Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 2

At night, the large study room is filled with books of various kinds, many of which are out of circulation at all, and the most precious is undoubtedly the most conspicuous place, the bookcase with multiple layers of magic protection.

It is the relic of one of the greatest heroes of Azul, the first dragon prince, Caledor Dragon Trainer. It contains many precious magic manuscripts, and even the original design of the maelstrom can be found in this bookcase turn up.

The White Tower of Hoeth once wanted to keep these precious manuscripts under their protection in the name of the fate of Azul, but the proud former dragon lord did not allow those weak mages to come into contact with these manuscripts that symbolized Caledor's honor. treasure.

For this matter, Imrik can only say that Caledor and the gang of Long Aotian are the real Long Aotian, what else can they do with these treasures besides admiring the glory of their ancestors.

On the large desk, Imrik is learning about the specific situation of Caledor collected in the past few days. Looking at the beautiful symbolic text in front of him, he can only be thankful that he inherited the memory of the original owner, otherwise he would directly become illiterate .

The complexity of Azul's language and writing makes Imrik a little hard to imagine. The same word has several different meanings in different tones, tones, and contexts. In addition, the variety of speech and cases means that Therefore, most of the time it may be necessary to rely on guesswork to understand what the other party wants to express.

"It's no wonder that these sharp ears are engaged in court battles all day long, and they usually talk in a cloud of fog. It's really confusing."

But now is not the time to complain about how strange the Asur language is. Looking at the report in front of me, I can only gradually frown. middle.

Just a month ago, Imrik's father was killed by the Kane assassin who came suddenly when he rode a dragon and rushed towards a hydra because he was fighting with Drucci, and the dragon was also pulled to Naggarond was used as a specimen material. Although the fearless Dragon Prince took back his father's body, it was undoubtedly a huge blow to Caledon.

Five days later, Imrik will inherit the position of the prince, hold a succession ceremony in the Dragon Palace, and become the Prince of Caledor in good name. In theory, this is not a bad thing for Imrik the traverser, because You can directly obtain the supreme leadership of Caledor, and then prepare for the end of the day, but the mess left by the original owner's father can only be said to be the pure-blooded Prince Caledor.

Since Finnubar was crowned as the Phoenix King, Ulthuan has become the center of world trade. The precious silk from the distant Cathay, the vodka from Kislev, the specialties from various realms of the empire, the truffles from Bretonnia, etc. Ulthuan found that other kingdoms made a lot of money from this trade, but Caledor did not.

Seeing this, Imrik just wanted to shake the corpse of the former king lying in the coffin, what do you think?Saying that these inferior races are not worthy of trading with Caledor, the Dragon Prince's lance can pierce all enemies.

But this is not the only thing that is fatal. The temperature of the Vaal anvil at the end of the Longji Mountains has gradually decreased due to the gradual loss of activity of the volcano, which has caused the total production of armaments to continue to decrease.

In many cases, it is necessary to use some grandpa's weapons to resist foreign enemies, and Caledor is the center of Ulthuan's armament manufacturing. According to the agreement between the three Phoenix Kings of Caledor and other kingdoms, Caledor needs Providing a large amount of equipment to other kingdoms made the already tense armament even more stretched, but it was not free, barely guaranteeing Caledor's financial situation.

Coupled with the already sparse population, this matter became a vicious circle. Soldiers died because of equipment, and the Vaal Anvil needed manpower to maintain. The gradually decreasing population and weapons that had not been replaced, coupled with the gradual increase in the number of sleeping dragons. As a result, Caledor's military strength has been in a slow decline.

Picking up the quill in his hand, Imrik signed the letter from the high priest of the Vaal priesthood. The high priest hoped that Imrik could send some people from the Mage Tower to maintain the temperature of the volcano. The White Tower is hopeless. The Priests of Vaal have some conflicts with the White Tower of Heth. They always believe that the weapons of the Sword Masters of Hoth shamelessly plagiarize Vaal's wisdom, and the relationship between the two parties has not been harmonious.

"This mess is really difficult to deal with. The rugged terrain of the Dragon's Back Mountains makes it difficult to form a large-scale gathering place. Coupled with the already sparse population, it is definitely not possible to take the road of farming slowly. And Caledon is in Ulthuan Its notoriety cannot attract a large number of people to immigrate like Itain, so it is necessary to find an overseas colony to expand and absorb the population."

Looking away from the desk, Imrik was absorbed in his spiritual world, and a book wrapped in yellow leather appeared in his consciousness. This was the golden finger brought by Imrik. I haven't figured out what the function of this thing is. Every time I want to concentrate on opening it, I just raise it halfway and there is no movement.

As the time this thing enters this world gradually increases, the range I can open will be greater. It is estimated that I will be able to open it five days later, that is, after the succession ceremony is held. I only hope that this thing will have some effect. Otherwise, Imrik may have to go around the world to find ancient dragons to enhance Caledor's strength, just like the original owner did in the game.

After carefully checking the condition of the book, Imrik couldn't guarantee whether it was the trick of Tzeentch's old bird. A few days ago, he went to Vaal Temple in Vaal Anvil to be baptized. Except for the feeling that his body is tougher, nothing happens. For the time being, I think this thing is reliable, and it is Imrik's only choice now.

Bow your head and continue to deal with the rest of the paperwork. Although Caledo has a lot of messes, but fortunately because of the reason for the establishment of the country by force, most of the disputes are settled by fighting, and there are few disputes like other kingdoms. The same never-ending court struggle.

The few civil servants are also unable to take practical actions due to lack of influence. In addition, the number of dragon tamer families is even rarer than that of Aenarion's descendants. Today, the only one who can clearly identify his identity and pure blood is Imrik. People, if they want to engage in court battles, they can only do so around Imrik, but with the temper of his former self, Imrik, I can imagine how he will answer.

"You are tarnishing Caledor's honor with your shameless actions."

Stop thinking about it, and continue to deal with the few paperwork. Imrik has just traveled to this world, and Imrik doesn't trust anyone to help him deal with these things, especially Azul, who is famous for his internal fighting. is bad.

(End of this chapter)