rune hunter

Chapter 396 The Old Man
The rumors of Thunder Fortress's military strength are not false. Just looking at the performance of this Moorea, he is not a worthy figure. He does not have the iconic silver emblem of the kingdom's "general" rank on his chest, but his strength has undoubtedly reached silver. rank.Regardless of his quality as a silver-ranked powerhouse, it's just that he knocked El into the air with brute force, which is not to be underestimated.

However, it was such a menacing brute force warrior who was gently kicked out of the encirclement, drew a beautiful parabola and fell into the stables in the distance, directly smashing the wooden building to pieces.Before that, no one was aware of the perpetrator's appearance.

There should be only one kind of person who can do this easily.

El raised his head in surprise, but the first thing he saw was an extremely huge belly. It was a burly old man with a height of just over two meters, which was almost the same figure when viewed sideways.On his chin was a thick gray beard, neatly braided into two strands, hanging over his belly, as round as a wine barrel.

This image made El subconsciously think of the legendary dwarves, but he had never heard that those dwarves would have such a large body, and the old man did not have another iconic feature of the dwarves on his face - a red rosaceous nose, The face is still biased towards the characteristics of northerners.

The old man was wearing a jet-black bearskin waistcoat, and on his shoulders was a giant-horned rhino that was three times his size!
Although I have never seen it, El has also heard of the giant horned rhinoceros, a herbivore that lives in the grasslands. It is said that an adult giant horned rhinoceros can weigh more than five thousand catties, and its iconic huge horn It is said that the power that can control the earth can also be regarded as a kind of monster.

However, the old man came to the encirclement without making a sound, carrying such a huge monster on his back.

Pallanti's lion's roar has alarmed the entire Fort Thunder, and almost all the sentry towers have entered a state of alert. Ripples like ripples on the water surface flickered in the sky of the city, and a mellow wave of magic came from the magic tower. The top spread out, weaving a layer of transparent magic shield in mid-air.

But the old man just waved his hand towards the sky, and the huge magic shield faded away without a sound, and then disappeared, as well as the prying eyes and murderous intentions approaching from all directions.

Without him needing to speak, the silent behavior of all the soldiers around him kneeling on one knee already showed the identity of the old man.

The old man unhurriedly threw the prey on his back to the ground, stretched out his fingers and picked out his ears vulgarly, and asked with a frown, "What are you doing, you little bastard?"

The person he asked was of course not El, but Moorea who ran back in embarrassment after being kicked away by his kick.Although this question was very simple, Moorea, a brawny man who was not afraid of death, didn't even dare to let out a fart, and knelt down in front of the old man with his head down in desperation.

"What's going on? What about the things I ordered before I left? Huh? Little brat, are you on duty today? Are you going to rebel?"

The old man's voice was loud, and the air around him trembled slightly when he opened his mouth. Every time he asked a question, Moorea's face turned pale, but he still gritted his teeth and refused to say a word.

He didn't get the expected answer, and the old man's face suddenly became impatient. At this moment, he saw Fernand lying on the ground out of the corner of his eye, and then turned around to look at Tiana, who was already exuding divine power. Suddenly, He patted the back of the head and shouted: "Are you the little girl from the wolf family? Didn't I send someone to pick you up? Where are you?"

The last question was obviously not about Fernan who was lying on the ground. After being charmed, this unlucky guy was hit on the head again, and he was already foaming at the mouth and unconscious.

"Lord Logan Churkin, the exiles in the North pay tribute to you."

Tiana dissipated the radiance of divine power from her body, lowered her head slightly and greeted the old man politely.She didn't answer the old man's question directly.No matter what the real situation is, as long as the old man can stand up, the safety of their group will naturally be guaranteed.As for the behind-the-scenes questions, she shouldn't have no interest in asking, presumably the old man must give himself an explanation in the end.

"This temper...is really the blood of the wolf family." In response to Tiana's indifferent politeness, the old man smiled on his face, stroked his beard and said: "There is no reason for the guests to stand at the door and talk, you go in first Rest... come here! Where are all the dead people?"

Hearing the old man's loud yelling, the lord's mansion, which had fallen into silence, suddenly became lively. Groups of servants and maids appeared from some hidden corner, put the various weapons in their hands back on the weapon rack, and took them again. Picking up the mop, broom and kitchen knife and horse spoon from the ground, he devoted himself to his daily work like a normal person.

