Surrounded by the galena mountains to the east and west, Vasa was once an important mining base during the Nasei period, but since the cataclysm turned the North Sea into a huge glacier, it has become a bitter cold land. More than 100,000 square kilometers of land are covered with frozen swamps and tundra, long winters are still dog-pulled sleds and snowboards, and the short summer permafrost turns into thick mud makes the road even more difficult. Mosses, lichens and other hardy plants thrive and provide enough food for reindeer and small herbivores to survive and thrive in hunting humanoids and carnivores.

Twenty years ago, the treasonous red-robed mage returned from the Endless Abyss and led a large army of demonic corpses to Vaasa, where he built Fort Perylus overnight on the south shore of Lake Tear Lake, and used it as the center to conquer the main tribes of Vaasa with his legendary power. After that, he proclaimed himself the Witch King, assembled an army of wolves, giants, goblins, orcs, and undead creatures, and defeated Damara with a devastating force.

What happened next was very strange, the witch king did not continue to make persistent efforts to kill Inbutu, nor did he move the capital to Damara to stabilize his rule, nor did he build Vasa to enrich the rear, but only went on a rampage and then disappeared.

Eleven years later, Vasa is already leaderless and strife, Damara is even more resentful, and the kingdom of the witch king is about to fall apart. Almost immediately, the vast majority of Vasa and Damara's centrifugal forces became conformist. At the beginning, everyone was waiting in horror for the Witch King to find someone to stand up, but Zheng Yi only found a handful of die-hard people to operate, and he was almost broken off his big teeth, which made many people's hearts lively. Under these circumstances, it is not incomprehensible that Gairos was able to infiltrate Perylusburg alone to assassinate the Witch King. As expected, Zheng Wei somehow lost that legendary power and was slashed by the sword of Damara's future Dragon Nightmare King.

To this day, the once-standing Fort Peryluss is a pile of ruins, with stalkling monsters roaming the area, and the occasional aspiring adventurer in search of magic. Vaasa has also become the same as before, and there is no trace of civilization to be seen, and only the most well-armed prospectors and the most daring miners venture to make their dreams of overnight riches thanks to the abundant gem and metal deposits in the mountains.

Damshore under Viscount Tarangard was the largest and only human city in Vaasa, with a population of about 7,000, or an estimated 40,000 when you count the nearby villages, towns, farms, and pioneer colonies. Viscount Talengard had been hoping to bring all 40,000 men under his rule, but by the end of last year only 10,000 had been willing to pay him a poll tax.

There is only one non-human city in Vasa, the half-orc fortress of Parischek in the northeast, the legacy of the former Vasa Witch King, with a population of about 10,000, counting the nearby large and small villages, towns, farms and pioneer strongholds, the total population is estimated to be 60,000, of which humans account for about 20,000, and the relationship with the half-orc race seems to be okay.

The other strongholds are basically mines, with a few tens or tens of thousands, and the races of leaders and miners are all different, and there are many strong people in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and the Leadfeng Dragon Palace is one of the leaders.

Mike's tentative target is one of the mines, Dale Hall, located in the galena mountains west of Vaasa. It was chosen solely because of Viscount Tarangard. That day, Mike went to him to find out about Vasa's situation, to see where it would be better for a dozen or so high-level spellcasters twenty or thirty elites to bring some miscellaneous soldiers to develop, and Lord Viscount blew the hall of Dyle into a dale to the sky.

