Author: Arion's Dolphins

Chapter 242 Remuneration

Tang Zhao stayed in Shigui City for a few days and was originally planning to leave just like that, but the news from the border made him change his mind.

Several groups of orcs are approaching Stonehelm City and are currently stationed in the valley near the city.

Judging from the scale, this is not a large-scale attack, it can only be regarded as a test. But if there is no fierce counterattack, it is difficult to say what will happen next.

Anyway, there was nothing urgent that needed to be dealt with on the return trip, so Tang Zhao took the cleanup of the nearby orcs as a gift to the dwarves and went to do it himself.

Needless to say, the process was natural. The orcs, who were in a hurry and lacked preparation, did not expect that a giant creature would come out from the middle. They fearlessly marched in a long snake formation, and were unable to cope with the surprise attack. Needless to say, the result was that the orcs

It can almost be said that they were defeated. They retreated from the mountain area in a panic and probably had no idea of ​​​​invading again in a short period of time.

The surrounding environment is relatively cold and not so livable in the eyes of the orcs. This is the main reason why the dwarves can always exist. There are not many orcs living nearby and their strength is not strong. Most of them are losers who have been eliminated.

Ethnic groups, they can suppress.

Tang Zhao rarely fought against orcs before, but now after several times in a row, he has gained some experience.

Compared with goblins, orcs are stronger, and their average strength is even stronger than most ordinary warriors of the hobgoblin clan. They have strong individual combat capabilities, but correspondingly, their discipline is also very poor. It is not that they cannot be well-trained, but

It is much more difficult than training ordinary goblins.

From combat mode to combat style, they clearly reflect the characteristics of "reckless men" - combat decisions are often made without much thought and are simple and crude, but their morale is very good. Most of the time, the orcs will not consider surrendering.

, but will choose to fight to the end, even if they are scattered. They have strong subjective initiative. It is difficult to completely annihilate them on the battlefield.

It is said that in orc society, the strongest is king, and an orc leader who is strong enough can make his subordinates obey orders respectfully. There are indeed examples in history of powerful orc leaders uniting a large number of tribes.

The further north the orcs live is not suitable for them to live, so the spearhead of external expansion will naturally be directed at Oran. At such times, Oran has to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to fight against it. Generally speaking, they win.

burden.

It is a relatively difficult race to deal with, especially after the metallurgical technology of the hobgoblins has been strengthened. The opponent will definitely not be able to compare with the dwarves and elves in terms of quality, but there is no problem in terms of quantity. They rely on these useful ones on the battlefield.

Weapons and equipment rather than magical weapons.

After roughly understanding the surrounding situation, Tang Zhao returned to the fleet with the envoys from Stone Helm City and the necessary supplies. However, he only stayed in the fleet for a few hours, and then left with his own fleet.

, leaving the large force on standby.

Now that the dwarf's business is done, the rest is Tina's business.

…………

"What I want to do is not too complicated. I participated in a gathering within the tribe before and exchanged the location of a ruins with a friend. He was in a hurry when he left and was not interested in the mage's things, so he left

The news was given to me."

Tina's expression looked a little painful. It was obvious that getting the coordinates from the other party was not a simple matter, and it also cost a lot of money.

[It’s a bit rough to talk about these, but I still have to ask, what can I get from it? 】

The ruins Tina mentioned probably refer to the mage tower, which is a building or group of buildings centered on the place where the mage lives and lives. Depending on the owner's strength and habits, the degree of danger is also very different, which can make Tina

Na thought that asking people to help was definitely not a trivial matter.

"You will be given 20% of the treasure. We will discuss the technology in detail. As long as it is not too taboo or special, you can use it. I am not a blue dragon, so I don't really care about things I can't use."

The most troubling part is definitely the treasure part. For Tina, this price is already too high.

【No problem, I can accept it.】

Tang Zhao also understood this very well and agreed directly. Anyway, he was not short of money, as long as it was enough, technology useful for production and development was more important. Even if there was no technology that could be directly applied in the Mage Tower, it could be used with other technologies.

Power can also be of considerable value in exchange. In the final analysis, he and the Dragon Clan have different standards for measuring value. Usefulness is the most important thing.

Tina showed a satisfied smile, and with her good looks, she looked very approachable.

She took out a map from her pocket and pointed to a place on it.

"We still need to go further north and find a long-abandoned town, not far away, more than a hundred kilometers away."

【It will take some time, but it will be good if we can get there within two days. 】

In ancient times, it was not impossible to march more than 100 kilometers for ten days and a half. It was not close at all, but it might not be far for Tina. After all, she had wings and could fly.

"I know this very well, so let your people row across slowly, and I will drive you over. We will meet at that place."

After saying that, a pair of fleshy wings quickly stretched out from behind her. The wingspan looked to be almost four meters, and there were many mysterious lines. It was obviously the work of some mage, and it looked like the type used by woodland residents.

Tang Zhao also doesn’t know the details.

I thought I could get a closer look at the dragon's appearance, but it seems that Tina doesn't like exposing her identity in front of everyone.

Seeing this, Tang Zhao didn't waste much time, and after giving some instructions to his men, he shrank his body and climbed onto Tina's shoulders. Tina then flapped her wings and rose up from the ground, flying towards her destination.

It can be regarded as one of the advantages of not maintaining the human form. No one regards him as the opposite sex at this time.

…

In fact, the mage tower is not just a tower, it may not even be a tower. "Tower" represents the mysterious and refined elements of the mages. In fact, the building in front of Tang Zhao is a magnificent castle, with a broken castle around it.

The town is now completely abandoned.

In some civilizations that respect magic, a large-scale city will even be formed near the residence of some powerful wizards. It is normal for a town to appear in front of them. It only proves the ability of this wizard from the side. After all, powerful people

To receive this level of respect.

After a short flight of less than an hour, they arrived at their destination. Tina did not rush in to search, but built a simple supply station under the castle.

"Next, let's talk about the specific plans. After all, this place has... been in disrepair and has had some uninvited guests."

【Such as what?】

"Undead creatures or something like that..." Tina's tone became weaker as she spoke, obviously feeling guilty.
Chapter completed!