Conquest

    Chapter 481 [What is that? 】

    The servant standing outside the backyard, when the General Lord came out safely from the backyard, only slightly relieved.

    Just, looking at the general Shaar Lord's face doesn't seem very good looking.

    Shaar sullenly – no, it should be said that it should be black with a face. What is more peculiar is that his black face is not all anger, but it is still a bit of awkwardness and grievances. Just got some sort of insult.

    (damn it, the cost of the price…This damn Merlin, what a messy shit idea! ! )

    Shaar is very annoyed, more of a helplessness.

    His mother, if at the price Merlin said…Father is not going to be a damn dragon knight! !

    When I rushed out of the backyard and came to my office, my voice came to my mind.

    "Merlin Lord…What is the way to tell you, what is it? What is the price? Why do you seem to be very strange? ”

    Shaar didn't talk, just snorted.

……Just now, in the backyard, when Merlin finally said the "cost" and method, he first used a strange spell to temporarily cut off the sensory connection between Dora and Shaar.

    "The way I said, for the time being, I can't let the cunning dragon know. After you listen, it's best not to tell it."

    This is Merlin's request…No, or an order.

    So, Dora didn't know what Merlin said about Shaar's last words.

    And Shaar…

    See his mother's ghost! This way, Father will not tell Dora! No! Father will not think about this way in the future! Don't mention it again! ! !

    Merlin's words, it's so bad in the belly! !

    Shaar's mood is very impatient: "Don't ask, I will never say it…Well, this thing about the dragon knight, just do it! ! ”

    Dora is still not reconciled: "But Shaar, don't you want to mount?" After you put on dragonscales A, there is no mount…"

    "damn it !"Shaar was stimulated by this statement.

    It’s really a pot that doesn’t open which pot!

    "I …Shaar was mad at him, and suddenly he slammed the table: "It's not good, Father is going to find Dwarf and want to be a beast!" That thing can carry a few kilograms, and I am sure there is no problem! ! Damn it, Father can't ride the real dragon, just ride the beast! I also heard that this thing also has the dung race's lineage? ”

    "That is rumor!"Dora is dissatisfied with the words of Shaar insulting the noble race of dragon race.

    "In short, I don't want to mention this thing anymore!"Shaar was discouraged by the end of the conversation between the two, and no matter how Dora exchanged, Shaar ignored it.

    A person was born in the room, and Shaar waited for a little calmer before he re-entered and rode out of the city to the military camp outside the city.

    He really thought of doing it, went straight to the Dwarf station, found the rock, and made his request straightforwardly.

    "I need a beast to temporarily act as my mount."

    Dwarf listened to this request and screamed, going to Shaar, the honest rock couldn't help but tell the truth: "That…The distinguished General Lord. This, our Dwarf domesticated beast, the load-bearing ability is extremely strong, but this creature, the speed of running is too slow, a normal human full-running, speed is faster than it, such a defect, I am afraid Not suitable for mounting on the battlefield…"

    Shaar didn't believe it, pulling the rock hard, let Dwarf bring a beast to try.

    The appearance of the beast is indeed a bit of a "dragon". It is no wonder that this creature is a bit of a relative relationship with the dragon race. From the appearance, the beast is very similar to the earthy dragon. Race – just a lot smaller.

    The beast brought by the rock is more vigorous and thicker than the most magnificent bull. It is only three times longer than the real dragon. The neck is as thick as a hundred years old trunk, and the hard limbs are full. The rough horny scales are hard and hard to touch.

    The rock introduces that the outer skin of the beast is very strong and even has the function of petrification. The ordinary sword can't cut the skin of this behemoth, and only the powerful Dwarf can damage them with heavy hammer.

    After listening to the introduction of the rock pride, Shaar touched his chin very shamelessly, and then made a request more shamelessly.

    "Oh ?" This is hard, can I cut it and try it? ”

    The rock almost didn't have a head and sat on the ground.

    Cut a knife? !

    Others will stop, you can be a warrior who can fight the dragon! Even if the skin beast is strong, it is impossible to resist the blow of the Dragon Warrior.

    The land beast brought by the rock is his own domesticated, and where is he willing to throw it to Shaar to test the knife?

    As soon as I saw the expression of the rock, Shaar made a laugh at hēi hēi: "I am joking, I am not trying it. I can let my soldiers try it."

