Chapter 598 Lizard Queen

When he thought of the opportunity to attack the Far Sea Ghost Gathering, Goster couldn't help but get excited. He bowed to Ximanmeng to express his respect and said, "The wisdom of the Lord of the Castle is as deep as the night sky. He can come up with such a strategy of killing two birds with one stone. I will prepare immediately and take the opportunity to bring the entire Goblin Border into the rule of our Dark Castle."

"It's too early to say this now. We need to wait and see how the situation develops." Ximanmeng waved his hand as if he had done something insignificant, "Before that, you just need to make adequate preparations."

"Understood." Goster responded loudly.

This series of plans of the Dark Castle is based on the premise that the Sambian envoy Mikros can successfully meet the Lizard Queen and persuade her.

Simonmon had no worries about this matter. As a lobbyist, Miklos was definitely above the level. Not only was he eloquent, but most importantly, he was proficient in the Sambian merchants' method of using money to attack people. Many soldiers of the Dark Castle could not escape the erosion of this method and provided him with a lot of their own information.

It was a pity that he had his own plan, so he was not persuaded by his lobbying.

The Lizard Queen was different. She did not have such far-sightedness and resistance, and would definitely be defeated by his gold coin offensive.

This was also the fact.

When Miklos knew that he needed to persuade a greedy dragon, he did not say a word and directly mobilized one million golden Nobo from Sambia through the portal. With the boxes opened, he headed towards the Thun Swamp in a mighty manner with dozens of carts transporting them. At the same time, he did not ignore Gost's advice and hunted a lot of prey along the way. When he arrived at the Thun Swamp, there were also dozens of carts.

Just as Miklos expected, he didn't need to ask for an audience. When the caravan he led arrived at the Thun Swamp, someone was already waiting for them there. If she didn't have this reaction ability, there would be no need for the lizard queen to meet her. Even if she was willing to take action, her fate would probably be the same as that of the young red dragon Slaksata, becoming Gavin and a part of the glorious record of the conqueror army.

"I am Alhassan, the supreme ruler of the Thun Swamp, the leader of the lizardmen, and the vizier of the great swamp god Kulgol. Stranger, please explain your purpose."

The speaker was neither a human nor a lizardman, but a huge python. He had a colorful and long body, and his blue-gray back was covered with bright patterns like blood. Just this alone made everyone who saw him shudder. The brighter the color of the snake, the stronger its toxicity. This is a well-known fact, but snakes like that are usually not very large, and they use toxicity to protect themselves, while those pythons are usually not toxic.

The one in front of him completely broke this point. There was no way to fully assess its length, but it was at least more than three meters, because when it coiled up, it was nearly as tall as a person, thicker than an adult's thigh, and its neck had the same wrinkles as a cobra, which could easily expand to three times its width.

The most horrifying thing was that he did not have a snake head, but a face that looked like a human face, and what came out of his mouth was a snake tongue.

If an ordinary person saw such a being, let alone replying, he would probably be scared to death, but Miklos was not an ordinary person. He recognized the identity of this human face and snake body at a glance. This was a monster called Naga. The one in front of him should belong to the Dark Naga, also known as the Spirit Naga.

This monster was said to be not born, but an immortal guard created by a humanoid race to protect their property and magical knowledge. The humanoid race that created the Naga had long been forgotten by history, but their works continued, benefiting from their magical nature and being able to revive infinitely.

Seeing this spirit naga named Alhassan, Miklos was not surprised but happy. He could not help but increase his expectations for the Lizard Queen, whom he had never met. A black dragon that could use a quasi-legendary spirit naga as a court minister must be very strong.

Miklos said with the most respectful expression and tone: "Hello, Lord Alhassan. My name is Miklos Selkirk, a businessman from Sambia. This is my gift to Her Majesty the Queen. I hope to have a chance to see Her Majesty's style. I will present ten times the information of the current gift."

"Ten times the information of the current gift." The eyes of the spirit naga's face flashed involuntarily, and that was the light of greed.

Just by relying on the ruts of these trucks, he could judge the value of these goods, at least more than one million, which was enough to replace half of the Lizard Queen's Dragon Nest treasury. What is the concept of ten times this?

It is enough to fill the three treasure houses of the Lizard Queen, giving her more powerful strength. Although the power of the dragon does not come entirely from the treasure, it is closely related, and has a close connection that ordinary races cannot understand.

"Yes." Miklos said seriously, "This matter should not be hidden from Master Alhassan, but it is a matter of great importance, and walls have ears, so I can only state it in front of Her Majesty the Queen. To express my apology, these three carts of gold coins are a gift to the Master."

"All the gifts here belong to the Queen, how can they be transferred to others?" The spirit Naga's voice was full of coldness.

Miklos was stunned, and then he remembered the nature of the dragons. Their greed for wealth is endless, especially the colorful dragons. The moment he brought the goods to Thun Swamp, she had already marked her Label, I am not qualified to do anything, including taking it away, let alone giving it to this spirit naga.

