From Witcher to Lord of the Empire.

Chapter 214 Troll Demon Likes Infrastructure, and Lan Lan
Facing Lann's question, the old witcher said it very tactfully, but the meaning in his words "the apprentices trained by the wolf faction will not be able to fool even trolls" is already obvious.

Afterwards, Vesemir thought about it, and added: "A lot of apprentices got their heads covered, it's not a big deal."

In this way, Lan En has a good idea in his heart, and everything will be easy to handle if there is no hatred.

The three-headed troll was still clamoring.

And Lane patted Lambert's shoulder to hold down his killing intent, stepped forward and said, "You don't need to kill them, I have other uses."

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Trolls are a very happy race.

There have been legends in ancient times that trolls are creatures born from the earth, and their bodies are made of rocks.It is believed that trolls hate sunlight and are only active at night because sunlight turns them into lifeless stone.

However, after research, it was found that this was just a "legend".Later people learned that trolls are also creatures made of flesh and blood, but their skin composition is more "natural".

Later legends held that trolls were degenerated giants—because of their large size compared to humans, and their equally unpretentious abilities: strength and defense.

An adult troll can reach a height of about [-] meters, and can easily lift stakes and even rocks larger than itself. Its punches 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, there are often trolls who build bridges and live under the bridge holes, so as to collect tolls from passing pedestrians.Nowadays, many villages and towns specially invite trolls to repair bridges—compared to hiring specialized craftsmen to build and maintain bridges, the little road money collected by trolls under the bridge is much more economical.

In addition to the bridge-builder troll, there have also been soldier trolls, boxing champion trolls, and blacksmith trolls among the people.They don't have high IQs, but they are exceptionally competent in some areas where strength is required, and they are loyal and honest.

Among the nobles and wealthy merchants, there was a trend of raising trolls to guard the treasure house.After all, guards don't need IQ, and trolls are so stupid that they can't even have the idea of ​​"betraying their employer". Their reward is nothing more than food and wine, and at most they can chat and sing with them occasionally.

Of course, any race has to be seen from both sides.Just as there are "crazy cats" and "knight-like griffins" in the witcher, there are also simple and honest guards and man-eating monsters in the trolls.

Generally speaking, this is a powerful and dangerous creature that can be wooed by small means.Their prowess in charging and their talent for building infrastructure are what Lann wants to acquire.

That's why Lan asked Vesemir in advance if these trolls were the kind of ogres that crave human flesh, and only planned to make a move after getting a negative answer.

The other witchers folded their arms to watch Lane perform.Lei Suo moved his fingers slightly, ready to take action when Lan En was in trouble.

Snakes are good at poison, while trolls are weak.Trolls have an extremely fast metabolism, which is accompanied by a strong regenerative ability.It is also for this reason that such a body will spread the poison entering the body through every blood vessel with extremely fast blood flow, and "disappear" in an instant.

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"Troll demon, the demon hunter is disobedient." Seeing that Lan En and his party remained motionless, the troll who had hammered the leader before hit his head again, smashing a stone on top of the opponent's head.

The troll leader who was beaten scratched his head, and seemed to direct the anger of the beating on the demon hunter: "Trolls don't go to castles, and don't want beautiful stones. Demon hunters, don't come to the trolls' territory, go quickly, Back to the castle!"

Listening to the words of these trolls, it seems that there was some mutual non-interference agreement reached between the demon hunters and the trolls.

The wolf sent the demon hunters to look at each other for a few moments, then confirmed the target and turned their gazes to Vesemir.

"Don't look at me." Vesemir curled his lips, "At least I haven't heard of anything like this during the years I've been in Kaer Morhen."

"Is it possible." Geralt guessed, "A certain apprentice used the words to complete the trial. Then these trolls thought they had signed an agreement with the entire wolf faction?"

Vesemir remained silent, this is really uncertain.

the other side.Lann estimated the distance between himself and the trolls. He hasn't recovered much of his magic power yet, and [flashing] such a long distance is a bit difficult.

So he opened his arms and made a gesture of hugging to show his friendliness, and he also wanted to tease these idiots a little bit.

Lann shouted as he approached the trolls: "But trolls, the demon hunters came from the Ring of Elements, and we are going back to the castle. Since you want us to go back to the castle, why are you blocking our way? ?”

After hearing Lan En's words, the three trolls were stunned at the same time.

