Chapter 271 Advantages and Disadvantages of Winged Dragon Combat

The relevant news about the Iron Islands rebellion was immediately passed to Linde's hands. Linde was not interested in who were the participants in the rebellion or how Asha dealt with the rebel families. He was interested in his own company of dragoons. performance in this battle.

After several years of continuous training, Linde has 200 long-winged dragons available for use, and there are more than 300 baby dragons.

Except for the young dragons that will be hatched in the castle, other long-winged dragons will be dispatched to Miracle Harbor, Ridge City and Red Guard City to take charge of patrol missions. Although various attack trainings are conducted every day, they have never carried out any Attack mission, let alone such a large-scale attack mission.

Therefore, he regarded the rebellion in the Special Islands as an actual combat training to see how the dragoons fought.

The result of the battle did not exceed Lind's expectations, but the process made him a little disappointed. This battle exposed many problems of the dragoons.

For example, long-winged dragons have a group concept. Different groups are mortal enemies even if they are of the same kind. Normally, this situation is not noticeable. The long-winged dragons assigned to three castles belong to three different batches of training. The long-winged dragon group came out, but now that the three groups are mixed together, problems have arisen.

Three groups of long-winged dragons attacked each other, not even listening to their dragon knights' instructions. If the gluttons hadn't appeared in time to suppress the three groups of long-winged dragons, perhaps this group of dragoons would have been fighting each other before they could fight. And there is damage.

In addition to the trouble caused by the wild instinct of the Longpterosaur, there are also problems with the carrying capacity of the Longpterosaur itself.

An adult long-winged dragon is much smaller than a giant dragon. The largest one is only about the size of an elephant, which means that its load capacity is much smaller. A special knight's saddle is placed on it, and its vital parts are Put on a layer of chain armor that does not affect movement but can withstand bows and arrows, plus a dragon knight, it can finally carry only six wildfire bombs at most. Under normal circumstances, special considerations must be taken to hold wildfire bombs. The weight of the box, so most Longwings can only hold four or five Wildfire shells.

Now Linde has more than two hundred long-winged dragons at his disposal, and a total of more than a thousand wildfire bombs that can be used in a battle. Putting them on the battlefield can also play a role in changing the situation of the battle, but the problem is that this is only for ordinary people. In other words, if placed in the army of White Walkers, the effect of these more than a thousand wildfire bombs would be very average.

Fortunately, this problem is easy to solve. We only need to add a supply point for wildfire bombs in the logistics. Once the war starts, the dragoons who have thrown wildfire bombs can be supplied nearby.

However, compared with these problems that can be solved, the big problem that really gives Linde a headache is the physique of the pterosaur.

The long-winged dragons that live along the northern coast of the Sothoros continent are tropical animals. They are completely unadapted to the cold climate of the north. During this battle on the Iron Islands, dozens of long-winged dragons suffered from various conditions due to climate problems. Although the remaining ones were not sick, their physical strength was greatly reduced.

The location of the Iron Islands was still far away from the true cold power of the north, and the long-winged dragons were already so weak there that he could not imagine what would become of these long-winged dragons when they reached the Great Wall or even beyond the wall.

"Is there any way to increase the long-winged dragon's cold resistance?" Linde immediately found Moroya and others and asked.

Before Moroya could speak, Bron, the president of the Mages Association, asked first, "Do you want to transform the long-winged dragon into a demon dragon?"

Lind looked at Bronn and asked, "Have you also read Brother Bath's book and think that the giant dragon was transformed from a long-winged dragon using blood magic?"

"No, Brother Bath's argument is completely wrong. It is absolutely impossible for the long-winged dragon to be transformed by blood magic." Bronn shook his head with certainty and said: "I asked the blood wizard to compare it two years ago. The blood of a long-winged dragon and a glutton are basically two different species. Whether it is natural evolution or magical transformation, it is impossible to transform a long-winged dragon into a glutton. "

Linde frowned and said, "In that case, why do you think I want to transform the long-winged dragon into a giant dragon?"

