Green Monster Epic

Chapter 517 Illusionary Mirage

The appearance of the dragon indeed disrupted the balance of power among the major tribes around the Catoer Mountains, causing undercurrents to surge between the tribes.

There was no way around it. A behemoth with a length of 2-30 meters, a weight of hundreds of thousands of pounds, and an astonishing defense was simply a natural war machine. Not to mention the dragon's strength, which far surpassed its peers, combined with the abilities of a spellcaster, it was a powerful threat to any tribe.

If the influence of ordinary humanoid powerhouses on a war was limited, then a dragon could completely sway the direction of victory or defeat in a small to medium-sized war. Even if the dragon's own powerful strength was stripped away, its powerful physique, defense, and size alone could be used to attack a city defense with good defensive capabilities, and very few tribes in the wilderness could resist it.

The former Ajina tribe, which controlled the key points of the Mansa Corridor trade route and possessed a huge amount of tax revenue, invested heavily in the construction of two fortresses, using the best building material, magic-absorbing stone, as its foundation. When the Drow attacked Nasir Fortress and dispatched two black dragons to attack, only a few collisions caused its city defenses to teeter. In the end, Allen and Nicol and other legends rushed out of the city walls to contain the black dragons, so that its city defenses were spared.

The former main town of the Raven's Claw, Coldwind Post, and the Bourne City of the Snowmi tribe collapsed directly due to the impact of the black dragon. After losing the advantageous defensive system of the city walls, the towns were eventually occupied by the Drow, who fled south.

It was precisely because they had personally experienced the power of the dragon that when they heard that a powerful red dragon had appeared in Moore Fortress and had a very close relationship with the hobgoblin Allen, the surrounding tribal leaders naturally felt a strong sense of oppression and threat.

"Send a few children who have a good relationship with the goblin high-level to the south for a trip, bring more treasures and gold coins, and let them maintain the relationship."

Yarrell's body became more and more hunched, which made his aura weaken a lot. At this time, he gently pinched his eyebrows with one hand, while not forgetting to instruct Nicksa, the leader of the tribe.

Nicksa had dealt with Allen before, and was also a high-level Snowmi troll who was closer to the goblins. It would be easier for him to handle this matter than for other trolls.

"Remember, go there quietly, don't let the jackal people in the west know."

"Yes."

Nicksa, who looked like an old man, straightened his body, bowed and answered, then left.

"Go and find Leader Tim!!"

Just as Nicksa's figure had just left the room, Yarrell knocked on the table in front of him, and the guards who heard the movement entered the door and heard Yarrell's instructions.

"Chief, you're looking for me?"

Tim came very quickly. He had just been promoted to legend not many years ago, and now most of his time was spent in the tribe tempering his legendary expertise, and he basically didn't go out, so it was not difficult to find him.

"Yes!"

Seeing Tim, who was always full of fighting spirit and vitality, Yarrell felt a little relieved.

"Go to the Aman Shah tribe in the southwest, and help me send a letter to their chief. Try to conceal your whereabouts along the way, and don't let the other natives notice your movements."

"Okay."

As Tim's figure left, Yarrell continued his contemplation in the empty room, planning the future of the tribe.

West of the Catoer Canyon and south of the Green Field Plain, the holy land of Leska is hidden in an area where countless dead trees, vines, forests, and swamps intertwine. Countless lizardmen walked through the damp grass and bushes, and their fine scales helped them block the harassment of mosquitoes and thorns, allowing them to live and hunt smoothly in the complex environment.

Various low-rise houses in the stilt-style architectural style stretched out densely, but there were no city walls like other tribal towns, because the swamps where creatures could sink in everywhere, as well as the poisonous insects and beasts inhabiting them, were enough to make ordinary creatures daunted by these swamps.

The harsh swamp environment that seems to be the case to other creatures is so pleasant for the lizardmen. The humid air allows them not to worry about the skin and scales cracking and damaged due to dryness. The soft mud is like a passive grease spell on the feet of the webbed lizardmen, which is particularly convenient.