"Troll monster, the witcher said he wants to go back to the castle." The troll who punched the leader seemed confused by Lann's words.

"Ju Ma Ma, stupid!" The leader troll 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, pointing in the direction of the ring of elements, "there is the castle from where the demon hunter comes."

"There is the Elemental Ring." The leader troll pointed in the direction of Kaer Morhen Castle, showing a see-through expression, "Demon hunter, say one thing, do another!"

The troll known as "Ju Ma Ma" was immediately convinced, and he broke his palm with only three fingers, and admitted: "Occasionally there is a third set!"

Seeing this scene, Lan twitched the corners of his mouth.He suddenly understood why the wolf apprentices had zero deaths in the face of these trolls.

Judging from the conversation between the two trolls just now, the name of the leader troll is "Troll Demon", and the troll who hammered it repeatedly is called "Ju Ma Ma".Pretty unpretentious name.

"No, troll monster, giant mama." The troll who hadn't spoken all this time said suddenly, "Demon hunter, you are indeed coming from the elemental ring, heading for the castle, the direction is correct!"

This troll has not spoken since just now, but it seems to be the most intelligent of the three demons - at least it has a memory.The other two trolls also recognized what it said, and immediately fell into a vicious circle of self-doubt.

"The witcher comes from the elemental ring? Why?"

Lann estimated the distance between himself and the trolls, took a few steps forward, and answered the troll's question: "Because we just came out of Old Spearhead's cave in the morning, will there be any of you blocking the way at that time? Where have you been?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Lann's words came out, the three-headed trolls on the hillside became panicked after hearing the word "Old Spearhead", for a moment they forgot to continue to swear to the demon hunters own sovereignty over the territory.

The old spearhead has always been the top predator in the Blue Mountains, even the trolls can only punch it.Thanks to the fact that trolls are extremely sensitive to the vibrations of the ground and rocks, in the past, whenever they heard the footsteps of Cyclops, they would immediately detour and live in peace for hundreds of years.

And today's commotion between the demon hunter and the old spearhead really frightened these trolls. The shocking explosion and series of roars and screams made them hide without even caring about their territory. When En and his group passed by for the first time, they didn't encounter the troll blocking the way.

At this time, Lan En, who had a keen mind, saw the reactions of the trolls, and he could basically guess in his heart.While the trolls were flustered, he also kept getting closer to them, which was enough for him to use his skills to punch his face.

【flashing】

Lan En's body disappeared in a burst of emerald light, and then there was a golden light flashing behind the three-headed troll, revealing his smiling figure.

The three-headed troll was shaken and almost jumped up in fright.Seeing the troll who was about to throw stones out of the stone like a magic trick, Lan didn't panic at all.

He flipped his left hand, and suddenly there was a huge head higher than his waist and abdomen on the open space in front of him.It is densely covered with burns, knife marks, and poison erosion. The one-eyed canthus, which is bigger than the troll's entire face, is wide open, full of anger and unwillingness.

It was the head of the old spearhead that Lan had chopped off before.

Even though the huge one-eyed eye was dead, it still exuded a terrifying aura, and the stone in the hands of the three-headed troll fell out of fear on the spot.They backed up screaming loudly, kicked their feet in the air and rolled down the hillside.

The golden light flashed again, and the troll, who was rolling on the ground, opened his eyes, but it was still the dead head of the old spearhead.The three-headed troll almost hugged each other in fear, curled up and retreated again and again, and soon put their backs on the rock wall and could not retreat.

"Trollmo, trollmo, the old spearhead is dead." The troll named Ju Mama hid behind the trollmo, trembling uncontrollably.

"Demon hunters hunt monsters, trolls are also monsters, and demon hunters are going to hunt trolls." The trolls closed their eyes in fear, but blocked the two companions behind them firmly, "The old spearhead Killed, the troll demon will also be killed."

Seeing the reaction of the three-headed troll, even Lan couldn't help sighing in his heart: The old spearhead is really easy to use.

Almost scared, it can be said to be down to business.

"Oh, trolls, what are you talking about?" Lan En suddenly laughed, "I heard that the old spearhead always bullies you, so I brought people here to hunt the old spearhead, how could I use swords against you What? Now that you are safe, there is nothing else in this area that can bully you."

As he said that, Lan patted Old Spearhead's head with his left hand, and put this terrifying item back into the [item bar].Without the shock of the head, the three trolls had the courage to open their eyes slightly, and repeated in disbelief after hearing what Lann said.

