Chapter 518: Mixed Feelings
Looking at the two figures fighting below, Zhou Xu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
He was just curious and asked casually.
He never expected that the two sides would blame each other for this issue and finally come to a fight.
However, as a bystander, he was still quite happy to see this scene.
Things have come to this point, and Boleven and Soros have simply fallen out.
But Zhou Xu didn't mind this situation.
Even from his point of view, this might be a good thing.
This time, thanks to the halo of the 'Dragon Lord', these lizardmen bowed their heads and were respectful in their words and deeds, but who knows what they really think in their hearts?
In addition, from the perspective of population strength, as of now, Zhou Xu blindly guessed that the total population of the lizardmen here is definitely larger than theirs.
Not counting their own special combat power, the military strength of the Lizardmen is most likely greater than theirs.
If such a new group of people is absorbed into the group, and if the other side is harmonious and united internally, then the status of human beings within their Great Zhou will probably suffer a huge impact.
There is even a possibility that the dominant position may be lost.
Although he is willing to accept other races and even treat them equally, there are some practical issues that obviously cannot be avoided.
That is, within the Great Zhou, human beings are its foundation. Once this foundation is shaken, it will definitely not be a good thing for Zhou Xu.
Before he could think about it any further, the high priest and the commander had a falling out.
Whether their fight was real or fake, Zhou Xu didn't really care. After watching them wrestle for a while with his chin in his hand, he thought it was about enough and called for them to stop.
"Okay, stop it."
For the fat man, Bolevin, climbing the long and high stone steps outside the temple almost cost him his life.
I had just wrestled with Soros in a rage, and my body was almost exhausted.
As soon as Zhou Xu called for a stop, he naturally stopped as well, and Soros stopped fairly quickly as well.
They were really carried away at the time, and thinking back on it now, they feel a little scared.
Only after confirming that their king had no intention of blaming them did they breathe a sigh of relief.
After this, Zhou Xu finally figured out why the other party turned back.
After learning about the situation, Zhou Xu felt mixed emotions.
The good news is that the dissipation of the Dragon God's consciousness has caused the Lizardmen to lose all their enhanced blessings, and even their abilities and means.
This means that they now have to rely on himself and get blessings from him, which can make him have stronger control over the Lizardmen and he doesn't have to worry about the Lizardmen rebelling if he is not paying attention.
But the worry is that if this happens, the overall combat power of the Lizardmen will drop significantly.
For a moment, the mood was really complicated.
At the same time, it also made Zhou Xu aware of a more urgent situation.
[If the Lizardmen who have not formally submitted to me are now in a state without any blessings and their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced, then I don’t know whether the large Lizardmen army in the southern battlefield, who are fighting against the ratmen, have submitted to me. If not, wouldn’t it be dangerous? ]
Of course, even if he surrendered, his blessing might not be enough.
But it’s better than nothing, right?
At this moment, Zhou Xu had already begun to think about how to deal with their "old comrade".
The lizardmen here are his important fighting force against the ratmen. If they are killed in large numbers, it will be difficult for him to deal with them later.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu's gaze fell directly on Bo Levin.
"Bolevin, I want you to set off immediately and rush to the southern battlefield as quickly as possible to make all the lizardmen over there submit to our Great Zhou."
At this moment, Bolevin just wanted to perform well and regain the trust of their king.
Therefore, he naturally did not question Zhou Xu's order at all and agreed immediately.
As for Soros, he stayed here for the time being.
On the one hand, it was to prevent the two of them from having any conflicts because of what happened just now.
On the other hand, he still had a lot to learn about the Lizardmen, and he needed to have such a Lizardman stay by his side so that he could ask questions.
After a period of understanding, some of Zhou Xu's questions were answered.
For example, he learned that the natural lifespan of ordinary lizardmen was about sixty years, while special individuals like Soros often lived much longer.
How many years one can live seems to be different in each case.
The longest-lived special individual they knew seemed to have lived for more than 200 years. Excluding this individual case, if nothing unexpected happened, it should not be a problem for special individuals to live to 150 years old.
The special individual that Soros and his men were talking about was actually a half-dragon who had some dragon blood accidentally stimulated during the gestation process in the sacred incubation pool.
Sure enough, those with a bit of dragon blood are more likely to survive.
"So, how many special individuals are there within the group now?"
Zhou Xu is still quite concerned about this issue, because it will directly affect the future troop structure and combat power composition of the Lizardmen.
Since we can’t get any dragon men for now, we might as well try to put together a half-dragon man army, given the chance.
However, Zhou Xu's idea was quickly thwarted by Soros's answer.
"Including the high priest and me, there were originally six of them."
Through this number, Zhou Xu can clearly feel how small the probability of activation is.
At the same time, he quickly grasped a key point.
"original?"
"Yes."
Soros nodded.
"There should be only four left now. As far as I know, one died on the battlefield in the south, and the other one..."
Soros' voice hesitated.
"Died on the plain battlefield."
“…”
Zhou Xu was shocked when he heard the news. He didn't even know that they had already killed one person before.
Perhaps sensing Zhou Xu's surprise, Soros explained...
"He is too young, only twenty-three."
It is not difficult to hear from Soros's words that he thinks Gruul has not had time to grow up.
But think about it, the natural lifespan of half-dragons is currently at least 150 years old, and Gruul died in battle at the age of 23. Doesn't that mean he just hadn't grown up yet?
Taking this opportunity, Zhou Xu confirmed other questions about the Lizardmen.
The problem that had been bothering him for a long time was finally answered.
That is, lizard people are considered adults at the age of six. Among them, Soluk (blue lizard) can lay two to three lizard eggs at a time, and the incubation period is ten months.
As for the Baltu (green lizard), one litter can lay four to six lizard eggs, and the incubation period is also ten months.
The incubation cycle of Lizardmen is basically the same as the pregnancy cycle of humans.
But since Lizardmen basically give birth to several babies in one litter, and have the protection of the sacred hatching pool, their reproductive efficiency and hatching stability are, for now, far better than those of humans.
(End of this chapter)
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