Chapter VII Collapse
"Raja, twenty meters ahead, on the wall on the left, about a meter and a half high, crossbow bolts. β
"My master, your eyes are sharper than the legendary Condor!"
In the gloomy dungeon of the ancient castle, the goblin Raja commanded his people to carefully step forward and dismantle the mechanism, and the awe of the new master deepened in his heart.
In recent times, Raja has genuinely felt that he had come out of it.
Look at what life was like in the orc tribe before: bad food, hard work, disdainful glances from the orcs, and cannon fodder that inevitably rushes to the front when fighting......
Although many people of the clan have lived that kind of life for a long time, and gradually do not feel that there is anything wrong, but Raja is different! He used to be an apprentice of a great alchemist, and he has seen the world, and of course he knows that the goblins who live this kind of life are the worst kind.
How much better is the life of those goblin merchants and goblin nobles?
Not really!
Raja knew that no matter how rich and powerful a goblin was, racial prejudice would remain ingrained and perpetuated. He was not sure about the situation in the Eastern Continent, but in the Western Continent, even the Havar Empire, which valued commerce the most, had special laws restricting goblin merchants.
Sometimes Raja dreams of himself standing on a majestic airship, dressed in elaborate and crisp military uniforms, leading a huge fleet of airplanes chasing dragons, blasting open gates, and crushing enemy armies β the most incredible daydream for a goblin.
However, Raja kept this whimsical dream in his heart, and he was waiting for an opportunity because he believed in goblins...... It shouldn't be the weakest intelligent race.
And now, Raja is sure he sees a ray of hope.
Naturally, this is not because the quality of the food has improved, nor because the work is not so hard, nor because the clansmen no longer need to be cannon fodder.
Truth be told, this strange black dragon is not a benevolent lord, and his governing skills are a bit questionable. However, there was one thing that excites Raja: he is willing to give the goblins a fair chance as much as possible, and he promises to keep it up.
Raja was not a pure dreamer, he had already traveled a third of his life, and with the life of a goblin, it was impossible for him to see the day when that dream would come true. However, dragons live much longer, and Raja has a hunch that the dragon will not die so easily, and that as long as he does not die, his own people will continue to have a fair chance.
And this dream will be passed down from generation to generation until the day it comes true!
Iroh didn't care what Raja was thinking, and as Raja thought, he really couldn't be described by the word benevolence - he cared about the goblins' lives purely out of profit.
The contract in Ello's soul told him that now that a few goblins had become his shallow followers, and as long as the seeds of faith were planted in a group, they would gradually sprout, and then spread, bringing him more points of faith.
Of course, even in terms of short-term gain, goblins are useful. The Ikut Valley is so large that with the power of just three young dragons, it can't cover the entire valley. With the help of a group of goblins, it would be easier to control the valley.
Besides, the castle he lives in now is in disrepair, and it can be said that everything except the main hall is in ruins, and Eloco has no mood and effort to renovate the castle, so it is naturally better to have goblins to do it for him.
And all you need to pay is a small amount of food exchanged for faith points and a piece of land that you can't actually control!
"Five meters ahead, there are three consecutive fire-breathing traps on the ground. β
Glancing up nonchalantly, Iroh spoke again to the goblin construction team.
"I said Iroh, I can't see that you still have this kind of ability......"
Watching the goblins once again pull out the trap from the place that Iroh pointed out, Vis felt that his worldview was almost turned upside down, what kind of joke to recognize the trap without the help of any magic or props?
No matter how you look at it, this is not something that a young dragon can master.
"What's the big deal, I can rush straight through these traps!" Shilkat who was standing beside him was immediately unhappy again, the young dragon itself had a strong recovery ability, and with plenty of food and rest, his injuries were already healed.
In his opinion, Iroh is powerful, but as long as his strength is strong enough, no matter what trap he has, he will break it with all his might!
"Really?"
Ello's wings moved slightly, and he made a shrug that was equivalent to a human being: "Raja, there is a magic induction bomb thirty meters ahead, detonated from a long distance." β
"Yes, my master, your wisdom makes us ashamed!"
Expertly uttering words of praise, Raja motioned for the workers to throw the prepared pebbles.
The next moment, the proud Hillcat was completely speechless. Of course, it wasn't just him, but even Weiss, Raja, and the goblin workers were dumbfounded.
There was a loud bang, a dazzling white light erupted with a raging flame, and a powerful shock wave brought a small storm that made the skinny goblins take several steps back. Then the whole tunnel shook, and big stones kept falling from the ceiling - it was about to collapse!
