Lord of the Scourge: Become the Demon Archduke In the Beginning

"Rock giants are strange elemental life forms that live in rocks and feed on ore."

"As a result, they have bodies that are stronger than rocks, and their defenses are exaggerated."

"Rock giants are born with golden life, and high-level rock giants can even reach extraordinary, and they will not fall behind against giant dragons."

"The higher the level of mineral veins, the easier it is to attract the attention of rock giants."

"The only weakness of rock giants is their hearts, which are also known as hearts of rocks. They are high-grade magic items, and they can even be sold for 50 million pukes in the outside world."

Winnie stood beside the tall and tall Lauren, and reported the detailed information of the rock giant to him.

Lauren nodded from time to time.

In front of the two of them were more than a dozen figures covered in mud and looking extremely embarrassed.

These people have the horror of the rest of their lives on their faces.

Prospector Squad.

After getting the report, Lauren summoned them immediately.

The terror of the rock giants made these prospectors who had barely survived the death still panic.

After Winnie's words fell, Lauren glanced at the crowd.

His tone was a bit cold.

"A total of 27 people, only 12 came back?"

The barbarian berserker who led the team immediately stood up, knelt down on one knee with shame on his face, and lowered his head.

"My lord, this matter is my responsibility!"

"I noticed something strange before the team entered the hilly area, but I didn't expect it to be a rock giant, so I agreed to Lord Bart's request and continued to explore the mine."

"It was also because of my negligence that the team suffered such tragic casualties."

"I am willing to accept the military law."

It is not surprising to encounter an enemy attack, but as the leader of the escort, it is an obvious fault to not leave after sensing something is wrong.

Lauren glanced at the barbarian,

The tone is low.

"You should be punished, the army of Glorious Moon City cannot make fearless sacrifices!"

"Every soldier and resident is a precious asset of Huiyue City, and should not be wasted like this."

After speaking, he took a deep look at the uneasy prospectors.

"Great work must be rewarded, mistakes must be punished, this is the law of the city of Huiyue."

"Pass my order, the prospector team found the precious gold vein after paying the price of tragic casualties, and made a great contribution to the city of Huiyue."

"Here is my commendation. Everyone who participated in this investigation has been promoted to first-class residents, and rewarded with a house and a silver-level Huiyue Medal. Their achievements will be publicized in the city for seven days."

"The prospectors and barbarian soldiers who died in battle are most regarded as heroes and buried in the Valley of Heroes. Their parents, wives and children are taken care of by Bright Moon City."

"The barbarian territory that led the team caused heavy losses to the team due to their own negligence, and should be punished heavily. However, in the process of exploring the mine veins this time, they have made a lot of contributions, and the merits and demerits are offset, so they will not be commended."

The prospector and several barbarian warriors in front of them all had mixed expressions when they heard this, they were both grateful and ashamed.

Of course, the most is the excitement from the heart.

Lord Lauren, really did not treat them badly!

The anxiety and uneasiness in my heart disappeared at this moment.

The barbarian leader kneeling on the ground was even more ashamed, and at the same time, his inner loyalty reached full value at this moment.

With such a master, he is willing to give all his allegiance to him.

The soldiers around who heard Lauren's commendation order showed envious eyes.

First-class resident status, a whole house plus a precious silver-level medal, and it can be announced by the audience, all of which are enough for the face.

Such a precious reward simply drives slave-born prospectors crazy.

That's the feeling of being recognized and valued.

But in the team whose morale was gradually rising, only the young En Rui remained silent.

The moment the rock giant bursts out, his teacher Bart pushes him aside and saves him with his own life.

No words can describe the scene when he sees the teacher who treats him like his heir coughing up blood all over his body and screaming hoarsely to make him run.

His heart was hit unimaginably.

In his heart, Bart was already a father figure, but at this moment, he fell in front of him, and it was because of him.

Sad and indignant, but full of powerlessness.

Even if he is given another chance, he is not sure that he can escape from the hands of the rock giant...

He doesn't hate anyone, only hates his shallow prospecting skills.

Because whether there are rock giants or other elemental life living in the vein can be explored.

For these elemental life forms that like to eat ore, prospectors have never stopped studying them.

There are even legends that certain supernatural prospectors will imprison rock giants to explore mineral veins.

Thinking of this, Enrui's eyes became more sad and angry, his neck showed veins and he clenched tightly, and he clenched his teeth tightly.

Even the nails have pierced the palms, and drops of blood are slipping...

