Chapter 214: Trolls like infrastructure, and Lan Lan
faces the problem of Lan En. The old demon hunter said it very euphemistically, but in his words, "Apprentices trained by the wolf sect will not be able to deceive even trolls." The meaning is already obvious.
Then Vesemir thought for a while and added: "There are quite a few apprentices who got their heads smashed, so it's not a big deal."
This way, Lan knew in his heart that everything would be easy to handle without revenge.
The three-headed trolls are still shouting.
Lann patted Lambert on the shoulder to suppress his murderous intention, took a step forward and said, "No need to kill them, I have other uses."
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Trolls are a very happy race.
There was a legend in ancient times that trolls were creatures born from the earth, and their bodies were made of rocks. Trolls are believed to hate sunlight and are active only at night, as sunlight turns them into lifeless stone.
However, after research, it was found that this was just a "legend" after all. Later, people learned that trolls are also creatures made of flesh and blood, but their skin composition is more "natural".
Later, there were legends that trolls were degenerated giants - because of their huge size compared to humans, and their equally unpretentious abilities: strength and defense.
An adult troll can reach about two and a half meters tall. It can easily lift wooden piles and even rocks that are larger than itself. Its fists are heavier than hammers and its flesh is stronger than shields.
The most interesting thing about trolls is that they can be socialized by humans. It is said that in some villages and rivers, trolls often build bridges and live under the bridge holes to collect tolls from passers-by. Nowadays, many villages and towns will specially hire trolls to build bridges - compared to hiring specialized craftsmen to build and maintain bridges, the little money the trolls charge under the bridge to pay for the road is much more economical.
In addition to the bridge repairman troll, there are also soldier trolls, boxing champion trolls, and blacksmith trolls among the people. They don't have high IQs, but they are extremely capable in certain areas that require strength, and they are loyal and honest.
There was also a trend among the nobles and wealthy merchants of raising trolls to guard the treasure house. After all, guards don't need IQ, and trolls are too stupid to even think of "betraying their employer". Their reward is only food and wine, and at most they can chat and sing with them occasionally.
Of course, any race must be viewed from both sides. Just like there are "mad cats" and "knightlike griffins" in the witcher, there are also honest guards and man-eating monsters in the trolls.
All in all, this is a powerful, dangerous creature that can be won over through small means. Their power to charge into battle and their talent for infrastructure are what Lann wants to acquire.
It was also why Lan asked Vesemir in advance whether these trolls were ogres that loved human flesh, and only planned to take action after receiving a negative reply.
The other witchers folded their arms and prepared to watch Lann's performance. Leisuo moved his fingers slightly, ready to take action when Lan ran into trouble.
The snake sect is good at poison, but the troll is weak to poison. Trolls have extremely fast metabolism, which is accompanied by extremely strong regeneration capabilities. This is why such a body will use extremely fast blood flow to spread the poison that enters the body through every blood vessel, and it will "disappear" in an instant.
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"Troll, the demon hunter is disobedient." Seeing that Lann and his group were motionless, the troll who had previously hammered the leader hit his head again, smashing a stone above his head.
The beaten troll leader scratched his head, and seemed to take out the anger of the beating on the witcher: "The trolls don't want to go to the castle, and they don't want beautiful stones. The witchers don't come to the trolls' territory either, so leave quickly. Go back to the castle!"
Listening to the words of these trolls, it seemed as if the former demon hunters and the trolls had reached an agreement not to interfere with each other.
The wolf-sect demon hunters looked at each other for a few times, then confirmed the target and turned their attention to Vesemir.
"Don't look at me." Vesemir curled his lips, "At least I haven't heard of anything like this in the years I've been in Kaer Morhen." "
Is it possible?" Geralt guessed, "It's someone The words used by the apprentice to complete the trial. And then these trolls thought they had signed an agreement with the entire wolf sect?"
Vesemir was silent, this is really uncertain.
the other side. Lann estimated the distance between himself and the trolls. He hadn't recovered much of his magic power yet. [Flicker] It was a bit difficult to cover such a long distance.
So he opened his arms and made a hug gesture to show friendship, and also wanted to tease these idiots a little.
Lann shouted as he approached these trolls: "But trolls, the demon hunters came from the Ring of Elements, and we are about to return to the castle. Since you want us to return to the castle, why are you blocking our way?" ?"
After hearing Lan's words, the three trolls were stunned at the same time.
"Troll, the witcher said he wanted to go back to the castle." The troll who punched the leader seemed confused by Lann's words.
