Chapter 95: One meter tall, two meters aura
The vast yellow sand reflects golden color under the sunlight.
This is the golden sand unique to the Sarokma Desert. It looks like real gold, so Sarokma is also known as the Kingdom of Gold.
But this is only because many years ago a legendary wizard used the legendary spell of World Weaving on Sarokma, modifying the atmosphere of this dead desert, so that after the sun sets, it will leave a bright golden color on the sand.
And this is done just to look good.
Sand is just sand after all. Once it leaves the area of Sarokma, it is no different from other ordinary sand.
And because the desert is too dazzling during the day, the residents here have to wear special sunglasses, otherwise they will be completely blind in the golden desert within a few minutes.
And deep beneath this golden desert, there are countless maze-like underground tombs, which are rumored to be traces left by a previous civilization.
Even though Sarokma has been developing these underground tombs for hundreds of years, it has only dug out the tip of the iceberg. However, the ancient civilization heritage dug out from them is enough for Sarokma to live a stable and prosperous life.
It can be said that the economy of the entire Sarokma Dwarf Kingdom is based on grave digging.
Therefore, this group of desert dwarves are best at digging pits, making holes, breaking seals, removing magic traps, etc. ... but these abilities seem to be insufficient on the front battlefield.
Faced with the iron cavalry of the Ryan Empire, the desert dwarves' fortifications were not much stronger than paper ones.
Those holy warriors who chanted the holy light and carried the banner of liberating human slaves have been pressing Sarokma to the ground for many years.
What made the desert dwarves even more frustrated was that this group of religious lunatics showed enough patience.
Someone once suggested to the dwarf king that he should show weakness to the enemy, lure the Lion Empire to go deep into the desert alone, and then use the advantages of the desert environment to wear down and kill the enemy. As a result, the people of the Lion Empire fought, but they were not aggressive. They started preaching after conquering a city, and would never rush into the city until everyone in the city became believers of the Lord of Dawn.
The bait placed in front of you is something you can resist eating.
It seemed as if they had guessed the dwarves' plan long ago, so they had been training their troops in the desert cities on the border over the years, as if they had to train a team of holy knights that were fully adapted to the desert environment in order to deliver a winning blow.
Faced with this kind of enemy that it could not defeat but would not make mistakes, the Golden Kingdom fell into a slow death. Although the Ryan Empire's advancement was very slow, every step was taken so steadily. Now even if they gave up all the cities they had captured, the Golden Kingdom might not be able to take them back, because the people's hearts had long changed.
Under such circumstances, the Dwarf King had to change his policy and started a century-long integration plan.
Any non-human race can obtain equal civil rights in the Golden Kingdom, including the undead who are discriminated against by most races. As long as they are willing to abide by the laws of the Golden City, they can survive in this land.
It was in this environment that Herky Stone once again became a legal citizen of the City of Gold.
Deep in a certain underground tomb, two scarlet lights lit up, and under the weak candlelight, a face with firm lines could be seen. Hecky Stone was different from those feminine vampires, his facial features were like marble sculptures, and his eyes were deep and majestic.
Hecky Stone ordered the orc kneeling in front of him, "Come here, my breakfast."
The strong orc approached step by step with a dull look in his eyes. Heki Stone slowly stood up, his tall body wrapped in a long cloak, looking at least two meters tall.
But when he moved forward, the outlines of two feet appeared where his stomach should have been.
Heki Stone was one meter tall, and hung one meter and two in the air. He stepped into the air and walked up to the two-meter-tall orc and bit his neck.
After taking a few deep sips, Hecky Stone threw the orc aside in disgust.
"It's orcs every day. Can't we change the taste?" said Heggie Stone unhappily.
In the darkness, two dwarf servants came out and said in panic, "Master, if you are not an orc, it is very difficult to find a virgin."
"Alas, in times of war, moral standards become lower and lower."
Herky Stone sighed and said that vampires actually prefer times of peace and prosperity, where a large population means more food sources. Once a war breaks out, a large number of people will die and most of the remaining food will not be delicious.
Although he was disgusted, Hecky Stone also understood that his servants had done their best and the overall environment was not good and could not be changed no matter how hard they tried.
Hecky Stone wiped the blood from his mouth and said to his servants, "Is the gargoyle I asked you to prepare ready?"
Speaking of this, Hecky Stone couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
What is the relationship between that new guy and the Rose Queen? Just three sentences made him bleed profusely.
The highest-end gargoyles, his own stock was less than a hundred, and he had to give away twenty. The pain in his heart felt like a wooden stake slowly piercing through his heart, and he was torn between being killed and not being killed.
