nownovels Chapter 72 Dragon Shaman Kolo's Plan
Chapter 72 Dragon Shaman Kolo's Plan
Fog Bone Nest.
Dragon Shaman Kolo spends his days in his apothecary, which is filled with earthenware jars and glass bottles, displaying a dazzling array of green and purple potions, filled with both exotic fragrances and foul odors.
He picked up a bottle of green potion and slowly walked to the experimental table. A goblin was tightly bound with rope, its eyes were bloodshot, and its green skin had bulging veins.
After Kolo poured the potion into the goblin's mouth, he stood aside and observed silently.
After a while, the goblin, which had been quiet all along, suddenly started to struggle. It roared wildly and tried to break free of the rope.
In an instant, the goblin's muscles enlarged, its skin gradually turned yellow, and bloody marks appeared from the ropes.
"It looks like it's working quite well."
Kolo had barely finished speaking.
The goblin's skin suddenly began to fester rapidly, its fur and flesh falling off, and its roars turned into painful howls.
In the blink of an eye, the goblin turned into a pile of green rotten flesh and pus, and then fell silent.
Chloe frowned and said in a deep voice:
"The survival rate of ordinary goblins is still too low."
At this moment, "Claw," one of the four generals under Kolo, came to the door and asked to report an important matter.
"Chieftain, we have investigated and found out that the Blackrock City Guild has set up a base in Linwu Village outside the Misty Forest these past few days."
Many adventurers wreaked havoc on the outskirts of the forest, and some of the monsters under our command were also killed.
"Is the loss significant?"
"Chief, we have taken inventory. The dead were all free-range monsters. Our core soldiers are safe and sound."
How many of them are there this time?
"Chief, our scouts didn't dare get too close. They roughly estimated there to be over two hundred people."
Chloe smiled, her expression growing increasingly sinister.
"The Blackrock City Guild loves recruiting bugs. They usually come to my territory begging for food, which is one thing. This time, I didn't bother them, yet they dared to come to my doorstep."
"Chieftain, why don't we launch a surprise attack immediately and catch them off guard?"
Kolo raised his claws, signaling 'Claws' to calm down.
"Those old guys from Blackrock City haven't shown up yet. If we go in like this, we might fall into an ambush."
"Chieftain, these people are too destructive. Our plan to plunder the autumn harvest will likely be greatly affected."
Claw spoke with some anxiety, for three years had passed and their Mistbone Nest still had not handed over a single grain of food.
This year, their superior, the Dragon Priest, has given them a final deadline; if they can't deliver on their promises, they have no way to explain themselves.
"Don't worry, I have a plan."
"Please enlighten us, clan leader."
"Before I came to the Misty Forest, I made many colleagues and friends. They are all experts of level three or above. You four generals will deliver the letter for me. Once they see the contents of the letter, they will come to help."
After speaking, Dragon Shaman Kolo took out more than a dozen letters that he had written in advance.
Claw was overjoyed upon seeing this and quickly bowed in gratitude.
"The clan leader is wise."
A chill flashed in the eyes of the dragon shaman, Kolo.
"This time, Blackrock City not only seized the elemental power, but also wanted to wipe me out. So I'll kill off their core forces first, leaving the Blackrock City guild as an empty shell."
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Linwu Village.
After having breakfast, Lin Er immediately dismantled the tent, packed his luggage, and the four of them got up and went to the village's outpost.
According to the memories he obtained through soul-searching, the lake he was going to had to be reached by crossing the trade route, a journey that would take more than half a day.
We definitely won't be able to return within a day this time, so we need to prepare more supplies.
Lin Er immediately went to the merchants to buy tents, but when he asked, the merchants replied, "I'm sorry, sir, all the tents were sold out yesterday."
Does that mean I'll have to live in the same tent as Flora from now on?
Lin Er couldn't help but say, "How about I go back to Blackrock City?"
Flora shook her head and said, "No need for that. We'll definitely be keeping watch all night, so we can just take turns sleeping."
"Senior brother, Miss Flora is right. Going to Blackrock City now would be a waste of time. We still have a long way to go."
Talia chimed in, her expression seemingly snickering.
Seeing that Flora didn't seem to mind, Lin Er didn't press the matter further.
However, this trip to the lake in the Misty Forest was ultimately his private matter.
Lin Er thought for a moment and decided to take on another bounty as well, so that everyone wouldn't end up working hard for nothing.
He then led the team to the temporary posting point for the Silver Bounty. At a glance, there were quite a few Silver teams today, with five teams present.
Over at the rest area, several familiar faces came into view.
The little giant Roman also saw Lin Er, and immediately greeted him with a smile, walking towards him.
Roman was already a big guy, over two meters tall, and his body was covered in muscles.
He moved slightly, his gray armor clanging loudly, drawing attention.
Many people looked over when they saw Roman greeting Lin Er.
"Brother Lin'er, you've arrived. Thank you so much for your help yesterday."
Seeing that Roman was being so polite, Lin Er quickly said, "Brother Roman, you're too kind. It was just a small favor."
"Brother Lin'er, don't be so modest. We're out here on an adventure, so we must make a name for ourselves so we can get good bounties."
As the little giant Roman spoke, he pulled Lin Er and the others to the side of his team, engaging in a completely equal exchange.
This caused the adventurers present to show their thoughts and curiosity, but everyone's attention was more focused on Flora, and they whispered among themselves that her beauty was truly amazing, worthy of an elf.
At this moment, someone spoke up:
"Roman, I've heard of Miss Flora before. But I've never seen this lady next to you before. What's her name?"
Roman looked over and said to Lin Er, "This is Hans the Crushers, the captain of the 'Crushers Society' team."
Roman then introduced them to everyone: "These are the Lin Er brothers, the captains of the Eternal Oath. Yesterday, he single-handedly killed three forest wolves in an instant using his artifact manipulation technique."
Hans the Broken Anvil scoffed, "Roman, did you drink too much last night? How could a low-level spell like Manipulation be that powerful?"
Roman glared at him and said, "You think I'm lying? Want to go outside and fight?"
Hans the Anvil glanced at Roman's incredibly robust physique and quickly corrected himself, saying, "No, no, Roman, you've misunderstood."
Roman regained his composure and said to Lin Er, "Don't be angry, that's just how this guy is, he's always talking nonsense."
"It's nothing," Lin Er waved his hand.
Next, Roman introduced the remaining Silver Squads to Lin'er: the Raven Brigade, the Firestone Mercenaries, and the Hearthburg Sentinels.
These teams of adventurers have diverse styles, including both men and women, and are all genuine Tier 2 adventurers.
Lin Er also saw Luna, an acquaintance, in the Crow Brigade, but she only greeted him politely and did not come over to reminisce.
His senses were sharp. He heard the captain of the Crow Brigade ask Luna, "Are you acquaintances?" Luna turned her head and whispered something to her captain, saying something like, "Not acquaintances."