wandering fairy

The priest almost fainted from anger again, and shouted in a low voice: "Nonsense! Of course, continue to dig the strongest tunnel, and take good ventilation and moisture-proof measures. Then store enough dry food! Don't you know that this is our dwarves?" Is it the way to survive various disasters for thousands of years? You see, the giant civilization has been destroyed, the elf civilization has been destroyed, and our dwarf civilization has always existed. If this big event can happen, maybe it can wipe out all the people on the ground. Kill all the races together! Of course, it would be the best if we can kill the drows too! Then we dwarves will rule the whole world, hahahahaha" He laughed for a long time before closing his mouth. He said sternly to the king: "Although a major event may or may not happen, we are not afraid of [-], just in case. If it does happen, and we are not prepared, it will be a catastrophe! So, this year Let’s let you indulge in this flower and wine conference again, and it will not be held next year! Our country is too small, and we must make great efforts to prepare to survive the big event, otherwise it will be annexed by other dwarf powers. Prosper It depends on who can survive this incident until the end."

The king nodded heavily, and said obediently to the priest uncle: "Then I will reject that human little baron. By the way, I will also send someone to reject the other human nobles." He took out a bottle of wine from behind and handed it over to honor him. His old man: "This is the tribute brought by the little baron. It tastes good. You can try it." The priest laughed and said, "You are really stubborn! It is said that it will be shared equally with all the nobles. Secretly But he secretly hid a few bottles by himself. The method is quite fast, and you are indeed a believer in Vegadin. However, be careful that your prestige will be affected if they find out!" After finishing speaking, he took the wine bottle very bluntly .He drank a few swigs, then licked his lips greedily and said with emotion: "What a delicious wine, if all human beings are dead, then who will make such a delicious wine to pay us a tribute?"

The king chuckled and said, "Then ask the stalwart and benevolent Moradin to keep some bars specially for me."

The two sturdy bearded dwarves looked at each other and laughed.

The next day, Giselle rode a horse with a blank expression, and slowly approached her castle.His pupils were lifeless, as if his soul had been sucked out, and he just blankly reflected the distorted outline of the castle——ah, this castle that has lived for decades.Am I going to flee this time with my poor belongings like those refugees who were expelled from the land?

Shame!When has our family ever been shamed like this since it was established here? ! For more than 40 years, no matter what thrilling things happen, they can get the help of Giffen City and remain invincible.And now, why did those ghost things happen in Giffen City? !

The surrounding nobles must have put me aside now and got together to discuss the matter of jointly resisting the sub-giants, right?Hmph, these guys always say that our family seized this land by relying on the power of Giffen City, and now they finally have a chance to take revenge.They must be laughing at me happily.

Hmph, then let the sub-giant come!

He suddenly shouted angrily: "Come on, come on! All the sub-giants! Just light up everything within a few hundred miles! You want me to die? Bah! Everyone don't want to live !” His ferocious appearance and violent tone immediately startled the attendants.Everyone followed fearfully, and walked into the city depressedly.

In front of him is still a narrow gravel road, and on both sides are still old wood and stone houses.There are still cliché faces on the road, and nothing has changed except that everyone has a little more fear on their faces.Giselle's despair gradually turned into another thought: If I am unfortunately caught by the sub-giants, should I simply surrender to them and lead them to ransack those bastards?I am not having a good life, why should they have a good life?Besides, I am not the only one who surrendered to the sub-giant!But if I do that, I will never even think about taking back the territory in my life.what to do?Um?Why are there a few more people?

Giselle regained her spirits, it was difficult to meet strangers in a remote place like theirs.And the first few are just a team of arcane soldiers!That's right, it's the arcane vanguard.Could it be that he escaped from somewhere to avoid the limelight when the turmoil broke out in Giffen City?