"Let's go!"
Iroh decisively grabbed Raja and ran, and the little black dragons and goblin workers then chased after him in a burst of exclamations - this kind of life-threatening time, even Hillcat didn't care about the pride and demeanor of the dragons, and the little life was gone.
"Whirring ......"
"Scared the hell out of me......"
"Thank you, thank you, ...... host"
"I said, brother, do you still think you can rush over?"
A moment later, the dragons and goblins stood at the fork in the road at the entrance to the dungeon, and Vis looked at the road to the left, which had been completely blocked, and then looked at Shilkat, who was forced to calm himself, but the fear and fear in his eyes were already overflowing, and his tone couldn't help but be a little more teasing.
β......β
Hillcat didn't even say a word this time, after all, no matter how much he tried to hide his dejected appearance just now, it was futile.
He can't be seen as a coward or a man who only talks about it, as a descendant of the warlike Red Dragon and the tyrannical Black Dragon, Hirkat does not shy away from any battle, in fact he seeks it.
But deep in his chest lies a strong sense of self-preservation that even he is not aware of. Not only him, but even the ancient dragons sincerely wanted to live a few more centuries β in other words: it is better to die than to live.
"The master is so powerful, he can even see the magic bomb so well hiddenβI wonder if the great master can tolerate the humblest curiosity of a goblin and tell Raja how you see it?"
Raja coughed, he was the most calm of the disaster just now, because Iroh grabbed him and fled as soon as possible.
Of course, you can't blame Airo for saving Raja alone, on the one hand, Raja is the leader of the goblins, and he also helps Iro instill the concept of loyalty in the other goblins, which can be said to be the most valuable.
On the other hand, the brothers Vis and Hillcut, as black dragons, if they can't even dodge a landslide, it won't be at all what Iello expects from them. And other goblins?
Sorry, Iroh could only take one goblin with him, and he didn't have the confidence to run at safe speed on his two hind legs. Anyway, the goblin reproduction ability Iroh has long understood, even if these goblin workers die, according to the current development speed of the goblin race on the right track, at most half a year, a new batch of labor can be formed again.
As for putting goblins on their backs, wake up, their backs are a very special place for any dragon.
"It's hard to explain, I just know. β
Ayroh replied lightly to Raja's question, and the latter made another compliment, whether it was true or false. Iroh could probably guess that Raja was asking such a question or trying to give Hillkat a step down the lineβa sign that he was beginning to curry favor with the Tokamaks as a whole and not just himself.
Iroh was pleased with the transition, and for him, as long as he remained at the top of the Tokamaks, he would not be compromised by it. As for Hillcut, he will naturally get some satisfaction from this, which will enhance his sense of belonging to this faction.
As for how do you know......
This goes back to when he first saw through the sneak attack of the thief Lin Ke. Iroh hadn't told anyone that his eyes were born with the ability to see, and all disguises were hidden in front of him as long as he wanted!
Perhaps some powerful thieves could fool him through magic and skills that Iroh didn't know, but what Lin Ke used was only a relatively ordinary optical stealth technique, and naturally there was no camouflage in Iroh's eyes.
The same is true of the dungeon mechanism this time, only the last magic bomb barely fooled Ello's eyes, if it weren't for Eloh's unusually high sensitivity to magical energy, maybe the Tokamak faction would be wiped out this time......
Even so, Iroh felt his own shortcomings: he saw the existence of the magic bomb, but he didn't expect the bomb to be so powerful that it caused the entire tunnel to collapse.
Maybe the next step...... It's time to train yourself on the perception of magical intensity.
"Okay, now go the other way. Iroh flicked his tail and motioned for everyone to enter the passage on the right, "About forty meters ahead, at the base of the wall on the left, Venom Trap." β
"Yes, yes, wise master!"
Raja nodded and commanded the goblins to continue their work, leaving only two small black dragons in their place.
"I thought," Vess was silent for a moment, looking at his brother who was gradually regaining his composure, "perhaps we should have our own squire. β
"At least it's better than goblins. Shilkat nodded sullenly.
They hadn't thought it before, but along the way, the brothers had witnessed how the goblins flattered Ello. Dragons are as famous for their egos as they are for their greed, and they love to hear sycophants even when they know that they hear beautiful words and flattery designed to protect the speaker from their wrath.
Regardless of the motivation, from this moment on......
The growth of the tokamaks has inevitably arrived.