Chapter 653: Thun Autonomous Region

Why hasn't he considered what the spirit naga said?

To put it nicely, the Lizard Queen is the founder of their black-scaled lizard people, their grandmother, their king, and their god.

To put it bluntly, she is the largest and greediest leech monster in the Thun Swamp. She is attached to the black-scaled lizard people and greedily sucks their blood, squeezing all the nutrients from their bodies. Now she is seriously The impact on the development and growth of the Black Scale Lizardman tribe.

You can tell from the reaction of the Lizard Queen just now. She will not refuse any request from the conqueror army, at least not in a short period of time. The Lizard Queen definitely does not want to bear any of the burden, and will make no reservations when the time comes. transferred to the black-scaled lizardman tribe.

One-fifth of the body weight plus one-tenth of the catch sounds very high.

But compared to what the Lizard Queen eats every day, this is really a low figure. You must know that all the food of all their tribes must be salted at least half to barely satisfy the Lizard Queen's greedy appetite. From time to time, a few It is completely normal for a bullywug to be eaten and beaten by the lizard queen.

Gavin added: "As long as you are willing to nod, I will not take any of the treasures in the Lizard Queen's dragon nest. Whether it is to fill the royal treasury or to be distributed to the entire black-scaled lizardman tribe, I will not ask. At the same time, I also allow you to trade with each other in the City of Faith, and you can exchange the special products of Thun Swamp for the supplies you need. The black-scaled lizardmen who take turns in the navy do not need you to support them. As long as you swear allegiance to me for one day, I will provide you with shelter for a day. When you encounter natural disasters, man-made disasters, wars... no matter what kind of disaster, as long as you ask for help from me, I will do my best to help you tide over the difficulties. "

Gavin is planning to adopt an autonomous region's governance model in Thun Swamp. This is determined by the special geographical environment here. Although it is not difficult for humans to move here, it is still extremely troublesome.

Neither they nor the mixed Power Rangers who came to the Black Scale Lizardman Tribe came in by normal walking. Instead, with the assistance of the Spirit Naga, they used a large number of teleportation techniques to teleport them to various Black Scales. Surrounding the Lizardman Tribe - Although the Lizardmen are amphibious creatures, they do not live in water caves, but on dry land that is rarely flooded by swamp water. After all, they swim while holding their breath, rather than swimming like fish. There is no way to sleep in water due to gill breathing.

Just like being out of the water environment for a long time will cause them to suffer from dehydration, being immersed in water for a long time is also not a good thing. Seriously, they are far more picky about the environment than other intelligent creatures.

As for distributing the treasures in the Lizard Queen's dragon nest to the black-scaled lizardmen, Gavin wanted to kill two birds with one stone.

The first is to show his kindness. He has already found out the details of the Lizard Queen's dragon nest treasure from the spirit naga. The full amount is only three million, of which one million was collected from the Sambian merchant not long ago. The gold content of the dragon's nest treasure is not particularly high as a donation to attack the conqueror's army. After all, Thun Swamp is considered a remote area. The lizard queen's special body shape means that she cannot go out to plunder. Most of her treasures are black-scaled lizards. Souvenirs foraged from the Thun Marshes.

Normally, with tens of thousands of black-scaled lizardmen servants, the Lizard Queen's dragon nest treasures are far more than this, but she can't resist her greed, and most of the wealth has been swallowed and digested by her.

Before the conqueror's army embarked on the journey, these three million, although not an astronomical figure, was still a huge wealth for Gavin. But now, it is just an extra at best. Without it, it is not much. Quite a few.

The second is the binding of interests. After eating the treasure of the Lizard Queen's dragon nest, these black-scaled lizardmen will never look back. They can no longer think about the Lizard Queen and must follow their own path to the dark side, because the greedy dragons will not Not allowing anyone to touch her treasure, not even her own children.

In turn, the Lizard Queen will become Gavin's weapon to intimidate the black-scaled lizardmen. If they dare to carry out small tricks behind his back, he only needs to put the Lizard Queen back and turn this place upside down.

The third is to revitalize trade. These black-scaled lizardmen in Thun Swamp are not considered poor. Many places are in a state of abject poverty. However, since we need to adopt an autonomous region governance plan for them, we cannot treat them unconditionally like the Dwarf Statue City and Blood Gap City. To support them, he can guide them to use the Lizard Queen's dragon nest treasure to purchase goods and even construction services from the conqueror's army, so that the overall level of the black-scaled lizard people can be improved. With better tools, they Only in this way can we create more value.

This is a typical left-hand versus right-hand situation. Gavin is making money inside and out. In the end, the treasure of the Lizard Queen's Dragon Nest will not be in the hands of others.

Gregory's eyes flickered for a while, and he hesitated for a long time before he said: "Can you tell me, what happened to the Queen? She looks like she has turned into a shadow dragon, but she doesn't seem to be. If we agree If you accept your conditions, what will happen if she comes back one day?"