His mind is spinning fast, and his arcane vanguard is also very strong in combat. He can even replace the role of ordinary mages when using mage tools.And there are still some magic tools in his castle!If you can use their ability

Sitting by the window, Rafina was looking at the statue of God Sisuo in his hand again facing the bright sunlight. The small real silver statue reflected the sparkling clear silver light and gently "swayed" like flowing water. Like the scales in the sea.It reminded Rafina of the scene when he saw the sea for the first time - the milky white clouds on the vast sea swirled and changed with the vigorous sea breeze.In the line where the sea and the sky meet and the flowing clouds overflow, there are full of mysterious and strange islands and countless bright and colorful customs.Like the source of the dream, it deeply attracted Rafenner's mind.

This childhood feeling rushed to her heart again, and she couldn't help praying to the small statue of God Sisuo: "God of profound knowledge and wisdom, if you are really the patron saint of explorers, can you give me a chance?" , so that I can get rid of the hopeless life and set sail?"

nature.The statuette doesn't respond.The gleaming silver light still flows.Respond to Rafina's extravagant hope with silence.She laughed at herself and put away the statue.Then I heard the noise in the atom: "The master is back. The master is back! He also brought rescuers!"

Rafina was taken aback!Did the dwarf agree to his request?She walked downstairs slowly, and as soon as she opened the door, she saw her husband, Baron Giselle, standing at the door in a dusty but excited manner.Quickly introduce the people behind her: "Look, I brought back the rescuers-a team of arcane soldiers who have experienced many battles! They can help us defend against those sub-giants! Let me introduce. He is these arcane soldiers. The leader of the vanguard, Mr. MacKenzie."

A familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of Rafina, with a familiar square face, familiar short beard, and familiar brown eyes, which almost made her exclaim: "Mackens?!"

In an instant, her body trembled slightly.The roots of his ears turned red quickly.The man on the other side was also taken aback, and immediately "returned to normal", as if nothing had happened.He just bowed politely to Rafenner: "Hello, beautiful baroness. May your beauty last forever like evergreen trees."

Rafina's expression darkened for a moment, and then he quickly returned to normal, returning his salute softly.Everything seems to be peaceful.

Then Rafina saw that this small team of more than a dozen people was arranged to live in the castle, and there were actually two women among them.One, like himself, is also a Tier [-] mage.The other was actually a half-drow warrior.In addition, there is a blue-robed priest with a face of about [-] or so and an unusually calm expression.

Seeing her husband's unusual enthusiasm, she was suspicious in her heart, until they returned to the large and simple room together, and then asked in a low voice: "What are you doing?! Don't you know that the Austrian Federation wants to wipe out all Giffen Are they the arcane soldiers who were compensated by the city? They may be the arcane soldiers who escaped from Giffen City! If people find out, we will become harbor criminals! We will be killed by the people of the Arcane Federation!"

Giselle whispered impatiently: "What are you screaming for?! If those sub-giants invaded the city, we would die sooner! As for the Austrian Law Federation, I will deal with it freely!"

Rafenner suddenly sneered and said, "To deal with it? It's a tip-off! First use the Zhexi people to defeat the sub-giant tribe, and then sell them to the Austrian-French Union. Hmph, it really is a good strategy!"

Giselle grabbed her by the collar in a fit of rage, and shouted sharply, "Shut up! If they hear it, I'll kill you first!"

Rafina's eyes were full of coldness: "Try it! I won't let you do whatever you want like before!" As he spoke, he waited for him sternly, and even prepared to activate arcane spells.After all, she is an official sorcerer, and it is not something an ordinary person can afford to fight.

Giselle glared at her fiercely, let go of her unwillingly, and then turned to go out, but before opening the door, she turned around and said: "Anyway, we can't let them know about this, otherwise you and I will be together." Just wait and live in the wilderness!" Yan Bi went out to greet those arcane soldiers.

There is no large living room in the small castle to accommodate these people for dinner, so the sumptuous welcome "dinner" was placed on the open space outside the castle.Several heavy tables were spliced ​​together to form a large rectangular table. The delicious fatty fish on the table steamed with a hint of aroma, the fresh rapeseed exuded an attractive smell, and all kinds of clean and crystal clear fresh berries were tender and attractive. Last year's sausages were delicious, and the specially made bacon made men salivate.Those rough weeds and animal meat have long been tired of eating.It's time for a change, too.