"Mr. Bart, I will not let you down again. In the future, I will definitely become a real prospector, a prospector who can make you proud!"

At this moment, I made the most solemn oath in my heart.

This young man, who is not yet twenty years old, has quietly changed his mentality.

How many blows, setbacks, difficulties, and pains must a boy go through to grow into a man?

Perhaps, all this is only known to oneself.

Lauren didn't notice all of this, and looked at the barbarian leader.

Ask softly.

"How many rock giants are there? What level?"

Rock giants are not good people. If the level of these elemental beings reaches platinum, then this gold vein may only be watched in a short time.

"My lord, there are five heads in total, all of them are gold-level."

The leader of the barbarians said in a deep voice.

"But we retreated immediately after the appearance of the rock giants. We don't know if there are other levels of rock giants hidden deep in the mine."

Lauren nodded slightly, which was also reasonable, his life was almost gone, who still had the time to observe whether the other party had hidden power.

After thinking for a moment, he made a decisive decision.

"Gold mines are of great significance to Huiyue City. Gold not only represents wealth, but it is also a rare magic metal. It has an inestimable role in enchanting weapons and even making magic scrolls."

After speaking, he glanced around the crowd with a murderous tone.

"Although the rock giant is powerful, it still can't stop the city of Huiyue."

"Kill my people and block my way, I will let them know that the city of Huiyue cannot be violated."

Rock giants are elemental life forms. To Roren, they are more like a group of high-level wild monsters occupying resource points. If they are killed, they will be killed.

It is impossible for him to give up a large gold mine because of these guys.

But now the headache for him is how to get rid of these wild monsters?

A group of flesh-forming beings not only have amazing defense, but can also sneak into the rocks to avoid damage.

If you really can't beat him, if the opponent goes down to the ground and climbs up after his army retreats, wouldn't that be a waste of effort?

While contemplating, Lauren turned his gaze to Wei Ni, who was beside her with a splendid temperament.

"What is the fatal weakness of the rock giant?"

He hadn't forgotten that the girl had an unforgettable talent and the title of polymath.

Sure enough, after thinking for a moment, Winnie immediately answered.

"According to the two ancient books "Elemental Life Brief" and "Rare Elemental Monsters", every kind of life has its weaknesses, the short lifespan of human beings, the difficulty of giving birth to descendants of giant dragons, the inability of dwarves to use magic, and the chaos of demons... ..and many more."

"Rock giants are no exception. Their weakness is the energy core at the heart—the heart of rock."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, glanced at Lauren, and only spoke again after receiving a hint to continue.

"The rock giant has a powerful body, whether it is used in battle or used to build cities, it is a rare power.

If we can enslave them, the progress of some large projects in Luna City will be greatly increased. "

Hearing this, Lauren's interest immediately increased.

"How to conquer this kind of elemental life?"

In his memory, the elemental life is a group of pan-conscious aggregates without the concept of death and survival. It is extremely difficult to conquer the elemental life.

There was a gleam in Winnie's eyes.

"Three hundred years ago, an extraordinary mage wrote a book called "Controlling Magic Charms".

It's well documented in there - immediately after defeating the rock giants, take out their heart... the heart of rock.

As long as the spiritual imprint is imprinted on the heart of the rock, the rock giant can be controlled.

The only thing that needs to be careful is that you must have a strong enough mental power to imprint the spiritual imprint on the heart of the rock, otherwise you will be backlashed and become an idiot. "

"In addition, when hunting rock giants, you need to keep them away from the mountains to prevent them from escaping from the rocks."

Winnie's detailed answer made Lauren very satisfied.

This girl is really a treasure, and every time she digs it, it can bring him a lot of surprises.

"Send me an order to gather the troops!"

A wild resource point guarded by rock giants, after breaking through, not only can get a gold mine, but also have the opportunity to enslave the rock giants guarding the stronghold.

The temptation in this is not insignificant.

But just as Lauren was about to leave, a young figure walked out from among the prospectors.

The other party's eyes were bloodshot, and the blood dripped from the palm of his hand, with a sad and dignified demeanor.

"Please wait a moment, my lord!"

Lauren paused, turned around and looked at the young man from the station with great interest.

"Tell me your name, Prospector, and what else do you need to report?"

The young man fell to his knees suddenly, and then held a half-palm-sized stone with both hands over his head.

His tone trembled.

"Master Lauren, my name is Enrui, and I'm Teacher Bart's disciple. This is the ore we found in the mine."

Lauren was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously reached out to take it.

