Three months ago, most of the members of the Sky Rose Legion were unemployed citizens, landless farmers, and even refugees who had just fled to the Federation...... The optimistic Lu Xi said it didn't count, the realistic Sai Xiliu and his friends didn't count, and the pessimism plus the escape attention and even the surrender of the rest of the senior officers said it didn't count. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoEverything has to be tested on the battlefield of real knives and guns after all.

However, in any case, who can say for sure what the future holds? At least, at this moment, Lu Xi and his friends, the rich and idle officers in the legion who don't need to be on duty, and the first 100 soldiers who won the previous competitive competition, should be genuinely ready to enjoy this legendary dwarven beer festival once in ten years, in fact, it is also the grandest carnival in the entire Northern Continent.

Hearthfort sits in a naturally formed basin between the sacred mountains of Hyjal and the Balg Plateau, and on its side is the so-called steam lake—which, of course, is actually the name of the dwarves, who do not seem to have had a great talent for names. In fact, it is also the highest freshwater lake in the whole world, recognized as the "pearl of the plateau" or "the sea on the mountain", and enjoys a good reputation all over the world, so it has its own name among various ethnic groups.

However, it turns out that the most acceptable thing to the public is not the pretending of the literati, but the straightforward and clear name. Thus, now, on the map of the known world published by Neosfia, the name of the dwarves is proudly adopted and the name "steam lake" is marked on it.

The source of "steam" comes from the mist that rises at sea all year round. The combination of this diffuse water vapor and the smoke and fire generated by the furnace castle and all the dwarven gathering points on the surrounding plateaus and mountains creates a vapor-like mist that covers almost the entire surface of the lake. Of course, since most of the mist is generated by the lake water, although there is a little bit of industrial waste in it, in general, the smell is not unpleasant, and it does not become a disease-causing pollution. As a result, many rich and wealthy aristocrats or "literati" from all over the world seem to like to like boating on the lake, shuttling in this romantic mist like the hazy light veil on the girl's body, feeling that they are forced to ...... Ah no, the artistic conception has suddenly gone up a notch. If you can catch a three-meter-long tiger head fish in the lake, it is even better.

Yes, the Steam Lagoon is one-third the size of Oakland's Calgary Pearl Lake, but it holds more than 10 times as much water. Deep water produces big fish, which is also understandable. The highest record so far is a 4.67-meter-long green tiger head fish fished out of the lake by an old highlander fisherman 22 years ago. It was later bought by a highlander tribal leader for 3,000 baht and offered to the Auckland royal family as a blessing from the newborn Princess Caterina.

The banks of the steam lake are naturally very intoxicating, with picturesque green mountains and cypresses. The gates of the Fort are between the mountains on the lakeside side. It was a mountain range on either side, and the entrance to the rift valley appeared in the middle. At the entrance, the dwarves' ingenious construction skills have built a huge gate that looks like a fortress. It is made of huge bluestones, and with some mysterious runic power, they form a whole, which is invulnerable and indestructible. The stone gate, or rather, is not so much a gate as it is part of the mountain. However, through the gate and the mountain behind it, there are no other man-made structures in sight, and it is difficult to imagine where the city is hidden.

On the side of the gate facing the steam lake and the main road, an alloy sprinkled with bright silver powder in bronze is poured on the façade, forming a very beautiful and delicate relief pattern. This has always been the style of dwarven artwork, rarely giving people room for imagination, and it is very realistic, in the eyes of the elves of the Wenqing race, this is a crude aesthetic that lacks artistic taste. However, the dwarves' carving techniques have always been very fine, and the composition is quite exquisite, even if it is completely realistic, in fact, it is quite gorgeous, and can even be described as magnificent.

The content of the mural on the gate should be the story of the earliest dwarven seven kings who turned here and established the furnace castle. Thanks to the dwarves' excellent carving skills, all the figures and scenery on it are quite beautiful and lifelike. Standing on the main road, even if it is a hundred meters away, you can distinguish the dwarf lords and heroes who are supporting characters above, as well as the ancestors of the seven royal families who are the protagonists, nearly 100 characters of all sizes, and the facial features and personality of each character. Among them, the ancestor of the Muradins, the first prince of the furnace castle, Gimli, who was known as the "builder" in history? His Majesty Muradin, in a very central position in the picture, take a closer look, and his descendant, that is, the current Shining Cave Lord Jin Li? Muradine III has a resemblance of at least five or six points.

…… Well, the genetic power of dwarves is really powerful.

