A victorious performance of martial arts did seem to greatly boost the morale of the envoys. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 It didn't take long for the soldiers and sailors who had been summoned to rush to the edge of the swamp along with the laborers provided by the Zhang family, ready to complete the great project that Lord Li had in mind, to build a road from the west coast directly to the central plain.

But in fact, they are not the protagonists of this project, and it is extremely difficult to build roads in the terrain such as swampland. In Shenzhou, such projects will basically be entrusted to Houtumen by local governments or gate valve factions. In the previous era of empires, in front of the almighty Arcane and Golems, such a thing was not difficult. However, in this post-arcane civilization period, the only thing to rely on is a group of indigenous barbarians.

However, many people immediately discovered that these indigenous barbarians were not so obedient, and there were still great opinions and differences within themselves. Whether it's at the construction site or in their makeshift camp, which resembles a giant ant pile, a group of dwarves can often be seen arguing with each other in dwarven language, and sometimes even moving their hands.

"Why don't you want to help with the magic of the terrain, and encourage the boys to strike too?"

In the dwarven camp alone, the leader of the golden stone was looking at a dwarven priest and questioning in dwarven language. If Wind Yinqiu or the Sword of Benevolence were here, you could see that the dwarven leader's expression was the same as when he talked to them, or even more peaceful, and the uncontrollable ferocity seemed to have really disappeared from the dwarf. However, this did not make the dwarf seem much kinder, on the contrary, such a calm and even restrained temperament, mixed with his appearance that would look hideous no matter what, even more faintly exuded a strange aura.

"When you asked us to come with you, you didn't make it clear that you were here to help these hateful humans build the path, and to do whatever it takes to Mother Earth's body for their ambitions and desires!" the dwarven priest thumped his cane into the ground, making a muffled thud. Generally speaking, the age of the dwarves is difficult to tell from their appearance, these subhumans have grown thick beards and rough skin almost from early childhood, but the face of this dwarven sacrifice seems to have been squeezed out of weathered mottled rock, giving the impression that gravel will fall from it at any moment. This is an old dwarf sacrifice that is about to complete its life course, and this natural aging will eventually make the dwarf a complete rock, but in the dwarven culture it is the ultimate way to return to the earth, and this old dwarf is also very respected, and generally has a lot of prestige among the dwarves.

"There is still the wrath of Mother Earth in this land, the aftermath of the wrath of the gods of those days, and we must not take offense. It's not just us, Jinshi, you and your people should go back and get out of here. ”

In the face of the old priest's refusal and accusation, the leader of the golden stone was not angry, his face was still calm, and asked, "But don't forget that the great cave sage told you that he wanted you to assist me. And we are expelled from our homes, the question of survival is the most important thing, and cooperation with humans is the best, almost the only way. Those things that have been passed down for thousands of years have not brought us a better life, so why don't we put them aside for a while?"

"The gods are the meaning of our existence, that is the root of everything. It's where we've come and where we're supposed to be. Everything comes down to this. The old priest's voice was like two shale rocks rubbing. "Hunger, death, are not reasons to turn their backs on Mother Earth, the god of the elements. The Great Cave Sage was once a wise man, but blinded by lust and hatred, and carried out dirty plans with humans. Now that we are expelled, it is the punishment for us. We should be crawling through the wilderness and struggling to survive. Instead of coming here to be reduced to human coolies, to offend the majesty of the gods again. ”

"Do you think the same way?" the goldstone leader turned to look at the other dwarves around him. "Of course, the gods are great, and we, as members of the earth element, can always feel the presence of the root of the earth. Mother Earth, Spirit of the Earth, the root of this world, no amount of praise we may praise is enough to describe His greatness. But does such a great being care that we get some necessary food, a place to live, and an ale through our efforts?"

The dwarves behind the old priest looked at each other, but they didn't reply. Dwarves are not very good at 'discussing' this way of talking, or even understanding such complex meanings. After a while, a quick-witted dwarf muttered, "The Great Cave Sage can't be wrong, he has been guiding us, and he also grabbed a lot of supplies and ale last time, and it was those guys who were jealous of us and expelled us." But I think the Priest is right, why should we offend Mother Earth for the sake of those damn long-legged creatures? ”

"Ah, yes, let's just grab it. ”

"Ah, yes, yes! Why do you want to work for them? Let's just grab it!"

"That's right. The clan council has expelled us, and we don't have to listen to their bans anymore!"

"Yes, those long-legged idiots are no match for us, we can just take whatever we want. ”

This clever speech enlightened the surrounding dwarves, and the atmosphere that had been silent just now immediately became lively. Enslaved and abused by the Arcane Empire for hundreds of years, the dwarves cannot be a peaceful race by nature, no matter what, it is much easier for them to break people's heads with a hammer than to knock a stone, and being a bandit is more in line with their simple thinking than being a laborer or something.

