It had been five days since Victor arrived at the edge of the Half-Dragons' settlement.

Navigating the swamp is not an easy task, even for the alchemy militia who specialize in gathering in the wild. Lizard swamps are full of traps, full of dangers, and extremely unfriendly to humans. During the march, the party encountered no less than 50 beast attacks, and while most of the predators became the spoils of alchemic creatures, one Spirit Monkey militia was dragged into the water by the giant snakes. This was mainly due to the fact that the swamp was muddy and difficult to walk, and the 200 alchemy militia could only march in long formations, and the mastiffs in charge of the guard could not take care of the entire team, and as a result, an accident occurred. This also shows that human beings are indeed unsuitable for large-scale production and military activities in the swamp.

The alchemy militia is still like this, let alone ordinary people?

In fact, having alchemy creatures gather in a team is the right way to open the logistics alchemy tower. However, Victor needs a strong and loyal armed force to ensure that his gains are not usurped, and he intends to gradually replace alchemical creatures with ordinary labor to perform productive labor, thereby freeing more alchemical militias.

The conquest of the Half-Dragons was the beginning of this plan.

It was rainy and bitterly cold. Victor and Emerson hide in a makeshift canopy and talk about the Half-Dragons tribe.

Language communication is only the basis of communication with each other, and the half-dragon people, as intelligent orcs, have a unique social structure, and their lifestyle, behavioral habits, and value orientation are very different from those of humans. Victor must consider what strategy to adopt to achieve the ultimate goal.

Emerson has lived in the Swamp for more than a decade, but he repels humanoid monsters from his bones. If it weren't for Bertina, he would never have dealt with the Half-Dragons tribe. Even so, his understanding of the Half-Dragons was only superficial, and he even refused to allow the Half-Dragons tribe to serve his alienated dragons.

Victor has a deeper understanding of the lizardmen tribe. According to the Will of the Alchemy Militia, the Lizardmen, the Basilis, the Swamp Monitor Lizard, and the Hydra Lizard are all descendants of the ancient Behemoth, the King of Kurosawa. The relationship between them is very peculiar, the hydra lizard has a natural dominance over other bloodlines, and the lizardmen regard the hydra as a totemic beast, they domesticate the snake demon, fish and hunt for a living, provide food for the hydra lizard, clean up the environment, and raise its young. This servility stems from the bloodline of the lizardmen, has been passed down from generation to generation, and is deeply ingrained.

It's like the king of Kurosawa has created a bunch of mongrels to serve his own son. The lizardmen are the servants of the Hydra lizard, the basilisk is their hunting dog, and the swamp monitor lizard is the Hydra's guard and thug. However, the lustful dragon stepped into the family of the King of Kurosawa, and the swamp monitor lizards are now swamp dragon lizards, which are smaller in size and have both the regeneration talent of the Kurosawa blood and the lightning reflex talent of the dragons. The Swamp Dragon Lizard will not attack the Hydra, but will no longer respond to its summons. Half-dragons are known as dragon veins, but their dragon blood is relatively thin, and they still retain the nature of serving bloodline beasts. However, they are more powerful, more intelligent, more independent, and less numerous than their lizardfolk cousins. Half-drakes possess dynamic vision, underwater breathing, and healing abilities, while ferocious half-dragons have a talent for regenerating severed limbs.

The Half-Dragons are very territorial, and those who serve the Hydra will kill their invading fellow without mercy. Far from Hydra territory, the Lizardmen clan is ready to take the place of their opponents and fight to get closer to the Totem Behemoth. Cannibalism has kept the Half-Dragon population stable, after all, the size of the swamp is fixed, and it can't support too many swamp creatures.

The Alchemy Militia knew the habits of the Half-Dragons, but they did not understand their social form. However, Victor believed that it was impossible for races with a single food, servile and exclusive consciousness to achieve a social division of labor, and that primitive and ignorant tribes would not have the idea of trade. In contrast, centaurs, gnolls, and ogres who enslaved vassal races developed more complex social structures and were more aggressive.

Only equal civilization has trade, and inequality has only slavery!

Unfortunately, no race can enslave half-dragons or lizardmen in the swamp, their home advantage is too great, as long as they drill into the water, no one can help them. If Emerson alienates a swamp dragon lizard, he can establish a master-slave relationship with the half-dragons, but there is no need for Victor to directly enslave the half-dragon tribe, let alone allow Emerson to have the strength to compete with him. So, Victor is ready to bring in another force to break the deadlock, and that is the goblins.

