Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 56 Caledon's Retreat
As everyone got closer to Caledon's resting place, the atmosphere became more and more heavy. This is a sad place. During the chaos invasion, as the only plain city in Caledon, it was very prosperous, but after several bloodthirsty madmen Under the attack of the Khorne army headed by the devil, the dragon princes did not stick to their land, bloodletters, skull grinders...

These monsters slaughtered the Caledonians recklessly. Even after thousands of years, there are still records of them in the murals of the Dragon Palace, without any ambiguity.

Approaching the ruined city gate, Imrik got off his horse. Before arriving here, he thought he could still maintain a normal mind, but perhaps it was the memory of the former Dragon Prince that affected him. After arriving in Ulthuan, a sense of sadness that I had never felt before came to my heart.

Walking to the city gate, it is said that it is a city gate, but it is actually just a monument from the time of the King of Conquerors. It can also locate a prosperous city in the past. After the demons in Wind Howling City were dealt with, they rushed here immediately.

After realizing that none of the Caledonians survived, together with the mage group, they used powerful spells to wipe out the Caledonian Rest House in a physical sense, leaving only some stone pillars rooted in the ground.

Crouching down, staring at the words engraved by Imrik the Conqueror himself, "The Caledonians will never forget, and the souls of countless people reside here."

The people who followed were also silent, and Edteris, who was laughing with Frona, became as heavy as the prince.

After a moment of silence, he caressed the words inscribed by the ancestors of the dragon tamer family, and without looking back, he issued an order, "Camp here today and hold a memorial ceremony."

The dragon princes in the past were always reluctant to pass through this place, because the glory and pain of their ancestors would always remind them of Caledon's appearance today, which was a sense of loss that pierced to the marrow.

As the tents were gradually set up on the flat ground, hundreds of catties of wood were piled up on it in front of the monument, and they were ignited with the dragon fire sword in their hands. There was no priest of Vaal on this trip, so Imrik presided over the ceremony .

Surrounding the bonfire, stood five dragon princes, with Imrik at the head, and those of lower status a little farther away.

As the first sad note was sung from the mouth of the Dragon Prince, other people began to follow the prince's rhythm and began to mourn, even Davian, who is usually the most unscrupulous, is silently passing on the family for thousands of years sang the song.

"Under the twinkling stars, there is a high mountain, which is our homeland, Caledor, the homeland of the dragon."

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"Time will pass, dawn and night will alternate, but Caledon will not forget."

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"A mist covers the eyes, declaring that life is near the end, the soul is like a flame, and the brave have no fear of death."

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On the grass blown by the wind, the singing sound passed through the distance, as if it reached the ears of the dead, because there were no religious personnel, and everyone could only mourn the dead in this way.

As the last note fell, Prince Long touched his face to make his expression normal, and said what he wanted to say.

"This time, Imrik, the descendant of the dragon trainer, led Caledon back to the ancient homeland. Under the protection of the ancestors and gods, he intended to restore Caledon to its former glory."

After finishing speaking, he picked up a bouquet of flowers from the side, walked to the monument, and put it down gently, and the others followed suit. When the last person put down, the ceremony ended, and tomorrow he will set off again for Lothern , but there are still things to do tonight.

Let the three of Masnow follow him, and plan to investigate the environment on the spot.

After riding for ten minutes, on a small hill, Imrik was riding Motelius, looking at the grassland below. After 6000 years of neglect, the place has returned to its former appearance, full of luxuriant vegetation. The green grass and flowers, and even some wild animals are looking for food here, and there is no sign of being touched by powerful magic at all.

"This will be used as a horse farm, and our next cavalry training will continue here."

After hearing this, Bruni next to the prince took out a map and marked it. He will preside over the training of the cavalry, including the people sent by Tyrann Locke. He will spend the next two years here.

Continue to ride the horse and rush to a location close to the sea. I am a little hesitant about the training ground.

From a military point of view, it is extremely useful to build a military fortress by the sea. It is close to Xiaolong Bay. If the enemy wants to attack the port, then it can be quickly supported here, and it can also guard against the enemy in the east. The city is in a left and right direction, protecting Caledor's most important Dragon's Back Mountain Range.

