Volume 11 The Underworld! Chapter 22: Encounter with the Barbarians (I)
The proverb of the free city-state once said: Even if the stars fall from the sky, Somad can still hold out the clouds. [Latest chapter reading.]
The first generation of migratory ancestors of the free city-states at first used spears and swords to fight against the barbarian natives here, but they soon found that this was not a good way for the physically strong, martial barbarians, only the strong and powerful walls and fortresses were the most reliable, so after hundreds of years of construction and repair, this was sourly called "Orevia's sheepfold" by the nobles of the Apollo continent Finally towered in front of the barbarian tribe.
After more than 100 years of repeated impacts, the barbarians have never been able to overcome this huge wall, and can only look at it and sigh.
However, the Great Wall not only contributed to the astonishing wealth of the free city-state's maritime trade, but also allowed the barbarians to learn to exchange goods for the necessities they needed, rather than plundering them.
Although the barbarians did not achieve much in terms of culture in the midst of frequent trade, some enlightened tribes also learned to forge iron tools and produce armor, and tribal leaders also owned private property and land, and many primitive tribal structures began to crumble, and under the flexible political skills of the free city-states, they provoked war and infighting among themselves, and had no time to worry about their neighbors separated by walls.
But whenever the wolf cavalry of the northern orc kingdom invades the plain of Bethlehem, the free city-states will become a strong backup for the barbarian tribes without hesitation, providing them with sufficient weapons and food, which can be said to be coexistence and co-prosperity.
Therefore, the relationship between the two is contradictory and complex.
After staying in the port of Kilos for half a month, Luo Lan bought thousands of slaves, disguised as a huge caravan and went north along the river, and it took more than half a month to cross the giant wall of Somad, and the vast plain of Bethlehem was already in front of him. This vast and boundless land is actually all his fiefdom, but now it has become the homeland of others.
The party's destination is the former Alans fiefdom of Norselen, now the largest trading city of the Free City-State and the Barbarian Lands.
On the way. Hordes of barbarians, carrying tomahawks and spears, and singing war songs, could often be seen walking by, and the Rust priest said indignantly, "Hmph, sooner or later, you inferior races will be driven out of the land of the Priests. Of course, he didn't dare to say it out loud, not only because of the barbarian's sturdy size, but because mainland language is the lingua franca here, and anyone who dragged two barbarians out could understand his words.
For this huge team, the barbarians did not dare to get too close. Just watching from a distance, Luo Lan noticed that there was only curiosity and envy in their eyes, but there was rarely hostility.
Mrs. Belinda beside her had a clear heart, and she had been paying attention to the changes in Luo Landi's eyes, and she smiled coquettishly at the moment. Explained: "Although bandits and robbers are rampant in the land of the barbarians, the caravans of the slave trade are generally protected by the tribes, and no bandit is strong enough to challenge the majesty of all the tribes, as for the reason......" Her coquettish eyes rolled around, and she smiled lightly.
Along the way, Lady Belinda shuttled through the queue with her beautiful appearance and half master, and she was not only good at sociability. And she coped with it decently, and quickly integrated into the group, but it was not easy for her to pay attention to her own proportions. Knowing that he was just Luo Lan's foil, so he often stopped in moderation and made people not feel disgusted at all, which was not easy, and even the succubus Morgantana, who had never looked down on human women, was a little jealous in his heart.
In fact, the idea of disguised as a slave caravan was made by Lady Belinda, but at the moment she said it. But it implies the thoughts of the new master of the school Luo Lan.
How could Luo Lan not understand the meaning of this? He pondered for a moment. "For the barbarians, the abundance of spices and dazzling luxuries possessed by the free city-states are probably not as good as those fine weapons and armor. But all this is created by man, so I judge that it is not these labors that the barbarians value, but expect that among these slaves from the human world there are some craftsmen who have mastered advanced skills and farming techniques, hehe, yes, this is undoubtedly more valuable than any wealth. ”
Lady Belinda's eyes widened, revealing a look of amazement, and she applauded softly. Luo Lan smiled faintly, he rode his horse forward, Xi Jiesi shouted, and led a team of Templar swordsmen to follow, and the horse's hooves passed by, leaving a cloud of smoke and dust.