Giselle was very satisfied with their greedy expressions, and her plan was one step closer to success.So please feel free to enjoy it.But keenly, he suddenly found that these arcane soldiers all secretly glanced at one person—the priest of the god of air element wearing a dark blue robe, and even their leader Mackenzie did the same.It seems that they will not use a knife and fork without the priest's order.

In an eerie silence.That "Pastor Aililu" moved the knife and fork first, and after tasting a few dishes casually, he casually said: "The taste is not bad." As soon as he finished speaking, the group of people around immediately cheered. The ground moved the knife and fork, scrambling to divide the vegetables, cut the meat, and ladle the soup with a big spoon.Immediately, human voices, eating and drinking sounded together, mixed with bursts of aroma, and the atmosphere was instantly turned into a very warm atmosphere.

Giselle raised her glass again to salute everyone.

All once again stole glances at the pastor in unison, awaiting his order.

The pastor took a sip of the wine, and said that sentence again: "It tastes good." The words just fell.The surrounding arcane soldiers, Ma Shan, raised their glasses with a smile and rang Baron Giselle in return.

In the middle of dinner.Giselle tentatively asked MacKenzie about their background and future plans.MacKenzie smirked and stole another look at the pastor.But the priest in the knee-length dark blue robe said leisurely: "We are sent here by the Arcane Union to investigate the movements of the sub-giants." And Mackenzie who was beside him also nodded quickly: "That's right. As soon as we arrived here, we learned the news of the sub-giant invasion. These bastards are too courageous. Do you think that if there is trouble in Giffen City, you can do it? Huh! And we, the Arcane Union, will never Let these guys come and go as they please!"

Giselle was surprised and delighted.What's surprising is that these guys are so bold as to pretend to be their sworn enemies!I was so happy that they even claimed to be here to investigate the situation of the sub-giants.It was not easy for me to ask for help.This actually helped me a lot.Hahahahaha

He secretly made a request: "That would be great! Do you know that dozens of sub-giants are moving to our castle, and in two or three days they will come to the castle. A small town like ours is more I can't resist their crazy charge. Fortunately, you, a team of arcane soldiers, came to help us, just to help us resist the evil sub-giant! I wonder what you two think?"

McKenzie was dumbfounded!Who the hell would have thought that just a word would be entangled? !Immediately, even the intestines were almost green with regret.But you can't refuse immediately, so as not to arouse suspicion.In the midst of a dilemma, "Pastor Aililu" babbled and ate meat and soup, and threw a light sentence: "Okay, then I will help you. But our original mission was just to scout. We didn't bring any Enough magic equipment. I wonder if you have any here? If not, we can't help."

MacKenzie was about to nod his head with secret joy, but heard a very bad news from the baron: "Spell equipment? Yes! There are quite a few in my storeroom! There are any schools of thought, you can choose." .” MacKenzie was in a hurry, and after talking like this, he really had to help him.Immediately interjected: "But the sub-giant is very powerful! Low-level magic equipment won't work, you must have it above the fourth level! Do you have it?" Fourth-level mage equipment is very expensive, and ordinary minor nobles also buy it. Not a few.

The baron just hesitated for a moment, then continued to nod and said: "There are some. Although the number is not large, I guess it should be enough to deal with dozens of sub-giants."

McKenzie looked worried.I couldn't let this guy pester me any longer, so I interrupted immediately: "War is not a child's play, how can we rely on estimates? If we don't have enough equipment, we refuse to join the battle! Because this is not the mission of my trip."

This time, the baron was in a hurry, and he said, "I can give you a reward, as long as you are here." Before he could finish speaking, "Priest Arilou" who was eating and drinking next to him interrupted again: "Let's see Let’s talk about how many magic instruments you have. If you have enough, we can help you, but the reward is also indispensable.”