    The rock hesitated and looked at the guards standing behind Shaar and hesitated…Although these guards are considered to be strong men among humans, it is not surprising in Dwarf's view.

    "All right."

    In order to be careful, the rock also proposed that the candidate must be picked by him.

    Then this honest Dwarf swung two laps in the guards around Shaar, and finally picked out a guy who looked the youngest and the least muscular.

    Rock picking this person has his own reasons.

    According to Dwarf, strength is directly proportional to age. The older you are, the longer you practice, the stronger your strength.

    This young warrior, who has been selected by himself, does not seem to have much age. How long does it take to practice martial arts? Besides, the group of guards around Shaar, each with a big waist and a murderous aura, is only a little pleasing to the eye…

    But soon, Rock found that he had made a fatal mistake!

    "Oh ?" Hawke, our Dwarf brothers picked you up. ”Shaar's eyes showed a sympathetic look, looked at the rock, and patted the shoulders of the rock: "Good eyesight! This is the first expert of the guards around me. ”

    First, first, expert?

    The rock immediately opened its mouth!

    What was picked up by Dwarf was Hawke, the young mercenary group leader who had been on the Primal Wildfire.

    Shaar recruited two mercenary groups from the Primal Wildfire, the chiefs of the two mercenary groups, and the older Russell, who was steady and cautious, has already played in the military.

    This Hawke, because the temper is too fierce, stays with Shaar for the time being as a guardian. For a long time, Hawke has been the guard of the garrison, and has not gone with Shaar.

    At this moment, the other guards worn by Shaar are the strengthened cavalry warriors in the "Strong Ride Camp". From the appearance, these warriors strengthened with the muscle fruit magic liquid, one by one. They all look taller and stronger than Hawke (although Hawke itself is a rare brawny).

    Moreover, the soldiers who are strong in the camp, all of them are veterans who have been through the battlefield, killing countless people, and have experienced the scenes of the dead sea, all of them are full of baleful aura.

    Hawke used to be just a Mercenary. On the murderous aura, it was naturally not as good as the guards of the strong camp.

    But Shaar said that Hawke was the first expert in the guards around him, but he didn't exaggerate at all!

    Hawke is a standard Mercenary warrior. His martial skill is very exquisite. His strength has reached the level of the Empire's Mid Rank Warrior. He is skilled in using battle ki and martial skill. It is also a good expert!

    The other escorts, even though murderous aura is sufficient, but after all, they are not orthodox warriors. They are only experienced in the military. It is really not as good as Hawke to say that individual strength is individual.

    Among the rocky look, Hawke had a grin and strode out. The young Mercenary warrior pulled a long-handled machete from behind.

    The original hammer and tomahawk used by Hawke were not suitable for guarding the role of Chief, so he has switched to a long-handled sword.

    This knives are specially made. The back of the knife is full of fingers and thick, and it is also used in good iron.

    Hawke in hand, stride to the head of the Beast side, the young samurai face with a sneer, the head of the beast as if also feel the Hawke body of the baleful aura, immediately issued a hostile low roar, but the body although moved, but the neck of the chain, clenched in the hands of the rock, It was domesticated again, and did not dare to struggle too much.

    Hawke had already lifted his knife. At this time, he saw Shaar without looking at it. He saw Shaar blinking at him. Hawke immediately noticed and shouted!

    Suddenly, the samurai's blade and his body burst into a kilt of ki!

    At first glance, this guy broke out of battle ki, and the rock suddenly turned black, and his heart screamed: Finished!

    The human warrior's battle ki is a symbol of strength, and Dwarf is naturally very clear.

    Dwarf is a domesticated beast, all of which are domesticated. It is a private property of oneself. It is a domestication of a beast from a young age. It costs a lot of money, and it takes a lot of effort to tamed it. Moreover, not every Dwarf family has the strength to domesticate the beast! The food that is consumed by a beast is amazing, and it is not the ordinary Dwarf family. Although the rock has a place in the tribe, it is only the two beasts in its own name. If it is here, it will be slaughtered because of Shaar's words, but it will really make Dwarf's heart drop blood!

    Seeing that this human warrior smashed with a knife with the light of battle ki, the rock had closed his eyes subconsciously…

    boom! !

