Chapter 6

After finishing the meal, Jiang Heng did not rest but continued to dissect the bodies of the wild wolves.

Jiang Heng gradually found joy in it, the pleasure of learning. Moreover, he could clearly feel that as his understanding grew, the skill to summon wild wolves would become easier to construct.

Once completed, he would have a certain ability to protect himself.

Unconsciously, the camp gradually isolated Jiang Heng, and the knights were unwilling to get too close. Even Liu Wen and his group were unwilling to approach this area.

However, as the dissections continued, the rising world crystals in their hands made them unable to stop.

From that day on, every evening they would bring back some wild wolf corpses for Jiang Heng to study.

"What's wrong with those guys? They even support such evil research, and they seem to wish he would study more. Are mercenaries all perverts?" a knight said discontentedly.

"Maybe it's to build relationships. The world of mercenaries is very dangerous, and if they can befriend a powerful mage, it will greatly benefit their future development."

"Alright, alright, let them do what they want. We just need to do our own jobs."

Justin looked around authoritatively: "We will reach the border tomorrow. We need to rest and prepare, and then we will charge through in one go tomorrow."

Jiang Heng remained immersed in his research. Over the past few days, as Jiang Heng continued to dissect, the knights gradually adapted. Of course, wild wolves were almost completely removed from their diet.

They would rather find small animals like mountain chickens and rabbits, rather than wild wolves.

But it must be said, although these small animals were more troublesome to catch, they tasted quite good.

Early the next morning, the group set out. Before noon, they crossed the last mountain, and some farmland appeared ahead. "This is the Black Dragon Empire, a slave system?"

Liu Wen, who had somehow come over, shook his head and said: "No, it's not a slave system. It's a completely lawless place. You've been living in the mountains and don't know, but the Black Dragon Empire is just what we call it. The real name should be the Black Dragon Territory."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Heng asked, somewhat confused.

"It's simple. This territory belongs to a black dragon, the black dragon Skalhert. It's like the territory of wild beasts in the wild, just much larger."

At this moment, Justin also walked over: "In this territory, no other large-scale races are allowed to exist. The central area is the black dragon's own territory, and the surrounding areas are inhabited by dragon beasts and half-dragons. Other races that survive here can only form tribes of various sizes. The closer to the edge of the territory, the more numerous these tribes become."

Such a structure, isn't it more barbaric and lawless the closer to the center?

"Look over there, a typical lizardman tribe. This is a common type of tribe near the border."

"Then what about those people? As humans, they don't even know how to resist."

Jiang Heng was somewhat angry because the slaves in the fields were actually humans and a kind of small green-skinned monster. These small monsters, although generally under 1.5 meters tall, had more developed muscles and tough skin.

The lizardmen were very tall, holding whips and constantly lashing them.

The small monsters didn't seem to mind being whipped; instead, they worked even harder after being hit. But the humans, when hit too many times, would get injured, even fall down, and many were eventually killed by the lizardmen.

After death, they weren't just thrown away but dragged to a large pot and cooked, which was also part of their food.

There were also many lizardmen pointing at the human slaves, seemingly considering how to eat them.

"How can they resist? Humans are a weak race in this world. The Iron Wall Kingdom is the only safe place for humans. Without the protection of the Iron Wall Kingdom, all humans would end up like this, or even be exterminated."

In this world, the status of humans is so low?

Liu Wen sneered: "Hmph, humans have great potential. How can those trash creatures compare to humans?"

He said it from a different angle, and to the knights, it was just a way of venting. In the hearts of the people of this world, humans are synonymous with weakness.

Just like in their group, a team mostly composed of second-tier and some first-tier knights is already the elite among humans. But in other races, this might not mean much.

"This is the Black Dragon Empire. There are no powerful, organized races here. These small tribes are not strong, and there are probably no second-tier individuals. We will scout first, then charge through. It will be easier after that."

Justin looked at Liu Wen: "It's time for your people to take action."

Liu Wen nodded, then waved his hand and led his people away quietly.

They had their own reconnaissance methods, which were far beyond what these knights could do.

Not long after, someone returned with a simple map, which was surprisingly detailed. It was unclear how they managed to do it. As time passed, the map became even more detailed.

About an hour later, Liu Wen returned with his group to the hiding place.

"We have scouted thoroughly. There are no second-tier individuals among these lizardmen. The defense at that position is the weakest. We will charge through there, and then only some slaves will be able to block us."

Justin nodded and began to observe the area.

It's not surprising that there are no second-tier individuals in the tribe. After all, they have been pushed to the edge, so their strength can't be too great.

First-tier individuals are similar to ordinary people, although they can use some power, they are not much stronger. Only at the second tier can they use extraordinary power as a regular force, significantly increasing their strength compared to ordinary people.

"Alright, that's the spot. We will eat and rest first, and then act when they start to rest."

Justin took out some dry rations and started eating. There was no hope of a hot meal. Jiang Heng took the dry rations passed to him and put them in his mouth.

"At least it's not as hard as I imagined," Jiang Heng thought to himself.

After eating quickly and resting for a while, it was already noon. Everyone saw the lizardmen gathering in groups toward the large pot, preparing to eat lunch.