Kobolds, known as Kobolds in ancient times, are not very powerful. However, they are numerous and like to dig holes in mountains and mountains, so they continue to exist today.

If anyone wants to judge the three races that are best at digging holes on the continent, then they must be kobolds, lizardmen, and dwarves. These three races can be called the three masters of digging holes.

If dwarves dig holes to find the minerals they love, lizardmen dig holes because of their living habits, then kobolds dig holes for wealth and money.

"Sparkling" is the most commonly spoken line among kobolds. The frequency of occurrence is only slightly lower than "candle", which is enough to prove the extent of the greed of kobolds.

At the same time, their vindictiveness is also one of the best on the continent.

Although these kobolds themselves are not very strong, they are correspondingly good at making traps.

If someone offended the kobolds and ultimately missed something, then what awaited him might be the ubiquitous spikes, crossbows, sawtooths or even poisonous insect traps.

When the escaped kobold flesh mage returned to the kobold kingdom in a state of disgrace, all the kobolds became extremely united at this moment. Under the conscription of the kobold chief, almost all thousands of kobolds gathered underground.

In the huge abandoned mine, I listened to the kobold flesh and blood mage describing things about humans.

"Human beings, big ships, countless sparkles!"

"Kobolds, endless, human, very little, delicious meat!"

"Kobold, kill the humans and take away the glitter!"

The Kobold Flesh Mage depicts saliva flying everywhere, trying its best to exaggerate the wealth possessed by humans, but it also subconsciously ignores things about human combat capabilities. In its view, the previous failures were more due to the uselessness of the ogres.

, if the kobolds attack with all their strength, it will be easy to eat just a few hundred humans.

Under the aggravation of the kobold flesh and blood mage, the eyes of thousands of kobolds crowded in the mine suddenly lit up, and they howled with excitement. Some kobolds could no longer hold back and took out the weapons in their hands.

The weapon jumped and cheered.

Is there anything that excites a kobold more than snatching a shiny object?

The kobold flesh and blood mage looked at the impatient compatriots around him and felt extremely proud. At this moment, he suddenly felt dizzy and a feeling of weakness came out of his body. He saw him helping a compatriot beside him.

I bent over and coughed violently, almost coughing out my lungs.

Thousands of kobolds were crowded into this mine, densely packed and extremely noisy. No one noticed the strangeness of the kobold flesh mage. Seeing that his people were impatient, the kobold chief finally stood up.

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The kobold chief is much taller than ordinary kobolds, about two meters tall. He is considered a giant among kobolds. He wears a crown composed of several candles on his head, and is covered with thick clothes.

wearing iron armor, holding an animal thigh that had been eaten several times in his left hand, and holding a huge square war hammer in his right hand. As soon as he walked out, he howled a few times.

The surrounding kobolds slowly returned to silence under the chief's power. They looked at the chief excitedly, waiting for the chief's decision.

"All the shiny things belong to the kobolds!"

"All candles belong to me!"

The kobold chief roared and immediately made a decision. They would monitor those humans, and then make many traps to push the humans into a desperate situation and steal all the shiny things.

Under the urging of the kobold chief, several kobolds helped the kobold flesh and blood mage who was coughing and collapsed in front of the kobold chief. At this time, the kobold flesh and blood mage had turned blue, and his hands and feet were so tired that he could hardly stand up.

His chest made a wheezing sound like a broken bellows. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly coughed again uncontrollably. This time, the droplets he coughed up were actually a little bloody, and they landed on the kobold chief's face.

The kobold chief sniffed and didn't care about this. He grabbed the arm of the kobold flesh mage and ordered the mage to summon the legal profession to find the ogres in the cave to replenish his troops for the subsequent battle. Then he arranged a large number of kobolds.

People go out to explore the specific location of human beings.

I saw a large number of kobolds running out of the mine excitedly. The kobold chief nodded with satisfaction, imagining what it would be like when he had a lot of shiny crystals. Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly felt like a nose, and his body was not feeling well.

He coughed twice under control.

"Ahem."

"Ahem."

This seemed to cause a chain reaction. Around it, a dozen kobolds coughed lightly in unison. However, they did not take it seriously. Instead, they wiped their mouths and looked forward to the subsequent battle.

The kobold flesh and blood mage finally regained some energy at this time, and walked deeper into the mine while coughing. It dragged its weak body, and its whole body was hot and cold, and walked through the gathering area of ​​​​the kobolds.

, walked through every passage, leaving countless spittles flying out.

Slowly, more and more kobolds in the mine began to cough lightly.

However, all this is just the beginning.

The pandemic has just begun to spread.

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After being escaped by the kobolds, Shiloh and others found that they were completely lost in this forest.

Although Hilo had arranged for people to make a lot of signs and marks on the road before, when they followed the marks and wanted to return, they found that no matter how they walked, those marks would lead them back to their original place.

It's like encountering a ghost hitting a wall, wandering in the same place all the time.

There must be some secret in this forest!

"Quick, find two people to climb to the top of the tree and check the direction!"