Seeing their well-trained, calm and orderly appearance, I am afraid that the private soldiers of most local lords in the country may not be able to keep up.El even suspected that the guards led by Moorea were just for show, and these servants were the real guards of the lord's mansion.

At this time, another troop also rushed to the scene. Looking at the various birds and beasts on their horses, they should be the personal guards who followed the lord to hunt.The young officer in charge couldn't help but turn pale with fright when he saw this scene, jumped off his horse and drew his sword directly.The old man waved at him, ignored Morea who was kneeling on the ground, and led Tiana and her party straight to the lord's mansion.

Unexpectedly, compared with the magnificent appearance, the interior of the old man's mansion is slightly shabby.Basically, there are no decorations such as gold and silver utensils, but the only advantage is that it is wide enough. The width of a corridor entering the door is more than five meters, and the height is at least two floors.

If there is still some doubts from the outside, then after entering, El can confirm that this lord's mansion must be a temple, and it is quite a high-level temple, because he has also been in a temple of the same scale. Witnessed in the ruins of Mient.Except for fanatics and psychopaths, no normal person would build such a spacious and tall house.

The old man led a group of people to the reception hall—it looked more like a sacrificial hall in a temple, but of course there could be no altar here, only the old man's huge seat remained.It was a throne recast by smelting and recasting many steel weapons, and it was also called the "Iron Throne" privately.

Lord Churkin, who was canonized as the Grand Duke, and the guardian of the Thunder Fortress, is actually the uncrowned king of this wasteland.Before that, Lord Churkin in El's mind should be the kind of domineering figure who has the power of life and death, and bleeds like a river in a fit of anger.

But the old man in front of him didn't look as majestic as he imagined. If someone who didn't know the inside story saw the farce at the door just now, they might think that the majesty of the old lord was not enough to convince the public, so There will be such a scandal.The legendary wild boar family is nothing more than that in this generation.

However, El's rationality told him that this was definitely an illusion. He once fought side by side with the young Patriarch of the White Lion Family, and had seen the bloodiness of the descendants of the Four Great Knights.If this is the case for a sick and weak boy who is underage, how could Lord Logan Churkin, who has guarded the Thunder Fortress for many years, be a simple person?
But it is superfluous to think about these questions now. What is the disposition of this lord? I will know more in the days to come.As for now, their first task is to confirm the intention of the Lord Lord.

The old man was not in a hurry to talk to Tiana, but after inviting the group to sit down, he directly ordered the servants to serve dinner.I don't know if this lord's living habits have always been like this, the servants of the lord's mansion have long been prepared for this.As soon as the old man finished speaking, the maids had already started serving dishes to the table.

There are no pre-dinner snacks or fruit salads. Once the food is served, it is the main meal, with all kinds of meat.Chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, reindeer and hares, partridges and quails... and huge ribs and hams that don't know what they are, after the simplest grilling and cooking, they piled up the tables in front of everyone into a hill.

The old man picked up a piece of grilled steak weighing two catties with a knife and fork, casually sprinkled a little black pepper into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, then grabbed the wine glass at hand and drank it for a long time. He let out a sigh of relief, suddenly came back to his senses, looked at the girl sitting next to him who was not moving, and asked in surprise, "Why don't you eat?"

Even across a table, Al saw the slight twitch in the corner of Tiana's eyes.However, with the self-restraint and face of a young girl, she wouldn't be offended by a single word.

Tiana blinked her eyes, bowed her head respectfully and said, "My lord, we haven't introduced ourselves yet."

"Is there anything to introduce? Didn't you explain everything clearly in the letter?" The old man shook his head, slapped his thigh and said, "Isn't it that something happened in the north? Would you little ones escape and come to my place to beg for food? No problem, I have already arranged for you. Also, don’t call me the lord of my life. Since the wolf family is gone, you can directly Just call me Daddy."

"Actually, the problem is not that simple, my lord." Tiana looked straight into the old man's eyes and said seriously: "This time, I am here to ask you for help as the heir of the Ranstadt family bloodline." , At the same time, I also bring you a piece of unfortunate news."

(End of this chapter)