"Last year, when the caravan reported that there was a situation there, I sent someone to investigate it carefully, and only then did I discover the cave that the dwarves called the Hall of Dyre. According to the dwarves themselves, they have been digging since the time of their grandfather's grandfather, but they have been underground for hundreds of years, and they have only just dug through the surface these years. But my people don't say it's like this, the dwarves who have been underground for generations shouldn't be like them, he thinks that the Dale Hall is mostly a relic of the pre-cataclysm, which used to be frozen in the past, and only gradually melted away in the past few years, and then it was occupied by the dwarves. After they were discovered, they sold a lot of steel - including the twenty tons or so of the twenty tons you bought at the end of the previous year, either they had really saved by digging in the ground for hundreds of years, or the things had been frozen there and had only recently melted and they had obtained them, both of which were found in Vaasa, and the truth was probably only known to the dwarves themselves. ”

"Oh, how many of them are there?" Mike came intrigued. He needs steel, a lot of steel. It is impossible to purchase steel in bulk at present, iron is okay but quite eye-catching, maybe when the supply will be cut off, there can be an iron ore even if it is not mined, at least it can be used as a means to reduce the price when negotiating, anyway, the dark elves are idle.

"There are more than 100 of them, and it's impossible to know how many there are in total. Darmshal's strength is limited, and it is already quite difficult to defend his own turf. The Viscount looked regretful.

"Well, I'll take someone to see it myself. If it's convenient, can you please send a reliable person to evaluate the strength of the other party? It has been more than two years since Sanzang Town and Darmshal established diplomatic relations, but due to transportation difficulties, there has been little substantive cooperation, and this time may be a good opportunity. "In Vasa, a cold and barren place rich in minerals, if it is a surface village or town, most of the farmers who have been plundered by Vasa Witch King before, after the fall of the Witch King, they are unable or unwilling to leave Vasa to settle down, and their strength is generally not strong, and there will be no problem in attacking directly. But the mine is different, it may be a powerful secret industry, and it must not be acted lightly. Therefore, this matter cannot be directly handed over to the dark elves.

"Well, let the people who went to investigate before go, they are strong and can show you the way. "For the cooperation in the past two years, Lord Viscount is quite satisfied, and it has brought a lot of benefits to Darmshal, especially the batch of magical equipment in January, many of which are good things that could not be bought before. It's just that the expenses are a little bigger, and the family money saved over the years is almost exhausted.

Since the main purpose is reconnaissance, it is inevitable to act covertly, and in order to prevent the leakage of the race, it is necessary to be disguised, so the ability of these two aspects must be relatively strong, and the number of people is not very large, one or two are enough. Mike wanted to find Chief Mage Nimes, the champion of the assassination exercise, but when he arrived at the Sunken Tower, he found that the Chief Mage who had "specialized in arcane arts for more than 200 years" was practicing arcane arts again, and it would take a few days for Master Zevahid to give the students a vacation again. Mike didn't want to wait, and he didn't bother to run back to find Goku, so he thought of the runner-up of the exercise, the little singer Philindre.

After receiving the notice, the little singer attached great importance to it, and according to Sadurella's instructions, he took a bath seriously, carefully refined his makeup, and repeatedly picked out his clothes, fragrant and smooth, tender and tender, waiting for the big elder to wake up from the nap, and "do secret things together".

No matter how idiotic Mike is, Filindrey can understand what she means when he sees this look. He's a little fundraising. Philindrion is good at singing and dancing and beautiful, which suits Mike's appetite, and he originally planned to reach out to Audrey after returning from the shadow plane to support her, but after a casual chat with Goku and a review of his subordinates, Mike temporarily dismissed that idea.

"My most optimistic is always No. 8 Lu Ken, who has good talent and is willing to move forward, and has a good overall view, and has been training in this position for two years as the deputy commander of the town guard in Sanzang Town, and he should be able to take charge of himself. ”

"It's a pity that the spell level is too low, only 2nd order, and the explosive power is seriously insufficient, and it is estimated that you can't beat Rex alone. He should have been allowed to continue practicing the poet instead of the dragon mystic. ”

"I don't think so. No matter how good the poet's skills are, what can he do, if the spell is not strong, he can't be strong, not to mention that with his wild way, the music level wants to keep up with me. This is not the case with the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique, Luken's progress is very fast, and he has greatly strengthened his body and will, making his shortcomings no longer have strengths. Although it is true that he can't win against Rex, but Luken can cut down the hundred-man town guard with a single charge, can Rex Besides, looking at his progress, I estimate that it is very promising to practice the secret art in one go and turn it into a half-dragon. ”