Shiloh didn't believe in evil. This forest was not the Amazon. How could hundreds of people be trapped in it for a long time and not be able to get out, so he chose the simplest and most direct method, giving directions from a high position.

Some Storm Army recruits were making a living on ships before joining the army. Climbing a mast or something was as simple as walking on flat ground. After a while, they saw two people choosing a tall tree, whoosh whoosh whoosh,

Climbing to the top of the tree like a monkey.

This tree is extremely tall and commanding, making it easy to identify the surrounding direction and grasp the surrounding environment.

However.

"Your Highness! There is fog all around! There is also fog on the top of the woods. It's such a heavy fog!"

The two soldiers just glanced at each other, then their expressions changed drastically, and they immediately reported to Shiloh. Shiloh frowned and asked the two soldiers to tie the rope and throw it down. He stepped in personally, grabbed the rope and climbed slowly.

Go up.

Now Hilo is no longer the fat man he used to be. Not only has his body shape returned to normal, but he has also gained enough strength and agility. After a few minutes, Hilo finally climbed to the top of the tree.

, but when he took a closer look, his whole face darkened.

I could only see front, back, left, and right, everywhere within sight, filled with dense white fog. Looking up, even the sun was blocked, and I could only see gray sunlight pouring down, creating chaos.

Hilo wanted to distinguish where was the sea and which was inland, but found that the field of vision was extremely poor, with only a visual range of more than ten meters. He could not see the coastline at all, let alone any beach or parked boats.

At this moment, the whole world seemed to have turned into a thick fog, turbid and void, and it was impossible to reach it.

Too bad, I can't see the sun or the coastline. I can't even tell the direction, not even a target!

Hilo thought about the towering peak in the center of Qin Island, and immediately wanted to look for that peak, but found that the white mist not only covered the surrounding areas, but also covered the top.

The most hateful thing is that the white mist has not dissipated at all. Everyone can clearly feel the breeze blowing in the forest. However, if you look carefully now, you can see that the white mist does not move at all, as if someone has used a pause button.

The key is fixed in place.

Shiloh frowned and tried to feel the movement of the elements around him. He was already a magician, so he would naturally think about whether a barrier had been placed on the entire forest. However, no matter how he sensed it, he did not find anything in the flow of the elements.

exception.

It's not magic. Could it be that the fog in this forest is natural?

The most amazing thing is that there is no fog at all in the area where everyone is now. This void seems to move with their movement, which looks extremely weird.

Shiloh thought for a while, then called the two recruits to come down from the tree canopy and ordered everyone to rest on the spot, while he discussed the method of identifying the direction with a few cronies around him.

"Your Highness, you usually have to rely on the sunrise or the stars to identify the direction at sea. Now you can't even see the sky, so you can't identify the direction at all."

Some of the team had been sailors, and the soldiers who were later recruited into the army looked anxiously at the gray fog covering the sky and shook their heads. Even the best navigators would not be able to find them in this environment.

accurate direction.

Shiloh touched his chin and said to himself: "It would be great if there was a compass. With a compass, you wouldn't be trapped in a small forest."

A soldier listened to Shiloh's words and interrupted: "Your Highness, the compass you are talking about is that kind of magical magic tool that can identify the direction? That thing is extremely precious. It is a treasure from the Eastern Continent. Only a few princes

Only nobles can get that."

Hearing this, Shiloh curled his lips and thought to himself, isn't he the most noble prince and noble? Why doesn't he have a compass?

"It is precisely because of magical props like the compass that the chamber of commerce in the Eastern Continent is able to cross the sea to do business in the Western Continent. In the eyes of people in the Eastern Continent, this thing is far more valuable than any treasure. How could it be so easy?

Leave it to us."

Only then did Shiloh realize why Pontos' navy was far less powerful than its army. It turned out that the entire Western Continent did not pay much attention to naval warfare.

If you think about it, you will know that the barbarians are at the northern end of the Pontos Kingdom and the desert people are at the western end of the Pontos Kingdom. These two forces are bordering Pontos. Any conflicts will be resolved on land. At this time, what kind of navy needs to be developed.

Simply put, Navy Red Deer!

Because of this, when the Eastern Continent was able to trade across the ocean, Pontos did not even have a truly elite navy.

If Hilo wants to expand its sphere of influence in the future, it must build a navy.

Everyone rested for a while and tried to walk for more than an hour. They found that everyone seemed to have returned to the same place. They couldn't help but feel anxious. Fortunately, Shiloh had a high prestige in the army, and the dry food supplies everyone carried this time were enough, so

There was no panic.

Shiloh saw that everyone had been walking for a day, and the sky was getting darker little by little, so he simply ordered everyone to camp where they were and rest, and wait until night to see if there were any changes that would allow everyone to get out of the forest.

Seeing that the Storm Army was trapped, the two dwarves were quite leisurely, still holding wine barrels and drinking. They followed Hilo all the way without interrupting. They only showed their faces when Hilo proposed some method.

The expression of wasted effort clearly put the look of "please me, please me help you" on his face, but Shiloh didn't want to pay attention to these two dwarves, he just didn't ask them for help, and let the two dwarves continue.
To be continued...