    After a muffled sound, I heard the beast of the land suddenly screaming and screaming, the sound of howling was like a cow, but the sound was much louder. And this squeak contains a painful taste.

    When the rock opened his eyes, he thought he would see the scene of blood and earth…But he is stunned!

    His own beast was just slammed on the ground, and a seal on the left side was obviously a blow of the warrior. It was very difficult to beat it – but it was nothing more than that, and there was no bloodshed. The scene of the injury.

    "I use the back of the knife. Our General Lord is kind, how can you really kill your livestock?" Hawke walked over and patted the rocky shoulder, smiled, put away his knife, then looked back at Shaar and said, "Lord, this thing is indeed Not bad, although I used the knife back, this is a 50% effort! It is estimated that the roots have been broken, but it is not a big problem! This kind of rough skin is thick, and sure enough, deserve to be called is demon beast. Demon beast is demon beast, even if it is tamed, it is demon beast after all, not ordinary livestock. ”

    The rock was first relaxed, but then I saw that my beast was interrupted by the bones, and my heart hurt again.

    Shaar laughed and pulled the rock in the past: "Sorry, my Dwarf brother, is not my heart to hurt your livestock, but if you don't try your best, how can you try it out?" Above the battlefield, there is no room for emptiness. Now, I am very satisfied with the result. ”

    A Mid Rank warrior, using 50% strength, plus the battle ki, although using the back of the knife, did not kill this thing…It seems that the ability of this thing to fight is indeed out of the ordinary!

    Moreover, the ability of the beast to carry the weight is extremely excellent, and the weight of a few kilograms has nothing to ask!

    Such a thick and powerful guy…And the body is so large and majestic, if it is put on a hard armor, thrown on the battlefield, rampaged…

    Shaar started to shine! !

    Hillbilly's mind began to fantasize about such a picture: On the battlefield, a full-body armor of the ground beast, rushed into the enemy's array bump, the surrounding enemy soldiers Sword Qi, but only in vain in the ground beast on the armor beat out of the Dīng Dīng when the sound is just, There is no way to stop this powerful thing from continuing to bump down, hit the upside along the way …

    The speed of running the beast is not fast enough…It is a flaw.

    But if…I don't use it as a mount of cavalry, but as…

    Used as an infantry? !

    Imagine a team of full armored beasts hitting the front and rushing to the front! Even if the enemy is an array of armored heavy infantry, I am afraid I can't stop such a rushing team. As for the bow and arrow hand…For this kind of demon beast that is hard to hurt, it is not even tickle!

    If there is such a team open-minded, the number does not need too much, above the battlefield, responsible for attacking, can knock open a gap in the enemy array, then it can play a decisive role!

    The more I think about Shaar, the more I am worried. In the end, I even want to take it twice!

    Damn it, I am really a pig brain! Such a good thing, why didn't you think about it?

    The relationship between humans and the Dwarf family has been very rigid. Except for a very small number of caravans who can obtain the "limited trust" of the Dwarf family and some small transactions with the Dwarf family, the entire human world cannot be carried out on a large scale with the Dwarf family. Cooperation with other domains.

    As for the Dwarf family domesticated beasts, they have never been sold to any human caravan!

    The Dwarf family does not trust humans, even hostile to humanity, and this situation has never really improved.

    If you don't have the powerful backstage of Merlin, these proud Dwarfs, I am afraid I won't even look at myself.

    Taking a deep breath, Shaar suppressed the excitement in his heart, and his face made a calm look and looked at the rock: "Well…Not bad, I can be satisfied with this result. Now, rock, let's discuss it, can you sell it to me? ”

“……wait wait wait! ”The rock suddenly seemed to hear a hint of something wrong: "What are you talking about?" Great Thunder! Dear General, have I got it wrong? You don't just need to find yourself a temporary temporary mount? ”

    Shaar cunning smiled: "Don't forget, I am aristocrat, our aristocrat habit…"

    "Okay, General Lord, our Dwarf is just plain, but not a fool."After all, the rock still has a brain. After thinking about it for a moment, he smiled and said: "It seems that you are tempted by the land of our Dwarf domestication." Do you want to use these animals on the battlefield? ”

    Shaar hēi hēi smiled and was seen by his own thoughts. He didn’t feel embarrassed. He simply figured out: “Yes, I have this meaning. This thing is useful to me. Let’s just say, My Dwarf brother, what conditions do you want to open before you are willing to sell me some of the beasts?"