"Giant, stupid!" The leader of the trolls raised his arm as if he wanted to punch back, but then put it down as if he had muscle memory.
"Demon hunter, come from the castle and go to the Ring of Elements." The troll leader was full of confidence and pointed in the direction of the Ring of Elements. "The demon hunter comes from there, which is the castle." "There is the Ring of Elements
. ." The leader of the trolls pointed in the direction of Kaer Morhen Castle, showing a see-through expression, "Demon hunter, say one thing and do another!" The
troll, known as "Giant Mummy", suddenly With eyes full of conviction, he broke off his three-fingered palm and acknowledged: "Occasionally there is a third set!"
Seeing this scene, Lan twitched the corner of his mouth. He suddenly understood why the wolf sect apprentices could die zero deaths when facing these trolls.
Judging from the conversation between the two trolls just now, the name of the leader troll is "Troll Mo", and the troll who repeatedly hammered it is called "Ju Mama". Quite an unpretentious name.
"No, troll, giant monster." The troll who had never spoken suddenly said, "The demon hunter did come from the elemental ring and went to the castle in the right direction!" This troll has not been there since just now
. It can speak, but it seems to be the most intelligent of the three demons - at least it has memory. The other two trolls also agreed with what it said, and suddenly fell into a vicious circle of self-doubt.
"The demon hunters come from the elemental ring? Why?"
Lann estimated the distance between himself and the trolls, took a few steps forward, and answered the trolls' question: "Because we just came from the cave of Old Spearhead this morning. Come out, were you still blocking the road at that time? Where did you go?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Lan En said these words, the three trolls on the hillside became confused after hearing the words "Old Spearhead" He became panicked, and for a moment he forgot to continue to declare his sovereignty over the territory to the witchers.
Old Spearhead has always been the top predator in the Blue Mountains, and even the trolls can only punch it with one punch. Fortunately, the trolls are particularly sensitive to vibrations on the ground and rocks, so in the past, whenever they heard the footsteps of the Cyclops, they would immediately take a detour, and they lived in peace for hundreds of years.
The noise caused by the demon hunter's battle with Old Spearhead today really scared these trolls. The shocking explosion and the series of roars and screams made them hide without even caring about their territory. Because of this, Lan The first time En and his group passed by, they didn't encounter the troll blocking their way.
At this time, as soon as Lan En, who was very alert, saw the reaction of the trolls, he could basically make a guess. While the trolls were panicking, he continued to close the distance with them, which was enough for him to use his skills to get in the face.
[Flash]
Lann's body disappeared in a burst of emerald light, and then golden light flashed behind the three-headed troll, revealing his smiling figure.
The three-headed troll was shaken, and almost jumped up in fright. Seeing the troll conjuring rocks and preparing to throw them at him, Lan didn't panic at all.
He turned his left hand, and suddenly there was a huge head in the open space in front of him, which was higher than his waist and abdomen. It was covered with burns, knife marks, and poison erosion. The one-eyed canthus, which was larger than the entire face of the troll, was wide open and full of anger and unwillingness.
It was the head of the old Spearhead that had been chopped off by Lann before.
Even though the huge single eye was dead, it still exuded a terrifying aura. The three-headed troll was so frightened that the rocks in its hands fell off on the spot. They screamed loudly and retreated, then stepped on the air and rolled down the hillside.
The golden light flashed again, and when the troll rolled on the ground in pieces, it opened its eyes, and it was still the head of Old Spearhead who was still staring at death. The three trolls were so frightened that they almost hugged each other and huddled up and backed away. Soon they pressed their backs against the rock wall and were unable to retreat.
"Troll, troll, old Spearhead is dead." The troll named Ju Mama hid behind the troll, trembling.
"Demon hunters hunt monsters, and trolls are also monsters. Demon hunters are going to hunt trolls." The troll closed his eyes in fear, but blocked the two companions behind him, "Old Spearheads are all If they are killed, the trolls will also be killed."
Seeing the reaction of the three trolls, even Lan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The old spearhead is so useful.
I'm almost scared enough to get down to business.
"Oh, trolls, what are you talking about?" Lann suddenly laughed, "I heard that Old Spearhead always bullied you, so I brought people here to hunt Old Spearhead. How could I do anything to you? Where are the swords? Now you are safe, and nothing else in this area can bully you."
