The news of the Northern Battlefront City building a new kingdom slowly spread. After hearing the news, many merchants brought all kinds of resources to the city. Many circuses were also preparing to head to the city.
In this era, there were not many large-scale celebrations. The merchants would take every opportunity to earn Kinnar. The number of merchants heading to the Northern Battlefront City increased rapidly.
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Just as the construction of the Northern Battlefront City was in full swing, a cavalryman galloped toward the city. Judging by his attire, it was obvious that he was a messenger.
The galloping of the horse was very urgent. The messenger was running at full speed. There was an emergency passage in the Northern Battlefront City for messengers. No one was allowed to use it. Even though the Northern Battlefront City was crowded with people, no one dared to go near the emergency passage.
The messenger galloped all the way without stopping. He soon arrived at the inner city. He only stopped when he reached the main gate of the Lord's Mansion. Then, he heard hurried footsteps.
A series of urgent knocks came from the door. Suhlen stood up and opened the door. He knew it was an emergency, but he was curious. Were there other powerful tribes around the city that dared to attack the Northern Battlefront City?
"My Lord, there is an emergency!"
"What is it?" Su Lun quickly took a leather tube. He first checked that the seal on the leather tube was intact, and then opened it.
The army of the Northern Battlefront City had been sent out to clean up the goblins, kobolds, and gnolls around the territory. Some of them were sent to protect the trade routes. There were not many soldiers left in the city. However, the crossbowmen were left in the city. If he wanted to, he could easily gather a few thousand men. If someone thought the Northern Battlefront City was weak and decided to launch a sneak attack, the crossbowmen would definitely surprise them.
The messenger was panting heavily. Sweat kept pouring out of his body. His clothes were soaked in sweat. It was obvious that he had not rested at all during the journey.
"We've discovered traces of lizardmen in the river. Our fishing boats have been attacked!" The messenger quickly reported after his breathing had calmed down.
Su Lun opened the book of military intelligence prisoners in the leather tube and read it, frowning.
"Lizardmen? Don't they live in the swamps downstream of the Red Sand River? Why are they migrating upstream? "Suhlen flipped through the military report and felt a little strange.
Why are the Lizardmen joining in on the fun at this time? Are they here to attend my coronation? Suhlen wasn't too worried. He was confident that he could defeat the lizardmen.
"Go and invite General Ayton and General Johnson here." Suhlen put down the urgent military report and ordered the attendant beside him.
The attendant accepted the order and left.
About fifteen minutes later, General Ayton arrived at Suhlen's study.
Suhlen handed him the urgent military report on the table. After he finished reading it, Suhlen said, "Ayton, immediately take some people downstream to investigate. I want to know more about these lizardmen."
"Qiangsen, go and gather the army we've established."
"Yes, sir!"
"Yes, sir!" The two of them nodded, then turned around and began to move.
Johnson turned around and went to assemble the army.
Thump, thump, thump. The muffled sound of drums echoed throughout the camp. The soldiers resting in the tents immediately got up and put on their armor in an orderly manner. They listened to the orders of the flag bearers and gathered together.
After the two of them left, Suhlen found Hathaway and asked her to take charge of the northern city.
Suhlen felt a little strange about the lizardmen's movement to the north. These creatures could easily leave the swamps. They were like fish in water in the swamps and were very powerful. However, once they left the swamps and came to land, these lizardmen were even weaker than the gnolls. Their only advantage was probably their ability to regenerate and reproduce.
After they left the swamps, even if the northern city was a little weak, the lizardmen were still no match for the crossbowmen.
Suhlen left the northern city with three hundred soldiers and traveled down the river. Along the way, Suhlen received more information about the lizardmen. This time, the lizardmen were very active. Suhlen even suspected that they had mobilized all their forces.
Why would the lizardmen mobilize all their forces at this time of the year? Migration? Expansion of territory? Or a food crisis? Suhlen immediately ruled out the possibility of expanding their territory. The lizardmen's body structure could not allow them to leave water for long periods of time. They could only live in areas with abundant water.
Ever since Suhlen came to the northern wasteland, he had never heard of the lizardmen expanding from the swamps. A food crisis was not right either. During this period of time, sturgeons were swimming. There were a lot of fat sturgeons in the river. The lizardmen were good at swimming, so it was easy for them to catch sturgeons. Naturally, they would not lack food. Then, could it be that they were migrating?
"Sir, the lizardmen attacked our ships, but they were defeated by the army!" An officer said beside Suhlen.
Originally, Suhlen planned to clean up the northern wasteland and then celebrate the founding of the country. However, at this critical moment, the lizardmen had invaded.
A large number of scouts were sent out, and all kinds of information were sent back. The next day, Suhlen finally collected some useful information.
"The lizardmen robbed many small tribes along the way, but they did not conquer them. Could it be that they lack food? " Suhlen looked at the information in his hands. There was a large pile of documents in front of him. They were all information about the lizardmen's movements in the past two days. The scouts of the northern city were very good at collecting information. With them around, nothing that happened in the northern wasteland could escape his eyes.
"What is this? There seems to be a dragon's roar coming from the swamps? "At this time, Suhlen suddenly saw a piece of information under the pile of documents.
"Swamp dragon's roar? Did a black dragon appear in the swamps? " The most famous true dragon that liked to live in the swamps was the black dragon. As the black dragon and the white dragon, the black dragon's strength was ranked second to last. Their faces would turn into skeletons when they reached adulthood, so some people called them skeleton dragons.
The black dragon's breath was acid, and it was very corrosive. They liked to eat rotten food. They would soak their food in acid and wait for it to rot before enjoying it. Taste was very important.
Black dragons liked to build their nests in the swamps. They had a special ability to corrupt the water and make it unable to support the survival of animals. They also had a special ability to transform the water around them. Black dragons liked to hide under the water and sneak attack. In addition, black dragons rarely entered the forest because the trees in the forest would interfere with their mobility.
Black dragons liked gold coins, and they usually collected a lot of coins. If a black dragon really appeared in the swamps, then it could indeed cause such a situation. Suhlen's heart was burning. If there really was a black dragon, then it meant there were treasures here.
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