    Shaar calculated it quickly. These Dwarf came to this place this time, bringing about a hundred beasts. If you eat all of them, it is enough to form a separate "attack camp"!

    How is the speed slow? The speed of the beast running is slower, and there is also a normal person running so fast, as an infantry attack, it is enough.

    In the field, what heavy armor infantry don't want to block the impact of this monster in droves!

    Shield wall? Can you stop the beasts with great strength?

    Spearman…Can you pierce the hard skin of the beast? What's more, I am still prepared to put a hard and thick armor on these things!

    As for the bow and arrow hand…Hey, for the beasts of the earth, they are all clouds of clouds…

    In Shaar's memory, he knows the weapon in the human army. I am afraid that only the heavy hammers of senior soldiers may cause damage to the beasts when the soldiers meet. The ordinary soldiers can ignore them.

    "Anymore?"Well, 弩carriage can also kill the beasts, but 弩carriage is generally used for fortifications on the city wall. Moreover, the power of 弩carriage is huge, but the accuracy is not high, it can only be caused by the coverage area. Killing.

    Good things, absolutely good things! !

    Such a good thing, those human trading companies that deal with Dwarf, have never thought of buying it? It is a waste! !

    "Respected General, I have to tell you that these animals are not sold to you."The rock's answer made Shaar feel cold.

    "The tribal composition of our Dwarf family is different from that of your human beings. These beasts are the private property of every Dwarf family of the Dwarf family. Even if we are the Greybeard King, we can only use the Dwarf Warrior. The domestic tamer is used and does not have the power to sell these things. The ownership of these beasts belongs to their respective owners. ”

    It turned out that Shaar was relieved.

    That's easy, Father sent someone to look for these Dwarf and talk about buying it.

    "In addition, the land beast is an important productivity for Dwarf. Our Dwarf is good at mining and building iron, but it is necessary to carry a large amount of heavy ore in the mine. I am afraid that the strongest Dwarf can't afford the kind of physical labor. The beast is our greatest help. I am afraid that Dwarf is seldom willing to sell his own beasts. Once sold, although it will benefit temporarily, it will lose its maximum labor and lose its future source of income. ”

    Shaar listened to this, and although it was frowning, it was not discouraged. Although the beast is very important to Dwarf, it is nothing more than a higher price.

    “The Dwarf family has always been reluctant to trade with humans. We don’t trust humans…Oh, I would like to say General, please don't mind. ”The rock explained: "Although our tribe also has some human caravans coming over and doing some trading with us, these transactions are controlled at the level of the tribe, that is, those human caravans and our tribes Trading, our Dwarf tribe will concentrate the goods and trade in the name of the tribe and the human caravan. But the individual Dwarf family is not willing to deal with human merchants. ”

    It turns out that it is no wonder that the human caravan can't buy the beast.

    The human caravans are dealing heavily with the tribe's Chief, but the tribe Chief does not have the power to sell the beasts because these are Dwarf's private property. And Dwarf alone refused to trade with human merchants.

    These Dwarfs are really stubborn.

    "I have to show you that these beasts, you only see what they are good for, but you don't see their flaws."The rock is very kindly reminded.

    "Do you mean the question about the speed at which they run? I think this is not a problem, I have my own way. ”Shaar smiled, but the goodwill of the rock was still very useful.

    FebruaryRunning speed is not a big problem. Although I am stupid, I probably understand that you need these beasts, not as a mount for cavalry. What I want to say is that these beasts have other defects. ”Rock sighed: "First of all, these things…Their food intake is very large! Because of this, the domesticated beast is a very expensive thing for Dwarf. The ordinary Dwarf family is not so much idle food to domesticate the beast. Among our Dwarf tribes, only those Dwarf families with a well-documented family have the ability to domesticate their beasts. The food consumption of these beasts is definitely an amazing number! ”

    "Oh ?" How many:

    The rock sank a bit and reported a number.

    As soon as I heard this number, Shaar really changed his face.

    But then, Shaar's face quickly returned to normal.

    How much food is consumed?

    "What are you afraid of?" Several of the sites under Father's hands are all the largest grain-producing areas in the north of Byzantine!

