon people inherit the weak dragon blood and are much stronger than their close relatives, which is equivalent to the difference between elite soldiers and ordinary militia.
In recent years, his highness Randall revised the description of lizard man and half dragon man in monster science as a scholar of silver white university.
In fact, half dragon people and lizard people are the same kind of orcs. Because of the bloody battle, the winner stays in the resource rich area and is close to the legendary nine headed snake lizard. Not only does his body become stronger, but his blood talent is further awakened. They are swamp half dragon people.
Humans generally move on the edge of the Everglades and encounter some lizards and people. They lost territory, lost self-confidence, were scared out of courage, and deliberately avoided human sight, which left people with the inherent impression that lizards were weak and timid.
Lizard man and half dragon man are very different, just like two different kinds of orcs.
The reason for this strange phenomenon should be related to the nine headed snake lizard, but it needs more in-depth research to obtain new knowledge.
The average height of Banlong people is more than 2 meters, and their strength is twice that of ordinary humans. Their hard skin is like a layer of scales, and they have the blood talent of underwater breathing, dynamic vision, self-healing and dormant regeneration. Half dragon hunters are especially good at hunting with spears. They can easily hit fish in the water, not to mention shooting moving targets on land. They hit 100 shots.
Nelson admits that the half dragon tribes are difficult to deal with, but they are just like that. In fact, no one here is worried that the elite of the Randall family will lose to a group of swamp reptiles.
They can''t even make a decent iron rod. The weapons used are mainly polished stone throwing spears.
The expeditionary army led by the Stormrage sword saint has 6 Golden level supernatants, 2 silver level ferocious warriors and 15 silver level swamp dragon lizards, 180 bronze level soul warriors, 55 experienced elite guards, 40 skilled craftsmen, 40 ferocious fighting dogs and 50 bear dogs. Even the sword maid who does not participate in the battle has the strength of a junior trainee knight.
Bertina may be the only one in the team who has no combat effectiveness, but his highness Randall''s expedition army is more than enough to protect a little girl.
As for the Emerson wizard, Nelson is a little uncertain about his strength. Imosen himself is mediocre in martial arts and lacks courage. He is by no means a qualified soldier, nor does he have the style of an extraordinary strong man. However, the two giant ape monsters cultivated by Emerson made Nelson feel deeply afraid.
One of the alienated giant apes is Philip II. It is 3.4 meters tall and weighs more than 4000 pounds. It is full of muscles and looks like an enlarged bear headed goblin. Its head, elbow, knee joint, chest and back all have hard armor similar to turtle shell, and two ant jaw like tusks are stretched out horizontally in its big mouth.
Even wearing silver ant man armor, Nelson never wanted to be bitten by it. The explosive power of the giant ape monster is also extremely terrible. Nelson suspects that it can compete with the violent ogre leader.
Another alienated giant ape is an agile monster, about 2.7 meters tall and weighing more than 1800 pounds. It is a combination of mountain ape, swamp snake, half dragon man, shadow spider and giant beetle. Its whole body is covered with strong horny scales, which can change color according to the change of environment. There is a sharp arthropod bone blade at the wrist, and there are two long tentacles like a giant tail at the back of its head. The hollow bone spurs at the end can cast deadly venom; It can also spit super viscous mucus to the target, and soon turn into corrosive spider silk when encountering air.
The name of this alienated great ape is Philip III.
Philip II and III were not easy to provoke. Nelson wondered if there was Philip I. The wizard imosen told him that the name of itugos, once a two headed dragon lizard, was Philip.
Nelson was silent at that time. He had seen the prestige of itugos. That kind of thing could not be divided into life levels by gold, silver and bronze.
Obviously, Philip II and III have the growth potential of the double headed dragon itugos.
With his fantastic witchcraft, Emerson''s position in the expeditionary army is still above Reverend Dane, second only to his highness Randall. Even Nelson occasionally fantasizes whether to find Emerson to transform himself.
Of course, this can only be thought about. No one is really willing to give up human identity and be enslaved by wizards.
Imosen doesn''t have any city government. He can''t understand that the nearby half dragon tribe has clearly agreed to let Randall''s expedition pass. Why does the count have to fight with the half dragon tribe?
"Sir, why should we defend the Banlong tribe in situ? I''m afraid they don''t have the courage to attack our camp." Asked imosen.
Ha ha, this guy is so stupid... Everyone here laughed and pricked their ears one by one to hear how his highness Randall explained the reason of the battle or how to scold the reckless wizard.
Victor''s mysterious dark golden eyes looked around the crowd, smiled and said: "You are all curious about my decision? Let''s say, I will not allow the ant man monster to invade my man horse hills. I intend to establish a stable logistics line for the armies of the kingdoms to pass through the swamp and reach the grassland in the West... There is my preset battlefield, and the human coalition will stop the ant man army on the grassland."
"Come and see." Victor raised the crystal lantern, lit up the map on the table and said, "my scouts have explored the nearby terrain, but this is only a small area, and other places are still blank... Small teams can pass through here, and the Legion of thousands or tens of thousands of people will not work."
"The nearby half dragon tribes are afraid of the power of the expeditionary army and agree to let us pass through their territory, but I need the half dragon to guide the Kingdom army through the Everglades. This is not something that a tribe can decide, and I don''t have the energy to persuade the half dragon tribes to cooperate with me one by one."
"Before the migration of forest centaurs, they will cross the Everglades every 15 years to stop ant invaders on the grassland in the West. Forest centaurs and swamp centaurs can reach a consensus, and we should do the same."
