News of the Iron Islands rebellion was immediately relayed to Lord Linde, who was not interested in who the participants of the rebellion were or how Asha Greyjoy dealt with the rebellious families. He was interested in the performance of his Dragon Rider company in this battle.
After several years of continuous cultivation, Lord Linde now had two hundred Longwing Dragons at his disposal, in addition to over three hundred young dragons.
Except for the young dragons that would be hatched inside the castles, all other Longwing Dragons were dispatched to Miracle Port, Ridge City, and Red Guard City for patrol duties. Although they underwent various attack training daily, they had never executed any attack missions, let alone large-scale ones.
Therefore, he treated this Iron Islands rebellion as a real combat exercise to observe the Dragon Riders' performance.
The battle results did not surprise Lord Linde, but the process somewhat disappointed him, as this battle exposed many issues with the Dragon Riders.
For example, Longwing Dragons have a strong sense of kinship, and different groups, even of the same species, are like mortal enemies. Normally, this situation is not obvious; the Longwing Dragons assigned to the three castles belonged to three different Longwing Dragon groups trained in different batches. However, when the three groups were mixed, problems arose.
The three groups of Longwing Dragons attacked each other, even disregarding their Dragon Riders' commands. If Glutton had not appeared in time to suppress the three groups of Longwing Dragons, this Dragon Rider unit might have suffered casualties from mutual slaughter before even engaging the enemy.
In addition to the trouble caused by the Longwing Dragons' wild instincts, there was also an issue with the Longwing Dragons' carrying capacity.
An adult Longwing Dragon is much smaller than a true dragon, with the largest only equivalent to the size of an elephant. This means its carrying capacity is much smaller. After fitting a special knight's saddle, applying chainmail to vital areas that doesn't hinder movement but can resist arrows, and adding a Dragon Rider, it can carry a maximum of only six Wildfire Bombs. Usually, considering the weight of the special box for the Wildfire Bombs, most Longwing Dragons can only carry four to five Wildfire Bombs.
Currently, Lord Linde has over two hundred Longwing Dragons available for deployment, meaning over a thousand Wildfire Bombs can be used in a single battle. This could change the tide of a battlefield, but the problem is that this is only effective against ordinary people. Against the Undead Warriors, the effect of these thousand-plus Wildfire Bombs would likely be very limited.
Fortunately, this problem is easy to solve: simply add a Wildfire Bomb supply point in logistics, so Dragon Riders who have thrown their Wildfire Bombs can resupply nearby once a battle begins.
However, compared to these solvable problems, the truly major issue that gave Lord Linde a headache was the Longwing Dragons' physique.
Longwing Dragons, living along the northern coast of Sothoryos, are tropical animals. They are completely unsuited to the cold climate of the North. In this battle in the Iron Islands, dozens of Longwing Dragons developed various illnesses due to climate issues, and while the remaining ones did not fall ill, their stamina was greatly reduced.
The Iron Islands are still far from the truly severe cold of the North, and the Longwing Dragons were already so weakened there. He could not imagine what these Longwing Dragons would become upon reaching the Wall, or even Beyond the Wall.
"Is there any way to increase the Longwing Dragons' cold resistance?" Lord Linde immediately summoned Moroa and others, asking.
Before Moroa could speak, Brum, the head of the Mages Association, interjected, "Are you trying to transform the Longwing Dragons into magical dragons, my Lord?"
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