After thinking about this matter, Mikros hurriedly bowed and saluted: "This matter was my mistake. Please wait a moment. I will immediately have three carts of gold coins of the same amount prepared."

Then he turned around and whispered several times to a mage in the convoy. Within a few minutes, three trucks filled with gold coins appeared out of thin air not far from Mikros. They were obviously teleported directly from Sambia. Coming over, this not only shows the importance Sambia attaches to Miklos and his party, but also shows its extraordinary wealth and strength.

The spirit naga nodded with satisfaction and said: "My wealth belongs to Her Majesty the Queen. Transport them to the Queen's Dragon Nest together. Gregory, you will take over next. Mr. Mikros, follow me." Let me do it, I believe Her Majesty the Queen will really like to see someone like you who brings her wealth."

Following the Spirit Naga's order, the surrounding lush water plants swayed, and countless figures emerged from the swamp. In the blink of an eye, they surrounded the convoy brought by Miklos.

The people surrounding their convoy were naturally not humans, but reptilian humanoids. Their heights were quite astonishing, with an average height of over 2.7 meters, and there were many over 3 meters in height. Their muscles were highly developed, and their bodies were deeply concave. The eye sockets and flat nose make its face look like a skull. When it pays attention to you with its orange eyes, you can't feel any emotion at all. Instead, it looks like a plate of dishes ready to be served to the table at any time, with its mouth opened like a lizard. At that time, the fangs exposed in his mouth further proved this point.

Their bodies are covered with black scales, and the tops of their heads are not bare, but have protrusions similar to fish fins, but they are composed of hard bone spurs and membranes, which means that they cannot resemble fish fins. Tucked away, they have a huge tail that is one and a half meters long, more like a crocodile than a dragon.

He didn't have much armor on his body, only a leather cross-body strap and a battle belt, which carried five or six spears that were comparable to siege crossbows. Most of the weapons he carried were war hammers, most of which were stone carvings. However, given their exaggerated size and the well-developed muscles of the holder, this thing can definitely exert terrifying lethality.

Lizardmen, this is a group of giant lizardmen.

It was not that Mikros had never seen a lizard man before, but this was his first time seeing such a tall and strong lizard man.

Normally, lizardmen have white bellies, green dragon scales, and red and yellow hair crowns on their heads. Their height is higher than that of ordinary people, but it is also relatively limited, usually about two meters.

It is not difficult to guess why these black-scaled lizardmen have a body shape that is very different from ordinary lizardmen. The race that is said to be closest to the dragon is not the kobold, but the lizardman. They are born to speak dragon language. If they live in an environment If there is no giant dragon, they generally believe in primitive beliefs and regard the shaman as the supreme leader of the tribe. However, if there is a giant dragon around, they will not hesitate to throw themselves into the arms of the giant dragon and offer themselves to it. tribute to win the favor of the other party.

They do not have the variability of kobold blood, but it will be different if they are mixed with dragon blood. The more accurate name for this group of black scale lizard people is the black dragon blood lizard people, who are the direct descendants of the royal court of the lizard queen.

The one named Gregory at the head is particularly huge, having exceeded four meters in height. His appearance is 80% similar to that of the black-scaled lizard man. The biggest difference is that he has a pair of huge dragon wings stretched out from his back, indicating that his bloodline is purer. He is an out-and-out half-black dragon lizardman, and there are quite a few such half-dragons, more than a dozen of whom are among these lizardmen as commanders.

Seeing these huge black-scaled lizardmen, Miklos' heart that had been hanging around finally fell to the ground.

As he said before, what he was most worried about was not whether he could convince the black dragon, but whether she could eat it or pose a fatal threat to the conqueror's army, their hobgoblin corps and Goliath corps. Although the number of people is small, the lethality caused by the surprise attack on the battlefield is not small at all, especially for the monster tribe whose morale itself is a mystery. It is easy to defeat them quickly and form a sheep-herding tactic, which leads to the monsters The entire army collapsed.

With these huge black-scaled lizardmen, they have the capital to fight against these special forces. There are quite a few of them, definitely no less than three hundred. This is twice the number of special forces as the conqueror's army.

With tens of thousands of square kilometers in the Thun Swamp, it is absolutely impossible to breed such a small number of black-scaled lizardmen. Either there are more black-scaled lizardmen, or there are ordinary lizardmen with a huge population base, just like the hobgoblin giants in the Giant Plains. Like the hobgoblin tribe, they are carefully selected elites.

Mikros soon discovered that his guess was correct. As the spirit naga went deep into the Thun Swamp, he encountered a large number of lizardmen along the way. These lizardmen were different from the lizardmen he had seen before. The appearance is almost the same, but the body shape is much different. The average height is only a little over two meters. Even so, the strength is far higher than that of ordinary lizard men.

In order to facilitate distinction, these lizard people have their own special names.

