Chapter 112 Chapter One
...But because of the ambiguous attitude displayed by the Dragon Soul Envoy, many people mistake the relationship between the Dragon and the Dragon Soul Envoy as a master-servant relationship.The ambiguous attitude of the Dragon Soul Envoys caused disasters for themselves and Baizos in the future-the killing of the Dragon Soul Envoys of Klad Meso in the Brown Mountains.Originally wanted to go through fire and water to save Byzos, the real benefactor of Byzos, Marquis Harshtel, the leader of the Dragon Soul Envoy family for three hundred years, because of the only fact that even he didn't pay attention to ....
Excerpted from "The Wise Apsilink Dolomenes, Trustworthy Citizen of Byzos and Historian of Kenton, Published under the Sponsorship of Mares Jubelie, the Elegant Mayor of Kenton, Farewell Mysterious and Valuable Words of the People of Saus, Dolomenes, 770.Volume 3, page 527.
My chest was almost on fire. No, you can't breathe through your mouth, you have to breathe out through your nose.However, the wind blowing from the mountains was like ice, and my nose was almost frozen.Now if I forcefully exhale the hot air through my nose, I'm afraid more ice cubes will pop.I felt the constant cold air running into my throat, and there was already a smell of blood.Really.This mountain wind is really strong! We are now walking a narrow path that juts out along the side of the cliff. On one side of the road are steep cliffs that go up, and on the other side are cliffs that go straight down. In the distance are mountains, rocks, forests, and sea of clouds.In short, the scenery that can be seen in the mountains is presented in front of our eyes in various colors. "Because there is wind blowing nearby, people should not approach the edge of the cliff, so there is no need to worry about falling..." This kind of thinking, I am sure now is a ridiculous idea.Because if I don't cheer up, I will feel that I will be sucked away by the strong wind, and I will rush directly to the direction of the cliff.So I have to stick to the rock wall with one hand when walking, and don't care if the palm will be worn out.Because the palm is also much better to be worn out than to be dropped. My arms were held up all the time, feeling frozen from the cold and tiredness. I stepped forward step by step, lifted my hands that were drooping with fatigue, and held down the rock. Now I am walking with habitual movements rather than will or strength.We have been able to come to the present because we have not stopped, so we can keep walking. "The sun is the end." Ai Saihand walked straight ahead, and suddenly said without thinking. "The mountains I climb every day are higher than this mountain." His voice was quite hoarse.I chuckled and held Renee steady again.Seeing me lifting her up, Zhu Ni leaned her weak body over and whispered in my ear, "I'm sorry, Xiu Qi." "It's okay. Compared to Rama. I think it's much more beautiful to carry you. And I'll be in a good mood. Ah, bad. You know what I'm thinking!" "Xiu Qi..." "But won't the rope hurt you?" "No, it won't hurt, it doesn't hurt at all." I carried Renee on my back with a rope and a cloak.Because you must use your hands to walk on a mountain road, I came up with this method.Like a mother swaddling a baby, I strapped Renee around my shoulders and waist, using the cloak and rope appropriately.Therefore, the backpack is carried on the chest, and the giant sword is leaned on like a cane.Although Renee said she was not in pain, I felt the ropes binding her body hurting my shoulders and waist.In fact, I still wear OPG, but I feel heavy on my shoulders.However, I didn't talk anymore, just walked on. Behind me came men who had drawn horses up the Brown Mountains, too tired to speak.Even the horses were too tired to speak.Ah, horses don't know how to talk, do they?The horses, covered in white foam from sweat, climbed panting.All the horses except the Thunderer were foaming at the corners of their mouths, which Ghisien should really be proud of.The horses were too tired for Renee to ride otherwise, which made me, thanks to them, Renee's horse. Actually, the road conditions are not that bad.Although the wind blowing next to it was strong, and the steep cliffs made people dizzy, the road itself was flat and gentle in any case. And Esaihand said that he took the easiest path because of our group.We didn't see any steep slopes or streams, but we had to walk endlessly on gentle slopes while shivering from the cold, which was a problem. We have been walking like this for the sixth hour.We set out at dawn to avoid encountering Tolman Hastel and Leti's priests.Walking early in the morning is not very difficult.The luggage was shared by six horses, so only the body was walking with difficulty.But when the sun rose in the morning, Aysaihand suddenly left the road and walked towards the side of the mountain.We toiled to a point where there was no road, stumbling for some time between ravines and hillsides.Then, when the sun was fully up, we found that we had climbed to a position where we could look down to the left and see Central Avenue.Shan Sen said with a smile: "Is that Central Avenue? Whoa, we're high up on it!" "Hmm. This place can be said to be a shortcut to the dwarven access road. If you take the Central Avenue, it will take too much time." "Ah, is it? So can we walk to the mine of the dwarves today?" "It can arrive at noon at the slowest time. Let's start after filling our stomachs casually here." "it is good." We were at a place where we could overlook the Central Avenue, and we ate a cold breakfast without starting a fire because we couldn’t find firewood. At this moment, Wen Chai narrowed his eyes and said, “I I saw someone over Central Avenue!" I looked down, and sure enough, I could see little red spots moving slowly.In this land that is all gray or brown and grass green, red clothes can be seen at a glance.But Wen Chai could roughly see their clothes and faces. "One appeared to be a child, about fifteen or sixteen years old. He wore light armor and had no weapons. The rest were all in red robes. It was rare. They all had their hair cut very short. , very short." Karl frowned and said, "It's the priest of Leti, the God of Sword and Destruction. It turned out to be Tolman and his party. Uh-huh. How many people are there?" "... thirty. Thirty-one with Tolman." "Yes. Which direction are they heading now?" "Same direction as us." Immediately, Esaihand happily stroked his beard and said: "Okay! Those guys don't know this shortcut. So they will go a little further west before they can meet the dwarf who entered Ganahanda Peak Passage. We'll be about...eight or nine hours ahead of them." "Great. In other words, we are ahead now, aren't we? My whole body is lifted!" As soon as I said that, Ai Saihande suddenly showed a strange smile.As soon as he saw my confused expression, he immediately said: "Two hours later, let's see if you can still say that." Then, not to mention two hours, not even an hour, everyone had to take the luggage off the horses and carry it on their shoulders.Because the horses are already working very hard on the steep mountain road.Another five hours later, I was near the tree-growth line of the Brown Mountains, with a completely exhausted Renee on my back, walking along the side of the cliff. As if not tired, Ai Saihande waved his arms vigorously and said, "Xiu Qi, you are really strong-willed! As far as humans are concerned, you are really pretty good. I mean, You still carried someone on your back." "If I look pitiful, will you carry it for me?" "Really can?" "If you feel you have to drag Renee's feet to the ground and feel your own dwarf..." Renee quietly listened to my joking with Esaihand, she said in a feeble voice, "I'm sorry, Xiuqi. I'm too... heavy, right?" "No. It's nothing. Renee, you're light. You should gain weight to marry." "I said... I won't marry!" "No. Now it's not a question of whether to marry or not, but a question of the high probability of not getting married. You have to gain weight and have a little flesh before someone loves you? Why do I feel like I've recited it A stick on his back..." "...Xiu Qi!" "Oh, oh! No. Don't pull! Really, don't pull my ears! We are next to a cliff! If the center of gravity is not stable, we will fall!" "Gaah! Xiuqi! Don't shake! Gaah! Ga!" "Renee, please! No, don't cover my eyes!" Because of the weird and funny things we provided, all our group laughed out loud, and the laughter of everyone spread far and wide between the mountains.After a while we climbed Ganahanda in silence. I can't remember at all how we got up, just that we kept moving our legs.Ah, I remember being very cold.I still remember the occasional dense clouds surrounding us, and I also remember the feeling that the clouds and fog made us fall into a dream. Every time we turned the winding road, what appeared were the breathtaking mountain peaks, which can only be seen in high mountain areas. The appearance of the dry ancient wood that I got, and the moss growing hard under it... I seem to remember quite a lot!Although my back was very warm with Renee on my back, my face was frozen stiff because of the wind blowing in front of me, so I felt a rather strange feeling, which I still remember! When we turned another detour, our eyes suddenly opened up, and a basin appeared in front of us. "Wow!" I felt Renee, who had buried her head on my neck, almost fainting, look up in surprise.She also made a short sound of disbelief. "Wow!" it is good!From now on, stand here and monitor everyone who climbs up.See if they all say 'Wow! 'Woolen cloth?Ok.I'm cranky again. "Wow!" Shan Sen..., it was exactly as I guessed.cluck cluck.None of us thought of going any further, and we all stood in a row, looking at the vast basin in front of us. It's a really strange place.It's amazing to have this kind of terrain in between these endless stretches of crags and peaks.From my first glance, this basin is very wide, almost as big as our hometown Hetante Village.When I climbed up, my eyes were already familiar with the gray color of the rock, so now I was really taken aback by the sudden bright green of a large grassland in front of me. It may be because the mountains around the basin block the wind. There are no clouds like fog in this place, and all the trees grow tall and straight.Rather than saying that this is a basin, it might as well be called a kind of valley, right?There are protruding peaks blocking the view from the side, so it is impossible to see the entire basin.In any case, there is a large forest where the basin meets the nearby peaks. "Aren't you going down?" As soon as Esaihand finished speaking, we reluctantly walked down to the basin. "Ah, Xiu Qi. You can let me down now." After I put Renee down, the body became really light, so light that I almost flew up.But at the same time, the back that was originally warmly protected became a little chilly.hum. so cool!As soon as the horses stepped on the grass, they seemed to be refreshed again.This is true even for humans.So far we had been climbing endlessly, and now suddenly, suddenly, we were walking on flat ground.I felt so light in my body that my legs seemed to disappear. At the entrance of the basin we came in, there was a road going down, with short, hard grass growing beside it.And occasionally you can see the shape of a hare popping up between the rocks.It's a rabbit!How many rabbits are needed to fill the stomach of Klad Meso?Just as I was concentrating on my thoughts, I was walking along the road when suddenly Gerent, who was walking in front of me, stopped abruptly. what happened?Why did you suddenly block the road and stop here? I turned to look at Geraint, who was looking stiffly at a huge cliff in the woods directly in front of us.I saw him open his mouth to watch, and I couldn't help being startled.Strange, what happened to him?I followed his gaze.The path we're taking will lead directly to that cliff, but there's a big hole drilled under that huge cliff.Wow!This cave is really big!If you want to describe its size, it can be said that even a dragon can come in and out at will... can come in and out at will? At this moment, Gerente said, "It's the dragon's lair!" Ugh!Lair of Cradamesso!Everyone began to chatter and chatter. "Hide quickly, hide quickly!" Ghisien's shout came clearly from the commotion of the crowd.He drew his sword, jumped to the side of the road, and pressed himself against the tree.The horses squealed.The front foot of the mobile prison was lifted up, almost stepping on Shan Sen.Shan Sen fell back and sat on the ground, but said 'Ouch! 'After that, he immediately rolled over and stood up, drawing out his sword.Karl hurried to the side of the road and almost fell to the ground.However, Nelia managed to support Karl who almost fell behind him, so I saw a very strange scene between the two of them. Alvned's face twisted. Beside him, Wen Chai stood with a cold expression.Both of them had expressions that didn't match the situation.What is going on?At this moment, Alvned, who had been twisting his cheek muscles, finally couldn't help laughing. "Pfft ha ha ha ha ha!" what?Is Alvned insane?Did he experience hysteria in an instant because of something so terrible... What happened in the next instant made us all shut up. From that huge cave, three dwarves who looked ridiculously small compared to the size of the cave ran out.We all looked at the dwarves with puzzled eyes.The dwarf who ran out of the cave ran towards us hard, very fast.They were coming straight at such a speed that it was hard to believe that they were dwarves.At this moment, Nelia yelled, "Esaihand?" Without saying a word, Esaihand started running towards the dwarves who came out of the cave. what happened?Gerent shouted, "They're being chased by Clade Messo!" Oops!Ghisien gritted his teeth and shouted, "Oh, hurry up and help Ethelhand! Quickly save the dwarves!" "Damn it, it's too late to prepare, so we have to fight directly!" Shan Sen and Ghisien immediately swung their swords towards the sky and ran over.Immediately afterwards, Alvned, who was behind me, bent over and smiled at this moment.I thought things were really weird, so I watched Wen Chai's movements. "Wen Chai? Shall we go?" "What are you going to do?" "Uh, uh. Go save the dwarves..." "Saved from whom?" Ah, Huh?Why do I feel that what I want to say is missing!It seems embarrassing to answer Klad Meso....At this moment, Alvnaid stopped laughing and said, "Well, that's the mine of the dwarves. Hahaha!" What?At this time, from the other end, Isaihand's shout came. "Yo! Long time no see, my friends!" Uh uh uh.
