Chapter 575 426 Return to Ubersreik (with Popular Science)

"This is really a race to death..."

Darkus has completed the finishing work, agreed on a date, and made some arrangements with Berg-Shun, who promised to persuade the woodland lord of Cavalok, Indra.

After the red dragons have finished handling their respective affairs, they will take the wealth accumulated over thousands of years to Athel Loren. There is no place more suitable for dragons to land than the Kavalok Plains. The entire Athel Loren belongs to Kavalok. There are many open areas. The red dragons will count the wealth as original stocks there, and then wait for Darkus to finish his work and return to the New World with him.

It would be best if there were still sixteen red dragons at that time. Darkus didn't ask for more, just don't ask for less, and he would run half of them in one go. He knew that feeling, just like not attending after signing up, not hearing anything after the consultation, and not answering the phone. The main focus is on being a boss and focusing on participation. Anyway, I didn’t pay any money.

As for the three forest dragons, Darkus didn't have much idea. Bajir was ready to transform into a dragon, and then forcefully settled in the Dragon Tower among the three spiers of Tal Litanel, becoming the master of the Dragon Tower. Berg-Shun is also preparing to transform into a dragon, but she will not leave Lauren Loren. She is the partner of Indra, the lord of Cavalok Woodland. The same is true for Sesin-Hal. As forest dragons, they cannot leave the forest.

After the forest dragon becomes a dragonborn, it is no different from the red dragon, except that it is a little green. Not only the top of the head is green, but the soles of the feet are also green. The whole body is green, still the same dark green. And they are not 2.5 meters tall like Mordax. The height may be related to the system before transforming into a dragon. Their height and body shape are similar to those of elves. If they know shadow spells or have the help of high-level shadow casters, , if it changes its appearance and hides its tail, it is no different from an ordinary elf.

"Okay, brother, calm down, be normal, don't act like a resentful woman." Darkus, who was no longer looking at the gray mountains, patted the big guy's lizard armor and said, the big guy now has some ……sensitive? Give him a strange feeling that you have a dog outside and you don't love me anymore, which can be said to be full of resentment. The devil knows why the big guy exudes such weird emotions. Sometimes being too smart is not good.

The big guy who was running turned his head, put on a pitiful expression, opened his mouth and smacked his lips at Darkus, then turned his head and continued running.

Darkus shook his head speechlessly. He felt that the big guy was thinking too much. He usually still had to ride the big guy, at least in Nagaroth. In the continent of Lustria, he has the magical God of Ha and the spiritual network. Splinterwen is preparing to transform into a dragon. When the time comes, he is going to let Splinterwen do what he can. Normally, he would not fly around on Splinterwen.

Now, Darkus led the team back again. He originally thought that he would need to find some local guides or ask Aslay on the other side of the gray mountain range to launch an airborne search, but it turned out that he thought too much. When he stood on the top of Dragon Castle, he could clearly see Drakfels Castle standing on the top of the mountain.

After the meeting with the red dragon, Darkus was no longer in a hurry. It was winter now, and this year's Orion had already been buried. He would not reappear until the Spring Equinox next year. Even if he climbed, he could reach Athel Loren before the Spring Equinox. . He was not in a hurry to meet with the Assur envoy. The envoy would stay in Athel Loren for a while anyway.

"Does this count as an achievement for me? Returning to Erbeslake?"

Darkus, who turned back, came to Ulborik again.

Whether it's Ulberek or Erbesrek, it all means the same thing.

Standing in the valley of the Gray Lady and across the River Tefir, Ulbric is one of the greatest fortress cities in Reikland. It has a glorious history as old as the Empire. It is located in the rugged shadow of the Gray Mountains. Guarding the Pass of the Gray Lady, it is the only reliable trade route from Reikland to the Duchy of Bretonnian Palaon, and has long-standing ties with the dwarves of the Gray Mountains.

In addition, Ulborik serves as the trading center of Wobergand, receiving goods from the dwarven strongholds in Bretonnia and the Gray Mountains and exporting them both within and outside the Empire. It weaves winding roads, rivers, and canals into the empire's vast network of trade and commerce, forming an unparalleled commercial center that is one of the most dazzling jewels in Reikland's crown.

This striking fortress town features a majestic bridge spanning the River Tefiel, a spectacular feat of engineering and a timeless symbol of the alliance between humans and dwarves. The roads were crowded with carriages, wagons, and horses carrying goods over long distances to and from the town's busy markets, and the rivers and canals were filled with ships of all types, carrying all kinds of goods for sale and trade.

Ulbric is famously cosmopolitan, with people from all walks of life in the empire strolling and drinking beer in the streets, and in addition to a sizable dwarven quarter, many halflings also call the town home. Additionally, there is a community of Bretonnians and even a small Tyrell community.

