Chapter 32: Salene
"Then please, Kai!"
Watching the long motorcade pass by, the old dwarf Mork kept chattering.
"Be sure to arrive on time, don't have any more problems! Alas, if something happens again, I'm going to go bankrupt, and it's all to blame on those damn jackals, and you have to watch out on the road! As long as you arrive at Guruding City on time and hand over the convoy to Rikadio, the commission will be completed. ”
"Don't worry, we'll do our best to get the job done."
Mukai kept a distance of two or three steps from the dwarf Mok without a trace, so as not to form a sense of oppression on the dwarf due to the height difference.
Mork is the head of the Iron Gate Guild in the village of Grudin, an old dwarf who is already old, but still strong and energetic, which is a trait common to all dwarves.
The old dwarf wore a uniform with two rows of shiny brass buckles, a white bow tie, and a grayed beard neatly trimmed, looking quite gentlemanly, completely different from the artisan brothers in the black anvil guild.
"President, we're going to go, do you have any other orders?"
When a dozen wagons had all left the warehouse, a dwarf in overalls approached and saluted Mock respectfully.
"Norman, be careful on the road, make sure to deliver the goods safely, our branch can't afford to suffer any more losses!"
Mock patted the employee on the shoulder, and took the trouble to repeat it.
Norman is also a member of the Iron Gate Guild, his hair is cut short, meticulously groomed, and he doesn't speak much, and he seems to be a down-to-earth dwarf.
"Then we'll go, Mr. Mock, goodbye."
Mukai said goodbye to the dwarf and walked out of the warehouse courtyard with Norman.
"May the blessings of the goddess of the earth be with you!"
Behind him came the pious prayer of the old dwarf Mok.
"It's a pity that your dwarven gods no longer exist."
Mu Kai sighed softly in his heart, Maeve, the goddess of the earth, the second daughter of Yin Haisa, had fallen in the war with the giants more than two thousand years ago.
The long convoy through the village of Gurudin immediately attracted a lot of attention, and it was the first caravan to be formed since the outbreak of the war.
For ordinary people, this means that their lives have returned to normal, and for more merchants, this dwarven caravan is a stepping stone.
Although it is impatient, it still requires a certain amount of patience at this time, on this continent, it is normal for caravans to be robbed, tragedies of losing both people and money happen from time to time, and the war mercenary group responsible for guarding has gathered too many eyes.
"Kai, have a nice trip!"
When he came out of the east gate, he met Rekan, who was on duty, and he greeted Mu Kai warmly, and the war was over, and the guards were relaxed, and they no longer kept their faces tense all day.
"Hey! Your name is Kai, right? I think you're very good at talking to the mercenary group! ”
A little girl with dazzling orange hair stared at Mu Kai with big eyes, her tone was not polite, and her tone did not look like a child.
It was a female dwarf, who looked like a little human girl who was no more than seven or eight years old, but her real age may have surpassed Mukai, and it was possible that she was even older than Kaizhe.
Mukai had always felt that the dwarves were a magical race, the men were all strong little old men, and the women were all cute little girls, and it was impossible to tell their age from their appearance.
The female dwarf was not a member of the caravan, she had joined temporarily before the departure, and she was also going to Gurudin City, and her employer, Mok, asked him to take care of him on the way.
Mu Kai didn't know anything about the situation of the female dwarf, and could only answer lightly in the face of her question: "Maybe it's because I'm an old member of the war." ”
"Humph! If you don't want to say it, forget it! ”
The female dwarf was obviously dissatisfied with this answer, and her puffed up appearance was very cute, and she wrinkled her small nose and said, "I still bought the design of your war badge from me!" ”
Mu Kai was a little surprised, and glanced at the female dwarf in front of him, with big eyes, orange hair combed into two thick pigtails, wearing a short coat on the upper body, revealing a white waist and a cute belly button, and a short skirt with stripes on the lower body, except for the huge backpack on the back, no matter how you look at it, she is just a little girl, not like a businessman.
"It's a great design, we're all very happy."
Mu Kai praised without hesitation, and then asked, "What should I call you?" ”
"Just call me Sareen, you don't have to use honorifics."
The female dwarf stuck out her tongue mischievously and said, "I know that the age of the dwarves is a question that you humans can never figure out, but well, I'm about the same age as you." ”
Mu Kai smiled embarrassedly and asked, "Salene, did you go to Guruding City to do business?" ”
"I don't want to do business, I'm bored."
The female dwarf pouted and said, "If it weren't for my grandfather, I wouldn't want to be a businessman!" However, I've already earned a career certification from President Mork, and from today onwards, Salene is a true adventurer! ”
"You've become a Collector?"
"Well, since I was a child, I've dreamed of exploring all over the continent, the Kruma Tower, the Giant's Cave, and I'm sure I'm going to see these giant ruins."
"These places, I want to see them too."
"Really? We can go together. ”
Walking and chatting with the female dwarf Sarin, before you knew it, she had walked more than ten miles, and the village of Guruudin behind her had long been out of sight.
Along the way, I saw many burned houses, all of which were destroyed by the gnolls in the war, and I don't know how many innocent villagers were buried under the rubble.
Through several steep canyons, the terrain begins to flatten out, and a short distance away is the camp of the gnolls.
It was nearly noon, and the team needed to be repaired, and the horses pulling the carts were led to the open field to be fed water and fodder, and the logistical personnel were to make a fire and cook.
The caravans and mercenaries were accustomed to being on the move, and even a few rocks on the side of the road could make a delicious meal, and the smell of the makeshift station soon came out.
Gogo took a few thieves to the Jackal Barracks to investigate, and the core members of the mercenary group sat around to discuss countermeasures.
"The jackals have set up two sentry towers at the entrance of the camp, and there are sentinels on duty, and there are also patrols wandering around the camp, and if you take the main road, you will definitely not be able to avoid it."
Yana said as she sketched the entire camp on the ground with her dagger, she had taken Walter and Gogo to scout yesterday and had a rough idea of what was going on in the jackal camp.
"The barracks are very large, after all, the great army of Grecia has been stationed there, and now there are only about a thousand jackal soldiers hiding in it, the whole camp seems very empty, it is easy to sneak in, but it is difficult for the caravan to avoid their sight and pass in front of the camp."