Chapter 1854 The Dying Dragon
The smell of beef soup wafted over the town, and it was afternoon before I knew it. Because there was no fighting and the troops were in the rest stage, meal time was relatively early in the afternoon. While inspecting the army, Fried discussed the next action with the little demon mage.
Little Demon Mage Donovan said: "The original plan to capture Midgart was to use this place as a transfer station for our eastward strategy and to undertake part of the supply task. But after the natural disaster, A huge meteorite fell in the desert more than 400 kilometers to the north. This disaster is currently suspended. Our logistical route to the west coast has been disrupted, and Midgart has been greatly damaged. Now that the disaster effects are still spreading, earthquakes, frosts, and plagues will follow, and Midgart may no longer be able to fulfill its previous strategic positioning. "
Fried nodded and listened quietly to her words.
Donovan continued: "But the strategic fulcrum of the desert transfer station must not be lost, otherwise our logistics front will be stretched too long and become very fragile. The situation of the army's eastern expedition will become For a kite held by a silk thread, the higher the kite flies, the easier it is for the string holding the kite to break. ”
Fried nodded again: "I completely agree with what you said, and this is exactly what I am worried about. I have been thinking about this issue recently. If you want Midgard to maintain its status as the fulcrum of the Eastern Expedition, only Expand the scale of the war here. The Rhine Kingdom and the Storm Kingdom are very hostile to our royal power army. The envoys I sent were killed by them, and these two regimes must be resolved. But in this way, expanding the war here conflicts with my previous plan. What I am more worried about is that the war situation will continue to expand here. It eventually turned into an out-of-control war. In addition, the scale of the disaster in the north remains to be assessed, such as If the logistics line along the desert edge in the north cannot be opened, a new logistics channel will have to be opened. If the logistics supplies are sent here through city transmission, firstly, the cost will be huge, and secondly, the feasibility will be too low. The risks and the construction time period are also beyond my acceptable range. . The only feasible solution is to start with the Hill Country—Capitolis. I haven’t heard your report on the specific situation of your Hill Country group this time.”
Donovan. Said: "This is exactly what I want to say. This time when I went to visit the country of hills with Abzi, the king of the country of hills told me Their reception was very warm, and the signing of the agreement was very smooth. The specific situation is as follows..."
After hearing what she said, Fried was quite surprised: "Oh? Are you not wary of the rise of the military on the West Coast? "
Donovan said : "That's not true. But from what I understand, the hill country is very confident about their natural geographical advantages and is not very worried about enemies invading from the north. In their country, from the princes and nobles to the local officials, I have some doubts about the sudden appearance of the Royal Quan Army, but they are not in a position where they are determined to become our enemies. Step. Moreover, the timing of the marshal's visit was very timely. The signing of the agreement alleviated a lot of speculation among officials in the Hill Country. They showed a very friendly attitude toward the Tijie peace agreement and hoped that Abzi could stay there for a long time. Of course, some officials are still suspicious of us. He showed concern. "
Fried thought: "It's normal to be worried. The friendly attitude of the Lord of the Hill Country is a bit beyond my expectation, Donovan, do you think we are. If the supplies are passing through the country of hills, will they be willing to let them go?”
"It depends on how you talk about it, but I think it's not impossible." Donovan said: "The conversations at several banquets made me understand that they are far more wary of the Storm Guard than the west coast of the north. In the longer term, In the history of , most of the territory of the Hill Country was once part of the Storm Country. The Hill Country rose up during the decline of the Storm Country. They were afraid that the Storm Country would one day become powerful again. The Hill Country counterattacked, so they were very wary. However, their internal political environment was very complicated. Some of the top military and political officials, including members of the royal family, maintained very close relations with the Storm Country. As for how powerful this group of people was, I don’t know, but according to my estimation, the power of this group of people is not small.”
Fried was keenly aware of the meaning of Donovan’s words. : "You mean that the Lord of the Hill Nation intends to use external forces to suppress the power of those officials who are pro-Storm Nation in the country?"
Donovan said: "Because I haven't been here long, I'm not sure. Is that so? But the friendly attitude of the Lord of the Hill Country really surprised me. He showed such kindness without knowing much about us, which made me have to make more associations. . Now the demon thief Abzi is here to collect information, but if this is what he is good at, I think we should send more professional personnel to visit the country of hills."
"Well, I will write back to Creation Island immediately and let the people on the island handle it."
Donovan Huer said worriedly: "Is there no news yet from the deputy marshal?"
Freed looked at the scorched earth ruins nearby and shook his head: "I have been searching for Berwick's whereabouts these days, and there is still no news. I am most worried that he will fall into the hands of the enemy."
While talking, Faradin hurried from the street.
Donovan knew that there must be something important to come in such a hurry, so he asked the marshal: "What's the matter?"
