Chapter 270: Geralt felt strange.
In just one sentence, Lann was startled twice by Tomor Fuchs.
"I'm honored that you are willing to entrust half of the young men in the clan to me." Lann shook his head, "But I can't understand." "What makes me
even more incomprehensible is why you want to destroy the bottomless pit of Davor. If I If I remember correctly, this is the guarantee for the survival of the Fuchs clan, right? You even had many conflicts with the Zigrin clan in order to protect it!" After hearing Lan
's doubts, Tomor snorted coldly. That emotion was not directed at Lan, but at Zieglin.
"The conflict between us and Siegelin was not to prevent them from getting involved in the resources in the mine, but to protect the clan's territory and property. This is not a dispute of interests, but the clan's honor that cannot be compromised!" "And in fact
... …” At this point, Tomor sighed: “The mineral deposits in the bottomless pit of Davor are almost exhausted.”
…
The number and quality of diamonds contained in the bottomless pit of Davor are greater than those in Mahakam and even the entire northern territory. They are all one of the best. All the palaces in the north are shining with the brilliance of the gems produced from them, decorating crowns, dotting scepters, inlaying on chalices, adding beauty to ceremonial swords; and most of the drills and cutters used by the dwarves themselves are also All use diamonds from the bottomless pit of Davor.
However, it is precisely because these diamonds are so precious and practical that Mahakam has asked the Fuchs clan to increase mining efforts more than once. As of now, the diamond veins as a non-renewable resource are close to exhaustion.
"Perhaps this is self-inflicted. The mission targets required by Carbon Mountain are getting higher and higher, so we can only continue to increase the intensity of mining, which has caused huge damage to the underground environment, causing monsters living deep underground to continue to crawl to the surface. ."
"Every year during the general cleaning, Davor requires Carbon Mountain to invest the most support troops. I have reported this situation to the great elder more than once, but he said: Facing these diamonds, all the costs are worth it."
"But now the output of the mine is far from meeting the task indicators. We can only invest more manpower in mining, but the resources produced are only one-tenth or two of the previous ones. The Davor Mine has long been no longer as rich as ours.
"This time, the mine is almost completely occupied by monsters, but that guy from Broval still ordered us to take back the vein...it's obviously almost exhausted . How could he give such an order to trade such a barren mine with a young man's life!"
Tomor was affected by his emotions and couldn't help but roar in a low voice, which for a moment attracted the attention of the dwarves and Cintra people. All attracted.
Lan now understood: "So you want to destroy the entire mine under the pretext of destroying monsters, so that the Fuchs clan can completely get rid of this burden?" Tomor calmed
down and nodded gloomily. It was obvious that he made this decision. Not to his liking. But for the life of the young man and the future of the clan, he must abandon the bottomless pit of Davor that once gave Fuchs the glory.
"Then I plan to lead all my compatriots to the Polo Pass, which was our former iron mine, with numerous steel mills, workshops and forges. After the ore veins there dried up, we dug houses on the cliffs and transformed the mines It has become a living area. It can help us tide over difficulties."
Lann's thinking became clearer: "And in this difficult moment, you need to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. So give half of the young men in the clan to Cintra, if you want us Come to help you take care of the young people?"
Lan En couldn't help but feel happy. Sure enough, there was no help for no reason, and any gift had a price marked on it secretly.
"But Tomor, I'm taking your boys out to fight. And do you really believe that I can take care of them - although I can, but I mean, we don't understand each other at all."
"Young people can only earn food by working. Every inch of land we live in now was cultivated with blood. They are just repeating the path of their ancestors." Tomor said dullly, "As for Sintra... …I know that Arpan of Zygrin serves under your command. When he occasionally writes home, he praises Sintra and the lions there, and even we have heard about it.”
Tomor Looking at Lann: "Although the people of the Zigrin clan are greedy, violent, and stupid, they never lie to their own people, so I believe that Cintra can take good care of Fuchs who is going to help you restore the country."
Yarpan Always able to surprise yourself in various ways.