In ancient mythological times, dwarven legends were a race created by Mara, the goddess of the earth, and Lofe, the goddess of fire and forging. This statement always made Lu Xi feel that something seemed wrong...... However, this race, known as the "spirits of the earth" and "the spirits of the mountains" in the contemporary era of mythology, has been welcomed by human society in any historical period because they are born to be the best builders, craftsmen and blacksmiths. Even most of them are a bunch of big barrels with stubborn minds that are harder than steel ingots.

Uh, and it's a big keg with an axe that can chop down three or five human men.

However, at least now, with such a grand opening festival once a decade, the dwarves are not so rigid and old-fashioned in everyone's minds, at least they should have evolved from steel ingots to granite, right?

The Oktoberfest is full of events, starting with the various large-scale competitions organized by the Hearthburg Castle and the events of all races and visitors.

For example, a hairdressing contest...... The dwarves believe that they will never lose to any race in terms of beard beauty. Elves (except for half-bloods) don't grow beards, and orcs have split beards, and only a small number of humans can be considered opponents, but in terms of hair quality, they are definitely no match for dwarves who like to maintain their beards.

Another example is the food competition...... The dwarves think that they may not be as delicate as the elves in cooking, and the diversity of human beings, but they have always had a rough beauty, which represents the true nature of food. Even if you really lose half a move in the cooking competition, you will definitely be able to snatch back the match point in the Big Stomach King competition.

Another example is the drinking contest, where elves are very good at drinking but never want to binge, and reject the taste of beer and ale, and humans are even more scum. In short, it was a near-guaranteed win for the dwarves.

In addition, there are very cultural jewelry and handicraft design competitions, about which the dwarves are even more confident, saying that humans are still scum, and the golden races with great historical heritage such as elves and mermaids can fight, but it is precisely because of the emphasis on history that the works have always been too flashy...... Well, there's nothing wrong with it, anyway, this thing is a free heart certificate, and that's what the judges said anyway.

"So all the competitions you run are what dwarves are good at, right? Take this opportunity to brush up on a bit of racial superiority, right? Isn't this the same as just arranging track and field during the Olympics? Regarding this, Lu Xi felt that he had something to say: "Although the Olympics have been played bad by the white-skinned people in our hometown, no matter what, those guys are just making trouble on the referee, and you guys are doing things in the competition like this, won't it seem particularly tasteless?" ”

"Who said we had trouble with the competitions, in addition to the ones you mentioned, there were oil painting and sculpture competitions, archery competitions, martial arts competitions, elf chess competitions, oh yes, there were fishing competitions and boating competitions on the Steam Lake." The girl who was the guide objected.

"However, these are all done by the people themselves, and you have to pay money to rent your venue, and the prize money and influence are more than twenty streets worse than the ones I mentioned, that is, the official competition held by your furnace castle." Lu Xi shook his fingers.

"They could have offered more than the Furnace Castle, and we weren't against it anyway. By the way, grandpa said that you will soon be the biggest local tyrant in the world, so why don't you just hold such a super-large event, and put it here in the furnace castle. It's not that I'm talking about it, we have a lot more experience in organizing this area than the Aucklanders who only know how to hold gladiatorial fights, and we dwarves are a race of integrity and goodness, and we will never succumb to outside pressure and dirty behind-the-scenes deals......"

Lu Xi didn't hear the latter sentence, but he held his chin and groaned, feeling that this idea sounded pretty good.

"Most of the time, major events are a carnival for the people of the world, and they are also the biggest battleground for companies to compete for a sense of existence. Well, as the undoubted boss of the White Road, we do have the need to take the lead. Lu Xi said to himself: "In addition, in addition to the event, you can also make a large-scale event in the nature of an expo, a world expo or something...... This is the taste of the industrial age. ”

Miss Guide didn't understand what the other party was saying at all, so she helplessly said to the others: "He is often like this? ”

"Well, Lu Lu is like this a lot of the time, sometimes it's a cold joke that we don't understand at all, but most of the time it's actually thinking about a lot of very important plans." Nicole said.

In fact, most of them are whimsical and brain-opening, but in Nicole's eyes, Lu Xi is right no matter what he does, and if it is not correct, then the wrong thing must be the world and the world that cannot keep up with Lu Xi's thoughts.