Looking at his back, Belinda felt more and more that this Bishop was unfathomable, not only with an elite Templar swordsman and priesthood under his command, but also with a hundred guards all wrapped in cloaks, it could be seen that these were women with extremely perfect body shapes, but the light in their eyes was very different from ordinary humans, so she guessed that this was not a prayer teacher, but a strange race.
Pastor, how many secrets do you have?
She smiled lightly, and also drove her horse forward, chasing Luo Lan's queue, and they soon left the slowly advancing brigade behind.
In front of Luo Lan, a mound slowly descended, and the tall and heavy walls of Selen City rose in sight, he grabbed the reins of his horse, and looked at this majestic city, under the pure blue sky, the white sand and rocks of the wall glowed with dazzling brilliance.
The sound of hooves came from far and near, Belinda rode to his side slightly out of breath, a few red clouds rose on her cheeks, her slender legs, her curved posture, coupled with her soft eyes like water, looked sultry and horny, even the Templar swordsman with a heart as strong as iron couldn't help but sneak a few more glances.
However, Belinda stared at the city left by her ancestors, and she couldn't help but feel gloomy.
Luo Lan slowly galloped up the high hill, looking at the back of the city against a mountain range rising from the ground, feeling the vast and strong wind coming from the top of the mountain, he smiled deeply and said, "It is ours, and it will eventually belong to us." ”
Mrs. Belinda lowered her eyes and said softly, "It's all yours." ”
At this time, there was a sudden rumbling sound in the distance, and there was a slight tremor under his feet, Luo Lan turned his head to look at the sound, only to find that a behemoth was rushing towards here, followed by several figures on horses who were shouting wildly.
"It's a quark colossus!"
Several of the newly recruited squires who followed the Templar swordsman let out an exclamation.
Luo Lan is also the first time to see this barbarian to fight against the orc wolf cavalry of the large magical beast, the quark giant elephant can not release any magic, but the victory is that the skin is tough, and the endurance is far better than the ordinary demonic beast, and it is very tame, dozens of quark war elephants marching sideways are simply a small Somad giant wall on the battlefield.
This monster that is more than seven meters tall is covered in blue-gray skin like cracks, its limbs are as thick as pillars, its two long, sharp tusks exposed on both sides of its lips and cheeks are as hideous as blades, and its back is covered with dry black blood spots, it looks obviously enraged at this moment, and it is letting out a scream of anger.
Luo Lan shook his head, he only glanced at it and knew that this giant elephant was actually seriously injured, it was already at the end of the crossbow, and it couldn't last long, and he had no doubt in his heart that the giant elephant would inevitably fall before it rushed in front of him.
In fact, as long as a person who has experienced many life-and-death battles in this situation, as long as he has a little vision and judgment, he can see it, just like the Templar swordsman on his side, he looks coldly ahead, and his body is motionless.
And Mrs. Belinda, who had no martial arts skills, was actually calm at the moment, and she didn't panic at all, which made Luo Lan nod her head, and her evaluation of her couldn't help but be a little higher in her heart.
Sure enough, the giant elephant rushed in front of Luo Lan, let out a wail, bent its front knees, and fell to the ground with a "flutter", raising a large cloud of dust.
Several people chasing the giant elephant behind finally caught up, the leader was stout, the eyebrows were raised, the eye sockets were deep, the beard was thick and chest-length, the clothes on the body were thin but the workmanship was exquisite, but the chest was open to reveal the muscles that were as strong as blocks, looking nondescript, he waved a thick whip in his hand, seeing the scene in front of him, he roared angrily, pointed at Luo Lan and said: "Human, why do you want to kill my goods?"
"Bold!" Cypress stepped forward and scolded coldly.
The barbarian's eyes lit up, his black hand wiped his mouth, pointed at Xi Jiesi with his thick fingers, and said arrogantly: "Human, if you exchange this woman with me, then I won't care anymore!"
But before Luo Lan could answer, his gaze suddenly fell on Lady Belinda's face, and his mouth suddenly opened wide, and even his eyes almost popped out, he beat his chest, and shouted excitedly: "Ten! Ten heads!" Suddenly, his gaze moved back and forth on the faces of Ceise and Belinda, and he lowered his head in distress and broke his hand a few times, as if he was calculating something.
A companion beside him glanced at Luo Lan and the others coldly, leaned into his ear and whispered a few words, this person's eyes suddenly opened, and a cruel smile appeared on his face. Climb ^ book ^ net, this chapter is first published by "".