"So it's the calm before the storm, um, is that it?" Alvnaid nodded palely.Karl clasped his hands together in front of his face and clasped his palms to his forehead. I turned my head to look at Ai Saihande. Isaihand was talking to the dwarves who had just rushed out of the huge mine on the cliff.They may have run out of the mine halfway through work, so they still wear a strange box on their foreheads.That box was attached to the forehead, strapped to the head with a strap or something, and there was a light shining through it.Maybe it's the lighting equipment used in the dark tunnel?They also had some sort of equipment hanging from them. However, it is their faces that excite my nerves more than their rare miners' equipment. What a headache.I couldn't tell who was who at all.Just as sheep look alike to a shepherd, dwarves all look alike to me! All of the same short stature, with the same strong build, and the same long hanging beards (the dwarves from the mines had their beards dirty with mud and dust, which was a little different).If the clothes they wear are the same, I really can't tell the difference. But if you look closely, you can still feel slight differences from each person.First of all, the voices that used to sound exactly the same can now feel that each voice has its own personality.But they were still talking in Dwarvish, so after all it was impossible to know what they were talking about.I looked at those dwarves talking words that I couldn't understand, and felt very bored. I turned my head away, and then I saw Renee sitting on the rock with a tired expression. After she turned her head to meet my gaze, Then he smiled wryly. "Are you tired?" Renee just managed not to fall, but in fact, all the symptoms of a tired person were seen.Renee pushed back the hair on her forehead and said out of breath, "I'm so tired." "Would you like me to massage your legs?" "Ha, ha, ha. Good." Renee sat on the rock and straightened her legs.Uh uh.I thought she would politely say no.I walked up to Renee, took off the OPG, and started massaging her thin legs. Renee yelled out in a piercing voice 'ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!Whoops, whoops! 'After shouting several times, he lowered his head with a dull movement.Hearing Renee's scream, Gerent opened his eyes in surprise, and said, "It's almost here now, and there shouldn't be any more tiring things." Leni took out a handkerchief, wiped her forehead, and said, "Although it's already here, huh, huh. Now it's not a question of whether you're tired or not." That said, that really isn't a problem. We are now on the western slope of Ganahanda Peak, the northern limit of the Brown Mountains, near the entrance to the great mine of the Dwarves, sitting wearily, and we now hear that the road to follow Klad Meso is blocked or something if.Avned, who had been looking at Esaihand and the dwarves, explained again in a low voice: "They said that after the wake-up sound stopped, they could no longer guess the location. It must be Klade Meso It is in the final stages of awakening. They say it will never make any more awakening sounds. The dwarves speculate that the lair of Klade Meso is based on the awakening sounds they have heard so far... It seems that it can be set at a very small within a radius of . . . They say they've mapped it. Huh? My God. The radius is about ten thousand cubits or so." Carl suddenly smiled and said some boring words: "I used to want to learn the dwarf language. But after all, I was only ambitious and failed to learn it. But, Avnedd, how do you know the dwarf language?" Carl said while showing a moderately hostile expression.Immediately, Alvnaid blushed and said in a very small voice: "Ah, now I am using magic. Using dialect..." "Hmm. Mr. Alvned, aren't you listening to them in Dwarven?" Wouldn't it be rude of them to talk in their own words, and Alvnaid eavesdropped on it?Carl's polite accusation made Alvned's face turn red. "Yes, I was eavesdropping." "Well, anyway, Mr. Isaihand will tell us later, it doesn't matter." After Karl nodded, he returned to the previous posture just now. The mine next to the cliff belongs to the higher position in the basin.So as long as you turn your head slightly, you can have a panoramic view of the large brown mountains outside the basin.The majestic mountains and peaks are all mountains as far as the eye can see.Those mountains seem to have been dug out with a very large plow, and no flat land can be seen anywhere around them. Is this the Brown Mountains? I don't know whether it's because of the thin air or because it's too clear, even the very distant peaks are approaching us as if they are about to be taken into our hands.But at the same time those mountains are ridiculously far away.Our eyes are used to looking at beautiful buildings on the ground, so now it seems that it is difficult to get a good focus.Even if you focus on a point, it is actually not a point, but a mountain the size of a large house.Mountain, mountain, mountain.The horizon is gone.The clouds surrounding the peaks look as if the mountains are wrapped in a veil. I turned my head from this staggering sight and saw a more reassuring individual on my level. Wen Chai showed a pitiful and listless look. He sat there, lowered his head so as not to overlook the brown mountain range, and only looked at the basin below.And beside him, there was a person who didn't care what Shan Sen said to Wen Chai now, but just kept giggling at Wen Chai. "Hey, Wen Chai. The scenery is nice, you can turn around and have a look." "Don't bother me." "You worked so hard to get here, you should take a look, too?" "Shan Sen, you bastard! Don't bother me!" Wen Chai gritted his teeth and said.Then bury your head between your knees.Oh, really. Nelia said with an apologetic expression, "Wen Chai, what's wrong with you? Why don't you look at those mountains?" "This is my business, don't worry about it!" The corners of Nelia's eyes immediately went up to the sky.She took a step forward angrily, but then shook her head and said more kindly than before: "I see. If you feel uncomfortable, Wen Chai, you don't have to go to see it. I'm sorry." Wen Chai raised his head slightly and looked at Nelia with strange eyes, while I watched the scene while laughing silently.Ouch, don't you know that!People who were born in the desert and grew up watching the horizon suddenly climbed to such a high mountain area may have such problems.And Renee, a port girl who grew up watching the horizon, seems to understand Wen Chai quite well. "Huh, huh. In fact, I am also afraid of this view. It is more comfortable to look at this side. Huh... I can probably understand Uncle Wen Chai's psychology." "You mean, he's scared?" "Hmm. There are so many mountain peaks under my feet. Huh. Although it is very beautiful, heh, it is too scary. It seems to be floating in the air." "Scary? Huh. Is it so serious?" At this moment, Wen Chai, who had put his head between his knees, let out a loud moan.I no longer have any doubts. "This is not where I should be..." Carl, who had been looking at Wenchai, explained the situation in simple words. "It's mild fear of heights." Nelia immediately giggled. "Hey, hey. I'm a thunderphobe and you're a fear of heights? Clack-cluck!" hum.She seemed to feel the homogeneity between the two in a strange place! After a while, Ethhande called us over after seeing off the dwarves who had escaped from the mine.Therefore, Wen Chai was finally liberated from the high mountains, peaks, and endless sea of clouds that almost made him trance. Ethhande didn't say anything, but just led us.The dwarves who had rushed over as soon as they saw us arriving just now ran back at the same speed as when they ran out of the huge mine in the cliff just now, but Essehand followed the path next to the entrance of the mine and headed towards him. Walk inside the basin.Gerent asked as if surprised: "Well, aren't we going into the mine?" Esaihand seemed to be very distressed, and at first he didn't hear Gerent's question.So, Gerent had to ask again. "Huh? Ah, yes. The mine is where we work. Down there, of course, is our beautiful home and premises, and a hall that, though it may not look like a stately hall to you, is in our It seems to be a more beautiful hall. However, in order to show our kindness, it will be very tiring for you to take you down there. It is dark and steep inside. Fortunately, we have prepared A few shacks for guests who are not used to the underground.” At this moment, Ghisien said in a panicked tone: "The shack? Is this the one?" When I saw the direction of Ghisien's finger, I froze immediately.Nelia clapped her palms and said, "Wow! It's so spectacular!" "What is this! Isn't it the Tower of Light? Isaihande! No wonder you weren't surprised at that time!" "What? Ah, you mean that messy hallucination?" When I saw the shack mentioned by Esaihand, the first thing I thought of was the absurd and grotesque building in the imperial city of Byzos—the Tower of Light. Those buildings were randomly stacked along the hillside next to the basin.There are roads between those buildings, but some roads are the roofs of other buildings, and some roads are between the pillars under other buildings.And some roads are connected by a bridge in midair.The buildings stacked in this way are all squares of different sizes, and some buildings even protrude more than the buildings below them, so they look like things that burst