Faradin reported: "Marshal, we are forty miles away to the west. The mountain stream was discovered The deputy marshal's guard - the Holy Flame Golden Dragon! "
Forty-three miles away in the west, there is a large mountain stream created by floods. There is not much water in the mountain stream, but the water is gurgling, but one of the mountain walls is burned. It became scorched earth. Fried arrived with his bodyguard and two teams of guards. It was already dark, and the dust haze in the atmosphere was so heavy that no light from the stars and the moon could be seen. Several people lit torches and raised copper lamps, and saw a dim golden light flashing in the mountain stream, and waves of scorching heat blowing up from the bottom of the stream, bringing a sense of warmth to people in this near-zero cold night. Warmth.
There was a heavy breathing sound below, and it could be heard that it was the breathing of a giant dragon. With the perception ability of the dragon clan, the Holy Flame Golden Dragon would not have missed their arrival, but there was no reaction from below.
An officer said: "When we found it during the day, we saw that it was seriously injured and lying in the river water below, soaking, as if it could not move. We did not dare to get close to it. Go back and report immediately."
Some people were curious and asked: "Why doesn't it go back to the camp, or stay in a more comfortable place? It should be able to find the camp, it's cold here. It’s trendy again… ..." Donovan said: "I heard that before death comes, dragons will find a place where no one can find them and die alone. It is said that it is because of the pride in their hearts that they don't want others to see them. They were weak before they died. The Holy Flame Golden Dragon will stay here, it should be that it has the strength to find a better place."
"You mean it is going to die? ”
Everyone has heard many legends about giant dragons, but they have never witnessed the death process of a giant dragon. Not to mention them, not many people have witnessed it with their own eyes since ancient times.
Fried asked with concern: "Didn't you find the deputy marshal?"
The scout cavalry said: "When the few of us stayed here to guard, we patrolled several times in a three-kilometer radius. , I didn’t see the deputy marshal.”
“What about the dragon?” Fried knew that if Beric was still alive, he would not stay here with his guardian, but if he died in the battle, If he died, or was seriously injured after being brought here by the golden dragon, he would most likely still be with the golden dragon.
The scout cavalry said: "We didn't find the deputy marshal, so we didn't dare to get too close. As soon as we approached the dragon, it would growl at us. I think it was warning us."
The flames on the torch were suppressed by the strong cold wind and he could not lift his head. Fried said to everyone: "I'll go down and take a look. You guys wait for me up there. It's best to stay away, just in case."
< br>After everyone retreated, Fried carried a copper lamp and climbed up the cliff, climbing down carefully. The reason why he didn't jump directly was because he was afraid of arousing the dragon's anger, especially the injured dragon, whose emotions were even more difficult to control.
As soon as we got down, the wind became stronger. Fried jumped several times on the cliff and soon saw the huge dragon body reflected on the edge of the chandelier. It stands to reason that at such a close distance, unless it is the owner of the giant dragon, even if the Holy Flame Golden Dragon knows Fried, it will not allow others to easily enter such a close range to it, but now it still has no intention of being defensive at all. Fried frowned. It seemed that the Holy Flame Golden Dragon was really seriously injured. It was on the verge of death and had no power to defend itself at all.
The dragon roared, warning those who tried to get close to it not to get closer, but the voice was too weak, so weak that it had long lost its former majesty. Its golden scales have become dull and no longer as shiny as before. The occasional yellow electric current beating on its scales proves that it is not dead yet, but this weak electric current is just like the final pulse of its gradually disappearing life. .
Fried jumped on it and searched under the wings and claws of the Holy Flame Golden Dragon, but found no trace related to Beric. Beric was not here. The Holy Flame Golden Dragon was very indignant and helpless at Fried's behavior. I'm afraid it had never experienced such a helpless time before any outsider did such an offensive thing to it.
Freed lamented and jumped onto the dragon again. He saw large and small lacerations, burns, and rotten wounds on the golden dragon's body. One of its wings was also broken, and the huge hard and heavy golden scales had peeled off to an unknown extent. They looked pitted and mottled, and some wounds were as deep as the bones, and you could even see the beating internal organs in the chest. The cold river water was blocked by its body and flowed past it, taking away a lot of its blood. It wouldn't take long for it to become a dragon corpse in the deep stream of the river valley.
Fried walked from the dragon's shoulder to the dragon's head, and the light array that shook open the contract with his palm hit the dragon's forehead. The dragon became more and more angry. It raised its neck and let out a real roar. Then a powerful life contract mark appeared on the dragon's head, which bounced Freed's contract formation away.
Fried stopped, feeling a little relieved that Deputy Marshal Berwick was still alive, and the Holy Flame Golden Dragon was not the ownerless dragon yet. He jumped out of the river and asked the officer: "Is there any veterinarian in the army who can treat dragons?"
Everyone was silent, obviously unaware. Faradin said: "This needs to be inquired."
Fried said: "Whether there is or not, call a few doctors over when you go back to see if they can cure the Holy Flame Golden Dragon. Beric should also Alive, but the situation is not optimistic, he may have been captured by the enemy.”
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(End of this chapter)