Chapter 339: Crisis
At this time, even the captain of the Orcs of Zereramo Tulga couldn't help frowning, as for the two archmages, they exchanged glances with each other, the purpose of their coming, the tower master Kunai Soyd had already told them, but everything in front of them made them really a little worried, the vastness of this world was something they didn't dare to imagine before, and the products were extremely rich. However, there seem to be more dangers than in the Blackstone Mountains, and a random group of creatures can bring disaster to the Mage Tower.
After a while, Li Ran raised his head and looked around, especially before the two archmages and Tulga, turned to look at Doric and Morga and asked cautiously, "According to your observations, how much relationship do these passing orc groups have with other creatures?" ”
Seeing the seriousness of Li Ran's question, Doric and Morga thought for a long time and replied: "It shouldn't have much to do with each other, it's just a simple migration." We have fought many battles with them before, and some of the small races that we defeated back will even be swallowed up or wiped out directly by other races, but there are also races that cooperate with each other, but they are relatively rare."
Li Ran sighed and continued to ask: "Then how did you spend the past years, aren't there any ethnic groups that want to attack and occupy the territory?" ”
At this time, Morga explained on the side: "In previous years, at this time, Doric would go back to his family to borrow some troops, and those orcs are not stupid, seeing that our village does not have much oil and water, and the army is not weak. So there were no dangers, and of course there were a few battles, but fortunately, the casualties were not large."
Glancing at Tulga, Li Ran looked at Doric and said, "How many soldiers can you borrow when you go back to the family?" ”
Dorik said with some embarrassment: "Although I am a member of the Chekhov family. But after all, it's only an external department, so I can only borrow two or three teams at most, but fortunately, I have a good relationship with Chekhov-Benster. The guards he sent me were battle-hardened."
Pointing to a warrior behind Doric, Li Ran said, "Can you reach the eleventh rank or above like them?" ”
Knowing what Li Ran meant, Doric nodded and said, "Almost, Benster transferred me to our family's silver guards, with eleven people in each team, ordinary rank ten to eleventh order, and the principal and deputy captains are all twelve ranks."
Li Ran smiled and said, "Although the old village chief Morga has spoken to me many times. But your clan still surprises me, the family guards above the tenth order"
Doric hurriedly explained, looked at several fighters not far from him behind him and said, "This is also thanks to Benster." These are the elite guards of the family, and they are generally used to protect the important people in the family."
Li Ran asked with some curiosity: "Then what is the relationship between you and this named Benster?" ”
"Chekhov-Benster is a direct member of the family, my cousin, who was hunted down by the enemy when he was young. My father died fighting to protect him. Maybe it's out of guilt, so I've always been respectful," said Dorik, who was a little sad at this point.
Li Ran said sorry very guiltily, Doric waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it happened many years ago, and it is also a glorious thing for my father to die in order to protect others."
Li Ran nodded in agreement, and everyone chatted for a while.
Near noon, Li Ran directly asked people to set up a grill outside the territory. Everyone sat on the floor and chatted while eating, and raised a glass of fruit wine made by the old village chief Morga. Li Ran looked at Worthen and Sanchez and asked, "Through these observations, how do the two masters think of my territory?" Can you be willing to move the Mage Tower here?"
I didn't expect this lord to be so direct, the two archmages looked at each other for a long time and didn't speak, the scene was a little embarrassing for a while, Li Ran laughed and said: "Acquaintance, although the two masters are blunt, although I am not talented, but I can still guess one or two of the meaning of the tower lord letting the two come, although the Black Stone Mountain Range is safer than here, but the open gun is easy to dodge, and the hidden arrow is difficult to prevent." I said that the two of you are also understanding people, not to mention that in terms of development, although my territory is small, there is enough space in this world for you to develop, take Master Worthen, you are a high-level alchemist, and you need many top-level materials I believe that only this world can satisfy you"
Worthen nodded frankly, as an alchemist, when he first arrived in an unfamiliar environment, the first thing he learned was the various precious materials of the local area and anything that might be used for experimentation, about which he had already received answers from Morga and the leader of the hunters.
