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Chapter 656: Lizardman Hero Jasper
Isaac Great Forest,

Lizardmen Water Snake Tribe,
In the wetlands deep in the forest, the morning light broke the silence of dawn, and the Lizardman tribe gradually woke up.

The mist lingers in the moist air, covering this mysterious land with a hazy veil.

The lizards came out of their respective homes, shook their tails, stretched themselves, and started a new day.

The tribe's hunters set off first, armed with simple spears made of wooden sticks and polished stones, ready to step into the dense forest in search of today's prey.

Although the forest is rugged and difficult to walk through, it does not affect the lizardmen's light steps at all.

They quickly disappeared into the woods and began a day of hunting.

At the same time, the lizardmen in the village who are responsible for taking care of the young children are gently awakening each little life.

The young lizards rushed out, rubbing their sleepy eyes, and crawling up and down as if they had endless energy.

Not far from them, the lizardmen who were repairing the houses were busy checking every corner of the village.

Some of them were repairing leaky roofs, others were reinforcing the foundations of shaky houses, using their dexterous hands to ensure that every residence could withstand the invasion of wind and rain.

The entire Lizardman tribe presented a harmonious and busy picture at this moment.

Every member works hard, performs his or her duties, and together they keep this small society running.

The houses in the Lizardmen village are low and well-arranged, all built with thick wood.

This lizardman tribe was built on the forest wetlands. It was built along the water and all the houses seemed to grow naturally from the water.

The structures of these houses are simple yet solid, and the wooden textures glow warmly in the sun, revealing a primitive and rustic beauty.

Simple wooden bridges span the water, cleverly connecting the various residences.

These wooden bridges are made of thick wooden boards. Although the surface is slightly rough, they are extremely solid and can withstand the daily movement of the lizard people.

Clear water flows under the bridge, and occasionally a few small fish swim in the water, adding a bit of vitality and vigor to this quiet tribe.

A tall lizardman walked out of the wooden house in the center of the village.

He was two times bigger than the average lizard man, and his body was covered with strong, bulging muscles.

Each piece is as hard as a rock, demonstrating his amazing strength and indomitable will.

Just looking at it gives people an incredible sense of oppression.

The tall lizardmen's scales are also unique.

It is not the dark green or dark blue common among lizard people, but a very dark gray.

This color sparkles with a black luster in the sunlight, as if it can swallow up all the light around it, making him look even more mysterious, full of majesty and domineering.

The lizard man stood in front of the wooden house, basking in the warm sunshine, which made his body active again after a night of sleep.

The lizard man's eyes were deep and sharp, and every movement he made revealed an unquestionable sense of power.

Jasper was in a good mood.

He had been away from his hometown, the Water Snake Tribe, for a long time and had been traveling.

As the most talented lizardman in the tribe, he left his hometown a long time ago to gain experience and gain knowledge in order to achieve a breakthrough in strength.

His footprints covered many places in the Great Isaac Forest.

Jasper had communicated with not only other lizardman tribes, but also gathering places of other races such as ogres, dwarves, and goblins.

Of course, in many cases, the other party took the initiative to attack him, and Jasper was forced to "fight back."

The Great Isaac Forest is the center of the world, and only powerful tribes can occupy the richest areas of the forest.

As for those weak tribes, they can only live on the edge of the forest.

For example, the human race living in the bay east of the forest, where Jasper also visited during his travels.

Although humans are somewhat similar in size to lizardmen, they are quite weak.

They can only live on the barren seashore and survive by catching seafood.

But they are quite skillful with their hands, and can use shells, pearls and corals quite beautifully.

Jasper even traded some with them and brought them back to distribute to his tribesmen.

Perhaps there will be a chance in the future. When the Water Snake Tribe grows stronger under his leadership, he can recruit those humans as subordinate tribes.

Specially built houses for the water snake tribe.

The Lizardmen are the most powerful race living in the Isaac Forest.

The Water Snake Tribe is also one of the most powerful lizardman tribes.

That's why Jasper had the idea of ​​conquering the human race.