The ecstatic baron looked back at Mackenzie next to him, who just nodded.No objection was made.This scene immediately made the sharp baron suspicious: Is this priest the real leader of the team?MacKenzie is really just a deputy in charge of daily affairs?He thought about the situation when he was eating and drinking just now, and the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became, and even his attitude towards "Priest Aililu" became more respectful.

Early the next morning, the baron kindly requested "Priest Elilu" and two mages, a man and a woman, to check on the magic equipment.MacKenzie had also been invited.But he was very conflicted in his heart, so he didn't participate.On the contrary, he stepped on the faint clear mist that had not dissipated early in the morning, and came to a pond next to the small castle in a daze.

There seems to be a faint layer of water vapor lingering on the boundless land like an indescribable sadness, and the melodious chirping of birds in the shadows of the surrounding trees is on and off, which slightly relieves the heavy atmosphere and sets off a burst of peace.How similar this situation was to what I encountered when I went out to shepherd sheep when I was a child.At that time, I saw farmers walking slowly to their farmland every morning, starting another day of boring life.But, that is also a kind of enjoyment.At least you don't have to worry about the next day's life every day.At least there is still a piece of land to rely on.If there is no oppression and you have a field.Maybe it will end this hopeless mercenary life?Hehe, why are you so stupid again.No oppression?is it possible?

He stared at the tranquil and soothing water, and slowly smiled wryly: it is not only oppression, but also expulsion.Every year, a large number of young people are expelled from the territory, because there are too many people and too little land, the lords do not need them!Either choose to join the army, die in a certain battlefield against other places, and if you survive, you can be a low-level officer.If you are unlucky, you can only roll outside to make a living by yourself, and that's how you were kicked out in the first place.

He looked at the worms that fell on the water, they seemed to be drinking water slowly and seemed to be picking up some particles that were invisible to the naked eye.How earnest they are that they cannot be seen swimming underwater.Or do they simply not have enough vision to see impending danger?Maybe, just like myself, floating in the boundless sea of ​​fate without knowing where to go, suddenly encountered an irresistible disaster.

The "wave" made a slight sound, and the fish devoured the bugs on the water surface in one casual bite, and then swam leisurely as if nothing had happened.Hehe, a life has disappeared.It's like my past companions died one after another, but they didn't have any impact on this vast world.Just like this pond, still quiet, quiet like a pool of stagnant water!

He let out the dull and uncomfortable feeling in his chest with a long sigh, and immediately felt a little better.Then he began to sneer viciously at the fish: be happy, hum, be happy for a few days!When you gain weight, natural people will fish you up, cook and eat you!Just like those high-ranking mages and big businessmen exploiting those middle- and low-level nobles, strip you off!Humph, let's swim, if you don't swim, you will run out of time.The erratic fate is so cruel to those of us who are not top.

He stood up with a sneer at the fish, but when he looked up, he was surprised to find that Rafina was standing on the other side of the pond.quietly watching him.

The two slowly looked at each other, silent for a long time.

Finally, MacKenzie shrugged his shoulders like a gentleman and walked over on his own initiative.The leather armor on his body and the shoulder straps and belt full of pockets rubbed against each other and made a heavy whirring sound, showing a faint mighty atmosphere under the soft scenery of the quiet morning.

It's a pity that there is nothing in those pockets, except for some strange-smelling spell ingredients that are emitting a mixed and unpleasant smell

Rafina suddenly smiled, he must have felt this way before.So she spoke first: how have you been these two years?Have you made a fortune?

McKenzie showed a helpless smile: "Fortunately, he is not dead. As for the money, there are a lot of people in their hands, but very little in their pockets. Almost all of them have gone to the hands of those high-ranking mages and big businessmen." What about you? Where's the pastor?" He didn't want to mention the name of his former rival.

Rafina also smiled helplessly: "Dead. He was eaten by the murlocs as a snack. When we found him, only half a day was left of his legs and he was hung on a tree as dried meat."