Swamp Lord: I have an intelligence system.

At this moment, the crowd saw the young lord, who was extraordinary and heroic, with a look of majesty and a frightening gesture, coming up to them.

An indifferent voice sounded.

"Who is the leader among you?"

The air suddenly became quiet, and hundreds of people subconsciously looked towards the center.

After a moment, the crowd parted and a middle-aged man in his early forties, wearing black clothes and pants, walked out.

The other person's face was covered with stubble, his eyes were full of vicissitudes, and the calluses on his hands were as thick as tree bark.

The other party simply held his chest and bowed, speaking in a humble tone.

"O'Connor Rogerm, I salute you, your Excellency."

The voice is a bit hoarse and deep, giving people a feeling of solidity and reliability.

Lear nodded slightly.

"Where are you from? What are you doing here?"

The other party took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"The orcs breached our city, our Lord was killed in the battle, and we were forced into exile deep into the wilderness."

"It was purely an accident that we entered the swamp. We didn't know this was your territory. Please have mercy on us."

Lear said with great interest.

"Which territory were you originally from, and who was in charge of it?"

"Reporting to the Lord, we originally lived in the Black Deer City and were governed by Baron Black Deer, who was the lord who pioneered the wilderness from Loran City 20 years ago."

Lear was a little surprised when he heard this.

"Is it the Black Deer City with a population of over 200,000?"

"You've heard of it, too?"

The man's expression was somewhat complicated.

Lear smiled.

"By the way, I am also the pioneer lord of Loran City."

The other party was stunned for a moment, then a little surprised, but a moment later a little unbelievable.

According to his estimation, this place is at least a thousand kilometers deep into the wilderness.

He had never heard of any pioneer lord who could successfully develop a territory 500 kilometers away from Loran City.

"So you must have been operating here for decades?"

The tone was a little cautious. Although the young lord in front of him was young, there were many races in this world, and some life forms were born immortal and had a lifespan of thousands of years.

Or get some unique magical plant, which can also prolong life
Lear said softly.

"I received the development order in July last year, and it has been more than ten months now."

The air suddenly became quiet.

Everyone stared in amazement at the heroic and extraordinary young lord in front of them.

How much, how long?

More than 10 months?
Subconsciously turning my head to look around, the densely covered vine buildings gave people a strong visual impact, as well as the towering city walls and the exaggerated tree man guards on them.

This is a city that can be developed in 10 months?!
Not to mention 10 months, even 10 years would be too long!

Black Deer City has been developing for 20 years, but it only has a 30-meter-high city wall and a population of just 20. Yet it is regarded as a model of successful development!

What outsiders don’t know is that the ruler of Black Deer City already has a huge network of contacts in Loran City itself and was originally a noble.

It took a huge amount of family resources to build the Black Deer City.

Now suddenly I tell him that a city that is infinitely more powerful than Black Deer City was built in just 10 months. Is this a joke?
"My Lord, you are joking."

The middle-aged man's tone dropped.

"Are you kidding? I'm not interested in joking with you guys."

Lear spoke in a calm tone and did not care about the crowd's reaction. Why should a superior care about the opinions of those below him?

I'm not interested in wasting time on this, just keep asking.

"Where were you originally planning to go?"

Hearing this question, the middle-aged man took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"We don't have a specific goal, we are just forced to flee in the wilderness. I heard that Loran City has been besieged by the orc army and may have fallen now."

"We want to find a place to live and settle down."

Lear's tone was playful.

"My territory is short of manpower. What skills do you have?"

The middle-aged man puffed out his chest and said with some pride.

"Dear Lord, we were originally government officials in Black Deer City, and half of the people here can read!"

In the main plane, literacy is an extremely rare skill and treasure!

He believed that no lord would miss it.

But before the pride on his face lasted long, he heard laughter coming from the front.

"Literacy? In the City of Wei Lu, literacy is the least valuable skill."

The middle-aged man looked at Li Er, somewhat dissatisfied but not daring to say much, feeling very aggrieved.

Lear restrained his laughter and said nonchalantly.

"Do you think I'm kidding you? In my territory, I hold public classes every night to impart knowledge. Now among my tens of thousands of people, I can hardly find a single illiterate person."

Do you give public lectures every night to impart knowledge?
After hearing this, not only the middle-aged man, but also the people in the back had strange expressions, as if they were listening to an Arabian Nights fairy tale.

In Black Deer City, if you want to learn to read, you need to report to the lord for approval, and then arrange for a special place to study. You are not even allowed to take away any knowledge.