This is also what the powerful tribes in the great forest do.

However, perhaps this "one of" can be crossed out now.

Because Jasper has broken through that boundary and become a [Hero]!

In the Isaac Forest, only those who successfully break through and become a "hero" can rule the entire forest.

It has been an unknown amount of time since the last hero-level being passed away, and Jasper is the only lizardman among the many races in the Great Forest who has broken through to the heroic level in many years.

Only after completing the breakthrough did Jasper stop traveling and return to the tribe.

He planned to take a good rest for a while before leading the Water Snake Tribe to launch external aggression.

Having finally become a hero, Jasper is ambitious and ready to do something big.

Chewing dried fish in his mouth, Jasper strolled leisurely in the village.

When the other lizardmen saw him, they all showed awe and yearning on their faces.

Their eyes were filled with respect and admiration for the powerful lizardman.

The children hid behind the adults, secretly peeked at this legendary figure in the tribe, and the seeds of yearning for power were planted in their hearts.

The adult lizardmen nodded to him, swishing their tails and patting the ground.

They expressed their respect and reverence for this strong man in their own way.

Jasper nodded and responded to the greetings from others.

The Lizardman Tribe is one of the strongest tribes in the Great Forest, and with the emergence of a new hero like him, their life is naturally quite good.

All the lizardmen of the Water Snake Tribe are looking forward to Jasper leading them to rise.

At this time, someone smiled and said to Jasper:

"Jasper, look at how everyone is doing, why don't you be the chief of the Water Snake Tribe?"

"Don't you want to lead everyone to expand the territory?"

Jasper looked back and said with a smile:

"Brother Ymir, I have told you many times that you are the clan leader and you will always be the clan leader!"

“I just want to make everyone’s life better.”

"You?"

"It's obviously a good thing, I don't know why you are so reluctant."

Ymir looked at Jasper and shook her head helplessly.

He and Jasper are brothers, born from the same nest, so he naturally knows how outstanding his younger brother is.

If Jasper had not taken the initiative to leave the tribe and go to the Isaac Forest for training, he would have been the leader of the tribe. For Ymir, the identity of the tribal leader is important, but Jasper can lead the tribe to do better.

After all, Jasper is the first hero to appear besides the ancestor who founded the Water Snake Tribe!

Everyone regards Jasper as the hope of the Water Snake Tribe!
"Brother, how is the preparation for 'that' going?"

Jasper threw some dried fish to Ymir and asked with a smile.

It’s not that he is being polite to Ymir, he really doesn’t care about the position of tribal leader.

For him, the time he spent traveling around the world was the most beautiful and enjoyable. Although he encountered many dangers, it also made him stronger and eventually became a hero!
Returning to the tribe and conquering the Great Forest of Isaac was just to fulfill his childhood wish - to become a hero and lead his fellow tribesmen to become the king of the Great Forest of Isaac.

After accomplishing all this, he didn't want to stay in the tribe.

As a "hero", it would be boring for him to stay in the tribe. Instead, other places in the world are more attractive to him.

Anyway, with his strength, there is nothing in the Isaac Forest that can threaten him.

"The blueprints you brought back are pretty good. With a little modification, they can be used in the river."

Ymir threw the dried fish into her mouth and said while chewing:
"We have time, come with me and take a look!"

Jasper thought about it, was a little curious, and was not in a hurry to do his daily exercise, so he followed Ymir towards the river mouth.

On the wide and delicate shallows at the estuary, the tide gently hits the shore, bringing gusts of moist breeze.

Just on the shallows on the right, a simple wooden frame stands there, somewhat out of tune with the surrounding natural landscape.

These wooden frames are made of thick tree trunks. Although they look rough, they are extremely stable and support the lizardmen to move up and down.

And in the middle of this wooden frame, a decent wooden boat is gradually taking shape.

The hull has taken shape, with long wooden boards cleverly spliced ​​together, and each piece carefully polished and selected to ensure the ship's strength and durability.

On this busy construction site, the Lizardmen were wielding a variety of tools, moving around and inspecting various parts of the ship.