The ore hand with a bit of light is very special, and stones several times larger than it may not be so heavy.

Did this guy discover a rare mineral vein?

Enrui gritted his teeth and said word by word.

"After those damned rock giants appeared, Teacher fell at the feet of those monsters in order to save me..."

"This ore was found in the mine with my teacher, and the origin of the ore seems to be extremely extraordinary.

Because after we left the mine, the ore suddenly became hot, and the rock giants woke up right after...I suspect there is some connection. "

Oh?

When Lauren heard this, he immediately became interested, and opened the property panel with a bit of curiosity.

Heart of Rock Fragment

Status: Broken

Introduction: When the rock giant is undergoing transformation, the core shed is a superior magic material.

Good guy.

Whatever is just mentioned will come.

Lauren's eyes lit up.

Hand the Heart of Rock to Vinnie.

"Look."

After Winnie took it, blue light flashed in her eyes, and she said excitedly.

"Lord Lauren, this ore is a fragment of the Heart of Rock!!

The rock giant is extremely sensitive to the heart of rock that has fallen off from itself. Once an outsider touches it, it will immediately fall into a state of rage.

This is one of the few things the rock giant cares about.

What a stroke of luck, with this fragment, we can lure the rock giant out of the mine! "

Lauren also smiled.

"Enrui, no one knows why the rock giant woke up, so you don't have to underestimate yourself.

Since you got this valuable Heart of Rock Fragment, it's credit.

You know my attitude towards heroes, what reward do you want? "

Enrui shook his head firmly at this moment.

"My lord, my only request is that I can lead the way for you to attack the rock giant this time..."

His eyes were full of stubbornness.

Lauren was stunned.

Then he took a deep look at the young man.

"I agree to this condition!

The revenge of your teacher, the army of Glorious Moon City will avenge you! "

soon.

The news that the prospector team found a large gold mine and won the reward from the lord spread throughout Huiyue City.

Residents are also very concerned about the rock giants that appear in the gold mine.

This kind of rare elemental life is rare.

The news that came out afterwards directly detonated the city of Huiyue.

Because the rock giant killed the members of the prospector team, Lord Laurent has ordered the army to be assembled to avenge the heroes and snatch back the gold mine belonging to Luna City from the rock giant.

The news of revenge for the people is full of legends and quite exciting.

The residents naturally empathized with this, and shouted that the lord is wise.

Unknowingly, the hearts of the people of Huiyue City have quietly risen a bit.

And those prospectors who received awards instantly became the heroes of Huiyue City.

Especially after the Loren faction posted their portraits on the bulletin board, it aroused heated discussions.

Those few surviving prospectors are now known wherever they go, and they are all very honored.

And for the lord who gave them all these things, they even had the idea that even if they died for it, they would have no regrets.

It is not empty talk that a scholar dies for his confidant.

Those prospectors and barbarians who were killed by the rock giants also hung high on the announcement list, and used a lot of words to praise these heroes who sacrificed for the city of Huiyue.

And said it was the object of learning for the army of Huiyue City.

Give preferential treatment to the fallen soldiers, reward the prospectors who have made contributions, and add the gimmick of going out for the people.

After these actions, those residents who were forcibly plundered back to Huiyue City have a little more sense of belonging.

Who doesn't want to be praised by everyone after making contributions one day?

Who doesn't want his family to be well taken care of and respected by outsiders in case he dies in battle?

People's hearts are all figured out.

Under the eager eyes of the residents, Lauren sat on top of the white bear and led the army out again.

The troops to be drawn are - 59 bear bear cavalry, 100 dark blood cavalry, 20 wolf spear throwers.

In addition, there are 100 mad bee hunters and 200 long-eared lemures, the total number is close to 500.

He didn't let the orc army go this time.

For the huge rock giants, the half-orc army, which can only fight in close combat, will face head-to-head with the opponent, and I am afraid that they will suffer heavy losses.

In contrast, the angry bear cavalry and the dark blood cavalry are obviously much more durable, and the flexibility of the cavalry cannot be compared with the infantry.

Under the leadership of Luo Lun, the army quickly headed towards the lower reaches of Huiyue Lake.

This distance is not too far, and it took less than an hour and a half to reach the hills infested with giant rocks.

Lauren rode on the white bear and looked into the distance.

A hilly area lined with gravel appeared in front of my eyes.

The average height of these stone mountains is 50 to 60 meters, and a rising peak in the most central area is particularly conspicuous.

