Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 490 I Want Them All

Lagras's pleas for mercy sounded particularly jarring on the desolate ice plains. Its massive body even trembled slightly, its face smeared with blood, ice shards, and barely concealed fear.

Only now did it truly understand that the power possessed by this seemingly insignificant human was far beyond the limits it could reach with the help of the divine artifact.

"An accident?" A visible contempt rippled across Li Wei's face: "Old La, I gave you a chance, but you insisted on narrowing your own path."

"I...I was confused for a moment! I was blinded by the power of the artifact!" Lagras hurriedly explained, "This power is too strong, too tempting...you know! I had no intention of offending you!"

As it spoke, its enormous fingers began to remove the ring of ice and water.

It felt very aggrieved. It was a divine artifact left to the frost giants by the Father God, yet it had to be respectfully returned to this human.

But circumstances are beyond our control; if we die, we'll have nothing left.

All intelligent beings, the longer their lifespan, the higher their status, and the stronger their power, the more they fear their souls falling into eternal darkness, where all of this turns to dust.

Perhaps this frost giant leader is not lacking in the courage to fight to the death in a life-or-death battle, but as long as there is a sliver of hope for survival, it will never let go.

“My lord, to make up for my mistake, just tell me what you want.” Looking at the lord who remained unmoved even after taking back the ring, Lagras gritted his teeth and said, “The Titan Diamond will forever belong to you, my lord. I guarantee that it will no longer be the frost giant’s treasure, and no frost giant will covet it again. We can also give you five hundred of the Liverbirds that our frost giants raise.”

“These birds are top-tier frost-type magical beasts. They must have perished in the prime material plane. They are extremely rare, and only we frost giants still possess the knowledge to cultivate them.”

"They are as fast as lightning, and we frost giants can use them to communicate even if we are thousands of miles apart. They can also enter the water and stay underwater for a long time."

“I stole this Titan Diamond from the Lich King. It belongs to me. What does it have to do with you frost giants?” Li Wei scoffed, putting the shrunken Titan Diamond on his little finger.

"I'm giving you the most beautiful frost giant girl in our tribe!" Ragras's facial injuries had almost healed thanks to his powerful physique, and his eyes turned red.

"What use would I have for your frost giant girls? To build my city walls?" The lord almost laughed in anger. Even if the frost giants were girls, they were still over forty meters tall. He was not even as big as their little finger. But there was no denying that they would be excellent as laborers.

"We frost giants and dragons are both top-tier magical creatures, and we also possess the power of shapeshifting. It's just that it's too restrictive for us to use." Ragras revealed a knowing smile that all men understand. "My lord, all your worries are as vague as the wisdom of goblins. I guarantee you will never regret it!"

"No need." Li Wei waved his hand. "I wouldn't be shameless enough to bully a girl."

"Lagrass, don't make me despise you any more. Sacrificing a girl to achieve your own goals is undoubtedly the most shameless thing you can do."

Because of those words, Sersney felt as if she had met a completely new person.

"Then what do you want?" Lagras couldn't help but look at himself and say, "You wouldn't have taken a fancy to me, would you? To be honest, you don't lack powerful followers. My joining you would only bring you shame. I'm really useless! By the way, we frost giants also have the Snow Roman Banana, a magical fruit that is the most advanced magical material for humans. If you eat this fruit for a long time, even an ordinary human's talent for frost elements will be greatly enhanced, and their physique can even become as agile as a tiger or leopard!"

Li Wei simply smiled and looked at him.

In truth, I was genuinely surprised. I had thought these frost giants were destitute, but I never expected them to have so many good things.

The importance of the Snow Banana, a magical fruit with remarkable advantages, to High Cliff Fortress is simply unimaginable.

If the barbarians eat this for a long time, their strength will increase to another level.

"My lord, what exactly do you want?" Lagras was nearly going crazy: "Just tell me, whatever the frost giants can give me, I will not be stingy!"

"I want you frost giants to become my vassal race. I think I don't need to explain what vassal means anymore, right? You frost giants should also have vassal races." The lord's true colors were finally revealed.

