Swamp Lord with an Intelligence System-Chapter 330 - 157: Firina, It’s Been a While
"Moreover, if you need help, you can go directly to the Bruno Clan or our affiliated commerce associations and shops. Just show the token, and you’ll receive the best assistance."
"This bronze token is a passage order for Lorand City. You need to present it when encountering military inspections. Ordinary teams won’t be searched, but with subordinates as powerful as yours, you will surely attract the attention of the patrolling troops."
Lear nodded, acknowledging its usefulness.
The inspection token needed no further explanation.
The clan token from the other party could provide immense convenience.
Even in Lorand City, there are only a few dozen Marquises. It may seem like many, but this is the central city of the Northern Territory.
This is equivalent to one of the top figures holding real power in a province.
This token represents the force that stands behind it.
Using it for trade can avoid many unnecessary troubles.
Though there is the connection with Firina, if she isn’t in Lorand City or for minor trivial matters, he wouldn’t want to bother her.
The cloak behind him billowed as black mist surged out, receiving the silver token.
"Mr. Ackman, I accept this favor... looking forward to our next meeting."
"Perhaps we can further deepen our friendship... My territory needs more partners."
"Lord Lear, thank you again for your assistance, I’m looking forward to it too!"
After a few polite exchanges, Lear said no more and departed riding the Swamp Giant-Horned Deer King.
The Great Demon and the Mechanical Flying Dragon immediately followed.
Only after flying far away did the Bubble Beast, which had descended to the earth’s surface, take flight again.
Ackman only saw a few faint shadows from afar, but he didn’t pay much attention.
The shocks he received today were already enough.
Flying back to his troops and looking at the injured companions, he took a deep breath.
His expression turned solemn.
"Bring along our injured personnel and fallen comrades, we must return to report immediately."
"This is the third time this month we’ve encountered wild creatures flying in from the wilderness..."
"There must be anomalies occurring deep in the wilderness."
"I must report to our superiors promptly and deploy part of our elite forces to investigate the situation."
...
The minor episode along the way didn’t affect Lear much. After flying forward for tens of kilometers, he found a place to rest for two hours.
Once the Bubble Beast had recovered, they continued their journey.
This time, not long after, they were blocked by a squad of five Griffin Knight teams.
In the opponents’ eyes were wariness and strong vigilance.
Mixing with a group of demons didn’t make them seem like good people.
After Lear showed the bronze token and Ackman’s clan token, the opponent was a little relieved.
But for safety’s sake, they still followed at a distance.
Soon, they encountered three more patrol teams... the number of Griffin Knights increased to two squadrons.
Lear flew in front, with the mighty Griffin Legion closely following behind.
It looked as if he was leading an army back to the city instead.
Lear couldn’t help but find it amusing, but he said nothing, letting them follow if they wished.
Finally, as the yellow sun began to dip into the earth, and the sky was bathed in mottled hues of dusk.
A city akin to a giant beast appeared in his line of sight.
Lying prone, heavy, austere, and majestic.
Under the shining of the mottled twilight, the exterior of the city wall had a slightly yellowish tint, filled with an ancient and timeworn aura, as if it were an artifact passed down from ancient times.
Moving slightly closer, the view became clearer.
The city wall’s height exceeded a hundred meters, as majestic as a mountain, and its thickness exceeded fifty meters, allowing heavy cavalry to charge in formation on top!
The city wall was dotted with heavy siege machinery, looking like grim and terrifying teeth of this beast from below, like ants to ordinary people.
Beyond the city wall, tall arrow towers were scattered densely, forming an interlocking defensive network.
Even further back, ten Mage Towers over 150 meters tall were visible.
At their spires, a fiery energy sphere hovered, delivering a powerful visual impact.
Above the city walls, over a thousand Griffin Knights patrolled back and forth.
Half of these Griffins had golden crests atop their heads, their bodies larger by half than regular Griffins, with a wingspan reaching 15 meters.
Lorand City, the most powerful city in the Northern Province, a top-tier city with extraordinary strength on guard.
Arrived!
Previously, when leaving, observing from the ground did not compare to the awe of looking down from the sky.
One could hardly imagine how much manpower and resources were consumed to construct such a city of this magnitude.
Once such a city fully unleashed its power, what kind of devastation could it cause?
The feeling became immensely exhilarating.
One day, Weilu City will also be like this!
Full of anticipation, he increased his flying speed.
Under the escort of the Griffin Legion, he arrived at the town Ackman mentioned.
Although called a town, it was vast enough to feel like it could house over one or two hundred thousand residents.
It was essentially a satellite city.
Carriages moved back and forth non-stop, laden with various goods, each person seeming like they were fast-forwarded.
Also visible were a variety of species and troops: Beastmen, Barbarians, Half-Elves, Dwarves, Giants, Half-Fishmen... countless in number.
The people of the White Crow Commerce Association were evidently familiar with this town. Upon landing, they immediately started bustling about.
First, they found a suitable courtyard for the Great Demon and Mechanical Flying Dragon to rest temporarily.
Then, they hired a convoy in the town, having the Bubble Beast load all the equipment onto the carriages.
If the Bubble Beast were to control bubbles into the city, it would be too ostentatious and prone to cause all kinds of unnecessary trouble.
