"His name was Diller, and he was a thief, and although he used to steal, he often gave relief to the poor around him. ”

"He originally had a sister, but then she fell ill, some said it was the plague, some said it was black blood. ”

He knelt at the door of the plague doctor and the apothecary all day long, but everyone could only shake their heads in regret. ”

Then one day Diller suddenly picked his sister up on a cart and pushed her into the woods. There they sang and screamed, and made noise and danced, as if the whole world were theirs. ”

It wasn't until evening that Diller came back alone that someone saw the shovel in the cart, but no one asked. ”

Since then, his whole person has suddenly changed, he no longer smiles at people, and he has become taciturn ever since. He began to indulge in alcohol, gambling, or street fights, and lived a life of misery, as if life had never been bleak ever since. ”

It is said that he did not do the cattle theft incident, but someone reported it and put the charge on his head, plus he did have a criminal history before, so the current situation is created. ”

"But he didn't defend himself, and he had been detained on this torture device for a day, and in short, we old townspeople felt sorry for him. The old man who was watching was a little emotional.

After listening to this sad short story silently, the three of Thor looked a little embarrassed.

"Let's go. Thor waved his hand at two of his companions.

After visiting the market, the hot day passed quickly, and it was already night in the blink of an eye.

"Tonight we took a short rest, then left the room and left overnight. When it was time for dinner, Thor said suddenly at the table.

"Why?" Beth subconsciously asked, not that they couldn't travel at night, in fact, many of their journeys were at night, but there didn't seem to be anything urgent at the moment.

"When I'm ready to leave, I'll give the kid in the square a hand by the guy named Diller. ”

"It will be more convenient to save people at night, and when the guards are lax, it will be convenient for us to leave quietly. I'd like to take that kid into the team if I could, what do you think?" Thor seemed to have made up his mind, asking for the advice of his two companions.

"Are you sure that guy is a good mate?" asked Stante.

"Not sure, so I said it was possible, but there will always be a thief spot on my team. Even if he doesn't want to participate in us, it doesn't matter, just give him a hand. Saul replied.

"A thief...... Well, thieves are still useful in many ways of pathfinding and trap picking. Stint seems to want to summarize the good qualities of some of the thieves as a way to show his support for Thor.

Thor opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't explain anything, just a flash of consciousness in the depths of Shogues's face.

Beth didn't have a problem with this, just nodded.

After waiting until late at night, everyone who had simply rested left the hotel at the appointed time and came to the town square.

There were hardly any pedestrians on the street at the moment, and there was only an ordinary guard in the square sitting by the gallows, yawning boredly. After all, this is the lord's prisoner, and there are still relative guards, but it doesn't seem to be too important from the strength of the guards.

The lizardman Stant sneaks up and knocks the guard unconscious, Thor uses his sword to split the chains wrapped around the torture device, and then Staunt pulls Diller out of the torture device and carries it on his back, while Beth stands by keeping an eye on the street.

The original plan was to take the kid Diller to a quiet place first, and roughly ask the other party about his intentions, where he was going to go, and whether he would like to join the team.

But at this moment, looking at the guy's unkempt hair and his head hanging down, it seems that he has fainted from hunger. Thor thought about using a robe to disguise him a little, and then the three of them left Falling Eagle Town overnight.

Thor and Staunt alternated on their backs on the way, and then the group found a makeshift cave in the wilderness.

A fire soon rose in the cave.

Seeing Diller sitting against the wall with his head down, Thor always thought he had fainted, reached out and grabbed his chin and looked up, only to find that this guy was obviously awake with his eyes open.

Diller's young face was smudged, and his specific appearance was not clear, but on the whole it was quite pleasing to the eye, and his eyes were bright. He has second-order strength, but he is obviously very weak at the moment, his clothes are tattered and stained, and many scars from the whipping can be faintly seen on his body.

"Hey!" saw Diller sober and Stantt instantly laughed, not knowing what to say.

Originally, everyone was in a hurry along the way, and they didn't have time to pay attention to the personal situation of this guy, and they didn't expect him to be awake all the time. The key is that everyone saved him and carried him all the way, and he didn't even say thank you at this moment.

"Gnome?" Thor asked, letting go of his hand and sitting back on the fire.