As for other outsiders, in such an environment, the muddy ground alone would be enough to make them uncomfortable.

"I didn't expect that this hobgoblin actually has a relationship with the dragon!! It seems that we must be more careful with this guy and must never offend him easily."

Chief Sifenqi of the Aman Shah tribe walked through the chaotic and natural paths of Leska, while talking in detail with Kort of the Argon tribe, the high-level druid representative of the Argon tribe in the Aman Shah tribe.

The Argon and Aman Shah tribes are closely related, and both have long-term high-level envoys stationed in each other's tribes, so that they can contact and exchange information when necessary.

"I heard a long time ago that during the Demon Tide period, when the green skins lived in Green Lake Town, they encountered a group of demons and almost wiped out the tribe. Later, a red dragon appeared and helped them through the crisis. Could it be that this red dragon is the one in their story before?"

Scott recalled something, then leaned in front of Sifenqi and said slowly.

"If it's the same red dragon, then it offended the Thunder Tribe back then and was being hunted down by two legendary kobolds from that tribe!!"

"It should be that one. It seems to be called the Flame-Swallowing Dragon!!"

Reminded by Scott, Sifenqi finally thought of this old story, and his eyes flickered slightly with cold light.

"Behind the Thunder Kobolds is the Pale Night Tribe, where the strongest saint in the wilderness exists. Since this red dragon has offended the Thunder Kobolds, it is equivalent to offending the Pale Night."

"It's just a pity that the Thunder Kobolds have already gone south and returned to the Pale Night headquarters. I'm afraid this is why the red dragon dares to show up!!"

"But it doesn't matter. Since this red dragon was able to provoke two legends to hunt it down for a long time back then, the problem it caused must be no small matter. If someone can inform Cozmo and the others at this time, maybe they will still come north to find trouble with this red dragon!"

"As long as this red dragon doesn't stay in the Northern Territory, then the threat to us will naturally be gone!"

"Report this news back to your chief and ask him to call that guy in your tribe who has the best relationship with the Thunder Kobolds... anyway, let him pass this news to the Thunder Kobolds and see what the Thunder Kobolds will do."

"Uh... okay!"

Scott didn't actually want to get involved in this muddy water. Since it was Sifenqi who came up with the idea himself, why should he let the Argon tribesmen take the risk! However, he also heard Sifenqi's meaning. There was indeed a lizardman leader in the Argon tribe who had a close relationship with one of the Thunder Tribe's kobolds, and it was the most reasonable choice to let him inform them.

It seems that Sfenqi didn't want the Thunder Lizardmen to feel like they were being used as pawns, so as not to offend the Pale Night behind them.

"By the way, tell your chieftain to send someone of importance to form an envoy group with us, so we can properly contact the Bear Goblin to the north and build up some friendly relations."

"Understood."

In the center of Selqin City, the Uruk Kobold's settlement in the Selqin Basin, Chieftain Zorf held a secret letter that had just been delivered, his expression inscrutable as he read the document.

Philémon, the Northern High Priest of the Church of Nature, was touring the Northern Territory, and his expression changed slightly when he learned of this information…

… … … …

The appearance of the dragon caused a stir in the minds of the upper echelons of many forces in the Northern Territory, but as time passed, the impact of this event gradually subsided. Perhaps, only the goblins in Muer Fortress, who had the good fortune to witness the dragon's splendor with their own eyes, would vividly tell their children about the dragon's appearance and stories during their leisure time.

Since that appearance, the dragon had never appeared in public in its true form again. Although everyone had been speculating that the dragon might still be lingering in the prosperous city of Muer Fortress.

On the contrary, as the time for the once-in-a-century tribal competition gradually approached, the various tribes focused their attention on it. For a time, there were fewer disputes and battles between tribes in the central Mansa Wilderness, and even if there were conflicts, they would be more restrained.

Allen had been preparing for this major event long ago. According to his character, the first thing to do was naturally to collect as much information about it as possible, so that he could understand the true situation of the competition.