"Goku, you obviously didn't understand what I meant. It's true that the Dragon Transformation Technique is more suitable for Luken, but what if you add Werewolf Bloodline and Death Knight Transformation? ”

“...... No wonder you've always been bullish on Lazer. If, I mean, if you really have that ability, and he can really successfully accept these two enhancements, maybe he can indeed compete with Lu Ken, who has achieved the great skill of transforming dragons, to see who is the number one general. ”

"Make a bet?"

"Bet on it!"

"What do you think of Pachpala and Yoda?"

"Pache Pala is strong and has a good heart, and he can be very useful. It's just that the small tribe that has been closed off before has not broadened its horizons enough, so it has to take it around for a long time. ”

"It's a pity that the problem of transforming into a warrior can't be solved for fear of dispelling, and it's probably more difficult to take charge on your own. ”

"There's a lot of room for it, and you have to let it compete with the caster. ”

"That's just as well. ”

"Yoda's words, how to say it, the mind is relatively simple, and someone has to command. I think it's fitting to have it as Lucan's deputy. ”

"No, Lucan slaughtered Yoda's tribe, Number 1 told me. However, it also said that Yoda felt that now that everyone was enlightened by the truth and was fighting for the same goal, he should let go of the grudges he had formed due to ignorance and barbarism, so he would not take the initiative to trouble Luken. ”

“...... No wonder, I said, how does it always feel like it's not quite a good deal with Lucken. Goku shook his head with a wry smile. The place is so big and there are so many resources, and different tribes living in the same area will inevitably fight and kill each other. This situation is very common among the soldiers and civilians forcibly captured in Sanzang Town, and it is precisely because of this that the town guards will lose the pressure of a strong leader, and in just one year, the mountains will be full of infighting.

"Just let it follow No. 1, there must be a few paladins under the archbishop, and it will obey it. ”

"You're also called a paladin......"

"It's the same, it's the same. ”

Wukong pouted, "Speaking of which, No. 1 is really talented." You see, the order of Sanzang Town is much stronger than when we first came back, and a large part of it is due to No. 1. Regardless of the rest, its ability to soothe people and handle chores can be very useful, and you really chose the right choice to make it a bishop. ”

"I have long said that I have a discerning eye, but you have never believed it. ”

"Come on, you. ”

"Look, look. I have unearthed so many talents, Luken, Lazer, No. 1, Pache Para and Yoda all said just now, Audrey's 4th order arcane martial arts are good, Fuerna 4th order arcane can turn into a devil, No. 7 Haz can also be used, and the first 7 is estimated to be able to become a talent if he does not die in battle. ”

Wukong rolled his eyes: "Lucan, Lazer and the former No. 7 were the leaders of the three largest forces in this area before they joined the gang, No. 1 was the third in command of the tribe as a goblin, Audrey's bloodline was strong enough to awaken spontaneously, Fuerna and Pachpala were both warlocks who could use third-order arcane arts, and Haz was a half-troll who could regenerate and martial arts, these people can really explain the problem if you can't find them." Just like kobold No. 10 and No. 19, what are they called, before joining the gang, they were all warlocks who mastered 4th order spells, one suppressed the goblins led by the dark elves in the ruins for twenty years, and the other was doing quite well as a chief underground, but now, in addition to summoning horses as builders, it is to strip soul fragments as materials. ”

“...... Their spells aren't suitable, and I'm using them to the fullest. Isn't there Yoda? ”

"It was discovered by No. 1 and then cultivated with Lazer, and it was already very good when it was reported to me, you know when it was. By the way, there is indeed one that can be counted as your achievement, No. 5, I originally wanted it to be a blacksmith, but you let it become a mage, how is the progress?"