There was nothing insulting about this sentence, it was just Thor's basic judgment, after all, Diller's size in front of him was so big.

"Which dog of you can tell I'm a dwarf?" Diller spat at the ground next to him, and his tone was very unkind.

"Don't be ignorant, boy, at least we saved you. Even if you don't appreciate it, there's no need to speak ill of each other, right?" Stint leaned against the wall with his hands folded, obviously a little angry.

Thor waved his hand at Staunt to show that he didn't care, and Beth just quietly threw a branch into the fire.

"It's not a dwarf, it's a halfling. No offense, it's such a friend, we're an adventurous party that occasionally heard your story while passing through Falling Eagle Town. And I want to ask you, would you be interested in joining our team and doing something together?" Thor organized his words before he spoke.

"Join you, what for?" said Diller, smiling meaninglessly.

"We're going to build a new territory in the Northern Frontier region, and we're going to need all sorts of people, or like-minded friends, so I'm interested?" Thor outlined his idea.

"Hehe, build a new territory, just the three of you, why bother with it, just build a kennel!" Diller let out a sarcastic laugh, his eyes full of disdain.

Staunt clenched his fist secretly, as if he wanted to teach this ignorant boy a lesson, and Thor waved his hand again.

"Friend, we just met by chance, you can disagree or disbelieve what we say, but now I'm just asking you if you're interested in working together?"

"Even if you save me, don't talk nonsense, I don't have the slightest interest in driving you crazy. That's my answer. So what are you going to do with me next?" Diller looked at Thor with a smile.

There was silence in the cave for a while, and Thor pursed his lips silently, then took out some food and drinks and placed them on the ground.

"You have the right to grieve, you have the right to say no, that's your own business. To be honest, the reason why I want to pull you into the gang is not because of how special you are, it's just that the story of you and your sister makes me feel a little emotional. ”

"I'm not sure you've come out of the shadow of your loss today. ”

"There is a little similarity between our experiences, and I know that this silent pain is the most painful, but you must know that you are not the only person in this world who has lost love, and your sister should not want to see you fall at this moment. ”

"It's too difficult for a person who has been living in a negative shadow for a long time to climb back to the light zone on his own, so I tried to pull you along. Of course, this is not some bullshit sympathy, after all, you still have a little bit of ability in you that is worth exploiting. ”

"But to be honest, I'm a little disappointed right now, and a few words of conversation make me feel that you're just capable of that. ”

"We're not going to do anything, I'll let you go, and the food and drinks are for you. You can eat and drink to your heart's content, go to a new place and continue to wander like an old dog, or go back and continue to live your rotten life. ”

Thor stood up as he spoke, then reached out and grabbed Beth, as if ready to leave.

"How long is that bullshit going to take you?" said Diller, crouching in the corner.

"It depends on whether it can be done or not, and if it succeeds, it could be a lifetime. Thor replied with a smile.

"You want me to spend my life building a territory for you?" asked Diller, with some amusement.

"Yes, not only to help me, but also to help yourself, because the territory belongs to everyone standing here now, and of course there will definitely be some like-minded friends who will join in the future. Saul replied solemnly.

"Well, you convinced me, I need to take a hot shower now and have a big warm bed. Diller unplugged the sheepskin pouch and poured a few sips of wine, then held the food and tore at it.

"By the way, I'm halfling Dille Aesop. After a few bites, Diller looked up and introduced himself.

"Are you sure...... Will this dwarf join us in what we're going to do?" Stant asked, skeptical.

"Hey, Greenskin, you're only second-order, right? When I'm well fed and asleep, I can teach you a few tricks!" said Diller.

"Boy, I don't call you any damn greenskin, you better learn to respect people before I screw your dog's head. As for teaching me, "Which lizard egg are you?" Stant turned his head with a murderous expression.

Thor shrugged, smiled at Beth, and walked out of the cave holding hands, leaving the two facing each other behind them.

After searching outside, Thor found a rock about the size of the entrance to the cave, and then moved the ring into the cave to block the entrance, so that he could save the trouble of keeping a vigil.

After that, the four of them ate by the fire and introduced each other, and then the tent was shaken open, and they had to deal with it all night.