As he spoke, Lan patted the head of Old Spearhead with his left hand and put the terrifying item back into the [Inventory]. Without the shock of his head, the three-headed troll had the courage to open his eyes slightly, and repeated in disbelief after hearing Lan's words.
"Demon hunter, kill the old spearhead, so that the trolls won't be bullied?" The troll seemed to have a hard time understanding the meaning of this sentence, "Demon hunter, a good person?" The giant monster was also in disbelief, and it secretly looked
at He glanced at Lan and said: "No, Demon Hunter, say one thing, do another, and occasionally..." The
third troll suddenly interrupted. It was the only one in the troll team with analytical ability: " However, without the old spearhead, there really is nothing to bully the troll!"
This sentence makes sense. The troll instantly became happy after hearing this, and his previous doubts disappeared in an instant: "There is nothing that can bully the troll! You bullied the troll, you witcher, you’re a good guy!”
This series of violent emotional changes was so sudden that even though Lann had been mentally prepared, he was still choked at this moment.
Could it be... too easy?
"Witcher, good man!" The troll suddenly stretched out his hand and patted Lann.
This was the troll's way of expressing friendship, but it was too much for Lan to bear at the moment. With quick eyesight and quick hands, he applied a layer of [Quen's Seal] to himself, and the effect of [Explosive Shield] was exerted on the spot. The three trolls, with him as the center, were knocked back several steps by the shock wave, and there was a moment of confusion.
"Demon hunter, be strong!" The troll has never seen the demon hunter's methods, or even if it has seen it, it probably can't remember it. It also thought that it had indeed patted Lann just now. It was amazed at Lann's physical strength and even gave a thumbs up.
Lan wiped his cold sweat, forced a smile, and continued: "Troll, you see, I have killed the old spearhead for you, so we can be considered friends, right? But as friends, I think I just cleaned up for you. The old spearhead is still not enough, I want to continue to help you."
The troll's eyes widened in surprise: "Witcher, continue to help?"
Lann said gently: "Maybe you are helping me. You have been living in the mountains, with only stones - of course, stones are beautiful things. But I have a place with more stones, a place with countless stones, and I need to build bridges with these stones and wood , houses, city walls, and even castles."
The troll's eyes became even bigger: "Countless stones? Bridges? Houses? Castles?"
In a daze, the soul of infrastructure seemed to be awakened in the troll's body.
The troll other than the troll suddenly began to think and said in confusion: "But, there are a lot of stones here."
Lann confidently answered: "There are more stones there, and there is wine!"
"Wine?!" *3
Lan turned his left hand and this time took out a bottle of vodka. Opening the cork, the alluring fragrance immediately filled the air, causing the three-headed troll's nose to twitch.
Turning his hand and stuffing the wine bottle into the troll's almost uncontrollable hand, Lan turned his left hand over again and stuffed a bottle of wine into each of the three trolls.
For a moment, the only sound left in the venue was the sound of drinking. The vodka was drunk in two or three breaths. The troll turned the bottle upside down and turned it upside down. After finding that not a drop of wine could be poured out, he simply threw the bottle into his mouth, as if chewing a biscuit and said, "Crack!" "I swallowed it into my stomach several times.
"Witcher, friend!" Troll's voice was full of joy this time, "Countless stones, bridges and castles, and wine, Troll will follow you!" Before Lann could reveal his surprise
, With an expression on his face, the companion behind the troll who didn't know his name suddenly tugged on it, chewing the wine bottle in his mouth and said vaguely: "Troll, what should I do with the rocks here? Here is Troll's territory."
Troll hesitated.
Lan sighed, knowing that things would not be so easy, but he had no intention of saving any more, so he just happened to buy insurance all at once.
He took out a bottle of vodka again and handed it over: "Troll, drink."
"Gudong, gudong..."
"Troll, are we friends, right?"
"Of course!" Troll shouted, "Witcher, Good man! Friend!"
Just when the troll was in the highest mood and had the highest favorability towards the demon hunter, Lan gently put a hand on the troll's body.
[Follower], contract.
Fortunately, I have the habit of saving skill points and am always ready to deal with such emergencies.
One skill point was erased silently, and the experience value dropped by two digits. The consumption was not much more than that of a loyal follower or a lady who secretly promised his heart.
[Follower: Troll
Gender: Male
Race: Rock Troll
Level: 1
Talent: Barrier
Experience value: 0/1000
Health value: 8430/8600
Mana: 500/500
Inventory: Vodka
Skills: Rock Bloodline, Rapid Metabolism, Advanced Throwing, Advanced Construction
Quests: None]
[Shared Follower Talent: Barrier]
[Barrier: Health limit increased by 50%]
Lann found that he particularly liked This kind of talent has a simple and crude description and a simple and crude effect.