The lizardmen with relatively ordinary bodies are called black-scaled lizardmen, while the dragon vein lizardmen with giant bodies are called evil-toothed lizardmen, because they are much larger than black-scaled lizardmen and full of sharp teeth. It is also their code name, the evil-toothed guards, which are responsible for protecting the safety of the lizard queen and accepting her dispatch.

The black dragon called herself the lizard queen and lived up to her name. The whole Tuen Swamp is dominated by these black-scaled lizardmen. Even if they saw other intelligent races, they were not separate tribes, but slaves and servants of these black-scaled lizardmen tribes. Their status was very low and their situation was very miserable. Obviously, a strict racial system was implemented here. Of course, there were exceptions like the spirit naga, but they were very few.

There were no clear landmarks in the Tuen Swamp. In addition to low trees, there were muddy swamps and water plants more than one person tall. The scenery was monotonous. The most annoying thing was the endless mosquitoes, even though Mikros had been prepared and wore a mosquito repellent amulet to protect himself in an invisible barrier with a radius of three meters.

However, this invisible barrier is not completely isolated. It is only effective for pests whose health value is less than one-third of their professional level. If the health value is greater than or equal to one-third of their life dice, they can pass through this invisible barrier if their will is strong enough, but they will suffer 2D6 damage and it will be very painful.

So, Miklos directly turned into a walking insect killer, crackling, and the places he walked through were all those mosquitoes that tried to pass through the invisible barrier but were crushed to death.

But Miklos still did not dare to be careless. Those who were crushed to death were only ordinary mosquitoes. Those mosquitoes that were as big as a palm had much stronger vitality. Many of them could withstand the squeeze of the invisible barrier and were injured but not dead.

However, such mosquitoes were also conspicuous enough. Before they could completely pass through the invisible barrier, they were stabbed to death by Miklos's sword.

The only thing to be thankful for was that there were not many such mosquitoes, otherwise Miklos would have no choice but to retreat.

This made him envy the lizardmen. Their innate scales were the deadly nemesis of these mosquitoes. Except for those mosquitoes with amazing physiques, other mosquitoes could not bite through their scales. These large mosquitoes were probably evolved for creatures with scales like them.

However, these lizardmen who have lived here for many years have already developed methods specifically for these mosquitoes, and each of them wears a special insect repellent capsule.

It was not until he passed by a black-scaled lizardman tribe that the spirit naga ordered the black-scaled lizardmen to give Mikros an insect repellent capsule, which saved him from the trouble of mosquitoes.

"I didn't expect to see a real royal palace here. Even the Purple Dragon Palace in Cormier would be ashamed in front of this magnificent building." Mikros couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart.

This black dragon's obsession and love for the throne are so deep in her bones that the dragon's nest she lives in is not the most common underground dragon's nest deep in the swamp, but a huge palace on the ground. It uses the same obsidian as the Dark Castle. Even if it is transported from the nearest Stormhorn Mountains, it is still a huge project. Don't forget that this is a rotten swamp where it is difficult to move. The spirit naga wandered around here, turning one kilometer into two to three kilometers.

A palace built with the size of a dragon is naturally very tall, even larger than the giant's palace. This is also the most fatal point. This is a swamp. Even if it has been artificially reinforced, the overall foundation here is soft, which has caused the dragon's palace to sink and deflect to a certain extent. This deflection can be distinguished by the naked eye.

"Hahaha... Has my Lizard Court really... huhu... surpassed Cormier's Purple Dragon Palace? Snap... Snap... Alhashan, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and invite my guest in... I want him to hear more about the Purple Dragon Palace..."

A deep and huge voice came from the deepest part of the Dragon Palace. When speaking, it was accompanied by various noises, including heavy and incredible panting and chewing sounds when eating. The other party was eating and talking.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The spirit Naga responded respectfully. Although the voice was not loud, he was sure that the other party could hear it and even see it.

Dragons have powerful vision and hearing. They can easily hear sounds from several kilometers away and see the appearance of medium-sized creatures from several kilometers away. Those who try to sneak up behind the dragon to attack are the stupidest. When he thinks he has succeeded, most of the dragons turn their heads and look at him with a playful face.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

After entering the Dragon Palace, Miklos' ears were filled with terrifying chewing sounds. From the entrance to the depths of the palace, there were all those giant-sized evil-toothed lizardmen. However, they were not palace guards now, but food delivery personnel. The food they delivered was very smelly. Whether it was fish, mollusks or other animal corpses, they were obviously marinated in rotten water for a period of time. They were covered with slippery and sticky substances, and the horrible smell they emitted could be smelled even a hundred meters away - you can imagine what it smelled like when hundreds of canned herrings were opened at the same time.

But there was not a single insect or fly here. The omnipresent terrifying pressure made the surrounding one kilometer a forbidden area for them.

All the food was sent to the deepest part of the palace, next to the big mouth of that terrifying creature. The creature swallowed the two-meter-long fish directly into its stomach without chewing it. Only large food like buffalo was worth chewing for a few times. The crackling sounds were made by the bones of these creatures being crushed and cut.