Chapter 268 Lan En has never been a fighter in his life, but only likes to fight.
After the flames rose to the extreme, they finally ignited new incombustible things without the additional magic power of the Lion-Eyed Demon Hunter. After the solid is burned out, it gradually goes out.
Geralt walked up to a Selma, stretched out his leather-gloved left hand and gently pulled off the Selma's watch case.
With a "click" sound, the solid rock shell became as brittle as charcoal. I really don't know what the flames burned inside.
"But this is a bit wasteful." Although he has been living comfortably in Cintra for a long time, Geralt still can't change his habit of thrift for nearly a century. "It's impossible to recycle alchemy materials like this."
Lann Shrugging, it was indeed a bit of a waste this time. The precious alchemy materials cannot be exchanged for money. However, there is also a sense of venting anger in it. In future battles, it is better to use [Bearing] Freezing instead of [Pyromaniac].
Geralt shook his head and strode past these Salmas to the dragon lizard. The monster seemed to have turned into a carbon sculpture, its whole body covered in ferocious charred black, its scales and flesh melted slightly, and its body also It was twisted into a posture that would make you feel phantom pain all over your body just by looking at it.
Even so, this huge corpse seemed to still carry the residual power of an apex predator. The invisible momentum was even strengthened because of the horrific death, which made the dwarves not far away who wanted to collect trophies hesitate for a while. .
"This is really an amazing monster." White Wolf sighed, "It is indeed the dragon beast closest to a real dragon." "
Real dragons are not so ugly." Saskia on the side suddenly retorted.
This new girl who joined the team didn't have much chance to fight just now. Except for helping to resist Sharma at the beginning, almost all the heads in the back were snatched away by Lann alone.
"Really?" Geralt looked at Saskia with his usual expressionless expression, looking her up and down. The witcher's keen senses and erudite extraordinary knowledge had already made him realize that something was wrong, and he had vaguely matched this girl with someone in his memory.
"Of course, the real dragon is much more beautiful." Saskia nodded, "The real dragon is not so stupid."
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Outside the "group of carbon sculptures" formed by these monsters, Lann was trying to fight with the two clans. The dwarves negotiate.
"Kuba, this is Duke Lannister from Cintra." Seeing that the leader of the clan seemed a little frightened by Lan, even his sunny smile couldn't make him come forward. It felt a bit embarrassing. Bo couldn't help but stepped forward and introduced him.
This is also his job as a guide.
"And he is my cousin Bowser Zigrin, Duke of Lannister." Gabo turned to Lan and introduced his clan mates.
The dwarves have not recovered from the scene where Lan just showed off his power. They seem to think it is great that Gabo can become friends with a character like Lan. For a moment, everyone who looked at Gabo looked at him with excitement. With admiration.
"You just said that Duke Lannister is the guest of the Great Elder, right, Gabor?" Before the Ziglin family could react, the dwarves from another clan present helped each other over and penetrated. their dialogue.
The leader among them looked very shrewd, and quickly walked away from the intimidation just now, and began to think: "And judging from the performance of this... Duke, he seems to be proficient in dealing with these monsters, and his The warrior in the team seems to be a demon hunter."
As he spoke, he pointed at the white wolf not far away. It was obvious that this dwarf had seen a lot when traveling in human society, and Geralt's The double amber cat eyes are so iconic. However, Lann's lion eyes were too different from traditional demon hunters, which made it difficult for the dwarf to make wild guesses.
"It seems that the Great Elder heard our appeal and sent powerful reinforcements?"
"Hello, Duke Lannister." The leader of the dwarves greeted Lann politely, "Thank you just now I am their foreman, called..."
"Petrit Fuchs." Gabo interrupted the leader.
From Gabo's hesitant attitude towards the Fuchs clan before he arrived, and the Zieglin clan's unwillingness to save the Fuchs clan in the battle just now, Lan could more or less guess what these two clans were. the relationship between.
There is a grudge, and it may not be a feud.
Lann also has vague memories about the story between them. Perhaps it is because the dwarves have been in seclusion for too long, so there are always all kinds of internal conflicts, and the two clans will also have terrible disasters in the future.
Although the conflict does not seem to break out like it will in the future, the hatred accumulated over the years still makes them unable to say a word to each other at this moment.
"Duke Lannister came to help us at the request of the Great Elder, and in the same way, we will also help him in the future." Gabo said to Petrit with a straight face, "This is the letter from the Great Elder ."
As he spoke, Gabo handed over a rolled-up piece of parchment, which was tied with a thin thread and bore the iron seal of the great elder. Since the help given to Lan En cannot be put on the table, Lan En cannot be allowed to communicate with various clans. The Great Elder has already arranged for Gabo to serve as a bridge.
Fortunately, the great elder wrote the letter, otherwise Gabo would have been too lazy to communicate with the people of the Fuchs clan.
"Only the elders of your clan can read this letter. Please don't touch it." Gabo snorted coldly, "And after he reads it, he will surely understand what the great elder means." "I can
and You Zeglin are different, you touch everything." Petrit retorted without giving in.
Petrit then took the letter thrown by Gabo from a distance. Fortunately, it was tied with iron blocks to make this process possible.
After talking to Gabor, Petrit turned to Lan again and his face softened:
"Since Duke Lannister is here to help us, he is our friend and should accept the hospitality. It just so happened that he helped us just now. He has helped us a lot..."
"I brought Duke Lannister here. He is a guest of our Zigrin clan." Gabo interrupted Petrit again, "As for dealing with monsters in the future, we will find someone tomorrow. We can discuss it together."
"Do you think this is okay, Lord Lannister?"