out of the hillside. But at first glance, it looks like a mess of buildings, but the overall look is very beautiful. Carl said in an admiring tone: "We usually think that beauty can only be felt from harmony, but I have to change this thinking now." Ethhande responded to Carl's compliment with a smile.After looking around with an admiring expression, Gerente said, "What a magical village! There is no water vapor." "what?" "I mean water. Well, I haven't seen water supply and drainage facilities. Although it is said that drinking water can be obtained by lifting water, how is drainage done? I haven't seen where water can flow out place?" Immediately, Esaihand burst out laughing.Seeing everyone's puzzled looks, Alvnaid explained with a smile: "I've been here before. I've thought about this problem. This is a city built by dwarves. Of course, the drainage channels come out of the ground. And if you go in, you will know that all the water supply facilities are also underground, so there is no need to carry water." "Huh? What, how do you do this?" "They built a reservoir on the mountain, and from there let the water flow to the city through the ground." "Ah, what a surprise!" As soon as everyone exclaimed, Esaihand raised his hand as if he thought it was troublesome, and said, "Okay, okay! If you want to explain it, it would be better to go and see it directly. The horses are hanging in the building over there. A building would do. That would be a stable.” Shan Sen opened his eyes wide, "The stables?" "What's the matter with you? Ah, yes. Hahaha. Although we don't have horses, we ride mules." So we went first to the stable where the mules were tied.It is located in a relatively low position, and it is much larger than other buildings, and there are other buildings located on it.There are a lot of mules used to transport minerals tied there, but it is not as filthy as ordinary stables can be associated with.Wow.The dwarves even built their stables so beautifully?Surprisingly, it is a very solid stone building, and even has stone slabs inside (it is true that stones must be used to support the buildings above it). Each stable is separated by wall stones, which are covered with a thick layer of hay.And the lighting is enough, there is no depressing feeling at all.What is even more surprising is that, despite all this, there is no wind blowing in from outside!Ghisien admired: "No wonder you don't envy the stables in Byzos Imperial City!" hum.It seems that dwarves really are all good architects.We were so impressed that we tied up the weary horses and went outside.What a magnificent village!But why didn't even a dwarf see this beautiful village?Since this is for guests, do the dwarves live underground?It just so happened that Nelia helped me say what I wanted to say. "But why didn't a single dwarf see it? Did all the dwarves go to work?" "Uh, wait. There's one over there." As soon as I heard Shan Sen's words, I looked up, and at a slightly higher place, there was a dwarf sitting on the wide roof in front of the house, smoking a pipe.But what was called the courtyard was actually the roof of another building.Anyway, the dwarf who was smoking a pipe also saw us in this place where it was difficult to tell whether it was the courtyard or the roof.He took the pipe in his hand, raised his hand, and shouted in a very casual tone: "Oh, isn't this old crazy Isaihand? You're back!" Uh!What, what's going on here?I started to look very puzzled at Karl, and then Karl said in a panic: "Ah, why are you staring at me like that, Brother Niederfa?" "Didn't you say that the Beater is the noblest of dwarves?" "Of course it is!" "So, did the dwarf dig so many holes that his head got pathetically..." "Ah, no, brother Nederfar. No wonder you made that look! Why do you think the word 'noble' has to have the same etiquette meaning for humans and dwarves?" "Ah, ah! Hahaha. Haha?" Well, why are you here again?When our group was listening to Karl's explanation, Aysaihande said, "The weather is so good today, why don't you hold a tool in your hand, but a pipe? What a crazy dwarf." !" Shan Sen seemed to understand very well, nodded gracefully, and said "this one seems to be a very noble dwarf", which made us all dumbfounded.Immediately, Ai Saihande snorted and said: "What, noble? Don't be ridiculous, forget it, I don't need to explain anything. You just go to him and you will know. This guy who symbolizes a dwarf with a mental disorder! Where are you Don't move, wait for me!" Esaihand led us up, and the dwarf above stood there with his legs spread and looked down at us.Although Nelia and Wenchai climbed up the steep stairs very briskly, it was not easy for the rest of them to climb up.Really!This kind of ladder is too low for a dwarf's leg length.Climbing with low steps, the width of the natural steps will be narrow and the slope will be very steep. After climbing up the winding stairs, crossing an overpass, I climbed onto the yard and roof where the dwarf was standing.The dwarf observed our group with a grin, and then said to Esaihand: "Hey, these humans are the warriors who are coming to kill Klade Meso?" What about Clade Meso?Seeing that we were taken aback by this unbearable 'infamy', Esaihand smiled as if he was gnashing his teeth and said, "This guy, you madman! Why are you still talking about this? Kind of words? What did you say to kill Klad Meso?" The dwarf picked his ears with his thick fingers, and said calmly: "Let me see, there are nine people in total? Hahaha! The number is just right! Except for the girl over there, it is Esaihan who gathered for the destruction of Klade Meso Germany's eight stars!" Uh.Do you know that the girl you got rid of is the most important person?Ai Saihande said in an angry tone while pulling his beard: "This guy! Are you listening to me?" "No, it's not right. Even the girl is included, and the wizard is excluded, that's all! Because the wizard is Hendrick's character. It's perfect!" "Uh uh uh! You actually ignore my existence!" Alfred was panicked when he heard that he was being praised too much, while Esaihand started to get angry at being completely ignored. At this time, Karl first said in a friendly tone: "My name is Karl He Tante. May I have your name?" "Bailhaf Kruken. You can call me Bailhaf or Baier, whichever you want. In this miner's paradise, I am the Heater." "Ah. Really? So you are a heater!" heater?The beater is the one who beats, so what is the heater for?The one who heats up before banging?Uh.This is blacksmith thinking..., etc.This, then, is the dwarven way of thinking.After Greeting each of us, Bairhav Kruken the Heater said, "I'm waiting here to welcome you all. It's a pleasure to meet you. You must have worked so hard to get here." Here. Rest here now and forget about the pain of this period." "Huh? Painful?" "Ah, it might be hard for you to tell if someone else is here. But I can probably imagine how painful it will be to walk with Ethhande." Esaihand is now laughing as if losing his voice, and tugging at his hair. "Heh, heh heh! Hehhhh! Are you trying to make the unimaginable happen?" What is this roar?No matter what, after Esaihand finished shouting, he immediately moved quickly.O Karis Newman, god of dwarves and fire!在您面前有一点我可以坦白告诉您。艾赛韩德真的'敏捷地'纵身飞去了！艾赛韩德在一眨眼间转到拜尔哈福的背后，紧抓住他的背。当然啦，拜尔哈福也和一般矮人一样，矮胖粗腰，用艾赛韩德的短手臂来抱有些难，因此，艾赛韩德不是抱他，而是用一只手紧抓住他的后颈部，用另一只手紧抓住腰带后面，整个往上提。call out! "great!" 蕾妮很快地把张大的嘴巴用双手掩住。拜尔哈福被往上提起之后，用气喘吁吁的声音喊道：“嘿！这，这个老疯癫敲打者！” “这家伙！你难道不知道我是第一个敲打的矮人！用你这家伙的身体……，呃！” 哎唷，天啊！身体被提起来的拜尔哈福直接用手肘往后挥去，击中了艾赛韩德的鼻梁。艾赛韩德跌倒在地，就这样被压在拜尔哈福的肥胖身体下面。拜尔哈福压着艾赛韩德，还继续靡蹭他的身体，并且用气喘吁吁的声音说：“啊，糟糕。对不起了。应该是你第一个敲打才对。结果不小心就变成是我先敲打了！可是，在加热者我火冒三丈之前，是你先火冒三丈的，所以扯平了吧？哈哈哈！” 在我们这些身高较高的人类的表情惊讶的注视之下，两个矮胖的矮人叠在一起的模样实在是令人觉得十分可笑。艾赛韩德因为撞击和压力，只能勉强发出压抑的'你，你这家伙……！'呻吟声。大伙儿全都用惊讶的表情看着拜尔哈福和艾赛韩德，可是只有我，我又再对卡尔投以疑惑的眼神。 “敲打者……，真的是高贵的矮人，对吗？” “嗯，咳嗯！嗯。当然是喽！当然是啊！” “可是我总觉得你这番话一点都不可靠。” 不管怎么样，我们就走过刚才拜尔哈福坐着的那个院子，进了那栋建筑物。拜尔哈福一面走进建筑物里面，一面说道：“我一听到你们要来的消息，就把这个建筑物清理了一下。” “什么，您一个人清理这么大的建筑物？” “嗯？哈哈。当然不是啦。一些年轻人和妇人清理完之后，就全回去他们自己的工作地或家里了。而我为了迎接你们，就留在这里。” “可是您怎么知道我们要来？” 我仔细一想，刚才从洞穴跑出来的矮人们，还有这位拜尔哈福先生也是，他们怎么会正确知道我们到达的时间呢？拜尔哈福高兴地点了点头，说道：“啊，因为我们知道敲打者艾赛韩德要带你们来。” “可是您怎么会知道正确的时间呢？” 拜尔哈福吸了一口烟斗之后，说道：“昨天我们看到雷伯涅湖那边上升的红光。虽然我们不知道是谁，但是妖精女王好像非常生气的样子。而艾赛韩德也差不多该回来了，雷伯涅湖发生那种事，所以总觉得有奇怪的预感，于是我叫其他矮人准备一下。事实上，当时我想下去湖泊那里一探究竟，可是却远远地看到你们正要上来。” "Ahhh. I see." “那么，那是你们引起的，对吗？是你们让妖精女王生气的？” “不是我们让她生气的，不，也是和我们有关系，没有错。” 拜尔哈福一听到卡尔的回答，露出感兴趣的表情，说道：“啊，是吗？我慢慢再听你们说吧。房间有很多，全都清理得很干净，你们可以挑你们喜欢的去住。” Ok.房间真的是蛮多的。这栋建筑物真的好大啊。房间里的家俱虽然不多，但都不是矮人用的，而是人类用的，所以没有不便之处。 通路的大小和房间的大小好像全都是以人类的基准来造的。大伙儿全都选好房间之后，拜尔哈福就告诉我们浴室和餐厅的位置，然后说道：“梳洗完后请去吃点东西。到那时候再谈工作的事。啊，老疯癫矮人。你这家伙应该会先去餐厅吧？” “当然是啊！我可是走了一整天的山路了。” 我实在是不懂什么是当然的事。因为走了一整天的山路，所以应该要先梳洗一下，不是吗？不管怎么样，我们沿着房间前面长长的走道走进了走道尽头的浴室。 这会儿我可真的一点也不惊讶了。 浴室也是石造的！没错，我不惊讶！在我的观念里，浴缸应该是巨大的木桶。可是矮人们却造了可以容纳好几个人的巨大浴池。要怎样才能把水装满呢？Uh, huh?我仔细一看，怎么没有煮水的炉灶呢？那么要怎么用水呢？不过，亚夫奈德在脱下衣服之后，却一面发抖一面走向浴缸尽头，然后摸了摸墙上一个形状怪异的金属。what?亚夫奈德不知是怎么动手的，金属尾端的管子就有热水流出来了！ “嘿？是魔法吗？” “嗯？哈哈。这不是魔法，是技术。只要转这个，就会有热水出来。” Wow!这实在是太神奇了！除了吉西恩和卡尔，其他人都围聚到亚夫奈德旁边，一直看着那根神奇的管子。那是用铁做成的管子，附在墙上，一面有一个小小的轮子。可是一转动那个轮子，就有水流出来，往反方向转，水就不流了！哇哈，这未免也太神了！ 可是卡尔和亚夫奈德好像觉得这一点儿也不神奇，连看都不看，就直接进入浴缸里，开始装出一副死人模样。因为他们在浴缸里面闭着眼睛，就呼呼大睡了。接着，杰伦特也露出类似的动作，所以杉森说要打水仗时，我就只好拒绝了。因为我得神经紧绷，注意不要让那三个人溺死才行。 精疲力尽的温柴一进到浴缸，才恢复了一点血色。可是他偶尔还是用尖锐的目光望向有个轮子的水管方向。 “你干嘛那样一直看？” 温柴只有眼睛露出水面，用杀气腾腾的目光望着那根水管。然后他慢慢地抬头，随即他的头发就贴住了他的头，就只看到他的眼睛炯炯有神地闪烁着。他用低沉地说道：“那个东西，应该是牢牢固定着吧？” 突然间，吉西恩就在浴缸里滑倒了。What's the matter?吉西恩噗噗挣扎着，才好不容易把头伸出水面，一边喘气，一边用手把脸上的水给抹掉。他一刻不忍去看温柴的模样，撇过头去不看，自个儿嘻嘻笑着说道：“哈，哈哈。温柴。制造热水的地方是在别的地方。是在离这里稍远的锅炉里把水煮沸。然后那里和这个水龙头之间用水管连接起来。这个水龙头只是调节让水从水管的尾端流出来，或让水不流出来。” “……我早就知道了。” 虽然有时候张开嘴巴会很有用，可是有时候却是闭着比较有益。 Hee hee hee.我也在想，要不要把OPG再戴起来，把那个东西扯下来看看。 不管怎么样，杉森原本用他巨大的身躯胡搞乱动，热烈地在戏水，结果被卡尔降下一句句的大道理说教，卡尔一面念一面就睡着了，只引发出一个差点溺死的事故，最后，我们没有让任何人溺死，平安无事地洗完了澡。啊，还有一件事故，我们一往浴室走出去，就听到妮莉亚和蕾妮进去的那一间传出了尖锐的高喊声。 “快出来！快流出来！快涌出来！不断流出来吧！真是的……，还有没有，蕾妮？” “快迸出来？” “对对。因为是矮人做的，说不定他们比较喜欢有些强烈的词。迸出来吧，水啊！可是还是没有迸出来啊？” 大伙儿全都露出困惑的表情，所以我只好不得以在门外大喊着：“你们转一下那上面的轮子！” "Gahahah!" 砰，轰隆隆。好像有跌倒的声音，接着又再传来了简直令人耳鸣好一阵子的响声，然后便听到妮莉亚的呻吟声。 “哎唷，我的腰啊……。嗯？什么嘛，你不进来啊？” “呼啊，呼啊。我在外面讲。可以吗？” “修奇！我被你吓到了啦！这个东西可以转动？可是转不动啊！” “往旁边转看看吧，妮莉亚姐姐？” “哎唷！啊，啊！流出来了！这要怎么停呢，啊，好烫！呼！呼！鼻子进水了！蕾妮！帮我拉一把！” Uh uh uh.大伙儿全都开始一步一步地远离浴室。然后卡尔用非常困惑的表情，对我说：“尼德法老弟，我常常在想要如何表达我对你的信赖。现在这后续的收拾就拜托你了，我要以此来表达我信赖你！” 接着，卡尔就匆匆走掉了，其余的人也令我觉得被背叛地，全都跟着他匆匆地走了。Uh uh.是，我就只得站在浴室外亲切地喊着水龙头的使用方法。