This half-black dragon lizard man is not so much worried about the life and death of the Lizard Queen as he is worried about the incomplete death of the Lizard Queen. Once she reappears one day and they have betrayed her, it will definitely be a disaster for the entire Thun Swamp. .

"She is indeed dead, but the dragon soul is controlled by me. Without the dragon soul, even the Dragon God cannot resurrect her. If she wants to be resurrected, she must obtain my consent." Gavin did not mean to hide it. After joining your own camp, you will know the situation of Vizeme Manor sooner or later, "As long as you don't betray me, I guarantee that there will never be a possibility of her being resurrected, unless you want to do so."

Gavin just used words to appease them. Even if they wanted to, he would not do it because the cost of raising a lizard queen was too high. Eating so much food every day was no different from eating gold coins.

By spending money to hire dragons, at least their gold coins would be hoarded, so that one day he could find a way to get them out of their hands. Although this matter was very difficult, it was not completely impossible to think of.

But once it is eaten into the stomach, it is really gone, and there is no way to think about it.

"It's useless even if I want to. I don't have such a high reputation in the Lizard King's Court. Once my brothers know that His Majesty will not come back, they will probably challenge me and want to become the new king, Thun The swamp is very likely to fall into civil war. "Gregory's attitude is no longer as tough as it was at the beginning, which shows that he is already moved and is just looking for excuses to delay.

"Reputation does not fall out of thin air, but is established. I have given the tools to you." Gavin said seductively, "First of all, the Lizard Queen's dragon nest treasure is in your own hands, and you can make good use of it. It, transform them into weapons, arm your cronies and your people, and make them the most powerful force in the black-scaled lizardman tribe.

Secondly, you can divide all those people you feel you cannot control into the amphibious army and let us manage and train them.

As long as you can bring a richer and more stable life to those black-scaled lizard people, give them more ways to obtain wealth, and give them hope for a better life, they will come to you unknowingly. , don’t you even have the confidence to do this?

There are many ways to gain reputation. There is no need to learn the terrifying methods of the Lizard Queen. That method is the worst.

Anachet provides you with a good excuse. You can use the excuse of clearing out the snake tribes in the entire Thun Swamp to maintain a certain number of regular troops for a long time. As long as you have enough troops in your hands, they will naturally They will fear you and obey you. "

Gregory's eyes were still flickering, and he was still unable to give a positive answer.

The spirit naga sprayed venom next to him, "You are not the only one with the blood of Kurgol. If you feel that you are not qualified for this position, it doesn't matter. I believe that many people outside are willing to accept this deal and are willing to do it for the black people." The future of the scale lizard people tribe, they made a small sacrifice to become the new king of the lizard king's court, but after all, they restrained their desires like the generals and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to seeking a better future and development for the entire black scale lizard people. Or will she follow the example of Queen Kurgol and use the entire black-scaled lizardman tribe as a tool for her own benefit and to satisfy her own selfish desires? That’s not clear.”

The choice to support Gregory to rise to power was naturally not the result of a slap on the forehead by Gavin and the others, but the best candidate selected after an in-depth analysis of the entire Lizard King's Court through the intelligence of the Lizard King's Court mastered by the Spirit Naga.

In the multiverse, many creatures have racial labels (racial personalities, behavioral patterns, body shape patterns, etc.). Not to mention that they are separated by countless mountains and rivers, even across planes, the looks and racial personalities of these races are extremely different. Similarity, just like their innate signs), the more powerful the creatures, the more obvious their racial labels are, and the dragon is an example of them. No matter what the environment in which they were born, as long as their bloodline is pure, they Usually takes on the appearance of one's own racial label.

All this is based on free growth. Once external forces intervene, anything will develop in a diversified way.

Therefore, racial labels can only be used as a reference, not as a true unified standard for measuring a creature.

Having all the books is worse than having no books at all. When you measure a dragon completely based on its racial label, you are not far from death.

Lizard Queen Kurgol's body shape not only transcends the limitations of the black dragon race label, but she also has a certain degree of bias in her alignment. She is no longer the unscrupulous, devil-like, disorderly evil of ordinary black dragons. (chaotic evil), but prefers lawful evil, especially when dealing with black-scaled lizardmen, she will try to restrain her desire to kill and destroy.

But the way to restrain this desire is not out of goodness and beauty, but out of another desire - endless gluttony.

Only in this way can the black-scaled lizard people develop and grow, hunt better, provide themselves with more food, and satisfy their appetites.

The Lizard Queen herself is like this, so she naturally has higher requirements for the black-scaled lizardmen below. They must be highly obedient, highly restrained, and highly loyal. Such qualities are definitely not possessed by chaotic evil people. Only those who are lawful can satisfy this characteristic.

For this reason, the Lizard Queen spent a long time training the black-scaled lizardmen. Her training was simple and crude, following the principle of survival of the fittest. Those black-scaled lizardmen who followed these fine traditions could survive, and those who were possessed by the nature of the black dragon She will send the master's hybrids, even her closest relatives, back to her belly to be reshaped.

