Crossing The Dragon: The King Sacrifices The Princess At The Beginning

The mining area occupied by Ogilar is already in a mess, and the night is vast. Occasionally, a biting north wind blows through, like a cold bayonet penetrating into the bone marrow.

A glimmer of light gradually appeared on the horizon, hinting that dawn was approaching.

But these Ogilar soldiers guarding the mining area can no longer see the sun tomorrow.

In the first year of the Black Dragon Holy Empire, in this late autumn, the Black Dragon Emperor had his first rare mine.

The mithril vein is located in the center of the entire mining area. The miners in the mining area are still alive. Su Nian did not kill them. These people are basically Anlius who were robbed from nearby villages by the Ogilar garrison. Ordinary people.

Su Nian came to the mine.

He was too big, so he could only watch from the outside.

However, we can still see these suffering people, huddled in the mines, squatting on the ground with their heads in their hands. No part of their bodies is intact, and their faces are covered with mud and dust.

They were thin and gaunt, their clothes were ragged, and they were shivering in the cold night wind and the pressure of the dragon.

Many people have lost part of their fingers and toes, and the remaining parts are exposed and mutilated outside the cracked boots.

It was hit by a falling stone during the mining process.

The heat from the monsters and the black dragon evaporated into thin white mist in the cool air.

Su Nian ordered the jackal warriors to bring out all the humans from the mine, and at the same time count the mithril mines that had been excavated.

After all this was done, it was already dawn, and the dawn shone on the gray flag of Hunting in the Wind, on which was painted a black dragon wearing a crown and showing its fangs and claws.

The jackal warriors cleared out more than three thousand corpses from the mines. Some had been turned into bones for a long time, and some had just died. They had an officer's sword stuck in their bodies and were covered with whip marks.

King Andrius stood beside the mine with a solemn expression. His brown curly hair looked a little messy. Compared to some time ago, his cheeks had a hint of stability and vicissitudes. His hair was also much grayer, although his beard was not as long as before. He was trimmed neatly, but at this moment he looked more like a king than King Andreus before.

"How could Ogilar do such a thing? Even though the mithril mine has been given to them, they still persecute the civilians of the empire..."

"If you fall behind, you will be beaten."

Su Nian sat cross-legged on the tower above the mining area, looking at the groups of miners being led out by the jackals, his voice quiet.

King Anrius pursed his lips, walked slowly to the black dragon, and pulled out the dagger from his waist.

His hands were shaking.

It seemed like it was my first time doing something like this.

But recalling the numb and desperate eyes of those miners, he gritted his teeth and stabbed the dagger into his arm.

"Make your will clear with blood." King Anlius knelt down on one knee holding the dagger. When he pulled it out again, it looked much cleaner.

Blood spattered on the dirty gravel road, and the soil in the gaps between the gravel greedily devoured the blood, turning it into dark red and disappearing, but the smell of blood was already spreading in the surroundings with the wind.

The surrounding miners raised their heads and looked at this scene.

I don’t know what this middle-aged man in rich clothes is going to do.

"I beg you to allow the captives of Ogilar to mine minerals for the empire in the future."

The black dragon sitting cross-legged on the tower had bright eyes. He looked quietly at King Anlius who was lying on the ground. A trace of undetectable surprise flashed in his red-gold dragon eyes. He paused and spoke slowly:

"as you wish."

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The sun returns to the earth.

It also dispels the chill of late autumn.

For Su Nian, the journey back to the empire was not a long one.

It only takes him two hours to fly back, but not those monsters and miners. It will take them at least three days to return to the royal city.

After returning to the royal city, Su Nian immediately opened the kingdom system and found that the currently researchable technology column [Sharp Armor] had been unlocked.

[Sharp Armor lv1] The defense of the soldiers' armor is increased by 10%, the anti-strike ability is increased by 10%, and the sharpness of the weapons is increased by 10% (the next level is to be unlocked: you need to own two rare metal veins)

This is a technology that can be upgraded. At present, the improvement in all aspects is only 10%, and there is no specific effect at all. Moreover, the judgment range of his soldiers also makes him a little unsure.

In order to find out how much improvement this technology would bring to his soldiers, Su Nian planned to conduct an experiment.

So he randomly selected a soldier of medium size, and then pulled a death row prisoner who had violated military discipline from the imperial dungeon.

This death row prisoner was also a soldier before.

However, due to drunkenness and madness in the military camp, he accidentally killed two colleagues during a fight and was sentenced to death by imperial law.

"If you can defeat this soldier, your death sentence will be commuted to imprisonment."

In order to ignite the fighting spirit of the death row prisoners, Su Nian made a promise to the death row prisoners.

He also ordered the monster to bring the same standard equipment as the soldiers to this death row prisoner.

"If you can kill him, you will be rewarded with a gold coin."

Su Nian turned around and promised the soldiers who were wearing armor.

The two men have similar physiques, and the death row prisoner has more combat experience. However, he did not eat well during the time he was locked in the dungeon, so he may be slightly inferior to the soldiers in terms of strength.

All in all, this was a seemingly even contest. The only difference was that the soldiers' equipment was enhanced by the [Sharp Armor] technology.

Under the shock of the black dragon, neither the soldiers nor the prisoners on death row dared to make mistakes.

They stood in a simple arena temporarily built with bricks, about ten meters apart from each other.

"I will kill you in exchange for a chance to live..." The death row prisoner held the sword and shield tightly and spoke in a cold tone.

Although he hadn't touched the weapon for more than two months, it didn't feel unfamiliar when he held it in his hand. It was still as cold as ever.

"Then you can try."

The soldier took a deep breath, and his vigilance had been raised to the extreme. He had experienced the training of the battlefield, and although he had only killed a few enemies with bows and arrows from a distance, he did not show any fear at this moment.

Although he longed for a gold coin, which was equivalent to his military salary for a year, what he wanted more was to save his life in this duel.

The morning light shone on the armors and weapons of the soldiers and prisoners on death row. I don't know who roared first. A faint wisp of wind and sand rose up in the arena, and the soldiers and prisoners on death row fought together.

The sword and shield collided with a loud bang.

Just after a fight.

The death row prisoner sensed something was wrong.

Before joining the army, he was a hunter, fighting wild beasts in the mountains and forests all year round.

The sword strike just now was powerful and heavy, and he also secretly used clever strength. The moment it touched the shield, he pushed his arm forward hard to push the soldier over, but the soldier in front of him did not move at all.

The eyes hidden under the visor flashed with murderous intent.

The condemned man didn't understand why.

But he knew he might be in big trouble...