But if this is done, the cost will be unbearable. Now that Caledon has invested in several major projects, such as the expansion of the Young Dragon Bay, the maintenance fee of Vaal Anvil, and the expansion of the army, it is difficult to support the construction of a military fortress.

Looking at the vast ocean, I hesitated for a long time. If I build it, I will definitely have to tighten my belt in a short time to live. The gold coins I got in the first act of the dark world have been exhausted, and I got about [-] in the second act. Gold leaf coins, only some decorative gemstones are left unsold, they are being packed in a large backpack, and they plan to find a chance to sell them in Lothern.

The few people standing by did not dare to speak, they knew that the prince was thinking about some very important issues, which must be related to Caledon's future national conditions.

This era belongs to the era of the ocean!
Finally, the Dragon Prince made up his mind and said to the people next to him, "This place will be the future military center of Caledon, and we will build a military fort here."

Taking Wind Howl City as the location to defend against Druzzi, Khaled as the political center, Caledon Rest House as the military center, Vaal Anvil as the industrial center, and Young Dragon Bay as the logistics and commercial center, this is the future Caledon layout.

As for crafts for commercial trade?There are a large number of Druzzi strongholds in the north of Skogi, and it is better to grab them than to build them. The Dragon Prince doesn't mind collecting some interest from those dark cousins ​​as trade materials, and there are a lot of slaves in Druzzi's strongholds. A big way to the population.

The problem of the fleet also needs to be solved. Most of the trade fleet promised by the Eternal Queen has been built in Cosque’s dock and is expected to be delivered in two months. However, there are some problems with the warship. Caledon has never been a naval power. The biggest contribution is to provide the fighting power of the dragon.

Amana would not obey the command either, the ancient sea dragon was already close to losing control, Imric could only keep it away from Ulthuan at most, and refused to accept other commands at all.

Fleet, fleet, this problem is a bit of a headache.

The strongest ship in the Azul Navy must be the dragon ship, which is made of special star wood in the Avalon forest, but this special star wood has been burned by Malekith, which makes the dragon ship unable to do anything Reengineering, most of it is now in the hands of Cosque and Itain, and they will definitely not give up this precious strategic power, and the second-level eagle ship, I am a little bit despised.

Suddenly, he thought of Drucci's Black Ark. It was a sea war fortress against dragon boats. It used the lives of a large number of slaves as ritual sacrifices, coupled with magic devices and hydras as power to float on the sea.

Wait, float.

Suddenly, Imrik thought of something, and his pupils dilated slightly.

Drucci's sea ark magic is not uncommon, but a large number of slaves need to be sacrificed to activate the black ark's anti-gravity magic device. If you don't care about the pressure, you can make it, but this is just a bad idea.

The golden TC city of the lizard people can go to the sky and move. They must have this kind of related technology. As long as they get it from Master Ma, they may be able to get the Azul version of the Ark of the Sea, Saffrey's floating The same is true for air technology, but it is supported by a magic network established for thousands of years. It is hard to say whether it has the effect of lizardmen.

And before the ancestor of the dragon trainer went to the island of death, he put the most important part of the information in a cave in the Dragon's Back Mountain Range, and did not hand it over to the mages of Savery.

That cave is where the giant dragons sacrificed to the father of the dragon, Black Calzaranos. As a dragon trainer who has received the instruction of Lord Kroka, he may know the relevant floating technology and record it in it.

　PS: The official novel "Caledor" has an introduction about Saffrey Floating City, and even said that it can use magic teleportation and sky fortress support, but I feel a little bit of a mouthful, Netheri who plays Floating City with DND next door Er directly wanted to use spells to enshrine himself as a god. Although he played around and destroyed his own civilization, and by the way pulled down the powerful goddess of magic at that time, he could also see how capable the mage who wanted to do things was.

　　As for the mages of Ulthuan..., to be honest, it's a bit embarrassing for the mages. If it's really described in the novel, just a dozen or so floating city horses will be finished.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)