Chapter 51: Frost Wyvern

“You are Lord Su Lun?” Jushi looked at Su Lun with some surprise. He never expected that Su Lun would be someone who didn’t even reach their tribe’s average height.

“I don’t think anyone here would dare to impersonate me.” Su Lun shrugged. He was very curious about these people and how the Recruitment Token brought them here.

“Honorable Lord Su Lun, I greet you on behalf of our entire Giant Bear Tribe!” Jushi quickly said.

“No need for greetings.” Su Lun waved his hand and pointed. “Are you planning to migrate?”

Jushi looked somewhat embarrassed. He hesitated before continuing, “Lord Su Lun, our Giant Bear Tribe wishes to join your territory, pledge allegiance to you, and become your subjects. Please accept us.”

As he finished speaking, Su Lun heard the System prompt sound again: “The Giant Bear Tribe pledges allegiance to you and applies to join your territory. Do you agree?”

“I see. That’s wonderful. Welcome to the territory.” Upon hearing the prompt, Su Lun agreed without hesitation.

Immediately, a new group appeared on his System Panel.

[Giant Bear Tribe: Northern Barbarians, Population: 153, Loyalty: 85, Morale: 70.]

Below were more detailed statistics. Among these barbarians, there were thirty-eight Warriors, with the strongest being a level three Barbarian Champion, exactly like Johnson from before. The rest were level two Barbarian Warriors. The remaining members were the elderly, weak, women, and children. With the addition of the Giant Bear Tribe, Su Lun’s military strength doubled instantly.

Although the new Giant Bear Tribe Warriors seemed relatively weak now, Su Lun wasn’t worried about their strength. He knew they would level up quickly after joining the territory and fighting a few battles.

The heavy infantry forces expanded again, but what Su Lun really wanted was an Archer unit. His territory had only one type of soldier, which made it easy for enemies to counter them. For example, if they encountered cavalry or even more annoying horse archers, they couldn’t outrun them or catch up, leaving them only able to take hits. So, adding several troop types for combined operations was the best choice.

Next, Jushi led over a hundred people into Su Lun’s territory. After giving them brief instructions, Su Lun took Jushi and the others toward the town.

Back in the territory, Su Lun had food prepared for them while he talked with Jushi. Through their conversation, he gained a general understanding of the Giant Bear Tribe.

The Giant Bear Tribe originally lived northeast of Su Lun’s territory, near the Lotas Mountains. But not long ago, a group of Frost Wyverns came to the Lotas Mountains. They built nests there and made the area their hunting grounds.

Facing the Frost Wyverns, the Giant Bear Tribe was completely powerless to resist. They had no choice but to migrate south. It was during their migration that they heard about Su Lun’s reputation. After learning that Su Lun had a group of powerful Barbarian Warriors under his command, they decided to try joining him.

In the past, there were Barbarians who wanted to join the Florence Kingdom, but very few succeeded. Although Barbarians were strong, they weren’t well-suited for recruiting as Soldiers, so few Lords and cities were willing to accept them.

When Su Lun heard that there was a group of Frost Wyverns in the Lotas Mountains, he was also surprised. Frost Wyverns weren’t pure-blooded Dragons, but they were still very powerful.

In this world, anything related to Dragons was strong. Even the weakest Dragonborn, the Kobold, was no weaker than a Barbarian Champion. Kobolds mastered at least one spell, usually the Fireball Spell.

In the games from his previous life, the Fireball Spell was very common, but in this world, it was a powerful level three evocation skill. One Fireball Spell could heavily damage or even destroy the best armor forged in Su Lun’s territory.

Frost Wyverns were even stronger. The Ragewind Magic Tiger that Su Lu had killed earlier was nothing compared to a Frost Wyvern. Frost Wyverns also inherited the breath attack of pure-blooded Dragons. Although not as powerful as true Dragons, it was still something to be wary of.

But that wasn’t the most critical point. The key was that Frost Wyverns could fly. As long as they didn’t land, you could only take hits. As for arrows, against Frost Wyverns with tough Dragon Hide, ordinary arrows were like scratching an itch—they couldn’t pierce the defense at all.

Only specially made bolts shot from Ballistas could threaten them. Of course, if the distance was too far, Ballistas couldn’t be effective either. In terms of destructive power, Frost Wyverns might not necessarily surpass some land Dragons. In fact, when land Dragons reached a certain number, the power they unleashed was astonishing.

But who could beat them when they could fly?

After hearing about the Frost Wyverns in the Lotas Mountains, Su Lun began to wonder if he could capture one. Of course, having one as a mount would be great—not only were they strong in battle, but they could also fly. He remembered that the Lorenser Kingdom wanted to form a Wyvern Knight Order, but so far, their numbers hadn’t exceeded fifty.

Although Frost Wyverns were Lesser Dragons, their value was still very high. First, their Dragon Hide could be used to make Dragonhide Armor, which offered defense comparable to Iron Armor but was much lighter and more flexible.

Dragon blood was also an excellent magical material, and their internal organs were essential ingredients for brewing many Magic Potions. A complete Frost Wyvern corpse could sell for at least ten to twenty thousand Gold Nar.

As for Dragon eggs, their value was hard to estimate. If there was a method to tame Lesser Dragons, they would be worth a fortune. Without such a method, their value wasn’t as high. Although Lesser Dragons didn’t have the inherited power of true Dragons, their racial genetic memory still passed down some abilities, making them very difficult to tame.

From what Jushi said, the Frost Wyverns were at most two hundred kilometers from his territory. At full speed, a Frost Wyvern could reach here in an hour. This meant Su Lun’s current location was also within the Frost Wyverns’ hunting range.

If Su Lun were alone, the Frost Wyvern wouldn’t be much of a threat. If it dared to attack him, Su Lun was one hundred percent sure he could kill it. But for the territory, aside from Johnson, no one was a match for the Frost Wyvern. Even Johnson could only defend passively. The lack of long-range attacks made it difficult for the territory to deal with such large flying Magical Beasts.

“It seems I need to make a few Ballistas as soon as possible.” Su Lun thought to himself. The thirty pieces of Hundred-Tempered Fine Iron he got as a reward from the last battle would be perfect for making Ballistas.