Chapter 693 Everything Is Just Right
The soldiers came to cover the water and earth, and Zhao Mai, who had the advantage of vision, was able to respond in advance. A large number of Z bugs swarmed the construction site, and coupled with Zhao Mai's power, it took only a day and a half for a semblance of dwarf and human-style underground fortress to take shape.
You can use boulders to block the entrances and exits of most spaces. There are many attack holes on both sides of the narrow passage, plus three urn-like rooms, which are enough to block frontal attacks from ghouls. Z-worms are still reinforcing the soil around this fortress. Ghouls are not good at digging and it is impossible to find other places to get around.
Even though he knew that the ghouls were only a day and a half away from the Blackfoot settlement, and that all the small settlements along the way had been slaughtered, Zhao Mai was still having fun on the tower. He was naked to the waist, holding an orc machete in his hand, slashing and stabbing in the air, constantly rehearsing various attack movements. The elf brother and sister were taking care of the charcoal fire nearby, and the aroma of the steak was wafting through the entire settlement.
It seems like this is a very ordinary day. If the leader is "swaying" on the tower, it means that he is in a good mood. He is most likely to go hunting. It is very likely that he will have some to share with everyone, or to use the food in the leader's inventory. Take it out and divide it.
At this time, the landslide arranged by Zhao Mai occurred. The ground shook slightly, and a large amount of smoke rose from the west, causing the orcs to stop and watch. A group of young orcs were shouting excitedly, and were about to hug Yanyun with their legs that were not very skilled at using them. Zhao Mai jumped down from the tower, held up the orc machete and shouted: "Gather, come with me and take a look!"
Since the location where the smoke cloud rises is not far from the settlement, all men, women and children must obey the commander's orders. They picked up the weapons around them and followed the shirtless Zhao Mai in a mighty manner.
The food reserve rushed out of the tower and chased after them howling. The Elf brother and sister were still at the top of the tower, taking in everything in sight.
"Do you still believe that he is the person in the prophecy?" Zeratul curled his lips and said: "You have met Saruman and Mithrandir (Gandalf), they are both wise people. And this... It doesn’t look like it.”
"Maybe he is not the wizard in blue robes, but he must be the person in the prophecy." Thrandis (actually this is the name, I typed it wrong before when my brain was twitching) flipped the grill to allow the meat to be fully cooked The ground is heated. "He actually understands everything in his heart, he just keeps acting according to the appearance of an orc. Have you ever really seen him do any animal behavior?"
Zeratul shook his head: "Except for the bragging of some female orcs, he actually doesn't have any orc behavior. You are right, his performance is an excellent orc leader in all aspects, but he also Enough to be the leader of the elves."
"Don't forget, he knows what psychic powers are. This is a skill that only we star elves have." Thrandis shook his head: "I know what you are going to say. No matter how declining psychic powers are now, it has indeed been true in history. Only we have the relevant knowledge and abilities. Even other elves rarely understand this secret. Can you imagine an orc...he must be!"
"He must be." Zeratul looked at his sister with a tender look in his eyes. Even if Zeratul had ten thousand reasons to object in his heart, he would not really object to his sister. If my sister was going to stay and watch this weird orc, then he would definitely stay.
The Blackfoot settlement has been developing rapidly. Although it is not rich, it can always find food in time, so neither the orcs nor the slaves really die from hunger. New orcs have been born, and the terrifying fertility and survival rates have caused the population here to expand instantly.
Diseases, disasters and even fights were far away from this settlement. In nearly a year, the Blackfoot settlement achieved victory in more than forty battles, large and small, with less than ten orcs dying. This was simply a miracle.
The orcs were too stupid to calculate this all day long. They just continued to be in awe of the powerful and brave leader. Several of the slaves tried to escape, but were ultimately unable to do so because it was ultimately discovered that it was safer to stay in the Blackfoot settlement. Everyone seems to be satisfied with the current situation, but what does this mean? What on earth is he going to do?
Zeratul couldn't figure it out, so he might as well put his energy back into taking care of his sister. He looked around, picked up the dagger Zhao Mai left on the top of the tower, and hid it in the corner of the tower. It would be too risky to take this weapon away directly, and wearing it on your body would be courting death. Let's see if the Blackfoot will discover and investigate this matter first, and then take the dagger away when the situation calms down.
Thrandis saw everything and neither supported nor blocked it. She had faith in her brother, and she had faith in the Blackfoot Commander.
The orcs are more confident, especially when following Zhao Mai. When the smoke and dust dispersed, a dark cave entrance appeared in front of everyone. The collapsed ground just smashed the stone statue next to the cave entrance. "Dwarves? And humans? It's their secret cellar!" The orcs croaked loudly, feeling provoked: "They dug right next to our settlement. How unkind! Commander, let's attack!"
"Of course we have to attack. If we seize this stronghold, can't we use it ourselves?" Zhao Mai laughed, and the orcs thought about it and laughed too. Humans and dwarves are stupid, but the houses they build are really good, much better than the shacks of the orcs. Moreover, killing the enemy and grabbing the loot is a matter of course, and no orc will object.
So Zhao Mai led a group of people and rushed in swaggeringly. Of course all this was staged, there were no humans or dwarves in the fortress, and due to the rush of time, there were not even skeletons arranged. The entire fortress was empty, except for the orcs, there was only one living creature: Gollum.
Jumping Dog brought Gollum back and locked him in this dungeon. It was time to introduce him to the orcs. As soon as the door was kicked open, Gulu jumped up and rushed towards Zhao Mai with his teeth and claws open.
"Little leader..." Before the words could be spoken, Zhao Mai had already reached out and pinched Gulu's neck. The neck was so horribly thin that it could be grasped with one hand, and the head on top of it looked like a big watermelon. Gulu used his hands and feet to beat Zhao Mai's arm. The black nails had jagged edges, but they couldn't leave any wounds on the "orc's" skin.
Zhao Mai held Gulu in his left hand and pressed it against the wall, and punched the wall with his right hand. With a bang, a big hole was directly smashed into the masonry wall. Gulu looked at the hole with squinting eyes, as if thinking of the possible fate of his head, his hands and feet drooped and tears streamed down his face. His nose and tears flowed down together: "We are so miserable..."
"Maybe this guy knows the secret of this fortress." Zhao Mai acted in full, and said to Duchard: "You are so big, you are not comfortable in here, please do other work for me. Handcuffs, shackles, iron chains, It’s best to find another muzzle to restrain the dire wolf. I think this guy wants to bite me with his teeth!”
"It's the leader!" Duchard agreed quickly, regardless of whether his words might be ambiguous, and he would carry out the order first. Zhao Mai pretended to shake Gulu: "Where is this place? Is there anyone else?"
"We don't know... No, there are no people here, only scary monsters! Big teeth, thorns on their backs, many, many..." Gollum was incoherent, and it was too difficult to get information from him. The orcs looked at this strange creature with contempt and speculated what species it was. But even the goblins seemed unwilling to recognize him as a relative.
"Keep exploring, I'm thinking I can settle down here."