Just being a dark elf in Warhammer

Darkus stood quietly in the dim sunlight, gently stroking the blue water emerald ring on his left hand with his fingers. The ring is either a magic prop or an ordinary decoration, but the material is excellent, and the surface of the ring is smooth and cold, as if it is flowing with the silence of the deep sea.

This was a gift given to him by the two Orchis before they parted with him. The gift existed before the great invasion and contained endless time and memories. He looked at the flashing blue light, and a complicated emotion surged in his heart.

The moment he saw Origi, he vaguely understood something in his heart. Origi's figure became more rickety than before, and the aura of silence emanating from his body indicated that Origi's fate was sealed. There were no words or too many explanations, but he knew that it was a farewell.

The two Origis have reached the end of their lives. They have experienced countless ups and downs, and now they only have a trace of calmness and calmness.

There were no tears, no noise, just the silent sky and the temple city still standing there. Before saying goodbye, Origi handed the blue water jade ring that had been hidden in the secret room for thousands of years into his hands.

He stood by the lake and stared at the calm surface. The lake water had slight golden ripples under the afterglow of the setting sun, and the breeze gently passed over his face, actually bringing a hint of coolness. He closed his eyes and let the wind flow over his body. The wind contained some ancient power and seemed to be telling past stories and unspoken secrets.

The wind blew again from a distance, carrying the breath of the earth and the whisper of the trees, whispering in his ears, as if it was reminding him of something, and it seemed to be just a gentle touch of nature. At that moment, all the troubles and pressure seemed to be swept away by the wind and far away from his consciousness. Only the sound of the wind and the rhythm of the lake lapping at the shore constitute the tranquility at this moment.

The scene by the lake was so familiar, as if he had stood here countless times, even though it was only the second time he stood here. Every time the wind blew, he felt an inexplicable connection. The Buddha had reached some kind of tacit understanding with the earth and the water. He knew that his life was like a leaf in the wind, drifting in the wind in compliance with some invisible force, but still moving firmly towards a certain goal.

Soon, the tranquility was broken. Kalien walked out of the lake, water droplets sliding down his batulu braids and bare chest muscles, and the sun shone on the water stains all over his body. He bent down, raised his arms suddenly, and tightly grasped the mouth of a big fish with two strong hands. The fish was nearly five meters long, and its scales shone with a faint silver light, like a huge monster in the lake.

And he was carrying the fish on his back in an extremely relaxed manner. The fish's body swayed from side to side with his steps, its tail swung powerfully, splashing the remaining water.

But his strong back muscles were taut, and every step seemed steady and powerful. His shoulders and back fully supported the weight of the giant beast. The fish scales shimmered in the sun, and the fish's mouth opened slightly, revealing sharp teeth, but his face remained expressionless, as if this was nothing more than a trivial matter.

"Do you still remember what happened at that time?" Darkus, who was no longer emotional, turned his head and asked with a smile to Franais, who was standing not far away.

"Of course! Impressed."

"Hahahaha." Darkus laughed and rolled up his sleeves. He thought of what happened when he first came here. A very scary thing happened at that time, but looking back now... it's like It's like being late for school and the sky is falling. But if it collapses, if it collapses, it will just look like that now, and it won’t be a big deal at all.

He looked at Kalien again. He knew that Kalien was showing off, but he had to say that this scene was very shocking. He turned around to look for Tolandil who was collecting wind not far away. He waved to Tolandil. When Tolandil looked at him, he stretched out his hands, his mouth open, and the index fingers and thumbs of both hands. The intertwining was aimed at Kalien and at the lake.

Tolandir understood what Darkus meant after one glance. He smiled and stretched out his hand, making the same gesture as receiving it.

"Kalien's picture of carrying a fish? Hmm, not bad!"

The main dish in the evening is arapaima. The adult fish of this kind is 2-6 meters long. It is huge, elongated and slightly flattened on the side. The head bones are composed of free plate bones, with a large mouth and no beard. No mandible, strong and well-developed teeth on the tongue...

This kind of fish looks dull, but it is extremely aggressive. Its tail is their weapon. With a flick of its tail, it can easily knock down a skink, and even directly break the skeleton of the skink. It is the same as the one on the Kauchen Plain. The Skink can opener has the same purpose.

Darkus removed the internal organs and gills of the fish, cut off the fins and tail, made some oblique cuts on both sides of the fish body, and cut it into pieces. Most of the ingredients are locally sourced, with pure Lustrian flavor. They are fried first, then stewed, and the soup is cooked over high heat.

