Chapter 382 A Fire in the Swamp

It’s spring again, and Wubei collar has once again ushered in spring plowing.

This is already a busy and lively season, and this year it is even more so with the influx of workers for construction of ports.

On the contrary, as a lord, Luo Ning ushered in a relatively leisurely time.

He spent most of his time learning magic and fighting skills. Sometimes when he felt bored, he would leave the castle and walk around the territory.

Buzz~

The pale flames brought extremely high temperatures, baking the entire courtyard as if it were a hot summer day.

Several pieces of wrought iron in the center of the flame reddened and softened at a speed visible to the naked eye under the burning flame, and then formed a pool of molten iron.

"The temperature of the seventh-level magic Earth Core Fire should not be underestimated."

Luo Ning once again lamented the wonder of extraordinary power.

There is no need for fuel or heating. It only requires mental power and magic power to produce such a high-temperature flame out of thin air. This is much more convenient than the iron-making blast furnace in Chishan Town.

The only regret is that the number of fire magicians is too small, and it seems inappropriate to let the noble magicians specialize in iron smelting.

While thinking, the sound of rapid running came from outside, and then a tall figure appeared in the courtyard.

"Oh no, Lord Elrond, something happened!"

The panicked voice made Ronin walk out of the inner courtyard, and at this time, Elrond and several other magicians also emerged from the castle laboratory.

"What's going on Damon, didn't I tell you not to make any noise in the castle?"

Elrond frowned slightly. A quiet environment was very important for the production of magic potions. He did not want to cause the production to fail due to these things at the critical moment.

Damon is a high-level knight who has recently joined the territory, and can also be regarded as a squad leader-like figure.

"I'm sorry, sir, the matter is really too strange and urgent."

Damon apologized and reported: "A fire broke out in the swamp. It not only swallowed up a dozen farmers who were cultivating the fields, but the fire also expanded and spread rapidly. Captain Rigg and I tried our best to put out the fire, but we couldn't do it at all!"

Suddenly hearing such news, Elrond and others immediately changed their expressions.

This is indeed a big deal. Let's not talk about whether it will threaten the town. Just say that more than a dozen farmers have died. This is a catastrophic accident.

Elrond did not dare to hesitate, "Let's go and take a look!"

He ordered: "Damon, go and call the other knights and infantry."

"good!"

While talking, several people left in a hurry.

When Luo Ning walked out, he could only see their backs.

"Fire in the swamp?"

Peat fires have occurred before when developing swamps, but each time they were well controlled and no casualties were caused.

Such a big fire this time is a bit surprising.

"I'll go take a look too."

He quickly used his wings of wind to get into the air, and with a quick sweep he saw thick black smoke in the northeast.

The wings of the wind trembled slightly, and he appeared above the flames at a very fast speed.

The fire was very powerful, just like a wildfire in the mountains. It would be difficult for even a professional fire brigade to put it out.

If these people in Swamp Town who lack fire protection knowledge and are not professional enough are really prevented from putting out fires, it will undoubtedly bring greater casualties.

"It seems that I can only rely on you."

Luo Ning no longer hesitated and directly communicated with Carlos through his soul, asking him to come over as quickly as possible.

In the swamp, Rigg and the knight stood outside the fire scene.

When the fire first started, he thought of summoning a group of earth walls to isolate the flames, but he didn't expect the fire to spread so quickly.

call!

A strong gust of wind struck, and Luo Ning landed beside Rieger.

Rigg was startled by the lord falling from the sky. Seeing the wings on the latter's body, which were as light as cicada wings, he was in a trance. "The lord is not only a powerful knight, but also a powerful magician?"

The knights around him all had shocked expressions. Lord, can you fly?

But the farmers standing not far away cheered loudly.

In their eyes, the lord is omnipotent, and it seems reasonable that he can fly.

Now that the lord has come, this fire can be put out.

The relatives of the farmers who were swallowed up by the flames were wailing and praying, hoping that Luo Ning would put out the fire quickly.

"What's the situation now?"

Luo Ning asked: "I just saw it from the air. There seems to be a huge pit over there?"