Prospectors, hunters, and adventurers journey from Ulbric deep into the Gray Mountains, searching the steep mountains for gold, fame, or notoriety. Taverns, inns, and unsanitary bars were filled with scarred, cynical old warriors. When the wine is drunk, they will talk endlessly about the violence and suffering in the mountains, but most of the naive and ambitious people are either too brave or too stupid to care about these drunken words until these new adventurers scar Coming out of the deep mountains is like an endless cycle.

However, in the era of Dakwus, this magnificent bridge did not appear...

Uberek has a long history. The earliest time of its establishment has long disappeared in the mist of history. Only the dragons living in the Gray Mountains know it, but they will not pay attention to these things, and they do not have a very clear concept of time. Drakfels also knows it, but no scholar dares to conduct a face-to-face interview.

Fortunately, the dwarf scholars of Karak Dreadnought claim that Uberek was originally a small settlement of the Amberrogan tribe, even five centuries before Sigmar established his empire. With Sigmar's victory in the Battle of Blackfire Pass, the treaty signed with the dwarves closely linked the two races, and the town prospered as a result. However, this town is also full of disasters. Although there is trade with the Principality of Paraon, the two sides will also conflict over the control of the mountain pass.

Uberrick has been besieged many times. It has been besieged frequently, by the Bretonnians, by neighboring Imperial armies, by vampires, Skaven, Beastmen, and Greenskins. Several times the town was razed to the ground by the conqueror's army.

In 881 IC, the First Paraon War broke out, and the Reikland army crossed the Grey Mountains to attack the tribesmen on the other side and occupied a fertile land. Although the humans all migrated here, the people on the other side of the mountains did not obey the people on this side of the mountains, and the tribesmen on the other side of the mountains fought guerrilla warfare in the Grey Mountains. However, this did not stop the ambitions of the Empire, and eventually the Empire established a new province called Geosland on the other side of the mountains.

Then... Gilles turned out, and under his leadership, Bretonnia drove the Empire back to the other side of the mountains. Soon after, Bretonnia was founded, and the Empire lost the opportunity to expand to the other side of the mountains.

After a hundred years of silence, the Black Death came, and the plague took thousands of lives, leaving only a few hundred people in Uberrick. Soon after, a large number of Skaven emerged from the Tyfir River and razed Uberik to the ground. During the Black Death War, Uberik became a transit point for Skaven supplies until Mandred the Rat Exterminator recaptured it.

After being looted by the Skaven, Uberik was rebuilt with the help of the dwarves of Karak Dreadnought. The dwarves also thoughtfully added an important sewer system that was enough to support a system many times larger than the original one, providing conditions for future development.

In 1707 Imperial Calendar, Uberik was surrounded by Waaagh! of Gajeel. This time, the dwarves of the Grey Mountains were not in trouble with their allies, and they were as immovable as a mountain. The dwarves were dispatched, and then the dwarves were defeated... Uberik scored twice and was razed to the ground again. This failure caused an extremely bad chain reaction. After Gajeel broke through Uberrick, the Grey Mountains became unobstructed, and the greenskin army entered the Grey Mountains. The ancient dwarf fortress of Karak Brana fell. After a few years of turmoil, Gajeel joined Gorbad's Waaagh!

After this experience, the Bruna family funded the purchase of stones from the Jungfrod family's quarry in the Grey Mountains to build Black Rock Castle on the ruins of Uberrick.

Then, the cycle began. Uberrick was threatened and asked for help from the dwarf allies. The dwarves refused, the city was destroyed, and the dwarves rebuilt the city and got rewards. This pattern was repeated for several centuries, so that some residents of Uberrick were very dissatisfied. They thought they were used by the so-called allies.

In 2015 of the Imperial Calendar, Uberrick was conquered again. This time, the conquerors were the von Wolfen family, and the town was saved from destruction.

During the First Vampire War, Ubrak was helpless against Vlad's army of the dead and was conquered again.

In 2141 IC, the Second Paraon War began, when the army of Vorbergland was emptied out to support Altdorf against Manfred's vampire army. The Principality of Paraon took this opportunity to launch a raid, and Ubrak was sacked twice, but Black Rock Castle was never captured. When Vorbergland's army was recalled, the other side of the mountain had no choice but to withdraw.

In 2302 IC, Ubrak's army responded to Magnus' call to participate in the Great War Against Chaos. When the army left, the orcs in the Grey Mountains came out in full force and surrounded Ubrak. Karak Dreadfort refused to provide any assistance, and Ubrak was razed to the ground.

As a shrewd politician, Magnus entrusted the reconstruction of Ubrak to the dwarves of Karak Dreadfort, and he wanted to ensure that this was the last time Ubrak fell. Soon an agreement was made, which included the Dwarves building new walls for Uberrick at least 30 Dwarves high. For a long time, the two sides argued fiercely about the exact height of a Dwarf, and the King of Dreadnought even proposed to use his newborn daughter as a standard, which was refuted by the humans.

Despite the disagreement over the terms of the agreement, the Dwarves began construction, and soon new walls rose from the still-standing Black Rock Castle to the new fortress. Buildings were repaired and made stronger, taller, and more solid. It was then that the magnificent bridge was built, reinforced with runes to ensure that it would stand for many years.