"I have one last question." Lann and Tomor Fuchs looked at each other directly. "Your plan to flood the bottomless pit of Davor is actually contrary to the wishes of the Great Elder. It is very possible for me to help you. It will anger the great elder. Why should I do this?" "
He is just the great elder. Although he wears a crown, he is not the 'king' of your human kingdom after all." Tomor said in a deep voice, "He has prestige. The premise of this prestige is that he is beneficial to Mahakam, and we all want to contribute to Mahakam, so we allow him to give orders to us." "
But now there are more and more people who are dissatisfied with him. In addition to In addition to us Fuchs, we also have the Ferentz clan who are responsible for serving the red dragon. I have a very good relationship with them. If you help us, then in addition to sending the young men, I can also send Petrit as a messenger gang. You lobby them to get more support."
"Believe me, our two clans alone are enough to form a heavy infantry regiment of more than 2,000 people. The hammer in the dwarf boy's hand can be replaced with a war hammer at any time. You You don’t even need to look for Zygrin and other clans anymore - of course, if you want to look for them again, I have no objection.” “
After all, the more compatriots around you, the better young people can live.”
“ And what kind of support did Brovar give you? A few light letters?" The
old dwarf patriarch shook his beard and looked at the young Duke in front of him expectantly, his eyes full of confidence.
Then he smiled, for he saw in the lion's face the expression he wished to see.
"So Tomor, how are you going to blow up this dam?"
——Geralt
slowly applied a layer of [Hybrid Beast] oil to his wolf-headed silver sword, and at the same time checked his alchemy backpack strap for the last time to make sure The bomb you need is within your reach.
The Wolf Sect is the most orthodox school of demon hunters and the most comprehensive school. It is involved in sword skills, sword oil, seals, and bombs. These skills support the Wolf Sect's demon hunters to deal with most unexpected situations. Short board.
The upper limit of this configuration is very high, but the lower limit is also very low. A strong person, such as Geralt in the future, can become a master in various fields and become the top demon hunter; but a weak person will eventually lose sight of everyone because they have learned a mixed bag and are not proficient in any one thing.
The protagonists of many ancient novels also have this configuration. Basically, except for the protagonist himself who becomes an all-rounder, most of the others are mediocre.
But since the number of demon hunters under Lann's command has increased, the Wolf Sect has had frequent academic exchanges with other schools. The Wolf Sect's demon hunters, who had laid a solid foundation in various fields early on, easily absorbed the excellent experiences of other schools like sponges in the process.
Compared with other schools of thought, the Wolf sect has improved the most through this kind of academic exchange, and Geralt's growth rate has therefore been more than a point faster than normal history.
Behind him were several dwarf hunting teams, and from some unknown time, Geralt had become their leader.
Because the dwarves of the Sieglin clan declined Lan's help, Geralt initially only followed the army as an "advisor". But soon the dwarves of the Sieglin clan encountered trouble during the "cleaning" process. The living habits and the number of monsters were completely different from previous years. Even though the Sieglin clan had been mentally prepared for a long time, they were still in a hurry.
So Geralt took action at this time. He was keenly aware of several latent sneak attacks by monsters, accurately located and tracked the monsters' whereabouts, and skillfully destroyed several monster lairs.
And in the process, he also rescued dwarf warriors from thrilling battles many times, including the leader of the dwarf team, Kuba Zigrin.
The soldiers of the dwarf hunting team were quickly impressed by these various methods and sophisticated fighting postures, and Geralt naturally changed from "advisor" to "leader".
"Stop." Geralt noticed something and suddenly raised his hand. The dwarf hunting team behind them immediately obeyed and stabilized their steps. However, a dozen warriors at the rear of the team were a little unable to brake in time. They bumped into each other with their companions, and they turned into a rolling gourd together quite comically.
However, the people who fell did not scream. Instead, they all got up in silence. At most, they glared at each other a few times, showing their superb fighting qualities.
"Geralt, did you find anything?" Bowser Zigrin stepped forward and asked in a very soft voice.
The white wolf's amber vertical pupils sparkled. He first pulled out a bloody feather from the snow under his feet, and then looked at the sparse black forest trees around him, observing the marks on the tree trunks. The smoky pheromones stimulated his witcher senses. nerves.
"Harpies, this is their nest, just on the cliff in front." Geralt whispered, "There are quite a few. It is estimated that several nearby harpies have gathered together. This is very abnormal - —But considering the recent situation, it’s rather expected.”
Kuba Ziglin suddenly became excited.
"Then what are we waiting for? There are a lot of them, but we have more. Those guys with wings always steal our cattle and sheep!" Kuba said bitterly, "You can explore more accurately, right? Find one. Find out the specific location of their lair, and then leave it to us!"