But Herky Stone didn't dare to refuse.
The Rose Queen had spoken, and he really didn't dare to disobey.
This also made Hecky Stone couldn't help but wonder what the relationship between this newcomer and the Rose Queen was that could make this cold and aloof queen take sides like this.
While not daring to neglect him, Hecky Stone became even more curious about Amber.
I opened the Codex of the Dead and prepared to send a message to Amber to ask him to pay for the shipping. The gargoyle was a large object, and the shipping fee was not small, so I would try to recover as much as possible.
As a result, before he could send a message, Amber Xiu sent him a private message first.
[Ultraman Tiga: Senior, do you have any connection with the desert dwarves? I have captured a few high elf twilight guards. I wonder if the desert dwarves are interested? ]
Hey, the elves have already taken action?
Heki Stone was a little surprised. According to the intelligence, the elves should still be gathering their troops. This newcomer should be in the heart of the Alchemy City. How could he encounter the elves' troops at this time? [Don't like humans: What's going on? The elves are at your doorstep? I do have some connections with the desert dwarves, but they are all like stone. You can't give them false information, otherwise they will refuse to trade with you forever.]
Hecky Stone was still worried that Amber was selling false information. After all, the undead could do anything.
[Ultraman Tiga: Don't worry, I have recorded this, you can take a look. ]
After accepting Amber's request, Heki Stone saw a memory crystal emerging from the Codex of the Dead.
When I opened the image in the memory crystal, I saw that it was indeed the Dusk Guards of the elves, twelve in total.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Heki Stone had to look at Ambershu's strength in a different light. The Dusk Guards were the elite of the elves. It was not difficult to defeat them, but it was extremely difficult to capture so many of them alive.
"Are all the newcomers nowadays so amazing?"
Heki Stone sighed in his heart, and then quickly replied to Amber Xiu: [No problem, I will help you communicate with the desert dwarves. I believe they are very interested in the elves. ]
[Ultraman Tiga: Thank you for your help, I will pay for the shipping of the gargoyle. ]
[I don't like humans: You are so generous, brother. 】
As soon as Heki Stone replied, he suddenly felt something was wrong. Wasn't he prepared to discuss the shipping fee with Amber Xiu and ask him to pay for it? How come he paid a favor for being a matchmaker, but the shipping fee was waived? Isn't this a waste of a favor?
Could it be that this newcomer had calculated that he would ask for shipping fees, so he used this trick to block him in advance?
"No way, it can't be that outrageous. I must be overthinking it." Herky Stone comforted himself.
But it doesn't matter if Amberxiu loses money, he is the middleman. He has to negotiate with the desert dwarves on how much the elves are sold for, and there is still a lot of room for negotiation on the price difference.
After calming down a little, Herky Stone discussed the transaction between the gargoyle and the elf with Amberxiu. After finalizing some details, Herky Stone ordered his servant to deliver the letter.
This is a matter of great importance to the elves, and I believe his letter can be delivered directly to the Dwarf King.
Hecky Stone also had to be prepared and make a good profit to make up for the losses from these twenty top-of-the-line gargoyles.
Amber Xiu was also very happy after receiving the reply from Hecky Stone.
As expected, choosing the right buyer is very important. Last time, he wanted to sell Alan Watson to his father, but ended up attracting a group of paladins. This time, selling the elves to hostile forces is the real deal.
After being happy, Amberxiu started to get busy again.
The order from the Porcupine Knight needs to be completed as soon as possible, and he needs this lord to help him make a name for himself. Imagine that when the Porcupine Knight uses his skeleton army to capture one territory after another, will many people know the benefits of the Lich War Loan?
To use the undead to fight, you only need to pay gold coins, you don't need to worry about logistics, and you don't need to delay construction and farming in the territory. This is the most perfect weapon of war.
As more people know about it, more and more people will come to Amber to buy the undead.
The more clients there are and the more intense the battle, the faster the undead will be consumed.
They will continue to demand more undead and more advanced types of troops.
This is an arms race, whether you like it or not, when spending money to buy undead troops becomes a habit, everyone is forced to roll up.
As the only undead arms dealer in the Alchemy City, Amber will receive a steady supply of gold coins.
When he thought about this future, Amber felt his soul tremble with excitement.
No more talking, let's quickly build the Undead Army. This Porcupine Knight is an advertising sign, so we must give him the best.
I haven't recovered from my cold yet, so I estimate that I will update about 6,000 words today. As usual, there will be another update in the evening.
(End of this chapter)