For a whole week, people gathered around the corpse of the frost dragon and looked at the bones of the giant beast. According to the dwarf craftsmen, dismantling the ice dragon would be a huge fortune.
From dragon bones, dragon skin, to dragon scales, and dragon teeth, every organ and every part is useful. The frost dragon has been extinct in the world for many years. If it is discovered and killed this time, its remains may be worth far more than a town.
.In other words, the cost of rebuilding Keel Harbor basically does not need to be allocated from Erengrad.
But this is not what Rhodes cares about. The issue of cost is certainly worthy of consideration for the current Kislev. However, the more important thing about Keel Harbor is its early warning function. Whenever the Norscans prepare to go south to invade Kislev,
When Rif, the news was immediately transmitted to Blackhammer Castle, and then from Blackhammer Castle to the capital city of Kislev. Therefore, it is equivalent to a frontline sentry post that cannot rest for a moment. It will take at least two days to rebuild it.
Three months later, this is what Rhodes cares about. Especially the news revealed by the wood elves - the northern tribe is preparing to go south.
"Sea route, they want to go by sea."
Aliria said. She still wrapped herself tightly in a leather coat and velvet cloak. Her white lips proved that she was still weak. Rhodes asked two local maids to be responsible for the daily life of the wood elves, but Aliria
Ya declined. The wood elf thought that he could do it on his own and did not need help from outsiders.
"Sea route, this is unusual. For hundreds of years, northern tribes have only invaded the southern continent from land. The first one to be attacked is Kislev. Then comes the empire. This is the first time I have heard of traveling by sea. Is it possible?
Are they not worried about their fleet encountering the empire’s fleet?”
Celta rubbed her beard and asked.
"Worried. But the more this happens, the more we have to go by sea."
"Why?"
"It's very simple. What everyone thinks is impossible is often more likely to be possible. It has been a hundred years since the third Chaos Invasion. The human empire has changed emperors one after another. Soldiers and generals have also changed several times.
Everyone has long forgotten the horrors of the past. Neglect of defense and carelessness are common human faults. The northern barbarians are taking advantage of your mentality to prepare for a lightning invasion. The people of the empire would not have thought that they would cross the sea from the north. So.
, and will not be prepared, and the barbarian plunderers can take advantage of the situation to plunder and invade."
Alyria said. Her tone was cold, as if it had nothing to do with her. Of course, Rhodes knew that this did not have anything to do with her. After all, Alyria needed the Empire as an ally if she wanted to fight against Chaos.
The reason why they are so cold is just the cold character of the elves.
"Even if they evaded the Imperial Northern Fleet, they would not be able to cross the entire Claw Sea. Huge waves and storms would overturn their small boat."
Celta asked. As a former Norscan pirate, Celta was very aware of the strength of the tribe. Their longships could do whatever they wanted in the offshore, attack quickly, and retreat quickly. However, in the ocean, they were like lone leaves.
Generally helpless. The Empire's heavily armored gunboats and sea storms can all tear the Norscan longships to pieces.
"But if you can quickly cross the sea, the situation will be different." Aliria returned, "Each sea area has its own climate and ocean currents. There will be storms and huge waves in the Talon Sea in winter, but this situation has arrived
It no longer happens so frequently in spring and summer. In addition, when winter turns to spring, the ocean will have a southeasterly current. With the help of this current, the Norscan fleet can quickly go south and dock in the north of the empire."
"It's theoretically possible..."
Celta frowned.
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Three days later, the imperial fleet finally arrived at the northern town of Keel Harbor. To be precise, this was not a fleet, just two transport ships. There were bull patterns painted on the sails, which meant that the two ships
From the northern province of the empire - Osterland.
Rhodes guessed that when Aliria's letter for help arrived in the empire, the emperor wrote to Maximian, the elector of Ostland near the Norska Peninsula, and then Maximian sent a ship north to respond. After all,
It is impossible to dispatch an entire fleet specifically to pick up a wood elf and dozens of Rick guards. Of course, there is another situation where the emperor himself does not think the matter is serious and treats it as normal. If this is the case,
Rhodes guessed that after the wood elves and these imperial soldiers returned, the emperor would warmly entertain them, and then say that their comrades had worked hard, and then hastily put them in the hotel to rest.
When the two imperial ships arrived at the port, Rhodes saw the local people full of resentment, with their eyes like hungry wolves staring at their prey. After all, the tribes on the southern coast of Norsca often clashed with the imperial army, and the empire also had conflicts from time to time.
It is a tradition to go north to clean up the clans along the Norscan coast. It is not surprising that the people of the Hague clan have resentment towards these soldiers from the empire. More importantly, why did the frost dragon appear here to destroy this town and these empires?
People also have relationships that they cannot escape.
Out of etiquette, Rhodes had to entertain them. But out of the desire to protect the local people, Rhodes couldn't be too enthusiastic.
"Lord, we set off immediately after receiving the news. It seems that it is not too late."
As soon as they landed, the envoy from Osterland recognized who among the people present was the real person in charge. Although he had never seen him before, Rhodes was standing in the middle of a group of people, and the people next to him were in awe.
You can tell by the look in your eyes.
"No, you are late. You missed a wonderful battle."
Celta shouted dissatisfied from the side.
The scene suddenly became awkward, but Rhodes smiled and invited everyone ashore.
"You must be Ms. Aliria, right?"
The messenger walked onto the dock and immediately recognized the second key figure. Of course, it was not difficult to identify. The wood elf's slender figure could not be concealed no matter what. There was also a pair of white pointed ears.
It looks very different from humans.
Aliria stood beside Rhodes and did not answer, but nodded slightly.
"Ms. Aliria, oh! Thank God, you are okay. The Lord has been worried about your safety."
The envoy walked up to him and spoke politely. He didn't forget to look at the wood elf a few more times before turning to Rhodes.
"I heard that it was a terrible disaster and a fierce battle. It's a pity that I couldn't witness it with my own eyes..."
Messenger Oster was talking as he walked, and it could be seen that an irritating emotion flashed in those erratic little eyes - doubt. The dragon has not appeared for a hundred years. No one will believe it, let alone just
Through a letter.
"It's not too late for you to witness it now."
Rhodes stopped as he spoke, and naturally opened his palms, pointing to the hill in the middle of the ruins not far away... The imperial envoy rubbed his eyes and made sure that what he saw was not an illusion - it was not a hill, but a pile of