Chapter 263: It's Time to Show True Magic
According to the dwarves, there are two kinds of orcs, one-eyed and two-eyed.
This is basically in line with what Carlos has in hand.
The Bloodcave Clan led by Kilrog remained south of the Scorching Gorge to suppress the human revolt in the Elwyn Forest, while Orgrim led the Blackstone Clan and continued his conquest north with an army of servants subservient to the orcs.
With the help of Hindwell VII, Carlos' human forces were able to build enough rafts in just one day's shift, and with the five wooden boats kindly sponsored by the dwarves, more than a hundred men could make it down the river.
"We're lucky that we didn't encounter the orc harassing troops."
The soldiers would not let the king ride on the raft, and the guide always had some privileges, so Carlos and Brian. Brass Whiskers sat on a wooden boat and chatted.
"Hilbride's defeat has greatly damaged the vitality of the orcs, and when the assembly of troops and the deployment of supplies are completed, the day when you dwarves will regain the lost territory is not far off."
"Honestly, orcs are a respectable and formidable race. At that time, Magni had not yet decided to join the Alliance, and I participated in the first siege of Ironforge by the Orcs. Our outer castle didn't last more than a day, retreating all the way from Anwemar to Ironforge Castle, even if we dwarves were naturally optimistic, we were terrified. Fortunately, the gnomes' steam tanks and helicopters worked well, and after five days and five nights of sleepless fighting, the orcs were never able to attack the mountain passes of Ironforge Fort, and we won in the end. ”
Brian. The bronze beard seemed to recall the snow and blood in the Iron Fort belt, and his eyes were empty and agile.
"Yes, we're going to win eventually."
Carlos recalled the battle in Hillbride and couldn't help but sigh, it was not easy to win.
Lake Locke is rich in aquatic ecology and has a variety of fish. Idle human soldiers fishing with improvised fishing gear. There are all kinds of bait, but there are always stupid fish that will take the bait.
"Oh my God, the water monster!"
A plesiosaur was attracted by the boat's raft and followed from a distance.
"Don't be nervous, those guys look fierce and are vegetarians."
Brian. Copperbeard laughed. A good-natured mockery of the rarity and strangeness of human friends.
"Brother Brian, my biotectonics is terrible, and you told me that the shredded fangs of that thing are vegetarian?"
Carlos looked at Brian with the look you're teasing me. Copper whiskers.
Forget that you are facing a well-educated king, Brian. Copper beard couldn't help but blush, and straightened his body.
"Well, Carlos, I apologize to you, academics are rigorous. The plesiosaurs of Lake Locke were omnivores that fed on small fish, shrimp, and aquatic weeds and algae. Cautious and inquisitive by nature, he will sometimes overturn small ships out of curiosity, but most of the time he will not approach dwarves...... and human's. ”
After listening to Brian. Copperbeard's explanation, Carlos nodded at the people, and then shouted to his subordinates: "The dwarf said that it can be eaten." ”
Oh!
I can eat it!
Peace of mind.
The riots brought by the plesiosaurs quickly subsided.
The dwarf said it could be eaten.
First of all, the dwarves ate. If you want to eat, you have to be killed. The dwarves are killed, why can't we be killed?
Think about it this way. It's scary.
Secondly, the dwarves ate it. Prove that this thing can be eaten. But humans haven't eaten it, I haven't eaten it, it's not delicious.
In the end, why can't I eat dwarves?
The art of language lies in the rich artistic conception.
In a word, let the panic mood turn into the will to fight.
Soon. There were human soldiers who pulled out their bows and arrows, eager to try.
Boating on the water, the hull is shaking, and it is difficult for people who are not used to it or have not been trained to aim accurately.
"Ahaha, I've killed a plesiosaur with one shot at a distance of two hundred yards!"
Brian. Brass Whiskers began to blow at Carlos.
Carlos understands his bow skills. If the gun was not calibrated, he would not be able to get any good results, so he simply took out a delicately crafted arrow from his satchel and handed it to the chief of his guard, and looked at the plesiosaur.
The arm of the chief of the guard, which had been wounded in the Battle of the River Valley, was almost healed, smiled at Carlos, took the arrow and stood up, shook his arm, then opened the backpack, and in a few clicks he had installed the parts of a set of combined bows, adjusted the strength of the bowstring, and nodded with satisfaction.
"What a delicate combination bow!"
Brian. As a great explorer, Copperbeard is also a well-informed fellow among the dwarves, and he can't help but marvel at the technological prowess of the Alterac Kingdom.
"But the plesiosaur's weakness lies in its eyes and heart, and you can't kill it unless you pierce it in the eye or shoot it in the heart."
Then, out of an inexplicable sense of racial superiority, the Great Explorer shook his head regretfully while admiring.
The chief of the guard still didn't speak, and rushed to Brian. Bronze Whisker also smiled, and then opened his bow and arrow, and put on a very sassy posture to look up to the sky and arrow.
"Nope! Chief of the Guard, you can't do that! ”
Brian. Copperbeard looked at the human soldiers who were shouting in confusion, not understanding why they were all in pain.
Then, he understood.
Drawing a graceful parabola, the arrow hit the plesiosaur's head, and with a muffled bang, the plesiosaur's head was blown away.
"The chief guard is mighty!"
"The squire looks good!"
A group of undisciplined soldiers stared at Carlos.
"Stop the boat, let's wait."
Having received orders from His Majesty the King, a group of human soldiers who felt that they were good at water had begun to undress and prepare to go into the water to drag the headless corpse of the plesiosaur behind the raft.
"Your Majesty, you used such a precious magic arrow to shoot a plesiosaur!"
Brian. Copperbeard looked at Carlos with a pained expression.
"Brother Copperbeard, the times are different, or in a few years, I am afraid that such arrows will be mass-produced. I'll tell you, not bragging, Barov Technology, master the core power. You dwarves are too slow to upgrade their artillery, are you interested in cooperating with our Alterac military? ”
"Huh? Oh! It's my eldest brother's business, and I think our dwarven twenty-four pounder cannon is enough. ”
Brian. Copperbeard was stunned by Carlos's bluff and accidentally told the dwarf's military secrets.
Twenty-four pounder guns!
The human navy is still in the stage of twelve-pounder guns, at most it has some special ammunition, Dai Lin. Prodmoor's flagship, the CoCo, with a sixteen-pounder gun, was already legendary.
Look at other dwarves, the gap!
That being said, no matter how bitter the that blows out, it has to be rounded.
"Your concept is outdated, and it is not reliable to classify cannons by the weight of shells. We now distinguish by caliber. Big is good, more is beautiful, and more riveting is just the right direction to move forward. Are you afraid of a 40-centimeter cannon, or a 40-pound shell, I'll tell you about ......it."
In the brainwashing of Carlos's pyramid scheme, night fell quietly.
Lake Rok is more of an inland sea than a lake.
It is unreliable to want to cross the north and south of Lake Rock Lake in one day.
Fortunately, there are three relatively large islands in the lake.
Avoiding the largest, orc-garrisoned islands, Carlos and his party landed on the second-largest island, and the night was already dark.
"Chief of the guard, send the top soldiers to the island."
Carlos, who was doing business, put away his smiling face when he was on a mission with Brian.
Soon, more than a dozen soldiers dressed in leather armor and fully armed crossed ashore, and about five minutes later, a signal was sent by the light of fire that it was safe.
"Landing on the shore, let's often smell of plesiosaur barbecue.
Carlos gave the order. (To be continued.) )