Controlling the Kobold Warlock was equivalent to controlling the entire kobold tribe. There were thousands of kobolds, and they were a considerable source of production. With these kobolds, the monthly production of iron ingots would almost double.
Of course, the most expensive were still gold and gems. Normally, the purer and larger the gem, the more valuable it would be. This was especially true for gems used for enchantment. The less impurities the better. Most of these gems were used for embedding.
If the purity was poor, small gems would be turned into gem dust to be used as a casting material or enchantment material.
Suhlen opened the system to check the information of the Kobold Warlock.
Name: Pietra; Loyalty: 100 (Contract Locked)
Race: Kobold (Small Creature)
Level: Beginner Warlock; Level: 9
Strength: 6
Agility: 13
Vitality: 12
Spirit: 11
Charm: 16
Command: 80 (Only limited to kobolds. Every Kobold Warlock is the leader of the kobold tribe.)
Innate Abilities: Darkvision, Draconic, Bloodline Awakening, Draconic Scale, Intelligence, Vigilance, Keen Sense of Smell
Kobold Warlock: He is the natural leader of the kobold tribe.
Skills: Deceive, Stealth, Slow, Dispel, Group Frenzy, Fireball.
After taking control of the entire kobold tribe, Su Lun began to collect the gold and gems of the other kobold clans. Although the remaining dozen or so clans only had about a quarter of the gold and gems, it was still a good harvest.
After plundering the entire kobold tribe, Suhlen continued to explore the underground world. In fact, they were currently in the upper levels of the Underdark, close to the surface. This was only one or two kilometers away from the surface, and was considered a remote area.
Under the guidance of several kobold guides, Suhlen and the others continued to walk through the maze-like underground tunnels. The grey dwarf's town wasn't close to the kobold tribe. After passing through several tunnels and caves, Suhlen finally approached the grey dwarf's territory.
The duergar's territory was also in a large underground cavern. As a kind of dwarf, the duergar had built a city here. An underground river ran through the city, providing it with abundant water. Skilled duergar craftsmen built winches, pumps, waterwheels, and other mechanical devices on the river to provide sufficient power for the city's smithy.
There was a large amount of fluorescent moss growing on the roof of the city. These fluorescent moss emitted a silver-blue light, providing light for this dark city. Outside the city, there was a large area of farmland that had been cultivated. There were many edible mushrooms, mushrooms, and other plants growing in the farmland. At this time, there were many Troglodytes working in the farmland.
Suhlen estimated the size of the city. It wasn't large, but it could hold about a thousand people. Suhlen didn't approach the city, but even from a distance, he could clearly see that the grey dwarf soldiers were all equipped with metal armor.
It was a five-man patrol team. All the duergar were wearing armor, holding warhammers or spiked hammers, and carrying a shield on their back. Such a set of equipment would cost at least five hundred Kinnar in Calt. Not many people in Northern Battlefront City could compare with such excellent equipment. The duergar really were rich.
If there were five hundred duergar soldiers and priests in this city, Suhlen would have to pay a heavy price to take it down.
The duergar's god was Ladurg. According to legends, he led the duergar to successfully break free from the control of the Mind Flayer and obtain freedom. He also took revenge on the demon.
The most conspicuous building in the duergar's city was the temple. Obviously, there was a priest in the city. Suhlen, who was looking for an opportunity to ambush the duergar, temporarily put down his plan. If there was a priest, who knew if there would be a god's chosen one?
Suhlen planned to collect information first. Even if it would take longer, he would not be greedy. If he encountered a situation beyond his understanding, he would have to control his curiosity. Now that he was the lord of a city, he had to be careful.
Just as Su Lun was about to leave, a cavalryman on a wildebeest rushed into the city. Only a few minutes later, a group of grey dwarf soldiers galloped out of the city. These soldiers were all riding a kind of wildebeest, and then they ran in the direction of the cavalryman.
"Follow them," Suhlen said to Ayton. He used Invisibility again and chased after the duergar riders.
The riders' speed was average, and the wildebeests' speed was average. They only had good endurance and endurance. With their speed, the duo could still keep up. There were fifty duergar riders, two teams of riders. They did not make any stops along the way and ran into another dark passage.