In the decades after the reconstruction, Uberrick's wealth grew steadily, and ores and precious metals were dug from the rich mineral layers of the Grey Mountains. Trade flows brought merchants, craftsmen, and all kinds of travelers who came by land and river, adding to Uberrick's population.

However, Uberrick's newfound wealth attracted the attention of the other side of the mountain, and when the trade agreement offered by Uberrick was deemed less than generous, war broke out. The reasons for the war on the other side of the mountain were loud, and they believed that military expansion to rebuild new towns was unacceptable, and then launched a fierce offensive. After the war lasted for a while, the army on the other side of the mountain was repelled, but the war was not over. The army on this side of the mountain crossed the Grey Mountains and surrounded Parawon.

A year later, the king of Karak Dreadnought intervened and the Third Parawon War ended.

What does this mean? This shows that in addition to Martian soldiers and those monsters, the economy can greatly improve the strength of the army.

A hundred years later, the Fourth Parawon War began. This time Uberrick's fight was not as exciting as the last time. The town was besieged twice in three years, but thanks to the reconstruction of the dwarves, the town never fell. Soon after, the "Big Belly King" Gollum's Waaagh! began, and this time Uberrick still did not fall. Fifty years later, the Fifth Paraon War began, and this time it was no different.

In 2512 IC, under the strong orders of Karl Franz, Uberik broke away from the rule of the Jungfrod family and became a free city.

In 2523 IC, five warriors from various races and countries happened to be trapped in Uberik during the attack by the Skaven. When fighting against the first scouts of the Festering Clan, the Asrai Ranger Kerillian and the Dwarf Ranger Bardin Goreksh were forced to form an alliance and established mutual respect in the following days of fighting.

When arriving in the city of Uberik, the elves and dwarves met the Imperial soldier Markus Kruber, who was hired by the witch hunter Victor Saltzpyre to escort the Estalia wizard Sienna Fugnathus to trial. The five heroes met when they sought refuge in the Red Moon Tavern. They accepted the call of the tavern owner and repelled the invasion of the Skaven. Then another story began...

"So this is Uberrick? It's smaller than I thought." Dacus, who was looking at Uberrick from a distance, ignored the patrolman hiding far away. He patted the big guy.

The emotional big guy snorted and roared, ordering the team to turn.

Dacus was in a hurry last time and didn't go to Uberrick at all. He directly found a relatively shallow place to cross the Tyfir River. This time... he didn't plan to enter, and he didn't plan to visit Duchess Ilona von Jungfred.

The Jungfred family rose to power in 197 of the Imperial Calendar and ruled Uberrick until the Black Death, when the family gave up rule and retreated to the Gray Mountains to avoid the plague. After the reconquest of Uberrick, Mandred reappointed the rulers, and after several centuries, the Bruna family became the new rulers until 1940 IC.

After the Blood Feast, only a few members of the Bruna family were left, and the Jungfrod family took this opportunity to control Uberrick again. In 2009 IC, the Jungfrod family was officially recognized by the Reikland Council as the legitimate rulers of the Duchy of Uberrick. This decree angered the Wolfen family, who believed that they had a legitimate claim because they were married to the Bruna family.

Then the war began, and the Jungfrod family eventually swore allegiance to the Wolfen family and became a vassal of the Wolfen family. In the following decades, the Wolfen family completely controlled the entire duchy, so much so that the head of the Wolfen family at that time declared himself king.

The Wolfens ruled until Magnus took the throne. The Pious made many major political changes in the process of establishing the new empire. The Wolfens were subsequently deprived of their political rights and status. It was at that time that the Jungfreuds broke away from the Wolfens.

In the next two hundred years, the Jungfreuds grew larger and stronger, and their political power was greatly consolidated. The family's wealth and military strength increased exponentially. They also signed an agreement with the Paraon war, and the dwarves in the Grey Mountains did the same. The Jungfreuds' influence on Wobergland was unparalleled, and their status and position were almost impeccable until the political turmoil in 2512 of the Imperial calendar.

Duchess Ilona von Jungfreud was also unlucky. Vlad besieged Uberrick, and her request for help from Karak Dreadnought was ignored. In the end, she was captured in Black Rock Castle and no one saw her again. According to Vlad's love of collecting urine, she probably became a vampire and became Ilona von Carstein. However, she escaped this terrible fate, just like Jerick Kruger, the Grand Master of the White Wolf Knights of Middenheim. If there is no accident, she should live well.

"Should it be here? I feel a little uneasy. What is this? Visiting the woman's family? To be honest, I am a little nervous. My palms are starting to sweat. Should I bring some gifts?"

Genevieve, who was walking in front of Dacus, shook her head speechlessly. She knew that Dacus was talking nonsense. She didn't think that Dacus would have any uneasy feelings. On the contrary, she was really uneasy.

Soon, Dacus and his party came to an isolated monastery. (End of this chapter)