The white wolf looked at Bowser expressionlessly and shook his head.
"Mountain hunting is the least advisable. After all, this is their home ground, and they can fly." Geralt explained, "Humans... and dwarves face these monsters. The biggest advantage is their equipment and organization. into an organized formation. Once the team is scattered, it is easy to cause unnecessary casualties."
Seeing that the proposal was rejected, Kuba no longer insisted. It seemed that this situation had happened many times. He put his hands on his hips and said with an expression of giving up thinking:
"Then Geralt, tell me what to do, we will listen to you."
Bowser's "proposal" caused the hunting team members behind him to nod. His eyes looked at Geralt eagerly.
Geralt was somewhat used to this kind of look. He sighed slightly and said,
"Didn't you collect a lot of fresh blood and meat during the previous hunting? Take it out."
Bowser looked curious. : "You want to make bait? These are just some pieces of meat. The harpy won't be so stupid, right?" "
Normally not, so I will use a special herbal mixture to add ingredients." Jay Lott shook a small bottle in his hand. These had been prepared in Carbon Mountain. "Although the black pine forest here is sparse, it is enough to serve as a shield for the harpies lured by the smell to see these baits." By the time they can see clearly, our attack has already arrived."
Bowser's eyes lit up, and then he nodded heavily: "It's up to you!"
The flesh and blood mixed with alchemical herbs were quickly thrown in In places with dense black pine forests, a strong and pungent smell to humans is constantly emitted.
Geralt hid in the bushes nearby, mentally evaluating the hunt. If Lann were here, out of convenience, he would definitely choose to use low-intensity [Alder's Sign] to create a wind current to quickly spread the scent of the bait.
It's a pity that Geralt doesn't have such abundant magic power.
However, the wind in the mountains did not disappoint Geralt. He had specially observed the terrain here. After waiting for a full two hours, the mountain wind was finally strong enough to sweep over and spread; after almost half an hour, hoarse and noisy screams could be heard faintly in the sky.
More than twenty harpies were hovering in the air, swooping around the black forest, seemingly searching for the alluring scent.
And this distance is enough for the dwarves to launch an attack.
"Then it's up to us." Bowser grinned. Geralt also nodded in agreement. Entering the frontal battlefield, the combat effectiveness of a single demon hunter is not as good as that of a group of dwarves.
Then came the standard tactics for facing flying creatures, shooting them down with a hail of arrows, followed by ground troops, and a team of ten dwarves methodically swept away the harpies. And Geralt dexterously interspersed among them as a firefighter, occasionally pulling out the team that was temporarily rushed out of the gap, and using [Alder's Seal] to shoot down the swooping harpies.
As the last harpy that raised its body and tried to escape was shot down by a long bow, this premeditated ambush came to an end.
The hunting team members wandered around the battlefield, helping the harpy to die completely. At the same time, they collected the monster materials needed by the clan to somewhat make up for the losses caused by monsters during this period.
Bowser walked around the team for a while, confirming the losses, and the smile on his face became even bigger.
"It's amazing, Geralt. There were no casualties during this cleaning!" Bowser slapped Geralt's thigh hard. "This is all because of your help. I really hope there are a few in the clan." A demon hunter!"
Geralt shook his head and did not answer Bowser's words. He just said: "Even if the ones attracted this time were not the main force in the harpy lair, at least two-thirds of them were eliminated. Now we can organize manpower to climb the mountain. I have a lot of bombs suitable for destroying their nests, enough to deal with them once and for all."
Kuba laughed and was about to nod, but he thought of something and suddenly became hesitant.
He was not the kind of person who would hide his thoughts and let his expression change smoothly. This abnormality immediately caught Geralt's attention.
"I said...Geralt, in fact, we don't need to go up the mountain anymore." Bowser said hesitantly, "Uh...this is a Mahakam rule, which is to leave some monsters during the general cleaning and not to kill them all. , otherwise it will destroy...ecological balance. Yes, ecological balance!"
"Anyway." Bowser said, "This time the general cleaning will end here. How about we go back to rest first? Then we will look at the investigation status of other teams. , see what areas still need to be cleaned up."
Geralt's vertical pupils narrowed slightly.
After looking Kuba up and down, and then at the dwarves who had just finished the battle, he said leisurely: "Of course
, I'm just here to help. How to help, how much to help, I still have to listen to you..."
( End of this chapter)