The roads in the Underworld were not smooth, but the riders did not have any scruples. It seemed that they had something urgent to do. The duo followed closely behind. After about half an hour, the riders came to an underground cave and slowed down.
Seeing this, Suhlen and Ayton also slowed down. The underground cave in front of them was very large. As soon as they entered, they saw that there were many holes in the surrounding rock walls. It seemed that this was the duergar's mine.
However, the mine was a little chaotic now. A group of winged creatures that looked like women appeared. These creatures had the upper body of a woman with wide wings and the lower body of an eagle's claws. They looked ferocious. It was a group of harpies.
At this time, the harpies were besieging the duergar in the mine, but they did not kill them. Suhlen saw some duergar being caught by the harpies and flown deeper into the darkness.
"Is it the mating season for the harpies?"
Suhlen said gloatingly. The harpies were only female. Every time it was mating season, they would capture a large number of other humanoid males, such as humans, orcs, dwarves, elves, gnolls, goblins, and so on. These harpies were not very intelligent and did not abstain from eating. As long as the male was strong, they would capture him and bring him back to extract his essence.
Don't think that this is a good thing. Do you think that you'll feel great? Ordinary Harpies are ugly and cruel. That experience was definitely not a good thing. Moreover, they would feed the captured males a red fruit.
This fruit had a strong aphrodisiac effect. Then, the harpies would take turns to extract the essence of the male until he was completely squeezed dry.
Finally, the harpies would tear and eat the leftovers.
Because of their biological nature, the harpies would subconsciously look for strong males to extract their essence. It was said that this allowed them to collect essence of better quality, and then have a chance of producing stronger offspring.
There were hundreds of harpies, and there were more than thirty duergar left. As soon as the duergar cavalry arrived, they rushed to support.
With the help of the horses, fifty duergar picked up their axes and javelins and threw them directly at the harpies in the air. A dozen or so harpies fell from the sky and were killed by the duergar below.
After throwing away the javelins, the duergar immediately switched to crossbows and continued to shoot at the harpies. A large number of harpies were injured. For a moment, the attack of the harpies was blocked, and the duergar cavalry took the opportunity to meet up with another group of duergar.
With the support of these dwarven cavalry, the group of dwarves quickly stabilized their formation. The gray dwarves put up their shields and quickly formed a defensive formation. At the same time, the crossbows were reloaded. The harpies tried to attack several times, but they didn't gain anything except for some casualties.
Seeing this situation, the Harpies changed their formation. These Harpies scattered and surrounded the Dwarves in the middle. Some of the scattered Harpies attracted the firepower, while the others grabbed stones and threw them. A large number of stones continued to fall, and the Dwarves could only raise their shields to defend. A few kilograms of stones fell from a high altitude, and with the throwing power of the Harpies, the shields were smashed with a bang.
From time to time, a shield would be smashed, and the harpies would swarm in and rush in through the gap to catch the duergar. However, the duergar's counterattack was very fierce, and a large number of harpies died.
The duergar retreated as they fought, and the arrows were endless. Soon, the duergar retreated into the tunnel. The tunnel was very low, and if the harpies dared to chase in, they would have to lower their altitude, which would greatly increase the casualties. The duergar couldn't wait for them to chase in.
"These harpies are being commanded by someone." Suhlen suddenly said after watching for a while. The intelligence of the harpies wasn't high, and they were not much different from that of wild beasts, but now they were not beasts without intelligence. The only explanation was that a high level harpy was commanding them.
After seeing the group of grey dwarves hide in the tunnel, the harpies didn't rush in to attack, but they were still unwilling to leave. Finally, after making sure that the duergar wouldn't come out, the harpies slowly left.
At this time, Suhlen suddenly found a different figure among the harpies. Unlike the other harpies, she had gorgeous fiery red hair and a pair of snow-white wings on her back. What surprised Suhlen even more was that she had a pair of hands under her wings. She was wearing a snow-white robe inlaid with golden threads. Her ears were long and narrow, and her face was charming. Her lower body was also different from the other harpies. She had a pair of slender legs, a beautifully crafted crown on her head, and a pair of rings on her fingers. She looked completely different from the other harpies around her.
There were a large number of harpies around her, and only when they were about to retreat did they catch a glimpse of her beauty. This was a completely different creature from the harpies.
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