Chapter 257: Refugees and Recruitment
There are no dwarves in the Dwarven Hills, but an abandoned mine.
In the past, the mine was occupied by a group of dwarves, but when the ore was finished, the dwarves left, leaving behind a labyrinthine of abandoned mines that led to the underworld.
The labyrinthine underground tunnels are a natural defense against monsters, and Centaurs and Bears don't like the dark, cramped environment underground, so there are often runaway slaves hiding in the mines.
After some discussion, Rabbit Ten and Rabbit Eight decided to try their luck in the Dwarven Hills.
Rested at home for the night.
Early the next morning, Bunny Eight and Bunny Ten left their home and headed for the Dwarven Hills.
The dwarven hills are very inhospitable, and the bare mountains are full of rubble, and even from a long distance, you can see the honeycomb-like caves in the mountains. And in those deep caves, it seems that something is hiding in the mountains, carefully looking out.
"Hmm...... There are so many caves in the mountain. Which cave do we go to? Bunny asked.
"If we don't go up, we'll recruit people outside." Rabbit Ten put the bunch of mushrooms he was holding on the ground, and then yelled at the hill, "Recruit! Mona Kingdom is hiring temporary workers! Eat and stay! There are rewards for well done work every month! Just three people, to come at speed! ”
Bunny Eight looked at Bunny Ten blankly: "This is okay!?" ”
Rabbit Ten roared three times in a row, and then he clutched his throat and stopped.
"Now that it's winter, the food is getting scarce, and there will always be people who don't have enough food and are willing to go out and take risks." Rabbit Ten swallowed his saliva and moistened his throat before slowly explaining.
Bunny blinked and looked in the direction of the mine: "But it seems that no one is coming." ”
"Somebody's coming." Rabbit Ten scanned his surroundings alertly.
Suddenly, Rabbit Ten's eyes froze!
A burly werewolf came out of the cave and walked towards the two rabbits.
"Werewolf!?" Bunny Eight was startled, "Bunny Ten, the situation is a little wrong!" ”
Werewolves eat meat, and they love rabbits! Orcs don't have the custom of "not eating their own kind", they eat anything when they are hungry.
"Run!" Rabbit Ten didn't hesitate to grab the mushrooms on the ground and run!
Bunny Eight also followed behind Bunny Ten without hesitation.
Seeing the two rabbits running away, the werewolf hesitated for a while and finally gave up.
After escaping some distance and finding that the werewolf hadn't caught up, Bunny Eight and Bunny Ten finally stopped out of breath.
"Now you understand why you can't get close to those caves, do you?" Rabbit Ten gasped.
"How can there be werewolves here?" Bunny Hachi was also terrified.
"I don't know. However, the members here are complex, and even if there are werewolves, it is not surprising. ”
"Werewolf...... With werewolves there, can we still recruit people? Bunny's expression was a little pessimistic.
"It should be fine. There's a werewolf in the mountains, and those people in the mountains must be tempted to move away. We'll go back to recruiting later. ”
"You want to go back?" Bunny Eight clutched his heart, "Bunny Ten, why don't we forget it?" There are a few people who can barely hand in the task. ”
"Rabbits, they're not human at all." Rabbit Ten couldn't help but sigh, "Use the little rabbits to deal with them, if you anger the lord and stew us, it will be miserable." ”
"Hey, hey, hey! Bunnies, they fully meet the boss's requirements! Bunny yelled, "The boss just asked me to find someone who can speak the lingua franca of orcs, and there is no age required!" ”
"Let's go, let's go back. Watch out for werewolf ambushes. ”
At Rabbit Ten's insistence, Rabbit Eight returned to the Dwarf Hills again.
……
When Rabbit Ten roared at the dwarf hills, sure enough, a small beast cautiously came out of a cave and began to descend the mountain cautiously.
The little beast was very careful, constantly moving from cover to cover, as if avoiding the sight of something. However, because of the angle, the rabbit ten and the others can see it very clearly.
