"Hey, hey, hey, what are all these things? Broken knives and swords... Why is there a pile of junk?" Katarina looked innocent and curious as she rummaged through the things the Lizardfolk soldiers had brought back.
Nearby, Landen watched the scene speechlessly, with Hogg and Avina standing on either side of him.
After that battle in which glory was restored, Landen had successfully completed his mission. However, what surprised him most was the improvement in their strength and loyalty. After that battle, which had clearly exceeded Landen's common sense, he was astonished to discover that all the Lizardfolk Javelin Throwers had received a massive boost in strength. The entire Lizardfolk tribe had actually entered Low-tier Black Iron, and their loyalty had also risen to -.
What surprised Landen most, however, was Kazvito. After that battle, this Lizardfolk chieftain had broken through Black Iron in one go and entered the Silver Domain, becoming the first of all Landen's official subordinates to reach the Silver Domain.
However, his loyalty had not decreased because of that. Instead, like those Lizardfolk soldiers, it had increased—and by even more, rising directly to -. His ambitions were still great, and had grown even greater with his increased strength. Yet that battle had also made him understand even more clearly that following Landen, this lord, might make it easier to achieve his ambitions than leading the Lizardfolk tribe himself.
After that battle, Landen no longer took the Lizardfolk out to train. After gathering the spoils, he returned to the bunker. He had not expected to run into Katarina near the bunker, having just returned with Hogg after "finishing her tour of the Lizardfolk giving birth." And that was how the scene above had come about.
"Hey, hey, hey, there look to be dozens of sets of equipment