Verse 154, the troll that came after him
"Later, two trolls came to the door." Hawking touched his head and said, "They helped me so I could make this mechanical ball." β
"Huh?" Dante didn't expect this to happen. He asked Hawking a little angrily: "Hey, Hawking, why do I think you always keep a hand when you speak?" Why didn't you say something so important earlier? With that, he prepared to draw his iron sword again.
"Master, that's not what I meant!" Seeing this, Hawking was shocked, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I really don't want to hide anything!" Am I not saying? You have to say it one by one, right? β
"Humph!" Dante snorted, expressing his contempt for him.
Hawking wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "Those two trolls came over one night and frightened me at the time. I thought they were coming for me because I found the vial from the troll's corpse. Those two trolls ......"
As he spoke, he seemed to be trying to remember the scene as he thought about it.
"The two trolls, one named Gihind, and the other ...... Belch...... I can't remember his name. β
"How?" Dante asked, "How can you remember only the name of a troll?" β
Hawking thought about it again, slapped his palm, and said, "Yes, I do remember the troll named Gihinder very well, because he claimed to be an alchemist, and he was the one who helped me make the mechanical balls. The other one, because it has no characteristics, looks like an ordinary troll warrior, presumably Gihind's bodyguard, right? The troll warrior who was the bodyguard didn't talk much from start to finish, so I had no impression of him. β
Alchemist? Alchemist!
As soon as Dante heard the word "alchemist", he immediately became excited. He is now lacking an alchemist, I don't know if God gave him fate, he was able to meet one here, and from Hawking's words, it was inferred that this troll alchemist should not be an enemy, at least neutral.
If you can get to know this troll alchemist through Hawking, you might be able to recruit him. Then, the Demon King Army has alchemists, plus Hawking, who has just joined, these two are rare support forces for the Demon King Army!
This trip to the Valley of Thorns is worth it!
Thinking of this, Dante hurriedly asked Hawking, "How did that troll alchemist help you?" Tell me about it! β
Hawking thought for a moment and said, "That Gihind knocked on my door at night with his bodyguards, and then unceremoniously rushed in, tied me up, and then searched for the flask containing the magic liquid. When they found the flask, they asked me if I knew anything about the liquid and the little fragments inside. I had no choice but to tell the two of them all about all my previous experiences. β
Speaking of this, Hawking made a motion to wipe his neck with his hand, and said with palpitations: "At that time, the two of them rushed in and looked really fierce, and each of them took a tomahawk, as if they were going to chop me directly." After I told them everything, the Gihinder suddenly calmed down, let the bodyguard stand aside, looked at me carefully for a while, and then actually untied me. β
"Why?" Confused, Dante asked, "Didn't they come to retrieve the vial?" β
"Master, you're half right." "The two of them did come for the little bottle, but they didn't seem to be targeting me." β
He said with a puzzled expression, "To be honest, I still haven't figured out who their enemy is, probably because I've only stayed in Gem Harbor and haven't been out much, right?" At that time, Gihind asked me if I knew about Zurghrab and the Haka clan. Oh my God, I didn't even hear those words. How do I know? β
Zulgrab? The Haka Clan? Dante didn't know either of these words, but he had a keen sense that they sounded like they had something to do with trolls!
Hawking continued: "Gishin seemed relieved to see that I really didn't know what he was asking. He told me that the slain troll I had seen earlier was one of his men, and that they had been hunted down because they had stolen the vial from Zur Grab. He and that subordinate were separated, and the subordinate disappeared in the primeval forest with the vial, so he was very worried, afraid that the vial would be picked up by someone who did not understand the stakes, and innocently died. β
"Well......" Dante nodded, and said, "It seems that this troll alchemist still has a little conscience." What did he say next? β
"Hehe......" Hawking smiled, shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you want to talk about conscience, I'm not sure if they are different from each other." At that time, Gihinder asked me to continue to help preserve the liquid and small pieces in the vial. Of course I didn't say yes and asked them to take the things away immediately, because I couldn't stand the nightmares anymore. β
Speaking of this, Hawking shook his head, as if he was straightening out his thoughts.
Dante said thoughtfully, "So, the alchemist insisted on asking you for help in keeping it, and then offered to tell you how to make a container that could hold liquids and small fragments?" Is that so? β
"Yes!" Hawking nodded, and said, "He insisted that I help save it, and then I said I couldn't take it anymore and told him about the nightmare." He was amazed at what I said, and then he took another small bottle out of his coat pocket, handed it to me, and told me that if I drank it, I would be able to avoid further nightmares. β
"Oh?" Dante said, "This Gicinder looks quite promising, huh?" β
"Isn't it?" Hawking involuntarily gave a thumbs up and said, "Master, don't say it, that bottle of potion is really effective!" I didn't believe what he said after taking the potion, so he told me to make up my own mind whether to trust him or continue to be tormented by nightmares to death, and he and his bodyguards came to visit again the next night. With that, the two of them left. I drank the potion in disbelief, and I really don't have nightmares anymore! So the next night, I was waiting in the lab, and sure enough, the two of them came again. β
"Next......" Dante said thoughtfully, "you made the mechanical ball with his help?" Hey, I have a question, you get the vial, and then you meet two trolls, it happened four years ago, right? You made this mechanical ball four years ago? In the time between those four years ago and today, you haven't encountered anything other than work? Those two trolls just disappeared? Never showed his face again? β
Hawking nodded and said, "That's true." Actually, at that time, that Gihinder didn't tell me the recipe for the materials used to make the mechanical ball. He just brought me two more small bottles, both of which contained liquids. The first vial contained a mercury-like liquid that was viscous. The second vial contained the same liquid that soaked in small pieces. β
Hawking gestured with his hands as he spoke: "Gihinder told me that first find a very thick piece of kraft paper, soak it in mercury-like liquid, soak it in mercury, then dry it, and stick it on the inner wall of any kind of container, which can be used as a container for corrosive liquids and small pieces." The liquid in the second vial is harmless until it comes into contact with small pieces, but once mixed with the liquid that has been soaked in small pieces, it becomes very corrosive. β
"Oh......" said Dante thoughtfully, "the liquid in the first vial is used as a container, and the liquid in the second vial is used to replenish the leakage before?" β
"That's what it means." Hawking nodded and said, "He gave a small amount, and the card was very accurate." After giving me two small bottles, he and the bodyguard left. Before leaving, he told me that I should never talk about it to anyone, or the next time I would come to see me, it would not be them, but another troll, and he couldn't guarantee that I would survive. β
"Hehe......" Dante smiled and said, "will you listen to him so well?" I don't believe it. β
Hawking also smiled and said, "Before leaving, Gihinder also told me that in four years, a human man with powerful magical powers will take the initiative to come to me. This man will give me glory and riches, but only if I take good care of it. β
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