蕾妮和妮莉亚两人好不容易才带着泡过澡的轻松脸孔，从浴室出来，所以我们三个人一进到餐厅，已经微微酒醉的艾赛韩德就来接待我们。 餐厅是一个很宽广的空间，而且有一个很大的阳台。从阳台可以隐约看得到褐色山脉的峰峦无尽绵延的景致（或许是因为这样，所以温柴才会背对着阳台而坐）。房间的中央放着一张很大的正方形桌子，上面摆满了食物，但是却没有看到矮人。这真是稀奇了。如果是人类的话，会聚过来看看或说话，要不然至少也会欢迎一下，可是这里的矮人们好像都只在工作。 大伙儿已经在吃了，拜尔哈福坐在离桌子稍远的位置，一边吸着烟斗，一边和艾赛韩德热烈地你来我往地口出恶语。可是卡尔却什么也不吃，一边看着摊在桌上的地图，一边揉着太阳穴。 “这我看不太懂。我好像不太习惯看矮人式的地图。费西佛老弟？你应该可以大致说明一下吧？” 杉森喝了一大口啤酒之后，一面指着地图，一面说道：“是。这和军事地图没有什么特别不同的地方。这一边是北边。您是因为不知道这一点，所以会觉得很难看懂。这里是我们所在的迦纳罕达峰西坡，因此，如您所看到的，推测的区域是以这一点为中心，画出大约直径一万肘的圆。很简单吧？只是，要找出北边会比较难一点。嗯哈哈哈！” 卡尔勉强露出了微笑。 “费西佛老弟。容我再问你一个问题，如果我们想要搜遍这个地方，找到克拉德美索，大概需要花多久时日？” “啊，您是问这个啊？是，嗯，山脊线是这样……，补给不容易，而且地势险恶。这些峭壁搜查起来相当费功夫。虽然我无法正确说出多少天，不过，我觉得至少要花一、两个月。” 卡尔左右摇了摇头，无力地说道：“我很高兴我可以给你提示，费西佛老弟。对方是深赤龙。因此，它的巢穴不会是像矮人或半身人的小洞穴。它需要一个很大的洞穴。而且要进出巢穴时，必须要有一个相当广阔的空间。我说的话你懂了吗？狭窄的峭壁之间，或者浓密的树林等行动不便的地方，都可以排除在外。你就把它联想成是阿姆塔特巢穴所在的无尽溪谷吧！” “啊，对啊！那么……，就简单了。只要一个小时就可以找到了。” boom!艾赛韩德喝了好久没喝到的矮人制啤酒，喝到醉醺醺的，往后翻倒了，亚夫奈德大叫了一声。可是艾赛韩德很快地站起来，往桌子冲过来。在这一瞬间！我感觉到半空中咻地画过了一道黑影的时候，艾赛韩德就已经坐到桌上，完全是一副青蛙的姿势。 “在哪里？你的意思是，在这个区域，会有克拉德美索的地方只有一个地方吗？不过，你是怎么推测的呢？你是谁啊？” “你醉得很厉害。是，我来说明吧。我，啊，我是杉森·费西佛。 嗯，我以前曾经接近过黑龙阿姆塔特的巢穴附近，所以我大致可以推测出来。正如刚才不久前卡尔说的，因为是龙的巢穴，所以不管是从哪个方向，周围都必须没有突出的山峰，以利起飞降落。但是必须是其他生物或人类不易接近的地方。而且它的庞大身躯要行走，如果树木太多，会难以行走。可是克拉德美索可能经过了一段长久的睡眠期，所以原本没有生长的树木也都长出来了也说不定。好，那么就简单了。一定是往天空伸展的一大片土地。是不易接近的地方。可以有巨大洞穴的地形，同时树的树龄很短，也就是阳树林所形成的地方。right here! " 我看着杉森所指的地方，正要喊出'和我所想的一样！'，可是妮莉亚却问了一个这样的问题：“修奇，什么是阳树林？” “你不觉得问亚夫奈德会比较好吗？” 亚夫奈德微笑着说道： “那是指必须受到很多阳光照射才能长得高大的树木所形成的树林。树林都是先由阳树林开始的。然后那些树木底下会有阴树，也就是在阴影之下会长得很好的树木。所以阴树长满了，原本先有的阳树就会全都消失不见。看树林的树木分布就可以推测出树林的年龄。在此，就变成是推测龙的睡眠期的方法。” "Oh?" 妮莉亚很满意地听完之后，我才得以看到杉森所指的地方。可是我却无法喊出'和我所想的一样！'，所以有些失望。我竟然看不懂那张地图。可是吉西恩却用一只手摸着下巴，并且低头看地图。 “这里的地形看起来的确是你说的那种地形。巨大的生物可自由自在地移动。而且要飞起来的时候，往周围任何一个方向都不会被妨碍。” Ok.比我原本要说的还要讲得更不错哦。艾赛韩德从桌子上跳了下来，立刻举起了战斧。 "Let's go!" 拜尔哈福高兴地说道：“现在就要去杀了吗？那么今晚就可以吃顿好吃的龙肉派了。” “你，你你，你你你！等等，你一定要跟我唱反调吗？” “啊，当然不是啦。我要不要也一起去？和龙打斗……” “这家伙，你又在无视于我的存在了！” 拜尔哈福咯咯笑着，对我们一行人说：“这个地方并不是很容易接近。各位先充分休息，明天早上准备好装备再出发吧。马匹恐怕必须留在这里，如果有需要粮食或其他要准备的东西，就跟我说。武器怎么样？虽然没有可以称得上是屠龙刀的东西，但这里还是有很多拿到大陆任何地方都不会逊色的矮人制武器。” “又，又在无视于我的存在了！” 两人像是在演一出戏名为'敲打者的呐喊'的戏，以这名副其实的场面为背景，卡尔笑着答道：“我们不是为了伤害克拉德美索而来。我们反而是担心克拉德美索会来伤害我们呢！” "what?" “我们来这里是为了以龙魂使来连接和克拉德美索的关系。” “龙魂使？你是说龙魂使吗？谁是龙魂使呢？” “这里这一位蕾妮小姐……，蕾妮？” 原本坐着在打瞌睡的蕾妮突然被吓得立刻从椅子站起来，慌慌张张地向拜尔哈福行了一个注目礼。拜尔哈福歪着头，疑惑地说道：“蕾妮？是指妖精女王吗？” "what?" “蕾妮这个名字，是妖精女王达兰妮安名字的中间部分。你的本名是达兰妮安吗？” “啊，不是的。这不是我的昵称，我原本的名字就叫蕾妮。” “是吗？呵呵。这是蛮不错的名字。那么你不是达兰妮安的呢称蕾妮，那我叫你蕾妮的昵称莲，可以吗？” “咦？莲吗？您喜欢就这么叫吧。啊，不是，请您就叫我蕾妮吧。因为，我不习惯那样的名字。即使您叫了，我也会不知道是在叫我。” “我知道了。好，你是要来当克拉德美索的龙魂使？” “咦？是。没错。好像是吧……，是的。我是克拉德美索的龙魂使。” 拜尔哈福歪着头，疑惑地打量蕾妮，蕾妮则是红着脸踌躇着，然后又再拉了椅子坐下。妮莉亚搂着蕾妮的脖子，笑道：“莲？这个名字不错啊！咯咯咯咯。那么我是妮亚吗？你叫我妮亚吧。温？” 房里所有人的眼睛全都同时集中到温柴身上。温柴脸色苍白地看着集中过来的目光，一面撇过头不看妮莉亚，一面嘀咕着'温算什么名字啊……'，杉森噗嗤笑着说道：“我们按照拜尔哈福先生所说的去做比较好。今天充分休息，明天去找那个大块头吧。” “可是，克拉德美索好像已经进入苏醒期的最后阶段了，亚夫奈德，那么究竟多久以后会完全苏醒呢？” “令人遗憾的是，我无法正确知道。艾赛韩德？苏醒声是在什么时候停下来的？” 已经从桌子下来的艾赛韩德答道：“啊？嗯，听说是昨晚。” “昨晚吗？那么……如果知道克拉德美索的年龄就好，可是我不知道。如果保险一点，好像可以用一天来算。” “一天？那么是今天晚上吗？” “是的。但这是保险一点的算法，可能克拉德美索是岁数很大的龙，就不会那么快开始活动，不必那么不安。而且那也只是意味着它醒过来而已。” “咦？这话是什么意思呢？” 亚夫奈德双手合十，慢慢地说道： “它是不是一苏醒过来就会飞起来或不会飞起来，都是要看克拉德美索的意愿，不是吗？说不定它苏醒之后，就这么在原地躺着。就像我们早上从睡梦中醒来，可以立刻起来，但也可以躺在床上……如果我这样说，会不会跳跃思考跳得太多了？不管怎么样，进入活动期之后，有的龙不会立刻从巢穴出来，而在原地待着……，要不然，就是会直接出来袭击附近的矮人矿山，也有可能它会直接开始蹂躏拜索斯的天空吧。这都是看它的意愿。可是，长久的睡眠期刚结束，我看它一定是急着先做营养补充吧。” 亚夫奈德的语气虽然很平静，可是房里的温度好像都上升了。 吉西恩用稍微沙哑的声音，说道：“看来都不是很安全！现在立刻去找……” 一行人的眉毛都无力地下垂了。到矮人矿山的这段旅行，大家全都太累了。所有人都一言不发地看着卡尔，结果卡尔用提不起劲的语气，说道：“虽然我不知道龙和龙魂使的契约会是用何种形态来达成，但是可能不会花费很多的时间。克拉德美索万一飞往别的地方，那就很难再找得到它。但是它长久以来处在睡眠期，所以应该不会立刻飞起来。当然啦，这些都是我们的想法。” 卡尔环视每个人的脸孔之后，用郑重的语气，说道：“大家都去休息吧。虽然不晓得会……这个嘛。这是个重要的会面。到现在为止，我们一直只是赶路，首先是时间在鞭策我们，然后是各种障碍使我们更加忙碌。我们一直没有冷静思考的空闲，只是盲目地奔驰而来。可是托了我们盲目奔驰而来的福，我们终于来到这个地方，克拉德美索现在已经近在咫尺了。” 大伙儿的脸上全都掠过了一个浓厚的情感阴影。是啊，好长哦。 但是我们终究还是到了这里。我们之中没有任何一个人离开……，啊，伊露莉不在了。可是除了她以外，其他所有人之中，没有任何一个人脱队，都互相帮助，才来到这里。我们现在是在最后的关头，目的达成前的最后一刻了。我觉得我的胸口好像都沸腾了起来。 卡尔从位子一站起来。他双臂微张，说道：“我想感谢各位每个人。” 大伙儿脸上都浮现了平静的微笑。连卡尔也露出微笑，说道：“虽然朋友不需要特别道谢之类的话，可是各位实在太令人感激了。我并不是感谢各位来这里，也不想感谢我们战胜了艰辛痛苦和逆境。那是展现各位的资质和能力，个人的资质和能力全都是特别的，原本就应该要受到尊重才对。比起这个……” 我一感受到卡尔的热切目光，就觉得眼角好像不该上扬。 “我想感谢各位全都始终互信互助，不让彼此看到踌躇与恐惧。 任何逆境都比不上同伴的挫折与失败来得更加令我们心痛。可是强韧的我们一次也没有让同伴看到自己挫折或屈膝的样子。 " 就连原本在打瞌睡的蕾妮也睁大眼睛看着卡尔。卡尔突然转过头去，看着窗外说话。他的声音听来似乎带着点水气。 “由于费西佛老弟的智慧，我们也解决了寻找龙藏身之处的问题。我们赶上了时间，也已经到了这里，我认为现在该是我们将注意力转回自己身上的时候了。我认为现在剩下的半天，是我们每个人对这场重要会面作心理准备的时间。哈哈哈……无论如何，明天的会面，搞不好是我们每个人一生都会牢牢记住的一场会面，不是吗？我觉得每个人都必须有一段沉思的时间。” 吉西恩的眼睛闪烁着光芒，他点了点头，说道：“是的。我们明天就要见到克拉德美索了。去见我们这个时代最强大的龙。” “我觉得我们好像是要去见我们这个时代的神话。” 亚夫奈德听了杰伦特的话，用很少见的信心十足的语气，答道：“当然，几百年后我们说不定会成为神话里面的人物。” 杰伦特高兴地笑了出来。他突然挺起腰来，严谨地说道：“从现在开始，得小心说话了。我可不希望被后代的人把我评为这一行人中的小丑啊。” 哈哈哈……。大家都展露了笑容。myth?这个嘛。我今天好像可以为神话下一个定义。 那就是：父亲的日常生活会变成儿子的神话。
My chest was almost on fire. No, you can't breathe through your mouth, you have to breathe out through your nose.However, the wind blowing from the mountains was like ice, and my nose was almost frozen.Now if I forcefully exhale the hot air through my nose, I'm afraid more ice cubes will pop.I felt the constant cold air running into my throat, and there was already a smell of blood.Really.This mountain wind is really strong! We are now walking a narrow path that juts out along the side of the cliff. On one side of the road are steep cliffs that go up, and on the other side are cliffs that go straight down. In the distance are mountains, rocks, forests, and sea of clouds.In short, the scenery that can be seen in the mountains is presented in front of our eyes in various colors. "Because there is wind blowing nearby, people should not approach the edge of the cliff, so there is no need to worry about falling..." This kind of thinking, I am sure now is a ridiculous idea.Because if I don't cheer up, I will feel that I will be sucked away by the strong wind, and I will rush directly to the direction of the cliff.So I have to stick to the rock wall with one hand when walking, and don't care if the palm will be worn out.Because the palm is also much better to be worn out than to be dropped. My arms were held up all the time, feeling frozen from the cold and tiredness. I stepped forward step by step, lifted my hands that were drooping with fatigue, and held down the rock. Now I am walking with habitual movements rather than will or strength.We have been able to come to the present because we have not stopped, so we can keep walking. "The sun is the end." Ai Saihand walked straight ahead, and suddenly said without thinking. "The mountains I climb every day are higher than this mountain." His voice was quite hoarse.I chuckled and held Renee steady again.Seeing me lifting her up, Zhu Ni leaned her weak body over and whispered in my ear, "I'm sorry, Xiu Qi." "It's okay. Compared to Rama. I think it's much more beautiful to carry you. And I'll be in a good mood. Ah, bad. You know what I'm thinking!" "Xiu Qi..." "But won't the rope hurt you?" "No, it won't hurt, it doesn't hurt at all." I carried Renee on my back with a rope and a cloak.Because you must use your hands to walk on a mountain road, I came up with this method.Like a mother swaddling a baby, I strapped Renee around my shoulders and waist, using the cloak and rope appropriately.Therefore, the backpack is carried on the chest, and the giant sword is leaned on like a cane.Although Renee said she was not in pain, I felt the ropes binding her body hurting my shoulders and waist.In fact, I still wear OPG, but I feel heavy on my shoulders.However, I didn't talk anymore, just walked on. Behind me came men who had drawn horses up the Brown Mountains, too tired to speak.Even the horses were too tired to speak.Ah, horses don't know how to talk, do they?The horses, covered in white foam from sweat, climbed panting.All the horses except the Thunderer were foaming at the corners of their mouths, which Ghisien should really be proud of.The horses were too tired for Renee to ride otherwise, which made me, thanks to them, Renee's horse. Actually, the road conditions are not that bad.Although the wind blowing next to it was strong, and the steep cliffs made people dizzy, the road itself was flat and gentle in any case. And Esaihand said that he took the easiest path because of our group.We didn't see any steep slopes or streams, but we had to walk endlessly on gentle slopes while shivering from the cold, which was a problem. We have been walking like this for the sixth hour.We set out at dawn to avoid encountering Tolman Hastel and Leti's priests.Walking early in the morning is not very difficult.The luggage was shared by six horses, so only the body was walking with difficulty.But when the sun rose in the morning, Aysaihand suddenly left the road and walked towards the side of the mountain.We toiled to a point where there was no road, stumbling for some time between ravines and hillsides.Then, when the sun was fully up, we found that we had climbed to a position where we could look down to the left and see Central Avenue.Shan Sen said with a smile: "Is that Central Avenue? Whoa, we're high up