Chapter 367: Halfling's Journey of Faith in the City of Dawn (Part I) (5000 words)
"Claessen!! Execute the order, this is a military order directly issued by the lord of the castle!!
Remember, you are the best genius among us, but you were picked up by the Black Iron City!! It was the Black Iron Castle that cultivated you, without the Black Iron Castle, you would have already been eaten by those filthy monsters, and you have to give everything you have to repay the Black Iron Castle!! ”
"What if I refuse?!! This is not the first time, what I paid is more than enough to buy me ten lives!! ”
"No, you don't have the right to refuse, you have only one mission now, go to the city of vampires, and then work with them to develop bows and arrows, and at the same time spy on their intelligence and bring back all the news about that city."
Bang~
After a heated argument, the halfling herald slammed the door.
Claessen Greypaw, the young halfling, clenched his hands tightly, his eyes full of anger.
"Am I just a tool in your eyes?
I developed and made the most powerful bow and arrow for the Black Iron Castle, improved the siege crossbow, and made the sharpest arrows, which increased the strength of the Black Iron Castle by at least 30%, but in the end, it was still not trusted by you??
Just because I'm not a descendant of the Greypaw tribe, you picked up from the rival tribe after the war?? ”
After a long time, Claessen sighed again.
"Forget it, go to the vampire city, maybe they didn't plan to let me come back alive this time.
It's ridiculous to say, if I hadn't developed such a good longbow, maybe I would still be able to live as peacefully as before......
Damn bastard, for the sake of this credit for himself, he sent me to the vampire to die!! Bastard!! ”
But no matter how much you complain, a military order is a military order, and the order of the Black Iron Castle may be open to its halfling, but it is extremely strict for him.
Because he was an outlier picked up from the tribe that was exterminated by the Black Iron Castle after the war, if it weren't for his excellent research talent, he might have been pushed out of the army long ago.
Standing up and slightly tidying up the blue robe on his body, Claisson's expression was a little subtle.
"These vampires shouldn't be able to make such beautiful robes, but could it be that the vampire's castle leads to other cities on the surface?
If you weren't forced to, you'd be curious about the surface......
Legend has it that the surface of the land is warm and sunny, snow can be seen in winter, there is endless food to eat, and the land is fertile and rarely encounters danger......"
After thinking for a moment, Claison smiled wryly and shook his head.
"Maybe I'm thinking too much, it's a human city, and I'm going to a vampire castle.
Their city must have been built in a dark and damp cave**, dark and without light, with bats hanging from the roof of the cave, and the surrounding rock walls covered with moss......"
Thinking of this, this young halfling was a little helpless, if there was a choice, who would want to go to that kind of place?
"Master Claesson, everyone is ready......"
At this moment, a sudden knock on the door interrupted Clayson's thoughts, and he took a deep breath, and the young halfling made up his mind at this time.
"When I come back this time, I will resign from the army, and even if I only open a small shop in the city to make bows and crossbows, I will no longer serve the so-called Greyclaw tribe.
You've never treated me as your own, and the credit for encountering it is yours, and when you encounter such a damn task as going to a vampire city, leave it to me......"
Bang bang bang~
"Master Claisson??"
Babble~
Claessen pushed open the door and looked at the halfling soldier in front of him calmly.
"I'm here, are the team ready??"
The halfling soldier in black leather armor and carrying a longbow nodded, "Ready, sir." ”
"Well, let's go."
"Yes!"
Under the leadership of the soldiers, Claison turned his head a little reluctantly to look at the house behind him that had lived for more than ten years, although the room made of black iron and stone was not big or high, but it carried his countless memories.
Perhaps this house will no longer belong to him after this return, because this is where the army is stationed.
Walking on the black road, the magic lamp lit up from a long distance.
There is no such thing as day and night in the underworld, the light is always so dim, only the clock in the city can determine the time.
When they came to the gathering place, the heads of the three hundred people looked very depressed.
The team leader stepped forward to salute.
"Master Claesson!"
"Have you all arrived?"
"It's all here, three hundred people, you need to lead everyone to the third military camp to ride the Black Peck Giant Eagle, and they will send you to the City of Daybreak."
Dawn City, hearing this title, Claison couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
A city of vampires called Daybreak...... The halfling god was on top, and it was simply the funniest joke he had ever heard.
But in front of his subordinates, he could only remain serious.
Although only twenty-five years old, Claessen was given the position of captain of the second squadron of the bow and arrow manufacturing department by virtue of his outstanding talent.
If it weren't for the bow and arrow he developed last time that was taken by the damn captain for himself, and even sent him to the vampire city for the sake of greed, maybe he would have been promoted to captain next time.
Thinking of this, Clayson's face was a little unsightly, and he glanced at the crowd.
