In the days when he lost contact with the dragon hunting team, Li Yu didn't wait, and successively sent some lizardmen into the swamp, but he never found the whereabouts of the Golden Snake Knight and others.

It wasn't until three days ago that a lizardman had dug a two-handed sword out of the mud with his keen instincts for iron.

And the place where he found the sword was already quite far away from the area where the dragon hunting team was active.

Li Yu had the saber returned to Teacup Castle, and after identifying it, it was confirmed that it was the weapon of Juan Juan, the knight of the court.

Although this sword is not a masterpiece, it is also the work of dwarven craftsmen and is of high quality.

Juan inherited it from his father, but now there are more than a dozen gaps in the sword.

Apparently the sword had experienced a fierce battle before leaving his master.

At the same time, its appearance has also turned many people's previous worries into reality - the luxurious and well-equipped dragon hunting team has most likely encountered an accident.

And they were all wiped out, and not a single one escaped, so that no one knows what happened to them now.

Although Li Yu still wanted to try to negotiate with the dragon that obviously possessed intelligence, he also prepared for the worst and began to prepare for a possible conflict between the two sides in the future.

Because even if Li Yu or the others in the green field didn't provoke the dragon, it didn't mean that the dragon would stay in the swamp all the time.

According to the lizardmen, the swamp produced a limited amount, and the dragon's appetite has been skyrocketing.

The lizardmen packed up all the food they could collect before evacuating.

Once the dragon has nothing to eat, it will definitely come out to find something to eat.

After all, the lizardfolk have been listed on the recipe by it.

Therefore, when he learned that Fitzwilliam would build a giant crossbow, Li Yudang decided to allocate resources and manpower to build a crossbow for him, even if it would delay part of the construction progress.

Yin Leiya on the other side also turned blue after receiving the news.

Although the lizardmen had described the monster in the swamp as terrifying, otherwise they would not have been forced to flee from their homes where they had lived for thousands of years.

However, compared to the Imperial people, the lizards are not a little behind in terms of skill level, and the entire tribe cannot find a few decent iron tools, and the best weapons in their hands are actually hoes and sickles looted from ordinary people.

As for the armor, not even a single race can come up with a few sets.

At the same time, because they are humans, the strength of the individual is not as good as that of the orc warriors, and the reason why they have been able to loot the surrounding villages for so long is because the opponents are more vegetable, and the combat effectiveness of those peasants and militia is inferior to them.

Second, because they came and went in a hurry, and there was a swamp behind them, they could get into the swamp when they saw that the situation was not good, and there was nothing the army could do about them.

However, except for the two lizardman guides, the dragon hunting team is all half-orcs armed to the teeth, and they are also the elite of the elite, led by nobles.

In Yin Leiya's original expectation, if these twelve people were not the opponents of the dragon, they could at least maintain a draw.

Even if you take a step back, there is no draw, there will always be a few people who can escape back to deliver the letter, instead of a whole group of people quietly disappearing into the swamp like this.

For this reason, Miss Rabbit gathered important people in the castle to discuss the next countermeasures.

Since Pablo's Servant Knights were also involved in the meeting, this was the first time the two had been under the same roof since Alfred's attack and loss of Teacup Castle.

Friction was inevitable, and Pablo advocated sending more men to continue the search for the dragon's whereabouts and find an opportunity to avenge those who had come before him.

Alfred, on the other hand, did not agree to send another person to death.

Due to the special environment in the swamp, the army could not function there, as had been confirmed by countless ancestors of the Arias family.

Even if the lizardmen lead the way, the troops who go deep into it will not be able to form a formation, but will reveal their whereabouts prematurely.

Coupled with the maneuverability that the dragon had previously demonstrated, it was nothing short of a door-to-door delivery.

So if you want to send people, you can only send elite squads.

However, the Arias family has limited background, and is only a small family with a small reputation on the edge of the empire, and has already experienced a civil strife and a lizardman riot before, which itself has broken its vitality.

Even if they later accepted the exiles of the Wertin family at political risk, it only made up for some demographic deficiencies, but the soldiers, especially those who were professionally trained and had rich combat experience, were difficult to recover once they were lost.

And even if Yin Leiya can squeeze out more manpower, there is another question she has to face, that is, whether she will send someone to die again.

After all, the fate of the first dragon seeking team is just around the corner, and no one can guarantee that the second team will be able to complete the task.

In fact, it is now clear to everyone that this matter is more dangerous than fighting.

"We can raise the bounty!" Yin Leia's brother-in-law, Lucio, wiped his sweat and said, "If you are worried about the casualties of the family's guards, you can also go to Blackstone City to find some mercenaries." ”

"And then those mercenaries will take a hefty reward and go around the swamp." Fausto Road.

"We can make an agreement with them to find the dragon and pay for it." Yin Leia said.

"Those guys are shrewd, unless we can prove that there are dragons in the swamp, they won't sign such a contract with obvious loopholes."

"I can lead the team!" Pablo recalled, "But I'm not going to go with a bunch of mercenaries, I don't feel comfortable handing over my back to those who value my money, I need warriors, real warriors!" ”

"Even if you want to die, there aren't so many warriors in the family who can accompany you to die." The Guardian Knight surging Dao.

"You're a coward, Alfred, and your nephew Thor is among the dead." Pablo shouted angrily.

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"He knew there would be danger before he left, but out of a desire for honor, he still chose to join that team, he is a brave young man, but I will not send more of my men to die for his emotional reasons."

"So you're trying to pretend that nothing happened, wait for that dragon to grow to the point where no one can deal with it, and then burn us all to death with a bite of dragon fire."

"No one has seen the dragon with their own eyes, except for the lizardmen." Alfred said calmly.

"Are you implying that the dragon doesn't exist, Lord Alfred?" Steward Vigo raised an eyebrow.

"No, I'd say maybe the dragon doesn't like to be disturbed and just wants to be quiet in the swamp."

"Alright...... Everyone, stop arguing. Yin Leiya spoke, interrupting everyone's quarrel, "Let me think about sending people again, in short, let's pay the pension to the families of those people first." Uh, Vigo, you remember to give a little more, twice as much as the standard, no, triple as it is. ”