on it!" "Hmm. This place can be said to be a shortcut to the dwarven access road. If you take the Central Avenue, it will take too much time." "Ah, is it? So can we walk to the mine of the dwarves today?" "It can arrive at noon at the slowest time. Let's start after filling our stomachs casually here." "it is good." We were at a place where we could overlook the Central Avenue, and we ate a cold breakfast without starting a fire because we couldn’t find firewood. At this moment, Wen Chai narrowed his eyes and said, “I I saw someone over Central Avenue!" I looked down, and sure enough, I could see little red spots moving slowly.In this land that is all gray or brown and grass green, red clothes can be seen at a glance.But Wen Chai could roughly see their clothes and faces. "One appeared to be a child, about fifteen or sixteen years old. He wore light armor and had no weapons. The rest were all in red robes. It was rare. They all had their hair cut very short. , very short." Karl frowned and said, "It's the priest of Leti, the God of Sword and Destruction. It turned out to be Tolman and his party. Uh-huh. How many people are there?" "... thirty. Thirty-one with Tolman." "Yes. Which direction are they heading now?" "Same direction as us." Immediately, Esaihand happily stroked his beard and said: "Okay! Those guys don't know this shortcut. So they will go a little further west before they can meet the dwarf who entered Ganahanda Peak Passage. We'll be about...eight or nine hours ahead of them." "Great. In other words, we are ahead now, aren't we? My whole body is lifted!" As soon as I said that, Ai Saihande suddenly showed a strange smile.As soon as he saw my confused expression, he immediately said: "Two hours later, let's see if you can still say that." Then, not to mention two hours, not even an hour, everyone had to take the luggage off the horses and carry it on their shoulders.Because the horses are already working very hard on the steep mountain road.Another five hours later, I was near the tree-growth line of the Brown Mountains, with a completely exhausted Renee on my back, walking along the side of the cliff. As if not tired, Ai Saihande waved his arms vigorously and said, "Xiu Qi, you are really strong-willed! As far as humans are concerned, you are really pretty good. I mean, You still carried someone on your back." "If I look pitiful, will you carry it for me?" "Really can?" "If you feel you have to drag Renee's feet to the ground and feel your own dwarf..." Renee quietly listened to my joking with Esaihand, she said in a feeble voice, "I'm sorry, Xiuqi. I'm too... heavy, right?" "No. It's nothing. Renee, you're light. You should gain weight to marry." "I said... I won't marry!" "No. Now it's not a question of whether to marry or not, but a question of the high probability of not getting married. You have to gain weight and have a little flesh before someone loves you? Why do I feel like I've recited it A stick on his back..." "...Xiu Qi!" "Oh, oh! No. Don't pull! Really, don't pull my ears! We are next to a cliff! If the center of gravity is not stable, we will fall!" "Gaah! Xiuqi! Don't shake! Gaah! Ga!" "Renee, please! No, don't cover my eyes!" Because of the weird and funny things we provided, all our group laughed out loud, and the laughter of everyone spread far and wide between the mountains.After a while we climbed Ganahanda in silence. I can't remember at all how we got up, just that we kept moving our legs.Ah, I remember being very cold.I still remember the occasional dense clouds surrounding us, and I also remember the feeling that the clouds and fog made us fall into a dream. Every time we turned the winding road, what appeared were the breathtaking mountain peaks, which can only be seen in high mountain areas. The appearance of the dry ancient wood that I got, and the moss growing hard under it... I seem to remember quite a lot!Although my back was very warm with Renee on my back, my face was frozen stiff because of the wind blowing in front of me, so I felt a rather strange feeling, which I still remember! When we turned another detour, our eyes suddenly opened up, and a basin appeared in front of us. "Wow!" I felt Renee, who had buried her head on my neck, almost fainting, look up in surprise.She also made a short sound of disbelief. "Wow!" it is good!From now on, stand here and monitor everyone who climbs up.See if they all say 'Wow! 'Woolen cloth?Ok.I'm cranky again. "Wow!" Shan Sen..., it was exactly as I guessed.cluck cluck.None of us thought of going any further, and we all stood in a row, looking at the vast basin in front of us. It's a really strange place.It's amazing to have this kind of terrain in between these endless stretches of crags and peaks.From my first glance, this basin is very wide, almost as big as our hometown Hetante Village.When I climbed up, my eyes were already familiar with the gray color of the rock, so now I was really taken aback by the sudden bright green of a large grassland in front of me. It may be because the mountains around the basin block the wind. There are no clouds like fog in this place, and all the trees grow tall and straight.Rather than saying that this is a basin, it might as well be called a kind of valley, right?There are protruding peaks blocking the view from the side, so it is impossible to see the entire basin.In any case, there is a large forest where the basin meets the nearby peaks. "Aren't you going down?" As soon as Esaihand finished speaking, we reluctantly walked down to the basin. "Ah, Xiu Qi. You can let me down now." After I put Renee down, the body became really light, so light that I almost flew up.But at the same time, the back that was originally warmly protected became a little chilly.hum. so cool!As soon as the horses stepped on the grass, they seemed to be refreshed again.This is true even for humans.So far we had been climbing endlessly, and now suddenly, suddenly, we were walking on flat ground.I felt so light in my body that my legs seemed to disappear. At the entrance of the basin we came in, there was a road going down, with short, hard grass growing beside it.And occasionally you can see the shape of a hare popping up between the rocks.It's a rabbit!How many rabbits are needed to fill the stomach of Klad Meso?Just as I was concentrating on my thoughts, I was walking along the road when suddenly Gerent, who was walking in front of me, stopped abruptly. what happened?Why did you suddenly block the road and stop here? I turned to look at Geraint, who was looking stiffly at a huge cliff in the woods directly in front of us.I saw him open his mouth to watch, and I couldn't help being startled.Strange, what happened to him?I followed his gaze.The path we're taking will lead directly to that cliff, but there's a big hole drilled under that huge cliff.Wow!This cave is really big!If you want to describe its size, it can be said that even a dragon can come in and out at will... can come in and out at will? At this moment, Gerente said, "It's the dragon's lair!" Ugh!Lair of Cradamesso!Everyone began to chatter and chatter. "Hide quickly, hide quickly!" Ghisien's shout came clearly from the commotion of the crowd.He drew his sword, jumped to the side of the road, and pressed himself against the tree.The horses squealed.The front foot of the mobile prison was lifted up, almost stepping on Shan Sen.Shan Sen fell back and sat on the ground, but said 'Ouch! 'After that, he immediately rolled over and stood up, drawing out his sword.Karl hurried to the side of the road and almost fell to the ground.However, Nelia managed to support Karl who almost fell behind him, so I saw a very strange scene between the two of them. Alvned's face twisted. Beside him, Wen Chai stood with a cold expression.Both of them had expressions that didn't match the situation.What is going on?At this moment, Alvned, who had been twisting his cheek muscles, finally couldn't help laughing. "Pfft ha ha ha ha ha!" what?Is Alvned insane?Did he experience hysteria in an instant because of something so terrible... What happened in the next instant made us all shut up. From that huge cave, three dwarves who looked ridiculously small compared to the size of the cave ran out.We all looked at the dwarves with puzzled eyes.The dwarf who ran out of the cave ran towards us hard, very fast.They were coming straight at such a speed that it was hard to believe that they were dwarves.At this moment, Nelia yelled, "Esaihand?" Without saying a word, Esaihand started running towards the dwarves who came out of the cave. what happened?Gerent shouted, "They're being chased by Clade Messo!" Oops!Ghisien gritted his teeth and shouted, "Oh, hurry up and help Ethelhand! Quickly save the dwarves!" "Damn it, it's too late to prepare, so we have to fight directly!" Shan Sen and Ghisien immediately swung their swords towards the sky and ran over.Immediately afterwards, Alvned, who was behind me, bent over and smiled at this moment.I thought things were really weird, so I watched Wen Chai's movements. "Wen Chai? Shall we go?" "What are you going to do?" "Uh, uh. Go save the dwarves..." "Saved from whom?" Ah, Huh?Why do I feel that what I want to say is missing!It seems embarrassing to answer Klad Meso....At this moment, Alvnaid stopped laughing and said, "Well, that's the mine of the dwarves. Hahaha!" What?At this time, from the other end, Isaihand's shout came. "Yo! Long time no see, my friends!" Uh uh uh.