Moreover, the knowledge must be strictly guarded and must not be taught to outsiders in private, otherwise the person will be tortured or even sentenced to death by hanging. Over the years, more than a hundred people have been sentenced for leaking knowledge!
More than a dozen were even hanged on the city wall.
How could such a precious thing be taught publicly? Wouldn't that mean everyone could learn it?

Li Er looked at the other person's inexperienced expression, too lazy to explain, and waved his hand.

“You’ll find out tonight.”

"Do you have anything else to say? This may be the only chance you have to talk to me face to face. If you have any treasures or things that reflect your value, please present them to me as soon as possible."

This made everyone feel a little nervous.

Does this mean that they will be imprisoned in jail?

Subconsciously looked at the middle-aged man in front.

The other party felt the gaze of his companions, gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency, I have information to provide! We found a dragon's nest on the road. There are hundreds or even thousands of dragon eggs in it!"

Lear's eyes lit up.

Did you really gain something?!

"Where is that dragon's lair? How far is it from the swamp?"

"The 10-day journey seems to be a space rift. We entered it by mistake and saw a dragon's nest full of dragon eggs."

I still feel scared when I say this.

"There are hundreds of dragons guarding the dragon eggs inside. Luckily we didn't wake them up, otherwise we would definitely not survive."

"And those dragons seem to have restrictions and cannot leave that space rift."

Lear was thoroughly interested.

If it were in the main plane, the appearance of hundreds or thousands of dragon eggs at once would most likely be nonsense, but it is not necessarily the case in the secondary plane.

Even mythical creatures like Thunder Titans and Chaos Angels live there, so isn't it normal to have a plane where dragons live?
"Do you remember the route?"

"I don't remember, but some of us do!"

The other party immediately waved behind him.

"hound!"

The voice was heard from the back, and a skinny young man who looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old walked out in a moment.

The other person's eyes were bright and he looked very energetic, but his body was like a dried tree and could collapse at any time.

The big head seems very inconsistent with the skinny body.

The first impression one gets is: How long has this guy been hungry to become like this?

"Sir, the hound has an extraordinary memory and can remember every route accurately. When we went hunting before, we always let it lead the way."

"Let him lead the way for you, and you won't go wrong."

Upon hearing this, Li Er opened the other party's attribute panel with some curiosity.

After taking a look, his eyes immediately lit up.

猎狗
Hero Units
[Level]: Level 2

[Potential]: 4 stars

[Hero Talent]: Super Brain, can easily remember, understand, and integrate the knowledge learned, has a brain activity far beyond that of ordinary people, but as a price, needs to consume five times the food of ordinary people to meet the body's needs
Holy crap, a 4-star hero?!

And this talent is not simple.

He took a deep look at the boy who was as thin as a stick.

No wonder he looks like this, the power required to run his brain is too great and his body can't bear it.

"Are you sure you remember where the dragon's nest is?"

"Your Majesty, this is deeply engraved in my mind and I will never forget it."

The other party's tone was a little weak, as if he hadn't woken up yet, but he was very determined. This was everyone's chance to survive, and he couldn't waste it.

Lear gave the other man a deep look.

"Hound, is that your nickname?"

The young man was startled and his voice became quieter.

"My Lord, this is my name."

He said this and lowered his head unnaturally.

Only the lowest class of people don't even have a name.

Compared to the lord in front of him who looked about the same age as him, he was simply lowly as dirt.

"Lift your head and look at me."

The hunting dog's thin body trembled, and finally he raised his head with gritted teeth.

"grown ups."

There was a pair of serious eyes in front of me.

Lear said slowly.

"Have you been to Loran City?"

"Reply, report to the adults how many times I have been there."

"Then you should know Block 11, right?"

"Yes, I have been there with my companions. It is a slum."

“I walked out of it last year.”

"ah?!!"

The Hound and everyone behind him widened their eyes at the same time.

This lord in front of me who possesses such terrifying power, did he come from the slums?

Simply unheard of.

It feels a bit absurd.

“So remember, no matter where you are now, don’t forget to look up and into the distance.”

"Hope always comes from your heart."

Lear spoke in a calm tone.

"Hound, this shouldn't be your name. Would you like to have a new name?"

The thin boy's heart trembled, and he suddenly raised his head and looked at him with an expression of disbelief and surprise.

In this world, if the lower-class residents could be given a name by a lord.

This means that you have caught the other party's attention and may even be the focus of training.

The person who is given the name will break away from his humble origins and have a new beginning.

From now on, no one will dare to look down on him, because his name represents the lingering gaze of the lord.

The hound was so excited that he was about to cry and his face turned red.

"Sir, yes, I do!!!"