At the bottom of the mountain, there are many exaggerated fighting marks, as if trampled by some kind of giant beast, which makes people feel chills down the spine.

Enrui, the prospector in charge of leading the way, saw this scene with red eyes and pointed to the most conspicuous stone mountain in the central area.

"My lord, that is where the gold mine is located, and it is also the habitat of rock giants."

Lauren nodded slowly, took out the core fragment of the rock giant, rubbed it slightly, then turned to look at the Bumblebee Hunter suspended in the air.

"The bee hunter immediately went to explore the surrounding terrain. I need to find a suitable battlefield to siege the rock giant."

Attacking resource points in the wild is different from the regular army like the lizardmen, and is relatively less complicated.

Find the right spot, and you're done.

In Roland's opinion, the most difficult thing to deal with the rock giant is not the rock body with amazing defense, but the ability to escape into the rock.

This talent is too incomprehensible.

If they really ran into the rock, he couldn't send someone to bulldoze the whole mountain, right?

So the first thing to do is to find a suitable place to fight.

There are no stone mountains around, and the army of Huiyue City can be ambushed.

He has plenty of time to capture resource points without other threats, and this time he must achieve a one-hit kill.

After the Bumblebee Hunters were dispersed, it didn't take long for good news to come.

"My lord, we found a sunken depression about one kilometer away from here.

, because there is a forked stream of Huiyue Lake in that area, a large forest grows there, which is very suitable for ambushes. "

Lauren's eyes lit up, and it was indeed the air cavalry who were able to investigate the news in this regard.

Without much delay, after taking a deep look at the battle traces in the hills, he turned around and left with the army.

A few minutes later, they arrived at the place the Bumblebee Hunter had found.

This is a depression about 30 meters deep, about 50 meters long and 50 meters wide, and a stream at the bottom divides it into two.

The depression is like a big bowl placed on the ground, and the surrounding slope climbs suddenly.

There are forests of trees behind the steep slope. Although the height of two or three meters is not dense, it is not difficult to cover an army of three or four hundred people.

Judging from the scene, as long as the rock giant is introduced into the depression, the angry bear cavalry and the dark blood cavalry can use the terrain to charge.

The long-eared ghoul can ambush around and provide remote support.

Although this ambush location is not perfect, it is considered good for dealing with rock giants.

This time, Luo Lun was quite excited to personally lead the army to besiege and kill the boss of the field resource point.

As long as you defeat the monsters guarding the mine vein, you can occupy this precious mine vein and add another heritage to the city of Huiyue.

He didn't hesitate at the moment, and began to arrange it carefully.

This area is divided into three attack points.

First, the mad bee hunter in the sky.

With its dexterous stature, it can press and beat rock giants who don't have much anti-air means.

Even if it doesn't do much damage to the rock giants, it can disturb or annoy them.

Second, bear cavalry, dark blood cavalry and wolf spear thrower, when the rock giant enters the depression, the cavalry will charge.

This is the strongest wave of attack.

Once the speed of the cavalry rises, even if the rock giant is a city wall, they can still break through the gap.

The third offensive end is the long-eared ghoul.

The long-eared hunter who has been transformed into a demon has a strong combat power. Although the defensive power of the rock giant is exaggerated, the demon strong archer among the long-eared ghouls was born to hunt bosses.

Accurate hunting (C+ level) doubles the stamina consumed by each attack, increases accuracy by 50%, and increases the penetrating power of arrows by 50%.

There are as many as 100 silver-level demon archers shooting at the same time, even the rock giants with strong defenses have to drink a pot.

After setting up the battlefield, Lauren took out the Heart of Rock fragment again...

The power of the bloodline began to pour into it crazily.

A moment later, a scorching heat came from above, and he could feel the power of the Heart of Rock crazily repelling him.

Lauren didn't care about this, but instead increased the input of blood power.

The fragments of the heart of rock were too strong to stand alone. After his strength reached a certain limit, there was a crackling sound of glass shattering.

The power emanating from the Heart of Rock was shattered by him.

The fragments without power protection were instantly occupied by the power of blood.

And at the moment when the power of the blood flowed into the heart of the rock.

Lauren suddenly sensed something, and suddenly turned his head to look into the distance.

Roar~

A terrifying roar came from far away.

rumbling~

Immediately afterwards, the earth began to shake, like ten thousand horses galloping, with great momentum.

And that sound is coming towards this land quickly.

Rock giants, be enraged!

Lauren narrowed his eyes slightly.

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