From Witcher to Lord of the Empire.

Chapter 268 Lan En is not a fight in his life, but only likes to fight
After the flame rose to the extreme, it finally ignited new incombustible objects without the additional magic power of the lion-eyed demon hunter. After burning away the attached flesh and inorganic solids, it gradually extinguished.

Geralt walked up to a Sharma, stretched out his leather-gloved left hand and gently snapped off the Sharma's case.

With a "click", the solid rock shell unexpectedly became as brittle as charcoal. I really don't know what the flame burned inside.

"But it's a bit of a waste." Although Geralt has lived comfortably in Sintra for a long time, Geralt still can't change his nearly century-old habit of thrift. "It's impossible to recycle alchemy materials like this."

Lan shrugged. This time it was indeed a bit of a waste. The precious alchemy materials cannot be exchanged for money.However, there is also the meaning of venting anger this time. It is better to use [Bone Biting] to freeze instead of [Pyromaniac] in future battles.

Geralt shook his head, strode past these Sharmas and came to the Dragon Lizard. At this moment, the monster seemed to have turned into a carbon sculpture, covered in hideous scorched black, its scales and flesh had slightly melted, and its body was also shattered. It twisted into a posture that would make people feel phantom pain just by looking at it.

Even so, this huge corpse seems to still have the prestige of a top predator, and even because of the terrifying death, the invisible aura has been strengthened, making the dwarves who want to collect the spoils not far away hesitate for a while .

"This is really an astonishing monster." The white wolf sighed, "It is indeed the dragon beast closest to a real dragon."

"A real dragon is not so ugly." Saskia suddenly retorted.

This new girl who joined the team didn't have much chance to fight just now. Except for helping defend against Sharma at the beginning, almost all the heads behind were snatched by Lane alone.

"Really?" Geralt looked at Saskia with his usual expressionless face, 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."

……

Outside the "carbon sculpture group" formed by these monsters, Lann is trying to negotiate with the dwarves of the two clans.

"Bubba, this is the Duke of Lannister from Sintra." Seeing that the leader of the clan seemed a little frightened by Lann, and even that sunny smile couldn't make the other party come forward, it felt a bit embarrassing. Bo couldn't help but stepped forward to introduce him.

This is also his job as a guide.

"And he is my cousin Kuba Ziglin, Duke of Lannister." Gabo turned his head and introduced his clan companions to Lann.

The dwarves haven't recovered from the scene where Lann just showed his power. They seem to think that it's great that Gabo can become friends with a character like Lann. I am in admiration.

"You just said that Earl Lannister is a guest of the Great Elder, right, Gabo?" Before the Ziglin family could react, the dwarves from another clan supported each other and inserted into the room. their dialogue.

The leader among them looked very shrewd, and quickly walked out of the deterrence just now, and began to think: "And according to the performance of this... Lord 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 to the white wolf not far away. Obviously, this dwarf had seen a lot while traveling in human society, and Geralt's amber cat eyes were too iconic.However, Lan En's lion pupils were too different from traditional witchers, which made it difficult for the dwarf to speculate.

"It seems that the Great Elder heard our appeal and sent a powerful reinforcement?"

"Hello, Duke Lannister." The leader of the dwarves greeted Lann politely, "Thank you for your help just now. I am their foreman, and my name is..."

"Petrit Fuchs." Gabor interrupted the leader.

From Gabo's hesitant attitude towards the Fuchs clan before he came, and the behavior of the Zieglin clan against the Fuchs clan in the battle just now, Lan can more or less guess the two clans. relationship between.

There is a grudge, and it may not be a world feud.

As for the story between them, Lane also has a vague memory.Maybe it's because the dwarves have been secluded for too long, so there are always various messy contradictions inside, and these two clans will also break out terrible disasters in the future.

Although the conflict seems to have not erupted like it will in the future, the hatred accumulated over the years still makes them owe each other a word at this moment.

"The Duke of Lannister is entrusted by the Great Elder to help us, and similarly, 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 parchment, tied with thin thread, and bearing the iron seal of the Great Elder.Since there is no way to put the help for Lan En on the table, it is natural that Lan En cannot be allowed to communicate with the various clans. The Great Elder has already arranged for Gabo to serve as a bridge.

It was also fortunate that the Great Elder had written the letter, otherwise Gabo probably wouldn't be bothered to communicate with the Fuchs clan.

"Only the elders of your clan can read this letter, so don't mess with it." Gabo snorted coldly, "And after he reads it, he must be able to understand the meaning of the elder."

"I'm different from you Ziglin, I can touch everything." Petrit retorted without flinching.

Then Petrit took the letter that Gabo threw from afar. Fortunately, the iron blocks were bound on it to make this process possible.

And after talking with Gabo, Petrit turned to Lan again, his face softened:

"Since the Duke of Lannister came to help us, he is our friend and should accept hospitality. He happened to help us a lot just now..."

"I brought the Duke of Lannister here, and he is a guest of our Chiglin clan." Gabor interrupted Petrit again, "As for dealing with monsters later, we can discuss it together tomorrow at a place. .”

"Does this look all right to you, Duke Lannister?"

It is normal for the two clans to compete for the first ownership of the reinforcements, but this kind of competition is suspected of degrading the characters. Although he knew that Lan might be closer to the Ziglin clan for his own reasons, Gabo still came out. Yu Lili finally asked for Lane's opinion.