"Everyone, let's go!"
Although it was a chore, Claeson didn't want others to think he was wrong.
This team wasn't actually the most elite bow and arrow makers in Black Iron City, at least Klaessen could recognize many people in the army who were not treated well by their superiors and were ostracized.
Shaking his head in his heart, sure enough, this time it was a group of unlucky ghosts who were sent to the vampire city.
The mood has darkened a little.
Without thinking much about it, he led the team out of the barracks.
But as soon as he stepped out of the barracks, a group of humans dressed in pure white priest's robes, handing out food to the old and weak halflings begging on the street, caught Claisson's attention on the street.
He knew who these humans were, the Daybreak missionaries who had come to Black Iron City yesterday.
While it's strange why the vampire city is missionary by humans, Claessen doesn't pay much attention to the priests.
He's always had a great deal of disdain for these people, pastor? Is it the group of priests in the Temple of Halflings in Black Iron City, who charge an expensive fee for every treatment?
Hehe, what a bunch of hypocritical bloodsuckers, disgusting......
Therefore, although he will shout the god of the halfling, he never believes in the gods, and he firmly believes that there is no god in this world who is worthy of his belief except himself.
The two passed by, but unexpectedly, the female missionary of the Daybreak Sect smiled softly, not equally indifferent to Claisson's indifference.
That warm smile made Clayson feel a little better.
"If you can go to the vampire city to have a few more smiles like this, maybe this trip will be enough......"
Claeson thought with some extravagance, but then shook his head, encountering such a smile in the city of vampires? He's dreaming.
Maybe the other party came to Black Iron City, to this majestic and free city, so they showed such a smile.
Thinking of this, Claisson's face was full of pride, although he didn't approve of the Greyclaw Tribe, but Black Iron City was different, this was also the city that raised him.
With a bit of strange emotions in his heart, Claeson led the team to the third military camp and sat on the black pecking eagle.
He didn't yearn for the vampire city at all, not at all, maybe they went somewhere worse than the troubadour's castle, and it could be a disastrous experience.
However, this is not something he can resist.
The young halfling, who liked to think crankily, waited until the black eagle flew away from the Black Iron City before he came back to his senses, and glanced at the Black Iron Castle behind him, which looked like a giant beast lying in wait.
There is an inexplicable feeling in my heart that it seems that this trip to the legendary dark and bloody vampire city may have a different encounter.
"Could it be that the environment is worse than imagined? Oh my God, spare me......"
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After nearly ten hours of flying, the Black Eagle's team slowly stopped in front of a military fortress.
The next scene made Clayson feel very strange.
Because he saw orcs inside this castle called Greystone Castle, yes, it was surprising enough that there were human missionaries under the vampires, and now there are still orcs??
Those vampires enslaved so many races??
Although he wanted to listen to some information, under the strict watchful eye of the soldiers around him, Claeson still failed to seize the opportunity.
After entering the underground passage from the cave behind the Greystone Castle, he entered a huge cavern.
Claeson bets that these orcs must have wanted to hollow out the mountain, otherwise how could they have dug such a large cave.
He then meets the legendary vampire's exclusive mount, the giant bat.
The halfling god is on top, this is a monster that is even larger than the black pecking eagle, they said that the human missionaries came to ride this kind of monster two days ago, but unfortunately he was experimenting with a new bowstring material and didn't see it.
But it feels good to sit on.
The young halfling was extremely active in his thoughts, and his mind was spinning all the time.
Maybe Li De knows the other party's habits, and he will definitely give him the title of a spiritual guy.
Whew~
The flight in the cave was particularly thrilling, and Claison felt like his heart was about to jump out, how could these weird big bats manage to make continuous sharp turns and be unharmed??
If the black eagle is flying in the cave, I am afraid that it will not be long before it will crash directly into the wall when turning, what a strange life.
He felt like he had been flying for a few epochs......
But after the initial thrill, Claeson quickly became bored and lethargic.
Damn, he's missing his lab, he just got a new Monster Bone this morning and experiments, maybe this strange material can improve on his bowstring last time......
Just when Claisson was completely deprived, suddenly there was an exclamation from beside him, and then a closed rock wall appeared in front of him.
There is no way!
Clayson's eyes widened suddenly, and the drowsiness just now disappeared directly, and he exclaimed loudly.
"Stop, damn bastard, there's no road ahead!!"
But this passage is only a few hundred blades long, and it takes a few breaths to reach the rock wall.
The giant bat beneath Claeson ignored his shouting, and continued to slam its wings into the jagged rocky cliff.
Just as Klaisson's body arched violently, about to jump off the magic bat, suddenly there was another exclamation in front of him, and the magic bat that reached the rock wall first actually passed directly through it.
The Gate of Space??
