Foreign Land Reclamation By a Vegetable-growing Skeleton

Chapter 141 - 119: A Sand Thief is Digging Your Land (Two in One)_3

Iron Leyce spoke without even raising his head, “So-called coercion, isn’t that just robbery? I strictly forbade anyone to leak any news; I suppose those merchants have been dealt with by now? It’s the most straightforward way. No need to pussyfoot around when speaking to me, I am conscious of the consequences that every command will bring.”

The knight in heavy armor scratched his head, feeling somewhat embarrassed from being seen through, “It’s your first time leading an army, we were just worried you might not be used to it. An army is a machine of war, it can be brutal once it starts moving.”

“Don’t worry, I always have to go through such things to become a qualified commander. The lord once said: good people should not be in power…alright, is everything prepared?” Iron Leyce suddenly changed the subject mid-sentence.

“Er, yes, all prepared. All arrows have been replaced with scale-breaking arrows and paired with dwarf-made dragon crossbows, guaranteed to penetrate the scales of the giant dragon,” the heavily armored knight affirmed confidently.

Iron Leyce shook his head, “I’m not worried about penetrating the giant dragon’s scales, what I’m really worried about is locating the dragon, restricting its mobility, and then obtaining its corpse after we’ve killed it. If we can’t recover its body and it flies away and dies on someone else’s territory, then the title of Dragon Slayer will be given away for free.”

“Oh-” The heavily armored knight let out in realization, “So, that’s why you insisted on bringing our flying knights over?”

Iron Leyce gave a faint smile, “Only your flying knights in the entire world, have the capability to engage in aerial combat and to chase and kill the giant dragon.”

The heavily armored knight laughed bitterly, “You have too high an opinion of us, our aerial combat skills are nothing in the eyes of the giant dragon, utterly without any maneuverability.”

“Normally that is the case, but our target is an ancient dragon. According to the records, this bronze dragon is ten thousand years old and we don’t even know if it’s still able to fly. Even if it can barely fly, I fear it won’t be able to escape the pursuit of your flying knights,” Iron Leyce said.

The heavily armored knight’s expression slightly brightened, but he still seemed somewhat uneasy.

“What’s even better is that the bronze dragon is already extinct. Killing this one will not invoke the retribution of the dragon clan. Those green copper dragons and red copper dragons will merely gloat over its misfortune,” Iron Leyce added.

“Really? The bronze dragon is extinct?” The heavily armored knight asked in delight. If that was true, he would not have to worry about the after-effects.

Iron Leyce nodded assuredly, “Yes, I bought this piece of information from a Dragon-Man at a high price. The Dragon Clan has already communicated this news to all of its kindred through the blood resonance.”

“Then I can rest assured. What about these desert thieves?” The heavily armored knight asked again.

Iron Leyce responded, “Obviously, they are to lure out the giant dragon. Let them attack the oasis first to draw the dragon out, then you go in.”

The heavily armored knight suddenly felt a little more confident about the operation, his heart anxiously awaiting the chance to become Dragon Slayer, a title with magnificent prestige.

Three days later, the desert thieves and the flying knights began to keep their distance. The thieves picked up their pace, preparing to attack the oasis first to lure out the bronze dragon. Before the main thief force arrived, the vanguard scouts had already reached the oasis.

Their attention was soon caught by the row of luxurious sandstone huts in the desert, which were then diverted by the rows of vibrant crops next to the stone houses.

Seeing a hint of green within the desert was exceedingly rare. This caused them to spur their horses towards it, and they rushed into the field, plucking green leaves to eat.

“Blech!, the leaves taste terrible, dig a bit and see what’s under there?” A bunch of desert thieves started to dig crazily in the field.

Orum ran to the lakeside in the center of the oasis, where Negris was whispering to a bronze dragon. Ange sat by, bored to death, occasionally poking a hole in the ground and dropping a seed in it.

“Lords, Lord Ange, it’s trouble, there are desert thieves, desert thieves are digging up your land!”