But...it tastes just like that. I can't say it tastes good or bad. Anyway, it doesn't smell fishy and can be swallowed.

It highlights a person's food addiction.

The next day, Darkus sat by the lake and drank afternoon tea all morning after the morning exercise just like he did last time. He did not choose to go into the water. Of course, his companions did not choose to go into the water.

This is the second time he has come to the City of Fish Scales, Juitex. More than twenty years have passed, and there is no change here from the first time he came. Juitex is located in a lake that is a tributary of the Amazon River. The lake is so large that you can see the end of the horizon directly from the edge of the lake.

People were diverted by him, and Ryan took Wetir and Edrezer's followers to the Huangqi Temple. The ancient holy place was magical. It looked big and small. It looked small and big. It was like being folded by space, and the scene would change every few sections, either jungle, forest, desert and other natural environments.

In addition to training assassins, it is also a good place for warriors to train.

He asked Asperen to follow Baclon to write an article on military management and let Asperen transmit his ideas to Baclon. This was decided after the Battle of Altdorf. Now that there is an opportunity, of course he has to start taking action. His plan is to stay in Lustria for two years. Within these two years, before returning to Naggaroth, this article must be written.

Zahuitak has been abandoned for a long time, but it has been visited many times because it is close to the coastline. Didn't his drum of echoes appear in the market of Krakarond? Why did Zahuitak's drum appear in Naggaroth?

But that was only a small part. Lizardmen were not here to eat for nothing. Lizardmen only understood gold, silver and gemstones as decorations, and Chaos was no different. These external things were of no use to Chaos, and the bulk of them were still in Zahuitak.

At this stage, since he had come to participate in the war, he must show something. He was very practical, kind and generous. No matter what the reason was, he came. He distributed part of the wealth collected in Zahuitak to the Duruchis from all parties. After all, he couldn't come for nothing, otherwise who would come next time. And... these distributed wealth will eventually return to his hands. He has this confidence.

The large force of Duruchi still stayed in Zahuitak, transformed into an engineering team, and they were willing to assist the lizardmen in rebuilding Zahuitak after receiving the money.

The red dragons also have appearance fees. According to the previous agreement, regular dragons will receive one ton of gold each time they appear, and the emperor dragons will receive two tons of gold each time they appear. They will not be added or accumulated. Otherwise, it will be like one cent today, two cents tomorrow, and four cents the day after tomorrow. He can't stand it for a long time.

He thinks it is fair to give appearance fees. Just as he has always believed, fighting is a waste of money. The proverb of Caledor is right. The dragon itself is an army! If you think about it this way, you will understand.

Take the strategic bomber for example. How much does a war bomber cost? How much does it cost to fly for one hour? Moreover, the war bomber can fly for more than one hour after taking off. Sometimes it has to be on duty around the clock. How much does it cost?

Of course, one ton or two tons of gold is a minimum living allowance, which is considered a basic salary. There are also performance and so on. For example, Splinterwin's battle with the stepping stone, Carmine's transformation and spewing dragon breath to block the entrance of the treasure house to prevent monsters from coming in, such outstanding achievements are all subject to performance. After all, red dragons are creatures, they are intelligent, not machines.

Moreover, he was also confident that he could get the gold back. He prepared a gift package for the red dragons to integrate into the elf society, which guaranteed that the red dragons would be willing to take out the gold again.

After everything was over, Vadraken would be built, and it would definitely cost money to build it. The red dragons would definitely have to pay for it. That was the Beast Peak, that was a mountain range. Just transporting the stones up there would be a huge expense. The elves could only provide manpower and some sponsorship at most, but the big money would definitely be paid by the red dragons.

He came by boat, and the canal was repaired. Just as he thought, Master Ma took action and the canal was repaired. Enter the Amazon River from the canal, and go upstream along the Amazon River to Juitex.

With Beloda pushing the boat all the way, the overall experience was pretty good.

As the canal connected to the Amazon River, the canal was full of piranhas, but this was not a problem for the skin lizards and monitor lizards. The lizardmen had special methods to deal with piranhas. As for larger underwater predators... it would depend on luck.

Now he is waiting, waiting for Master Ma and his team to arrive. During this period, Master Ma and his team have been staking, that is, patching. The cracks in Zhahuitak have been permanently closed, but the spiritual vein network nodes have not been repaired. Zhahuitak is connected to eight networks and is a node among nodes. It needs to be repaired and stabilized.