Clayson's face froze, and he felt relaxed instantly, and then he was a little embarrassed, was his reaction too big just now, a little embarrassing......
Sure enough, when his magic bat flew over, it didn't fit into the cliff, but came to a new place.
Clayson only felt a chill in his body, and then entered a space filled with gray aura, but he flew out before he could react.
Walked through the Spatial Gate?
Before Claessen could come back to his senses, a blast of extreme cold came rushing towards him.
He wore a lot of clothes in the underworld, and in the cold, it was like bathing naked by a clean pool in the summer.
Under the high-speed flight of the magic bat, he even poured a few breaths of cold wind, and Claison shivered a few times, and his teeth rattled.
But the young halfling man could no longer care about anything else, and at this time his heart was full of shock at what appeared in front of him.
The snowflakes in the sky like white feathers fluttered and fell, with a cold, very special touch, slightly held in the hand, and quickly melted.
Although the relationship was slightly dim due to the snow, it seemed to Claison that it was like shining a magic lamp in his eyes.
It's completely different from the underworld.
Looking far away, the line of sight is extremely wide, and he can even see the sky far, far away.
It's amazing.
Claessen felt like his soul was being baptized.
Bowing his head slightly, at this time the earth was already covered with a thick layer of snow, and the whole world was white.
"It's so shocking?? Is this the surface world?
I know, this thing that comes down from the sky must be snow!!
Hahaha, it's unbelievable, there is such a thing as snow in this world, is this a gift from the God of Creation??
It's wonderful that the god of halflings is on top!! ”
The young halfling instantly forgot his worries when he saw the sudden sight, and his face was full of joy and smiles.
A moment later, after all the magic bats had come out of the open door of space, the vampire who led the team made a round and made sure that there were no fewer people, and then said loudly.
"Welcome to the City of Dawn, friends of the Black Iron Castle, and I will take you to the new town of the City of Dawn, and I hope you can leave a good memory in this great city......
The sound echoed in the sky, and before the Bloodclan could respond, the Whispering Bat turned around and flew off the other side
All the Magic Bats immediately followed, and at this time Claison came back to his senses, and saw the city covered in ice and snow.
City of Dawn.
"This, how could this be a vampire city???"
Looking down from the sky, Claessen can't even see the end of the city, and all kinds of towering buildings emerge one after another, no worse than the thousand-year-old Black Iron Castle, and even wider in terms of building area.
With a full of shock and disbelief in his heart, Claison opened his mouth wide and was poured a few breaths of cold air, and coughed a few times before he recovered.
By the time he flew above the city, Claesson's eyes were filled with surprise.
The city is not only vast, but more importantly, there are so many people walking back and forth on the streets.
Is this a joke??
Even if the vampires send humans to preach, in such a big city, the vampires can't see a few but all of them are humans.
Is this a vampire city???
With a strange feeling, Claeson slowly landed on the square in the center of the city under the guidance of the blood clan leader.
Seeing their arrival, the surrounding residents who were watching the excitement instantly gathered around.
Goblins and dwarves laugh and talk to each other, humans and orcs sit shoulder to shoulder, and the air is filled with gossip and the joy of watching a play.
"Damn goblin, you won the bet and you guessed it was going to land in this square, bastard, why did you guess??"
"Hahaha, do you dwarves have stones in their heads? The notices around the square have been announced, and these five gold pucks are mine!! ”
"This is a halfling?? Hahaha, it's exactly the same as the one painted on the propaganda wall......"
"Tut-tut, are these guys really underground beings? Although the lower body is different, the upper body is actually quite mental, what are they here for? ”
"Haven't you heard? These halflings are going to join the Magic Industry Research Institute......"
"Hey, I'm so envious, the Magic Industry Research Institute has a salary of two kimpuks a month......"
"Phew, you know what, three!! My brother's neighbor's daughter's friend is a member of the Magical Industries Research Institute! I know! ”
"What, it's up again?!! I must go back and teach my son a good lesson, I will fail the exam all day, and if I can't get into the higher academy of Daybreak Academy to become a member of the Magic Industry Research Institute, I won't break his leg!
I know all day long to go to see what heating and vegetable greenhouses the construction department builds, and I'm so angry! ”
Claessen looked at the crowd around him who were excited to visit rare animals, and he was stunned for a moment.
Dwarves, goblins, orcs, humans, and even cyclops, so forget it, what the hell is a two-headed ogre??
How can these messy lives live in such harmony in a city?
What about a good vampire city???
How so?
And what else is the Institute of Magic Industry, what heating......
At this moment, he really wanted to turn his head and ask the blood clan who led the team, if they had come to the wrong place??
And these humans, don't you see that they are armies? Why do you dare to talk so loudly??
Where the hell is this???
The young halfling was messy in the cold wind......