"Yes sir!"

Rigg came back to his senses, "We were putting out the fire near the giant pit before, but we didn't expect that the ground suddenly trembled, then cracked and collapsed. If we hadn't run fast, we would have almost fallen into the pit."

As he spoke, a look of lingering fear flashed across his face, "Sir, what should we do?"

Use water to put out the fire. They had no containers to hold the water.

The best way is to have a powerful water magician who can control the water flow to extinguish the fire.

But there are only two water magicians in the territory, and the most powerful Jenny is only a high-level magician. She can't control much water.

At this moment, the loud dragon roar came through the clouds and through the sky!

Rigg felt his soul tremble, and a sense of oppression enveloped his whole body.

"What's this?"

He followed the sound and was extremely frightened!

I saw a huge black shadow falling from the sky, and the pair of wings shrouded the view above like a black cloud. The huge body and ferocious head made people shudder when they saw it.

"Oh my god, it's a monster! It's a monster!"

"How come there are monsters in Swamp Town?"

"Are we going to die?"

"Run, run, run!"

For a moment, the crowd was in panic, and some of the timid ones were frightened and fainted.

To be honest, if the Lord hadn't been standing next to him, Rigg would have escaped.

This unknown monster was so terrifying. In front of it, he felt as weak as an ant, unable to resist at all.

"Don't panic, this is my monster."

Now Luoning can hide the dragon or not. In order to prevent the fire from causing greater casualties and losses, it seems good to pull him out and become a fire extinguisher.

He jumped up and landed on the dragon's back, "Carlos, this fire depends on you."

Carlos chirped happily. He was in a very happy mood at the moment. Finally, he no longer had to hide and tuck himself in. He could openly appear in front of everyone and enjoy the admiration and fear of mortals.

Rigg's eyes widened and he looked at the lord who landed on the back of the monster. His weak heart was greatly shocked.

Those who escaped also stopped and looked at the lord on the dragon's back in shock.

Only then did they realize, yes, the lord is here, why should they escape?

"Long live the lord!"

"The lord is invincible!"

Everyone fell to their knees and shouted loudly, as if they were worshiping gods.

Not to mention everyone's reaction, Carlos has already started working.

Frost and earth breath fell from the sky, trying to extinguish the fire in the giant pit, but the breath had no effect, and instead the flames exploded.

"This huge pit..."

Luo Ning frowned, and his intuition told him that there was something abnormal about this huge pit.

"Intensify."

Carlos was also angry and did not extinguish the fire with one breath, which made him a little embarrassed.

If it can't extinguish the fire, there will be no need for the "frost" in its name of Frostfire Wings.

I saw the giant dragon holding its head high, and the surrounding water elements fluctuated violently, gathering towards its mouth.

As it lowered its head, a stream of frost fell from the sky.

Even though there is a raging fire below, when this breath comes out, there is a coolness all around.

Although the huge pit burned fiercely, it only stood in a stalemate with the breath for a few seconds before being suppressed, and the flames soon went out.

Ronin asked Carlos to put out the surrounding fire, while he flew down from the air to take a closer look at the huge crater.

This area is about 200 square meters and the depth is 20 to 30 meters.

After being burned by the flames, the surroundings were dark.

"The upper layer is made of peat, and it was burned to pieces."

Luo Ning picked up a piece of black soil and said, "This is it?"

He cast another instant fire spell, and saw the black solid on his palm burning.

"This is coal!"

Luo Ning said in shock.

Although coal mines were possible in the swamp, he didn't expect they would find them.

The pit collapsed just enough to expose the coal mine below.

"No wonder, no wonder there was such a big fire here."

The importance of coal resources is self-evident. It can not only burn at high temperatures that firewood does not have, but can also be used to produce more chemical products.

For Wu Beiling, Luo Ning can use it to smelt metal, instead of using firewood to make charcoal, and use charcoal to obtain higher temperatures.

Luo Ning twisted the burned residue in his hand.

If a steam engine is really built later, this coal mine will solve the fuel problem for him.

"I'm really sleepy. Someone gave me a pillow. God help me!" (End of Chapter)