    Are you afraid of big belly in the restaurant? Joke

    Moreover, although the number of the Rock newspaper is somewhat excessive, it depends on how to analyze it!

    If the beasts of this place are used well, the combat power definitely exceeds the heavy armor infantry army of the three battalions! And the ability to attack the strong, can be worthy of a Heavy Battalion's heavy armor infantry!

    Heavy armor infantry is the most expensive arm of the human army after cavalry! The infantry army that covers the heavy armor, whether it is the selection of soldiers, salaries, equipment costs, is a huge number!

    And the camp of a beast can reach a heavy infantry of Flag Battalion! Even if the food consumption is more, it will not be higher than the heavy infantry that supports a Flag Battalion!

    "Food, Father has food! My area is a grain-producing area, and these are not problems for me. ”Shaar shook his head: "What else?"

    The rock sighed and was really envious of Shaar's "luxury."

    Dwarf has traditionally been less proficient in cultivating food, and food is also a necessity for Dwarf.

    Although the Dwarf family is hostile to humans, they still have to maintain transactions and contacts with some human mercants. It is also a last resort.

    The Dwarf family needs to grow stronger, and food is the biggest constraint. The Dwarf family is good at digging mines and is good at hitting iron, but it is not good at farmland. Planting is not a talent for Dwarf.

    If the Dwarf family wants to grow up, it is necessary to dig a larger mine. To mine a larger mine, it needs more land beasts, and domestication of more beasts requires a lot of food…

    Food is the biggest shackle in the development of the Dwarf tribe.

    To this end, the Dwarf tribe had to trade with the human caravans, and even use the minerals of their own tribes that were not worth the price, in exchange for the high-priced food brought by the human caravans!

    Those human caravans are very zealous, the same food, trafficked to the Dwarf tribe, and the price of the sale is at least ten times higher than in the Byzantine Empire!

    And the ore that they drew from the Dwarf tribe in exchange for food, and even the irons built by the Dwarf family, brought back to the country, they can sell a hundred times the price of the acquisition! !

    This is one of the important reasons why the Dwarf tribe does not trust humans!

    GrainsDwarf dreams of getting a lot of food!

    The Dwarf family likes to drink, but because of the food shortage, the Dwarf family does not have much food to make wine…

    Any caravan person knows that the most common spirits in the human world, trafficked to the Dwarf family, can be exchanged for a Dwarf silver coin with a barrel of poor rye! This price is twenty times that of the human world!

    The food there is so expensive, you can squander it at this human general…

    After I felt a lot of emotion in the heart of the rock, I said, "Well, if food is not a problem, then there is still a problem…These beasts, they are burrowing things, that is, they are hibernating every winter, and at least two or three months, they cannot do any labor. ”

    "Ahhhh…"Shaar is stunned.

    Can't be used in winter?

    Where can the war thing be said? Even if Shaar can control himself not to wage war against the enemy in the winter, he can't guarantee that his enemy won't hit himself in the winter!

    "Don't they go to sleep in the winter, is there any other way?"Shaar frowned.

    "If you force them to drive, it is not impossible."The rock scratched his head: "This…If the beasts are forcibly driven in the winter, they will be listless and lazy. In addition, the winter drives them to work, and the food consumption will be much more than usual, so our Dwarf never does this. ”

    "Still food…That's fine. ”Shaar nodded. "They will be much less effective in the winter, I remember." "Anymore?"

    No PaginationThe rock smiled: "If I said this, it is not a problem for you, then I can tell you that these beasts will be the best labor you have ever seen! They are extremely load-bearing and can still work in harsh environments. They can not drink water for three consecutive days, and they are very obedient, will absolutely obey the master's command, and are very loyal to the owner. ”

    "Well, now, it's time to ask for the price."Shaar held a whip in his hand and shook it gently.

    "I said that these beasts are private goods, I can't make a substitute for someone else to open the price, this…You have to talk to them yourself. I want to remind you first that our Dwarf is very stubborn. We have never trusted humans, so most Dwarfs are not willing to trade with humans. So

    "What if I exchange food?"Shaar hēi hēi smiled.