"Fools, that's not a good choice. Driven from the Great Mountain Range, we have no support from the entire dwarven clan, and we will only be reduced to stray wild dogs. And even swarms of rats can devour wild dogs. It has happened that the clans that were expelled from the Great Mountains were quickly wiped out in history...... These Great Cave Sages have taught us time and time again. The leader of the golden stone looked at the excited-looking people around him, and poured cold water on them. "It is true that our brave warriors can easily defeat four or five long-legged humans, but can they defeat four or five hundred? Without the protection of the clan's homeland, the Northern Legion alone can wipe us out. So many things I grabbed last time, and now those guys are red-eyed. They didn't do that, it's just that the insatiable guys weren't willing to take the loss. Once we touch the temple and the mages, they will be forced to band together to pinch us to death like a pest. Now these dark-haired Westerners are our best shield, and neither the Mage nor the Northern Legion want to mess with them right now......"

The surrounding dwarves fell silent again, some looking at each other and some looking dumbfounded, the information in these words was too much and too complicated for their thinking.

"Well, then you just need to know that the Great Cave Sage will bring us more ale, more roast meat, and more bread. The leader of the golden stone can only change to a simple and direct statement. "And so it is! You have eaten more meat and more ale these days than you did in the great mountains, have you? The Great Cave Sage has led us out of the rule of the old fellows of the Mountain Clan Council, and has given us more meat and bread, and more and more delicious ale!

"The earth spirits are with the great cave sage!"

"The Roots of the Earth Protect the Great Cave Sage!"

"Mother Earth loves the Great Cave Sage!"

The simple and lively topic brought out the spirit and enthusiasm of the dwarves at once. For them, ale and barbecue were the simplest and most powerful evidence, and they praised the Great Cave Sage with the customary titles of their respective clans.

"So we just need to believe in the Great Cave Sage. By borrowing the cover of these dark-haired Westerners for the time being, we can get more ale and barbecue with peace of mind, so you don't have to pay attention to the old rules and traditions, and those old rules bring you ale and barbecue? We don't have the slightest disrespect for Mother Earth, and Mother Earth doesn't care about this little bit ...... at all."

The old priest slammed the cane in his hand to the ground again, and retorted loudly in a hoarse voice: "This is absolute nonsense, the fact that the gods did not express their anger does not mean that such an act is not blasphemous, the tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years is the foundation of our children of the earth spirits, and it must not be violated......"

"Not like that, I can show you the evidence. Jin Shi's voice was flat, but he reached out and pinched the old priest's neck, and his hand seemed to suddenly become larger, and he could pinch the dwarf's neck as thick as a thigh.

The dwarves behind the dwarven priests all clamoured, and some of them took up arms, but Jin Shi was unmoved, his expression and words were calm, as if he were doing nothing more than a trivial matter: "Do you want to go against the will of the great cave sage?

These words made the excited dwarves hesitate again. After breaking away from the Great Mountains, the old priest had little real authority in the clan, and the dwarves only listened to him out of respect and habit. At this time, the dwarves did not know what to do, so they could only say, "Then you can't do this to the old priest......"

"I'm just going to show you the proof. The Earth Spirit is generous and does not favor anyone. Blasphemy is not blasphemy, it is just the self-righteous feeling of these old and clumsy priests. He is the same as those who banish us from the Great Mountains because they want to encroach on our territory, and will only be an obstacle to the Great Cave Sage. Do you really want to do what this old creature says, to crawl like a wild beast in the wilderness, to eat bug bark, and never to drink sweet ale and nibble on delicious barbecue?"

The dwarves looked at each other, and it was a question that didn't need to be answered.

"So look, when it comes to the care of Mother Earth, I'm no weaker than these old priests. As he spoke, there was a cracking sound in the hand of the golden stone, which was a piece of stone that was constantly peeling off the old priest's body.

From the moment he was caught by the golden stone, the old priest's whole body began to petrify. The dwarven priest is not weakened by age, at least on the Shinto path, age is usually proportional to strength, the old priest is pinched by the throat does not mean that he has no power to resist, just like an instinctive reaction, his whole body began to turn into the hardest granite, and the soil under his feet shook like water waves.

But in the face of Jin Shi, these changes seem to be meaningless. The hand that pinched the old priest's neck instantly became metallic, and metal and gems are actually one of the various forms after the condensation of the earth element, and metallization is also a high-level use of the earth element. In front of this metalized hand, the rock on the old priest's body began to peel off continuously, and it was not the result of being squeezed by the force, but it was disturbed by a higher level of law. At the same time, the undulating soil on the ground could not be formed, and no matter what shape it wanted to condense into or attach to the two of them, it would soon fall back down.