What Liver Bird, what Snow Banana? Only children make choices; he wants them all!

"No!" Lagras refused decisively, its resolve as swift as the sword in the lord's hand.

“However, I don’t think it’s impossible to discuss.” Lagras’s face showed a painful internal struggle, not because of the lightsaber at his neck, but because the future of the entire tribe was in his hands.

"Give me a straight answer, yes or no." The lord sneered, "I don't have time to play tricks on you. To tell you the truth, even if I kill you, I have a way to make the frost giants my vassal race. It's just that the method is very bloody, and you definitely don't want to know."

“You are the most cunning person I have ever met, and the most ruthless and tyrannical lord. You kill without blinking an eye.” Lagras gasped for breath, his tone neither praising nor mocking. “I can’t understand why so many powerful people still follow you!”

“My tyranny, like my sword, will only be directed at my enemies!” Li Wei said coldly.

Sersney felt conflicted; this sentence resonated deeply with her.

Thinking about it carefully, the other party clearly did not sign a slave contract with her, so why did she never think of leaving Gaoyabao again?

It's probably this occasional display of grace and domineering presence that makes her lose control.

Lagras's breath condensed into white mist in the frigid air, its enormous hands unconsciously clenching and unclenching, as if even the wind on the icy plains held its breath. Looking into Livy's unwavering eyes, it finally slumped down, its head bowed in despair.

“You have won, my lord.” Its voice was hoarse, as if it had been polished by ice and snow: “The Frost Giant… is willing to become your vassal.”

The lightsaber extending from Digen's Howl in Li Wei's hand suddenly vanished, turning into specks of starlight that melted into the air: "You're not too stupid. Now, let's talk about the specifics of the contract."

For others, the lord might believe in verbal agreements, but for this frost giant leader, the lord would prefer to sign a contract.

……

Back at the Frost Giant tribe, a group of Frost Giants were repairing houses damaged in the battle, while others were eyeing the Frost Troll captives who were bound with ice chains.

Among them, the legendary Basilok received the highest level of treatment, his entire body was bound to a snow mountain by huge ice chains, and he was personally guarded by three frost giant elders.

The lord was entertained by the Frost Giants and entered their house, which was larger than a palace and furnished simply.

It was more spacious than two basketball courts, with an ice bed covered with huge animal hides and some ice pots and pans.

Perhaps considering that their ant-like lord would be out of place in the tribe, the frost giants quickly used ice elemental magic to create igloos suitable for humans.

Not long after, Lagras personally brought the food.

The frost giant leader also used shapeshifting to transform into a three-meter-tall, curly-haired, unshaven, and extremely robust middle-aged man.

A large plate of long, translucent slices of snow bananas, radiating a blue glow and exuding a sweet aroma, along with a plate of fresh fish slices.

Following Lagrass was a young girl with long, azure hair. She was tall, half a head taller than the lord, and wore only a fur skirt and a fur bodice to cover herself. "This is the food that we frost giants rely on for survival. It's a bit simple, please enjoy your meal." Lagrass was neither as obsequious as before nor as arrogant as he had been; only a calm demeanor remained.

Since the fact that they had become a vassal race was already unchangeable, the frost giant leader might as well accept it with equanimity.

According to its pact with Livy, the frost giant is Livy's follower, so once the human's lifespan comes to an end, the frost giant will regain its freedom.

Considering the Frost Giant's axis has a lifespan of tens of thousands of years, a few hundred years is not a difficult time to wait.

"Is this your daughter? What are you bringing her here for?" Li Wei looked up at the frost giant girl.

The other person was physically fit, without an ounce of excess fat, and wore a primitive animal skin skirt, exuding a wild beauty.

This is a female leopard cub.

The lord makes his judgment in his heart.

“That’s right, her name is Tamene. She will be your maid from now on, and you have the right to keep an eye on her.” Lagras said softly, “In addition, I will send someone to keep an eye on the location where those drow teleported to the world of Tiridates. They might appear from there when they teleport back again.”

"No need. I already have too many maids around me. Let her continue to stay by your side, Father." Li Wei lowered his head, picked up a piece of snow banana, and put it in his mouth.