Fortunately, the Ajina Jia tribe had been passed down for dozens of generations, and had participated in the tribal competition more than a dozen times, leaving Allen with a lot of detailed information.

After reading the information left by the Ajina Jia goblin ancestors, Allen knew that their tribe really had to invest a lot of resources into this matter, and could not have any thoughts of trying to be opportunistic.

Because this tribal competition is not only related to the tribe's future status and rights in the alliance for the next century, but also a great opportunity given to the various tribes by the alliance.

What is the most precious thing in the wilderness, or rather, in the entire Fayman plane?

Naturally, it is the various types of inheritance crystals. With a complete inheritance system, a tribe or force can continuously cultivate powerful warriors and spellcasters, protecting their respective forces to continue to exist in the dangerous material world.

However, very few people know how inheritance crystals are made, and what kind of raw materials are needed.

It was not until Allen came to his current position that he finally had the qualifications to understand the deeper secrets, and began to gradually come into contact with the deepest things in the entire Fayman world.

The production of inheritance crystals has always been controlled by the major temples. Even powerful human kingdoms that are already able to compete with the temples in their countries have to compromise with the temples in this regard, exchanging the required inheritance crystals from them and distributing them as rewards to their subordinates to maintain the morale of their country.

Of course, although the temples control the method of producing a large number of crystals, nature has never been too biased towards any one member, even if it is a high-ranking deity. The raw materials for making crystals come from a mysterious plane. Even powerful existences like temples, with deities behind them, cannot control this plane, and cannot even establish a permanent stronghold in it.

The Mirage Plane, a magical world, a plane existing in the layer between reality and illusion.

To say it is real, any external creature that enters it can feel the existence of matter, and have the touch and weight of real objects, but most of these objects can only exist in this plane forever. Even if someone takes out one or two objects from this plane, the moment they leave the plane, these originally substantial substances will turn into bubbles in front of everyone and disappear without a trace.

To say it is illusory, beings with strong mental power can create something out of nothing in this world, and transform things that do not exist, making people truly feel its substantial existence, and even control the weather like a deity in this world.

It is such a magical plane, but it produces the Dream Crystals used to make inheritance crystals, which are one of the very few special resources that can be brought back to the material world. Thinking about it, it makes sense, if it were not for such a magical place with magical energy, the inheritance crystals would not have the illusion of directly experiencing the subtle changes in bloodline operation and muscle movement.

It is said that one of the spell rules in the many spellcasting systems of the Fayman world - illusion magic, was inspired by the Mirage Plane and its principles, and then formed a system. Even the extremely mysterious psychic abilities are closely related to this illusory plane.

From the discovery of this plane to the present, no outsider or foreign object has been able to exist in this plane for a long time. When they stay in this world for a certain period of time, they will be assimilated by this world, either directly dissipating into the vast world, or losing all their past memories and abilities, as if they were reborn.

Even the avatars of deities, and powerful existences such as demon and devil dukes, cannot escape such a fate, the only difference is the length of time they can persist.

The tribal competition of Allen and the Mansa Alliance is held in such a magical plane, and the way of competing is not like what outsiders think, completing the ranking through the killing of tribal warriors, but achieving the goal by the quantity and quality of resources searched by various tribes in the Mirage Plane.

Don't think that searching for supplies is easy. Because of its unique plane rules, the creatures living in the Mirage Plane are not only strangely capable and powerful, but also mostly gregarious creatures. When facing outsiders, these creatures are often guided by the will of the plane, and do their best to kill the outsiders who appear within their territory, until they are destroyed or the other party is destroyed.

Dream crystals, starlight grass and other resources are also very precious resources in the Mirage Plane, and have great attraction to the native creatures. The best way to quickly collect these valuable resources is to actively clear out those groups of alien creatures and search from the central area of their habitat.

Choosing this kind of competition method can not only avoid unnecessary bloody events between tribes, so that the sacrifice of tribal warriors has its value and brings benefits to the tribe, but also allow the tribes to not slacken their training and cultivation of their battle formations and teams, so that they can mobilize a large number of reserve troops at any time when a crisis occurs in the wilderness.