"Demon hunter, kill the old spearhead, so that the troll will not be bullied?" The troll seemed to have difficulty understanding the meaning of this sentence, "Demon hunter, good man?"

Giant Mama was also unbelievable. It glanced at Lan En secretly, and said, "No, demon hunter, say one thing, do another thing, and occasionally..."

The third troll suddenly interrupted, it was the only one in the troll team with analytical ability: "But, without the old spearhead, there is really nothing to bully the troll!"

This sentence made sense, and the troll was instantly happy when he heard the words, and the previous doubts disappeared in an instant: "There is nothing to bully the troll, demon hunter, good man!"

This series of violent emotional changes were too sudden, even if Lan En was mentally prepared, he was choked at this moment.

Could it be...too easy?
"Demon hunter, good man!" The troll suddenly reached out and patted Lan En.

This is the troll's way of expressing friendliness, but it is really a burden that Lan can't bear at the moment.

He brushed a layer of [Quen's Seal] on himself quickly, and was hit with the effect of [Burst Shield] on the spot.The three-headed trolls were knocked back several steps by the shock wave with him at the center, and they were stunned and uncertain.

"Demon hunter, be strong!" The troll demon had never seen the methods of a demon hunter, or even if it had seen it, it probably wouldn't remember it.It also thought that it had indeed patted Lan En just now, and was amazed at Lan En's physical strength at this moment, and even gave a thumbs up.

Lan wiped off his cold sweat, forced a smile, and continued: "Troll, you see, I killed the old spearhead for you. We are friends, right? But as friends, I think it's just cleaning up for you. The old spearhead is not enough, I want to continue to help you."

The troll's eyes widened in surprise: "Demon hunter, continue to help?"

Lane said gently: "Maybe you are helping me. You have been living in the mountains, and there are only stones-of course, stones are beautiful things. But I have a place with more stones, a place with countless stones. Where there are no stones, I need to build bridges, houses, walls, and even castles out of these stones and logs."

The troll's eyes widened: "Countless stones? Bridges? Houses? Castles?"

In a trance, it seems that the soul of infrastructure has been awakened in the troll demon.

The troll other than Trollmo and Trollmo suddenly started to think, and said puzzledly: "But there are also a lot of stones here."

Lan En answered confidently: "There are more stones and wine!"

"Wine?!"*3
Lan turned his left hand and took out a bottle of vodka this time.Opening the cork, the enticing fragrance filled the air immediately, causing the three-headed troll's nose to twitch.

After changing hands, he stuffed the wine bottle into the troll demon's almost uncontrollable hand. Lan turned his left hand again, and stuffed a bottle of wine for each of the three trolls and one demon.

For a while, there was only the sound of "gudong gudong" in the field.The vodka was drank within two or three breaths. The troll viciously turned the bottle upside down, and found that no drop of wine could be poured out, so he simply threw the bottle into his mouth, as if chewing a biscuit. "Swallowed it into the stomach a few times.

"Demon hunter, friend!" Trollmo's voice was full of joy this time, "Countless stones, bridges and castles, and wine, Trollmo will follow you!"

Before Lann could show a surprised expression, the companion who didn't know the name behind the troll suddenly pulled it, and said vaguely while chewing the wine bottle in his mouth: "Troll monster, but here What about stones? This is the territory of trolls."

The troll hesitated.

Lan En sighed, knowing that things would not be so easy, but he had no intention of saving any more, so he just bought insurance together in one go.

He took out a bottle of vodka again and handed it over: "Troll, drink."

"Gudong Gudong..."

"Troll, are we friends?"

"Of course!" cried the troll. "Witcher, good man! Friend!"

Just when the troll was in the highest mood and had the highest favorability with the witcher, Lan gently put a hand on the troll.

[Follower], contract.

Fortunately, I have the habit of accumulating skill points, and I am always ready to deal with such emergencies.

One skill point was silently erased, and the experience value jumped down by double digits. The consumption was not much more than that of a loyal follower or a lady who secretly promised her.

[Follower: Troll Demon

Gender: Male
Race: Rock Troll

Rating: 1
Talent: Barrier

Experience Points: 0/1000
Health: 8430/8600
Mana: 500/500
Inventory: Vodka

Skill bar: rock blood, rapid metabolism, advanced throwing, advanced construction

Mission: None]

[Shared Follower Talent: Barrier]

[Barrier: Life limit increased by 50%]

Lan found that he particularly liked this kind of talent with simple and crude descriptions and simple and crude effects.