A chilling sensation immediately filled my mouth, but after the chill passed, an indescribable sweetness, softness, and refreshing taste lingered on my tongue.

Isn't this just ice cream?

However, unlike ice cream, this stuff contains special energy that slowly improves physical condition and perception of ice elements after you eat it.

However, this kind of improvement is completely negligible for the current lord; it can only be enjoyed like ice cream.

The lord took a few more pieces and threw them into his mouth.

"Not bad." Sersni also took a bite, the proud Black Dragon Queen's words concise and to the point.

She felt that the effect might be better if she ate this in the summer.

“The Snow Roman Banana only grows on glaciers where elemental tides are active. It’s estimated that it has long since disappeared from other places except for us frost giants. Only we frost giants still have the good fortune to enjoy it.” Ragras’s face showed a slight smile.

No matter who it is, it's hard not to be happy when your own things are praised by others, let alone when the praisers are two legendary powerhouses.

This more or less satisfied Lagras's pride.

"This thing only grows on ice? Can it grow if transplanted into soil?" Li Wei asked curiously.

Clearly, the lord has conceived the idea of ​​expanding planting, growing bigger and stronger, and creating new glories.

The fruit of this snow banana is enormous; the small plate I cut for myself probably didn't even damage the skin.

If it could really be grown in Gaoyabao, not to mention its extraordinary effects, it would at least greatly alleviate the pressure on food supply.

No matter how much those barbarians could eat, the lord didn't believe they could finish a snow banana, which was even bigger than a snow mammoth, in one sitting.

“These Snow Bananas are all planted on the ice plains not far from our tribe. There is a spring on that ice plains, which contains millennia-old cold air that even we frost giants would feel. This ensures that these Snow Bananas can thrive.” Tamene, who had been standing by, spoke up: “My lord, I can guarantee that there is no other place besides here where Snow Bananas can grow.”

“I share the same view as Tamene,” Lagras added from the side. “Leaving aside whether the Prime Material Plane has the Eternal Cold, the elemental concentration in the Prime Material Plane is much lower than that in Tiridates.”

Li Wei remained silent, lost in thought.

The Soil Fertilization spell, originating from the agronomic school, is undoubtedly a panacea. It once allowed wheat to be grown even in the icy wilderness, which made the lord exclaim that it was unscientific.

Thinking about it later, what the hell is the point of talking about science when you've already time-traveled?

He was a magic idiot, completely clueless about magic, and could only attribute it to magic changing his life.

He wondered if soil fertility techniques could be used to grow snow bananas in Gaoyabao.

Regardless of the outcome, it's worth a try.

If we can grow it, we'll make a fortune.

"Take me to see the Liverbird." The lord clapped his hands and said, having devoured the fresh fish fillets and snow bananas on the table in a flash.

He was very interested in the top-tier frost monsters raised by the frost giants.

Lagras leaned forward slightly inside the igloo and gestured for them to proceed.

Tamene quietly stepped aside, her icy blue eyes following Levi the whole time.

Leaving the relatively warm igloo, a biting cold wind immediately hit us.

Sersne frowned slightly, and a faint layer of dragon's might naturally emanated, dispelling some of the unpleasant chill.

Lagrass seemed oblivious to this, or rather, it had long been accustomed to the invisible dragon aura emanating from the black dragon queen.

The Frost Giants' tribe was nestled at the foot of a snow-capped mountain of unknown height, with towering snow banana trees growing on the ice plains below.

After leading Levi and Sersne out of the tribe, Lagras headed towards the snow-capped mountains.

The higher you climb, the steeper the mountain becomes, with wisps of clouds and mist surrounding you. Looking up, the snow-capped mountain still seems to be in the clouds, as if you could never finish climbing it.

You should know that with your current speed, even Mount Everest would have been climbed long ago, but you've only reached the halfway point of this snow mountain, which shows how high it is.

After climbing for a while, they heard a series of strange and sharp cries, like icicles colliding, crisp and with a hint of coldness.

The closer you get, the more concentrated and active the ice elemental magic in the air becomes.

(End of this chapter)