Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 196 Unifying the Southern Frontier

Warwick corrected him righteously, “You shall serve my master, the great Destroyer Dragon 'Argred', troll, remember this great name! Now I shall take you and these captives to meet that great master, and he shall decide your future fate and status.”

Just then, Agreed's voice suddenly appeared in Warwick's ear, shouting, "No need for all that trouble, I'm here."

Then a huge red dragon appeared silently in front of everyone, and all the monsters immediately knelt down to show their respect to their master.

Upon seeing Agred, the troll Pukkin exclaimed in realization, "No wonder you're so strong! You're the servants of a dragon!"

Looking at Pugin, who was now only a head, Agreed replied, "You will become as strong as them, because you are now my subordinate." With that, Agreed waved his hand, and Pugin's body instantly regenerated and was reconstructed. With Agreed's help, Pugin's reconstructed body was stronger than before, and under Agreed's modification, he also grew two more arms, making his attack methods more diverse and flexible.

Pukin felt his newborn body, then quickly kowtowed and thanked his master, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Master. I am willing to serve you like an ox or a horse to repay your kindness."

Agreed said with satisfaction, "Very good. Since you are willing to submit to me, I will surely bring the troll race a life hundreds of times better than before. However, the first step is for us to establish a firm foothold in the newly reborn Southern Frontier!" As he spoke, Agreed activated his enormous magical power, and then the forbidden natural magic spell 'Nature Mastery' was instantly cast. The millions of kilometers of wilderness in the Southern Frontier began to undergo dramatic changes under the magic's transformation.

Water elements gathered under the control of magic, and dark clouds appeared out of nowhere, beginning to rain heavily. The earth seemed to be awakened, becoming vibrant and full of life. Moss quickly covered the ground, and the earth began to undergo natural evolution that would normally take thousands of years to occur in a very short time. The hard, barren land began to become soft and fertile, and then grasses and shrubs began to grow from the earth at an astonishing speed. Wild fruits unique to the wilderness then flourished. At this moment, the barren southern frontier suddenly became vibrant and rich in resources.

The monsters looked down at the ground and knelt down, bowing and worshipping Agreed, calling him "Dragon God." Agreed reached out and grabbed a handful of soil. The loose and damp soil emitted a unique fragrance, which made Agreed smile with satisfaction.

Then, Agreed pointed to the ground beneath his feet and explained to his men, “My people, the change in this land is just an illusion. Deeper into the earth, it remains barren and unsuitable for cultivation. This is why I only changed the geography here after unifying the southern border. To completely transform this place requires a long period of operation and land improvement. From now on, this land can only belong to us!” As he spoke, the soil slipped from Agreed’s hand and covered the blood-stained ground beneath his feet.

Then, Agreed raised his enormous dragon head and continued, "Gentlemen, we have now passed through the most difficult period. Under my arrangement, the Southern Wilderness will henceforth become fertile land for life, and we will eventually use it as our base to rule this great planet!"

Yorick and his monster minions roared, and everyone was inspired by Agred's ambition. In the days that followed, the monsters began to transform the entire southern wilderness according to Agred's plan.

However, things progressed much slower than expected because the monsters had absolutely no prior experience in this area. Apart from the gnomes and goblins, the other monsters were actually making things worse. Later, Agreed had to start teaching these monsters agricultural knowledge step by step to help them build their homes.

one year later

The monsters have completed the initial transformation of the southern wilderness according to Agreed's plan. At Agreed's suggestion, the monsters that only eat meat have also begun to try eating some easily digestible plant fruits as supplementary food, which has greatly reduced the pressure on food supplies.

Meanwhile, Yorick and his gnolls have developed a livestock farm that is now quite large. They have chosen the ferocious wild boar, which grows very quickly and is not picky about food, as their main source of meat. They now have over a thousand wild boars, enough to supply the monster army with meat.

With the help of ogres and trolls, the monsters built a fortified camp in the southern border region using wood, which can be considered as establishing a decent town in the southern border region. Everything is developing in a good direction, which makes Agreed very gratified.

After unifying the southern border, Agred did not rush to expand outwards, because he knew that his monster army was too small. Even if he counted all the monsters, Agred only had about five thousand monsters. This number was not enough to invade some small human countries, let alone conquer this planet.

Moreover, in the last few days, Agreed saw from his own soul's perspective that the Flame Dragon Mother's campaign against the human world had come to an end. The Flame Dragon Mother was finally killed by the dragon-slaying army sent by humans. This team, whose members were all of legendary strength, hung the Flame Dragon Mother's head as a trophy on their weapons and carried it around the streets of various countries to proclaim their great achievements to the people.

The Flame Dragon Mother's army back then was hundreds of times better than Agred's current army, but even so, she still met a tragic end in the human world. How much more so for Agred now? The Flame Dragon Mother's defeat only strengthened Agred's determination to make a fortune in silence. As a result, the Southern Frontier fell into a state of silence and did not have any contact with the world for a period of time.

To Agreed's surprise, trouble came looking for him instead of him, even though he had no intention of causing it.

……

Five years later, one evening

On this day, Agreed was sleeping in his lair. Over the years, he had undergone another abnormal development by digesting the divine power he had stolen from Fenrir. Now, Agreed no longer hid and completely revealed Nidhogg's body.

Just then, Yorick suddenly ran into the cave where Agred was sleeping and shouted in alarm, "Master! Master! Something bad has happened! We just spotted the lizardmen on the edge of the southern border."

Then, a colossal black dragon, appearing entirely black from an optical perspective with red energy constantly flowing through its chest, slowly emerged from the darkness. Its sharp bone spikes and thick jaws inspired fear. The forty-meter-long dragon perfectly embodied violent aesthetics. Of course, Nidhogg's body was actually a pure, even sacred white from a truly advanced perspective, but it absorbed all nearby energy, making it appear extremely dark from an optical perspective. The only visible feature on Nidhogg was the red glow emanating from its meridians due to the external radiation of its internal energy. Therefore, many lower-level life forms always believed that Nidhogg was a 'black dragon'.

After revealing his true form, Agreed calmly replied, "What's the panic? Have you found out which lizard bastard is eyeing this land?"

Yorick hurriedly kowtowed and apologized while explaining, "My lord, I am sorry to disturb your slumber, but we learned from that lizardman prisoner that they are from the 'Oasis Forest' near the southern border. Their army is very large, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to deal with them."