"Is that so?" Miss Guide blinked, looked at Lu Xi and said, "Anyway, if you want to hold some large-scale event in the furnace castle, and the reward is really good, remember to pull it when I participate." ”

"Even if it's going to be held, it's going to be the next Oktoberfest. Well, in ten years, everyone should be able to adapt to the arrival of the new era, so that the World Expo and other settings will be a matter of course...... In other words, what does it mean to pull up? What about the dwarves who say yes and are honest and kind and don't accept the PY trade? ”

"yes, so you're the one who does the behind-the-scenes deals, I'm just enjoying the results. So that you know that she is a pure girl, and she must not understand those things. ”

This little girl who seems to be very "in love" with Lu Xi is actually a guide lady sent by the official Furnace Castle to her friends, and she is a dwarf who only took half a day to make all the friends regard her as their own...... Female, yes, you read that right, is a dwarf girl. At the same time, the Shining Cave Lord Golden Thunderbolt? Granddaughter of Muradin III. Golden Bolt? The granddaughter that Muradin, who once said, "If you can't do it, I'll marry your granddaughter to you," is this one.

Dwarven women are very rare, at least in the world outside the dwarf gathering area, so many fools and fools who don't know the truth simply think that dwarves may not have mothers at all, and they are a race that has always grown out of stones. This is because dwarven women really don't like to venture outside of gathering points, and they don't like to live in human society. Even if there are a small number of individuals of various colors, it is difficult for ordinary people to ...... Well, they're connected to women.

Yes, dwarven girls actually have beards.

For example, now this Amosala? Miss Muradin, in terms of the life span of a dwarf, is equivalent to eighteen or nineteen years of human life, at the age of flowering, but she has a beard; Although she was only two-thirds the height of a human being, and her body was relatively stocky, she could be regarded as round and lovely, but she had a beard; Although her facial features are not ugly at all, on the contrary, this round bun face is not only not bloated and fat, but also worthy of the description of "Yuxue cute", but she has a beard; Although her personality is actually very cool and generous, whether it is a friend or a lover, she should be a very good candidate, but she has a beard; Although this beard is technically just a thin circle of fluff on the cheeks, and you can even think of it as a scarf or something, a beard is a beard after all.

All in all, although it is always said that there can be no pure friendship between men and women, Lu Xi said that those who hold this view are the scum of X-worms, which should be thrown into nuclear reactors and burned into nuclear waste and then launched into the sun by rockets to humanoid self-propelled bulldozers and seeders. If in doubt, just look at this bearded legitimate, Lori Amosala? Miss Muradine knew.

"I've always felt that you maintain a fair degree of malice towards my existence." With a pair of watery blue-gray eyes, fair skin and Yuxue's cute bun face, but it was a dwarf girl with a long beard, she glared at Lu Xi dissatisfied.

Miss Muradin, now, has taken everyone to visit several event spots outside the city. At the rowing competition, Lu Xi asked Nicole to buy a boat that won the championship, making the elf girl earn nearly 1,000 gold coins "little". A few of the losing high rollers were kindly saying they wanted to meet the winner, so they were kindly thrown into the lake by Nicole. It was also the first time since Daddy Tifario left that the elven girl had a smile on her face.

…… Sure enough, the smile is more suitable for Nicole, a heartless little soft girl.

Although this smile is actually a bit reluctant, it is more like not wanting everyone, especially Lu Xi, to laugh at a certain time, but no matter what, this is always a start. Elves are a very strong race, and because of their long life span and strong emphasis on tradition, they are even willing to spend hundreds of thousands of years mourning the loss of relatives and friends - in this sense, the change that Lu Xi has brought to the elf race is at least positive for Nicole. She is willing to look forward, and she is willing to participate in this carnival with everyone, so there will always be a day when she will let go of her sadness and become that happy little soft girl again, right?

"So, everyone originally planned to go to the big market to buy some treasure horses, but because of participating in horse betting...... Ah no, I took a little bit of time to get some pocket money, and now it's getting late, and it's a little late to go to the big bazaar, and sure enough, since it's a beer festival, I really should go to the beer festival and drink beer for free, right? ”

"Only those who sign up for the daily contest and finish in the top 100 are free." The dwarf girl said, "...... Of course, you are also a VIP of the furnace castle, and it is impossible for you to really spend money, but since it is an all-you-can-drink, of course you should be with the members of the six major families? Otherwise, wouldn't it be rude for us dwarves to spread the word? ”

“…… All the members of the six royal families have arrived? ”

"Except for those who have jobs that can't leave, they've all arrived. This decade-wide beer festival was originally a family gathering of the six royal families. It was a habit of dwarves to hold meetings to discuss the affairs of the tribe while drinking heavily, and it turned out to be a carnival for no apparent reason. However, the things that should be discussed still need to be discussed. ”

"The inferior people on the outside are partying, but the superior people on the inside are holding high-level political meetings, and there is nothing wrong with this setting."

"Yes! In addition, the seal of the prince of the furnace castle has also been recovered, and it is time to decide on the candidate for the prince who has been vacant for a long time. Grandpa wanted you to be a witness, and the rest of the family leaders agreed. ”