"So it's the calm before the storm, um, is that it?" Alvnaid nodded palely.Karl clasped his hands together in front of his face and clasped his palms to his forehead. I turned my head to look at Ai Saihande. Isaihand was talking to the dwarves who had just rushed out of the huge mine on the cliff.They may have run out of the mine halfway through work, so they still wear a strange box on their foreheads.That box was attached to the forehead, strapped to the head with a strap or something, and there was a light shining through it.Maybe it's the lighting equipment used in the dark tunnel?They also had some sort of equipment hanging from them. However, it is their faces that excite my nerves more than their rare miners' equipment. What a headache.I couldn't tell who was who at all.Just as sheep look alike to a shepherd, dwarves all look alike to me! All of the same short stature, with the same strong build, and the same long hanging beards (the dwarves from the mines had their beards dirty with mud and dust, which was a little different).If the clothes they wear are the same, I really can't tell the difference. But if you look closely, you can still feel slight differences from each person.First of all, the voices that used to sound exactly the same can now feel that each voice has its own personality.But they were still talking in Dwarvish, so after all it was impossible to know what they were talking about.I looked at those dwarves talking words that I couldn't understand, and felt very bored. I turned my head away, and then I saw Renee sitting on the rock with a tired expression. After she turned her head to meet my gaze, Then he smiled wryly. "Are you tired?" Renee just managed not to fall, but in fact, all the symptoms of a tired person were seen.Renee pushed back the hair on her forehead and said out of breath, "I'm so tired." "Would you like me to massage your legs?" "Ha, ha, ha. Good." Renee sat on the rock and straightened her legs.Uh uh.I thought she would politely say no.I walked up to Renee, took off the OPG, and started massaging her thin legs. Renee yelled out in a piercing voice 'ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!Whoops, whoops! 'After shouting several times, he lowered his head with a dull movement.Hearing Renee's scream, Gerent opened his eyes in surprise, and said, "It's almost here now, and there shouldn't be any more tiring things." Leni took out a handkerchief, wiped her forehead, and said, "Although it's already here, huh, huh. Now it's not a question of whether you're tired or not." That said, that really isn't a problem. We are now on the western slope of Ganahanda Peak, the northern limit of the Brown Mountains, near the entrance to the great mine of the Dwarves, sitting wearily, and we now hear that the road to follow Klad Meso is blocked or something if.Avned, who had been looking at Esaihand and the dwarves, explained again in a low voice: "They said that after the wake-up sound stopped, they could no longer guess the location. It must be Klade Meso It is in the final stages of awakening. They say it will never make any more awakening sounds. The dwarves speculate that the lair of Klade Meso is based on the awakening sounds they have heard so far... It seems that it can be set at a very small within a radius of . . . They say they've mapped it. Huh? My God. The radius is about ten thousand cubits or so." Carl suddenly smiled and said some boring words: "I used to want to learn the dwarf language. But after all, I was only ambitious and failed to learn it. But, Avnedd, how do you know the dwarf language?" Carl said while showing a moderately hostile expression.Immediately, Alvnaid blushed and said in a very small voice: "Ah, now I am using magic. Using dialect..." "Hmm. Mr. Alvned, aren't you listening to them in Dwarven?" Wouldn't it be rude of them to talk in their own words, and Alvnaid eavesdropped on it?Carl's polite accusation made Alvned's face turn red. "Yes, I was eavesdropping." "Well, anyway, Mr. Isaihand will tell us later, it doesn't matter." After Karl nodded, he returned to the previous posture just now. The mine next to the cliff belongs to the higher position in the basin.So as long as you turn your head slightly, you can have a panoramic view of the large brown mountains outside the basin.The majestic mountains and peaks are all mountains as far as the eye can see.Those mountains seem to have been dug out with a very large plow, and no flat land can be seen anywhere around them. Is this the Brown Mountains? I don't know whether it's because of the thin air or because it's too clear, even the very distant peaks are approaching us as if they are about to be taken into our hands.But at the same time those mountains are ridiculously far away.Our eyes are used to looking at beautiful buildings on the ground, so now it seems that it is difficult to get a good focus.Even if you focus on a point, it is actually not a point, but a mountain the size of a large house.Mountain, mountain, mountain.The horizon is gone.The clouds surrounding the peaks look as if the mountains are wrapped in a veil. I turned my head from this staggering sight and saw a more reassuring individual on my level. Wen Chai showed a pitiful and listless look. He sat there, lowered his head so as not to overlook the brown mountain range, and only looked at the basin below.And beside him, there was a person who didn't care what Shan Sen said to Wen Chai now, but just kept giggling at Wen Chai. "Hey, Wen Chai. The scenery is nice, you can turn around and have a look." "Don't bother me." "You worked so hard to get here, you should take a look, too?" "Shan Sen, you bastard! Don't bother me!" Wen Chai gritted his teeth and said.Then bury your head between your knees.Oh, really. Nelia said with an apologetic expression, "Wen Chai, what's wrong with you? Why don't you look at those mountains?" "This is my business, don't worry about it!" The corners of Nelia's eyes immediately went up to the sky.She took a step forward angrily, but then shook her head and said more kindly than before: "I see. If you feel uncomfortable, Wen Chai, you don't have to go to see it. I'm sorry." Wen Chai raised his head slightly and looked at Nelia with strange eyes, while I watched the scene while laughing silently.Ouch, don't you know that!People who were born in the desert and grew up watching the horizon suddenly climbed to such a high mountain area may have such problems.And Renee, a port girl who grew up watching the horizon, seems to understand Wen Chai quite well. "Huh, huh. In fact, I am also afraid of this view. It is more comfortable to look at this side. Huh... I can probably understand Uncle Wen Chai's psychology." "You mean, he's scared?" "Hmm. There are so many mountain peaks under my feet. Huh. Although it is very beautiful, heh, it is too scary. It seems to be floating in the air." "Scary? Huh. Is it so serious?" At this moment, Wen Chai, who had put his head between his knees, let out a loud moan.I no longer have any doubts. "This is not where I should be..." Carl, who had been looking at Wenchai, explained the situation in simple words. "It's mild fear of heights." Nelia immediately giggled. "Hey, hey. I'm a thunderphobe and you're a fear of heights? Clack-cluck!" hum.She seemed to feel the homogeneity between the two in a strange place! After a while, Ethhande called us over after seeing off the dwarves who had escaped from the mine.Therefore, Wen Chai was finally liberated from the high mountains, peaks, and endless sea of clouds that almost made him trance. Ethhande didn't say anything, but just led us.The dwarves who had rushed over as soon as they saw us arriving just now ran back at the same speed as when they ran out of the huge mine in the cliff just now, but Essehand followed the path next to the entrance of the mine and headed towards him. Walk inside the basin.Gerent asked as if surprised: "Well, aren't we going into the mine?" Esaihand seemed to be very distressed, and at first he didn't hear Gerent's