Chapter 10: Robbery of apprentices

On the wasteland in late autumn, a majestic team of knights was escorting a carriage south. Dylan and the others had been traveling for twenty days in a row, and according to Wren, in another day, the convoy should be able to safely reach the City of Light, which was the largest city on the Violet Continent.

Along the way, Dylan saw all kinds of customs and customs of the empire, from bustling cities to dilapidated villages, snow-capped mountains, and deserted Gobi.

It has to be said that the territory of the Garneman Empire is really too big. As the largest empire on the Violet Continent, Ghaneman has extremely rich resources. Ores, magic stones, wood and the most famous wines.

Along the way, Wren tells his three children many interesting facts about the imperial capital. Among them is a divocale brewmaster.

There was a famous brewmaster in the imperial capital, and it is said that the wine he brewed "Gildo" was a treasure that all the nobles vied for. However, the amount of fine wine produced by this master every year is very small, usually only two or three barrels. So, in many cases, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy a cup.

Dylan grew up in the northern part of the empire, and the winters in the city of North Wind are long, usually lasting half a year. Therefore, during the long winter months, people often resort to spirits to drive away the cold.

Children who grow up in the city of the north wind generally start to learn to drink when they are eight or nine years old. So generally speaking, when these children grow up, they will not drink too badly.

When he thought of his hometown's famous "raspberry wine", Dylan couldn't help but swallow.

"I don't know what the rumored 'Gildo' will taste like. Seeing that he was about to reach the legendary City of Light, Dylan was both expectant and uneasy.

Not long after, the group came to a fairly clean and tidy town, called "Bear Helmet Town".

Walking into the town, Dylan immediately understood the origin of the name "Bear Helmet Town". Although the town is not big, there are many large and small blacksmith shops.

Walking on the street, you can hear the sound of tinkling iron anytime and anywhere.

Rosen looked disgusted, and whispered to himself, "Why is it so noisy! There are messes of iron everywhere, it's really dirty and messy." ”

Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something, and then sneered and said, "Some people will have to deal with these iron lumps like them in the future!"

Dylan didn't pay much attention to Rosen's cynicism. Because Dylan's mentality has already changed dramatically, especially after he learns that he is a rare shadow mage, he doesn't take Lawson seriously.

Dylan has always believed that the weak don't deserve to be their opponents. This can be seen from the black wolf he faced before. You know, at that time, Lawson was so scared that he almost peed his pants.

Rosen's whisper was heard by a tall blacksmith on the side of the road, and the strong man glared at Rosen, causing him to shut up immediately and not dare to talk nonsense again.

"This Bearhelm Town is very useful to the Garneman Empire. Nearly one-third of the armor of the Imperial Warriors and Knights was made in this town. Wren said as he greeted a few blacksmiths, apparently old acquaintances.

Not far away, a bearded blacksmith wearing a heavy black blacksmith suit shouted at Wren, "Brother Wren, it's been a long time since you've been to our Bear Helmet Town." Why, are you here to inspect the work?"

Wren was full of respect and said with a smile: "I don't dare, this bear helmet town is under the control of your Master Solov, where will there be any problems!"

"Solov?" Dylan was shocked, he had read a lot of books on casting two days before he left. This bearded Solov is the expert forger often mentioned in the books, and he is as famous as the dwarven forger "Rick Spirit" that he is about to meet in the imperial capital.

Knowing the identity of the bearded man, Dylan naturally had a little more awe of him. That's one of the few expert casters in the Garneman Empire.

Wren arrives at Solov's blacksmith shop, and the two old acquaintances begin to joke with each other. Dylan began to look around, after all, he would soon be in the company of these strangely shaped smelting tools every day.

Dylan was curiously exploring the various armors in the blacksmith's shop, when he suddenly felt a strange gaze looking at him, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Dylan looked back and saw Solov looking at him angrily, seemingly unhappy.

Dylan was completely at a loss for this. Could it be that he took it upon himself to look around and this expert foundry?

"Hey, little one, listen to Wren, you're going to go to the Imperial Capital to learn casting from that little man from Rick?" asked Solov coldly.

Dylan felt a little weak, but nodded anyway.

"Hmph, what's so good about that little man, you might as well stay and learn from me. Look at how many blacksmiths there are in this Bear Helmet Town, and the slightly more famous foundries here have all been my apprentices!How about it, boy of the Ao Feng family, do you want to stay and learn to forge with me?"

Judging by Solov's expression, it seems that he is not joking, and the expert forger seems to know his own father as well.

However, his father had already helped him find a teacher in the imperial capital, so Dylan could only shake his head helplessly: "Father asked me to go to the imperial capital to learn casting from Master Rick Spirits, so I appreciate your kindness." ”

"You and your father are really the same temper, both as slow as wood, and they don't turn the slightest. I don't want an expert foundry like me, I have to go to that powder keg, I don't know what you think!" Solov became angrier the more he thought about it, and he began to curse.

In this regard, Dylan could only smile wryly in embarrassment. It seems that his father is in the empire and knows many famous people. If nothing else, he knows two expert casters alone.

This couldn't help but make the intuitive Dylan begin to wonder what his father's status in the empire was, why did he know so many people, and how could he finally be given only the lowliest baronial title and sent to the remote city of North Wind.

Suddenly, an extremely panicked voice came: "Oh no! a stone-skinned giant is running here in a rage!"

I saw a soldier in silver-white armor staggering towards the town from outside the town gate at this time.

Wren's originally smiling face suddenly became gloomy. He immediately shouted to the knights around him, "Gather outside the town, and don't let the giants rush in!"