The natural affinity for the earth element made each dwarf more or less use some magic spells, so every dwarf present could tell that this was indeed a confrontation at the level of elemental laws. The leader of the golden stone is indeed much higher than the old priest.

"You can see that the roots of the earth are closer to me. I can hear Mother Earth more clearly. Wouldn't I know if that was blasphemy? Those so-called rules, traditions, were used by those clan councils to bind us, so that we could not compete with them for mushroom farms and pastures, and let us obey them for the rest of our lives! Now that we follow the Great Cave Sage, we don't have to pay attention to these shackles anymore, and we can all get more roast meat and bread, more ale!"

"More roasts and bread, and more ale!"

"That's right! It's not blasphemy! The Great Cave Sage can't be wrong!"

"The Root of the Earth is with the Great Cave Sage! Mother Earth protects the Great Cave Sage!"

After a short silence, I don't know which dwarf was the first to shout, and immediately the atmosphere began to be warm again. As long as you bypass the hurdle in your heart, the ale roast is an eternal stimulant.

"That's right. Jin Shi finally smiled slightly and let go of his hand. But the old priest did not move, and the lithification on his body did not fade at all. "Ah, you see, the old priest has been summoned by the Roots of the Earth, and his soul has gone to the Elemental Realm, immortalized with the Great Source of the World. ”

"Ah, that's true!"

"The old priest was lucky. Are we going to send his remains back to the Great Mountains?"

"Let's bury it here. May Mother Earth bear with him. ”

After a brief and not very agitated panic, the dwarves regained their composure. From the traditional point of view of the dwarves, this is a happy event after all. All that remains is to reunite around the new leader, working hard for ale and barbecue.

"What are those dwarves doing? During this time, there is a lot of commotion, and they can't do their work. I think these barbarians just can't be trusted!"

On the other side, in the camp of the Great Cadre Envoy Regiment, General Chen, the supreme commander in charge of the construction site, looked at the dwarven camp in the distance from afar, and complained with a gloomy face. Although he looked a bit like a thin dwarf in terms of appearance, he didn't actually have the slightest affection for the barbarians of these European barbarians.

"Their leader, the guy named Jinshi, swore that they would be coordinated. These dwarves were expelled from the Sgut Mountain Range, and they dared to come to serve at this time, but they also had the intention of protecting themselves in the name of the envoys. Because they are the two tribes of Blackstone Fury Wind in their hearts, there will inevitably be some friction in the middle, but they don't dare to mess around. ”

Since the dwarves were brought to help, the Zhang family who was in the center was naturally indispensable. Several men from the Zhang family were also temporarily granted the position of counselors in the army, and they were in charge of the progress of the project together with General Chen. The complexion and spirit of these Zhang family members are extremely high, and now this time may be the most proud time for them in this European land, and they are also extremely efficient.

"Well, Brother Zhang said that, and I was relieved. General Chen nodded. He also boldly let go of these Zhang family members, in fact, it can only be so. Even if the Zhang family is now under the command of the Great Cadre Envoys, General Chen, who has personally participated in various practices, can clearly feel how deeply rooted the foundation laid by others who have lived in this European land for generations, even if they were oppressed and excluded by the local nobles before, and the accumulated resources, connections, and manpower are extremely considerable. Without their help, it would have been a hundred times more difficult for the envoys to do anything.

Even General Chen had a faint feeling that the envoys were gradually being led away by these Zhang family. But he understands that this kind of thing is not his turn to worry about, and there is a reward in name for Lord Li Wenmin, but in fact, there are Liu Xuanying and Feng Yinqiu. These Zhang family members now seem to be really conscientious and hardworking, arranging everything in an orderly manner, and he doesn't want to think about it for the time being.

At this time, a soldier ran to report to General Chen: "General Chen, the brother in charge of guarding has found that Euro boy again, and he is still looking from a distance. Do you want to get rid of him?"

"Here you go again?" Counselor Chen frowned. Since the departure in Osstar City, there has been a Euro boy who has been secretly following and spying on them, but the young man's snooping methods are clumsy, and he was easily discovered by the soldiers of the envoy group, and they also sent someone to inquire about it. But this is someone else's territory after all, and what they do is not something that is unsightly to steal chickens and dogs, and this is a young aristocratic boy, so they can only ignore him. "Forget it, as long as he doesn't get in the way, he doesn't have to worry about it. But remind your brothers to be distracted and be careful not to anger the dwarves or hurt him. This is the time of the day, and it would be bad if there was any conflict with those European nobles. ”

On the other side of the camp, the big-faced boy in the tree put away his reconnaissance spell and slipped down the tree to mount his horse, and with bloodshot eyes and deep hatred, he took one last look at the mound that looked like a giant ant's nest, and rode away to the west.