question.So, Gerent had to ask again. "Huh? Ah, yes. The mine is where we work. Down there, of course, is our beautiful home and premises, and a hall that, though it may not look like a stately hall to you, is in our It seems to be a more beautiful hall. However, in order to show our kindness, it will be very tiring for you to take you down there. It is dark and steep inside. Fortunately, we have prepared A few shacks for guests who are not used to the underground.” At this moment, Ghisien said in a panicked tone: "The shack? Is this the one?" When I saw the direction of Ghisien's finger, I froze immediately.Nelia clapped her palms and said, "Wow! It's so spectacular!" "What is this! Isn't it the Tower of Light? Isaihande! No wonder you weren't surprised at that time!" "What? Ah, you mean that messy hallucination?" When I saw the shack mentioned by Esaihand, the first thing I thought of was the absurd and grotesque building in the imperial city of Byzos—the Tower of Light. Those buildings were randomly stacked along the hillside next to the basin.There are roads between those buildings, but some roads are the roofs of other buildings, and some roads are between the pillars under other buildings.And some roads are connected by a bridge in midair.The buildings stacked in this way are all squares of different sizes, and some buildings even protrude more than the buildings below them, so they look like things that burst out of the hillside. But at first glance, it looks like a mess of buildings, but the overall look is very beautiful. Carl said in an admiring tone: "We usually think that beauty can only be felt from harmony, but I have to change this thinking now." Ethhande responded to Carl's compliment with a smile.After looking around with an admiring expression, Gerente said, "What a magical village! There is no water vapor." "what?" "I mean water. Well, I haven't seen water supply and drainage facilities. Although it is said that drinking water can be obtained by lifting water, how is drainage done? I haven't seen where water can flow out place?" Immediately, Esaihand burst out laughing.Seeing everyone's puzzled looks, Alvnaid explained with a smile: "I've been here before. I've thought about this problem. This is a city built by dwarves. Of course, the drainage channels come out of the ground. And if you go in, you will know that all the water supply facilities are also underground, so there is no need to carry water." "Huh? What, how do you do this?" "They built a reservoir on the mountain, and from there let the water flow to the city through the ground." "Ah, what a surprise!" As soon as everyone exclaimed, Esaihand raised his hand as if he thought it was troublesome, and said, "Okay, okay! If you want to explain it, it would be better to go and see it directly. The horses are hanging in the building over there. A building would do. That would be a stable.” Shan Sen opened his eyes wide, "The stables?" "What's the matter with you? Ah, yes. Hahaha. Although we don't have horses, we ride mules." So we went first to the stable where the mules were tied.It is located in a relatively low position, and it is much larger than other buildings, and there are other buildings located on it.There are a lot of mules used to transport minerals tied there, but it is not as filthy as ordinary stables can be associated with.Wow.The dwarves even built their stables so beautifully?Surprisingly, it is a very solid stone building, and even has stone slabs inside (it is true that stones must be used to support the buildings above it). Each stable is separated by wall stones, which are covered with a thick layer of hay.And the lighting is enough, there is no depressing feeling at all.What is even more surprising is that, despite all this, there is no wind blowing in from outside!Ghisien admired: "No wonder you don't envy the stables in Byzos Imperial City!" hum.It seems that dwarves really are all good architects.We were so impressed that we tied up the weary horses and went outside.What a magnificent village!But why didn't even a dwarf see this beautiful village?Since this is for guests, do the dwarves live underground?It just so happened that Nelia helped me say what I wanted to say. "But why didn't a single dwarf see it? Did all the dwarves go to work?" "Uh, wait. There's one over there." As soon as I heard Shan Sen's words, I looked up, and at a slightly higher place, there was a dwarf sitting on the wide roof in front of the house, smoking a pipe.But what was called the courtyard was actually the roof of another building.Anyway, the dwarf who was smoking a pipe also saw us in this place where it was difficult to tell whether it was the courtyard or the roof.He took the pipe in his hand, raised his hand, and shouted in a very casual tone: "Oh, isn't this old crazy Isaihand? You're back!" Uh!What, what's going on here?I started to look very puzzled at Karl, and then Karl said in a panic: "Ah, why are you staring at me like that, Brother Niederfa?" "Didn't you say that the Beater is the noblest of dwarves?" "Of course it is!" "So, did the dwarf dig so many holes that his head got pathetically..." "Ah, no, brother Nederfar. No wonder you made that look! Why do you think the word 'noble' has to have the same etiquette meaning for humans and dwarves?" "Ah, ah! Hahaha. Haha?" Well, why are you here again?When our group was listening to Karl's explanation, Aysaihande said, "The weather is so good today, why don't you hold a tool in your hand, but a pipe? What a crazy dwarf." !" Shan Sen seemed to understand very well, nodded gracefully, and said "this one seems to be a very noble dwarf", which made us all dumbfounded.Immediately, Ai Saihande snorted and said: "What, noble? Don't be ridiculous, forget it, I don't need to explain anything. You just go to him and you will know. This guy who symbolizes a dwarf with a mental disorder! Where are you Don't move, wait for me!" Esaihand led us up, and the dwarf above stood there with his legs spread and looked down at us.Although Nelia and Wenchai climbed up the steep stairs very briskly, it was not easy for the rest of them to climb up.Really!This kind of ladder is too low for a dwarf's leg length.Climbing with low steps, the width of the natural steps will be narrow and the slope will be very steep. After climbing up the winding stairs, crossing an overpass, I climbed onto the yard and roof where the dwarf was standing.The dwarf observed our group with a grin, and then said to Esaihand: "Hey, these humans are the warriors who are coming to kill Klade Meso?" What about Clade Meso?Seeing that we were taken aback by this unbearable 'infamy', Esaihand smiled as if he was gnashing his teeth and said, "This guy, you madman! Why are you still talking about this? Kind of words? What did you say to kill Klad Meso?" The dwarf picked his ears with his thick fingers, and said calmly: "Let me see, there are nine people in total? Hahaha! The number is just right! Except for the girl over there, it is Esaihan who gathered for the destruction of Klade Meso Germany's eight stars!" Uh.Do you know that the girl you got rid of is the most important person?Ai Saihande said in an angry tone while pulling his beard: "This guy! Are you listening to me?" "No, it's not right. Even the girl is included, and the wizard is excluded, that's all! Because the wizard is Hendrick's character. It's perfect!" "Uh uh uh! You actually ignore my existence!" Alfred was panicked when he heard that he was being praised too much, while Esaihand started to get angry at being completely ignored. At this time, Karl first said in a friendly tone: "My name is Karl He Tante. May I have your name?" "Bailhaf Kruken. You can call me Bailhaf or Baier, whichever you want. In this miner's paradise, I am the Heater." "Ah. Really? So you are a heater!" heater?The beater is the one who beats, so what is the heater for?The one who heats up before banging?Uh.This is blacksmith thinking..., etc.This, then, is the dwarven way of thinking.After Greeting each of us, Bairhav Kruken the Heater said, "I'm waiting here to welcome you all. It's a pleasure to meet you. You must have worked so hard to get here." Here. Rest here now and forget about the pain of this period." "Huh? Painful?" "Ah, it might be hard for you to tell if someone else is here. But I can probably imagine how painful it will be to walk with Ethhande." Esaihand is now laughing as if losing his voice, and tugging at his hair. "Heh, heh heh! Hehhhh! Are you trying to make the unimaginable happen?" What is this roar?No matter what, after Esaihand finished shouting, he immediately moved quickly.O Karis Newman, god of dwarves and fire!