“...... I'm about to learn the 3rd order, so it's normal for a mage to be slow. "Coming to learn soon means that you haven't learned it yet, and although the progress is already quite good, the mage will be slower after all. "And you can't count it like that, if I hadn't built the Sanzang Mercenary Group to gather people together, maybe where would they still be digging grass roots and catching rats. There are also tooth-dense them, which were at best slightly stronger dish B before I transformed. ”

"I really don't have much to say about your luck. If you have time, you can go outside a few times more times or do reconstructive surgery, which is definitely countless times more efficient than the so-called talent selection system that you are doing at home. ”

"Wukong, you must know that all coincidences in this world are actually inevitable. It was a coincidence that I subdued Lucan, but it was inevitable to discover talents, and it was an accident to transform Yami, but it was inevitable to strengthen the Ten Blades. Because of your profound knowledge and excellent vision, you can discover a lot of creative talents that others can't discover, and this is the essence of what you call luck. ”

Goku rolled his eyes. "Then you judge with your profound knowledge and excellent vision, who is it, just your large number of wives and prospective wives. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, where is there a whole bunch of ......"

"Alright, alright, hurry. ”

"Needless to say, Audrey, we are all optimistic about talent. ”

"Kena'er, the talent is not very good, maybe the second-order spell is the limit, but anyway, I didn't think about relying on her to achieve great things, it is enough to teach Qiannidi. ”

"Cecilia, it's not very hard, it's good to have Kena's level, but anyway, I didn't think about entrusting her with a heavy responsibility, I just want to be happy to learn a few spells. ”

"Sadurilna, in terms of talent, she is stronger than Kenaer, she has a long life, she is willing to work hard and has resources, her personal strength is passable, and she is beautiful and understands people's hearts, she should be of great use as a subordinate, but I don't want her to show her face, maybe she can only be buried. ”

"Gina Fei, although her spell talent is only comparable to that of Sadurilna, she is relatively strong in martial arts, has a certain tactical literacy, and is particularly willing to work hard and endure hardships, so if you cultivate it well as a subordinate, you should be able to take charge of it alone, but I don't really want her to fight and kill, maybe she can only be buried. ”

"Philindre'......"

"You don't need to say it, I understand, although the talent for spells is not very good, but the martial arts are relatively strong, and there are many methods of hard work, and the appearance is beautiful and understands people's hearts, as a subordinate, you should be able to take charge of the people, but you don't want her to show her face or let her fight and kill, maybe she can only be buried. ”

“......”

"Whatever you want, anyway, without them and others, we don't lack one or two. But I still have to remind you, people always have to do things, small ability to do small things, big ability to do big things, don't let you do the right thing to have idle things, you can be careful of backyard fire. ”

“......”

After that, Mike thought about it seriously and felt that he should indeed be cautious. Even without considering the impossibility of a backyard fire, it is necessary to give them a better environment as moral role models for the elite of society in order to compensate for the debt owed to them in some respects for some compelling reasons. If they were just mortals, there were many ways to make their lives better - such as those dark elves who joined the Sanzang family, so it didn't matter much if there was more or less. But for those who have the ability, what they need most may be a stage that can give full play to their abilities. Shadurilna and Gina Fei are relatively easy to handle, one is more suitable for managing the territory, and with their omnipotent traverser and high-end master, how can they find a suitable place for them. Philindrey is good at fighting, especially assassination, which is really bad, and the words of the personal bodyguard are already all kinds of troubles for the obedient Audrey, and one more will be worth it. Or lower your moral standards a little bit, and treat everyone as if they were just exercising and entertaining each other?

Because he has never figured out the answer, and because he has been having fun with Audrey and Audreyna, Mike has never stretched out his claws to Philindre.

"Great Elder, let's go do secret things together~~" Philindrey skillfully adjusted his position, so that the "Great Elder" could learn more about "his secrets".

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