Lan looked between the two clans, and finally agreed to Gabo's plan under Petrit's regretful eyes.

Whether it's Gabo, who has always been a guide, or Yarpan, who is now serving under him, Lane has a natural sense of closeness to the Ziglin clan.

It's just that if the development is allowed to continue like this, it may be true that as Gabo said, when recruiting heavy infantry, they can only choose one of the two clans.

Is there a way to have 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 a huge embankment and a reservoir that was almost enough to meet the daily needs of all the residents of the capital city of a kingdom.

The rushing river seems to have been tamed here, appearing stable and harmless, dedicated to nourishing the dwarven clans living nearby.Lan even felt that the reservoir was more like an artificial lake, and the connected river could be used as a port, where the dragon boats of Chief Skelliger could park more than a dozen.

Generally, natural mountain canyons may not have such a scale, let alone artificially excavated water storage areas. I am afraid that only the dwarves can replace nature with such uncanny craftsmanship.

"It's spectacular, it's the pride of our Ziglin clan - Davor's Pond!" Gabo laughed, and then whispered a few words after the end, "Although the construction of this cistern was carried out by Fuchs People also contribute a little bit.”

Lan En suddenly understood the elements of the feud between the two clans, although it might only be one of the causes.

The crowd soon arrived at the gathering place of the Chieglin clan.This is a small town built on the hillside. All the houses are built with stones in a very tough and rough style, and even carved directly.The feeling of entering here is not like living in a house, but directly living in the "mountain" in a physical sense.

And due to environmental and seasonal reasons, the surfaces of these stone houses are covered with a thin layer of ice, making them look even colder.It is completely opposite to the words "stove", "forging" and "warmth" that everyone imagines that can be associated with dwarves.

However, the people living inside have their iconic laughter.Gabo is the pride of the Zigrein clan. Seeing him come back, the Zigrein patriarch came out and opened his arms to embrace him without calling.

And when he read the letter from the Great Elder, learned about Lan En's identity, and especially the fighting power Lan En showed, his laughter became even louder.

"Thank you, Duke Lannister, if you hadn't acted in time today, we might have lost several good guys, and several families would cry because of this, including Yarpen's relatives!"

"This is exactly the purpose of my coming here." Lan accepted the thanks and also expressed humility, "I only hope to help the Zieglin clan to end all this as soon as possible."

"I already understand the meaning of the Great Elder, you don't have to worry, Qi Gelin will never be stingy to thank friends who help Qi Gelin!" Qi Gelin said deeply, "At the beginning we closed the door to gain peace, but there are many The clan actually feels guilty towards the elves, and it is not a real dwarf's act to refuse to save them... Now that this choice is placed in front of the dwarves again, we will not let history repeat itself."

For the promise of the dwarf patriarch, Lan expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

Since this "big cleaning" will support two clans at the same time, the specific action plan and team deployment will have to wait for the next day to discuss with the Fuchs clan.Although Lann's team is more professional in hunting monsters, the information on the habitat, distribution, and habits of monsters still needs to be provided by the locals.

And maybe they can have more constructive suggestions, so that Lane and the others can save a lot of effort?

Night is coming soon.Since the architectural style of the town is designed to provide housing for dwarves, Lan and his party can only live in tents.

The Sintra people who are used to the army didn't feel anything. They all experienced the more difficult days when the country was broken.Gabo, on the other hand, felt very rude, and kept apologizing to Lan, because according to tradition, they were going to spend the night in the capital, Carbon Mountain, where there was a residence for human diplomatic guests.

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"I think these two clans are very problematic," Geralt said.

Lane's tent was so big that it was big enough to accommodate all the senior officers in the regiment to discuss matters together.At this moment, all his attendants and confidantes gathered here, and even Hei Feng got in because he was afraid of the cold.

"They definitely have a problem." Lan affirmed Geralt's statement, then rubbed his head with a headache, "I just hope that the monsters here can be dealt with quickly, so that I don't get involved in the conflicts between them go."

Geralt frowned: "But if they send troops to Cintra, the conflicts between the clans will still affect you."

The white wolf's worry was justified, but Lan shook his head: "No, that is a contradiction that I can reconcile, but it's different here. The two clans are feuds, and it seems that Brovar Hogg hasn't lived for centuries. It can mediate this contradiction. I am worried that our arrival will become a fuse, breaking the balance between the two clans and breaking out unprecedented disasters."

White Wolf was worried at first, but he smiled after hearing Lann's words: "Lan, do you worry too much about political issues in the northern border? This is Mahakam, and they are dwarves. I mean Yes—they are dwarves, no matter how feuding they are, aren’t they still dwarves?”

Lann just shook his head again when he heard this: "Kindfighting is not exclusive to humans, Geralt. Not every dwarf talks about fellowship like Yarpen or Zoltan."

Geralt frowned, this action highlighted his slightly vicissitudes and melancholy demeanor.Fortunately Yennefer was not in the tent.

"What are you thinking, is there something wrong?" Lan En was curious.

White Wolf nodded: "I was thinking, if the two clans are so regarded as fire and water, why would they fight against monsters together during the day? With the dwarf's upright character, shouldn't they do their own thing?"

……

"Sieglin, who had been hammered in the head, took a fancy to our mine in Fuchs, and wanted to add another piece to their bandits' exploits!"

On the second day, Lann, the Chieglin clan, and the Fuchs clan surrounded Davor's pool.

(End of this chapter)