Goblins are green-skinned dwarfs that adapt to a variety of environments, they eat less, they give birth to more, they have intelligent brains, flexible fingers, and weak strength, making them excellent slaves. Goblins are also accustomed to clinging to powerful races, and they cannot survive in the swamp without the protection of the Half-Dragons, but the primitive Half-Dragons do not need goblin minions. This is precisely the entry point of Victor's pioneering plan.

Victor plans to occupy a territory in the swamp for the half-dragon tribe to thrive, and the half-dragon will act as the bodyguard and overseer of the goblin slaves, who will actually be supported by Victor. To a certain extent, the growth of the half-dragon tribe will inevitably go to the territory of the hydra and challenge the other tribes. The loser will continue to manage the goblin minions. As a result, Half-Dragons and Goblins do not have a catalytic reaction, and it is impossible for them to evolve powerful and independent new tribes. They can't change the partnership that Victor has established, and they can only obediently gather resources.

"My lord, the lizardmen are here. Jack lifted the canvas curtain and said to Victor.

Victor got up and walked outside the shed, and through the rain curtain, he saw a group of large upright lizards confronting the heavily armed alchemy militia five hundred meters away.

These half-dragons were about two meters tall, with strong muscular outlines beneath their pitch-black natural scales, slender and powerful limbs, a mouth full of fine fangs, and a dark green vertical pupil in their amber eyes. The half-dragons are also mixed with some lizards as large as ligads, which are the snake demons domesticated by the half-dragons, also known as petrified lizards. Almost every half-dragon man clenched his bony spear, his straight tail sweeping around incessantly, looking restless.

"These half-dragons look nervous. Victor smiled and said to Imerson: "I won't go, you should know how to do it." ”

"Understood! Intimidation and fraud. Emerson nodded again and again and said confidently.

"That's right. Sometimes, words are more effective than knives. Victor waved his hand and said, "Bring the dragon lizard and the ferocious wolf." I wait for your good news. ”

"I won't let my lord down!" Imerson stepped onto his saddle, the alchemy dragon lizard let out a low roar, and walked towards the half-dragon man with his limbs on all fours, dozens of alchemy war mastiffs followed, and the wizard at this time really had a bit of the demeanor of the Chosen One.

Seeing Imerson leading a group of dragon lizards and ferocious wolves over, the half-dragon tribe first stirred, and then a tall and burly half-dragon broke away from the group, and said in a hiss that humans could not understand, "Wizard, are you here to fight the Son of the Mud?"

"It's not hard for me to kill all of you, but I've never done that. Imerson looked down arrogantly at the half-dragon leader and said, "Karui, you knew this from the beginning. ”

Karui, the half-dragon, curled his tail slightly, and said, "But you refused us to feed Itugos, and let it attack us, and now you have brought with you the human army. The bone spear pointed at the surrounding alchemy militia, and the vertical eyes of the half-dragon man flashed with an icy cold light, "Humans shouldn't appear in the mire. The Sons of the Muds are not afraid of bloody battles. Imerson looked around, "These are my slaves, like Itugos. After a pause, he added: "Itugos has gone mad, has become bloodthirsty and brutal, threatening all life. I will lead the minions to kill Itugos as punishment for it against my will. ”

Karui hissed, "You want us to help you get rid of Itugos? The Son of the Muds will never hurt the Bloodline Behemoth! The half-dragon man said, "Wizard, we won't hinder you either. ”

"Choose wisely to save you from the doom of death. Imerson smiled contemptuously and pointed to the Swamp and said, "This is my territory, and after I get rid of Itugos, the half-dragons must obey me if they want to stay, otherwise I will destroy the half-dragons in the territory like ogres." ”

The leader of the half-dragonmen waved his bone spear and said, "Wizards and ogres are not bloodline beasts. The half-dragons will not serve you. ”

"Serve me? What can the half-dragon do for me? clean up the dung? or catch fish and shrimp? You don't even know how to use fire...... Haha" Emerson shook his head and laughed, and said, "I have a slave, and I don't need a half-dragon to serve. ”

"Half-dragons can hunt in my territory, but I have one condition. Emerson said, "I want the seeds and minerals of the thousand reeds." I will command my goblin minions to collect these things. However, the goblins are weak, and I need you to protect them, supervise them, and make them work hard to get my things to the designated place. That's all. ”