Rabbit Ten squinted his eyes: "That's ......"
Bunny Eight: "It's an elf!" ”
"Elf, you're big! That's an orc! It's a half-orc of the cat people! Rabbit Ten couldn't help but complain, "You still can't tell the difference between elves and orcs?" ”
"Hmm...... Because they all look pretty much the same. Bunny complained.
"Strange, I remember that this half-orc of the cat clan should be on the territory of the kobolds, how did you get here?" Rabbit Ten muttered quietly.
It was a cat-eared girl with brown hair. Messy hair, tattered leather clothes, looking dirty.
The cat-eared girl was very careful, moving without making a sound, and every now and then she would find some cover, as if to avoid the sight from somewhere.
"What is she doing here?" Bunny couldn't help but speak.
"She's hiding from that werewolf." Rabbit Ten touched the beard on his mouth, "It seems that that werewolf is not very friendly to other orcs." ”
When the cat-eared girl moved to the foot of the mountain, she suddenly fell on all fours and rushed in the direction of Rabbit Eight and the others.
"What is she going to do!?" Bunny was startled and tried to run away.
"It's okay, don't be afraid." Rabbit Ten grabbed Rabbit Eight and at the same time picked up a mushroom and threw it at the cat-eared girl.
The cat-eared girl suddenly jumped up and bit the mushroom that Rabbit Ten had thrown over.
And at this time, the werewolf suddenly rushed out of a cave! Murderously rushed towards the Rabbit Eight and his party......
"That werewolf is here again!" Bunny Eight jumped, turned and ran.
Rabbit Ten picks up the mushrooms on the ground and follows!
After running some distance, Rabbit Ten glanced back......
"Not good! She's not as fast as a werewolf! "Rabbit Ten seems to be a line faster than the cat-eared girl when he finds the werewolf!
"Leave her alone! Escape matters! "The fast-legged rabbit is running wildly!
Rabbit Ten didn't hesitate to throw away the mushroom he was carrying, and with his free hands, he took a grass ball-like spherical object from his belt and smashed it in the direction of the werewolf behind him!
The ball of grass smashed to the ground and burst into flames. The werewolf in the charge was startled, and quickly stopped, looking nervously at the grass ball on the ground.
The ball of grass burns on the ground and looks like a normal, burning ball of grass......
In the time that the werewolf was delayed, Bunny Eight and the others had completely run away.
After running a long distance, Bunny Hachi and the others finally stopped.
"Hah! ~ Finally escaped! The cat-eared girl panted and asked Rabbit Ten, "What was that thing you just lost?" ”
"A ball of dead grass with flint powder that ignites when you pull it."
"Huh? What's the use of that? The cat-eared girl looked dazed.
"It can be used to scare people!" Rabbit Ten said seriously.
"Scary?" The cat-eared girl was dumbfounded, "That's it?" ”
"Yes, that's all!" Rabbit Ten nodded.
The cat-eared girl looked at Rabbit Ten in surprise: "Could it be ...... Are you actually very smart? ”
"Of course!" Bunny Ten puffed out his chest proudly, "You can call me 'Clever Bunny Ten'. ”
"Hahahaha~ Clever Rabbit Ten, hello, I'm a cat man who is good at hiding!" The cat-eared girl said with a grin.
Rabbit Eight looked at Rabbit Ten, and then at the cat-eared girl: "You two know each other?" ”
"Didn't I say that? I met the kobold when I went to the kobold hills to look for food. Rabbit Ten explained.
"If it weren't for me, you would have been surrounded by those kobolds!" The cat-eared girl grinned, and the little tiger teeth at the corners of her mouth looked very cute.
"Hmm...... At that time, I found a mushroom that I had never seen before, so I was careless. Rabbit Ten smiled wryly.
"Is it true what you just said about eating and lodging?" The cat-eared girl asked.
"Of course it's true." Rabbit Ten nodded, "Come with me." ”