For a moment, he felt that the muscles all over his body began to swell, the blood flow speed suddenly accelerated, and the rolling stones in the blood vessels seemed to have turned into huge rocks with the potential of a landslide, so mammoth that they could not be handled.
Glancing at the system: [HP: 4050/4100] → [HP: 6100/6150]
Fortunately, this feeling came and went quickly, and then Lan felt the muscles in his body begin to contract and relax again. , as if the power just generated was just an illusion.
But Lann knew that his muscle strength had actually increased. The increase in health itself will bring about an improvement in physical fitness. My thick health bar is mostly brought by the previous demon hunter mutation and bloodline awakening. A normal upgrade to level one only comes with an increase of 100 health points. The sharing of this talent can He said that he had increased his physical fitness by almost twenty levels in one breath.
Lann felt that he could actually box with the troll in a physical sense now.
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The contract troll is the result of Lan En's plan early on. Even if the trolls agree to go with Lan, Lan will still spend skill points to make a contract.
Although after establishing friendship with trolls, they will become honest and honest. But it is Lann who establishes friendship with them, and it is only Lann. If he takes it back to Cintra, who knows whether it will hurt the people there because of some misunderstandings - you must know that no matter how honest the troll is, it will eventually It is a monster classified into the category of [Ogre] in the illustrated book.
Therefore, Lann needs to provide an insurance policy for the trolls and upgrade their relationship from "friends who help each other" to "subordinates who obey what they say." It is also convenient for Lan to use [Teleport] to summon them at all times as thugs who charge into battle when necessary.
After Lann successfully signed the contract, Troll Mo suddenly felt a surge of pride that he had never felt before in his heart.
"Demon hunter, tell the troll your name!"
Lann raised his eyebrows. Indeed, this was the first time that he forgot to introduce himself during a conversation.
"My name is Lan Lan."
It threw away the bottle and shouted to the sky:
"Troll, help Lan Lan! I don't want the territory anymore!!"
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The three-headed troll was temporarily left by Lan Lan. Enter the cave where Old Spearhead lived during his lifetime. Although Vesemir is easy to talk to, he is not reasonable enough to let the trolls live in Kaer Morhen.
Lann made an agreement with the trolls to take them away through Mossak's portal when they returned to Cintra. Before leaving, Lann also left a lot of wine in the cave, enough for them to drink happily.
Returning to the castle, the first thing I saw was still a small mouse-grey whirlwind. Lowering her head, Shirley threw herself into Lan's arms and nervously touched him, worried about whether he was injured.
Looking up, there were smiling Yennefer and Triss by the window. But the smiles on their faces didn't mean the same thing.
The dinner was prepared in a very orderly manner, and everyone drank and chatted around the stove. Ciri's crystal blue eyes flashed and she listened curiously to everyone's hunting during the day. She was especially excited when she learned that Lan planned to take the three-headed troll back to Cintra.
Lambert drank the wine in one gulp and sighed towards Lan: "I used to think that only idiots could have a common language with trolls. I didn't expect that smart people can also communicate with trolls. You opened my eyes. ."
Xili felt that this man seemed to be scolding Lan, and immediately glared at him.
Lambert was in a much better mood than the previous night. He laughed twice and didn't care about the child's mood. He turned to drink with his other wolf sect companions.
Mossak and Vesemir were sitting very close, sorting out the newly learned knowledge: "The leader is called 'Troll', and then 'Giant' is its mate. The remaining one is called 'Troll'." 'Ju Ma Ma Ma' is a daughter. There is indeed a certain social structure among trolls, and they are monogamous..."
Lan gently patted Ciri's head to make her look away. Lambert turned back and rubbed hard.
His attention was slightly diverted to Vesemir, and when the discussion between the two old men came to an end, he suddenly said:
"Vesemir, I want to tell you something, and it can be regarded as asking for your opinion. ."
The old demon hunter raised his eyebrows and made a gesture of listening.
Lann patted Ciri on the head: "In the next period of time, I want to take Ciri with me temporarily. We have a marshal who has returned and needs to meet Ciri to swear allegiance. I also want to go to history with her. Kellyg, visit Uncle East."
The little girl's eyes lit up at that moment.
(End of chapter)