Lear nodded slowly.

"Very good. In the name of the Lord of the Silt Swamp and the Master of the City of Dew, I will grant you a new name - Seric Swamp."

"Serrick means intelligence, wisdom, bravery and sacrifice in Elvish."

"I hope you can inherit this name and make contributions to the City of Wisdom."

"Serick Marsh"

Reciting this word silently, the young man felt that his soul was sublimated at this moment.

The dirty hound that used to rummage through the garbage dump for food is dead, and now he is the one given the name by the great lord of the swamp, Seric Swamp!

He suddenly knelt on one knee.

The tone was filled with endless excitement and passion.

"Dear Lord, thank you for your gift. I, Seric Swamp, swear allegiance to you. I will become your most loyal servant in the future. Your will is the direction I will move forward!"

"Praise you, my Lord!"

Lear nodded slowly.

"Very good. After you find the dragon's nest, you will enter the city hall to study."

Such a smart brain must be used to the best advantage.

Nowadays, government affairs are becoming more and more complicated, and we need people with better management and control capabilities to join us.

Bain, the city's chief executive, is already old and is now overdrawing his life by working at a high intensity. The city hall needs to train a new successor.

For other aspects, it is not so important now.

He has no shortage of combat power for a 4-star hero.

"As you wish."

Under the envious gaze of everyone in the back, the Hound successfully completed his transformation and became Serrick Marsh.

Feeling the attention of his companions, he subconsciously straightened his chest, his face full of excitement.

From now on, he is no longer the lowly hunting dog he was before!!

"Someone will go and accommodate your companions later. Don't worry. You are safe in the City of Dew."

Lear was also in a good mood.

I thought it was just 1-star intelligence. With only a hundred people, what good stuff could it have?

Unexpectedly, he got a big bonus. Not only did he get a 4-star hero, but he also got information about a dragon's lair.

That's about it for 4-star intelligence.

Delicious.

Lear immediately ordered people to take these humans away and resettle them.

At the same time, let the three big demons take Serik to find the dragon's lair.

The middle-aged man and his companion felt somewhat relieved after following a swamp man down.

I didn't expect the hunting dogs to be so lucky, but no matter what, they escaped and survived.

On the way, the middle-aged man saw that the swampman leading the team seemed to be friendly and easy to talk to, so he immediately asked all the questions in his heart.

"Sir, may I ask you how long has our territory been established?"

The Swamp Man looked back at him and smiled.

"You don't need to call me sir. I'm just an ordinary staff member of the city hall."

"How long has the territory been established? Our Hall of Heroes has records. It's been about ten months now."

The middle-aged man's heart trembled, and an irrepressible shock rose in his heart.

Really only 10 months? ! !

Turning around and looking at the towering buildings around me, I felt dizzy. Is this a city that can be built in 10 months?

What's the point of Black Deer City taking 20 years to build a building of this scale?
Then he seemed to have thought of something and asked quickly.

“Will the knowledge here be taught publicly??”

The Swamp Man laughed.

"Of course. This is an order from His Majesty himself. As long as you are a resident of the City of Wisdom, you can learn knowledge for free. After dinner in the evening, the square in front of the City Hall is the place for learning, which is where you were just now."

As he spoke he felt a little envious.

"You are also lucky to be received by His Majesty himself."

When the other party said this, the middle-aged man felt something was wrong.

"You have always addressed that Lord as Your Majesty? Is the Lord extraordinary?"

Such a young extraordinary?!

The quagmire man sneered.

"What is extraordinary?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the other side with his hand. At this moment, a tall and majestic statue full of sacred and immortal aura stood at the corner.

Just one look at it can make one's heart tremble, the soul surrender, and want to kneel down and worship.

The tone was fanatical.

"Your Majesty is the immortal swamp god, the master of the swamp pantheon, and holds supreme power over the swamp!"

"Today, you are blessed by God and receive His Majesty's personal audience. This is an honor that you will never get in your lifetime!"

The God of the Swamp, the ruler of the swamp pantheon? !
The middle-aged man and the human behind him subconsciously looked towards the temple. After seeing his face clearly, they were all stunned.

Exactly the same look!!
That young lord just now, is he... a god?!

No wonder the surrounding residents and guards were so respectful and fanatical before I came.

I looked back subconsciously, but I couldn't see any trace of him.
'This may be the only chance you have to talk to me face to face.'

This sentence popped up in everyone's mind, and at this moment, their inner emotions were surging like a tsunami.

It's so messy that I can't describe it in words!!

They really just talked to a spirit.
What an honor, what a glory! ! (End of this chapter)