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding~

Some lizardmen were busy working with hammers and saws and did not notice the arrival of Ymir and Jasper.

"It looks good."

Jasper looked him up and down, nodded and said:

"Have you been in the water?"

"It sank after a while after it had lasted for a while."

Ymir said with a smile as he flicked his tail.

"Why are you so happy about the shipwreck?"

Jasper looked at his elder brother with some curiosity.

He obtained the blueprint of this wooden boat from a human tribe in a trade, and brought it back specifically for Ymir to try to make it.

The human tribe he met invented this "large wooden boat" specifically in order to travel to more distant oceans to catch fish.

In the Great Forest of Isaac, Lizardmen rarely use boats to travel, and most of them are good swimmers.

Moreover, the winding rivers in the big forest are not very suitable for boat travel, so the Lizardmen had previously made canoes for use.

But Jasper had other ideas.

For him, as a hero of the tribe, he should conquer the entire Isaac Forest just like the legendary beings in the stories.

Although most of the rivers in the Isaac Forest are not suitable for large wooden boats, this does not include the Ulan River, which almost divides the Isaac Forest into two halves.

Although the Ulan River is called a river, in fact, you can't even see the other side at a glance. For the race living in the forest, it is not much different from the sea.

Jasper wanted to conquer the entire Isaac Forest, so he naturally had to solve this problem.

On the Ulan River, this wooden boat created by humans comes in handy.

This was also the solution that Jasper realized when he saw humans sailing wooden boats.

For Jasper, the Ulan River was naturally not an obstacle, but for his people, it was no different from a natural barrier.

The water of the Ulan River is so abundant and fast that even the best swimmers among the Lizardmen dare not try it easily.

"Although the ship sank, it was because everyone was not familiar with it and many things were not done properly."

"This ship is a good thing. Even if it is not used for fighting, it can save a lot of effort in transporting things."

Ymir said to Jasper with a smile.

"I see. That's right."

Jasper nodded when he heard this. He really didn't notice this.

As the leader of the Water Snake Tribe, Ymir naturally knows all the affairs of the tribe very well.

When you see this big ship carrying all the Lizardman craftsmen sailing smoothly in the river, you will understand the other meaning of this wooden boat.

Of course, the sinking of the ship may also be due to the fact that the lizardmen at the time were too excited and directly broke the ship apart.

However, the old must go before the new can come!
If they can build the first one, they can build the second one.

And the second one is definitely better!
"By the way, where did you get this blueprint?"

Ymir looked at Jasper and asked curiously.

Until then, he had paid no attention to such things out of excitement over his brother's heroic achievement.

A hero? Even if it's just a toy, the Water Snake Tribe will do their best to satisfy Jasper.

After all, the shape of this boat is completely different from the tribe’s previous canoes and is somewhat peculiar.

But now, after seeing the specialness of this ship, Ymir immediately became excited.

"From a tribe called humans."

Jasper thought for a moment and said:

"They live on the seashore east of the forest. They are a bit like us, but they are ugly."

"But they are very deft with their hands and can make a lot of interesting things."

"I thought that once we conquer the Great Forest, we could make them our vassal tribe. That should be useful to us."

"As long as it's useful, it doesn't matter if it's ugly."

Ymir waved her hand and said with a smile:

"That's settled. I'm interested in what you said. Let's go and take a look together when the time comes."

Just as the two brothers were chatting and laughing, enjoying a bright future, several figures suddenly jumped out of the river not far away.

They immediately spotted Jasper and the others at the shallows of the river mouth and started shouting:
"Oh my god, what a big lizard!"

"Oh my god, lizards can build boats!"

"You are ignorant. They are lizardmen! They are also an intelligent race!"

"We finally met the natives. Should we go and communicate with them according to the mission requirements of the floating city?"

"I don't think so. It looks a bit strong."

"Go home and feed your baby, you coward! Stop playing games!"

Jasper had already noticed this group of people jumping up and down and even fighting each other, and he was a little dumbfounded.

Is this still the human being I know?
(End of this chapter)