Chapter 57: The Refuge
"You say, you want to be loyal to me?"
The black dragon, which was more than twelve meters long, climbed the mountain and looked down, his gaze sweeping over the kobold clan standing in a mess outside the Dulu Basin.
Under the dragon's intimidation, they quickly quieted down.
Although these guys are called kobolds, their appearance is really not similar to that of dogs, their heads are more like lizards, their skin is covered with fine scales, and the colors range from dark rust brown to metallic black, and the dogheads have a pair of red eyes, ragged clothes, and a thin and short tail that is limply attached to them.
It's worth noting that these cowardly and incompetent creatures can speak dragons, and although the accent is very inauthentic and sounds like a barking dog, Caesar is very sure that it is the language of dragons.
"This shouldn't be the offspring left after the crossbreeding of a predecessor big cow and a dog, after countless years of development and evolution into a race."
Caesar thought maliciously, to be honest, this is quite possible, at least in this way, the reason why kobolds naturally worship powerful dragons can be explained.
Perhaps, they are Dragonborn themselves.
However, if this is true, the blood in these guys is inevitably too thin, and Caesar found that the combat power of these kobolds can only fluctuate between seven and nine, even the fairy of Bisen is probably not much better.
A group of scum with less than ten combat effectiveness.
"Lord...... Master. ”
A few slightly more decent kobolds came out of the crowd, bent down to almost five bodies, and the unique dragon language made Caesar feel his cheeks sour, and his whole body lay in front of the black dragon: "We have been looking for the footprints of the true dragon, ah, noble and mighty dragon, praise you, we are willing to kiss your little toes, give everything to you, and become the most faithful servant of the great true dragon." ”
As if it had been rehearsed, the kobolds who came out of the crowd spoke in unison, with strange tones, exaggerated movements, and sensual lines, forming a farce that was neither vivid nor vivid, which made people's scalp tingle.
Several orcs accompanying the black dragon turned their faces away and couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and Luna, who was originally sleepy, also felt that her eyes were hot, and buried her head in the thorns of the black dragon.
And these guys are still shameless and unconscious, after saying a word, they led the kobold clan to kneel in a hula, and their mouths were still chaotic with praise.
"Enough!"
The muscles on Caesar's face twitched a few times, interrupting the kobold's ridiculous juggling, and he felt that his face was about to be lost by these guys, and his voice couldn't help but be rough: "I'll talk about it later, now we all stay aside and stand up obediently." ”
Because at this time, another tribe, the Gnoll Clan, gradually came into view.
The despicable kobold was worthy of the shame of the dragonborn, and flattered Caesar, and when he saw the jackal who was stronger than himself approaching, he immediately packed up and rolled to the side.
In contrast, the Gnoll clan was more in line with Caesar's expectations of dependents, these newcomers had a more pronounced social structure, knew how to use power, many of them wore worn iron armor, used maces as weapons, and even knew how to enslave coyotes.
Scan analysis results: carbon-based life
Comprehensive combat capability test: 30~35
This is already a very considerable figure, Caesar estimated that even if it is an elite army under Roy's command, the combat ability of a single soldier is only about forty or fifty, and even if it is an orc who is famous for its individual strength, the general number of warriors will not exceed sixty.
Such a gnollet clan, numbering close to four hundred, is already a pretty good force, and without considering the archmage Sifu, they may be even stronger than the Stone Crow clan.
Gnolls were not as short as Caesar had imagined, they were taller than normal humans, with gray skin with exuberant hair, large conspicuous black spots on their necks, and gray-red-brown fur on the top of their heads that extended to their backs.
These guys obviously knew how to behave, and they didn't approach immediately, but only arrived at the entrance of the Dulu Basin in batches after asking permission from the black dragon from a distance.
"Your Majesty, if you wish, the Dreadnought will be the sharpest guillotine in your hand."
A gnoll man twice the size of an ordinary gnoll with glittering claws paused in front of the black dragon, placed his weapon horizontally in front of Caesar, and saluted on one knee: "My name is Hogg, and I would like to offer you the loyalty of the Gnoll clan, and at the same time, we ask for your protection." ”
This guy is obviously the leader of this group of gnolls, it is much stronger than his own people, and the value verified by the auxiliary device is three times that of ordinary gnolls, even if it is compared to Garl, the leader of the Stone Crow clan, I am afraid it is not much inferior.
Such a gnoll leader can already be regarded as a surprise.
However, the greedy black dragon shook his head unexpectedly and refused the request of the dog-headed and gnoll-man clans, he stared at these humanoids who had come to join him, and sneered, "Why should I believe you, you betrayed your original master, humans, why can't you betray me in the future?" ”
Of course, this is only Caesar's guess based on mere clues, not fact; But know that this kind of temptation is much better to say in the affirmative form than to ask,
Next, to determine whether your guess is wrong, just observe the other person's reaction.
So as soon as he finished speaking, the black dragon immediately squinted his eyes without a trace, watching the every move of these people who came from afar.
On the face of the jackal, there was a general slight struggle, which seemed a little unprepared; On the other side, the kobold clan exploded directly, gossiping, and there was a lot of noise.
It seems that they are fearless, and their reaction is enough to prove everything.
"Those humans don't qualify to be my masters, Your Majesty."
Even Hogg, the leader of the gnolls, had a flash of panic on his face, but it immediately settled down and puffed up his chest: "The gnoll clan and humans are just a transactional relationship. ”
"Yes, yes, yes."
The kobolds immediately responded: "It is those hateful humans who are coercing us. ”
Is it?
Maybe the gnolls are telling the truth, but these cowardly kobolds are definitely lying, but there is no point in pursuing this now, Caesar just needs to know that they have some kind of connection with Roy.
"In that case."
Looking at the rather indignant refuge, the black dragon smiled gloomily: "Then, prove it to me." ”
"Put on your armor, and use your weapons, claws, and teeth, to tear your enemies, to attack them, to harass them, to kill them, and to exchange every head for my reward, and the time has come to prove your loyalty."
……
The Gnoll clan was the first to leave, and the kobolds consulted with each other for a short time before they also left.
In Luna's words, Caesar, the bad embryo, sent the kobolds and jackals away with a few empty promises, and didn't even let the door of the Duru Basin in.