    "Maybe it is possible. But…General Lord, if you sell it to you one or two, it’s not a problem, but if you need a lot…I am afraid it will not work. The code of our Dwarf Grey Beard King has stipulated that the land beast is an important property of the Dwarf family and cannot be traded with humans. You are a friend of our Dwarf, a few, or even a dozen, I think, we Dwarf have lived here for so many days, get your hospitality, maybe someone will sell you, but if you want to buy more If we are willing, the Dwarf family code is not allowed. ”

    "damn it, it's really a headache."Shaar's eyes flashed in the light.

    Obviously, hillbilly started to think about it again.

    After a while, Shaar suddenly looked at the rock and he took the most sincere tone.

    "Rock brothers, can you do me a favor?"

    The rock smiled: "Let's talk about what it is."

    "It's not too difficult, I need you to run for me. I want to ask you to go back to your tribe and give your Greybeard King a few words of me, and tell him some of my proposals."

    A look at the rock: "Proposal?"

    "Yes."Shaar cleared the cleared throat: "My words you remember: I, Byzantine Empire Northern Defender General, Duke of Noz, Shaar Thunder Grand Duke, greeting the great Greybeard King, may Thoring blessing you. As the defending general of the northern part of the Byzantine Empire, my territory has four counties, millions of people, and tens of thousands of troops. I am willing to start some sincere cooperation with the tribe of the Dwarf Grey Beard King. I know that the Dwarf brothers need food, and my territory is the biggest grain-producing area of ​​the Byzantine Empire. As a way of expressing my goodwill, I propose that we can both Conduct some food trade. As for the price…I think it is probably…This number floats between the numbers. ”

    Shaar indulged and reported a number, which is twice the price of the grain in the Byzantine Empire!

    The rock heard this number and immediately stunned!

    Not waiting for Shaar to finish, the rock has already stunned Shaar: "General Lord, you, what you said is true?! It is true

    "of course it's true! Father North defending General! Here, my words are the supreme decree! ”

    The rock was almost faint on the spot!

    Shaar is beginning to be depressed.

    From the rock's reaction, hillbilly suddenly realized that his offer was too low…

    He immediately couldn't help but ask: "What is the price of the food sold to you by the human caravans that you are currently trading?"

    I have to say that Dwarf is still very honest after all, and sincerely said the answer: "After the number you reported, add a zero."

    "I …※％……”Shaar sweared a few swear words.

    What he is jealous of is the black heart of the human caravan! What is even more embarrassing is yourself!

    Hillbilly regrets in the heart can not afford to slap a few slaps! Why are you so anxious to quote! ! ! If you know it early, your quotation will be a little lower than those of the black-hearted businessman. These Dwarfs may be begging for their own trading! !

    However, hillbilly is still hillbilly after all, cunning him, immediately thought of a way to find compensation.

    "The price I said is free of shipping! In other words, in order to trade at this price, your Dwarf must bring the team to buy my territory, I am not responsible for home delivery. ”Shaar is a very supplementary explanation of the righteousness. My mind is thinking: at least save some shipping costs.

    "Although I have no right to promise you, but in my judgment, there is no problem at all!"The rock simply can't wait to kiss Shaar! Dwarf's sincere voice: "General Shaar, you will be our best and closest friend of the Greybeard tribe!!"

    Shaar immediately took a step back to prevent the guy from actually holding it.

    You know, these Dwarfs don't have the habit of taking a shower.

    "However, have you forgotten something?"The rock suddenly looked worried: "I heard that your country seems to have laws that do not allow us to sell food to our Dwarf…The emperor of your country has had an imperial order and is not allowed to trade food with our Dwarf! And those caravans are also the secret caravans of some of your country's big aristocrat, and we are doing some secret small-scale transactions. However, your identity is different. You are an official of one party. If you are in the capacity of your local official, openly engage in such official direct transactions with us…Do you fearless the emperor of your country to punish you? Or is the sanction of your country’s laws…"

    Shaar rolled his eyes directly.

    Hillbilly replied very arrogantly.

    Legal At Father's site, Father is Wang Fa. ”

    The rock is still very worried: "But the Imperial Capital of your country has made a stern imperial order…You are just a General, a duke. After all, there is no emperor. Do you have a fearless emperor to you…"

    Shaar is too lazy to turn over his eyes, and his tone is very disdainful.

    Emperor Cut, what is that? Is there still such a thing in the world? ”