Master Ma built the barrier temple along these eight networks, or strengthened it, because these eight barrier temples have always been there. The original idea of ​​building them was to stabilize the cracks in Zhahuitak, but it did not play much practical role. Now, Master Ma modified and rebuilt the barrier temple, re-erected the collapsed blocks and arches, and repaired the spiritual vein network with the eight-door golden lock array... no, concentric rings and mysterious designs.

Just after noon, the luxurious Shilan group led by Master Ma appeared.

No nonsense, no courtesy, the purpose is very clear. After the temple guards set up their posture, the Shilans began to practice.

Under the precise control of the Shilans, the lake surface began to tremble slightly. The mirror-like water waves were rippled by invisible forces. The energy in the lake seemed to respond to their guidance consciously, spreading rapidly from the bottomless center of the lake. Soon, the lake was no longer peaceful, and the water began to gather deep at the bottom of the lake, brewing some kind of huge change.

Suddenly, the lake surface surged violently, splashing water, and a huge vortex appeared in the center of the lake. The power in the lake was like an awakened ancient beast, and began to shake the entire lake. Gradually, the outline of the ancient ruins emerged from the depths. The first thing to emerge from the water was a magnificent pyramid that was once hidden at the bottom of the lake, like a sleeping giant, summoned by the power of magic and slowly awakening.

The huge stone steps gradually appeared, and wet moss covered the surface of the stone. As the lake water continued to recede, it told the glory of countless centuries ago. The statues that were once hidden under the water also slowly emerged. These statues are huge and majestic, still guarding this ancient city. The faces of the statues are solemn and mysterious, staring at every creature that witnessed their return to the world.

As the pyramid was exposed, the surrounding buildings also emerged, and the underwater squares and buildings appeared one by one above the lake. The huge structure gradually revealed its full appearance. The whole city was like a stone maze pulled up from the bottom of the lake, with continuous arches and various intricate roads between the buildings.

Everything was restored to its former order and solemnity under the magic of the Shilans. The ancient temple city stood on the lake again, as if it was forcibly pulled back to the real world from the long river of time, telling the glory of the past and the unfinished destiny.

With a loud bang, the entire lake returned to calm again, and the water surface returned to a mirror again, as if everything just now was just an illusion. But the scene in front of him proved that all this really existed. The City of Fish Scales, Itex, the long-lost temple city, now stood again on the land of Lustria.

"What Tenochtitlan?" Dacuus, who witnessed this scene, did not exclaim like Enil, Aslai and the red dragons who had never seen the world, but complained in a low voice.

Juitex is very similar to Tenochtitlan in many aspects. The two are like half-brothers from two different civilizations. The architectural style, urban planning and spiritual core are exactly the same.

The urban planning of Juitex is centered on the geometric central layout, but the difference is that there is no huge double pyramid in the central area of ​​the city to worship the rain god Tlaloc and the main god Huitzilopochtli, nor is it used to worship the sun god Kotego and the water god Zongqi.

The whole city has only one landmark building, a large pyramid, a large pyramid with half of the building immersed in water. The last loud noise just now was made by the pyramid hitting the water.

Juitex has a complex water conservancy system. Since the city is built on an island in the middle of a lake, water has become the lifeline of the city. He can see large and small embankments running through the entire city, but he can't see the embankment connecting the island to the outside land. It may be because it is broken in the lake, or it may be cut off during the invasion.

The team set off, not taking a boat, not flying, and not swimming, but walking on the lake, heading towards the city that has once again stood on the water.

"Chinampa?" Dacus, who was about to step onto the shore, stopped. He suppressed the urge to see the stone slab and looked at the scenes around him.

Chinampa means "a square made of vines". It is an agricultural system that is highly dependent on water sources. Fertile farmland is built on the shallows using the rotten mud at the bottom of the lake.

Fences are set up on the shallows, filled with water plants and mud until the soil emerges from the water, forming rectangular farmlands. It is equipped with a developed drainage system. The ditches meet the functions of shipping while also having the functions of irrigation and fertilization.

Over time, the ditches would slowly accumulate piles of mud, and the skinks would either ride on rafts or swim in the water, shuttling between the chinampas and spreading the cleared mud as fertilizer into the fields, which would not only repair the fields damaged by the running water, but also fertilize the crops and increase the yield.

He walked around a chinampa that looked like a dog's bite, and he estimated as he walked that if he was right, the chinampa he measured should be 90 meters by 10 meters when complete. He also squatted down to look at the bottom of the lake. The chinampa was formed by driving piles into the shallow lake bed and then squeezing it in a rectangle with thorns. The fenced area was layered with mud, lake sediments, and rotting vegetation, which eventually raised it above the level of the lake.