"I think I know what President Bronn means." Moroya, who was dressed more and more like a mage, looked thoughtfully at Bronn and the director of the Serenity Courtyard Ragzi, and said: "You guys are looking at the sacrificial stone. Is there any progress in the research on the rune array?"

"There has indeed been a little progress." Lagoz, the director of the Quiet Courtyard, smiled and nodded, and said in the common language that still had a strong accent: "We used the blood extracted from the Gluttonous and Glory, plus the sacrifices The rune array on the stone slab was used to conduct blood fusion experiments on different animals, and it was found that the long-winged dragon egg is a perfect carrier, which can easily accommodate the blood of Glutton and Glory with magical power. "

Linde looked at everyone and asked, "Has the results been achieved? Why haven't I seen any relevant reports?"

"Because the experiment was both a success and a failure." The High Priest of the God of Magic, Maloxin, was also one of the main participants in the experiment and the recorder. He knew the situation of the experiment very well, so when Linde raised questions, he stood He came out and reported the experimental process carefully.

"Are the long-winged dragons that hatched from long-winged dragon eggs deformed?" Linde asked after hearing this: "Are those deformed long-winged dragons still alive?"

Everyone shook their heads and said: "They are already dead, but they showed signs of magic before death, such as breathing fire and hiding."

Linde asked with concern: "Have you found the cause of the failure now?"

"No." The three people in charge of the experiment shook their heads in unison.

Moroya on the side quickly heard some clues and said: "Could it be related to the black stone? You used a large amount of black stone from Asia in your experiment. As far as I know, this black stone may come from outside." Meteorites contain mysterious power. Many people without magic talents are able to perform some magic because of black stones. For example, the main raw material of the Night Shadow Water used by the wizards of Qarth is this kind of black stone. The sacrificial stone slab itself has mystery. The power, the runes provided by Lord Linde also contain magical power. However, judging from past tests, the two powers do not conflict. On the contrary, they can be well integrated together to exert greater effects. But the black stone is different. I I have tested it with black stone in the past. The mysterious power contained in the black stone can corrode any kind of power. Could it be that the black stone caused some adverse interference in your experiments, causing the long pterosaur to become deformed after hatching? "

The three of them thought about it thoughtfully and nodded in unison.

Bronn said solemnly: "Lord Moroya, you are right. We have been accustomed to using black stones as magic catalysts in the past. Now that Lord Prophet provides more stable runes, black stones are obviously no longer suitable for magic experiments."

Linde looked at these people and asked in a deep voice: "Did you always go about your own business in the various experiments you conducted in the Black Cave without communicating with each other?"

Moroya shook his head directly and said: "I still have a lot of things to do, so I don't have time to get involved in other people's experiments."

Everyone else also nodded. Except for a few cooperative magic experiments, the other experiments all involved personal secret powers. Naturally, they did not want others to participate and discover the secret of their own power.

Linde didn't say anything about this, nor did he directly intervene to change their habits. He just emphasized: "The matter of improving the cold resistance of the long-winged dragon is left to a few experiments together. I hope there will be results as soon as possible."

"Yes, sir." The four of them were very interested in this kind of transformation experiment, and naturally they would not refuse Linde's order.

"Let that guy Cobain join in?" Moroya suggested again: "That guy has an amazing talent for things like transformation."

Ma Luoxin and others also nodded in agreement. After they went to the Black Cave and saw the undead warriors transformed by Qyburn, they were shocked by Qyburn's talent. A man who didn't know much about magic and didn't have any magic talent. Man actually relied on his own methods to complete a magical creation. This talent for transformation cannot be explained in any words.

Lind nodded and agreed to their proposal, and then asked: "How is Maester Marwin's research going?"

Moloa has been paying attention to Marwin's research, and quickly answered Linde's question: "It's mostly completed, and the progress is still accelerating. I believe he will be able to finish the "Basic Rune Knowledge" next year. ”

Ragoz and others also looked forward to asking if the manuscript that had been written could be read in advance.

Marwin's hands-on ability is very poor. Not only can he not be compared with anyone in front of him, he can't even compare with ordinary apprentice assistants. However, his theory and principle research on magic far exceeds everyone present. The Serenity Court is now The mage apprentice textbook he used was compiled and compiled in a month.