Victor was not ready to tell anyone about bertina''s cracking and closing the elemental Rune crystal. He also seriously considered the possibility and consequences of the failure of the plan to eliminate the queen ant.
Pastor Dane thought it was the first choice to stop the ant invaders outside the man horse hills. He looked at Emerson thoughtfully and gradually understood the idea of his highness Randall.
The beast language wizard is a key figure. He can communicate with the swamp half dragon people. However, the half dragon people tribe is closed and primitive. It is useless for the wizard to negotiate with the nearby half dragon people tribe alone, and other half dragon people tribes will not recognize their commitments.
So, what is his highness Randall going to do to reach a consensus with many half dragon tribes?
"Gentlemen, the marching route we are taking is the information provided by the family scouts, which is only suitable for a small number of elite." The young Klaus came forward and pointed to the map. He was promoted to a senior Knight by relying on the golden potion. He was well-balanced and fit, had a stable bearing, and had a convincing power to speak, "Apart from this road, we don''t know the terrain characteristics and monster distribution in other areas. If the nearby half dragon tribes fear our strength, harbor malice against us and lure us to a Jedi somewhere, it must be the worst thing."
He looked up at the wizard imosen and said in a deep voice, "Sir, the commitment of the Centaurs can not be trusted only by negotiation. We must show the strength and determination to the Centaurs and make them fear, so that they dare not think bad of us."
The young knight''s words blocked the wizard''s idea of solving the problem simply through negotiation. Imosen nodded silently and smiled a little embarrassed.
Klaus added: "The three small islands where we live are connected end to end and form horns with each other, which is especially suitable for defensive operations. As long as we set up small crossbows at the height of the island, it is difficult for the half dragon people to cause heavy casualties to the family soldiers. Therefore, the master wants to force the nearby half dragon tribes to take the initiative to attack, and we are ready to reduce our own casualties and severely teach those swamp reptiles a lesson."
Brandon was surprised and asked, "didn''t you say before that the fierce and powerful people in the half dragon tribe can predict the danger. They are afraid of their master''s power and dare not attack us?"
"Hey, hey, I don''t know." Klaus smiled and said boldly, "the master must have a way to let the half dragon tribe take the initiative to die."
"I can''t let the half dragon die." Victor smiled and said, "if we stay in their territory and don''t go away, how can they not drive us away? Is there enough resources here to support 15 swamp dragon lizards and hundreds of outsiders?"
Then he said solemnly: "The half dragon people have no king. The tribes that serve the same Hydra lizard must have some kind of covenant connection. Otherwise, how did the forest people and horses reach a tacit understanding with the swamp half dragon people? We don''t take the initiative to attack and adopt the strategy of passive defense, which is itself a negotiating posture. At least, those far away half dragon tribes have no conflict of interest with us, and they won''t fight for the sake of the nearby Our half dragon compatriots fight to the end with us, and will only send a small number of soldiers to assist their allies. When they find that they can''t expel outsiders by force, we can formally negotiate with the representatives of each half dragon tribe. Ant man monsters are the common enemy of us and swamp aborigines, and I believe they will make the right choice. "
Victor''s eyes became sharp, but his smile was still elegant: "if the half dragon leader is stupid enough to distinguish the situation, it''s not difficult for us to break out, but I''ll teach them a terrible lesson."
"Your Highness is wise." Reverend Dane flattered heartily.
Victor looked around at his followers, his eyes fell on Klaus and nodded: "this defense war is under your command. Let me first explain that the enemy is less than 1000, and my maids and I will not participate in the battle. For every more than 1000, two dragon maids will fight. When the number of enemies exceeds 3000, I will do it myself."
This is the tactics of boiling frogs in warm water. Victor thought about it and added: "Ms. Mei Wen is an exception. She is a dragon maid friendly to wind elements and is good at mobile warfare. I''ll transfer her to you, and you can order her to deal with the silver leader among the small group of half dragon attackers."
Klaus stood upright, clenched his right hand and struck his breastplate. With bright eyes, he said in a deep voice, "Klaus will live up to the trust of adults!"
Victor nodded in appreciation, turned his eyes to Nelson, who was eager to try, and said with a smile: "Klaus and Brandon have studied battle command with you for several years. Give them more opportunities to fight. Don''t interfere in this defensive battle. You are specially responsible for protecting Reverend Dane and imosen."
Nelson laughed and said, "well, I also want to see the actual combat level of Klaus and Brandon."
"Caligula is responsible for protecting bertina... Imosen, can your mice also be used?" Victor turned to the wizard and asked.
Imosen patted his chest and said proudly, "don''t worry, master. I have brought more than 300 red eyed mice. In five days, I can turn 50 red eyed mice into alienated mice the size of a bear and dog to form combat effectiveness."
The alienated mice cultivated by Emerson are relatively mature alienated animals. They have flat heads, wide mouths, sharp teeth and claws, and have good combat effectiveness. However, the number and size of alienated mice are limited by the spiritual power of wizards and the supply of blood and flesh. Emerson can only control more than 90 alienated mice at most, and he has to leave some energy to control two alienated apes.
It is impossible for Victor to let imosen have unlimited violence, but as long as the wizard calculates the time, he can fill 50 alienated rats every day as cannon fodder to reduce the casualties of the expeditionary army.
Of course, this requires an abundant supply of blood and meat to alienate dozens of mice at the same time.
Victor nodded and told Charlotte, "try to catch more fish in recent days... I think the half dragon tribe will soon be unable to sit still."