It is normal for two clans to compete for the first owner of the reinforcements, but this kind of competition is suspected of objectifying people. Although he knew that Lan might become closer to the Sieglin clan for his own reasons, Gabo finally asked Lan for his opinion out of politeness.
Lann looked between the two clans, and finally agreed to Gabo's plan in Petrit's regretful eyes.
Whether it is Gabo who has always been a guide, or Yarpan who is now working under him, Lann has a natural affinity with the Zygrin clan.
But if it is allowed to develop like this, it is possible that as Gabo said, when it comes to recruiting heavy infantry, the two clans will only be able to choose one from the other.
Is there a way to get the best of both worlds?
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Although the Mahakam Mountains are covered with ice and snow all year round, their ecology is quite rich. After leaving the mine adjacent to the battlefield, everyone passed by a huge dam and a reservoir that was almost enough to satisfy the daily life of all the residents of a kingdom's capital.
The rushing river seems to have been tamed here, appearing stable and harmless, dedicated to nurturing the dwarf clan living nearby. Lann even felt that this reservoir was more like an artificial lake, and the connecting river could be used as a port. More than a dozen dragon boats owned by the leader of the Skellig tribe could be berthed here.
Generally, naturally formed mountain canyons may not have such a scale, let alone artificially dug water storage areas. I am afraid that only the dwarves can use such miraculous craftsmanship on behalf of nature.
"It's very spectacular. This is the pride of our Ziegelin clan - the Pond of Davor!" Gabo laughed loudly, and then muttered a few words in a low voice after finishing, "Although Fuchs's People can also contribute a little bit."
Lann suddenly understood the elements of the feud between the two clans, although it might only be one of the causes.
Everyone quickly arrived at the gathering place of the Siegelin clan. This is a small town built on the mountain. All the houses are built of stone or even directly carved in a very tough and rough style. Entering here does not feel like living in a house, but directly and physically living in a "mountain".
Due to environmental and seasonal reasons, a thin layer of ice has formed on the surface of these stone houses, making them look even more cold. It is diametrically opposed to words like "furnace", "forging" and "warmth" that people imagine can be associated with dwarves.
But the people who live inside do have a trademark laugh. Gabo was the pride of the Ziegelin clan. When he came back, Ziegelin's clan leader came out in person and opened his arms to embrace him without calling him.
And when he saw the Great Elder's letter and learned about Lan En's identity, especially the fighting power Lan En displayed, his laughter became even louder.
"Thank you, Lord Lannister. If you hadn't taken action in time today, we might have lost several good guys, and several families would have shed tears because of this, including Yalpen's relatives!"
" This is exactly the purpose of my coming here." Lann accepted the thanks and expressed humility, "I just hope to help the Zigrin clan end this as soon as possible." "I already understand what the great elder means, you don't have to
worry , Qieglin will never be stingy in his gratitude to his friends who helped him!" Qieglin said deeply, "At the beginning, we closed the door and gained peace, but many clans actually felt guilty towards the elves, and they would die. Not saving is not what a true dwarf would do... Now this choice is before the dwarves again, and we will not let history repeat itself."
For the dwarf patriarch's promise, Lan expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart.
Since this "general cleaning" will support two clans at the same time, the specific action plan and team deployment will have to be discussed with the Fuchs clan the next day. Although Lann's team is more professional in hunting monsters, the locals still need to provide information on the monsters' habitat, distribution, and habits.
And maybe they can come up with more constructive suggestions to save Lann and the others some effort?
Night is coming soon. Since the architectural style of the town is designed to provide housing for dwarves, Lann and his party can only live in tents.
The people of Sintra, who were accustomed to fighting in the army, didn't think anything of it. They had all experienced the more difficult days when the country was broken. However, Gabo felt very rude and kept apologizing to Lan, because according to tradition, they were supposed to spend the night in the capital, Carbon Mountain, where there was a residence specially designed to receive human diplomatic guests.
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"I think these two clans are very problematic." Geralt said.
Lann's tent was large enough to accommodate all the senior officers in the regiment. At this moment, all his attendants and confidants were gathered here, and even Black Wind got in because he was afraid of the cold.
"They definitely have a problem." Lann confirmed Geralt's statement, then rubbed his head with a headache, "I just hope that the monsters here can be dealt with quickly, and not get involved in the conflicts between them. Go."
Geralt frowned: "But if they send troops to Cintra, then the conflicts between the clans will still affect you."
White Wolf's worry was justified, but Lan shook his head: "No, That's a conflict I can reconcile, but it's different here. The two clans are feuding, and it looks like Brovar Hogg hasn't been able to reconcile this conflict for centuries. I'm worried that our arrival will become a flashpoint. , breaking the balance between the two clans, and an unprecedented disaster broke out."
White Wolf was originally worried, but after hearing Lann's words, he smiled: "Lan, are you worried too much about political issues in the north? No, this is Mahakam, and they are dwarves. What I mean is - they are dwarves, no matter how feuding they are, they are still dwarves, aren't they?" After hearing this, Lan just shook his head again: "It is not human for the same kind to fight
. Exclusive, Geralt. Not every dwarf talks about brotherhood like Yarpen or Zoltan."
Geralt frowned, and this action highlighted his slightly vicissitudes and melancholy temperament. Fortunately, Yennefer is not in the tent.
"What are you thinking about? Is there something wrong?" Lann was curious.
White Wolf nodded: "I was thinking, if their two clans are so indifferent to each other, why do they fight monsters together during the day? With the upright character of the dwarves, shouldn't they do their own thing?" ...
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Because Siegelin, who has been hit by a hammer in his brain, has taken a fancy to our Fuchs mine and wants to add to their achievements as a bandit!"
The next day, Lann, the Sieglin clan, and the Fuchs clan surrounded each other. Next to the Pond of Davor.
(End of chapter)