Ragzi and others believed that if they were asked to compile such a set of basic teaching materials, it would probably take more than ten years to complete it, so they also had special respect for Marwin, a person who did not have any magical talent.

Marwen, who joined the Black Cave, was not interested in those magic experiments. He was interested in the principles of magic, so Lind gave Marwen all the magic runes he knew that could be used normally in this world to Marwen for research and sorting.

What he didn't expect was that in just two years, Marwin had already achieved results.

Although Lind also wanted to see Marwin's research results, he still suppressed his curiosity and asked Moroya and others not to disturb Marwin and let Marwin concentrate on his research. As for the book, it will wait until it is finalized. Look again.

Although among the Seven Kingdoms, except for the North and the West, which are often harassed by the Iron Islands, most ordinary people in the other kingdoms do not care much about the Iron Islands. They do not even know that the Iron Islands have existed as early as It had a different owner a few years ago.

However, this time, the Iron Islands are famous in the Seven Kingdoms, especially Asha Greyjoy's name as the Sea Banshee, which is almost universally known because her way of dealing with the rebels is so incredible. , actually used his own castle as bait to destroy Pike City, which had been inherited for thousands of years, along with the rebels.

This approach can no longer be described as cruel and luxurious. In the eyes of everyone who heard this rumor, Asha Greyjoy is a complete madman, and most people even think that she is more valuable than his uncle. Len Greyjoy is even crazier.

However, some people think that Asha is extremely crazy on the surface, but she is very shrewd on the inside. She exchanged a Pike City for Dawei. She can be said to have made a fortune from the actual control of islands such as Crooked Island and Old Wyke Island.

From now on, the entire Iron Islands will be completely controlled by Asha Greyjoy, and she can even call herself the Queen of the Iron Islands at this moment.

The reason why the Iron Islands' counterinsurgency spread so widely and quickly, spreading throughout the entire Seven Kingdoms in just ten days, was not only Asha's crazy counterinsurgency method, but also because of the Linde faction. A company of long-winged dragon cavalry that went out to assist Asha in countering the rebellion.

It is no secret that Midsummer Hall has tamed long-winged dragons. Many people can see the scene of dragoons riding long-winged dragons flying from the dragon's nest and patrolling the territory in Miracle Port, Ridge City and Red Guard City. It is clear that these long-winged dragons are still far behind the real dragons, but all this still reminds many people of the Targaryen family.

Many lords also tried to purchase long-winged dragons for hatching and domestication, and the results were predictable.

Long-winged dragon cavalry have always given everyone the impression that they are scouts flying in the sky. They can take advantage of the high altitude to overlook the entire territory and provide the army below with an opportunity to win, but no one thinks that the long-winged dragons can directly participate. War, because the long-winged dragon is not a giant dragon, it does not have scales to defend against bows and arrows, nor does it have dragon flames that can cause fatal damage. Once the long-winged dragon falls to the ground, it is no different from an ordinary beast.

However, the performance of the Long-Winged Dragoons in the Iron Islands this time made everyone realize that they were wrong, and how wrong they were. Not only could the Long-Winged Dragoons directly participate in the battle, but they could also play a decisive role in determining the outcome. effect.

No one thought that the long-winged dragon flying in the air, combined with wildfire, could easily destroy a strong castle, and the destruction was so complete. Judging from the news, only some foundation stone slabs were left in the entire Pike City. , and the dragoons completed such a feat in less than one meal.

Even a city as strong as Pike could not withstand Cao Heyang's attack, let alone other castles. Among the many people who were shocked by the destructive power displayed by the long-winged dragon, Casterly Rock Tywin Lannister and the Eagle's Nest Jon Arryn of the city was the strongest, as they all found that their castle was no longer safe.

Before the appearance of Linde's Summerhall Castle, only the Eagle's Nest and Casterly Rock were built on the top of mountains, above the clouds. The geographical advantage made their castles very safe. So far, they have only been conquered by dragons, and now the Winged Dragon The appearance of the dragoons made them realize that their castle was now more like a coffin and there was no safety at all.