Then he turned his eyes to the chinampa, and he saw traces of tree roots in the corners of the chinampa, and it was obvious that trees had been planted in the four corners to protect the chinampa. In some places, there are ditches between the raised farmlands, which continuously supply water to the fields, so that the crops planted are not affected by rainfall. The loose soil and the roots of the trees form capillaries, which transport organic matter and water to the vicinity of the plant roots and nourish the crops.

Just as he was watching, Alyssa took Liv and Asanok to the Chinampa, squatted on the ground and put their hands into the remaining soil to dig, and studied in a low voice from time to time.

"There are crops such as corn, beans, pumpkins, peppers, amaranth, potatoes, tomatoes, etc."

Dakeus nodded. In fact, Chinampa is not a new thing. He has seen it in other temple cities before, but unlike Juitex, those Chinampa are more of a supplement, not like Juitex, where Chinampa is everywhere.

He knew how the Skin Lizards operated the Chinamampa. The Skin Lizards would cultivate seeds in the nursery on the shore to free up space for the Chinamampa. When the crops were ripe and ready to be harvested, they would pick the seeds and plant them. This way, they could have seeds all year round. The nursery should be laid on the floating raft.

Many crops on the continent of Lustria have the same cycle. If a piece of land is well managed, it can be harvested many times.

He didn't know more specifics. The Chinamampa in other temple cities was just a supplement, just to meet the needs of the Skin Lizards.

Lizardmen are carnivorous, and most of their food comes from hunting. Each temple city is different in this regard. Some will raise livestock in the city. Others carefully manage the prey groups, allowing them to reproduce near the temple city or settlement, as a ready-made food supply, which is the T1 building of a certain game: the Skin Lizard Foraging Camp.

Herbivorous giants and mammals, alpacas, tapirs, apes, anteaters and giant sloths are the preferred prey, and swamps and rivers are the harvesting points for various fish and giant frogs. Skins will store meat in cold meat storage halls, but they usually don't get much meat because most of the meat is used to meet the needs of lizardmen and monitors. In addition to lizardmen, giant beasts such as Tyrannosaurus, Cold Lizard, Triceratops, Ankylosaurs, and Pterosaurs are also large meat consumers.

Skins can only establish fields, chinampas and insect farms. In the large dome, breed groups of beetles, larvae and other juicy and nutritious foods. There are many kinds of giant insects in Lustria, and giant cicada insects are their favorite. In addition to insects, they also grow food crops. Corn, gourds, beans, pumpkins, and cassava are all in their recipes. They also use corn to ferment chicha wine.

"Let's go." After watching for a while, Daquus lost interest.

He came this time to experience the canal and to find the stone slab of Juytex. He had already felt the existence of the stone slab when he came last time. Juytex will restart, but... it is not in the plan. At most, some lizardmen will be sent here to garrison. Does it represent the revival of the lizardmen? Anyway, the surface effect is greater than the actual effect.

At this stage, the materials of Asherel and various temple cities can maintain the operation of the lizardman society, and Asherel has only developed a small part, which is far from reaching the limit. It is undeniable that Juytex has good conditions and can serve as an important agricultural city to provide resources for the central part of Lustria and the four surrounding temple cities.

This lake, which can be seen at a glance, is covered with chinampas. In addition to chinampas, there are a large number of edible fish under the lake. These resources can sustain the needs of hundreds of thousands or even millions of lizardmen.

But the embarrassing problem is... there are not so many lizardmen now.

The whole city is ordinary, with low buildings and squares covered with moss and fish goods. Most of them are buildings to meet the living needs of lizards and monitors. Only a small part belongs to lizardmen, which is in line with the labor-intensive industry of chinampas. It seems that the function and positioning of this city have been clear since its establishment, that is, an agricultural city.

Huge stone tablets and statues stand in every corner of the city. The canal system is sophisticated and huge, crossing the entire city. The water flows between the stone streets of the city, nourishing the surrounding plants and the lives of lizards.

There are no temples, altars and palaces, only the big pyramid in the center of the city. The team stopped and turned to look at Dacus at the same time.

He was looking at the Great Pyramid. He was sure that the only pyramid in Juitex was dedicated to the water god Zongqi. In addition to the mark, this pyramid was too unique. The pyramid floated in a tranquil pool, and the water flowed down the multi-layered steps. The stones were covered with moss, showing a dark green color.

He was sure that this was not because the city had just risen and there was water, but it was designed like this from the beginning.

"The elves have a proverb, come here." (End of this chapter)