"We will truthfully report the situation here to the tower master, as for the tower master's wishes, it is not easy for the two of us to speculate here" Seeing Li Ran looking at him again, Archmage Sanchez hurriedly said
Guessing that there would be such a result, Li Ran looked at Tulga, who had been silent, and the thirteenth-order strength of the Zereramo orc said very simply: "I like this place, but like the two of them, I need to go back and talk to the three prophets and several other leaders of the clan, such things can only be decided by the three prophets, but I believe that the other leaders will feel the same as me!" ”
Through this period of understanding, Li Ran already knew that this person was by no means simple, and he believed that he was also the best among the leaders of the Orcs of Zereramo, so he smiled slightly and said, "Then what do you think we should do about this orc migration?" ”
Biting the leg of mutton in his hand, Tulga smiled meaningfully and said, "Then it depends on your own meaning, after all, you are the lord here."
Looking at the leg of mutton that was bitten off by Tulga, Li Ran raised his head and didn't speak for a long time, as if he was calculating something, and after a while, he suddenly looked at Doric and asked, "In addition to this team of guards in the village, how many troops can you get from the family?" ”
Doric seemed to think of something, and asked with a look of surprise, "What do you mean?" ”
Seeing that everyone looked at him, Li Ran took a sip of wine and said: "Orc migration, this is a danger and an opportunity for us, in the past, we paid tribute to them, but on the other hand, as long as we can eat a little bit of them, our territory will definitely have a qualitative leap."
At this time, the old village chief Morga said a little anxiously: "Those are hundreds of barbarians, once they annoy them, the situation will be uncontrollable!" If you don't do this, it will bring disaster to the entire territory! ”
Nodding secretly, Li Ran also understands what the old village chief Morga said, but now that he has finally caught up with the Mage Tower and the Orc Clan of Zereramo, if he still lets the orcs passing by take what he wants, and depends on the attitude of the other party to survive, I believe that these two rare forces will definitely let go, so it is better to let go now.
I saw Li Ran stand up, drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp and said loudly: "What you said makes sense, but as a lord, I know what I have to do, although I have been like this all these years, there is no survival without development, but it is not my choice to pin my hope of survival on the enemy's mood!" What would we do if we passed by a bunch of barbarians or orcs, or other creatures bent on trampling our land? At that time, I'm afraid we won't be able to defend our homeland to the death."
Before the old village chief Morga could say something, Li Ran interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said in a tone as calm as water: "I would rather see everyone fall on the battlefield fighting with the enemy, than see even one villager being humiliated to death by the enemy, if any of you are dissatisfied with my decision, you can ask Doric to bring a recall order now, I promise that I will never stay here for another day!" ”
There was no sonorous tone, no exaggerated movements, but everyone present trembled. As Li Ran finished speaking, a heavy atmosphere appeared in the venue.
As Tulga came behind Li Ran with his backhand holding the hilt, there was a sudden tension in the field, and the highest-ranking Orc in the field, Zereramo Orc, expressed his thoughts with his actions, if the situation was not right, he would definitely not leave as Li Ran said.
The Chekhov guards seemed to sense this danger as well, and they slowly but rhythmically paced behind Doric and Morgar, pressing their hands on the hilt of their swords. There is a situation where the wind and rain are coming.
"What are you doing here?" Morga, who suddenly realized something, hurriedly spoke: "I don't need your protection here, this is our lord in front of me!" ”
Doric also hurriedly waved his hand at this time to signal the guards to retreat, bowed slightly to Li Ran and said, "Lord, I'm sorry, they have no malicious intent!" ”
Li Ran nodded in understanding, but did not speak.
As everyone looked at Morga and Doric, after a long time, the old village chief Morga suddenly sighed and said, "It seems that I am really old, okay, since you have made a decision, then we will listen to you!" I also don't want the children and grandchildren of my comrades-in-arms to live in humiliation all the time! (To be continued......)