In an instant, he only felt that the muscles in his whole body began to swell, the blood flow speed up suddenly, and the rolling in the blood vessels seemed to have turned into a boulder with the momentum of an avalanche, which was unstoppable.

Glancing at the system: [HP: 4050/4100] → [HP: 6100/6150]

Fortunately, this feeling came and went quickly. Immediately afterwards, Lann only felt that the muscles in his body began to contract and relax again, as if the power just produced was just an illusion.

But Lane knew that his muscle strength had actually increased.The increase in health itself will bring about the improvement of physical fitness. Most of my thick blood bars are brought about by the previous demon hunter mutation and bloodline awakening. A normal level-up only comes with an increase of 100 health points. The sharing of this talent can In one breath, I have increased my physical fitness by almost twenty levels.

Lane felt that now he could really box with the troll in a physical sense.

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The contracted troll is the result of Lane's plan early on.Even if the trolls agree to leave with Lann, Lann will still spend skill points to make a contract.

Although after establishing friendship with trolls, they will become honest and honest.But after all, it is Lane who establishes friendship with them, and it is only Lane. If they are brought back to Sintra, who knows if they will hurt the citizens there because of some misunderstandings—you must know that no matter how simple and honest the troll is, it will eventually It is a monster that is classified into the [Ogre] category in the illustrated book.

So Lanne needs to provide an insurance policy for the trolls, and raise their relationship from "friends who help each other" to "subordination who obey what they say".It is also convenient for Lane to call them over at any time through [Teleport] when necessary in the future as thugs who charge into battle.

And after Lann successfully made the contract, the troll suddenly felt a surge of pride in his heart that he had never felt before.

"Witcher, name, tell the trolls!"

Lane raised an eyebrow.Indeed, this was the first time he had forgotten to introduce himself first during a conversation.

"My name is Lane."

It threw the wine bottle violently, and shouted to the sky:
"Troll, help Lan Lan! Don't want the site!!"

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The three-headed troll was temporarily left by Lan in the cave where the old spearhead lived.Vesemir was easy to talk to, but he wasn't reasonable enough to let the troll live in Kaer Morhen.

Lane then made an agreement with the trolls to take them away through Mossak's portal when they returned to Sintra.Before leaving, Lann also left a lot of wine in the cave, enough for them to drink to their heart's content.

Back at the castle, the first thing I saw was still a small slate-colored whirlwind.Lowering her head, Ciri threw herself into Lann's arms and touched up and down nervously, worrying if he was injured.

Looking up, Yennefer and Triss were smiling by the window.It's just that the smiles on their faces are not the same.

The dinner was prepared in a very orderly manner, and everyone drank and chatted around the stove.Shirley's crystal blue eyes fluttered, and she listened curiously to the hunting during the day, especially when she knew that Lann planned to bring the three trolls back to Cintra.

Lambert drank the wine in his glass and sighed to Lann: "I used to think that only idiots could communicate with trolls. I didn't expect smart people to be able to communicate with trolls. You opened my eyes!" .”

Ciri felt that the man was scolding Lan, and immediately glared at him.

Compared with the previous night, Lambert was in a much better mood. He laughed loudly and didn't care about the children's emotions at all, and turned his head to fight for drinks with the other Wolf faction companions.

Mossak and Vesemir sat very close to each other, sorting out the newly learned knowledge: "The leader of that head is called 'Troll Demon', and 'Giant Mama' is its consort. The remaining one is called 'Ju Ma Ma Ma' is a daughter. There really is a certain social structure among trolls, and they are still monogamous..."

Lane patted Ciri on the head lightly to turn her gaze away from Lambert, and rubbed it vigorously.

His attention was slightly diverted to Vesemir's side, and when the discussion between the two old men came to an end, he suddenly said:

"Vesemir, I want to tell you something, which can be regarded as asking for your opinion."

The old witcher raised his eyebrows and made a gesture of listening attentively.

Lan patted Ciri on the head: "For the next period of time, I want to take Ciri with me temporarily. We have a marshal returning and need to meet Ciri to take an oath of allegiance. I also want to go to history with her. Kelliger, visit our uncle."

The little girl's eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)