In order to survive, these black-scaled lizardmen naturally tried every possible way to disguise themselves, restrain their desires, and even used magic to change part of their nature, and then formed the current black-scaled lizardmen who are completely centered on the lizard queen.

And Gregory was promoted to his current position by the lizard queen, not because of his strength or his intelligence, but because of his loyalty. At least in the entire black-scaled lizard tribe, his character in this aspect is outstanding enough - everything is a general among the short ones. If Gregory is measured by the standards of the paladin, he does not even have the qualifications to enter, even if he is more selfish and a bastard than most humans.

Facing the temptation from the serpent priest Anachet and the conqueror army Gavin, Gregory subconsciously refused because of this character. If he were an ordinary half-black dragon, he would have led the lizard army back to the Thun Swamp to launch a palace coup when the situation was not favorable to the lizard queen, and took everything for himself (whether it was the Dragon Nest Treasure House or the Black Scale Lizard Tribe). At that time, the rule he implemented here would be a replica of the lizard queen, and he would even make it worse, using the entire Black Scale Lizard Tribe as a tool to serve himself.

Gregory, who has been fighting against his own nature, naturally knows the nature of his brothers and sisters very well. Many people are eager to replace him. If they are allowed to hold power, no one knows what will happen.

Compared with letting this happen, it is better to put everything under his control. At least he can ensure that he can control his selfishness and focus on seeking benefits for the entire Black Scale Lizard Tribe.

After understanding the truth, Gregory no longer hesitated. He knelt on one knee in front of Gavin and said, "I, Gregory, am willing to respect you as the guardian of the Thun Swamp. I will lead the entire black-scaled lizardmen in the swamp to swear allegiance to you and accept your protection. Your sacred will is ours. We will always follow your footsteps and never betray you."

"General, please stand up." Gavin, who had put away his battle armor, smiled from the bottom of his heart and said, "We have made a good start now. Let's continue to discuss some details."

"I wonder if the lord has any good suggestions?" Gregory adjusted his attitude quickly. Even if the other party pushed him to the front as king, the power in his hands could not be completely independent like the Lizard Queen period. He must be subject to many restrictions from the other party and follow the other party's will and pace. Otherwise, the other party can replace a new king at any time, or directly put the Lizard Queen back.

From the moment the Lizard Queen was killed and manipulated, he was already at an absolute disadvantage in this matter. The only thing he could do was to do his best to deal with it and strive for more benefits for the Black Scale Lizardmen Tribe as much as possible, so as not to become a slave servant race and become cannon fodder driven by the other party at will, just like they drove the Mad Frogmen.

"Before discussing this issue, let me introduce someone to you first." Gavin pointed to the middle-aged man who appeared beside him at some unknown time and said, "Bori, a pious exclusive priest of the Lady of Strategy, he will serve as your vizier, provide you with advice, assist you in reorganizing the Lizard King's Court, and control the entire Thun Swamp."

Although Gavin was going to implement autonomy in Thun Swamp, it did not mean that all affairs were let go, and it was inevitable to place his own people.

Fortunately, when he was not on the road of conqueror, he was penniless, and all the generals were generals picked from the short ones, and they were promoted on the spot, and selected while using them.

It is definitely a bit exaggerated to say that all the 100 holy strategists assigned to him by Catherine are talented in governing the country, but it is not an exaggeration to say that they are excellent middle and low-level commanders and generals. Several of them are ranked only below Veronica in the Crimson Fellowship.

This Bori is one of them. Although the armor he wears is printed with the medal of Ms. Strategy, it is extremely simple and scarred, and many places reveal the aura of the war priest of the Lord of War Tempus.

He is a clear proof of the good relationship between the Lord of War and Ms. Strategy. Before last year, he was still a believer of Tempus. After Ms. Strategy opened her priesthood, he found that the series of priesthoods she represented were more in line with his temperament, so he switched to her name without hesitation, but Tempus's grace did not leave him. He is considered a dual-god priest.

The planning, strategy and tactics of the Lady of Strategy are not limited to the field of war, but also applicable to the field of governance, especially for monster countries like the Lizard King Court. They are destined to not implement any democracy or constitutional monarchy. The most suitable way of ruling for them is military rule.

The army is the country, and the country is the army.

Whether it is Blood Gorge City or Colossus City, including the Dragon Oak Territory, they all take this path.

"It's my honor." Gregory knew that this personnel arrangement was something he could not refuse and could not refuse.

In fact, he was a little bit forced to do it, and he was still confused. He felt that he could govern the entire Black Scale Lizardman Tribe, but if he was really asked to govern, he would not know how to start for a while.

Among the many dragon species, black dragons have never been known for their intelligence. Lizardmen are about the same as kobolds and goblins. Naturally, there are few offspring born from the union of the two races who are extremely intelligent. Most of them have muscles all over their heads. They are better at swinging fists than using their brains.