在您面前有一点我可以坦白告诉您。艾赛韩德真的'敏捷地'纵身飞去了！艾赛韩德在一眨眼间转到拜尔哈福的背后，紧抓住他的背。当然啦，拜尔哈福也和一般矮人一样，矮胖粗腰，用艾赛韩德的短手臂来抱有些难，因此，艾赛韩德不是抱他，而是用一只手紧抓住他的后颈部，用另一只手紧抓住腰带后面，整个往上提。call out! "great!" 蕾妮很快地把张大的嘴巴用双手掩住。拜尔哈福被往上提起之后，用气喘吁吁的声音喊道：“嘿！这，这个老疯癫敲打者！” “这家伙！你难道不知道我是第一个敲打的矮人！用你这家伙的身体……，呃！” 哎唷，天啊！身体被提起来的拜尔哈福直接用手肘往后挥去，击中了艾赛韩德的鼻梁。艾赛韩德跌倒在地，就这样被压在拜尔哈福的肥胖身体下面。拜尔哈福压着艾赛韩德，还继续靡蹭他的身体，并且用气喘吁吁的声音说：“啊，糟糕。对不起了。应该是你第一个敲打才对。结果不小心就变成是我先敲打了！可是，在加热者我火冒三丈之前，是你先火冒三丈的，所以扯平了吧？哈哈哈！” 在我们这些身高较高的人类的表情惊讶的注视之下，两个矮胖的矮人叠在一起的模样实在是令人觉得十分可笑。艾赛韩德因为撞击和压力，只能勉强发出压抑的'你，你这家伙……！'呻吟声。大伙儿全都用惊讶的表情看着拜尔哈福和艾赛韩德，可是只有我，我又再对卡尔投以疑惑的眼神。 “敲打者……，真的是高贵的矮人，对吗？” “嗯，咳嗯！嗯。当然是喽！当然是啊！” “可是我总觉得你这番话一点都不可靠。” 不管怎么样，我们就走过刚才拜尔哈福坐着的那个院子，进了那栋建筑物。拜尔哈福一面走进建筑物里面，一面说道：“我一听到你们要来的消息，就把这个建筑物清理了一下。” “什么，您一个人清理这么大的建筑物？” “嗯？哈哈。当然不是啦。一些年轻人和妇人清理完之后，就全回去他们自己的工作地或家里了。而我为了迎接你们，就留在这里。” “可是您怎么知道我们要来？” 我仔细一想，刚才从洞穴跑出来的矮人们，还有这位拜尔哈福先生也是，他们怎么会正确知道我们到达的时间呢？拜尔哈福高兴地点了点头，说道：“啊，因为我们知道敲打者艾赛韩德要带你们来。” “可是您怎么会知道正确的时间呢？” 拜尔哈福吸了一口烟斗之后，说道：“昨天我们看到雷伯涅湖那边上升的红光。虽然我们不知道是谁，但是妖精女王好像非常生气的样子。而艾赛韩德也差不多该回来了，雷伯涅湖发生那种事，所以总觉得有奇怪的预感，于是我叫其他矮人准备一下。事实上，当时我想下去湖泊那里一探究竟，可是却远远地看到你们正要上来。” "Ahhh. I see." “那么，那是你们引起的，对吗？是你们让妖精女王生气的？” “不是我们让她生气的，不，也是和我们有关系，没有错。” 拜尔哈福一听到卡尔的回答，露出感兴趣的表情，说道：“啊，是吗？我慢慢再听你们说吧。房间有很多，全都清理得很干净，你们可以挑你们喜欢的去住。” Ok.房间真的是蛮多的。这栋建筑物真的好大啊。房间里的家俱虽然不多，但都不是矮人用的，而是人类用的，所以没有不便之处。 通路的大小和房间的大小好像全都是以人类的基准来造的。大伙儿全都选好房间之后，拜尔哈福就告诉我们浴室和餐厅的位置，然后说道：“梳洗完后请去吃点东西。到那时候再谈工作的事。啊，老疯癫矮人。你这家伙应该会先去餐厅吧？” “当然是啊！我可是走了一整天的山路了。” 我实在是不懂什么是当然的事。因为走了一整天的山路，所以应该要先梳洗一下，不是吗？不管怎么样，我们沿着房间前面长长的走道走进了走道尽头的浴室。 这会儿我可真的一点也不惊讶了。 浴室也是石造的！没错，我不惊讶！在我的观念里，浴缸应该是巨大的木桶。可是矮人们却造了可以容纳好几个人的巨大浴池。要怎样才能把水装满呢？Uh, huh?我仔细一看，怎么没有煮水的炉灶呢？那么要怎么用水呢？不过，亚夫奈德在脱下衣服之后，却一面发抖一面走向浴缸尽头，然后摸了摸墙上一个形状怪异的金属。what?亚夫奈德不知是怎么动手的，金属尾端的管子就有热水流出来了！ “嘿？是魔法吗？” “嗯？哈哈。这不是魔法，是技术。只要转这个，就会有热水出来。” Wow!这实在是太神奇了！除了吉西恩和卡尔，其他人都围聚到亚夫奈德旁边，一直看着那根神奇的管子。那是用铁做成的管子，附在墙上，一面有一个小小的轮子。可是一转动那个轮子，就有水流出来，往反方向转，水就不流了！哇哈，这未免也太神了！ 可是卡尔和亚夫奈德好像觉得这一点儿也不神奇，连看都不看，就直接进入浴缸里，开始装出一副死人模样。因为他们在浴缸里面闭着眼睛，就呼呼大睡了。接着，杰伦特也露出类似的动作，所以杉森说要打水仗时，我就只好拒绝了。因为我得神经紧绷，注意不要让那三个人溺死才行。 精疲力尽的温柴一进到浴缸，才恢复了一点血色。可是他偶尔还是用尖锐的目光望向有个轮子的水管方向。 “你干嘛那样一直看？” 温柴只有眼睛露出水面，用杀气腾腾的目光望着那根水管。然后他慢慢地抬头，随即他的头发就贴住了他的头，就只看到他的眼睛炯炯有神地闪烁着。他用低沉地说道：“那个东西，应该是牢牢固定着吧？” 突然间，吉西恩就在浴缸里滑倒了。What's the matter?吉西恩噗噗挣扎着，才好不容易把头伸出水面，一边喘气，一边用手把脸上的水给抹掉。他一刻不忍去看温柴的模样，撇过头去不看，自个儿嘻嘻笑着说道：“哈，哈哈。温柴。制造热水的地方是在别的地方。是在离这里稍远的锅炉里把水煮沸。然后那里和这个水龙头之间用水管连接起来。这个水龙头只是调节让水从水管的尾端流出来，或让水不流出来。” “……我早就知道了。” 虽然有时候张开嘴巴会很有用，可是有时候却是闭着比较有益。 Hee hee hee.我也在想，要不要把OPG再戴起来，把那个东西扯下来看看。 不管怎么样，杉森原本用他巨大的身躯胡搞乱动，热烈地在戏水，结果被卡尔降下一句句的大道理说教，卡尔一面念一面就睡着了，只引发出一个差点溺死的事故，最后，我们没有让任何人溺死，平安无事地洗完了澡。啊，还有一件事故，我们一往浴室走出去，就听到妮莉亚和蕾妮进去的那一间传出了尖锐的高喊声。 “快出来！快流出来！快涌出来！不断流出来吧！真是的……，还有没有，蕾妮？” “快迸出来？” “对对。因为是矮人做的，说不定他们比较喜欢有些强烈的词。迸出来吧，水啊！可是还是没有迸出来啊？” 大伙儿全都露出困惑的表情，所以我只好不得以在门外大喊着：“你们转一下那上面的轮子！” "Gahahah!" 砰，轰隆隆。好像有跌倒的声音，接着又再传来了简直令人耳鸣好一阵子的响声，然后便听到妮莉亚的呻吟声。 “哎唷，我的腰啊……。嗯？什么嘛，你不进来啊？” “呼啊，呼啊。我在外面讲。可以吗？” “修奇！我被你吓到了啦！这个东西可以转动？可是转不动啊！” “往旁边转看看吧，妮莉亚姐姐？” “哎唷！啊，啊！流出来了！这要怎么停呢，啊，好烫！呼！呼！鼻子进水了！蕾妮！帮我拉一把！” Uh uh uh.大伙儿全都开始一步一步地远离浴室。然后卡尔用非常困惑的表情，对我说：“尼德法老弟，我常常在想要如何表达我对你的信赖。现在这后续的收拾就拜托你了，我要以此来表达我信赖你！” 接着，卡尔就匆匆走掉了，其余的人也令我觉得被背叛地，全都跟着他匆匆地走了。Uh uh.是，我就只得站在浴室外亲切地喊着水龙头的使用方法。
蕾妮和妮莉亚两人好不容易才带着泡过澡的轻松脸孔，从浴室出来，所以我们三个人一进到餐厅，已经微微酒醉的艾赛韩德就来接待我们。 餐厅是一个很宽广的空间，而且有一个很大的阳台。从阳台可以隐约看得到褐色山脉的峰峦无尽绵延的景致（或许是因为这样，所以温柴才会背对着阳台而坐）。房间的中央放着一张很大的正方形桌子，上面摆满了食物，但是却没有看到矮人。这真是稀奇了。如果是人类的话，会聚过来看看或说话，要不然至少也会欢迎一下，可是这里的矮人们好像都只在工作。 大伙儿已经在吃了，拜尔哈福坐在离桌子稍远的位置，一边吸着烟斗，一边和艾赛韩德热烈地你来我往地口出恶语。可是卡尔却什么也不吃，一边看着摊在桌上的地图，一边揉着太阳穴。 “这我看不太懂。我好像不太习惯看矮人式的地图。费西佛老弟？你应该可以大致说明一下吧？” 杉森喝了一大口啤酒之后，一面指着地图，一面说道：“是。这和军事地图没有什么特别不同的地方。这一边是北边。您是因为不知道这一点，所以会觉得很难看懂。这里是我们所在的迦纳罕达峰西坡，因此，如您所看到的，推测的区域是以这一点为中心，画出大约直径一万肘的圆。很简单吧？只是，要找出北边会比较难一点。嗯哈哈哈！” 卡尔勉强露出了微笑。 “费西佛老弟。容我再问你一个问题，如果我们想要搜遍这个地方，找到克拉德美索，大概需要花多久时日？” “啊，您是问这个啊？是，嗯，山脊线是这样……，补给不容易，而且地势险恶。这些峭壁搜查起来相当费功夫。虽然我无法正确说出多少天，不过，我觉得至少要花一、两个月。” 卡尔左右摇了摇头，无力地说道：“我很高兴我可以给你提示，费西佛老弟。对方是深赤龙。因此，它的巢穴不会是像矮人或半身人的小洞穴。它需要一个很大的洞穴。而且要进出巢穴时，必须要有一个相当广阔的空间。我说的话你懂了吗？狭窄的峭壁之间，或者浓密的树林等行动不便的地方，都可以排除在外。你就把它联想成是阿姆塔特巢穴所在的无尽溪谷吧！” “啊，对啊！那么……，就简单了。只要一个小时就可以找到了。” boom!艾赛韩德喝了好久没喝到的矮人制啤酒，喝到醉醺醺的，往后翻倒了，亚夫奈德大叫了一声。可是艾赛韩德很快地站起来，往桌子冲过来。在这一瞬间！我感觉到半空中咻地画过了一道黑影的时候，艾赛韩德就已经坐到桌上，完全是一副青蛙的姿势。 “在哪里？你的意思是，在这个区域，会有克拉德美索的地方只有一个地方吗？不过，你是怎么推测的呢？你是谁啊？” “你醉得很厉害。是，我来说明吧。我，啊，我是杉森·费西佛。 嗯，我以前曾经接近过黑龙阿姆塔特的巢穴附近，所以我大致可以推测出来。正如刚才不久前卡尔说的，因为是龙的巢穴，所以不管是从哪个方向，周围都必须没有突出的山峰，以利起飞降落。但是必须是其他生物或人类不易接近的地方。而且它的庞大身躯要行走，如果树木太多，会难以行走。可是克拉德美索可能经过了一段长久的睡眠期，所以原本没有生长的树木也都长出来了也说不定。好，那么就简单了。一定是往天空伸展的一大片土地。是不易接近的地方。可以有巨大洞穴的地形，同时树的树龄很短，也就是阳树林所形成的地方。right here! " 我看着杉森所指的地方，正要喊出'和我所想的一样！'，可是妮莉亚却问了一个这样的问题：“修奇，什么是阳树林？” “你不觉得问亚夫奈德会比较好吗？” 亚夫奈德微笑着说道： “那是指必须受到很多阳光照射才能长得高大的树木所形成的树林。树林都是先由阳树林开始的。然后那些树木底下会有阴树，也就是在阴影之下会长得很好的树木。所以阴树长满了，原本先有的阳树就会全都消失不见。看树林的树木分布就可以推测出树林的年龄。在此，就变成是推测龙的睡眠期的方法。” "Oh?" 妮莉亚很满意地听完之后，我才得以看到杉森所指的地方。可是我却无法喊出'和我所想的一样！'，所以有些失望。我竟然看不懂那张地图。可是吉西恩却用一只手摸着下巴，并且低头看地图。 “这里的地形看起来的确是你说的那种地形。巨大的生物可自由自在地移动。而且要飞起来的时候，往周围任何一个方向都不会被妨碍。” Ok.比我原本要说的还要讲得更不错哦。艾赛韩德从桌子上跳了下来，立刻举起了战斧。 "Let's go!" 拜尔哈福高兴地说道：“现在就要去杀了吗？那么今晚就可以吃顿好吃的龙肉派了。” “你，你你，你你你！等等，你一定要跟我唱反调吗？” “啊，当然不是啦。我要不要也一起去？和龙打斗……” “这家伙，你又在无视于我的存在了！” 拜尔哈福咯咯笑着，对我们一行人说：“这个地方并不是很容易接近。各位先充分休息，明天早上准备好装备再出发吧。马匹恐怕必须留在这里，如果有需要粮食或其他要准备的东西，就跟我说。武器怎么样？虽然没有可以称得上是屠龙刀的东西，但这里还是有很多拿到大陆任何地方都不会逊色的矮人制武器。” “又，又在无视于我的存在了！” 两人像是在演一出戏名为'敲打者的呐喊'的戏，以这名副其实的场面为背景，卡尔笑着答道：“我们不是为了伤害克拉德美索而来。我们反而是担心克拉德美索会来伤害我们呢！” "what?" “我们来这里是为了以龙魂使来连接和克拉德美索的关系。” “龙魂使？你是说龙魂使吗？谁是龙魂使呢？” “这里这一位蕾妮小姐……，蕾妮？” 原本坐着在打瞌睡的蕾妮突然被吓得立刻从椅子站起来，慌慌张张地向拜尔哈福行了一个注目礼。拜尔哈福歪着头，疑惑地说道：“蕾妮？是指妖精女王吗？” "what?" “蕾妮这个名字，是妖精女王达兰妮安名字的中间部分。你的本名是达兰妮安吗？” “啊，不是的。这不是我的昵称，我原本的名字就叫蕾妮。” “是吗？呵呵。这是蛮不错的名字。那么你不是达兰妮安的呢称蕾妮，那我叫你蕾妮的昵称莲，可以吗？” “咦？莲吗？您喜欢就这么叫吧。啊，不是，请您就叫我蕾妮吧。因为，我不习惯那样的名字。即使您叫了，我也会不知道是在叫我。” “我知道了。好，你是要来当克拉德美索的龙魂使？” “咦？是。没错。好像是吧……，是的。我是克拉德美索的龙魂使。” 拜尔哈福歪着头，疑惑地打量蕾妮，蕾妮则是红着脸踌躇着，然后又再拉了椅子坐下。妮莉亚搂着蕾妮的脖子，笑道：“莲？这个名字不错啊！咯咯咯咯。那么我是妮亚吗？你叫我妮亚吧。温？” 房里所有人的眼睛全都同时集中到温柴身上。温柴脸色苍白地看着集中过来的目光，一面撇过头不看妮莉亚，一面嘀咕着'温算什么名字啊……'，杉森噗嗤笑着说道：“我们按照拜尔哈福先生所说的去做比较好。今天充分休息，明天去找那个大块头吧。” “可是，克拉德美索好像已经进入苏醒期的最后阶段了，亚夫奈德，那么究竟多久以后会完全苏醒呢？” “令人遗憾的是，我无法正确知道。艾赛韩德？苏醒声是在什么时候停下来的？” 已经从桌子下来的艾赛韩德答道：“啊？嗯，听说是昨晚。” “昨晚吗？那么……如果知道克拉德美索的年龄就好，可是我不知道。如果保险一点，好像可以用一天来算。” “一天？那么是今天晚上吗？” “是的。但这是保险一点的算法，可能克拉德美索是岁数很大的龙，就不会那么快开始活动，不必那么不安。而且那也只是意味着它醒过来而已。” “咦？这话是什么意思呢？” 亚夫奈德双手合十，慢慢地说道： “它是不是一苏醒过来就会飞起来或不会飞起来，都是要看克拉德美索的意愿，不是吗？说不定它苏醒之后，就这么在原地躺着。就像我们早上从睡梦中醒来，可以立刻起来，但也可以躺在床上……如果我这样说，会不会跳跃思考跳得太多了？不管怎么样，进入活动期之后，有的龙不会立刻从巢穴出来，而在原地待着……，要不然，就是会直接出来袭击附近的矮人矿山，也有可能它会直接开始蹂躏拜索斯的天空吧。这都是看它的意愿。可是，长久的睡眠期刚结束，我看它一定是急着先做营养补充吧。” 亚夫奈德的语气虽然很平静，可是房里的温度好像都上升了。 吉西恩用稍微沙哑的声音，说道：“看来都不是很安全！现在立刻去找……” 一行人的眉毛都无力地下垂了。到矮人矿山的这段旅行，大家全都太累了。所有人都一言不发地看着卡尔，结果卡尔用提不起劲的语气，说道：“虽然我不知道龙和龙魂使的契约会是用何种形态来达成，但是可能不会花费很多的时间。克拉德美索万一飞往别的地方，那就很难再找得到它。但是它长久以来处在睡眠期，所以应该不会立刻飞起来。当然啦，这些都是我们的想法。” 卡尔环视每个人的脸孔之后，用郑重的语气，说道：“大家都去休息吧。虽然不晓得会……这个嘛。这是个重要的会面。到现在为止，我们一直只是赶路，首先是时间在鞭策我们，然后是各种障碍使我们更加忙碌。我们一直没有冷静思考的空闲，只是盲目地奔驰而来。可是托了我们盲目奔驰而来的福，我们终于来到这个地方，克拉德美索现在已经近在咫尺了。” 大伙儿的脸上全都掠过了一个浓厚的情感阴影。是啊，好长哦。 但是我们终究还是到了这里。我们之中没有任何一个人离开……，啊，伊露莉不在了。可是除了她以外，其他所有人之中，没有任何一个人脱队，都互相帮助，才来到这里。我们现在是在最后的关头，目的达成前的最后一刻了。我觉得我的胸口好像都沸腾了起来。 卡尔从位子一站起来。他双臂微张，说道：“我想感谢各位每个人。” 大伙儿脸上都浮现了平静的微笑。连卡尔也露出微笑，说道：“虽然朋友不需要特别道谢之类的话，可是各位实在太令人感激了。我并不是感谢各位来这里，也不想感谢我们战胜了艰辛痛苦和逆境。那是展现各位的资质和能力，个人的资质和能力全都是特别的，原本就应该要受到尊重才对。比起这个……” 我一感受到卡尔的热切目光，就觉得眼角好像不该上扬。 “我想感谢各位全都始终互信互助，不让彼此看到踌躇与恐惧。 任何逆境都比不上同伴的挫折与失败来得更加令我们心痛。可是强韧的我们一次也没有让同伴看到自己挫折或屈膝的样子。 " 就连原本在打瞌睡的蕾妮也睁大眼睛看着卡尔。卡尔突然转过头去，看着窗外说话。他的声音听来似乎带着点水气。 “由于费西佛老弟的智慧，我们也解决了寻找龙藏身之处的问题。我们赶上了时间，也已经到了这里，我认为现在该是我们将注意力转回自己身上的时候了。我认为现在剩下的半天，是我们每个人对这场重要会面作心理准备的时间。哈哈哈……无论如何，明天的会面，搞不好是我们每个人一生都会牢牢记住的一场会面，不是吗？我觉得每个人都必须有一段沉思的时间。” 吉西恩的眼睛闪烁着光芒，他点了点头，说道：“是的。我们明天就要见到克拉德美索了。去见我们这个时代最强大的龙。” “我觉得我们好像是要去见我们这个时代的神话。” 亚夫奈德听了杰伦特的话，用很少见的信心十足的语气，答道：“当然，几百年后我们说不定会成为神话里面的人物。” 杰伦特高兴地笑了出来。他突然挺起腰来，严谨地说道：“从现在开始，得小心说话了。我可不希望被后代的人把我评为这一行人中的小丑啊。” 哈哈哈……。大家都展露了笑容。myth?这个嘛。我今天好像可以为神话下一个定义。 那就是：父亲的日常生活会变成儿子的神话。