Karui tilted the lizard's head and thought for a while before saying, "The meat of the green-skinned dwarf is not delicious, the giant dragon, the six-legged crocodile, the barlow turtle, and the tiger sturgeon are not picky eaters, and the half-dragon people can't protect all the green-skinned dwarves." ”

"Beasts that are not picky eaters also eat half-dragons. Imerson said coldly, "You don't have to protect all the goblins, but your job is to kill as many beasts as possible." With that, he said to the Spirit Monkey militia beside him, "Captain Jack, give me a short spear." Jack drew a fine iron spear, and Emerson dropped it at the feet of the leader of the half-dragons, "The half-dragons need the flesh and bones of the beast, and I need the skin of the beast." For every three skins of a six-legged crocodile, or the skin of two giant dragons, or three shadow spiders, I will reward the half-drake with one of these weapons. ”

Karui couldn't put down his grip on the sharp and heavy fine iron throwing spear, his tail curled into a ball, and the other fierce half-dragons tried to snatch the fine iron throwing spear, but they were met with Karui's strong response, they exchanged for a while, and the half-dragon leader spoke: "With such a throwing spear, we can protect the green-skinned dwarf." ”

It is exchanged for leather and shadow spiders. Emerson emphasized, took out several ore specimens from the alchemy dragon lizard's backpack, and said, "There are many minerals underwater, and if you give me these minerals, you can also exchange them for weapons." A ferocious half-dragon picked up a specimen of the Saron Demon Iron Mine and hissed, "Haru has seen this kind of stone......"

"Have you really seen it?" Imerson's eyes suddenly lit up, this strange ore was a resource that Victor had specially given and needed to pay special attention to.

"Ask it, how many minerals were found there?" Victor appeared silently beside Emerson like a wisp of smoke. His sudden appearance startled the wizard and caused the violent half-dragon man to retreat again and again. Imerson didn't dare to delay, and quickly asked the ferocious half-dragon man.

"Loach Lake, there are many of these stones at the bottom of the lake. Emerson translated the half-dragon's answer. Victor shook his head and smiled, "It's like he didn't say anything." Forget it, you go ahead. He thought to himself, it was good news to be able to identify the Salon's Magic Iron Mine.

"For every five baskets of such stones you give me, you will get a spear. Imerson shouted, "Same as Karui's hand!"

"Yes!" "Agreed!" "Exchange!" The ferocious half-dragons curled their tails in delight. The half-dragon leader Karui said, "Wizard, we will always leave if we have these weapons......

"Then you have to tell the vanquished that the half-dragons must obey my rules as long as they are in my territory, or else they will ......," the wizard said in a solemn tone. "Roar!" Victor, though he couldn't understand the half-dragon language, gave the order at the right time. Five alchemy dragon lizards and dozens of war mastiffs roared loudly at the same time, the sound was rolling, tearing apart the rain curtain, the half-dragon man panicked, and the snake demon turned around to escape. Imerson resisted the urge to cover his ears, only to find that the warriors around him were standing still.

Victor waved his hand, the wild roar seemed to be cut by invisible scissors, and he nodded at Imerson and said, "It's okay, let's go." ”

"After twenty days, you can return to your original place of residence. Imerson confessed to the leader of the half-dragons, trotted after Victor, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, where are we going?"

"Get rid of Itugos. ”

"Huh?!"

"Why? reluctant to do it?" Victor raised his eyebrows and said lightly, "You think I mobilized so many warriors just to intimidate the half-dragons?"

"No, no. I didn't give up. Imerson explained in a panic, "My lord, Captain Jack said that Philip was much bigger than before, and that he had two legs growing out of his belly...... I'm afraid it's going to kill a lot of fighters....... you don't blame me, do you?"

Victor glanced at the trembling wizard and sighed, "That's why we need to get rid of it as soon as possible." ”

The alienated creatures have a never-ending hunger for flesh and blood, and their minds are filled with the desire to kill. The more flesh they absorb, the deeper their alienation becomes, the larger they become, their strength grows by leaps and bounds, their range becomes larger and larger, and they kill more and eat more flesh. Fortunately, most of the alienated creatures belong to the insect class, and they have a short lifespan, and even if they are not killed, they will not live for a few years. However, Itugos is a swamp dragon lizard, and no one knows how long it will live or what it will become. To be sure, this alien creature has threatened the security of the outpost camp and will put Victor's pioneering plans to a halt.

Itugos must die!